The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-06
THE SCRANTON TRIBUN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1s99
read and referred to teachers commit

read and referred to teachers commit
tee:
recommend that Grammar G grade at
No. q school he raised to Grammar b.
George llowells.
Superintendent of Schools.
A communication from Controller
Howell was then read, stating that G. ,
S. Colbert, collector of delinquent
taxes had settled his account. The
communication was referred to the at
torney of the board, so that the board
might be satisfied. Another commune
cation from the city controller in re-
gard to clerk hire was read and re-
ferred to the finance committee. Ex-
tended mention Of this is made in an
other column.
Mr.. Jennings presented the report OF
the special committed appointed to
act in conjunction with Superinten-
dent Howell in re-arranging the boun-
dary lines between the district at
tached TO each building. The report
is as follows:
The northern boundary line of No 80
school shall begin at the intersection of
Delaware and Dickson avenues; thence
avenue: thence north on Monsey avenue
TO the ward line; thence east along the
ward line to the city line.
All pupils north of Delaware avenue
from Dickson to MonsCy avenues and
west of Monsey from Delaware to the
Ward line, shall go to No. q school
Pupils living on the east side of Amelia
between Race and Mead, on the south
side of Mead between Amelia and the
Lackawanna river, on the right bank of
| the LaCkawanna river, between Mead
and Race, and on both sides of Race
| between Lackawanna river and Amelia
street, shall attend No. % school.
The west boundary Of No.37 school shall
be Meadow street, between Fig and Moo
sic.
All pupils residing west of the Della
ware and Hudson railroad shall attend
| No. "a school.
| The above report was adopted by the
| board.
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
The report of the High and Training
school committee was next presented
by Mr.. Phillips. 1t was as follows:
| In the Scranton High school there shall
be two, and only two, kinds of special
students. First, those who have gradu,
| ated and are taking postgraduate
to take less than the prescribed number
of studies in any regular course, on ac.
| count of Illness, which must be certified
in writing by licensed physician.
| We recommend the appointment of Miss
Emma G. Omstcad as principal of the
| training school and critic teacher, at 6
salary of $500 per year.
There was considerable discussion re.
garding the increase in salary, Miss
sykes, the former incumbent, havinS
only received $1,000 a year. and consid
cradle interest as to who Miss Olm
stead was was manifested. Mr.. Jayn,
said that she was at present the prin
cipal of the Normal school at Bridge
port, Conn.,, drawing a salary of 81, so
a year. He said that it was the inten
tion to have her deliver lectures to tn,
teachers on institute work wheneve
occasion demanded and that for thi
she should be entitled to the extra com
pensation.
The motion to accept the report wa
carried, Messrs. Francois and Zeidle
being the only members voting agains
ii.
The report of the teachers commit
tee fixing the rate of tuition for out
|
are now: Primary, SIS a quarter in
termediate, $50 a quarter; gramma
grades, $50 a quarter
The report of the building committe
was next presented by Chairma
Shires. 1t was as follows:
The building committee recommend
that the salaries OF the ianitors at Nc
and No. 10, be increased five dollar
, | per month.
That Mrs. Sophia Westhauser be ap
pointed janitress of No. annex in plac
of Mrs. Augusta Thauer, the salary t
be 80 per month.
That William Zang be appointed JAM
tor of new No. 8 in place of Max Phi
lips, the salary to be sixty dollars pc
month.
That -- Swick be appointed JAM
: tor at No. 80 in place of Mrs. Kalille a
a salary of thirty dollars per month.
All of the above charges to date fror
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