Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-18

uonneStlC SCIENCE llne artS, general
academic work, science and mathe-
mates, classical, normal and special
courses for the Central high school.
Directors Yates and Houtz vigor-
ously opposed the introduction of the
fine arts and domestic science courses
on the ground that the change was
lnopportune because it would involve
too great expense and that the boards
method in making the change was
illegal and unparliamentary.
Director Yates motion to strike do
mestic science. or home economics,
and fine arts from the seven new
course recommendation of City Super
intendent Downes fell by a vote of
. to 2. President Boyer and Directors
Bretz. Kennedy. Saul and Werner vot-
ing against this.
The vote on the adoption of the
whole report as prepared and sub.
mitted by the city superintendent and
Professor w. S. Steele, principal of the
high school, was: Ayes, President
Boyer and Directors Bretz, Kennedy
and Saul; nos, Directors Houtz, Yates
and Werner.
Yates Opens Discussion
DR.. Yates, who opened the discus
sion against the introduction of the
new courses, questioned whether the
fine arts would not be entirely toe
costly toproduce proportionate results;
whether the board could alter the
church annex as is proposed for the
introduction of domestic science in the
face of the State Health Departments
condemnation; and finally whether the
board was acting legally and with due
regard to parliamentary form in talk
ing the matter out of a special COM
mittees hands.
Director Houtz said he doubted
whether the courses as suggested
would fill the requirements should the
city have a new high school within q
few years, and he questioned whether
1t would be economy for the board to
establish the new courses now when
the courses would have to be revised
and rearranged after the new school is
built.
Director Yates complained about the
unparliamentary methods of the board
in increasing the public librarys ap-
preparation from $4,000 to $4,000.
This matter, too, he said, was in a
merely took it from the committees
hands and put the item in the budget.
| The budget provides 5000 for do
meStic science in the high school and
| $4,000 for the library.
| In replying to DR.. Yates, President
Boyer explained that the special school
course committee didn't think il could
the money would be provided. Early
meetings, he said, will be in order.
incidentally the board allows neces-
sary changes or reservations in the
| new schedule of courses as he may
! deem necessary.
Committee on Treasurership
| Directors Yates, Werner and Ken
nedy were appointed q special COM
mittee to investigate the reports that
n hnT t., g.
the American Book Company and that
therefore he is improperly serving as
the school treasurer. The committee
Will report on the question of his re-
moval and upon the problem. too, of
not allowing anyone to serve as treas
| urer after September 1 who is in any
way connected with any firm COM
| petfng for the school supply patron
age. The committee will report at the
next meeting.
Peace Day" the one hundredth
anniversary of the establishment OF
peace between the United States and
England, will be observed in the city's
schools May Is. The program will be
| in the hands of the city superintend-
ent. The question of more general
observance of other historical dates
will be taken up.
| Several Representatives of the Au-
| burn Brick Company, Gettysburg, and
| Harry Miller, former common coun-
| Gilman and local representative of
the company, called upon the board
| last evening to hear the Charges
which Director Charles Fohl recently
made in connection with brick fur
nished by the Adams county firm.
Director Fohl at the time had inti-
mated that Mr.. Miller had offered GER
tain brick for few dollars under the
| prices first quoted by the company.
One of the Gettysburg men said he
understood that Mr.. Fohl knew they
were to attend. Mr.. Fohl however.
wasn't on hand. The hearing went
over until May 5.
Orders for lithographing the diplo-
mas for high school graduates were
given the Forbes Litbograph Com.
| nanv. The Star Printing and the Pa
triot Comranies were low bidders on
printing. The Star companv hid IL
cents per line and cents for each
subsequent insertion; the Star com
rany's hid was AZ and cents nor
l're. The Telegraph bid 10 cents a
line.
Contracts for several thousand
items of laboratory. chemical and
other school supplies for the year were
| let to the low bidders. There will be
two or three hundred of them and
all will be notified.
! Coal and wood bids were opened
and contracts were let as follows: G..
Y. Hoffman. low on eg~ at $685. pea
S4.35: broken. s5.40 mixed nut. $3.50:
bituminous. S3.35: blacksmith, $3.75.
McCreath Brothers. kindling wood,
s2.73; cord. s54S, and slab, $5.4S.
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