Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-10
.NEW TEACHERS
TO FILL VACANCIES
Three designations We're AC.
Cepted --- Other Business
Before Board

The resignations Of three teacher.
were accepted by the school board of
directors at their meeting last evening,
and appointments made to fill the va.
canctes. The designations were from
Miss Elizabeth Rosche, who will soon
leave for Minneapolis; Miss Sadie Skat.
tahoe who goes to Seattle, and Mrs
Blanch Farris
Following the recommendation Of Su.
pennlendent Elliott, Miss Lima Heist
was elected teacher in German, at a
salary Of $50 Il month. Miss Heist has
mad three years experience in this work
ana has been attending the summer
school at Berkeley. For work in the
junior high school, Mrs. Il. j. Ripp was
elected, at salary Of $50 month
Mrs Riggs is graduate Of the Mon
mouth Normal school and is especially |
qualified for the junior high school !
work, Phillip Parcher, who comes es.
pecIally recommended from the OREGON
Agricultural college, was elected as
teacher Of manual training at q salary
OF $50 month. David X. Bruce, who
was elected us teacher at former
meeting at $50 month"; was given an
additional salary Of $40 a month for
taxing charge Of the three Fairgrounds
o, the schools, ana organizing the
play
Superintendent o, NJ. Elliott filed
with the board, bis annual report of
the conditions Of the schools, with
recommendations and suggestions for ;
helr Improvement. On enrolment md |
the report shows that the
NY y schools are growing rapidly since
WI, when the entire number enrolled r
vas 2,BlO, compared to 3,312 for this q
ear The greatest gain was made in n
nc hIgll school where In 1911 the mum ?
er registered was IG1, compared to this m
ear, when the enrolment was s2g. h
II cost the ta&puycsr exactly Hl on al
le average to pay for the entire year 's "
'hooing of euch pupil For the 1913. "
~ year the average cost u pupil was 80
ll02 The average cost for each hiph in
bool pupil was S53.25 for the 1914. y,
10 year. compared to Sjg.Gl Of the III
hool year previous v
The tuition received during the Inst
ar was S55lO compared to s2s2g for dp
@ year ending in 1914 and $1,000 for
O l9l2l0l3 yenr -,
Ihe report takes up the problem of w
= health Of the school children and "
'ommends the employment Of nurse
drr the direction Of either special
the city physician
In connection with the commercial
norlmcnt Merritt Davis viii conduct nlu'
employment agency for the benefit ,''
the pupils graduating IN this depart. nv
nt The course Of study has been VIZ
'celnlly arranged to meet the condi lh'
ns IN Salem and to prepare its stu. ,la'
It's for such positions H.
.ho superintendent also urged that we
the Organization Of the schools I'm,
common branches must be over. l
tcd, especially to develop efficiency opo
the use of the English language adj
hcmalics, spelling aud writing.
announcements In regard TO The INN. con
h'gh school districts will be made act
september According 10 the report I
people of the city may be assured TAX
the first six grades will be main. wer
.ed ia all the schools, except the Fra
or hgh school II is probable that 5
dividing line between the Lincoln thr,
Mckinley school will be Supcrior writ
q, "'sl OF liigh street aud Howard tclli
II east Of High, fr,r
II ia. N,I.u. ''''