Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-02-17

CAV" evidence Of hrin. under better
control while marching to the street,
than WIS observed inthe other build
ms. We notice that the 80 per
cent. promoted from the North
school WAS Il little better than from
the others, with the exception of the
High School, which was So per cent.
Parents may congratulate themselves
tl.at the oh familiar adage, " AS the
twlG l. hth; 80 is the tree inclined,
Is, not disrcsarlcd, as will be evinced
by the mention of the names of Mrs.
Phelps, Who has been employed in
nc Primary twelve years, and who
III rcu,ilcrttiJn of her eminent fit
ness has been presented with Il State
Diploma, which if it does not, should
mean ii lie certificate, and a pension
for her declining years, and Mis-.
Baker, who has given great Satisfac-
ton III IA" same dcnartinCnt for
several wears, an! Mrs White who
will bc kindly remembered rs faith
fnl AMI succcasful primary teacher i'll
Olympia for number of years. The
Directors and Superintendent do not
i'll perfection i'll their present
plans, and lament the necessity, 70"
want of more experienced teachers,
OF employing those not fully quail
fed for the work required. The
Superintendent urges the need Of
establishing Il Teachers Training
School, crcn TO tie graduates of the
High School. We hope this will be
carried into execution. While com-
p!ctcness is not claimed, that they
arc cm:nently progressive, and wor-
thy Of imitation may be seen by the
following extracts from Superlntend-
ent Crawford's late report:
No one under eighteen years of
age Will be employed as 4 regular
teacher.
" Experience in teaching in other
schools will be considered in fixing
the salary Of any teacher.
Tho advance Of salary will dc
pend on at least two con ,iderations
the allowance made for previous
experience and the character OF Tie
wori; doro during he first term.
There is Il strong popular feeling
in favor Of punctualIty. SO far Us
printed reports can be relied upon,
no other city system reaches our
figures.
For the first year OF the chile. )
life in school, the Board design thai
none but teachers who have had at
least three years previous training
and who bring to the work moro
than ordinary talents, shall have
charge OF these little ones. To in
duce this class of teachers TO enter
upon and to remain in this work the
pay has been increased from $G25, to
$3.50 Il year"
There are several copies OF the
excellent Report above mentioned
left with our Board, which are ut tho
call Of those wishing to examine
further.
Thanking you, kind c,,itor, for
valuable space i'll your columns,
allow me to suggest, that, as the
time is approaching when we must
begin the work of organizing more
complete school system, that voters
arouse from their slumbers, and
patents, whose interests are most
vitality concerned, see to it that per-
sons are put in office, who are quail
liel to discharge the sacred duties
devolvinS upon them. Our directors,
to say the least, should be men, or
women capable OF judgment of the
qualifications of n teacher, prospect
of sex or religious belief. May we
as community become alive to the
sentiment as expressed by an eminent
statesman: "While our schools are
supported in manner commensurate
with their importance, no matter
what calamities may befall us, there
will always DO within the body pol
itic perennial principle of restora-
ton. While the schools are cher
ished, encouraged. protected, moth
ing but the irreversible decree of
Omnipotence can bring the beaming
forehead of our country to dust"
p. G. HALE,
Member of Board of Education.
, REV. Alfred r. Elder died, at his
residence in East Olympia, on the
mOrnino of tho 18th instant. ared rs