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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1937)
r agb nnrra Salem High School Building Dedication Scheduled Tonight Gaiser Pleased MODERN EDUCATION PLANT AWAITS ITS DEDICATION Total Cost Is New High School Capable of Housing 2000 Students, Asserted; Officials Praise Laboratories and Auditorium With new Plant Set $764,336 t The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, September .30, 1937 City School Head Points ! out Building Follows ; Educational Trend : (Editor's note: Jott a he the sin of high school teaching -hBfel In recent j Tears, hav the bnildin arrangements ! n altered. , In the follewinr article 8iln Giiser. Salem city superintendent, . explains special features of the new sen ior high school being dedicated tonight.) By SILAS GAISER; Supt. of Salem Schools - ; On Thursday : evening, school ! district No. 24 rierifoatpa nn nf the finest high school plants in the state of Oregon. Every facility I recommended for the operation of i a good modern : high school - has i been included in the plans.. Those i who attend the-dedication exer- cises and open -bouse following it win realize that the present day high school is a far different in stitution than that of several dec ades ago. Why should this be true? ' . . . .-. . ; At the turn of the century only a limited number of students who had. finished, the common school were able to attend high school. It was the aim of such pupils to take work preparatory to college. The modern high school has .au entirely: new problem which Is al most overwhelming in its aspects. For example: In Salem in the last 1 0-year period the total , enrolt- 'tnent has Increased more than Ixty per cent This is only a small measure due to the increase in population in the city itself. - Few Go to College - More people are attending high school and the purposes for which they attend are rapidly changing. Only SO to 35 per cent of our high school graduates ' enter college, hence the high school as a train ing institution for life becomes 1n- creasingly important to a large u mu ur oi iiaacou. iae.uew nign school is adding - pre-vocatiottal bourses which are broad in their basic applications. In the new Sa lem high school such courses as commercial w o r k. agriculture. machine shop, auto shop, wood working, commercial art, home ad ministration are very important. Biuaems wno looa mese courses formerly were excluded from col lege and university entrance If later t h e jr. should have changed their minds , about wishing to at tend college: This is no longer the case. In addition to the responsibility for- pre-vocatlonal. training, .the modern high school must prepare citizenship. A student must learn to .attack social.' problems .with do this the classrooms must be s6 . - . . lmnrM ton a more iniormai ..'nuAMAftflH ma Ks ' " f a! Iav A "Tha 2 equipment must be movable rather vthm irruied In . straight . rows- Thora mimt he aUDle library fae- fA. i itnilMt imrana lines of his special interests, raniiy bim- aenis oeea me ivui juimun , ' - a a 1 ana counsel or. moBe aaequaieiy cysicu IU ft v v v . v- ... .- " dents of high school age.- Special counselling rooms and "offices' for persons commonly called deans of - women "" and " men - -are" provided: Also.' an ornce m wnicn me biu - dent bbdv officers themselves may t ion. has been provided. : . - Sclemce- Goes Practical ' -America is an industrial nation. Consequently as many students as possible must, receive some iram . r J InK in BCieuce. 1 MB . juvuci a ret- .to make scientists or. laooraiory ' technicians ouf-oflt. students. "" Bather the " function of science is to neip ids aiuucuk uuuciiiuiu aim nle way - many of the tech- nical features of the modern ln duatrial life. The trend . today is -definitely -in tne . airecuen oi iue more wacticai phases or science : science laboratories equipped for v kif nnrtlcci in the-teaching '-of high scnooi science.-oioume are more iqircsicu iu tfinn.