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About The Boardman mirror. (Boardman, Or.) 1921-1925 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1921)
HE.IIO COTTCWMEAO1, II I vJEll. SPEED, HOW 5ScrioOL THESE I I MJfLL Wt-LL WLL" YouBE. A MhvmtY E3 H I , ,, I tow MANY GIRLS fJ S?-DO Yoo LojjL SOWttCT Jjl O AH 0,0 MAM !. nA,.T1 HAVE YOU tOT vVVk Y"l TEACHER! . ' S t , L Hy5 ' yr" HOME NDW , GRowrup - , , ,i J M MMMaMM.MM,,.M,JMMM W --Til fllllM llllll Wl I ill I nu llll IMIMILII iaJJUL.LJMlUllllIJBilJJJLIW.IW...IIIMIIMIMIWI fix Boardman Ladles Aid. PROFESSIONAL CAHDS fsnaiaBlllllsnlKiillllllllHIIIIIIDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIla The Boardman Mirror Boardman, Oregon PI BLI SPED EVP'.RY F'R I D A Y Mahk A. Cleveland, Publisher Subscription (In advanre) 12 00 Per Yet Application for entry us second-class matter at tbe voatoftlce hi Boardman, OrevoD.pondtnff LAW BEST IN U. S. Oregon's new school district law authorized by the passage of House Bill No. 21") is character ized h.y prominent educators and editors as the best school dist rict law in the United States There was a time many years nw whtn "the little old red chool house" served the pur pose of the then isolated com munities very well, and there are some who still think it is good enough. The demand for secondary education was ,for many years supplied by religious and private academies, but these were in the main free schools and did not serve all the people. Then came slowly but surely the free pub lie high school. For awhile these were mostly located in towns and cities, but theconsoli dation idea has been developing and there are many rural high schools and yet with all our ad vances but a small proportion of the children of the land Special ly those in rural communities are adequately served, this con ditiyn being due principally to poor housing and equipment, un trained teachers and lack of funds. Every child, poor or rich, city or rural, should have a equal chance, under equal con ditions, to get an education that will make him a lirst class citi en, able to satisfactorily per form the dut ies of civil life;make him economically independent, self supporting; and so train. him that he will know how to spend his leisure time profitably with out interferring with others The idea back of the new law is to supply these equalizing conditions and influences, to raise the standard of rural edu cation, and to securo efficient supervision Ol the same. This act applied to Morrow county would put all the schools of t he county umijer the jnrisdu tion of the county board of tive members, since there is no dist riot In thecounty unless it would be Heppuer that would have 600 pupils on the census. If they have they would be a town diet riot and retain their present or ganization All the other schools would be under the county board. I he theory is that it is far easier to secure from the county hve very able men than 160 or more as at present requit ed The county district board assumes control of all school pro perty and all indebtedness against the same, within ths dis trict. The first county board would be made up of tive chair men of existing boards and at the next annual election a new board would be elected. There would be a metniK place for the board provided by the county court in the courthouse. The duties of the uew board would be: To employ a superintendent of schoois, tix his term of office and oompeoMi ion, including neose sar.v traeling expenses. (I're sent superintendents would serve out their tyuis ) To employ a school clerk, his compensation, bonds etc. To employ all necessary assis tant superintendents, supervis ors, teachers, janitors, and as sistants and tix their compensa tion. To lease and build school houses, buy and lease lands for school purposes, furnish all sup plies, etc. To prepare annual budget, l"Vy taxes, make annual printed report to tax payers, consolidate schools and arrange for trans portation of pupils, fix tuition, and determine boundaries to be serv ed by each school house etc. It will be seen that provision is made for efficient supervision of all schools, that consolidation will be encouraged, that econ omv in management and in the purchase and distribution of sup plies will be secured, and that the blanket tax covering the whole county will lessen the tax for 75 percent of the districts, which are now paying 10 to 20 mills or more. Umatilla county has figured that a six mill blan ket tax will supply all the money now required to run the schools Even the increased supervision charge would not raise the tax more than two mills. Other features of bill allow for the election of a local school committee of three same as now ) present boards serve until the next annual election.) This com mittee cares for the school pro perty, determines its use for civ ic purposes, visits the school (same as now) reports to the superintendent the