The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27
PEARL HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Up to date this has been the most
flattering and promising opening the
teachers of this school have ever seen.
The eagerness with which pupils have
taken hold of their lessons is surpris-
ing. Teachers and pupils have come
to an understanding to make this the
banner year of the school. Prof. Fl. 9.
Weber, the very able and efficient SUI
perintendent of the Nashville Public
School System, deserves great praise
for the Improvement he has made in
the grading of this school. Concen-
trating all the higher grammar grades
of the city at this school, which Is cen
trally located, is step forward, and is
in. keeping with the method pursued in
Northern and Eastern schools of hav-
ing the higher grammar grades seated
with High School pupils. This change
seems to have met the unanimous
endorsement of the colored citizens,
|. Judging from the number of congratu-
lations the High School Faculty has
received upon the subject.
Prof. Weber is an eminent educator,
we'll equipped by nature and by train
ing to be the head of our educational
system. He has convinced the colored
people that he means to be fair and
| Just in the management of the col
ored schools. With him filling the Of
fetal chair, they feel that their inter
ests will not suffer.
The Manual Training and Domestic
Science Departments are still grow
ing in popularity. Many visitors have
called to inspect these new depart
ments and all go away praising them
to the highest. The girls with their
caps and aprons and the boys with
their overalls make fine picture.
The work thus far has been satisfac-
tory to the instructors
DIR. F. G.. Smith, the principal, re-
ceived the following letter from the
Board of Education, which is self-ex'
planatory:
September "a, 1907
CDR f. G. Smith,
Principal Pearl High School,
Nashville, Tenn.
/ Dear Sir:-Your letter of September
z, to Superintendent Weber, giving
: 'the names of colored citizens who
took pleasure in contributing to the
fund for the coal and gas ranges to b.
: used in the domestic science depart
2 ment of Pearl High School" was rea(
2 to the Board of Education at its las
: meeting, and l am directed to express
S to them, through you, its appreciation
of the interest that they have thu
!. manifested in the domestic science dc
:. partment of the public schools, an
e thank them for their donation.
+ "I am likewise directed to max
l. through you the same acknowledge
y ment to DR.. r. H. Boyd for the SEWN
2, machine he donates.
j: Respectfully,
g JOHN H. DEWITT,
l. "Sec'y of Board of Education"
# The Washingtonians are engaged /
daily practice now on the football fell
IS The squad has two important engag
o. ments this year, one with the Centr;
Ie High School of Louisville. at Loui
Ut Vile, KY, and the other with the Sun
lie ner High School of st. Louis, Mo-,
lie Nashville.
IL Inc ScnOOl was HOnoISu ChlS "0e
&c with the following visitors: DR..
s. v. Roman, the noted Negro specials
ii who made splendid address to IL
IL school; Mr.. Carl Roman, his nephe'
lately of Bay City, Mich. Mrs MINI
e. Harris Crosthwaite and daughter, Mi
o Anna Crosthwaite, of Kansas Cit
It, Mo-. Mr.. w. H. Hodgkins and daug
If. ter, Miss Clara Hodgkins; Mrs. NJ
a Bryant and Mr. G. S. Randals.