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THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON WELCOME AND ANNIVERSARY EDITION. JANUARY. 1921 THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR VOCATIONAL WORK :: :: :: wr.rrt n th State School for SDetf hare a new industrial or trade building and adequate .La.h Pflulpment for the voca- u the education of the deaf worth what it costs the taxpayer? Has the school been or is the school now extravagant or over than of any other Pacific coast ori w.y mountain siaie school oi the kind. Since "1914 lu attend ance has increased 14 per cent ana lis regular maintenance ap propriations 19 H per cent, while according to official government figures the cost of living has ad vanced well over 100 per cent. The per capita cost for the two years ending September 30 is only per ceni greater than for the blennium of 1913-14. yet fuel oil. constituting nearly 25 per cent of the entire cost of supplies, is now . Dean Tusslng, 'Class of '16. , ambitious in any particular in its requests irora tne legislature or in it a nt AXDendltnrea? This article Is in answer to these questions, and members of th lerialatnre. or any net-sons in terested, are most cordially invit- ed to visit tne scnooi ana aeter i mine for themselves by personal Afcumtlon the exact facts, which Justify, or do not Justify the ap propriations requesiea. Aniwering the last question first,. the School for Deaf is one of the only two institutions which have not had a dollar appropriat ed for permanent improvements since 1914. a period of six years; and in that period it has received total appropriations for replace ments.1 repairs, betterments and special equipment of but $4479.00 or less than one per cent per an num of the cost of the buildings. Its annual per cap.ta cost Is lower they do Insist most emphatically that the school for deaf should have the very best of facilities and equipment for the vocational training of deaf boys and girls. Reverting to the first question above, as to whether the request for a new trades building Is based upon any real emergency or urg ency of condition, the following facts are pertinent. Such a building was first asked for. In 1911, and Instead $1000.00 was allowed to remodel the old frame building, known as the ( l i f mmt. . i,;"' 'n""-' I t - t" - i. . w. t: '- f vtir' v 1 Manual training shop shows congestion and Inadequate light. costing practically 300 per cent more than In 1914. - The school for the deaf cannot possibly be efficient on a near pre war basis of expenditure any more than can the state university O. A. C, or the Normal school, the puDiic schools, or the new school r 1 : A Cleo Ylnyard, Class of '19. "Polytechnic." built thirty years ago. Instead of remodelling it, a . - . . V. . a r 1 piuui.ueui memoer oi me legisla ture at .that time suggested that some one ought to stick a match to the old building. It is a flimsy, all wood, unplas tered, poorly lighted structure. v v S ed and planned for other purposes and needed for those purposes. Therefore, the only permanent remedy for the situation is the construction of a new build. ng containing properly designed rooms for the different kinds of vocational training and also a gymnasium for physical education. The School for the Deaf may properly be considered an impor tant life saving station. Not in deed of physical life, but what Is of vast importance to the Individ ual and to society, of the lntel- Of these four "fradnates. three were born deaf and one, became deaf at the age of seven. Two, after graduating from the Oregon school, also graduated from Gal laudet College, Washington, D. C Another took a special course at O. A. C. A. fourth, who was a member of the class of 1920. was promptly given-employment In the school because of her all around efficiency. With very rare excep tions the graduates all make good In the industrial world, and a ma jority are home owners and taxpayers. ' ' ' I : W I :.'. r 7. E. 6. Tillinghast, Superintendent of Oregon Slate School for the Deaf. 