11KNI) lll'LLKTI.V, 11KXI), OUK., WKDNKSDAY, JULY HO, I0II1.
EXCELLENCE OF SCHOOLS MAKES
BEND A DESIRABLE HOME TOWN
STATISTICS SHOW AT
TRACTIONS HERE FOR
HEALTH SEEKERS
Pago 10.
PRINCIPAL 'SHOUSE
TELLS OF LARQE AT
TENDANCE, HOW
GRADUATES A1AKE
GOOD and of FIGURES
SHOWING MANY
YOUNG FAA1ILIES
HERE SCHOOL FI-
' NANCES ARE SATISFACTORY.
Mr. J. 11. Shoti-e, writer of thin ar
ticle, Is the irlnrlnil of ttic Hend
schools mul as micIi Is cpechtl
Jy qualified to dcM-rlbo accurate
ly Just what the limn hits '
'educational facilities..
lond Sahool Dtetrlet No. 12 Is hi
wealthy district; with an assessed , .... . , , .,
T""' ' . ,., .. of the school situation in Hend Is the
Valuation of ovw M,0i0,060 It cinlhl (hat u manf6ts nn unU8Un,
Afford rtrst cla. Accommodation , ! h th 6m. n
n relatively low rate of taxation. Not' .... ., ., .
' ' ' .pupils were enrolled. In tho llrst
only Is It a wealthy district but It Uii A
also enumerates a considerably larger! enrollment In' tho low-
number of children of legal school i
age than any other one of Crook
county's eighty-five to ninety dis
tricts. The school census of 1912 showed
4S7 children of school age; the actual
total enrollment for tho year Just
closed was COS; even excluding
duplicates the number of children
in attendance upon the schools at
District No. 12 approximates the cen
sus figures; when one considers that
the census includes children of the
age of four years and over, many of
whom are too young to attend school,
it becomes evident that the attend
ance at school is actually greater
than the census would warrant.
Tho chief problem In the manage
ment of school affairs in Uend has
been, from the standpoint of the
teaching staff, the assimilation of the
constantly incoming stream of new
pupils; these pupils come from all
parts of the United States, from all
kinds and conditions of schools, and
create a real problem in the matter
of gradation. Whether or not the
situation Is capably handled can per
haps bo well Judged from the re
peated remark of one of our teachers
to the effect that almost uniformly
she finds the incoming children less
well prepared for their work than
those children who have done the
work of the preceding grade right
here In Bend.
Another aspect of the problem Is,
that of room and equipment; gener
ous provision of one year falls utterly
to sufflce for tho larger numbers of
tho succeeding year, so that the
housing problem is continually re
curring; the past year alone witness
ed the addition of three teachers to
the number employed.
Finance In Good Shape.
This constant growth necessitates
constant outlay for equipment as well
as for running expenses; the cost of
maintenance of the schools of the
district for the year Just closed was
nearly $15,000; yet In spite of this
condition the district treasury shows
a cash balance of almost $9000.
With only a small outstanding bond
issue not Immediately due, It may be
said that District No. 12 is in first
class financial condition.
The record of tho Ilend High
School Is something of which tho
town may be proud. Every member
of tho graduating class of 1912
entered college last fall; all but ono
raembor of the graduating class of
the preceding year was at the same
time In college. During the past
school year Hend graduates or for
mer High School pupils to the num-
or of five attended the Agricultural
Colloge, three were at the State
University and two were attending
Whitman College. At the same time
a member of tho first graduating
class of the Hend High School, having
completed her college course at the
8tate University, was teaching
English asd History In the High
School; another graduate taught In
the grades below high school during
the preceding year and will return
during the coming year, Miss Emily
Sohreder, who won a $200 scholar
ship last year In competition with all
girl graduates of the state for that
year, has remained In Eugene for the
summer session of the University.
The graduating class of this year,
consisting of seven young men of
unusual ability and maturity, was In
itself an excellent showing. Not
only are Iltnd High School graduates
admitted without examination and
without condition at the state schools
for higher education but it must bo
noted that at least four were admit
ted last fall with a semester's ad
vanced standing.
Growth at Ilottom.
One of the very interesting aspecU
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est grades, as compared with tho
higher, Indicates not merely "that the
older children of the newly Incoming
families arc more likely to fall to at
tend school than aro tho younger
ones, but probably Indicates more
surely that tho population of Ilend
consists to an unusual degree of
people who have not yet reached theiyot havo ,,,,.. AoK w,, tho
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nererore spend tne very prime or
life in Hend during the period of Its,
early growth.
