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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1916)
TITE MORNIXG OltEGONIAN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1916. 7 BILL WOULD AMEND TEACHERS' MEASURE nntabl that as to the rights of women teachers who marry while employea in the schools. There will be a special meeting of the Portland Grade Teachers' Association Friday afternoon at 4:30 o clock at Central Library, when . the proposed' tenure bill will be taken up. The meet ing will be in Library Hall, and a large attendance has been asked. Legislature to Be Asked to Modify Tenure-in-Office Law's Provisions. Look! Hundreds of Pretty Girls Will Sell Bank Shares. Forty Teams Will Be Turned Loose I'pon Public Saturday Bank of Sympathy to Have Open-Air Stock Exchange in Worthy Cause. 2 SUBJECTS ADDED Music and Languages Includ ed in Teachers' Programme. SCHEDULE NOW COMPLETE LIVELY CONTEST PROBABLE Teachers Expected to Resist School Board's Efforts to Have 'More Practical Authority Placed Within Its Hands. framed under the direction of Dr. Alan "Welch Smith, School Director, and approved by the School Board, a bill will be submitted to the Legislature at its coming session to modify the pres ent tenure in office law in many ways. Generally. It will make it easier for the Board to "fire" or transfer teach ers. But Portland teachers are aroused and will fight the proposed amendment to the last ditch. A merry battle la promised at the Legislature when the merits of this bill will be discussed pro and con. It is probable that teachers of the city will maintain a. lobby at the capital to fight its passage. Easier Dismissal Proposed. The measure that school authorities want will simplify the procedure nec essary to dismiss teachers. At pres ent long and tedious hearings are nec essary as a prelude to dismissal, of which the present series of investiga tions into the merits of the Mrs. Alevla Alexander case serves as an apt illus tration. Then, too, the new law is planned to ' heal the married teacher controversy. This has long been a thorn in the side of the School Board. Teachers sign an iron-clad contract when employed by the Board that in case of their mar riage their agreement with the School District will at once terminate. Teachers Defy Board. By virtue .of a decision in the Mrs. Maude Richards case, in which the Su preme Court gave the opinion that a woman had no right thus to sign away her liberties, and that she has a perfect right to marry and continue as a schoolteacher, marrying teachers are able to snap their fingers "under the nose of the Directors and continue teaching at their own sweet will. In such a situation the Board is powerless. At almost every meeting notice is served on the Directors by newlywed teachers to change thir names on the salary list as they have just been married. The Directors are chagrined, but they must, perforce, comply. . Sleasure "Would Ilalae Efficiency. "This law is worthy of the support of everyone in the community," de clared Dr. Alan Welch Smith, father of the measure, yesterday. "It is designed to make the present law workable. At present it is impossible to get results. Leeway is necessary so that we can accomplish the most good, for the peo ple of the district. "We hope, by its aid. to attain to a position whereby we can conduct school affairs with the same efficiency that any corporation would use In running its business." Proposal for Change Opposed. "Amendments are needed to the pres ent law," said J. V. Beach, chairman of the Board, vesterdav. He la honeful that the proposed bill will prove to be what is needed. Teachers have held a conference on the subject of the amendments to the existing tenure in office law and they lined up solidly against it. Any change whatever in the Jaw as it now exists was opposed. It was decided to fight the amend ment to a finish and the feeling was expressed that if the School Board does not like to work under the present law the Directors may resign their posts. Probation Period Provided. The amendment is designed to change the tenure in office law so that teach ers during the first four years of their service shall be listed as probationary, and the Board may dismiss, a teacher at any time during the probationary period, under cause deemed sufficient by the Board, any may discharge any such teacher at the conclusion of any school