Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-07
Gossip of the Schools,

MISS G. N. JONES, of the Lincoln school was
married last Monday evening.
Mrs. RODGERS, wife of j. e. Rodgers, the
Central Board representative from the High
land district, died yesterday afternoon at her
residence.
Miss MoELHANY has been elected to q posi-
tion in the Minersville schools. She takes the
place of Miss Case, who accepted position In
the Forbes.
Miss EMMA MARSHAL, of the o'Hars
school, has been absent this week on account
of sickness. She will be able to return to the
school room tomorrow.
THE school exhibit at the Exposition re-
ceives admiring comment. The display is in
charge of Miss Matte Stephenson, daughter of
the late Prof. Stephenson, of the Lawrence
school.
THE election of the additional High school
teachers will not occur till October. Prof
Woods if the Central Board grants the re-
quest next Tuesday night will appoint sub
stltutes for this month.
THE public cooking school was entirely
fresheend in appearance during vacation, and
will open up tomorrow. Pupils from the Moor
head, Howard, Washington, Soho. Minersville.
Bellteld and Colfax scheols will constitute the
classes to be formed next week.
The PEBBLES School Board at its last meet-
ing passed a resolution that will prove to be q
big incentive TO the pupils of the Twenty-third
ward school, All pupils who attend regularly
during the year and are well behaved will be
treated to an all-day excursion on the river.
THE vacancy in the North School caused by
Mrs. Smiths resignation has been filled by the
election of Miss NJ. W. Campbell Miss Camp
bell was former teacher at the North School,
but last year, as she was the last elected
teacher, she was dropped on account of the
decreased attendance, with the understanding
that she was to receive the next vacancy.
AT special meeting, held on Friday even
ing, the Howard School Board endeavored to
elect teacher. There were l3 applicants, and
perhaps this unlucky number had something to
do with the unsuccessful effort to fill the exist
ing vacancy. Fifty-nine ballots were cast. and
as last resort the election was postponed till
the regular meeting of the Board in October
1he principal contestants were Miss Cook
Mrs. Clark and Miss Mcclure.
Mrs. WHEELER nee Miss Buffum, former
teacher of the Birmingham school. and now a
resident of Los Angeles, Cal, is visiting her
brother at 22S North Highland avenue. Last
friday evening she was rendered a reception
%; 6y many m of her Old pupils at the residence of
school. The merry pranks and pleasant recol-
lections of the past school days were happily
recalled.
THE election of a Music Supervisor again
comes up next Tuesday evening, when likely
Prof McCargo will be elected. The opposition
" His ol0SnOn IL foIy strOnS, tnouRn not likely
sufficiently strong to defeat him. In the event
of Mr.. McCargo's election, it is likely that the
Music Committee will have Prof Rinehart. the
supervisor already elected. take the schools
MT. MeCargo had charge of, and Mr.. McCargo
take Mr.. Rinehart's schools Either that will
be done or Mr.. McCargo be assigned to the
schools whose Central Board representatives
voted for him.
TOMORROW the first consignment Of Pitts
burg school children will visit the Exposition,
ov1d fnrf fha
that l,5O0 school children will daily wend their
way to the Point. The school principals will |
receive the tickets for their respective schools
by calling at the Central Board rooms Secre- |
tary Reisfar, in order to prevent an overflow of
chlldren, has arranged certain days for certain |
schools. This week the pupils of the Duonesne
Forbes. Franklin, Grant, Hancock. Miners. |
vile, Moorhead, North, o. Hara, Ralston, South |
and Springfield are scheduled to visit the Ex. |
position. The teachers, this year. are not in |
Hlted TO accompany the scholars