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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1913)
i , 10 WOMAN'S EDITION ONTARIO ARGUS, JAN. 2, 1918 Ontario Public Schools By Prof. B. O. Bailey. with more than ordinary pride On tario views tho scnoola of this com munity: this pride Is due to the solid growth, the rapidity of growth, the excellent management and the con sistent effort upon the part of every teacher to make her work the work of the community as a whole. For It Is not often every teacher of a corps tha alee or this works each In her place with ns little suggestion of friction s do the Ontario teachers Under uch circumstances It is not to be wondered at that the reputation of the Ontario school as an educational Institution Is reaching actu two states, and It Is not too troug a state ment to say that within the next five years Ontario will be the jtrcat Indus trial school center of the Inland em pire: for It expects, and the manage ment purposes to keep pace with the educational revolution which Is chang ing the old order of things with a rapidity few people take time to not los Then- has beon a total enrollment Of 531 la tho schools this year. Of theso 104 have been In the high school and 48S of the entire numhei wore In attendance on laul report day, Nov. 81st. Ths dally sttaadaatfs has I remarkably good, but thOrs lias been uu in. my taray. ana it is the li.pe of sv( rj i tnbi r of ( i I ultj thai p.iieniH will take more DOtlCS of the mailer of punctuality, In tills the BhKdrsti ara leafnlnj Is i of life thai will ' lasting. .No business tolii.i. ibaencs In the morning. Par nts should bs paootusJ th aselrss II for BO thST rSBBOB than to show their boys and gtrtfl it Is necessary to be on tii. i Toaoh Ili;-h obOOll K. (i I '.a I ley. A A Hall, Dari i Patria, Kth.'l 0 Mae S i . Iniermedi.iie Susie B. Mlrhaelson, Margaret MeGlvei d, Mrs. Orirrin, Mss Piatt, Susie Sioitr.el, N.llle Piatt, Mlldrod DroaalaTi Petsle Taylor, Primary: Mis I'iivih', Mrs Htoatsel, Huth Purcsll, Heatrlce Carter. The present number enrolled, with the growth that will come as a Natur al mallei of course, will necessitate ths employment of two new teachers ths coming year; one for the high acbooi MM one for the grades A new room will have to be fitted with a aeatinu capacity of at leuxt Part . thla will not be a very difficult matter as tnere are two m(xi rooms vacant . in the old buililin at present .V, mid year BBBBBStar ihls-yenr" STOTJ desk, obi and new. willin- in uae. A large clasa will uji-i'iiuaie this year but a mm h greatr nuinlu'i will be admitted to iliO'Viluli St hool BSSl full irtiawr oxftwrfiy BOBdltlOBS, IBS hi h school will niimlier BBOthOf ' ai i la S to ISO, If not esceedlng thai nuailiei. ortj sftll bs prompts I to It, wlni is tii aamas of the saa in ue dam, ' Itli.Uaby tar, i an. iiuae, Ki . il . 'Mo.. Hardman, Qoldls MO I. (uii.i i: Ob i Earl Tbompt ". Cbnuin Sliamburger, Kuth Teat, Kva Van. iii lioof, Villa Butler, Alex afoPharaon Then the annual enninenitlon of achool children, recently BOMplStad. suggest : large class of flrsl l" I inaiy piitiils as of the total i fort.v seven will have to be prOTMOd with M-hooi arlfllsgai wlthla ths aaxl twelve inontha. The high school course In Out trio u a full foui raar aoarss and ln '"'i' the regular work essOBtafJ to I 1- lege entrance requirement. It Is also made aa practical as the state course of study will permit It may not be genet all known t lint schools are of three classes, graded according to the population of the various districts Those having an enumeration of 1000 or more are ranked as schools of the first class and have the privilege of making their own school regula tions as to course of study, text looks, etc Ontario having only 725 on the enumeration Is required to follow the course as laid down by the state board This narrows the work In the matter of practicability, for talk as one may. the college has the ear of the state board and secures the course which fits Into Its direct needs. Bat the state university Is getting more liter al, for with the heglnnlng of the mid year semester, credits will be granted for work done In commercial branches and a ear and a half credit will bs allowed for any science. This will enable the high schools to teach prac tical agriculture and It will be dOBS In Ontario at OBOB, Heretofore tills Important brunch lias heen tniuht In the grades only. The school manage ment distinctly desires to have In the school the things that fit for every day work of life; I business course t which has been marled tills yeari agriculture, stock raising, and the various othsr branches thai smplo) 100 out of the 108 who leave the schools. The e q alioual lCVollIt loll is at Raise Alfalfa Seed $100. an Acre Net Profit We own over 1000 acres of the finest Alfalfa and Orchard Land for sale in 40 acre tracts or larger. Let us sell you a home in a money making locality, a 5 or 10 acre orchard or seed ranch. Get the agent's com mission vourself. We are Breeders of Purebred Registered