Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-08

Next Friday evening Prof. Delos Fall. OF
Albion College, will lecture on the Coup
d'etat in Brazil, Fat the Butler M. E. Church
at 7:30 o'clock. The next morning, at $50
o'clock, at the same place, Prof. Fall will
give talk on methods" and Miss nellie
Nichols will have a class drill in physical
culture. As the class drill ends with a-heel-
and-toe measure, fantastic trip that Miss
Nichols states has an e1hilarating effect,
there was question as to whether the trus-
tees of the church would allow such per-
formsnce, but when its simplicity
was explained, they readily al
lowed the use of the church for
the exercises. Miss Nichols, by the way,
who teaches the Delsarte system Of physical
culture in the Sterret School, East End, and
instructs a class of ladies at the Linden
Club, has for some time been confounded with
Miss Best, of Meadville, who won the Sargent
prize for being the best physically developed
woman in America The report was not gen.
orally current. but DISPATCH reporter hear
Ing OF it interviewed Miss Nichols, who
is also from Meadville, and found
two are not the same persons. The report
probably originated from the fact that the
homes of the two ladies are in Meadville. and
DOtn are eXpOnentS OF PHYSICAL culture.
Nichols says that Miss Best is of a retiring dis
position, and very much resents the notorlety
given her by published statements. Miss Best
refused to take the prize offered to her for
continues to teach physical culture and eloeu-
ton in the Meadville College.
The following are the names Of the pupils
who stand first in the highest grammar rooms
Of the various ward schools:
Wao n
Annie Prossu, Thad Stevens, Robert Chess;
Liberty, Maggie Davis and Mabel Mckee;
Luckey lNo ~. Lizzie Vaughan; No. p, Flor
ence Hill; Grant, Marie Gosline; Mt. Albion.
Louis Voelker; Morse, Charles Laughrani
Howard mo. y, Lizzie Walker; mo. p, Wal.
ter Sucking; Allen. Emma Mccullough;
Humboldt. Clara Torch; Moorhesd. Jennie
Herrow; Forbes, Fred Toerge; PEBBLES, Lottis
Blessing: Bedford, Katie Moschel; South.
Clarindia Thomas; Springfield, NJ. Considine;
Lawrence Charles Peyhon; Lincoln. Dick
Lizzie Foley; Birmingham, George Kambach;
Homewood, Cora Rogers; Knox, Roy Goh;
Monongahela. Tille Fisher; Wickersham,
Alma Moeller; Minersville, Hattie Johnston;
Hancock, Blanche Stuart: Ralston, Florence
Newlands; franklin, Alice Leech; O'Hara,
May Feighley
Superintendent Hamilton, of the Allegheny
county schools, yesterday spoke of the rapid
growth of the schools of the county. In the
course of two weeks handsome eight.roomed
building will be dedicated at Copeland in Brad
dock township. This place is made famous for
its historic scenes during the Revolutionary
War. Messrs. A. r. Edwards, A. j. Boyle
and R. E. Stewart are the committee to look
after the dedicatory exercises. Homestead has
a new eight-roomed building under roof. On
Friday evening the CHARTERS township School
Board proposed to erect four-roomed struc-
ture at lakewood. Bids for the con.
tract will be received during the next
Ha haa ad
yocated the holding of numerous division in
stitutes throughout the county during the year,
anu they have been very successful. The next
one and perhaps the hnal one, as many of
school terms are drawing to close, will be
held at Shawhan schoolhouse near Mansfield,
on the 26th instant. Superintendent Hamilton,
among the speakers. Every month, for some
time, Superintendent Hamilton has been CIV
ing lectures in pedagogy to the teachers and
directors OF large school districts.
1t was stated on undoubted authority yester-
day that Prof. c. A. Riddle will at the end of
the school year sever his connection as princi-
pal at the Minersvllle School and engage in the
practice of law in PitIsburg. Mr.. Riddle has
for a number of years occupied prominent
position il educational circles.
6. A r. Post Al has presented sheet music.
number Of new selections, to the
pupils OF the Washington School. A chorus of
zoo voices from the Washington School will sing
at the exercises next Decoration Day.
s Miss Eugenia Rayburn, of the O'Hara School,
was on Friday evening elected writing and
drawing teacher of the Howard School.
The High School class, teachers and princi.
pal Miss Rose McCleary, of the Albion School,
visited the Verestchagin collection last Tues
day evening.
The Teachers Permanent Certificate Com
nittee yesterday completed its examination
held for the last five Saturdays at the Miller
street building. Arithmetic and business forms
we're the final studies.
The regular meeting of the Minersvills
school Board is next Tuesday evening" The
contest over tho election of a Central Board |
may be decided then and may |
lot.
The Dean Literary Society of the High |
school holds their twentieth annual entertain
nent next Friday evening at the High School
.hapel The Phi Kappa Pi Society has its an
lual entertainment scheduled for March ~.
Mrs. Van Waggoner, the new supervisor of
lrawing in the schools, has been visiting many
If the schools during the week. taking them in
numerical order. When she understands what
s most required in this branch she will likely
organize classes for instruction.
TIE School RevieaO under its new manage
nent is attracting a great deal of attention
Lmong teachers. 1t makes feature of illus-
rating, and the March issue contains a splen-
lid portrait of General Sherman. 1t is well
.dited by Mr.. Will s. Power. and the business |
md of it is in the hands of Mr.. Edwin Nj.
3rickell. The young gentlemen evidently
rave the proper conception of what their jour
lal should be,and well deserve the success that
s already theirs.
ACCORDING to the census bulletin, Just is
ued at Washington, the number Of pupils in
he State of Pennsylvania on June 2 last was |
65 444-46l, ,95S male and 473,953 female. There |