The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-24

Below is given the new schedule of
studies arranged by Principal Grant
for the High school. 1t was presented
at last nights meeting with the en-
dorsement of Superintendent Howell
and the High and Training school COM
mittee, and was adopted. The sched-
ue is fashioned in measure after that
of the indianapolis High school, which,
under Professor Grant. became recog-
nized as one of three leading High
schools of the country. Principal
Grants policy is to graduate pupils
just as soon as they can complete the
course. If a pupil does the work in
two years he or she is just as much
entitled to a diploma as a pupil who
requires four years.
REQUIRED SUBJECTS.
Language
EEglish--College English requirements
for preparatory pupils, last three years;
rhetoric. grammar, literature, compost
tion, etc, for all others, first three years.
Senior themes for all.
Misunderstanding year freshman;
plane geometry, l year; arithmetic, one
half year: algebra and geometry, year.
Review for preparatory pupils)
Science-Physics, l year sophomore;
chemistry, one-half year; physics review
senior year for college entrance.
History-American history one-haIf
year; medieval and modern, one-half
year classical pupils may omit)
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
LanEuage-Englsh literature fourth
year for all except college preparatory
pupils (beEinj; Latin, years freshman;
Greek, years sophomore; French,3 years
sophomore; German, years sophomore;
Spanish 2 years junior.
Mathcmatics-Solid geometry, one-halt
year; plano trigonometry and surveying,
one-half year.
Scicnce-Chemistry, one-half year; as
tronomy, one-half year; physical geo.
graphy, one-half year; geology, one-half
year; zoology, one-half year; botany,
one-half year; bookkeeping, 2 years;
commercial law, year; Psychology, one
half year; political economy, common
geography
History-English history, / year junior
and senior; United States history, year
junior and senior.
Hand work-Free hand drawing,2 years;
mechanical drawing, / year; stenography,
2 years: pen and spelling, / year; cor
respondenCe and business forms, l year;
typewrting, 2 years.
(a) Pupils may be excused from re-
advice OF the principal.
90 Thirty-two courses (of one-half year
eachD must be successfully passed for
graduation.
The high and training school COM
mittee renewed its recommendation
that 70 per cent. in each study be
fixed as standard mark for promotion
and graduation in the high school and
the recommendation was adopted.
Other recommendations of the COM
mittee adopted by the board provide
for loaning the high school auditorium
to Ezra Griffin post, G.. A. r., for
a series of lectures for the benefit Of
some needy veterans; authorize the
purchase of blackboard for the com
mercial department, a case for the
text books and maps for the high and
training school.
ANNEXES RECOMMENDED.
The building committee commend
ed that four anneXes be rented in the
Twelfth ward; that the salary of the
janitor Of No. 10 be increased S. a
ronth on account of the opening Il
another room, and that a clause be
inserted in all building contracts here
! after providing that all stone used in
| school buildings shall be cut IN this
city. The recommendations were
adopted.
The last recommendation was the
result of a resolution adoptei at the
| previous meeting on motion Of Mr..
Jennings, directing an inquiry into the
| report that stone for the new school
building was being cut outside the
| city, that 1t was an infe to- quality
and that the work was done by scab
| labor.
Mr.. Jennings was not satisfied with
the committees report; he believed it
| should give particulars. Mr.. Roche
volunteered the information that the
stone for No. building was being
| cut at the Brandt quarries by Z. j..
| Williams.
Mr.. Jennings seemed satisfied with
| this disclosure. That's what l am
| trying to get at" he said. I'VE can't
| rescind contracts already let, but we
can and should condemn the action
! of contractors in going out of the
| city to have work done that can be
| done here at equal cost. I am re.
! liably informed that this work is OF
| an iHlSl lol NudHly anu L IeSTel TIA
our architects permit Of it's being
placed in the buildings. He then in
troduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That the contractor for No. 2
new building) be and is hereby required
to submit to the board, for approval, the
| names of the sub-contractors, who are to
do the work on said building; and, fur
| thermore, that no contract for work or
| material shall be approXed bY the board