The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-01-16
Normal School Notes

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The Normal school faculty and
students sympathize with the teach
ers, students and patrons of North
Yakima in the loss by fire Of the
high seaool building.
After two weeks vacation the
school assembled Tuesday morning
with a good attendance in spite Of
the irregularity of the trains and a
temperature ranging from II to 20
below zero.
On January 81 Mr.. Jacob Rlis
will lecture in the Normal hall.
Some Of the subjects upon which Mr..
Riis has spoken are "The Battle
with the slums," "Tony's Hard
ships" My Neighbor.' lecture
which deals with social settlements;
"The Man Roosevelt" and True
Americans"
Thursday, January II, the boys
basket ball team of Pullman viii
play against the Normal school in
the Normal gymnasium.
For the benefit or those who have
been interested enough to ask ques-
lions concerning tho training de
partment Of the Normal school We
take pleasure in giving ! brief his
tory OF the training school. From
the first, in 1891, the training school
was 4 part OF the Normal school. At
this time Mr. 3. 7. Barge Of North
Yakima was the principal. The
faculty then consisted Of but four,
with Miss Rice as principal Of the
training school In 1893 Mr.. J. Il.
Morgan became vice principal Of the
Normal school and the faculty in
creased to seven. At this time the
school took possession Of the new
building and Miss Hyatt became
principal of the training school. In
1894 there were two more added to
the faculty and Mi. T. a. Getz sue
ceeded Mr.. Barge as principal, VITA
Miss Anna Steward in charge of the
training school Under her the
training school was much improved.
The faculty had then increased to
eleven In 1897 Miss Steward was
succeeded by Miss klingngsmith.
In 1895 Mr.. W. e. Wilson succeeded
Mr.. Getz and Miss Mary A. Grippe
took charge of the training school,
which position she has held ever
since, with the exception of a short
time while studying in Chicago on q
ioage Of absence. During Miss
Grupe's absence Miss Jessie Wilcox
was principal of the training school
and Miss Perle Boggs, who is pro-
fessor Of psychology in the Western
College for Women, was principal
of primary grades Miss Boggs was
succeeded by Miss Ruth c. Hoffman.
In 1905 Miss Luella Wilcox was
added as assistant The training
school 1t the present time is under
the direction of Mis- grippe, Miss
Hoffman and Miss Luella Wilcox
and the Normal school faculty num-
bers fourteen. The training school
consists of the eight primary grades
and Kindergarten. At the present
time there are about $50 pupils en-
rolled, with twenty-six teachers. 1t
is entirely optional for the children
to attend. There is a tuition of 81
per year for pupils from the kinder
garten TO the third grade, and 50
per year for the higher grades. The
tuition is used for books and such
other material that is necessary.
The school is maintained partly by
the state and partly by the city. The
state furnishes the building and two
assistants, the city paying the prin-
cipal's salary. The student teach
ers have the advantage OF the most
approved methods in teaching and
the pu lis get the benefit. As SEN
ator Reed said in his excellent ar
ticle in the Spokesman-Reyiew. the
school has outgrown its quarters and
is much in need of a new training
school.
A Correction.