The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-28


nah Devine.
No. S1--H. l.. Morgan, principal. will
lam Jameson, Arthur Davis, William Ev-
ans, John James, Lulu Gross, Mablo
Dersheimer, Edith Hutton.
No, &-Thomas Davis, principal; John
NJ. Edwards.
No. 3i-H l.. Buidick principals Pearl
Lidstone, Bessie Chamberlain.
We recommend that the rate OF salary
for night school teachers be the same as
last year.
We recommend that the schools be
closed Thursday ana Friday of this week
for the Thanksgiving holidays
That Miss Molie Helm, primary &
teacher at No. s. be paid $50 per month
to date from October, and that the prin-
cipal of No. s, be paid at the rate of SIS
per month, the same as No. II and %.
BUILDING COMMITTEE.
The report OF the building committee
as presented was as follows:
The bul6ing committee recommend that
the necessary grading around No 3S
school be done urder the direction Of
the superintendent of repairs.
We recommend that five rooms at No 2
and two rooms at No. 3S be wired for cleo
trio lights and that the building com
mittee be authorized to make the neces-
'Sary arrangements with the Electric
Light company to connect their wires
with these and other buildings in which
electric lights are placed.
The first clause of this report pro-
voked another lively debate. The
building committee. it appears, author
lied the superintendent OF repairs to
call on several contractors and get
them to bid on the grading. Mr.. Glib
bons thought this entirely improper
and moved that the bids, which were
ready to be opened, be rejected and
that the secretary be instructed to re-
advertise on plans and specifications
to be furnished by the boards archi-
tect, +. II. Davis, whom, Mr. Gibbons
remarked, was getting lax in his duty
for man getting 5 per cent. on the
contract price of the buildings erected
The motion was carried.
A communication from Superinten-
dent Howell was read recommending
that there be published in pamphlet
or book form the laws and rules regu-
lating the city teachers, the cost of
text books, the number of pupils and
other school data, that the city's stand
ing in the educational field might be
determined. The communication was
referred to the teachers committee in
conjunction with the committee on
rules, with instructions to report at
the next meeting.
KINDERGARTEN APPOINTMENTS
The following communication from
the superintendent was referred to the
kindergarten committee:
recommend that the following kinder
garten teachers be appointed by the
Scranton board of control as they possess
the requisite qualifications:
Peabody kindergarten, director, Miss
Grace Peck, $40; assistant, Miss Emily
Flynn, $25.
Laura Wheelock kindergarten, director,
Belle Monahan, $40.
Miss Susan w. Underwood to be ap-
pointed as general superintendent at a
salary of S75.
Mr.. Roche provoked another old-time
discussion by moving that Misses
Blewitt, Thomas and Cloherty, who
taught last year 97A, 971s and 99h days
respectively, be given credit for
years teaching on the boards records.
Several members opposed this, notably
Mr.. Gibbons, who pointed out the dan
ger of establishing a precedent of this
kind. He stated that the line should
and must be drawn some place and
that If in school where an average of
20 per cent. is required if a pupil gets
just So per cent. he or she is not pro-
NOTED. The matter was referred to the
teachers committee.
Mr.. Schriefer stated that the lead
pipe in the annex to No. So had dis
appeared in a peculiar manner and he
moved that the building committee in
vestigate the matter The motion was
CARRIED