JANTJAHY 22, 1911.
BANDON "HIGH SCHOOL CITY" MOST UNIQUE
Haye Own System of Self-Government-Violators of Ordinances Are Punished When Convicted by School Jmy-Ptoa Is Snccei.
By Charles V. Weston, President,
South Side Elevated Railroad Company, Chicago, 111.
I BULLETIN NO. 22
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Stodents of lh Banlon Win
School. C In number. r purautns
thlr leonj and prwervln order nndr
th unique plan of municipal lf-orern-nont.
A Mayor, CMT of Pollc. City
Clerk. Jud of City Court. Prosrcutlng
Attorney Clerk of th Court, aa weU
a a. Conn of Appeal, choaen and duly
lected from among; the puplla them
rlTea. conatltuta what 1 known of
ficially aa tha Bandon High School City.
Th . charter of tho Bandon High
School City waa framed and adopted
and the first aet of high echool city
officer, were elected during- the lat
week In October. 1910. A eecond elec
tion will be held before the cloe of the
echool year. It being the Intention of
tudenta and faculty to hold aeml-an-nual
election coincident with the
echool year of nine montha. The flrat
officers elected, who are now aerrlng
with great credit to themaelrea and the
chonl. are as follows: Slayor. Thomas
Ilrd: Chief of Police. Kay Watklna:
City Clerk. Ebba Wlren: Judge of City
Court. Earl Watklns; Prosecuting At
torney. Ln Langlota! Clerk of City
Court (appointed by the Judge). Sylvia
Rackleff.
Cotirt of Appeals: Ernest Wllklns
Istudent): Profeasor II. C Ostlen (prin
cipal) and Mlsa Rose Hutchlna (teacher).
Kiperlmcnt Is Adoptrd.
At first an experiment, and an Inno
vation among the high aehoole .of Ore
gon, aa well as a majority of the states
of the Union, the "Bandon High School
City" has succeeded beyond the most
sanguine expectations of Its promoters.
When the matter was first broached,
soon after the Bandon High School had
entered upon the first semester of the
current echool year, there was much
discussion as to its merits, but when It
waa pointed out by those most In favor
of It that the same plan had succeeded
and was working well In a certain high
school back In Connecticut. It was mu
tually decided to "j.ut the matter up
to the atudent body of Bandon. .
A suitable charter for the Bandon
High School City was then framed, and
then Principal II. C. Ostlen summoned
all students Into the assembly hall, ex-pl-tned
briefly the subject In hand,
asked them If they wanted to go ahead
with It and waa gratified to find a
unanimous aentlment In favor of the
proposition.
glnce the Bandon High School City
waa established as a pioneer movement
among the high schools of the state. If
' not of the entire West, fewer than 10
arrests have been made, and these for
the trivial offense common to every
schoolroom. Seven or eight boys and
two girls. have been arrested, and all
of them have appeared for trial before
the police Judge, sessions of the lower
court belnc nc ' w1
hour which does not conflict with the
students' studies or recitations. One
boy was taken for no sreater an of
fense than persistently walking about
the etudy hall, to the annoyance of
Those who wanted to ktudy In quiet.
Most of them .were arrested for whis
pering or other breaches of deportment
of like magnitude. "Bandon High
School City" thua far has set a Shining
example of excellent deportment.
Government Breed Respect.
Another factor In the high school
self-government by pupils. In the minds
of students and faculty alike. Is the
respect It breeds for the lawa of the
city proper, and the familiarity It en
tails with many of the problems which
beset American municipalities in this
exacting day and generation.
Aside from the novolty and utility of
the Idea, the Bandon High School fac
ulty . suggested the plan because han
dicapped In the management of the pu
pils while teaching their classes. Al
though a large and expensive building,
the .Bandon High School Is housed In
one study hall and three classrooms,
these being In the same building with
the city graded classes, which have no
connection with the "High School City."
Coupled with the three local teachers
are . the four regulation high school
classes, ninth, tenth, eleventh and
twelfth grades.. Before the high school
city became operative, the ninth and
twelfth and the tenth and eleventh
grades occupied twin' classrooms at the
same time, one class In each room re
citing and one class studying. The
study hall. with, all Its facilities for
quletxand reference, was left nearly
empty unless the third teacher stopped
teaching and r-atched over the atudents
therein. ' -
This plan not only interfered with
the efficiency of the school, by reducing
Its teaching power, but proved exceed
ingly annoying to the non-reciting pu
pils, who were compelled to get- their
lessons while another class In the same
room waa reciting and thua diverting
their attention.
