The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-22

He then quotes from McArinurs "Edueatfon
in Its Relation to Manual Industry in favor OF
teaching women useful arts, and saying:
There are drawing. woodcarving, modelling,
ceramic painting and other branches OF arr,
pottery, the Whole field Of designing and orna-
ment working in leather, design, repousse,
painting aud an iudcfnite number OF employ
ments suited o her capabilities and health. all
OF which are made possible by these training
schools for women, showing that there u no Sex
in work
On the high school Prof Barnard says:
The general condition of the high school 10
better than one could reasonably expect with
such limited facilities and accommodations
regret beyond measure that we are unable to
have a separate building this year, thus not en-
abling the high school 10 work to better advan-
tagg but relieving the Central school as WE'LL
proper study OF botany, chemistry, physics.
zoology aud physiology. Individual investiga-
i, ton and experiments should be encour-
sciences-s tiresome, mechanical memoriz-
ing OF statements and facts ii
waste OF time and money. Unless facilities are
forded for experimental stu iy and observation
of the subject IL would be tar better to drop all
such studies from the course We need the ser,
vices OF man in the department OF manual
training who is thoroughly competent IN theory,
in actual practice at the bench, lathe Or forge,
and above ali in ability to teach ana instruct s
| work in the normal department should be ex-
| tended one year. making the course I'VE yesrs
| that one should be permitted to enter the
normal department except on presentation OF
high school diploma or by passing an examina-
ton in every study in thu hign school currl-
| culum.
In his report, Prof says: "We have had
| classes organized in all branches included in
| as thore arranged. We had a class studying
| Greek for the first time, also one pursuing the
normal studies of the senior wear. Two
new features of the year were our military
company and the exercises in physical culture
Both Of these are EXTREMITY valuable, and yet
too often entirely neglected. We lind It dill
| physical culture with the girls in our
| present location. Our military company
not Therefore been in the hyhess sense aus school
| Of discipline. ] should like to see this changed
| and put under the authority OF the faculty, not
to require all boys to join, but to have those who
| do compose the company feel the necessity of
| prompt obedience The company numbered
about forty last year and will probably increase
| to moro than fifty this coming year
some of our work suffered seriously during
| the year for want OF suitable recitation rooms.
| There is quite demand for more extended work
| In all sciences We are sending pupils to col
| leges and universities every year. These insti-
| tutions OF learning are raising their standards
| of admission, and believe it is our duty to
| comply with these requirements and fit our
| pupils for admission to any institution in the
| land. This suggests another change In our
| course. We should allow Latin or German in
electives. i think we should also extend
our normal course to q post gssdu-
people to five years OF study instead OF four.
| They needis. No young girl is fit to teach until
| she has given mature reflection on her profess
| sion, its aims and methods. She must also OBJ
| serve how others teach. We are in need OF a
| chemical and physical laboratory. The demands
OF higher institutions make it necessary to give
| large amount OF time to laboratory work,
| without which they will not admi. our grad
| yates. The natural history cabinet is growing
rapidly. This year nearly 5000 plants have been
nsaAn and pln fnN IN nu.1o falUY rnnY
! microscopes for analytical work. Two dozen
| are enough for the present The use of the
| microscope is much more general than ever be-
| FORE
l am extremely anx GUS to see the board de-
| velop our industrial course. 1t is more import
| ant than any other feature of education today.
| / would rather see all the Greek, Latin and Ger
| man abolished, important as they are, than not
| to see the industrial work DEVELOPED. Every
courage manual training The Woodaman car
| shop is ne II the Central school, is vacant, and
can be rented or purchased. l repeat my sug-
| gestion of some week, ago-yiz., to secure this
| entire buildng-use it for shop, gymnasium
and armory until something better can be pro-
vided. This leads me to call attention once
again TO the need of building for high school
| purposes. Every day increases the necessity, or
demonstrates its Importance.
| The new school year will open with more
| than go pupils. Ii these are TO be accommo-
dated at ali they viii crowd out mauy other
| grades from the Central building. Ii site can
| not be secured where it is thought best why not
1
| that can be done. For example, an entire block
| might be secured south OF Yesier avenue. not .
very great distance from the center of the city.
| ! am ready to welcome site anywhere in King
| county rather than to be crippled In our work
| as We have been and must be SO long AZ We are
| in our present quarters
The night school comes in for good treatment
! OF 1t Prof. Barnard says
| No one of the many schools in our city is de-
| serving OF greater attention and encouragement
than the night school Compared with the
number of children not in school, the attend
ance at the night school was but fair. What is
| needed in our state Is q compulsory education
! law with proviaons for its rigid enforcement,
| and trust that our Legislators will see the
| necessity OF it and give us such law. Mr.. E. 5.
| Peet and his assistants-Miss Lillian Purdy the
first halt and Mrs. Alice Leslie the last
for the success OF the school school, MI Peers
| report gives brief history of the school.
| 1t opened october o. 1891. with an attendance
| OF twenty. Ia few days the attendance in.
creased to forty, and the daily programme en-
braced fourteen separate classes to be heard in
two hours. As "A remedy for this crowded pro-
| were provided, and greatly improved the cond-
| tioa of the school. Soon the enrolment in-
creased to eighty with regular attendance of
| sixty. Comfortable quarters in the Seattle
| National Bank building now occupied by
the night school. During the l4) days school,
ending May q, the average number belonging
has been: Boys 620l. girls Los: total. 6S 90; with
an average daily attendance of 1907. The in
terest ard improvement are marked, and it
seems saie 10 say tnat the experimental stage Is
| passed.
/ The necessity for good primary teachers is
| urged by Prof. Barnard in the very strongest
terms. He concludes these suggestions with
the following words:
If we do our duty to the schools in general
and particularly TO the primary grades, all ap-
plicants Tor teachers positions who do not
| possess the qualification of especial merit ami
! fitness, or whose only qualifications the need
OF the salary and the possession OF some certain
influence. will be promptly rejected.
The discussion Of the health OF teachers is in
teresting. Prof. Barnard says:
During the past year there was some dis.
cussion regarding the health OF teachers. There
| were number o! cases OF sickness aud one
death. 1t was suggested by some that the
teachers were overworked. These suggestions
| prompted an invest CATION. 1t might be indi-
! gestfcn, oyerambition, an unreasonable desire
to excel Others, too much outside work, and
possibly, just bare possibility, some were
| keeping too late hours with friends.
| Personal observation leads me to think that
| lack OF physical exercise was the principal
| cause. l submitted the following inquiries to
| the teachers present at the different grade
| "How many use Indian clubs?" 'How many
| Use any apparatus "How many take street
| car ridesr" "How many work i'll a garden?
| "How many are IN the open air from $50 to 3
p Ia. ?' allow many row n baat?'
One hundred ami twelve teachers answered
| the questions and their replies are suggestive:
| Nine have dumh-bells. four have Indian clubs,
| only twelve have any kind OF gymnastic appa-
| ratus, thirty seven take occasional street car
| rides, tweniy-three work in gardens, only
| twelve took walks and fresh air alter school,
| and twel We were able To row a boat Is il any
| wonder that SO many are tired ana worn ont .
| Ii is 10 be hoped that hereafter our teachers
| will take mere paysicai exercise more fresh air
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