The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-10

The public schools OF Seattle open to-
day for the term OF iso0-1agi. From pres
ent indications II ie believed that the en-
roifmeut will show an increase OF at least
10 per cent. over that OF last year. Sew
era1 important changes have been made
in tfs school system. which, in the opin-
ion Of many focal educators. will be con-
duc4ye TO better work on the part OF both
teachers and pupils. city superintend-
emf Barnard was busy all day yesterday
arranging tho final details for the open
ing OF the year and answering the
countless inquiries Of anxious parents.
The assignment OF principals has now
been made. They are as follows: Bea-
con Hill school, J. O. Lawrence; y. r.
school, Charles Pagan; Central school,
J. M WIdmer; Columbia school. e. Fl.
Stafford; Denny school. o. s. Jones: Dem
ny-Fuhrman school. J. NJ Shields; Green
Lake school, George w. DeBolt: High
school. Edwin Twitmyer; Iatona school,
l. r. Shaw: Lake school. H. r. Turner:
Mercer school. r. r. Storey. Minor school,
ID. O. Fenron; Olympic school, Jennie c.
Lombard: Pacific school, c. A. Taylor:
Queen Anne school, w. @. Hartranft:
Rainier school. w D. Gerard; Randell
school, u. r. Davies: Ross school. c. 8.
Tifon; Salmon Bay school, l. p Rich;
South school. w. @. Mccarthy.
of the entire corps OF teachers.
failed o report for duty These
In families and similar causes.
The quarantine OF the steamship walla
Walla is responsible for the non-appear-
ance OF sfx. who are spending a few
days I'm impatient leisure near Victoria.
List Of substitutes.
Never in the history OF the schools
said superintendent Barnard last even-
ing, have we experienced so much diff
ficulty IN filling these positions Tho
=. ,,.sa on eur rolls have been hard
any too large for the demand. As as
signed. the substitutes are az follows:
Miss skinner. the Central: Miss Mat
~. !. wanshop. st. Marks: Miss Larl-
mer. Thurman. Mrs, Wakefield,
Pacific; Miss Kiockstad South: Miss
Miss Rock; Denny. Thurman; Miss Barnes.
Mercer. Mrs Jordan. Denny: Miss Ruth
Squlers. Denny: Mise Huntoon. Queen
Anne, and Miss Copeland. h. +. Day.
two transfers have been found advisable
NJ the Denny school Miss Condor will
take charge q the third grade and Miss
from The Queen Anne school to take tho
fourth and NTH grades.
In Brooklyn. We have decided TO open
new primary school near the university.
~ this district II rather far from any OK
the available buildings for some OF the
younger students"
Superintendent Barnard expects the en-
rellmeut today to reach about $500 or
300. and after THAI 10 rise steadily 10
about 1880 during September. The en-
roilment % last year was 10 $50. and
~ per cent. increase II looked for during
the present year. This figure was the
total enrolment for the year. which. OF
course. Is considerably larger than that
Of the FIRST day or week
VIII Use New Text Books.
Tho students this morning will ind
some unfamiliar hooks awaiting them In
al grades outside of the high school, In
the grammar and primary grades the
hrffhnstirs Biographies, readers spell
efs, copy books civics and history have
all been changed In accordance with the
demands OF the state hoard OF education,
which regulates the use OF books through
out Washington. These books are pre-
pared by different authors, and no single
Publishing house supplies more than two
OF them.
The teachers Of the city will no. Mt
present give an expression Of opinion as
10 the wisdom Of these changes. stating
thai u wIll be better 10 walt until a
years use has demonstrated the value
of fhs new books
In tho high school the changes In
text books have not been 40 extensive,
be Ia use Prof Twitnyer ana his stafr
have been making o careful examination
Of a auylAsr OF books for USE Ia classical
work. Bilt u IN almost certain that sep
azssts editions will BE- used for each au-
thor taken up, az experience has shown
thu lmpoEsihility Of obtaining a book Of
extracts or sclections which ~ satisfac-
tory
wan the changes outlined above. the
sohools are In readiness for work.
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