The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-26

need at least three more rooms, and We abso-
iutely need one person to teach English and TO
devote his or her entire time 70 The work. The
importance OF this cannot be oysrestirnated.
am deeply greatful TO the board of education
for all the backing they have given the High
school. They have done much for US and
doubt not but that they intend to do much
more. The perfection OF o high school System
in all Its details Is not the growth OF an hour, or
day, or year, but Of much time, care AMI
thought. The board is sincerely DESTROYS OF
giving us proper building and the public at
heart desires il too and viii give ii To US by
popular vote bit 10 cannot b3 DELAYED too long
have had cordial support from the corps OF
teachers ia the institution and they deserve
public communication for the excellent WORK
they have done under conditions not tae most
favorable, to say the least
The High school faculty is headed by
Principal John W. Heston. His duties
during the past year have been of the
most arduous character. He has had to
teach political science, civil government.
psychology, Greek-except during the last
term, when he was assisted by Miss Miller
and he had also to assist in Latin, all
this being in addition to his labors in the
administration and direction of the school.
He has done this work and has done 1t
well and the present excellent condition
Oh the I1i2n SCHOOL Is 10 his
capable leadership.
Miss Emma A. Shumway has directed
the studies Of the pupils in natural his
tory, botany, physiology, zoology and gen
eral history. Miss Shumway's proficiency
in her line of studies is recognized all over
the country. During the past year she has
exchanged specimens with many of the
most prominent botansts in the United
States, having secured for the High
school laboratory by this means more than
1900 valuable specimens. She has proved
earnest and capable and has acquired a
warm place in the hearts of her pupils.
Miss Ella J. Caughey has taught the
branches of English composition, rhetoric
and English literature. Miss Caughey
has worked under great disadvantages,
such as an extraordinarily large first
years class, but she has been singuary
successful. Her plans of mapping out
her lines of work are original and com
prehensiye, and she is so thorough in her
methods that those under her instruction
are given a complete grasp of the subject
under treatment.
Miss Miller's Latin and German work
has been entirely satisfactory. The
second year class has grown 80 large in
these departments that tne services of an
additional person could well be utilized.
Miss Miller is an excellent teacher. She
has the faculty of imparting information
and she has made the pupils Of these Ian
guages do original work in reading and
speaking. Her chief plishment
with the pupils of the High school has
been in the matter of sight translation.
The last term has been devoted especially
to this branch of the work with wonderful
results.
Professor George c. Mckee was the in
structor in chemistry, physics and me-
chanical drawing in the industrial school,
In the two years which Professor Mckee
has been in this city he has done great
work in building up his branches. He
has q clear head, and much power in
presenting difficulties to pupils and over
coming them. He is an expert in cleo
tricity. Professor Mckee declined re-
election on account of his desire to take
a year for original investigations in
physics at Johns Hopkins university.
Miss Mary Subway has had charge of
mathematics and physical culture. She
has been accorded the honor of being one
of the very best teachers employed in the
public schools of this city. She is genu-
inc teacher. Her methods are original,
and she has the power of compelling bet
ter work from pupils than perhaps any
other teacher in the city. During a term
of next year she will teach German with
out the use of a textbook, and will COM
pei pupils TO show a practical knowledge
of the subject.
Miss Hiatt has been in charge of normal
school work. Her duty has been to train
the seniors in the art of teaching. For a
long time she had a responsible position in
st. Louis and she was offered "a position
at the State Normal school at ElIensburg,
but declined the offer, preferring to finish
her work here in this city. She has had
also during the year to assist in algebra
and United States history.
Miss Adelaide l.. Pollock, of the fourth
grade of the Central school, has also been
compelled to assist in the High school at
times.
1t will thus be seen that the force of
teachers at the High school has been small
considering the work that was done.
Hardly any institution of similar size and
Importance in the country has been
operated with so small corps of instruct