Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-23
MAY SHIFT 1T AGAIN.
A Better Site Than the Schenley
Picnic Tract Can be Secured
FOR THE NEW BLIND INSTITUTION.
DR.. Campbell Tells the Directors How to
Run Their School.
SECRETARY SMITHS EXPLANATION

The site for the blind asylum has not yet
been settled, and it is possible that the ''ric-
mic tract" will not be given for the school.
Or. Campbell of London, yesterday in
formed the directors of the institute that he
convinced Mrs. Schenley that the picnic
tract was away out of the road and was no
place to build blind school. The lady is
taking more than passing interest in the
school. and it is probable that site nearer
to Penn or Fifth avenues will be given.
DR.. Campbell arrived in the city yester-
day and registered at the Hotel Duquesne.
Ee was accompanied by his wife and left
last evening, on the 9:20 train via the Balti-
more and Ohio road, for Washington. In
the afternoon he met the Board of Directors
of the institute and gave them much valua-
BILE information about the management Of
the Pittsburg school. He said ne met Mrs.
Schenley the day after his interview with the
Pittsburg party that went to see her. She
regretted very much the past trouble among
the directors, and made a recommendation
to avoid any unpleasantness in the future.
She said she would like to see the rotary
election system adopted, that is, instead of
electing whole new board each year, to
elect only three members, the others holding
over. By doing this the board would never
die, and there could be no friction between
those retiring and the newly elected direc-
tors. The board will adopt the suggestion
of Mrs. Schenley arter the expiration of this
term.
WILL BE SATISFACTORY.
r Al.
Campbell said he told Mrs. Schenley that it
would not do to put such an institution on
top of the hills of Allegheny, or back in a
woods, where people could NOT see or get to
il. He said it was necessary to erect the
building near one of the main arteries of
travel, and that the "picnic tract back of
the Allegheny cemetery was not a desirable
site. Mrs. Schenley informed DR.. Campbell
that she had intended giving the picnic tract"
hut that the doctor, as stated above, said yes
terday that he had convinced her that 1t was
n0t good one. She then said he would donate
site that would be suitable for the public as
well as the incorporators and directors of the
institution.
DR.. Campbell. in his graphic way, gave an
excellent description and outline of how the
blind school in London is conducted. He told
The story of his life and the many obstacles he
had to overcome to get musical education.
The story was printed year ago, when DIR.
like TO see one special department; created in
The new institute for an industrial school,
where blind children could be taught practical
and useful trades. He also said 1t would be
necessary to have ample Fairgrounds around
the building, where children could frolic and
get plenty of exercise.
The names of two additional pupils we're re-
ceiyed yesterday. This makes round dozen
with which the new school will begin doing
business. Secretary Smith also received a
letter from Superintendent Jacobs. who is
getting his affairs in shape to move from In
dianapolis to Pittsburg. The school will open
on October Las has been previously announced
in The DISPATCH.
THE DUTIES DIVIDED.
In regard to the interview printed in THE
DISPATCH yesterday Secretary Smith said:
81 can easily explain how 1 am enabled to hold
two positions at the same time. At the election
OF the board, in May last, Major A NJ. Brown
stated that if it was intended to make Mr..
DOnehoo the secretary of the institution, with
a salary, that under the laws of Pennsylvania
he could not serve a member of the Board
of Directors. Mr.. Donehoos name had been
mentioned on more than one occasion for the
position of secretary and agent orAfnancial
OthceT, and myself talked with some of the
directors prior to the election. who thought that
in recognition of his eminent services in behalf
Of the institute we should tender him the posi-
ton"
That the rule Mr.. Donehoo quotes will not
apply in the case of the present secretary is ap-
parent by the reading of the following from
the minutes of May u: On motion of Mr..
George w. DIlworth, Percy F. Smith was
chosen secretary, with the understanding that
the duties of the office are simply that of
recording and corresponding, but does not in
clude the duties of bookkeeper or financial
tiCer of the institution, or involve the pay
ment OF a salary
My work has been the recording OF the min
utes conducting the correspondence for the
board and enrolling the pupils for the new
school. The Executive Committee approves
and pays all bills on warrants signed by the
chairman of the Executive Committee and the
secretary the treasurer keeping the accounts.
1t at my own personal request that the
duties were divided, and the new superintend-
ent will be the bookkeeper and financial officer
of the institution