Category: 1910-1939 – Education – The World of Teaching

Education Around the County:  1913 

Introduction:  The following are a series of articles related to education which appeared in the Washington Standard, published in Olympia. 

Miss Alice Hughes will also resume her school duties on Monday. She teaches in the McKenzie district, where the children have been enjoying a three weeks’ vacation.

Washington Standard

January 17, 1913

Students Get Back

All but Two of Eight Suspended Are Reinstated in High School

All but two of eight high school students who were suspended recently on account of the Centralia escapade and the hazing of Willis Blake, son of F.G. Blake of this city and editor of the high school paper, “The Olympus,” have given the school authorities assurances that their behavior will be satisfactory in the future and have been re-instated, according to C.E. Beach, city superintendent of schools. As soon as the other two make like assurances, they will be re-instated, Mr. Beach says, though one who has been in trouble on two previous occasions must appear before the school board.

Only three of the students were implicated in the hazing stunt, when they took after young Blake one night last week and chased him from down town to within a short distance of his home on the Westside, where they caught him and “painted” him with iodine. The eight suspended were: Walter Draham, Hubert Scully, Clarence Springer, John Dille, Ed Winstantly, Chalmers Musgrove, Joe Kegley and E. Brazel.

Washington Standard

December 12, 1913

Education Around the County:  1912 

Introduction:  The following are a series of articles related to education which appeared in the Washington Standard, published in Olympia. 

Incendiarism was attempted on the Washington School building Monday evening about 11 o’clock. The Olympian says “the flames were started by pouring coal oil, or some other illuminant in the south entrance” and setting it afire. This fact was discovered by boys, Walter Galoway, Robert Faber and William White, who broke into the building and turned on the water from a hose. The authorities seems to be wholly at sea as to the origin of the fire.

Washington Standard

January 26, 1912

 

School Excuses

Among a collection of notes from parents to teachers are the following:

“Dere Miss: Please excuse mary bein late she as been out on a herring.”

“Dear Madam: Jane has had to stop home as I have had twins. It shan’t occur again.”

“Dear Miss Smith: Pleas excuse Rachel Abraham. She had to fetch er mother’s liver.”

“Dere Sir: Please excuse Harry. He haddent no trousers and his father woulddent let him come without any.”

“Sir: I must strictly forbid you punishing Thos. again for anything he does, as we never do so ourselves except in self-defense. Yours truly,”

Washington Standard

March 22, 1912

 

Institute Next Week

Fine Program Arranged for Five-Day Session of Teachers.

All the schools in Thurston County will be closed next week while the teachers attend the annual institute to be held at the Olympia high school, beginning next Monday and continuing for five days. Professor Meany, head of the historical department, and Dr. Fred. E. Bolton, head of the educational department, of the University of Washington, will be prominent on the program. The former will deliver an address of general interest next Wednesday evening on “Oregon and the Nation, or 54-40 or Flight.”

Among the other leaders at the institute will be Dr. E.T. Mathas of the Bellingham normal school, Mrs. Edith M. Hickey, head nurse of the Seattle schools, Miss Ruth Hoffman of the primary department of the Ellensburg schools, Miss Ida G. Webster of the are department of the Seattle schools, and Dr. Ruth A. Gottieb of Seattle. She will deliver a lecture Tuesday on “Sex and Moral Hygiene.”

A public reception will be held Monday evening in honor of the visiting teachers who are expected to number 150 to 160.

Washington Standard

November 21, 1912

Teachers Attend Institute

Despite the inclement weather of the week, the 140 school teachers of Thurston county attending the annual institute held at the high school have been enjoying a program of unusual excellence and have demonstrated to their own minds at least the value of the institute.

The institute was opened Monday by an address on “A Study in Patriotism” by Dr. E.T. Mathas, principal of the Bellingham Normal school, to whom 27 of the teachers, former pupils of his, tendered a dinner Tuesday evening. Monday also Miss Edith M. Hickey of the Seattle schools discussed “Medical Inspection of School Children,” urging its general adoption, and in the afternoon session she spoke again on “Medical Hints to Rural Teachers,” pointing out particularly the necessity of proper ventilation and light. Various high school problems were discussed by Professor O.L. Luther of the Queen Anne school, Seattle.

