Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-06
COMMITTEES GIVE
SUGGESTIONS TO
SCHOOL BOARD
Name New Teachers, Gar
den Supervisors and Junior
School Principal

Reelection of janitors for the
city schools; the purchase of modern
text books on phsycology, French,
German, additional dictionaries, civ
ic government for country and State.
giving the third class city govern
ment changes brought about by the
Clark act, and new histories, were
among the recommendations sub
mitted at the school board meeting
this afternoon by the various COM
mittees.
In the teachers committee report
the following recommendations
were made: Fitting up of lunch
room at Technical High school; ap-
preparations of $3.50 each for Tech
Taller and High School Argus and
that no advertisements of any kind
be permitted in the papers; accept
ance of designations of Miss Home
zellah Burruss, a teacher in the ALI
son building; election of Luther
Newman as her successor; accept
ance of resignation of Miss Clara E.
Reed. of Wickersham building; re-
election of Ruth H, Atkinson, Mar
garet Cover. Evelyn M. Joyce, Mabel
Maurer and Mrs. J. F. Ferguson,
substitute teachers.
Students to be admitted to Teach
ers' Training School,: Misses Sabra
Clark, Jennie Horting, Louise Ying-
ling, Mildred Toomey, Miriam Stew
ems, Hettye Stemler, Margaret Welt
mer, Gertrude Westen, Margaret
Bacon, Erme Ellenberger, Dorothy
Bowman, Margaret Lands, Dorothy
Rishel, Bessie Hall, Ruth Smiley,
Jennie Saul and Margaretta Baltha-
ser.
New Teacher Named
A. b. Wallize, a teacher at the
Tech High school, was suggested as
one of the principals for the new
Junior high schools. Additional
teachers named for Central and
Tech follow: Merrill Wagner Yost
and Clyde Zeigler, Tech; Mrs. Clara
Pyle Ewing. Miss Ruth M Wills and
Miss Mary l.. Irwin, Central.
G. S. Machen. j. +. Ferguson, p. L.
Hooker, L. ID. KEEPER and ]. L. Har-
lacher were recommended as garden
supervisors at salary of 5000 each
Tor their services until the crops are
harvested. They will be required to
furnish superintendent Downes with
names and addresses of schoolchildren
and location of garden plots.
The report also concluded recon-
mendations for the reelection OF
medical inspectors, nurses and dem
lists for the coming year
In the Supplies committee report
attention was called to the need of
modernized language department
since the courses in both German and
French have been heightened to three
years. Next year history and civics
will be taught in the Senior instead
of Freshmen year and new textbooks
will be needed. The total costs of the
M h Of he =,
schools is estimated at approximately
$4,000.
Balance on Hand
In the teachers retirement board
report, Miss Florence NJ. English, a
teacher for twelve years. and at pres
ent principal of the Woodward build
ing, was recommended placed on the
retired list on account of disability
The financial report of the board was
submitted, showing a cash balance of
S6,426.45. Investments total $52,05O.
The percentage of income expended
during the last year decreased from
so to 40 per cent.
Recommendations of the building
committee follow:
Election of janitors: Lochiel, Jere-
miah Toomey; Foose. John Gunder-
man; Harris, John w. Snavely; Pax
tang, Joseph F. McCreary; Shimmel,
William d. Fritz; Webster, ]. Frank
Sourbeer; Stevens. Amos II. Snyder;
Eager, John H. Lee; Willard, oliver
d. Earnest; high school, John Dough-
erty, William +. Bierbower; continu-
alton school. Rose Garverich; Boas,
George II. Shaub; Verbeke. Martin l..
Long; Reilly, Robert Alcorn: Calder.
William c. Williams; Hamilton. Edgar
Masterson; Edgar Masterson, assist
ant; Penn, Joseph Wenrich; Downey
Rachel A. Lego; Woodward, Abraham
II. Blouch; Wickersham, Harry H.
OFT; Lincoln, John Workman; Tech
nical High School, Harry S. Gumpert
Herman Bittner, Daniel White, j.
Grant Rooms; Allison. Charles II, Den
mis-; Forney, Edward Sheets; Vernon
John w. Urban; Camp Curtin, c.
A. Jefferies. Simon Snyder and
Frances Elder, assistants; Susquehan-
ma. Mrs. Richard Reeser; Steele. Will
fred Reed; Cameron. John w. SheaGer
George w. Van Wagner, Mary Siegel
I Maclay. Robert G.. Reed, William
Shepler, Melrose, John Houch.
Employment of Charles Langletz
! for July and August at 500 a month to
take charge of the various buildings
formerly attended TO ny the general
| repairman.
That Thomas Koons be reelected as
assistant repairman.
That the contract for three oak