TTTR 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.
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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.
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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.
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.$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.
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$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
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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..