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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1923)
sv NORMAL Increased Attendance and Enthusiasm of Student Body Augur Great Things in the Future Demand for Graduates Exceeds SupplyAlumnae Fit into Community LifeEntrance Examinations Will Be Required of Future Students The Oregon Normal school has entered upon a new e-a of rrowth an prosperity as evidenc ed W the greatly increased at tendance and the character and enthusiasm 6f its students. The attendance has more than dou bled in the last two years, the r resent enrollment being J568. ciim of the increased num ber, the school and living accom modations are' crowded. j The Dormitory, of which the school Is Justly proud, takes care of about two hundred girls, ( leaving more than three hundred to find accommodations , in the .. town. The crowded classes necessitates additional instructors, , and plans are inade to add. several mem bers to the faculty for the com ing year. ; 5 -. Through its tfive rural training K' ntrs and two added f training schools, lbs Oregon Normal tehool offers, greater opportuni ties for practice teaching V than -it -i , m - i I 'V 4 . I,. ... f Greenhouses of C. F. Breithaupt, Salem's leading: floral establishment. 4 Greenhouses post - normal . schools, 1 and Us Kraduates go out, therefore, with ii' practical training that; is sec- tna (o non.; ado jbim cvi irt. located at Elkins, Eola, Oak Point, : and ' Rickreall in Polk ipnnty, and at Lewlsburg In Ben ton county, and other districts ire asking for - iuis " service. - In ( addition to ' these rural centers. th -grade school of Monmouth tad. that of Independence, are sed as training schools. ' . 1 There is no difficulty in plac ing' the teachers trained "at the formal school; in, fact '.It Is not possible to! (fill the - demand for ihefr graduates,' as they are do ing splendid work all over the state their training fitting them Vo be of great value to any com munity as well as to the school. t The Normal school urges that ine people of Oregon visit, the ' ichool when possible, " that they way see for themselves what is being 'done there k to raise the Established 1891 I Always the First in Adopting the Newest and Latest in Modern Equipment and - Method J 1 . . Our Established Policy of Moderate Charges v and Considerate; Treatment Never- x W0r4 : Changes ; X Unequalled Service. Refined Homelike Pa rlors W. T. RIGDON & SON 252 North High St. I Phone 185 SCHOOL SEES NEW ERA standard of teaching throughout tbe state, j During the past legislature, a violent attack was made on the efficiency of the state school sys tem, in the argument that the common schools are different in teaching the e ementary 1 princi ples of education the three R's and their closest related subjects that are matters of daily life and use. In one sense, the assaults may be Justified; for, though these fundamentals are carefully enough taught as a rule, they are given at ah early age when the forgettery works as easily as the memory; and early training is too much obscured! by the veneer of "ater culture. To supply whatever deficiency there mav be in mklnc th nnh. lie schools authoritative in the bas ic studies, an exhaustive examin ation is hereafter to be required at the Monmouth normal, to determ ine exactly the prospective teach er's proficiency. What the appli- 1. J 1 I ,mm. im at Seventeenth and Market Streets. Sales-rooms and office, 123 N. cant actually knows, will show easily in the examination; what one does not know well enough, must be corrected during the course 'leading to a diploma. The plan is to substitute proven for assumed familiarity with the bas ic studies, and to give to the Echools the certainty that every normal teactier is qualified to teach and enforce these necessary things of education, rather than put a plastered gloss of higher culture on a mud foundation. V" The Oregon : State Normal has been carrying on its excellent work at an exceptionally low cost per . pupil; the general . charge against vthe state for all the nor mal school expenses is far lower per pupil than in any of the other state - institutions. As practical y every graduate becomes a perm anent resident of the' state, and goes at once into active state bet terment the normal school fund is self-evldently an ideal state in vestment for Oregon only and not for , neighboring states. A far For Mord Than 30 Years the House in This Section , more liberal policy of normal school support might be the ideal way to secure for the state pub lic school system the efficiency that so many legislators and busi ness men have claimed it needs. The normal school road looks to be' the easiest way to better gen eral education. YOUNG-BOYS TO 1 BE ORGANIZED (Continued from page 3) cies into the proper channels through the right kind of super vision over boy life in the teen age. t "Boys naturaly go in gangs