The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-26

A communication was received IRON
City Clerk Lavelle notifying the board
| that the city will cease to pay for light
ing and heating the rooms occupied
by the board after the first Monday in
April.
BOARD RETALIATES.
In view of this announcement a mo-
| tion was passed directing the secre-
| tary to instruct the boards attorney
| to ascertain from the mayor and po-
| lice department what portion is due
the board according to law, of the
| fines collected from the prisoners in
cases of drunkenness, etc, and pro-
ceed to have the same collected in the
| future. This money has never been
| turned over to the board and when it
| is done, the probabilities are the
amount will fully compensate the
| board for any outlay it may be neces-
sary to make for light and heat ex-
penses.
The council resolution granting per-
mission to the board 10 connect No.
school building with the city sewer was
| received and authorized to be done
| under supervision of the city engineer,
1 without any expense to the city.
The report of Truant officer Martin
| Joyce was received and filed.
Permission was granted Ezra Griffin
Post to take up the annual penny coll
| lection in the public schools for the
purchase of flowers for Memorial Day.
Ex-City Solicitor James Torrey ap-
| peared before the board in conjunction
| with a committee representing the
| kindergarten interests of the city, and
spoke of the benefits and conditions
| of the work and urged the board to
consider the propositions offered by
| the committee of ladies who were
present. He then introduced Miss
Underwood, who is the leading spirit
| in the work here. She spoke of the
necessity of support from the board
| i'm the work and asked for an apprO-
| priation by the board to further the
work. \ request was made for a sum
| To- be decided by the board for a years
| support and a fair trial during that
| time. Miss Underwood said the kim
| dergarten teaching was scientific in
| struction, and the founder of the sys-
| TEN termed it natural education.
| 1t is a moral as well as a manual
| school, she said. They also hold moth
| er's meetings and visit the homes of
| the children, whose ages range from
| four to seven years. The work has
| been recognized as a power in the
| community and it is their intention of
| making the system part of the pub
| lie school system, enabling the teach
| crS to cooperate with the other teach
| ers, to take part in the Institutes and
| other work in conjunction with the
| teachers and primary departments.
| The matter was referred to the super
| intendent and the teachers and finance
committee to make report at the
| next meeting.
| SPRINKLlNG PROPOSITION.
! The proposition of Dunn Bros. to
| sprinkle the pavement i'm front of the
high Sc hool for $500 was referred to the
! high and training school committee.
| The teachers committee reported
the appointment of Ella T. Fuller at
No. 2S, Rose Shields at No. 8, Kate
Jordan at No. 10. Alice Gerrity at No.
6, and $65 salary for Lillian ODonnell
as principal of No, o. and an increase
| of So a month for Professor II. l..
| Morgan at No. l3. The report was
| unanimously adopted.
Certificates for State Normal school
| diplomas was granted Misses Kate #.
McGroarty, Maud Powers and Jessie
| NJ. Kellow,
The building committee approved
| a number Of bills and orders we're
drawn for the several amounts.
The following report was submitted
| by Chairman w. A. May. of the fin
| anCe committee, which was unanim-
ously adopted as read:
To the President and Members of the
| Scranton Board of Control:
| Gentlemen; Believing that it is neither
advisable nor necessary to have a greater
levy than fourteen 1i mills for all school
purposes the coming year, the finance
| committee have made that the basis OF
their calculations i'm arriving at their Cs-
innate of expenditures The valuation
has been assumed at twenty-five and ONE
half million O22 0O,OO0 dollars although
the final valuation of property for tax
| alton has not yet been determined. We
also assume that the district will receive
from the state an appropriation of S75,-
$50.
| The committee have carefully scanned
the estimates submitted by the various
committees of your body, and after sew
eral meetings have decided uOon the