The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-14
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SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
What Schools Shall Pupils Below
Eighth Avenue Attendp-Question
Debated,

At sis Saturday night school board
members came to order, all being pres
ent. The meeting was scheduled for to-
night, but owing to the inability Oh
some members to be present 1t was
deemed advisable to have the meeting
on Saturday. A petition was received
from citizens and parents. numbering
,wcnty-ninc, asking the board to make
arrangements for the opening OF night
school for the winter months. all the
common branches to be taught. 1he
petition was by motion of Mr.. SWigert,
seconded by Mr. Nannan, to refer the
matter to the president, secretary and
superintendent
President Hughes Informed the board
that a change had been made in the
Primary G classes in No. ! school. an
additional room having been opened.
owing to the ovcrcrowded condition of
the regular rooms of the building.
Superintendent Carr had recommended
that Il permanent teacher be Installed
in the new room. Miss 1.ally. a substi-
tute teacher. Is at present i'll charge OF
the room. Mr.. Swigert moved that the
recommendation be adopted and the
board proceed to elect "A teacher. The
Mr.. Hughes asked that the board ar
range so as to have the extra teachers
alternate in the new room. lie stated
that the board had no assurance that
the present condition would exist. 1t
was only opened temporarily and is not
necessarily permanent. was Mr. Hughes
opinion. He then spoke on the children
attending the school, some of them be-
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win said he had spent half Il day at
the school and that the children looked
to him to be of the required age. The
motion to elect n teacher was carried
by Il vote of 4 to >. Messrs. Hughes and
Gallagher being in the negative. Mr..
Kerwin nominated Miss Lizzie Walsh,
and the nomination was seconded by
Mr.. Swiscrt The ballot showed four
for Miss Walsh and two against her,
Messrs. Hughes and Gallagher being in
the minority. Mr.. kerwin moved that
the salary be $3S per month. 1t was
carried. Mr.. Gala sher's vote being the
only one recorded in the nays. The fol-
lowing communication was read:
Carbondale, Pa.
Board of Education:
On Tuesday. October s, all children
and schools. were ordered by Mr..
Hughes to attend Nos. 3 and +? schools.
Nearly all of those pupils We're from
the primary department and most of
them would have been obliged to at
tend the primary room in No. 0 school
few of them in the primary room in
No. 3 school. These room2 have al
ready larger enrolment than they
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as there was proper accommodation for
the purpose in the rooms in which they
We're before they We're all requested to
return. This is entirely Il matter of
keeping pupils in a school ir which we
had proper accommodations for them.
Owing to existing condition. respect
fully recommend that the disposition of
pupils as at present provided for be
maintained.
Superintendent f.. G. Carr.
Mr.. Swigert moved that the COM
municaton be received and the request
be abided in. Presiden, Hughes Sc
cured the privilege of the floor and en-
planned his side of the case as follows:
Former boards have decided on Il school
line on Eighth avenue. This is an cs-
tablished record. This has been known
as a line as long as | have been a
member of the school board, and as
long as | can remember A member of
a former school board. President w. II.
Colville, expelled from No. and No. >
schools all pupils living below Eighth
avenue line. On the opening of this
term, Superintendent Carr excluded
from No ! and No. > schools children
living below Eighth avenue. Parents
IF the pupils were to see me, and went
to the superintendent to ask him about
It, ! told him | would go To the schools
and exclude pupils who lived below the
line who We're attending No. ! and No.
> schools. He asked me to wait few
days and ] did so.
when the board met, rehearsed the
conditions. The superintcndent sal
Nos. . and schools We're overcrowded
This is not SO. The day after the meet
ing | sent Il note to the teachers in No.
! and No. > schools to exclude all pupils
who lived below the line. There were
no distinctions made. | then secured q