Monday evening the teachers were the guests at an informal reception in their honor at the Women’s clubhouse, when a most enjoyable time was had.

Superintendent C.E. Beach of the Olympia schools discussed “The Panama Canal,” at the Tuesday morning session, followed by a talk by Dr. Mathes on “The Anglo-Saxon in Africa.” Dr. Ruth A. Gottieb discussed “Sex and Moral Hygiene” and Dr. Mathes, who has carried the burden of the institute lecturing spoke again in the afternoon on “A New Department in Our Public Schools.”

Particular attention is being paid throughout the institute to the work of the different school departments represented, a portion of each day being given over to talks by leaders in the respective sections and to round table discussion. The high standard set by the addresses of Monday and Tuesday was sustained throughout the week.

Washington Standard

October 25, 1912

Miss Cecilia Gibson, the assistant in the high school, spent Saturday in Tacoma.

Washington Standard

November 22, 1912

 

Mark Mascho, who had been working in McKenna, has returned to school.

Washington Standard

December 13, 1912

Miss Alice Hughes was compelled to miss two days of her school on account of a severe cold.

Washington Standard

December 13, 1912

 

 

Education Around the County:  1911

Introduction:  The following are a series of articles related to education which appeared in the Washington Standard, published in Olympia. 

The school census enumerators for this district are W.D. Manier, O.C. Nally, Mrs. Holloman and Clifford Miller. This duty in the country districts is being performed by the respective clerks of the same.

Washington Standard

May 5, 1911

Principal Newberry was fined $25 and costs Tuesday, by Justice Crosby, for using a rubber whip in punishing Lester Hindley, a pupil in Garfield school, for infraction of rules and rebellion against the authority of the teacher. The suit was brought by Howard L. Hindley, Secretary of the Industrial Commission, his father. Newberry has taken an appeal to the Superior Court. He is backed by the school authorities, who do not seem to believe that the punishment was excessive or unwarranted.

Washington Standard

September 29, 1911

A Mothers’ Circle of the Parent Teachers’ Association of the Roosevelt school was organized Saturday afternoon. About 25 mothers have been enrolled as members and quite a number of teachers. This is one of the meetings now being held throughout the State for the benefit of the rising generation. Mrs. Frank Hill, of Tacoma, is State organizer. President, Mrs. Charlotte Van Eaton; Vice President, Mrs. Brownley; Secretary, Mrs. McNulty, and Treasurer, Miss Guthrie.

Washington Standard

December 1, 1911

Education Around the County:  1910

Introduction:  The following are a series of articles related to education which appeared in the Washington Standard, published in Olympia. 

Aberdeen girls will line up against the Olympia “Hi” girls in a game of basket-ball to-morrow night, in the high school gymnasium.

Washington Standard

February 10, 1910

At Tono, a little mining town in the southern part of the county, diphtheria is epidemic. Two young children have died, several others are afflicted and the school has been closed. Precaution has been taken to prevent spread of the disease by Dr. Bridgford, County Health Officer, and Deputy Cheriff Caldwell is in charge of the quarantine that has been established.

Washington Standard

February 10, 1910

The election of School Director, Saturday, promises to be a quiet affair as only one candidate, E.C. Townsend, of Westside, has announced his candidacy. The polling place will be in the town hall, and women of legal age are entitled to vote.

Washington Standard

March 4, 1910

Defective School Children

The appointment of Miss M.C. Keyes as Nurse has developed the fact that minor complaints are not infrequent among the school children here. Though trifling in their nature they should receive attention in early life to ensure perfect growth and thorough development. The report of the School Nurse shows a surprisingly large number of children in the city schools in need of medical attention. There were 1,192 pupils examined, including 108 visits made by the Nurse to the children’s home.

