The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-23

amendment providing for fence repairs
at No. 20 school, upon Mr.. Gibbons
motion that the matter of purchasing
flags for No. and II buildings be re-
ferred to the building committee. The
motion and amendment were referred
in double-header form according to the
usual practice.
The episode Is unimportant except
as an illustration of how some popular
movements on the school chess board
are check-mated and laden to death.
Towards the close of the Session a
spirited discussion was provoked by
Mr.. Evans assertion that II any rule
bearing on the matter existed 1t was
ignored in the practice of allowing
coal to be delivered at some school
buildings without proper checking by
principals or janitors. He said it was
his belief from personal inquiry and
investigation that many opportunities
were given for charging the board with
two tons of coal where only one was
delivered.
Mr.. Evans would make no specific
charge. He called the attention of the
members, however, to the statement
recently compiled by the financial COM
mittee which showed the cost per room
per school for coal. In some instances
the cost for certain buildings was near
ly double the cost for others with the
same number of rooms.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Barker's motion, that a special
committee of three be appointed to in
vestigate the matter was adopted. The
committee will be appointed by Presi-
dent Francois today.
The teachers committee submitted,
with their approval the following i'm
portant recommendations of Superin-
tendent of Schools Howell:
Scranton, Pa, Aug. S, 1898.
To the Teachers Committee:
l recommend that entrance to the hiSh
school of grammar A pupils shall be Sc
cured through ten examinations, nine or
them to be conducted in grammar A
rooms and to count one-half, and the
tenth or final examination to be con-
Quoted in the high school the last week
of the school year to count Cne-half.
The questions shall be uniform for all
grammar A grades
Each question shall have a fixed mark
approved by a majority of principals or
grammar A.
Examination questions must issue from
,
hour and all examination papers as soon
as marked must be filed for inspection in
the office of the superinte ndent.
No question shall be foreign to the
work presented in the syllabus.
All examinations shall be written eX-
aminations.
All examinations shall be conducted at
the same time.
Pupils securing a general average of b5
per cent. on the years work and the hnal
examination shall be entitled to a second
examination to be held in the high school
one week before the opening of the
school term.
Any pupil who has been absent from
any monthly examination must render an
excuse satisfactory to both principal and
superintendent before special examina-
ton be given.
Any pupil absent from the final exam
ination must render an excuse satisfac-
tory to a majority Of the examining
board before q special examination Is
granted
EXAMINING BOARDS.
The teachers of grammar shall con-
stitute the examining board for grammar
pupils and a majority vote shall settle
any question at issue respecting the work
of the pupils in said grade.
Papers of the final examination shall
ne CORRECTED Dy lne
first, as they are filed by the superin-
tendent: second. by the individual teach
ers as they the papers) are assigned to
the different schools. Each teacher shall
revise and review the work of the exam
lining board of his or her pupils before
the final work is recorded, but no mark
shall be changed without majority vote
of the examining beard.
Dates for examination shall be fixed
by the examining board and published
the second Monday in September.
George Howell, Superintendent.
Approved: p ]. Langan, H. j. O'Mal-
ley, B. 7. Jsyne, e. +. Evans.
Mr.. Barker urged that no immediate
action be taken on the report 1t was
too voluminous and intricate, he said,
to be adopted without consideration.
Mr.. Jennings, also. suggested time for
its perIsal. The next meeting, he
thought would be time enough to adopt
the rules suggested.
AS chairman of the teachers commit
tee, Mr.. Lanean said he had no obiec-
ton to postponing action. Mr.. May Of
fered a motion to postpone action un-
til the next meeting and that mean
while the secretary furnish a copy to
each member. This was adopted after
Mr. Casey and his seconder had with
drawn their motion, previously made
to adopt.
NEW SCHOOL CREATED.
The committee recommended that
No. IS annex be changed to a main
school, to be known as No 3s, and that
Miss Peck ne made the principal.
Only three OF the five members of the
committee present when the commit
tee adopted the recommendation had
signed it. In addition many of the
controllers thought it unwise to add a
teacher to the force at the school or to
make 1t a main school. The four
teachers there had an average of 364
pupils each.
Neither Mr.. Iangan nor Mr.. Jayne
of the committee approved a principal
ship in Groom building, especially
so in view of the small number of
pupils per teacher. Mr.. Jennings and
Mr.. Barker held the same opinion,
Until now the principal at No. IL main
school has had charge of the annex.
The recommendation was tabled.
A further set OF recommendations
providing for the pay of teachers, was
presented by the teachers committee.
il read as follows:
High school and normal school gradu-
stes and high school and training school
graduates shall receive $40 per month for
Ave consecutive years: S45 at the begin
ming of the sixth year; $50 at the begin
ming OF the eleventh year; $50 at the be-
ginning of the sixteenth year.
Normal schc oil graduates only shall re-
ceive $35 per month for five consecutive
years; $40 at the beginning of the sixth
year; $50 at the beginning of the eleventh
wear: S55 at the beginning of the sixteent N