The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-15
NOT TO BE CUT OFF.
School, Board Will Keep Manual
Training Department.
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST,
Final Decision IN Its Fsvor-A Protest
Entered Against Accepting Seat.
tie Coal = Iron Co. Coal Bid.

Was Decided TO continue the e1sSNenSa
o. the manual training department
While the meeting was going on ths
rain was coming down with a steady
pagtar on the roof, but SO interested were
the members OF the board in the Vita
question OF he hour that rain and time
we're lost sight Ok.
In the absence OF President Churchill
Mrs. Thomas presided. She stated that tne
retrenchment committee thought that the
manual training department ought 10 De
abolished for one year. Mrs. Thomas
spoke IN such q way that Supt- Barnard
took n that the retgenehment committee
had considered itself empowered 10 do
away with the school. for be immediately
asked II the committee had any legal
power to order a disconunaance.
I am not sure replied Mrs. Thomas.
II believe. however. that the power "a
act lies wtth this board. Shall We aaAa
the matter ups'
TT should be settled now said Wells
\ silence 81 some dura ton ensued.
VIII you take Il ap?" repeated Mrs.
1ruaS
Another painful silence ensied. finally
broken By Wells, who said:
y move that the manual school be abol-
ished for one year
The members SAL as sgen, as death.
Mrs Thomas looked around. Secretary
(ieurnsey sank down Ia his chair 80 tina,
al that could be seen OF him was his
whiskers.
Can the chair second the notion IN
quiTed Mrs. Thomas. Yes" SAID King In
4 monotone
We'll. second the notion" said Mrs
Thomas. Every body revived.
with the chair allow a suggeS1tonf'
,sked NJ. j. Carkeek from the audience.
Certainly" replied Mrs. Thomas.
Il think Il would be unfortunate" said
Mr. CaTkeek. Ito overthrow the school.
believe Il could be made Importing
IN the hands OF a practical man, under the
regular officers Of the school. II the TAX
payers saw Il In that light they would
not care TO have Il discontinued
How could It be made self-support'ng 90
asked Wells.
Wei. you could make baillsters. stairs
etc replied Carkeek.
Wells thought there was not much de-
mand for sIch things az present and that
a boy could not turn cut many pieces Il
he time he worked IN the schooi.
Il don't want TO abolish or suspend any
part OF the High school" said King. THE
manual school gives them training o.
value IN life. I would RI sher abolish the
literary department. think the feeling
of the community Is against aboilshing it,
Mr. King added that he didn't exactly
see how the school could be made self
supporting. He realized that II Il was put
on the competing basis il would raise op-
position.
Mr. Carkaek reiterated that he would
favor the department II II could be made
sef-supporting He wanted 10 see pupils
come out good meehan!cs. He ala not like
the Idea ~ their simply acquiring a sna;.
rertng OF knowledge In the manual school
II dii not understand" said King. that
the school turned out skilled mechanics -
Prof Johnson. who has charge OF the
manual school said: The product OF the
manual school IL the boy turned out The
boy. Is taught to think He soon learns
10 reason logically The boy acquires
even In a limited time. the Fundamental
principles Of mechanics. His mind IL de-
veloped." He then proceeded 10 show tha,
boy acquired knowledge in a manual
school that was OF practical benefit In
after life. Continuing. h. said:
The school In not more expensive than
others. ! asked Mayor Wood why this
department had been selected. He sad
that It had not been specially selected
and that be thought the people would bs
satisfied 10 have the board settle the mat
tcr He believed. however. that there
should be retrenehment.
Now when we consider nat q Der cent.
% pupils earn their living By their hands
+. seems 70 me that the manual trainirs
school IL OF spfue Advantage"
Johnson said that the Idea OF making the
school sels-snpporting would raise chico
lions from The labor dnioi.s IN many
manual schools II was provided that their
products could no. enter the markets o.
the world.
SUPP Barnard ~ 1 there was an unsort-
9naTe misunderstanding as 20 the condition
- the school district. and that this un-
iouotedly had something 70 do with the
ing department. lie sasd that II the schools
we're run this year as economically 50 last
and the same rate Of tax payments wer.
made tho school district would close next
spring with so c"o N the treasury II
never knew the district 10 - IN A better
condition financially" said Mr.. Barnard.
NJ Carkeek again took me floor and
said ,nas Il the school wanted 10 do good
work IL must bring rs pupils face 70 face
with the practical side o. lsSe
Mrs. Thomas said that The real CUES
ion vas. How can we get along WITH n.
money at cur dispossls There mast be
q cgrtslr7ent somewhere. when the % O.
PIE feel as thew DO. Mention has been
made az me high school. should like
TO hear from Prot Twitnye-" Prof.
Tw1tmyer sal. that = 30 district es-
sired 70 keep up a high school, that would
compare witt others IL the state Re Cd
no; see where cUrta iIusnI could re
made The Professor called attention %
fhe scope Of the work done ny ire school.
a-1 said ,ha: only or 10 per ceat- 81 IS
pupils ever extended their education %
universities There were @G~e~n rxeTgty g
i've ana tnirty pupils IN ths college course.
~ me actual cost % the college prsna~ A.
tory department WAS q small part % ne
total ~ pense He pointed oGt that tas
attendance a. ths MGR school vas grsseer
as year Iaar ever and TIA; tie work q
Instruction wss being cone f0r lsss Ter y
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