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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1916)
' PAGE TWO LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1916. THE- FORUM TAXPAYERS PAYING TO HAVE ject of Kchool life isn't to beat Walla STUDENTS TAUGHT FOOTBALL Walla "high" for instance, in foot- r. ,; :. . bnll. ' , La Grande, Jan. 20. (To the Edi- I for one strenuously object to the tor) In writing this article I wish i taxpayers paying $50 per month out in ototo tVint r hjtvR nn fault to And in ! of the taxes or anv other sum for an the least with our school board, with ' athletic instructor. I though some of ... r 1 1 . a ' . , i i p . i .i i .. .1 our school teachers or with any of the school office. However, on the other hand I expect to he criticised by some people who Have different opin ions than myself, and that is alto gether just and proper for them to do so. The taxpayers of this county are paying $50.00 each month for an in structor in athletics who does not each a class and who "coaches" the students in the art of football playing basketball, baseball, etc. I am re liably informed that in the beginning it was the intention that tne gate re ceipts from certain football frames, ,etc., would pay his salary, but he hH been employed since last September and ho far has not made an official ' accounting to the school board. Now I am not finding fault with the in structor, but I do insist that if he was to get his pay .through the receipts of the games then the taxpayers should not be called on to pay his salary. I also insist that it is wrong and it practice not to be tolerated for the taxpayers to pay $50 per month or any other sum' for an "athletic in structor." We are taxed a "high school" tax which is all right and I am in favor of it and I help to sustain - it in my small way, but I am against any proposition whereby the county or district pays any sum for a man to teach students to "play games" if you please. Any aggregation of stu- A an1! a tliat lia nn not nn annlillt tvt manage their own games can get onemucn as any other b"nch of school of the professors to help' them out af- I lnT .fo'." without this competent lead taking this before the school bard, but really this is only a question and I 'beliove in giving "light" to all mat ters so they may be discussed pro and con. The school board would consider my protest only as one, and rightly. However, I have talked this matter over with many citizens and they feel as I that tax money is going in the wrong place, because it was voted for "school" purposes. E. W. EASTMAN. EDITOR'S NOTE-All schools of consequence now agree that athletics are part and parcel of the school sys torn and must be so considered. Hence the best manner of handling them has long since been studied out and it is now agreed that athletic directors should have little or no academic du ties and that athletic management and power should be centralized, l'or many years volunteer coaching was tried in La Grande with varying suc cess, seldom if ever is a faculty member able to handle all branches of athletics well. If he does he has sorely cut into his academic duties. Volunteers from townspeople mean no responsibility, and therefore are very unsausiactory. Ltack or centralized authority means haphazard manage ment and 'any school authority will admit thrf. several years ago the gen eral premise was established every where that athletics need the atten tion of a competent person fully as tor school hours. And if the stu dents and professors have enough "school spirit" they will manage this. A school is not an institution to teach students the art of football or any other game except the "game of life." I admit they need physical exercise and football is all right (I played it ithree years myself) but the tax payers and mothers and fathers cer tainly are not in favor of paying a man $50 a month to coach students in the art of football, baseball or any other game. Besides, if you please, it is the duty of this "nthletic in structor" to look after the finances and management of the different matches in games between tho several schools. Oh yes, the taxpayers pay for this bookkeeping too. Any stu dent body should be ablo to look after its own nuances, gate, receipts, etc. It is their business if they indulge in these games to look after that part of the "gnmo." Why don't we have a "literary couch" to conch each liter ary society that is organized in our schools and to look -after their fi nances? It -would be just as sensible. All those