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Superintendent's Report on Schools . . . Gem and M ineral
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Russel H Morgan, who has
made the audit for the various
school districts of Curry county,
has completed the per-capita costs
on the basis of average daily at-
tendance, counting only' actual
days in school, and disregarding
days absent.
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On the basis of these annual
audits. Mr. Morgan has computed
the per-pupil annual costs for the
school districts in the county. In
| Gold Beach and Langlois, sepa-
rate costs were set up for the
Union High school and the ele-
mentary school districts. These
costs were computed by adding
the total cost in the elementary
and union high school district and
dividing by the total average
daily attendance of the combined
districts. There follows, a com
parison of these costs,
Club Active
Brookings I iarbor Pilot S
THURSDAY. JULY 2, 1953
Bollinger, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
About 45 members attended the Shepherd and Mr. and Mrs.
Del Norte Pomona grange held
Thursday, June 18, meeting of the Claude Goldizen.
its regular monthly meeting on
Mt. Emily Gem and Mineral club
The club now has a membership
June 21 at Lake Earl Grange
held in the V.F.W. hall.
of
68 and new’ "Rock hounds" join
hall with a potluck dinner served
With a membership of about 68 at every meeting.
at noon time. Granges represent
this local club is now the largest
ed were Klamath Valley. Crescent
in the state of Oregon and new
Redwood and Lake Earl. Also
“Rock hounds" join at every meet
O bituary
present were Mr. and Mrs. Bert
ing.
Pasco, G.B.O. representative from
Funeral services for Thomas
Highlight of the meeting was
Humboldt county; also Mr. and Year
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omniy " Smith, 14, of Brookings
the
showing
of
colored
slides
Brookings
Gold Beach Port Orford
Langlois taken by Mrs. George Funk at was held at the Baptist Communi
Mrs. Jack Kent of Oakland, Calif.
No. 17C
U.H.I. and 3C
IC.
U.H.3 and 10C Peterson Rock Gardens at Bend, ty church Saturday, June 27. at
Mr. Kent, a member of the State
$304.26
$297.18
$408.58 Oregon.
Credit Union, spoke on credit
2 p.m. with the Rev. Dr. Chas.
249.73
316.91
271.25
339.20
unions and told how they operate. 1950-51
A field trip is arranged for the Durden officiating. Interment was
289 74
363.58
265 54
382.40 Holland district, near Cave Junc in the \\ m. James Ward Memorial
Plans were made to form a credit
275.84
310.89
283.91
373.09 tion for this Sunday, June 28.
union which will include all mem
cemetery. Roy H. Brown Mortu
323.91
279.47
375.81
bers of the three granges of the 4 Year Average .. 265.96
Anyone wishing to participate, ary was in charge.
county and will be called Del
Tommy was born Sept. 11. 19.38,
may report at the Central build
It is to be pointed out that for this four year period for the ing at 6:30 a m. on that date, pre in Beaver Falls, Penn., the son of
Norte Grangers Credit Union.
Shares may be purchased by any these figures are for the period county.
pared (with lunch and old shoes) James and Margaret Smith. He
• grange member in good standing. from 1948 until 1952. The clerks
came to Brookings with his par
One might make the compari for a day of rock hunting.
Five directors were chosen to send in their books for audidt, and son with the last of the four year
Tentative plans are made to ents and sister Alice about four
usually the auditor has the com period.
head the new organization.
The average per-pupil maintain a booth during Lily Blos years ago and has attended school
Other visitors present were Mr. plete audit report around the last cost for these four communities som Time for the pleasure ol here since.
Jones of Curry County Pomona, of August or at the latest, the in Curry county was $314.64 those interested.
Survhing, besides his parents
and four grangers from Oregon middle of September.
whereas, Brookings cost was
Individual displays will be wel and sister is a half brother. James
It is to be noted that over this $248.54, or an amount of $66 10 comed by the committee.
Smith of Los Angeles.
Pomona.
Following the grange business last four year period furnished by less than the average. Since there
A number of the local club a t
affairs the fifth degree of Pomona the county school district auditor, were 527.8 pupils in ADA, the tended the Grants Pass Mineral
under direction of Master Leo the local Brookings School Dis total actual cost was $¿14,887.58 and Gem show, June 13 and 11.
Klorke, conferred the degree to trict No. 17 annual pupil cost less to the taxpayers than if tin Among them wen» Mr. and Mrs. Screened Sand, and Gravel
a large class of candidates. The was $57.95 less than Gold Beach Brookings cost had come up to Tom Yokum, Mr. and Mrs. Chas
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stage was beautifully decorated schools; $13.51 less than Port the average.
Young. Mr. and Mrs. Trautmann
with flowers for the Court of Po Orford, and $109.85 less than
It might be further pointed that and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tygart.
mona. Plans are made for a pic Langlois on a per-pupil actual a t the millage rate for the last foui
A group representing the Gem
nic for Pomona meeting at Kla tendance cost basis. It might be years has not increased in the and Mineral club of Brookings
further pointed out that Brook local School District No. 17 tax went to Seven Devils on Sunday.
math July 19.
