THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TJirKSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1898.
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CITY NOTES
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PAY-DAYS. The Lackawanna Iron and
Steel company paid yesterday at the Ca
pousc colliery, West Scranton.
HIS TOKS AMPUTATED. - Daniel
Kunell, a miner In the employ or Council
&Co., at Lackawanna, had lour toes of
his left foot amputated at the Lacka
wanna hospital yesterday as a result of a
chunk of coal falling upon them.
GUARDIANS KAMUD.-Cnurt yester
day appointed Jlr., Amu Anthony v.s
guardian of Minr.lo Weber, minor child ot
the late Herman Weber. Joseph Able
was appointed guardian nt Robert (.,.
Straub, minor child of Mutllda Strauli,
deceased.
DIVORCE PETITION.-.-.!. E. Jlatlon.
of Taylor, through Attorne-- Walter
HrlsKf. mndo application yesterday for
divorce from his wife, Ll7zle tlatton, who,
ho alleges, deserted him January :. is:r;.
They were married In Wuverly, N. .,
November 11, 1SD0.
VIEWERS APPOINTED.-A. A. Nich
ols, of Clark's Summit; Oeoigu T. tiu,-,
den, of Scranton, and Adelbert Carpenter,
of Scott, wero yesterday appointed view
ers to assess damages done to the lands
of A. V. Emery, of Jefferson township,
by the construction of tins new road
through th. township.
MEETING OF DENTISTS -The month
ly session of tho Lackawanna Deutai as
sociation was held at the Anthracite ho
tel Tuesday night. Dr. liaker read n pa
per on "Atraolar llacmorrhogla." A so-
lal session followed the meeting. The
members present were: Drs. Knox. .1. I..
Pordham, Green, Slratton, Dunes tn,
J.uxemberger, Preston, Eynon, Phillips
and Fern, of this city; Drs. Marker,
Spencer, Baker and MeGraw, of Carbon
dale, and Drs. C. D. Heck, Young, llol
llster. Grrhart. II. H. Heck, Smltli. Kelly
and Thomas, of Wilkes-llarre.
THE MANAGERS ENTERTAINED.
Annual Event at the Home of Mrs.
W H. Peiktns at Dalton.
The managers of the Home for the
Friendless enjoyed an outing yesterday
which was probably the most delight
ful in the history of the board since
its organization as the protectorate
of Scranton's pet charity. For several
years It hus been the graceful custom
of .Mrs. W. H, Perkins, one of the
senior managers of the home, to In
vite the other twenty-nine ladles for
u duy at her pretty country place
near Dalton.
Yesterday morning u large contin
gent left the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western station for the brief jour
ney. They were met at Dalton by
Mrs. Perkins and the carriage and
spent several hours of unalloyed
pleasure In this charming suburban
resort. The September sunshine made
the outer air delightful and within
fires blazed In the wide chimney places
in a most cheery fashion. A bounti
ful dinner was served after which
the guests wandered about the spa
cious grounds and verandas, reluctant
to leave such Idyllic surroundings. They
even prowled over the adjacent gar
dens of Mr. H. C. Shafer boldly pur
loining (lowers In the absence of the
owners of the estate, who have recent
ly moved to their town house.
Speaking of flowers, late as It Is.
I he tables at dinner were adorned
with beautiful roses from the gardens
which are the pride of Mr. and Mrs.
Perkins. Hoses ar- a fad with their
son-in-law. Mr. W. J. Brown and the
magnillcent display in the season Is
worth a long Journey to see. He has
many rare varieties and produces mar
velous results In their cultivation.
The Scrunton party returned on the
five o'clock train, bringing pleasant
memories of their hostesses. Mrs. Per
kins and Mrs, Hrown and the nutmna!
visit to the country. Those who en
Joyed the outing weie Mrs. A. E.
Hunt, Mrs. George L. Dickson, Mrs.
K. H. nipple. Mrs. J. Ben Dimmlck,
Mrs. It. G. Hivoks. Mrs. K. S. Moffatt,
Mrs. James P. Dickson, Mrs. J. E,
(.unnalt, Mrs. AV. D. Kennedy, Mrs.
E. F. Chambcilln. Mrs. C. B. Pen
man. Mrs. T. H. Dale. Mrs. B. M.
Wlnton, Mrs. A. Hendrlck, Mrs. F.
W. Mason, Miss Shannon.
RICHMOND WILL RECOVER.
