Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
MEETING OF THE TEACHERS.

Programme for Beaver Falls Gathering
Great Interest in Local CircIes-Pitts-
burg's Part In the Exercises-Talk Going
in Educational Circles.
The State Teachers Association meeting
will be held July Sc Z and at Beaver Falls,
town SO close to Pittsburg, that the city
teachers consider that Pittsburg has the
honor of having the convention. Local in
terest at Beaver Falls is at a high pitch and
the residents will welcome the visitors with
open arms.
New Brighton, Beaver and Beaver Falls
promise to have 800 teachers at the conven-
ton, which will be held at the Sixth Avenue
Opera House. All the school buildings are
being renovated and painted for the big
event. These will te thrown open for the
drawing exhibit, which according to the re-
quest for space from all over the State. will
be the largest display ever seen at a State
exhibition. There will be two exhibits from
Pittsburg, one from the schools as a whole
and another from the Washington schools.
The class drill illustrating the work of
first year pupils, by Miss E. Fundenberg, of
the Osceola-school, Twentieth ward, will be
the novelty of the programme. Only on two
previous State Teachers Associations have
there been class drills, and curious fact is
that PittsDurg has always supplied pupils
and teachers for the drills. This will be the
first time that such young pupils will appear
before q convention-none are more than
Prof. H. W. Fisher is Chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee. Other Pittsburgers who
are on different committees are Superintend-
Luckey, Miss Jennie Simpson, Prot. E. C.
LAYERS, Mrs. Van Wagonen and Prof. j. E.
Morrow. Allegheny. The programme is ap-
pended:
s. y. Critchlow, Chief Burgess OF Beaver
Falls, responded to by Mr.. J. r. Martin, Of
the same place, and Rev. W. P. Johnston
President Of Geneva College. Prof: E. E.
A. Heikus, Of Plymouth, Pa; report of the
Wickersham memorial, superintendent j.
n. Coughltn, of Wilkesbarre.
Tuesday evening-Inaugural address Dr.
O. Lyte, of Millersville: "Help for Schools in
Poor Districts" by Prof. Schaefrer, OF Kutz-
town: discussion on this subject by Superin-
tsndent @ Hamilton, Of Allegheny county;J.
Conn nneusburg. At the night session Prof
John r. Clarke, of Buffalo, N. Twill lecture
on ITO and Fro in Europe"
Public Schools" Prof j. L. Bailey, State
Director o: Art OF Massachusetts,: Heading
In Our Public Schools" MISS NJ. E. Coffin.
Pro pJp'c chapman ap PisssSarg; FtHs dis
oussion OF same, Superintendent G. W.
Weiss, schuylkill, Prof. NJ. J. Alexander,
Beaver; L: H. Waters, Media; Prof R. Bar
nett, Lewiston. Pa; class drill, Miss Funden-
Wednesday afternoon-systematic Mu-
sic Instruction, superintendent Jones,
West Chester: "High School From a College
Presidents Standpoint" DR.. George E.
Reid, OF Washington and Jefferson College;
"The College From High School Principals
Standpoint, Prof Stephen Thourlow, Potts
vile; Scientific Temperance Instruction
Accomplishing its Object Alice G. Meyers,
Huntingdon, tan unusually interesting
paper for the lady takes the negative side
to this question.) In the evening Govern
or Pattison will make an address.
Thursday morning-"Wh Should be the
Proportion of Male and Female Teachers in
the Public SchooIs?". Superintendent Ella
Herrick, Emporium, Pa; Miss Ella Buckbee,
Harrisburg; Prof. Shaner, McKeesport: Su-
perfntendent W. B. Hockenbarry, Cham
bersburg, will discuss this weighty question.
Address, DIR. D. j. Waller, Harrisburg; "Ulti-
mate End of Education" President E. D.
Warfeld, lafayette College; Language
Teaching" Prof. Edgar Singer, Philadel-
phia; 'The Pennsylvania Schools at the Co
lumbar Exposition" Superintendent II. v.
Friday-The citizens will entertain the
State Teachers Association, probably with
a trip to Ellwood.
Prot. Fisher said yesterday that the
coming State Teachers Association will be
the largest ever held. To show the interest
that Beaver county is taking in the meet
ing it may be stated that the electric line
towns will carry free those who desire to
attend the convention. Reduced fares haye
been arranged for on the various railroads
The President of Geneva College has in
formed Mr.. Fisher that If the accommoda-
tions In Beaver Falls be not sufficient, the
rooms Of the college building can be secured
at a very low rate.