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NFW PHOfiT I A llLTl JtnUUL L,t M O SUPERINTENDENT ACKERMAN WANTS REVISIONS MADE. Rural Schools Should Be Improved By Closing One or More Small Schools and Uniting Revenues of the Districts In Which They Are Located Into One Central School. State Superintendent of Public In struction, J. II. Ackeminn, litis taken the; recommendations of the coiinty superintendents of the various coun ties and from them has drawn up a bulletin'' showing 'where desirable changes may be made in the school laws. He says : The' best education al thought of the common school teach ers of to-day, is given to the ques tion, of how to improve the rural schools, f Educational methods and practices huvo mndo great advance ment! 'during the past twenty-five years; but there is no disguising the fact ,that the advancement in the rural schools has not kept pace with that of the villugo and city schools. City schools aro in the hands of the best educational talent that can be secured. This is effected by the pay ment of liberal salaries ' to teachers, by supplying the best buildings that brains a'nd money can produce, and by holding out the inducement of attract ive surroundings to the teacher. There is no valid reason why a child y ho attends a rural school is not en titled to as nearly adequate school accommodations and as efficient a teacher as tlio child whose lot hap pens to be cast in a city school. Not that there aro no efficient teachers uor any good work being done in the rural schools, for often the contrary is true.; but the good wcrk accom plished is secured in spite of the ninny discouragements met with and at a fearful expense of time and energy on the part of pupil and teacher. The result ' is not to be compared with what could bo accomplished if many of tho existing conditions were changed. These conditions can be materially improved by more effectual supervision ; by securing better teach crs; by furnishing school, boards with ample - funds with which to pay better salaries ; and by closing one or nioro small schools and uniting t ho revenues of the districts in which they are located into one central school, to which tho children would be transported at the expense of the consolidated districts. Better teachers can bo secured if school ' boards would insist that the teachers they employ shall be especial ly trained for their work ; and one of the most hopeful signs, for the better ment of the rural schools,' is that school boards are more and more com ing to realize the importance of sucl training, and are employing only trained teachers. This is as it should be, and tho time will soon bo when no school board will think of employing an untrained teacher; neither will a teacher presume to teach who has not been trained for her work. There is a scarcity of rural school teachers. This has been brought about, largely, by the small salaries paid for teaching in the rural schools. Many of our best teachers cannot afford to teach for the compensation offered ; hence, seek and find employ ment in more lucrative vocations. Of course, teachers should place teaching on a higher plane than a mere pe cuniary one, but, after all, say what we will, we ari all more or less influ enced by niouetery considerations, Many school boards would willingly pay more if they had the mean's ; but with the tax levy and other sources of school funds as they are, and it being quite impossible to secure special tax levy, school oflicers must perforce, conduct the school affairs of their district with the funds re ceived from the five-mill county tax and the interest from the irreducible school fund. In view of theso con ditions, I W'ould respect fully suggest that ycur honorable body pass such enactments as will provide rural s.hools with ample funds. In this connection I would recom mml the following; 1. Amend section 2, Oregon School Laws, so to ' read us follows : "The county cpurts of the several counties of this- state aro hereby required to levy, at the same time they le-.y other taxes, a tax upon all the taxable prop erty in their counties, for school pur poses, of at least Fix mills on the df 1 lar, which shall be collected tin same time aud in .the same maimer aud by the same officers that other taxes are collected. ( 2. A law providing that the Srate Land Board shall have the pref erential right to purelir.se all school bonds and pay for the same out of the permanent tchool funds. 8. A law placing a small annual tax on corporations, the proceeds to be used for, public school purpo.