- . tieal than "in the learning of cer tain formal akllla. ., We. as citisens In general, are recognizing the importance of lei- - sure time and avocattonai inter . : esta. '" Matte and: art find a prom- inent Dlace' in-tne curriculum in tAA in am rn a r steaenis mat ' v... thlninr in the field - of fine - arts.. '- -- - '- - - - ' one or ne-xnier fODjciiTc are working is health. The new :, high school provides the physical ..ninmMit for the best-. known in the organisation of physical. de v cation., A large gymnaainmdlvld- ed by a ioiamg pruuou vium for boys jtnd girls programs run ning simultaneously.' Besides the w tn tSi nmnulnni: tha nro- . k.atifi slaw InrludM cor- ,fiiui . i MMMfifttintn'Tnv rnnsa wnn ned special attention and a new course set up oj me staie aepari 1 tnonr m health education. ' "But over and. above the facil ities i ordinarily -thought of as health iacation .thU new build- . - ixmnMpa a number of 111 g luwviyvi.-.,, other features directed to the. bet ' .i health of the .Indents. Among . . . ' .Via 1 r r-wrw -' . (11 A caretena w serve voosr pnts who are not. aoie 10 b ie for. their lunches.: Students L nnrrhase either ., an entire fii, or brina- part of the lunch- eon and buy. the balance in me . " " - . a . a cafeteria. r ' ntllatlon Improve! ,- tilating fan re In constant -ser-" vice to insure an ample supply. of fresh tempered air to all the class -rooms.-' ... . :"- ' ,- 131 Erery class room is equip ped with semi-indirect lighting which . assures a softer n d yet brighter light for reading. Besides the electric light every class room on the main floor has a window area of more than 20 pet cent of the floor area. Insuring a large amount of natural daylight jinder ' ordinary conditions- . ; " . (4) Noise, the cause of much ...l IIIMiOTMl.mmM , . - ' ' , ' ,t : " . ' 1 " ' f ' " '- ' ! ;-rrr'"" il , v vr-. :r- T! , t ' . - iV -" "fl r:' Lf -J l2zz - "- S - V " y aMi.'' --" v t -.i-a 4 -- '-","-1."-y -! - - aPav-x - X V, eia -V f Sfci ""' . v distraction and even . distress In many large high schools, has been greatly reduced. The corridors on the first floor are- treated with acoustical material to reduce to minimum". the noise Incident to heavy traffic, la the lower halls. In the auditorium and library and musie room similar materials are HI " 1 r r? is t . A, used. Battleship linoleum is found in all class, rooms. ( 5 ) This new building Is fire safe throughout. - Auditorium Free -, One additional feature deserves special mention. The auditorium in this .high school is Salem's fin est gathering, place for large Above, air view of the strikingly modern new Salem hitch school baild ' ing which will be dedicated tonight. Air photo by Ararfy. Salem Flying Service. Interior views, confers with Maryles McGnire, junior class member, on student mat ters in his large, well-lighted office adjoining the main office. Sec ond: Members of this sophomore were supposed to be performing eraman and forgot gym "lessons." omore, demonstrates in front of machine shop classroom. C. A. Co derian, instructor, had just finished the day's lesson. Illustrated on blackboard. Lower: Salads to go with the hamburgers and soup served in this home economics food laboratory while the cafeteria la being fitted np, were being made when photo was taken. Three of the student cooks; from left, Shirley Keen. Interior photos by Garden Qub WU1 Decorate School ; The Salem Garden club will have the honor of decorating the stage of. the -Salem high .school, which will be officially open to the public tonight. Members of the club have re sponded generously to the sug gestion that the club decorate the stage with Michaelmas dai- ales, rosea, gladioli and sinnias and other seasonable decorations. j . ,The Salem Garden club has comriDuieu generously iu many civic' plantings' In the past, . in cluding the Salem general hos pital, courthouse, and all of the planting in front of the Odd Fel ows cemetery on - the Pacific highway in Salem. -! The club will hold its first fall meeting next Monday, evening at the chamber of commerce and all who' are Interested in flowers are invited to attend. , , ors Slate First Meet ; SCOTTS MILLS The Royal Neighbor club will hold Its first fall