or want to associate themselves to gether in some type of organiza tion usually of their own choos ing. Investigation of great num bers of gangs organized by boys themselves show that 85 percent of these natural groups have as Liberty the outstanding object for their existence - the promotion of athle tics and the social friendship ex perience it gives to .the members. Any plans then that use these na tural tendencies will have a great er chance to succeed than if they don't. "The Christian Citizenship Training program put out by the boys work department of 'the T. M. C. A. is perhaps the best all round program available, today. This is not a program, designed for its own boys; department but a carefully developed plan of re ligious education and ts best adap ted for use in Sunday schools and churches. 1 "This program has been adopted by the Presbyterian church ; for work among the boys of its church. Commenting upon this program the Presbyterian, bulletin says: 'The Christian Citizenship Train ing program Is undoubtedly the best well-balanced Christian pro gram available today. I Foremost Funeral I "Under this program boys are (charted as. to their intellectual. physical, service and devotional development and a careful check is kept on this development year after year. "No elaborate equipment is nec essary in carrying out the Pioneer Work. If the club is organized in connection with the Sunday school or church, which is the best arrangement, there should be a room set apart for the use of the group as needed. If there is suf ficient space available so that the group may , have a room for its 'very own' it will help. A few pennants, pictures and the neces sary furniture such as chairs, ta bles and perhaps a small bookcase with some, boohs and a few good magazines make an .attractive place. "Usually there is an opportun ity for the use of gymnasiums, athletic fields and tennis courts in connection with schools and churches as the need may arise. "The important .thing. how. ever, is proper leadership who is competent to give careful super vision of the var'ous actlvit'es of the program. The leader should be a man of strong personality and Christian character, a man who has the confidence and re spect of the boys as well as a man of influence In his commun ity. He must be a man, first of a'l who know boys and who can direct their natural tendencies in-, to proper channels, a man who can put Christianity Into baseball, football, hiking, camping and the other things that appeal to boy na ture as well as make the bible study a thing of interest and ap peal to the boys rather than a chore to be shunned." National School of Short hand Trains jn Thirty Days In this modern age success' comes to the progressive man or j woman. The National School of Shorthand located at 212" Oregon building, has shown that it la keeping abreast of the times by; teaching the Karam System of shorthand an efficient snort- hand that can be learned in 30 days. . This great saving of time 1 and money is accomplished be cause the Karam Shorthand la written with the familiar char acters of the alphabet. Because; tha characters are simple, it is1 possible to attain a , higb degree of speed and great . accuracy in reading back notes. Many students of the National' School of Shorthand are holding! responsible positions after 30 davsl training. One of the reason whyj the students are able to accom-I plish so much in so short a' peri od of time is the modern teaching ! methods. Individual instruction ! is Hiven and a student may ad- vance as rapidly as he is capable.! Under the new method ot instruc tion the field of typewriting has ; been entirely revolutionized- Stu dents have becoVrie proficient touch operators in a remarkably! short time and have done it with! ease. National Schools of Shorthand: are now operating in Salem and Portland and as rapidly as teach ers can be trained, other sboo's will be started. In cities where schools have been established any length of time, you will find Kar am Writers in the top positions. Business men have quickly recog nized the great merit of Karam I Shorthand its accuracy; and positions are always open to those that use such a system. 1 Hl-Y CLUBS GREAT . FACTOR FOR GOOD (Continued from page 3) es every phase of his life in a most effective manner. The Hi-Y presents the only or ganized and comprehensive Bible study to a high school boy. It introduces the boy to a new world; a relationship with other and bigger, helpful souls hereto fore unknown. How this broad ens and deepens his outlook on life in general. I cpunt the Hi-Y the greatest force for" good yet brought to the high schools of Oregon. It arous es and cements school spirit. It purifies and premiumizes real manhood, makes the moral and Christian character the normal life, encourages clean athletics, makes for a better standard ' of c'ass room work, and in it all car ries the be'pful Christian spir't of the school bovs to the needy people of the town, I. e., the 'Y ! bo" do service task such as ..wood i splUt'ng. garden planting. side-! walk buildlne. delivery bovs. etc.. for thoce who need this ministra tion in times of sickness and dis tress. The spirit of the organization! in of the highest tye and make for strong character and splendid manhood. . ' ' It has done more to sweeten i and mae worth w'le the school! spirit of Stayt on High than anvi other known force and our bus!