Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-23
SCHOOL VACATION
FOR THANKSGIVING
Other Routine Business
Transacted at Board Meet
ing Last Night


pupils of the Salem schools will include
Thursday and Friday of this week, and
Christmas vacation will begin with the
closing of the SCHOOLS Thursday even
ing, December 20, and continue until
the opening Of the schools, Monday
morning, January 3. This action was
taken by the school directors at reg
ular meeting held last evening.
The selection Of school physician
was postponed until the first of the
year, but the salary of $50 a month
heretofore paid was reduced to $35
month.
AS tde three junior high schools each
have Libraries and require special at
tention, Miss Alma Ashby was elected
assistant librarian for the term of 7
months at a salary of $40 a month.
Permission was given Mr.. LaMoine
Clark, principal of the Highlandschool,
to attend the session of the Marion
County Veterans association which will
meet on the afternoon of December 2,
accompanied by her class. Mrs. CLARK
is secretary of the association.
The request of the Parent Teacher $
association of the Lincoln school to
erect play sheds at the schoof, was re-
ferred to the committee on buildings
and grounds This committee will
meet with those interested in the Lin
coin school and go over plans for the
plav sheds desired.
AS the boys in the manual training
class are ambitious to make something
of real value, permission was given
them to erect garage and dispose of
it to the highest bidder, the money so
received, to be turned into this depart
ment Of the schools.
Regarding the proposed bridge across
Thirteenth street, near the Washington
junior high school, the board was OF
tae opinion that it would be more con-
venient to build it from Twelfth street,
as the Thirteenth street location was
rather out of the way. The building
OF this bridge was proposed by the
building committee of the city council,
as means to keep the pupils from
crossing on the railroad bridge when
going to the athletic9 grounds. The
matter was referred to the building
and grounds committee to act vita the
committee from the council.
A petition from the boys of the
houIO ViuD luI JtTIllSslOH 10 erect TWO
IS foot stations on the roof of the
high school building was also referred
to the building committee. While the
directors were in favor of the boys TAX
ing up wireless telegraphy, it was
thought best to have the stations erect
ca by experienced carpenters.
In general discussion of football
and athletics several members of the
board were of the opinion that the
tine is coming when the athletics of
the school will not be confined to the
few who are physically fit to play foot
ball, but that the efforts OF physical
Director will be given to the training
of all the boys in military drills and
other gymnastic work,sin order that
those who are really most in need of
training, will be given attention.
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that it is our pals in the navy and at
the front who will suffer"
While thinking it over, Hughes met
group Of his colliery chums, wounded
and home from the war. Two of them
were about to return to the trenches
for the third time; one was going back
for the second time.
"Boys," said Hughes, "what will
the South Wales colliers in the trench
es think of us if we srrike9"
"It's their wish and ours,D was the
quick reply, g. taat you strike with all
your might. We are with you and for
yOu.o