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While Mr. Henkle was superintendent, also tlie Office of principal was created, on account of the size of the scliool, and Mr. Moses Stovens was eleeted to this office. Ile was followcd by S. S. Wbeeler from 1S77-78. I). But tcrlield 1878-79 and H. J. Hodfrey 1879-81. Then from 1884-1888 Miss Sarah A. Platt was in charge of tlie High Scliool work. ller faitliful services will long be rcmem herod bv ber pupila and tlie people of Salem. Following ber came Mr. C. A. Orr from 1888-1889; tben Mr. Frank R. Dyer ,froni 1887-1892: Mr. C. S. Barnes from 1892-1895, tlie last balf of tlie year, however, of 1894-95, Mrs. Kate Safford Church acted as principal.

W. II. Maurer was eleeted in 1895. and it was during tliis period of office tliat tlie old High Scliool building was eondemned and a new one built on tlie same site. Now (bis building bas proved inadecpiate and tlie Class of 1915 will be tlie last to graduate from it.

Mr. J. S. Johnson followed Mr. Maurer as principal for tlie period of one year, 1899-1900. Ile tben became superintendent of schools. It was at tliis time tliat Miss Robb was teacbing—and altbougb sbe bas been away from Salem for a good many years now. ber good influence is still felt by those wbo went to scliool to ber.

Mr. Johnson’s position was taken by Mr. B. F. Stanton. a man wliom everv one. admired and respected and under bis leadership tlie Iligb Scliool steadily adranced. In 1909 Mr. F. W. Lease, tlie present principal, was eleeted by tlie Board of Education. Ilis faitliful work in belialf of Salem High ranks him among tlie first of its instructors.

Thirteen years ago tlie enrollment of tlie Iligb Scliool was 125. Today it is 298. There bas been no sucli increase in tlie population of Salem in (bose thirteen years, so tliat it is erident tliat morę pupils remain in scliool tban formerly, wliicb is very desir-able. In tlie fali of 1918 Mr. J. S. Johnson withdrew from tlie Salem schools and Mr. John S. Alan of Mt. Yernon, Ohio, took bis position. Also in tlie fali of 1912, Manuał Training and Domestic Science were establisbed in tlie schools and in tlie fali of 1914, two hundred and eighty-three students were enrolled in thc High Scliool. Soon tliey will be transferred from the old building into a new one, complete and modern in every way and I suppose tlie old clock on tlie stairs whicli ticked away the liours in tlie first High Scliool, will be taken with them. May it compare tlie new days favorably with the old and may Salem Iligb Scliool always hołd its exalted and dignified position among Ohio high schools.

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