Superintendent Barnard
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- Feb 12, 1891The Battle for Education FundingSeattle school officials rally against state legislature 'land-booming' schemes that prioritize local property interests over the needs of students.Seattle, WA
- Aug 23, 1892A High School on Lake Washington? Superintendent Pitches a Boating-and-Baseball CampusAs the school board haggled over an Eighth Street lot, Superintendent Barnard imagined a lakeside campus with running tracks, a gymnasium and machine shops — three blocks for the price of one.Seattle, WA
- Sep 15, 1892The School Board Rejects a World's Fair SchemeSeattle school board members debate fundraising for a 'baby building' at the Chicago World's Fair.Seattle, WA
- Feb 2, 1893Twenty Inches of Snow Bring Seattle to a StandstillA February 1893 blizzard blocks streetcars, freezes water pipes and threatens a coal famine, forcing schools to close and residents to melt snow for drinking water.Seattle, WA
- Apr 30, 1893The Bid for Seattle’s First Dedicated High SchoolVoters face a critical decision on May 6th to fund a new building and land for Seattle's expanding secondary education system.Seattle, WA
- Aug 31, 1893Seattle Schools Slash Budgets Amid Financial PanicFacing high fuel costs and the economic strain of 1893, the school board cuts teacher salaries for sick leave and consolidates classes.Seattle, WA
- May 13, 1894The Great Seattle Teacher Pay Cut of 1894Facing public backlash, a school board director defends controversial salary slashes that hit the lowest-paid educators hardest.Seattle, WA
- Jul 12, 1894A Free Kindergarten Wants the Old South School—and the City's Horses OutThe Free Kindergarten Association asks for the old South School building, now the city stables, promising donated labor and materials—but the school board cannot muster a quorum to answer.Seattle, WA
- Aug 9, 1894Seattle’s School Board Said No to $153Contractors crowded the board meeting, but a fight over $4,000 versus $4,153 left a school addition unbuilt—and a Lake Union petition for 107 children pending.Seattle, WA
- Feb 8, 1895Seattle Schools Bursting at the SeamsSuperintendent Barnard struggles to accommodate a massive influx of new students while the Board of Education refuses to hire additional teachers.Seattle, WA
- May 2, 1899The City’s Welcome Wagon: Seattle Prepares a Grand Ovation for the 'Washington Boys' Returning from ManilaAs the Philippine-American War drags on, local officials, school superintendents, and citizens rally to raise funds for a massive parade and fireworks display to honor the First Washington Volunteer Regiment.Seattle Public Schools, Seattle