Salem High School - Clarion Annual Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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Ute Qlarinn Is published monthly during the school year by the Student Body of the Salem High School. Address all communications and contributions to Ralph Cronise, Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ............................................. 50 cents in advance By mail ................................................ 60 cents in advance Entered at the post office, Salem, Oregon, as second class mail matter, Dec. 12, 1904. EDITORIAL STAFF: EDITOR lN CHIEF ......................................... Horace Sykes ASSISTANT EDITOR ...................................... Edwin Haslam BUSlNESS MANAGER .................................... Ralph Cronise ASSIST. BUSINESS MANAGER ..................... Carl Gabrielson ASSISTANTS: Athletics ................................................... Curtis B. Cross Exchanges ............................................... Ralph D. Moores School Notes ............................................ Perry Reigelman Social .............................................................. Rex Turner Debates ...................................................... Ross Mclntire Dramatic ........................................................ Helen Miller Societies ...................................................... Helen Philips Junior ............................................................... Rea Utter Sophomore ...................................................... Ava Shirley Freshman .................................................. Winona Savage .................................... Harvey M. Slater Roasts .................................................. Bertha Allen Eighth Grade .................................... Marguerite Ostrander Seventh Grade ........................... , ............. Lelan Hendricks Editorial Comments OMPARATIVELY speaking, the schools of Salem have always been good. They have supported a ninth grade for nine or ten years, and it has done good work. Since the establishment of the ninth grade several attempts have been made to establish higher grades, but without success till 1903, at which time the board allowed the February class to continue till June, and practically do tenth grade work. During the years 1903 and 1904 the city papers, and especially the J ommal, agitated the matter and aroused more enthusiasm than ever before existed. Great credit is due to Mr. Condit for his unfailing support of the school. During his entire term Mr. Condit did and is doing all in his power for higher grades in the schools. It was Mr. Condit that presented the motion to submit the question whether grades above the ninth should be presented to the citizens for a vote at the annual election in J une, and it was carried. Upon the passing of this motion, those supporting the higher grades took courage. It is probable that at this time the first material advance was made. The students of the high school and 0f the eigth grade took petitions and circulated them, securing nearly eight hundred names. These successes encouraged the press and the Womants Club to take up the fight, and gave all friends encouragement. At the June election another signal Victory was won. The schools candidate, Mr. A. A. Lee, who was pledged to

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18 THE CLARION support the school, was elected by an overwhelming majority over a candi- date that was not pledged. At the annual meeting of taxpayers in De- cember the board presented the matter of constructing a new building for the accommodation of the new grades. The report showed that the building could be paid for in three years without either increasing the school tax or leaving an indebtedness on the district. The report was adopted by the citizens, and farther, a vote of coniidence and support was given them. The members of the board have been unanimous in carrying out the wishes of the citizens, and the results are all that could be desired. A building is under construction that is not going to be rivaled by any in the state. The board spent much time going to other towns and studying the construction of their high school buildings. They have taken ' all the good suggestions of other buildings and combined them in the building they are constructing. The crowning feature will be the large assembly hall. The building will contain sixteen rooms, laboratories, library, rooms suitable for gymnasiums and other necessary compartments. The heating system is to be the forced hot air system, the best that money and experience can procure. Our school has advanced in three years from a single years work and a class of sixty students with two teachers, to three years work with an enrollment of one hundred and ninety students and four teachers, and next year without doubt the enrollment will be three hundred. We will have our new building and a corp of eight teachers. Can any other town or city boast of a greater advance in that respect? $ :1: :1: $ $ In putting out this issue of THE CLARION we entreat our readers to understand that we are not competing with the annuals of other schools. We do not claim for this more consideration than an enlarged issue of our regular publication. We cannot yet boast of a graduating class, or of any fourth year work. In this volume we wish to present our school, its organizations and accomplishments as clearly as possible. So we would again entreat our reader not to expect too much of us, and not to criticize us to harshly. :1: :1: :1: a: :1: With this issue THE CLARION ends the first year of its existence, and it has been nothing else than one of success. Although a paper may have the best possible management, without the support of the students and business men it cannot thrive. The staff cannot do very much toward the successful paper alone, and THE CLARION staff has certainly had good support from the students and business men of Salem, as the paper shows. We wish to extend our heartiest thanks to those who have helped our paper to success, and to say that the school has gained much benefit from it in the way of popularity. Next year we expect to continue THE CLARION