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THE OREGON SUNDAY 'JOUJRNAL; PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1910.
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'7ESTERN SCHOOLS
FAR III MME
OF fill III EAST
Educators Express Surprise at
- Stride Made by Coast Insti
tutions of' Learning; ;Pro
, nou nee Them' Com p!etev
Llk rerythins of th Wentno have
"the, school ana aJucittoli&l institutions
dvenced. Where a lew yean ago all
the buds of thia "western wilderness
-er sent to the high-priced and "ex
clusive" private colleges and seminaries
of the eV educational institutions Of
the Feclfio slope are now "'offering un
T aralMed Adruntajfa that offset the
shortsightedness of those ha believed
they must . send their children f,back
east"! to be educated.
Consideration tof the evolution of edu
cation in the west la Interesting:. , Moat
of the present generation remember the
time when their mothers and fathers,
laying plana to "send them off. to
school," pored over catalogues of east
em colleges. It waa a time when the
schools of the west were not considered.
But conditions have changed amaxing
ly, for despite the progress of the states
of the Pacific alope and their commer
cial and economic advancement over
those of the far east ana. even miaaje
west, they have not kept pace with the
prowth of their educational institution.
This changed condition is largely due
to the wealth and progressive spirit
of the west. end. to the fact that the
opportunity offered have lured from
the east its best educators.
Offer Best Advantages. '
Tef still in the mln$s of many, par
ticularly those from the east, rests the
belief that schools of . the east offer
the oest aavamages iwr ruucu, u
to a small extent the idea of "sending
jh children back east to school" pre
vails. Western educators are trying to
n fitinBTB inn miBLHaau Auca it.n. v.v
schools of the east are better, and so
well are they succeeding: that the in
stitutlons of the Pacific elope are be
coming wore prosperous eacU year,; .
Irrevocable evidence of the high
standard of western schools waa, offered
, e nrinUM T HnitAf wttl In
lecturing at . Harvard M principles of
education, ;. Coming to Portland some
time ago and considering an offer of the
directors of the Reed Institute to ac
cept the i presidency of , the college
which, by the way, he undoubtedly will
do he visited . a number of western
schools. . 1 . '
"I am amaaed," he said. "W of the
east have long marveled at the rapidity
With which the educational Institutions
S)f the west are advancing. ; But I could
no believe before that they are as
well If not better equipped for teaching
the young than are ours of the east."
s Sq.ua! to Any.'
! Perhaps advancement has been more
marked In the private schools, college
and seminaries. Not so many : years
ago private educational Institutions be
sari springing up over all the west. In
.the most part they were started by edu
cators from the east who realised the
advantages of the west. . Held down for
a time by the then popular belief that
the east offered better facilities for edu
cation, they gradually worked their way
to the top through merit, until now they
stand on an equal basis with older in
stitutions. ':.;'-;;:.';V';
. Coupled with the excellence of the
private educational- Institutions of the
Pacific coast 'are a thousand arguments
for them. Perhaps the first of these is
"costii" Another is the fact that children
sent to the east to school are far re
moved from parents and relatives and
far out of their personal supervision.
And the cost is to be considered.
First, railway fare may be saved by
sending the boy, or firl to western
schools where advantages for. learning
are equaL There is the usual trip to
the home during the summer vacation.
Mothers like to know, too, that their
children are within easy reach In event
of sickness or accident and In nearby
'cities or towns where they be readily
visited and atsmall cost. Then, their
very proximity .to the home allows par
ents to keep ia constant touch with their
children- and observe what work they
. are doing.
. Western Schools Setter,
But the arguments In favor of the
western school for children and even
adults of the west are many. One must
remember, however, in considering send
ing children $o schools that those of
the west have, by trie greatest educators
of the work, been declared to be eaual
ly as excellent as those of the east and
other carta of the country. Then may
be considered the other arguments in
favor of the western school. J V s
Mrs. L. W.. Sitton, member of the
board of education of Portland, return
ing from a trip over, the east, where
she visited a great number of schools,
amazed western educators with the
statement that she believed the schools
of the west better in many ways than
those of the east. ' ;".
There Is-nothing that - is taught In
schools of the east that Is not taught
In those of the west. . In ,all: cases
facilities for , instruction ; are Just . as
good if not better. Recently statistics
were compiled' by the directors of the
Reed Institute showing the number of
students attending college In the state
of Oregon , and those living in Port
land, who are attending college in out
side states. ;, ,..
Educators Deplore Condition.
Tables show that the number of stu
dents whose homes are in Portland, but
who are attending outside Institutions,
Is nearly as large as that of students
who live In Portland, but are attending
educational institutions within the bord
ers of the state.