Bullets in His Head Have Not Been
Located.
Warren Hlchmond, who was shot by
George Dartlett on Saturday night at
Plttston, Is resting comfortably, al
though the bullets entered his head.
Dr. Glbbcy, who Is attending him,
probed for the bullets but could not
locato them.
Private sale household furniture, No,
1 Piatt place, afternoons, J. W. Brown
ing. Steam Heating and Plumbing.
T. F, & il. T. Howley.231 Wyoming ave.
SORRY THAT COURT
CANNOTINTEFERE
JUDGE EDWARDS TAKS WIN
TON SCHOOL BOARD TO TASK.
He Decides That tho Board vim Ex
ercise, Its Power of Awarding a
Contract Without Interference
from tho Court, but in Doing So in
This Particular Case He Makes
tho Decree Reluctantly May
Square Their Consciences as Best
They Can.
Judge Edwards decided yesterday In
the Wlnton school board case, that
court cannot Interfere with school di
rectors In the exercise of their dlscre
tlonnry power In awarding contracts.
This Is tho case In which five of the
nine school directors voted a contract
to build a school house to Collins &
Brennon, although their bid of $10.11".
was $2,0(10 higher than that of the Peck
Lumber company, the lowest bidders.
An Injunction was applied for by Eu
gene Tuylor nnd other taxpayers to re
strain the bourd from awarding the
contract as contemplated. Four days
prior to the time fixed for the hearing
on the Injunction the board, by an
other five to four vote, adopted the
following resolutions and presented
them to court:
Whereas, At a meeting of the board ot
directors held on the 11 th of May, lu'JS,
they undertook to accept a certain bid to
build a school house lor said district, and
Whereas, It Is the opinion that the said
bid was lmprovldently and illegally ac
cepted and that tho acceptance of tho
fame If not for the best Interest of the
suld school district or the taxpayers
therein. Therefore be It
Rosolvcd, By the board of school direc
tors of the school district of the borough
of Wlnton that tho acceptance of the said
bid for the erection ot the said i-chool
building Is hereby rescinded and that the
contract mado or partly made for too
erection of s.ild school house be hereby
declared null and void and thit tho secre
tary of this board be and he Is hereby di
rected to servo or cause t" be served a
ropy of this resolution upon tho said bid
der. BILL IS PENDING.
Whereas, There Is a bill In enulty pend
ing In the court of common pleas of Lack
awanna county, No. 7, May term, lM'ts
wherein Eugene Taylor, et al., are plain
tiffs and tho school district of the bo
rough of Wlnton, et al., are defendants.
And
Whereas, A preliminary Injunction luis
been granted by said c-.urt and tixeii tor
a. hearing on the 10th Inst. And
Whereas., It Is the opinion of the board
of said school directors ot the school ells
trlct of tht borough of Wlnton that tho
allegations In t-atd bill are true, and that
the sa'd bid of Collin and tironnan tor
tho erection of said school house was Ini
provldently nnd wrongfully uccepled. And
Whcrnis. It Is the upinion of the board
that said acceptance of said bid s-liould
not stand and that raid seiuol house
should not be built nt a eo.it of JW.M5,
when tho same can be erected according
to the plans and specifications at a much
less sum. Now, therefore, be It
Resolved, By the board of school direc
tors that It does not Intend to uud will
not appear to show cause why the rule
granted should not be dlssulxci and :r
Miectlidly consent that t!i honorable
court make Mild Injunction permanent as
to the defendants In said bill.
Court had granted the permanent in
junction nnd supposed the mutter was
at an end, but It wasn't. At a special
held June 21, lSftS, there being five mem-
oers present, me joiiowing recuiuuon
was adopted:
Resolved, By the school board or Wln
ton borough that the action of this boaid
In awarding the contract for tho erection
of a school building to Collins .& ll'en
nan if hereby reatllrmcd anl the contract
with them Is approved, and declared to
be valid and binding: all acts or resolu
tions of the board Inconsistent with this
arc hereby it pealed.
ASKED A REOPENING.
In line with this last resolution the
board's solicitor, James J. O'Malley,
and his associate In the case, Ira II.
Burns, came Into court asking to have
the matter reopened and the case put
back on the list. This Judge Ed
ward granted and last week the hear-.
Ing was had.
The Judge promised an early adjudi
cation und yesterday handed down his
decision. In the opinion accompanying
the decision he suys In part:
There is no law requiring school dlrcc.
tors to advertise for bids for tho erection
of school houses nor to compel them to
uward a contract to the lowest responsi.
ble bidder.
