Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-01
Educational Notes.

IT is rumored that very popular primary
teacher Of the Wickersham School, is to be
married in the near future.
AT private meeting OF the Executive Com.
mittee of the Teachers Guild, held yesterday
morning, several names were nominated for
candidacy. The Guild meets next Saturday.
THE provisions of the bill presented in the
Legislature by Representative Farr for the
attendance of children of certain ages in the
schools are regarded with favor by the educa-
tional fraternity of Pittsburg.
MISS EMMA HULME, of the Soho school,
has been called upon to bear heavy Affections
in the past nine months Her father and
mother both passed away, and last Thursday
her sister and only near relative died.
An unexpected treat was in store for the
teachers of the Hazelwood and Sylvan avenue
schools last Thursday that was not down on
their daily programme. Mrs. Cunningham in
vited the entire corps over to an elaborate
lunch.
MRS. VAN wAeGoNER. of Kingston, N Y,
has signifed her willingness to accept the po-
sltion of drawing supervisor of the Pittsburg
schools at a salary of 81 200. The Committee
on Teachers and Salaries will meet during the
week to elect a supervisor. There are other
applicants beside Mrs. Van Waggoner.
THE Teachers Permanent Certificate Com
mittee, comprising Prof. G. B. Woods, ]. X.
Bane. w. W. Kennedy, Miss Mary E. Graham
and Ella McCutcheon. will hold the first OF
series of examinations next Saturday at the
Miller street building. The subjects will be
drawing and music. The examinations will
continue f1ve Saturdays.
PHILADELPHIA will be the scene of great
educational gathering on the 24th 25th and 26th
of February. The National Association of
Superintendents, a branch OF the National
Teachers Association, will discuss ideas for the
benefit of the schools at large. On the same
dates at the same place State Superintendent
has a MEETING tv
and borough superintendents.
THE schools are doing their share to help the
poor sufferers at M ammoth. On Friday the
Washington schools collected S62 The Mt.
Washington school received contributions Fri
day and will receive more tomorrow. The
North school also will have collection to-
morrow. A large case, filled with canned fruit
coffee and other edibles, were contributed by
the pupils of the Washington schools and will
be sent to the scene of the disaster tomorrow.
DR.. ]. P. STERRET and D. A. Stevenson,
Directors of the Hiland school, whose terms e1-
pire in June, will not likely have any formida-
ble opposition at the coming election in Feb
ruarv. Under the board to which these gentle
men belong there has been a remarkable i'm
provement in the schools of the ward, and
these gentlemen have been foremost in the
changes. Three new school houses have been
erected, with no additional tax on the citizens
of the ward.
THE Higbee Memorial Committee of which
Prof. Fisher is a member, have now secured
1000 which will cover all the expenses of the
monument, bust and memorial volumes
Chairman McCaskey of the committee who is
editor of the Pennsylvania School Journal re-
ports the monument ready for erection as soon
as the weather permits. A final report of the
manner of distributing the contributions TO
this fund will be prepared tor the State Teach
ers' Association in July.
PROF. H. w. FISHER, Chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Teachers State As
sociation, has called meeting at Harrisburg
next Friday. of the committee to outline the
programme and secure rates on the different
railroads for the coming State Teachers an
nual meeting, which this year meets In Bed.
ford The members of the committee are ex-
Superintendent Brumbaugh. of. Huntingdon
county; Prof. G. w. Hull Of Lancaster county;
9. :. Walton, of Chester county; Miss E. Lloyd.
Principal of the Newtown school, Delaware
county; Prof Phillips, of the West Chester
Normal school, and Prof. b. W. Fisher. Pitts
burg,