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FIRST ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL EDITION OF THE. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
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No City of Eqnal Size Can Boast of
Better Schools, Are Presided Over
By an Able Faculty. Sew Bigs
School Building to be Finished Soon.
Nell Is the principal of the . North
school and Manuil Spider la In charge
of the Whites, hoot. The members en
tering into the..coraposition of the fac
ulty are all men and women of abil
ity and culture and represent colleges
from the west, and middle west and
eastern a'.ates.
X There Ta)-, three tovnses offered by
the school-i-the classic, the scientific,
and the i commercial.' There were 26
graduates, last spring. t is i '
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The "famous Grande Ronde valley Is
developing , but (Us Just beginning to
grow. vJusi in proportion to the exr
tent that ft develops just in that proi
portion will La Grande, its metrop
olis," grow."' La Grande Is keeping
pace with it, and everybody interested
la it should see to it that it continues
to keep abreast with 'if Get. out and
boost for La Grande. Whenever it
accomplishes anything get out and
give three cheers for it and you will
find that the echoes of your cheer will
come back to you In the strident vol
ume of a yell.
' Ever since the establishment of the
city of La Grande it has been the am
bition of Its people to provide school
facilities for their ! children which
would rank with the best in the north
. west. Looking to that end the various
school boards have labored faithfully
and hard for the fulfillment of this
universal ambition, and they have seen
their labors crowned with, success as
there is no city of equal size in the
northwest which can boast of school
facilities which are equal to those of
La Grande.
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there are now approximately 1200
children of school age in the city, and
between 166 and 200 of these will en
ter the high school when the year op
children consist at the present of four
children consist at the present of three
school houses what is known as the
old high school building; the North
School; the White school and another
small building. So great has been the
attendance in the last few years that
ftiA miartflM hava haon rramnorl finrl
In order tn appommndate the children 1 To students who enjoy athletics,
tha BPhnni hnnrrt depided to erect a ! and who have ambitions to make a
new high school building. , . mar m mat new tne western coi
ThiS bulli'In- is now under process leges, universities and private instl
of construction and the contract calls tutlons offer an abundance of attrac
for its completion by November 15, 1 tions, and while the schools of learn
and unless something unforseen arises Ing In the east turn out each year
to interfere with the, work of the con-, many men who have made their mark
tractors it will be completed bv that in the athletic arena the Pacific coast
time. The new building will be a three 1 Institutions have perhaps turned out
GOOD AS ANY IN
imiF cmiUTRY
Educators Agree That They Offer All
the Advantages Offered by Eastern
Institutions. Schools' Athletes Have
Become Famed Throughout the
World. :
Sluce' School Threw Open Boors to
Students In 1876 has Experienced
Kapid Growth) Courses of Instmc
tlon liberal Research Work En.
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A few years ago the, faculty of the
University of Oregon was composed
of but a few members. It was housed
in a few Bmall Inferior buildings and
the only courses of instruction given
were of a literary character, as the
institutions has but few high schools
In the state to draw from for Its stu
dent body. Today it is one. of the most
prosperous institutions in the United
States, and Its graduates are scatter
ed all over the world.
The University of Oregon was es
tablished by an act of the state legis
lature In 1872, and located in the
tutlon 13 enabled to give a wide direc
tion In ; tha i student's chosen line , of
work. Then also on the o;her hand
the limit placed-upon the amount of
work operates as an encouragement
to the student to enlarge his field of
work and makes, possible a broad and
general field of culture. '
( University's Object Two Fold. f
The object of the university 4s two
fold to supplant the work of the
high schools with a four year univer
sity course, and to encourage graduate
study. In the public school systems
of the state, the university occupies a
similar position to the high Schools
that the: high school occupy .to the
grammar schools. So, as those who
pass from: the grammar grades of the
high school, may pass from the high
school to th9 university, the univer
sity completes the work begun in the
grammar schools, and continued in
tho high schools. , .
Every effort is made to encourage
research work In the departments of
the school and to give tho3e who
have completed collegiate courses an
opportunity to do graduate work
along general and special lines. But,
primarily, however, . the -university
was established to provide Instruction
in the various branches necessary for
a broad education, and in the techni
cal branches of engineerings medicine,
music and law.
