The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-11
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school faculty appointments last night.
The committee wasn't prepared to re-
port, presumably, because the trans
script Of the evidence of the invesu-
cation was not ready for distribution
among the controllers until Just before
the board convened.
Nothing was said by the committee
concerning the failure to report, but
Mr.. Jennings who made the motion at
the last meeting to have copies of the
evidence furnished the members. cx-
plainad that he was satisfied the COM
mittoe did not have time to get its
report in shape but thought that it was
only fair to the high school teachers
that they should know at the earliest
opportunity whether or not they were
to be appointed and he moved that an
adjourned session be held next Friday
night and hear and pass upon the re-
port.
This passed with an amendment that
the meeting should be for general busl-
ness.
PERCSED THE EVIDENCE.
All during the meeting, when more
enGrossing matters were not claiming
attention, the controllers poruscd the
eighty typewritten pages of testimony.
What they saw caused no apparent
bulSing of eyes or taking of breath.
The Witnesses examined were Vice.
Principal Loomis, Miss Chase, Mr..
Hughes, Mr.. Wagner Mr. Schimpff,
Miss cliff. Mr.. Friadcwald. Mr.. JOr-
dan, Mr.. Wclles, Miss Nye, Miss Gregg,
Nlr. Flood, Miss Mason, Miss Connor.
Principal Phillips, Miss Morse. Of the
high school faculty. and Miss Potts,
secretary to Superintendent Howell.
The last named testified simply to
having found the high school doors
locked on several occasions. The 9TH
crs were questioned generally IN the
discipline Of the school and as to how
Principal Phillips employed himself
The questions were asked in the main
by Surerintendcnt Howell
Professor IOomiS was the first wit
ness called. Here is a sample from the
first copies Of pages Of mis- testimony
showing how the questions were asked
and answered:
Q. Now. while visiting the high school
during the last year, | found that on all
occasions such as commencement cNCr-
ciscs and SO forth, the general drill work
was done by Miss Gregg. How does that
happen. / mean the drilling of the boys
and girls to go off and on the stake. The
general walking discipline seemed to be
undcr her control. How is that that is
done?
a. I couldn't say. All work that I
have been asked to do by tho principal 1
have ALWAYS done.
O. Has he ever asked Won TO do any
of that uorko
A No sir hova offered my services
and asked him if there was ANYTHING
thot he vonird mo to do. | have done
that n number of times
q In your iudrmcnt to whom docs
tbHt work bcInrpp Tho drill vorl, nm
thnro, thn ,narcbipo. of tho bove ana
%irIso
A 7 should soy. to any ono to vvhom il
was assiannd I sbouId no ontirnI,. viii.
irqr tn d0 mot ,,,rl, but 7 do NOT Gov,
si5,. Il NV, Moo, ~ ,,n ,rd fnron ,,,,.soi,
fnru.ord ana os1, for r.
q Have Won over asked to do that
u,orl,
r,,.o not
PRINCIPALS WORK.
O viii Won tell MS TO whom docs that
| work bnInrro
A. should say il belonged TO the prin.
| cinnI or any one to whom ne assigned it
! O. Tbinl; over thnt question. Suupos
| ing Won are getting ,eodv for commenc,.
men. ana the hoys and Girls are ia Inc
| drilled i'm order to make n nroncr an
| nenronco I'm walking nm and off the stage
| Now I'm vour iudrmont ia whom does ina
work hejongo
| \-,,r I uros ,riroinol Of E-oystort
academy / did il mvsrIr
a From wbat Won l;nov, of otba,
schools docs thc nrincinoI do ita
! a If Tho nrircinoI doos not do II
sbHnd nnt m ,ba 'i',,'" viCe nrinrInaI do it@ ~ -
woulL not consider if was his dut,
to ash, The nriviIore of doing thc work.
O. T we are m not making a personal cas-,
of mis- What we want is this Anotho
nnrsou has done tbot uorl, ,- vo, b,y,
admiftcI ID If tbo nrin"inaI does nor d,
mat work, TO whom should that work go
A, WHY il would propcrly come to me
brinr me- Next in line
a In thr schools Won bavo visited
has tho yiro princinol d6re thr worI; mex
in line of succession TO the nrincIuaIo
A. II denends. of course. entirely upo,
the work Won mean.
a | am talking about tho gcncral dis
cinIinn tho IriIIing of tho hos and pirIs
,nnrrbi,,o bar,, and rort, ON the STAGE am,
tbrnuab tha cntira buiIdinu If ,hr prIn
cipal doesn't do that work, we want l.
know to whom IT belongs?
A. | think 1t belongs to Whomeyer h
q. Have yor ever attended any month
ly meetings in the high school?
A. Well we nave mad what might b
caIru n"n'lN lher.liES, We meet /"
''.s'u ""I "''ri ,iiV r pi w. m'oi'.
,,ol,n tboir do,ortn,ent ''7'
q Fer what other purposco
4. Wen, that is the princiupal part @
It.
.. Has any topic been taken up sue
as the marking OF recitation papers?
y. thlnk not
q lIaS 'he HuoS''oh "l sFaulhS eve
''aH' W.