year. It is also contemplated In the new law that teachers on the permanent list shall not be subject to annual appoint ment, but shall continue to serve until dismissed or discontinued in the serv ice. It is also provided that teachers may be transferred from one branch of the service to another whenever it is deemed best to do so. It is also provided that a woman teacher, upon her marriage, may be dismissed without any other cause for the action being given or required. No Ills lit of Review Allowed. It is provided, however, that perma nent teachers, before being dismissed, may have a hearing before the Board, upon request within ten days after no tice of such dismissal is given. Such hearings are to be conducted by the Board of I'ircctors without the aid of attorneys for either party to the con troversy, and the decision of the Di rectors in the premises shall be final and not subject to review by any court or other tribunal. It is also provided that upon the fil ing of charges against a teacher, suph an one may be suspended by the Super intendent until the final' decision of the . Board. If the charges are sus tained and the teacher is dismissed, he or she shall not beentitled to salary for the i-eriod subsequent to the sus pension. Put if the charges fall to the ground, tht teacher is to be paid regu lar salary as though no charges bad been made. The tenure in office law was passed in 1913. It was then thought it would safeguard the positions of teachers and tend to make their work more stable. It has resulted in vexing the School Board by reason of court decisions. "ft) Hi f-v ETWEEN 600 and 1000 pretty girls l- and women in Portland are pre J - paring to turn stockbrokers. Saturday, December 16, will see more stock-selling schemes put over in this city than were ever witnessed in the wildest boom town in the jolliest boom days. There will be an open-air stock ex change conducted under the spreading branches of the munici pal Christ mas tree, alongside the postoffice, and the stockbrokers will go into all the hiehways and the byways of the city selling their shares of stock in the Bank of Sympathy, the new institution. with a capital stock of $25,000, principal and profits of whicn will go to aiievia- ing need among the poor in Portland. .Under the Spread- The stock is open Inc Christmas Tree to everybody at 10 cents a share. Girls of every rank and tatlnn will offer It for sale. Aii-onritr ono pan eret intimations of the activities of the fair stockbrokers, if one keeps hi3 eyes about him. Auto License Sold. Zip! goes an au tomobile through, the street with a big red "Sympathr Saturday lie ense" on the radiator. If you watch you will see more and. more of them every day from now on. That license means that the owner, has paid 25 cents for ntnrk in the Bank of Svra- . pathy, which is the t-UDiic vvenare tsu- Getting the Money, reau's fund for the relief work of the whole year to come. One girl sold 150 such licenses to auto owners yesterday. This afternoon the committees from all the high schools will meet at the Multnomah Hotel at 3 o'clock, for con ference with the officers of the Bank of Sympathy, and will make final plans for their sell ing campaign on Saturday. Every business Special Reference Is Made to Course in German In New Department to Be Presented at Meeting Here This Month. WViSTHEtiT 9--3 sa building in the city will be crowded with stockbrokers' booths, and the market will b flooded with shares In the Bank of Sympathy at 10 cents per share. Clubwomen, socle. no (in uouM ltT ty women, women representing every ui6aiiauun in me city, are participat ing. ana. the high schools alone will nave perhaps 500 or more workers." Washington High Has Team. Just to Indicate how big a thing it all is, nere is lust one of the committees of workers, the Washington High School committee. And you must re- memDer that there are 30 or 40 other committees Besides. 