The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-24

Normal Renovated for
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f@&-a-f--> Sisa KS. WASH. Jutv es-5-,,-
proye.renss at the wa<hsnx-.-, 80 So
mai School az this place fer WIS $50,
app. oFsss,sens were made by shs ,ss, Isr-
islaturs, are under way Sa,surs
uen rooms which had not 49,, .<-N.s.ss,
with suitable chairs ara nn~r s~.,,..
Win handsome. substantial chairs -
isaiy designed for this plrpose M
noards are being slated which wgu a..
very much to the comfort and ,anx,s..s-
esace or the students and teachers IT,
sa1s- nsoiegscat laboratory on the thira
noor or the building. has a well sarpisesf
GARNET OF specimens in the several hgcsr-
sicai sciences. ana students can do labor
atoFs work tsat viii greatly aid them 81,
.saehiraS the sciences in the public scaceis
al eanaiiy well equipped laboratory for
S.iein.siFy and physics IS also in use. II Is
ans purpose OF the management af the
schooi 10 offer as complete course OF
aashlhs Tor teachers OF the common
scaoois IN this department as the means
q. ,aeir command Will permit
Iie appropriation for the gymns STUN
wiz give additional apparatus which. to-
sesher with what Is slrcady in use, gives
tne normal school u completes equipment
.or shis important phase Of educational
"orh. Inc significance of body building
as oasis In education viii receive careful
attention. a thorough teacher vii, b., ,,u,
In charge Of this work and syst.rna tss.
training OF the physical nature of students
viii be carried on at the same time as rhe
intellectual receives attention. The appar-
atus IN the gymnasium comprises parallel
bars and horizontal bars irapeze, dumb
psiis. indian clubs wands, chest weights
mattresses, quadrant. vaulting apparat-
rs, ropes. ladders: while for field and
lawn work tennis, football. track work
and other athletic games will ne carried
on. The young men of the last years alh-
ictic association are already pushing their
organization sor the coming school year
and they hope TO participate in the college
sports Of the state. Indoor sports will be
conducted under the direction OF The fac
ATTY, ana thus a class of school graduates
without the proverbiai round shoulders
and ungainiy gait will he the product of
the Washington State Normal School.
The gymnasium, as Well as all parts of
the first floor OF the building will b.. put in
excellent condition. Piastering the walls
and ceiling. cementing the floors OF the
basement, and deadening the floor between
the basement and the recitation rooms OF
the first floor Will all be completed before
the beginning OF the school term On Sep
TENDER 6.
the value and Importance of normal
school education has been kept before the
people of the state. and ii is bearing fruit
both in the increased demand for trained
teachers for the common schools, and also
In the increased number of applicants for
admission at the opening this fall Over
200 persons have already inquired for In
formation relative TO the course OF study
expenses. etc. The indications are that
with the large number of former students
who will return. the attendance this year
will be the largest in the history of the
school.