The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-14
WEST SIDE KINDERGARTEN.

WEST SIDE KINDERGARTEN.
2. on the West Sidc-On oct. II, the
second pubic kindergarten was estab-
lished in vacart room of No. 10
school house. Fifty-flve children are
there enrolled. Miss Grace Peck is
principal and Miss Emily Flynn, as
sistant.
9. On Green Ridge F1ats-No school
rooms being vacant in this vicinity. aC-
commodatio"s for public kinderglr-
ten were found in the dwelling house
of AIRS Meade, of Gardner avenue
Here. on Oct. 16, Miss Florence Hull
began the work She has since re-
signed, her place being filled by Miss
Belle Machson, with Miss Davis as her
assistant. Forty children have been
enrolled here.
A. On the South Side---A vacant room
in No. school building is occupied
by this kindergarten and City chill
dren have been enrolled by Miss Eliza
beth Rice. principal. Miss cara
Gregory is her assistant. We are most
car estly hoping to he able, after
Christmas, to open another public kim
de"rarten in No. school building
which is located In district largely
populated hv foreigners and much in
need Of uplifting influence of the kin
dargarten.
In addition to these kinderrartens the
Free KinderGarten association con-
tinues to mai"tain a school in the
central city located on Linden street
not far from Penn avenue, which
reaches the children Of Raymond, OaF-
ford HaIetead Forest and BreCk
courts and Penn and Franklin avenues.
Miss Farnham and Miss Santee are
the teachers here. Another free kin
dergarten maintained in the same way.
is located one block east OF the Jail,
corner of Adams avenue and New York
street.
] enclose the bills which have been
incurred in the foundation of those
four new kindcrGartens and respectful
ly ask your endorsement of our work,
We hope that you may visit for your
selves ary or all Of these ElndprEar-
tens and Judge of their efficiency as the
| fundamental step in education.
A SPECIAL ACCOUNT.
Mr.. Jennings made a motion that a
| special account be opened for the kim
| dergarten department and that all bills
| be charged to this account The mo-
! tion was unanimously carried.
! Mr.. Gibbons, of the high an1 train
ing school committee reported that
that body had seen the manaeers Of
the Home for the Friendless relative
to the purchase of the lots owned 1y
that association on Adams avenue fOI
the purpose of erecting a building Ia
! accommodate the overflow from the
high school. He said that they asked
$22500 for the property and that he
considered this a fair price.
Mr. Barker thought that the over
flow pupils from Nos SO and SO could
| be accommodated If a new buildilg
was built. 1t was finally decided q
refer the matter back again to thu
high and training committee, in con,
junction with Controllers Barker o nd
Schriefer. whose wards would be ar
fected, with instructions to defnit y !
. recommend some course Of action al
the next meeGng of the board.
The report of the teachers committee
was next read. 1t was as follows
The teachers committee recommend
ed that Miss Estella McCullourh b,
transferred from Primary c grade ir
No 2j TO the same grade in No. 26
and that Miss Teresa NJ BleWitt bt
transferred from Primary G. in No. %
to the position made vacant by The
transfer of Miss Mccullough.
We also recommend the followin'
transfers and appointments:
The appointment of Miss Rosa Rob
erts and Miss Mary Forging to No
a"neX; the transfer of Miss Rache
Jones 10 Intermediate c. No. Il, !,
place of Miss Kate p Walsh. resigned
and the transfer of Miss Matte Phil
lips from Primary c, No. H. to Inter
mediate G, Same building. The ap
pOintment of Miss Aida Atkinson T.
Primary c, No. II, ard the appoint
n1e~t Of Miss Gertrude Fellows to No
| II annex
Mr.. Jennings said that he supposed
the transfer of Miss Blewitt from No