Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-08
CHILDREN PLANTING TREES.
A Patriotic Proposal for SchenIey Park by
Superintendent tLuckey-CoIor Blindness
in the Schools-Dress Cutting Not to Be
Tausht-EducationalG Gossip.

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in the Schools-Dress Cutting Not to Be
Taught-Educational Gossip.
Superintendent Luckey's patriotism is
well shown by his efforts to have the dis
covery of America properly recognized in
its schools-the great feature of its civiliza-
tion and progress. He has an idea on this
subject which. while being patriotic, is also
useful and practicable. He proposes that
on October IL tie school children of Pitts.
burg shall plant in Schenley Park grove
of such dimensions as Chief Bigelow will
allow. This is to be known as Columbus
Grove.
If Chief Bigelow grants the space desired,
which he undoubtedly will, the pupils will
be asked to contribute 10 cents to start a
fund to buy trees for the Columbus Grove.
If possible these trees donated and planted
by the school childred are to surround or be
in close vicinity of the public grand stand of
Schenley Park.
An Exhibit for Saratoga.
From now till the close of school in
June the Pittsburs lads and lassies will be
engaged in a work which will add more
luster to the city's already much celebrated
schools. This year the National Teachers
Association meets at Saratoga with an e1-
pected attendance OF ~ quo teachers from the
United States and Canada, and probably for
the first time Pittsburg will have tangible
showing of what its schools can do, which
will take the form of a drawing exhibit to
which every school In the city will contrib
ute,
Mrs. Van Wagner, Supervisor Of Draw
ing, during the week just finished outlining
the necessary work each school will do.
Clay modelling, paper cutting, paper folding
and industrial articles of every description
will be the outcome, and they will only go
to show the regular daily work in the
schools. One can hardly conceive i've, the pretty
Bile of constructing. Card, handkerchief
and photograph cases, and scroll and wood
work are some of the utility articles which
are now made in the schoolroom. Outside
of the national exhibit, Pittsburg will have
one at the State Association at Beaver Falls.
Color Blindness in the Schools.
Mrs. Van Wagner, when asked if color
blindness is noticeble among Pittsburg pu-
pills, said that as yet color was not taught
only in the primary grades, but both she
and the teacher have noticed that the young
boys are deficient in their knowledge OF
colors. This may be due to their not know
ing the names of the colors. The little girls
are, however, seldom caught when asked to
distinguish any tint. Later this important
subject of color will be carried through the
grammar grades,
Mrs. Van Wagner speaks Of the enthusi-
by the CITY teachers on this almost new
course in drawing.
Southside Cooking School.
-Pittsburg's new cooking school for the
Southside will be located at the Knox school,
Is this School Board has formally rendered
room in their building for this purpose.
The Industrial Committee was most agreea-
bly, surprised by an offer from the ladies of
5he East End Domestic Training School,
whose cooking school had to be abandoned, |
Of all the utensils used in their esta bliSh- |
nent, SO that the fitting up of the new cook |
ny school will cost nothing.
Already the Industrial Committee is in |
with the Boston Cooking |
school to send a lady to assume charge next |
September. Meanwhile Miss Ballou, of the |
Grant School Kitchen, will supervise all the |
for the occupancy of the |
school for next term.
Opposed to Teaching Dressmalking.
Tuesday evening the Central Board of
Education will have considerable business |
IN hand. Both the Committees on Text
Books and the High Schools make reports;
he former of the list OF books to be used for |
he coming year, which always remains over
month after the first recommendation.
rhe High School Committee will recommend |
negatively that dress cutting be taught
They recommend that a draughtman be the |
read of the drawing department at the High
school. This-an important change-will
insure more attention to mechanical draw
ng at the High School.