Central Washington University - Hyakem / Kooltuo Yearbook (Ellensburg, WA)

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grounds have been added another block 300 by 400 feet, purchased by the state. I he city vacated the street between the two blocks, for school purposes, so that the school grounds arc now 400 by hSo feet. Eighth Street upon which the grounds face has been graded and packed, and a cement walk and retaining wall built. 1 he grounds arc to some extent ornamented with dowers, shrubbery’ and trees. (There is still room for improvement.) It contains a tennis court, a play¬ ground and a school garden. The school has gradually acquired some choice works of art. In addition to those purchased by the school, each senior class has presented to the school some work of art at the time of graduation, for the past twelve years. Some of the elementary classes and the Treble Clef have also remembered the school in this way. The Y. . C. A. maintains an organization, has weekly meetings and interesting discussions and keeps in contact with the Northwest Conference by sending delegates to those meetings. Considerable interest is manifested in athletics by the girls and boys. The former have several basketball teams, and enjoy tennis and other outdoor amusements, while the boys indulge in basketball, baseball and football, and their records demonstrate the fact that they are by no means to be despised as contestants. The faculty consists of nineteen persons, eight men and eleven women, and a librarian is employed Class work begins at 8:30 A. M. and ends at 4 I’. M. The enrollment this year at this time ( March 23 ) is two hundred thirty-five, thirty-four of this num¬ ber being men and the remainder w omen. They represent twenty counties of our own state, the states of Oregon, Idaho. Minnesota and Missouri.’and Canada and Japan. About sixty live at the Normal dormitory, about twenty-five at the Club 1 louse, and the remainder board in private families, do light house-keeping, do service in families for board and lodging, or reside here. The present senior class numbers thirty-four and the junior class sixty. Some of our graduates are mar¬ ried, some are dead, some have entered other professions, but a large percentage of them are engaged in teaching ill our state. 10

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I ‘ k ►: s 11 »: n t W. E. VV ii.suK Wii.uam Edward W ilson— Principal. Education. Graduate of first class of Marshall College State Normal. West Virginia; Master of Arts. Monmouth, 111 . Professor of Natural Science, Acting President of Nebraska State Normal; Professor of Biological Science Coe College. Cedar Rapids. Iowa; Principal of Rhode Island State Normal. Providence, Rhode Island. Principal of VV. S. N. S. Ellensburg. 1898-; Pres, of Washington Educational Association, 1909 and ' 10. John Henry Morgan —Vice Principal. Mathematics. Master of Arts, Furnam, S. C.; Principal of Waitsburg Public Schools 1883-7; Su] crintendent of schools Walla Walla Co. 1885-7; Principal of Ellensburg Schools. 1887-9. and 1890-2. Territorial Supt. of Schools, 1888-9. Pres, of Washington State Teachers Association 1889; Supt. of Schools of Kittitas Co.. 1891-3; Member of Board of Education. 1897-9. charge of one section of the inter High School State Debates; Trustee of Carnegie Public Library of Ellenburg W. S. N. S. »« 93 -. 12