Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Year Ending June 4, 1894 . d rational instructionin drawing, in the primary department, followed the introduction ofWhites New Course in Art Instruction, and that finer work wasdone in botany and in anatomical drawings than before. Vocal music continued to be successful in charge of the well-knownspecialist, Prof. Jerry March, Norristown, Pa. The school Savings bank continued in operation during the term,but owing to unavoidable circumstances the amounts deposited werenot so great as last year
Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Year Ending June 4, 1894 . d rational instructionin drawing, in the primary department, followed the introduction ofWhites New Course in Art Instruction, and that finer work wasdone in botany and in anatomical drawings than before. Vocal music continued to be successful in charge of the well-knownspecialist, Prof. Jerry March, Norristown, Pa. The school Savings bank continued in operation during the term,but owing to unavoidable circumstances the amounts deposited werenot so great as last year, and many depositors were obliged to with-draw their funds. Five boys and seventeen girls completed the course of study. Thecommencement exercises were held as usual in Masonic Hall beforefi very large audience. It is to be hoped that continued efforts will bemade to improve, especially iu the way of discarding the arbitraryrote and task habits, and adopting methods more natural andrational; and that pure motives and high and worthy aspirations ac-tuate all who are engaged in this responsible work—the education rd^ =!Xi Cm ?4-> c oo o en I*a,tn No. 6.] Pittsburgh. 185 PITTSBURGH—George J. Luckey. The annual school term which closed on the last of June was un-marked by any great change from that of former years. The courseof study remains the same, hut the teaching corps is steadily increas-ing in efficiency. But few teachers remain who are not graduates ofsome higher institution of learning. Graduates of our city Normal school and the central high schoolfill most of the positions in our schools, and these are supplementedby a steadily increasing number of State Normal graduates. Fournew buildings, costing in the aggregate |385,000, have been completedsince my last report. The Shakespeare building standing in a lot con-taining three and one-half acres of ground, is perhaps the finest (notthe largest) public school building in the State. Built of granite, andhea
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