The Recorder's Forum
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School Board De
fends' Official Record
EDITOR BANDON RECORDER:
In stating these facts wc are not
addressing them to Mr. Haberly but
to the public, as there may be a few.
who nvay bo hoodwinked by his ever
ready tongue and ponoil. His fin,
point was tin high cost of maintain
ing our high school. We do not know
upon what ho bases his opinion but
in looking over a bock which has just
been published by tho state superin
tendant of public instruction giving
nil data of every, school and high
school in the state of Oregon for the
year of 101 fi & 101b" wo find that thc
Bandon high school is being run
more economically tha'i any ofhor
high school in the state for its size.
And wo will hero give you figures
of our high school as compared with
North Bend and MnrshuYld.
In the following list the first figures
re for Marshfield; secord fcr North
llend; third for Bandon.
SupL ?1!,'J00; $1,000; $1,:150.
Principal: $1,320; $1,110; ?U00,
Average snlary of high school
teachers: $!)U0.; $1)20, $800.
Value of Physical geography appa-
latus: $12.r)0; ?I7r.; $75
Iliology apparatus: $115; $175; $00
Pyysics apparatus: $1250; $1200,1
"$150.
Chemistry: $750.; $800; $150.
Standard books in high scht.nl libra
ty: $!I50; $000; $250.
This does not look ns if the pres
ent board has beef extra vngant. Mr.
Haberly put great stress on the it'i
c -ease of 'tigh school salaries as com
pared with when he v.txs on the board.
Hero n e tho figures taken from
tho clerk's books, schcdul'i when he
left:
then now
$1!150 $1,'150
1)00 1)00
Stipt. ...
Principal
Eng. & Gormen
Eng History. & Utin ..
Stcn. Bookkeeping, ....
Domestic Science,
Librarian
810
720
81
900
720
5
1000 j
075
Total amount $5115 $5155
Wo rained Mr. Quigley $100 per
year in order to keep him as ho was
offered more than that in another
r.chool.
And one of the last things Mr. Hnb
i , iy wanted to do when ho left tho
1 oard was to raise tho superintend
t .it's salary $150 per year but the
r'her two members of tho board, one
r f which is still surviving, refused to
i;0 SO.
Mr. Haborly stated that tho school
n'oting that lie did not see tho need
if a school library ns we wore paying
i I I! . I!l 1 I. '
4Xi lur n plume uinary, n niiii.T
oak statement for a man who has
orved on tho school board, for he
was soon convinced they wore two (lif
erent things and tho sUitc requires
every standard high school of a four
year course to have at least 250 stand
ard books in tho library. You will
nolo that the records show wo have,
just enough to pass with and part of j
tho money on our budget at tho last
meeting was to pay for some of the
books wo woro obliged to buy this
yenr in order to meet the state re
quirement. He also states that they paid $150
a year as clerk's salary during the :i
years Mr. Haberly was oa tho board !
except the last year. They have not
paid $150 since tho year 1900. Tho
clerk's salary during tho throo years
Mr. Ilulierly was on tho board was
175, $200, $250. and the' school has
grown much since he was on the board just tkoi shows we have nearly a
Wo feel this is a small sabry for hundred more children than Marsh
the work that is to bo dono. ' j tlold. And their assessed valuation is
In regard to the $11100 in common . $2,S00,O0O. Wo have loss than eno
warrants which is now outstanding,
and which Mr. Haborly states has
O. A. C.
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PARMI-RS' AND HOMII-MAk'URS' WUUK
and RURAL l.ll;l! C0M:l:K UNCUS
January ,t to N, 1010
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(lie t'oim. the CoiiiimuiiII)'
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lllllitria ami fur llliiuKlltavtiiat
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wimiiu .snoitr cotjusn
January H l' Pvliruary 4, loin
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been brought on in the last year and
o half by the extravagance of the
present board which statement is a
lie. The state laws say It is the duty
of the school board to audit the books
once each year. This has never been
done until this year and in order to
do so we were obliged "to have expert
accountant go over the last eight
year's work, and his work, some of
which was published a fc wwceks ago,
shows that the school has been, jroing
behind for the last seven years to the
amount of over $1,000 each year and
two years ago it ell befiind $1000 as
over that amount of uncollected taxes
wub put in a3 asset end has not been
collected yet.
I think this is the first year the
board has taken part in getting out
the annual budget and that is why
some of the old bord members as well
as others were somewhat taken back
when the budget was seen.