Tho action of the directors In awarding
the contract for the erection ot the school
houso to Collins it Co., who were the
highest bidders, Is clearly within tne dis
cretion vested by the law in school
boards. We canned say that this action
was such an abuse of discretion as would
justify us In malting the Injunction in this
case perpetual.
It appearing from the evidence that tho
contract wns awarded to Collins it Co.
on the 19th of May, and that the said
contract was executed and delivered on
the 21st of May, before the preliminary
Injunction In this cast was applied loi.
the discretion of the school board had
already beer, fullj exercised, and tun mat
ter being under the law within their dis
cretion, no subsequent proceedings could
change the status ol the parties.
However much we deplore the action or
the school directors ot the Wlnton school
district in awarding the contract tor the
erection of a school house to a bidder
whose bid was two thousand dollars at
least In excess of the next lowest respon
sible bidder wo line! that under the law
ns It Is In tills state we cannot Interior,..
WHEN COURT MAY INTERFERE.
Tho erection of a school building nnd se.
lection ot a site are peculiarly within tho
discretion of school directors, and In tho
absence of bad faith or a clear abuse ot
discretion the comt will not Interfere
with them. Tho intention Involved is not
ou of tile propriety of the action ot tho
school board. The law gives to tho helm jl
board the power to determine when and
where school houxes shall bo erected, and
who shall build them. If they exercise
their discretion unwisely they ure respon
sible to their constituents and not to the
court. Their action muy he unwise or ill
advised, but the school directors In sucn
cases must reconcile their action with
their own consciences and must account
to the district which they represent, in
the case of Wharton, et nl. vs. the School
Directors ot Cass towm-hlp, 4S Pa. ""is,
Judge Woodward says that "Tho courts
may compel school directors to perform
their duties) or to restrain them when
they transcend their powers, but llwy
cannot Interfere whoro they exercise their
unquestionable powers unwisely."
It Is very seldom that a case like the
present ono ctmes before us, When the
Wlnton school board rescinded the reso.
lutlon awarding the contract to Collins &
Co. uud asked us to make the Injunction
perpetual against them, we thought that
was the end of tho case. For some reason
or another these rescinding resolutions
wero themselves rescinded and the con
tract with Collins & Co. reafllrmed, There
Is not a partlclo ot evidence In the case
to show ony fraud or corruption on tho
part of the members of tho board, That
part of the allegation contained In the
plaintiff's bill falls and we have nothing
before us but tho bare facta recite tn the
minutes describing tho official acta of tho
board from tlmo to time.
CANNOT ACT A8 DIRECTORS.
Tho courts have no rlgbt to net nn
school directors, and thus Interfere with
tho responsibilities which the law has
Imposed upon tho school boards or our
state, but wo do tny that the school board
of tho Wlnton school district have acted
unwisely und have by their unwise action
practically taken two thousand dollars
out of tho treasury of tho Wlnton school
district. They nro not nnswcrnblo to us
for their uction and they must square
their consciences tho best way they can
with their constituents. Wo reluctantly
mako tho following order:
Now, September 21, 1KIS. the nbove cne
having been heard In open court on Html
hearing, It Is ordered that the plalntllt a
bill be dismissed, nnd that the prelimin
ary Injunction heretofore grunted be dM
solvcd. Wo direct tho school board or
Wlnton borough to pay th0 costs or thH
case. It Is a very pioper case in wnicn
to put the costs vpon them.
SANDO NOT YET NOTIFIED.
Mr. Ncalis of tho Committee Wns
Out of Town Yesterday.
Hon. M. F. Sanilo wnw not formally
notified yesterday of his nomination
for congress by the sub-committee of
the Democratic county committee
which was appointed for that purpose
Tuesday night.
Mr. Nealls, n member of tho com
mittee, was absent from the city yes
terday and the other members said
that In consequence the visit of noti
fication had to be postponed until to
day. .
Until formally notified Mr. Sando re
fuses to give nn official statement as
to what he will do.
COMMITTEE IS NAMED.
Select Council's Part of the Joint
Commltteo Decided TJponIt Will
Assist in Bringing State
Convention Here.
