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About Eastern Clackamas news. (Estacada, Or.) 1916-1928 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1921)
Eastern C la c k a m a s N e w s E ntered a t the poatoffice in E staead a, Oregon, as second-class mail. Published every Thursday at Estaeada. Oregon UPTON H. G IB B S E ditor and M anager. S u b sc r ipt io n One y ear Six m onths | Thursday, May 12, 1921 EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS Pige Four * K ates * - - - - $1.50 .75 Foreign Advertising K cpre.ent jtiv e THE AMERICAN PRF.SS ASSOCIATION Thursday. May 12, 1921 Mutt be Faced The newspaper that criticises educational expenses usuall v finds that it has taken hold of some thing hot. And for this reason many a newspaper passes it up—it doesn’t like the gaff. Hut right now when everybody knows that new standards have got to be found, and expenses have to correspond, we might just as well face school exnenses with the rest. Special school levies of the state total over $9,000,000. Add the regular school taxes and the levy for the elementary state schools, and we have the huge aggregate of 511,082, 491.44. These figures are given out from state otlicials at Salem. Educational facilities are about the last place to cut, but the side lines the extras, will simply have to take their part in re adjustment, because the people simply cannot stand them. The above is from the Oregon City Manner-Courier, and the point is well taken. The editor of the N ews has always stood for liberality in matters of educa tion. but there is reason in all things. The tendency is now to spend money recklessly on what are luxuries in education. The educational system is becoming too diverse, and the consequence is the pupils are not sufficiently grounded in fundmentals. Com petent teachers with adequate salaries should be provided, but cut down on edcuational shock absorbers. ♦ Com m encem ent The [Estaeada High School (Mass of 1921 will hold its commencement extreises on Wednesday evening, when it will make its final bow to the public, and be dismissed with the cus tomary diplomas. Commence ment seems a strange name to apply to a conclusion of an edu- ucational period. But like the scriptural time computation ot evening and morning making a day. instead of the reverse order, it indicates an important truth that each new period is born of the womb of the past. When the newly Hedged gradu ates step off the platform they be gin file anew. All what has gone before is, as it were, a prenatal experience. And as in physical fife, some are born strong and healthy, some weak and sickly, all depending on prenatal condi tions, so with them. Their di plomas will not tell the story, but their future careers will provide the aeid test, and the former will be worth just what they have cost. If they do not represent the fruit of toil, study and applica tion, they will be worth less than scraps of paper. Practical fife is a hard task master and cannot be hoodwinked. It has no mercy on incompetency. The poet sings : “ T h a t men may rise on steppi ng stones O f th e ir dead selves to higher th in g s .” And in bidding God speed to the young people of the class of 1921, we hope that on the stepping stones of their school years in Estaeada, they may rise to the higher things which the future may afford them opportunity to attain. Palmam qui meruit ferat. An Ominous Condition Joseph Cook, who in former years was a well-known lecturer before high brow audiences at Boston, in one of his lectures, made the assertion that the down fall of the powerful Roman em pire began with the issuance of its first lax divorce law. This was the symptom of social decay which was due to a moral decline brought about by increase of wealth and luxurious living. Rome became great on Spartan simplicity, when she had “ to fight to win the prize,” and endure hardness. But when her fines were cast in softer places, she morally and physically flabby, so degeneration set in which proved her undoing. Haec fabula docet. History is repeating itself in our midst. From Monday’s Or- egonian, the following is taken which should make us pause: Bishop Moreland, who presents statistics of increase in the total number of divorces and in the rate of divorces in the United States in the past twenty years an increase far out of propor tion to the increase of popula tion of the country at the same tim e—discloses that the total for 61,698; for 1920 it was 132,753, or almost double. In the decade 1901-1910 the total was 733.895; for the present decade 1,149,696, the increase being again far greater than is accounted for by increase of population. The to tal number of divorced persons involve for the two decades is 3,767,182. The figures are made even more significant, however, by inclusion of 1,318,514 minor and 500,000 adult children in the total, making a grand total of 5,585,696 individuals directly in volved. Bishop Moreland, who is the Bishop of the Sacramento diocese (Episcopal), has made a study of this matter for years, and is an authority on the subject. If this goes on, Macaulay’s New Zealander won’t have to go as far as London, to view the remains of what was once a powerful na tion. Do you know you can roll 5 0 Mood cigarettes for l O c t s from o n e b a g of Lorain Range, Kitchen Cabinet, Davenport, Folding Bed, Side board, Chiffoniers, Fireless Cook er and Elecric Washer, for sale. B ert H. F inch . * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 15 years experience F R E D B. J O N E S , ; Piano Tuning and Repairing 1; Leave orders a t E staeada H otel P R IC E $4 . • ■ ■ ‘ «“ F T G E N U IN E f "B ull 'D urham TOBACCO | '¥ T * T T L um ber Special ACT NOW! Now is the time to get LUMBER for that new building. We are going to move about June 1st, and to Reduce Our Stock in the yard, we will sell Dimension Lumber at $7.50 per 1000 Feet at Mill Our Lumber will be up to market price again as soon as we move, but we will fill orders placed up to several days prior to that time. SEND YOUR ORDERS NOW, so we can cut sizes not in yard. PARK LUMBER COMPANY, Estaeada, Oregon. •¡“ W -X -X -W -X -X -M -X -X -X -i-X -X -l-X -X -W -X ” -X 1 v v ,:"X * v v .'* X * v 'X " !" I FORDS! 1 I FORDS! I ! FORDS ! ! F. J. Denny, Salesman for Raker & Son, of Estaeada, claims that the shortage on Fords this year, is going to be just as bad as it was last year. At the present time, we have a waiting fist at Estaeada and also Gresham. Cars will be delivered according to the way your order is filed. A $25.00 deposit is all that is required on an order. It is a fact that you won’t buy them any cheaper, but you might pay a little more, and I will go this far as to say, that if you are in doubt as to whether you want a car, I will give you this privilege, and that is: you can cancel your order at any time, and also the money you paid on deposit So why put off buying that Ford. Protect your self, a car if you want i t or leave if you don’t. We also have some good buys in the second-hand cars from $250.00 and up. We also have a bargain in a 1920 Ford touring with starter, Hassler shock absorbers, speedome ter in A 1. shape, for $400.00. Just got this car in stock this week. So come early and avoid the rush. RAKER Ford— Fordson Dealers, Estaeada. ;; REMEMBER, we give you terms that will help you get a 11 car. so have a talk with Mr. Denny, and let him show you 1 [ how easy it is to get a Ford. <~x*<~x-x~X"X~x~> í I I i