This year we spent several hours
going over the accounts and found out
what the actual cost of running the
school has been and made out our bud
get in proportion to the increase of
tho school. And to this we must add a
little to each item as there is each
year a certain amount of taxes that
can not be collected. Here is a budget
made out three years ago: Teachers,
$i:irl.r. Janitor, $1200; Furniture
$080; Typewriters, $150; Domestic
science$0U!!; Sundry expenses, $1250
and that year the board asked for a
20 mill tax.
There seems to be some misunder
standing in regard to the one session
plan thi'.t has lioen in use in the high
school for the past year and a half.
Under it the teachers are to put in
more time than they were before it
wn9 adopted". In the Ilandon high
school this year we are requiring the
tcneliorj to Do t:i Uto iiuiltltng tit r. iu
A. M. They remain until 12:10. They
then have an intermission until 2 o'
clock for lunch at which time they re
turn and remain until ;i::t().
This makes it possible to offer, with
the same teaching force, a wider range
of subjects. The morning session has
the same number of periods tis were
taken in both the forenoon and the
afternoon under the old system. This
means that all tho subjects usually
given can be handled in the one ses
sion, laboratory work, sewing, pu-
blic speaking, teachers training course
7'lund other special classes aie held in
thc afternoon, as well as study periods
for those behind in their work. Under
the old plan, these classes would have
to bo given at the same time the other
elnssus were being held, thus causing
some 6f these to be dropped.. The re
sult would be a material restriction in
the rangu of work offered, and a nur
rowing of tho usefulness of the school.
The tenchers hours are longer, but
they are willing to put in tlte extra
half hour, as the program is arrang
ed to bring the heavy classes in tho
morning, when thc pupils do hotter
work and lighter work in the after
noon. This plan enables the brighter pu
pils who do not have to come back for
extra work, to arrange their classes
so that they can secure afternoon
work, and thus earn' some money
without being compelled to drop out
of school.
In conclusion wo wish to state that
the school books are always open to
the public. That the present school
board has not this year or last year
Sp,,t one cent which wan not nbso-
lately necessary for the maintenance
of our schools and we will pay no fur
ther attention to any argument writ
ten or spoken by Mr. Haborly for
they are not based on facts. We know
Hid public is with us. Tliey have shown
it by the luillot. They saw the folly of
i 15 mill tax. It would have spelled
ruin to the school district.
Our groat difficulty lies in our largo
number of school children compared
to tho small assessment value of our
school district. The school
I numon. tun don t iiiame tlie school
I board for that. The object of the
p rose nt school board is to run the
school as economically as posuililo;
to pay up tho past debts, provide for
tho payment of tho school btnds which
will soon become due so tho credit- of
our schools will be without question,
and in this we ask the public to co
oparato with im and give us their
beat iiipport.
THE SCHOOL BOARD '
ntone t'iioricr, better kra-wn ns
"Tony", who for onui timo lias boon
fitrining t'lfl A. S. Miller pluco cu Ro
gue rivnr, w.i In town Monday night
reuiiithg from I tendon where he
took niifll1 ('liiitHHlun who btul Immii
1 wrrkiair during the vuminor at-the
iSaWg emmy. Pm t Of ford Trl
I'Ull.
1
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it mm.4ti 4mm tut Um wi
ISernriter
SUtmiua-tinmi
When it comes to bar deepening.
after the all the man for the job is
Jupiter Pluvius.
It isn't too early" to begin to think
on what you are going to swear off.
When it comes to tax paying it is
usually the nun who will who can.
To reword a wise old saying "To
him who hath shall be given exemp
tions." It is sad but true that a great many
tilings that should be doing are not,
and great many things that should not
be doing, are.
One of these dnys Ilandon is going to
lay th tin horn on the top shelf and
take victual stock of resources and li
abilities, mentally, mornlly and finan
cially. It is charged that there is graft be
ing developed in the disposal of the
big buildings at the San Francisco
fair. There is surely' some mistake
about this. Who ever heard of graft
in connection with the fair name of
San Francisco?
