Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-19
TO STOP HOT WEATHER EXAMINATIONS

Of Talk-Gossip From the Schools.
The project which the Philadelphia papers
are supporting for the abolislIment of school
examinations in hot weather is causing con-
siderable discussion among Pittsburg edu-
Gators. It is claimed that hot weather ex-
aminations are barbarous. forcing child 70
think when the nervous system ts In that
condition when it should be the least ex.
cited. -e-.
Superintendent Luckey. Prof J. NJ. Lognn.
Fisher. Miss NJ. e Hare, ali are OF the opin-
ion that in hot weather Is not the time to
hold examinations, but under She present
when pnn aa
admission to High School. Pitts
nations periods should be changed to
weather as this pupils have enough to do to
live without severely taxing. mind and body
rs Is necessary in the trying ordeal Of the
School. Undoubtedly the question Of chang
ing the June examination to another month
will come before the Central Board of Edu-
cation for action,
Another i'm portant move is on foot among
some OF the Pittsburg educators, the out
come OF the Central Board Of Education
still Ladhering to the old method Of admis-
sion to High School.
County Teachers Examinations.
The annual examinations for school
teachers regular yearly certificates in the
county. have been. among the largest and
most interesting yet held. by Prof.
Samuel Hamilton, County Superintendent OF
Schools, thus far. There are hundreds Of
new graduates of the present year, who
desire to Begin their life work next Septem-
berlin the schooIrooms Of the county. The
gentlemen, as is usual in these instances,
are In the great minority, or about one
seventh Of the number examined on any
occasion.
Thara have hoo, ,o,~., .-...,x.k..., ~
Prot. Hamilton to the present time. The
first, held at Williamsburg May Il, numbered
a young ladies and few males, who were
desirous OF WELDING the birch rod Dy secur-
Ing the valuable f"stifkit." At Coraopolis
May 20 there were. 4b aspirants; Elizabeth,
June 4, had 49, Sewickley. juno g. ~; Etna.
June H. 80; CHARTERS borough, June "A, 81;
Homestead, and Prof Cook, of CHARTERS,
assisted Prof. Hamilton at McKeesport on
Friday. The total number OF persons ex-
amfned IL 800 The other examinations will
De us follows: Imperial, june 81; Braddock,
June "a; Oakdale, June q; Tarentum, June
10. There will be no special "exams' this
year. Out of all the number there have been
but 81 imaie aspfrants. Prof. Hamilton
thinks the total number will reach 700.
Closing the Schools
Nearly all the schools will close next
Friday with holiday pleasures, and many
picnics are down for either Thursday or
Friday. The Howard schools will hold q
mammoth picnic at Idlewild on the e1.h;
the Birmingham, at AliQuippa Thursday;
Lawrence, on Thursday ut Idlewild; Moor
head, ut Hutton on Friday; Luckey, ALI
ley Park on Thursday. The Home
wood school will have O concert
on next Thursday and Friday evenings in
the hall of their new building. Prof. Hiok-
man, who Is quite a musician, will have
charge. At the Allen School unusual exer-
cises are to be in order. as the new building is
to be dedicated. Superintendent Luckey
make addresses. The High School pupils are
holding over their picnic till tho 29sh. The
High school class of Miss Mary Anderson, of
the Liberty school. will go in state and have
private picnic at Glencairn the latter part
of the week.
Tho Teachers' Academy.
At the final session for the school year of
the Teachers Academy yesterday an inter-
esting lot of business was dispatched. Tho
members initiated wore: Prof. VIM. Nc
Collough, Thad Stevens School; Alice Kelly,
Mary Rosser, Soho; Ella Hanlon, Mt. Albion;
Jennie M. Johnston, Ralston; Jeanette
Taylor, BERTHE Ogden, Washington; Ella Con-
lin. Mt. Albion; the Misses McComb, Kunz-
derson. Morse; Beech, Noah. Alien: Loeffier,
Osceola; Ella Herman, Mt Albion, were
elected to membership. The Academy will
make arrangements TO nave tnreo Od6S
written as a part of the ritual exercises Of
this body, which now has music as form.
The odes will be on cards and will be passed
among the members and sung to some
familiar airs.
Will Ask for Supervisors
The Teachers Academy will take steps, 1t
is reported, and petition for legislation next
year for the appointments OF supervisors who
will replace the present principals. The
supervisors each having a certain district,
will meet the superintendent every day in
his office SO the plans and work in the
schools will be uniform. These supervisors
can then recommend to High school the
pupils who are fit to enter.