A Gold Cane for the Schoolmaster
Parents at the Latona school gathered to honor their teachers with gifts of opera glasses and a gold-headed cane after a successful school term.
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The parents of the children attending the Latona school, appreciating the services of Prof. W. G. McCarthy and his corps of teachers, Miss Clara K. Adams, Miss Alice Blake and Miss Serena B. Marshall, during the past term of school, resolved to bestow a testimonial of their appreciation. On the last day of school Prof. McCarthy was presented with a gold-headed cane, with his name and the date engraved neatly upon the handle. Each of the ladies were presented with a pair of opera glasses. The presentation was made by Miss Ada Bell, a pupil of the Eighth grade, in behalf of the parents. The patrons are unanimous in saying that the past term has been the most satisfactory in the history of the Latona school.
“The patrons are unanimous in saying that the past term has been the most satisfactory in the history of the Latona school.”
This scene of neighborhood appreciation for public educators reflects a civic pride that has remained a bedrock of Seattle's school culture, even as the specific neighborhood schoolhouse at Latona has shifted its role in the city's complex educational landscape.
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