meeting at the home of Mrs. Vina Loslnger Friday, October 1. . Miss Beatrice Amundsen ' re turned homo Sunday after a year .spent in . California - and eastern points. She came direct from Minnesota. The homecoming was celebrated with Sunday, din ner . for Mr. and Mrs. George Krause, Jean and .Janice of Port land and Mr. and Mrs. Van Ness Johnson and Gloria of Milwaukie. . The Townsend club made plans. at its meeting last night for a rally and dinner at the I.O.O.F. hall Sunday. October 2. All per sons interested are incited. " 160 Acres Produce 800 Tons of Corn PLEASANTDALK From 160 acres of Willamette river bottom land in the Bret and Glen , Mc Farlane farm. 800 tons of. Gold en Cross sweet .corn was deliv ered to the Hillsboro cannery .nd cold storage plant. The harvest ing closed Saturday . after fur nishing employment to many lo cal" people during th last five weeks."" '. ' One hundred head of yearling Durham steers have been turned into the 'stock". fields. crowds. With a seating capacity of 1800 . in aesthetic , surroundings, this auditorium truly la a civic, meeting place. ; The board of di rectors, representing the taxpay ers, -have made .this . auditorium available free to large .groups, whose'' Interests' are In -. behalf of civic - improvement. The .stage Is large enough to accommodate any normal size stage setting, orch estra or chorus group. Congratiilations - to Salem .upon . ; the dedication of the new Salem High SchooL Union Floor Co., Inc. Everything in Wood Floors' Materials Only Fnrnlshed If Desired 344 X.E. Broadway, GA 1291 Portland, Ore. - Royal Neighb -x-?iL - - from top: Principal Fred D. Wolf girls' physical education class stunts but many spotted the cam Third: Raymond Stelnke. sonh Lois Peterson, Beulah Lott and Ben MaxwelL Schools in Dayton Area Are Started WHEATLAND The Wheat land school term started Monday with 14 students enrolled includ ing one in beginners class. Mrs Vernon Stephens is the teacher, A public auction farm sale will be held at the George Nash farm Thursday, September 30. - DAYTON -The Webfoot school opened Monday with 23 students enrolled; Miss Ruth Westfall of Summit Is the teacher. , PLEAS ANTDAtEt The Pleas antdale school opened Monday with 35 students enrolled, J7 in upper grades and three in the beginners class. J. M. Murphy, is principal, ana miss Margie Ed' waras primary teacher. Alpha Needle Club Will Resume Meetings Oct. .7 TLKASANTDALE The Aloha needle club will hold its first meeting of the autumn Thursday uctooer 7, at the home of Mr, ana Mrs. Weldon Swan. The club members and families en- Joyed a picnic Sunday at Hlrter's para. PLEASANTDALE The first community club meeting will be held Friday, October 29, with a Hallowe'en program to be given DAYTON The community club's first meeting this fall will be Friday night, October 8. All Tile Work in the New Salem High School for Toilet Rooms, Shower Rooms and Entrances Furnished by ' - CAPITOL THE GO. SEE US FOR Tile for Fireplaces, Sinks, Backs, Brain Boards, Bath Rooms, Store Fronts, Vestibules, etc. DENVER t YOUNG. ProprieW r 17 YEARS EXPERIENCE . Office and 1546 N. Summer Street Senior Completely Equipped for ' Electrical-ISeryice - L U ;Time Clocks & Program System Public Address & Radio Telephone System " W. R. GRLE CO. PORTLAND - - ' "OREGON Includes Landscaping not yet Completed; Most of Amounts Paid Salem's new senior high school building at 14th and D streets which is being dedicated tonight will , have cost $764,336.69 when cafeteria installations, landscap ing and preparation of parking grounds have been completed, Lee S. Ross, building program ac countant, announced yesterday. This unit of the school dis trict's million dollar-plus con struction .program will cost the taxpayers 3434,715.69 in princi pal on the bond Issue which fi nanced it. The federal govern ment through the PWA contrib uted $329,612. of which all but $1000 has now been received by the district Installation . of the cafeteria. which will be far enough along tonight to show the place to vis itors, will be finished this week and the first meals served to students next