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te Superintendent Ex
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cilities for Work. - ,
RY J. A. ClIURCIIIWi ?
State Superintendent
Oregon's greatest need educa
tionally has been the securing of
better teacher ; training, facilities
for j thoea who are preparing to
teach. In our elementary schools.
Since 1915, the requirements for
the teachers' preparation nave
been steadily Increasing. Vfchput
any additional opportunities lor
teacher 1 being offered. 7 -The out
standing" constructive school legis
lation therefore, of tne' jffesehf ses
sion has oeen the passage of HousftJ
xxi inn, otp nuicu prurmcs ij i
the; estabysbment o.f another nor
ma j fchbdl at Ashland, with, one
twenty-fifth ofs a mill 'as annual
majntetfanre. and erne hundred
"Califgrnia Fig Syrup'1
D3C3nd:b!e Laxativa for Sick
Baby or Child
Hurry , Mother! A teaspoonfal
of 'California Fig Syrup" now will
thoroughly clean the little.bowels
and in!a few horirs ytrii have a
wall,! playful child arain. .Even
if jcros feverlehV blHertis, consti
pated ': or full ; of , cold,, children
love , lts pleasant taste. '
fFell fyour druggist you want
only the -genuine "California Fig
Syrup" I which has directions-, for,
babies land children of all ages
printed on bottle, , .ai other, you,
must ' say; CJ30rjBia 5 RefiJe"
any imitation. Adr. '
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Sometimes a life depends on the
prompt and accurate compound
ing of a prescription. '
You can have a, wholes-hearted
confidence, in. your Reraf Store
to: use only the finest drugs.
a c c u r a t e I y di$pehsed with
prompt service. , , , ;
You are always Bafe ht yonr
Rexall Store, and our prescrip
tion charges save you money. ,
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Set 4Aty-five thousand tuilarr for
a building. : The Ashland Normal
school; .should, be ready to open
by feeptenber, 1926. The normal
school at- JtCoiratoutn. was- ,well
cared for, recelrlng frdxa the legis
lature all that It askedU . Forty
thousand dollars, additional, was
given . for maintenance, eighty
thousand dollars for a 'classroom
build Dm at Monmouth, and one
hundred twenty-five thousand dol
lars' for a teacher training build
ing at Independence, v'f ; --,-.
Senate BIT1 Nov 235 provides
for ,the establishment of a normal
.school Jn Eastern Oregon to -he
to ted ori by the people at the Nov
ember election'. 126.
Tafoiign House Bill No. 215,
it is proposed to establish Another
normal school at Seaside, known
as the Western? Oregon I Normal
school "and college. The act is
to tie submitted to4 the legal voters
of (he state for their' approval. or
ejection in -November. 1926.
Stmtta BUI No. 35 abolishes the
Normal school at Weston -end
authorizes the board of Tegenfs
to convey the property foel6ngirrg
to lie said normal scuool to the
city' of Weston. ; -
The passage of Senate lyvrttf 9$
19 kiVes a school board th auth
ority to dismiss the children on
school time for period's hot to
exceed one' hundred twenty 'mfn-"
ufeV a week to attend week-day
religions schools. i v !f
t Senate Bill No. 25 makes valid
a' teacher's contract" -where the'
same has been signed by the chair-'
man of the school , board, ' the
school clerk, and the teacher, eVen
though- the same was cot signed
at a regular school meeting. " It
is ojuite probable that, upde an
oninion of the supreme 'court.
j eighty-five per cent of all of the
teachers" contracts In tne past
hare . been invalid, since the law
did require that all suchcontracts
be signed by the chairman of the
boatd and by the school, clerk at
a regularly called school 'meeting'.
(Senate Bill No. 52 provides for
the Judgment of confirmation: by
the circuit court of the organiza
tion of union lira scnool districts,
and the election and organization
of the union high school board of
sueh districts. The Mil legalize
tnariy on ion high school districts
heretofore formed where the pro
cedure was hot la5 every ; respect
in aeeordahce with the law.
Senate Bill No. S3 provides for
the addition of three more items
which the lerk of a high school
"which the clerk of a high sehoel
the per capita cbst of theTptrpfls
attending the high school. In the
'past, the clerk, in determining
te per capita cost, has used the
items of salaries, salary of jan
itors, suppnes, fuel, water; light
and power, telephone, -printing.
Insurance, stationery, and repairs-.
