The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-28

fnnrsry ABROAD frol those WITH children
Who, being elected 20 state oiicss or the
legislative nodv. f1zss GOV reside for lengthy
periods AZ the eapstsl. For their isforms-
tson The following facts srs givsn:
Grr rEsfIc SCHOOLS.
The public school buildings are forr IN
rnruber. The total sffendafce a pupils IL
go, about sq1ai in proportion - TO boys
and rsris The at.en6zaes this rear II %
per csns. more than that of al year The
largest school house il knosn ~ the Cen
trai bulIdlng conveniently sit1ated and IL
include. the high school rs IL under the
immediate direction Of City sapeyinteni-
enf W. Bgintnaii.
The high school class numbers 81. but
altogether 30 pupils attend. The teachers
are Mrs. l.. BrintaalI. assistant principal /.
Mary E Brown. grammar class: Miss Eose
BDdan, intermediate. Miss Janet Moore,
primary.
Al Odd Fellows building the next highest
schcol Is Taught with 40 pupils in attend
ance. It's teachers are: r. II. Lewis. prin-
cspsI. grammar: Miss stamps intermediate;
Miss Lou Mcclure. primary
Another schsol for the primary grade Is
situated near the college at the east side.
II has sixty pupils. with Miss Lulu Damn
rs teacher. Tie other school Is situated AZ
the western side of the city. IL has thirty
pupils. who are taught by Miss Grant
The school hours AZ the High school are
from o = IN. 10 y. M, but all tbs lower
grades the time Is until .. "a. Miss Poi
isrd's synthetic system Of spelling is used
In the primary grades.
Literary exercises are held every two
weeks during winter season. and every
month the teachers visit with the superin-
tendenf 20 converse on school matters.
soLIgossrx INSTITUTE.
At the o.ympis Collegiate Institute the
faculty has undergone important changes
since the annual catalogue for isss-s0 was
issued. II Row consists OF Professor l..
Foilansbee. A. NJ. principal. In charge of
the normal class: Professor l.. p. yenan,
A. NJ, faiso superintendent OF public
schoolsD. in charge of the classical depart
menf: Professor W. L. Howard. the com.
mercial: Professor C. v. Leach, the pre-
paratory. and Miss Edith r. Wilson, the
department OF music.
Students from twenty OF the counties OF
this state are in attendance there. the total
number being 2oo. The present term
opened with bat i1o.
In mathematics there are leo students.
seventy-tise OF them study arithmetic. sixty
Algebra and twenty-five ,rigonometry.
Wentworth mathematics is In use
PROVIDENCE ACADEMY.
Sister Superior ferpctua Is In charge OF
the Providence Academia, where children
OF the Catholic faith are taught and often
otherwise cared for. She is assisted in her
instructive work BY four other vel educated
sisters. seventy-tlve pupils are in attensl-
ance there. Boys under twelve years of
age are received as siaily pupils. Instruction
Is given In English and French. vocal and
instrumental music; also in plain and orna-
mental needlework.
Music.
Olympia Is ninsic-ioving city. All her
veil-todo citizens have rood pianos and
other instruments; probahly..no other city
OF twice It's size within the state has so
many cultivated people. who know what
good music Is, and how to produce It,
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