The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-25
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
{ For Additional Local Items see Third Page. ]

VISIT OF PHILADELPHIA OFFICIALS To
THE BALTIMORE SCHOOLS "A deputation OF gen
tlemeR from Philadelphia, consisting of certain
members of its City Councils and officers con-
nected with the Public Schools of this city, are
on visit to Baltimore, and were day or two
the guests of q Committee OF its City Council
and the prominent officers from its Public
SCHOOLS. The Committee consists of Edward
Shipper, ESQ.,, President of the Board of Con-
troll, and twelve members of the Board, and of
the City Councils.
o With the view of obtaining the best informa-
ton with respect TO the latest improvements in
the construction of buildings tor the use Of
schools as guide to the expenditure of the
large Appropriation, consisting of one million
dollars, which our school authorities have been
authorized to devote to the erection of new
school buildings, the committee above named
have been authorized TO visit and examine the
school buildings of the different Atlantic cities.
b The Superintendent of Public Schools OF Balti-
more, Rev. J. N. McJlton, and q committee OF
the Commissioners OF Public Schoo!s, accom-
panied by the Rev. Mr.. Van BoKkelen, Superln-
fendent Of Public Instruction for the State of
MARYLAND, welcomed them to the city, and placed
their services at the disposal of their visitors;
They suggested that while examining the school
building their visitors might as well examine
the working of the school system.
Without giving any notice OF their movements,
the visitors were taken in carriages nrst 20 lne
Eastern Female High School, OF which PROFESSOR
H. "a Thayer Is principal. Though taken py
surprise the pupils acquitted themselves very
handsomely III reading, recitatlons, ana music
The exercises in elocution were hlgnly COM
Mr.. Shippen addressed the pupils and the
baltimore school authorities. He SAID that tne
city of Phladelphia had $4,000 pups, In rs l.s
pubhc schools, and l400 teachers. Baltimore
had 20, 600 pupils and q proporuonste numper
of teachers. He had been struck WIN 1 lne
cheerfulness of manner exhibited by tne pupils
before him. indicating that attendance upon
school was not task, but pleasure. In music
they we're far ahead of Philadelphia. he gave
humorous history of schools in Philadelphla
and
trast to I'D cir former ms gn6cant character, that
within the last eighteen months Commissioners
. had been sent from nearly every country ~
Europe to examine and report upon LINE ine cS1I ~ thc
tion of public schools IN Ihe ch'ei 0i'io' VI 'u'
United States. .,.,,o,
The visitors were next taken to Grammar
School No. l3, where the exercises IN rea1rht nm
and singing afforded them much pleasure. The
western Female High School, OF which professor
D. A. Hollingshead Is principal, was next visited
The exercises in music and elocutlon SUSTAINED
the high reputation OF tae school IN tnos
branches, and elected the warmest praises iron
the visitors. Several interesting addresses wer
here made. c.. cou,tod do
Of Pnhiic Instruction. commended the action o
the Philadelphia school authorities. Ihe on
million dollars they have In hand, Judlciousl
expended in the erection OF improved scno9
Suildings, will do more to make their school
efficient than can be readily imagined. He hp
lust return ed from visit to the counties OF tn
western Shore, in his capacity as State Superin
tendent, and he was gratihed to ind that tn
Deople OF that section were all putting thei
sehool-houses in good order, which is the frs
sten TO successful school education. He toll
them everywhere that the State of Marylan
had pledged the entire property of the State t
every child Of the State to secure to him goo
education. The city of Baltimore sends ou
800, 900 per year to the distant counties of tn
state in aid OF its public schools.
After leaving the school the visitors dined a
Harnum's Hotel, as the guests of the city. In
yitations were extended them to visit the Mary
land Institute, which were accepted. YESTERDAY
The philadelphia visited the Male Ger
trol High school, now called the "Baltimor
Citv College" and other schools.