The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-26

SCnOOl tonttollef \. ~. t'Nnon, oi
the Fourth ward. caused some little
surprise at last nights meeting of the
board of control by asserting that the
study of music in many of the schools
was being deliberately neglected by
the teachers.
II find" said he. that during the
last two years. some s6,0SS.1S OF the
taxpayers money has been expended
for the teaching OF music to the chill
dren in the schools Some OF the
teachers are not doing the work as
they should and some teachers are
not teaching music at all. Just who is
to blame for this condition of affairs.
cannot say. There are many of the
taxpayers of this city who don't believe
in teaching the children music, but rs
long as We've appropriated funds for
the purpose We should ut least see
that the teachers obey instructions"
He moved that thu secretary bc d.
rected to notify the principals 20 fur
nish the controllers OF the wards in
which their schools are lo,ptod Il
monthly report showing whether tn"
teachers are teaching music as ordered
by the board. The motion was unani-
mously adopted.
John L. Horewell appeared before
the board and formally presented 10
the district the clock ana bell which
have been placed in the tower Of NO
% school in North Scranton by the
citizens of that part of the city. The
bell weighs 1000 pounds and cost $500.
while the clock cost $500. Both We're
paid for by subscriptions ranging from
ten cents to so, he said, and toward
this amount the school board had not
contributed one cent.
GIVEN A VOTE Or THANKS
Mr.. Hopewell presented to the Sec
retary rcceipted bills for the bell and
clock and the board rendered both him
and the citizens of North Scranton
vote of thanks for the gift.
The teachers committee reported
anent the charges preferred against
Miss DeGraw. OF No. 26 school, that
an investigation had been conducted
and that after giving the gentlemen
preferiing the charges every oppor-
tunity TO sustain them. this had not
been done and it was recommend 4
that the teacher be eXoncrated. Tho
committee further recommended that
tn secretary be directed to notify the
various teachers that they are not in
the future to call for their orders on
any school day before the hour of u.
m. Both recommendation were adopt
ed.
A communication from the school
board of Kane, Pa, was read. That
body requests the local board To pass
a resolution requesting ,he legislature
TO appropriate funds FOR the mainten-
ance OF high schools as directed by At
special act passed in 1895. The Kane
board has done this and wants every
school district in the state having Il
high school to do likewise.
This act has evidently been forgot
ten. at any rate very few of the local
controllers knew of it's existence until
their attention was called TO it last
night. 1t divides the school districts
into four classes and fixes an oppro-
priation for high school purposes for
| each class. Scranton is a hrst-Class
district and would receive yearly ap-
preparation of $500 under the bill. The
communication was referred Ia the
committee on legislation.
WATER RENT TOO HIGH.
Mr.. Evans. of the supply committee.
reported that two bills of the Scranton
Gas and Water company for No. %
| school for November and January We're
| being held up because the committee
| couldn't understand Why they Were 80
! high. one was for S3S and the other
! for Si2. These amounts We're twice ~
| high as any other school in the city
ana four times as large as the bills for
schools of the same size. A special
| committee, consisting Of McSSrs. May,
Evans and Francois was appointed to
solve the problem.
The night school teachers. janitors'
! and officers pay rolls for the month OF
| February We're passed and the secre-
tary instructed TO draw orders for the
! several amounts. The board adjourned
| until tonight. when it will meet foe
general business and organization.