In September- January, 1909. Total number of children examined, 973. Throat (enlarged tonsils or otherwise needing attention), 186. Ears, (defective or suppursting, 22. Eyes suspected eyestrain or defective, 50. Nasal cases, 15. Poor nutrition, 80. Teeth decayed, more than three, 39 examined defective 115. Spinal cases needing attention, 2. Notices sent to parents, 196.

January 3- March 10, 1910: Schools visited, 48. Pupils inspected, 1,192. Number of cases improved, 12. Number of cases excluded, 2. Number of cases under treatment, 25. Number minor dressings, 18. Number of cases of Ringworm, 10. Number of miscellaneous cases, 45. Number of cases Impetigo, 8. Number of homes visited, 106. Number of miscellaneous visits, 53.

Washington Standard

December 20, 1910

Education Around the County:  1909

Introduction:  The following are a series of articles related to education which appeared in the Washington Standard, published in Olympia.  

Some of our local school teachers think that the staggering appropriators of our last Legislature spell future retrenchment that the commencement will be made at the point of reducing teachers’ salaries, because a large percentage being women have no voice in politics. In Chicago the teachers formed a federation, headed by a woman, for the purpose of preventing such injustice.

Washington Standard

March 26, 1909

It may be bad news for the noisy boys but good news for the comfort-loving citizen, that the curfew ordinance is hereafter to be rigidly enforced.

Washington Standard

May 28, 1909

To-day the public schools open the doors for impatient pupils to enjoy the pure air of heaven for the Summer vacation, which lasts till September.

Washington Standard

May 28, 1909

Six girls graduated at the Rainier public school, last Friday. The honors wore borne off by Misses Effle Morris, Charlotte and Susie Classen, Marie Gehrke, Essie Armstrong and Ocie Van Tine.

Washington Standard

June 4, 1909

The pupils in the public schools must hereafter undergo physical examination to be eligible for admission.

Washington Standard

October 22, 1909

Miss Frances Sylvester and Miss Lena Meyer attended the Woman’s Day ceremonies at the Puyallup fair yesterday.

Washington Standard

October 22, 1909

At a fire drill in the high school building, Tuesday, it was entirely cleared of 250 pupils and teachers within a half-minute’s time.

Washington Standard

October 22, 1909

Education Around the County:  1905 

Introduction:  The following are a series of articles related to education which appeared in the Washington Standard, published in Olympia. 

The Eighth grade pupils of Lincoln school are planning an entertainment and debate on the last day of school- next Friday- to which parents and friends are invited. The question to be discussed is, “Resolved, that the General Government is More Important than Local Government.” Those to take part in the debate are Lee Kegley, Jay Tew, Ruth Mills, Anna Schively and Della Lincoln, for the negative, and May Mead, Fanny Harris, Alta White, Lynne Fullerton and Nellie Wilson for the affirmative. The judges are to be selected from the High school.

 

Washington Standard

May 19, 1905

Only fifteen of the thirty-two applicants for teachers’ certificates were successful at the late examination, owing principally, it is said to the fact that many of them were quite young and found the questions beyond their range of advancement. Those who passed the ordeal were: Faith Chambers, Bessie Comstock, Nellie Gwin, Lena Abernethy, Mrs. W.V. Baker, Evelyn George, Leona Leonard, Guy Overhulse, P.C. Moe, W.G. Parker, Nell Shahan, Katherine King, T.D. Young, Esther Packwood, Ralph M. Whitcomb and Oren R. Richards.

Washington Standard

May 19, 1905

EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATION

Forty-six Passed, and 132 Will Have to Wait Another Examination.

There are in all 178 Thurston county pupils who have taken the eighth grade examination during the school year, beginning July 1, 1904, and ending June 30, 1904. There were three examinations held, as follows: September 1 and 2, 1904; January 19 and 20, 1905, and May 18 and 19, 1995. These examinations were held at various places in the county.

Of the 178 pupils taking the examination, 46 have passed and will be granted eighth grade certificates, which will entitle them to entrance without further examination to any high school in the State.