Iu addition to its labors as a part
of the state educational system the
university endeavors to assist in the
development of the state by obtaining
story structure 128x128 feet, and its
Auditorium wll) have a Beating ca
pacity Of 700, ;i ' ; - -
A feature of the building is that
the assembly room Is seated without
an aisle. The pupils enter and leave
the rows of seats at the ends, the hall
on each side forming itself the aisles
for the assembly room. The floors
of the halls and the assembly , room
more famous athletes than, any other
single group of schools. ;
Three "- western states Oregon,
Washington and California have the
honor of, having raised their athletic
standard to a basis which, is level
.with that of the large Institutions of
the east where the states are more
thickly populated.- Their success '- in
this line is due to the fact that only
are inclined so that there are no steps, superior trainers were hired, more
and the stairs on each side p2 the hall advantages of all kinds offered to the
lead directly to. the exterior of the 1 students, and the general progressive
building. This new method of seating ness of the schools. In addition to this
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The New $75,000 High School Building, Newton C., Cuantt,, Architect. ,:
Sorth Side Grade School.
Insures safety and affords protection
agalnBt'a panic. It also adds to the
discipline of the pupils as the director
on the stage can observe all of them.
There are but two schools in the
world which cnn lay claim to this ar
rangementone at North Yakima, and
the one in this city. The idea was con
ceived by Architect Gauntt. who was
the architect for both of the schools.
The new building will provide am
ple room for all the departments nec
essary for the courses offered by the
high school. Besides the regular class
rooms there will be lnree and well
equipped laboratories. The school will
also contain an up-to-date gymnasium
one that will be equal to that of any
' high school in the northweBt. It goes,
without the saying that it will be il
luminated with electricity, be mod
ernly plumbed, and provided with the
latest heating plant available on the
market , , , ,
f The building Is being constructed of
hripk with white brick and terra
cotta trimmings. The architecture is of
classic character, and when complet
ed It will be one of the handsomest,
ss well as one of the best equipped
high school buildings In the north-
The schools are presided over by tn
vV4.nitr. J. D. Stout, an educator
f rears of experience, and one of the
?t!?7 the west today, is the sup-
nv..:: f the schools. He assum
S Ta Tear ago. and under his
d -iirtn the schools have been
Supervision n, .mrl.nrv
.trictor. tt.tn principal. N1M B.I
the western people are more sturdy
and vigorous than the people of the
east, live deeper and more fully, and
as a consequence all forms of athletics
apneal to thm more strongly, .
Roosevelt lralsed Oregon Athletes.
Oregon's delegation of athleteB to
the Greek ames In London, 1908, won
the special praise of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, who was at that time presi
dent of the United States. In point of
numbers, he said the Oregon athletes
three of thein did more to make
the team famous than all the others.
Representing Oregon on that team
were. Kelly, who holds the world's
record for the 100 yard dash, rtid for
running 220 yards on a curved. track:
Smlthson. of the Oregon Agricultural
college, famous as a hurdler; and Gil
bert, who at one time held the world's
record for nole vaulting. Two of the
Oregon athletes took first prizes, and
one of them was awarded the second
prize. .
When Roosevelt commended tn-
Oregon athletes he also stated that
the Inborn strength and hardihood of
all western athletes, and their spirit
of doing things, were bound to bring
them forward in the field " athletics
as it was brlne'g rnrth western men
in all other fields.
A Few Oregon Products
lleston, who Is conceded to be th
greatest half back the world has
known All American halfback a few
years ago was an Oregon product.
So was also Dick smith, a rormer
All American fullbacK. Corbetf, Har
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city of . Eugene, Practically every one
of the buildings of the school at its
commencement were donated the
board of regents by the. citizens of
Lane county, and in the year 1876
the institution threw open its doors
to the public with a faculty which
practically existed only. In uame, and
with buildings Inferior in construc
tion and equipment.
Soon, liowever, after It had thrown
open its doors to the students, of the
state there came a demand for bet
ter buildings, better equipment, and
a broader curriculum. Improvements
were made in the way of buildings,
and engineering, scientific and tech
nical courses were added to the lit
erary course. In 1884 the law school
was established, and In 1881 the
school of medicine, and from this
time on it began to grow and prosper,
and has continued to do so, until to
day It Is one of the recognized
sphoola of hleher learning In the
United States. . '
Groun System Established.
