Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14

superintendent Luckey has a project in
view which he considers will be Tor the
betterment OF the schools, and in all llkeli-
hood resolution will be presented BY him
to the Central Board for its sanction shortly,
The plan has been tried in other cities with
success.
In Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and
other cities first-year pupils, supposed to be
6 years of age, are admitted only
in the months of September, January
and April. In Pittsburg they are ad-
mitted anytime. Mr.. Luckey would like
to see the plan in the above cities in
vogue in the Gas City. He claims that the
teacher would at these periods have full
classes to handle that had previously no
other teacher but home and nature, and she
would not be retarded in her work by young
pupils entering at all times, and as conse-
quence better classification and grading
could be obtained.
The most of the principals with whom he
discussed the question were not in favor of
the change, arguing that the bright pupils
will learn and get ahead as surely as there
are certain to be dull pupils who lag behind,
and new pupils just entering can be put in
class with these and not im pede the teachers
work. Prof. S. A. Andrews and Prof.
Bayne both say that the Central Board
could not legally pass such resolution, for
the State law says that schools shall be pro-
vlded for all pupils between the ages of 6
and Il, and therefore the parents have the
right to have their children admitted when
ever they choose.
The Age for Admission.
IT is question whether under the State
law children under years of age can be ad-
mitted to the schools. Some of the princi-
pals say no and always require doctors GER
tificates stating the age and that the child
has been vacclnated. Prof. II. W. Fisher
contends that the law does not prohibit taxing
pupils under years of age. One principal
said that mothers would very often say child
was when 1t was not. One witty person SAID.
I'VE take them at to save their mothers
souls, for they would say they were anyway"
NOW that Xmas is approaching, the great
question of presents between teacher and pupil
comes up. In some districts 1t has been the
habit of the teachers to treat the pupils to
either candy or something else and a con-
sequence s5 greenback vanished. In many
cases where teachers get presents some pupils
whose parents are too poor to contribute natur-
ally feel hurt that they are not able to express
their kind feelings toward the teachers in any
tangible form and for this reason the present
giving idea is apt to do much more harm
than good. Then again some pupils
are furnished with money for presents
which could be made of much better
use at home, especially when there are
several children in the family. The teachers
of one school last week held convention and
unanimously decided to neither give nor take
presents this Xmas, and this decree was forth
with made known to the children. Several
class presents we're thus nipped in the bud.
The little ones will thus lose their school candy,
but it is thought the general results will be
very beneficial.
Will Crowd the High School.
Yesterday Superintendent Luckey received
from the majority of school principals the
number of pupils each has IN his High School
class. The reports show that over 600 pupils,
the largest ever yet examined, will be on the
preliminary examination to High School, De-
cember q The Washington School will have
the largest class, As; and the Liberty will have
A.
The Butler Borough and Butler County
Teachers Institute will be held this week. The |
speakers from abroad are Superintendent
Luckey Of PitfsbTrg; PTSf TS: * SnySsT; Se1.h Of
of Slippery Rock; A. E; WinshiP, OF Boston.
and R. d. Crawford, of Tidioute. Pa.
Miss Ballou. of the Public Cooking School.
has been requested by number of city teach |
ers to form.a cooking class on Saturdays for.
their benefit. |
The Birmingham school will have a reception |
day In the month OF January, so as to give the |
citizens of the town an opportunity to inspect |
the rev furniture that placed in the whole |
building during last vacation.
Mary, the little daughter Of Prof. Mckee, of |
the Colfax schools, is on the rapid road to re-
,overy after an illness of five weeks, which at |
one period was thought would prove fatal.
For New School Buildings.
Principal Kennedy and Directors Thomas
Ind Jones, of the Allen Schools, Thirty-frst |
ward, visited the Williamsburg Public School
Friday to gain some points for the contemplat-
ID building in their ward. The gentlemen de-
,lared the Williamsburg building model of its
Kind. The directors of the Allen Schools desire
10 erect 20 or 26-roomed building at cost of
40 700 that will be a credit to the district.
They have not sufficient money to do this, SO
n all probability proposition to raise the mill.
Lge will be submitted to vote of the people.
Mrs. Van Waggonner, supervisor of drawing
n the schools at Kingston. N. Y, will continue
% give instruction in drawing to the teachers
# steps to the coming week at the South
chool Next Saturday she returns to New
FORK.
Secretary Charles Reisfar always proves to
,e veritable Santa Claus to the teachers.
This year, as usual, he will have the payroll
nd other matters arranged so the teachers
an be paid the day before Xmas.
Miss Deakin has been elected to the position
n the Humboldt school lately occupied by
ffss Dyer.