The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-08
LOST BY THE STRIKE.
Why Seattle Failed TO Get the
Teachers in 1895.
WESTERN MEMBERS SHUT OUT.
Pref Barnard Tells OF Pr.s.. far
Tie sehoeis-Eixht Medals at
she worid's Fair.

superintendent Of City Schools Frsnk j.
barnard, who went East July to attend
the weeks session of the National Educs-
'4onal Association at Asbary Park. y. j..
returned hons yesterday morning looking
the picture of health and strength and
thoroughly invigorated by his months
vacation ~ the home Of his father and
mother In Medina, o. In speaking of the
Work OF the association to q reporter Of the
fosT-iSTELLIGEScEs yesterday, Mr.. Bar
nard said:
ne matter in which | was most inter-
esbeo vas the next place of meeting for the
asssoesation. OF course | worked hard for
csa.tie ana so did others. but unfortuu-
aieiy so many of our Western members
were unable to get there on account Of the
railroad strikes that it left US short of
votes As II was. the vote Of the board of
directors on the question OF the ne II meet
ing STOOD thirteen for Denver. twelve for Sc
attie and ten for Duluth. You see how near
We came to having il in Seattle mex wear.
ne only reason l managed to get through
70 Asoury Park was that went over the
treat northern. which had no strike. |
was The only member west Of Utah that
vas present. All living along the line of
Nortnern Pacific, Union Pacific and
southern Pacific could not get through.
ana as We depended on their vote We
reauy owe our defeat 10 the strike /
found tremendous amount Of enthusi-
asfn throughout the East in favor of Seat
Tie ana was assured of their unanimous
support Tor 1895, which will give the asso-
ciation to the West for two years, for feel
that when all our friends from the West
are present there viii be no doubt of our
securing it
Yes, found that our schools were well
known In the East, and hal many calls
Tor or report and courses OF study. 1t was
gratifying for me 10 be told that the best
work displayed at the Worlds fair in the
line OF physiology came from Washington.
/ also learned that Seattle would be hon
oraDly mentioned in some forthcoming
publication on the educational display at
the Worlds fair. These are pleasant facts
that speak we'll for the intelligence of our
pupils.
s'By the way don't beliava /, ia sanar.
ally known that the Seattle schools were
awarded eight separate medals by the
WORLDS fair commission for music, PEN
manshlp, drawing, physical culture, gen.
eral manuscripts work, clay modelling soap
cutting and science and language work.
Yes, / found hard times East also. In
fact, In proportion TO the population. be-
lieve the times have been much harder all
through the East than they have ever
been in Seattle. / found large gangs of
men out of employment IN every place.
There - marked improvement how
ever. and l noticed il in the heavy and
and steady traffic coming West.
~ vas In Chicago during the railroad
rs.se @< ~As the z~e Asexserning and
sight and typical illustration OF anarchy
turned loose on the community. The
sight Of the regular army stationed about
the place. cannons planted. cavalry
and infantry moving back and forth
gave q martial appearance TO the
scene that was more in keeping
with French revolution than a
civilized community of the nineteenth
century in free America. When | left
Chicago on Pennsylvania railroad train
we had squad of regulars on the train
and soldiers were mounted on guard at
every street crossing Ii had decidedly
warlike appearance and tended TO create
considerable uneasiness in the minds of
the passengers. We go through all right.
however, and met With no accident From
my observations in Chicago / am free to
confess that | don't believe the strikers
had anything to do with the many acts of
violence. aud the rioters were unmistak-
ably hobo. toughs and tramps.
IL was realty astonished TO find in the
East SO many people utterly ignorant of
the existence Of the Great Northern rail-
road. This was generally brought out by
my statement that 1 got through to the
East on the Great Northern, and the query
was Immediately: What is the Great
Northern road? p How to account for il
don't know. unless IL be q lack of advertis-
ing on the part of the road. This ignor-
ance is not confined TO the East, for a San
Francisco banker put the same question to
me in Portland. OF course, | looked at
him inereduiously, but he was sincerely in
earnest. and has ignorance amused rue. He
was astonished to learn that Seattle had
another transcontInentaI line"
Mr.. Barnard's family. which accom-
panied him East, remained with his folks
at Medina. o., and will return home octo-
her 4