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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1915)
, ilUtorlal Boc. & Ore s If Ceatlaaiiig Th SprlntfUM Nsws and Imm CKty Star, WhicK Were CoMlkUted Fekrary 10, 1914. KiHofc-l rhttnrr 'Jl, IPO.1. nl Birtninlt, Omgnn, M mcoiiiI e!",tnoitrr umior ncto Coiiitrm ol Mircli, lf"l. SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1915. VOL. XIV. NO. 1. THE- LANE COUNTY m I f m--m ? rai GROWERS OF HOPS SELECT DIRECTORS Two from Lano County Rocom mondod to Consideration of State Body. WILL MEET SATURDAY FOR. INCORPORATION Groworo nro Already Feeling -tho Effoct'OfCo-operatlve Action. Hop growers of Lana county mot yesterday afternoon In tho l'oory-Wlnzcnrlod hall to con sider the constitution and by lawn for tho organization, and to select two Lano county hop growers to bo recbmincndcd to tho stato association for election as directors. At a meeting to bo held In Salem Saturday, tho stato organization Is to bo per fected by tho holders of tho $200,000 of stock and articles of i incorporation will then bo ar ranged and filed. I Tho Lano county growers se lected J. L. Clark and 13. B. Mor rison us their candidates for di rectors. Whilo organization of tho as sociation has not been complet ed, nevertheless It Is making a considerable stir in the Oregon hop market. Buyers are offering " to contract hops at 15 cents, which is a high, prico for Spring contracts. In fact a represen tative of one of tho largor buy ers last week offered to tho sec retary of tho association to tako all hops controlled by tho asso ciation at 15 cents and advance 10 centa.a nound now, This, If It wero accepted, would Irivolvo, At si r r i M 4. ll.k somo BUU.UUU URICB OI Jiopg, UIU greater part of the production of tho Pacific coast. Dr. Talbot to Preach. Dr. Talbot, president of tho 'Willamette theological school, formerly superintendent of mis sions In Utah and for a time pas tor of tho First Methodist church of Portland, will speak at the Springfield Methodist church Sunday evening, March 21. His message will bo especially to tho young peoplo. Coburg Postmistross Resigns Coburg, Ore., Mar. 17. Mrs. Stearns has sent In lier resigna tion as postmistress to tako ef fect as soon as another Is ready . to tako the place. Sovoral are spoken of as boing ready to tako tho examination under tho civil service regulations. . Annlvorsary to bo Marked. Coburg, Ore., Mar. 17. Tho Vomon of Woodcraft will cele brate their anniversary Friday, when each member will Invito us their guestB three who arc not members of tho organiza tion, but who would likely be come members. HEALTH OFFICER MAKES VITAL STATISTICS LIST Dr. P. W. Prentice, this week mado out IUb last report us county health ofilcor, having boon succeeded to that ofllco by Dr. W. L. Cheshire. Dr. Prcntlco roports 47 births and 27 deaths In Lano County during tho month of Fobruary. Tho births aro reported from tho following towns nnd localities: Alvadoro, ono fomalo; Cottage Grove, two males and five fe males; Creswoll, ono male; Dls ston, ono male; Eugene, 15 males and 11 females; Jasper, ono male; Junction City, two males and two females; Lorano, ono fomalo; Mabel, ono fomalo; Wondllng, two males; Spencer Creek, ono female; Springfield, one. fomalo. Tho deaths were as follows: 'Coburg, fomalo, ono month, pneumonia. Cottage Grovo, male GO, ap oplexy; male 11 months, asphy xia. Junction City, male, 71, kid ney dlsoaso; female,, 01, pneui monla. , , BUSINESS BETTER IN SPRINGFIELD "Business In bolter In Springfield than It 1b In Salom or any othor point down tho lino that 1 vis- Hod," BayB M. Fcnwlck, who rctnrncd Tuesday from a business trip to tho Htuto capital. Mr. Fonwlck is now nt his rnnoh on tho McKon- zle caring for bin or- chard In which ho tultcs great prldo. Lancaster, male, 27 days, de bility. ... Florence, fomalo, 21), tuber culosis; female, 31, tuberculosis. Pleasant 11111, male, 71, Hright's disease. Eugono, male, 58, heart dis caso; male, OS, heart disease; male 07, senility; male, six, pneumonia; male, 49, heart dis ease; mnlo .02, heart disease; male, four, heart disease; fo malo, 20, blood poisoning; fe male, 57, asthma cardiac; fe male, 70, gangerene; female, eight months, bowel troublo; fe male, 23, heart disease. London, male, 02, accidental death. Thurston, male, 89, senility. Springfield, female, 73, par alysis; female, 37, tuberculosis. Waltervillo, male, 79, heart disease; male, 97, apoplexy. Register. Freight Rates Cut On Oakridge Line Salem, Ore, March 1G. A re duction of freight rates has been agreed to by tho Southern Pa7 