Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-21
Gossip of the Schools,

Miss ANNIE AsPER, of the Liberty school
has been i'll for over a month.
THE recent bad weather will cause the aver
| age attendance for December to be very low.
| FLORENCE, the young daughter OF Prof. ].
Logan, of the PEBBLES schools is seriously i'll.
His friends hope that his Christmas morning
may be gladdened by the improved condition
| of his little daughter.
Nor many of Mrs. Charles Reisfar's friends
are aware that she has considerable talent as
| an artist. Such is the fact however. and some
| beautiful specimens of her handlwork have
been sent East to friends.
A DIVISION INSTITUTE will be held at the
| Miller street building January H. Miss Fun
denberg. of the Liberty school, will give class
| drill. The work will embrace the knowledge
| gained by the pupils who entered school Tor the
| first time in September up to the present time
On Friday the teachers of Scott township
! held an institute at Glendale. Superintendent
| Hamilton spoke on the Duties of Teachersi'
| Prof. S. A. Andrews on do the Public
| Schools Prepare Pupils for CitizenshipT' Prof.
Mccullough, of the Thirty-sixth ward schools,
| also made an address.
LIKE al! the rest of human kind, the
teachers just now are wonderfully interested in
| sundry packages One bright brunette ex-
| claimed yesterday: II have been out since 9
| o'clock bnying presents, and I've just sent poor
mother home having so many packages that she
| resembles delivery wagon"
Mrs. VAN WAGNER, of Kingston. v. Y,
who has been holding institutes for the study
of drawing. returned to her home yesterday.
She will endeavor to obtain another leave of
absence from her position as drawing super
| visor of the Kingston schools and return to
Plttsburg after the Christmas holidays
THE Legislative Committee of the ALLIE
gheny County Directors met yesterday after
noon at Superintendent Hamilton's Office in
the Court House. The meeting was to con-
slider the means of presenting the bill providing
for a number of assistant county superiutend-
ents for consideration TO the coming session of
the Legislature.
OVER 100 pupils, which breaks all records as
to number, will tomorrow be examined on the
preliminary test tor admission to the High
School The Washington leads with the
largest class, 46 the Liberty, -; the Grant. 81,
and the Moorhead 81. Tomorrow the studies
in which the applicants will be examined are
writing and drawing. Reading and geography
come up on Tuesday
THE Soho night school closed its term of 40
nights last Friday. The term was unprece-
dented in the successful work accomplished.
Miss NJ. ]. Louden was in charge. assisted by
the Misses Matte Hopkin, Z. A. McLaren and
J. Hively. A literary entertainment marked
the close. Prizes for regular attendance were
awarded to Edward Greenawald James Fergu-
son, Louis Saalbach, Henry 4. Kinley and John
Ferguson.
a NUMBER OIL interesting events are DllleO
before the closing of the schools for the
holidays. On Tuesday the Moorhead school
holds reception from to Bis o'clock P. NJ.
Wednesday morning the Grant school has an
unusually attractive entertainment. Tuesday
evening the Sterret school has in connection
with the school talent physical culture class
drill. To help the improvement of the Poor
Society. Tuesday is set for potato day" at the
Washington school
THE Superintendent of the Worcester, Mass,
schools has written letter to Superintendent
Luckey likewise TO each superintendent in the
Union, saying that unusual interest has been
aroused in his city of late over the public
school question, and that a change in the con-
stitution of the School Committee is impera-
lively demanded. The committee now consists
of The Mayor and 24 members, three from each
ward. 1t is so arranged that a number of Off
GERS retire each year. The term of Office is ten
years. The Superintendent wishes to know the
plan pursued in Pittsburg.
MEssRs. SMITH and Wright had charge of
the entertainment on Friday night at the
Seventeenth ward night school. They occur BIZ
monthly. The programme proved very enter
tanning. Many people could not gain admit
tance. The opening address was by Rev.
Pierce, of the Butler Street NJ. E. Church. A
recitation. Church Reveries of School Girl"
by Elizabeth Johnston; a song, "Leown,"
Annie Lang: "a Grecian Princess" a reading
Helen Sands; an address. DR.. j. c. Dunn; music
Window" Ellen Reed: recitation, Home"
J. c. Gurth; address, William P. Geibert, and
music by the Gripp Quartet, were attractive
features.