-i, s only. The sum realized to be turned over to the State Treasurer and anually ap portioned by him among the several counties of tli 3 state in proportion to tno unml,ero' P0 0,18 iu each between tiie af?l.g 0f four aud twenty years. Some of the benefits to lie derived from consolidation of small schools and the transportation of pupils at public expense, are as follows : (a) The Schools being larger olid more closely graded, better teachers can be secured. (b) Experience iu other states has proved that the per capita cost is re duced. (c) The larger school employs more teachers, hence, a better classification can be secured than in small schools. (d) The larger school produces. lar ger classes, therefore a greater enthusi asm is obtained than can be secured where there are but three or four in class the number iu the average class in a small school. (e) Supervision is more thorough and more easily accomplished. (f) A better and more regular at tendance can be secured. (g) Tardiness is reduced to a mini mum. (h) Better buildings and more appa ratus and applliunces can be secured it less cost. (i) Longer and more regular terms of school would result. (j) As the pupils are conveyed to and from school thoir health is uni formly better. (k) Older children are enabled to attend their homo school much longer. (1) Tho farm surroundings of the eommuaity will bo greatly improved. (in) In a consolidated school oppor tunity can be afforded for studying special branches. (n) Eighteen states have laws upon their statuto books authorizing the consolidation of districts and the trans portation of pupils, ond it is the con census of opinion of superintendents, school officers and teachers, where consolidation and transportation have been tried that the plan is far super ior to the old plan of having a small school at every crossroads. In thus impeaching thovwork now being dono in our rural schools we are not unmindful of the fact that the rural school has been a potent factor iu our American civilization; but t-lfis is an age of organization and cen tralization. The conditions under which they did their best work have been radically changed, and with tho change must come a correspond ing change in the methods of conduct ing theso schools. The boys and girls in the rural schools are just as bright, just as intelligent and as capable of doing good, thorough work, as any pupil in the city schools. The benefits to be secured in the scheme of con solidation aro that the child may still be surrounded by country conditions the very best possible and at the same time shall bo afforded a school that lias all the advantages of classi fk-atioii and organization found in the city school. The child in tho country is infinitely better off than the child in tho city, from the fact that he has some definite work to perform, such as can only bo found on a farm ; hence we believe t lie very best conditions for making strong men and women, both .physically and mentally, are best secured by keeping them in close touch with rural surroundings and at the same time furnishing them with t he very best school conditions possi ble. Second. Amend the law so that cacli school clerk shall enroll annually on the first Monday in March, for school purposes, all persons in his district over four and under twenty years of age. Third. Amend tho law so that county superintendent may use a part of tho institute fund for holding local teachers' meetings. Fourth. Amend the law so that when a vacancy shall occur in the office of a school director or a school clerk the vacancy shall be filled by the district boundary board until the next annual meeting, when such va cancy shall be filled for tho remainder of the term by the qualified voter of tho district Fifth. A law making it the duty of the county superintendent to attend annually a county superintendent's convention, at such time and place as may bo indicated by the state superin to'ident, making it tho duty of the county court to audit the traveling ex penses of the county superintendents to such meetings, and the same to he paid out of the general fund of the county. S'xth. Amend section 82, Oregon School Laws, so that it shall read as follow.s: "Districts shall not been titled to their respective proportion of the school fund, at tho disposal of the county superintendent, unless they shall have reported to him by the first Monday iu July of each year and shall have had a school taught in their respective districts at least four months in each year. In Clackamas County ten districts have three months