The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-18
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Where Mathematics and English are
Thoroughly Taught.

THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Where Mathematics and English are
Thoroughly Taught.
Professor Horace o. Hollenheck. principal OF
the High school. is native q Clinton county,
Indiana. After the requisite preparatory train
ing at Frankfort. BE studied three yeas In The
Illinois industrial university. For year sab
seqaenty he was principal in the public
schools Of CoIsax, Indiana. he next served two
years az Oregon City. Oregon. Since bis arr.
val IN this city Professor Hol enbeck has been
vice principal for three years OF the Central
Grammar school and IFS principal for one year.
lie has held his present position As principal OF
the High school for one term.
The school IA now located tn the upper story
OF the Central school building. Following is
the list Of teachers, ETC.. Professor Horace o.
lEolieneeck. principal; Emma A. shumwsy and
Ella ]. Caughey, assistants. The text
books in use at this school are
wentworth's Arithmetic. Algebra Geom-
e.ry aud TrgonsfnstFy. Bryant STRAIT
tons bookkeeping Gray's Botany, Shepherds
Chemistry. Youne's Civil Government Chitsen-
den's Composition. shoemaker's Elocution, Kei-
loggs English Literature and Rhetoric, An
dsrscn's General History. winehell's Geology,
Jeyon's Logic. EIousion's Physical Geography.
Cages Physics. cLspin's Political ECONOMY and
steeiss Zoology The spencerian system of
penmanship Is taught, and music, and the Ma
sionAl Readers are used.
"Tha course Of study now tn force ct the High
school, extends through three years Of ten
months each and comprises twenty-shree
branches taught by three teachers. History, art,
political science and natural history are assigned
20 one teacher; composition, rhetoric, English
literature, logic, elocution and vocal music to
another; mathfnatIcs book eepgng aud physics
70 another. Ii Is feature OF the course Of study
10 take some branch Of English and OF meth-
mates each term. A year OF the time Is given TO
algebra, yesr 70 geometry kait year 20 plane
trigonometry and the latter half OF the senior
year 10 arithmetic. A hall days session of each
week il devoted 70 general, literary and musical
exercises. comprising essays. recitaiions. sCags
arntions. debates, etc. These exercises are held
under the auspices OF the students, who have
formed themselves into a society, with It's own
special cfieegs and lava Some OF the objects OF
the organization. as stated In the constitution.
are a. follows: TO cultivate taste for hteta-
fnFe. 10 develop aud stimulate the power OF rhe-
torieaI invention and 20 render familiar The Gus
toms and usaages os deliberative bodies"
The records Of The past year show a total en-.
r0llment Of TO- students There were not any
suspensions aud only two eases Of Hardness.
A general dissatisfaction against the resiric-
lions imposed, under the territorial law, upon
high schools is expressed BY educators. section
es OF the school law says:
s'Eo other language than the English. nor
mathematics higher than algebra shall be
taught In graded schools OF incorporated cities
and towns
''sach restrictions" says Professor Hoilen.
Beek, ARE not IN accord with the prevailing
ideas In progressive states, Oar course IL too
irots-clAa. aud ought 70 be extended so IS 20 IN
elude two wears ot Latin, thus making Il pre-
paratoFy for the university course. By giving
students the option OF the classical or the En-
elsSh course the school wouia then be enabled
t. meet the requirements OF all. II Is 70 be
hoped that ths legislature viii enact laws Great
ms q satisfactory system 81 public schools. such
system to include primsry grammar, high. tech
nieal and normal schools; also university"
At the beginning OF the pssi year. the library
Of thls school consisted Of solitary act OF ency.
clopedlas. now IL has upwards 81 SO volumes,
which number 1t Is expected viii. by the ona Of
the yesr, he Increased to 1000. The students
and teachers. by entertainments, etc. raiscs
s9sA which has been expended for books The
school also reioices IN erucibles, resOrts, eydsR
Jars. al alr-pump. batteries an electrical ma
eaIae and ether chemical aud physical appGra-
tus II the value OF some ssn0 There Il. besides,
Q cabinet allied wisa botanical. mineral and
sociological specimens, used in teaching the na
tural sciences and comprising woods from the
Sandwich islands seeds fTon California. plants
from ether states and fros scotland, Mexican
oayx fF0m Loser California. native silver and
Z
foFtsia. copper from Lake superior native graph
ste, corals from Michigan. lace Spenge froa
TIE Scath sCa Islands. glass sponge from the
China seas. Puget souaa Sparse oossls from the
Soagh sea tslasaS aaA Florida. barn1cles, star
ashes, shells srom the sandwich islands and
Florida. geyseE inerustAtious and water from
the gexsey SgriEx q Y0senite valley CaslfofuiR.
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