A plan of campaign for bringing the
1801) state firemen's convention has
been pretty well formulated. Yester
day President Chittenden, of select
council, appointed Messrs. Finn,
Schrocder and Roche as the teprescn
tatives of that body on tho special
joint commltteo of councils to aid the
firemen and citizen In securing the
convention. This joint committee will
meet Chief Hickey, of the lire depart
ment, nt the St. Charles hotel tomor
row evening. Its common council
members aie Messrs. Zlzleman, M. V.
Morris and Charles Wonzol.
It Is proposed to orsunize a largo
auxiliary committee ot citizens and to
procure funds by subscription for the
expenses incidental to springing the
Scranton boom nt Lebanon. The com
mittee and firemen will go to Lebanon
Oct. 3 with Bauer's band, macks of
printed matter and badges and argu
ments galore. Jf the convention thero
assembled doesn't agree on Scranton It
will be because the delegates are not
impressionable.
Local promoters of the scheme to
have Scranton selected, are confident
of success. This city was Inspected
with considerable favor by the firemen
two years ago when they convened at
Wllkeu-Barre. At that time they par
ticipated in or witnessed the nnnunl
parade and Inspection of the Scranton
department and were shown a hospi
tality they will never forget nnd which,
llxed Scranton in their minds as the
proper convention city.
Further, It Is argued that the thous
nnd'S und thousands of persons
throughout the state who have attend
ed conventions hero during the last
few years, have given the city a splen
did name and reputation. Many of
them are firemen or have reported to
firemen favorably concerning Scran
ton's advantages.
It.is claimed that positive as.iuianrf
of support for the movement has been
received from a half-dozen of the lnr-
ger cities in this part of the state and'
tlmt the whole of northeastern Penn
sylvania will be solid for Scranton In
the approaching convention.
FIRE AT LANESBORO.
Town Threatened by a Fire That De
stroyed Five Buildings.
Four houses nnd a grocery store weie
destroyed by fire at Lanesboro, Sus
iuehunnn county, Tuesday night, and
it was only by the strenuous exertions
and the assistance of the Susquehanna
firemen, that the damage was not more
extensle.
The lire started in the rear ot the
Rrocery of Kitchen and Taylor at about
7.30 o'clock and quickly spread to the
adjoining houses. The houses burned
to the ground were those of M. Btis
bee, R. W. Austin, F. Munson and
W. Munson.
There are fifteen or twenty houses
In the somr row with those burned,
and It was feared that they would go
too and that a general conflagration
would ensue. The loss is probably
$12,000.
crtiie
Proppes ?
There aro cough medicines that
are taken as freely as a drink of
water from a dipper. They are
cheap medicines. Quantity does not
make up for quality. It's tho qual
ity that cures. There's one medi
cine that's dropped, not dipped
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. There's
moro power in drops of this remedy
than in dippersful of cheap cough
syrups and elixirs. It cures Bron
chitis, Asthma, Croup, Whooping
Cough, and all Colds, Coughs, and
affections of tho Throat and Lungs.
Cfieppij Peciorai
is now half price for tho half-size
bottles 50 cents.
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SCHOOL REPORT
SHOULD BE READ
PARENTS WILL FIND MUCH OF
INTEREST IN IT.
Has Been Sent by Superintendent
of Schools Howell to tho State De
partment of Public Instruction.
It Reviews Every Important Fac
tor Identified with tho City's Pub
lic School Teaching and Learning.
Indicates That Scranton Is Abreast
with tho Times.
A most readable and Interesting re
port has Just been completed by Sup
erintendent of Schools Howell and for
warded to Dr. N. t Schacffer, Btatc
superintendent of public iustrtuitlon
at Ilartisburg. There Is not a lino
of dry reading In the report. In addi
tion to being Interesting It la full of In
struction to persons not acquainted
with the excellence and Intricacy of
of Scratiton's public school system,
Parents who have been careless In
following tho school work of their chil
dren will find a great deal of value
In the contents of tho report, which
appears In full below:
Dr. N. C. Schactter, Superintendent Pub-
He Instruction.
Dear Sir: In accordance with tho re
quirements of the Acts of Assembly, 1
respectfully present tho folowlng report
for the year, 1SDS:
The ourses of study Introduced two
years ago aro satisfactory, at least no
changes have been suggested. In reduc
ing tho number of branches taught dally
we have been guided solely by the thought
tlmt It is the province ot the public
schools to touch a few things well rather
than give a superliclal knowledge of
many things.
Our course of study Is based upon the
Idea that rne grade shall be completed In
a year. This plan will enable a child en
tering at the nee of 0 years to complete
nine grammar grades, tour years' work In
the High School, und n normal training
course of two years at the age ot 21.
