The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-01-29


ers employed, 20; number of school dis
tricts, 20; amount of money raised fol
school purposes, SO, 1872.
Miss Cumberlin, having resigned, ID
G. G. Baker, now deceased, was appoint
ed as her successor. He filled the un
expired term and Miss Clora Peterson
was elected in 1876. Miss Peterson
owed her election to the ladies', they
having the right of suffrage at thai
time. However, the supreme court Of
the state decided that female suffrage
was unconstitutional, shortly afterward
In 1889, ]. l.. Mcdowell was elected
superintendent. He re-dstricted all
the school district boundary lines, the
records of all former records having
been destroyed by fire.
Prof j. II. Morgan was elected tc
succeed Mr.. Mcdowell in 1890 and was
not a candidate for reelection, having
accepted position as principal in the
Ellensburg school. He was well quail.
fled for the office of superintendent,
having served one term as Territorial
Superintendent. He organized several
new school districts during his term
Prof. Morgan is now holding profess
sOrship in the State Normal school at
Ellensburg.
George NJ. Jenkins was elected to
the Office OF school superintendent in
1892. He served two terms. He or,
ganized a number of districts during
his terms some OF which were in the
Wenatchee valley. at the close Of Mr..
jenkins terms he took position in tn
Ellensburg high school-a position he
still holds.
In 1896 the writer was elected school
superintendent. During this year the
organization of Roza, district No. 40,
was completed, the same having been
granted by Mr.. jenkins. l also organic
ed districts so and 81, the latter being
at Tunnel city, at that time in the ex-
IRENE northwestern portion of this
county, but now in Chelan county, on
the line OF the Great Northern railway.
In 1898, G. II. Human, another OF
the Kittitas county teachers was
elected. He organized . new district
in Wenatchee, this making the total
number of districts so, 3S having been
disorganized by Mr.. Jenkins. During
Mr.. Humans term of Office, the north
ern portion of Kittitas county, known
as Wenatchee valley, was cut off and
added to what Is known as Chelan
county. AT the end of Mr.. Humans
term of Office in 1909, we have the fol-
lowing statistics taken from the
Fifteenth biennial report of State Supt.
Brown: Number of children enrolled
in the schools OF the county, 2, go; num-
Der of districts, 81: total number of
teachers employed, 70; total amount of
money received for maintenance of
schools, $6O,O53.
In 1900, the writer was again elected.
My present term will expire in July OF
this year.
During my term, l have made an eft.
fort to thoroughly organize and classify
the schools. One new district has been
organized, district 36, on the upper Te'
anyway. Districts 33 and Al on Teana.
way and Swauk creeks respectfully
have been consolidated and designated
district number 3S.
At the present time, Ellensburg en-
ploys fourteen teachers, including Prof
F. L. Calking, las principal. Roslyr
employs thirteen teachers, Prof. w. d.
Bruton is the principal.
The educational standard in thi,
county is high. The majority of teach
ers employed being graduates of the
Ellensburg normal school. The six
teenth biennial report shows about the
same statistics as is shown in 1900, the
time of division of the county.
Many interesting facts are not obtain
able without much time and research
| am indebted to my friend, w. FL
Peterson, for much Of the early his
tory of schools in the valley.
Fl. +. Blair, a graduate of the Ellens
burg normal school (class of 1902 wa
elected superintendent at the last cleo
ton, and will assume the duties of hi