Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-13
ORR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
10 Open Tomorrow - W here they are
LOeated-Names ef the Principals
and Of the Teachers

The city schools will open tomorrow
morning under the direction Of Superlnten-
Cent Pickett, who wa engaged yesterday IN
his OH re answering the numerous question:
of parents, anxious TO learn what was neces-
sarv TO be done by them In entering thel
children MS pupils 10 the publ lnsDtuIons.
q is hoped that tle a'tendance o. Puplis l tnls
var 1ril be much larger than it was during
Fhe last scholastic term, for Il is dssiraoit
that the young should receive me Denelts OF
edccarion ow plac0d within thelI gfasp ~
means o. our excellent public school system
,rhfeb viii compare favorably with tnat ol
anv citv Il r. no less mater OF regret tnan
- yrouder. that out OF asclolasi1c population
I'd Ic 9l on y 4,25s attended ihecity schools las
.lssz5n. Prom present indications We belieE'
fHere wiu be q very large increase OF attend
ance the coming term, ~ mo-e inquiries are
,-r,,, bafug made about our public schools
and more interest manifested than az any
previous time since the system was founded
we hope this feelirg Of Interest VIII result 10
practical b'.neh 70 the pubic, and adEanee
the prosperity Of cur public schools Mem
pnis has ten public schools, employ ing over
sixty teachers, al Of whom ere hald 10 De Wen
gUed for the duties Of their position. -
MIS- Clara Conway who principal OF the
Alabama street school, locsted at the corner
0f Thornton avenue, manages her Institution
with admirable skill. The teachers en-
gagged in the eight departments OF thls scnOoi
are u lsses Augusta lowell Louisa Book. Pau
line keudeluuber, luez Noientlne, Moin-
Patton EmIna Brown Grace Lewellyn, and
Saran QuackeuD bush.
Tne chelsea school, at the corner Of Keel
and Fourtl streets, IS under the efficient su-
r5fsr- -ntendeuce Of u ss A. r. Reudelhuber,
% TrIuclnal. The other teachers are Mn. H
- Hannp5on, Misses Mary Hampton, Lizzie 5
TavI1r ana rfue Boswell.
Tne Court street female high-schOol is un
der the iudiciOus control Of its principal Mis-
Jennie n. Higbeel assisted by Miss Mary Run
E-le The taachers in this school are Miss
JuIiette Cairns =. = Harvey Anna harOert
and + ate Ennis.
rlarked ability By II. e. Slaughter formerly
.s,7-.a--I. .IfendenI. The teachers are Mrs. Ell
gat.fzFv nrs. Emma Tucker, Mr.. Kate LII
~ s-Islss NOiiie Johnston, Nsry boddle, az
~ n fchenbecker, Matte kunkei, ana ANc
me 9arket-street school, on the corner 0
Third street, f. uDdeT the systeinaLte consI ~, y
OF r. y. Thweati, principal, one oI our Des Deef
educators The teachers are MT. r.
smith, Misses Mary ID. Cairns, MsIy ,9l slo.l
Fannie Cain, Carrie Ennis, IoIeiia - i,'-.a,. -.
Maggie Fc&iy, Nellie barrow, Dora Anlel ~
y ne M Jiss Pesbody school, at the conner Of u
and Webster streets is one OF me Del 10 y
city its principal being miss Laura belcl Tsl = =
The teachers are Misses sue Mnrphyi ENeiyl
Re cher Mary J.. Hill, Laura ElacE, Llzl,
Lyon, Emma Petit, kebecca Lennlngh al
T,be PopIar .freef male high-school, fOImeI
r,- fgcated on Adams street has been noted 10
lis "a Tior excellence; MI; 4; =; Alos5s,i ~ Is
and Bap.ain C.H Collier are the special teach
IRE nero children are offered the same I'd
vrutages and afforded the same faclnues 10
tlucation IS the whites.
Chelsea colored school is managed success
fully By n srtha Rankin.
I6e same NAV be said Of the Washington
street coloTed school, taught by c. W.S.Weu'
cC l1ued.
The Clay-street school has been - q prospel
Qua condition. It's principal being II. barnuu
The teachers are: Mrs. II. Barnums Jull
Palm, lara Eewkirk. Ella Murray, d. :
Thomps0n, colOre Matte Clouston eoloret
Fame Claiborne, colored, and A c. DaVlc
son. coiorad.