The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-12

After the reading of the report, superinten
dent Barnard called the attention of the board
10 the necessity OF at least three new buildings
one OF them for the High school. The matter
was fully discussed, and Mr.. Prosch was ap
pointed TO inquire into the powers of the board
in relation TO the issuance OF 100000 bonds.
The following memorial. 10 be presented 10 the
state legislature, was read and ordered spread
upon the minutes:
ITO the Legislature Of the State Of Washington:
Through the public journals it is learned
that number OF bills have been i troduced
during the present session looking to the estab-
Hshment and maintenance of normal schools In
varions small towns throughout the state. In
dncements in the way OF sites are reported TO be
offered, the values of which are generally stated
to be many thousands OF dollars 1t will be i'm
possible for your honorable body to comply with
all these land booming, town-supporting
schemes and, If the suggestion may be par
doned, ii is TO be hoped they will one and all
be summarily and sharply repulsed.
1.-THE pupils in normal school are usually
young men and women of limited pecuniary re-
sources, who, like the students in a law school,
are educating and training for a profession in
which to increase their future usefulness, and
at the same time secure for themselves means
OF honest, independent livelihood. But a
small percentage OF the population are
personally fitted or inclined for the profession,
and but fraction of that small percentage
have the ability to sustain themselves
without labor while taking the ordinarily pre-
scribed course of study. These assertions being
true, and there IS no question OF their truth, the
country places is reduced to the minimum; SO
reduced, IN fact, as to make such proposed
locations ridiculous, and TO make such actual
locations little short OF criminal.
1.-The only proper places for schools OF this
character are in the hearts OF cities, and the
larger the cities the more appropriate and benc-
fetal the locations. Iu the cities, right at home,
are to be found the youth needing and desiring
the peculiar education afforded. and in them,
besides, are TO be found lnnumerable educa-
tional advantages outside of the schools not to
thousand means of light employment and rev.
eEue valuable beyond calculation TO struggling,
needy and deserving students.
1.-The endowment by the general government
is sufficient to properly build and abundantly
sustain one, two or three grand schools of this
character, the good works of which would be
dom on the part OF those having its distribution
and control, will certainly be the case in our
state ON the contrary. this patrimony may be
squandered and lost, and II is believed that no
surer or quicker way is likely to be devised for
accomplishing this deplorable result than by
granting the petitions for normal schools re-
\ferred to in the opening paragraph"
\ 1t was decided to increase the tuition fees of
students whose parents or guardians live out
sine OF the city limits 10 the following rates per
nniNim III the different departments: Primary,
SIS: Ayammar, so; High school, SIS. Hitherto
the ratessin these departments have been re-
spectiyely>S si2 aud $50 per ,aunum. Profess or
o. s Jones, Principal of the Denny school, re-
ported that he, had lost a warrant foF $50,
drawn by the \secretary of the board on the
county treasurerA The secretary was Instructed
to makcout duI Sicate warrant ON condition OF
Professor Jones giving bond in double the
amount 10 secure the county.
Saunders Il lIouglNon preser ted statement
OF s6a7.5s balance duSon acco4ipt for work on
school buildings. whfef~ was referred to the
building committee with pdwer to act.
Miss Agnes NJ. Goddards a teacher in the
Rainier school, sent in her Resignation, giving
i'll health as her reason for doing so. The resig-
nation was accepted.
4 communication was read from b A. Lett,
the Tacoma agent Of w. J. Hayes Il Son, bank
ers, of Cleveland, o., asking Attenuation con-
corning the $200,0D school bonds.
Miss Anna Coffin. Miss Clara Is Adams, Miss
Sarah Cameron and Miss Atkinsson were ap-
pointed teachers
number Of bills were allowed