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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1924)
1 A Saturday, March 8, 102 GIVE HISTORY OP SCHOOLS First Wallowa County School Opened in 1870; Growth bince Then Re markable. (Hy J. S. Mirk) WAI.UIWA, t)li-. (KihlmuI) Willi (In- rlrm Bi'llliTH lumlni; Into ((io (,.1 illowu vullcy in and '7a Vh h in u few jima lliu moil of a uchool of Home kind wiw Ij'gin lilnp to ho kt'lttly fill. Hi-ttl.-ni, tin- grt-iiLr part of whom f had netlli'il.ln 11k- wrftti'i'ii purliou ' , of the valley, ,lii(,-an Iho consiiili ra tion of lhla.vll.il prohlini, which was the utartini,' point, fittnl which tno jirusint high cliura u-hoolH an; luriri-ly nspoiiHlhle. Koine very lim-rCNtilif; facta pre sent themselves. In a survey of the educational question from the year 1S7U up until iho present lime. At this tinio Wullowu valley wan a portion of I'nlon county, and Willi the small settlement so far remov ed from til more thickly settled portions of Hiu county, and with no school district houmlarlcs hav ing yet heen established, It re mained Tor the settlers to Bit busy and work out somo system, which would meet their needs, until tho population hud (,-ained enouKh to warrant more attention helnr; (riven the school question. Thus, In the year 1S7U the first School was opened In lh0 valley, a - small log structure was erected by the people living In the l,owor val ley, where some of the present rest dents of the valley, who were small children at that time, made their first entry Into a school uuiltllnir. This first small school house was u snort distance west of the pres ent town of Wallowa, and was .. privato school, hclng maintained, by Iho parents having children at tending school. The teacher who ministered to tho wants or tliu children, was a man named Aiuler bon. Tho furnishings of this first school, are said to have been very few. Tho scab and desks being built of rough boards, rudly car pentered, though answering the purpose very nicely. Another very difficult problem confronting both teacher and pupils, was lh0 ques tion of text books, the books avail able were products of many dif ferent uulhurs, thus contributing to the very difficult task of teacli ini!. Willi the absence of roads and bridges, many of tho children found If very dlrrieult to reach the school, at many times when high waters, and other barriers to travel On foot presented themselves. J'iit District Jlailr. The b ularles of the first school district-was established in this section In tho year I.S7U be ing Iho first one In the valley. The question of education then "began to attract tin. attention of more of the settlers of the valley, who were showing considerable gain. A system calling for three months school each year, was at this lime put into operation. .Short ly after this tlmo two or three school buildings were built of logs In the upper part of the valley, one located on Alder slope, anil an other on Hurricane creek. One of the firsl teachers in II, in sec tion of the county was Jlarold llurlelgh. About a year following this a school house was erected near tho present town of l.ostlne. From this time up until 1SS7 when tho vul lcy was cut off from t:nlon coun ty, something like twenty school districts had been formed. A few districts wero created within tho next few years. A report or .March 27. 1SS8 showed ISllii persons of school age, 749 of whom were attending school. Tho leachcrs employed at this time, were about equally divided, as to men and women. That year saw tin- erection of several new frame buildings, for school pur poses, to replace the older log structures. At this time the esti mated value of school property in the county totaled $!HMM.. The boundaries or the rlrst 1-S Broadway Portland, rOSPITAJfl OSPITAMfl'Y AND 1ND1V1D- vaj att tarn ATTL who it ....IWrlll stu ehncf public. .MUSIC, DANCING and the BEST TO EAT AT I . rfVv Arthur H. Mey - 1. school districts wcro adopted hy f meeting of lhe county court, Janu ary la, uiiii. The