Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-13
SL0YD IS POPULAR.
Great Rush of Pupils to Get Into the
New Industrial School.
THE OBJECTS TO BE ATTAINED.
OCCUPATION of the Fathers of the Children
Under instruction.
AN IMPROVED EXAMINATION SYSTEM

school is to be very popular department. if
the rush of pupils is an indication. The
classes are now all formed, eight from the
Forbes school and two each from the normal
and commercial departments of the High
School The four latter classes took their
initial lesson last Friday, and will receive in
struction but once a week: those OF the
Forbes school will have two week. There
are l56 pupils in all, the oldest reported is IL
years, a boy of the commercial department,
of the High School.
All the bows of the Forbes school wanted
10 enter and in the drawing of lots, which
was the means employed for selection, it
happened that in two classes out OF three,
brothers were entitled to enter. OF course,
this could not be allowed when so many
were anxious to be enrolled, so those in
authority, after consultation with the faith
erS of the children, decided the elder ones
should be the lucky ones. When this ulti-
matum was made known to the younger
brothers they cried heartily. Superinten-
dent Luckey states that since the school
started not boy has been late or absent
This record for boys, always anxious to get
day 'off, is remarkable.
The Object of the School.
superintendent Luckey, in speaking about
the Sloyd school yesterday. said: "It
is a mistaken idea for our people to think
that it is a regular trades school and ill
turn out skillful mechanics. Its object il to
educate the youthful hands to do almost
anything. The colleges turn out scholars,
but their hands are useless. They cannot
make living with them. Rowing is about
the only thing they are taught to do" He
SAYS the school will make artisans from
among its pupils fully as much as the col
lege or university makes the professional
man, and that while it cannot bring the
pupil up to the maximum of ability it will at
least discover his bent and give him such
ideas as will eventually discover for him
that occupation or line of trade that is best
suited to his ideas and capabilities.
The eve is trained as well as the hand, the
pupil first sketches what is to be made in the
school workshop and from this sketch makes
the article.
The course includes two years. The
amount of lumber used during the year is
about 500 feet at a cost of S25. The teacher
gets salary of $780, SO this moderate ex-
pense is an excellent investment for the |
Pfttsburg schools. The fathers of the 156 |
children in attendance at the school are |
divided by occupation as follows: Laborers, |
"A; skilled laborers, As; professional men, 9; |
merchants, Is; clerks, %: mechanics, IA; man. |
ufacturers, 6. Seventeen of the children are |
orphans. II this school is a success, which |
It undoubtedly will be- a similar workshop |
will be established in the various ward |
schools.
A New System of Examinations.
Pro-. J. NJ Logan, Of the PEBBLES school,
Is the originator of a valuable idea
which he would like to see carried out in
the schools and the lobbying" he did yes
terday among the principals showed that
they, too, saw much good in his plan. Prof.
Logan is of the opinion that no teachers in
the city better understood their work than |
the teachers of the High School classes in
the ward schools, simply because they are
always ON the lookout for examination |
papers from other schools and all sources
possible, that they can give as a test to their
pupils. and the work throughout the city in |
this grade is uniform Not SO with the other |
grades. for the grade of study for the schools |
naturally can give but a limited idea of
Its requirements. SO the Professor |
would like to have the principals divided
Into committees for the studies where writ
ten examinations are feasible, who would |
prepare examination papers that would be
distributed all through the schools. The en-
animation need not be for promotion. but
more in the suggestive work making the
teachers cOgEiZaIt of tine work of their ,
Esades ali through the city. The eXamina-
ton to occur every ten weeks In this way g
tue teachers would have better idea of :
what Is required of their grade and the work
would be uniform throughout the city.
At the meeting of the Principals Congress
next Saturday Prot. Logan will bring for
ward his suggestion. and if carried out the
Central Board OF Education will be asked to ,
pear the expense OF printing the questions.
Teachers shifting About.
An unusual number of changes are oc-
curing among the teachers since the OPEN
ing of school. Miss Mawhinney of the Moor
head School, has accepted position in the
Sterrett, and Miss Butler of the Sterrett |
goes to the Lincoln. Friday evening Miss
Jytle, of the Mt. Washington School, was
elected to a position in the Moorhead which
makes four vacancies now to be filled in the |
Mt Washington school. Miss Unks, of the |
Allen school. will hereafter be found at the |
Grtnt school Miss Georgia Mcintyre, of
L L=lvenport Allegheny county, has been
giected additional teacher at the Tbad |
Stevens. Miss FaChiUs succeeds Miss Stew
art in the Mi. Albion.
Mas Rebecca Forbes whose removal from
the assistant principalship of the Moorhead
school, two years ago, will be remembered |
went a year ago to Tacoma and has an ex-
celient position there In July her sister
Amanda, OF the Lincoln School, resigned
10 join her sister in the far West
Miss tundenberg, OF the Osceola School, lust
returned last Wednesday from Atlantic
City. Her vacation was heightened owing
10 the Improvement derived at Atlantic
City 10 her mothers health. Miss Belle Dal-
zell' of the Birmingham School, is another
teacher who took lengthy trip to the State
OI California, and did not get back till last