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

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years of the high school. It has grown from one room in the Cen¬ tral school building with one supervisor to a separate building, cost¬ ing $65,000, with two libraries, one for the students in training school and one for the training teachers. It lias a separate principal, seven supervisors, and two observation teachers. Some of the teaching in the high school section is done by members of the regular normal school faculty. At the beginning of the year 1900 10 the training school became a part of the city sys¬ tem of public schools, with J. V, Nesbit, su¬ perintendent of city schools, as principal. This position Prof. Nesbit held until bis death in 1912. He was succeeded by the present su¬ perintendent. ft. , 1 . Klemme. The library has grown from a small collec¬ tion of books purchased during the first year, to a well-selected library suitable for a normal school, numbering nearly 10,000 volumes, cat¬ alogued. shelved in three well-lighted, well- arranged, sunny rooms connecting by archways. Here, too, are found some of the best magazines, literary, scientific and pedagogical, the leading newspapers of the state and several leading national newspapers; also various reference publications ami maps and atlases. The librarian’s office is between the third library room and the text-book library. FORMER SUIT NESniT The biological department was organized in 1899. Previous to this all the sciences offered were taught by one person. There was at this time one microscope only, and the work done was chiefly text hook work, in consequence of there being no laboratory. On the establishment of a separate department of biological science, two rooms were set aside for its use, and so connected as to make a suite, which though small for present purjioses, has been convenient because » the good lighting. New furniture was installed, and all necessary equipment, such as simple and compound microscopes, laboratory apparatus for eaeff pupil sufficient for the new courses introduced. ic c were in addition to the courses in botany and zoology, nature study, agriculture, general biology with special emphasis on eell hie. ogy and neurology, and sanitation. To these has recently been amie .1 temperance and humane education. Ith the increase of high school graduates, it has become neces- ri f 0 r“ W Several septio,,! ™ tl same courses and to repeat m j of the courses so that now a student may he accommodated in course in general biology in either semester. The work in general Pact- 111.

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During Prof. Getz’ administration more stress was placed on the professional side of the preparation than had been, and less on the academic. (For changes made in the faculty, see tabulated list at end of this article.) .Many worthy young people, fairly well equipped for the profession of teaching were graduated, and manv others who did not finish the course were made proficient for their chosen work. 1,1 t,l £ uinim ‘ r of 1898 Prill. Get resigned and was succeeded by William Edward Wilson, for several ypars principal of the Rhode Island State Normal School. Miss Tliroop, Miss Klingensmith and Miss Steward also resigned during the school year, resignation to take effect at tile close of the year. E. J. Saunders was elected head ot the science department; Miss Jessie B. Wilcox, head of the depart ment of history-; Miss Mary A. Gru]»e, principal of the Training School; Miss Annette Bruce, head of the department of music, and .Miss C■oleum Dickey, model teacher. This is the beginning of the third epoch in the development of the school as measured by principals. With the advent of the second principal came three new teachers, and with the advent of the third came five. The school has gradually improved. The training school I,as grown and developed until it now embraces a well ordered kinder- gaiten with three well-arranged, sunny rooms at its disposal, and all the grades from the tirst to the eighth inclusive, and the first two training school fture is.

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