The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-10
the cause Of founding . permanent sem.

the cause Of founding . permanent SEM
iaary.
Aiss Lyon gave her whole mind to
her work Of teaching, and the success
OF Aiss CRAFTS school was greatly due
to the Efficient Aid cf Miss Lyon. 1t
vss Miss Lyons purpose to give her
pupils . thorosgh English educstion.
and although the stssdArd Of recitation
Vas unfailing aocaracy most Of the pu.
pills attained il.
An hour was given 10 eseh recitation
and II wss 20 oocapied in ssking and
answering questions. and in arguments
upon the subjects Of the lessons. that
the time paced quietly and pleasantly.
Al the end Of the three yssrs' eourss
prescribed. certificates were given b
thoss ooly Who mAnafssted . thorough
knowledge Of ths reqaired branches Of
learning.
The government Of the sch"oi MAS
b.ssd upon mxai fonndas iou. ard
the pup,ls carefully tAughs to a,scs inn
inses bsewsea right sad wrong Asuie
snd it, reassn we're slwsys givea 1t the
sa0s tise. ssd ths pupils shown how
and Why IL would conducs to the highest
good; but this being done. tho pupils
were expected to observe the rule.
During the time between the years
1924 and 1929. Miss Lyon gave her
whole stteution TO the school; but about
1880 she becsule cOL vinced of the pe>
cessity Of n permanent seminary for
young ladi~s, aud afterwards gave much
Thought to thst subject. BY her inter-
est in the scheme, she soon led susse OF
her most infusntisl friends to adopt
her own views; o. cordingly. . board oi
trustees Vas appointed. and circular
issued, telling the object and the plan
of ths prOpossd institutieo.
Ai.s Lyes spent much time 10 writ.
ing TO persuns whom che thought might
be interested in female educsiiou, and
While many we're pleased with her
ideas, otbsrs, when they learned that
the institution was to be founded npou
. basis that would not afford them auy
pecunisry gain. soon lost ell interest in
It. But Miss Lyon. not 10 be discour.
aged. still CONT Il 4 Ter |. ie.vur. to
establish aeMlnAll.
In 1882 her attrutiou WAS directed
toward Amh. rst ~ favorable location
for the proposed reminary. sn1 about
this time she received letter from the
President OF Amherst College inform
ing her that Moubt Pleasant .chool, ut
Amherst. had ended. aud that she could
obtain tue buildings tor her schaol
She know that she c.uld not obtain
funds TO buy the buildings Her only
was TO endeavvr to obtain
mouey enough from the people residing
near Amherst t. rent the buildings,
aud have school tour or Ave years.
But she soon became convinced that
this could not be done.
At the beginning 0f tue year 1888
the Board of Trustees sdjourocd. seem.
ing to think the plan impractios bis,
while Mia Lyon became discouraged.
and was almost determined t. cease
her labors for this object. But she did
not lOae her interest IN the scheme, aud
spent the greater part OF her time in
thinking. and modifying her plans. and
sndeavoring to ysin the attention of
the public, She now introduced new
feature into her plan for the school.
which was, that the work was ell to b
done by the students. When this be.
came known. although many we're
pleased With the idea. Others disliked
It, and the seminary under oonsiders.
tisu wss spoken Of - s"ManuAl Lsbor
School," -
The subject Of founding aperaansnt
fslnale seminary was revived 10 Sep
tsmbse, 1884, By several gentlemen,
Who met in Mis- Lyons private psrlor.
and . oooDitEeo vss sppeinted. the
nembsrs Of which we're TO cot - sgsnts
for tho inseitstien. Aiss Lyon wrote
letters 70 individusls whom she be-
lisved weald .sassiss in The work. sad
sent circolsss q the different cities and
towns Of New EAgland. end Whenever
che thought So coald aocomplish any
good By - doing. shs wsold 70 in per
son TO suiist the sympathies Of tha pub
= In bshak aof. shsf Savosite 6cheme.
That same winter it Was decided that
the funds mus. be obtained By sub
scripsions frn.. ,ns people Of the New
Eoglasd States; aud now Miss Lyon
and her agents Travelled about SOLICIT.
iog money from the friends sf the sn-
tWpriss. snd were generally very sue
csssfui In their endesvors.
A. meeting bsld january Sth. 1885,
IL VAS dssi0ed tllat Hssth. HAdIey
should Be The location of the pfoposed
inetitutioo. end mDuboro of the cum.