Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-11-06
RITZVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Larger AttcHeasce. Better Grades
and Stronger Results This
Year Than Ever.

and Stronger Results This
Year Than Ever.
The Ritzvillc public schools are thi:
year under the splendid supervision OF :
strong corps of able teachers. and will
the added attention of parents. pupil:
and Instructors, are making giant stride:
in the direction of better equipment;
and efficient and speedy training of the
children and young ladies and gentle
men.
Prof. d. L. Van hlmberg. recently
from the east, is a gentleman of high
educational attainments and possessed
of grea: interest in school matters. He
has introduced new branches of learn,
ing into the school, fitted up recitation
and science room, with laboratory and
utensils with which to conduct expert,
ments. and is a moving factor in the
spirit of progress evident throughout.
At present there are 3o4 members en-
rolled, which will probably be increased
uuiiHS tiS "iltSi liio.itti5, anu 10 tiS
largest attendance the school has ever
had
The ninth and tenth grades, which are
under the personal control of Miss Marie
Faucher, are taking strong course OF
study. The nine members of the tenth
grade are all in hopes Of graduating
with honors at the end of the term. The
course of study consists .of arithmetic,
algebra, geometry, drawing, English his.
tory, rhetoric, bookkeeping and literary
work. Latin is dropped for the present
but may be resumed later on. Twenty
members compose the class in the nintI
and literature. arithmetic, algebra, physi-
cal culture. geography drawing and book
keeping, with Latin ghenevcr they can
handle it, will be their work for the year
In the west room on the third floor
Miss Grace S. Perry. finished and
accomplished young lady of Eastern
Washington, presides over forty-three Of
the seventh and eighth grades. The
eighth grade is the most important in
the school, as it is made a graduating
class and given diploma by the state,
and is where the scholar merges from
the common school branches to those OF
the high school. Fifteen members are
in this grade, all working with zeal to
accomplish honors for themselves by
the close. Their course of study con-
sists Of spelling, arithmetic. history
music, reading, grammar, drawing AID
science. There are IS mcmbcrs in the
seventh grade.
In the cast room on the second floor
Miss Jessie Ro!ph is discip!ining IS of
the fifth grade and ~ Of the sixth grade,
and in the west room Miss l.. Cornelia
Hall, well known through past acquaint-
ance, is training the large class Of 81
who are pursuing fourth grade studies.
The directors tool; wise action when
they fitted up the Easements into neat
and coy school rooms. for new build
ing would have been necessary other
wise TO accommodate the vast attend
ancc. Miss Bertha Barronett who is
instructing the second and third grades
of So students, aud Mrs. Eura Snowfall,
with the first of Is members, are snugly
ensconsed in pleasant rooms ca this
floor.
Every parent in the town should evince
interest in the school, and visitors are
always welcome. The school needs some
additions to their library in the way Of
supplementary reading, and extensions
to the laboratory would add enthusiasm
IN the older students.
Prof llamill and daughter, who visited
RiRville recently, will be here next week
to remain through institute week, and
arrangements for taking Evolutionary
lessons can be made with Prof. Van
Almberg.
Institute week. which promises to be
one Of great interest to the teaches and
a vacation to the scholars, commences
on November IS, and will be held in the
Ritzville public school building.