Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-09-21
For the Public Schools of
Salem.
THE OPENING DAY POSTPONED.
Professor Of Physical Culture Is
Employed.

At the regular meeting Of the Sa-
lem pubic school board held last even
ing several matters Of importance
we're adopted.
The first matter of Importance was
the adoption of the following resolu-
tion introduced by Mr.. Bruce which
means the advancement Of our schools
one grade higher.
"Whereas, Many patrons Of the
schools in this district desire that
an additional grade be added to the
course Of study, and
"Whereas, 1t is believed that such
grade may be,introduced without en-
failing any considerable expense upon
this district for the coming school
year, therefore be 1t
"Resolved, BY this board that the
following branches OF study be added
TO the present course OF study, viz
Physical geography, elementary alge-
bra. higher arithmetic and compost
tiOn and rhetoric, and that the city
superintendent is hereby authorized
to Otmake all necessary provision for
these additional branches in the pro-
gram of daily recltationS and study"
The clerk was instructed to notify
parents and guardians Of children to
appear 10 person, at the clerks, office,
to register their children sfor admis.
sion to the schools, so as TO avoid in
convenience. Ifchildren come alone,
and are unable to answer questions
satisfactorily they will not be regis
tered until some one who has author
ity over them will make satisfactory
replies to the questions propOunded.
This is done for the purpose Of pro-
tecting the schools from nonresident
pupils, as only bonatide resident pu-
pills are emitted to free tuition. The
rate of tuition for outsiders will be
S. per term Of a. months for the pri
mary department, aud $50 pei term
of At months for the grammar depart
ment.
The following petition signed by
about a hundred citizens was ad-
dopted:
"SALEM Or, Sept. Is, 1897
"To the Board Of School Directors Of
School District No. "a, Salem Or:
Whereas the citizens and taXpay-
ers of your district are largely inter-
ested in the financial success Of the
state fair, and in our judgment the
best work cannot be done In the
school room during the continuance
of said fair, owing to the fact that the
minds of the children will be diverted
from their studies; therefore, and In
order to show our appreciation OF the
efforts Of the managers Of the fair,
we would respectfully petition that
opening Of the public schools be post
poned until after the fair.
This postponement of the opening
of the schools one week will also carry
with it a postponement of the princi-
pals meeting at the East school, from
October /, to Friday October s, at 2 P.
N. and the teachers meeting from
October 2, to Saturday October 8, at 2
p. IN. making these meetings just one
week later than had been announced
heretofore.
Prof. Frank E. Brown, who is pro-
fessor Of physical culture in william
cite university, was on hand and fur
ther presented proposition TO give
instructions at the various schools of
the city in his work. The board after
full consideration decided to employ
Mr., Brown at S25 per month to devote
half his time to this department. All
the schools will be visited each week,
and every child given an opportunity
to have the benefit of Prof. Browns
training.