The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

fered by the high and training school
committee provoked a great deal Of
discussion. argument and counter
argument at last nights meeting of the
board of control:
In order to accommodate the pupils of
the high school and allow them study
periods in the various recitation rooms,
We recommend the purchase of 2oo seats.
We also recommend the purchase OF
twenty-four division flags.
Mis-, Grccse and Miss DeGraw, having
completed the prescribed course Of stuly
in the Scranton Training school. we rec
ommend that they be granted. this
month. n diploma for proficiency in work,
to be properly signed and sealed by the
school board, president secre airy. super
intcndcnt and training teacher.
Further, we recommend, owing to the
Increased attendance at the training
school, tic appointment of Miss Edna
Kent. as assistant 10 Miss Omstead ~
,l'ary oS $40 IL month. to h' gin Thurs i'y,
Jan. IL, 1900
We recommend that the standing of
pupils in the senior class for places on
the commencement programme be deter
mined by their standing at the close Of
the second term. on or about thc hrst of
April.
NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
When asked to explain the necessity
Of engaging an assistant to the train
ing school teacher. Mr. Gibbons. the
chairman of the committee, stated that
there We're now thirty-four of the sem
ior class at the high school tlkins, a
special six months course at the trair-
ing school before entering upon the
regular course and that for this reason
an extra teacher was deemed ncces-
sary. Messrs. Evans, Barker aHI Jen-
nings all though the lengthenng of the
! training school course by six months
| and the shortening of the higa school
| course by the same length of time to-
! be too radical a step to be taken with
/ out proper consideration and on mo-
! ton of Mr.. Evans this clause of the
report was held over until next meet
| ing. The remainder of the report Wa s
adopted.
The teachers committee pres >nted
! the following recommendations:
We recommend the following permanent
appointments: Miss Cora Jenkins. to
Primary G grade, No. IS annc:i: Miss
Laura Hughes, to Primary grade. No.
| Is annex.
With reference to non. resident plrils
| attrnCr,w the schools # .re ~. we
make the folio wing recommendations:
NON RESIDENT PUPILS.
That the secretary be directed to reply
| to communication from the secretary of
| the Dunmorc school district with refer
ence to pupils from Dunmore attending
Scranton schools and pupils from Scrar-
ton attending Dunmore schools, ,that here
after the Scranton board of control will
admit to the schools under its charge
,, hal \
the tuition fixed by the board aid also
for the present will permit the children
from the IIcme for the Friendless to at
tend the Scranton schools: and also the
pupils from Lincoln Heights, on account
of the residents of that locality desiring
to become Il part of the city and 1t tn,
present time have a petition to that of-
fec signed by every taxpayer.
We recommend that the secretary be in
structcd to notify the principals of nj
buildings that no NONRESIDENT pupils are
to be admitted to the buildings under
their charge unless a receipt shall be pre-
sentod showing the payment Of at leas
one quarters tuition in advance.
We recommend that the followinc
teachers he given credit for an add
tionai years experience i'm the adjust
ment of salaries on account of havins
taught nearly the 100 days in Il Sinel,
school year required by rule of the board
Miss Teresa Blewitt and Miss Mann
Thomas. who taught 97ia days, and Mis-
Sarah Cloherty. who taught 80 days.
This change to take effect on the mex
pay roll and not to extend to any bacl
pay.
FROM LINCOLN HEIGHTS.
Mr.. Gibbons did not want to ALLOW
the children from Lincoln Heights T.
attend the schools free of charge an,
more than the Minooka children, VIII
were now debarred from attending
Mr.. Jennings thought that as nearl,
the same number of pupils are now at
tending the Dunmore schools as ther
are Dunmore pupils attending tn
Scranton schools that the pleasant re
lations heretofore existing betwee
both school districts might be con
tinued and an amicable adjustment O
, the matter made. Mr.. Phillips, VIII
is himself the chairman Of the teach
ers' committee, moved that these tw
clauses of the report be referred bac
) to the committee for further consider
alton. The motion prevailed and tn
!. rest Of the report was adopted.
The resignation of Miss Nettie Ella
as teacher at No. Ii school was rea
and referred to the teachers commit
; tee. A proposition from the Melodi
? company to furnish free introductor
: music books was referred to the super
. ntendent of schools.
a communication from the principa
Of No. IA school was read, prcsentin
the piano recently purchased frOr
funds raised by the scholars of tina
school to the school district and in
, closing receipted bill for th> eutr
amount. The instrument was ac
| cepted.
On motion of Mr.. Gibbons, the sdIar
of John O'Donnell, janitor at No
school, was increased from s35 to sac
month.
MKNIGHT CLAIM.
The building committee recommend
cd that the claim against the cit
: made by the Mcknight estate be pal
to the administrators of that estat
leaving the question as to whethG
Hunt & Connell We're preferred cred
tors to b. settled by an arb'trato
The recommendation was adOD.ed.
The finance committee recommends
that the loan of $4,000 made by III
Traders National and Merchants an