clflc'rallroad'ttri'sliipments-frefii Portland to all points on the Oakridge branch, which extends from Springfield to Oakridge. Affecting tho different classi fications the cut In rates will av erage 10 cents on each hundred pounds. M. L. France, local agent of the Southern Pacific Co., had not yet received tho revised tar iffs this morning. j W. O. W. WILL INITIATE SIXTEEN NEW MEMBERS Springfield Camp, No. 247, W. O. W. has secured the 15 now members it sot out to secure in a membership campaign, and In fact exceeded the minimum by one. These now members will bo initiated Tuesday evening, April 0, when the ofilcers and degree team of tho Eugene camp will .come -to Springfield. WOMAN VICTIM OF GUN Wife of Baker Dentist Shot While Toying With Re volver. Baker. Ore., March 15. Mrs. N. H. Stewart, wife of a dentist Is in St. Elizabeth's Hospital suf fering from serious wounds which Bho Inflated at her homo late laBt night while her husband was at the Eagles' lodge rooms. Mrs. Stowart says sho was toying with tho 30-calIber Luger automatic and that tho weapon discharged, tho bullet piercing her left side and entering the stomach. She was alone, but the shot aroused neighbors and she was hurried to tho hospital, whore an operation was per formed at once. Dr. Stowart says sho had tho revolver for protection and lias peon nervous recently. Oregonian. Dr. and Mrs. Stewart wero formerly residents of Spring field. Soils to Wondllng Man, Leonard Graves this week sold his house and lot at Seventh and K Btreots to W. J. Lunchford of Wondllng, who will move here to reside. Tho deal was made by J. P. Fry. E. F, Lang, of Dlllard, Is silo ing in State Courts under Work men's Compensation Act for In juries received while working in his own sawmill. Mayor G. L. Scott Invents Device Mayor C. L. Scott yesterday received notico that his applica tions for tho patent for two de vices for tho transmission of power had been filed In the pat ent ofilec, and In the course of tlmo tho patents will be Issued. Both devices have to do with automobiles. Ono is primarily a machine for operating gates or doors by a paBBlngautoniobllG and tho other, in addition to do ing this, can be used as a de vice for transmitting power from automobile wheels for the oper ation of any machine about 'a farm. Tho first device consists of a metal disk mounted on a vertical shaft and set on the level of tho driveway. Tho application of tho brakes as tho automobile crosses tho plate will cause it to rotate enough to operate the gate or tho door of tho garage. Mr. Scott has had a working model of this design made and. it operates better than he had expected. Ills other device consists of two parallel rollers placed at right angles to the driveway and connected by a sprocket chain. When the rear wheel of the auto drops into the space between the rollers, the weight of the car keeps It there as long as the rollers rotate freely, but -when the operation has been complet ed the garage door opened or tho turntable operated the friction causes the rollers to stop and the automobile rises out of the space, between the rollers. Mr. Scott has been working on these two ideas for a consid erable time, and he was espe cially gratified with the quick ness with which ha recalvad si replycWthe pateht attbrteyal ana me patent oincc. , 1 An Oregon town that has three railroads and cannot sup port Its one cannery is crying out for more railroad regulation when one of the railroads are making money. COS! OF INSTFlUDTiON .Superintendent It. L. Kirk of the Springfield schools has just completed an Investigation of the costs of instruction and su pervision in tho various sub jects taught in tho Springfield schols, and .this morning made public the results of his investi gation for tho Information of tho patrons of the district. The figures show that the to tal cost, of Instruction and sup ervision in the high school and tho vocational courses, which include some pupils in the gram mar grades, is $5240, or an aver age for each of tho. 125 taking these courses of $41.90 per an- i-num. The average figures are ob tained by dividing each teach er's Balary Into seven parts, ac cording to tho number of per iods in the High school day, and charging tho quotient against tho particular subject under consideration. The per capita cost is obtained by dividing tho Bum of tho quotients by the av erage numbor of pupils handled In tho subject during tho year. It is at this tlmo of year im possible to give an oxact state ment of the cost of maintenance per capita as expenses not look MAN RANCHES -SPRINGFIELD- Subject Pupils Manual training 9 Latin 13 Science . . , . ( . , 24 Normal Course 10 Domestic Science . , is Commercial ...... ......110 Gorman 2G English '..,.123 Mathematics , 59 History .... .108 Supervision .... f. .125 Study Hall . . 