The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-09-25
SCHOOL
RULES
CHANGED
Lower Grade Pupils Must
Enter In First 10 Days
Details Are Being Arranged
for Mondays Opening

There Is every indication that the
school year, which will open on Mon.
day morning, will be the most success
ful in the history Of the Salem public
school One thing Is certain. and that
is that the schools OF this city were
never before more thoroughly organ
lied than they are this year, nor has
the work of the course Of study been
more systematically arranged than at
present. Teachers and principals have
been in consultation with the city su.
perintendent, Mr.. Traver, and a thor.
ough understanding exists as 20 the
work to be done and the plan that will
be followed Everything is in readi.
ness for the opening Of the schools on
Monday when the work can be taken
up without any delay.
The rules governing the enrolment
OF pupils have been altered in a very
important particular, especially as
they apply TO the pupils in the lower
grades. Such pupils must be enrolled
in the class to which they belong
within the first ten days of the term,
or they will be unable TO join the class
until the opening of the next term.
This is done that the work of these
grades be not retarded by pupils
who, entering after the work is well
In hand. cannot keep up with the bal.
ance Of the class. and invariably com
prise the failures at the close OF the
year. This innovation I'm the rules Of
the school, II Is believed, will result
in an improvement Of the standing Of
the grades and all the pupils that are
affected.
The rules have also been changed in
another particular. All the teachers
will now be required to be at their re-
spectlve school buildings at $3.50
o'clock every morning. Heretofore
they were organized into details, and
took turns. This is a minor change,
but will bring the teachers into closer
touch with their pupils.
The course of study has been
changed In a few slight instances. One
or two Of the supplementary text
books that were adopted by the state
textbook commission have been drop.
ped. They were tried last year, and
were found TO be not practical.
During the summer the rooms aud
grounds have all been placed in read
mess for the opening OF the school
The blackboards I'm all OF the rooms
at the different buildings have been
placed in repair. and are as good as
new. This work has been done largely
by Superintendent Trayor in person.
who has introduced into the manag.
Ing OF the schools of this city an in
noyatlon-the performance OF real
manual labor by city superintend.
ent. Mr. Trayer personally repaired
the blackboards. and attended to the
painting OF the stairs and steps at the |
East School building. At this building |
the basement has been provided with |
a new cement floor, the basement
steps In the girls department have
been widened and heightened, and the |
grounds have all been placed In first
class condition, and are much more
presentable than they have been for
years.
10 Is expected the attendance M the
opening next Monday will compare
very favorably with the corresponding
day OF last year Hop picking will be
finished, and, while the prune picking
will be In It's midst, the attendance
will not be much affected by this fact.
as few children hnd employment In
the orchards.