In 'addition to? these, In the future,
ne must charge-up the I items jot
i fa'nspbrta tloa.v litteJ'oa-' jeurrent
warrants," and " Interest Upon the
fair "value of 'the investment In
the nigh school buildings after
'depreciation has been taken Into
eppsideration. This WU will in
crease the levy for county high
school tuition fund. T . i -;
; Senate Bill No. 51. amends the
cpnipulsofy education' late by per
mitting tne county superintendent
to appoint the attendance' super
visor, who takes the place of the
Ult Off-No Paiti!
.Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop a
little "Freezone' on ; an aching
corn, Instantly " that "corn stops
hurting, then shortly you ; lift it
right off with fingers, i
Jonr druggist sells a tiny bottle
of '"Freezone": for a fer cents, suf
ficient to remote every hard ccri,
soft corn, or corn "between - lie
tos,'and the foot calluses, without
i5prjaes3 or irritation. Adv.
CO. KEWYCr'WSA
and Patisi ; Coi'
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.' Puxsy-WiUow Sills Has Dc!l To Match Costume
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fhis afternoon frock' attracted t
niuch att-i:ionat- fashion rvne I
held to N vrK which ail the
truant of fleer. The attendance
supervisor must be the holder of
a certificate valid for teaching In
the public schools of Oregon, and
must ' snbmif evidence of the
knowledge of the common social
problems which relate to school
attendance. : ' ' V
Senate Bill No. Ill protides
that in those counties which have
adopted .the county unit; districts
having from five hundred to one
thousand children . may, upon "the
approval "of .a majority of the
voters of the' district, remain in
the , rural school district rather
than form a town, district. .
Senate Bill No. 176 - permits a
district' boundary board to. levy-a
tax upon the property in a lapsed
district In order that the Indebted
ness of the district may be dis
charged. There are many .lapsed
districts in Oregon that have out
standing warrants, and, under the
law, rno authority baa been given
to anyee for the makig of the levy.
JSenate Bill No; 195 provides
for a state flag to be used on all
occasions wnen . the state is of
ficially and pubicly represented,
with the privilege of use by all
citUens- upon , anchioccasiona . aa
MrWitngirdiBd aiporiajtei'
It shall bear oh one . side on a
havy blue field the state" escutche
on In gold, supported by ; thirty
three gold stars and heaTlng above
said escutcheon, the words "State
of Oregon" In gold and below such
escutcheon the figures -18 5 9"! in
gold, and on the otheir side on a
navy blue field a representation of
the beaver in gold; -v .
Senate Bill No. 218 makes It
possible for districts of the first
class to subdivide the district into
school election precincts for the
holding of all elections within said
district, and may change and alter
such precincts at its discretion as
often as the occasion may require.
FASHIONS
& FOIBLES
hy SlhrUy SItsron
On Oe leach ci tr Sotl
'attiptoii or wherever sitart wofmen
fKConrregats one trill see the simplest
'ef Summer frocks jf flailed and
'fi'sZcJ toUe osiS crfpe de Cliu.
AoAXKJt" the briliiaat Summer back
ground of bhie-sea. gaily ttriped beach
cmbrellas and the dear orange ofa Itali&a
stJ-doth WLrzt the simplicity' cool
white froct is most refretii?. In
crepe de CLina and both te ri
cotton Georgettes and voiles tXtm i t
are made erjuSsite threush ts praci r
cJZs meti.jia it fae plaits, fa;oiu..,
d iwa-workv etc Tbe crepes cU CLine
s id silk 'eripM are deservedly p?'
L cfc-h perhaps rot as cool as the cotton
c'pts, tic, ior they do not cruncp la and
est i p-t tlcra oi U the Cr- t i
t. .it t-ji t-til C'.n-,T t.-.e u . .a joa
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creations were exclusively
ejin. , 1
In the past, school'-: elections in
districts of the first class, outside
of the city of Portland, have alif
been held at one central point.
making it ineevenient for-many
of the Qualified voters to' ; attend
the meeting: ;- V .r-; .. ; ;
Houses Bill No. 45 provides for
the physical examination of . chif-
drea attending the - elementary
public school of the State of Ore
gon. The superintendent of pubnc
rnstroction is to. provide jblanki
to be distributed to the teachers
of the state. The children are to
be examined for defects of vision,
hearihg, breathing, dentition or
other external, obvious physical
defects which , will prevent or i
terfere" with 4he normal education
of tbe child. . A' report-will be
sent by the teacher to' the parent
or guardian as to any physical
defect apparent to observation. If
a parent or guardian object In
writing to the examination elng
made, then the pupil is to be ex
empt from such examination.
