JULY 26, 1836—MARCH 23, 1891
IN LASTING MEMORY OF THE
NOBLE INFLUENCE AND
COUNTLESS LOVING DEEDS OF
EVELYN M. SIMPSON
TEACHER IN
PITTSBURGH HIGH SCHOOL
1871—1891

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
PITTSBURGH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

A monument from her students to a beloved teacher who died young. In the late 1800s, going to high school was a privilege, even in public schools, since most working-class teenagers would probably have been helping support their families. Thus a high-school teacher might have a more appreciative audience, and the experience for the students might have been more like college and less like medium-security prison.