The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-31
SEATTLE, THURSDAY, OCT. 81
THE puBLIc SCHOOL.

II II a good Indication when the people
take an interest In school elections. Good
schools are guarantees that we shall have
good citizens and popular education is
subject which has always been near TO the
heart of every American who believes In a
free government OF intelligent free men.
The city OF Seattle has always shown
great interest in It's schools and has
right to be proud of their growth and eff
cheney. and there is perhaps no local ques-
ton which Is OF more importance or more
. directly concerns the people than that
pertaining to the maintenance and man
ssement of these public institutions. The
approaching election OF school directors.
therefore. Is being very actively discussed
and the interest already shown is no more
than Is warranted or might be expected
with so highly important a matter under
consideration. The last census showed
our school population between the ages OF
6 and p to DO 1910. The enrolment was
e.sis. or 7s.o2 per cent. OF the school popu-
iation. With such a showing in a city so
comparatively young as Seattle is. II can
be readily seen how important the ques-
ticn Of our public schools Is now and likely
90 be In the future and how essential It
Is that the people watch them carefully
and see that they are well treated and
their affalrs carefully administered.
II ia not only IN Seattle. however. that
an interest is shown In popular education
Tho public school Is 6 great and shining
iaatltutson all over the country. VITA IL
te5.iS3 school children in the United States
there Is spent for thslr education in pub
lie schools the enormous sum OF sisg.2S
ole year 4 good part OF ehls goes into
permanent improvements. hut II the hal
snce was equally distributed according 10
school population. there would be an aver
age OF AZ least 80 Tor the education %
every enrolled child in the country. II is
no. ~ nj evenly divided. however. Some
rta1es are generous. others are seemingly
parrimousous, and The results nre corr,-
spondingly different Massachusetts. FOR
example. exeends annually So for each
child enrolled. New York spends about
50, Pennsylvania SO. While South Caro-
llna spends only s. IS year on each child
she expects % make a good citizen q.
VIII these very large annual OUTLAWS in
some OF the states fer tho education OF the
youth. it would seem sra: the school IA
oilities ought &c he ample ANA 20 every
way satisfactory. Ana yet. 81 those
states whore the most money is paid our
and especially IN ths large cities where
the schools are supposed 20 De tho mos,
efficient. tie greatest complaint 6 heard
because OF Inadequate facilities. Tbs
trouble Is noe IN the schools now open or
IN che methods under witch thev are a..
rectcd hu; in Tho lack % accommodation
Tor al those who Amply From nearly
every large city In the North comes the
same cry X lack az school rooua Even IN
Boston. which mas always and wttA res-
son. rraea itself upoa SIS ruallc Schools
the facilities are FAR Below thc demand
and the authorities have been eau,peue5
80 erect temporary wooden hu9iinzs IN
connection VITA sAe snain school bune
inss. where the younger classes can De
accommodated.
Many - TIE 1s~se cit'es have Neen an.
sNe 30 use such mskesh.fts IN order %
give every ch03 an opportunity - obtain
- education. New York x~eass annusfiy
nesrlys S ase.eso Ter her schools asa has an
eagaassneos - aAoas es1o0. but - thss
nnmher e 90 ere unable 80 Sra room, in
.He school heusrs. PHILADELPHIA make.
az annual expenditure - NTsa ~ ga-
school purposes ard probably oae-at.A of
TIE children eaunot ~ provided u-t.A sig
ting room. Calesro haa i5SAaa school ,Nil-
s'rea enrolled Naea the SCHOOLS cpere4
;hs arss part ~ September. bai notwith-
standing thu tnosi strenuous exerisens
ana - renting - sis rooms outside OF
he school buildings. Sc was fouua taas
there were y. &c more ehlaren taaa could
l. aeeoun dated. brooklyn has ara err
roilmens - ilS0e. Cincinnati e ca. Balti-
more eAaoa. -. IonaS Ea.ea All SIS %
shem fna themselves egnha ryssssa wttA
via ne same !a@aexsAgs 4ae.n.4es. tAs