'A Clans ia sewing and dressmaking the only vocational department in a room properly planned and located for thearpoe for the vocational training of the blind, for which the sum of $215, 000.00 was Toted last year. There are three deaf persons for every blind person in the state. The adult deal pay taxes and require nothing special in return. But difficult to heat, and a great fire risk. It was built up 48 feet high with only 2x4 studding. It leans nearly six Inches out of plumb. It shakes so during heavy wind storms that people are afraid to stay in it. The severe freeze last r n n n n E J 11 t Jill p 4il V 1 m '. i j a 'XL. II. U jll'.'n J jllil! Ill i' fit," "t" j 'v 0 Oregon State ScnooL Hor.The Deaf 9 J . Salem-Qreoon. - I 3faln Building. year put its plumbing and second : hand steam beating plant out of commission. A third of Its leaky tin roof was blown off in a recent wind storm, and on account of the flatness of the roof the at tempts to replace the tin with roofing paper have not been suc cessful and nearly the whole building has been soaked. The supports of the basement or carpenter shop floor are so eat en up with dry rot that new Joists and a new floor must be put in or the room abandoned. The plates on which the posts supporting the root trusses rest are badly de cayed. The windows have glass 24 In wide. For the manual training mal development, as a plant striv ing for growth when all but cut off from the kindly light of day. We find dependency and guardi anship by relatives or the stata necessary throughout life. We find crimes committed which are unmoral rather than immoral. We find children brought' Into the Printing shop occupying room built for and needed by laundry. lectual, moral and spiritual life. On this page appears the picture of a typical little beginner, with a normal brain, a fine physique, but bom deaf, and absolutely cut off from the world of verbal language which is largely the whole expres sion of human thought, until res- Intensive specialization Is the explanation of these truly wonder ful results. Tha-average parent oi public school teacher faces cer tain failure in the attempt to ac complish them.. . What now is the reverse side of this happy picture? What of the shop the window light area is one- twelfth of the floor, area, while according to standard require ments for a well lighted school room, it should be one-fourth. The darkness on cloudy days, the dampness, the difficulty of proper heating, and the musty od or of decaying wood, render this an unsanitary and unfit place in which to require the Instructor and boys to work. A competent architect has declared the build ing not worth the cost of neces sary repairs, and unsafe. - With the exception of the sew ing and dressmaking department all the vocational departments are now taken care of by makeshift arrangements. In rooms construct 7 1 a . Harry Gardner. Claas of 08. Gallaudet College world by parents without reason able capacity, or sense of social responsibility for their care. Vim find a very long train of costly, evils which society can ill afford.' In the com man parlance of tha street, we find endlessly more grief for ' the taxpayer. There fore, a successful school for tha deaf is a real money saver to tha taxpayer. EL S. TUllnghast, Domestic science claim learning denpite the handicap of crowded quarters la m makeshift room planned for other parpoNea. cued by the highly specialized ed ucational methods, the tireless pa tience, the Intensive guidance that finally restores him to society as an educated man -of the type of graduates whose pictures also ap pear on this page. SALEM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WELL ORGANIZED, WELL EQUIPPED, WELL TAUGHT The Enrollment I Now Over 3600, and There Is an Efficient Teaching Force of 130. Our Schools Are Conducted Along the Latest Modern Lines, with Both Cultural and Voca tional Studies. By George W. Hug. THE Salem Public Schools con sist of a Senior High School, three Junior High Schools, and six elementary graded schools. At the present time there is an en rollment of over 3600 pupils. There are over 700 students in the Senior High School and 900 In the Junior High Schools, and 2000 grades, the Junior High Schools Include all pupils in the 7th, 8th and 9th grades and the Senior High School all pupils In the 10th, 11th and 12th grades. The schools are organized along the latest modern lines. The grade schools are organized on the double promotion Idea. Each grade is composed of an' "A" day is given to systematic physical training to every grade child. 