school during the year, ten districts have four mont! school, n;ne districts have five months sciiooi twenty districts have six months school, eleven districts have seven months school, eighteen have eight months, twenty have nine months and twenty-two have ten months. TEST JUNK SALE LAW SLIT BROUGHT TO QUIET TITLE ON GLADSTONE PROPERTY. Gladstone Real Estate Association and H. L. Kelly, trustee, Bring Action Against T. F. Ryan Law Declared Invalid in Other Counties In This Judicial District. The Gladstone Real Estate Associ ation and H. L. Kelly, trustee, have brought suit in the circuit court against Thomas F. Ryan to quiet title of over 000 acres of land ia Glad stone, which were recently purchased by Judge Ryan at a junk sale of prop erty, against which taxes were due for 1898. About (100 acres belonging t.i the Gladstone Real Estate Associ ation were sold for $-128 and in addi- ion to this Judge Ryan bid in about 40 lots which H L . Kelly holds as trustee. This is the first attempt that has been made in Clackamas county to test the law under which a county may sell and convey title to property, which has been sold for de linquent tax and bid in by the coun ty. H. E. Cross, of tho Gludstone Association, said this afternoon that this county is the only one in this jur diciul district where the law had not been tested and found invalid. Judgo Ryan refused a bonus of $75 for the redemption of the property, and asked $120. Last year tho Glad stone Association puid the county $1700 for last year's taxes and buck taxes. MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS. Twenty People Talk About Amendments to Charter, but Take no Action. The meeting of citizens of Oregon City called for Saturday night, was productive of nothing. Tho meeting was called for the purpose of discu ssing tho proposed changes in the city charter and ouly two councihnen, Koernor and Powell, were present. About 20 men were present and after several hours discussion the meeting adjourned without taking action, ex cept to' sanction the proposal to in crease tho authority of tne recorder. The most important changes sug gested by the council committee, Pow ell, Koerner aud Albright, aro the levying of a 10-mill tax on all assess able property within tho city limits; giving tho board of health authority to quarantine all patients who may bo strikon with contgious diseases within two and one-half miles of the city limits ; granting additional auth ority to the city recorder in trying cases and empowering him to hold office until his successor is appointed ; providing for the licencing of all tel ephonc, water, gas, electric and power companies. The city charter now provides for a tax levy or 7 mills. The creation of a permanent street improvement fund is favored, the additional 8 mills to be set aside for the improvement of streets. Tho proposed amendments to the charter also provide' that when. a street is to be improved, tho perma- uet fund shall pay one-third of the total cost, and the remaining two- thirds shall bo assessed' to the prop erty abutting the street. Luelling's Claim Denied. The Board of County Commissioners turned down the application of ex- County Recorder A.Luelling for $1440 for extra deputy hire while ho was in that office. His attorneys will take the case to tho Circuit Court. Hop and Potato Sales. Two shipments of hops have been made from this city, one lot of 13,187 pounds, sold by Wong Sing, brought 25 cents, and one lot of 913!) pounds sold by C. G. Jacobs, brought 24' cents. The first lot made (19 bales and the second 47 bales. The Oregon 'Water Power & Rail way (Jompnay's warehouse contains about 1000 sacks of potatoes. T owners are Waldon M. Shank, Me- Kinley Mitchell and Alec White. Potatoes aro worth a little over 50 cents a sack at the present time, but a raise is expecfe 1 soon. The whole lot will be worked off t'lis week. Columbia Hook and & Laldir Com rr.u will givo a dance in the irmcry Monday, Fe' ruiry 23. Conceited. rhyllis. Harry Is the most coucclted man I ever met. Maud What makes you think so? rhyllis Why, he first asserts that nm the most adorable woman in the world, the most beautiful, intellectual and In every respect a paragon, and then ho wants me to marry him! Setiair, Nodd E.cry time I go on a vacation I swear I'll never take another. Topp Why don't you stick to It? Nodd Because every time I stay at home I vow I'll never do It again.