Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
PEDAGOGUE AND PUPIL.

THE little girl of Prof. McCargo's family is
| lying seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
Miss MAUD McCoRD, of the South school,
| has been absent due to indisposition, from
school duties for several weeks.
THE Whittier School, on Mt. Washington,
will be opened tomorrow. In the evening a
flag will be presented by the Jr. o. q. A. NJ.
SUPERINTENDENT LUCKEY's semi-annual
report is completed, but will be full month
hence before the printers will have it ready for
the public.
I PROF. FISHER. of the Seventeenth ward
schools. spent most of his vacation in the
mountains. During the latter part of it he at
| tended the Bedford County Teachers Institute.
Miss KATE SCHUMACHER, Of the Liberty
school, was married during the week to Mr.. f.
Bardonner. Miss Harrison, of the Mt. Wash
ington school, also during the week changed
her name to Mrs. Wilson McGaghan-
THE pupils who made the required percent
age in all but one study on the preliminary ex-
animation to High School will be re-examined
tomorrow at o'clock at the High School The
pupils who were too ill tn be on the regular ex-
animation also have the privilege of being
present.
THE death of Mr.. Joseph Kimmel, which oc-
CURED on Friday, removes one of the early
Central Board of Education representatives.
He was for nine years member of the St
CLAIR local School Board, and for six years
represented that district in the Central Board
of Education.
THE ringing of the school bell tomorrow
will not only cause sorrow to the pupils, but to
the teachers as well. The Xmas vacation and
It's attendant enjoyments is bad medicine for
the school element to go back to their tasks
with cheerfulness, and it will take few days
for everyone to forget the jolly time he had.
THE Pittsburg High School is to have a great
department added to its curriculum of study.
Through the generosity of the Westinghouse
Electric Company, an electric plant is to be
established at the High School, and its future
graduates will have a knowledge of that subtle
fluid which is causing scientists such dis
agreement whether its current shall be con-
fined above or below ground. At the last meet
ing of the High School Committee the West
inghouse Electric Company made the offer of
supplying dynamo, together with lamps and
other appliances the whole valued at 81, 600,
partment at the Pittsburg High School.
A subcommittee consisting of Messrs. McKain,
MeKelvey and McCandless were appointed to
consider this liberal offer. The committee met
to the Central Board the acceptance of the
Westinghouse gift and, in addition, to appro-
pirate the sum of 81, 500 to further complete the
electric plant. Prof. Speer, the present in
structor of physics, will have charge of the
new department and it IS mainly to his
made its offer. After its formal acceptance by
the Central Board preparation will at once be-
gin for the establishment of the new branch
and it is expected that bv April the High School
pupils will begin their initatory coaching of the
feats of the liquid lightning. The need of such
a valuable branch to the High School has long
been palpaNle and the educators are overioyed
at the Introduction of this important branch.