Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-03-07

report, which has been published II
this paper The report shows thes'
items Of interest;
Assets for next year, s24 ,364.j9.
Total receipts, s39,3l43i.
Floating debt, l9,zjj.s6.
Total interest, s3,4ll.46.
The clerks report was euloglstic Ct
the value OF he work Of the Ninth
grade added during the past year
The report showed that six mill
levy would leave a surplus Of about
1000 after paying all expenses.
Total school population, 1900
Total enrolled, ,7j0.
Teachers employed, a..
Nearly all hold life Diplomas. FIJI
teen hold state diplomas.
Total value of school apparatus, fur
nlture, etc, sl2 900.
Average male salaries $50.
Average female salaries $40.
Paid teachers wages, sl7,02j.
Paid ianltOrs wages, 81 ,73G so
The directors reports and clerks re-
port were read aud received and or
dered placed on nle.
TUE SPECIAL REeo3T
The committee appointed al the
former meeting 70 report on in;reas.
lng the efficiency OF the schools aod
Improving the finances Of the district.
Here are some Of the points that were
made. The public schools are not
charity but business institution.
The wealthy would provide educa-
tion Tor their children. The public
schools were for the poorer
Assessment values haye declined ii
per cent Geo Hughes read the report
and summary Of the reports, and
stated that all three John Hughes,
Claud Catch aud Geo. Peafcc) had
embodied their ideas fully, no one
agreeing 20 all, but all agreeing on
the main ideas.
The floating debt was very unfor-
tunate. IL should be paiu on without
Increasing expenses as they would
show. The report favored the re-
tainlng OF the eight grades, aud
eliminating the ninth grade added
few years ago. The eight grades
took the pupil 10 the academy course.
The ninth grade was unwise, because
the district had not the buildings and
apparatus % carry on a high school
course. The district could not do /
this work well, To pay slO for hrst (,
year teachers and $50 the second year
was wrong. The report depl1red the
Inle;tion Of politics lnto the manage
nent OF the schools The report
showed a great deal Of labor ou the
part Of the committee. hour years
Ind half were given 10 the study of
second arithmetic, when IL could be
nastercd Ia from SIX TO twelve
months.
so with reading aud spelling The
lumber ~ pupils was rorl 10 the
eacher. The course should be
Implehed aud the work covered 10
lalf the time,
ca city superintendent the report
commended combining the princi.
al aud city superintendent iu the /
last school aud each principal have
uthoflty Ia go,erniug his school.
his VAS applauded, The report d
'vorcd abolition of the Highland
'hool The report vas applaudsd.
john Biyue moved tue the adoption q
the report
u e sherman moved TO amend by y
fikine out the proposition To abolish =
'e ninth grade. lie argued that Tue
Ying trom doing away With IL would
only a saving of ouly tlil In q,
'nes OF laborefs aud business aud
ofesslooal men had been reduced Il
q past nye years, out not thc salaries
teachers. Tie favored reducing
laries a ll,tle by cutting down The ri
AIDES a. elghL
Chairman Byrd ruled that the SUP,
slioas b. taken up seyla,lm.
kugene Wills uloyod o. adop, the
'sestion 10 abolish ths nuhI \
'de, tie admitt'd that tue rr
lrces OF the business men of the :
trlet had oeeu cut down. lie