- Brooklyn Life. - A STEERAGE PASSENGERS. Imrolurnnts For Uirrtra Are Lookrl I pun u Cnruu. One of the biggest liners sailing out f France, with S00 steerage passen gers aboard, was sorted for oliscrvin? the manner of bundling steerage is songcrs bound for America. A firm conclusion renchetl nfter the experience of that trip Is that uu immi grant of this class has to put up will, much unnccossiirilv uunlciiKnut treat ment first, simply licvnuKe he Is m Immigrant and therefore in judgment meriting It and, secondly, because, be ing what he Is. he lias not j et leuim d to protect himself. The picture con jured up by the term "Immigrant" Iu the minds of those who have their care" en route Is not ut nil the color of the vision that arises before us with the word. Here In America we have a notion of a band of earnest und, it may be, if we are uiicharltahlc, worn and unwashed men and women with fam ilies, though the family and the wash ing are really outside for the moment. hurrying from hard conditions of life- scant, underpaid labor, Ignorance, op pression, misrule pressing on to what they must conceive to lie a bright land of promise or they would not be rush ing here; to a glorious young country. where all men are free mid equal and all that sort of thing. Hut the man who has to see 'that these hnuilgraifts are given food and bunk and that they do not fall sick below has no such fancies. Ills sympathy, he will tell you, Is not for the immigrants, but for the country that Is to get them. Those in charge of the Immigrant from southern Europe will tell you that ho Is not a desirable crcat.ire. They have handled many, many thousands of his kind, and they should know something of him now. The company transports him. It Is true, but as to that, he Is freight, freight of good profit. The company would tako,frclght to the highest degree distaste ful if so be the, rates were paid. Indeed, yes. It Is n business. There Is n Uuv.e profit In the immigrant oh, yes but as a fel low passenger he Is oh, well, repul sive, repugnant or whatever you say In your language. Jumes If. Connolly In Scrlbner's. CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP. A Gerinnn Hotel Keeper'N Oplnloim on Hotheaded 1'eoiilen. 'I think that the Americans are alto gether too quick to pick a quarrel," said a German hotel keeper In Harlem who had just bad a petty tussle In put ting out un unwelcome customer. "They are not. to he compared with the French," said an American lawyer who happened to drop In. "Why, you know about those French apprentices, how they are always ready to tight and often lose their lives over a few words." "I've heard about thrso apprentices," said the German. "We have them In our country. They roam around the country. But w.'iot of that?" "Yes," was the answer. "A party of them, with a leader and representing some craft, will, for instance, meet an other party of apprentices. They are organized Into different societies, each Intensely jealous of the other, and If two bucIi bands are different societies there is a fight In tin Instant. First the leaders come to blows, and then the melee becomes general. They fight with fists and sticks until the road Is littered with the wounded and some times the dead." The German, not to be outdone by the French, said before he had thought twice: "That's nothing. Why, our stu dents in the universities have fights, They belong to different societies and fight with sabers. Kecause of some lit tle Insult often one will, have his head fairly cut open." "And yet you complain about the Americans!" said the lawyer us he laughed to see how tho German had stepped Into his own trap. New York Tribune. i . A True Friend. It takes a great soul to be a true friend a large, catholic, steadfast and loving spirit. One must forgive much forget much, forbear much. It costs to bo a friend or to have a friend. There is nothing else In life except mother hood that costs so much. It not only costs time, affection, strength, patience, love sometimes a man must even lay down his life for his friends. There Is no true friendship without self abnega tion, self sacrifice. Eorn Willi Them. . "Mamma," said the little girl, her eyes wide with excitement, "I do be lieve the minister told a story!" "Why, the Idea!" said her mother, "You dou't know what you are say ing." "Uut I do, mamma. I hoard papa ask him how long he had worn whisk crs, and he said he had worn them all his life." A Synonym. "What? Fifty cents a box for those pills!" cried the customer. "Why. It's robbery." "I wouldn't say that," returned the druggist coolly. "No?" "No. Since pills are under discus sion, I'd try to be humorous and call it 'pillage.' " Philadelphia Press. Vllt, bat Doemi't