Morning Oregonian., February 04, 1911, Section Five, Page 16, Image 96

- THE MOUSING OREGOMAX. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1911.
PORTLAND SOON TO HAVE COLLEGE
THAT STARTS WITH BIG ENDOWMENT
Rwd, Destined to Become One of Country's Chief Educational Institutions, Will Open Doors in
1912. With Site Donated and $3,000,000 Available.
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T. VmrnfT. rl4t Heea
l.stltafe.
.EED COLLEGE, th. first instltu-
ttoa of hlgler education to b. -tabllshed
by th. trustees of th.
RMd Intutvtt. I th. outcomo of th.
d.str. of Mr. and Mr.. Simeon O. Re.
to found an Institution In their own
city of Portland. ' hou!d
mean, of general enlightenment, ntel
lectual anJ moral culture, tb. cultiva
tion and development of
m.no.l training and .ouc.tlon for th.
lull
Iteed. to-
Mnnlt.
. . .v. iti of Mr.
permitting .o,.
. mar die-
lelle. aa .,tnn
.. ldent to
attorney
beneBt to affiliate
ocli
" "r. f ,b. General Educa-
ana t
Men Board.
,..1 that thi
that th truti
.narv nowel
act.r of tb. Institution
llshed. ..ulered whether
The trustee, first ""'T . Port.
hos. ePrt opinion w
founder
a lha IDUIIUl
tee. .hould ha. full -institution
to b. eslab
.i.red whether
Th. trustee. r -";mmll4 ln Fort
th.r. might not be lne mr.
land for what ",J..t.m or a voca
popur form. careful ln-
tlonal school. Th',m' f ,h. country
quiry in various parts of th.
regarding such a ,?'". d
who I. Mr ?,.,.
hr bu.lne. ma..-. -...,,. tr-h-throughout
""l'yh,;,;"d in view,
nteal Institutions with this no con.
popular Institution 7hlehthiJ general
Men cow""1"
iryVTorrund7. ady well
.U.d with ln.,.tut,on. f technical
?"Ni.Vd .-li o. ' th. finest
for bojr ana n'1- .Auntrr
for all th. people. In "C"" trm
prehenstve school ot . rmr
Sarv grad. Includlna- courses In car
",rT " .k...i.m.kln. machine .hop
work patteri-maklnr. brickl-vlnr and
r,r.,?nc .lectr.cal construction
ig. arcnueciui
.. aa flttlr
:d 'mechrnTca, draw, ng The- ar.
al.o excellent prlvat. school, of ec
ondary grade.
Tho Toung wn e ' - -
..on ha- .ml.tl - Ve
ins In which nlht Inetructlon I. K'""
n carnentrr. general woodworking
in carpeuii . ,nncrete con-
luiui'iua, - -----
V
tructlon,
tlon. machine
bookkeeplnc.
awavlnr. electrical conn.--
ahop work, wi'ii't"'
.i.noiracbr. architect
ural and mechanical drawing.
The Youn Women-. CbrUUan Ai
elation oocuple. a An. bulldln.
equipment and cla.ee. for rono
Th. city of Portland baa a Fin. Art.
bulldln,- with complel. of pla.ter
reel. a coa.lderabla collection of
ntlng. In water ana on. nu ...
,1t collection of photograph, or
Mag work, of art. Th. curator I.
accompll.hed .tuJent aod art critic.
I .peclally trained In.truetor In
paint in In water and on. ana an r
lil collection i - -----
i.-.m work, of art. Th. curator I.
an
art apprltlon haa been m'0iJp
who. with th. curat..r. le. all
tlm. to th. ln.tltuUoo. In connection
with th. art In.tltut. fr.quent lecturea.
thnlcal and popular, ar. len.
Portland ha. a library. Ion .Inc. es
tablished. oranled a. to proroot.
th. fre. ue of boob, with department,
for children, for pecUl .tudenta and
for th. generai public, ln connection
with the library are .xten.lon depart
ment, reacrlns t only th. aeeral
section, of th. city, but th. .urround
laa country a. well.
