The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-18
THE CENTRAL SCHOOL.
Its Fine Building and Excellent Corps of
Teachers-work OF Pupils.

The Central school is q handsome and lofty
fhree-story brick with sixteen classToon1s. II Is
sitaat Il In the block bounded by Marion, Madi-
sen, sixth and Seventh streets, upon the site of
the old building which was burned in the
spring OF 1855. The cost OF construction was
SIS 900 and II has been in use since last Sep
tember.
Professor r. C. Richardson principal OF the
Central ehool, is young and ambitious gentle
man. He Is the son OF Presbyterian clergy
man and was born In Ohio. when he was G boy
years Of age his family moved TO Pennsylvania,
and after thorough preparation In the lower
schools young Richardson took q cole siate
course Of study ct the Wooster university, Ohio,
and At Williams college, Mass. Professor Rich
ardsou has tsnwht for ten years, having been a
college instructor for two years and school
principal for eight years He came 70 this city
last September, from Chambersburg, Pa, where
he was at the head OF the department; OF mathe-
MATES in Wilson college
Following il the list OF teachers: Professor r.
G. Richardson, principal, Minfa Foster. Mar
tina Johnston, Title J. Piper Lillian Burrows
Lulu NJ. Root. Katherine r. Cheassy, Helen g.
De Voc. Elizabeth Wooster, Lelia J.
Chisholm, Helen L. Pearee. Carrie IL.
Robson and Sadie z Young, assistants
In the second grade, Mrs PeaFee, teacher, the
following tale was read and the children d.
recied TO reproduce it in taeir own language.
The only errors, which have been corrected In
the following specimens, were ia spelling. cap
iialisation. paTagraphinE and punctuation. In
no instance has there been any change made in
the expression
"'rHE poS AND HIS SHADOW.
IA bis dog with piece OF meat In his mouth
was one day crossing bridge over river, when
he saw his shadow in the water. He thought
that IL was another dog with a lsrgcr piece OF
meat 80 he dropped his own meat and few at
the shadow. thinking thus TO get the larger
piece. But ffIc greedy dog made sad mistake.
The piece % meat he dropped Was swept sway
by the current, while that which he saw IN the
water was oaly a shadow aud could not he
esten. The dog then saw that he had loss his
own meat and got nothing in place Of IL
"sIlIR roc AND ms SHADOW
There vas big deg was crossing the bridge
with big piece Of meat in his month and saw
his shadow 10 the water and thought that il was
bigger piece and iamned in the water after IL
and found out that IL was nothing but bis own
shadow and lost his own piece Of meat
GRACE IsABELL GREEsus" syears old
"sTHE Dog AND MS SHADOW
"The big dog was walking across the bridge
He h2a a piece % meat He saw his shadow ia
the water. He thought it was another dog that
had 6 larger piece OF meat The greedy dog
dropped MS piece for the other piece aud tiew
after e. The current took his meat away. and
the greedy dog sos none.
"yrANrrA KSIsErt," years old.
'rHE Doe AND MS SHADOW.
zone dAy big dog Was crossing bridge over
a river with piere OF meat Ia bis month, whcn
ne say bis shadow 10 the vSter an3 thought il
was another dog with bigger pieee of meat
lie sFappsd bis own pleee 81 yneEt And ren 8
SET the ether piece, bat the greedy dog found
that re had iost his owa pleee of mesf aud got
nothing In place u g. ANNIE LEK
10 years 81 sge.
The following original compositions ara by
sixth grade papgss 10 Miss Yeang room. The
SUBJECTS were given BY fosT iSTEtIfsExexR
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Is cara yellow. thekr eyES are black Ana rather
snail their 6rsSs and HABITS sre similar %
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