The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-25
NOTES OF THE SCHOOLS.
Several Teachers on Sick List-First
Half of Year Completed.

the teaching force of the schools has
been somewhat broken up for the past
week, and it has taxed the school adj
ministration to get temporary supplies
for the vacancies. Mrs. Needham mas
been on the sick list for more than a
week. Mrs. Berry has substituted for
her. At the Summit View Miss jamie
Young's place has been occupied hv
Miss Olga Boatman. Miss Young will
probably be at her post again within u
couple of weeks. Miss Phil. who has
taught the new grade in the Summit
View school, has resigned her position
on account of sickness. The school re-
grets to lose her services, for she was
doing good work, and was well liked by
her pupils. Mrs. Thos. Lynch has been
secured to fill her position for the rest
of this year.
Miss Kenyon. teacher of the Fifth
grade at the Columbia, has been Oh the
sick list for few days, and it is doubt
full if she will be able to complete the
school year.
This week closes the first half of the
school year. Superintendent and teach
crs are busy testing the pupils and max
ing promotions for the last half of TIE
year.
1t will be remembered that announce
ment was made last fall that no begin
ming class would be formed in the mid
die of the year for children who had
never gone to school. In order to ac-
commodate all such children who might
wish to begin school during the year, the
age limit was lowered and all who last
fall were five and one half years of age
were admitted then. Because of this
fact no beginning class will again be
formed till the opening of school next
fall. By admitting but one beginning
class a year, the work of the first primal
ry teachers can be much more efficient
on account of the smaller number of
classes to teach daily. This is the pei
icy of the best schools today.
Pupils are being asked this year to
buy two readers of the same grade in
each class, because it is generally con-
sidered that pupils will make much
more rapid and intelligent progress in
reading by using a large quantity OF
reading material, rather tnan to go on
with the one book of harder grade.
The school at present owns but little
supplementary reading material, but the
directors are just now putting $50 into
reading mater for the fourth grades
These books are selected for the large
amount of practical information con
tanned in them When the schools get
fully equipped in reading matter each
grade will read from three to five read
ing books.
A small class will graduate from the
eighth grade this week. These pupils
will be enabled to 90 on with their
High school work at once ms classes will
be organized at the middle of the year
in English history, physiology, civics
and perhaps English. If any pupils in
the surrounding districts wish to take
up High school work they can be well
provided for at this time and need not
wait till another fall before entering
this department. 1t is very important
that all High school students be present
at the regular scheduled examinations
this week, for those who fail to appear
at the stated time will have to be given
another and harder test.