In th. tty Hall and public library
ar. collection, of great alu.. eoTerlnc
th. whole hletory of l-"pr'" from which
a (-ectral museum will soon be e.tab
llshed. .
Ilecaua of th. ab.ve facta, th. "
tee. of Heed Institute were convinced
that ther. wa ao demand In Portland
for further vocational school, or for
any Instruction of secondary arade.
They eoneeleed It to b. their duty to
develop an Institution which should not
duplicate any work already adequately
provided by public or private enter
petsea. They wished to provide th.
on. Important type of school. If there
were any .uch type, which th. people
of Portland could otb.rwla. .njoy only
by leavtsa- th. city. Th. trustee, de
cided, therefore, to found a strong col
lar f art. and sciences, aa Institution
requlrtnr for admtesloa th. completloa
of t i avalnt of a satisfactory four
year court, of secondary grade, and of -fertr.c
a bourse of approilmately four
jars Ie1lng to th. degree of Bache
lor of Arts.
The qutlon of the character of th.
Institution to bo .atabltehed was eub
mltted Xo th. moot competent board of
eiperts In education to b. found In bl.
country, tl-o G.neral Education Board.
Tie acrtry of th board. Dr. Wal
lace Buttei-lck. mad. two trip, to Or.
aen for th. purpose of studying th.
neds of Portland and of the North
west. He submitted his finding, to the
fu.l board. Th. beard, on motion of
rresiient Eliot of Harvard fnlveralty.
fix- arid ibat th. greatest educational
seed of Portland wa. a college of lib
eral arts. They further concurred with
tb. opinion of tr. Butt. rick, that ther.
I. no better unoccupied .pot In th.
United State, for founding a college of
th. proposed type.
The next queett.B demanding decision
was the selection of a campus. This
wa. happily settle1 by the donation of
a large tract of land within the city
on th. East tilde. It was a part of the
estate known a. Crystal Springs Farm,
and wa. th. gift of William U. Ladd.
Th. n.at Important qu.stlon waa th.
dat. of opMlDf classes, for Instruction.
It waa eildrnt. as soon as the character
of th. Institution wa. decided upon,
that th. very first brick laid on the
raapu. must ha. Ita proper place In
th. contemplated development of tho
ground, and building, for more than a
century to come. It waa clear that any
beginning, should bo condemned which,
for the sake of a small, temporary gain,
sacrificed th. greater Interest, of un
nomb.red generations to come. In
eh on. tho material beginning, of Reed
College muet be worthy of the lead
ing Institution of higher education. If
a uch It shall sons, day becomo. In a
much larger city. In the Portland of the
year a. well aa In the Portland of
today. No other beginning could re
ceive th. commendation of the business
snea of the city, ef prospective bene
factor, ef Reed College, or of tb. world
ef higher education. In tb. past, aa
President Prttchett obearvea. no uni
versity oeema sufficiently to have dis
counted the future la respect to Ita
material development.
Tho bulidlng of a college or univer
sity from tho very foundations, with
res or three million dollar, for endow
Boat, la aa undertaking ao rare la th.
history of th. world that there ar.
but few men who know what It In
volvea. Many men know what they
would like to hav. done, but few hav.
had th. experience wbluh enable, them
to apeak as authorities.
Accordingly, th. president and trus
tee, of the proposed college In Port
land have consulted men and women
from Maine to California who ore com
petent to speak a. experts, because
they have met altuallon. In the recent
past parallel to the one now confront
ing the trustees of Reed Institute. The
Independent Judgments of all these ex
perts agree that It would bo Impossible
to open an Institution of the high
standard decided upon earlier than the
Kail of 112.
President Henry S. Prltchett and
Secretary John Bowman, or the Car
negie Foundation for th. Advancement
or Teaching, urged this date for the
opening of Reed College, on th. ground
tJiat Justlc. to preparatory school,
and prospective student demand,
more than one year's notice or the
standards set and the requirements ror
admission to the college. In their
Judgment, .uch an Institution a.
would at once be heartily accepted by
tiie Carnesjle Foundation. could be
opened In Portland according to pres
ent plana In the Fall of 1W. but not
earlier. And It will bo remembered
that the president and trustee, of the
Iteed In. tltute have already definitely
pledged themselves to establish a col
lege of su.-h high standing that It will
be found from the outset, on rigid ex
amination, to more than meet the
standard, of excellence of these na
tional boards. Portland now ha. the
nnliue opportunity of building a col
lege which, within Its cnosen field,
will be second to none ln the United
States. The trustees believe that tho
people of Portland should and will be
satisfied with nothing less than the at
tainment of this -high Ideal. Thl.
mean, that the standards of admission,
of continued residence at the college,
and of graduation will be equal to
those of any Institution of higher
learning In th. United State..
