The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-17

sessed little lady, somewhat known in
the world of letters, greeted us in a
manner that would have done honor to
the President of mighty people, so nat
ural was she, and yet so dignified. She
explained that she was only teaching
in the temporary absence of the princi-
pal-but her training was perfect. We
had made short address, and were on
the point of retiring, when she said:
81 think the school desire to give Mrs.
Duniway a vote of thanks for her kindly
visit-did 1 hear motion to that eff
feet ?"
A small boy whose name we should
like to know accepted the hint, rose to
his feet and made motion, which be-
ing duly seconded, and regularly put by
the teacher as ''Miss President" was
carried unanimously. For neatness,
dispatch, politeness, and unstudied self
possession we never saw anything of
the kind equal to it. Miss Raymond
ought to be elected speaker at the next
''binomial."
Our next visit was to the North Sa-
lem school, away out on the common
toward the State Fair grounds, where
Mr.. Randall and Miss Tanner-if we
haven't forgotten the names-are busily
engaged with another swarm of young
Americans of both sexes. Then we vis-
tied the Central School. Here Mrs.
Adair teaches. one department, and Mrs.
Curl the other. AS we watched the
fidelity and zeal with which these es-
timable ladies train the future voters of
the country on half-pay, we thanked
| God for free schools for girls, for surely
men never expected that women would
be always content with political and
financial inferiority, else they would
have never been willing to allow them
to be educated at the public expense.
Bidding the teachers in the Central
School a regretful adieu, we next vis-
tied the. infant school, presided over by
Miss Marie Smith, and here, again, we
were pleased at the good work woman
is doing as a teacher.
Just across the way from Miss Smiths
school is the institute of DIR. f. J. Dawne
and wife. Here we found large num-
Der of advanced students of both sexes
in q remarkably well-ordered school,
where all branches, from intermediate
to highest, receive the constant super
vision of this worthy couple. To par
ents wishing to patronize boarding
school, we cheerfully recommend the
doctors home as one we'll worthy OF
their consideration. We here enjoyed
the call so much that, as elsewhere, il
was hard to get away; but time was
pressing, and the South Salem public
school, mile distant, must be visited
before noon, or given over altogether,
so we bade our friends adieu and hied
US to the last-named school, which was
perfect jam of students, under the tut
tiOn of Mr.. Lockhart and Miss Jory
The County Superintendent, who had
been a little ahead of US in the morning
Grounds" had just finished an address
as we entered. The pupils were called
to order and we were introduced, and
for the tenth time that forenoon, we es-
sayed speech to students.
We had often heard the schools of Sa-
lem spoken of with pride by the citi-
zens, but until this morning We had had
but little idea of their magnitude, dis
cipline, or prosperity.
Returning to the hotel at one P. NJ,
we addressed ourself to what rest we
might command, which in truth was
very little, as the pouring rain and
roaring wind led us to expect failure
in the evenings lecture at the Opera
House, which had been announced in
the schools, and which, owing to the
storm, we would have given almost
anything to have successfully recalled
But the evening brought out fine
audience of thinking, earnest, respect
full hearers, whom we addressed for over
an hour upon the theme of "Govern-
ment," the occasion allying US, more
than ever, to the good people of Salem
who are never weary in well doing.
Hon. w. R. Dunbar was going over
to Independence, and we sent an ap-
pointment by him for Thursday even
ing lecture at that place, which proved
failure, for we fell seriously ill and
could not go. We deeply regret the
failure, but folks that continually over
work will get sick sometimes.
We often imagine that many of ouI
friends cannot know how hard we are
compelled to struggle to keep the New
NORTHWEST before them, else they
would be more punetual in paying theiI
bills. Regularly, after having written
until our nerve-force is exhausted, we
are forced to go out among the people
/ to collect dues or gather subscribers to
meet current expenses, only to find that
two-thirds, at least, of our many read.
ers habitually borrow the paper, and in
many cases, too, from those long in ar
rears. Ask them to subscribe, and they
will smilingly assure us that sit isn't
necessary, as they get the reading of il
regularly" Ladies, do you know that
in these cases you are literally purchas-