greater part of these districts had been created, while the valley was yet a part of rnion cuunty. The total number of school dis tricts, up until the year 1896 was forty-one. With tho number of pupils of school age at this time placod at 1727, the average salary paid tile teachers at this tlmo was around J5 per month. At this time the value of Ui school prop erly had reached IHi.OlM. Huring tho year lsgti a rlnc frame school building was erected at Knterprlse at a cost of $J.t.oo and during the next few years seven morn now school districts wcro creuted, bringing tho total number of districts ut this llmo to forty-nine. In l'jtMi lhe minimum 1 school term was three mouths of school each year. There wen forty-four teachers employed In tile work. of teaching at this time, at an aver age of $4ti per month. As a com parison of Iho present time, with that, date, tho minimum now Is eight months school each year, with one hundred and twcnty-flvo leachcrs employed ut an average salary of JllL'U per month. The first apportionment of school funds was made by Superintendent 1. MeOilley, August 19. 1SS0 ou the basis of if.ii! children of school uge, the amount of the ap portionment being tmiMii or JI.40 per pupil,. The apportion ment made by Superintendent J. t Conley, November 13, '192:v on the basis of 2'JW punils. was 13K.- 9".r..2(P or 13.38. In addition to this thero is a high school tuition fund. While districts Jiavp the power to levy a special district tax. The greated portion or thorn find this necessary in order to meet tho expenses of conducting the schools. . . : There luus been ninety school districts organized In the county, although several of these have lapsed, duo to the fact that a num ber or years ago, when the tim bered sections or tho county were taken up, mid with fumllles resid ing there, some very largo country schools were in evidence. However, at a later dale when this hind hau been proved up on., and a large portion sold lo large timber Inter ests, the number of pupils has dwindled until a number or them maintain schools no longer. On July 7, 1900 the first county high school was established In lhe county. It was located at l-'nler-prise. Almost Immediately -each of the other towns felt the need of a high school, and in a course of lima, tho eounly high school was ilisioniiniied, and becamo lh Un lerprite high school. Tho county now haa five1 stand ard four-year high schools located at Joseph, Losline, Wallowa, ljn- lerprlse anil Klora. The first clasi gruduallng from high . school all the county high school at- ICnter- I prise, was three, while In 1H23 the graduating class numbered 68. The rirst eight it grade graduating class consisted of three boys and lw girls, these wero from the KnterT prise school. During the year 19:3 over 1 .'ill graduuted from the eighth grailo in the county. "Annual In stitutes wero held In the. eounly since lSt4 when ull teachers oro required lo attend. Kuch year sees many students graduating I'rom Iho high schools of tho coun ty enter In comparatively large numbers Into larger institutions of learning In tho state. While nearly fifty years have elapsed since the first effurbl at maintaining a school In (he coun ty wer,.. started, when lllo facia thai 'he start was made from noth ing, aro considered, It. must be ad mitted that the growth has been by leaps and bounds, . The pioneer touchers who labored so ralthrully under those trying' coridllions" or the early growth of the educallon al advancement, aro certainly worthy or more commendation than they arc usually given. Ileiiu -Man Claims I'ailhil , IM-afiicss Cured by Itiullu HKNO, Nov (A1-) Itadlo even tually may cum partial deafness, In the heller of Norman Squires, of tills city, who cites his own case as an illustration. Two years ago. Squires says, ho win totally deaf In his left car. Now, an or constant treatments by radio, he declares lie can hear ii whisper across the room. at Stai A 1'KUSON- combined efforts of after yeais of train- understand the needs of the