Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-15
EVILS OF A LIBRARY:
AN EDUCATOR COMPLAINS OF CAR.
NEGIEs GIFT TO ALLEGHENY.

Pupils Get Improper Books-The s7onfhly
Reports of Night Schools Show Working
People Attend-Gossip From the School
Rooms.
-'sHow to Handle the Rough Element
in the Schools" was the topic Of discussion
at the semi-monthly meeting of the School
Principals Club of Allegheny yesterday.
The discussion certainly brought out some
curious ideas. Mr. Espey said pupils could
be interested in books on optics and history
in which the prominence of people noted in
these lines would spur on the pupils to
emulate their example. Such books as these
are in the eAlle2henySc.'oo ool Library, but since
the Carnegie Library has been opened the
latter institution has been the Mecca of the
youthful element of the schools, and there
a surprising discovery is made, for the pupils
do not ask for book on optics, history and
such, but their inclinationS are for books
that contain tales where the principal char
acters are romantic Mr.. Espey WIS very
severe on the trashy literature OF the day.
where the hero is hero because he did
something he should not have done.
All the principals agreed that there should
be a text book on morals that ought to be
included in the course of study. Mrs. Kemp
thought the reading of the Bible is merely
form, which is not sufficient. The discussion
will be continued at q meeting two weeks
hence.
The Progress in Cooking.
Friday afternoon the first class of the
Public Cooking School received their gradu-
ating diplomas without any publicity. The
exhibitions at the end OF each term, q fea-
ture of previous years. will hereafter be
dispensed with. unless perhaps at the June
term. The reason for this change is that the
Cooking School is on such an established
basis and is SO well known that an exhibit
tion of the work is not needed. The Com
mittee on Industrial Education has added
many articles to the Cooking School, which
allows a more complete course than former
ly. All things necessary for the setting Of
are taught the branch that gives the "touch
off, to cooking. Tomorrow pupils from the
Grant, Allen, PEBBLES, Moorhead and Hum
boldt schools will take their initiatory les
son at the Public Cooking School.
For Permanent Certificates.
The Permanent Certificate Committee
organized yesterday afternoon. Prof. j. X.
Bana is Chairman, and Principal C. B.
Woods, Secretary. The examinations for
permanent certificates will begin on the
first Saturday in February and continue five
Saturdays. The time allotted for each lead
ing topic will be limited to three hours. The
list oil studies for each Saturday is as fol-
lows: Geography and s elling, conducted
by Miss BAN ord, OF the Howard School, on
the first Saturday; history and drawing, by
Miss NJ. j. Louden, of the Soho, on the sec-<
ond Saturday: physiology and business
iorms, Prof. c. B. Wood, High School, on the
third Saturday: grammar and music, Miss
McCutcheon, Knox, follows. Prof ]. K.
Bane, of the ST. Clair, concludes the exami-
nation with arithmetic and reading.
Attendance at the Night Schools.
The first month of the evening schools
closed Friday. Reports (there are but a
small number in) show that the Washington
averaged Is, the Birmingham 80. Out at the
Homewood school the term seldom runs
longer than 20 nights, which will also be the
case. this year. Inc schooi closed Friday.
employed. 1t is only in industrial districts
that the night schools are well attended.
Odds and Ends From the Schools.
The Lloyd school in operation at tho
Forbes school is progressing wonderfully
well.
TUESDAY EVENING the Central Board of Ed
ucation granted 500 for the printing of the
"suggestive Examination Questions" The
questions as prepared by the committee Of
Principals are 10 be sent to the Central
Board rooms. Owing to the printers strike
there may be some delay.
COMMITTEE of principals Of Allegheny
has been APPOINTED to confer with the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Pittsburg Teach
ers, Institute regarding the advisa ability of
bringing Superintendents Seaver of Boston
and SWEET of San Francisco to lecture before
both bodies Of teachers soon.
THE Executive Committee OF the Normal
Alumne spent yesterday arranging the ma.
terial for another history of their alma
mater Three years ago the first history
was produced and link by link the where
abouts and fate OF each graduate, back to
the year 1869, was traced. The ladies of the
Executive Committee, the Misses NJ. j.
Runswinkle, Torley. Johns. Self and L: Nc
Cabe, have the burden this year The inyi-
tations to the Normal AlumnB reception for
December viii be issued nsxt vesk