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

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ment until the beginning of the school year 1913-14, when i t was made a separate department and housed for inside work in two rooms on the third floor of the administration building, with E. R. Kooken as head of the department. The equipment is narrated elsewhere by the present head of the department. At the beginning of the school year of 1915-16 Miss Angeline Smith, of Boise, Idaho, was installed as Dean of Women. Prior to that time the duties pertaining to that | osition were performed by the home life committee and the matron in conjunction. The trustees of this school have been somewhat averse to con¬ ducting a summer term, on the ground that by having longer summer vacations the members of the faculty are able to do better work during the regular school year. A summer term was held, however, during the summer of 19tl. and again in 1906. No summer term was held in 1907 nor 1908. But the demand for summer schools seemed to be growing, and in the summer of 1909, the year of the Seattle exposition, it was thought wise to hold a summer term at Burton, on Vashon Island, about one-third of the distance from Tacoma to Seattle, and accessible from both places. The buildings of Vashon College were used. The session of 1910 was also held there. During the summer of 1911 two summer schools were conducted, one in Ellensburg and one in Centralia. This was continued for three years. In 1914 only the summer school at Ellensburg was conducted hv the Normal. Tn 1915 the two schools were again operated, and they are to be during this year (1916). The school and the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Ellens¬ burg have for a number of years conducted a lyceum course of six, seven or eight numbers each year for the benefit of the students and community. The charges have been $2.50 for members of the faculty and the townspeople for a course and $1.50 for students. The trus¬ tees have also paid for lectures from time to time for the benefit of the students. There are two extra entertainments year after year, in addition to those given by talent in the school. I lie Outlook winch was sometimes monthly and some vears a quarterly was bora in 1899. Its publication was continued until 1906, when it was discontinued. The letters of the word “Outlook” were reversed, forming the name “Kooltuo,” which name was given to the year book, the successor to the monthly. Weekly leaflets have some¬ times been printed since the publication of the annual, hut with no regularity. The Kooltuo has had a continuous existence. This year it is merged with the Quarter-Century Book. Dining the first year ot the school, a Young Men’s Christian Association was organized in conjunction with some of the people of the town. Gradually the citizens ceased to take an active part. The Hugo 22.

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students kept it up until 1900. After that the young men affiliated with the societies of the various churches. There is now a regular Y. M. C. A. in the city with one of the best buildings for a city of the population of Elle ' nsburg, in the west. The young men of the Normal have the privilege of membership. The Young Women’s Christian Association seems to have been organized in 1900. At least it was in existence at that time, accord¬ ing to the catalogue announcement; but the roll book shows first the membership for 1903. This organization has been continuous since 1903. For a number of years past one or more delegates to the con¬ ference of the Pacific Northwest have been sent. Th Lambs Club was the name of a literary society under the supervision of a member of the faculty, composed of those students who had not united with either of the regular literary societies, but who, in the opinion of the faculty, needed work of this sort. Tt was continued for two years. The Forensic Club was a voluntary debating club composed mostly of young ladies, and existed for about three years (1899- 1903)! There were some interesting discussions, and some of the brightest girls of the school were connected with it. Most of the members also held membership in one or the other literary societies. From time to time a number of debating clubs have been formed by young men of the school, and have been more or less successful. For two years a three minute club had an existence. Its object was to develop the ability to say a few things extemporaneously yet in pointed discourse. In 1908-9 a debating league of the state composed of the prepara¬ tory schools of the state, normal school students below junior rank, ami students of certain academies of the state. The debaters repre¬ senting the State Normal School at Ellensburg were in the final deltate, though they did not win the final decision. Since argumentation has been made a part of the course of study in the school debating clubs have ceased to exist, that course appar¬ ently furnishing all the desired practice in debating. For several years past there have been weekly assemblies of the student body, somewhat under the guidance of a member of the faculty and having in view exercises in public speaking and parlia¬ mentary practice. This is not designed to supplant the literary societies but rather to supplement them and foster school spirit. The Treble Fief as an organization dates back to the time when Miss Annette V. Bruce was head of the department of music. Its existence has been continuous since then. The fact that many of our students remain but one year and but few more than two years makes it difficult for the musical director to develop satisfactory Pane 24