Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-19
GOSSIP OF THE SCHOOLS.

| ONE of the city school principals has hi,
| teachers recite twice a month to him in psy
, chology.
PROF. RINEHART, at the request OF many
| teachers. Is contemplating the organization Of
/ a teachers Saturday class for instruction in
music.
THERE is every prospect Of a teachers guild
being organized in Allegheny City. Whether
the object OF the new society be patterned after
known.
A REPORT received yesterday at the Central
Board of Education, from Beatrice, Neb., states
that two ladies are members of the Central
Board of Education.
PROF. E. l. ELLIOT. the newly-appointed
assistant at the High School. sent word yester-
day to Secretary Reisfar that business detained
port for duty till Wednesday.
THE Executive Committee of the Normal
Alumni held meeting yesterday afternoon.
The annual reception will be held November IA
at the High school chapel. The Royal italian
Orchestra will be in attendance.
AT meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Teachers Guild yesterday Miss Jennie
Simpson. of the Forbes School. was elected to
the vacancy in this committee caused by the
resignation of Prof. L. Il. Eaton. A number
of names were suggested for membership.
THE big institute for the Pittspurg teachers
will be held November Ii and IA. Superinten-
dent G. NJ. Phillips. of the Wesr Chester Nor
NAL School; George NJ. d. Eckeles. of Ship
pensburg; q. x. Snyder, of Indiana; T. b. Moss,
of California, and Superintendent Matby, OF
Slippery Rock, have signifed their intention
of being present.
SUPERINTENDENT MORROW, of Allegheny,
held an institute for the teachers OF steps /, 2
Sand 4last week, at the High School. Talks
on Morals and Manners and "How to Teach
TOnol ,,fr1xu oyiu nv inf dont
row. The new supervisor of drawing in the
Allegheny schools is from Boston, and his ar
rival is daily expected.
MRS. NJ. v. HUGHES, prominent lady In
w. e. T. U. circles, has written to Superin-
tendent Lucky asking how many schoolhouses
there are in Allegheny county. This request
divulges the information that there are l,464
schoolrooms, 255 of them being i'll Allegheny
City and 59l in the Pittsburg schools. There
are 1873 schoolhouses in the county.
TOMORROW the evening schools commence
and will continue 40 nights. BY opening thus
early the term will be over by Christmas. This
move on the part of the ommittee on Night
Schools is considered wise one, as the break
caused by the Chris mas holidays heretofore
proved very disastrous to the attendance. The
schedule OF the salaries for the teachers Of
night schools remains the same as last year.
ADDITIONAL teachers are still being elected:
Miss Maggie Frew, in the Colfax; Miss Clinton,
in the Liberty; Miss Laura Taylor and Miss
Bessie Bright, in the Hiland. At the last
named school two more rooms of the old build
ing are again put in use. Miss Minnie Nc
Bride succeeds Miss Mileyi in the Allen schools.
The latter accepted q position at Swissvale.
The Allen schools are in very crowded con-
dition.
Now that the Exposition is over and the
educational display received its deserved
share of admiration, the question is often
asked What Will now be done with it?" The
IA volumes of written work will be left at the
High School and keep company with the dis