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Th United States hM tht moftmif
alacent land endowment, for ita publl
achoola of any nation on earth, and. of
our, Oregon ah axes the 'tnunlflcanc
f th, Man! . government m ; netting
aid ma nit 4 extent' of public land
far tbt purpose.' And, although in thla
aufte thla , rich patrimony - haa baen
tartly dlaetpated. , there la in existence
a irreducible school fund of M,0O.00O,
v-henre ' accrues annually, ma Interest,
f tO.ftO. tt ba divided among the . dis
trict aa tha ititt'i contribution toward
tie maintenance of tha educational sjrs
t tin, t separata from and In addition to
ta revenue for tha University of Ore
gon, : the , Agricultural coUeg and tha
normal aohoole. .' , t : . ' .
In tha paat fr years, realising that
earaleaaneaa had enabled tha aquaader-
lng of the" acbool fand'a reeourcea, tha
stale, government haa' taken atepa te pro
cure more nearly the 'normal valuation
for all lands sold, and greater watchful
ness haa been exercised in protecting tha
Irreducible fund from losses through un
wise loana.- .
Hereafter, no lands will be aold un
less the buyer pays about what he would
pay were ha te purchase from a private
Individual; henoev the permanent funds
of tha publtCL, acbool ayatem will In
crease rapidly. 'and in tha future tha
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Resident and day school for Girlsj,-Under, the auspices of the
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' ! Offers unusual advantaees to the boys of the Northwest.
: ; A church school with military trainine and discioline.
f V Personal attention, and influence, over the boys is ofpararnount
importance in this school. Pupils 'prepared for West Foint, Har
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educational ayatem nurtured by thai
state of Oregon will grow to large pro
portion. a . - '
However, the results that have been
attained are proof that, in aplte of.a
Dolicy that in .the paat baa been any
thing but wise, Oregen'a schools . have
b a eminently anoceasful. A- sallwnt
fact In propf of thla allegation ia that
t.SS per cent of the chUdren of the
atate who are between 14 and 14 years
of age can read and write; only two
atatea of tb union excel thla record.
. The varioua parta of the educational
machine of Oregon ar wall joined, con
atltuUng a simply formed yet efficiently
oohducted ayatem with the principle of
supervision recognlaed, yet with the
highest degree of local self-government
as the cardinal virtue of the existing
regime.,' There la a state board of edu
cationthe governor, secretary of state
and superintendent - of ' school which
governs In general tha schools' admlnla
tratton, stipulating tha oourse'Of atudy;
and a state text-beok commission selects
tha books that ahall ba used; the statute
commands uniformity that will enable
a pupu to go from on county to an
other, wtthowt the. Deoesslty of buying
new books. ' r .
Not only has thla done "away with the
corrupting lnfluencea formerly rexerted
by agents of . large publishing .nouses.
who want to the teachere and. county
auparlntendenta - and often shamelessly
procured the introduction or their goods;
It haa placed tha responsibility upon a
small body of cltiaena, who. within tha
glare of publicity and with universal
knowledge of their official acta, chooae
in reneral tha line of worka that ahall
be ueed by toe pnDiio acnool pupua.
In Oregon ar l.lf organised acnool
dlstrlcu, 4,04 teachers who car f of
tha mental needs of 103,177 young peo
ple;' an average of ti puplla' to tha
teacher. .
; Mora than half tha teachers hold first
grade county certificates or atate cer-
tincatea. . v . . v .v ---
The financial plan for tha ' support of
the Oregon public schools la simple, too
revenue la derived- from the atate
funds, from county taxation and by dis
trict taxation, tha law placing no limit
on the percentage that a district may
vote af ita annual meeting.
The" plan for - tha distribution of tha
atate funda la distinctly in favor of the
rural schools: for, when tha atata board
appqrtlona the money, first ISO la aet
apart for each district, before the' per
capita apportionment ia made. This In.
surea every district, bowever Jbecure It
may be, ISO as a starter, to which It
may add whatever la - necessary after
the county officials have determined
what aum ahall ba allowed from county
taxation,. .