I'at I p There "My boy Josh writes me that ho la Htoppln' at the best hotels," remarked Mrs. Corntossel. "Is he a commercial traveler?" "No. He's drivln' a transfer wagon." Washington Star. When Dame Fortune goes calling, she utterly disregards "ut home" days. Chicago News. There In neither thunder nor Ling withm the arctic circle. ' light- BR0WNELL WINS IT CAL'CL'S NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENCY OF OREGON STATE SENATE. Representative Harris, of Eugene, Secures the Speakerehip-Result Is Signal Victory for the Forces of C. W. Fulton for the Inked States Senate. PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GEORGE C. RROWNELL, of Clack- iinas Countv. , SFEAKER OF THE HOUSE LAWRENCE T. HARRIS, of Lane County. State Senator, George C. Browr.ell, of Clackamas County, will preside over tho destinies of the Oregon Sen ate for the next 40 days. His eight years ot service m the upper house of the legislature has been crowned with reward. A caucus of the 24 rcpublicum in the senate was held his morning and seven ballots were akeu, all of them resultling in 12 otos for Brownell and 12 votes for Dr. Andrew C. Smith, of Multno mah County. An adjournmment was ikon until this afternoon, when Sen- itor Browiiell obtained cnctigh votes to secure the coveted plum. He is tho caucus nominee and The Record ongratulates him. The hardest kind of a fight was put up against him and tho fact that he won out will give him additional prestige aud influence. Iu this Clackamas Countv will he tho trainer. His third term opens auspiciously and lit is now in a position to enforce needed legislation. Representative L. T. Harris, of Eu gene, is serving Ins second term m the house. Ho is a young man, u lawyer,' and in the last legislature obtained- distinction and won recog nition. Mr. Harris is a brilliant speaker and a good parliamentarian. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, situated in his own town, Eugene, and received- his de greo of bachelor of laws from the Uni versity of Michigan. His victory, as is Senator Brownell's, means a vic tory for tho forces of Charles W. Ful ton for United States Senator. Tax Levy Will be Made Wednesday. The. board of county commisssion rs adjourned Saturday until Wednes day when the annual tux levy will be made and tho regular venire of Cir cuit Court jurors drawn. The annual roll call of the mem bers of tho Congregational Churcl was held Thursday ovouing. OLD FASHIONED. What has become of the old fashion ed man who called a boil a "gather Ing?" What has become of tho old fashion ed man who referred to coal as "stone coal?" What has become of the old fashion ed woman who bought wall paper and hung It herself? What has become of the old fashion ed boy who believed that eating gun powder would make him fierce? What has become of the old fashion ed mustang pony that had to bo bro ken every time It was hitched up? What has become of the old fashion ed person who said to u child that had fallen, "Come here, and I'll help you up?" What has become of the old fashion ed woman who ustd to say to her boy when he came In late, "I'll attend to your case after supper?" Atchison Globe. rnreftjlneNft of Siireeonii, It Is an object lesson In godliness to see n surgeon washing his hands after performing uu operation, says the Chi cago Chronicle, lie works of course with sleeves rolled up to the elbow, so that the washing extends from the cra zy bono to the tip of the finger null. First there Is n hard scrubbing with plain soap aud sterilized water. This Is followed by a swabbing with tincture of green soap and sterilized water. Then comes a genuine scouring with equal parts of quicklime and soda In sterilized water and finally u rinsing In a B'lliitlun (1 to 2,000) of bichloride of mercury. Without these four separate washings no surgeon would think of venturing out to scatter germs "of dis ease. Homaiiee of u Murrlnjte Llcenae. There Is a record of a marriage II cense Issued to two nartles. and written across the face of the entry In red Ink Is the note by tho judge: "Returned un ux:'d. See tinge so and so." On turning to the page referred to there Is another record and the same red Ink note. In short, the record shows that a license was procured and returned unused four different times. Tho fifth time, howev er. wiiM the charm, and thev were mar ried, he ut the age of sixty-four and she nt forty-eight years. Ottawa Ke publican. I'liotOKrnphy, She I took this picture with my "ko dak" while abroad. He-What Is It? She Well, that building that stands up perfectly straight Is the leaning tower of I'lsa; those leaning buildings are the perpendicular edifices in tho vicinity. PERSONAL MENTION. Fred Baker, of Stafford, has gone to Eastern Oregon to take up a home stead. George C. Hess and Edwin Cox. of Stone, were iu tho city Thursday on legal business. John H. Daly, of Mucksburg, was iu the city Friday on business before the county court. