Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-23
ZOE WEEKLY,
.ArLY AND wEEKLHs
nc Observation-Disclosures PUB. co
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= selCiAL scneeL ELscEIeM.
SEATTLE, Jaly "a, 1885.


A s.setion 10 90 be held next satuF
a. q I'm north School house, tn this
-, i dslsrmins WHISTLER or not q
s,gs ss.g9ss,si ts,f sliall be levied 10 raise $500
.,ses pressing demands upon this
s.s.ci aislfiet. Members Of the School
pssrd asss been questioned 70 kn0u
- - ms shoaid be levied at tina
- ~k~n baBinesis is 90 depressed aud
,.sss,s fslsl 90 poor. The answer ia
s.s,,v siyen: he6suse IL IL absolutely
.,s-ssu.ry. This necessity has aprung
- "a. Ion4 nes.lect--1ntil reosntly--
= farrish ppopar school facilities. and
sssm he gidden and rapid increase OF
ar school population.
Fhrss years ana a-haif AGO our ohii-
Arr esrs housed during school hours
a,oTs Nfs,chsdly. Every considerations
A ssufeft, eonyBnienee, and even of
hsaila. vng ne9laatsd. The buildinas
vsre poerly seated, poorly lighted. poorly
ssntilaisd and poorly heated. The
asllool room was an unhealthy dungeon.
81 there was no alternative for the
eilildrsn bat 10 90 there. AZ langth the
esndision Of the helpless little sufferers
siirsstsd peoples attention, and vtien
ths rsaI situation vas displayed 10 tue
usosls, q ssnss Of shame and indignil-
tios seized thsGl; and by almost a
snssnimous vote the school dungeons
ssEs oondeuinsd, and . tax levied 70
kelld 4 large and comfortable school
hsassL Ihs resulE wes the Sixth street
building.
IN ths eisy vas growing rapidly aud
bslore tha sixth street building was
snmpIeted II besans apparent that
srosheF larlle baildiua would be necesl-
sary 10 accommodate the increasing
snslool population. In answer 20 this
dsmaad tho block where tha Denny
School row standa wns bought and tho
Dsuny School built. Rhus the pur-
ehasifQ OF the Dauny School block, this
bulldinR 0f the sixth Street School
Aouse and The furnishing Of both have
aii bean dslas In the last three years.
Yst the people have been called upon d,
psy bat sae special school tax 10 snat
lims. For lhe purchase OF the Dsnnf
School bloak oF tl,s construction OF sac
Denny School h0use not q single ceL,s OF
spsoial tar has bean called ter. Thls
sas made possible By the sale Of the eSd
rhird strssa property at "a extraorai.
nary high price, and 10 the exercise %
he most risid ecoaomy In eli DEPART
nenss Of the public school. There 10 q
kiancs Of about ti20c1 stilll doe on tbs
nsnny School building snd thefc will be
hons 1880 due next month for school
krnitufs. A few more seats will has
nesdsa fof the smaller children for tho
eonina war. Sever eonnections have
become inaispenssble for the health OF
ths childssn attending the bixth Street.
N<hoel. ,fsl saest ghasa several demands
me tan az $500 "a proposed. OF COARSE
allowance has 70 IL made for delinquen.
cias, and hencc ths amount 70 be raj ecl
vas pat at ebcCb. 10 leave sufficient mar
gin fer sslch dslinaut nniss.
Tha fhouqhf Of tax ID neyeF very
pleAsznk and d b psrsiouiarly Disagree
able Ii uhat ie called hard tunes. Bot
surely, under the circumstances, thiaI
sohsel district has no oansa 10 e0mplain
Of ths prspossd tlx. Unlike expendi-
tafps ia other departments Of the pnb-
10 sefviosl thay have here something 20
skos for ahtir money, There Ia no
ozAef esty ID. the eeest OF equal size
wisoee pnhair schosi baildinss can for o
moment compare with oars. There 10
20 other city on the coast whose people
have bsesi 90 lightly taxed 70 bald
sobooi HOUSES and maintain schools e.
Ne people OF our olty. To take . single
sxknplsi In the city of Portland ii
coass - srnualiy for the education 81.
eae8 Fapill ID the pablo snhools- In
tkif city Il uo4stn go. Naswishstandiue
III this there will be, no doabt, thote
Who vill vote against this special tax,
small q q 10
Bal e 10 10 BE- hbpsd that the parents
o. she children Who 90 10 tho public.
sulAoDls will not be fonad IN the ranks
d zkaae eppeAexs. To the poorer pee
% who eaAhliot An 1rd 90 gay for the
aasetatson and fcaiy Of sending their
eAidren 70 privatai schools at home %
shload. tie publie ssheol 10 ali IN ell,
kf h he ona grsat instiiution OF lighs
sn1 haps 10 the poor boy and aifl /
Nd The father or mother Who votes 81
esDels The public school, OF 10 impair
Melzcisnty. comaaits an nnpardonabls
tsnce a0kinst shsir own offspring. So
~ as Ma principal burdsn Of anpport.
nEide pselie eoh',ols falis, as u ought
4 ~ npon the rish. u wsoid be little
uetof sriniinAl disloyaity - the dear.
- insefeag u tAeir children for poor
l%Hls With ahildren 70 educate 10 be
Rsna opposing measures for the cd
ssilusnsat of thoss schools II sheuld
- H1oeEzsl,>d thai ueless this tax can
= f1issd The schools viii have % be
easee fer twa mipaths OF ths school
{ux. 10 ssnh 60 unfortunate event the
ceset sahefe.s would, Of course, be the
Ass1eadinR children. There we're itIe
easefaa ellfuiled 10 oar public schools
~ {zas. II will nsFsf do Ter cha sake
g - paliFJ sun u esgic9 70 shut ths
eeoN of the pahiin schools upon such
- IuS ef children. and tnrn them M
~ stus<as for twQ monshH Of The
Eilesl yeAr. THoaAs BuRKR.