The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-10
Pebble schools.

Superintendent Cow furnishes the
following information. coaoerning the
public schools: $500
The largely increased number of
children IN the city schools has COM
PEELED the organization of q Second
Grammar and First intermediate d.
vision at the Locust Street E0gine
House. The attendance of the chill
dren who were promoted, has been
unusually prompt. a1d the schools
are very full. k order to equalIze
the schools, it has been necessary to
make sons transfers. which IN some
instances are not agreeable 20 chill
dren aud parents. bus which are
necessary for the welfare OF
the schools. For instances there
are but two First Grammar
Schools. TO these. at the close Of
the last year. 156 pupils were pro-
noted; of these 146 are IN attendance
this first week. but they have 50 ar
ranged themselves that 80 were in the
Upper Building. and 90 in the Lover
one. TO equaifze these schools il be-
comes necessary 10 transfer some -
pupils to the lower schools. making
the distance some of them have 20 go,
three squares further than they we're
accustomed 10 90 before, However
unpleasant the increased distance msy
be to those who are transferred, it il
still necessary for the good OF tho
children that is be done. t
To the two Grammar Schools 237
pupils were promoted Of these, ~
are already enrolled. As a new
school has been established, the
children have been assigned. after a
great deal Of careful scrutiny. In the
following manner: Eighty TO the Up
per Building, fifty to one teacher IN
| the Locust Street Building, and eighty
six to the Lower Building. Every
/ effort has been made by the teachers
aud Superintendent to do justice to
all. IF any mistakes have been made
among so many, they are easily Tecti-
fed when Iointed out.
The first Intermediate Schools had
| $50 pupils promoted. OF these 3l4 are
aIreadv ID attendance, ssand " went to
the upper building. soto Ninth Street.
is 10 Locust Street, and 129 to the
| Tower Building B altering the old
districts slightly, so have been sent to
the upper building. 81 to Ninth Street,
4 DU 1OCQEb 1A4 CO ~ 49,
Lower Building.
Some slight changes have also been
i made to accommodate the Second In
termediate Grade, so that those
schools are equalized as follows: Up
/ per Building, I17s Ninth Street. l10i
! Vine Street, 102; Fourth Street. 90.
and Lower Building. 116 pupils. An
examination Of tho map of the clty
will satisfy any unprejudiced person
that every effort has been made to ar.
range the children n the best and
safest manner.
Ii is reported that all the children
who will enter the Second Primary
School fer the first time, will be en-
tered during the coming week, as no
new classes will be made in this low
est grade. till the frst Of February
Owing to the re organization of the
new schools Of the city, and ID In
dependence. il will be impossible TO
organize the German classns at once.
| As soon as possible it viii be accom-
plished, but as there is such d.
versity Of grade. It will take tine TO
do il properly. Those interested Will
remember that It Is no small task 60
organize and arrange, satlsfacterliys
2, 500 children, each Of whom IS en-
titled to 81 ention. and each clamor-
Gus o be attended to first. a little
patience and time is necessary to do
Il properly. and when these are con
ceded, the sixty-six teachers and Su-.
perintendent will work = All out sat-
isfactorily, if 1t be possible.
The Superintendent will be in his
Office every morning from 8 to 10
O'Clock. bnt PARENTS who desire to.
enter their childTen. will do 50 on
Monday forenoon.