The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, November 22, 1914, Section One, Image 15

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Newspaper Page TextTTTR STTXDAT OttreOOyTAX, TOTlTT.AyP. XOVKMTVrTC 22. 1914. 15 MANY PUPILS QUIT Few Primary Grade Students Reach High School. CITY STATISTICS GLEANED 977 Out of 2500 Remain and 407 Graduate, Is Tale of Figures List ed by Charles A. Rice Age Law Is Held to Blame. - - 0m4k j Only 38.7 per cent of the 2500 or more children who enter the primary grade of the public schools every year reach the high school and only 16.1 per cent graduate, according to figures prepared by Charles A. Rice, second assistant su perintendent of the Portland Schools. Just as any business man takes "stock" occasionally to tighten up "leaks," Mr. Rice is working on a series of statistical tables which will eventu ally show not only when and who but why children drop out of school before receiving the full benefits of the pub lic educational system. This year when a child drops out of school he must report bis or her rea son for quitting and a full report must be made out by every teacher at the end of the year on an attendance regis ter. One or more of the following rea sons will be cited in every instance: 111 health, sickness or death in family, failure in studies, desire or need of going to work, removal from city, ex pulsion, lost Interest or dissatisfaction. Many Fall To Finish. Basing his comparison on the enroll . ment figures for the school year 1912 1913, Mr. Rice draws interesting con clusions. That year exactly 2530 chil dren entered the first grade for the first time. Including the "repeaters," who failed the year before, the total first grade enrollment was 3742. The presence of repeaters throughout the dcale complicates the figures, but It does not affect the significant meaning. Taking the 2530 as 100 per cent, the statistics show the drift of pupils in the various grades according to these figures and percentages: Enrollment. Per cent. Grade 1 3743 147.9 Grade 2 3226 -127.5 Oracle 3 2529 100.0 Oracle 4 2908 114.9 Grade 5 2652 104.S Grade 6 2649 100.8 Grade 7 2159 85.3 Grade S 1867 73.8 Urade 9 1403 6fc.4 Enter High School 77 38. 7 Graduate 407 14.1 Law Held to Blame. "The immediate dropping off in at tendance after the sixth graae is passed may be explained by the fact that chil dren then may stay out of sehool and escape the law," said Mr. Rice yester day. "Our law provides that children must attend school until they are 15 In case they are compelled to work or until 16 otherwise. Children usually pass the sixth grade at about these ages. Afterward they feel free to drop out. "From this stage forward they drop out fast not only because of opportuni ties to commence work, but because of failures in work. If a boy fails after he has passed the sixth, seventh or eighth grades he usually leaves school for good. According to figures com piled for 69 of the largest cities in the country Portland runs from 2 to 6 per cent better In regard to the percentage of graduation than the average city." High Schools Gain. Mr. Rice also is tabulating figures which show the trend of attendance in the high schools, vacation, trades and night schools. During the past 10 years the enrollment In the high schools has increased from 1094 to 4131 or nearly 400 per cent, whereas the number of annual graduates has increased from 137 to 4S4 or only 353 per cent. This shows that the percentage of gradua tion does not keep pace with the per centage" of Increase in enrollment. These figures show how the high school graduation has increased during the past 10 years: Per cent Graduates. Gain. Tear 1905 137 Tear 1906 14S 8.0 "Tear 1907 162 95 Tear 19ns ........189 8.0 Tear 1909 1S2 . Loss Tear 1910 . 220 36.8 Tear 1911 253 15.0 Tear 1912 332 SI 2 Tear 1913 407 22.6 Tear 1914 tJ.. 484 19.0 MAIL CHANGES PLANNED Coos Bay Men Want Schedule That Will Make Arrival Earlier. MARSH FIELD. Or.. Nov. 21. (Spe cial.) Coos Bay business men are try ing to plan a scheme of changed mail service which will assure receipt of the daily mail at the cities of Marshfleld and North Bend earlier than is now the . rule. A rian is being worked out by Su perintendent W. F. Miller, of the Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern Railway, that will bring the mail from Myrtle Point ao that it will arrive in Marshfleld at 10:15 o'clock In the morning, and the schedule for this train service has been submitted to the Portland offices and If approved will go into effect in about week. There la another plan to carry the mail up and down the beach in autos. boats and stages, between Coos Bay and Mapleton. UNIVERSITY WORK URGED XXead Asks Idaho Board of Educa tion for Needed Improvements. UNIVERSITY OF "IDAHO. Moscow, Nov. 21. (Special.) President Melvin A. Brannon, of the university, has returned from Boise, where he attended the