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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1927)
Prof. Rainey Has Article on School Finance Printed Oregon Shown to Lack Distributing System; State Not Poor Solutions Discussed i n National Publication Results of .u research problem dealing with the question of school finance, which Dr. Homer P. Rainey of the school of education has been working on during the past two years, have recently been published and are already attracting consid erable attention in this fielu. A year ago Mr. Rainey completed an article which pointed out the condi tions existing in this state which make proper school finance difficult, and the article which appears this year in the Education series of the University of Oregon publications deals with possible solutions of this problem. The big problem in Oregon, Dr. Rainey points out, is that of equal izing the great burden of support ing public education, for thirty to sixty per cent of the total public revenue goes to this cause. In this study he has attempted to analyze the problem for Oregon, giving the causes for inequalities of ability to support schools and suggested rem edies. Two Causes Given Dr. Rainey gives two causes for the gross inequalities in the dis tricts as they are now organized, first, the location of a great amount of public land that yields no tax to the state in some districts, and sec ond, that in others vast timber lands are found that yield a great amount of wealth. Two plans for remedy are also offered, first, that the state equalize the tax on a per-teacher basis by distributing a definite amount to every school district in the state, and second, that the state equalize on an average daily attendance basis. It is not that Oregon is not able to support its school system, for it has enough wealth if it could get a new system of districting for dis tribution. There are inequalities in need, effort, ability, and educational opportunity under the new system of support. Oregon Ranks High Although Oregon ranks high in Classified Ads LOST—Green gold Amethyst ring .with initials “B. J., ’21” on in side. Lost somewhere near Wom an’s Bldg. Tuesday afternoon. Finder return to Emerald office. Reward. j20-21 FOR RENT—Single room for boy student. Two bloeks from center of campus. All modern conven iences. Inquire 968 Alder *St. j20-21 LOST—On or near campus Wednes day Schaeffer’s lifetime Junior fountain pen. Finder please phone I388-R. j20 WANTED—Dressmaking. Call Mrs. Stocker, 797-J. 724 E. 9th St. j21-22 the economic ability to support edu cation, the salaries of its teachers are somewhat lower than in other western states. It holds third rank when its ability is based on wealth per child, seventh when based on income per child, and twentieth when based on total expenditure per child. Frequent reference is made to Dr.1 Rainey’s study in the Research Div ision of a recent issue of the bul- ■ letin published by the National ! Education Association, which deals with the “Major Issues in School Finance.” Dr. Rainey will address a meet ing of the Polk County Grange on Saturday on this same problem of | school finance in Oregon. ! # -; Senior to Give Recital In Music Auditorium As a finale to the four year music course studied in the University, Daisy Belle Parker, a senior in the school of music, will give an organ recital in the music auditorium Mon day, January 24, at 8:00 p. m. The first selection w*ill be the “Prelude and Fugue in D Major” by Bach; and the second the Pre lude to the “Blessed Damozel” by Debussy. Miss Parker will also give one of Barowski’s compositions, “The Third Sonata,” in four parts which are as follows: Allegro con Spirito, Intermezzo, Andante, and Andante Maestoso. A feature of the concert is “The Bells of St. Anne de Beaupre,” a selection particularly vivid in its portrayal of the gathering of the faithful crowd, the chanting of the choir, the miracle, the benediction and finally, tfie bells heard in the distance. The last composition on the pro gram is the Overture from William Tell by Rossini. For the Big Evening — Here a bower of beautiful flowers—there in the cor ner a graceful palm— climbing over the fireplace is a delicate little green vine. A wonderful setting for your house party. Call us and we’ll help you p.lan it. UNIVERSITY FLORISTS 13th and Patterson When in Need of Paints, etc., Remember We Carry a Very Complete Stock — -WE DO — Artistic Picture Framing — LUDFORD’S PAINT—WALL PAPER—ART GOODS NEW ADDRESS 55 W. 9th St. Chamber of Commerce Bldg. rarararar5fitiff3rara!SfrDrrorfUfEfrnrrOfrnrafnJfnjrarara[rQrarrDrarararanBfr3rf3r3fn3fi3r?orara_ff3iJ3rf3raKirEJf?ijrri] Roller Skatin WINTER GARDEN RINK West Eighth at Charnelton New Wurlitzer Organ—new skates—everything first class. Skating sessions every afternoon and evening except Saturday and Sunday. Afternoon Sessions, Admission Free Note-^-Our dances will continue as usual every Saturday night Howard Powers Writes Letter From Harvard Geology Departments of Oregon and Eastern School Differ Drs Edwin