Prince and M ,s,-i -''-'- I ,1 lis 4 I Princo Erik of Denmark, who renomiced succoaslon to tho throne to marry Miss Loi trances lioolh of Ottawa Canada, is shown hero with his bride. The couple, follow in it a honeymoon, probably will live la California.. ' SPEED LIT NOT FAVORED Washington State Effi ciency Director Urges Removal of Speed Lim it for Motor Traffic. SPOKANE. Wash. (AO Kxisl- lug state motor speed laws would be ubolished under n system evolv ed ,by L. f). McArdlc, state director or efficiency, as a means or expe diting trarflc problems of lhe day. Me presented . his solution or lhe traffic situation while on' a busi ness trip' here recently and also an nounced that he faired the Issu ance of drivers' licenses without jChsrge. but advocated a rigid in vestigation of the nppllcunt s an!'- ' "1 bi-lfeve tral'I'lc problems could ue nundieu with greuter eriletency Mr. McArdle said, "If the speed limit were removed and the punish ment for rc,ciicH8,i.drlylng muile more severe, with the uucstlon ol Iho recklessness b-ft lo the jtulg.-. It is many tlms ('xtrrnu ly nidi-i h'B.t to drivt; uL 1'0 mllcH an hour, wh'ri'an in other pluces a speed of 40 miles might not be dangerous to uny one.!' 'I believo drivers' iicensi ii kIiuiiNI bo 'lrisued without charKe, but rUid 'plJ 7M Xt T t( 1TTM T invest iiration of thn .........o.lKUAULUljiUL ubility to drive bo made. With a severe, penally in force for non posneHHl un or a driver's HceriMc ami eonvietlon on a reckless driving charffc revoking (he drivern li cense. Ihrro would be fiwer rus'-n of criminal curelessnesH on the pari of motorists." 'Mr. McArdle announced h!s In tention of Introducing a bill ut Hi" next sossion-.of IcKisLilure which would plvc tho state highway de partment niilhorily lo dfftiKnutc main lino highways, und whirh would provide t hat persons oper ating veliictes on such hitjhway would huve u tall times the rij-ht of way. Belief that such a bill would for ever settle the main line and rifjht of way uneHtion was e.pivnHed by Mr. McArdle. Tho piisoline lax now in effi-cl l-i this stale ipears to be the laini;! way to tax the automobile, aceord InB to Director McArdle. "In that way," ho said, "tin- man is taxed tho most ' who vmn the hlffhwuys the most. I am in favor of chiM-RlnK- a small rale for n.:i au tomobile license- und then Kettin;,- ... ........ j . .... ,.H ...; ,., hi. "..jr., : Gives Greatest if a i I? -Jr't. Moran. lh 1nkpr. has ffiven to the puhlic hl icreat prlvaUi. library, with an esum-'iitl winih of m-vimM millions of dollars. It con 'ulns about ij.O) it,:;j:ue -in l liinUiibi Mifcon 'a.e it tie a mtu.cruU( jo tjeQ3eaioiy of hit. lather. . y , -.-- THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER His Bride Cove Orchartlists Are Ar ranging to Put in More Cherry Trees and Oth er Fruits. ' COVi:, Ore. (Kpfcial 'n llm (H)- server) It ii ii.t; 1h:it Covh hiit ri'-'H-tu'd lhe point U lnrr (in - vi'lupint-nt lliiit is nsisMiiiintf to nil of ht r cili.'n:i. Th st-irtini? of h ncv; cri- .' iictivit;- in fju- ktimiI (. proportion IIumi uvi'. horom hu-i Ix-jcun ami iniffui-.s wll lor thn fu luru sm'fiij'ii unci HtumJInf,' oi thy filv mi'! ciiiTiuiii:ilty mtjiici-n.', I', m-rmi th.i; evrry mm o;- wo man who villi Covi! his or her lumii- i rv;nly to do till within their mean:; in tim pwuy oi improvitu: ithci- rtrpt-rt y imii iuhlin to or l t-liiiivl::. Mjimj- rlicri y -1 l'cc;i will he pluntei! tliii .vprlnn and tvi ntuny no U.,()m iiavy n-i;n nihntloncd.' Tin; Mm.. KfucklJunt hrotliori am plunllnj: fully half ot tho aliovu'nuiiihfr of tri-c.-j nqrl in atidi tlon ii io rcolnf to iionc(!r two ni-w lint:: oi frirtt. rowlnc in thl:i lo- tlhy, hy pliintin t-n acrra of I. arc ion:, nlliurt i am! m-vtn urn-i o" Koosoln'i rii'it und will alati propiiKatir and i;rov for next yntr'ti plantiiii,- uhoiit fittjino KooHc-bcrrit-u. STATE HISTORY TO BE PRINTED I'.l'C.KKi:. (ire. .M-) A chron ological lilidory o. the priviHional Kovi-rninen; which existed In Ore tton from th year Iktl lo 14 wl.'l he Incorporated in -a hook which lir. It. (.'