Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-16


vAtefy Hill,
The ifst building erected 10 the Thirt
ward iof public school purposes was located
ht the corner ~ North and Cedar avenues, IL
1889, II was built Of brick aud contained
two rooms. The second house was built a
Che corner OF hatt and Third streets abeu
thti, IL was frame ens-ttory containing
Two rooms
THE oLD.TIMH Ann.
About lat0 the old Washington Temper.
ABas Society Of Alisghsny srsutsd near tbs
Diamond q building which was Known as
'fhs Ara" This building was rsBtgd and
lifted mp 10 accommodate the advanced
pupils Of the male department Of sll ths
schools of Che ward,
The soheol building At the corner Of Es.
planads tltset and North avenue was erected
in 1890, tteentAihed at fret II rooms, buI
the rapid Increase IN population made II
Necessary NJ tNa different times 10 enlarge
the building, which now eeHtsiaG a5 rooms,
IN 1870 D site was procured on Chestnut
street, ~ tie eastern part Of the ward, where
~ 1871, q hAhdsehs thTes-tteFy brick build
iRg with stone trimmings, was erected con
tanning ~ large school rooms, cloak rooms,
ete,, the entire cost Of which, including the
lot OF ground, heating apparatus, furniture,
etc., was $4,000 A the present time the
two buildings, North avenue and Chestnut
street.
IN THE FOURTH WARD,
In 1910, as far back as the records extend,
there were three public schools in the
Fourth ward. Two OF these were located In
the basement Of DR.. Sprouts church,
corner Of Lacock and Sandusky streets,
and the remaining one on Avery street, near
ly opposite the present Scboolhouse. There
were also in the ward two joint public
schools, one for colored children in the
basement OF the Baptist Church, and the
other joint High School already spoken
OF. In 184l another school was added TO
the three already in operation, and in
1874 the schools were reorganized, when the
joint High School was abandoned, and the
rooms occupied by it were taken for the
lower schools, which had grown from three
In 1910 10 seven in 1874.
The schools as organized in 1874 were To-
Gated as follows: two in the basement of the
South Common NJ. L. Church; two in the
basement OF DIR. Rodgers church; two on
South Canal street near the Hqueduct, and
the remaining one on Avery street near the
present school building. Thus organized
they remained until 1S4S.
IMPROVEMENT IN ALL.
In 1s47 lot 7Ox11O feet. situated on San
dusky street, where DR.. Sprouts church
now stands, was purchased for S., 300, and
new schoolhouse was erected thereon at
cost OF s., 400. This building contained IA
rooms and was used for school purposes
until 1871, when the present building on
Liberty street was occupied.
The building for the schools OF the upper
district of the Fourth ward was located on
South Canal street near the aqueduct from
164S until 1865 when the present building
on Liberty street was finished at a cost of
SS1, 900. The total cost including ground,
furniture, grading, paving, etc., was about
S56, 600.
The Fifth and Sixth wards are so in
timately connected as TO make their early
history inseparable. When Manchester was
consolidated wit the city parts of the First
and Second wards were merged with the
Fifth and Sixth wards. Between 800 and
600 children of school age were
IN THE FIFTH WARD
then, their only school accommodations con-
sisted of two-story brick building on the
corner OF CHARTERS and Fayette streets. 1t
had four rooms. A lot at the foot OF Fulton
and Page streets was purchased and by Sep
tember, 1869, an elegant new building was
ready for occupancy. just three months
later the structure was partially destroyed
by FIRE. II was rebuilt by the following
September. A lew years later the demand
grew for an additional Broom house and
one OF the most elegant school ediices In the
State was erected there year of two ago.
That part OF Allegheny embraced within
the Sixth ward constituted In 1854 part Of
1toss township. Later II became part OF tho
borough Of Manchester. Earlier than 1854
MIR, Neville had taught n school near what
is now the corner Of Strawberry alley aud
Heavier avenue. Through the Influence of
Robert NJ. Clark aud others q small frame
Heh00lhOuHe wHh erected on the corner Of
CHARTERS aud Fayeite streets, Ia which pri.
vale schools we're maintained for several
years before The adoption OF
ATHE PUBLIC HoHooL SYSTEM.
In H. building II was claimed that the
hrht Mblio soboOl Of this locality wan
opQNM under the now law, The new avs.
"a met with such bitter opposition that no
sift gould bo found willing to serve with
Mr. Park on the board. llo, however, was
equal 10 tho emergency. Under legal cd
vice he levied tax, appointed collectors
and for a wear constituted the board, bravely
fighting the new Law through 10 glorious
success From that time on the schools
grew Ia public favor. In 1886 now one
Toomed sehoolhouse was erected on Charters
street. near Locust.
In 1919 blackboards were first used In the
schools OF this neighborhood During the
same year arrangements were made for the |
building OF a new brick schOolhouss on the
lot where the old frame stood. In 1853 the
old Sixth ward schoOlhouse,
WHICH STILL STANDS
near the new one and which is still occupied
with schools, was ready for use. 1t CON
tained u rooms and accommodated the
children until 1870 when q new broom
building was erected alongside of the old
one at cost Of S42, 200. To these two build
ings a frame annex OF six rooms was
added two years age making a total of 80
rooms.
In the Seventh ward, which was formerly
a portion of Reserve township. public
schools were organized in 1886. This dis
trict embraced Duquesne borough, New
Troy, Spring Garden, Woodville and Nc
Clure township. Troy Hill, WoodvIlle and
Spring Garden were absorbed by Allegheny
in 1868, and formed the Seventh ward until
1877, when Woodville became the Twelfth |
ward and Troy Hill was designated as the |
Thirteenth ward. The first public school |
building in the Spring Garden district was |
erected in 1857 on a lot fronting on Angle |
and Humboldt streets. 1t was a one-story |
brick OF two rooms. An additional story of |
two rooms was added in 1861.
CITIZENS GAVE THE MONEY.
In 1868 one-story frame containing one
room was erected on the same lot. In 1874 |
sn, adjoining lot was purchased and the |
building was remodeled for school purposes. |
In 1880 all the schools of Spring Garden |
were brought together in an elegant new |
brick building Of u rooms, which is still |
in use. |
In 1S49 Duquesne borough was formed |
from a portion of the Troy Hill district, and |
in 1868 it became the Eighth ward. As far
back as 1S47 or 1S48 two-story brick build |
ing was erected on River avenue, opposite |
Herr's Island. The Board OF Directors fur
nished some money to assist in the erection
of the building, but most of it was con-
trfbuted by the citizens, on condition that
the house should serve for both school and |
church purposes. In 1869 room was added |
10 this structure and four teachers were en- |