45 minutes to every Junoir High School pupil and 70 minutes a day to every Senior High School pu pil. This work is in the hands of competent and trained teachers of physical education. The health work Is under the care of a school physician and a school nurse. Games are promoted in the grades and athletic teams represent the High Schools in various athletic sports. , Vocational work composed of manual training and mechanical drawing for boys, and home eco nomics, or sewing and cooking, are given the girls in the Junior High Schools. This work is continued In the Senior High School more intensely. The work in the Senior High School Is supported by funds from the U. S. Government and the State, under what Is called the I "Smith-Hughes Act." A Practice are ably prepared to accept office positions. The music and art work are given throughout the school sys tem. Glee Clubs and orchestras are organized in the High Schools. This work Is in charge of special ly trained teachers and supervis ors. Compulsory ' education Is en forced in Salem. Every child be tween the ages of 9 and 16 is compelled to be in school until he has finished the eighth grade. The law also provides that any one who has not completed the eighth grade between the ages of 16 and 18 must attend the part-time school for at least five hours per week. Over 250 pupils attend the High School from outside the city or from, the nearby country. Un der special provisions of the High School Tuition Law, the County pays the actual cost of instruction GEORGE W. IirG. Sspntendent of Salem PiMJe Schools. 1 Two Exceptional Hotels 7tfHmmmmffiirwaKm sx s i Two "of the most homelike hotels In Portland, located In the heart of the shopping and theatre district. All Oregon Electric trains stop at the Seward Hotel, "The House of Cheer." There is an exceptions! dining room service in connection. The Hotel Cornelius, "The House of Welcome." Is only two short blocks from the Seward HoteL Our Brown Busses meet all trains. Rates SI. 50 up. . i We invite you. to eat at the Seward Hotel, The House of Cheer, and we believe our . . Club Breakfawts 40c and SOc Luncheons 60c. 75e and SI Dinners 91 Sunday Table D'Hote Dinners ARC UNEQUALLED i W. C. CULBERTSON, Proprietor 2 S Salem Senior High School Build in g Pnpils in tan . ' : There ir. kwT sraded schools. ,w?i XZ0' tcher. are em o thf,ea I ?h001 Forty Si? ftSV f0rtjr In the jQnlor C tr f0?1" tnd tn remaining m Poplja In the first six and "B" division and promotion is made on tha half-year basis. This same plan is followed In the Jun ior and Senior High Schools. Both the cultural and vocation al studies are given in all the schools." Especial emphasis is placed on the fundamental sub jects in the grade schools, but the vocational and recreational activi ties are not neglected. Physical training and health work are em phasized throughout the school system. At least 20 minutes a House is provided for the girls to carry out the domestic science work. This makes the work more practical. The boys are provided with a machine shop as well as the mechanical drawing and wood working shops. Practical work along commer cial lines In stenography, typing, bookkeeping, salesmanship and practical office work is provided. The commercial department Is one of the largest departments In the Senior High School. The pnpils to the school district for educating these pupils. This law provides a high school education to every boy or girl in the State free of charge. There Is good money In the strawberry Industry in the Salem district. It will not be overdone. if the canneries and jelly and jam factories and cold storage facil ities will keep a few steps ahead of the growers. RADIATOR TROUBLES? If so, come to ns and we will make yon happy. We are pre pared to repair all auto radiators and gas tanks. Truck and tractor radiators a specialty. ALL WORK . GUARANTEED SALEM AUTO RADIATOR SHOP 108 South Twelfth St. We Bespeak for You a Happy and Prosperous New Year deaf child that grows to maturity without education, with no word language whatever, as an "Infant crying In the night and with no language but a cry." Here we find minds cramped, stunted, dwarfed far beyond the possibility of nor- Mrs. Margaret Kmhh, ClAM of 'IS. Gallaadet Colin i ' y 0 y : ' : -. -' - . c 3Ir. and Sirs. George Fromm. Graduate of CUm of MO. . - i , . ' ' i A typical litUe begiaaer, bora deaf WELLER " BROS. Pioneer Grocers 155 X. Commercial St, Salem, Oregon This issne ol The Statesman ia one of the greatest value. It bAngt out clearly the Com mnnity interest. We also axe looking to comnzunitj interest by continually being alert for a better, health ier, nutritious and refreshing ice Clf ATTl. ' Sick and feeble folk improve rapidly when fed Weatherly Ice Cream. Ask your doctor. 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