1 like to call attention to the at-
tendance records of the children as
an Indication of their interest and
that of their parents. Taking the
attendance of the school as a whole
there was not moro than one month
during the past school year when tho constructed of stono which cost ap
percent of attendance was lower than proximately $7000. This Is the first
92 4; that was the month when an stone church, not only In Hend, but
order for vaccination, with its at- also In all Central Oregon. It Is lo-
tendant discomforts, caused an un-
usually low attendance. Tho follow
Ing pupils were neither absent nor
tardy during the year and were en
roue(1 every day of the year
Ivan;
McGlllvray, Haxel Thorson, Eddie I school room connected with It by
Ilrosterhous, Ivan Lehrman, Ethel ' folding doors which can bo thrown
Urown. Tho high school lost by ( back at any time It Is desired to In
death two of Its members during tho! "ease tho seating capacity of tho
past year: up to tho time of final de- auditorium. A kitchen Is provided
nurture from school neither one had t0 ' "sod 'n connection with social
been absent or tardy during the year,
nor hnd either ono been absent or
tardy during the preceding year. One
high school pupil has succeeded In
making the excellent record of two
years perfect attendance during her
first two years In high school; during
each year moreover she has consist
ently obtained the best marks In her
class.
Headed Their CIoks.
Last fall the following pupils had
the expenditure of ;5 each In some
permanent fixture for their respect
ive grades, said fixture to bear the
name of the donor In recognition of
having stood at the head of his class
during the preceding year: Susie
Kelley, John True, Nina Splning, Vir
ginia Averill, Isaac Iledell, Heryl
Wing, Minnie Llnster. During the
past semester those who made the
best records In their grades from the
eighth downward in order wero;
Margaret Thompson, 8th; Marie
Ilrosterhous, 7th; Gladys Fleming.
A Gth; Isaac Iledell, H Cth; Cecil
French, A 5th; Dona Fleming, II Sth,
Charles Winter, A 4th; Mildred
Hoover, It 4th; averages below tho
fourth grade not being computed.
This callB to attention the fact that
during the past year the division of
grades Into A and H classes, with
half yearly Intervals, was established
With a system of half yearly pro
motions It becomos much easier bo
plaee pupils who have come from
schools that aro slightly different
from those of Orogon In gradatlonH
This system also offers the advantage
that when 'a pupil falls of promotion
he Is retarded only a half year In
his progress Instead of a whole year,
At the annual business mooting of
the district recently held, sentiment
favored the provision of free text
books for pupils below high school
grades; this will doubtless prove to
be a matter of real economy; many
a family purchases annually a num
ber of text books which are usod for
a time and then laid asido for ever;
with tho nwnorshlp In tho hands of
tho district those books will bo used
until actually worn out, and under
the supervision of teachers, as they
will be, will probably receive much
better care than do books of private
ownership. This should prove an
advantage particularly to those
ranchers who are temporarily resi
dents of town and who hesitate to
expend money for books for short
periods of attendance. The tax levy
necessary to provide free books will
be only a fraction of ono mill. The
introduction of the custom of free
books will not necessitate their use
by those who prefer to provide their
own texts; many families probably
will chooso to purchase books re-
quired for their children.
m:i school m ii.dino.
Six Churches Care For
Town's Spiritual Growth
Four church organizations, each
with u substantial building and n
considerable membership, nro repre
sented In Ilend. and two that do not
commercial Interests of tho town, the
churchl8 aro eloping and expand-
, . ' .
,ng ,n n material way, they have
mndo much progress during tho Inst
twelve months, two of them com-
pletlng excellent houses of worship,
These wcro tho Presbyterians and
Methodists.
The Presbyterians have a building
catcd quite centrally and Is a very
handsomo building. Ono of its
most striking features Is tho art glass
windows. The auditorium Is large,
and there Is an adjoining Sunday
functions at tho church, and
the i
pastor has a comfortable study. In
the rear of tho pulpit Is tho choir
loft, with space loft for tho Install
ation of a pliH) organ at a later date.
The building Is boated by hot air.
tho furnaco being located In the
basement.
Ihe stem tired Ir tho pink variety
qu-trrled here. Trimmings of black
and brown add much to tho attract
iveness of tho edifice.
During the construction nf the
church the Presbyterian congregn -
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tlou has held services In the Star and
Dream Theatres. Tho pastor Is lluv.
I. I. (lortiy. I'h. 1).
The Methodists have an attractive
frame building of bungalow type
which was completed Inst August. It
Is Intended as a temporary structure
to bo used until the congregation
finds itself nbltf to erect a brick or
stone building on thu front of tho
lot which it has on Ohio street. Tho
cost of the present edition was about
$1500. It contains one large room,
having a seating capacity of nbout
ISO. The soats are handsomo opera
chairs.
The Methodist pastor Is Hev. K. C.
Newham. Ills entire time la given
to this field, as Is also the rase' with
the Presbyterian and llaptlst pastors.
