La Grande evening observer., June 22, 1932, Confidence Edition, Page 7, Image 7

. Wednesday, June 22, 1932
IA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, ORE.
Page Seven
La Grande Enjoys Privileges
Of Efficient School System
Operated At Minimum Cost
A Bchool system which may be
operated at a minimum cost and not
Jeopardize Its Btudents, a school sys
tem which produces results of an
outstanding nature In nil branches
01 school activities, Buch ai class
room activities, excellent scholarship,
student affairs, student athletics, a
Bchool system that produces loyalty
and high IdealB and develops the
child socially, mentally and physical
ly 1b one of which any city may Just
ly be proud.
Buch a system has been developed
In La Grande. The schools of La
Grande aro operated efficiently and
smoothly. They are recognized as
outstanding in their scholarship re
sults. The student activities such as
music, art, drama and other student
affairs are unexcelled. The athletic
standing can be challenged by no
one.
To reach this stage it has been
the object of those on whose shoul
ders rests the responsibility of the
schools, namely the board of educa
tion, to secure as heads of the vari
ous branches of the system) such
as the superintendent, principals and
departmental heads, those persons
whom they felt were unquestionably
qualified for their respective posi
tions, By so doing a faculty in the
La Grande school system lifts been
developed which produces a well
rounded, smooth running organiza
tion and gives to those children en
tering school an equal opportunity
to secure their education, which if
availed is second to none.
The La Grande schools are divided
into two dosses namely the ele
mentary and the High school. There
are four elementary schools besides
the Ackorman training school op
crated In connection with the East
ern Oregon Normal school. The fac
ulty of the elementary schools con
sists of four principals and 48 in
structors Including six at the nor
mal school. The first four grades of
the elementary schools are taught by
Individual teachers but after a child
reaches the fifth grade he is placed
In departmental Instruction. By this
Is meant that teachers who are. espe
cially qualified to teach certain sub
jects become his teachers. The child
then has several different teachers
during the day.' Under this plan 'the
child receives every opportunity for
persona contact and Instruction In
the subject he is taking. The' La
Grande schools have been very for
tunate In having excellent training
in activities other than the regular
course of study, such as music and
art. Many children have been reach
ed through special ' instruction in
these subjects who perhaps would
never have received the Instruction
otherwise.
The children In the grade schools
are given an equal chance to do those
things to which they appear to be
best adapted.
In one of the grade schools what
Is known as'the opportunity room has
developed. In this room, those stu
dents who are slow and do not seem
to keep up with other students are
given personal attention and brought
up to standard or assisted In the
things for which they are best fitted.
When a child has completed his
elementary course and It satisfac
torily qualified he enters the high
school. Here he Is 'again ' starting
In on a new system of schooling
wherein he develops his own desires
to a certain degree in so' much as
he Is given an opportunity to choose
those courses whloh he desires to
take along with certain required sub
jects. '
The high school is headed by a
principal who has on his teaching
staff 23 instructors all of whom are
specialists in their particular field'.
La Grande High school Is a stand
ard high school offering a choice of
subjects that will provide a well bal
anced high school education. It Is
accredited by the Northwest Associa
tion of Secondary Schools, which Is
affiliated with the North Central as
sociation of the middle west. This
enables Its graduates to enter any
college or university In the United
States.
The courses offered in the . high
school are divided into the following
groups: generol, scientific, ' commer
cial, college preparatory, language,
and Industrial arts.
The general course is Intended
primarily for those whose formal edu- '
cation will cease with the hliih
school. The student talcing this
course is permitted to combine vari
ous subjects offered by the high
school providing the requirements'
for graduation are met. t( , t '
The scientific course Is so arranged
to meet the needs of those desiring
a scientific training In order that
they may enter a special Vocation. (
i The college preparatory course of
fers subjects which when completed
will provide the student with1' the
required preparation for entering a I
college or university. The student
has the opportunity to arrange his
course so as to meet the requirements
of any higher institution of his
choice. i
The language course is offered to ,
those who expect to specialize In
languages. I
The Industrial arts department of
fers courses of a very practical na
ture. For boys courses In woodwork
ing, turning, carpentry, gas engine,
forge, lathe, drawing and designing
aro offered. Many useful articles are
made by the students each year, for
themflelves. The materials used by
these departments with the excep
tion of the cooking department are
purchased by the students themselves
and the Instructors guide them. In
their work.
