Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-13
TwESTY-SlX DIPLOMAS.
Awarded to Graduates from the Salem
City Public Schools

were carried out in good order at
Reeds opera house. No interest at
Salem Is conducted with more en-.
terprise or awarded more unremit.
ting attention then the public
schools. One new school house arises
after an other, its bright colors SET
Of on background of evergreen
forest, charming the eye of resident
and visitor.
NEW SCHOOL HOUSES
The board is laboring with a lot of
very handsome plans for new school
houses. The Clerks office in the
Postofflce block is converted into an
architectural art gallery. The plans
are in fine frames and are richly
furnished. The Board offers liber.
al premiums for good plans. The
designer of the first prize plan gets
superintendency at five per cent of
cortract price. Second prize 500;
third $50. Only two plans will be
used
The enrollents in the four large
public schools of Salem the past year
averaged nearly 1900, attendance
ranging about 1900. A corps of
twenty teachers is employed under
a city superintendent, Mrs. S. A.
Grubbe.
The teachers in the several schools
during the past year were as follows:
High school-Prof. e. H. Ander-
son, principal teacher; Miss Lottie e.
Allyn, 9TH grade; Miss Theo Van
Wagner, 9th grade; Miss Mary
Reynolds, 9th department; Miss
Grace PEBBLES, 5th department; j.
NJ. Whipple, grammar; Miss Elvara
Victor, Miss Mabel Brehaut, Miss
Matte McNary, Miss Jessie Northup,
Miss Alena Mellen, Miss Maggie
Cosper, primary departments,
North school-Prof. J. A. Sell
wood, principals; Mrs. NJ V. Rork,
Amos Long, Miss Jennie Griffith,
assistants.
South school-Prof James 7.
Matthews, principal; Miss Kate
Dearborn, assistant.
Central school-Mrs. A. H. DOdd,
principals; H. H. Smith and Miss
Maria Darcy, assistants.
THE PRIMARY DEPT.
exercises came off in the afternoon
and were very successful. The little
folks are always interesting but
doubly 80 when arrayed in holiday
attire, and presented in dramatic
and entertaining style.
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
The following program was en-
acted in the evening:
Piano solo, "Love in May" Lena
Bier.
Essay aud sllutatory, "Our Public
Schools" Claude Starr.
Reading with illustrations), "Cot-
ter's Saturday Night" VIM. Morris.
Physical culture, pole exercises by
thirty-two boys.
Essay, "Work and VIM" Emile
Henry.
Recitation, Subscription List"
Bert Savage.
Song and march, George Wash
ington," by forty boys.
Recitation, "The Boat Race"
Mary Vandersol.
Essay and valedictory, "Changes,"
Balm Mann.
Address to the graduates, Hon.
Davis.
Solo, "Ben Bolt" Lulu Sayre.
Presentation of diplomas-to twen-
ty-six graduates, by E. M. Waite in
behalf of the honorable board of
directors.
Parting song, class of '9l.
Diplomas were awarded to twenty I
six graduates as follows: Misses
Matte Beatty, Lena Bier, VERONA
Bouillard, Ada Byrne, Bertha Byrd,
Lila Dutton, Emile Henry, Clara
LitchfeId, Emma Massey, Cora
Massey, Balm Mann, Mary Payne,
Grace Savage, Lulu Sayre, Lulu
5outhwick, Stella Sherman, Carrie
Veatch, Mary VandersoI; Messrs.
VIM. Morris, Charles McNary,
John Van Wagner, Lemolne
McHaffy, Harry Olinger, Bert
Savage, Claude Starr, Charles
Tasker, Claude Savage.
Claude Starts essay aud saluta-
tory, the "Boat Race" by Mary
VandersOl, the "Cotter's Saturday
Night" by Willie Morris, essay and
valedictory by Balm Mann, were all
highly applauded, Miss Balm
Mann's name was unintentionally
omitted from printed program as she
was one of the list of graduates and
showed herself entitled to all the
honors. All the exercises were
creditable and showed thorough
preparation.
In conclusion Hon. Napolean
Davis delivered a formal literary
address to the class. Mrs. Supt.
Grubbe and E. NJ. Waite also spoke
appropriately. The floral emblems
and decorations were up to the high
standard of this land Of flowers.
Thus closes another year OF sue
cessful school work at Salem. The
labors OF the term are over. Naca-
ton is before tea0ker and pupil
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