Wilbur High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Wilbur, WA)

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SUPERINTENDENT W. A. SCHMIDT ilehiratiuu To Superintendent W. A. Schmidt, for the h fti 'ent head of our schools past two years t e e ci , this issue of the Mirror is respectfully dedicate

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36 S5 DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND MANUAL TRAINING

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glililhur gjigh shoot I A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WILBUR HIGH SCHOOL The Wilbur High School had its beginning in a little four-room building which was occupied chiefiy by grade pupils. In I905, however, the attendance had increased to such an extent that new quarters became a necessity. Accordingly, a fine fourteen-room brick building was erected. This was equipped with an excel- Ient thermostatic heating system, as well as all other required modem conveniences. In the old building, referred to above, ninth-grade work was introduced in 1902, under the guidance of Miss Sara Roberts. The foIIowing year the tenth grade was added. For several years to come, pupils who had finished the wcrk of these two grades were compeIIed to compIete their high school training in Iarger schooIs at a distance. In I907, however, the fuII four-year course was added. Three years later, thru the efforts of Supt. Matthews, the school was placed on the state accredited Iist. Beginning with an enrollment of thirteen in l902, the schooI has rapfdIy grown. During the school year I904--5, forty-six pupils were in attendance. The present year Ieads with an enrollment of seventy. The corps of teachers has increased in proportion. In I902 one teacher was sufficient, the following year another was secured, gradually a third foIIowedg finaIIy, in I9I I, a fourth was added. Since then the number has increased to six, including the music instructor. AIong with the increase in pupiIs and teachers, improvements in equipment have been very noticeable. In I909 the Physics and PhysicaI Geography Iaboratories were thoroly equipped: the foIIowing year apparatus for the department of Botany received special attention: in I9I I, with the introduction of couTses in Zoology, BioIogicaI equipment was added, including four compound microscopes. Since then Manual Training, Commercial and Domestic Science Iaboratories have been secured at considerable expense. The Iibrary, too, has shown steady growth. From time to time donations were made by generous patrons. School entertainments have also been an important source of revenue. By I9 I 0 the number of books had passed the tweIve hundred mark. In I9I I, thru the efforts of IVIiss Sara Sutton and Supt. Schmidt, the books were catalogued according to the Dewey-decimaI plan. At the cIose of the present year the Iibrary contains practically two thousand voIumes. Two dozen of the best magazines are also available for the use of pupils.