Under the new plan all three Instruct
ors can teach, each In a separate claas
room, and the non-recltlng pupils are
permitted to etudy In Quiet In the as
sembly hall. It Is in the assembly hall
that the' puplla preserve their own or
der, each class choosing two police of
ficers once a month. These officers
snake necessary arrests, bscked by the
Chief of Police, and then In due course
appear before the city Judge In the City
Court and are there prosecuted by the
Prosecuting Attorney elected for that
purpose. Then. If the decision be averse
to the defendant, the accused may take
Ms case to the Court of Appeals, whose
decision Is final. In most Instances
the guilty students sre satisfied with
the Judgment of the lower court.
A cIMxcn of the Bandon High School
City" must be either a student or mem
ber of the faculty. The Jurisdiction of
the city extenda to all parts of the
school property, with the exception of
the classrooms, where the teacher ra
still supreme. - -
The. "city" is a body politic, with leg
islative and Judicial powers, within
bounds and In harmony with the Con
stitution of the United States and the
constitution ' of the State . of Oregon.
It Is the- duty of Its cltlxens.and Its
officials to maintain order for the best
Interests of school life, to become fa
miliar with their city charter, to secure
Justice to every cltlxen, and to enforce
as laws all ordinances and such rules
and regulations as have been estab
lished In the school, either through cus
tom or by direction of the principal.
Every citizen Is In duty bound to call
the attention of the authorities of this
government to any violation of Its laws.
Article S of the charter proniona tne
GREWSOME CURIOS ARE FOUND IN
COLLECTION OF PORTLAND RESIDENT
VwUiivvkvU . f aAA
BT LULU MAE JOHNSON.
PKOBABLT the largest private mu
Rum on thp Pacific Coast is. that
belonging to E. S. Edwards, In
spector of Hulls, which C. F. Welgand
and City Treasurer ' Werleln recently
made an effort to borrow for the City
Museum. Mr. Edwards has been col
lecting these artistes for many years and
his "curio" room is unique.
A visit to Mr. Edwards" museum and
an Inspection of the many relics is of
no little Interest. To almost every arti
cle Is attached an interesting history.
When one thinks of the interesting and
instructive tales whlqh could be told by
these relics If" they could talk, one 1 led
to regret that they cannot be Imbued
with the power of speech.
Some Exhibits Grewsonie.
jGrewsome are some of the exhibitions,
and thereby hsngs some weird tales.
There Is a gun which was used in the
shooting and Wiling of James B. Morrow,
on November 21, 1901, for which Joseph
Ewlng. alias Harry Wade, and B. H. Dal
ton were later hung at the Courthouse.
There Is also to be seen the black cap
which was worn by Ewlng at the time
of execution.
In the display also Is t! gun which
took an active part In the shooting scrape
of Sandy Olda and Emll Weber, two
noted gamblers. Olds killed Weber at
Third and Alder streets In IK. .
.Among the firearms In the collection
are two tuns, on a Manllcier which saw
following things: (1) Anything which
disturbs the order in halls, study rooms,
or In any other place within the Juris
diction of the "city"; (2) Anything
which is Impolite, profane, rude, or In
tentionally unkind to any living crea
ture; (3) Anythlng'whlch detracts frons
the neat and orderly appearance of the
community; (4) Anything which de
tracts from the healthful conditions of
the community; (5) Anything which
mars or destroys the school property.
The charter, beginning with article 4,
goes Into great detail about the func
tions and workings of the various de
partments. Article 4 deals with the
legislative department; article 6 with
the legislative department: article
with the Judicial department; article 7
with the nomination and election of
officers, and article 8 with amendments
to the charter. Article 9 reads: "This
charter shall become operative by a
three-fourths vote of the city and shall
mwm
actual service In the Boer war against
the British, and the ouier a iee-r-iiucu.
which was used to fight the Boers. One
naturally speculates as to how many
lives these gunp have snuffed out. "
Reminiscent of crime Is the crowbar
used by "Topeka Joe," who. in his time,
was the cleverest safe-cracker in the
United States. It is made In three sec
tions and can be taken apart and carried
In the pocket, which "i opens. j -cealed
on the Inside of his trouser leg.
Eskimo Boat Is Curio.
The only one of its kind owned by any
nrlvat nerson. the kayak, an Eskimo
boat, with its complete outfit, Is of much
Interest.