Besides the above named courses
many other opportunities in the way.
of activities are offered in the high
school. The" music department has
THE ATTORNEYS OF LA GRANDE ARE
unitedly behind each movement for the progress
of our city. Their confidence in La Grande is
justified because they believe in its future.
Hugh E. Brady
Cochran &
i -1' (-
H. E. Dixon
THE BEAUTIFUL LA GRANDE
ISMS
f If "ySBBS
The La Grnmle High school building, pictured above; Is located ttt the corner of Fourth Street nud M
aval lie, hud was constructed tie vera :rn ago un:l subsequently it modeled. It contains a In ice uudl
torlum unfl' a gymnasium In addition to the oMcus and classrooms. The Cent ml grade school occupies ,
the lot to the left, and in the rear Is the two-story brick structure housing the manual training and
' ' ' ' ' ' domestic science departments.
been an outstanding one as Bhown '
by the results of the band contest ;
iri Cor vail la where La Grande band
took second In the entire state as
well as doing so In quartet work at
Forest Grove. In the music depart
ment of the high school there are
he following branches offered to any
student qualified to participate, the
girls' glee club, the boys' glee club,
the band and the orchestra. Sev
eral hundred high school student
avail themselves of this training each
year, ' .'
The Associated Girl Students is an
organisation composed of all girl stu
dents In the high school. Its purpose
Is to promote a spirit of loyalty, help
fulness, courtesy, service, democracy
and companionship; to develop high
Ideals; and to give spiritual, physical,
social and mental development.
Dramatics aro also taught In the
high school and each year two plays
and one operetta are produced name
ly, the senior play, Junior play and
the operetta. Proceeds from these
plays are used to finance other ac
tivities of the high school such as
publishing the high school annual,
the Mlmlr, and also financing the
Junior-senior banquet.
The operetta is put on by the
Boys' and Girls' Glee clubs annually
in the spring. Another Important
activity which not only is outstand
ing In jthe high school but the grade
schools as well, is that of athletics.
With the exception of Willow school
all schools In the system have one
3 ess:
Eberhard
Instructor who has charge of all ath
letic events In which the schools
participate. Theso livstruators are
not hired to do this alone but it
Is an added duty to their regular
teaching work. . All of the boys and
girls In the grades are given an op- j
portunlty to participate In games of '
all kinds such as baseball, track, j
football, basketball and mass games. 1
Closo to the end of each year compe
tition Is put on by the grade schools
and practically all or the children
are In some event. . '
The preliminary work done In the
grade EChools accounts In a very great
degree to the splendid achievements
of the high school in Its competitive
athletics, such as championship foot
ball, basketball and track teams.
In tho high school every student Is
required to take physical training un
less excused by a physician. Here
In the same manner as the grade
schools a head Instructor is employed
for both the boys and the girls. The
athletic coaches as they are termed
aro not secured for their services as
coaches entirely but as aro those In
the grades are required to teach sub
jects In the regular school hours.
I p. the high school a system of In
tramural athletics Is put underway
each year making It possible for com
petitive athletics between the classes.
Besides thp regular physical train
ing required those who desire may
enter into the competitive games.
The result of the intranvurol games
Inst year gayc the following number
39C
Robert S. Eakin
Green and Hess
77? w expression qj confi
dence sponsored hy the
above attorneys
HIGH SCHOOL
o boys an opportunity to ploy foot
ball, 72; basketball, 120; track, 70;
baseball, 76. From these boys, those
on first team squads were football,
38; basketball, 11, and track, 18. No
first team' baseball.