Monday, noon. A cost of. $18,653.60 has been charged against thla unit of the building. ' Lawns on Program Development . of lawns and planting of shrubbery will cost an estimated $6000. . " The separate vocational shops building to the rear of the main building cost $35,638.29, with the interior left unfinished. Rough finishing of walls and ceilings has been done by the shops instructors and pupils with the school board spending ap proximately $2900 additional for the purpose. The architects' fee, for serv ices of Knighton & Howell, Port land firm, totals $40,617.56, of which all but $2081 has been paid. The board paid out $26, 987 for purchase of land. The general contractor, Hoff man Construction company, has been paid in full, $668,305.87. The remaining $96,030.82 going into the building has been for architectural, inspection and en gineering services, work not done by contract and equipment. Subcontractors were Fred ChrUtensen, Mercer Steel com pany, Columbia Wire and Iron Works, Carl Armpriest, James F. 5mh Asbestos Supply company, Williamsen and Bleld, Hastorf, Inc.. W. R. Grasle company Mel- ir & Frank. Allen-Jenkins com pany, Union Floor company, Inc., Alberta Shet Metal works, Cap itol Tile company, Columbia Erecting company, Edward R Viesko. Luti Marble company Lyon Metal Products company, Portland Rooting ana proofing company, J. A. Bernar di and Son, Neuman Brothers. Shower Is Given For Miss Walling LINCOLN -Charming in all Us arjDointments was the mlsceiian eous- shower honoring Juanita Walline. for which Mrs. J. Hack ett and her daughter, Lucille wera hostesses- at the Hackett hame at Lincoln Friday Bight. . Miss Walling, . oldest daughter nf Mr. and . Mrs. Tracy Walling of Lincoln,, recently .announced her engagement to .: Anorew v. Upham. They plan to make their noma at Seaside. Othen present wrre Mr. Tracy Wall. inr, lira. Mar,. Miller Mra. J. JarTl. Connie Meuwua, jtrs. """" " t.. tr.uin Wn. J. -D. Walline. Mr. Alvin Walling. Mr. Celia Walljnf. Mr.. Bea MeKinney, Mra. Clarence Merrielr, Mra. Iran Merriek, Mra. T. H. Jterntk. u n n.mmr Mra. 8. W. Atkinson, Mr.'. Mack Van Bn.kirk Mr.. D. R. Ruble. Mrs. Mysta Hendricks, Mm Jeanne Smith, Mri. O. Jtssnp, Dorothy Waltip. Mm. Carrol Hunt, lira. E Pur Vn TT J. Veirer. Mra. Kasnar Xeiger. Helen Nelter, Mr., frank Wind- sor ana stuinicr, wni, .- wu ders. Patient at Deaconess BRUSH COLLEGE Howard Smith, 10 year old . son of Mr and Mrs. Clifford Smith of. Brush College, is at the Deaconess hos pital where he underwent a mas toid operation Tuesday morning. Display Room Phone 7644 High School ; An enrollment of 2000 students can be accommodated' in the new Salem senior high school without severely over crowding the building, according to school officials. The en rollment yesterday was 1617. Last year's peak enrollment was 1796. Principal Fred D. Wolf said all rooms were already comfortably filled but 1 a r g e o enough for still larger classes. The main building has 49 class- j rooms, of which seven are ar ranged for laboratory work. Lab oratories are provided for chem istry, physics, general science ( in use temporarily by the part time school), home economics and office training. The home econom ics department has a foods lab oratory, sewing room and a room with fireplace to be fitted up as a model living room. Office equip ment has not yet been supplied for the office training room. A special room for band practice and instruction, sound-proofed and indirectly lighted, has been fitted up in the basement under the gymnasium. The auditorium, Salem's larg est, will seat 1800 persona after seats are installed in the balcony. Opera chairs for 1300 hare been installed on the main floor. The large gymnasium is equip ped with a motor-operated, sound proofed folding door by means of which the playing floor can be divided to permit operation of girls' and boys' physical educa tion classes simultaneously. The separate shop building. two stories high, contains machine, auto mechanics, agriculture and woodworking shops, a well-lighted mechanical drawing room, an un finished shop room, offices and classroom space. At least 200 students will be seated at a time in the basement cafeteria, which is equipped with speed cooking, serving and dish washing devices, so that 600 meals may be served during each noon hour. The teachers have a sep arate dining room. 