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PORTLAND, OREGON
SCHOOL GROWTH IS RAPID
Attendance Almost Doubles in This City During 10 Years High Standard of Education Is Maintained
By H. H. H-rdma. Jr.. rrtncmpal
Md High (haol.
THE growth of the schools In
city is n excellent means of esti
mating the trrowth of that city.
L.ike-i9. the conditions obtaining; In
li- K-hoolB are Rood criteria of the
Interest takn by the rltisens In the
moral and Intellectual welfare of those
who will set the standards In the next
B-nration. In this brief article it will
be my purpose to bring; out these two.
points, particularly as they apply to
the high synods.
Ii June. 1??. the number of pupils
registered In the public schools of
Portland was 11,345. Ten years later.
In 108. the number was 22.213. In
other words, these figures show that
during the last decade, the school
population of our city Increased 93 and
four-fifths per cent. To provide build
ings for this rapidly-increasing; num
ber has been in Itself no small task.
But to secure teachers who have prop
er qualifications to Incorporate them
In the corps, and to mould their ideas,
and direct their work so as to make
It harmonize with the work of those
older In the service this has been the
point upon which the efficiency of
the schools has depended during- the
period of larg-e Increase, that this has
been done, no one who will take the
trouble to acquaint himself with the
. situation as it exists today will deny.
The course of study has been well
thnug;ht out, it lias been systemati
cally and practically arranged. It has
been thoroughly expounded to the
principals and teachers, and it has
been uniformly followed, inder care
ful supervision, by the entire corps.
The High School, ten years ago. that
is In June. 188. had an enrollment of
38 pupils. Seven years later, in 1915.
this number had been Increased to 1094.
a gain of 2S6, or 30 and two-fifths per
cent. At the end of the present year,
June, 1909. the number enrolled will
havo Increased to at least 2200. Be
tween 1905 and 199. therefore, the in
crease amounts to 110$. or 101 and nine
tenths per cent. Of this 101 and ntne
tcnths per cent Increase. fl8 and one
tenth per cent has manifested Itself
since the East Side High School was
organized. This In Itself ffoes to show
that the number of schools, that Is to
say the accomodations for students, af
fects the number of students. Just as
the number of students, that ia the
demand for school accomodations, af
fects the number of schools. One hun
dred and one per cent increase in four
years. Is there anything strange about
the fact that we have two high schools
filled to capacity where four years
ago we had one? And does anybody
know what we shall do with all the
boys and girls who will be clamoring
for admission during the year and
one-half which must elapse between
now and the time when the contem
plated third building will be ready for
occupancy?
Many persons have come to look upon
the High school as an institution, the
principal purpose of which is to pre
pare for college. Although our high
schools do prepare students for en
trance into college, that is not the
main purpose for which they are main
tained, nor Is it the main result which
they achieve. A very great majority
of the pupils In the high schools do
not expect to go to college. They look
upon their high school course as the
completion of their formal education.
With many of them, their chief hope
Is to remain In school long enough to
graduate before necessity of having
aoid clothes, cither for themselves
or for those dependent on them, com
pels them to give up their books.
Others who are In a position to com
plete the four years of secondary work
do not. for one reason and another,
expect to continue after their gradua
tion. Thus, whether from choice of
from necessity, the majority of our pu
pils regard the high school as the last
educational institution which they will
attend. ,
Under such circumstances It mani
festly behooves us to supply these pu
pils with the things which will best
fit them for the lives they will lead.
Accordingly our courses include the
culture studies, the disciplinary stud
ies, and the utilitarian studies. I'ntil
recently, our high school curriculum
consisted of only the Ijttin, German,
Fngllsh and scientific courses. Now,
however, we have, in addition to these,
a college preparatory course, a manu
al training course, a domestic science
course, and a commercial course.
In each of these courses certain work
In mathematlcs(which includes algebra,
plain and solid geometry. trigonome
try and higher arithmetic), science,
1. e. physiography, xoology. physiology,
botany, physics, and chemistry), his
tory. i. e. Oriental. Greek. Roman,
mediaeval, modern, English and Amer
ican). English, (I. e. grammar, rhetoric,
composition and literature) In each of
these courses some work In these sub
jects Is required. The amount varies
slightly In the different courses. No
one is obliged, or even permitted, to
take all of these subjects. On the
contrary, no one who wishes to gradu
ate Is permitted to choose merely what
he wants or thinks h wants; he may
however, take an elective or special
course without graduating. The pupil
is required to choose the course which
he intends to pursue In the high school.
For example, if he expects to go to
college, he chooses the college pre
paratory course. In this he must take
four years of Latin and two of Ger
man, "four years of English, two years
of history, two years of science, and
three years of mathematics. Or. if he
chooses the manual training course, he
Is required to take four yers of man
ual training. which includes both
French and mechanical drawing, three
years' work in English, one in history,
two In science, and three In mathema
tics. Or a girl who chooses the do
mestic science, two years of French
and drawing and other decorative
work, four years of English, two of
history, two of science doology. physi
ology and chemistry) and three of
mathematics. Or in the teachers'
course, she is required to take three
years and a half of mathematics, two
years and a half of science, two of his
tory, four of English, two of pedagogy,
and two of art. Or in the commercial
course, the student gets. In addition
to the bookkeeping. shorthand and
typewriting, considerable work In ma
thematics, science, history, English
and science of commerce.
The other courses, the Latin, the Ger
man and the English, are similar to those
outlined above, except that in each the
student must choose three studies to be
pursued throughout the four years, and
to be studied one J-ear each. .
