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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
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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
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Always the First in Adopting the Newest and
Latest in Modern Equipment and
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Our Established Policy of Moderate Charges
v and Considerate; Treatment Never- x
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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OF LEARNING
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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ardware
SALEM, ORE.
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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.
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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
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