, 1889-07-11
THE CITY'S SCHOOLS.
An Educational System That Is
Rapidly Increasing in Strength
and Usefulness
The Public Schools, Colleges, Sem
inaries and Other Institutions
of Learning.
A New Five-Story Building to be
Erected by the Jesuit Fathers
for Gonzaga College.

A New Five-Story Building to be
Erected by the Jesuit Fathers
for Gonzaga College.
There are in the city at present four
public school buildings, as follows: The
Central, situated on block eighty-two
of Railroad addition being a two.story
! frame building of six rooms. well fur.
nished. The main part of this building,
four rooms was erected in 1888, and was
then the only public school house In
town. In 1887 two rooms were added to
it, making still scanty accommodations
for the school children south of the river,
aud none north of the river; 80 that in
the same year it became necessary to
build two school houses on the north
side. one, u two-story brick of two
rooms, rs wing of a larger house when
required, was built on Il block bought by
the trustees on Monroe street, between
| Spatiord and State streets, the building
and furniture costing S3 500; another of
| like kind and with some intention as to
future additions was built OH block in
Heath's addition at corner of AIOntgom-
cry and koogan streets. In lSSs a two
story brick of four rooms WAS built on
block seven of Cowlcys addition, in the
southeastern part Of the city. This
building is heated by hot water and has
all the modern school fWHi,ure. II cost
with fixtures and apparatus $4,000
All these rooms have been crowded
during the school years, hesislcs from
lsSito 1887 the school board rented two
or three rooms in the city for school
purposes, and during the year Just
ended has had to rent one room to ac-
commodate all the pupils. Now the
school board have realized that the pub
| lie schools must grow with the city, and
have begun to arrange for the future
school system of the city by the pur-
chase OF the necessary sites and to plan
the necessary buildings. This year a
fine two.story brick house of eight
rooms will be built OH block thiriy.three
ofCannon's, which, with the necessary
furniture end apparatus, will cost SIS
900.
OTHER BUILDING
Arc contemplated by the toard,
but have not yet taken
definite shape. Our city will not lack
school facilities in the future. The city
| school property is now valued at $50
600.
The city schools are under the man.
agement of a supcru tendent, who had
under his direction Il principal and iif-
teen teachers during he year in ended.
For the ensuing year there will be from
twenty to twenty-five teachers. Already
the clerk of the district has over one
hundred applications from teachers all
over the United States for employment
in our schools. Last year. ending July
/, 1889, the school revenue OF the district
was 1870, OF which $1,000 is still in the
treasury, being an increase over the
year before of more than S23, 900, Last
year the children of school age in the
school district numbered 2iOO, being an
increase over the year before of 700.
SPOKANE COLLEGE.
The Spokane college is under
the auspices of the NJ, f.. Church II
has two buildings; the college building
proper being a two-story and attic frame
chapel and dormitory of fourteen rooms;
and the ladies' dormitory, which is a
two-story brick of tweuty-uinc rooms
having all the modern Improvements
and convcncnces. These buildings are
situated in Jenkins addition on the col
lege grounds of thirty six acres, between
College avenue and the river. The land
was donated to the college by Col. u. =.
jenkins. The college has three courses
classical, philosophical and scientific,
with three preparatory courses leading
to then Ii has also n conservatory of
ment of rhetoric and elocution.
and a commercial department. Pres
idcnt Lasher has taken great pains To
get the best practical results out of the
different courses, and for that purpose
has been instrumental in furnishing the
college with the best system of ap
paratus for illustrative teachings that
can be found in ny educational insti-
tuition in the Nor,hwest.
The board of trustees intend 10 build
several cottages this year for homes for
NONRESIDENT students
The number Of pupils in attendance
during tine year just closed was 1863,
being an increase of more than 80 per
cent. over last wear.
GOEZAGA COLLEGE.
This institution of learning Is under
the control and supervision of the Jesuit
Fathers. The college building is situated
ON nine acre tract of land in the
Sinto addition belonging to the
college. 1t is three.story
brick building. On the first
floor are play rooms, dining rooms,
Kitchen and store rooms; second floor,
chapel, pnrlors, office, stationery aud
class rooms; third fioor study hall, inIi-
scum, class rooms and teachers rooms
In the attic are dorInitOricS and clothes
rooms, The course of study is intended
10 b" classical, being in new class each
year until the complete college course il
reached. The college has also musical
department. giving instructions in vocal
ana Instrumental music, an elOcution de
purimcnt and Il practical com merCial
department The Rev. j. Rcbmann, :.
j., is president of the college and las