Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-01-30
School News
North School.

on account OF sickness OF other causes
in the last few weeks, but the attend.
ance is coming up now.
The classes in general are reviewing
the terms work, and are given oppor
tunity for pupils who have missed
work to make It mp, and make their
grades. It may be thought that pu
pills are prevented from passing to a
higher grade on account Of failure in
some one subject on account Of ab.
sence or otherwise. Such Is not the
case. unless the standing Of all other
subjects is very low; 50 low, that the
pupil would be unable 70 make up the
failure II. on the other hand. the
pupil fails In one subject and ranks
well in the others, so that the one can
be made up without taking too much
time, the pupil is allowed TO pass to'
the next grade on condition the fail.
ure will be made up.
An air Of good cheer seems TO pre-.
vail among students and teachers.
The rooms are, without exception,
neatly decorated with pictures and
flowers and are very homelike.
On the board In Mr.. PEBBLES room
are pasted the following topics for
composition work; For the "a.
George Rodgers Clark, King Philip,
Pontiac Robert Morris. Benjamin
Franklin, Nathan Hale. Major Andre
and Molly Pitcher; for the sB. Alex.
ander Hamilton, Eli whitney. Rob.
ert Fulton. Elias Howe and Samuel r.
y. Morse His class has been writing
a number Of compositions Of histor.
ical character, based on original re-
search.
Miss STAIRS room contains some
very artistic and useful decorations
ono of the front corners Of the room
is arranged with pictures of an In.
structivo Kind. In manner very dec.
orativc On large square card boards
hung az other places are collections Of
various Kinds Of Rrassea seeds, seed
pods. nuts. etci these are very inter
esting and instructive. On tho walls
also is some hno class work.
Miss wehuager's room contains a
nice collection Of blooming plants Tho
front board is also decorated With a
good drawing of Crater lake executed
by Miss Lulu Buell..
Miss Robertson, Ga aud 6B, reports
a new student, Edna Hoffman.
Teachers are all busy making out
monthly reports
High school
The window shades are up In The
new building. They add greatly ID
tho comfort Of all. A great many were
forced 20 wear eye shades before, bot
IL is not Necessary now.
Mildred Perkins, who left school
some time ago, has returned.
Nellie Sykes Is absent on account oi
sickness.
Whispering and other disorders Of
similar character are reduced 20 a min
imum In the general study room, Mr.,
MaFlatte has expressed his satisfaction
In regard % Il, several times
Il On opening school Monday morning
Mr.. Marlatte asked Tom Holman what
the score Of the basket bah game was
on the reply, "Twenty- y-seyen 20 nine, .
the students gave a rousiug cheer.
/ Yesterday al I O'Clock the school
had general assembly AR, MaTlatts
introduced a former room mate Of his
Dr. Paul RAIDER Of Portland, who ad
dressed yhs- students on, "The adyau
tage Of quick, consecutive thinking p
HIS address was, on the whole, eS
tremely humorous, as well as eleal
and 20 the point. Interest ran high and
Applause was frequent, Mr.. RAIDER
dwelt on the advantage Of the proper
kind Of education, the educatiou Of th'
backbone and heart, as well as Of the
mind. and drew a number Of illustra
tions. humorous, Vet fitting He talk
ed 25 minutes, which was Of great
benefit 20 the student body, Mr.
MaTlatte intends 20 have him speak q
the pupils again il possible.
Mr.. Powers took the remainder Of
his American history period reheeting
on the speech Of Mr.. RAIDER and apply
ing it more closely 10 the students,
The DemOsthenes literary society
had its regular meeting yesterday ey
ening. Forty members were present
Important business was transacted
after which an imprOmpta program wa
rendered, consisting Of a recitation BY
Horace Sykes; talk on Washington a.
a youth BY Albert MintOni reading BY
Marguridte Ostrander; talk on Wash