Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-16

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school was added by occupying the dressing q
room of the upper grade Of scholars. In
1873 this territory became the Eleventh
ward of the city, and in 1874 the present
large and capacious building was erected on
Shady lane. The school at present en-
ploys nine teachers.
THE TWELFTH WARD.
The Dayisyille school, in the lower end
of the ward, was organized about the same
| time IS those in the upper part already
alluded to. A fourth of an acre OF ground
was purchased where the present building
now stands, north Of the Brighton road on
the hill, west of Woods Run. In 1858,
when a second story was added to the
school, two teachers we're employed. The
school now employs four teachers, two more
rooms having been added to the building at
| at a recent date.
The Twelfth ward school, like the others
of Reserve township, was organized in 1886
During 1857 q one-story brick building Of
| two rooms was erected and the Woodville
school was reorganized. In 1874 another
story was added to the building. This ter
ritory with its schools had then become the
Twelfth ward, and at present supports IL
teachers in two excellent buildings of
modern style.
The Thirteenth ward school was organized
in 1886 in a one-roomed house. In 1860 the
little house was sold and the location
changed TO Clark street, where two-roomed
building was put up. In 1874 two more
rooms were annexed to this, and in 1885 the
directors erected q two-story eightroomed
building, which now employees seven
teachers.
THE OLD CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
In 1887 public school for the education
of colored children was organized in the
basement Of the Baptist Church on Robin.
son street. II grew so rapidly that soon an
other colored school was opened. In 1914
both the schools were removed to building
on Sherman avenue IN the rear of DR..
Swift's Church. In 184s they were re-
moved TO Avery street. From there
they were taken to the Temperance Ark,
where they remained for seven years. Their
next fight was 20 the Universalist Chapel,
in the Second ward, In 1869. This building
was located on the corner of Middle alley
and North commons. The fual locality OF
the colored school was Sherman avenue,
where the new High School now stands. II
remained there, Ia fouf.foomed building,
until 1850, when the pupils were distributed
among the ward schools
THH HfdH SCHOOL.
Previous N 1883 q high school depart
ment had bsen established aud maintained
In each ol the first ,iI wards. Al that date
all theHe departments were consolidated ana
a central High School was organized, The
frame building on Sherman avenue which
had been used for the oolored school was re-
lifted for the accommodation Of the High
School pupils IN September, 1889. This
building, however, has hlnoe been torn down
and three more lots purchased adjoining tho
ons on which II stood, On this ground an
elegant High School building has been
erected, which Ia an ornament 10 the city.
The entire cost Of the ediace, including the
ground aud furniture, 10 about ti?0, 900.
The public schools OF Allegheny have
what fittsburg has not-A library Of over
$4,000 books, II 10 maintained In City
Hall, Its nucleus was the old.time Ander.
sou Library, which was donated 10 the
schools by its founder. In 1850 the Ander-
son Library had 81 paying subscribers, with
tho names Of 81 apprentices on tho list.
AN ARMY OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The Allegheny public schools rs at present
organized are under the management OF O
Board OF Controllers, consisting OF rs men,
Der. Prot james Morrow Is supernten-
dent The total number of school buildings
is %. Total valuation Of school property,
81 ,249, 5l4 total bonded indebtedness, $662,-
99S; total enrolment of pupils. IL, 8l5; total
average daily attendance, II, 200; total
number of teachers EN- mployed, 264; total re-
ceipts for 1888, S466, $40; total expenditures
for 1888, S416, ,6S3.
Allegheny also has some famous collegiate
institutions. The Western Theological
Seminary of the PRESBYTERIAN Church was
established here in 1927. Before the re-
union of the "old" and the new school"
branches OF the church it was managed by
ha al ha
OF the United Presbyterian Church, estab-
lished in 1925, is also here, and at last re-
port had large roll of students. There is
also the Allegheny Theological Institute,
organized by the Reformed Presbyterian
Church in 1910. And in late years the
Western University has also taken up its
abode in Allegheny City.