Th. tru.t.es will attempt to do no
mora than th. present Income will
enable them to do a. wall as It can bo
done anywhere. They will establish
only a college of liberal arts not a
trad, .chool. or a technical school, or a
university, or a professional school of
any kind. They will not duplicate any
kind of work already adequately pro
vided through city or state support.
They will endeavor" to develop th.
kind of Institution which ln their
Judgment and ln the Judgment of th.
national experts called in consultation
will do the greatest amount or good
under present condition, for Portland
and for th. Northwest.
If Reed college were to be merely an
attempted reproduction of one of the
older college, of the F.ast. the necesnlty
for time would not be .0 Imperative.
If the aubjects of Instruction were to
deal mainly with past ages, without
vital connection with th. present life
of the city and of th. Northm-est. the
selection of a faculty and other pre
liminary problems would be relatively
simple. But Iteed College, as forth
coming bulletins will explain. I. to
lake advantage of It. splendid freedom
from harassing tradition.. It is to de
velop along Individual lines. It Is to
serve th. community more efrectlvely
than could any merely transplanted In
stitution. What this Involve. In the
way of original, constructive work will
be explained from time to time a.
present plan, mature.
All of the rrlends of the institution,
who are naturally eager to do all the
good they can. a. soon a. they can.
regret that they cannot wisely open
the Institution on It. own campu. the
coming Fail. Those students, however,
who expected to begin work thi. year
may be able to meet the requirement,
for admission next June or September,
and then carry on a year or work
under th. approval and to the satisfac
tion or the president or Reed College
and thus b. enabled to enter th. sopho
more rlass In 1912.
The decision not to open the college
before 1911 does not Imply any delay
In the development of the institution.
On the contrary, the president and
. trustees are thus enabled to devote
their attention thl. Spring to the Im
mediate development of the grounds,
building, and other material develop
ment ror college work. The architects
are already at work developing plan,
which provide ror a century or de
velopment end contemplate the expen
diture of several million dollars. The
present endowment of the college for
tunately cannot be used for building
purposes. Sufficient funds are avail
able, however, ror the construction of
th. first buildings, and there Is no
doubt that th. liberality and public
spirit and foresight of the people of
Portland and other friends of tho In
stitution will meet rurther need, aa
they arise.
CITY SCHOOLS MODERN
AND ATTENDANCE LARGE
Enrollment for 1911 Will Reach 29.500 More than 1000 Teachers
Are Employed Courses in Trades Provided.
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Commemorating the One-Hundredth Anniversary
of the First White Settlement in the Northwest
and the Beginning of the Oregon Country at
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' Situated at the mouth of the beautiful and historic Colum
bia River and on the shore of the mighty JFacihc Ocean
August 10 to September 9, 1911
Presenting Historical and Ceremonial Features, together with a
Spectacular Jubilee Marine and Military Pageant
Pacific Coast Regatta
The Greatest Aquatic Event to be held in the West
Historically This Celebration Is to Be the Most Important
Event to Take Place This Year in the United States
MakeCYour Arrangements to Attend Reduced Rates Offered on All Lines
For Further Particulars Address
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NOTE Read the thrilling story of the making of the Oregon Country in Washington Irving's famous book entitled 'Astoria"
PRACTICALITY every modern edu
cational Idea of demonstrated
value ha. been put Into practice
In th. Tortland schools. Th. youth or
thl. city hav. unexcelled opportunlUe.
for nttlng themselveo ror future useful
ness In th. world.