Following are the names of those who passed:

James Barton, May Burr, Ethel Carroll, Sylvester Chase, Gladys Clark, Ethel Coulter, Estella Cramp, James Davis, Sadie Doherty, Lyne Fullerton, Miles Gray, Mary M. Hall, Dora Hardt, Herbert Hoke, Anna Jacobson, Alice Malpass, Wallace Mount, Annie Schively, Henry Schultz, George E. Scott, Louis Utterbach, Lovina Wilson, Nellie Wilson, Alta White, Eva White and Edith Young from the Lincoln building, School district No. 1, Olympia; Charles H. Briffett and Martha N. Groat, teachers.

Hope Chambers, Providence Academy, Olympia.

Lester Brown, Sarah Croston, Grace Gibson, Darth Ludwick, Gertie McKray, Emma Packwood and Lester Skofield, of Bucoda, School district No. 31, C.H. Clements, teacher.

Tillie Carpenter, School district No. 39, Helen Simons, teacher.

Inez Clauson, School district No. 56, Guy Overhulse, teacher.

Irene Cole, School district No. 6, T.D. Young, teacher.

Dora Hardt, School district No. 17, Edith McIntire, teacher.

David Hartsuck, School district No. 16, Leno Watrous, teacher.

Zella Medge, School district No. 9, J. Emmett Brown, teacher.

Jenniw Neeley, Ruth Van Eton, School district No. 21, W.A. Bowers, teacher.

Chas Wellman, School district No. 65, J.H. Butler, teacher.

A.G. West, School district No. 63, Edna Patnude, teacher.

Nancy Hutson, school district No. 3, Mrs. E.B. Stephens, teacher.

Thirty-three of the pupils have signified their intention of entering the Olympia High school, the coming school year, and all but two or three intend going to school next year.

Washington Standard

June 2, 1905

Education Around the County:  1905 

Introduction:  The following are a series of articles related to education which appeared in the Washington Standard, published in Olympia. 

The Eighth grade pupils of Lincoln school are planning an entertainment and debate on the last day of school- next Friday- to which parents and friends are invited. The question to be discussed is, “Resolved, that the General Government is More Important than Local Government.” Those to take part in the debate are Lee Kegley, Jay Tew, Ruth Mills, Anna Schively and Della Lincoln, for the negative, and May Mead, Fanny Harris, Alta White, Lynne Fullerton and Nellie Wilson for the affirmative. The judges are to be selected from the High school.

 

Washington Standard

May 19, 1905 

Only fifteen of the thirty-two applicants for teachers’ certificates were successful at the late examination, owing principally, it is said to the fact that many of them were quite young and found the questions beyond their range of advancement. Those who passed the ordeal were: Faith Chambers, Bessie Comstock, Nellie Gwin, Lena Abernethy, Mrs. W.V. Baker, Evelyn George, Leona Leonard, Guy Overhulse, P.C. Moe, W.G. Parker, Nell Shahan, Katherine King, T.D. Young, Esther Packwood, Ralph M. Whitcomb and Oren R. Richards.

Washington Standard

May 19, 1905

EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATION

Forty-six Passed, and 132 Will Have to Wait Another Examination.

There are in all 178 Thurston county pupils who have taken the eighth grade examination during the school year, beginning July 1, 1904, and ending June 30, 1904. There were three examinations held, as follows: September 1 and 2, 1904; January 19 and 20, 1905, and May 18 and 19, 1995. These examinations were held at various places in the county.

Of the 178 pupils taking the examination, 46 have passed and will be granted eighth grade certificates, which will entitle them to entrance without further examination to any high school in the State.

Following are the names of those who passed:

James Barton, May Burr, Ethel Carroll, Sylvester Chase, Gladys Clark, Ethel Coulter, Estella Cramp, James Davis, Sadie Doherty, Lyne Fullerton, Miles Gray, Mary M. Hall, Dora Hardt, Herbert Hoke, Anna Jacobson, Alice Malpass, Wallace Mount, Annie Schively, Henry Schultz, George E. Scott, Louis Utterbach, Lovina Wilson, Nellie Wilson, Alta White, Eva White and Edith Young from the Lincoln building, School district No. 1, Olympia; Charles H. Briffett and Martha N. Groat, teachers.

