The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-22
EDUCATION N NORTHWEST.
WARRINGTON LEADS IN ENROLL
NEWT, ATTENDANCE, ETC.
National Comwissioner Of EDUCATION
Reports school Details - Estab-
lishnent Of Schools In Alasks and
Further Needs Thereof Reported.

education. recently made public while De-
voted principally to the question of edu-
eaton In Alaska. contains a number OF
tabuiated statements which pertain to the
several states and territories.
The report shows that during the schoi-
astic year Of lss1-9s the enrolment In the
Washington schools was 81 .9l6, with an
average attendance Of 64,ise. and corps
OF 3.32l teachers. The average salaries OF
teachers in Washington is slightly in ad-
vance OF the Oregon salaries. $i2.l3 for
male and $345s for the female teachers.
The school property of Washington is
valued at A.s1..619. The state expended
for school buildings. sites and furniture
SIS, !.S. and expended in salaries of teach
ers $l,osi.gS. while other school expendi-
lures amounted to $3.50. Ola. making a total
sehooi expenditure Of $4,000 over that OF
Oregon.
Schools in Alaska.
With the influx Of miners into South
ern ana Western Alaska and the forma-
Ton or settlements by miners with their
iaIhiiies there arises need for the OPEN
ing OF new schools
skagway is the terminal point Of the
newly constructed railroad which leads
over W hite pass TO the headquarters of
Ihe fukon; "A railroad brings with it per-
manent villages, and 1t is now clear that
Skagway will become a populous village.
ana Will need a permanent school A
temporary one was eaken charge of by
tne government last November. but Its
NUMBER OF pupils has increased so rapid
~ that a second teacher has been ap-
pointed and third Is now needed In
new new: villages IT happens that it is impos-
sioie TO rent suitable buildings for
schools A three-room building is needed,
at a cost OF $250
The school at Fort Wrangel has baen
neid Tor number of years in an upper
room or the government building used for
custom house and postoffice The present
room is occupied by natives u.,dians) and
whites together. The white people are de-
sirous Of having a separate school for
their chlldren, In accordance with the
custom that prevails generally I'm Alaska
one thousand two hundred dollars wiz
buiId schoolhouse with one room, but
5000 will build one with two rooms. and
the entire school will be accommodated
under one roof, with two separate rooms
and two separate schoolyards.
Dyea was Tor long time the chief
town at the head OF Lynn canal. at
the head of the road which enters Chill
koot pass and arrives at Lake Benneft
ieaaing into the Upper Yukon river. There
IS immediate need for the opening of a
scnooi In this town. new building for
one-room school will cost 81, 200
AT Circle City a rough log cabin was
constructed Tor school in 1896. With the
I1sn OK the mining population to the
and the school broken up, but a reaction
mas come since then. and Circle CITY now
needs another school building, with one
room. costing $1,000.
AT Unalakiik. north of St Michael. the
government formerly contributed sum
Tor the support of the school teacher hur
sne stipend was discontinued in 1894 There
should be government school house or
one room built. costing $3.50
AT fakusat on the coast south OF ST
Elias, small annual stipend was paid
70 assist IN the support Of the school
teacner at the Swedish mission but. as In
the case above mentioned. /. was discon-
tfnued In 1894 There should be new
building Of one room built al this point.
AT ST. Michael. which Is the point of
entry for the Yukon district. and the chief
port on the Boring sea, school building
cost OF $500.
AT Bethel. on the Kuskokwim river. a
building Is needed for school OF one
room, At the Moravian mission. situated
al this place the government formerly as
sisted in paving the school teacher. but
discontinued II In 1894, as above explained
Carmel. on Bristol hay. is an important
point, and mp TO 1894 a portion OF the sal
at that point was paid There should be
one-room school building built
"Golovin bay Is situated to the nor,h Of
Norton sound. Up TO 1894 a portion os the
mission here was paid by the government.
There should be a one-room school build
ing built at this point.
"Ko'zebue sound, beyond Herring strait.
insria is new mining district There
should be a school building Of one room
established near the mission supported ty
the Friends. at a cost of 81, 800.
''Weare. on the Middle Yuk on-~Th he
The North American Trading ard Trans
portation Company which has large store
houses at this point. will probably furnish
n building In case the government VIII pay
for the teacher.
Rampant al the mouth o. the 'ranana
river an important distributing station.
needs a school building. but no estimate IS
here submitted
Peavey. a mining town on the Koyuxuk
river the great northern branch 10 the
Yukou. needs a school building. but no es-
innate ia here submitted
AT Kosoreffsky. a Roman Catholic me-
sion station. a government teacner sncrld
be supported.
..Syor1a CITY the new mining City-A
school Is needed Immediately Mere than
1al children are reported resident there.