When the institution first opened
the work covered by the dlnerent
courses was all that was demanded
of the students. After a few years,
however, options were. allowed in the
choice of language groups, and sud
stltutions for some of the technical
requirements. Later a combination of
a few required courses were oirerea
with a few . elective honors.' , Then
rame the eroun systems With the
work of the first two years required
and the greater part of the last two
years elective, save, of course, tho
major elective requirement. - -
Practically a free elective system
of under-graduate study was adopted
bv the board of regents for the year,
1904-05, and the requirements were
made not to exceed one third of the
120 semester hours necessary for
graduation. The only specific require
ments, In addition to the major re
quirement, are eight semester hours
of gymnafilum work, and two year
courses 1n some language, other than
English. It has been demonstrated that
by the major requirement the Instl-
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detailed data with relation to the
state's industrial resources, and by
making investigations in the various
departments with reference to the civ
ic and Industrial problems wnlcn
come before the people of the state
from time to time for solution.
. Maintained by Public.
The university is maintained by the
Btate for the general good and benefit
of the public. ThoBe who participate
and derive benefits from it are natur
ally expected to evince loyalty with i
relation to It as a matter of honor,
and to utilize the education obtained
In the promotion of the moral and in
tellectual welfare or the people or th
state.
It is the contention of the faculty
that every student owes to the public
a debt equivalent to'the expenditure i
made in hl3 behalf, and that the debts I
should be paid by usefulness to his
scnooi wane a stuaent or it, anu 10 tne
state after hla graduation. As mem
bers of the student body they are held
responsible for regular attendance,
moral Conduct, and efficient school
work.
The location of the university Eu
gene, a city of 12,000 people, Is Ideal.
The climatic conditions are health
ful, and the environments are elevat
ing and pure. The university is about
a mile. from the city proper, the build
ings being constructed on a hill which
overlooks it. The grounds are well
preserved the year round, and skirt
ing alone their border flows the beau
i tlful Willamette river.
Buildings Composing Institution.
The buildings which enter Into the
composition of the university are:
Deady Hall which contains the bio
logical and physical laboratories, and
the departments of Latin, Greek, Ro
mance, German and modern English
literature; Villard hall which con
tains the offices of the president, reg
istrar, steward, the assembly hall,
Condon geological collection and the
departments of early English liter
ature, geology, mathamatics, physiol
ogy and the physcological labratory;
mechanical hall which contains the
Oregon Agricultural College Is ksows
as One of the Best Schools ef High
er Learning Graduates Are
Scattered all Over the World
Courses Exhaustive and Complete.
The phenominal growth of the Ore
gon Agricultural College, and the
Oregon 8tate Unlversi.y has demon
strated the great success which has
attended the efforts of educators to
raise the standard of education in the
west. So great. has been the growth
of these two institutions, that while
a few years ago they were practically
without buildings, equipment and
factulty, they today compare favor
ably with the best and largest schools
of learning in the United States, and
their graduates are scattered all over
the world.
v - Growth Is Remarkable.
1 u viegou Agi icutiuitu - sUMe&e
was originally a private institution
and known as Corvallis. College, It
was situated in Benton county and
It was under the control of the Epis
copal Methodist church. At this time,
1868, the state of Oregon ' had no
state institution and the funds de
rived from the sale of school lands
went to the school.
Subsequently the church relinquish
ed its control over the school, : and
the state legislature provided for its
location at Corvallis, and assumed
control of it. The administration
building, was built from donations
made by citizens of Benton county.
As the years went by other buildings
began to clualer around it until now
it' has 18 buildings, and where ori
ginally it owned but 35 acres of land
it now. has 124 acres. Twenty years
ago the school had a faculty which
numbered five, and a , scattering of
students from the local communities.
