Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-19
TO TAKE EARLY
ACTION ON SCHOOL
REORGANIZATION
Directors Considering Admin
istrative and Supervisory
Changes

Action on the reorganization of
the supervisory and administrative
systems of the Harrisburg school
district will be taken by the direct
ors within a>short time.
A complete plan for the big
changes in supervision and admin
istration as urged late yesterday aft
ernoon in a special report by DR..
f. T.. Downes. city superintendent,
fwill be carefully considered as soon
as all members of tht board receive
additional copies of the recommend
| ations.
DR.. Downes himself devoted much
time in assisting University of Penn
sylvania authorities in a complete
investigation of supervisory and ad-
ministrative methods used in cities
with school districts of the second
| class.
The feature of DIR. Downes' report
i'll addition to pointing out Harris
! burg's needs was lengthy descrip-
ton of the weaknesses of the pres
ent system. Basing his estimates on
figures averaged from returns from
| forty-siX cities, DR.. Downes declared
Harrisburg is not spending enough
| for proper supervision and too much
for administration.
Demand Attention
| In the changes which were urged
DR.. Downes stated supervisors should
/ be provided for manual training,
! physical education and for special
activities. The need for these will
| demand attention soon. he said.
/ The supervisor of special activities
will have charge of night schools
continuation schools, social center
work, parent-teachers' meetings
openair schools and schools soI
backward children.
Detailed statements of the work
for all the supervisors, principals
and head teachers as provided in
the new system were given by DR.
| Downes.
Recommendations to have plans
prepared for new one-story build.
ing for an openair school. to accom-.
modate at least $50 pupils, and fol
a four-room annex to the Harris
building were referred to the finance
committee.
To Take Over Properties
DIR. c. E. L. Keen announced al
for G.. Harry Kain for architect fol
the openair school when the question
came before the board.
Steps will be taken by the boarC
to take over the properties adjoin-
ing Tech high and a resolution was
passed also empowering Directors
| Keen, Enders and Stamm to fix g
price and dispose of the board prop.
erty at fifteenth and Vernon streets
1913 New Pupils
| DR.. Downes reported that SO;
pupils had been listed for entrance
to Tech and Central, but that only
743 would probably go on. or this
number AIS are girls and 1886 boys
The retirement of Miss Agnes E
G. Schlick, of the Hamilton build.
ing. was approved, and Miss Clara
Bittner was chosen to fill the va.
cancy. Miss Esther Sherk was
named to succeed Miss Catherine AL
diner, who resigned.
The use of Technical auditorium
was granted to Prof. e. J. Decevet
for the commencement of tho Acad
emy of Music June 20; to 4 9 Dun
mire School of Music for June 2;
and to the Girl Scouts Troop /, fol-
an entertainment May 81.
| A petition was presented by DIR
| Keen signed by Professor Karl e
Richards and Miss Many c. Orth
of Central High School, and Profes.
sors Edward e. Knauss and Russell
C. Hertzler, of Tech High, who su.
pervise the publication of the High
I School Argus and the Tech Taller
| asking compensation of 500 each
for their work during the year.