The girls' athletic department of
fers volley ball, selt testing activities,
nsthctlc dancing,' tumbling and
stunts; tennis; hiking, swimming, in
door baseball and track events. Cluss
competition is also afforded to the
girls.
With such a course as offered by
the La Grande schools a student who
secures his education therein will
hftvo developed' an appreciation for
tho finer things of life and acquired
p. bettor personality and character
and learned the spirit of co-operation
and loyalty to his community, state
and nation.
St. Mary's fall
"Siiult Ste. Marie'' Is French and
Is translated Pulls of St. Mnry.
Saiilt is the stum word Mini uppcurs
In somersault, meaning n leap. The
word should hy right Uo pronounced
So, hut custom hns given It the
pronunciation Ron.
And Probably Win
A Michigan professor asserts that
only the mentally capnble should be
i-TiuIlted to vote, hut the other kind,
:C Course, will continue to run for
otllpe. Dayton Dully- News.
Water Users Are
Advised to File
Early For Right
Much has boon said and written of
late concerning the value of supple
mental irrigation in Oregon, particu
larly In the western part of tho state
where thts practice has only recently
been widely accepted, but little has
been said of tho Importance of early
filing on Irrigation water rights where
a stream Is the source of supply.
Arthur King, soils specialist of the
state collego extension ' service, has
explained recently the provisions of
the Oregon law regarding water
rights. No one is subject to fine, of
course, for taking water 'out of ' a
Btrccim before first filing on a right,
he explains, but In case of shortage
tho man with a water right can stop
tho man without one from using
any Irrigation pater from the stream
even though It runs right ' through
his place. !" ! !
' "If you are figuring on using water
continuously for a period of years. It
is safest to file for a water right so
that you will be In a position to do
tho objecting In case of water short
age." says King. "Your water right
will bo dated and filed in the stato
engineer's office and your right will
bo prior to any of those filed on later
dates."
That many Oregon land owners
have recently reallrscd ,the figure
valuo of such rights Is evidenced by
the enormous Increase In applica
tions since the possibilities of Irriga
tion in Oregon have become inoro
generally known.
"The procedure In obtaining a wa
ter right Is to get an application
blank from the state engineer's of
fice," says King. "A 'book of Instruc
tions will come with it. ' The follow
ing facts aro needed to fill out the
blank: '
"The legal location of the land to
be irrigated, down' to the nearest
forty; a map to show the location of
tho land within the different tracts;
a legal description of the points of
diversion, whether by pump or dam;
and a map showing tho location of
tho main canal for diverting1 ' tho
water. Tho county agent has a sup
ply of theso blanks and Is prepared
to assist In filling them out. ' Once
acquired the right lasts forever' un
less the owner falls to use the water
for five years, in which case' It may
bo applied for by someone else."
TATT(M)K1 MAOltl PROPHET
1 ' ' ENDS NEW'ZEALAIS'I) FKUI1
AUCKLAND, N. Z P) At' a great
gathering of Maori tribesmen it was
decided to forget the ancient feuds
that have kept the clans apart.
' Epcaking to 1400 chieftains, Rani
tano, the Maori prophet, with tears
streaming down his tatoocd face,
said ho was willing to hand over
his temple and plcdgo tho loyalty of
hltt 30.000 people to King Te Rata If
tho lattcr's tribesmen would agree to
unite.
Billy Howell's kid brother, Tom, to
a golfer too. Ho Bhot "an 88 In a re
cent tournament. , . ! f '
Car G. I I elm
E. R. Ringo
Pigs In Swanky Soviet Sty 1 -
cftft Apollo's Lyr'
MOSCOW (ft Drolleries made to,
ordor for the pen of a Mark Vwam
have been uncovered by the trocKi
magazine "Crocodile," a quasi-humorous
publication, by a survey of ani
mal breeding, particularly pigs, In the
Soviet Union.
