The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-10

Following this report, Mr.. Jennings
introduced the matter of transfers
from No IS school, and after he made
the motion stated above, Mr.. Philips
rose and moved that the question be
referred to the teachers committee.
"No. IA school," said he. "has always
been regarded as the high school Of
West Scranton, and the children have
always anxiOusly anticipated the day
when they would be admitted to it,
on the other side, people have re-
peatedly come to mo and said they
would not let their children go to No
16 and If they We're not allowed at
No IL they need go nowhere. The
children were, in fact, on strike. Now,
gentlemen, say every man has his
price and my price consists Of my
friends.
There was room in No. ii school
and therefore / granted permission, i'm
n number OF cases, for students To be
entered. No blame attached to the
principal, as he refused to allow them
in till they were granted permission by
| me-"
JENNINGS REMARKS.
Mr.. Jennings was on his feet imme-
| diatcly after Mr.. Phillips moved that
| thu matter be referred to the commit
| tee and that the students he allowed
| to state their side of it at a hearing.
well" said he, "this is the first time
| have heard that No. Is was not as
| we'll qualified for educational purposes
| as No. II. IL Is not the hour to talk
| of friendship. but rather of enforcing
| the rules of the school board. When
| the board passes an order to send chill
| drcn to one school, why should we dis
| rupt this order and send them else
| where"
| Mr.. Gibbons followed with some
| pretty tart remarks about the princi-
| pal OF No. IA, who, he said. had made
himself subject for removal by ad-
hitting the pupils from No. IS, and
declared that while he was a good
man. he should be taught better con-
| duct than to insult the board by a
disregard of orders. Mr.. Phillips
stoutly asserted that whatever respOn-
| sibility was TO be attached in the mat
ter was assumed by himself, and that
no fault could be found with the prin-
| Cipal i'm the question.
| He admitted that ne might have
| u lldllSBitSStu III the llldlltT, Dul ut-
! clarad it was all done in the interests
of the children and their parents.
| Mr.. Eynon declared that he had
heard of feeling against the teacher
at No. 16. and rumors OF inefficiency.
! and this called forth a sturdy defense
| of Miss Fitzgibbons by Mr.. Jennings,
| who said that the opinion Of the super
| intendent should be considered before
| the SANDER of gossiping tongues. Mr..
| Evans spoke along the same lines as
| Mr.. Phillips regarding the fact that
| No. II was a sort Of Mecca to the aver
age West Scranton pupil. and then
| came the vote.
| NJ. Roche moved that the matter OF
| increasing eleven grammar school
| teachers salaries, which he had been
| petitioned to do. be referred to the
| teachers committee. The salaries Of
| the janitOrs at No 13. .. ) and :
schools We're raised s. Il month, and
the matter of the salary Of the ianitor
at No. 10 referred to committee. 1t
| was decided to readvertiSe for bids
for No. - school, making the steam
heating and Ventlating separate from
the main contract Mr.. Schriefer. for
the building committee also recon-
mended in his report the purchase Of
lot adjoining No. II school for 81 900,
and another in Little England for the
same price, and this about concluded
| the nights business