Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-31
REAL WORK OF LIFE.
The Tendency in Allegheny Schools
Is Toward the Practical.
TYPEWRITING Is NOW A BRANCH.
Washington's Birthday to Be Celebrated in
New and Novel Way.
NEWS OF EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES

The thirty-seventh annual report of the
Board of Controllers and the eighteenth an
nual report of the Superintendent of Schools
of the city Of Allegheny, for the last school
year, have just been issued. They contain
many matters of interest and show gratify
ing progress in school work on the North
side. The report of the President, J. S.
Young, shows that the average monthly en-
rollment of the day schools for the year
1891 was II, 10, an increase of 304 pupils
over that of the preceding year, and the
number of teachers employed 291, an in
crease of 13; the amount paid to the teachers
of day schools s169, 961. so, or an increase of
SS, 2O9 IS over that of 1880.
President Young says that the Allegheny
schools have no superior in the State. He
calls the attention of the board to the revi-
sion of the school law, and says the basis of
the school law is the act of 1854 which was
passed when conditions were entirely diff
ferent from what they are now. He recon-
mends that suitable legislation correcting
the evil be prepared for presentation to the
next Legislature.
Superintendent Morrow's report includes
statistics on attendance, ETC., and points
out the advantage of form study and draw
ing and states that the industrial impor-
tance of this matter is as great as the purely
educational and the work gives training
in this great industrial center which is
preparation for the practical business of
life.
Typewriting in the High School
In the commercial course of the High
School typewriting has been added to the
studies, and the principal of the school, in
his report, states that the science depart
ment would more nearly meet the demands
of the city if opportunity could be afforded
the pupils for doing practical laboratory
work, which could be done with little ex-
pense, and also suggests the introduction of
some kind of industrial work in all the diff |
terent departments of the school
Librarian Benny has the following to say |
about circulation: "During the four and |
one-half months the school library occupied |
the room in City Hall the circulation was |
Ii, O33 books. The circulation for six and |
one-haf months in our present quarters was
27, ,157, which shows that the present room
is much better patronized than the old one -
A suggestion is made that the pupils of
the commercial department of the High
School be moved to another building, fitted
up with especial reference to commercial
work This would be advantageous to the
department. and also give room in the pres
ent High School, which last year had an
enrolment of 322 pupils.
These are the principal points in the re-
port. However, it contains vast fund of
information on general school work, includ-
ing school laws, rules, the names and ad-
dresses of teachers, and is the most complete
report ever issued.
Superintendent Morrow is verv anxious
hat the school laws be codifed. To DIS
PATCH reporter yesterday he said that the
avs are in very crude shape, the pro-
visions in many Of them being SO contra
lictory as to make them useless
To Celebrate Washington's Birthday.
An event of great patriotic interest is be-
ng pushed by the Principals Club, of ALLIE
,heny. Yesterday its session was entirely
levoted to the best methods for conducting
patriotic exercises on Washington's Birth
lay, and committee of principals was ap-
,ointed to prepare programme. The
Principals Club, of Allegheny, meets semi
Monthly and discusses important ques-
ions relating in a wide sphere to both !
he schools and nations interest.
Tot long ago the subject discussed was !
How to Teach Patriotism in the Public
cnOols, ana the ultlmaLum agreed upon
yas that the way to reach the large adult
oreign population would be to engender
ove for the American flag in them through !
he pupils of the public schools. So to
Emulate this patriotism the club has de- o
ided to hold exercises in every school $
uilding in Allegheny, and so reach every il
mild in the city in connection with the \
slebration of Washington Birthday. t
Besides these special school exercises a
lere will be a large public gathering likely
Carnegie Hall on the evening of Febru-
y %. The programme will be largely
ade up of the exercises conducted pre- s
ously, supplemented by speeches in the n
hools, and the whole affair will be in adu- b
ltional hands. Prof w. H. Dodds, of Sic a
Ilegheny High School, is President of the n
rincipals' Club, and Prot. L. S. Woods, of
le Third ward schools, Secretary.
Honors Of she Pittsburg Schools
The following are the names of the pupils P