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

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fitted «l n the atl ‘ c ' I ' ' 0 1 made five class rooms in addition to the assembly ' ' Some additions were made to the library and some additional apparatus rH °urcd The Training School was increased to embrace the first four grades of 5 ° rjty schools. There were twenty-four graduated at the end of this year. The ,nC llnicnt fell to 117. During this year the literary societies were placed under •he control of members of the faculty, in order to secure more general participa¬ tion in that line of work. At the end of the third year (June. 1894) Principal B. F. P.arge resigned, and I Getz was elected to succeed him as Principal and also as Principal of the Training School. Anna L. Steward was elected critic teacher of the Training School. The de partment of History and Geography was established with C. H. Knapp as head of the department; the department of Music with Fanny A. Ayres as head of the department; and the department of Drawing with Ruth C. Turner as head of that department. A kindergarten was also added to the train¬ ing school. At the beginning of the fourth year (Sept.. 1894) the school occupied the new buildnig. This is situated on a sightly block 300 by 400 feet somewhat ele¬ vated. thus affording a view of a portion of the city, the valley, and the foothills surrounding the valley. The view from the tower of the building is very fine. During the next four years (1894-1898) the school was under the guidance of the same Principal. P. A. Getz, and there was not much variation in policy. The school gradually developed. The development was affected by the varying amounts appropriated by the different legislatures. Sometimes a backward step was taken in the amount appropriated, but the general trend of the school was upward. Upon entering the new building one room was set aside for books other than texts, and magazines, and designated the library ' , and from year to year the number of volumes was increased. The amount of apparatus was in¬ creased and a museum begun. The training school increased in scope and num¬ bers until it comprised the first six grades. Some changes were made in the fac¬ ulty from time to time. A training school principal was employed in 1895 in the person of Annie L. Klingensmith. A dining hall was established during this time on Fifth Street between Pine and Ruby, which at the end of one year was suc¬ ceeded by the present dormitory in the Nash block on Fourth Street between Main and Pearl. In the spring of 1898 Miss Klingensmith, Miss Page. Miss Steward and Miss Throop resigned. Later, Principal Getz resigned. Thus was ushered in what may be termed the third epoch in the history of the school, the coming of a new Principal and in part a new faculty. The present Principal. W. E. Wilson, was elected in July, 1898. During this epoch various changes have been affected in the way of remodeling rooms and fitting up new rooms in the main building. A training school building with modern conveniences has been erected and a separ¬ ate building for the heating plant; the physical and biological apparatus has been increased and laboratories established, some apparatus for the psychological de¬ partment, and some for the physical training department have been purchased, and the gymnasium fairly well equipped. Three well lighted and cheerful rooms connected by archways constitute the home of the library. The library now con¬ tains choice periodicals annually costing more than $200 and about six thousand careful ly selected volumes, many of which have been catalogued. A Manual 1 raining Department has been added and well equipped. This is located in the basement of the training school. A Department of Domestic Economy, with a -crying room, a kitchen and dining room has been added. The Training School consists of a kindergarten and the eight grades below the high school. To the 9

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and Fred VY. Agatz all of Ellcnsburg as trustees. They, with the Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction as ex-officio members, constituted the first board of trustees. W hen the second legislative assembly convened in iSyi. the dire ' etors of the Lllensburg public schools, through the trustees of the Normal, tendered to the state the use of the rooms on the second floor of the public school building, includ¬ ing the assembly room and four class rooms, free of charge, conditioned on the legislature making an appropriation for the maintenance of the school This proposition was accepted, and an appropriation of $1 s.cco made for the main- tcnance 01 the school for a period of two years. Tile following faculty was employed ' : Benjamin F. Barge. Principal. W N 1 ull. Fannie ( Noma, and Row M. Rice. Mrs. Gass was chosen u matron of the dormitory. and a bnck building in the Craig Hill section, now the house ot i Hto Kohler, was secured for that purpose. The school was opened September 7. 1891. A three years course was then of- lercd. and the work of instruction was apportioned to the teachers without anv attempt at establishing departments, Enough high school graduates and teachers of experience entered the school to form a senior class of thirteen members, eleven of whom were graduated at the end of the hrst school year. The training school for the first year was limited to the first grade with Rose M. Rice as model teacher and supervisor. The senior class first observed and afterwards taught in the grade. The school opened without any library and with a very limited amount of apparatus. Principal Barge put ns private library in the school building for the use of the students, and during u year a tew books in addition to text-books were purchased with the main- tenamc fund. I wo literary societies were formed, the Eclectic and the Crescent these societies met for literary work on Friday afternoons and evenings. They arc still in existence, and have kept pace with the evolution of the school, always vying with each other in meritorious work. There were enrolled during the rust year 86 students representing twenty-five of the counties of the state and ranging in age from sixteen to fifty-eight years, the average age of the graduat¬ ing class being 22 and eight thirteenths. K At the beginning of the second year Fannie C. Norris resigned and Efvira Alaiquis was elcctc d to succeed her. There was but little variation in the work¬ ings of the school from the hrst year. Anna L. Steward a student of the school assisted in class work. It was impossible to provide much in the wav of equip¬ ment. 1 he dormitory was abandoned and the students boarded with families of the town or did light housekeeping. An unfurnished room could then l c rented for one dollar a month. A literary society was organized by the faculty and err- tain literary people of the town, which tended to increase local interest in the school. The enrollment increased from 80 to 139. and twenty-three were gra 1- uated at the end of the second year. The legislature of 1893 appropriated $25,000 for the maintenance of the uibhni r Tv n L , -„ 1 ° O ' ,S 95.. and $f«.ooo for the erection of a iiuilding. . N. Hull and Rose M. Kite resigned at the end of the second year the 1acuity was increaseil and departments established as follows: B F Barge Principal. History of Education and School Management; |. H. Morgan. Vice- 1 rmcipal and Mathematics; J. A. Mahan. Natural Science; Elvira Marquis. Fng- hsh ' -rammer. Rlietonc and Literature; Elizabeth A. Cartright, Physical Train¬ ing and Elocution; Christiana S. Hyatt, Principal of Training School; C. H. Knap]) general assistant; Anna L. Steward. Assistant in Mathematics. A room 8

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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