Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-03-04

Pressure OF other duties has prevented fre-
quent visits to the schools durngthe past year,
but the presence OF the Superintendent at all
OF our regular meetings, and her monthly sta
tstical school report, have kept us well in
formed Of their condition and progress. We
believe the teachers now employed have the
ability to do creditable and satisfactory work
in the schools OF the district, and that they are
putting forth commendable efforts in many
ways for improvement in their profession. The
teachers hold frequent grade meetings and a
geaeral meeting every month, to discuss the
merits and dement's OF papers prepared by
them on educational work. At these meet
ings, some OF the best talent Of this city and
educators from abroad address the teachers on
the subject OF education. Besides, without
any aid from the district these teachers have
established library which already contains
nearly forty volumes, treating Of almost every
branch Of educational work, together with
some twelve or fitcen OF the best monthly ed
ucational journals. We mention these efforts
Of fonr teachers to show the people Of this dis
trict tina, they are quietly but earnestly s,riv.
ing to excel, and 10 advance and strengthen
all the interests Of our schools, and their de-
serving efforts, We feel assured, viii be alvau.
tageously felt throughout the district.
We urge upon the parents OF the district TO
frequently visit the schools in order to b, come
better acquainted with their management One
not conyenant with the onler and sys em pre-.
vailing.is incompetent to Judge Of their merits.
They are not only credit TO this district but
10 the State; and this is not merely the opin.
lon Of your directors, but Of prominent eduea-
tors throughout Oregon who have visited them
during the past year
We would no, forget TO mention the kind as.
sislance rendered as during the past year by
our worthy and efficient superintendent, Mrs.
S. G. crubbe,to whose Jealous labors the sue
cess and progress Of the schools is due in no
small degree.
PLANS FOR BuILDINos.
Las year. We experienced a great deal of
trouble in procuring an elevation plan for the
North Salem building, Several sketches
were made by the architects Of the city, and
after expsnding some forty or dfy dolan in
this manner with no satisfactory result, We
finally adopted the elevation OF the Agrieul
tural College At Corvallis, with the omission
Of The tower and SONG other notification Of
the exterior and in this manner procured the
plan which was afterwards completed with the
necessary drawings by Mr. w. s. Pugh, ar
chiiecl, Of this city, who had the supernIen-
dance Of the building
This year. with Two buildings to erect, We
felt satisfied that some other course ought TO
Be pursued. not only on account Of the delay,
trouble and dissatisfaction the experience OF
last year oceasioned, bat ior the father reason
Thai We desired 10 erect baildlngs which would
nol only prove credit 10 The district, but that
We might have several plans with the draw
lnes IRON which 10 make our selections, For
he purpose of devlsing some method 10 this
end. We called a meeting Of the architects Of
This city, and invited MI y, a. slerdll. arehi-
leei. of Siiverloa. TO be present. Aher ma.
inlc doliheralion. Il vas decided 10 oder three
pfemlpms for exhibit Of elevations, with the
aios plans, specifications. ani an drawings,
except detail, with cost ol construction, the
Stipulation belng made that in cass the con
iIari pnce should be more than 10 per cent.
q ,lle estimated cost o. the plan awarded ,hs
lllsl psemluln, she difference shonld b. paid
i,om lle per cent. Of lhe superintendent Ia
shout lhsee weeks he Hoard msi the agchl.
lsfh apd lopnd On exhibition nine beautiful