245 Total, average 125 SI OF KNOWLEDGE . 100 GREAT FOR ONE Schools Must Teach "Syllables" Usoful in the Most Places . Says Educator. CAN PREDICT VAGUELY f NEEDS OF THE FUTURE Invention Demands New Types of Training Changes Rapid I in More Receht Years. "Those 'syllables' of know ledge which will fit into the greatest number of places in the later life of the child are the ijiost Important for the present UChool system," declared Prof. F. C. Ayer of the department of education of the University of Oregon before the "Methodist Brotherhood Monday evening. Professor Ayer spoke on the subject: "What Knowledge is Worth While?" "Conditions are changing so rapidly these days; invention is making so much knowledge use less." said Professor Ayer, "that we can not at this time tell 'de- finitely what to teach our boys and girls iu the public schools. The best that we can do Is to determine as best we can what some of the broad demands of the future are to be, and make our courses of study provide that information which will be of use in the greatest number of these possible spheres of activity. "Among the savages, know ledge was transmitted by imita tion, and the son did as the fath er before him had done. . 4 "Latir knowledge -was acquire ed by experimentation. Now, under the highest type of know ledge; information Is gained by study and planning, and the work.of the world is done along previously thought out plans." Professor Ayer confined his discussion of the school system LOWER HEREIN IRAN IN EUGENE ed for are continually arising. From the figures now available it is estimated that the cost of maintenance, including such items as fuel, janitor, supplies, etc. etc., will average under $7.00 per pupil. This will in crease the average per capita cost of tho High school by that sum. By permission of Superinten dent Collins of the Eugene Pub lic schools his estimate of the per capita cost per unit in Eu gone is carried as a comparison with the costs in Spif.ngfleld. Owing to the fact that Eugene pays considerably higher salar ies than Springfield these costs are , higher than those foK the local school. But after taking this Into consideration the com parison Is very favorable for Springfield. The average High school sal ary in Eugene is from 15 to 20 per cent higher than that paid in Springfield. As an offset to this tho Eugono High schqol probably saves the cost of an instructor and a half per year through the use of the practice teachers from the University. Following aro tho figures in detail: EUGENE Per Capita $29.23 10.49 10.38 8.90 20.04 13.75 8.57 7.50 7.95 ' 0.00 5.00 ; , 2.00 Total Cost $ 191.25 223.00 334.80 1 . 111.50 184.37 977.07 210.30 Per Callta $21.14 17.15 33.95 11.15 10,24 8.88 8,08 0.10 0.10 5.45 4.52 3.05 750.9G 300.00 588.05 505.43 748.07 SI $5240.00 $41.90 - : " REAL ESTATE IS BEGINNING TO MOVE Transfers in the vl- clnity of Springfield aro of weekly occurrence. Advertise your lot or your farm in The News if you would find a buyer; They all read The News. -i . " ' "Want Advs." 5c per line. ' to the course of study of the American high school, which Is a development of the period since the Civil war. Early in this period the courses of the high schools were merely pre paratory to college entrance, but during this period the de mand arose among the peoplo that the high schools should carry on and perfect the courses offered in the public schools. "The problem," said Professor Ayer, "became one of selection from the vast storehouse of hu man knowledge, which in these days is being so rapidly added to, those things which would be of the greatest value to the stu dent" Professor Ayer divided educa tion into seven branches, or purposes, and discussed each briefly. "First," he said, "there is ed ucation for Tihvsical activity. This, I think is the'mot import- i - . .1 i I 111. .1. am, iur wunput uwuiu, omer knowledge is of little value. We should Vnnw how much work we can stand, and what sort of food agrees with and what we bttuet avoid. . . , . , , ;'?Theiuwe ;sMou"ldekiupei tlon for parenthood.. The pres ent day discussion of sex hy giene indicates the need for knowledge as to. "the care and rearing of children and the teaching of vital subjects to them. "In the third place, there Is vocational training. A high school should not be a trades school, but on the other hand the old standard courses of study