Western educators deplore this - con
dition of affairs, and thole who are fa
miliar with the excellence of the west-;
em schools can 1 not understand the
tendency although, it Is decreasing
to send boys and girls to the east to
be .educated. Educators believe, that
the fact that the Pacific, coast supports
the beet schools in the world should be
impressed on the people who may save
money and at the same time offer their
children better advantages by sending
them to- western schools. - i
Contrary to the- general- belief r that
there Is a dearth" of private schools in
the west, there is a plenty enough, in
fact, to offer good chance for selection.
California, Oregon and Washington per
haps support more high -class educa
tional institutions than any other three
states west of the Mississippi river.
And it Is fact that the schools of the
mlddl" west do not compare generally
In excellence, with those of the far. west
or far east. , -
REMARKABLE GROWTH
OF0.A. C. EXAMPLE OF
WHAT OREGON CAN DO
In place of the single brick building
which housed the Oregon Agricultural
college In 1885 and which now serves
JOHN CLAIRE
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Christian
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" Portland, Oregon.
Give Your BOY the Best
by sending him to the Christian
Brothers Business College,
where he will be taught practical
things by specialists in educa
tional work.
. Preparatory, Inter mediate,
Grammar, Academic and Com
mercial Courses.' " E v ening
classes. Barnes-Graham System
of Shorthand. Touch System of
Typewriting. 'Latest . Visible
Typewriters. Goodyear-Mar-
. shall System of Bookkeeping.
Palmer Method of Business
Penmanship daily taught.
Studies will be resumed
September. -
Brother V. Andrew, F. S. C,
President. . ' -
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as the administration . building are
twenty structures, many of which
eclipse in every way the original-h6me.
The college grounds, consisting of 259
acres, are located within the limits of
Corvallls. The campus proper, covers
forty acres.; " :'' - ' - .
In the twenty-five' years which have
Intervened since the state assumed con
trol of Corvallls college, then a sec
tarian school, a marvelous change hhs
taken place. The little local school
which served as grammer school, high
school and college for a limited district
has developed into a great and broad
Institution whose Influence is felt In
every corner of the state, and which
attracts to Us portals young men and
young women not only from .every part
of Oregon, but from various states of
the nation and several nations of the
world.- v.1-! . v s -J- ..
The Oregon Agricultural college is lo
cated at Corvallls, In the heart of the
beautiful Willamette valley. The near
by foothills, with their green fields.
wooded glens and mountain streams, af
ford splendid opportunity fer recreation
and contribute to the beauty of the scen
ery which the distant-snow- cfad Cas
cades complete. . This splendid' environ
ment, together with the weather .condi
tion, which usually prevail, give the col
lege .the advantage. of a most Ideal Iocs-;
tlon with all the Inspiration of nature
all about.
The work of the college has been ex
panded; as-rapidly' as. possible. Publlo
sentiment has demanded broad learning
with emphasis on agriculture and do
mestic science, and the agricultural col
lege has met the demand and gone furth
er. It Is reaching to heights that were
ccnsldered Impossible a -decade ago.
President Kerr has surrounded him
self with a faculty of well trained men
and tfomen whose sole "purpose is to
build up In Oregon an Institution that
will take Its place with the colleges of
the old and rich, states of the eastern
portion of the country. The enrollment
has reached 1592, and the college stands
high in athletics, in oratory and in gen
eral collegiate work. The short courses
for farmers, given In both summer and
winter have proven highly satisfactory.
PUPILS ALSO GET
, MILITARY TRAINING --
IN THIS ACADEMY
triArnurh and rtmnrhsttil vft tra lnfnsr n
young men, the HHl Militate academy
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Is not attempted bj any other school.
With military- training: as a feature
which -attracts-youpg men with red
blood In their veins, the school offers
a course of study that broadens the
foundations of manhood and fits the
student to meet the demands of active
life with the best possible chance of
success. ' :'
The academy was founded by Joseph
Wood H1U In 1901. For 23 years Mr.