Elsewhere in this paper are some
very interesting extracts from Paris
correspondence by Richard Harding
Davis. When we send contributions
to the homelsss Belgians or relief to
thc war cripples, Mr. Davis thinks the
same will be forgotten. When we
sell them paper shoes Mr. Davis
thinks the same will be remembered
He thinks the French who have sold
us stylish clothing and marvelous
thrill for tourists will after the war
be our enemies. Nonsense! After
the war our wealthy people who are
seekers after sensations will spend the
money they have made selling paper
shoes and bogus cartridges, looking
over the ruins and Inittlo fields of
Europe. And the friendly French
man will show him the sights at so
much per hour.
g
"Stool goes up when President Wil
son's message is read" runs a head
line in the daily paper. That's the
stuff. Let it go up into sky scrupera
and hridiros and let some of it l'o down
in a railroad between Coos bayJKad
Ilandon.
The Ford party had scarcely got out
if sight of land before the ropresen
tntives of warring Europe began to
all: of peace. Of course they all talk
1 favorable terms to themselves.
Why not? Is it to be supposed that
ooimany would publicly talk of any
-oncessions or than England would
sni'ik of any compromises. That
isn't the way the game of diplomacy
is played. But let each have it put
squarely before it definite proposals
that are fair on their face and either
will think hard before declining. It is
something thnt the warring people
are talking of peace in any form.
There is an item of revenue for tlte
city that has been overlooked. Some
thing loss than a million homeless
cats are running the streets ef the
city and if the surplus could be caught
and rendered into commercial proper
ty it would possibly be the source of
t considerable revenue. The demand
for fur is on the increase and the pus-
ley cats 01 iiciuion nave lur Unit is
.xceedingly well adopted to feminine
idornmont. Considerable money
might be derived from the sale of fid
llo strings and the more tender parts
of the moat could bo sold at cut rates
to the European army supply dealers.
We don't rare to assume any credit
for suggesting this and the idea is
tendered gratis, for what it is worth.
Who might also suggest that a fev
lish and famishod cat win bo used as
1 search light, the only dilliculty being
that it would bo hard to handle. No
mo who has run onto a school of cats
in a dark corner and has noticed their
baleful green eyes radiating in the
darkness will overlook this commer
cial possibility of the cat. It thc
crusade begin at once. Wo will vol
unteer to catch a round half dozen in
our own luick yard as a starter.
But. to bo serious a moment, tlu
Christmas season suggests to us a lo
cal possibility that might bo made in
to an important iudutry. This the
inanufacturo of furniture and small
nrtieliw from myrtle and fir. Visitor
into tliU Koi'tion will Im morn nuiuor
iitiK when the railroad muKtw travel
ulur. The vlnltor will wih to carry
wiinulhing iiwuy with him Unit l dln
tliiMivo nf the wMintry. What tmuhl
bo UUtr tliun a wwvoHir minlti nf
inyitb', winotbliig (imill ami rlump,
blh tr miho iinull ill ltd httt tit
Mail)1 b jtti amy in u mjIi mm.t
TImmd witi I h iJonwiHl, (m I hi tau
Um af tho milry. WIm mwl
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Killed Big Bear
One of the biggest black bears ever
killed in this section was Shot recent
ly by Henry Johnson on tho farm ho
is renting at I-anin.n Mr. Johnson's!
dogs cornered some animal in a hollow
tree within 75 feet of nn old barn on
the premises. Mr. Johnson thought
the quarry was a coon and stuck hisj
hand into the tree to make a close ex
amination. A growl caused him to
withdraw the hand in a hurry and a
large black bear stuck its' head from
the opening.
There was considerable of a stir in j
that neighborhood for some time and
neighbors came to join in the sport.!
The beu- was finally dispatched and i
in the labor of skinning bruin the milk
ing of tho cows was neglected. Al- j
though the cows kept their milk the ,
bear lost his hide and the trophy was j
hanging on the fence in the morning,
WORMWOOD
By Mary Corelli
Direction Marshall Farnum
A cast of renowed players headed
by John Sainpolis, Ethel Kauffman)
and Charles Arthur. Splendid settings
and scenery.
In the picturization as ' made for.
William Fox, Wormwood is fully
equal to the high standard set in the '
productions of the Fox Film Corpora
tion. Boauvais the unhappy Absintheur,
who as he says, "Sulks through the
Streets of Paris, Whining for a sou"
is seen in the first part of the photo -
drama tis u happy lover, the accept-1
ed suitor of the beautiful Pauline. Like
a thunderbolt from a clear sky ho,
liviiMia nil flu. tv.t f ttin ii'iwlifmiv (lull
" "-
Pauline bus given her love to Sylvion.