meetings of the State Board of -Kducation. President Brannon pre sented many of the needs oZ the uni versity to the Board. The most impor tant recommendation was for a bond Issue to complete the beautiful new administration building. fie also took up the matter of se curing a new Implement building, ad ditional space for the greenhouses, new floors for the dormitory and extensions to the central heating p.1 ant. The ap pointment of Miss Elizabeth Hays to be assistant in the home economics sec tion of the extension department was approved. Seaside Creamery Pays). SEASIDE. Or., Nov. 21. (Special.) Seaside's co-operative creamery has made a satisfactory showing in the first 18 months that it has operated. The capital stock Is $5000 and in the year and a half since it was started, the stockholders have received approxi mately J2700 in dividends, in the form of Increased prices for butter fat," that being the manner in which the proflts are distributed. At the last meeting of the board of directors Manager C. W. Brague resigned and F. H. Laighton was appointed to All the position of secretary and treasurer. During the months of July and August of this year, while the tansient population was at its height, the business of the creamery averaged $8000 a month. X. M a. W Ml M j We Are Proud of It if a : !rt-. &. This-Is the Record We sold during October from our one Portland store, Eilers building, Broad- way, at Alder, 198 Pianos, Player Pianos and other instruments to the total amount of $86,590.50. . November will ex ceed this record. The Manufacturers' Emergency and Surplus Sale, combined with the slaughter of the costliest makes from the Soule Bros Failure Stock, which was ordered sold, and was sold, by 'order of the court, are all now in the hands of Ellsworth, Barnes & Davey, the manufacturers' representatives, who will shortly close this sale. We are publishing herewith a list of the makes that were sold, together with a partial list of the many beautiful instruments still to be had at almost unbelievably low prices. Read very carefully. It means that pianoless homes can now afford to buy thoroughly reliable, high-grade Pianos, modern metal tubed, five-point motor, flexible finger Player Pianos, beautiful Baby Grands or the Autopiano Baby Grand Player Piano at prices which any home worthy to be called a home can afford. Eilers Bldg-., Broadway, at Alder Store Open Every Evening- Until 9 o'clock THIS LIST INCLUDES SOME OP THE MOST COSTLY AND EXCLUSIVE STYLES OF PIANOS EVER SHIPPED TO PORTLAND, NAMELY: Five Autopiano Player Pianos, valued at $ 4,550 Thirteen Bungalow Player Pianos, val ued at 7,455 Eight Brewster Pianos, valued at 3,475 Two Bush & Gerts Pianos, valued at 960 Three Chickering Baby Grands, valued at 2,890 Seven Player Pianos de Luxe, valued at. 7,175 Nine Eilers, professional pianos, val'd at 4,365 Eight Eilers Orchestral Pianos, valued at 3,155 Four miscellaneous, Clarendon, Hobart M. Cable, Crown and Jacob Doll 1,295 Ten miscellaneous, Estey, Farrand, Ce cilian, Foster, Gerhard, Guilds and Gilbert makes, valued at 2,360 Eight Haddorff Virtuoso Pianos, valued 3,650 Four Hazelton Hand-made Pianos, val ued at 1,860 Twenty-four Kimball Upright and Baby Grand Pianos, valued at 9,760 Two Krell Autogrand Pianos, valued at. 1,385 Six miscellaneous, Knabe, Ludwig and Lester, valued at 2,450 Ten Marshall & Wendell, valued at 4,365 One Aeolian Orchestrelle, valued at 650 Eight Pianola Pianos, valued at 5,760 Nine Steger Pianos, valued at 3,760 Twenty-one Smith & Barnes, profes sional service uprights, valued at 7,665 Two Story & Clark Pianos, valued at 665 Seven miscellaneous, Vose,,Weser Bros., Wellington & Weber, valued at 2,265 One Wurlitzer Band Organ, valued at . . . 490 Ten assorted Sunday School and Church Organs, valued at 1,785 Sixteen miscellaneous used Pianos, val ued at , 2,400 it A total of. - II .$86,590 Please note carefully the long list of prices on player pianos. Simply because a player piano is priced un believably low, do not think that it is out of date or out of style. Some of them are very small sizes, plain cases and thoroughly reliable. We are selling the Autopiano, with its modern, metal-tubes, 5 point motor, flexible striking finger and perfect music roll tracking de vice; and -we are selling them for less than the San Francisco-branch-eonsignment concerns are selling ob- solete rubber-tubed, clap-trap point er, lever, etc, player pianos. During this great Manufacturers Emergency and Surplus Sale we are giving a large quantity of music rolls free, also free exchange privilege. This modern player piano is sweeping all before it. It is the one and only kind of player piano to buy. The modern Solostyle music roll renders all these obsolete attachments un necessary and being made direct from the playing of the artist, it makes great pianists of every mem ber of the family. We do not believe in boosting, for