progress and the needs of the school and wish es of the people concerning same, and recommends improvements In school property. By unani mous vote they may, not less than thirty days previous to the opening of school, reject any teacher assigned by the board, notice of rejection to be delivered in writing and specify the reason They may also es tablish high schools under the present regulations. There are still other features of the bill covering duties of of ficials etc , that are unnecessary to outline as they are the usual duties of such officials. To our mind the weak point in the law is that it is op tional with the oonn ties. It should have been made mandatory. Experts state that it will take three genera tion to overcome the individual and community selfishness that has always handicapped educa tional reform. Hope in former limes has been placed in local district boards but they have not understood fundamental rural or educational needs. The state should exercise its inherent right and de mand constructive reforms and create the system above outlined under which school business can be transacted in a modern man ner, and uuder which rapid pro gress along modern lines will be possible. It is to be hoped that Oregon will not drag along and wait for the mandatory authority of the state to effect this reorganiza tion, but that within the year, each and every county in the state will have taken the great forward step that means eftici ency and progress, uuder the option granted by the present law. The Ladies Aid of Boardman entertained the ladies of Irrigon at an si I day meeting Wednes day March 16th, The church was very homelike and tasteful ly arranged. There were fifty in attendance, thirteen being visitors from Irrigon and three men, also from Irrigon. In the forenoon Mrs. Pagerstrom ren dered numerous selections on the piono. At the noon an excellent luncheon was served followed by an enjoyable program in the afternoon. Piano solo, Mrs. ('raw ford. Heading, Mrs. W. O. King. Violin solo, Mrs Wicklander. Reading, Mrs Cramer. Vocal solo, Mrs. Wm. Finnell. Piano solo, Mrs. Fagerstrom. A business meeting was held at the close and officers elected tor the following year. The following ladies were guests from Irrigon. Mesdames Walpole, Fagerstrom, Howard, Wolfe, Lester, Chaney, Ricks, Rand, Anderson, Sampson, Wis dom, and Rev. and Mrs. Hood. H. H. WESTON Boardman, Ore. S HANDLES S LAND : Improved : I Unimproved i Z For further information ask my neighbors. " MT Expert Work WATCHES, CLOCKS OR ANY THING IN MY LINE Bring Or send your work or orders and 1 Will Pay Return Postage Wm. H. Ogden JEWEICR TO THE WEST END HEBXISTON (IkiOO.N : ullir iSjuilnuay : ! 3lmt I 0. H. Warner. Prtf. j BOARDMAN. OREGON In con ik i ion a) BOARDMAN AUTO LIVERY J "Wa i aavwktre ni(at or Jit WE SELL LAND e ar tktu ,ou i keaatad. Wt aw It flrat. Lat aa akaw to. Francis P. Adams Phyairiaii and burseon HEHMIKTON. (IRK. ank Bid, "hones: offlcia Res. lss Office Hours 4-1 3-6. Calls answered day or iiitrliaV RBOIBI BUY L K. W. W. ILL8LPT Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon f'iioiH! Residence 711 Office 551 Office over Hank Building, Hermiston Calls answered at all hours. DR. P. V. PRIME IH5NTISTRY Hkhmiston, Ohio. Uank Kuil. Ilui' Phonks Office. 93 Horns Raaldense, 92 s a.m. to 6 p.m. S. E. NOTSON Attorney-at-Law Office in Court House Heppner - - Oregon OREGON MADE PRODUCTS Drink WESTERN A New Cereal Beverage Made in Oregon WM. ROESCH BOTTLING WORKS Pendleton, Oregon Everything But The Kick Just Whistle for WHISTLE The Newest Soda on the Market A Pure Fruit Juice Carbonated For sale in Boardman at C. E. Snively's and the Columbia Trading Co. 9 JAMES D. ZURCHER ATTORNEV-AT-LA W Stanfield, Oregon Will be at the Highway Inn Wed. nesday of each week. Francis McMenamin LAWYER Heppner, Oregon Roberts Kldg. Phone 643 Only Restaurant in Pen dleton Employing a full crew of white help The French RESTAURANT HOHKACIf BROS.) Props. Elegant FurniNhed Kooiiia in Connection llieeeeiSlSSSaAaaala.1atal1al1ataaiat1111i1n s W. fl. HATCH Real Estate Insurance Legal Conveyances Made BOARDMAN OREGON r -at J. L. Vaughan 206 E. Court St.. Ptndletea, Ore. lectrc Jix tures Supplies Klt-c t r ic Contracting BOARDMAN Townsite Co E. P. DODD, Pres. The Continental Insurance Co. of New York Arthur I .. Larsen Resident Agent BOARDMAN, OREGON The Ladies Aid will 0000001 a cooked food and rummage sale Saturday, March 2(th. Subscript" for The Mirror. R. N. S an Kim, iv 1' result-lit Kai.i-h A. Holts. Cashier Frank Sloan, 1st Vice President M R. Linu. Und Vice-President Bank of SStanfield CAPITAL STOCK 125.000 Four per OS ut Interest paid ou Tlrua Cartllioatas of Pepoatt City Lots for Sale at Proper Prices Boardman is a New Town But Not a Boom Town Ideally located on railroad and Columbia river, far enough away from any large town to naturally become the trading center of a wonderful growing country. i