Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31

they succeeded in getting lost while
the house was shut up. Look for
them as you would, in garrett, cellar, bed
room and closet, they re used to show up.
They were just as likely to be found behind
the parlor sofa or inside the pantry. No
matter where they lay hidden, it required a
well-orgauized search, cross mamma and
disgusted domestics to unearth them.
Where the books for four scholars in one
family had to be gathered up, and each one
of the iour fitted out with new pencils, new
states, etc., the task consumed most of a
mothers time yesterday. By the time she
sees this she will be able to say, "Yes, school
begins tomorrow; know all about it.''
Probably the next thought that comes
into that tired mothers mind Is, well, 1
will be rid of the youngsters most of the
day. That's one consolation"
PUPILS FOR THE FIRST TIME
The mammas who can't bear to have their
darlings ''out of sight one moment" still
exist, but il is questionable whether those
"darlings" are the kind who whoop and
yell from the front door to the backyard
fence, who play tricks on Bridget, and who
maintain all-day romp regardless of the
comfort of their elders. Practical mothers
of this class OF juveniles thank the nation
for the benefits of education, and secretly re-
joice that the schools may serve also as q
colossal day nursery.
At least LOCO little BOYS and girls will
start 60 school in this city tomorrow for the
6rst time. Directors in all wards have been
applied to the past week for permits. Pu-
pills are required to attend the rchool near
est their residences, unless otherwise ap-
proved by the board or local committee
Children or wards OF non-residents REQUIRE
9 special permit. For non-residents ices
are charged at the High School No child
under years of age, and no person over q
years OF age will be given permit.
So while 1000 little tots will learn the
structural features OF A, B and for the
first time tomorrow, nearly 80, 600 pencils
will scratch nearly 90, 900 states in Pittsburg
up the enrolment of the public schools.
That is
A GREAT ARMY.
Pittsburg school children could form
many regiments in the national educational
camp, and each year they would have to
have more room, for q large increase is
to be noted every September. CITY
Superintendent Luekey's party Of teachers
while in Europe this summer told British
tutor these facts about our schools The
fellow calculated that if Pittsburg had 30.
600 pupils the whole United States had
about 100000 He was simply thunder
struck when ne was told that statistics
gathered in 1888 showed that the school
population of the United States was 16. 49,
26O, and that OF this number 10, 336, los
pupils and 29S, ,2e5 teachers were in the
public schools.
UA nd 10 II for
continued the Pittsburg teacher, shat sum
total would read 10, 800, ,00O.' instead of TO-
336. 1O5.'"
why, how do you make that out?" in
CURED the Englishman, "your enrolment
now is only 80, O00p'
"Ah, yes, but Pittsburg is famous for
smart boys. When the educational census
man came along be would say, Here is a
boy that is as good as two so down went
two instead of one. Why, sir, il the new
census will be as fair with Pittsburg as il
should we would be accredited with 40. 900,
because the brains OF 40 900 are in our 80, 600.
And dou't brains always count, sir? See?"
The Britisher retired with q wonderful
impression OF Pittsburg's schools.
WHIPPING OUT OF FASHION.
It is remarkably healthy indication |
that as the enrolment of Pittsburg schools |
rattan decreases. Custom Of the last two or |
three years demands that the schools shall |
be governed, as far as possible without cor |
poral punishment When it is inflicted il |
must be done only by the principal or act
ing principal, and all cases of such punish
ment must be repurted to the Superinten-
dent monthly. Pupils who evince habitual
indifference may be transferred to lower
grades. ID many wards, pupils who shall
be absent two days in a week, or four days
In month, Tor any cause, except sickness,
will not be permitted to return without
permit from member of the local CON-
mittee. No punil shall be allowed to leave
school before the hour for closing for any
cause, except Sickness unless authorized by
the local committee
Iruant playing is considered fragrant
onense, and no pupil shall be received after
truant playing without authority from the
local committee, and no such authority
snail De given to any pupil who has been
guilty OF TINS O1ense more than twice dur
ing the current scholastic year.
HEROIC TREATMENT,
In the Washington schools of the Seven
teenth ward there is lady teacher who for
years has conquered unruly pupils 10 this
She gets q rattan, or ruler. and
"a ;aiIs tne scholAr out In front OF the school
Then instead of whipping him she gives
him the rattan, and, holding out her own
hands, compels him to whip her on the
palms. She will make him strike her with
III his might given number of strokes.
having first been imposed in bro. |
portion to the enormity of the ofense I
which the scholar was guilty Of. To do
'uch an unmaunerly thing as beat q woman,
md 70 see her finch under the pain of the :
Thippingi IL usually more than any scholar