The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-08
CROWDED PUBLIC sCHOOLs.


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ferred to the Denny.
Things In the Seattle pubic schools are NOV.
ing along we'll Attendance is good and inter-
est keen. The only school not yet open II the
South school, aud the delay here Is owing TO the
failure to complete the sewer.
The Central school II overcrowded. The entire
sixth grade IL not yet asssmb led, owing TO lack
of room IN the building. This grade will assem-
bic At the Trinity Guild hail. on Cherry street,
between Seventh and Eighth streets, on Mon
day next This crowded condition has also had
another result The High school 10 crowded
into the third and half Of the second floors OF
this building. This leaves insufficient room for
the primary and grammar grade and nine rooms
have had to be rented for these pupils outside.
An attempt has been made to free the Central
building from this cougested condition. The
present boundaries OF the Central school dis.
trict are Yesler avenue on the south, Stewart on
the north. Elliot bay on the west and Twelfth
street on The east The authorities have altered
these boundaries 20 a. 70 apply only to the third
and fourth grades OF the Central school BY mar
rowing down the district on the north from
Stewart to Pine. The result Of this will be that
all pupils of the third and fourth grades hereto
fore attending the Central school will now b
obliged to attend the Denny school, located be-
tween Battery, Wall, Fifth and Sixth streetA As
alresdy stated, the sixth grade will assemble ON
Monday next, and 1t will then be determined
not.
According to arrangement made by Supervisor
of Penmanship J. p. Wilson. all the first grade
teachers In the schools met at the Central
school at p. m. for conference and inatruc-
tions on the method Of teaching writing. This
meeting will hereafter occur on the Hrst
Wednesday In each month. Mr.. Wilson pre-
sented . programme OF instructions to teachers,
% follows:
"Make haste slowly"
Of writing, or talking on paper. as I sometimes
call It. Teach children she great necessity OF
learning to write Tell short stories about the
material used, referring to its proper care etc.
second week teach position of the body at the
desk; have pupils learn these Eve points thor
No. l. Sit In the middle of the seat, facing
front
No. Keep the feet fat upon the floor
No. 3. Lean forward. bending at the hipA
No. 4 Hands and lorearms should rest on the
desk.
No. S Keep the paper so that the right arm
will come across the ruled lines.
Third week commence to teach pencil holding
in addition to giving drills on position OF the
body. Do not put forward any infallible rule
for pencil holding; better tell children all
things that are wrong, and why they are wrong.
children some work to do. Tell them that in
making large circles or ovas We raise the arm
of the desk and skate the hand on the back of
the nails OF the last two fingers and that We
call this "iree-arm movement" In making let
ters We drop the arm 80 that the fesny part be-
low the elbow will rest on the desk, but keep
the hand In the same position as in the "fres-
arm: this We call "arm movement"
Have the counting for movement drill exer-
ctses animated