The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-09-21
LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Report Of the President Of the Board Of
Education.
ADMIRABLE FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Our Assets More Than Double Our
acknowledgements of Primary
school aeeomm saatiens Reeon,-
ended-suggested improvements

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The public schools OF North Yakima
are source OF pride TO cur people, and
the condition Of our school property sug-
ges,s that the business management OF
our educational affairs has been COM
mendably progressive and wisely econom-
zeal. The city has been remarkably
fortunate in this respect and the present
school year opens most auspiciously.
President w. L. Steinweg, Of the board
OF education, in his annual report now in
press, says:
In making my report as president of
your honorable body. I would briefly
refer to the growth of our public school
system from the founding of our city only
few We .rs ago, when one teacher and
an enrolment Of about fifty pupils in
small wooden building constituted the
public school of North Yakima, to our
commodious brick buildings-Columbia
and Central schools-equipped with i'm
proved desks and all necessary appliances
and apparatus for the convenience and
conduct of a graded city school in all its
departments and presided over by corps
of twelve teachers. In thus rapidly
building up system of schools the bur
den has been laid heavily on our people,
but they have willingly responded to our
nu nervous calls and have supplemented
by special taxation for school buildings,
the generous and public spirited acts of
Captain w. ID. Inveraritf, Mr.. Paul
Schulze and William Ker in their dona.
tons Of liberal sites for school purposes.
We cannot too heartily commend these
acts OF our citizens and taxpayers when it
is remembered that the erection Of other
public buildings OF the city was progress
ing during the same years, and our only
revenue was taxation.
That the affairs of the district have
been carefully and economically admin
istered is evident. The aggregate value
of all the real and personal property
owned by the district, including build
ings, grounds, furniture, apparatus, etc,
is conservatively estimated to be worth
S3S 500, while its liabilities are confined
to bonded Indebtedness OF only $l4 900,
and floating Indebtedness of about
$4,000. For detailed report of our ex-
penditures and receipts for the past year
| would refer you to the report of our
clerk and secretary, Mr.. George S. Cour-
ter. The present seating capacity OF our
schools is 500, and during the past year
100 pupils were enrolled, while the
average daily attendance of pupils was
about 400. The census just taken by the
clerk OF the district shows a total enroll
ment OF S05 school children, a marked in
crease over that OF 1892, and indicates
that soon after the opening OF our schools
in September our rooms will be crowded
to I'm uncomfortable extent, especially in
the lower grades, and that additional
school facilities will be imperative before
! the close of the school year. The most
rapid increase in our school population is
being made in the northern and eastern
portions OF our city and would recon-
mend for your early consideration the adj
visibility of procuring a suitable site and
tie erection of primary school that will
meet the requirements. faysr the cree
| ton of primary school rather than the
enlargement Of our present school build
ings by wings and additions; favoring, so
far as possible, The concentration OF our
smaller children in one building.
would recommend sewerage connec-
thorough repairs and the renovation OF all
the rooms in both the Central and Colum-
bia buildings, and the enclosure of the
Columbia grounds with neat and sub
stantial fence. approve of your wisdom
in planting trees and in preparing our
school grounds for grass and shrubbery.
Our climatic conditions make special at
tention necessary if We would beautify
our grounds and the result will always
justify the expenditure and care we may
give them.
Near the close OF the. school term the
resignation of Superintendent George III.
Watt made necessary the selection of a
new superintendent, and IN choosing
Prof W. NJ. Heiney the board fortunately
made no error and the work OF the year
was brought to a close without Interrupt
ton or the least Reorganization, on the
lines marked out by his able predecessor.
The reelection of Prof. Heiney for the
ensuing year was deserving and both the
board and the patrons Of our schools are
to be congratulated on his retention.
In closing this report desire to thank
the teachers for their energy and their
faithful, efforts to advance the standard OF
our schools, and to the board tender my
thanks for uniform courtesy shown me
and for the honor conferred upon me.
W. L. STEIHwEG,
President.
Clerk Of the Board George S. Courier
submits his report Of the schools of the
city for the year ending June 80, 1893, as
follows:
| RECEIPTS.
| Amount apportioned TO schools by
county superintendent during wear. : 6,3s5 o.
| Amount received for special taxes 5,j06 3.
Amount received from all other sources,
| taition. Observation-Disclosures, l52 Ii
Total receipts ....--s. ...-..-- .sl2o43 s.
DISBURSEMENTS.
| Amount pa d warrants previous year 5.l06 a
Amount paid for teaehers wages .... 5,945 o.
dentais 80. -. l,57s Il
| Amount paid for ianifors wages . 647 o.
Amount raid for furniture, apparatus,
| etc .-.....--- 6S3 4
Amount paid for interest on bonds l,l2l o.
I Amount paid for interest on warrants 30 ..
Total disbursements 49,. 8 l5,Ill o.
Total warrants outstanding, less cash
in treasurer's hands ..g..-...-. 500 q
MALES FEMALEi