The grade work Is now uniform and pu
pils aie transferred from ono section or
tho city to another without any loss or
time or text. Our teachers aro entitled
to much credit and praise tor their close
adherence and loyalty to the work pre
scribed In the syllabus
Some teuchcis talk glibly about the ib.
surdity of measuring soul-giowth In per
cents., but wo believe firmly In the elllca
ey 'if the monthly report card. Freedom
Is a good thing In education, but It too
frequently means u loose license and a.
go-as-you-please way of doing business.
Wo may deprecate mechnnlsm nil we
please, but fruitful experience demon
strates beyond a doubt that we can have
no system entirely free from mechanl.-m.
Our report cards, telling the work done
(not mental superiority) have been a
wholesome Incentive to tile pupil and a
convenient means by which we e-an ln
foim the parent or the child's standing.
The report card Is a reminder to a ousy
parent that the child has some claim on
his time, and that there Is an opportune
time for a word of commendation, ad
monition or reproof. Again, it Is u con
necting thread of Interest between nome
and school. Our report raids nave had
n good pffvet on attendance, general In
terest In school woik, and have debaned
faultfinders from entering annual pro
tests when their children fall to be pro
moted. Ml'SlC A POTn.NT FACTOR.
Last year we decided to Instruct our
teachers In muMc. two lessons per month,
before adopting any system of music for
general Instruction In the school!.. Our
teachers have attended the music class
regularly und today many of them can
think tones distinctly and measure time
accurately. Our class room singing to
day Is fur more Satisfactory than It was
a year ago, and our examination in music
to bo held In January. 1V.i. will tell us
tho number of teachers employi il by the
Scranton school board who are competent
to give elementary Instruction in muu.
When music lirst claimed our attention
It was asserted that it would take too
much time, but in the schools of the city
where it Is pioperly taught, experience
demonstrates that it saves time. Those
who opposed tho introduction ot music
aie now. we believe, thoroughly satisfied
that music hi the public schools does not
mean a loss of tlmo. It means more time.
It Is a powerlul agent In our disclpllno
and a potent l.ictor In character making,
it can quiet a noisy school, rest the body
and pacify the mind.
Music represents growth of body nnd
health of mind. A bird that Is 111 will not
sing, neither will a boy or girl sing who
Is in poor health. An observing teacher
through a song In the morning, can easily
detect the boy or glr! whoso work lor tho
day will be a drudgery, whose aching
heart needs some consolation, some word
of encouragement.
If education Is nothing more, nothing
less than self activity, let us have more
gleeful music, for n song is tho vocal ut
teianee of self, the inner, the real sell.
Again, let music reach the home, hallow
and glorify the homliest and humblest
conditions of life. .Music cannot voice
nn unwholesome sentiment or an impure
thought.
Drawing now extends through tho
grades and through tho high seh.nl.
Teachers ure required to do their work
under the, dliectlon or a supervisor ot
drawing. This branch of our work is
closely Interwoven with the regular work
ot the schools. It has been correlated
nnd co-ordlnalcd to meh an extent as to
form an Integral part of the recitation
work. Teachers are urged to i.pply draw
ing as an aid lit teaching other branches.
Many have done eo within the past year
find find results satisfactory. In arith
metic, science teaching, geography and
liliguage, Ideas can frequently be con
veyed by this means in a way that strong
ly lmpresse's the memory and appeals
sharply to the understanding.
The lovo of the beautiful is an uplifting
rind purifying Influence wherever it mani
fests Itseir. Our teachers aro taking a
homo Interest In their Individual rooms,
and spare ro effort to beautify them with
flowers and pictures. The movement Is
fraught with much that will contribute to
nobler living. During tho coming year
wo shall have some Instruction on tho
masterpieces of art In order that we may
mako no mUtake In selecting good whole,
some, pictures. We shall aim and en
deavor to utilize tho thought or Ruskin,
"The child should have beautiful thlnjs
about him and tlmo to look at them." Art
Is not a plaything, but an influence upon
our lives, rrnl and distinct. The languano
of art Is not a dialect. It Is tho one uni
versal language which has never been
confounded. It Is a message to all.
KINDRROARTKX WORK.
The first kindergarten In this country
w.ia established about twcnty-tlve year's
ago and its claim to be a natural sys
tem of child-culture seems Justlllcd In its
growth and development.
