Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . ucstion of schcKils. In the earliest numlnrrs of theHashitKjIon Slalcsmati the pioneer newspaper of tlu- Inland Empire. Ix-ginningin 1861, we fmd the question of suitable school buildings raised. liut that wasnot the iK-ginning. It is interesting to recall that IV>ctor and Mrs. Whitman wereconstantly active in maintaining a sch<Kil .-it Waiilatjni. not only as a missionaryenterprise for the Indians, but, as time went on, for the children of the immi-grants, who gradually formed a li
Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . ucstion of schcKils. In the earliest numlnrrs of theHashitKjIon Slalcsmati the pioneer newspaper of tlu- Inland Empire. Ix-ginningin 1861, we fmd the question of suitable school buildings raised. liut that wasnot the iK-ginning. It is interesting to recall that IV>ctor and Mrs. Whitman wereconstantly active in maintaining a sch<Kil .-it Waiilatjni. not only as a missionaryenterprise for the Indians, but, as time went on, for the children of the immi-grants, who gradually formed a little group arouncl tlie mission. Then after thelong period of Indian wars and the establishment of the United States garrisfinin its present location, there was provision made in 1857 for teaching the childrenof the garrison together with a few stray children in the community. Theteacher of that little group was Harry Freeman of the first dragoons, Troup building used was on the garrison grounds. Among the children wereseveral well known later in Walla Walla and the state, as James and Hugh 210. Green Park SclioolWashington School Jefferson School Lincoln SchoolSharpstein School SCHOOLS OF WALLA WALLA OLD WALLA WALLA COUNTY 211 McCool and their sister Maggie, afterwards Mrs. James Monaghan, mother ofthe gallant Lieutenant Monaghan, who lost his life heriocally in the SamoanIslands and for whom a commemorative monument stands at the southern end ofthe AJonroe Street bridge in Spokane. In that first little company of schoolchildren were Robert Smith, Mrs. Michael Kenny, and the Sickler girls, oneof whom is now Mrs. Kyger. The first school within the limits of Walla Wallawas conducted in 1861-2 by Mrs. A. J. Miner in a private house at about whatwould now be Alder and Palouse streets. Another pioneer teacher was J. PUBLIC SCHOOLS Prior to 1862 there had been no public school organization. The scholasticneeds of the children had been recognized, however, in the fi
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