The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-30
ASSOCIATION ADJOURNED
Finished its Work Friday RIsning.
Meets in Albany Next
Ihas s=suior Has Been . Success. r
Pr-sis-na SsronE wakes - ire
SieePes

The state Association q reaehers ad-
joorned Friday evening The sessions
81 the day were up 70 the standard -
on the preceding days ard lass ere
ning's prograr uas the hest q the
series.
The Western DTison a the Oregon
state Teacher-s Association Eas form
ally orEanized ty tbe s3optioa of q oon-
siiiufion snd bylaus and the eleetion oi
The ofBcers wiaose names were gwen IN
last evenings JoUESAL
rEnDaT EaExuSe.
The concluaing session az The capiiol
Friday eYeaing again packed the hail.
A splendid program uas renderei,
which f0abd beSrty spprsoiaiiou in the
assemblage of saleui's best peorle.
The program opened with daett bv
Mrz. Hinges and Or Eppiey. q rare
treat which uas vociferously appiaaied
The next number vas an exhibition
oi club swinging BY LoAis P. Freytsg,
Of the Monmouih Normal school. Thi-
was . revelation % many in TIE audi-
enoe who had never sen the clubs
handled By au adept, and vas a beauti-
ful Illustration a the poetry Of mosion.
A dueff By Mrs. Henderson and Prof
Crawford, The Minute Gun ~ Sea, fol-
lored, and received hearty applause
President Frank stronz. q the state
university At Eugene, uas noW intro
duced, and gave an address on what
should the High school C0urse d study
Inci1de7~
President strong has . Sies and
enunciation sbich made evsry worl
understood uithout effort throughout
the hall, and il hardly seemei possible
that be vas speaking in tie cavern Of
indistinci aEi unearthly noises which
the hall Of representatives usually
resembles.
President Strong talks senss and be
puts il in good strong simple English
Wiih meaning IN ii aEd tllought behind
il. without any sttempi 70 borrow The
a0Wers q language be drives through
his subject. making his points with a
elearD-ss and precesion which leaves NJ
doubt AZ 70 bis meaning.
TIE calls . spade q spade and seems 60
have the ogurage % state things o. he
s-es them.
lie received q round oi appiause q
tie commencement of his address. by
telling Salem. after enumeratinz her ex-
isting eiucaiional facilities. that -he
"OCGHT 10 have pie bet high sclool
and The hesi high school bniliing in tie
state q Oregon.
he adduoel some startling figure 20
Show the advantage of education 20 CON
m1n'iies aud state A. 10 Affects the
eyeaee wealth prolneing power Of tie
people. Massachusetts, has the best
-chOol system ia the nation. and III.
average Eeaith producing poser q the
population j. nearly tIEioe A. high a. the
average for the nation a. large
While exact figure Were not available.
he vas satisfied that Oregon Ecald shou
below the average.
lie strongly advocated The improve
meui 0i our educafionai facilities and
especially -ecoadary schools. or hizh
schools. The high school j. the peoples
college. free public schools lad % free
high schools free high schools lead 70
free uniyersities
IL HAs ats0lutelp essential that the
standard a 0ur schools b. rais-i, and
-ome hgurrs sere prolucel % sh0u hoH
Ear behind Oregon D. in iris regard.
tie deprecated the excessively high
regard ia Shich authmetic, b. commCn-
ly heii. and advocaiei more general
~ a latin a. q disciplinary siody.
We must elevate or standard oi ei1ca-
iion Or oregon would be a heWef q wocd
and . drawer q water ioF other cou-
munities.
President strong's address sss very
much in the nature q the dash of cold
water with ~hieh vise parents some-
times bring their oVersiothiul children
ont Il bel in the morning IN uas
q strong, Courageous, uno1mpromising
statement u the situation 10 Or-eon,
ani the Necessity for acti1n a the righi
kind.
The statement that In he matter %
high schools Oregon l. 30 iar behind
some of tlse states uhich us are 10 tie