Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-06-08
SALEM PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Closing Exercises in All the Depart
ments.

Cl0S1ug EXERCISES IN All Juc DcpeAS
ments.
Another year of public school work
is successfully drawing to a close.
The examinations will be concluded
next week.
The graduating exercises take place
next Friday evening at Reeds opera
house.
The schools all held their closing
exercises today in their various rooms.
AT LINCOLN SCHOOL
Prof. Halls work as principal has been
proceeding very quietly the past year,
but not the less appreciated. His fell
low teachers have labored harmonious
ly aud the patrons of the school are
very well satisfied. The rooms were
filed with girls In white dresses and
boys neatly dressed, rooms nicely decor
ated with flowers, the blackboards
covered with maps and drawings. In
| Mrs. Passmoores room number work
occupied the morning hour. Prof Hall
gave his scholars sharp drill in Eng
lish grammar and synthesis. In Miss
Hibbard's room work in geography of
! Oregon was done on the black
board. In the primary room
Miss Pohle's flock were occupied
with slate work and other first year
exercises. A long table for the little
ones filed with flowers and trimmed
with vines showed the outcropping Of
Kindergarten ideas which are intro.
duced to some extent In all the primary
rooms of the Salem schools. Seats and
decorations occupied the central hall
way. A large picture of Abraham
Lincoln on the walls was appropriately
decorated with national colors. The
large stairway was covered with ever
greens and flowers.
Following exercises were carried out
successfully before large number OF
visitors, Mr.. McAtee being the only
man present:
PROGRAM.
Song, by the school.
Recitation, Glen Miller.
Dialogue. Reynolds Ohmart and
Clarence Mason.
Song.
Recitation, Robt. Judson.
Doll drill, twelve little girls.
Recitation, "How Sockery Set a
Hen"
Concert recitation, "The Battle of
Life"
Song, "The Mill Wheel"
Recitation, Necessity of Pure Ma
tional Morality" Clara Warner.
Recitation, "The Green Mountain
Justice" Eta Williamson.
Duet, Stella Hurst and Nettie Shulse.
Dialogue, "Tbe Days Work"
Recitation, "The Last Hymn" by
Hattie Shriver.
Song, "Evening Bells"
Lincoln flag drill, sixteen girls.
Song, "Vacation."
The flag drill was declared the best
ever witnessed In the city.
MISS BALLoU's KINDERGARTEN.
This school closed its years. work
successfully today with a soap bubble
party for the children after their morn
ing lunch. The children played and
sang whatever songs aud games they
saw fit. Visitors dropped in and a
happy time was had. Mrs p. s.
Knight, principal of the training
school, and Mrs. OSle and Miss Me-
Kinnle of the teaching force were pres
ent. Before the close Miss ConoveI
brought down her East Salem kinder
garten. The work is quietly winning
its way to the hearts of the people on
its merits, and 1t will not be many
years before no part of our city ol
neighborhood would even think o.
being without kindergarten for the
little ones. The small expense aud the
great benefit make il success where
ever 1t becomes known. Miss Ballou
goes TO WOodburn next week to star
the work In that live town. The worh
at Salem will be resumed in the fall
PARK SCHOOL,
The national colors were flying at
the masthead aud over the doors. Al
the rooms and the halls were decorated
with evergreens and wild flowers. In
each room the regular mornings work
was had, with marching aud singing
In the halls at IL O'Clock when to the
tap of the drum all went over to the
Lincoln school. There were many
visitors TO congratulate Principal Co
burn ON the successful close Of heI
years. work. She has been ably assist
ed by Miss Theiss In the primary, Miss
Bentley In the second grade aud Mis-
Mckinley the first grade. For fortunate
grouping OF teachers this school is un
surpassed aud It's years work Is excel
lent. Tue flowers were notable. Iu
the principals room were ferns and
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