Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-17
PEDAGOGUE AND PUPIL.

MISS ALICE TURNER, of the First ward
school, Allegheny, has resigned, to accept a
position in a kindergarten. Miss Enfield of
Indiana, was elected to the vacancy.
THE marriage of Miss Ada Hill, of the
Luckey school. to Mr.. Caldwell, of Brinton sta
tion, occurs next Tuesday. Her associate
teachers gave, in her honor, a farewell dinner
at the school on Tuesday, when a very elegant
picture was presented to her as souvenir.
SUPERINTENDENT LUcKEY, Profs. Logan,
Riddle, Wood and Andrews start this morning
to Philadelphia to inspect the schools of that
city. They will visit the primary. grammar
and high schools, the Girls Normal and the
Industrial School. The party will return on
Wednesday.
Miss FANNY BIRD, the assistant principal OF
the Washington school, No. 8, has resigned
and will be married at near date to Cali
fornia gentleman, who is millionaire. Miss
Bird met him during the Pittsburg teachers
excursion to California year ago for the first
time although he is q distant relative Of her
family. Miss Bird is we'll known in musical
circles.
MRS ELLEN BLACK has been promoted to
the assistant principalship of the Washington
school, to take the place of Miss Bird Miss
Laura Crime, of the Mt. Washington school,
fills the existing vacancy caused by the promo
ton, Miss Daisy Lemon has been elected to
take Miss Crimes place in the Mt. Washington
school, and Miss Ada Thompson, ofthe Luckey
school, has been elected an additional teacher
IN the same ward, but will not commence her
duties there till the 1st of January, when the
new building opens.
AT their new and elegant quarters on Sixth
avenue the Teachers Academy met yesterday
afternoon. Profs. w. w. Kennedy, ]. NJ. Lo-
gan, s. A. Andrews, Miss Birdie Murphy and
Miss Ida Lindsay were appointed committee
10 prenare a ritual for the admission of new
members. The adVisability OF having benefl-
ciary clause added to the constitution of
the academy was proposed. and Profs.
Ralston were constituted committee to report
on the subject at the next meeting. Miss Ollie
Smith, of the MeCandless school, was initiated
q member.
THE ward school teachers are quietly at work
arranging to take the proper steps to ask the
Central Board for an increase of salary. The
auestion has been discussed before, but never
acted on favorably. This year, however. the
effort is likely to be successful as several men,
bers of the Central Board have intimated that
if the teachers present proper petition it
would undoubtedly receive favorable consider
alton. The Committee on Teachers and Sal
aries will not meet till December, when the ap-
propriation to be asked for will be considered.
A meeting of the teachers is called for on
Tuesday next, at the Grant school, at 4 o'clock,
to consider the subject
THE cooking department Of the public school
on Grant street never presented prettier ap-
pearance than yesterday afternoon when the
first graduating class Of this year, IS in num-
Der, showed their parents and friends what they
could do in the preparation of appetizing
dishes. The table was marvel Of taste in its
delicate but simple ornamentation, and the
display in general reflected great credit on
Miss Ballou, who has charge of the school, and
whose charming address has won her hosts Of
friends since her advent to Pittsburg. A prize,
consisting of knife. fork and spoon, for the
best loaf OF bread, which was awarded TO Miss
Susie Mclaughlin, of the Luckey school, the
tiniest miss vf the class. The judges were Mrs
Redman, Miss NJ e. Graham and Miss Kate
Neiper. Mr.. George Sheppard presented the
prize. Maggie Nicholson, of the PEBBLES
school; Lily McGagh, Minersville, and Jennie
Lawton, also of the Minersville school, received
honorable mention. Pupils from the Forbes,
Washington, Humboldt, Duquesne, Moorhead,
Riverside, Franklin and the Ralston schools
will constitute the next class, which Will COM
mence tomorrow.