Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-26
POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS
MAKE FINE SHOWING
FOR RECENT MONTH
Supt. H. c. Seymour Says Pa
trOns Are Taking Keen
Interest In Affairs

the Polk county schools are making
an excellent showing according to the
report submitted by County Superin-
tendent II. c. Seymour to State Super
intendent Churchill today. There are
3l41 pupils on the registration lists at
present which shows an increase of $50
during the month as there were 2997
at the time of the last report. The av-
erage daily attendance was 3l05 which
gives the high percentage Of attend
ance of 973. There were 2245 pupils
that were neither absent nor tardy for
the last month.
During the month 154 parents Wis
tied the schools and IS board members
also dropped in. In all 300 new pupils
were registered, l49 were re-admitted
and 292 were dropped from the rolls.
Superintendent Seymour in speaking
of the general condition of the schools
says:
The school work throughout the
county is progressing in excellent
shape. All of the teachers, children
and parents are getting into the work
with vim. All of the Parent-Teacl-
er associations are working vigorously
and have an aim for which to work and
we are expecting great work from all
of these associations this year.
the Principals club has elected new
officers as follows: President, Il. l..
Keezel, Monmouth; vice-president, H.
H. Dunkleberger, Dallas; secretary and
treasurer, b. A. Teats, Independence.
Over forty teachers of the county are
now signed up as members of the Prn-
cipals club for this year and we ex-
| pect number of most excellent meet
ings during the year. The next meet
ing will be held on the night Of Satur.
day, December 4th, at Dallas.
The following schools have been
placed on the roll of honor for having
made 90 per cent in attendance or
over; Zena, Dallas, Smithfied, Eola,
Pedee, Red Prairie, Bridgeport, Lewis.
vile, Ballston, Salt Creek, Parker,
Monmouth high school, Monmouth pub
lie school, Orchards, Bethel, Polk sta
ton, Oakgrove, Perrydale, Fairview,
Gooseneck, Butler, Rickreall, Oakpoint,
Elkins Independence Antioch, Brush
College, West Salem, Buena Vista, Bu.
| ell, Spring Valley, Popcorn, Harmony,
Upper Salt Creek, Montgomery, Lin
coin, North Dallas, Enterprise, Suver,
Crowley, McTimmonds Valley, Sunny
slope, Concord, Oakdale, Lone Star.
Mccoy, Black Rock, Liberty, Falls
City, Pioneer, Cherry Grove, 0akhurst,
Mountainview, Hopville, Highland,
Rogue River, Mistletoe, Wildwood,
Valley Junction, Broadmead, Fern, Or.
charlsview, Rose Garden.
The following schools nave been plac-
ed ON the roll of honor for having made
no tardies during the month. Pedee,
Red Prairie, Lewisville, Ballston, Par.
ker, Fairviow, Cochran, Oakpoint,
Brush College, Spring Valley, Upper Salt
Creek, Montgomery, Lincoln, Crowley,
McTimmonds Valley, Liberty, Pioneer,
Oakhurst, Mountalnview, Highland,
Fern Orcnardsview, Rose Garden.
The following schools have become
standard; Fern, Airlie, Perrydale,
Buena Vista, Pedee, Elkins, Oakpoint,
Gooseneck, and we are expecting many
more very soon, as several of them
have all points with the exception of
one or two and are working very hard
for those.
The state superintendent has de.
clared the following schools standard
four-year high schools Dallas, Inde-
pendence, Monmouth, Falls City, BETH
| ell, Ballston and Airlie. We have other
high schools in the county which we
expect to be standardized soon.
The following speakers have taken
part in different meetings in Polk
county this month: o. NJ. Plummer,
director Of Portland schools, at three
meetings; Freeman, of the Hill lines,
at three meetings; Col. Miller, of tae
school of commerce in connection with
the University Of Oregon, at two meet
ings; ". A. Barr, of the Oregon Agri-
cultural college, at fifteen meetings;
l.. p. Harrington, state field worker,
at nine meetings; n C. Maris, state
field worker at eight meetings; +. f.
! Carleton, assistant state superimtend-
ent, at one meeting; Il. l.. Griffin, Of
the Oreoon Agricultural college at one
meetip" and j. b. Horner, Oregon Ag-
ricultural college, at one meeting.
The annual teachers institute was
attended by every teacher in the coun-
| ty. This institute was voted by the
teachers to be the most successful ever
held in the county. The following peo.
| pie appeared on the program: Mr.. j.
II. Alderman, president of the Oregon
Normal school; Mr.. H. y. Carleton, as
sistant state superintendent; Mr.. Thos.
/ II. Gentle, Oregon Normal school; Mr..
II. D. Ressler, Oregon Agricultural col.
lege; B. W. DeBusy, University Of Ore.
gon; Mr.. y, l., Griffin, o. A. c.; Mr..
Nj. 5. Pittman, Oregon Normal school;
Miss Lillian Dinius, Oregon Normal
school; Miss Alice Mcintosh, Oregon
Normal school; Mrs. Mamie Fulkerson,
Salem, Oregon; Mr.. w. A. Barr, Oregon
Agricultural college; Mr.. H. II. Par.
sons, rural school supervisor, Polk
county, Oregon; and Superintendent II.
G. Seymour
The program was intersperced all the
way through by selections from the
Dallas, 4donmouth and Falls City High
School orchestros. Some good selec.
tions were also rendered by the Oregon
Normal School orchestra. Veal solos
were rendered by Mr.. J. w. Orr, sher-
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