-' ness men are bs"k of us financial- j TEACHES KAMM WAY 1 ! SALEM, CRADLE ? OF LEARNING (Continued from page 1) ity says so. Gymnasiums and auditoriums are the necessary equipment of, such schools; these are almost providentially provid ed for' in the new school appro priation. I Manual traning for the boys, 'domestic science for tbe girls, land art for all who wish, are provided in all three of the junior high schools of Salem. Some re markable records have been re ported from these schools, of the number who go on to high school from these places as compared with those who carried on from the old eight-grade division from grade school to high school. ' Especially among the boys. It used to be almost the rule to quit school at the end of the eighth grade, which was a convenient jump, after the boys had grown tired of being treated as little folks with no individuality. But 'With tbe introduction of manual (training, and other things that Jthey can "do." j and with the recognition of tbe social needs that are met in a general as sembly and organized Junior h'gh- pchool loyalty, the percentage of boys who go on past the ninth grade into the senior h'gh has Rone up vastly; some of the clas- !sesbSw practically 100 per cent Iw.fffefe- so many used to drop oft fat the eighth because school did not meet tbe'r inward wants. The junior high school has mar- velously Justified its adoption in the greater number of pupils who are led to continue their , ed ucation,. ! Junior High Holds Pupils The junior high departments have about 1100 pupils; the high school. 950; these two ' depart ments making almost exactly 'one-half of the total school en rollment of 4128. This is an as tonish 'ng percentage of upper classmen; it carries out the argu ment that tbe junior high sys tem really does keep the boys ;and g'rls in school who used to quit , at the eighth grade. So Targe a percentage could not i 1 1 mill I , - - j 1 1 i i w rc as ms r I ml Mill BiBBaBHBBV i ii i 1 : ! r? si 1 1 j mill I i i . i I Unon these llllll I marilt ura I 'III 1 - " mill I uui yuurpai- llllll I ronage: , be- I lieving we de- I serve it we ask a trial. I ll'lll I I llllll I i. n r linn ii H I-, : I I v3 I 11 1 possibly maintained, however, be cause of deaths, removals, mar riages In the higher grades, but for the fact that the Oregon high school law providing free tuition for pupils, of high school grade In districts that maintain no high school. Th!s draws more than 300 such pupils to Salem, and accounts for the phenomenal percentage of high school pupils. That the Salem schools have gone on smoothly during the past year, is evidenced by the fact that the school board recently reelected all the 10 building prln- rinals. Moat of thn teachers al- RO are exnected to remain: a fewr will leave for1 reasons entirely cutside of Salem. It is proposed to build, this year, an addition to the high school, that will give it room for the 1200 itudents. who are in j sight for the last semester of 1923-24. one or two junior nign school units are to be built and the older) junior high buildings, possibly with some improvements, will be devoted to tbe grade work. This will relieve the congestion and give every pupil a school fitted to his or her needs, and close at home. It is expected that with this building program carried out, there will be a real stampede for Salem, on, the part of people who want to educate their children; and. even . the present program may soon be ut terly inadequate. The state has a number of specialized schools in and near Sa lem, which, however, are usually treated under the heading of state institutions. These are the school for the deaf, the school for the bl'nd. the boys' training school, and the home for the feeble mind ed. All of these schools carry on special instruction fitted to the . needs of tbe'r charges. The work Is in every case up' to the highest standard of their grade and kind. Sacred Heart Academy, Catholic school, was founded in 1863, its bOth birthday anniversary this year. It has a high 'school course, and a total enrollment of 226 for 1923, with its 64 music pu pils. The first .'graduation class was In 1888, when three, young people - received the'r diplomas: PIONEERS AND BOO S T EtR S " We are the pioneers in the hardware busi ness in the Willamette Valley, having been engaged in the business for the past THIRTY-SEVEN YERS. i Ve