The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-27

But for the absence Of two members
| of the "loyal eleven" of the board of
control, Mr.. Schwass, who is on his
wedding tour, and Mr.. Evans, who hes
| tated in becoming party to the deal,
an attempt would have been made last
night to oust both the principal and
assistant principal of the high school,
Dr. George w. Phillips and Prof. +.
NJ. Loomis.
The thing was intended as a surprise,
| but it leaked out during the afternoon
| and when the time Tor the meeting
came the board found itself without a
| quorum, although every member eX-
cepting Mr.. Schwass was about the
| city hall.
| Neither side wanted a meeting, the
majority because it. needed it's full
strength and did not have it; the min
ority because it was opposed to the
| scheme that was on foot.
| Chairman Davis went through the
formality of calling the meeting to or
der and declaring adjournment. The
members who answered roll call were
nine in number. as follows: N1essrs.
Shires, Phillips, Casey, Roche, May,
Schaeffer, Schriefer, Barker, Davis.
There was no significance attached to
the attendance. Had there been any
danger of a quorum there would likely
have been an exodus from both sides
| Of the house.
NO CAUSE ASSIGNED.
No cause is assigned by the high and
training school committee for the dis
missals their report recommends. Per-
sonal unpopularity with the faculty and
students and want of harmony with
the administration are attributed as the
| reasons.
Prof. John U. Wagner is scheduled
to be promoted and e. A. Cruttenden,
principal of No. 16. in the Fourteenth
ward, is slated to take Prof. Loomis'
place as assistant principal. Prof.
James r. Hughes, another member of
the high school faculty, was threatened,
it is said, but was saved at the last
minute by outside influence.
The report further recommends that
Miss Mary L. INLAND, of 420 Emmet
street, stenographer in the office of Jes-
sup & Jessup, be appointed to the
vacancy in the commercial department,
created by the resignation of Miss
Katherine A. Haggerty.
Inc Ine ledCHeIS COUllllll-
tee was also prepared and ready to be
submitted last night 1t recommended
no dsmissals and very few changes
the only one of Importance being the
promotion of Miss Mary a. Fftzgib.
bon to the principalship of No. 16, to
succeed Prof. Cruttenden. The vacancy
to be caused by the resignation of Miss
Margaret Vipond, of Primary A in No
81, is to be filed by the appointment OF
Miss Hart, of Green Ridge.
PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS.
The report further contemplates the
permanent appointment of the substi.
tutes who are continuously employed
and also finds places for two OF this
years graduating class of the Train.
ing school.
The heretofore announced provision
for an increase in the wages Of begin
ners and intermediate teachers who
have had twelve years experience was
included in the report
| Graduates of a Normal school are tC
receive S35, where formerly they re
ceived only s2J. Graduates of the Higl
and Training school are to start in al
$40 instead of s32, as formerly. A grad
uate of the High school who also grad.
yates from a Normal school will be
started in on the same footing as t
High and Training school graduate.
Teachers of the intermediate grad,
who have taught for twelve years ant
who now receive $50, are to receive $6(
next year, provided the committees re
port is adopted, which condition. o
course, holds good also in the othe
case.
The High and Training school com
mittee is composed of the following
B. II. Jayne, John Gibbons, II.
O'Malley, Louis Schwass, ID. I. Phil
lips. The teachers committee is mad
up as follows: d. l. Phillips, Pete
Neuls, John Gibbons, Dennis ]. Roche
r. j. Leonard, II. ]. O'Malley, F..
Barker.
A special meeting will likely be calle,
bafOrp the WaelS &c Ovar