'Heights School Has 137 Enrolled Classes so Large in First and Second Room That Division Used SALEM HEIGHTS The en rollment of Salem Heights school has reached a total of 137. Many new people have located here with children of school age. In order to do justice to the 1st and 2nd grade children Miss Mar garet Barqulst has her 24 first graders, and the largest class in school, attend only in the fore noon. The second grade occu pies her time in the afternooh. The Marion county division of the Oregon State Teachers' asso ciation business meeting will be held this week-end and loca teachers will attend, hence there will be no school Friday after noon. . ' Divides Classes The 7th and 8th grades in lit erature are studying Oregon authors, . choosing the work of D. D. Dotson of this district enti tled, "Across The AHeghanies. This is the second of his books they have studied. .' ' Mrs. Hazel Van Eaton visited friends in Portland Tuesday. Mrs Van Eaton was entertained by Mrs. C. N. Freeman, a former resident here. We Congratulate Salem Upon the Dedication of Its New SALEM HIGH SCHOOL and We Are Proud to Have Had a Part in Its Construction Hoffman Construction Co. Portland, Oregon TOraroagoEdmikIifofnU. you may ride soch celebrated trains as the sew deluxe the aaiUioa dollar Dmyligbt; the titaoiIinen,CjfjrMFrarrr or Fery-Niaw; Srt Limited; ' the new coach-tourist CiifTim. ad many another fine, fast train. between California and the East ever our Four Scenic Routes. : ..But superb trains arc not all yoa can include Saa Francisco -. . and lee Angelas oa the going or . tetnraing journey for mt Bo nlbom PcciOc A. F. Noth, Phone Program Tonight Will Start at 8 Jewell Speaker; Public Is Urged to inspect new Plant Throughout The formal dedication program for the new high school building will be held in the auditorium at 8 p.m.. with Dean J- B- Jewell ef the education department of the University of Oregon and Oregon State college as the principal speaker. A number of notables will be on the platform. The primary purpose of to night's dedication is to acquaint the public with the mmding, Supt. Silas-Gaiser has pointed out. All- instructors will be in their rooms to answer questions with respect to the new bnlldlnr and th courses offered'. The program will be as follows: Band concert by the high school band, with Gordon Finlay direct ing. Invocation by Rev. Lynn A. Wood, president of Salem Minis terial association. Music by high school chorus. with Lena Belle Tartar directing. Presentation: L. D. Howell, architect: C. C. Hockley, state PWA director. Acceptances: Percy Cupper, chairman of school board; Fred Wolf, principal: William Smitb, president of student body. Introduction of special guests. Dedicatory address by Dean James R. Jewell. Benediction by Dr. Bruce Bax ter, president of Willamette uni versity. LSilverton Class Roles Increasing And More Coming S I L VERTON Enrollment in city schools continues to increase and Tuesday morning of th sec ond week shows 37 more stu dents enrolled than were en rolled at the close of the third week a year ago. This enrollment will be much larger, particularly in the beginning grades, ;s the opinion of Robert Goeti, super intendent;' who reports that a number of families, have not yet leturned to town from the fall The senior high school shows a particularly heavy enrollment, with every available place put into' use and ' more students coming next week: There are now 375 enrolled in the senior high bchool. the highest enroll ment in the history of the sh.eol, and 24 more than were enrolled at the close of the third week a year ago. f . Junior high . school Tiesday morning had 351 which la. .25 more than at the close of the third week a year ago. A total of af avert r3 jirt thm k trip , ttrmgbt Eai U Isck (to most points). 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