Tb reeuitT Tour answer would ba
given most eloquently were you to travel
over tha state, penetrate ta tha most re
mote localities, explore the mountain re
gions, go across tha almost barren plains
of tb eeml-arld country, and find that
wherever . man baa gone In thla atate
there also haa gone tha man or woman
with the lov for children and desire to
assist tha commonwealth In upbuilding
Its citlaenshlp by teaching tn tha publio
schools. , . h - ' ....,. .
Perforce, you 'would be led to tha con
viction that not the financial ' reward
waa all that Induced these brave men
ajjd women to aasuma thla task, for tha
average wage of men teaching school in
thla atate ta $54.11 a month, of woman
$42.01; and remember, the daya of "board
ing around long ago went Into history,
and theaa publio servants must maintain
themaelvea on that aum. of money and
make tha appearance .demanded of him
or ber who stands before the young as
a aauy exemplar. - '
These are the fixed quantities, however.
In reference to Oregon's public schools.
with the exception of tha.wagea, which.
with other phases, are just now yield
ing to tha evolutionary- forces that ar
to elevate tba Oregon acbool ayatem to
a place "even higher than now occupied.
Agitation la constant for better salaries
tor the teachers; there are already signs
that tha dtlaenry of the state will not
long apply to thetf vitally essential edu
cat tonal Institutions tba principle that
would soon wreck a private concern-
underpay for employ ,
Theaa ar tha days,- too, when tha
presidents of higher Institutions are car-
rylrig their schools up Into themttmoa
phere of freedom from --the restraints
and conventions of the older times: "When
they1 are admitting that human minds
are not to Jevreasured with a two-foot
rule or to be cultivated aa a man culti
vate a field of corn. ' Tha tendency to
ward the 'modern elective curriculum la
marked; even tn the high schools this
la the vogue, and tba course prescribed
Is in general framework the same "for
all puplla, with provision for the election
by the student of classical r scientific
branches. - .
According to tba American conception
of aa educational yaUro, her aa else
where tb public sohoola form tha basis;
but . there are higher institutions that
offer opportunities to ambitious young
people to advance along the -roadway
to. better standard of mental attain
ment. The publio achoola of the state
from all source receive a .total of
about ' $2,009,000 annually, .which la In
terest at 10 per oent on . $10,000,000;
no mean provision for the training of
the youth; but,, when on take Into ac
count the liberal auma given to tb
University of Oregon at Sugene, tha
Stat Agricultural ooUege - at- OorvaUla
and tha four normal achoola at Mon
mouth, Ashland.- Drain and Weaton,- ha
realises tha abundant ear taken by the
people of, Oregon for their chlldren'a
education. i
- Juat now, however, tha appropriation
of th last legislature for tb support
of th normal schools la withdrawn,
by reason of th Invocation of th ref
erendum power granted by th recent
amendment to tha atat constitution,
which raises the question In practical
form: Shall tha present policy of main
taining four, comparatively .weak Insti
tution for training teacher b contin
ued; or shall there be one or , two
normal achoola, better nurtured and
therefore-stronger and more nearly up
to tha atandard In other atatea T -
High achoola are maintained In these
towns; Portland, Pendleton, Ashland,
Salem. Albany, Eugene, Baker City, La
Orande, Cottage Grove, Aetorla, Tilla
mook. The Dallea, Union, Roeeburg.
Oregon City, Heppner, Huntington, Can
yon City, Hood River, Klamath Valla,
Prlnevill, Bums, Fosajl, Amity. Cree
weU, Park Place, Springfield, Marsh
field, Sumpter and Medford. These fit
for entrance into tha freshman year of
tha atat university. . V
" Modernity marka tha atatee school
system In another regard tha Introduc
tion, of manual training In several
towna. and it appear to be th inten
tion of th peopl to provide tor- fit
ting for tb activities of Ufa.. If tha
pupil wishes to take advantage o tha
meana at hand. - - - ; j -
When wa paaa from tha publio school
system proper to consider th ' higher
Institutions and tha privately controlled
achoola, wa find that' Oregon haa not.
