The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-07

ever se,r4 ting AgzaS q Fzssszcxts- -
/ xe-krs<r s=sd - kewer f-A3eszres e
- Ssn.sr<ess % he srhes1. 81 kikh
ieafrzx ExaeeSorfh 10 srlsnE5zie zsa'
sas- 20 crest x1Eher - artist zsa -
lsrsszgsss f7r<A n Rszsssn schools us
les ~ esrsss ffsza sAse higher classes
. q sszs FsessE&s.
Apart frsz1s she ssxEs@~ fzszfe~ssassal
sssssss,Es an5 nHTxerzsfses. xhish. y
! Ezsssa. ssan3 zssssz1 a. gsz-4zsl fhs
! ters zessgzexi @<hszszs eTe1 higher
thzn u 0fsrr EarDF<zn E51n1rses- III
= gsss9gs n the esznsry can he ei&ss1
I fe-f a. sctseass rzza ~ the xvTe-nxasfk'
ard sehoeEs rzn ~ TIE p<eFSe--
+ = sss.1 Ter Il ~ Fsxsrzse esE1ars-s. Essszrzhe
/ ipas5tses o. me rural assemblies. eaIlez'
xssasfse4
Directly ca lev rtse sEzv d the gssv4
eyrra@zs zf& TIE mszEisfry a pullss
/ 81 a<zfsya are xsss different military
efssssis eo-resresnsslng - Wee PoSut
tie zrg~n's czzs4scz8 xy1lsnasia 10
hsosh sexes, Standing niIw4y betSeez
the Anaex5ean grMsamaF sekasol and
1ezIere and the loser district primary
! sehsssfs IN t0xns and cities In Ehs
.mnsse rstexury rnay BE cz4sse.5 szeh q
/ tsse rural s<sa<ssis q. had bern placed o
/ late bw the GOVERNMENT urz4er tbs
dfresrifYz o. the ignorant and u pzi1
village esergy. with instructions q
keep down education in the country a
the lowest level Fsasszihls. ascending e
the ysoliey Of the government ID
avoid errarirg dangers Big partial etfn'
estion and awaken5ng demands wiaieh
the eeononaie powers Of the natssn
canrxsf <afi1fT.
All fho@e eehssas. with the exceTkio&
"a the military ones. are es1Esdzesesi
With 3 sieu of giving the child : Hssl.sc
q eizssirRi tgsinisg since the tzss1s n
I has mastered his three Z Ia oTsse'
10 prevent ehIiiren from zsstzilitIls
I i've. practical ten2eacie-, tssssesssa y
= scientific course q sssair. sssys IN
/ The governments gvsan2sia are ksFs ~
Greek aud Latin afser ten YEAR ~ age
ana are fbn* Goosse3 - devote mans
YEAR II stsGy quite uaprgEf2sSy iSF
/ themselves. rfsiess sssY have ne
i0eans zad the eEcefEagsl2i streIss;sn
/ required ff;r gusng is.reizxtl TIE = flt4e
ssyssY-e II riAsssezs esJ1cStsSa-
HaFxssv mmsi il be sai1. hDTsTef,
rsOf all tie schools some GEsssz sne aI-
rect sutersi.s0a u the government
Z fssgvr~ss fsent restraint makes 81 .isss-
1i05szl fsattsTs ssnatlsing q 2 ioxfsiti-
den frast. aad sweet - TIE people ae-
eorsslurse Most sf TIE educated. en-
{ ilgf.s4oes people, Eot Wholly e1zTos-
sci ss.4 u shesr 0sn selfish career, are
/ taking great Eaa aefiTs interest y
rsgaslis ss.Sseatian. Such rural schools
~ have e-eapesi being put under the
ssatsfai influence OF the urssr3fleaieG.
NnAasi}sglcus clergy. aTe proper z
under The protection 81 hasrsl y iiaf.etl
prUNriafSrs Al1 the provincial zeilist
r8s teacher are eneTosssta ~ TIER
w0rE, they often gain 9Ter tie coafi-
s5anne 5f ehil tTen- organize irezlssef
hot x NJ and other parties With them
infringing bernaG TIE limits set by
the text books approved bF the min
istFy 81 pg8iit education. AID through
the chiidrsn, generally siiceeesi in
awakening the Interest Of The parents
This latter end attained. money j.
easily caliectei and libraries organized
RI the village. u rhe mgfazl benefit OF
ycuug and OLD alike
Mhiie throughout the country school
seports are scarcely attaiBasle-the
prugrez 81 education being disguised
80 n0t 10 awaken the F3i- giving OF the
government the showing 81 the last
reports on public education IN 81. Pet
ersbnrg l. very wonderful indeed.
Is i bit ten years since the local
plsIie schools have passed from the
government. uaas1 the supervision of
tbs municipality. The city eoIncii +,
tsJastifsgof a namiET OF most energetic
end eai gatenea nasn among rs raeus-
beFs. alassa public esis1t alton IL favor
tie concern AMI this Is .how they sac-
eeeaed
In 1s77 there existed bat - paris 81
chools Ia 81 Petersburg, aith 80
school children. ard those constituted
the waale department o. primary ed
ucafion in the city, containing ti3en
ZOO inhabitants, and these schools
were supported on the sum Of E,59l
roabses soF nearly 5000 yearly, Ia
is.7 these miserable ~ schools have
grown TO ~ primary schools, in which
ii 90 children receive instruction.
these schools having graduated sSlai
children the course OF the tirst decade
OF their gradual coming into existence.
Beside this. the municipality founded
eight sunday schools. two industrial
schools, keeps up 100 poor scholars
GA stipeDds IN divers pro-
iessi0nai schools, very COM
plete pesiagogie iibrAry has been
organized for the use Of the 20 public
school teachers In the employ Of the
city hat y u the nBmi.er iseing men.
All 81 the teachers are required TO pos
sess diplomas Of graduation from the
highest colleges OF the country; they
have fair saiaFiss-ihe city spending
an is schools 2.Sg5 100 rouhles now
free lodgings, free medical Attendance
IN eases Of sickness. and none being
sui jeet to retirement Ia case ~ mar
riass The teachers take q lifelong
interest in their profession aud have 4
pension assigned them after Is years
81 seryiee, this pension atfmniag its
highest limit for - years teaching.
40 corporai punishment is allowed
in schools The chilglreu's health sur
rOgudtags are periodically inspected by
women physi1iHns ia the employ 81
the city. aad the scholars are attended
free If charge in ease o. sickness. Rec
oguizi8g she necessity 81 affortiiug
some recreation and Amusement -
the children Of the EooTer classes. the
teteher oFgaaixe eKfugsi0us with
seieniigeai ends. concerts. the city gets
up hectares with stsrcuvticon views.
theatcr parties, and every school in the
cliy has is share az amusement az
Easter and = Christmas Tree On the
last week 81 december.
For all these extra donations pour
IN literally troEa private persons; inst
~ liberal are the donations for the
city schools and unpretenfiaas eircu.
iatiug libraries. which spring ~ in
Russian cities by she thousands. while
money = very seldom donated by psi-
Yate parties for concerns falling uDder
tie aeadenlng supervision Of the GOV.
srunfgDt
: sersou impairment 10 progress ia
the sphere " pubic esiucatiun in the
eapltsl e8aslsEs ia the fsrt that the
government &oes not ailoN teachers "a
as7entfe In eogusiis ana conventions
3or the exchange ~ Wis ~.
MEs } A NsUt3AHAS.