Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-09
JUNE SCHOOL RECORD.
A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUcA.
1IoN LAST NIGHT.

Superintendent Luckey's Report-Increased
Attendance Over Last Year-Salaries of
the Teachers-A Postponed Election
The Industrial Training School and Its
Work.
The June report of City Superintendent
George J. Luckey was read at last nights
monthly meeting of the Board of Education.
1t showed all the schools, with their 80 male
and 579 female teachers, in operation. The
enrolment in the primary department was
20, ,631; average attendance, II, ,569. Gram
mar department, enrolment, 1926; average
attendance, 8, 3,126. High School, enroll
ment, 5SS; average attendance, 562. Total
enrolment, "a, 645; total average attendance,
q, 257. The number of pupils not absent
during the month was S,2S9, and
109 new pupils were enrolled.
There were 72 corporal punishments
inflicted. The decrease of the enrolment from
that of May was l,S49: decrease of average,
1.27L The increase of enrolment over June,
1889, was 723; increase of average attendance
3d. Music was taught in all the schools dur
ing the month
Secretary Charles Reisfar. Jr., of the Central
Board. reported that the expenditures during
the month were S3S. 73S 7S
The principal of the High School reported an
enrolment of 5SS; average attendance, 562: per-
centage, VI. He also recommended some
changes in the arrangements of the furniture
in the High School. His recommendations
were referred to the High School Committee
The Committee on Finance made the follow
ing report: Balance of appropriation op hand
June 10, 1890 S25I. .0lS IS; salaries of teachers,
S36 Sl5 50; salaries of officers, S55S %; salary of
janItor, Sl55; miscellaneous expenses, ST. 709 81:
total expenditures during the month S38, 73S 80:
balance on hand, S2l2 277 10. Deposited at the
diamond National Bank, sl2.3S7 lS. The Com
tfQo 1r11pr. dQd fln 1nrt Nf
amounting to sl62 The bills were ordered
paid
The Committee on High School recommended
the payment of bills to the amount of So, l55 81
Among other items were: $500 to Fl. L.
Kreusler, for improvements at the High
School, 500 to R. NJ. Gulick q Co,
for rent of the Bijou Theater for
tors house. The contract for putting the
heating apparatus into the addition to
the school was awarded to Kelly
the reelection of T. j. Little janitor of the
High School, at a salary of 81. 500, and of Mar
garet Smith, janitress of the Miller Street
School, at a salary of S420 per year. together
with the entire faculty of the school The
recommendations were voted on and the pres
ent janitors and faculty were unanimously re-
elected.
The Music Committee recommended the re.
election of E. E. Rinehart as one of the music
supervisors for next year. and submitted the
names of R. NJ. McCargo incumbent. Theo-
uOEe heJn. Lewis and Morris
Stevens for the other place. Secretary Reisfar
cast the unanimous vote for the re election of
Prof. Rinehart. The first ballot on the others
stood, McCargo, l6; Carmichael, 8; Lewis, 8:
Stevens, 8. 1t takes two-thirds vote to eIect
and eight ballots were taken without resnIt'
Carmichael and Stevens were virtually dropped
after the frs: ballot. When the result of the
eighth ballot-McCargo, 10; Lewis, 16-was an
nounced, it was decided to postpone the cleo
tion until the next meeting
The Committee on Printing recommended the
payment of bills amounting to $3.50 O5. The
largest item was S3l7 30 for printing the Suner-
intendents reports for lSS9-9O The bills were
ordered paid.
The Committee on Industrial Schools recon.
mended the payment of S29 SO in bills and the
reelection of Charlotte Balleau, teacher of the
industrial training school. Both recommenda-
tions were favorably acted on Miss Balleau
being elected unanimously
The Committee on Examinations for Admis
sion to the High School reported that examipa-
tions had been held on June q, "a and Is -Four
hundred and forty applicants passed, SO failed.
Is are entitled to re-e1amination and did NOT
complete the examination. diplomas were or
dered TO be purchased for the successful candi.
dates.