Today it has a faculty of more than
100 professors and Instructors, : and
in -addition to -having a' student - body
which is represented by students from
every portion of the state, It has rep
resentation -from twenty-other -states,
anA frnm pIvtAcn fnrcltrn pmiTitrlea
Vine courses nave neen Birengtnen
ed. the 'stafldards raised, ' and many
other improvements made which add
to the efficiency of the work of the
purpose of the college is to provide
training for the ditterent branches or
industry, and the labors of the fan
ulty have for their object a Iibert
and practical education. The distinc
tive technical work covers tare
fields of production, manufacture
commerce, t while : special attention il
g!ventothe application of sciencf
The practical work conducted In th
labratpries, ths orchards and farm il
based 6n. cientifid principles, - and
emphasis is laid on the "importance
of a thorough general training, mind
datelopmerit and culture.' . t
i The work in the ' college cove-s k
broad field, including technical cour
ses' along with different lines of agri
euUuje and. forestry, tommerce phar
macy, engineering , and household
techlnology with the necessary train
ing -In -mathmatks and - the natural
and physical sciences, .and also a
general training in language, litera
ture, history and civics, all of which
enter into a well rounded and liberal
education. 1 .
The object of the college work is to
train the mind, the eye and the hand
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OREGON IS JUSTLY
OF ITS FINE
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Institutions of State Employ Educa
tors From All Portions of the Globe;
Jio Better Opportunities are Offer.
' cd In the Schools of the Eaf
The western seminaries, colleges
and different kinds of preparatory in
stitutions for women are contributing
much towards making western women
better in countless ways to cope with
the affairs of life, and In addition, are
demonstrating to the people of the ef
fete east the , refining influence and
educational opportunities of the wo
men's schools of the Pacific slope.
The state of Oregon supports some
of the best cdlleges'for women and pri
vate seminaries in the west. They
offer everything to young women that
do the schools of the east, and in many
Instances even more. . Their corps of
instructors are gathered from all por
tlbps of the world, and their equip
ment and methods of Instruction are
unsurpassable. Every possible means
are" offered to prepare the young wo
men for the affairs of life- prepare
them so that they will, be able to step
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One of the Early Day Grade Schools.
institution. The government of the
school is vested in a board of re
gents, and Its work is conducted un
der the administrative council, col
lege council, college faculty, and the
student body which Is given a voice
in the creation of matters affecting
the Bchool, and Its educational work.
' Courses Are Liberal. '
The experiment station . staff Is
composed of tho president of the col
lege, the director of the experiment
station, and the heads of the various
departments which are engaged in
research and experimental work. The
The athletic field has a four lap
track which surrounds a well con
structed foot "ball field. The grand
stand and bleachers have a seating
capacity of 3500 people.
The schools of medicine and law
are located in the city of Portland.
For the past few years they have en
joyed a splendid attendance and they
are gradually assuming their rank
with the great schools of the west.
A student's expense during the
Bchool year varies from $225 to $450.
out into the world and fight its bat
tles successfully.
Schools Splendidly Equipped.
The Bchools are supplied with a
school, physician, trained nurses and
a director of the gymnasium, the du
ties of whom are to guard the phy
sical welfare of their charges, and at
tention to health In all its details i
carefully given. The medical depart
ment's aim Is to see to It that the stu
dents sleep well, eat well, take ample
exercise In the open air, and that they
observe all those rules which are
conducive to good health. Special at
tention Is given to the regularity ana
quality of the meals, and in prder y)
cultivate strength and vigor among
the most delicate of women students
exercising In the open air and gy"1'
naslum are made compulsory.
Every Bubject taught In the gl
Bfhnnl In ha nnt ftr found 111 tDe
Oregon schools. Taking for an Ijluj
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' found to teach the history of art. -
central heating and lighting plant,
the departments of electrical and
mining engineering; timber testing
station; girls gymnasium; men's dor
mitory; library building in which is
contained the offices of the librarian
and assistants, engineering hall and
the men's gymnasium.
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best in the state, and the labratorlest tratlon one seminary and it 08
are equal to any In the land.
vlded Into two parts, an outline course
In tho hlatnrw nt art and ft Study 01
some of the masterpieces of tl.a art
lsts. A complete biblical course is pro
vided; a cbmprehentve course In tnr
llsh, French and German. There ar
two courses in mathematics ana
course in science.
'oted Musicians Teach.
It's school of music Is presided ow
by musicians of note, and lnji 1
girls are taught the piano, vlonn, w
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