Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-24

habit Of observation thus formed, and the
mental stimulus thus obtained, are ihvalua-
BILE. The same plan is pursued, 20 lar as
possible, IN all departments oil SCIENCE rs
sci forth in my former report
MORE HooM NEEDED.
1.-THE Professor Of Physics has successfully
introduced individual Investigation into
the daily work ef his glasses, 70 the decided
ADVANTAGE of the pupils, hat IL takes more
room for 20 pupils 10 handle apparatus aud
make experiments, than II does when The
experiments are made by the teacher o one,
The facilities for this practical work In
physps have been materially Improved by
Tho suballlnlion ot tables for dHkkA IN 0na
room, buI q regular work room for this de-
pnttn0nt Ia urgently needed also n working
laboratory Tor the classes In chemistry. No
adequate provision was made for those de-
parlmants whun the building was con
llrueted aud tho full equipment Of them
should be no longer delayed,
"a local electric company has dopAted 10
tho school complete electric light plant, con-
sisting Of a BOO ineHadeseent light dynamo
with necessary lamps, e0nyerters, measuring
instruments, ete, The whole IL valued NJ
ta, d00 Other firms have offered discounts
on the engine, boiler, etc., necessary 10 con-
nsetion with IT, The Board OF Education has
accepted the gift, aud has assumed the ca
pense OF establishing tile plant We there,
fore hope s0On 10 see our school supplied
with n complete electrical outhL In order
TO get the full benefit OF the apparatus thus
provided, We should have more room In
which 10 use II. This cannot be done by
orowdlng soms other department Of the
school, for all are crowded.
AN EVIDENCE or MERIT.
"Aa evidence Of the efficiency OF our
classical department. will state that those
of our graduates who enter college are ad-
mItted without condition, some Of them
with speelRl credit, aud 10 many Of the best
Eastern colleges they are admitted without
any examination whatever. They also
make good records wherever they 90. The
commercial department IL doing good
work, annually graduating . large number
OF boys and girls well grounded In ordinary
business methods. This department 10 now
40 crowded that II can no longer be accom-
modated In tho present building. There
should be separate quarters provided and
fitted up specially for this department"
The Finance Committee OF the Education
Board has submitted a highly favorable re-
port OF the receipts. expenditures and IN
debtedness for the fiscal year ending JAP
uary ], 1889. The total amount In hand on
February /, 1883, was Sl75,2IS bl. The
amount raised by tax was S576, ia ~. BY
State appropriations, interest and other
causes the amount of receipts was swelled
to gross total OF sS2S, 81 40.
THE MONEY EXPENDED.
OF this sum, S355,77l "a were expended
in teachers salaries; S. 900 in the purchase
of ground; S3s, ,3s2 % in building; S61 JIG so
in permanent improvements and repairs;
SIC, 800 in paymento OF bonded debt; $40, 900 10
on interest; S7,790 IL for fuel; S,730 SO for
books, stationery, and printing; other ex-
penses are for gas, water, insurance, paving,
rent, furniture, secretaries and treasurers'
salaries, janitors' salaries, housekeeping,
etc, making gross total Of S6Ss.774 97.
This, as will be seen. left a balance OF
$l39, 536 43, on February l, 1889.
The total bonded indebtedness was $780,
900. OF this s29, 200 have been paid Of since
the end Of the fiscal year The amount OF
floating Indebtedness was S19, Ala Go.
The board is well plensed with the show
ing made. The balance left over was smaller
than that Of the preceding year, but the
causes Tor expenditure have been much
moro numerous and pressing than at any
time within the boards financial history.