T. Hodge, professor in the department of geology, has received a letter from Howard A. Powers, who obtained his master's degree here las* year and is con tinuing his work at Harvard this year. Mr. Powers gives in his let ter several comparisons of the geol ogy departments of the two schools. “In general,” Mr. Powers writes, “the entire department seems to be very progressive and .up to the minute. On the other hand they seem to place a very great emphasis on the importance of details. How ever, so far as I have been able to judge, the class does not get as much of the theory of optics as we did at Oregon. “The laboratory equipment is poorer than I had expected in such a large institution. Lighting facil ities are poor and they are no spe cial desks fitted for convenient use of the microscopes. Of course they have an abundance of material for study. “The class is not large, only six students, one of them a graduate. “Dr. Daly has been forced to give up teac'ng on account of his health, so I will miss the chance to take his course. I sat in on sev eral lectures he gave on fundament als of general geology before he was forced to stop, and was much im pressed by the man’s personality. He is a good, clear lecturer and seems to have a remarkably keen mind. His lectures were very in spiring,” Mr. Powers concluded. Students Advised to Pry Term Fees Early Few students paid their term fees yesterday, the first day of the ten allowed for payment, according to E. P. Lyon, cashier in the comp troller ’s office. The double line be fore the windows was short through out the day. January 29 is the last day for payment. “Coine early,” the old slogan, is again being ad vised by Mr. Lyon, who is also is I suing a warning against N. S. F. checks. HOT ZIGGETY! What’s All This Guffawin’ About? Hear It! Why — “THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING” Grab Your Lid, and A Date—and Come on Down STAETS TODAY EVERETT HORTON “Poker Faces” Himself in JOHN EMERSON—ANITA LOOS’ Fast and furious stage farce “THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING” Is Ready to Rock Eugene Til Its Sides Ache And— j “MERRY-MACKS” AT NINE Anil “DISCOVERIES” Anil FRANK ALEXANDER And WEBFOOT WEEKLY “Where Oregon Knows it Sees Good Shows” 'Theaters McDONALD: First day: “The Whole Town’s Talking,” a scream ing farce comedy adaptation of the John Emerson-Anita Loos’ hilarious stage success, with Edward Horton, Virginia Lee Corbin, Otis Harlan, Dolores del Rio and an all-comedian cast, in a rollicking comedy filled to overflowing with laughs and sur prises that rocked New York till its sides ached and hailed by the critics as “even funnier than ‘Poker Faces;’” also: the second of “The Collegians,” those delightful com edies of college life; Sharkey Moore and the Merry-Macks in “A Spanish Omelet,” featuring “In ^a Little Spanish Town,” tonight at nine; and, tonight is “Discovery Night,” with a score of local talent compet ing for the prize; Frank Alexand > Have you tried the Hambur gers and Chili at the little “Log Cabin Lunch,’’ LATELY It is now under entirely NEW MANAGEMENT REX LAST TIMES TODAY! “SOULS for SABLES” with CLAIRE WINDSOR EUGENE O’BRIEN A drama of love and lux ury—of a wife who wanted finery more than she did a husband . . and got— er’s musical comedy; Webfoot Week ly of state events. * * * REX: Last day: “Souls for Sa bles,” with Claire Windsor, Eugene i’Brien and George Fawcett heading a large cast of favorites in a com pelling drama of love and luxury, and wives who demand clothes rather than love ... of one in par ticular who wanted a sable more than a husband . . . and got it . . . and more than she had bargained for; clever comedy and news week ly; John Clifton Emmel at the or gan. * * # COLONIAL—Today, Friday and Saturday—Milton Sills in “The Sea Hawk.’ A story of a bold, wicked, and merry pirate who roved the seas for booty, kidnapped fair dam sels and lolled in Moorish Harems— the roaringest ruffianly rascal that ever scuttled a ship or stole a maid en’s heart. Also an Aesop’s Fables and Comedy. 2 Shows, 7 & 9 TONIGHT HARRY KEESLER REVUE -with Margaret Matheson & Cava Naro A SONG AND DANCE REVUE The Pyrotechnic Sensation THE NAGYFYS Defying Nature’s Laws JACK LIPTON The Musical Mimic Eddie Claire —BLACK & O'DONNELI_ In a new comedy offering entitled “EVERYBODY WELCOME’’ By Sam J. Park > Claude—ROODE & FRANCIS—Estelle Introducing Something Different On the Slack Wire Topiea of “Back to Mother’’ A Helen & Warren Comedy Oregonian Beview “Around the World In Ten Minutes’’ a novelty Heilig Presentation Orchestra Charles Bunyan, Conductor 1 “JUST A BIRD’S EYE VIEW.” 2 “ VALSE BEUETTE”—R. DRIEGS. 3. “BEAUTIFUL GALATHEA,” FROM SUPPE Does Advertising Pay i An honest statement of facts, placed in type in an attractive manner, will bring de sired results only when a wise choice is made of the medium employed to place before the buying public the goods you wish to dispose of. The Oregon Daily Emerald has always given satisfaction to buyer and merchant. 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