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BR. WITHYCGKBE Well KnOWn Authority UrgeS . ' initiative measures ror Scluols Oregon Experiment fetaiion, Corvallls, October 17, 1910. To the Alumni Association, South ern Oregon State Normal Seaool: Have your favor and in rep'y wish to assure you I favor the re-esablish-ment of the three Normal Schools, namely, Ashland, Monmouth and Wes- ton. In fact in my judgment it was a tne Normal schools are the Index of colossal educational blunder to have tne educational status of a state abandoned these schools. There j A maI) lrom niill0;s willl Nor might have been just cause for criti-; nials, or one from South Dakota with cism, but the treatment accorded was entirely too heroic. The three Fchools were gerg: -;;h- ically well located and If they had ceived proper encouragement would , all have been doing good work by this i time. The rfiandonment of these i schools has worked a great injust'ce ; upon the rural schools of this state. I Not only haa It been, in many in-, stances, practically Impossible to se- cure teachers, but the standard of ef ficiency has been lowered as well. Many of our young people have been compelled to at end Normal schools In other states to their financial dis advantage. Others by reason of dis- couragement have failed to 7aUe up I the work. TTpon the whole non-sup-, port of our Normal schools has been singularly d'sastrous to the public school interests of the state. If this etate hopes to rank with other states : and even limited means, ambitious, in wealth and citizenship she must 1 6teady, indus.rious. Many of them jealously guard the inteess of the ; are paying their own way -and every public schools. The warp and woot j item of expense is carefully consid of our civili&.ition rests in the intel'i-1 ered. gence of the great mass of our people, j Transportat'on Is one item of lm Of all education . 1 agencies the public ; portanee. It has been found that the school is by far the most important. Not more than five per cent of school children go higher than the eigUt'i grade, thus indicating tne supreme ne- cessity of preparing teachers lor the most efficient public school work. i Ashland is ideally located for a Nor-! mal school. The town possestes a j beauty of landscape that is scarcely ; equalled in America; its healthful and social environment is of the very best. It is accessible and will be still more so when the projected railroads from tne coast and interior sections are constructed, thus- making it the : center of commercial, socia' and edu- cational activities for a large and im-; mediately cont 'gut us territory. Truly yours, JAMES WITIIYCOMEE. TEACHERS FOR K33MAL Ringing Resolutions A:opted at Two County Institute at Grants Pass. There is no uncertainty ring to the following resolutions, relating to the State Normal issue, teachers of Jackson adopted by the and Josephine counties recently assemb'cd in Insti tute session at Grnnts Pass. Whereas, the highest attainment in intelligence and citizenship depends upon the efiic ency of our public schools, which in turn depend upon the qualification of the school teach ers of the land; and Whereas, the greatest proficiency of the school te-chers depends uron special tra ning thereof, and no state seeking the highest grade cf such pro- ficiency has found so good a channel through which to accomplish this as the State Normal; and Whereas, Oiegon stands as h'gh in her ambitions as any other state and realizes he,r disadvantage in being de- prived of her State Normal Schools by an act of the last legislature; and A en,,n. dation of good government and good citizenship; now theretore be it Resolved, First, in the interest of the future of our state, we, the public school teachers of Juckscn and Jose r,ko frviintips here assembled, rec- Lmpnd the re-instatement of the State Normal schools. Second, that such schools be so ar ranged as to accommodate the various sections of the state and that they re ceive the support of every patriotic citizen. Third, that especially do we of -.. , rrnr, nlodd frtV OUT OWD and iwuM. u..ur. ou , amid fruit and flowers of Rcgue River Va!!ey'.v . A,r in the in - ruuiiu, " c - 1 1 i- -- teres of the children who are now coming on and from whom we n t expect our ranks must be filled, that ' they shall not be driven from our midst to some distant state for their qualification to te.-.cti. i Fitth, the cost of maintaining these (schools is a mere bagitelle, only the price two 8tamDS fcr each t.000(3; Virginia, 3; Washington, 3; V of taxable property tor the mainte- Virginia, 7; Wisconsin, 12. nance of the Southern Oregon State Normal school for ech year under the present proposition We beg each voter to vote Yes on No. 340 as he will find it printed on his ballot. ARE EDUCAT I :Wu li-DEX. How a Man From tl e East Views the Normal Question. The Normal school trains our public eetxiol teachers. To a certain extent :our, Minnesota wuh six, or Kansas with three, contemplates coming to j the coast. With Californ'a to the I re-,outn 0f us w;tn sjx Normals, and I Washington to the north with three weii supported schools, he would be apt t0 say -cive me the state that is j alive r.