The school is organized systematically, from Montessori
to college. The students of the Upper School have a choice of
schedule between the regular preparatory work, which pre-
pares for the College Board examination, and a general
course which prepares the students to follow special lines of
advanced study after graduation.
It may be said that the keynote of the school, from the
first, has been individual development, although pupils are
grouped in small classes. It is believed that such grouping
tends to the development of enthusiasm and at the same time
no child is lost sight of in his daily work. The aim of the
school is not only to prepare its pupils for higher scholastic
work, but to fit them for the responsibilities of home and
civic life. A gratifying number of efficient women who
are engaged in active work in the city, in business, in social,
and in philanthropic effort, gained their early training in the
Thurston School. The faculty consists of teachers of expe-
rience and special training. Regular work in gymnasium is
provided for and there is a strong student government
srganization which works in harmony with the faculty.
Official Staff—Alice M. Thurston, M. A., Principal;
Marv E. Kendrick, Secretary.
THE WINCHESTER SCHOOL
One of the best schools for girls in Western Pennsylvania,
and which has had a most beneficial effect on the womanhood
of Pittsburgh for over a quarter of a century, is the Winchester
School, which is located in the residential portion of the city.
in the Shadyside district.
The Winchester School, the Misses Mitchell’s School,
began its operations in 1902, with 40 pupils enrolled. Its
first location was on Braddock avenue, in the East End of
Pittsburgh, but its continued growth made a more central
tocation advisable, and within a few years the school was
moved to No. 4721 Fifth avenue, where a fine building was
erected for its accommodation. A large playground and
athletic field, extending to Clyde street, aids in the outdoor
athletics of the students.
