Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-18
PUPILS AND PATRIOTISM.
The Arrangements for Celebrating Colum-
bus Day-A Collection to Pay for Trees
The Teachers Academy Election-Do-

The Arrangements for Celebrating Colum-
bus Day-A Collection to Pay for Trees
The Teachers Academy Election-Do-
ings in Educational Circles.
The celebration OF Columb US Day in Pitts
burg will certainly be great one from an
educational point of view. At meeting
yesterday the school principals, in the main,
approved the national programme of exer-
cises for the public schools In addition
steps will be taken to secure formal posses
sion OF the plot Of ground in Schenley Park
to be known as Columbus Grove.
At 4:Se P. NJ. Superin tendent Luckey met
committee of the members of the Central
Board consisting Of Messrs Bradley, Kellar,
A. E. McCandless, Harper and Adams, asking
permission for the carrying out of the plan
agreed upon at the principals meeting in
collection in the schools October 81, no
pupil being allowed to contribute more
than Is cents. This collection will defray the
expenses OF buying the trees which will be
planted in Columbus Grove by the school
children. The schools will be closed at noon
and in the afternoon the pupils OF the
higher rooms will proceed to Schenley Park,
where the planting will take place, with ap'
propriate singing and speech making. \
feature of the exercises in the morning will
be the presence of a corp of veterans.
Luckey at the conclusion of the meeting, 81
hope the committee will be present at Co.
lumbus Grove on October 21 and hear the
children sing and see ther pretty fa ces.'
Revolution in the Academy.
Last week a circular was quietly issued to
the members of the Teachers Academy,
urging their presence at the next regular
meeting at which the election of officers was
to occur; also limiting that the success of the
academy depended on its corps of officers
The result was an astonishing turnout OF
7ia;a val
Hereafter the academy will hold its meet
ings at U. v. L. Hall, on Sixth avenue. Prot.
Rinehart is forming a pi cked choir of 40
voices, who are to prepare some pretty new
airs for the delectation of the academy.
The vote for President resulted in tie be-
tween Prof. S. A. Andrews and Prot. Fl. W.
Fisher, each having 20 votes. The other
officers elected are: Vice President, Prof.
William Collough; First Orators, Prof. j. M.
Logan and Miss NJ. !. Louden Second Ora
tors, Prot. W. A. Proudft and Prof j. X.
Bane;Recording Secretary, Prof.J C. Mclean;
Core eaponding Secretary, Mrs. M. B. Red
man; Enrolling Secretary, Matte Hopkins;
Treasurer, Miss NJ. J. Graham; Master OF
| Ceremonies, Mrs. NJ. V. Bennett: Ushers,
Miss Josie E. Scott, Mrs. M. E. Johns
| ton; Board of Supervisors, Prof. W. A.
Proudrit, Prof :: X Bane, Pro-. J; N. Logan.
| drews. The Misses Martha ]. McCombs and
Estela Kunzer, of the Birmingham school;
| Clara McCarey, Lillian Johns, Morse: Alice
bion; May Wilson,, Frances Beech, Allen;
Mary Ferguson, Allie Rhine, Mollie Fem
nerty, Washington; Name Loeff1er, Osceola.
The Schedule for Drawing.
Mrs. Van Wagonnen, supervisor of draw
ing, will meet the teachers on the following
dates for instruction in drawing at the
Franklin School: Step "A, September 10 and
October s: step l3. September 20 and October
1: steps IL and r. book 6, Septem Der 2l and
October 5: steps Q and TO- book 5. September
September % and October I; step 6, hook 8,
8, September p and October II; step 4, book
2, September % and October l3; step 2, book
ers of step l will follow the outline given
last year.
Enjoying the Exposition.
Next week the public school children will
take possession of the Exposition. On Mon
day the North, Duquesne, Forbes, Fran kiln
and South schools will visit the big show at
the Point; Tuesday. the Bedford Birming-
ham, Colfax, Hiand, Homewood, Humboldt
and Knox; Wednesday. Lawrence, Liberty.
Lincoln, Luckey, Minersvile and Mononga :
hela; Thursday, Moorhead, Morse, Mt. AL
bion and Oakland: Friday, Allen, Howard,
PEBBLES and Washington; Monday, Septem.
Der 26, the Han cock. OHara, Ralston, Ster-
ret, st. Clair, Springfield, Thad Stevens and
Wickersham.