Twenty-Fifth Report of the Controllers of the Public Schools of the First School District of Pennsylvania, for the year and a half ending June 30, 1843: with their Accounts. Philadelphia: Published by Order of the Board of Controllers, Mifflin & parry, Printers, No. 99 S. Second Street. 1843.
In the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Tenth, comprising the City and the incorporated Districts, accommodations have been provided for an increased number of Primary and Secondary Schools. Many of the last description of schools, it is believed, have been greatly improved by a new organization separating the sexes, and placing the boys under male principals.
Expenditures abstracted from the books and vouchers of the Controllers [for 1842]:
Tenth Section: Real Estate School Furniture School Expenses Total
$329.10 $701.48 $10,625.97 $11,656.55
For 1843 [1st 6 months]
$149.00 $465.85 $$6,179.58 $6,794.43
Orders drawn in 1843, outstanding July 1, 1843:
Tenth Section:
Order # Name Amount
1192 J Rhoads $250.00
1193 Robert Maxwell $100.00
1196 MJ Maxwell $71.50
1198 E W Beechy $125.00
1200 ATW Wright $250.00
1201 JW Vallance $75.00
1216 Mary Ann Miller $71.50
1217 Louisa Bedford $125.00
1229 Wm E Chester $100.00
1230 JW Blakey $71.50
1232 Wm Bispham $24.00
1234 Craig, Holmes, & Co. $25.00
1235 J & P Fisher $454.25
1300 Wentworth & Smith $23.61
1341 John S. Painter $100.00
Statement of the Number of Schools, Scholars and Teachers, Male and Female
School # of Schools Teachers Scholars Total
10th Sec. Male/Female Male/Female Students
Palmer Street
[Grammar School] 2 2/6 230/233 463
Master Street
[Grammar School] 2 2/5 280/289 569
Marlboroough Street 1 1/2 80/82 182
[Secondary School]
Primary Schools 9 0/17 1750
N.B. Since the first forms went to press, it has been ascertained that there are 133 children in the Tenth Section Primary Schools.
The Whole number of kids in school for First District is 33,384.
Names of the Professors and Teachers, with the Salaries and Average Attendance:
Tenth Section:
Boys’ Grammar School, Palmer street above Duke.
Name: Salary Average Attendance
Joshua Rhoads, Principal, $900 230
Robert Maxwell, 1st Assistant, $400
Hannah H. Dickinson, 2d do. $200
Lydia A. Wetherill, 3d do. $200
Girls’ Grammar School
Mary H. Turner, Principal, $450 233
Jane W. Vallance, 1st Assistant $200
Elizabeth M. Watson, 2d do. $200
Chloe D. Vallance, 3d do. $200
Boys’ Grammar School, Master Street, near Second Street
A. T. W. Wright, Principal $900 280
William E. Cheston, 1st Assistant $400
Mary A. Moore, 2d do. $200
Margaret F. Burrows, 3d do. $200
Girls School
Louisa Bedford, Principal, $450
Deborah B. Shaw, 1st assistant $200
Ellen Wessell, 2d do. $200
Francis E. Thompson, 3d do. $200
Mary A. Brady, 4th do. $200
Secondary School, Marlborough Street, near Duke Street
Mary A. Deacon, Teacher of the Girls’ School, $250 82
Sarah Hustler, Teacher of the Boys’ School, $250 80
Palmer Street Primary School
Ellen Foulke, Teacher, $250 300
Anna Martin, 1st Assistant $200
Caroline Smith, 2d do. $125
Marlborough Street Primary School
Henry W. Chadwick, Principal, $250 300
Elizabeth Dolby, 1st Assistant $200
Catharine Stevenson, 2d do. $125
Primary School, Queen and Palmer Streets
Mary A. Miller, Teacher, $250 160
Elizabeth Eyre, Assistant $125
Prmary School, Dunton Street
Mary J. W. Maxwell, Teacher $250 180
Almira Test, Assistant $125
Primary School, Queen Street near Frankford Road
Elizabeth Beechey, Principal, $250 140
Jane Wilkinson, Assistant, $125
Primary School, Master Street
Mary H. Buzby, Teacher $250 325
Mary A. Gibbons, 1st Assistant $200
Catharine Ridgway, 2d do. $125
Susannah Statzell, 3d do. $125
Primary School, St. John Street
Tacy W. Blakey, Teacher of the Boys School, $250 122
Maria K. Purdy, Assistant, $125
Catharine Donaldson, Teacher of the Girls School $250 146
Margaret Hall, Assistant $125
Primary School, Germantown Road and Fifth Street
Rosannah M. Brady, Teacher, $250 77
Controllers of the Public Schools
1st Sec. George m. Wharton, Clifford Smith, George Emlen, Jr., Thomas G. Hollingsworth, Samuel English, Wm. S. Perot, George H. burgin, MD.