the sake of making, sales, player pi- anos which have failed to keep pace with the march of progress, and whose manufacturers will not permit the sale of any other player piano in competition. Do not be misled by antiquated testimonials given many, many years ago for a cabinet pianola. They cannot possibly apply to the modern player piano. A few years ago, in the development stage of the player piano, a much-advertised player, in spite of its many musical short-comings was, of course, the best to be had. But the world moves and today the modern player piano does not need a lot of unnec essary buttons, pointers, levers, etc. However, we have a few that we will sell at exceptional reductions. Of course; they are used, but they are just like new and cannot be told from new. " I PIANOLA II f PIANOS ESS? fiSS; $388 fcP $900 STECK $535 OTHERS $285 Once in a great while some particular piano or some particular style has been exhausted, but in nearly all instances we have nearly all cases and colors to select from. As it is hard to duplicate these never-before-heard-of low prices, we would advise your calling immediately, for the sale will soon close. New $600 Baby Grand Pianos S296 New $750 Baby Grand Pianos $388 New $850 Baby Grand Pianos. 1 $477 New $950 Baby Grand Pianos $566 All New Pianos, Player Pianos and Baby Grand Pianos, including- the Wonderful Autopiano Baby Grand. $550 New Player Pianos Now. $262 $700 New Player Pianos Now. $337 $850 New Player Pianos Now. $436 And all others equally low. Free Music Rolls. Free Exchange. Prices That Are Almost Unbelievable Brim Than Advcrdarmeat With You. We Will Show You Ever, One. jluc II.B rf $850 Mission Wegman Plana, now lea than half. 3316 9850 Lester Grand, latest style. latitat half S437 S350 Small slae. elegantly fin ished MahoKinj Soule Bros.' Upright S160 9335 Nicely finish ed, though used. Everett Upright. 8140 575 Stetnway. e h o n y stained case. $237, and a smaller alsed Mahogany $185 $325 Hardman. very elaborate " 8188 $50 Largest-abed Weber Up- rixht. SI 96 91 ISO Weber Pianola Plana. Just like new, the beat and most expensive ever built hy Webera $488 ' Many other slightly-used Pianola Pianos, all with Themodist Metnutrle at- tnchment. S3SO. 8337. 8285 300 Largest SUe Klacher lp- 'J, Walnut S165 325 Another Mahogany S135 5oO Most elaborate, finest toned Steele Upright ever tea in this city..... S295 S950 Steele Pianola Pianos. Jnst like new. the best and most e x p e m a 1 ire models ever bnilt by Steck. Plainer eaees S43S S50 Maaalve Mahogany 8S-Wote Apollo Player Plana S3SO. S36S 105o Knabo Grand 947 Z S35 Vose Jk Sons. S108 an other. 8124 S475 Eatey. $165i another. .. .8135 S375 Lndwtg, $165l another. .8146 seoo Angelas Player Piano 8225 S400 Ballet A Davis. One for students. 8140 S2BO Cable Kelson nuke. ...... 8 72 275 Kingsbury make. 8 88 9850 Player Piano, beautiful Mahogany. 8310 130 Weber Upright, genuine Weber made instrument. Manufactured before the Steinway - Weber - Aeolian alliance. New only 8255 Another, very beautiful 8345 Another, ahows wise 8165 And many others, almost any make yu ean think of, and all now to be had for lean than wholesale prices. $1050 Weber, biggest and best ever manufactured by Webers, now ? $437 ALL NEW PLAYER PIANOS now $550 Player Piano $188 NOW $750 Player Piano $237 MR, PIANO BUYER We would publish the namea of these Player Pianos now on sale, and we did in one or two eases, but the maaufacturera made us quit, but you will be surprised to know that all of these are old. reliable makes. The manufacturers forced us to stop using the makers' namea on account of the email dealers, who must ob tain the regular prices here adver tised. fi7C platbh piano a t ri JO 4 O S MO.N'THl, V 9410 PIANO dn A r MONTHLY JexiJ tccn PLA YER li)UJU SO $800 motLlV.- $390 77r; PLAYER PIANO S8 MONTHLY. Q7R PLAYER piano WSIO 13 MONTHLY.... Start Your Payments After Christmas any time in January, 1915, will be satisfactory to us. We will take your old piano in exchange. Bring this advertisement with yon; it is worth $23, the same as cash. We will deliver free of any cost to you Christmas morning. You simply make your weekly or monthly payment. Cash down payment not necessary. $285 $416 Ct77d PLAYER PIANO tfJOn J I J U MONTHLY.... OOiJU $1000 V&t'SEC $415 f OCft PLAYER PIANO 3 lZ3J f 15 MONTHLY... WHEELOCK CQCn MANOLA PIANO WOOU 7 MONTHLY d7t?r PLAYER PIANO O i JJ a MONTHLY.. ... PLA YER PIANO 5Cnn DOWN. 11 OOUU MONTHLY WEBER PIANO. C lACn LA PIANO, 15 O 1 KJjJ MONTHLY STECK PIANOLA PIANO, SIO MONTHLY. . Broadway at Alder Open Evenings Until 9 o'CIock $485 $488 $345 $390 $515 $335 $295 $430 COOC PIANO 97 PER DOiJ MONTH 9jDu Ifi?n " YER PIANO fcOCn OUJU S6 MONTHLY O&OU $1000 $395 DE LUXE PLAY- $1150 S15 MONTHLY.. $585 COCIn PIANOLA, AJiOTHEKtfce 0nJlf . ANOTHER 27 0O3 4 DOWN, S3 MONTHLY. $700 CCnn PLAYER PIANO OOUtf S MONTHLY OQP A PLAYER PIANO 07?U S12JIO MONTHLY..