in school who are inter- orship it will grow to seed and over run academic departments and phy ically injure the youth. . All schools of any size now employ couches for athletics. Graduate man agers have years .been deemed indin pensible and draw big salaries, this for the reason they put athletics and student affairs on a business basis. iFor some little time La Grande paid faculty momljers for coaching, but being htimun that faculty member couldn't be two places at once. In La Grande Chas. Reynolds is a resident nnd has other work, and bv giving part of his time to hiirh school athletics, becomes a fnculty member and draws a portion of a full salarv. Fortunately he is capable, morally fit, and satisfactory in every way to trust the students with; the other members of the faculty in the mean time giving their sole a?Nition to academic departments. Mr. Reynolds has made his reports regularly. They are not made to the School board but to the . Athletic board of control, composed of two student body members, two faculty members and one School board mem- some objection thereto, and can't be abolished because- some oppose, it be hooves school boards to handle the matter as seems best, cheapest and most expeditious. To disavow the presence or permanency of athletics is fallacy. On the other hand, years of experience and hard knocks 'have convinced educators, school boards and student bodies, that a centralized power under competent leadership is essentia), and in the long run the most economical financially, and far super ior from the standpoint of efficiency, satisfaction and results. La Grande is doing only what other sections have long since learned to be the best solution of a problem that exists and will exist as Jong as there ia American youth. Why shouldn't the same care and caution be exercised in the develop ment of a boy's physical body as is given to his brain ? It costs .money to develope brains, and it costs money to develope limbs, and arms. and bones and muscle. . The time has come when brain learning ia faulty and useless unless : the . brain is housed in a sound body. On this basis of reasoning, La Grande s school board is spending $50.00 a month to develope the physical side of their students, and . thousands and thou sands to develope brains.. The school board hasn't gone far enough.' iWhen it employef a first class athletic di rector to handle gymnastics, sports and games, developing the body with the brain of all grade and all high school students paying therefore first class wages for a first class in structor, then, and then onrv. will it have given that which is due to the physical side of the La Grande bov or girl who happens to be in school. Baby's Skin Troubles. Pimples Eruptions Eczema Quick ly yield to the soothing am healing qualities oi ut. . noDson s tczema Ointment. No matter where located, how bad or long standing, Dr. Hob son's Eczema Ointment will remove every trace of the ailment. It will restore the skin to its natural soft ness and purify. Don't let your child suffer don t be embarrassed by hav ing your child's face disfigured with blemishes or ugly scars. Use Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. Its eruar- anteed. No cure no pay. 50c at vour Druggist. ested in athletics can organize, select : bp r. H .hjia mmlo tl,ron ,n.i. their ieums in baseball, football, etc., 1 ularlv and at the proper times and the same time can manage j Baker, Pendleton, Portland schools, and take care of every feature. Be-1 in fact all the leading schools of the cause really this is a side-issue. Phy-: state and northwest do similarly but meal training is ull right, but. on the I only in one or two instances are those campus at recess or tho noon hour or ! schools as fortunate as La Grnnd after school or Saturdays is the time and they, unlike La Grande, employ for that and if it includes these gHmes 1 different men, for different branches, ' the students should do tho organizing meaning greater expense than is a and managing with some help "free" fact in La Grande. Therefore, atli from the different teachers. The ob- letics being with us to stay in spite of Baker's First Booze Case. Baker, Ore.. Jan. 25. Charles Blackwell, the first person tobe ar rested for drunkenness and disorder in Baker since January 1, was found guilty in ponce court by Citv Judeo Cunning yesterday morning and sent-1 enced to 100 days working for the city. I tsuic-Kweii admitted that he bought the liquor here in Baker but refused to disclose where he got it. When District Attorney Godwin attempted to secure information 'he refused to take oath, and in ' all probability further charges will be preferred against him at the expiration of his jail sentence. Blackwell was arrested Saturday night by Officer Brennan and Sheriff Anderson, . t .