Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17

meeting late yesterday approved the
following action:
Appointment of ]. ]. Brehm,
district supervisor, as principal
of the Junior High School to be
established in the Camp Curtin
Building.
Extension of school term to
June 23, 1917. (For 1916-1917
session only.)
Adoption of salary code on
merit system for city teachers
as prepared by DR.. f. E. Wownes,
city superintendent.
Order that all boys entering
first year class of high school in
September be sent to Technical.
Appointment of G. Herman
Goetz, principal of Cameron
Building, as supervisor to succeed
Mr.. Brehm.
Adoption of building commit
tee report asking that the Shin
nell School building be turned
over to the Community Center
Association for entertainment
purposes.
Permission given to Penn Com
munity Center to use room in the
basement of Penn building for
basketball.
No action was taken on the selec-
ton of an architect, the question
which caused a split on Tuesday aft
ernoon at the special meeting.
The board was unanimous in ap-
proving the constitution and bylaws
of the proposed Shimmell Community
Center Association, which is to have
complete charge of the Shimmell
school building, when used out of
school hours for any entertainment or
social events.
To Develop Social Ccnters
Although the board reserves the
right at any time to rescind the
order giving the use of the building,
it is one of the first moves for more
social center work in the city schools
"a community development t plan
urged by a number of experts who
have been in the city to speak at vari-
GUS meetings held by civic organiza-
tions.
The Shimmell Association when
finally organized will report through
the officers to Superintendent Downes
and to the board. A president, four
vice-presidents, recording and finan-
cial secretaries, treasurer, and six
standing committees will constitute
the organization, which is to be gov
erned by a cabinet with not less than
fifteen members, as a quorum.
Permission for use of the building
will be granted by the association
without consulting the school board
and that organization will assume ali
responsibility for the proper care OF
the school while it is used for any
purpose.
Another community center move
which has been agreed upon by the
board, is the use of a room in the
Penn building for basketball games
between members of the Penn Com
munity Center, recently organized.
The principals room in the same
. building will be used by the Center
for illustrated lectures
In lengthening the school term for
the present year, it was explained by
the teachers committee that the State
Department of Public Instruction has
ruled that school district may not
receive full State appropriation unless
schools are open $50 days.
Professor Brehm, appointed as
principal of the Junior High school
to be established in the Camp Curtin
building, will spend the remainder OF
the school year in visiting schools in
other cities under the direction OF
DIR. Downes. He will also be one OF
the advisory board to meet with the
architect to plan the new Junior High
Schools.
Mr.. Goetz will be Professor Brehm's
successor, and DIR. Downes has been
given the power to secure a COM
petent teacher to fill the vacancy
caused by the promotion of Mr.. Goetz
The salary scale for teachers which
was approved by instructors in all of
the city schools, will be finally ap-
proved within the next month.
Necessary amendments to the school
board rules were approved so as to
conform with the scale. Additional
qualifications for teaching, in the fu-
ture, will be the standard of determin-
ing advancement, since the change
has been approved.
The new system divides all instruc-
tors into five classes and according to
grades. Teachers can advance from
one class to another only after three
years experience in the one in which
they are teaching. The grades are di-
Nided from first to sixth in the ele-
mentary schools; seventh to ninth in
intermediate, and tenth to twelfth in
the high schools.
In the elementary group the scale
ranges from $475 to $1,000 for both
sexes: intermediate, women, $3.50 to
1900; men, $3.50 to $1,000; high
school, women. $3.50 to $1,000: men
$1,000 to $1,S00. The new scale be-
comes effective beginning next Sep
tember.
Permission was given for the use
of the Technical High School study
nails for State examination, April 20
and Fl, and August 23 and "a. The
auditorium will be used on February
70 Tor the benefit of Jewish war re-
llef 1und; March l for an entertain
ment by the Bethesda Mission. and
March 9, for concert by employees of
the Moorhead Knitting Company.
Housa RuIoe Cor,:ss.l