The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-21
THIS AND THAT.

There is movement on foot among several
prominent members OF the board of control to
have incorporated in the new rules and rcgua
tons now being compiled a provision providing
| for new system covering the appointment oi
| teachers to positions in the city schools.
Tho members who behind the movement
contend that The young women who graduated
fom tho training school one, two or three years
| ago should he given the preference when op.
| poh'mcn,s arc hcing made, instead Of giving the
| Individual controllers the right TO select any
candidate whom they may desire. even though
| the candidate should have Just graduated from
| the training school
| The plan proposed is TO create an eligible list
on which could he placed the names of all the
graduates from the training school IN the order
| Of their graduation When vacancy is to he
filled it is proposed TO give the controller Of the
ward in which the school where the vacancy
occurs is located the right, as in the past. 10
name the teacher. with the rroviso that he name
| only those whose names are first on the lis, ,
| year by year.
Thus, If a vacancy should occur in a certain
school and there were three names on the list
Of candidates who had graduated in 1897. the
| controller would have his choice Of naming an,
one Of these three to hll the vacancy.
II is commended that there have hccn instances
in the past year so where young women who
graduated from the training school have been
given position as teachers for one year, only 10
he put out at the beginning of the next school
year and their places filled by young women
who had Just graduated. In other words. it is
alleged that they were Obliged 10 step aside for
other young women who, during the year that
they were teaching yet in school These
VIII" are behind the movement above referred to
MAINTAIN that this is unfair and unjust and
should he stopped.
II is expected that there will hc opposition to
the plan proposed. as the majority ot the mem
bcrS seem to he very Jealous of the rights rc.
sarding appointments which they now enjoy. II
is understood that President John Gibbons heart
ily favors the proposed change and that il the
matter comes up lie will be one of its warmcst
supporters.
Among the Scranton boys who have distn
guishcd themselves by scholarly proves at roll
lcee this year are Edward n. Hughes. of West
Scranton. and Thomas Archie Morgan. who grad.
uated from the School OF the Iackawanna last
year The list of prize winners announced
Wednesday at Lafayette and Lchigh universities
and both young men were found TO he among
the honorcd students Hughes won the Char.
lclnaene Tower prize in French history AT Latay-
cite and Morgan took a first prize of so at l.c
high. offered the members of the freshman class
ior excellence in defamation.
Rev. W. II. Williams. OF scranton. Pa, is to
lecture at the Christy Methodist Episcopal church
tomorrow evening, having for his subject The
Last Romp with the Tiger" Mr.. Williams is
lccturng under the auspices Of the Anti.Saloon
league. lie is an old Cincinnati Boy and his
mother still resides on Woodward street. Refore
entering the lecture field Mr. Williams was Il
blacksmith, employed at Crane q Breeds. Tic is
said To be an entertaining lslkcr, relating man!
personal Npcrcnccs.-L'incmnati Times Star.