The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-01
SALEM'S EDUCA-
TI0NAL INSTITUTIONS
Public Schools Opened This
Morning.
Other sehoois Of Ire City An Punuias Win
Prospects of Laue At
tendance.

The city schools opened this morning
with good attendance for the first day.
A meeting Of the school teachers Of the
city was held at the east school satur.
day afternoon, and they received their
instructions from Supt. Yodef The
Teachers Association was re-organized
and Miss Minnetta Nager and Miss Ber-
tha Byrd we're elected president and
vice-president, respectively.
Pupils we're classified and enrolled at
the different school buildings this morn.
ing. Each pupil was furnished with a
list Of books he or she will require, and
dismissed until Tuesday morning, when
school will commence in earnest. No
collections we're made today for the
school savings bank but they will be
commence sgain next Monday.
At O'Clock the principals met at the
East Salem school and reported to city
Sup,. Yoder, bringing in the enrolment
at the different schools.
The total enrolment this morning, as
reported TO City Supt. Yoder at l O'Clock,
was as follows;
East School ..................... 452
Park School ............ .... 29l
Lincoln School ... ........... lGl
Central School. Ol..........,........ l3S
The principal Of the North School had
not vet reported.
This mornings enrollement cannot be
taken as an indication OF the probable
attendance, as It is impossible to get the
children 10 all come in and register the
fret day. II is probable that the number
Of pupils at each school by the last Of
the week will be Is to 20 per cent larger
than the figures above given.
Sacred Heart Asa3smy.
This well known institution opened ON
Sept. Gth, which has proved to be rather
too early, az the hop and fruit picking
having nteriered with the attendance.
Now, that these crops are gathered the
attendance is increasing RAPIDLY. The
enrolment is now about IS aud will be
much higher The prospects for the
leason are Of the brightest.
Capital Business College.
The attendance is better than il ever
has been before at this time OF year and
Professor Staley feels much gratifed at
the outlook. The short hand department
has been running all summer, the COM
mercial and business departman opened
two weeks ago, end all other depart
ments OF the school commence work TO.
day, The new home OF the college oc.
cupying the entire second floor Of the
new brick recently built by p. $. knight,
on Court Street is a great improvement
over the old, and the prospects for the.
year are bright.
willamette University.
The same story OF good prospects is
told here. The formal opening was last
Wednesday, and the attendance is said
to be az large now as at any time last
year Many old students have signified
their intention Of coming but have not
yet arrived, and several more nsw ones
are expected.
Prof. Bakers English Class.
The English seminary will have its
first regular meeting next Tuesday after.
noon, at $3.50 and will meet at the same
place as last year, the Philodorian society
hall on the third floor. Its meetings
aiterward will be once week, Tuesday
at the same hour. This class was at
tended last year by Salem ladies who
were not otherwise connected with the
university. Some contributed papers
aud took part in the conversations, while
others dtd only the readings from week
TO week. This year members will be