Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-14

X 20,0O0000. The net profits to X
X date totals $4Sl ,59l52. XII
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education, but this cannot be done at
once The pupils now IN the junior
I high schools have not yet completed the
common branches and the course below
the Junior high school has not yet been
organized to prepare pupils to begin
work in these vocational subjects
Arrangements should be perfected as
soon as possible for the introduction of
the following vocational subjects in the
Junior high school: Elementary agricul.
ture, bookkeeping, printing and type.
writing. In the senior high school
there should be added courses in ad-
vanced agriculture and manual arts
courses in iron, leather and wagon and
machine repairing. The home econ
omics department should offer courses
in canning, preserving, the utilization
Of waste products and number of
!, other courses centering around the
home.
j Arrangements are now being per-
fected for Apprenticeship in business in
the commercial department OF the sen. /
t ior high school The commercial courses
arl 5eing organized to prepare for two
, lines of work, that of stenography and
, bookkeeping, and that of bookkeeping,
) accounting and salesmanship The
business houses and offices of Salem
| will be asked to furnish employment
Y for students who are TO graduate from
4 the department. This service is to be
II fCs part time only. Tt will continue IS
y weeks and each student will give one
e half of each day to that kind Of work
for which he is making preparation.
I The problems to be met and the work
). to be done win receiSe special atten'
i ton and as much 'hGfp as possible will
G be given to the students For this APP.
n premiership credit viii be given in
i school.
n Professor Merritt Davis will also CON
Y duct in connection with the commercial
|. department an employment agency for
s the graduates and advanced students of
n the nigh school. Every student who
c graduates from the commercial depart
ment is to receive rating which will
e be kept n permanent record card
D. Inquiry will be made from his employer
is as to his proficiency and continuous
N record Of his efficiency kept
'n Business men desiring clerks and
N bookkeepers or stenogrhphers and book
keepers are requested to confer with
Is Professor Davis in regard to the partic-
If ular qualities which they desire in the
m help they wish to employ. If re-
Is quest for clerk is made in time a
it special effort will be made to prepare
nr the student for tle particular kind OF
II work for which he is employed This
Il. agency will be free to both employers
)f and students. itt-
al In the reorganization Of the schoo
r. system the Importance Of the thorough
n. mastery of the common branches mus
il not be overlooked sfnhes first aim Of
ID the schools shall he to develop eff
We fiency in the use Of the English Ian
ar guage. Particular attention must b,
IT. given to spelling and writing. Whei
any change in the writing system i
ol made, poor writing usually results nm
o. til tho new system is thoroughly mas
Oh tered. The progress nnde with the new
he system this year has lbeen such as Il
". indicate that the writing will soon b.
in much improved Moro attention mus
:. be given to the fundamental operation
in arithmetic. Greater accuracy in ad
n dition and the other processes so neces
a sary in commercial life must be sc
v cured
Recreation and Play.
n The organization OK the rccreatona
n activities of the children in the elemen
VI tary and the Junior high schools de
mands attention fron both school ani
municipal authorities, The time is pas
when the boy or girl can be occupie,
10 with tasks about the home, and Will
many parents provide in various way
for the recreation cf their children
some do not, and the streets and alleys
with all their vice and unwholesom
influences, becmc the Fairgrounds o
too many children in the community
The effort Of the Salem PlaygrOun
II. association n few wears ago to c0nduc
We Fairgrounds ON the university campu
IN was successful but in some way thi
he association was moi perpetuated. Fo
re at leasti two years no effort except tha
IA made by the various parent.teachers
N associations has been made TO organic
y or direct play and recreation In Salen
-, Beginning in September, three pla
- eenters will be organized in eonnectio
nc with the Junior high schools. Mr.. Di
"o vid x. Brace n graduate Of Reed co
ut leee, and for three years connecte
lly with the Portland play grounds, wi
r. have general supervision OF the organ
We zation and planning Of recreationnl az
h. tiyities. Mr.. Brace viii be assisted b
l. Mr.. Murdoek, the director OF athletic
for the Lincoln junior high school Al
rangements are being perfected wher
ny by the girls Of the junior high schoo
III may remain after school nalf hot
Nv one evening each week for play an
N, recreation under the supervision Of II
n. teachers, and similar opportunity wi
be given TO all the boys once each wee
m The three remaining evenings will !
mi given 10 organized sports and game
a. Definite plans and arrangements wi
W he Included with the announcement
Vi for the opening Of school.
we Announcements
lch Announcements in regard 10 the iu
ior high school districts win be MAJ
in September The p0ople OF the eli
bt MAY be assured tnat the first six grad
u. will be maintained in all the schoc
~ lf Salem except the senior high sebot
lpe N is probable that the dividing line b
20. tween the Lincoln and the McKinl
d. ,ehool will be Superior. street, west
. II,oh atraat and Haward atrpet on