The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-09

Year-Dispute Over the Selection
of an Architect.
The teachers committee of the school
board sprung somewhat of a surprise
on some of the controllers last night
by recommending the appointment OF
Mrs. Anna Cusick as truant officer. to
assist Martin Joyce in the difficult task
of corralling the youngsters who run
away from school, Some opposition to
| the plan developed, but Mrs. Cusick
was finally appointed, and it was de-
clded to pay her at the rate of $40 a
MONTH
After the committees report had been
presented by Chairman Barker, DR..
O'Malley explained that the duties OF
Truant Officer Joyce have become very
onerous of late and that the need of an
| assistant is imperative. Female truant
officers are no novelty, he said. They
are to be found in Chicago and many
other large cities.
Mr.. Jennings said that there are
places where a male truant officer cam
not go, but where it is necessary that
some one acting in such q capacity
should go. Mr.. Evans characterized
the whole affair as "a strange proceed
ing" and moved that the matter be
laid on the table. Before this motion
was put, Mr.. IIynon said that If the
board kept on it would be necessary to
have another bond issue next spring
to meet deficiencies. The motion to lay
on the table was lost, by the following
vote:
Yeas - Christmas. Francois Eynon,
Welsh, Hand, Jayne, Evans. Schrefer,
Barker-0.
Nays-H. j. OMalley, Murphy, Roche,
DR.. O'Malley. Robinson, Walsh, Jennings,
Langan, Ref, Leonard. Gibbons-11.
The recommendation of the commit
tee was then adopted and Mrs. Cusick's
salary fixed at $40 per month.
RESERVATIONS PRESENTED.
The designations of Miss Myrtle O.
Perry, of No. 90, and of Miss Alice
Evans, of No. 10. We're presented by
Chairman Barker, of the teachers
committee, and accepted. The follow
ing new appointments We're made:
Miss Lillian O'Donnell Miss Kate L.
Mawn and Miss Catherine e. Gibbons
all for No. 90. Miss Kate Larkin was
transferred from No. 90 to No 20, and
Miss Margaret Ruddy from No. 20 to
No. 23. The salary of Miss Angela
Blewitt assistant instructor in draw
ing, was increased from $40 to $50 on
recommendation of the committee.
Several more salary raises We're rec
commended by the high and training
committee and approved. Miss Hicks,
Miss Cliff and Miss Mason were allowed
$5 month additional each, and Miss
Margaret Durkin was permanently
employed as assistant teacher of Eng
lsh. Eugene Fl. Fellows, recent
graduate of Cornell university, was
temporarily appointed assistant teach
er Of the higher mathematics and lam
guages at the high school, with the un-
derstanding that the appointment is
to be made permanent if his services
prove satisfactory.
An important recommendation made
by the committee and approved by the
board, provides that hereafter no per-
son shall be appointed as teacher at
the high school except graduates of
either college or university of rec
ogniZed standing. This rule will not
apply to the commercial department.
The finance committee recommended
that Controller Costello be allowed
$1,000 year for his work for the school
district. The controller has been re-
ceiving $500 year, but it was ex-
planned that the work is becoming so
burdensome of late that one clerks
time is entirely occupied with it. The
committees recommendation was ap-
proved.
ARCHITECT FOR THE ANNEX.
Chairman Jennings, of the high and
training committee, stated that the
members had been unable to agree on
an architect to prepare the plans for
the annex to the High school, and had
decided to leave the matter to the de-
cision of the board. A vote was taken,
resulting as follows: G. N. Edeson, 10;
John A. Duckworth. s; II. j. Lacey, 9
President Gibbons expressed himself as
being a wee bit doubtful whether Mr..
Edeson could be properly called the
choice of the board, inasmuch as he
had received one short of a majority
of the votes of all the members pres
ent. Someone moved that Mr. Edeson
be the unanimous choice of the board,
but Mr.. Welsh objected He said, after
President Gibbons had declared Mr..
Edeson selected. that he proposed to
contest the matter. Mr.. Welsh is a
supporter of Mr.. Duckworth.
1t was decided to conduct a special
examination for entrance to the High
school during the present week for the
accommodation of those who have al
ready failed to pass and for all others
who may desire to take it,
Mr.. Evans complained that num-
ber of children from Lackawanna
township applied for admission to No.
13 school yesterday. Mr.. Langan re-
marked that the township schools last
year were only half full, the children
being Aesirous of going to the better
school within the city limits. Inasmuch
as the township defaulted last year in
the payment of tuition for scholars at
tending No. 13, 1t was decided by the
board that no pupil from the township
should be admitted this year except on
payment of $l5 in advance, the same
to be for the entire year.
A letter was read from John c. Keys
again calling the attention of the board
to the manifold advantages of light
ming rods Mr.. Keys endeavored to in
terest the board in lightning rods about
two years ago, but failed. His latest
communication was referred to the
building committee.
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