The Scranton school board by resolution
has nppiopiiated ono thousand dollars ror
kindergarten work the coming ye'ar.
True, this amount Is small, but tho seed
planted will yield a harvest or good re
sults. A kindergarten Is now n part or
our public i-chool system and the friends
of Frocbel have no fear of Its wciruro
and future maintenance.
The kindergarten of this city will have
one decided advantage: Only tenchers
with special training In kindergarten
work nnd a high school education back of
It shnll be employed. The old theory
that any novice can teach tho children
has been relegated, sent Into exile. Wo
demand teachers who can distinguish be.
tween the essential and non-essential, be.
tween the permanent and tho transient,
between devices nnd principles, teacners
who fully und Justly realize that kinder
gartcn education Is tho foundation for
higher education nnd national character.
Tho two great agencies lor training
children nre tho home uud school, nnd
they should work wllh mutual under
standing and harmony. Tho school and
homo should come together. With this
enil In view "Mothers' Meetings" have
been held In several schools during tho
year for tho direct purpose of co-operating
with the schools. Thero la reason
to hope from the good work accomplished
during tho year that each school will
have a local organization tho romlng
year. Such organizations will tend to
produce better mutual understanding be
tween the homes and the schools, and
strengthen tho hands of tho school nu
thoiltles when they are honestly working
lor the Improvement of tho schools.
Mr. .Gladstone. In 1SG1, Inaugurated and
established the School Savings Rank sys
tem In England. In the old world the
system Is In successful operation In loo.uuo
schools, and seventy-six cities of the
Vnlted States liavo on deposit for tho
children 17!,c;i.0:'.
A year ago encouraged by parents we
Introduced the system In Scranton, 'list
III Xo. 19 school, of which .Miss Joslo D.
I.ees Is principal. In u few mouths, after
a successful trlnl 111 No, 111 tchool, seven
of tho other schools adopted tho plan and
today wo have on deposit J'jno.W, a
largo sum considering tho late depress'on
In business.
Improvidence Is one of the evils ot tho
day and any system that helps to create
or oncourago habits ot tlirlft und econo
my must be of Incalculable bencllt to the
children. A great majority ot the chil
dren know nothing of handling money ex
cept to spend It. gratifying some deslro rr
the moment. As parents nnd teachers
wcrk together In the education of the
child, the conclusion seems reasonable
that both can best encourage habits ot
Providence. Wo do not encourage or
seek large deposits, out rather encourage
ull to become depositors. Further, to
avoid begging from parents, we Insist
that the money deposited shall represent
services or work of some kind.
On each Monday morning or the school
term teachers lecclve deposits, one cent
or more, for the period ol ten minutes.
When the deposits teach one dollar the
depositor receives a bank book free or
charge frum tho bank, where the money
Is dposltcd. There a no tendency toward
lr.Jutlous rivalry among the pupils und
no Interruption of school work.
TRAININO SUIOOl..
The Scranton Training school, with Its
two-year course tor graduates or the
High School, Is elevating tho standard of
teachers. It provides a channel through
which our HJgh School graduates, who
possess natural abilities lor teaching,
may equip themselves for the profession
of teaching. Thero aro now thirty-two
pupil-teachers In the training class and
forty-eight graduates ot the Training
School are employed In our city schools.
The absolute nccesslt of pedagogical in
struction and professional training is iec
pgnlzed by Hie Scranton school board and
eventually It will mean a higher profes
sional tone to the corps, motu cfilclene-y
and better salaries.
The Teachers' Mutual Heneflt associa
tion was organized March 10, ivy.".. .Mem
bership fee is three dollars, nnd month
ly dues are Pi per cent, ot tne salary. In
case of sickness or disability, members
in good standing recelvo i per cent, or
tho salary. The scciety Is in u prosper
ous condition and bus paid piomptly .ill
claims for sickness. The treasurei has
paid out fllS.ti.'i and thero Is on hand a
balance of $$..:&.
War times have creatcc. intense Interest
In geography and history and consquent
ly our work In these subjects has given
good results. It is an easy matter to sttr
up children as an Indian chlet stirs up his
warrlois, by noise and exhortation, but to
get Inspiration out of historical lexis, our
of the subject matter under discussion
In the class room, which wo tried to do,
Is not an easy tusk. What our run vest
will be from patriotic teaching, only time
can determine, but wo feel confident that
our patriotism bus been of the light klnl.
