The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-01-17
FROM THE CAPITAL.
SALEM, Jan. IS, 1879,

SALEM, Jan. Is, 1879.
EDITOR GAZETTE Il suppose you
will expect letter this week, wheth-
er school keeps or not, and whether
anything of interest has transpired in
our midst since I wrote you last, or
not. Theinsatiate and uncomfortable
appetite of the average copy fend
must be appeased and somewhat
varied experience in newspaoerdom
has taught me what hungry chaps
they are. There are no exceptions
in the country Office. They are all
alike and the compositors, from the
foreman to the devil, are the bane of
the editors and average correspond
ent's existence. They apparently dog
the footsteps Of the copy furnisher
from one weeks end to the other, and
Saturday night alone brings tempo
rary relief. l suppose. therefore,
that the 'sprints'' on the GAZETTE are
bowling tn, ough the "copy-hole," so
here goes to surnish temporary relief.
Matters have been quiet in Salem
during the week under review, the
presence of the Supreme Court alone
relieving the monotony of life in the
"city of churches No very impor-
tant business, of either public or local
interest, has yet been disposed of,
although the attendance Of attorneys
is unusually large. A class of twelve
full fledged students were turned
loose on Wednesday last, they all re-
ceiving the much coveted parchment
and are now prepared to Chamber for
the top of the heap, where, we are
assured, there is always room. We
can but wonder, however, where all
will find locations in which to build
up lucrative practice, but wish them
well, none the less.
The question of a change in the
school book series is one which is ex-
citing no little comment at the pres
ent time, and to settle which, will
take some little time and quietude
will reign supreme in educational
circles. The State Board of Edu-
cation is fairly flooded with sam
pie series from various publishing
houses in the country, each of whom
are reaching after the golden prize,
and are peculiarly desirous of having
their particular series adopted, as
therein lies small fortune. The first
question to be considered by the
Board is whether or not change is
expedient at the present time, and
they will, we feel confident, do moth
ing without calm and careful consid-
Grafton of every point at issue. There
will be no great expense attached to
a change of books, even should it be
decided to make one, as no doubt ar
rangements will be made for an ex-
change of the old books fornew ones,
with trifling additional cost. The
question is one of vital Importance,
in which the entire public is interest
ed. 1t remains to be seen whether or
not the Board will deem it best to or
der change, and it will then be the
privilege Of majority of the county
snperintendents to have voice in
the selection of a new series.
The deaf mute school, under the
management of Prof Tuck as prin-
cipal, has, during the past month,
been run more economical than ever
before. There are twenty-five in
mates to be provided for and the per
capita cost of board per week amount
ed to only So e4. During the month
of December, 1877, the State paid for
the board OF the then twenty-four in
mates the sum of S395.94; and the
expense to the State of boarding
twenty-twoinmates during December,
1878, was only $4,000, to which be
added the salary paid the matron,
$4l.66, makes total for the month
of S2o3.66, a difference of nearly one
half in favorof the new management.
The inmates are enjoying excellent
health and the school is indend In a