Its Investigators found that man
agers of the Crimean pig trust spent
$228,000 to- build an artlatlo pig sty
modeled aftdr an ancient Greek ism
pie on ono of lta livestock farms. On
the roof was a statue of Apollo In a
chariot. "
"Of course" comments the journal,
"we have no objection to Apollo play
ing the lyre ' on this pig-breeding
Parthenon, but we do protest against
the expenditure by these esthetlu
gentlemen of 460.000 roubles for this
kind of adornment."
Even soviet officials, with their
contempt for anything smacking of
royalty, were shocked to learn that a
part of the magnificent palace tnat
formerly was the governor-genera!
houso In Leningrad, waa being used
as a pig' sty. This was discovered,
the magazine reports, by an assistant
to the president of tho central co
operative trust who, while strolling
down the Nevsky Prospect, was at
tractcd by the etrong odor Issuing
from tho place.
, CHILE FREES NAVAL REDS
SANTIAGO, Chile m Group by
group, leaders of the communist na--val
revolt of last September aro being
I released from the penitentiary and
sent to live In villages of the far
south, but always unci or surveillance.
The policy includes those originally
sentenced to death.
HUMANLY LIMITS EXCHANGE
BUCHAREST P) Rumania has
I Joined the list of countries forbidding.
froo buying and selling or foreign ex
change. All foreign ourrency, chocks
and bank credits' must be converted
into lei and export of currency Is for
bidden. " V
IIKIEF WEDDING RITES
PARIS n Being In a hurry, the
I mayor oi mo iowi arronaisaemonv re
cently set a record by marrying 34
couples in 30 minutes.
: HUNGARIAN INCOMES LOW
BUDAPEST tfP) Royal Tyler, the
American finance commissioner here
fcr the League of Nations, places the
(Hungarian national Income at be
tween (585,000,000 and 9080,000.000
with a monthly average per capita of
around 70,
J. D, Slater
The responsible officials were rep- :
rlmanded and ordered to set up their
sty elsewhere. ;
A similar situation was founJ In
Ufa, where the former governor's
house also waa being used, as the
magazine put It, "to make the pigs ((
comfortable."
Representatives of the Baku cen-j,
tral workers' co-operative, hoping tQ,,,t
Increase Its swine hordj, purchased anl
lot of boards In a distant region. Butjul)
when they loosed them on the farms )J(J
they learned to their chagrin thatl(i
they had bought a species of wild
boars which killed and ate all the H't
domestic animals.
The Beloreteky central co-operative,, ,
launching a campaign to breed rab-1
bits on a large scale, Imported 3,000
expensive animals and stood back to1
await the expected rapid reproduc-'1
tlon. ";
When, Instead of multiplying, the'
herd actually decreased, due to fight-;
lng among themselves, an investiga
tion revealed that only bucks had
been purchased.
The magazine drew a moral from;
these happenings, declaring that
most of them were duo to stupidity3
and poor management, but that in'
some cases the hand of the sabotagor
might be discovered.
GAS MASKS SELL IN ITALY
ROME 1ft Gas masks soon will
be offered to the public In retail'
shops, the manufacture and sale be
ing under , war department supervis
ion to make sure that tho devices'
would be really serviceable In emJer-;,
gency. "
: EIFFEL TOWER NETS PROFIT
PARIS iPt The Eiffel tower earn-. '
ed not nroflts of 1114.724 In 1031 from'
.'gross receipts of $276,801 of which 1
$12,000 came from an illuminated ad
vertlsement of a widely known auto-"'
mobile. '
V ' tJERMANS LEARN ITALIAN j '
BERLIN (ft Froo instruction nxL
Italian Is given here In the Cnsa del ..
Faszlo, headquarters of -the Italian .
fasctot party In Germany, and 1.10 ,
Berllners have grasped the oppor-"vi
tunity. The Italian government pays
the teachers. ,
HIWIN EXALTS 181)8 HEROES
MADRID ft Spanish heroes Qf .
Che 1898 campaigns against United r.
States troops In Cuba and the PhuX
lpplnes will be enshrined soon In a,. t
memorial mausoleum being erected,-...
here under Joint financing by the r
city and federal governments. ,
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