The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-25

total cost of more than so. COO The building is
well furnished with globes, maps, charts, etc.
| About $40 pupils are enrolled in the schools.
/ There are three departments, viz: Primary.
Grammar anu High school A literary society
has been organized in the Grammar and High
school grades, which does work of that charsc-
Ter every Friday afternoon. Arrangements have
been made for a school library, and
q number of books have already been
donated. The principal has purchased the
international Encyclopedia" for the library,
and the pupils have pledged themselves to pay
Tor 1t by monthly contribution. There are eight
teachers employed in the schools, ranging in ex-
perlence from two TO fifteen years. Three of the
teachers have held the position of principal in
Eastern schools. The names OF the teachers are
as follows: j. n. Iayhue, Mrs Gertrude
Wheeler Mrs. T. NJ. Wakefield, Mrs Jennie r.
Hall, Miss Jessie H. AacKelar, Miss Lou T.
Warren, Miss Edith Mcdonald and Mrs. Gallo
Maxwell.
The school in the upper Maple valley fs in
charge of G. l. Carmichael This district Is sup
piled with a schoolhouse well seated and fur
nished. The school Is well attended and max
ing good progress
Miss Hinsina Weise has a crowded school, but
Ia doing excellent work at Maple Valley. The
cltlzens here take great pride in the public
scnool, and the pupils are well advanced.
Ihree teachers arc employed in the schools at
Black Diamond. Robert Langford is principal,
with Miss Henshaw and Miss A ustin a. assist
ants. new primary school has been erected
here, and the former high standing of this
school is being Maintained.
J. NJ. Phillip is teaching a small school at
jenkins prairie, known as district No. so.
Schools of district No. 80 are in charge of Miss
Mae Hutehings, who is giving entire satisfao-
ton.
Professor f. NJ. Stanton. assisted by Peter
Adams, is teaching the school at franklin. The
enrolment LV-Ih Ill
grades.
new schoolhouse has just been completed az
Renton, with capacity OF 800 students Only
two teachers are employed at present-Professor
David Thomas and Miss Van Clure Another
department will be needed soon. The present
management are determined TO make this school
second TO none in the county, and with good
corps OF teachers, one of the best buildings in
the county, and the hearty support Of the citi-
zens, they sure to succeed.
The south Park school has an enrolment OF
forty pupils, In charge of c. +. Lngen-
felter. This district has a good schoolhouse
but not large enough for the present demand
Additional seats are now being put in, the
eIoakrooms being removed 10 make more room.
School district No. 20 has new s, 200 school
building, and the teacher-Mss Ada Fields
has been several terms in charge, giving salts
faction to pupils aud patrons.
Two teachers, Miss sarah b. Foley and Miss
Carrie Davis, are in charge of the Racetrack or
district No. ?, as it is legally known. Anewand
commodlous building is soon to be erected here.
but church now does service instead The
work done here is OF q superior order and re-
fleets credit upon those in charge.
Miss Bradford has a very large attendance in
her school at West Seattle. This lady has
brought order out OF chaos, and shows herself a
thorough teacher.
Throughout the entire county there In evil
dence OF the application of the principles and
VnAfh nH tod To- -.
the past two years. Teachers evinee deter
mination to excel, and much good will result
from a continuation of the plan of county
normals as heretofore