Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
NEWS OF THE SCHOOLROOMs.

Miss ADIE BURNETT, of the Allen School,
gave a class drill in language to her associate
teachers last Friday.
REV. Mr.. MCCRoRY. in company with Su-
perintende ent Luckey, will visit the Bloomfield
School next Tuesday.
SECRETARY REISFAR, of the Central Board
of Education. returned yesterday morning
after enjoying the sights of New York.
Mr.. JOHN ]. DAVIS, one of the directors of
the O'Hara School, has resigned. which is due
to the fact that he removes to the East End in
April Mr.. John Paisley. director-slect, will fill
the unexpired term.
THE Southwestern State Normal School at
California Pa, will celebrate the twenty-tifth
anniversary of its opening Friday. April II.
Some excellent speakers and popular educators
are on the programme.
Miss MINNIE B. ERWIN, most popular pri-
mary teacher. and a general faVorite with the
little folks Of the Forbes School. will be mar
ried during Eastertide. Miss Jean Myers has
been elected to succeed her.
THE John Gray Council is the first to pre-
sent the second set of flags to public school
Mr.. George Beecher,s address. "On the Aims
and Objects of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ, was con-
sidered the best of the evening.
IT was very unfortunate that the illuminating
gas at the Soho School on Friday night was
shut off, preventing the visitors from seeing to
advantage the fine display OF board work IN
the various rooms done by the pupils under the
direction of the teachers and principal, Miss
NJ. Il. Louden.
IN addition to the opinions of school superin-
tendents on corporal punishment published in
THE DISPATCH last Sunday, one has been re-
ceived by Superintendent Luckey from Super
intendent Seaver of Boston, Mass He writes:
II disapproYe of its free and excessive use. It
ought TO be restricted in this city TO one-tenth
of it's present amount.
THE California State Normal School cele-
brates its quarter centennial on Friday, April
IL, and it is to be made quite an event. The
exercises will consist of platform addresses.
music and informal greetings to be held in
Normal Chapel at 10 A. NJ, p NJ. and 7:30 P. II
The speakers will be ex-Principals j. c. Gill
christ. G. S. Ehrenfeld, E. D. johnson, Hon.
Henry Houck, Superintendents George j.
Luekey and j. Morrow, j. j. Miller, Hon.
George Lawrence, Colonel Chill W. Hazard
State Superintendent ID. ]. Waller and George
p. Beard.
THE inclement weather of yesterday caused
a slim attendance at the meeting of the Teach
ers' Academy. Miss NJ. A. Rusw1nkle. NJ. l.
Greves, of the Grant School, and Miss White,
Of the Minersylie' Sese inlt,ated & as mempers men M:
N Pollock PEBBLES, were admitted to member
ship. The committee appointed to add bene-
ficiary clause to the constitution and bylaws
made IT'S report. 1t advocated that relief
fund be started for the benefit of sick teachers.
The report of the committee was received and
filed, but no action taken. The committee
which was to prepare ritual ceremony re-
norted progress. The next meeting of the.
academy occurs on the third Saturday in April.
NEXT Friday the public schools will close for
a weeks vacation. The school month ends
next Thursday. but whether the school teach
ers will receive their salaries next Saturday is
a matter of speculation, as DR.. Mckelvey,
President of the Central Board, Is at Little
Rock Ark called there by the severe illness Of
his sister. and may not be back in time to sign
the school warrants for SATURDAY., but as DR..
McKslvey has always disconnected himself to
accommodates the teachers, he will make every
effort TO return as early as possible, so that
there NAV not be any schoolma' ANS prevented
from getting the first pick of the Easter bon
ne1s and having money ready for the April
sittinr If the teachers are not paid next Sat-
urday, they will be some time during the fol-
lowing week.