Hope Chambers, Providence Academy, Olympia.

Lester Brown, Sarah Croston, Grace Gibson, Darth Ludwick, Gertie McKray, Emma Packwood and Lester Skofield, of Bucoda, School district No. 31, C.H. Clements, teacher.

Tillie Carpenter, School district No. 39, Helen Simons, teacher.

Inez Clauson, School district No. 56, Guy Overhulse, teacher.

Irene Cole, School district No. 6, T.D. Young, teacher.

Dora Hardt, School district No. 17, Edith McIntire, teacher.

David Hartsuck, School district No. 16, Leno Watrous, teacher.

Zella Medge, School district No. 9, J. Emmett Brown, teacher.

Jenniw Neeley, Ruth Van Eton, School district No. 21, W.A. Bowers, teacher.

Chas Wellman, School district No. 65, J.H. Butler, teacher.

A.G. West, School district No. 63, Edna Patnude, teacher.

Nancy Hutson, school district No. 3, Mrs. E.B. Stephens, teacher.

Thirty-three of the pupils have signified their intention of entering the Olympia High school, the coming school year, and all but two or three intend going to school next year.

Washington Standard      June 2, 1905

Introduction:  The following are a series of articles related to education which appeared in the Washington Standard, published in Olympia.  

Our Public Schools

Report of Superintendent Henry Shows a Very Satisfactory Condition.

 

The annual report of Supt. Henry shows that there has been a gratifying increase of pupils and attendance the past year. There are 3,650 school children, an increase of 157. The number who attended school as required by law footed up 2,876, which is forty more than last year. The average daily attendance was 1,882.29, and total actual days attendance 292,265. The number of teachers employed aggregate 110, of which 26 were men and 84 women; the average salary to the former being $55.67 and the latter houses and grounds is placed at $177,885; furniture, $12,304; apparatus, $4,026, and libraries, $1,960. There 68 districts, two of which were organized the past year.

But eight districts are under a bonded indebtedness, while in 1902 there were twelve.

Washington Standard

August 2, 1903

County Superintendent Brown Monday received from the State Superintendent’s office the list of successful applicants for teachers’ certificates at the late examination. The successful applicants from Thurston County were: Martha Grout, Rose Woods, Maude Howland, of Olympia; Gertrude Howland, B.M. Davenport, Little Rock; Mary F. Conway, Meadow; Allie Norman, Pleasant Glade; Herbert Raymond, Collinsdale; Emma Whittier, Chambers Prairie; Agatha Shirley, Rochester, Edna E. Wiseman, Gull Harbor; Bertha Radike, Lacey; A. Birdie Cooper, Yelm, and E.N. Steele, Tenino. First grade certificates- Gracie Greenback, Olympia; Lillian Abernethy, S.I. Stone, Yelm, and Geo. W. Sickles, Tumwater.

Washington Standard       November 27, 1903

Education Around the County:  1902

Introduction:  The following are a series of articles related to education which appeared in the Washington Standard, published in Olympia. 

The Teachers’ Association Meeting

Following is the programme of the Olympia section of the County Teachers’ Association, to be held at the County Superintendent’s office, Saturday, February 1, at 1:30 p.m.:

“Round Table Talk” – Deputy State Sup’t. F.M. McCully.

Paper, “School Room Decoration” – Miss Rachel Shields.

A talk of “Sanitation of School Buildings and Premises”- County Sup’t. T.N. Henry.

Paper, “The School Room Reading Table” – Mrs. E.B. Stevens.

Paper, “A Problem: One Teacher With Eight Grades” – F.J. Brown.

All subjects will be open to general discussion by teachers and others present. A cordial invitation is extended to school officers and others interested to be present.

