Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-06
SCHOOLS WANT
CHEAPER WATER
Board Names Committee to
Confer With City Com
missioner Hassler

President Robert A. Enders and
Secretary d. D. Hammelbaugh, of
the city school board, were appoint
ed as a committee to confer with
Commissioner s. f. Hassler for an
explanation of the new water rate
charges. Bills against the district
wore presented at the board meet
ing yesterday and because of the
ready to serve" charge made by
the city water department under a
new city rate ordinance the directors
decided to arrange for conference
TO see whether rates to the district
| could not be lowered.
City Superintendent F. z. Downes
reported that there are three vacan-
cles on the Central High school fac
ulty and four at Technical High
school which must be filled and said
special meeting of the board may
De called in a few weeks. At Central
the vacancies are in the domestic
science, French and commercial de-
partments; at Technical High school
TWO IN English, one in mathematics
ana one in physical geography. A
NUMBER of teachers were elected as
recommended by DIR. Downes and
seven girls from the Central High
scnool graduating class were admit
ted to the Teachers Training school
Dr. Downes explained that the low
salary offered and the fact thai
graduates of the training schoo
must take state examinations fol
several years, were responsible fol
the small number entering the
school. Three designations were ac
cepted.
1t was decided to use river coal a
the Technical s.High school for one
of the boilers affecting a saving O.
about $4,000. FinalOaction on award
ing contract for 500 tons of Goa
was deferred pending an investiga
ton of one of the bids received.
All the present janitors were re
appointed and three vacancies caused
by deaths were filled as follows
John Deckard, assistant at Cameron
building; William Mowers, assistan
at Central; B. E. Smith, Riversid,
building.
DR.. Downes announced that rs;
mad qualified for entrance to th'
High schools in September, and 81
more who are conditioned will b,
. re-eXamined in August. Two nev
schools will be opened for sixth ant
seventh grade pupils at the Harri
and Shimmell buildings. Figures to
tailed by DR.. Downes show that pupil
exclusive of the High schools hav
bought Thrift Stamps to the amour
of more than $4,000.
The action of the State Board o
: Education which recommended tina
the next Legislature increase schoo
. appropriations to the extent of pay
ing 20 per cent of the teachers sal
, aries in the respective school dis
tricts of the state, was heartily en-
dorsed in resolution passed by tn
: directors.
: New equipment for the open al
school as recommended by Architec
/ &c. Howard Lloyd, was purchased
and bonds of c. E. Weber, tax col
> lector and treasurer, were approve
? and their cost ordered to be paid.
!, A resolution giving leaves Of alb
3 sence to all teachers who desire t
engage in government war wor
: other than clerical work, was passe
l unanimously. They are to be rein
stated upon their return If they de
I sire.
The monthly report of Treasure
Weber showed expenditures of $106,
552.12, leaving a balance of $467,
367.44 in the school general fund
The balance in the teachers retire
ment fund is $4,019,9S, the month";
expenditures being S835.57 to annui
! tants, and $4,6S9.7S invested in Lib
erty Bonds.