. House Bill No. 57 require 'that
a school ' district make " a fun and
complete Itemized statement "of Its
indebtedheBs, Specifying the gen
eral nature of said ' indebtedness,
tuchs': b5ndi,wiifran,t5, fafid' --W
forth," at" ak ttme estimates are
to be diaenssed with the- levying
board., s : ( ' .: ; ';
House Bill No. 86 provides an
appropriation for. the children's
farm ; home of the Oregon Worn'
an's Christian Temperance anion
in j the ; following .. sums fifteen
thousand dollars for aiding la the
construction, building, furnishing.
and equipping of a children's cot
tage and thirty-five thousand dol
lars for the purpose of aiding In'
the construction,- building, furnish
iftg, and equipping of a school
building. ' ' v-.-;. ;--'
House Bill No. 14& relieves the
school clerks in districts of the
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FASHIONS
& FOIBLES
by Slihhy Shzrtm
hi
A iirfs lest friend is the butloncd-in
vest .which is subject to change
' v&iaut notice and which keeps
her frock ahceys fresh a:id afrsajs
i 1 ht order, r-:'? ; ? x , . -
A SET of vests of plain flannel with a plaid
frotk,or of crtpe de Cbine.ploid 2k. white
linen, pique or Ccsh-colored corded silk
with plain wool frocks, give the change of
front and neck finish that keeps one in a
constant state of preparedness. Frocks cut
on narrow sheath lines and fitted" closer,
at tbe hips require a fairly arm material,
such as kasha, cashmere dress goods, soft
twZLs, etc ' The corded wools ami the
Sordid eUcct ol faille bilk are new and very
smart Faille is used a good deal in
copper, henna, mahogany and brick.
Dark Llue, brown, be? jt and aimanJ-jrrxa
J-iica sue good for tisly Sprir j.
I BTntaicx
! If t 5854
second and third classes from any
personal "'li'ify-upon;' Ittieir ;"6f
flCIal Ivc.'.s for any school ntoiets
that fciay Le lost by Creasoa of
the failure or Insolvency of any
balik which becomes a depository,
throughjthe designation.. .of such
a bank by the board of directors
of the school district.
llouse Bill No. 179' restores the
county institutes. The 'Legisla
ture of 1923 so amended 'the Jaw
that teachers were not required
to attend' ?ltfecoBnfx. rrfns'Of ntfsl'
House BIH Nof. 19 restOTesi the
county-'ifliUCutes .''In fe ."Varloua
counties of the state for at least
one day and not more than two
days1 at the discretion of the coun
ty superintendents.
Through House Bill No. 208,
anyone who held a valid certifi
cate prior fo January '.1.1 921. is
not required to have the one year
of normal school preparation, in
addition to graduation from a
standard high school. The equiva
lent, of the elementary teachers
trailing course for the . period
preceding January 1, 1921, ia the
holding of a valid certificate to
teach. i:,.:,".h'Y";--:''1
House - Bill No. 212 does net
effect districts other than those
In. : counties working under the
county unit. Ia such counties, all
moneys received from ;the sale of
timher under the Federal Forest
reserve is to be. used for. and ap
plied to , the. payment of bonded
and warrant indebtedness of the
school "districts .incurred prior to
January 1, 1925, the remaining
sums, thereafter, to be placed in
ah Irreducible, fund, only the in
terest from which Is to.be used
for-general school purposes.
House Bill No. 217 is of much
Importance. to- many teachers in
the state. Heretofore,, the super
intendent of public instruction was
authorized to accept grades of
80 from other states . where the
examination, was held as are ex
aminations- in Oregon. Hereafter,
howevery grades of 90 only may be
accepted. Since an exemption for
an Oregon teacher In Oregon does
not, hold over unless the grade ia
90, it seems but fair that teachers
Coming into Oregon with grades
from other states should not have
grade of less than 90 accepted
In Oregon.