Hill bad been principal of Bishop Scott
academy, one of the pioneer schools of
the northwest. "When the Bishop Scott
academy reached its limit of usefulness,
larger buildings were required and the
reoiganlzatlqn took the form of the Hill
institution. The school Is located at
821 Marshall street, In & district where
environment Is of the very hes
RIGHT THINKING AND
LIVING KEYNOTE OF
, MILLS COLLEGE
fclght thinking. . right " living ' large
sympathies, and efficiency In the world
are . Ihe key notes of the modern cur
rlculum at Mills. college. The physical
and the mental, the spiritual and. the
esthetlo are ail considered In the life
rep
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View of the Campus Showing, Some of the College Buildings,
OregoiVs Scientific, Technical Institution ol Higher Learning
Free Education for All the People. Modern Equipment. 22 Buildings. '125
,t .Officers, Instructors, Research Assistants. 1590 Students.' ... H
DEGREE COURSES
AGRICULTURE, including major work in Agronomy,- Animal Husbandry,
Agricultural Chemistry, Dairy Husbandry, Entom'ology, Horticulture, Poultry
, . Husbandry, Veterinary .Science. " . "
" CIVIL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING, MINING ENGINEERING, DOMESTIC SCIENCE AND
ART, FORESTRY, COMMERCE, PHARMACY.
OTHER COURSES
SECONDARY AND WINTER SHORT CQURSESAgriculture', forestry,
Domestic Science' and Art,' Commerce and Mechanic Arts. .
, MUSIC -Voice, Piano, Violin, Stringed and Band Instruments.
College Opens September 2Z. Catalogue and Illustrated Literature Mailed
' Free on Application . t
Address Registrar, Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon.
of the young women entrusted to the
school. .!. V .... ,
, The training at Mills desires to pro
duce constructive power in organiza
tion, skill in execution and a spirit of
Service; It wishes to enable young
women -"to learn and propagate the beet
that is known and thought in v the
world"; it wishes to Inculcate reverence
for holy things and obedience to law;
It calls for a. womanliness that is
straightforward and direct, dignified,
free from artificiality, characterised by
simplicity, devotion and graclousness.
Mills college is the outgrowth of
Mills seminary, which was established
at Seminary Park, Cal., In 1871. The
founders of Mills seminary were the
Rev. Cyrus T. Mills,- D. D., who died
April 20, 1884. and his wife, Mrs. Susan
U Mills, each of whom brought to the
work a large and varied experience,
having been educators'-fop morti than
20 years. ; ;
The early foundations of Mills col
lege were laid In Benlcla. Cat, in 1852,
When a Young Ladlest seminary was
opened as a boarding and day school.
Ground was broken for the matin build
ing in June, 1870. August 1, 1871, the
school was reopened in its new home,
and called Mills seminary.' V
In 18S5. the year following the death
of Dr. Mills. It was decided that the
growth of th institution, Its largely In
creased facilities, and its evident oppor
tunity Justified a very marked step for
ward, j A complete college course was
added-to the curriculum and application,
made to the state of California for a
college charter. -This was granted,
authorising Mills college to confer de-
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E. Thielhbrn
PupU of Prof. O. Sevick ,
Violin Teacher
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Waterman s Famous
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ESTABLISHED 1859 .
k ' v Conducted or Girls by the
Sisters of the Holy Names ot Jesus and Llary
,.Refined, Moral, Intellectual and Practical Training; - - f
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Boarding School for Young Men and Boys
.-: Full Collegiate Courses
Commercialand Preparatory
. Department; ; . .,
Twenty-Fourth Year Will Open September 6th
For Catalogue and Other Information Apply to
Rev. President - -
' PORTLAND, OREGON ' ""i
ST. HLLLNb HALL, is a school tor girls. It is under
the care of THE SISTERS OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST
. (Episcopal).- St. Helens Hall is both a resident and a
day school. " Resident pupils must'be 14 years of age or -older.
Day pupils as young as 5 years of age will be re
ceived. At St! Helens Hall there are Collegiate, Academic "
.and Elementary departments.X Experienced and competent ,
teachers' in : Music, Art ; and Elocution. A splendid gym .!
nasium for the physical development of pupils. Send for
catalogue, r -'Address , - -
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Columbia Conservatory of Music
' Columbia Bldg.; Portland, Oregon
The Leading School of Music on Pacific Coasf;
We follow a definite prescribed course.
' Our methods are Simple, Systematic nd '
. Satisfactory Results Guaranteed
Faculty of experienced teachers. 'All graduates of Best Conservatories
A FREE LESSON demonstrating our methods -will. be. given to any.
one interested in. music, who will hring this coupon to our office..
512 COLUMBIA BLDG. Phone Main 4412, A-4425 -
MEDICAL U. of 0.
DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
HIGH STANDARD THOROUGH
v COURSES ,;
SESSION BEGINS SEPT; 14, 1310 -"
, - Fpr Catalogue, Address ;' " - v
DR. S. E. JOSEPHI, 610'Dekum Building
. PORTLAND, OR.
of ttic Lcoclictlzky Method
765 Marshall Street
Tortland, Oregon -
Classes' Start Sept. 1, 1910
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