The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-12


| signed, and y. 7. Houser was elected. lie con-
tinucd in Office for a little more than year and
| resigned to enter the ministry. The present in
cumbcnt elected in July, 1897.
HIGH SCHOOL
In 1895 a room was finished on the third floor
| of No. / building and the High school was re.
| moved from the second floor to it.
| Superintendent Williams prepared a two years
| course Of study and an assistant principal was
| appointed by the board There then forty
pupils in this department In 1897 there were
| one hundred pupils in the high school, and the
course of study was extended to three years There
| are now three teachers in it and the course Of
| study at the beginning OF the next term will be
| increased 10 four years. More time will be given
| to reviewing the common branches than former.
| ly, as it is tact that while many Of the pupils
| can pass a good examination in the higher
| branches, they fail in the common branches.
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT.
| As many Of the patrons OF the school were in
| favor of having business department added TO
the High school, the superintendent advised the
| board to make provision for the opening of a
| school Of this kind. No action was taken on the
| subject until near the time for opening the
! schools when a resolution was passed to provide
| a room and employ teacher
Miss Daisy l.. McCrory was chosen as instruc.
| tor; room was provided and seated with suit
able furniture and the first Of October, 1899, the
| school opened. Forty pupils were taken
| from the High school and eighth grade and placed
| in this room. lnat it seems to be a popular
| movement is evidenced by the enrolment Of
| sixty pupils for the coming term and the placing
| OF two teachers in this department.
There are now three courses of study in the
! High school; A classical course, consisting Of
| four years work; a scientific course, consisting
| of three years work. and business course. con-
ssting OF two years work.
| BUILDINGS.
| In 1875 there were five school buildings, four
| of them having hut one room each
In 1890, the town having outgrown its school
| facilities, the No. l building, or High school,
was torn down and replaced by a fine brick
| building costing $780, 600. 1t was opened at the
| beginning OF the school term OF 1891, and had
twelve rooms Since then four rooms have been
| added to it, making it sXteen-room building.
| No. ., a one.room building, was replaced in
| 1899 by four.room brick building and five years
later it was enlarged and made an eightroom
| building.
| No has been increased from time to time,
| until now it is ten.room wooden building.
| No. 8, a one.room building, has been set aside
| for night school, and a fine two'room building
erected in its place. Last year lot was pur-
| chased on Throop street and a two'room building
| erected, known No. 10.
Number OF school buildings, 10; number Of
| school rooms, As; seating capacity of buildings,
| 25iO. All Of the buildings are in good condi-
tion, and seated with patent furniture, seven
of them with single desks. As the town is
| growing rapidly it will be but short time
until more room is needed for the accommo-
dation Of the pupils.
DIRECTORS.
| II is the custom in many places 70 change
| directors frequently but statistics show that
it has not been the here, in the past. There
| are some directors who from their long terms
| Of service may well be called veterans.
| The school records show that r. II. Mongan
| served as director twenty'sN years and James
| Young tw"ntv-onc years both retiring from Of
hce, June, 1896. But few men have ssyed as
| long terms AS these two, Ac.ther VI them
sought office, but the people having once tried
them and having found out their ability and
| faithfulness in looking after the welfare Of the
schools, kept them in office, They were ably
assisted in their good work by such men as
John Duggan, r. II. O'Hora, NJ, II. Costello, NJ,
j. Horan and others, all of whom served several
years as members OF the school board. When
these men first took charge Of affairs, the school
houses were unsuitable, poorly furnished and
| few in number,
BY careful and iudicious management good
buildings we're provided snd n lshed with all
modern improvements. Competent teachers were
| employed and the schools were placed on a frm