The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-09

At a special meeting OF the Sopho-
more class, Division /, Scientific
of the Scranton High school, the fol-
lowing committee vas chosen to draw
up resolutions of coincidence on the
death of Miss Esther Craig: Arthur ].
Keller, chairman; Mabel Fowler, Cora
Decker, Mary Donahue, c. p. Elliott.
The resolutions adopted were as fol-
lows:
Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God
In His infinite wisdom to remove from
our midst our beloved class-mate, Esther
Sanford Craig; and
Whereas, In view of the loss we have
sustained and the stil heavier loss oc-
casioned to her respected relatives and
near friends; therefore be It
Resolved, That by her death the school
has lost an earnest and able pupil; the
class its brightest student: and her rcla-
tives and friends, n kind and lovable
girl whose conduct on all occasions none
could question.
Resolved, That we sincerely sympathize
with the relatives and friends of our
beloved class mate and we respectfully
commend them to that Divine Power
which, though sometimes inscrutable in
its dispensations, yet "doeth all things
WE'LL" finally be 1t
Resolved, That a copy Of these resolu-
tions be sent to the relatives of our
deceased class-mate, and also that these
resolutions be published In the papers
of this city.
The new lockers which arrived at
the school last week were assigned to
the boys Wednesday. This relieves
the locker room of a considerable
amount of pushing and disturbances.
Many of the boys in "Hogan's Alley"
as the lockers nearest the stairs are
called, are far more c0ntented under
the present circumstances than they
were before. Many of the lockers con-
tained the belongings of as many as
six persons, and this occasioned a
number of mishaps. This has been
entirely done away with, by assigning
the new lockers to those pupils who
were in the over-crowded ones.
The list of lost articles which is re-
ported from the platform every morn
ing is no doubt becoming less. In
many cases the books which the own
ers have been certain were taken from
the lockers, are found at home or at
some place where the pupil has
stopped while on his way home. These
instances of carelessnesS are becoming
fewer and it is hoped will in short
time fade from the remembrance Of
the students.
A meeting of the senior class which
was held Wednesday did not in any
4 1nf Tor, Of a lC.a
pin. Several meetings have been held
and as yet no definite pin has been
decided upon. There are two pins
which have been proposed by different
members CT the class. A number OF
the students are in favor Of one, while
the remainder are in favor Of the
other, and neither side will give up
the pin which they want for the other.
While things arc in this condition it
will be an exceedingly long time be-
fore any pin Is decided upon. To set
tie this dispute a few are in favor of
dropping both pins and selecting an
entirely different one from either of
the others. This would be the only
way out cf the difficulty by which both
parties could be satisfied.
The regular meeting of the literary
society took place yesterday at the
close of the session. After the reading
of the minutes by the secretary the
president made a suggestion that the
society have an enrolment by which
every member of the society would be
known. This suggestion was put in
the form of a motion by one of the
II Mi r
ried. An Grafton was afterward given
by Meyer Kabatchnick on "Expan-
sion" This subject was handled in a
very able manner and spoken in the
tones of n true patriot. He described
the condition of affairs in the Philip
pines in a very fascinating manner
! and also described the incapability OF
the inhabitants for self government
| The Oration was followed by the prin-
cipal feature of the meeting, namely
the debate on, Resolved, That the use
of machinery is. on the whole, bene-
flcial 10 the working class" This sub.
ject, which is one that furnishes
abundant material for discussion, was
{ handled in a very fine manner by
. every debator. The remarks of each
! side were to the point. The affirm
, ative side throughout the debate
brought out some good arguments
The negative also advanced many
| firm arguments, which they backed
up with statistics taken from different
authorities on the question. The de.
cision of the judges was given in favor
Of the affirmative. This met with the
hearty approval Of the scholars pres.
ent. On the whole the debate was
very. successful, and it is hoped thai
this will be followed by more debates
on interesting subjects. Mr.. Lidstont
was critic Of the meeting. It was de.