have confidence in Salem, the Willamette and its people : We are going to continue to boost for its future as we have for its past t . ' ' ? ' s We carry the mot complete line of general Jiardware, Automobile Accessories, Stoves and Ranges Paints, Varnishes, Electrical Specialties, Tools, Silverware, Cutlery, Builder's Hardware, Cooking Utensils, and Mill Supplies in the state outside of Portland. V : V . i ' -' --; We keep this stock as complete as possible at all times. We do this for you, so tjiat you are able to get WHAT; You WANT WHEN YOU WANT IT. A We give you unexcelled service, fair prices and qual ity merchandise for your money. Everything in Hardware" Ray L. Farmer H. ardware SALEM, ORE. OUR HARDWARE WEARS - ; ; 5g its total number of graduates Elnce then has been 149. There will be a class of eight to grad uate ths year. : The school has 11 teachers, and is conducted by the Sisters of Holy Names. It has made a specialty of music, with classes in piano, violin and harp. Be cause of the crowded condition of the Salem public .schools, the at tendance has - been augumented for the past two or three years. Th school owns a fine property at Center and Cottage streets. . BoKines College Training Xo write-ups of the educational advantages of (Salem , would -be complete without something on the Capita Business Co'.lege. This has been under the one manage ment for 33 years. Prof. W. K Stacey came here as a teacher n tne littie business college, 34 years ago, when it was upstairs over the old First National bank building at the corner of Commercial and Chemeketa. where Busick's store now is. The next year he bought the place, and it has been run con tinuously under his name, though for a number of years Mrs. Iris H. Butler has been the chief exe cutive of the place. Nine- years ago, when the Rodgers" building was erected, at South High and "Trade, the Capital Business Col lege took a lease on the upstairs, having the place built to its ord er, lt is still there. ; The Capital school , has an en rollment of from ,135 to 235 and it always in session. It teaches only the straight business course, without frills or ornamentations; the plain, stra'ght rules of sten ography and business, but It teaches them well indeed. Many of the business men of tbe Wil lamette valley have attended this school, and point with pride, to their diplomas-end to the funda mental training that insured their later success. 5 The Livingston school, conduct ed by the Lutheran church,' now has a endollme"t of 26 pupils, vith a course continuing up to and Including tbe eighth grades. It s not intended as an "exclusive school." though, it does aim to give foundation religious instruc tion. However, after the eighth srrade. from which the pupils pass only through the regular county Cb school examinations for tbe eight grade work, they go on to the pub lic hieh whnnl without Inlorfer. n V. A n L I 1 ... I .. T ITF St O'Neill, the present superinten dent, served for five year9, thru the World War, with the Ameri can marines, and has a notable'; war record. The school was estab lished In 1905, merely to give the" added religious instruction .that the Lutheran people wanted their children to hive, and Is in accord with every' teaching of the public, school system. There are a. number of excel lent music Etudios, that have a -e real part in the city's educational life. ' Foremost is the conserva-' tory work of Willamette Univers Itv thoneh that nronerlv helonr with-the story of Willamette as a whole. The .more individualistic studios cover every ranre of mu sic vocal, piano, organ, violin, harp, and the smaller instruments like guitar and mandolin. There, are teachers - ot notable standing ' in most of these lines, especially in violin and piano and voice. The great Salem SymphdBy Or chestra, the May Festiva1, and the Apollo Club, a chorus of 60 men singers, three of the most note worthy organizations of the kind on the coast, are carried on thru tbe cooperation of local musician vnder the direction of Prof. John Sites. They are of such nature sr to be properly classed amon the "educational" features of the city. , , - - , The Capital Business College af fords Instruction in all branches of business training. Accounting, shorthand, touch typewriting, bus iness methods, commercial law and similar subjects are efficient ly taught. The school has ample equipment, has an excellent corps of teachers and is producing able workers in the business field. It makes a practice of placing Its', graduates in desirable positions on the completion of their course. ' The National School of Short hand teaches the Karam method and instructs In touch typewriting. Both these i institutions offer summer courses, which are of ad vantage to the student who wish es to find himself p'aced In a lu crative position as quickly as pos sible. - . : . f v t i j 1 1 j -. - , Valley, V y00 -Fabric s.