Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-06
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
WAS NOT SELECTED
School Board Has Busy Meet
ing Temporary Build
ings Necessary +

Although a successor to Superinten.
dent o. NJ. Elliott was not elected at
the meeting of the board of Education
last night, it is probable that selec.
tion will be made tomorrow evening.
At the meeting last week, the recon-
mendations of the 81 applicants were
gone over, with the decision to con.
slider the names of IL. Last night by
means of several ballots, it was found
that the names of four were favored
by the board, and they were sent night
letters asking them to come to Salem
Friday for personal interviews.
These four educators from whom the
selection will probably be made are:
John W. Todd, superintendent of the
Auburn, Wash, schools; E. G. Quigley,
of the Seattle schools; George A. Bris-
coe, superintendent of the Ashland
schools; ]. G. incl, superintendent at
Astoria, and R. G.. Hall, who has been
engaged in supervision work at Rose
burg.
With the large number of applicants
and the recOmmen endations of all to be
thoroughly considered, it was the opin-
ion of the board that a personal inter
view with those favored would be Of
assistance in making the selection.
The designations of Miss Ida B. Davis,
Miss Matilda ANDERSON and Miss Clara
Schnasse were presented and accepted.
To succeed Miss Davis Miss Lillian
Guffin was elected at salary of 800
a month. She is graduate of the Uni
versity of Illinois. She will have charge
of the public speaking department Of
the high school.
Miss Elizabeth Macleay will succeed
Miss ANDERSON as teacher of English in
the senior high school. For the past
three years she has been teaching in
Washington and has been associated
with the University of Washington.
Miss Elvina Emile Schramm was
elected teacher of German to succeed
Miss Schnasse. She will teach in the
junior high school grades.
In order to make an estimate whereby
the board could arrive at figures show
ing amount of money invested in the
senior and junior high school proper
ties, a committee of three, consisting of
f NJ. LAHORE, j. F. Hughes and c. Van
Patton was appointed to appraise the
three properties. Their estimates as
given to the board last evening put a
value of $9S,400 on the high school
building and grounds. Although the
building cost in excess of this appraise-
ment 10 years ago, the appraisers took
into consideration depreciation of some
thing over three per cent a year. The
Grant building and property was valued
at $4,000, the Washington school $43,'
500. and the Lincoln $4,000.
The equipment of the high school
building was estimated at $4,000, and
the athletic grounds $ll,500.
The building and grounds commit
tee were instructed to prepare plans
for the erection of temporary build
ings for the use of the primary grades
at the three junior high schools. 1t was
found necessary to rent cottages last
January to accommodate pupils of the
Junior high schools. Before the begin
ming of the next term, buildings will
be erected on the grounds of each school
and it was the general opinion of the
members of the board that such build
ings should be of permanent nature as
it was suggested that before many years
they would be needed either for play
rooms or for special athletic work.
While there is no disposition to push
military ideas among the pupils, the
board is inclined to prepare for the
special gymnastic work that will in time
become part of the regular school
program.