Wb.n th. .chool census was taken la
December. 110. tho children of .chool
age within tho bound, of School District
No. 1. Multnomah County, which com
prise, all the City of Tortland and ex
tend slightly beyond Ita boundaries,
numbered 3H.81J. Th. enrollment on
January . Itll. wa. There are
I school. In th. district. Th. valu. of
buildings la In exces. or IMOQ.OOO.
One entire building, known aa th.
Trade. School. Is devoted to vocational
training. Thla I. In addition to manual
training, cooking, sawing and other kin
dred domestic arts which ar. part or
tb. regular curricula or th. public and
high schools.
lndlcatlv. or tho great growth of
Portland la tho fact that tho acbool en
rollment at th. end of tho last school
year. Juno !1. 110. allowed, that U.Sli
children, out or a total or :S.0i en
rolled at that time, had been born out
side Oregon, 11. In other states or
the t'nlon. and 1st In foreign countries.
A total of l" Instructors, Including
two superintendents, ax. employed by
th. Board of Education. Thl. number
alao Include. It teacher, who devoto
their time to instruction In special sub
ject.. Including those who teach In th.
nlgbt school th. total la swelled to 10J0.
For several year. th. Hoard of Educa
tion ha. been conducting night schooia.
but it waa only within the last school
year that tb. system wa. spread to all
section, of th. city. Night claaaea ax.
now held In flv. acnoot buildings. f
Elementary and high school subject,
ara taught In the night schools. Th.
enrollment ha. Incres.eU with each suc
ceeding season. At present It Is nearly
109. Talk, on American Institution.
nd th. American system or Government
ar. featured. Not only foreign-born, out
many native American, are availing
themselvea of thla opportunity to ac
qulro an education.
In 110- the Board of Education ex
pended In the erection of new build
ings, addition, to old structures and th.
purchase of real eatat. JTJ.7;i.:i. Four
buildings, with an aggregate or : rooms,
wer. constructed, and additions of tw,
four and eight room. wer. made to nine
others. Po rapidly hav. th. outlying
district, or tb. city been Increasing ln
population that th. Board or Education
baa adopted a plan of school building,
known as th. '11" gystem. by which It
poealble to add room, to building,
aa needed.
t'p to thl. tlm. th. Portland acbool
building., with lb. .xceptlon or those
devoted to high school purpose have
been constructed or wood, at un aver
age cost or tiooo a school room, mo:,
than I. necessary to build brick build
li.ia. Thoroughness or construction,
modern plan, and th. beat materials
are Insisted upon. A recent ordinance
passed by the City Council will, how
ever, force the construction or rire
proor school buildings within the city
limits hereafter. Efforts are now be
ing made to hate th. ordinance amended
so a. nut to apply to grammar schools
already partially constructed and la ue.
th. Board of Education disliking th.
Idea of changing th uniformity of a
building.
liana for 1911 Include th. construction
of 10 fireproof school rooms at an esti
mated cost of S&iO.OOO and tho comple
tion of the new Lincoln Hlh School
building, which will be the rtnest struc
ture or It. character In tb. Northwest
and which will represent when finished
an expenditure or approximately liK.0'
The 110 budget of the Board of Edu
cation contained an Item of 110. 000 for
library purpose. With thla sum 15.000
carefully selected volume, wero pur
chased as th. nucleus of a circulating
library. An equal amount will bo ex
pended for the same purpose thi. year.
The beautincatlon or school grounds ha.
also been undertaken. JIO.OOO having
been appropriated ror thla purpose la
11. and $10,000 In 111.
Future plans or th. Board, a. yet un
announced In budget form. Include the
erection of a new Admlnlatratlon build
ing and the replacing of three of the
main school buildings with more sub
stantial structures. So great baa th.
Interest been In vocational education
that th. building at present used for
that purpose, though one of the largest
ln th. city, has been Insufficient In
six. to accommodate all who wish to
enter and will hav. to b. replaced with
in th. next few year.
The total bonded Indebtedness or the
chool district Is only $719,000. while
the assessed valuation la ln excess cr
l:75.0oO.OOO. The bonded Indebtednens
will, however, be Increased to JS69.000
before the end of the year provided on
Ixnue or I ISO. 000 bonds asked for by tb.