The Ilaptlsts and Catholics have
buildings which hnve been In use for
some years, imt each still meeting
the needs of the congregations,
Hev. E. O. Judd Is the llaptlst
pastor and has as his assistant Miss
Winifred Elyca.
Father Luke Sheehan Is In charge
of the Catholic church work In Ilend,
his field nlso Including other Central
Oregon towns.
The Eplscopals havo a church site
here but have not yet built on It.
There are n number of persona of
this faith In Ilend and It Is probable
that n building will be erected within
tho next year or two.
A new congregation has been
formed In Ilend this year, this being
tho Church of tho llrethren or Dun
kards, with Irn II. Fox as minister.
Services ore held every two weeks In
'the Methodist church iu the after
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KKKCTHI) DL'UINO PAST YKAIL
llullt of Native Htouo.
llr. t ( t'oe, Miller nf this uitlcle,
Is ii physician Mho mis piiutlccd
nl Hend for I'luht ) frs. A Hindu
ali of the l.'liirliiiiutl Neleitle Med
leal College, ittiil of Inoiiil epeil
euro In general iiu'illnil ami hiii-
gleal work, his statements may Im
regarded iih aiilhoiltutlvr.
Central Oregon Is iiolnblo for Us
hiiiihIUiio mul elliiuite. It Iiiih tin mi
nimi rainfall of from twelve to fif
teen luelies and hu oven balance of
hi iisous. There U enough of HitmuiHr
unit winter, spiliig mid fall to give
variety and vigor to the elliuatu and
no seiiHoti of the year Ik iixtiimie.
The Miuimem do not gel so hot nor
the winters so cold hh to bit inipteas-
j nut. When the wimther Is the
; wannest.' thu nights am always cool
'enough to permit of a kooiI nlMht's
rest, and during the coldest wtmthor
when the ulghtH are cold the days
aro usually brlnbl and sunny though
sometimes cold.
Tht nlr Is so purn and dry Ihsl
neither heat nor cold aro so notice,
able as In localities where the
humidity of tho ntmosphero Is
greater. In fart the climate Is one
of thu bust mid most healthful to be
found In the temperate rune, If we
aro to Judge from health statistics,
which should be the best gauge lo go
by. Crook county Is remarkably
free from pulmonary, bronchial,
catarrhal, and rheumatic affections,
and especially tint wet sldo of thu
county.
Many people now In this section
who havo suffered from catarrh, hay
fever, bronchitis and rheumatism and
have changed climates several times
for the purpose of benefiting their
aliments find relief and benefit here.
Many cases of tuberculosis which
have come hero from other climates
have derlwd far more benefit during
their sojourn here than they re
celved In oilier places highly recom
mended. There havo been few
cases of tuberculosis which have had
their Inception here. Most of the
cases of death from tuberculosis re
ported to the secretary of the health
board have been those coming here
for the betiullt of this dllmate. after
the disease had reached the Incurable
stage.
HtntlMlcs Are (ratifying.
This fact would b- somewhat of a
handicap to the showing that Crook
county would make, compared with1
other Kfctloiisof the country lit the
percentage of deaths occurring from1
D. E. Hunter Gives Reasons Why Home
seekers Should Investigate Central Oregon
.Mr. D. V., lluntrr, writer of Oil ar
ticle, U one of the liioi-t experi
enced rolotilxnilou and Immigra
tion cMx-iiM In the .VortliMfftt, hat
ing operated rxlnisitely In uenlern
Canada. He Is a member of The
Hend Ciimpuiiy, the 11. K. Hunter
Itciilty Coiiiiany mid has vry e
tcimlte lutervfttn In Hend.
Why should Immigrants come to
tho Ilend district of Central Oregon?
Tho answers are varied and con
vincing. To go Into full details,
with comparisons with other sec
tions, would require too much space.
S ii III co to give thu fundamental
answers.
In tho first place, the mnn of
moderate means say having $2,000
lo $r,000 finds hero what I believe
to be the lowest priced Irrigated
lands, with water rights, that am ob
tainable anywhere. This also ap
plies to "dry" lands there In a lot
jf excellent acreage. Improved and
raw. that can be had for from $16.00
an acre to $10.00, not to intuition
vast quantities of mom remote sago
brush laud for lower prices, and
hundreds of (housuuds that can be
had for the taking by homoatotidura.
Then there Is tho diversity of pos
sible products; with Irrigation mid
dry farming so well combined, thorn
Is opportunity for n small farmer to
try out practically any kind of pro
duction that siiums most profitable,
Hcsldn raising crops from tho soil,
it perhaps more Important, and cer
tainly u provodly profitable Held for
attention Is iu four-footud crops
pigs mid dairy cows, not to mention
chickens.
