Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-23
SALEM
HIGH
SCHOOL
The Division of Work
by the Faculty
Fine LabratOrieS and Excel
lent Work by the Grade
Teachers

Of their High school. The attendance
is over $50 and they are a very fine
body Of young men and women. City
Superintendent Powers and his aids
are all doing good work. They are
young men aud women with high ideals
and not afraid Of hard work. and each
one earns an the salary paid. Mr..
Powers is a progressive man. quiet and
undcmonstrative. but In close touch
with his work, having a frm hand on
the main lines and keeping tab on the
details Of the four large ward schools.
The assembly takes place at a. m.
and ! p. m. Principals Marlatte aud
Smith conduct the assemblies. and
make all announcements 20 classes aud
give cut rules and regulations
4 Principal Marlattc has three classes
30 geometry, one In political economy.
one in advanced rhetoric. City Super
inteudcnt Powers has a class In
American history az the High school.
Mr. Smith teaches tho sciences. three
classes In physical geography. Of i37
students. and one In botany, ono In
physics. one In chemistry. There are
physical and chemical laboratories.
Mics SwaGord has four classes In
German and thrco IN algebra. Miss
Townsend has six classes 10 Latin.
there being a four.year course. sho
also has an algebra class.
Mics Richards has six classes In
English. rhetoric. grammar aud Amer.
lean literature. She IL graduate of
Stanford. aud has recently won a prize
Tor aH article Ia the Quad.
Miss Clarke teaches avo classes In
history general, English. Raman and
Medieval history. Her work IL alto.
geiher with tho High school classes.
Athletics is prominent feature at
tho Salem High sehool-teams In base,
bali, basketball football aud tennis.
are maintained-the girls winning tho
High school championship Of Oregon.
Tho High school maintains two Ne.
eraTy societies this yeaF-the Demos.
themes and Diogenes- meeting weekly. |
There are also debating teams. the
team going 10 Rossburg today at n |
a, m.
There Is a glee club OF about dfty |
members under the direction OF IA. q. |
Epley, ono Of the board OF education.
There is also a High school orchestra
of eight pieces, making their hrst ap,
peaFauee az the Literary society the
other nigh'. There Is the beginning of
a library, a few dictionaries reference
books and encyclopedias
Miss CospeF has 90 enrolled as be-,
ginueTs, There are four beautiful pho
togFaphs Of works Of art. The little
ones learn songs and begin making pio
tures. They are drilled on vowel and
eonsonant sounds and easy words Ia
Miss Cosper's room Is large photo
graph Of the most beautiful Of an Ma
donnas-the Defregger Il Is the
sweetest expression OF mature woman.
hood and tender motherhood ever
painted, the work Of a gifted Tyrolese
peasant artist.
Miss darcy has the next grade
and the room Is full-35. There are
many beautiful pictures, including a
large sistiue madonna. Miss darcy
drills the children ip beautiful aag !
songs aud her room always is an inter
esting one 70 visit. The Salem schools !
are absolutely democratic. In North
school are several eOl0Fed children, ]
while Miss darcy has some bright I
little Chinese On the occasion Of I
visit from Hal ID. Patton the other day Z
surprise was Perpetrated by the lit {
he ones all whipping out hags and q
singing patriotic songs. a
Mis- Byrd has S2 enrolled, 10 70 l2
yeaTs old. They we're singing away Q
Ike birds in a cage and the blackboard q
VAS allied with their work The Salem .
iehoOl children certainly reflect a high 4
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Mis- Fischer has AZ boys and girls .
n grade work. They are also carried .
dong IL drawing aud music. II vas a
'aTly when We called and they had q I
'isit from Carl Hinges a former stu a
lent In this grade, who has been away Z
year in New York and OutgroWn this a
Tade. n
@. T. MeIutyTe. the janitor. assisted ;
y his son, keeps the buiiding clean 1
nd esnf0rtabls. By going into any q
ne room he can tel within a degree e
& the temperature of an rooms.
The grounds about the High school 9
70 10 b graded so0n. and cement O
ralks pat in That win wonderfully 4