Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-09-27
IN
READINESS FOR
SCHOOL MONDAY

Will Uut 1CW hOAlooyS NS~- - !
nencement of the following June.
Unless the pupil has completed the
eighth grade, and happens to be underl
thu age of IS, there is no way OF get
ting away from at least fair educa-
tion. The legislators early in 1919 pass
ed laws intended to wipe out ilhteracy
entirely in Oregon. The new law goes
into effect this fall and part time
schools, for those Who are backward,
will be established. Already Superin-
tendent John w. Todd has arranged for
these special schools.
Vocational training will also come in
for more attention the coming year, due
10 the desire of the 1919 legislators to
rive the boy or girl special epportuni-
ties in work that is practical.
While there has been cry OF distress
from some localities for lack OF teach
ers. Salem has been more fortunate and
the teaching force is now complete, with
a total Of ITO.
One year ago on the second day a1ter
the opening of school, there was an at
tendance of 519 st the high school build
ing. Already there have registered 81
more pupils for the course than last
wear and the indications are that tho
bnildinc will be taxed to the utmost.
And this is true of all buildings the
superintendent says. One year ago,
MANY families were still in Portland and
other shipyard cities, and it so happens
that the sihpyards called the laborer
with the largest families.
Now all is charged. Almost every
habitable house in the city is occupied
and ii is felt one Of the big problems
will be that of caring for the increased
attendance. !.
The loss of attendance due to families
moving away from Salem one year ago
NAV be- noted in'the total attendance OF
the second day, which was closely esp'-
mated st only 213S. In 1917, the at
tendance on the second day was 2449
ard by Chvistmas had run more than
30OO
All buildings haveaeeen undergoing the
customary repairs and scrubbing and all
teachers have ben assigned and by tues
dsy it is thought that the young 1dea
Of district No. "a will be digging deer
into the mysteries of readin', wr1tln
and 'rithmetic, and the older heads 81
the high school will be wondering
whether they cannot form soviet gov
ernment as student body and thereby
manage to pull through without rea
hard study and digging.
To facilitate the matter OF quick dis
tribution of school books and to avolt
the annual rush and jam at the BOOB
stores, the publishers opened large room
i'm the Argo building on Chemeketi
street. between Commercial and Liberty
and will be prepared with about lS as
eistants to handle the big question O.
exchanging old text books for new, Will
tho additional cash consideration, mex
week.
Stocks have been arranged in two de
nartments or stations by which larg
Numbers can be cared for at once at tn
Salem Bookstore in the Argo hotel build
ing. Old books should first be taken t.
the exchange department, where specl
fled exchange price is allowed for each
The pupil is then given a credit slip TO
the value of the books returned, and 1
the purchase of new books, this sli
ia credited on the amount. Every trans
action is cash. However, no cash will b
paid ont on old text books brought i
for exchange.
In order that the junior high or ser
ior high school pupil may know Jus
what books will cost and what will b
allowed on old books, the school boo
commission of the state has fixed tn
following exchange values on old ones
Wentworth & Smith, geometry, 56e
Myers History 33c; Botsford Ancien
History 33c; JamcsSanford America
history 36c; Brooks English histor.
botb book | and 2, each SOC; Aberns
thy Is American Literature soc; Formal
American Republic 32c; Essentials
Biology by Hunter 18c; Elements
Chemistry by Mcpherson 28e; Physic'
Geography by Hopkins 25e; Agricultul
by Warren 2Sc; Bookkeeping part b
Lyons 26c; Essentials of Latin by Pea
son zoe; Bennett s Latin grammar 2O'
and Caesars Gallo Wars BE.
With these credits figured out and Il
books to be returned, the student ma
easily figure out the amount OF cas-
viii be required as the price fixed .
the state school book commission on II
new text books is as follows:
Wells Hart, new high school algebl
41-20.
Durell-Arnold plane and solid ge
metry $1.40.
Robinson, Mediaeval-Modern tim
4L64.
Breasted, ancient history $1.64.
Fite, history of the United Stat
$1.64.
Cheyney history of England sl.64.
Chppinger, written and spoken En-
ish $1.2S.
Ward, sentence and theme See.
McGreever, century handbook of wri
ing soc.
Long, English literature sl.4s.
Payne. American literature $500.
Read, Forms and functions Americ;
government s1.60.
Bergen, Practical botany sl.52
MePhercon, first course in chemist
s1-40.
Mcpherson, laboratory manual 44c.
Millikcn, first course in Physics sl-4
MiIliken, laboratory manual 6Oc.
CoIaunan now laboraforv manual