1- ranees i'leckenstein, chairman; ivciena jonnson, Elizabeth John son, weva llev, Miriam Hilton, Vera Henderson, Frances Johnson. Ruth iange. .Ila Larsh. Ruth Lea man, Charlotte Lee, Elizabeth London, .Dorothy liowery, Mary MacLaren, Hazel Mitchell, D o r o thy Moser, Helen Mowrey. Ruth Nelson, Elaine' Obe-rg, Dorothy Ostrander Iva Paddock. Dorothy Parker, Frances Parker, Josephine Pease, Alice Phillips, Gladys Phillips, Louise Picken, Minnie Pomeroy, Mary Rawlings, Blanche Pierson, Ida. Rfpbanhach. N 1 1 Richmond Where the Poor Claire Roberts. Come In. Beatrice Quackenbush, Blanche Ross, Helen Ruply, Alma Scharpf, Inez Sibley, Alvfna Sidler. Elizabeth Singleton, Cloy Smith, Jeanette Snedeker, Henriette Sommer, Grace Squires, Edna Staff, Merle Stuart. Nellie Tichenor, Blanch Ward, Lucia Watson, Oritae J. Wille- ford, Louise Wharton. Mildred Whitney, Francis Wood, Helen Whiting, Blanche Wilson, "Violet Young, Annette Durwltt. Louise Sergmann, Anna Marie Weber, Annette Maffet, Delia Longmire, Ruth Griffin. Mary E. Appleby. Clara B. An derson, Mary Allen, Marion Akers, Dorothy Ariss. Jean Bates, Ruby Bailey, Alice M. Bollman. Florence Brown, Mona Bryan, Helen G. Brand, Darie H. Burton, Naomi Bryan, Hazel Calavan, Savilla Carey, Florence Casey, Edessa I Campion, Helen Cate, Ruth Cauthorn, Bessie Ford. Marie FJynn, Frances Grant, Thelma Hammersly, Louise Healy, Dorothea Clifford, Elaine Cooper, Eunice Cowgill, Esther Cushman, Vio- lettex Hill Damon, Janet Daniel, Leolal Davey, Margaret Davles, Delia Delch, Ruth Dlehl. Ruth Earsley, Mary East man, Ruth Elton. Vivian Elliott, Gladys M. Ellsworth, Harriet Emde. Lucile I Kwlng,. Florence.. Ewin, Mauna Loa I Fallis, . Jo Felts, Mildred Fenimore, Beatrice I. Flnzer, Ada Fournier. Marion Z. Forte. Edith Fleming. Virginia Gijfs, Helyn Hammersly, Marie Hannigan and Mildred Hebert. SALEM. Or, Dec 13. (Special.) E. F. Carleton. president of the State Teachers' Association, completed the final programme for two missing de partments not included in the general programme recently given out for the meeting in Portland during the latter part of this month. The missing departments include- the division of modern languages, espe cially in reference to German, and the programme for the musical department. An interesting programme has been arranged for each of these two depart ments, with prominent instructors and educators as speakers. The programme for the two depart ments follows: Division of Modern "Languages. Mr. R. W. Broecker. Eugene, chairman. Wednesday. December 27. 1018. Public Library building. All German-speaking peo ple are invited to this evening meeting. a P. M., music: address. "The Importance or the German Language," Professor B. G. G. bchmidt. University of Oregon; discussion, Paul E. Schwabe, supervisor of German, Portland high schools; music; address, "Th Foundation of German Culture," Herman Schwartz. University of Oregon; "German Music," Professor Howard Anette, University or Oregon School or Music; address, 'Ger many's Contribution to America," Ernest Kroner, Portland ; music. Thursday. December 28. 1916. room 208 Lincoln High School 2 P. M., "The Direct Method, Its Advantages and Its Difficul ties," Paul E. Schwabe, supervisor of Ger man, Portland high schools; "A Scale for Measuring Achievement In German," R. W. oroecker university of Oregon; discussion, Isabella . McCulloch, Astoria High School; 'borne Aims of Modern Language V ork,' Professor J. J. Stahl, Reed College: dis cussion, Anna Newfeldt, Jefferson High School; "German in the Junior High School." Callle Beck, Mcstlnnvllle liisn School; discussion. A. E. Gronewald, The Dalles High School. Friday, December 20, 1816 9 A M., "Oral Composition and Free Composition Versus Formal Composition": discussion, Alice Rees, Newberg High School; Bertha Com lngs. Eugene High School; "German Clubs in High Schools." Ellen van Volkenburg, Junction City High School; discussion, Llna Hlest. Salem High School; "The Value ot Dramatization in Teaching German." Mrs. Eugenie Altman. Lincoln High School; dis cussion, Viola Sheffler. Hillsboro High School; "Some Problems In Teaching Ro mance Language," Professor T. Cloran, Uni versity of Oregon: discussion, Edith uacon, Hood River High School; "Spanish and Op portunity," Mr. Gearhart, Lincoln High School; election of officers. Department of Foreign I-ang-naxett. This department will meet In conjunction with the classical Association of the pa cific States in room 217. Lincoln High School. Department of 3Iuslc. Nell Lucile Sullivan. Eugene, chairman TUuradey afternoon, December 2S. room 213 Lincoln High School 1:30, "How Present a Folk Song and Dance," a demon stratlon lesson with second-grade children Jessie V. Miller, fcalem; 2:30. discussion bove subject, led by Sylvia Garthwalte. Astoria; 3:00, ."How to Present a Sight-Read-ing. Two-part Song," a demonstration les son with sixth-grade children; 3:30, discus sion of above subject, led by C. A Davidson, Myrtle Point. , Friday forenoon, December 20. room 213 Lincoln High School Round table; leaders of dlscuselon. Will H. Bover- Portland; Mary Hohan, Monmouth; R. B. Walsh, Portland; 9, "The Monotones; Books in Hands of Pupils for First Time; ear train ing: Advantages of Same; Use of Victrolas in Schools"; 10, "How to Interest Boys in Seventh and Eighth Grades: Technical Music and How Much Shall Be Taught in Grades: Material Used in Upper Grades"; 11, "Girls' and Boys' Glee Clubs in High Schools; Material for Clubs; the School Orchestra." 