Heauvais' dearest friend. In an un
happy moment for himself and those
with whose lives he comes in contact,
he is persuaded to take a, drinkof ab
sinthe.
From that moment bis soul shrivels
within him. Ho becomes little better
than a brute when the wormwood-distilled
stuff is creating a delirium with
in his brain. He denounces Pauline
before the sacred altar of the cathe
dral on his wedding morn. The un
happy girl floes from her home and
becomes an outcast of Paris. Boau
vais, in an absinthe induced frenzy
takes Sylvions life. Pauline learns of
this when she encounters Heauvais on
the u"t Neuf and a scene that for bet
she s and heartrending pity
hasiiit, eon equalled ensues. From
this pofntithtlraina rushes to u caty
clysmic climax of fairly owerwholm
ing power.
See this picture at the Grand The
ntre, Friday, December 17th.
Scene
Fox Feature Play at tho Grand,'
next Friday, December 17th. I
lBk '0aaatfafll
from "Wormwood"
1
; " ; , , At two weeks old, it measured 12 inch-
Geo. Stafford Jr. quietly de,Kirtedos jn A onnnry l)iUU, rnR
since our last isuiu on the Agnoss
mail boat enrouto for the rail road.
Some of his friends say that he is go
ing to Portland to take a, business
course, but Dame Rumor says he will
not go as far as Portland and will not
return also either. Port
Orford Tri-jMr.
bune.
HELD TO GRAND JURY
Win. Ferguosen of Wedderburn was
brought before Justice of the Pence
Geo. B. Stafford yesterday morning
charged with the crime of burgalry.
Die defendant waived examination
and was given n reasonable timo by
tho court to furnish bail in the sum
of $200.00 to appear bofore the Grand
Jury. The prosecuting wltniwss wim
Hugh Duvulyu who nllodgitM l-'orgimon
broke into hi cabin and ntnlo a quan
tity of bedding.--Gold llotioh (Hobo.
KI.OI'IJMKNT
An I'lnpmiHMit nf u young couple 111--
euriod lioio Sunday Hflniiinoii that i
wo gu tluit wu)i loping h)fiiit tlii
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The Bandon Recorder
and
Daily San
Bulletin
One
Year
journey. Their many friends in this
community are busy gathering up tin
cans and cowbells to give them, on
tln.ir rnfilni flu. mletnnmrv rm.tit iimi
1 of newly weds. Gold Beach Globe.
CASESDISPOSED OF IN COURT
iu.,Lr., Coko ;., Cm-nit enmt bore
' . ... . . .
.Moniliiv roilueed tlli sue ol t he itoi-kpl
collsil,,r,ilv bv i.asaino- on the follow-
considerably by passing on the follow
ing cases:
McPherson-Ginser vs. Robert Pet-
, ers, dismissed.
Frank H. Shores vs. Benjamin Get
ter and Mary Cotter, dismissed.
A. Z. Downs vs C. A. Smith Lumber
& Mfg. Co. Ordered amended.
A. J. Hartnuin et al vs C. Y. Lowe
et al, dismissed.
Archie II. Hosa et al vs City of
Bandon, settled and dismissed.
Lynn Uimbeth vs E. V. Morrow,
two cases, dismissed.
W. O. Cooper vs O. W. Morris, dis
missed. Chas. H. Myers vs U-turn M. Myers
Judgment by default in divorce case.
John C. Kendrdl vs F. L. Greenough
Judgment by default.
Baxter Kobinson vs Thoinns Ander
son, dismissed.
Margaret E. Moody vs J. H. Moody.
Judgment for divorce bo default.
Fannie Wnsson vs J. E. Wasson.
Judgment for divorce by default.
The Standard Distilling Co. vs E. A.
Beckett dismissed.
Monriettu Kedfield vs Harvey Red
field. Divorce case, 'dismissed.
Anson E. Sinister vs May L. Sinister
Divorce case dismissed.
A. E. Baker vs T. W. McCloskey,
dismissed.
NEW CASES IN CIRCUIT COURT
Dec.:! J,ohn C. Kendall vs Goo. W.
Moore Lumber Co.
Dec. :i Home Mortgage Co. vs An
drew H. Olson and Annie H. Olson.
Suit to foreclose mortgage.
Dee. 1 Coos Hay Times vs County
Court of Coos County. Suit for addi
tional compensation for publishing tax
list.
