The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-05
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
Reorganization of School Board.
Prof. Rogers Reelected Principal.
Commencement Exercises To-mor-

row.
This school board met last evening
and sfter transactlng a little routine
business adjourned sine die. The
three newly elected members, Blake,
Depew and Grant, then took the oath
of office and temporary organization
was effected by the appointing of Mr..
PritcharJ, chairman, and Mr. Hunter,
secretary. a motion was made to
make the appointments permanent,
but Hunter objected and moved that
the chairman appointed he perma-
nent. This was adopted and he was
permanently elected. Mr.. Hunter
then said before the secretary and
treasurer was elected he thought they
should consider the remuneration paid
these two officers, while last year it
was deemed necessary to reduce the
salaries Of the teachers, but the board
had not thought 1t necessary to re-
duce their own salaries. He believes
1t should be consistent and advised
that they should do SO. He thereupon
| moved that the secretary's salary be
| reduced to $50 per year, and that the
| commission of treasurer be reduced
| from two to one and one-half per
| cert. This was agreed to without a
| dissenting vote. Thomas Hunter was
| thereupon elected secretary and w. II.
| Morcom treasurer. President Pritch-
ard then announced his standing COM
mittees as follows: Building, Nor
| com, Blake and Loughney; supplies,
! Mellon, Depew and Edmunds; books,
| Pritchard, Hunter and Grant. It was
| also decided to hold the regular meet
ings on the second Tuesday of each
month. Mr., Blake suggested that the
board proceed to elect the principal,
and as Professor Rogers had given so
much satisfaction he nominated him
for reel ection. He was sustained by
Mr.. Mellow. Messrs. Grant, Pritch-
ard and Edmunds opposed the elec-
ton taking place then and wanted 1t
deferred The nominations were de-
clarrd in order. Mr.. Rogers was
nominated by Mr.. Mellon and Miles
l.. Davenport, of New Baltimore, N
v, was nominated by Mr.. Pritchard
The yeas and nays We're demanded
and resulted in Professor Rogers elec-
ton by vote of seven to two, as
follows: For Rogers-Bldke, Mellon
| Depew, Morcom, Hunter, Edmunds
and Loughney. For Davenport
Pritchard and Grant.
The public schools closed yesterday
| Tomorrow evening at o'clock the
commencement exercises will be held
in Enterprise hall. To avoid the un.
plcasantuess experienced last year by
the overcrowding of the hall, II has
been decided to make a small chargs
Of Is cents to all who attend. The
programme of the exercises have al
ready been published and is an ex'
cellent one. The graduating class
composed of twelve, is as follows
Misses Cecilia Mullalley, Della Mer'
ritt Mary Loughne~, Susie Cure
Hannah Murphy, Susie Williams
Alice Henwood, Bridget Marsh, Mamie
Roberts; Messrs. William Osborne
Arthur Winter and Elmer Fowler
Arthur Winter is president of th'
class, Miss Celia Mullalley is the sal
utatoran, and Miss Millie Osborn thu
yaledictCrian. The diplomas will b.
presented by School Director Thomas
Hunter
A Iive-Year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Bounds was thrown in from
Of an ash car near the Glenwood shat
yesterday and narrowly escaped bein;
killed, as il was he escaped with
deep cash in his head and several con
tusions, for which he was treated b,
DIR. Nj. j. Shields.