Jingoism we have not tolerated. Our
lessons have been founded on historic
fact, not fancy. The question, "Are we
right?" found a positive answer In every
exercise. We presented the noblest types
of heroism and taught patriotism in Its
broad humanitarian sense. Our teach
ers were conscientious and tiue. They did
not allow the spirit of the times to fos
ter shallow or excitable patriotism. Our
teaching has been ethical. We have
taught patilotlsm from the standpoint
of duty to country in time of peace and
war.
Wo held our firth annual Institute In the
auditorium of the high school April ll-li.
The pttuclpul Instructors were J'rolessors
M. U. Urumbaiigh, Homer It. Sprague and
t.eorgo 1'. Hlble. We began our work at
iOJ a. m. in order to allow the teachers
to fMimlne carefully thu grade exhibit
which was given, not tor the purpose ot
displaying our best work, but tor the
purpose of giving each teacher an exam
plo and Illustration of the average work
done In each giade. We are satisfied that
the work at tho grade, exhibit was or
great value to our teachers and in all
probability we shall continue the sati'o
work next year. Over three thousand
persons attended the various exercises
during the week.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Our attendance at the high school at the
present tlmo Is six hundred and fttty-llve,
five times the attenelanco tnreo years ago.
There ure some who think pupils are ua
mltted to the High school at a younger
age than formerly. This Is not true. The
average age today, 14 S-H, is the aveiag-2
ago for the last ten years. The princi
pal of the high school sent us the follow
ing report last vear. Freshmen, H 8-lu
years; bophoniores 1C years; Juniors, 17
years; seniors, 17 7-10 years.
The provision? of tho compulsory law
are accepted with good grace. Our at
tendance has steadily Increased nnd tru
ancy hns be.-n reduced to a minimum.
While tho compulsory law compels pupils
to attend srhool, wo do not rely upon the
strength of tho law but upon tho good
sense of the community. We have suc
ceeded In placing hundreds or boys and
glils In school who heretoturo roamed the
streets.
We have consulted parents, not niagls.
tratcs. We aro lccelvlr.g aid nt every cor.
nor and there ure b"t few boys and girls
roaming the streets aimlessly between
ulna In the morning and tour In the at
lei noon. Our boys and girls are where
they shou'a oe at the debks In tho school
room.
During the year we opened sixty oven
Ing schools and kept them open lour
mouths. We gave Instruction to 1,mu pu
pils among wliwn were V'i girls. For tne
maintenance of the evening schools wo
bpent $7,C07.8j. This Is emphatically an
Industrial town where good night schools
should prosper. Our work during the
year was eminently satisfactory In four
or live schools where old teachers were
employed and a proper clasMllcatlon
made.
Wo can never hope to get the best le
siiltH out of our evening schools until
wo have a regular corps of night school
teachers who are trained tor their work
and a classification similar to that en
forced In our day schools. Tho time, two
hours, given for instruction In tho even
ing, Is altogether too short to obtain sat
isfactory results without a proper classi
fication and without professional tiulnlng
nn the part of the teacher.
Ab tar us the teachers are concerned
thero l greater earnestnes and enthusi
asm. They are working together to es
tabllsh higher Ideals and to mako better
schools. There Is greater Interest, par
ticularly In teachers' meetings and In
pedagogical literature. The grade meet
ings during the year wero regularly at
tended and the National Kducatlonul ns
ssoclatlon registered at least sixty Scran
ton teachers.
This summer we were represented by
speclul students at Yale, Hurvurd, Uni
versity of Chicago and Cornell,
While there Is always room for improve
ment we believe that we are warranted
In saying that the past year hau been a
successful one; that the schools aro In a
better condition than they were a year
ago. Yours reipectfully,
George Howell,
, Superintendent of Schools,
COL. COURSEN'S SON WEDS.
His Bride Is Miss Alice L. Flory, of
Green Ridge.
Colonel II, A. Courscn's son, Charles
Edward Com sen, was married yester
day morning to Alice Lyno Flory,
daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Flory, nt
the bride's home, IMS Washington avu
nue.
Tho ceremony was of the simplest
kind possible. Thero Were no attend
ants and no formalltj. About n scoro
of the Immediate relatives were pres
ent. Rev. 1. J. Lunslnff, of the Green
Ridge Presbyterian church, olllcluted.
Mr. Coursen nnd his brldo left on
tho noon Delaware, Lackawanna and
Weatern train for New York city. On
their return next weel: they will reside
nt tho homo of the groom's purents,
416 Washington avenue.
SPORTING NOTES.