With this goes the Jersey made of wal
rus skin, worn by the Eskimo when he
goes to sea. It Is fastened on the edge
of the round hole In the top of the boat.
This renders the boat waterproof and the
roush seas can be faced without, any
danger. These-boats have been seen to
turn turtle and be righted again by the
boatman without difficulty.
A swerd of the South Sea Islands is in
the collection. This is a long sword
shaped stick set on each side with shark
teeth bound on by human hair.
In the exhibition of smaller articles Is
an arrow-point found on the field where
Custer made his last stand. There 's"
also a deck of cards made by Harry Tra
cy, the noted outlaw, while he was a con
vict In the penitentiary.
Among the collection of Indian skulls
ngsnm A Innnerative at the close of any
school semester by a majority vote of
the high school faculty."
When the present principal came to
Bandon four years ago, the city was
much smaller than it is now, and the
High School contained only 12 students.
There was one fourth year (12th grade)
craduate the first year of his incum
bency. This year, to date, shows an
enrollment of 66 pupils, and there will
be a large graduating class next June.
nn of the students here now is W. S.
3ant. a Hindoo, who Is In the United
States to familiarize himself -with
American ways and the English lan
guage. He is a high school graduate in
his native country, India, and took a
course there also. Although a
naw-student In Bandon, he Is already
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a great favorite among Biuuemo
faculty alike. .When no returns 10 u
dia It will be as a civil engineer.
Is one of the Flathead tribe, showing the
shape of the head, which gives the tribe
its name. To acquire this peculiar-shaped
head a flat board Is bound on ine nenu
of the young Indian.
' Japanese Tale Told
A Japanese fable is told In connection
with the small crab caught oft the coast
of Japan and which bears on us ooay a
vivid likeness of the race or a Japanese.
The people of the Flowery Kingdom re
i.u tho tale that once there was a Jap
anese prince who lost In battle and took
it so to heart that he jumped in ir.e sea
.j .aipn bv the fishes. Thus It is.
tho- ov. a likeness of the face of the
i. tn he found on the breast of
In the exhibition there are shown many
Hoo f vessels which have been wrecked
i ToMfi. waters. There is a spoke of
the wheel of the Brother Jonathan,
.hir-h wb. wrecked at Crescent City
Cal. July 30. 1865. One of the few things
..nnv,r,H from the wreck of the Clara
v.,..d which met her fate 'n the Alas
kan waters, is the spirit level which 1?
on exhibition. ,
a tillef from one of the
boats belonging to the old Beaver, the
first boat to turn a paddle in the waters
of t'he Pacific Northwest; a ring buoy
hih n-n nirked ud on the Oregon coast.
iwlnir from the British ship Dominion,
on the JaDanesofoast, and a
figurehead of the Idaho, wrecked In Can
.i.n enters, near Victoria.
1 Mr, Edwards Is very proud of bis col-
Most of us are convinced that the public utility Winess is
a natural monopoly. The majority of latter day economists
admit this to be the case.- Public service utilities, requiring
special and permanent fixtures in 'streets and other public
places, cannot; be operated with high degree of success from
the standpoint-of -either the managers or the public, except as
' non-competitive concerns. Therefore, it may safely be ad
vanced that public utilities, whether in public or private hands,
can best be conducted under a system of legalized and regu
lated monopoly. .
In the rendering of public service, competition means a
duplication of investment ; it means a duplication of service and
of expenses, all of which spell ruin to the enterprises involved.
The pressure of competition leads owners of the competing
utilities to combine in order to escape insolvency. With com
petition there always is the frantic effort to pay interest on
wasteful investment ; service is skimped, to the disadvanage of
the public. Vhereas, if only one system had originally been
given monopolistic privileges under proper public control, both
' the company and the public would have been the gainer.
' Study of the history of competition in public service under
takings leads to the conclusion that no matter what provision
a franchise may contain against consolidation, it is only a ques
tion of time when every franchise holder seeks the safe haven
of monopoly and that, from the standpoint of the people and
from the standpoint of the business itself, monopoly franchises,
under proper public control, are the best.
Portland Railway,
Light & Pover Go.
lection, to which he is making additions
from time to time. All of his friends
among- the seafaring men, knowing the
pride which the Inspector of Hulls takes
in his museum, bring him articles or In
terest which come into their possession.
CARNEGIE'S OWN LIBRARY
Vast Collection of Books Show Few
Signs of Being Used.
New York Press.