Dec. 5 J. A. Barnes vs. Winnifred
HiM-nes. Suit for divorce.
Dec. tl E. J. Michal vs I. A. Otis,
Charley Knight, Joseph Williams and
Flora Williams. j
Dec. 8 Millio M. Endicott vs Ang
(L'n Endicott. Suit for divorce.
Clinton, Mo. Dclmar Gentry mid
wife have the smallest kiby over bom
111 Missouri. At birth it weighed 10
ounces, and was placed in n quart cup.
will slip over the hand of the baby and
up to its shoulder,
thriving.
It is healthy and
AN ENJOYABLE PARTY
progressive party was given
progressive party was given to
!llu Alrs. h, j. lwy, who will
j leave shoitly for Powers, last Satur-
Iday evening. Tho crowd gathered
'with Rev. ai.d Mrs. W. H. Myers at
: the por'rago, and when they all col
' 1 vied thay sallied forth to the home
of Mr. and Mr. I). Quolleu. At this
place appeared F. B. Tichenor and J.
II. Zumwt.lt in costume as two Dutch
men, uud who from that time 011 were
the life of the occasion.
Tho nxt place vuitod was the homo
of Mr. and Mm. Win- (SIIIMh. wli-tra
lud nnd siuxlwlclioii ware nerved. A
and Mm. H. W. Domi while II. T
piuinul Inn t at thin place niimed mucli
fun, Hut ptiio going to 1'. II. Tit'henor
1 mil Mm. A. H. Johiiaton rur
iIh off H9itd Ihmioi'o,
'Ilia Mill awl lii)t Ituine Vlitnl wu
UmI f Mr, hihI Mm. N II. bimon,
wlivli MMif atttl ipinwi Mlllltxl HWIiy
it mn Haul mr iHlowlii. i!nk4
the
Francisco
$3.50
by Mr. and Mrs. Loney in their five
year's re.-idence at Port Orford, and
joy health and prosperity in their
new home. In responding, Mr. Lo
r.ey stated that ho regretted to sever
the associations tha he has formed
here, but he felt that business called
him elsewhere, however, he said, that
,1... ... ....1 I... ....II
1 " i"! iuwhs wuiv .-uuiiui:(vu ii i"
aod in the near fi
future, as he beliov-
ed they would be, and Powers boenme
a suburb of Port Orford, as had just
been suggested byMr. Tichenor, that
he would bo one of us anyway. Mrs.
Loney expressed her regrets at leav
ing Port Orford to go to a strange
place whore new friends would have
to bo made to take tho place of the
old. Port Orford Tribune.
Christmas Is Coming!
SANTA CLAUS SAYS
"I've tried the windy places that
make the folks believe They're nil
there is in Bandon, Without them none
can live. But they are gone with nil
their cant, And still one place remains
To bu yyour toys nnd notions, in sun
shine ns in rains, They make no fuss
nor fenthers and don't fly very hiKh,
But there my goods you'll always lind
And they're never very high. The old
reliable Racket store, My depot of sup
plies, And that is but n gentle hint
To all the good nnd wise, To buy your
Christmas fixings. Your mince meat
nnd your dolls, A roaster for your tur
key, your toys and rubber bnlls, Of
this my faithful servant, Who's always
on the job. With .prices .right .nnd
cheerful face, Hut patient yet ns Job.
..Your Patronage Solicited, SntiHfac
tion guaranteed.
C. C. Cash Store
I). W. CARPENTER, Mgr.
An Optimist
A man who
owns a
Fith Brand
Reflex
Slicker
$3.00
when Old Prob
says rain.
Wattrptvof.
absolutely
fYotactor Hat, 75 canU
Satisfaction Guatantctl 'Sf'S
Sa-nd (or ratatoK aflAaat
A. J. TOWER CO. .
llOSTON 'aSJbuiv
Iboclr Kr.nr S.m l ilmi;
ami KquimiK A Specially
Plume VI
I' O H.ik I'M
S. D. Barrows
HANDON, OKKtJON
Mill lair (Ji Iui lH-(lrt l ill limit
and l'ui Mirful ( ll' (Itu ('.ulna Hum
ImI4 Mulllll
I'UJtlC DKUCS
Do yon want puro ilrug
nnd dniK Hiiii(l)ii,s( linn
prrumuM, Imlr hniHluiH,
nnd lollot nnkkn't If
hu cull un
. V. I0WIS, MiiMion