The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-18
4 WOMAN'y VIEW OF SEATTLE.

A woMAN,x VIEW OF SEATTLE.
che visits the 1eh0ols-A Lot oi
KIonAike Talk.
Centralia, Dec. Is, 1881.
To the Editor: Having taught scnooi
for several years Ia the respective states
Of Illinois. wyoming ard Colorado. and
,rinsfur I needed rest and recreation. i
started last summer with the ChrIsiian
Endesvorers for California. ! was IN san
Francssco when the great Klondike ex-
element swept over the city kionaike
was talked On the streets, On the cars,
al the hotels, and everywhere. The first
thing that was read in the daily papfrs
was the news from the gold fields.
About 4 hAE-bushei OF klondike gosd
was piled I'D In the window OF a san
Francisco newspaper. where great crowds
would eongregats to view the coveted
treasure. Most Of tho stores had disea Ed-
ed everything else TO I'll their show win
Gows with Kiodike Quitting attraic-
tons. / supposed that was The only o4t-
6tting point until reached Seattle.
Oolng from Tacoma on the Flyer. the
first view received OF Seattle reminded
me very much OF the view one gets OK
San francisco as the boats come in
from different points Of the bay.
In the heart Of the city Seattle has a
very San franciscan air. There il the
came hustle of business enthusiasm and
entsfprfss. Everyone could converse on
Klosdike and give me any information
desired, but my chief object In coming
to Seattle being to visit the various
schools. set out to find them.
Erst asked tho hotel clerk how I
could reach one Of the school buildings.
There might not have been one In the
city as far az his knowledge on the sub
-
Q lady. She absolutely knew nothing of
the location of the schools. i suspected
she had driftsd In with the klondike ex-
element. 20 went in search Of a police
man to whom to tell my troubles. i soon
found one on First avenue. a large. pro-
tecting looking fellow. He also was al
most puxsied to know how to direct me.
Finally he showed me car line which
he thought would take me to or near one
Of the echoolA
found the desired car and boarded It.
Before was seated, however, 1t started.
and. not being accustomed 10 the sud-
den ascent OF the steep grades, / was
thrown with some force against an old
gentleman. was glad ii was not a
young gentleman, for he might have
been cross to me, but the old gentlema n
was very kind and only laughed and said
he could always tell when strangers got
on car. for they did not know how to
brace themselves for the hills. He also
school building. After spending short
time thsre could see that the school
was conducted In an admirable manner,
under competent teachers.
Ny next VISIT was at the T. T. Minor
school Prof. w. y. Babcock, the prln-
cipal. I found TO DO q most pleasant and
accommodating gentleman. He kindly
showed me through the different rooms
Of his building. and from the thorough
and excellent work being done there, 1
judged that he II perfectly competent to
oil his position with honor to himself
and school. He Is assisted by thirteen
efficient lady teachers. and the whole
school was In such perfect order that Il
seemed a. II = fairy force was direct
Ing the work.
The next morning visited the schools
In the 81 Francis synagogue and old
University buildings. the work being
done there IL Of q very high order. with
the exception OF one room. Prof. J. w.
Widmer. the principal. and his several
assistants. seem to understand their work
thoroughly.
The next visit was to the Denny school.
Prot. Q. q. Jones. tho principal. took me
To the different rooms which wished to
visit. and showed me great deal OF
Nt1AABSSS x1lS AGIput also Is DOING very
nne work. and he II certainly well pre-
pared to I'LL his Office and manage his
large corps Of teachers and help them 10
maintain tho perfect order which one
will fnd there.
Superintendent r. J. Barnard Is a very
pleasant gentleman AMI . power In his po-
sition. Seattle can Well be proud of her
schools. having at the head OF them sucn
nne educators and disciplinarians
seattle's churches. thsa:ers and vari-
GUS Institutions are metropolitan. Her
business men show great enterprise and
public spirit, and IL San Francisco does
not watch out Seattle will out-do her.
Seattle IL surely the place for the East.
ern people TO come TO outnt and start for
the klondike. They can reach Seattle as
cheaply and quickly as San Francisco NJ
Portland. and can be in Skaguay or Dyea
almost before boat from san francisco
could reach Seattle.
Such lively. energetic, busy city can.
not help but develop into one Of the frs,
cities Of our land. EVA 4. MOORE.