- abreast with oilier states,! particularly along linos of public school advantages." The voters of the state will have a chance at me coming election to put our state In ti e prcg.essive list, I LOCATION OF NORMAL SCHOOLS. The majority ot students who at- tend the Normal schools do not come from the lai ger towns and cities. They come rather from the country districts and tne smaller towns. They are young men and women of moderate great majority of students come from the immediate vicinity of the school. So the different states have been obliged to establish several schools, not from political reason, or to meet the demands of any section of the state, but to conform to the needs of our best young men and women who are striving for an education and a livelihood. NORMALS OUT OF POLITICS. Now that there Is to be no trading of legislative votes nor log-tolling to secure appropriations for the State Normal schools of Oregon, we are to expect two things: j majority of l'avo.able votes cast for First That the legislative bodies ' its bill, will be opened in due court-e will give consideiation to bids be.o.e of time by the State Hoard of Re them solely on their merits and not gents. for "trading" pun.o-.es; and ! Should the voters fail to make r.n Second That the question of Nor- 1 appropriation for any of the three mal schools is a question of Normal schools they will remtin in statu quo entnia dn v mud not one rtf nh-nnrmnl and the legislature . ext January wiil politics. This is a good thing good for the stI1oois ana g ou ior pouues. uk. uib people careluliy consider these po'nts: Can we do without Suite Normal schools? Can we do better than to continue the school p.s at present located? Almost witlcut division the people believe that Oregon should and must support Stale Normal schools. To be sure they want better schools than they have ever had, and' they want . e i i:u i uem aree ro.u uuu uiuiiwu and legislative trickery, No argument worthy of note has been brought forward to s' ow that one Normal is better than three. It has been argued that one will cost less than three, but none will cost less than one-and what we want Is a sys- tern of directed Normal schools that will provide trained teachers for ev- ery school. Even the opposition claim to fa.vor one or two efficient state Normal schools "properly located, and here seems to be the bone of con tention locality of the school. The state has almost 700,000 square miles of territory, more than 300 miles square; would you force all or the institutions of learning into one corner of the state? Is it not appar ent that this would absolutely deprive poor people in distant parts of the state from the benefits of such schools? NORMALS BY STATES. Albama, 5; Arizona, 2; California, 6; Connecticut. 6; District of Colum- bi 2. Geoigia, 3; Idaho, 2; Illinois, J2; a'nM8 3. Kentucky, 3; ! Ma'ne, 6; Maryland, 4; Massachusetts, 12; Michigan, 5; Minnesota, 6; Miss - fssfpiil, 2; Missouri, 7; Nebraska, 2; New Jersey, ;,; New Mexico, 2; New York, 17; North Carolina, 5; North pakota, 2; Ohio, 7; Oklahoma, 4; Pennsylvania, 17; South Carolina, 2; south Pakota, 4; Texis. 3; Vermont, est OCCUPATION OF STUDENTS. From 2C9 students who have gradu ated in the past thirteen years, six have taught 12 years; thirteen have taught 11 years; nine have taught 10 years; eight have taught 9 years, ami 12S have taught from one to eight years. Only thirty of the 229 have not taught From President's Report, 1908. STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS. How to Vo'e on the Question at the Coming Election. 340 X Yes, votes for the Southern Oro.' - 'on S ate Normal bchool. 336 X Yes, votes for the Eastern t regen Sta'e Normal School, 318 X Yes, votes for Monmouth, pTfTMp pr OTATC j jf g i 1 1 N0Pi:.L SGII3CLS Three Provided For by Law ' .... Cut Are u oc.ed tor Lack of Funds The three State ? 'mal Schools of Oregon are all on the statute books just as beiore, all three being under the con'roi ot the "Botrd ot Hcgcnis of Normal Schools." The state Sen ate at the last session refused to p.iss any of the many different ap propriations passed by the House of Representatives and the Hoard of Rt gents had to dlscont nue the thiee schools in tne absence of funds. The Board of Regents had closed the Nor mal School formerly operated at Drain, in June, 19:)8, and recommend ed to the Legislature that it be dis continued. The Legislature or 1903 abolished the schcol .r.d made an ap propriation coverrs all the state's obligations in connecitn therewith The bUl was introduced in the House by the Doug as Ccniity member whose home is at D. ain and the Legislature made the neot ssary appropriat ion and abolished the schcoi unanimously without opposition. There 'are separate initiative ai- proprlation bills one for each of the schools on the ballot for November 8, 1910, and ary school receiving : nipet the Nnrnvil Sp.