Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-08
NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS.

THE teachers of the Soho school visited the
old schenley mansion yesterday afternoon
THE North, Liberty aud Lincoln schools are
having half day session for the present
month.
THE examination for profe sional certificates
closed yesterday. The successful candidates
Will receive certificates by June q.
> THE Misses Anna McMasters and Bertha
Stein, of this years Normal High School grad
uating class, take the honors Of the class.
THE school exhibit for the Exposition is all
to be at the Central Board rooms by June 10, 80
the circular stated, which by the way falls on
Sunday.
THE Allen schools are in a very crowded con-
dition, and the need of a new building is very
apparent. The school picnics at Naples Grove
on June q.
The Central Board Of Education holds its
regular meeting next Tuesday evening. The
election of the High School faculty will not
occur till July.
PROF. sLArrERLY, of the Riverside school,
Thirty-fourth ward sails at the close Of school
for two months trip to Europe, not in COM
pany Of the regular educational party, however.
SAMUEL HAMILTON. County Superintendent
returned home Friday evening from four
days trip to Slippery Rock State Normal
School, where he has been engaged In exam
lining students of that institution for gradua-
tiOn.
MISS BLANCHE COOPER, of the First ward
school, Allegheny, who has just resigned her
position, leaves next month for Denver, Col,
on an extended visit. She has been offered an
excellent position in a normal college in that
State, which she will probably accept.
PROF. C. B. Cook, Principal of CHARTERS
borough schools. has been in Braddock during
the past week. He is assisting Mr.. Hamilton
In the county examinations for teaching. There
! will be more than 700 applicants at the different
places where examinations are held. The
county employs $50 teachers.
ACCORDING to their old-time custom, in
augurated by Prof. Proudft, the grammar
pupils of the O'Hara school, IS in number,
marched to the cemetery and held memorial
exercises at the soldiers graves last Monday
afternoon. The pupils were in charge OF the
Misses Lucy De Armitt, Lizzie Holt and
Emma Marshall.
The Highland School Board organized on
Tuesday evening. DR.. Sterret was elected
President; DR.. B. H. Peabody, Secretary. and
j. E. Rogers, Treasurer. The other MEM
bers of the BOARD are A A. Gettys, A. A.
Schultz and Dr. A Stevenson. Miss E. NJ.
Young. the principal, and the entire corps Of
teachers were elected. The first public opening
Of the new building. Highland No. 2, occurred
last Friday.
AT meeting of the Committee on Teachers
| and Salaries held yesterday afternoon it was
found that the attendance at the PEBBLES
tion of another teacher. The South school. not
having sufficient pupils for the number OF
teachers. will lose one teacher. The allotment
of teachers for the month OF September is the
same as for the present month. 594 teachers TO
be employed in the ward schools and % at the
High school.
THE meeting of the PEBBLES School Board
on Thursday night and its action are causing
much talk. Miss Fisher, Miss Lyon, Miss Sui
livan and Mrs. Parker were not elected to
teach again. Miss Mcclure resigned. She and
her mother leave in July for Colorado on
account of the ill-health of Mrs. Mcclure.
| The teachers elected to fill the vacancies cre-
| ated are Miss Weimsr Miss Locke, Miss Sar-
| gent and Mrs. Borland, now OF the Franklin
| school.
IT is among the probabilities that Prof.
| Eaton, of the Sixth ward school. will not be
Principal after this year. This will be no rehec-
tion on Principal Eaton, however as he wanted
| to resign last year, but the school board pre-
| vailed on him to continue another year. Mr..
| Eaton has been teaching school for 81 years,
/ and has been Principal of the Forbes School
/ for 30 years. a There several applicants for
| the position, but the board seems disposed to
give the honor to Miss Simpson, the Assistant
/ Principal.
| WITH school picnics and other attractions
| scheduled for the last week of the school term
| the school children are looking forward to
| one merry day at least, before the books are
| put away for a long vacation. Among the pic
| mics slated are: The O'Hara school. at Hutton
| Grove on the 9th inst; Ralston, at the same
| place on the 18th; Thad Stevens at McKee's
Rock on the 18th, and the Lawrence at Hutton
on the 9th: The Luckey school Will cnarser
| The City of Pittsburg for the 27tn; the Forbes
| will have a lawnfete on the school grounds
| the last day Of school, with icecream and cake,
| and music by the Great Western Band. The
| Humboldt school will not hold its jubilee this
| year in the school, usual, but will have
| picnic either in the woods or on the river.