Duroc Jersey Hogs and Airedale Dogs Purebred Giant Bronze Turkeys and Orpington Chickens Write to B. B. WOOD, Box 156, Ontario, Oregon ONTARIO HIGH SCilooi. BUILDING ban. I when all these things will be demanded: by another quarter of a century we will have fOrsjettsa that It ever caused a struggle One of the excellent features re cently emphaalaed In the Ontario schools la the home and work card In connection with the regular grade card I'll huuie work card la devised lor the purpose of bH.nglng luto clos er i. -latum lup the work or the teach er, Buperlntcndcnt and pupil: and be It h.i lit to the credit of the parents of Ontario that they have reaonad in its uae in a saj thai not only makes ll a real pleasure to the teachers, but Is working an ini'stlmable amount of Hood to all concerned I'ml I B Ooahllfl made the matter tin- m. rS b) It n ill- eoiilllieni el the u-.- 0 Slieh a c ill I IBI Near Stale Sllper- loiandaal B. B, Udormau a i Ites thai he Is wollderllllllaki II With t III raid '- and asks for IT. coplea C- 8 Trav er for years a superintendent i f achoola iu Oregon ai Pendleton and other plucca, pronounces It one of the greateat atepa he hus observed In the new school revolution now going on. Another strong point In the growth and Interest of the school Ilea In Its cadet corps of high school boys; the same that a few weeka ago caused the Idaho state militia veterans to lose tWO bloodless roiilllcts T'... periods each week are given to out side drill and not only do boys enJo It, but It adds more than one can estimate to the general school spirit, and In every phase of achool work one must never lose sight of the rati tli.it a si hool spirit la always '" ilal: It Is not after all so much what a boy or u girl gets directly out Of books, as wha' he or she gota out rim in jBw 'ffttMbrtjaanMHHfajBxJ9'd0P,r'' '. a .-Bi . ,, i .a ia mi b , I ti r -jit EAST BIDI GBAOI SCHOOL BEAUTIFUL HOMES Js Can bt made ly plantinK good Ornn mental Nursery Stock I serialize in best Fruit and Ornamen'al Trees, Nuts, Berries, Roses, Shrubs, Vines and Plants. T. Send for Free Ulustrattk. It will aid and.intere.st you. . S LW J w Nf lend r Free Ulustrat' . P. PILKII or soBool, out itlons, out of ms sroBst 'i smbttlou t of ths sternal hops raised ft i it is to tho devt lopmen i r true m hood of better an.! st r BfOOJ hOOd STB should look in I jul. according ns WS see MJiH BCOOmpll sd in those dlraotlons, ihoald ws take the true inenure of ths s hooll i t oinmiinlty. With three commodlt . irefully planned and well buildings, o a of tl the mol modara tad complete ih school balldlBC ill tile si. He. On tario's cducattoiial plant is SIQSt d Inglv well housed. Two of these bnlldlngs, ths new blah sohaol aa4 the obi BTBdB school, stand It) Bdjoln iii blocks, vi ry ( nt rally iBBBtad on the west Hide, (lie new e.ist . lie school, which accommodates the chll dieii of the four lower vrades frOB) fumllles living on the east side, la WBll located In a block of ground of easy access to all that part of town The new hluli school was erected in Hill at a cost of Hn.uni), bonds i , ver- j In-: thai amouiil haviiiK been issued ' In the district. At the same time the .-I'-uii heatiiiK s stems for that build ing and adjoining grade buildiiiK were Installed, the plant which oper ates I.. ah being located in a brick structure near the hitch school. The i new high achool Is an Imposing build-1 in.- of pressed brick and concrete! stone, with hluli basement and two upp.-i thanes It Is i iianisnUi m-' ratiKed, with BSBSBahU rMBB ami re citation rooms on the upper floor, well equipped lain. i aim les tin cliein istry, pli-sics ami in:i Iculiin e. also o lines and the DNSlBSM deparln-e t Oil the second floor The basellll I lliclilibs the K 1 1 1 1 1 : i -1 ' 1 1 1 1 . toilet and locker room- Typs writers sad desks for the bus-1 lues-, department WSrs lustallel this and tills BB dlvlslo:! of tb chool work Is sery popular This' and the course in itedagog) haw- been i oalj tint a ths openlna of ths new bull iiiu, and the purpose ia lo add oilier practical and ludu-ttiiul lua ch 's as (ji-i as OOBdttloaS pst Dill IBS nolallalli.il Of s 1 1 - llieiit. The "t stda school, a well lightsd, iwo-storv, ftmi room structuie, with large Basement, was completed late in IBll, the first term of school held there bstng the spring term 1 1 IBll it is a 16,000 balding Two teaohsrsl are employed mere at the praaBBt lime, and IBS MBS of ths building pro vides room tot ths irowta of the aehooL OligtBBlly erected in 1 sit I. the lanse BMBM balidloi on the west side was added to in IBBS, and Igala snlargsd in 1906- It is a convenient Iv arrain; ed Brisk hulldlng, containing ten large school rOOMS I I two smaller reoltation rooms, and ucoomodatlni the Burg BMjorit) Of ths town's school ehldrsa Continued on page 11) THE ONTARIO NA TIONAL BANK United States Depositary State of Oregon Depositary i 8 Our Bank Your Bank ? If not, ws Bovdiallf invite you to make our bank uour bank. 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