Already many remarkable succes
ses havo been mndo with hogs them
Iu splendid money, a sure market,
and good openlnga on u small scale
as well as on a largo ono. Dairy
cows do equally well; thoro Is a
steady and always increasing demand
for cream, milk and butter. In addi
tion to individual purchasers, pros
perous creameries and a cheoso
factory stand ready to buy all
farmers can produce
Cheap lands and diversified pro
duction aro Important. As Import
ant Is tho market. Here, too, tko
outlook for tho local farmer is most
Inviting.
Even now, with comparatively
sparso population, tho demnnd for
farm products exceeds tho supply.
ItiiimrmilnMlH In tint county. but oven
I nl ilmt Hu, utullulli'H I'fiiimlled liV till)
din I (i hoard of health during the l,H,f, ;
(Un vim in l-I in ('mull eolllltV IL I Q
,(nio boiiril of health during the V'iJj
Ivo yeaiH give Crook comity n'
ipletidld showing. About twenty- vJ
linm per cunt of nil deaths iiccuiIiik
Nll
thrno i
In the United States, us far as statls
tlca can tell us, am dun lo tiiinrcn
IiihIm. During thu year of llilo (Ivo
per rent of thu deaths In ('took
county were from tuberculosis, unit
In Illll Hie leconlH show four per
cent tiom this trouble. During 1010
lleutnii eiuiiity had about seventeen
per emit of all deaths oceurlug In tho
county dun to tuberiibislH Tim
same year cini'liamas mm nuout
seventeen. Clatsop thirteen. (Illllilin
twenty, Hood Itlver twelve. Klamath
eleven. This compailsou will kIo
a fair Idea of the lieuellcliil elfecis it
this climate on tubercular troubles
Them are many people living In
and about Ilend who have been fren
from hay fever for seterul seiiNmiii,
for the llrst time In yuars Slime uf
these people Iiiuh lived In t'ulonido.
California and other section or tho
country ettieelnlly reeommeiitli-ii foe
this trouble, but a great mam if
them have been gheu more relief In
this climate than by any other iliev
have tried.
Itheumtttlsm Is rather a rum
disease here compared with locali
ties having a dumper climate
The Infectious feter are not verv
prevalent and most rases am mild
The water supply, coming as it
does directly from the snow In the
mountains, Is very pure and freo
from typhoid or oilier Infection Ho
far this section has nml romparatlve
ly a very small amount of typholil
while malaria Is unknown.
A volume could be written on the
climatology of Central Oregon One
might go Into detail but the whole
story can be told In one sontetice
as far as one can Judge from oiwer
vatlon and statistics, Crook county
bus as high a birth rale and as low
a death rate In proportion to It h
population as any like area In tho
United States.
Them Is excellent prospect
for the establishment of a tuber
cular sanatorium In Ihe near fu
ture although as yet no dennli
statement can be made. If the
plan materlalltes, It will iw
backed by n number of promi
nent Portland physicians, all of
whom will send their patients
here.
It also has been stated here
by lllshop O'Hellly of the Catho
lic church (hat serious consider
ation Is being given a plan to
found a Catholic hospital here
This Is especially true of pork pro
ducts, beef, milk, cream, butter ami
eggs. What will It l,, when tho
mills create a purchasing population
In Ilend tiroliablv thrice nn irn.ni
J that of today and that will happen
nun loony, itigni now tiiousauus or
dollars go out of the country yearly
for the above products. Perhaps In ii
few months, certainly In a year or so,
the demand will even further out
strip the supply. Today tho prices
for all such farm products am high;
with the greater demand, thu prices
will bo higher--and thu runners of
the Hend district will M even further
assured of an Immediate, permanent
and extremely profitable market
Another Important matter that
should bo considered by every land
buyer In a new country Is this: You
am not only making money by what
you produce from your to year, but
you also am making money throuh
the Increase In the value of your
land; for as you Improve It, as set
tlement and development surrounds
you, and as markets Increase near at
hand, your land grows In value.
Then them Is a further consider-,
utlun, which I have found a very
strong drawing card when Inducing
Immigration lo northwest Canada.
That Is tho climate. Tho cjlmate of
tho Ilend country, so far as comfort
and health Is concerned, certainly
"can't bo boat." The farmers who
themselves, or whoso families, suffer
from nasal, bronchial or lung
troubles, can head for Cunt nil Ore
gon with thu certainty that hem th'iy
will find complete relief and tho
happiness of restored health,
Agricultural Development
of Many Localities
Told In Clippings.
(Continued from Pago 4)
sot out an aero orchard, among tlioni
being peaches, apples, prunes and
pears,
UninnUin, April 8. Molvln Crow
recently clonrod 15 acres on his placo
and expects to cloan up tho balance
of 60 in tho near future,
Plalnvlow, Fob.' IB. P. Davis,
whllo felling troes Thursday had tho
good luck to fell a bee troo, from
which ho got ubout 150 pounds of
fine honey,
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