Among the members of the ings is $45.32 less than the aver structure. If the given individual June 28. Agatized myrtle-wood
Top Soil
Fill Dirt
Smith River American Legion and age of these four communities’ pays a greater amount, it is due was one of the specimens sought.
Drainage
Rock
Ladies Auxiliary who motored to school cost, or 14 per cent under either to increased assessment, or It is found only on the coast of
Fort Bragg Saturday where they this average as noted. Since in to the individual gaining more Southwest Oregon.
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attended the district meeting of the 1951-52 school year Brookings property.
Those going were Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard
Real E state
District 1 were Mr. and Mrs. School District No. 17 had an
In the ’’summary of assessment Tom Yocum, Mr. and Mrs. Vinton
actual
average
daily
attendance
of
Chester Crook, Mrs. Lucille Lawn,
roll’’ furnished by George Sutton, Clark, Mrs. Eva Lee Long, Art
and Mrs. Martha Owen. They re 527.8 pupils, the actual cost would Curry county assessor, the follow
amount to $23,919.89 less than it ing totals for District No. 17 C
turned home Sunday evening.
The farmers are busy now get would have been if District No. are shown:
ENROLLMENT FOR SUMMER
ting their hay stored away in the 17 had cost up to the average cost
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barn. There is a good crop of
grass hay this year. ,and on ac
DANCING CLASSES
MILLAGE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
count of shortage of help in the
Will Be Taken at
Total Millage for District 17,
hay fields a number of ranchers
including rural school district
have purchased hay balers and
V.F.W. I lull, Thursdays
and local school district special
bale the hay in the fields and then
store the bales in the barn.
tax, county school and library.
B allet — P ap — A crobatic
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Ferrill and
Year ending June 30. 1953 ................................ 44 mills
One class w ill be all Ballet and Technique
children of Leaburg, Ore., are
Year ending June 30, 1952 ............................. 46 3 mills
spending the week visiting the
Year ending June 30, 1951 ................................ 51.7 mills
former’s mother, Mi's. Frances
Year ending June 30, 1950 .............................. 61.2 mills
BONNIE KAY MINCER
Ferrill.
In contrast to the decreased per-pupil annual cost, and decreases
in millage for school purposes during the past four years, school
enrollment shows great increase. The following figures are taken
WARD'S
from the Curry County School Superintendent’s office.
Salvage Sand
and Gravel
Propane Service
School
Year
1952-53
1951-52
1950-51
1949-50
1948-49
Enrollment
( as of Oct. )
663
559
406
338
321
We carry a COMPLETE line
of Gas Appliances, Wedgwood.
Tappan. O’Keefe & Merritt, and
Caloric ranges — General water
heaters—Servel Refrigerators —
Coleman furnaces.
Tanks for rent, sale or lease.
It should be further stated that
Crescent City
Phone 111
this enrollment of 663 in Octolier
At Jet. Hwys 101 and 199
1952,, has increased to a total of
687 actually remaining in school
as of May 29, 1953. It is to be
further noted that if all of the
pupils were to be housed in the
school building at one time, there
would be an average of 15.8 pupils
in each classroom. It may be
pointed out that if the 29 high
school seniors were subtracted
Office hours, 9 a. m. 5 p. m.
from the total remaining on May
29, and the 70 first graders ex
pected next Fall are added, there
DR. R. E. SMITH
will he a total of 728 pupils if no
additional people move into the
DENTIST
community
duripg the summer.
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Divide this number by the 15
classrooms that District 17 actu
Dr. Richard L. Smith
ally owns, and it would be neces
OPTOMETRIST
sary to assign 18.5 pupils to each
classroom.
How much space is needed?
DR. ROY M. W HITE
This question is somewhat hard
to answer. State standards, how
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
ever, give us some light on the
and Surgeon
matter.
Emergeneies at Any Hour
"The pupil load in any class
room in which a teacher is as
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signed to teach only one grade
E t e n i gs by A ppointm ent
should be within the range of 20-
30. with the benefits of a lighter
teaching load provided in the pri-
BROOKINGS
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Census
910
762
557
450
422
We Have 'em
THE BEST
The Lucky " 7 '
mary grades.”
With present pupils remaining,
there is expected 217 primary
children this fall. If we assume
the midfile load for the primary
children, 8 ’4 rooms would be
needed for the primary children
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There is expected 211 pupils in
the intermediate grades. At 30
pupils per teacher, seven rooms
would lx» needed for this level
There is expected 122 seventh and
eighth graders which would re
quire four rooms at 30 |x»r nxim.
Since there are four grades in
high school, with no grade small
enough to "get by" without tw<
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sections each in the required sub
jects, there is needed at least
eight rooms for high school next
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By simple addition, it therefore DON’T FORGET OUR BARGAIN TABLE
appears that 27’-* room units are
needed to take care of the dis
This Week's Special
trict’s pupils on a single session
basis. The district now has 15
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regular classrooms
eight in the
elementary building, and seven in
Reg. $$.<5 — Now $ 1 .9 8
the high school building Conse
A REAL VALVE
quently *he district is now short
12‘a classrooms needed to place
the sehols on a angle shi't b is>
PHILLIPS DAD AND LAD
(Above furnished by’ Lynn O
Hampton, superintendent.)
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