The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-03-25
NEW HIGH SCHOOL TO
BE OF BRICK-REJECT
ALL THE NEW BIDS
Superintendent Reeds Report Asks
For Better Conditions In
the Schools.

anu III was decided TO cnanSe the eX
terror work from stone to brick, thus
accomplishing saving of ovel
$4,000. This will materially alter the
appearance of the new structure, but
1t is believed it will appear even bet.
ter in brick and will be fully as dur.
able.
Attorney II. J. Snively was author.
lied to notify the bonding company
of the action taken.
The report of Superintendent d. C
Reed has been filed and contains rec
concentrations for better conditions
in schools as far as protection in time
of fire is concerned. His report IN
| full follows:
North Yakima, Wash,
March 16. 1908.
To the Honorable Board of Directors
North Yakima, Wash.
Gentlemen:-
Herewith please lind the statistical
! report of the North Yakima schools
for the sixth month, ending March 6,
1908:
Number of boys enrolled, 1880:
number of girls enrolled, 1863; total
number enrolled, 2139; gain over
corresponding month of last year,
126; total enrolment for the year,
24S1; gain, 1ol; average daily at
tendance. 1894; gain, 49,
Number of tardinesses: Teachers,
.: pupils, 232; total. 234 gain, .;
number neither absent nor tardy,
9S7: loss. 115: number cases truancy.
II; number cases corporal punish
ment, IA.
Number of visits: District clerk
q director, AZ; city superintendent
so; patrons, 1903; ,oial, 1902.
Number of science lessons, &c;
number of rhetorical exercises, 432;
number of special promotions, ..
Number of fire drills: Lincoln, .
Barge, 3; Central, .; Columbia, 2
Fairview, .; Modern Addition. .;
Capitol, .; Summit View, 3.
The record for punctuality is very
high, even though no unusual effort
is being made to have it So The
following is the record by buildings:
Modern Addition, 99.9S; Summit
View. 99.97; Barge, 99.S7; Column
bia, 99.7S; Capitol Hill. 99.GS; Cen
trail, 99.6; Fairyiew. SO; Lincoln,
99.4.
Nine rooms report perfect record
in punctuality. Two Of the rooms
are in the Central, one in the Barge,
one in the Fairview, one in the Co.
lumbia, two in the Summit View and
two in the Modern Addition.
The recent horror in one of the
Cleveland schools has awakened the
general public to a realization of the
need of the most adequate protection
in case of fire in our school buildings.
] think there is little cause for alarm
so far as our schools are concerned.
The principals conduct fire drills reg
ularly, and with one exception our
buildings have double stairways and
at least two means of egress. |
would respectfully recommend that
your honorable body examine this
building the Columbia with a
view to making it safer, and | would
further recommend that all double
doors have an appliance for their
opening such as on the Fairview
building.
The Literary Digest says: an
some state no school is permitted to
be opened unless it is known to be
properly equipped with emergency
exits, fire escapes, doors hung to
swing outward, and similar devices
for the prompt dismissal of the chill
dren. In New York the children are
drilled in expectation of fire. The
that fire in the building is an extreme
schools are conducted on the theory
probability, not a remote possibility.
TO this the city has been indebted for
numerous fortunate escapes from
threatened horrors"
! regret to again call your atten-
ton to the number of truancies re-
ported. 1t would seem that all nee
essary measures should be taken to
overcome this habit, as truancy IS
now recognized as the most fruitful
source of juvenile crime. Much has
been done by our ungraded rooms, by
the diligence of our principals and
teachers, and by the activity of our
truant officer to prevent this habit
from being formed. but without en-
tire success. ! have already recon-
mended that you employ the entire
time of the truant officer. This
would, ] think, be corrective in part
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