2nd Sec. John Miller, John C. Smith, Alexander Browne
3rd Sec. William J. Crans, Hugh O’Donnell
4th Sec. Joseph yeager, John J. McCahen
5th Sec. John Foulkrod
6th Sec. William Wister
7th & 8th Sec. Henry Leech
9th Sec. Francis Lyons
10th Section: Kensington – John Robbins, Hugh Clark
11th Sec. Jacob Heyberger
Hugh Clark, listed as at North 4th Street, near Master, sat on the Committee of Supplies with Wharton, Lyons, Emlen, J.C. Smith. He also sat on the Committee on Primary and Secondary Schools, with Lyons, Clifford Smith, John Miller, William Wister.
John Robbins, jr., listed at Beach below Shackamaxon Street, sat on the Committee on Model School.
Directors of Public Schools for the Tenth Section:
Dr. Isaac Kline, John Robbins, Jr., Hugh Clark, Dr. A. Helffenstein, Peter Fisher, Samuel Grice, Benjamin Moore, S. H. Gillingham, Wm. F. Small, John S. Painter, Campbell Morfit, Matthew Vandusen.
Of the Examination for Admission into the Central High School, January 1843:
Master Street, Admitted 7, Rejected 1, Total 8, Aver
Average of Studies: 7.4 Grammar, 4.2 Reading & Defining, 5.8 Writing & Orthography, 7.4 Arithmetic, 7.7 Geography, 6.5 General Average
This General Average gave Master Street School 4th ranking of those school which admitted students to the Central High School, behind Buttonwood, North Western, & Zane Street. Master Street had the highest average of any school for Grammar, tied for 2nd with Arithmetic.
List of Students admitted to the Central High School, January 6, 1843:
Name, School, Age (y.m.), Parent’s Name, Occupation, Residences, Date of Admit, Div/Class
Charles A. Alligood, Master Street, 14.3 years old, Smith Gray (guard.), Mariner, Corner of Queen & Marlboro’ Sts., 8/24/1840, 4th.
Conrad F. Clothier, Master Street, 13.1, William Clothier, Cordwainer, Franklin & Hanover Streets, 1/1/1840, 4th.
James Gafney, Master Street, 17.0, Bridget Gafney, Widow, S.W. cor 4th 7 Master Sts, 10/5/1839, 3d
Anthony Glassen, Master Street, 16.5, Richard Glassen, Weaver, 63 St. john Street, 4/2/1839, 4th
Samuel C. Ridpath, Master Street, 13.8, Moses Ridpath, manufacturer, Frankford Rd. near Shackamaxon St., 9/23/1839, 3d
Robert Scott, Master Street, 14.8, David Scott, manufacturer, Master St. and Germantown Road, 9/23/1839,4th
George Williamson, Master Street, 13.11, James Williamson, Grocer, Frankford Road and Otter Street, 5/1/1840, 4th
Of the Examination of Applicants for Admission into the Central High School, July 14, 1843:
Master Street School, Admitted 7, Rejected 1, Total 8
Average of Studies: 7.2 Grammar, 6.7 Reading & Defining, 6.6 Writing & orthography, 8.7 Arithmetic, 7.9 Geography, 7.4 General Average
Master Street was 6th out of 19 School for having students admitted, 4th in General Average, 4th in Geography, 2nd in arithmetic, and mostly a better average then the city schools.
List of Pupils Admitted to the Central High School, July 1843.
Job E. K. Brelsford, Master Street, 13.10, John Brelsford, Cabinet Maker, 23 Edward Street, 8/15/1842, 2d
Theodore M. Delany, Master Street,12.0, Charles Delany, Carpenter, 52 Queen St, Ken., 5/1/1842, 3d
Joseph W. Folwell, Master Street, 16.7, Jos. Leonard (guard.), Shipwright, West & Wood Streets, 11/26/1839, 2d
Lewis Kirk, Master Street, 13.4, Stephen Kirk, merchant, 78 penn street, Ken., 3/28/1842, 2d
J. E. Landell, Master Street, 12.7, George Landell, merchant, 161 Beach Street, Ken., 5/1/1842, 2d
John Liggins, Master Street, 14.3, Thomas Liggins (guard.), machinist, cor. 2d Street, & Germantown Road, 1/28/1842, 3d
Thomas Young, Master Street, 13.1, Mary young, seamstress, Germantown Road & Phoenix Street, 4/3/1841, 4th