- ' ' t Bad Habits. v ' Those who breakfast at eight o'clo k or Inter, lunch at twelve and have din ner ot six are almost certain to be troubled with indigestion. Thoy do not allow time for one meal to digest before taking another. Not less than five hours should elapse between meals. If you are troubled with indi gestion correct your habits and take Chamberlain's Tablets, and vou mav reasonably hope for a quick recovery. These tablets strengthen the stomach and enable it to perform its functions naturally. Obtainable everywhere, l 2 1 1 . rm . m HfrW mmm I I f il Wl ssi at m m m a r - Pal. Offlo. front-lace exclusive itM. Trdo Muk, U. a The one perfect corset with that VENTILO back, and VENTILO front shield. A model for every possible figure and a price for very purse. $2.00 and up. MRS. ROBERT PATTISON CORSET1ERE. Other models at $2.00 up. Residence 1702 . Oak Phone Red 3221 i it i i a 1 11 mm i VERS S POND PIAN05 PLAYER PIANOS II 1- Knabe J KING COAL Does Not Talk, It SHOUTS when it comes to lasting quality. A fire built with Kin? Coal does not require constant attention.Build your fire, regulate your dratt, and go on to bed: ) your room will be warm m the morning. We Handle dry 16 inch Wood. LA GRANDE! FUEL COMPANY. 106 Fir St. . PHONE :: MAIN 700. Opposite Thome & Wilcox Grocery. PIANOS $187.00 Knabe Sohmer Ivers & Pond Estey Schumann Bennett Lester Sterling Other Bigh Grades. $398.00 Knabe Sohmer Ivers A Pond Estey Schumann Bennett Lester Sterling Other High Grades. I RICH PIANO HOUSE. Piano direct from factories. ' No culls nor worked -over pianos shipped from other towns. We do not buy from Portland retail houses, therefore we are in a position to sell at right prices. Call and examine goods and get prices before buying elsewhere. Blchey Building Opposite Elks' New Building gSgCMgglLU..' J.llnHI 'll!''HiiiH'ii!.!i!ii"J!i!,iH!iii rr I Your Eyes i I ThoW When Normal Yes PROTECT ENLIGHTEN ENTERTAIN You watch this space and from time to time we will give you information on the proper care of. your eyes not generally known. We have absolutely the only plant in Eastern Oreon that grinds and polishes the sufrace of a loose. We have the most up-to-aave fitting parlors and manufactur ing departments in Eastern Oregon. Call and examine our plant and compare with others. The firm that tries to deceive you with fictitous advertisement is unreliable, beware of them. J.H. PEARE&S0N. La Grande's Leading Optometrists. PF Fill iii likr Take advantage of our present low prices on flour it is a good investment. .'.,: Don't fail to get our prices on flour. HARRIS GROCERY PHONE MAIN 70 FARMERS PHONE B 192 408 North Fir Street, Cross Track HIAWATHA, HIAWATHA, HIAWATHA, Not from Longfellow, but the BEST coal from Utah, a hard dur able, economical semi-anthracite. The nearest approach to the hard coal of Pennsylvania. ROCK SPRINGS COAL. The Cleanest ami BEST for cooking. Almost as cheap as wood, everything considered. Will not blacken friend, wife's or ' e hired girl's hands, or soil the cooking utensils, like some coals. A freeburning heat producer. All coal screened and delivered free of SLACK. We sell slack SLACK at $5.00 a ton. WOOD Yellow Pine, Red Fir, Taimarack. Good Fresh and DRY, as we keep it in Sheds. , DRAYAGE, DELIVERY, PIANO AND FURNITURE MOVING. FIREPROOF STORAGE AND FORWARDING. - MERCHANTS' DELIVERY. One Block East of Depot. Phone Main 10. Lynch & Stewart One block east of Depot. Phone Main 10 The New York Store Is The Workingmaris Friend LOW PRICES NOW Mens suits ; ,$5.00 to $10 00 Men s hats and caps 85c $1.50 $2 00 Men's shoes and rubbers 75c, $1.35, $2.5o $3,001 $30 Men's work shirts 40c Men's work shirts, wool '.$35 $1.45 Men's heavy underwear .-. 395 Union suits . . -. . .V. .V. ,75 Cotton glaves and sox and handkerchiefs 5c, 10c 15c Cotton gloves and sox wool 20c' 25c Overalls, Union ..... 50c, 75c," 85c, $1.00 Suit cases, trunks and bags $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $3.00 We buy and sell all kinds of jewelry. We keep open until 9 p. m 214 Depot street. La Grande, Oregon WE BUY ALL KINDS OF RAW FURS IN TRADE. THERE ARE MANY REASONS ,WHY EVERY HOME IN LA GRANDE SHOULD HAVE ELECTRIC LIGHT. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. 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