The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-25

the board OF control reported at las
nights meeting that options had beer
secured for the properties adjoining thu
new manual training school site oil
Adams avenue on the north and south
The owners of the property on the nortf
want S22,500 and the owners OF the
property on the south want $19,5O0.
Much discussion brought out the fac
that the majority Of the members Of the
board were inclined to think these fig
ures too high and the whole matter was
finally referred back to the committee
with instructions to secure lower fig.
ures before a special meeting to be held
on Monday night next. If no better fig.
ures can be secured, condemnation pro.
ceedings will be resorted to to secure
either one of the properties
The teachers committee presented
an extended list of night school teachers
appointed by the several controllers
and the appointments were approved
in so far as the appointees possess the
qualifications required by an amend.
ment to the existing rules offered by
DR.. O'Malley and adopted. This amend
ment provides that the qualifications
for night school teachers shall be the
same as for day school teachers, eX-
cept that graduates of other high grade
institutions of learning within the city
besides the high and training school
shall be eligible with proper creden-
tials from the superintendent.
Penman Specialist.
After about half an hours debate
the board decided to eXpend the sum
of $500 in securing the services Of q
penmanship specialist to give instruc-
ton in the night schools. 1t was also
decided to furnish night school schol.
ars with pads, pencils, copy-boolSs
readers and spoilers.
The matter of a retaining wall al
new No. II school was brought UP by
President Gibbons, who suggested that
the contract for constructing it be
awarded to Peter Stiff, who has built
the building. The total amount of the
architects estimate of the cost was
announced as being $4,160 which Mr.
Gibbons admitted was higher than he
had anticipated.
AS it is especially desirous that the
walls should be done at once before
snow sets in it was decided to have the
architect meet with the building COM
mittee this afternoon and prepare plans
for the wall, bids to be advertised for
and opened next Monday night The
question as to the advisability of con-
structing a retaining wall at No. &C
school was also referred to the build
ing committee.
A request from the board of manage
ment of the Florence mission, for the
Thanksgiving donations to be received
from the school children tomorrow was
received and it was decided to distrib-
ute all contributions received equally
between the mission, the Home for the
Friendless, and st. Joseph's founding
home.
Kindergarten Teachers.
Chairman w. J. Welsh, of the kinder
garten committee, presented a series of
rules and regulations covering the quail
ification and salary of kindergarten
teachers which were approved by the
board. These rules provide that here
after no teacher shall be eligible for
appointment as kindergarten teacher
who does not possess the qualifications
of q day school teacher with the added
certificate of graduation from a kin
uCi iSoi lcu sIiiooi. IHtSc re-
quirements are not to apply to teach
ers now engaged in teaching. The sal
aries are to be the same as those paid
day school teachers in the primary de-
partment.
A provision is made, however, that
thirteen graduates of the training
school be permitted TO enter the kinder
gartens as assistants and be given GER
tificates qualifying them to teach after
serving for one year.
The janitors and officers payrolls We're
approved as presented.
City and School Taxes 1902.
The above tax duplicates are now in
my hands for collection.
+. S. BARKER,
Z" City Treasurer.