The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-04
TROUBLES HAVE BEEN ENPERI-
ENCED BY DIRECTORS.
Some of the Buildings are IAlmenta-
bly, Small-Yakima May BE
Proud of School System.

The school board has spent much
time and anxious thought over the
school problems of the coming year,
and still has not been able to solve
many of them. 1t was hoped that
the Lincoln building would be ready
for occupancy by the time school
opened, 50 that the high school stu
dents would not suffer this year as
they did last, but the contractors
have not made good" and it is
feared that the building may not be
completed before November l. Prior
to that time the high school will be
housed in the old Central building,
which has been completely reno
waited during the vacation months.
The eighth grade rooms and the
portable will constitute the rooms to
be used for classes. The Columbia
and the Summit View buildings have
also been renovated this summer.
The former was probably the poor
est arranged building in the state,
but is now fairly modern and SAM
tary The Summit View is a good
most objectional feature being the
light, which comes from three sides,
when it should come from but one
| side, the left The walls Of this
| building have been calclmined a
light green color, making it better
for the eyes of the pupils.
The Lincoln building, when com
pleted. will be a handsome struc-
ture, an ornament to the city II
seems somewhat unfortunate that
the rooms should be SO small II
! viii contain ten rooms, eight grades
and two rooms for manual training
The lighting of this building is fair.
ly good.
The Fairview, when completed
Will be an Improvement over the ole
building, but it is unfortunate that
the board had not the means to put
up thoroughly modern schoo
house, one as good, at least, as the
Lincoln. However, the board of di
rectors deserves the thanks of the
district for their efforts to make oul
oud buildings modern, such as Yali
ma citizens have no cause to be
ashamed Of
But il is not only new buildings
or mp to date one that make good
schools; there must be well equip
ped experienced teachers in charge
10 make success. The board wisel,
decided that none but the best shall
be engaged to teach here To thif
end the members have adopted the
the rule that none but college or uni
yersity graduates shall be employed
in the high school, and none but col
lege or normal graduates in the
grades II is also required that these
must have az least one years sue
cessful experience before being EN-
ployed here The city "a to be con
graduated on having board which
looks so intelligently after the III
terests OF the children.
The school rooms, or many OF
/ them, VIII now be Much more at
tractice than they were a year ago
Each eighth grade room has a gi;i
left behind by last years graduating
class. The Summit View class left
i q gift of statuary; the Columbia .
handsome grandfathers clock; the
Central. statuary and pictures; the
Barge. fine copy of Guido Rents
aurora" Most OF the other grades
made gifts also, consisting of pic
lures for the walls of their class
rooms. These are copies of che
worlds best paintings. such as the
Sistine madonna, Sir Gaiahad, the
Cleaners, the Angelus and the Holy
Night. Much credit is due last
years corps OF principals and teach
ers for interesting their pupils In
the aesthetic lines.