The Coquille Valley sentinel., August 03, 1928, Image 1

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Will Head Marshfield Schools-
W. V. Ferguaoa to Be •
Superintendent Here
When Max S. Hamm, superintend-
ent of schools at Marshfield, resigned
his position last week, to accept one
in California, the school board there
knew where to secure a most efficient
and progressive school man to fill the
vacancy.
Without any solicitation on his
part, -Lynn A. Parr, superintendent
of CoquiHe schools for the past seven
years, was invited to come over there
for a conference, and was unanimous­
ly chosen by the board of five direc­
tors. He was given a three-year
contract, at a salary of $3400 the
first year and a $200 increase for
'
each of the two following.
After thinking it over for a day
Mr. Parr accepted the position and
entered upon hit duties Wednesday.
Mrs. Parr Will fulfill her contract
with the district here and remain as
a teacher in the Lincoln building for
(he coming school year.
Mr. Parr, prior to coming here as
’high school principal in 1920, when
R. E. Baker was superintendent, had
taught in Elma, Washington, and in
one of the Portland high schools. He
has been in charge of the Coquille
schools for seven years, coming when
the high school building was new and
has superintended the growing im­
portance of the local schools until
last year there were 27 teachers un­
der his supervision.
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As soon as he notified the Coquille
board of His intention to leave here,
Messrs. Farr, Morrison and Carrier
held an informal meeting and decided
to combine thq school superintendency
and the prineipalship of the high
flf. school, offering the position to W. V.
Ferguson, ‘ previously elected
high
school principal.
Since Tuesday every effort has
been made to get in touch with Mr.
Ferguson, but he is on a a vacation
trip. He finished his summer school­
ing at O. S. C. last Friday and until
this morning no one knew where he
was.
However this morning Mr
Farr talked with him at Clatskanie, er and clothing merch ant
and Mr. Ferguson expressed himself display window» are beii
as agreeable to the proposed combin- with electric wiring irate
“----------- ation oL duties. ~He will be in Htfe the'beet llgSHng possible
next Monday to confer with the board
The walls of the room
and make final arrangements for tinted a shade of ivory, v
taking charge of the Coquille schools, of yellow, giving the on
Mr. Ferguson was principal of the light anji cheerful effect
Bellefontaine union high and grade
Across the rear a sic
ELROD TO HAVE
A NEW STORE
school last year, and impressed those
who saw him on a recent visit here
as a very capable school man.
His Aeceptanoe will necessitate the
election of another teacher to fill
the vacancy in the high
school
and assist in classes in junior high,
Mr. Ferguson will be relieved of all
teaching duties.
Eliminating the principal will re-
suit in a saving of some hundreds of
dollars on this year’s budget, ever
even though an additional teacher is
employed.
the
funeral
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dressing room has been
and above that he will ha’
dious luggage display pl
timately Mr. Elrod hopes
• tailor shop for alteri
»ibly making some of th
sells, but that it not a
present plena.
Three A Manager Visits Here
George 0. Brandenburg, manager
of the Oregon State Motor Associa­
tion, and W. C. Findlay, manager
of the membership department, ar­
rived in Coquille from headquarters
in Portland Monday evening. After
a visit at this branch office and a run
over to Coos 'Bay, they started down
the Roosevelt and Redwood highway«
where they will secure road and tour­
ing conditions.
They plan to visit
Mr. Moody, manager of the Eureka
office, and return via Crescent City
and Grants Pass and the Pacific high­
ways.
The manager reported the condi­
tion of Ihis office as O. K. Mies Wil­
son would like Ao add that thia office
is lasgtly for the members in thia
community and that their patronage
is expected at any time. Heretofore,
only a few local members have been
visiting the office for the information
to te obtained there, but from now
on she is hopng more of the members
will come in for maps and fload in­
formation.
little Highway north fro« Crescent
City,