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TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, MARCn 1, 1919. EDUCATIONAL LIS HELD CONSTRUCTIVE Twenty Acts Broaden Scope of Oregon Schools. FEDERAL AID IS ASSURED Teachers Minimum Wage, Compul fcory Physical Education and lax Laws Enacted. SALEM, Or., Feb. 28. (Special.) Superintendent of Schools Churchill de clares that the legislature just closed put over the broadest educational pro gramme ever accomplished in the state, and has listed 20 measures which have materially broadened in scope the re sults of the session along: that .line. The five most Important acts were those providing for the acceptance of the Smith-Hughes act for vocational education, establishment of part-time schools", minimum salary of J75 per month for teachers; minimum fund of S6:Ju for each school district: raisins tlie per capita tax for elementary schools from $8 to $10, and providing that the high school tuition laws shall be effective in all counties excepting those having the central county high school. 1-Vderal Aid Is AsnutH. TTnder the bill by representative Hare accepting the provisions of the smith-Hughes act, Oregon will receive $10,000 from the federal government during the next biennium. Under the act work of education in trades, in dustry, agriculture and special train ing of teachers to teach these subjects will be promoted under the direction of the state board for vocational educa tion appointed by t-e governor. The course of study offered must be In conformity with the plans of the fed eral board for vocational education. The purpose of the act is to establish such rules in our high school that every child may have the opportunity to ac quire an education that will fit him for the actual work of life and that he may be able to earn, if necessary, a living the day he leaves school. Compnlmrr School A fee Rained. Under a bill by the committee on education the compulsory age is raised to 16 years for all children who have not completed the eighth grade and all children between IS and 18 years who liave not completed that grade must take part time school work, if a part time school is established in their dis trk-t. Attendance must be one hour a day for five days in the week upon the employers' time, provided, that if there be an evening school the pupil may elect to attend it, if he prefers so to do. This act is drawn in conformity with the policies of the federal board for vocational education, which is securing the passage of such laws in all the states of the union. Minimum Waste Is Filed. Under Mrs. Thompson's bill providing a minimum of $73 a month for teach ers, the district that fails to pay that amount will forfeit the funds of the school district to the general fund of the county, and the board signing contract for less than 575 a month may become personally liable for the amount. Under a bill by the committee on education in the house , a minimum school fund of $:!0 is provided for each district. In order to pay the minimum salary the amount of the country school fund is raised from $8 to $10 for each child. Under the high school bill, by Sena lor Patterson, the county hish school fund law is repealed and places in operation in all counties of the state, excepting five maintaining a central county high school, tho county tuition law enacted in 1915. Physical Education Provided. "Under a bill, by Senator Banks, phytioii.l education is made compulsory for ail pupilci in elementary and hich schools for a period of not less than 20 minutes each pchool day, the course of instruction to be prepared by a com mittee of experts appointed by the state tuperintenden t. Under a boundary bill introduced by Senator Norblad, all territory of an in corporated city or village shall come tinder one school district. A bill by Senator Patterson requires that a patriotic prosramme of not les than one and one-half hours be held on the morning of Washington's birth day and the school ;hall be dismissed for the afternoon of that day. School Districts Merged. Under a bill by Senator Moser all of the school districts in Multnomah county, outside of Portland, are merged into one district, the district to bo di vided into zones and one director elect ed from each. This act becomes effect ive only on its adoption by the people livincr in the territory affected. Another bill, by Senator Bell, makes the county treasurer custodian of school district funds, unless the county court elects not to come under the provisions of the act. Under a bill by senator Porter no school teacher shall solicit or permit soieiting of any subscriptions except such as may be authorized by the dis trict board. State aid for soldiers, eailors and marines to secure education is provided in a bill by Senators Smith of Coos and Pierce, in event the act is ratified by - the people. IUgnt of lie-view Given. Kight of review of tax levies is given to the district boundary boards in dis tricts of the third class by a bill by licpresentative Dodd. The same mem ber secured passage of an act prohibit ing the teaching of any subject in the schools of the state except it is taught in the English language. Under a bill by Representative Kich ardaon Portland may levy 6.8 mills in stead of 6 mills to increase the present salaries of all the teachers, and a bill by Mr. Smith of Baker authorizes school boards in districts of the first class to levy taxes, unless they exceed the 6 Tier cent limit, when they must be re ferred to the people. District Kunds Protected. Under another bill, by Dodd. teach ers hereafter, when signing a contract, if they wish to resign must do so at lc.