Andrew Carnegie has been the greatest
l A ill 1 l . l, n.ArM Tin .aa a
library of his own that is wonderful, prob-
aoiy as remarname a cohwjuuu wi uuuno
as. is owned by any private individual
in America or elsewhere. It takes up a
vast and beautiful room in his great
mansion on Fifth avenue, and is 'along
side the plain and business-like office
of the master of iron and of innumer
able millions. But herein lies a curious
circumstance. While Andrew Carnegie's
fame will rest largely in future ages
upon- his having founded so many li
braries for public use, there is little
evidence in h's own library that he has
much use for books.
This wonderful library furnishes a
pretty strong indictment against its own
er. Most men are not content -to be
what they are. but want the world to
think them different. Every one who
knows Andrew Carnegie knows him to
be a talkative, almost garrulous man.
Once he gets started on a subject he
hates to let go. Few persons know him
as a wall-read man. But Mr. Carnegie
wants the world to know him nt as a
chatty and sometimes tiresomely loqua
cious person, but as a lover of books, a
student of literature, and a writer of
books.
Mr. Carnegie may love books, but no
one can go through this beautiful library
and think so. This man of hundreds of
millions of dollars may know books, but
you wouldn't bedieve it after examining
the proof this library- furnishes. In fact,
you would be forced to the conclusion
that Mr. Carnegie's love of books and
knowledge of books is a pretense, or a
pose, and that his reading is scant and
his library is simply for display.
A lover of literature or an enthusiast
on the art of bookmaking, binding,
typography, engraving, or ideal color
printing would revel In the great book
room In the big mansion on Fifth ave
nue. The thousands oe volumes that are
in the high apartment ara masterpieces.
They fill every Inch of wall space, ex
cept where doors, windows and fireplace
stand, and are heaped upon great center
tables. A great number of them are
presentation copies, not the ordinary
books turned out fpr the average pur
chaser, but specially bound volumes,
each the cream of volumes de luxe.
Probably no other man ever has re
ceived so many presentation copies. They
make up the most wonderful of collec
tions. "Mr. Carnegie's name Is Inscribed
upon them in letters of gold. But as
the visitor takes up these and the others
on the Innumerable shelves, opening
splendid volume after volume, he finds
they show no sign of ever having been
opened by HTfeir owner.
Glimpse of Horse-Shoo Bend.
John Muir, in the Atlantic.
Bold, down-sweeping slopes, feathered
with pines and clumps of manzanita
with sunny, open spaces between them,
made up most of the foreground; the
middle and background presented fold
beyond fold of finely-modeled- hills and
ridges rising into mountain-like masses
in the distance, all covered with a
shaggy growth of chaparral, .mostly ade
noetena. planted so marvelously close
and even that it looked like soft rich
plush without a single tree or bare spot.
As far as the eye can reach it extends,
a heaving, swelling sea of green as reg
ular and continuous as that produced
by the heaths of Scotland. The sculp
ture of the landscape is as striking in
its main lines as in its lavish richness
of detail: a grand congregation of mas
sive heights with the river shining be
tween, each carved Into smooth, grace-
ful folds without leaving a single rocky
angle exposed, as If the. delicate flutlns
and ridging fashioned out of metamor
phio elates had been carefully sandpapered.
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crushed. It supplies abundant channels
for the useful application of youtnrui
energy, and makes character develop
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long been established.
Since John
Quit Drinking
By John's Wife)
I'm the happiest little woman,
In all this Utile town:
And mr merrv laogh and slnftnff.
Takes the placeof sigh anafruwn.
Tor JOHN' HAS QUIT HIS DR14.KXS .
And Is like himself once more, '
And the world Is Just a paradise
-With sucQ-bapptaiesa in storol
One day I read some verses
'Mary's Miracle," the name, ,
And I said, that's John exactly.
And I'll send and get the same.1
So I sent for GOLDEN KKMtDT,
(As sir aa sly could be)
And I pnt It In John's supper
And I put It labia tea.
And didn't taste a little Mt i
Had no odor, so, you see
It was smoothest kind of sailing
For little Doctor Me. ,
And I watched and prayed and waited,
(And cried some, too, I (tneas),
And I didn't have the greatest faith.
And John never thoncht a minute,;
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And soon he's as well as any one,
Just makes me err tor gladness.
1 m ao pnwu w u .. - "
Since he la cured of drinking,
. l ana icaas a uiTOiucir Miw. .
"Since John he quit a-drlnklngP
I can't say It times enough!
And hates and loathes a liquor
As he would a poison stuff.
And when I say my prayera at nlgM
girt)
I pray for John the most of all
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