Annual Tax Meeting
Estacada is to be congratulated
on the fine progressive education­
al program made possible as a re­
sult of the annual tax meeting
last Wednesday.
Superintend­
ent Signs and the Board of Edu ­
cation have been working for
some time on a comprehensive
plan of improvement and growth
to present the district and this
was outlined at the meeting and
the funds necessary to carry out
the plans were voted with but
three dissenting votes.
Briefly
outlined the plans consist of first,
the placing of a motion picture
machine in the High School for
community and educational pur­
poses. This will make it possible
in addition to the regular film
service of an entertaining and in­
structive nature, to take advant­
age of a fine collection of edu­
cational films and slides which are
sent free to schools by^ the
University Extension Depart­
ment.
The outfit has already
been ordered and we hope to re­
ceive it within a few weeks.
The next feature which will be
placed in force at once, will be
that of Music Supervision in all
departments. It is posable by
combining with other schools be­
tween here and Portland to get
a capable music instructor to
come to Estacada for one full
day’s work per week in the
schools at a very nominal cost.
Tnere are several people who
would like this work and the
Board expects to reach a decision
soon.
Then, the interest in our Com­
mercial Department and the
prospects for a l&rge beginning
class next year make an assistant
teacher in that work necessary
and this has been provided for,
together with funds for some
needed increases in salaries if we
are to keep our best teachers.
However, if there is any dis­
crimination to be made, the most
far reaching movement set on
foot touches upon two main points
where we are about to join hands
with the government in its edu­
cational program, by providing
for an agriculture teacher under
the Smith - Hughes Act (the
government paying half the
salary) and the establishment of
a summer school for Agriculture.
Home Economics, Commercial
and Industrial work, thereby
making it possible to realize full
value from our educational plant,
by keeping it open practically the
year round, rather than idle
three months.
Prof. H. P. Barrows, of the
Agriculture Department at O. A.
C. and a member of the State
Vocational Board, was a speaker
at the Teachers’ Institute Satur­
day.
He said he tried ail last
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year to get an invitation or some
excuse to come to Estacada to in- .
terest the district in the Smith-
Hughes Act and he was most
happily surprised when he arrived
Saturday to find that cooperation
with the government had been
made possible by the action of
the voters. The State Board of
Vocational Training must pass
upon the qualifications of the in­
structor, and the equipment, and
assist the local authorities in
supervising the work. Prof. Bar-
rows will assist us in securing
the proper man to head the work
in Estacada and vicinity, and
the plan .should prove one of the
best steps taken toward the
building up of the Estacada
schools.
There is another feature of the
Smith-Hughes Act that it may
be worth while to be thing about.
The government will pay half the
salary of the Domestic Science
teacher if a five room modern
practice house is available for in­
struction work. The half of the
teacher’s salary contributed by
the government for two years
would build and equip the house.
Why not have it?
The same provision is made for
helping out the Manual Training
and shop work. The Government
will pay half the salary of the
teacher if the school meets cer­
tain definite requirements. Uncle
Sam is a pretty good fellow to be
in partnership with.
We might add that Estacada is
among the pioneers in the agri­
culture work referred to above.
Enterprise, Hood River and
Gresham having just started.
We shall begin our work in the
spring and whoever takes up the
work will be with us the year
round. Half his work will be in
school and half in the field and if
there is the same hearty cooper­
ation in this work that is shown
in all other lines the results will
be immeasurable.
Just a word about our dream
for the Estacada school plant.
, Roughly sketched—there should
be a heating plant in the center
of the block supplying heat to all
the buildings, there would be a
gymnasium north of the present
High School, in the basement of
which would be the shops with
electric power machinery, forges,
and a place for teaching auto
construction and repairs. There
would also be a practice house
for home economics. Then with
an intelligent scheme of land­
scapegardening, we would have
one of the finest plants in the
state.
Little Louise Powers is having
quite a serious time with her
eyes, not being able to attend
school all the time.
New F a re s on
The Interurban
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Effective next Sunday, December 1, 1918, the Public Ser­
vice Commission has ordered new passenger fares inaugur­
ated on the Interurban lines of this Company.
The following will be the cash fares on the Estacada-Caz­
adero line between Portland and the following points:
Golf Junction 6c
Arden wald, Berkely and Errol 7c
Brookwild 10c
Stanley, Wichita, Bell, Luther, Kendall, Somerfeldt,
Watson, Lents Junction, Arnaud, Gilbert, Ramapoand
Bell Rose 15c
Wilson, Sycamore and Jenne 20c
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Meadowbrook, Linnemann Junction and Cotton 25c
Gresham, Schiller and Hogan 30c
Palmblad 35c
Anderson, Hoover Spur and Haley 40c
Boring and Siefer 45c
Page’s Spur 50c
Norris Spur, Chandler Sour, Barton and Deep Creek 55c
Riverby 60c
Glovers and Eagle Creek 65c
Cedarbrook, Alspaugh and Miller’s Spur 70c
Currinsville 75c
Morrow and River Mill 80c
Estacada 85c
Faraday and Cazadero 90c
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10 R ID E COUPON BOOKS will also be sold a t reduced ra te s.
They
are unlim ited and can be used by any one w ithout a tim e limit.
52 R ID E COMM UTATION BOOKS are the m ost desirable fo rm o f tra n s ­
portation fo r reg u la r in teru b an patrons.
They are good for 30
days from d ate of sale and m ust be used by the individual to whom
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sold. All unused coupons (not to exceed four in num ber) will be
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redeem ed a t the end of th e m onth and applied to the purchase o f
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a new book for the ensuing month.
f 60 R ID E FA M ILY BOOKS will be good for any m em ber of the fam ily
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for a period of six m onths from d ate of sale. •
f SCHOOL TIC K ETS will be sold a t the sam e ra te s as heretofore.
O T H E R CHANGES
The sale o f all round-trip tick ets has been ordered discontinued.
All p resen t 20 coupon books outstanding .on D ecem ber 1, will be
void b u t will be redeem ed a t cost.
T ran sfers to and from city lines will be discontinued.
City line tick ets will not be accepted fo r passage on th e in teru rb an
lines.
F or fu rth e r inform ation apply to Traffic M anager, E lectric Build­
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