Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-09
GUARDED AS SECRET.
Suspensions Of the Pittsburg High
School Will Not Be Reported.
THE OLD FIGHT CROPS OUT AGAIN.
Examinations Must Hereafter Be Held Open
Until O'Clock.
TWO NEW POSITIONS WERE CREATED

The feeling against the faculty of the
High School that was manifested at the
time of the Nobbs' investigation last spring,
came to the surface again last night at the
meeting of the Central Board of Education.
The Committee on High School recon-
mended the adoption of the old rules gov
erning that institution. DIR. Swentzell OBJ
jected. He moved to amend by providing
that at examinations for admission to the
High School day should consist of the
period from A. NJ. to P. NJ, with an
hours recess at noon. He said that some of
the teachers took pupils papers at II NJ.
whether they were done or not. Nervous
and slow candidates we're often unable to
finish at that time and so lost their chances.
Many of the teachers gave all the time re-
quired, but others were anxious to get
away. This amendment was unanimously
adopted.
DIR. Swentzell then moved to amend the
rule relating to suspensions to provide that
each month report should be made to the
Central Board of all suspensions made, Civ
ing names and causes.
Dr. McKelvey called Mr.. Keller to the
chair and took the floor. He opposed the
amendment. He said suspension, which
followed a certain number of dement's was
the only punishments at the school except
expulsion, which was always reported. The
suspension was sometimes for a fixed time,
but generally was until the offender made
amend.
OPPOSED TO ANY PUBLICATION.
He held 1t was secret affair, known only
to the offender and the faculty frequently
and at most only to the other pupils. If
suspensions were reported to the board they
would be published in the papers and the
suspended pupil would be disgraced in the
eyes of the public. They were kept quiet to
pr0secs @ sne ns enaracrea 9t .ne pupil reno,ted
to the board; suspension is not serious
matter and should not be permitted to dis
grace pupil for life.
Dr. Swentzel said the habit of suspending
and giving dement's had been practiced TO
frightful extent at the High School, Some
teachers seemed to delight I'M 1t. He did not
care If the name of the suspended pupil was
omitted from the report.
DR.. McKelvey spoke of the recent investi-
CATION at the High School, when the COM
mittee sustained the faculty. He said: you
women who make up the faculty will see a
boy or girl maltreated. You couldn't get %
in the penitentiary to do that; men and
women are too fair to be used trat way. AS
for omitting the names, let the suspensions
be reported here and the papers will find the
names fast enough"
Other members spoke in favor of suspen-
sions being kept secret and the amendment
was defeated. The old rules were then
adopted.
The High School Committee further
recommended that in view of the increased
attendance an assistant professor of matha-
m 70 n ne a n n n
additional preceptress at $500 year be en-
gagged. The committee recommended that
the assistant professor be elected in october;
the preceptress is needed at once and Miss
Lena Dock was recommended for the place.
Mr.. McElroy wanted to know If the Board
should not choose the teachers instead of
the committeef Every month some COM
mittee came in with a recommendation and
it went through.
He was told that he could nominate any
one and replied that he had no one to nomi-
nate, as he didn't know there would be
vacancy. Miss Dock was elected. She is a
graduate of the High School and has had ten
years experience in tile city schools.
More room is needed for the Commercial
Department and on motion of DR.. McCand-
less an offer of room in the new Franklin
school was accepted.
TWO NEW INDUSTRIAL CLASSES.
Mr.. Holmes reported that arrangements
had been made to teach the &c" class of the
Normal department at the Lloyd Industrial
School. On motion of Mr.. Yazle a class of
boys from the High School will also be sent
there.
The Committee on Teachers and Salaries
that the charges of false attend
ance report from the Springfield school dur
ing 1890 had been investigated and found to
be true In view of the fact that the princi-
pal has resigned, the committee saw no
further ground for action. The report was
received.
Secretary Refer reported that the expend-
itures for August were 81, ,42l 81.
Professor Woods report, of the High
School, showed S62 pupils enrolled. This is
an increase of 65 over last year. No reports |
are made vet from the sub-district schools. |
Mr.. Keller moved that the High School |
be authorized to engage an ex- |
pert to examine the ventilation and sani- |
tary condition of the High School, and If |
have improvements made, which |
was agreed to. There have been numerous |
complaints of headache, ETC., among the |
pupils, and 1t is thought the ventilation |
is deficient. |
Additional teachers were asked as fol- |
lows: For the Highland and Mt. Washington |
schools, two each; for the Oakland, Luckey, |
Allen, Liberty, PEBBLES, Lincoln, Thad |
stevens and Colfax schools, one each. AL |
we're granted except to the Colfax. The lat |
,er was held over, because the report of |
;he first weeks attendance has not yet been |
made.