The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-15
RESIGNATION REFERRED.


The communication was referred to
the high and training school commit
tee on motion of Mr.. Jennings without
debate or discussion. Mr.. jayne
chairman of that committee, stated ar
ter the meeting that the committee
anticipated Dr. Phillips action and
has its eye on a western college pro-
fessor as the new head Of the high
school. He is highly recommended by
superintendent How veil.
Nine book agents who have spent
anywhere from a week to two months
in this city for the purpose of assisting
the board i'm taking advantage of the
law which authorizes a change of text
books every three years, were the most
conspicuous of the occupants Of the
spectators seats at the rear of the
room and there was a general cranning
of necks and cooking of ears among
them when Chairman Leonard of tie
text book committee arose to auSounce
the result of the committees labors.
The announcement proved big dis
appointment TO most of them.
All day long. a committee of nine
teachers, who under the law are the
ones to select the books when a
change is made, labored assiduouslv
on lengthy report recommending
wholesale changes in the style OF
books and even going so far as to rec
ommend the adoption of n complete
new style of copy books.
The text book committees report as
read by Chairman Leonard, was as
follows:
The text book committee recommends
| that all the text books now in use in the
schools of Scranton be readopted, the
| grammars to be revised edition condi'
! toned upon the publishing house replac-
| ing the grammars. both old and new.
with said revised edition without any
| extra expense to the board.
We also recommend the adoption Of
| "Raub'S Stepping Stones to Literature
| We also recommend that the secretary
| be instructed to order one hundred nor
NAL music charts, first series, and $500
| normal music readers, standard edition.
or so many Of said charts and readers as
may be considered necessary by the su-
| perintendCnt
f. ]. Leonard, Il. y. Jayne, f. e, Evans,
| o. II. Schriefer, George Fl. Shires.
WANTED THE OTHER REPORT.
Mr. Jayne moved the adoption of the
| report. Mr.. Leonard asked that no
action be taken on the report until the
| recommendations of the advisory COM
mittee of teachers be read, Mr.. Jayne
insisted upon his motion being put.
| President Davis ruled the Jayne mo-
| tion out of order because he made it
while Mr.. Leonard had the floor and
| without first receiving recognition from
the chair, Mr.. Leonard moved that
the report of the advisory committee
II 4,l-
resulted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs Roche, zedler Leonard,
| Davis-4.
| Nays-Messrs. Shires, Francois OMal-
| ley Phillips Casey, May, Schaeter, Neuls,
| Walsh, Jayne, Jennings, Evans Schrief-
| er, Barker Schwass, GibbOns-l6.
| Absent-N1r, Langan,
Mr. Leonard then moved to adopt
the committees report, saying he was
willing to stand by the judgment of
| the majority of the committee, al
though he did not favor the report
Good boy" said Mr.. Jayne, enthusi-
astically.
The vote was sixteen to four in favor
Of the motion, Mr.. Gibbons changing
over to the minority In explaining
his vote he said that he voted with the
opposite side on the previous motion
for the purpose of being in a position
to move to reconsider, He did not
think it good taste to ignore the report
of the advisory committee of teachers
I'VE have had seven or eight of the
most intelligent teachers in the dis.
trict at work for two months selecting
books which in their opinion would bes
meet the needs of our schools" he went
| ~
labor to the winds and completely ig,
more them. 1t doesn't look right The
people will say there Is something rot
ten in the state of Denmark, The law
prescribes that the books adopted by
the board shall be recommended by
the committee of teachers. We do no
| know that the committee recommend.