should not be followed blindly. The high school should offer that Instruction which will be of use to the greatest num ber. In these days it seems to be the tendency tor tne cnuaren to seek some line of activity dif ferent from that of their par ents. Democracy has opened up so many avenues oi possi bilities that we now hold that overv bov and every eirl should be given at least the Opiortunity to prepare tor tne wonc ne or she can do best.. For this rea Ron the ranee of vocational studies needs to be governed by the probable neeas oi tne com munity. "Knowledge for social inter course Is also needed. Lang uage conveys not only the sim ple Ideas of everyday life, but the great (noughts and ideas of deep thinkers. The newspa pers and magazines have come to have a tremendous influence, in the life of today, and It is es sential that the children should have knowledge that will en able them to judge of what they road whether it bo the truth or not. Not only should the high school teach a thorough icnow lcgde of our own tongue and its literature, but it should teach those languagues of other na tions that we- come in contact with. "Tho need for knowledge for civic activity is especially strong hero in. Oregon where every citizen is a law-maker. Civics is so easy to teach, too, for wo have the laboratory right around us. "Knowledge fir religious and moral activities has been too much lost sight of in tho present day. parents nave come too much into tho habit of turning their children over to the nubile school and expecting that they will there receive an tne Know ledge that is good for them, and thnt thev need. The family and the church must join in tak-t If. C 1. 1 UNIONS 10 HOLD INSTITUTE Springfield and East Eugene Or ganizations to Confer on Problems SABBATH BREAKING TO BE PASTOR'S SUBJECT , y If (. . Dinner is to Be Served, (Dele gates at the . Baptist ' Church . l The W. C. T. U of Springfield and East Eugene Unions wiU hold a joint institute at the Baptist church in Springfield, Friday, March 19, beginning at 9: 30 a. m. and closing at o oiclock. The program as follows : 3; 30 Devotional Service led by Mrs. .' It, A. nice. ; Paper and discussions oa "Health arid Heredity." by Mrs. Myrtlo Barnes. 12:00 Noontide Prayer. Dinner served at the church. "Lumberman"by Mrs. Larsen, read by Mrs. James. 1:30 Derotlonals led by Mrs. FlegaL "Flower Missions" by Mrs. J. B. Camp. bell. Solo by Mrs. J. T. Moore. "Sabbath Observance" by Mrs. Day; Remarks by Mrs. Woods, on her line of work Talk by Mrs. Lelter. Instrumental by Miss Altka SkaHb. .' "The Effect ei Sabbath Breakteg oaa Community from a Paster's 8tas. point," Rev. J. T. Moere. Solo by Mrs. J. E. Richmead. . Recitation, Violet Reed. MhsIc. ing care of this form of know- Education for reef eational ac tivity was listed " by Pf6feeor Ayer as the seventh form of f ed ucational activity. By that terra he meant education along those lines that would enable the indi vidual to get enjoyment out of his leisure time. He cited an 1 experiment in New York where iin the hours of certain workers iwas cut suddenly from ten to six hours per day. These men found themselves with four hours a day on their hands, and were without educational qualifica tions to enjoy the time. They were really worse off thanif they had been working hard the full ten hours. The great agencies of educa tion Mr. Ayer listed as the (Continued on Pago 4) Domestic Science 4 Girls Entertain Students in the domestic sci ence department of the Spring field schools entertained a score of business men at luncheon at the Lincoln school Wednesday at noon. A most appetizing din ner was served in a manner to reflect great credit upon the in structor, Miss Ann Hutledge. Those who attended were John Ketels, Ransom Miller, Dr. W. H. Pollard, Dr. N. W. Emery, W,"A. Dill, O. L. Scott, M, M. Peery, C. A. Fischer, Charles Rivett, 0.33. Kessey, E. E. Morrison, J. - J. Bryan, L. K. Page, M. L. Drury, Thomas Sikest A. H. Herndon, and Superintendent R. L. Kirk. At the close of the dinner Mr. Kirk read somo figures showing the low cost per lesson in the domestic science courses. The menu cars wore done in green and listed the cost of the differ ent items of the menu. Tlie young ladies who prepared and served tho dinner were Margar et Gossler, Bessio Webb, Berylo Walker, Lena Richardson, Hazel Bailey, Stachy Craighead, Lucilo Smith, Edna Fischer, Grace Thomas, Leota McCracken, Es ther Hughes, Christine Miller, Anna Gorrlo, Violet Clark, Ruth Lansberry and Irva Barbre. The Lincoln school glee club sang two selections during the tlmo of tho luncheon. t