Washington Standard

January 24, 1902

State School Appointment

The exact figures of the Olympia districts apportionment of the State and county school fund for May are $6,306.69. The other districts will receive the following amounts:

District No. 2             $186.03

District No. 3             114.12

District No. 4             201.10

District No. 5             435.38

District No. 8             117.78

District No. 9             262.40

District No. 10           285.82

District No. 12           121.59

District No. 13           224.43

District No. 14           162.43

District No. 16           113.66

District No. 18           103.83

District No. 19           316.01

District No. 21           236.13

District No. 22           156.71

District No. 26           182.81

District No. 31           689.49

District No. 33           186.63

District No. 36           136.82

District No. 41           390.02

District No. 46           109.54

District No. 55           130.92

District No. 60          162.07

District No. 63           153.43

Districts No. 5,7,11,15,17,20,23,24,25,27,29,30,32,34,35,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,45,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,56,57,58,59,61,62,64,65,and Union District No.1 (Woodland High school), all being below the minimum in point of attendance, were allowed 2,000 days attendance, amounting to $103.

No apportionment was made to the Union High school at Little Rock, as it was not organized until after the County Superintendent made his report. The same is true of the new District No. 66.

Washington Standard

May 16, 1902

The following teachers in this county received certificates at the late examination: Katherine Langridge, A. Birdie Cooper, Bertha White, Cordelia Kinney, Queen I. Larson, Margaret Scully, Rachel Shields, Emma P. Wright, Olive Overhulse, Martha L. Byers, Frank D. Cook, of Olympia; Daisy E. Parker, Kamilchie; Faith V. Burch, Oakville; Annie Shields, Tacoma; Mary B. McGriff, Rochester; C. V. Leach, Olympia, Ida M. Reese and M. Stella Tyler, of Seattle, the last three being renewals of first grade certificates. Of those receiving certificates the oldest was 53 years of age, the youngest 17 and the average age of all the applicants was 24 years. Six had never taught. One teacher had taught 200 months while several had taught 50 or more.

Washington Standard

August 22, 1902

The teachers who will have charge of the Woodland school the coming term will be Miss Edith McKenzie and Miss Elizabeth Larimer.

Washington Standard     August 8, 1902

Education Around the County:  1898 

Introduction:  The following are a series of articles related to education which appeared in the Washington Standard, published in Olympia. 

Twelfth Session of the State Teachers’ Association. 

The Attendance is Large and the Ardor Displayed Promising of Excellent Results- An Enjoyable Reception- Sessions Marked by Harmony and Unity of Purpose. 

Nearly 300 teachers responded to the call for the Twelfth session of the State Teachers’ Association, and that they were an exceedingly bright and intelligent class of people, is acknowledged by all. They were net with the cordial hospitality for which our people are so justly famous, and it is safe to say that the sessions were productive of great enjoyment as well as much advancement in those essentials for educational work promoted by interchange of opinions and comparisons of individual experience.

The first assemblage was held in the hotel parlors Tuesday afternoon, called the “Council Meeting,” at which the following subjects were considered: 

1. Subjects Best Adapted to Elementary Science in Washington, C.V. Piper, Pullman. Discussion opened by J.B. Flett, Tacoma. 

2. Best method of Teaching this Subject, W.E. Wilson, Ellensburg. 

3. How Much Shall Be Attempted? How Much Time Shall Be Given to this Subject? O.S. Jones, Seattle. Discussion opened by Miss Mary A. Monroe, Spokane. 

Second. Child Study. What a Mother May Do to Form a Taste for Good Literature in Children Before School Age, Mrs. H. Kincaid, Latona. 

In the evening the Olympia was crowded by out townspeople, who assembled to extend a welcome to their visitors. Parlors A and B were densely packed by a surging mass of lighthearted men and women and the hum of animated conversation continued till long after the time fixed for the formal part of the demonstration. It was nine o’clock before Prof. Hawes, as master of ceremonies, called the hosts and guests down from their flight amid the clouds to the more formal proprieties of the hour. 

The Euterpe Musical Club rendered a beautiful chorus entitled “Sweet,” which expressed its charming melody so well that the large assemblage were wild for a repetition but the ladies gracefully declined.

Washington Standard December 30, 1898