Hoard or Education to provide additional
funds necessary to erect the new Lin
coln high school Is authorlxed by tho
taxpayers of the district.
The city has three high school build
ing, known a. the Lincoln, tho Wash
ington and the Jefferson. All are of
brick construction and partially flre
proor. Fire drill ha. been compulsory
In all school. The total high .chool
enrollment at th. end or 1310 was In
excess or Z60O.
The high school course has In th.
lsst few years been considerably modi
fied, allowing a pupil thb privilege of
specialising in those line, of work ror
which he baa a natural Inclination. Th.
kind of course qualities a pupil to en
ter Stanford and other Pacific Coast
universities.
Following la a table showing the reg
istration ror each school year or th.
last decade. It telle more eloquently
than could be told In words th. his
tory or Portland's remarkable growth:
lion i:.!l iwm. t'.orti
1 CM. I li.OT 1KO
tt-2 I3.r.9 1KOS.
Ikoj . 14.:l.Hno 2.1. T9
tixt H.'D 110 2.-i.
1BOJ 15.77.1lll. estimated 20,Vti
North Pacific College
Schools of Dentistry and Pharmacy
Portland, Oregon
The Regular Sessions Begin
October First of Each Year
The College is loratej near the heart of the city, convenient
to libraries, clubs, large business houses and public buildings,
which contribute so much to tho life of the student.
STUDENTS ABE DRAWN FROM THE VARIOUS STATES
AND CANADIAN PROVINCES OF NORTH AMERICA
AND MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
For information and catalogue of either course, address
Dr. Herbert C. Miller
Corner 15th and Coach Sts.
PORTLAND, OREGON.
A SPLENDID
BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
FOR YOUNG. MEN AND BOYS
Extemive Course in College, High School and
Commercial Work. Grammar Grades Taught
to Boys Oyer Eleven Years
Columbia University
PORTLAND JZl.?""" OREGON
The Fertile Dufur Valley, Oregon
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an area or about 3 00 square miles ln the northeastern .ecuon 01 .
y. already ramed for Its production of apples, strawberries and other fruits, vegetables,
lfs. Is destined some day to take Its place as one of the garden spots of the state. De-
C. K- BATC H'S ArPLB ORCHARD,
Comprising an area or about 300 square miles ln the northeastern section or Wasc -"nt: 7ki'
th. lurur Valley,
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. . 11..., .i,i, with it., nme s-eneral weather
,7rn. oX"for" gter deveenV to bring Dufur Valley ,1:
Generally described Dufur valley Is a genny rouing piain .... . - r,
sey and Tamarack Creeka. Much of the bottom land along these watercourses 1 especially adapted to th.
growing- Vr air.lfa. producing record yields. Th. commercial center or the valley Is DuMr City the termi
ni of a railroad leading- from The Dalles, th. county seat of Wasco County. The town boasts a booster
ornnlutlon. kloa-a u the Dufur Valley Development League, which has don. valuable work ln exploiting
the advantage, of the Dufur coun try.
Most of the cleared lana m in. vawey .. o-.ng -.AT, . Hl ftnnT,. In th.
conditions as Hood River
little or no underbrush except along tho creek bottoms.
expense oi ci..r.u ... v "-"-- ,., ,,!. ,h . e-rowln of wheat.
valley attention is aevoieu uincuj. i ui.t.,... . -
oats, barley and other cereals and the raising of hogs, sheep and cattle.
localities are among- the best wnea t-growing oisincis 01 urcBuu. . .
locannes are m" w attention hca been centering on fruit production. App es. strawberries cher
ries and peaches yield splendid r.turn.. Mnny of th. ranches have been cut up Into sma ler tracts and
so" a. fruit farms, of volcnle origin, the soil of th. Dufur Valley Is the product of d Uln egrated ba-
IUc "ock. with th. exception of the .oil along th. watercourses, which Is more or less alluvium and do
cay.d gebW matter. Larg. syndicates have bought up 6000 acres adjoining- Dufur and will sell It ln
" "n ex'ceU.nt'Tiew? Mount Hood, said to be the b.st obtainable. Is afforded from the valley.
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