-st 60 days before the contract is in fffect or stand chances of having their certificates revoked. Another measure by Representative 4 Edwards provides that when a school district fails to have eight months of fcohool because of epidemic conditions it chall not forfeit its share of the county ochool fund. Teachers may conduct eighth grade examinations in stead of the chairman of the board of cireclors in a bill by Representative Childs. coming year. Confidence was ex- ! pressed that Fords will be more pop ular than ever and that business con ditions generally will be good. W. S. McNamara, manager of the Portland branch, presided at the con vention and William H. Goodwin was toastmaster at the banquet. Those at the convention were: City C. E. Kranets. Del Wrisht. Mr. Good eel!. A. S. Robinson and Mr. Smith. Mr. P.u.fhlipht and Mr. Penny, H. J. Casey, T. Hoursion. Out of town Mr. Miller of Tiliamook. Or.; E. J. Allen of Woodburn. Or.: TV. T. Ander son of Newberg, Or. : F". T. Bilyeu of Sclo, Or.; Bricdwell & Tilbury of McMinnville. Or.; E. P. Brown of Falls City. Or.; Mr. Mc Gowan of Burns, Or.; W. A. Burr, of Rose -burg. Or.; Charles St. Casaday of John Day. Or.: Mr. Sagcr of Clatskante. Or.; Mr. van Huffel of Bend. Or.; F. I Cludaa of Dallas, Or.; Mr. DeWitt of Hood River. Or.: O. E. Woodson of Cottage Grove. Or.: W. TV. Craw ford of Albany, Or.; A. Thomson of Echo Or.; Otto Erickson of Hillaboro, Or.: C Fry of Condon. Or.; Bill Gates of Medford. Or.; Charles Grecly of Rldsefield. Wash.; C. T. liigdon of White Salmon, Wash.: Frank Hilton of j& Grande, Or.; C. L. Hobsrt of Grants Pass. Or.; Mr. Foster and E. E. Webb of Bandon, Or.; Mr. Copeland of St. Helens. Or.; Eugene V. Hug of Elgin. Or.; Homer Ross of Prineville. Or.; Frank P. Jones of Kelso. Wash.; Hugh R. Klrkpatnck of I-rf-banon. Or.; E. J. Lawrenz of Sherwood. Or.; Sherman l.ovell of Astoria, Or.; Mr. McQuary of Milton. Or.; W. Cawfield and Mr. Risley of Oregon City. Or.: R. L Rakir and E. I. Rakir of Gresliam. Or.: J. W. Reed of Estacada, Or.; Jim Rodgers of Enterprise Or.; A. M. Service of Baker. Or.: Robert Simpson of Pendleton. Or.; Mr. Sierrett of Vancouver. Wash.; Erble Hayes of Ontario. Or.: E. Simmons of Eugene. Or.; Charles Vick of Saiem, Or.; G. W. White of Canby, Or.; A. Wllhelm of Corvallis. Or. FINANCES TO BE STUDIED SEW SECTION' OF LEAGtE XATICXXS TO BE FORMED. OF Peace Conference to Reach Impor tant Agreements on Several Questions Early in March. PARTS, Feb. 28. The financial com mission of the peace conference today unanimously adopted the proposition of Louis Klotz, the French minister of finance, for the formation of a finan cial section of the league of nations. The peace conference plans to reach agreements on the more important questions between March 8 and March 15, Captain Andre Tardieu, one of the French delegates, told foreign newspa per correspondents. lie said the con ference had four vital problems to eolve the Franco-German frontier, the Adriatic situation, the Russian frontier, and the question of freedom of the seas. All these questions probably will be completed In a fortnight. Captain Tardieu ceclared France does not desire to annex the left bank of the Rhine, but only wants guarantees which will prevent Germany from using it as a base for attacking France. The Russian question, he add ed, will be considered late next week. The peace conference commission which is inquiring into Czecho-tilovac questions today considered the ques tion of frontiers of Slovakia, accord ing to an official announcement. Rechid Bey, new Turkish minister ot the interior, hae arrived in Paris to confer with the members of the peace delegations concerning the future of Turkey. The commission for the study of Roumanian territorial questions met this morning. The official announce ment says the commission resumed ex amination of claims of Ron mania and Serbia. To day S aturday The last day you'll be able to choose from these groups of Boys' Belted Suits With Two Pairs of Knickers .which are now being offered at Greatly Reduced Prices! THE selling from these groups of boys' suits from regular stock has been very active. I have been obliged to reinforce the collection with a number of more expensive suits in order to present a full range of sizes for today. There is now every size, ranging from 7 to 18 years. There will be few, if any, of these splendid Suits remaining tonight. Boys' $10.00 Suits Two Pairs Knickers 10RTHINEST MEN SLATED REPRESENTATIVES TO GET PO SITION'S ON' COMMITTEES. Passage of Sinnott BUI Makes Pos sible Completion of Tunutlo Irrisation Project. TIS COMMITTEE TO HANDLE REED COLLEGE. PROPERTY. . M. C. A. Leases Tract at Sixth and Main Streets and Will Open Automobile School. Trustees of Reed college have ob tained the services of a committee for the development of property of the school. K. P. McTs'aughton is chairman and is assisted by Robert Strong. For rest Fitbcr and Hudson li. Hastings. The college has cleared away the old house at Sixth and Main streets and has leased the land to the Toung Men's Christian association. This institution will open an automobile school there. Reed college has acquired the adjacent property on Main street and now has quarter block for a building on this corner. The college has sold its property on Ross street, block 10, Irvings addition the land at Rearhart. Or, and a ranch in Washington. It some time ago im proved a part of its holdings on Jef ferson street, between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets, constructing and leasing a garage, and bas just arranged to construct another garage in the same block. Work is now under way on a machine shop at Tenth and Couch streets. Th development committee has given its services in public-spirited devotion to an institution which it regards as indis pensable to the city and which is in imperative need of additional income A policy has been adopted which has enabled A. If. McOowan, business man ager. to proceed with active develop tnent. RAILWAY ADVICE SOLICITED Slate Commission to Make Suggcs tions in Rate-Fixing. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 28. (Special.) Broad concessions are granted to th ptate commissions in regard to railroa functions by the railroad administrate in an order by Director-General Hines, received today by the public service commission. Mr. Hines orders that be fore rates of any importance are grant ed, either interstate or intrastate, th shall be submitted to the state commis sions interested for suggestions and ad vice. He orders also that state com missions shall have control of police regulations over railroad lines, such as spur tracks, crossings, scales and phys ical condition of track and equipmen and station facilities. It is ordered that the commissions b given a chance to investigate formal complaints. 50 FORD DEALERS GATHER Business Outlook Discussed Be tween Banquets. More than BO Portland and out-of-town representatives attended the Ford dealers' convention here this week. Between banquets and luncheons the dealers talked of conditions in the au tomobile business and prospects for the $ $ Boys' $12.50 Suits Two Pairs Knickers Boys' $15.00 Suits Two Pairs Knickers Boys Shop, Second Floor 7.85 9.85 $11.85 oenSellin f 1 1 30 1'lUi X lOUilU LI CCl CIL iUUi III? OREGOMAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- ngton, Feb. 28. The three northwest tates will be represented on the com mittee on committees, including Repre- entative Hawley of Oregon, Repre entative Johnson. Washington, and Mr. French of Idaho. The com- littee on committees will meet next Wednesday to hear the claims of old members. There promises to be a breach In the Washington delegation over committee places, the fifth mem ber of the delegation, J. W. Hummers of Walla Walla, being absent. The delegation tied on the selection of a rpcaker. and being about to tie on the selection ot a member of the committee on committees. Messrs. Mil an d Webster, who voted for Mr. Oillelt, conceded the placo to Mr. Johnson, a Mann supporter, without a fight. A bitter contest i now imminent be tween Mr. Hadley and Mr. -ebtter over committee assignments, wun jr. Hadley having somewhat the advantage by reason of having voted with Mr. Johnson for Mr. Mann. Had Mr. Summers, who was for Mr. Gillett, been present, it is said. Rep resentative Miller, also a Giliett sup porter, would have been named on the committee on committer!, thus revers ing the situation. Mr. Webster Is dis posed to carry the light Dctore me full committee. The railroad administration today denied a reduced passenger rate for the meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows at Salem, Or. on May 21, indi cating a purpose to refuse all excur sion rates except for meetings of tho Grand Army of the Republic. This nformation was given to Senator Mc- Nary. . The completion by the etate of the Tumalo irrigation project In central Oregon was made possible today by the passage in the senate of Repre sentative tjtnnott's bill giving the state 10 years longer to carry out the work on which jsoo.ouo already nas been spent. The eenate passed two other Sinnott bills already passed by the house, one permitting citizens of Jor dan Valley, Or. to transport wood for fuel from Idaho, and another adding 2880 acres to tru? Mir.am national forest. A bill introduced by Representatives Smith of Idaho, and previously passed by the house, permitting the secretary of the interior to vet aside land in tracts not exceeding five acres along canal rights-of-way on Irrigation proj ects for the construction of dwellings and other outbuildings for canal riders, was passed by the senate this afternoon. come to Eugene tomorrow to greet the returning members of the 65th coast ar tillery, who arrive in the afternoon at 1:50 o'clock from Camp Lewis, Wash. Upon arrival of the train the soldiers will march to the city hall. There the parade will disband and the soldiers will be given the freedom of the city. There will be no formal reception for them, at their own request, but the ladies' auxiliary of the 65th will tender them a banquet Monday night. Eugene sent two full companies of coast artillery to Fort Stevens at the outbreak of the war, but they were split up before leaving for France, and only about half the number of Lane county boys who were then members of the regiment will arrive here tomorrow. Klamath Annexation Desired. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Feb. ZS. A Joint resolution , memorializing . congress to take steps necessary for the annexation of Klamath county, Oregon, to Califor nia, was Introduced in the legislature today by Assemblymen Ream and Do ran. The measure is similar to one killed by the Oregon legislature. OREGON YOUTH WILL TRAIN Military Instruction to Bo Given in High School. EUGEXE, Or.. Feb. 2$. 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