been parsimonious; on the- contrary,
with few gifts recorded of magnitude,
thera haa bean a noticeable libelant y
In' supporting a number of college and
academiea that are a credit to- tba
commonwealth. ,
It la algnlflcant that, with economy
aa th watchword for politicians and
reforms of aU aorta In tha air, intelli
gent expenditure of th people's money
for achoola' haa mat with no rebuke at
the hand of tha voters and taxpayer-
It win not be aartoaaly denied that tha
invoking of th referendum on th ap
propriation biu of tha laat leglalattve
assembly waa not on account of Indispo
sition to permit liberal . disbursements
f funds for achoola, bat waa due to a
conviction tnat mere bad been a lobby
ing of tboee who repreaented tb normal
achoola and to the Including in one gen
eral bill ail appropriations: thua with
holding from th chief exeouUv or the
members of tha legislature the privilege
of voting against a particular assign
ment of funds,- without voting against
all.-'. . i
Tha University of Oregon- at Bugen.
pf which P. I Campbell la president,
haa a total enrollment of nor. than 100
in alf departments, with Instructors
and professors. Including the law and
medical achoola, which are located In
Portland. It la th announced and al
ready demonstrated policy of tba uni
versity to maintain tha educational veri
ties by digging the gems from tha mine
of past literary and scientific research,
at the same time making th work trend
toward tha practical. Such movements
th establishment of ar echool of
mines, the surveying of Oregon's river
to establish the quanUty of water power
that la available for tha usee of cap
tains of Induatry, and demonstration of
tha commercial values of Oregon's
woods, and other enterprises which have
been aet on foot by President Campbell.
prove that tha atudent at Eugene need
not 11 v alone In th past, whtcH to the
genuine lover or learning ta aa alluring.
but may if he wUl enter into th world
fresh from college with a furnthmnt
f practical . knowledge aa hla capital
stock. - - -- . -
Tha University of Oregon comprises
the following colleges and schools! The
graduate echool, tha collex of litera
ture, edene and the arts; h college
of engineering and applied aolence. th
school of musio, th acbool of medicine
and tha school of law. . . ' ' -
Tb State Agricultural college at Cor
Vallla enrolls 6$ etudenta and haa $4
members of th faculty. Although the
full courses requlr four year to com
plet them, there- are ahorter terma In
tha winter time for farmers who desire
four to alx weeks' InatruoUon In cheese
making, butter-making and other
branohea of farm work. - .
' The College cover a wld scop In It
curriculum, although it la not to aaucH
scattered to permit thorough work.' Tha
braachee taught are: M4ial and poll;,
leal soience, agrlcultuba. - history v and
Latin,-household science, modern Ian
guagea, mechanical and electrical engl- -neerlag,
chemistry and .pharmacy, Eng
lish language and literature," mathe
matics and engineering, soology, botany .
and horticulture, elocution, florloultur
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PACIFIC COLLEGE
NBWBERO, ORB.
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THE BEHNKE-WALKER BUSINESS COLLEGE
7, r:.'3Y'S ACADEMY AND COLLEGE IK2
-evvnth eholtle vear begin Tueeday, BepUmber t, HOC rirat-elask
and day school for girls. Courses of elementary, secondary aad higher
h Coneervatori-a of musio and art. -.;
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Offers to young men and young women the opportunity, of a liberal
Christian Education. ' Under the direction of the Friends' Church,
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,r r Twenty-three acres of College Campus and ample buildings
Expenses very reasonable. - . ' '' ' :.''irA'
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OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Comolete course In all the classical branches, totrether with thm
industrial course. Splendid laboratories, farms, etc. Young ladies
receive instruction in cookery, dressmaking, millinery and kindred
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For catalogue giving complete information address, . ' Y
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Oregon.
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did positions. Courses in all branches. Students admitted at any time. - Y Y-Y..,
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. An institution for. the intellectual and Christian training of
boys and young men. Under the control of the Catholic churchy
"but male studentsof any denomination admitted.'
. All branches necessary or desirable to a high-class university
education. ' , REV. M. A. QU1NLAN, C. S. C PreaJdent
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