. Clark, head of the department of history at the IMil verally of llreiron, la prepariliK. lie cxpecti lo have the hook com pleted t lil i jour. The prlviMciiial Ktivcriiincnls wius t-)lullbiliel l.y people of the Clre iren country during the period of joint oreupatU.il or Iho territory hy Kim-land and the t niled Ktatea. Informal ion derived from leltcrK written ,y ofllejalH of the ll.ni), :!' i liny coiixpany will Ixi l.-. I lark's chief HOurce of m iterlal In i n paiinj; tu. history. Copica of I he:'e eot.ii;iu:i:c:Ll iniiK i, i ........ .ii 1.0,1110,1 tor thlo purpoKC. "lhe lellera or ll,..e orticlals 'in.litule a viiat amount of mat er i.l which has never been ox- lunuoo.- nr. Clark .iid. ehleve.'i or (lie llludton'n l.anv are i.,.,.- ........ ... "Th0 ar Ilay coui-AnK-riean :i-iKMnr.-. for the liriit time, a fact " m.-.k.-.i linn work nnll.l. ' Pri;jffefybrary . cV k y PLUG TO BE INCREASED 1 r i 'Wmmgm tvs rrjr Und There are possibly many (iiiestions cit'nceiniiir the system of the Eastern Oregon Light and Tower company thnt people would like to ask; thnt we will be glad, to answer; that may not have occurred to us as being of interest to the general public. For this reason we encourage a movement that is prevalent among the various organizations of our territory such as chambers of com merce, associations of businessmen, trades assemblies, farm groups, men's clubs, business and professional women's clubs, woman's clubs and other organizations of women, to inform themselves upon matters pertaining to our public service i'nd give them an opportunity to discuss such questions appropriately in their meetings. Members of committees from these organizations in our territory aro invited to avail themselves of our offices and our records for information that may be of interest to their clubs. If a particular phase of our service is under discussion wo will be glad to arrange for one of our officers or employes to attend meetings and give of his knowledge and experience upon the question. We are ever anxious md willing to become better acmiainted with our customers ana than by providing factaTiind figures about Hi Ubi'Wrlir Fni i business lo those who are so Inh i 1 1 1 1 in jiiiliin1 "lllilii operation as to desire details of our liu In 1 Most of our public spirited men and women arc identified with one or more of the various organizations in their communities. Telling our story to them is telling it to Hie communities, for they are among the leaders and their advice and counsel is sought by their'neighbors. If the question of a public service comes" under discussion of an organization and it pertains to the lines of supply in which we are en gaged, we cordially invite inquiries. Our success -in our field depends upon the interest and cooperation of the public, and wo 'are earnestly striving to justify tho same. , Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company "Always at Your Service" MARKET FAIR L Tiiough deniund for hfniber 10 muin:i comi'mratlvely slack import ant conbuininf lerrilorteH, duo to recent had weather, Its total vol ume 1b very f (llr and lhe murket is strong in virinfllly all IIh depart ments, ways the American Lumber man, l.'liicugo. Tim bouthern piu0 Industry reports that while tho mlddlu W4t und tho Kust uro buying only moderately until thej inora general reHuini'tion of out-, door work, the Houlh Ih a heavy i consumer of lumber. That Hec tion It very prosperous compared with pant yenrH. It has of money and l rapidly developliiB lt re MourceM and 'InduKtrlal life. Tin; result Ih a rent amount uf build-j Infj. creatliiK un attractive local' market, for much of the lumber produced. Then Ih usln a good .demanded for timber i and yea? stock from (ho oil fclld.:, and ex portM to Houlh Amerlea and Went Indies hold Up well. While most or I the larger mills lately have been ablo lo sort up their stocks, und ( are therefore In position lo handle niorj orders and a larer variety) of them supplieM generally remnln! light. I'riccs are therefori: firmly j maintained hy all larger operators, ( especially in view of good prou-1 pL-cts for spring btiHlncMi. 