One thing more about our courses: It
has been said by persons who knew not
whereof they spoke that a student who
graduated from the High School was not
prepared for college. Our Latin course,
they said, did not qualify our graduates
for college. I am glad to have this op
portunity to contradict that assertion. Pu
pils who take the Latin course with ex
pectation of qualifying for college and
who adjust their studies to meet the en
trance requirements, have no difficulty.
But. as I have said, not half of our pu
pils intend to continue their studies after
leaving the High School, hence the
courses are somewhat more clastic than
Is necessary to conform merely to the
college requirements. But the student
who takes the Latin course can enter col
lege provided he takes the work In that
course required for entrance.
In short. I believe t'nnt the courses of
study offered In our High Schools com
pare favorably with those offered In th
schools of the other cities of the country;
that the work done by the student in
pursuing these courses Is on an equality
with that done elsewhere, and that the
spirit, the general moral and intellectual
tone of the student body is very high.
We haven't attained perfection yet. it is
true, but perhaps we should be thankful
for this reminder of our kinship with the,
rest of the mortal world.
WILL FOUND REED INSTITUTE
Trustees of Project Are Free to Carry Out Wishes of Woman
Who Gave Estate to Big Philanthropy.
Olds and Charles E. Wolverton. The
two latter take their office, by election,
to replace Judge C. B. Bellinger de
ceased and W. E. Ilobertson. declining
to serve. These trustees, so far as their
actual work under the trust Is con
cerned have up to this time carefully
refrained from the discussion of plans
and policies until It should be definitely
known what the issue of the suits
above named might be and until for
mally called to action by the turning
over of some instalment of funds by the
executor.
Meanwhile the general subject matter
of Mrs. Reed's will In relation to the
institute has been before the board, and
some general lines of action may be
said to be partially thought out. The
trustees will have a large field of use
fulness to choose from, and will be
governed no doubt first by a considera
tion of the existing, philanthropies of
the city and by a Judgment that the In
stitute should not duplicate to any
great extent what may seem to be pro
vided for through public taxation or
other endowments and benevolent as
sociations. Again the Interests of
young people who are seeking to fit
themseU-es to earn a livelihood in con
genial occupations will no doubt be
the paramount aim though the will
allows scope for general lectures and
Instructions In useful Information for
the public at large The following
clauses of the will mas' Indicate how
generous were the wishes of the
founder and her trust In those who are
to administer or choose out specific
lines.
"All the rest, residue and remainder
of my estate and property of every kind
I give . for the found
ing, establishment and maintenance at
the city of Portland, Or., of an lnstiu
tlon of learning having for its object
the Increase and diffusion of practical
knowledge among the citizens of said
city of Portland, and for the promotion
or literature, science ana an.
. In it shall be established such de
partments of learning, galleries of art,
natural and technical museums, appli
ances for manual training and other ap
pliances and appurtenances as such
trustees or their successors may from
time to time prescribe. Such instruc
tion shall be given therein by com
petent teachers and lecturers In litera
ture, music, the arts and sciences, and
such classes created for the people, and
especially for deserving young men and
young women earning their livelihood
as said trustees may from time to time
direct."
In concluolon the testatrix restates
her meaning In words memorable for
their breadth, and defining uses ot
her gift for all time, as follows:
"It Is my desire and intention that
the institution so founded and estab
lished shall be the means of general
enlightenment, intellectual and moral
culture, the cultivation and develop
ment of fine arts, manual training
and education for the people.
Whenever the executor formally
places in the hands of the trustees
the property and funds of the estate
in remainder, a large responsibility
will come, challenging the best en
deavor and wisdom of the board, and
of their advisors to carry forward the
Reed Institute, and to Justify the no
ble confidence in the citizens of Port
land of Mr. and Mrs. Keed. They con
ceived their plan long ago and the
bestowal comes in execution of a high
moral purpose: in fulfillment of a
felt gratitude for all that Oregon and
Portland ' meant to them, through a
long life; and with the Intent to the
reach of their power of doing per
petual good. The trustees, no doubt,
will plan not only for the present,
but for the future, and will give much
time and preliminary thought to their
work: perhaps, visiting other institu-
BK41KST F'OIt TtKKD ISTI
TtTE. Through the bequest of the late
Mrs. Amanda W. Reed, an es
tate valued at approximately
11.000.0'jft 'pas been made avail
aole for the founding In Portland
of an educational institution to
be known as the P.eed Institute.
Some of the plans and objects of
this proposed school are dis
cussed In the following article
by Lir. T. I Eliot, pastor emeri
tus of the First Unitarian Church
and one of the trustees of the
Institute named by Mrs. Reed in
her will.
By Dr. T. l Eliot.
The year 1909. will probably be the
Initial year In which the trustees of
that noble philanthropy the Reed In
stitute, will be able to look their trust
fully in the face, and take some ol the
preliminary steps towards determining,
first; the general line or lines which
can be moved upon with most advan
tage to the people of the city and state;
and later, the methods and leadership
which shall carry these lines forward
to earliest operation. Up to this year,
the suits instituted by certain of Mrs.
Reed's relatives, have engrossed most
of the attention of the executor and
trustees. These suits though vexatious
and taxing to the patience, have been
determined, by courts of both lower and
higher resort. In favor of the philan
thropist, and of the chief trust and the
result is that the executor will be able
In the sequel to turn over practically
unimpaired the residual estate for the
Reed Institute as intended by the wise
giver.
The board of trustees as now con
stituted is as follows: C. A. Dolph.
Martin Winch. T. L. Eliot. William P.
H
otel Oregon
Our new fire-proof Annex is com
pleted and our capacity doubled.
Grill room enlarged and improved
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