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Carjeton, Assistant State Su perintendent of Public Instruction, of Salem, passed yesterday in this citv making preliminary arrangements for the forthcoming meeting of the Oregon Teachers' Association, to oe neia Lincoln High School December 27, and 29' Mr. Carleton is president this organization. in. 28 1 Of WOMAN INSPECTS SHELLS Miss Jessie Potts, Formerly of Port land, Xow in Canada. In response to the call to serve her country industrially so that all men available " may be used for military service. Miss Jessie Potts, formerly instructor in St. Helens Hall, is now shell inspector in a munitions factory in Toronto, Canada. Miss Potts has written to her brother, Macdonald Potts, near Tigard, that the has to work from early night until early morning for 23 cents n hour. She measures the completed "shells and tests their weight. She said that she believed conscrip tion would come for all Canada by Spring. CITY ORDERS REPLATTING Way for Shipbuilding Plant to Be Cleared by Ordinance. City Attorney LaRoche was instruct ed, by the City Council yesterday to pre pare ordiances providing Tor a replat ting of a tract in South Poxtland which is wanted for a shipbuilding site. The property cannot be used now because of inability of the city to vacate streets owing to provision! of the Ziegler amendments to the ctiy charter. The property is owned by an estate represented by W. D. Fenton. It is planned to rearranW- the streets so that the property wlllibe suitable for the building of ship construction ways. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. jf ptanZs KNrC lj ? $420 upward P lfcs-mfe$. I j----n '-j?' -"" - .-, .. .ill II' I A Sure Way to End Dandruff ' There is one sure way that has never tailed to remove dandruff at once, and that is to dissolve it, then you destroy It entirely. To do this, Just get about four ounces of plain, common liquid arvon from any, drug store (this is all you will need), apply it at night when retiring, use enough to moisten the scalpand rub it in gently with the finger tip's. By morning most, if not alL of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more applications will completely dis solve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it. no matter how much dandruff you may have. -You will find all itching and diggin of the scalp will stop instantly, and your hair will be fluffy,- lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feet a hundred times better. Adv. LI B RARY TO BE lrN STA LLED Branch Will Be Established at East -list and Sandy Boulevard. .. The installation of a branch library at East Forty-first street and Sandy boulevard Will begin immediately, ac cording to a decision of the Library Board, meeting last night.' The money required or the first year's rent, which is to be paid by the residents of the Section in which" the branch is in stalled, was pledged by Hose City Park residents -during a canvass which was conducted during the last three days. "While 1250 was needed for the estab lishment of the library, the fund raised by the :. activities of committees and local organizations exceeded $400. The site offered for the branch library is in a building owned by Dean Vincent, and will be fitted up imme diately Tor library use . As soon as fixtures are installed books will be transferred and a regular branch library instituted. The Ideal Family Gift A PLAYER PIANO This gift every member of the family would enioy-r-the oia ioiks, uie young ioiks, ana even tne cnnaren would all learn to play wonderful piano 'music. There are many styles on our floors from which to choose the Aeolian .Player Piano at $420 and $475 and the won derful Pianola Pianos from $575 upward. 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