'I'hej market's only weak point is transit . car.', which are beim: out rathe, freely by small mills in urgent, need of business, and which are ! entering ronsumptlon slowly ,due' to curren market conditions In lhe! nori hern section, but more par - j tieularly to most of these enry bo-j dig badly a-ssorled with low grade lumber. j No essenlial cliniigo ha;l occur-j red. :n the I ouglfei fit' mark'1.". Asidn fron. Hie continued good deniand for cargo shipment u to ' the Attautie seaboard, heavy pro-, duct Ion ha:t hitly b.-en tho out-! blanding feature. liy meail o.' this, rnantifiieturem have b'en gradually lightening their order ' lileti and rounding out their slockn. I No accuiimla! ion.i huvo a yel r--united, nor ure any ex peeled. In 1 view of flu prospective rail de mand whUh In only awaiting bet-. weather to assert it-t li, at). I oi an e per h-d early tttltuuluM hi Ih-.', Ci(llr'jrn(jv and export uuirket.'. Sim i" mill; urn now eortHlhn; their output. Prices on all yard ( Itemn are being maintained wit h i little arluf Ion rrmin pi'evious levels, ami hpeelat cuttings are somewhat stronger us u reNidi of some atirueHvc cur iiuitcilal bunl neifi recently placed. Hardwood demund Is said to he,, u hhudc lighter this week, but the market is ijlUuo.stloiiubly stroiiK'!' throughout, dutt to the pruning IF! -X-TTir. ':'f . - now we jrnow ol no heller way scarcity of many itrmii in dry con dition. KAK birch, I'AS plan kh KUtn und tho li'dtrr inialltlrs of l'AH red oak ale anions Ih ins thut have advanced iiiarktdly lately. Inlveislly Aids Sliiflentn In l;i(Nliiir Their rnitvr.s iCl'INd. Nev. (At')-It Ii plan ned to huvo a racnlty vocational eommltlee at the University of Nevada lo conduct psychological tewtK with a view of nuf;g..uthig bi student!! the voeatloni for which liicy seem best fitted. erstand A Beacock Radio Im KiiH-rliir III OIIht .MllUi-.s III All tliu I'ciIIohIiik I'iiIiiIk: "Dnslir liimd" limn uny ollii-r only one- control, for tuulnir uml onu volutin- riiiitrol. illiiri- Nrli-ctiio (Iian tlvu wiring, liiiHisllili- lo inula, uny lllli l ri'iciun wllll III m: ;aiu;i'i i' wm:.v vot; mry A liADio Kon'l li t iiiDoini wll ,.,u ii w.t u,ut inu.-i-roriM wild your iirlijlilioi- "'''I'll "I" Uml type or luillo will soon b liitlslnt.'il uunlnst. 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II,; V..I It OWN .;,;,;, wnn, , J,' J n.V,!;;,'nIv ImIw.ui Iho onlfiiuiy r.ulio. mill tl. ll.;ACO'K UAJIIO VIHIM UAIIU) 'I.MI-I,K'i: rilO.M $09.00 to $300.00 Heacock?s Radio Service - i. is of ar.nm Hincit student orten como lo col leg,, wlthou; n deflnltn career In vh w. It is believed that (.he schame will bs helpful. Kreshnien stu dents then will bo ofTered th'i coursn oi .stud ton considered most helpful to tho huslneftn or profes sion favored. Tho plan wa.i pro posed by 1m. j. It, Young, profes sor ot' psychology. - High School rnffM OfrcmlerH I 'or I sing Incorrect Unrmuuir f'l.AltKHltiritO, W. Vn., (AP) otlii't iimkc-i. 'i'hl.i Is duo to I". . , .ifc, 1 , . , M nil. Tf K I-I'm.lli, am ''1.;y C'.AVVfvr in ti;ju r.itixj with otiiiih or riullo Unit On not Inti i fpii-, m mi- H-TTiiii'iianti fprg in 10 nnil i win insinii ii ii-ih rniluiti. innki-K of si-im: LNTfclU'niSi;, OHUGON PAGE SEVEN -i fT' fr 7! ,- ":avr. I - I mmmmm The l-Jngllsh cIujjhch o( th0 Wash ington Irving High Hchool recent ly conducted n campaign known a.i "Bellei' Hpeeeh Week." to improve tint giummar used by tho atudeni body." Everybody watched everybody and thono who wera careless enough lo let. Pip "i aeen," ''don't know nothing'" or nys other o( fense against good gurrnninr. wero hastily decorated, with red, bluq or yellow tag;!. Hponsor.i o the movement an nounced a hurry call for more tags beford tho week was half over. Phone my syslfiu ot fcolco- I'l'U ri'HA'l. TYI'K i"i:uati.; 'I'll AT juxt:ivinu si.;ts If you liny one " f7m