House JBUl No., 260 affects' the
eity'of Portland, only, and permits
the levying of ten mills rather
than five mills for school main
tenance. "-.-.(..,,: 4 ;'-, .u -v:
';. House1 Bill No. 329 repeals the
taw which permitted the expenses
of .! administering the irreducible
school fund 'to be paid from the
irreducible school fund. Here
after, all- of the interest accruing
on the Irreducible ' school fund
must be distributed among the
several counties. , '
-House Bfli No. 341 makes Arm
istice Day a1 legal school holiday.
House BiW Ko. 394 clarifies the
trolaure ?f Qf the i pfganlzatft
a union high school district while
House Bill Nor 28 T -provides for
the election of scnool director's In
union nigh school district at tbe
time of their organization and
also "for their successors. ... C
An act -creating a Department
6f Americanization . Was provided
through House Bfli No. 447. The
department Of Americanization
conducted In conjunction with the
public school system of the state
is Under the supervision and eon
trol of the Superintendent of public
instruction. The state board of
education is to name a non-paid
state commission of five persons
who shall administer the depart
H FASHIONS
& FOIBLES
By SkitUy Sharon
nuiiiJtKac '
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Paris offers cn ' excess izdy smart
suit frock of llach sZk crlpe with
sZzet luUons on ils faciei frorX
What Paris calls mm tat-roU is Crock
made by a famous French house with the
effect of a sack jacket and box-plaited
skirt te front and osepicoB back be-
Liad. Itb one el tins rcttnme that ths
Pxriuesns is io fond of for the street when
it becomes too warm to wear a coat. It
toc&i like a complete suit and yet on
feat burdened with a jacket or bothered
with the separata blouse." It b very
anart ia dark-blue kasha wi'Jj ceHsx and
inent vof Americanization. v The
cSlamlssioBr will propose r -standardized
course of study la Ameri
canization t schools and . have , gen
eral "power Ao promote and ad
vance! the work of American izafioh
throughout the state In conduction
with ' the general public' school
system. The commission will ap
point, a state director; of Ameri-
cahizatton 4o direct the work.
House Bill No. 205 exempts
school districts of the third class
from meeting th6 requirements of
the loca budget law with refer
ence to making, out. a budget ad
vertising in the newspapers, and
so ort. This bring districts of the
third class under the old budget
law. ;
The Eddy Bill, opposed by all
who build . or . administer, high
school courses" of study, proposed
to'ptft five more required -strbjeets
Into the course of study, namely.
penniariship, Constitutional. la,
American literature, bookkeeping,
and arithmetic. This would make
five, .units , elective, and- where a
student wished to get three addi
tional "units in algebra ;and geo-
metrr, ana inree, more m-science.
tosay nothing of ancienthistoryi
it would nave been impossible for
him to ' get it. A - studeB could
not Very well take Latin or dom
estic science or domestic art if the
Eddy Bill went into effect. The
Benson Polytechnic school,' and
the twenty-six bourses of agricul
ture i In the high schools of the
state would at "once have ceased
to function.
Fortunately the Eddy Bill was
defeated In the House.
Argenttrfa Gets Robkefelfer
Ard to Frght Diseases
BUESNOS AIRES, Feb. 28
The Rockefeller Foundation wil
aid the Aregntine sanitary autho
rities in fighting tropical diseases
In northern Argentina, it has noti
fied Dr. Gregorio Araoz Alfaro,
director of national Hygiene .de
partment. v Dr. Alfaro , recently ; returned
from the United States where' he
explained the conditions prevailing
in that region , to Rockefeller
Foundation officials'. It is , un
derstood that the Foundation will
send a commissioner to Argentina
to arrange preliminary details and
the manner wherein the aid will
be. rendered. , - .
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For Office '
School or Home t'
. Use.
A Valuable time - saver.
They will pay for
themselves.
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ANOtHER EDISON I'ONE TEST
Song Recital by
Betsy Lane Shepherd
' This is a golden opportunity; fr SaTem '
.to he&r the eminent soprano. Assisting her
will be Jacques Glockner, 'cellist. .
"Miss Shepherd's appearance here makes
it possible to perform an interesting musi
cal experiment; In some of the numbers,
the famous artist, will compare her voice
"" with its Recreation by Mr. Edison's new
Next Wednesday, March 4
'. . ' AT 8:15 P. 51. ..
GRAND THEATRE
.A number of complimentary'tlckets are available for
this special concert. Call, write, or telephone for them,
at once. They will be issued in the order of application
as long as they last,
GEO. C. WILL
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