-ionl issue nsraln. Should another eCort be made to locate one Normal School at Portland, or in any city where there is no "State Institution" at the present time, the constitution requires that the Legislature must submit the Is sue to the vote of the people beiore such institution can be located. In this event it will be November, 1912, before the people can legally estab- lish the location, and it will be Sep tember, 1913, before a school could be formally opened. In the matter of locating "State Institutions" at points where they are not already located, the customary Initiative petitions do not obtain. The Constitution requires the House, St.nate and Governor ap proving to reler the Issue to the peo ple. ine "Board of Regents of Normal Schools" was created by the Legisla ture of 1908, and consists of nine mem bers, the turee members of the State Board of Education being ex-offlclo members and six members are ap pointive. None of the members of the Board are residents of a county in which is located a State Normal ! School, tne naie university or uie Agricultural College. This Board sue- ceeds a Board of Regents lor each school. The Board of Regents of Normal Schools was expected by the Legisla ture to investigate all the conditions of the State Normal Schools of Ore gon, and make recommendations to the succeeding Legislature for a per manent State Normal School policy. : The Board among other measures ap- pointed a committee of competent educators' as a Board of Visitors who . made a professional examination ot Third Annual National Apple Show Spokane, Washington, WILL BE HELD November 14 to 19, 1910 $20,000.00 The greatest variety of prizes, cups and trophies ever offered. Prizes for single apples, boxes and everything- up to full carloads will be awarded. $1000 Championship Car Load Prize For the best carload of lillO boxes or bushels. A floor space of three and one-half acres required to house this great show. Besides the ex hibit of apples, apple growers, packers and cookers will learn and gain valuable information. Ample hotel accommodation without raise in price will be provided. Southern Pacifc Co. Lines in Oregon Will have in . fleet low Round-trip Fares from all Points on its Lines. For further information apply to any S. P. Agent or to Wra. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, - - Oregon City Meat Market Highest Cash Price Paid for Veal, Pork and Mutton. Once a cus tomer, always a customer. Sat isfaction guaranteed. HIGHEST CASH PRICE Paid for All Kinds of HIDES SULLIAVN 8c PROPHET, Props. Monmouth, - - - Oregon W. W. Newman General Blacksmith and Horse shoer Ccld Process tire setting a specialty Wood work and Wagon Repiaring all t'he schools and made their report. I 1 "u, P'eviuua -.. ""s of the Legislature in 1909 made a report recommending a three Normal School system lor Oregon, the three schools to be located on the proper ties of the state in the separate and distinct localities, the Willamette Val ley, Southern Oregon, and Eastern Oregon; Monmouth, Ashland and Weston respectively. At the meeting, a11 members of the Board save one, Regent W. B. Ayer, cf Portland, sign ed t'he recommendation. Regent Ayer was undecided as to how many Nor mal Schools should be established, and where the sites should be locat ed. Before the Legislature convened he submitted to that body an extend ed report covering his views on the subject, the tendency of his opinion being against the present sites and favoring one or two at some points not defln'tely located. Other than this t'he recommendations were unani mous. This dls'nterested Board of Re gents labored faithfully to evolve a tatlsfactory State Normal School Sys tem for Oregon, and in order to have the Legislature pass upon the Board's recommendations upon their merits wifhout suggestions or personal work lrom the three schools recommended, stated their object in a written com munication to the presidents of the three Normals and requested them to remain away from the Legislature unless officially invited by either the House or Senate. This was accepted and the schools went on about their work serenely strong in the convic tion that the Normal School system was to be established on a perma- Ask for piano votes at Chase Bros. in Premiums V. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been appointed by the County Court of the State of Oregon for Polk County, administrator of the estate of P. H. Burt, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to pre sent the same to me at my office in the Polk County Bank at Monmouth, Ore gon, properly verified as by law re quired, within six months from date of this notice. Dated and first published October 28th, 1910. IRA C. POWELL, Administrator of the estate of P. H. Burt, deceased. B. F. SWOPE, Attorney. L L Hewitt, M. D. Independence, Oregon Office in Cooper Building Office hours: 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 6 p. m. Both Phones. A. N. Poole Contractor and Builder. Blue prints made to scale from original drawings. 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