The Philadelphia Press says: "A valu
able candidate for the position ot left
half back appeared today In tho person
of George I.nthrou, .f Scranton, It Is tho
opinion of foot ball authorities that l.ath
rop has In him wor.derful talents that
will iaako him one of the best bricks In
college. He played as substitute last
year. Ills brother. Harry I.athrop, played
light end In the Yale game last year, ut
ter l.Vchran loft the Held, and Inherits
this position by right In caso he returns
to college. Ho Is with tho Thirteenth
Pennsylvania volunteers at Camp Meade,
In which regiment he holds the ohico of
sergeant major."
The Orientals, of South Scranton, chal
lenge the Alerts, of Hyde Park, or the
Ke stones, ot Park Place, for Sunday,
September 2j. on the Orientals' grounds.
Please answer as soon as possible through
The Tribune. T. Whnlen, manager.
Our Latest
In Open Stock
Dinner Ware
Is called the American Beauty.
The name is very appropriate,
as it certainly is the most
graceful shape evr made.
With all its grace and beauty,
the price is low.
loo-Piece Set, in new shades ot
green, with tracing of & t nn
gold on handles ,p 1 I ,)
100-Piece Set, combination of
colors, pink, green, yellow and
brown, gold edges and t . r-.
traced with gold, only p 14.0U
You need not buy the whole set,
but select such pieces as you need.
MILLAR & PECK,
134 Wyoming Ava.
'Walk lu and 1,-ook Around."
Pianos
and
Organs
CHK.U'Mt AT
J. W. Guernsey's
Thau at uuy other Music Store in
Scranton.
The public Is Invited to call and limned.
Prices thu Lowes', Goods tlia lleit, and
j renis me .moii neasoimuio.
The Guernsey Bldg
314-316 Wash. Ave.,
Scranton, Pa.
Did It Rain?
Well, a Little.
Get Wet?
Well, I Should Whistle.
Umbrella Broken
If it is bring it to us aud
we will repair it at once.
We can repair or replace
anything from the frame
to the button on the
strap.
FLOREYft BROOK
211 Washlig.0.1 Ava.
Court House Square.
Crab Apples,
Peaches, Pears,
Grapes, Quinces,
Blue Point and
Rockaway Oysters
Fresh Daily.
Pierce's Market
'SI
Fruit Jars
PORCELAIN LINED TOPS.
The Best Jar Hade. An
other car just received.
We may not sell them at
the lowest price in town,
but for the quality of our
jar you cannot get their
worth for 60c a dozen.
OUR PRICE
1 Quart 40c Dozen
2 Quarts 64c Dozen
Extra Tops Only 2c Each
Extra Rubbers 4c Dozen
Tin Top Jeliy Glasses, 20c Dozen
THE GREAT
310 Lacka. Ave.
JOHN II. LAI) WIG.
BEFORE YOU BUY
STOP AT
KIZER'L
and look al tin sltd1
II
126 Washington Ave.
Steam and
Hot Water
HEATING
Gas, Electric
And Combination
FIXTURES
Electric
Light . . .
WIRING
Charles B. Scott,
1 19 Franklin Ave.
The Standard
Electric Clocks
No Winding. No Springs.
No Weights. No Repairs.
No Trouble of Anv Kind.
At Small Cost.
suiiflDie for siores. oiiices. Dais. Etc.
ONKN V HI'XXl.Mj IN MJItAN
TON SAV1NUM 11ANIC SINUK DU
CKMIIKil I.AhT; VAICIKS ONI.IT
AliuUT ONKSKCONU A WUtilC.
Mercereaii & Connell,
soxAgouts fur tUU TerrlUry.
T1IK LAKUKir A Nil KINKST RTOOK
OK CLOCKS. WATOI1KM, JKWKI.RV AMI
(U.VEinVAItK IN NOUTUHAUTKRN
I'liNNbYliVANIA.
130 Wyoming Avenu:.
M. Pleasant Goal
At Retail.
Coal c( the best quality (or domestic us
ami of ull sizes. Including buckwheat ana
BirJecye, delivered In uny purt ot th
city, at the lowest price.
Orders received at the ofllce, first floor.
Commonwealth building, room No. 0;
telephone No. 2G24 or at tho mine, tele
phono No. 272. will bo promptly attended
to. Dealers supplied nt tho mine.
4c
prApyre
W. T. SMITH.