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Perry, of Port land, were iu Oregon City Sunday, visiting relatives. District Attorney J. U. Campbell was among the pasw,i.gers for Salem yesterday morning. W. J. Edmuudson, of this city, has passed tho state medical examination and is entitled to write M. D. after his name. C. D. Latouretto returned this morn ing from a three weeks trip iu the east. He visited his mother and broth' iu Fentou, Mich., and sisters in Boston and New York. John Shuttle, at ono time a progres sive farmer living about eight miles up tho Clackamas, and who sold out and went to Portland several years ago, was in the city Friday on busi ness. Ho is working in Portand. ' Dr. W. kT Haviland, who canio hero several mouths ago to take charge of Dr. Strickland's practice while the latter was in tho East, and upon his return formed a partnership, left Mon day for Japan as physician of tho steamship Indrapura. Ho will re turn in about three months. Mrs. Carlton, Mrs. Rosenkrans and Mrs. Kirk, of Canhy, wero iu the city few days last week, guests at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Sleight. The latter lady is the widow of tho oldest Odd Fellow in Oregon, who had been an ardent worker in that order for 61 years, prior to his death, about a year ago. Kindness to an Emigrant Boy. A young Austrian boy, unable to speak the language, of our country, camo into town Friday, tired, hungry and worn out. Ho is a recent arrival from his fatherland and fell intp tho kindly hands of Secretary Bollack, of the woolen mills, and by him was taken to G. Rosonstien, the clothier, who speaks Austrian, aud 10 other languages besides. He talked to tho boy who explained his impoverished condition. Mr. Rosonstien gave him some now clothes, which he was sadly in need of, fed him and then took hyix across the street to tho Bon Ton res taurant, which is conducted by an Austrian, and secured a position for him. Mr. Rosonstien came hore five years ago from Alasace and Lorine province and was glad to have tho opportunity of doing a charitable act for the homeless and friendless lad. I. 0. 0. F. Installation. Oregon Lodgo, No. 3, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, held its annual installation Thursday night. Harvey Starkweather was the installing officer and the following wero installed: J. B. Fairclough, N. G. ; A. H. Fumegan, V. G. ; T. F. Ryan, R. S. ; S. S. Walker, treasurer; II. W. Trom- bath, F. S. ; William Hodges, conduc tor; E. J. Noble, warden; E. Loight on, R. S. N. G. ; L. II. Phoister, L. S. N. G. ; W. L. Midlam, R. S. V. G. ; Goo. Roddaway, L. S. V. G. ; Lin coln Waldron, I. G. ; J. W. Noble, chaplain ; Goo. Dahll, J. K. Morris, S. S. Honors For Oregon City Boy, William B. Shivoly, Jr., of thi city, has boon elected president of tho studont body of " tho Pacific Uni versity, to succeed Clark H. Williams, of this city, who left tho school to enter the newspaper field at Modford. Mr. Shivoly is a member of tho fresh men class und has distinguished him self in college circles. Ho was a memler of the debating team which won from Willamette University last year and, is tho only academy student who ever made the debating team. Mr. Shivoly is tho son of Manager Shivoly, of Shively's opera houso. Albert Cox Surprised. Albert Cox was tendered a pleasant surprise last Thursday evening at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs., Alviu Canon, in this city. Forty persons partici pated in the festivities and a royal good time was had, indulging in games and enjoying music until a very Into hour, when refreshments were served. Buggy Overturned. While J. McKay, wife nnd daughter wero driving on the West Sido Thurs day evening, tho buggy upset, throw ing all three occupants to tho ground. Miss McKay received a cut over tho left eye, but not seriously. Mr. and Mrs. McKay were only slightly injnred. Wjfe Deserted Him. W. A. Parker has brought suit in tho Circuit Court against Hattie Belle Parker for a divorce, on ' the grounds of desertion. The complaint alleges that tho lilnintifT was married to de fendant at Portland, January 23, ' 181H), and that, the defendant deserto.l her I in August 11)01. ,