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About Daily coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1903)
v - ! r Marshfield's Public School One of the Best in the State NO surer critciion of the pmgrexxiu-iiexx or a emu iniinltycan he found than that coiuuiutiity'x jutci est in education Mnl. fil ly tli- -ttiiiiluiil Miuli tlehl lui jut eniiM' foi pi die. Ih l-oatx or her excellent liiirl'ur the wonderful icsomccs wiili which nature lia- surrounded her. the unicroux progressive liii-iin4 MitTprit-t in her nifiM: hut If there is one thing in. ire tliiiu an other of which she x proud, it ii her excellent public school The present -ehiHil hnu- wax ereeleil in is . at a cost of aliont SI ... !U. cgic with lliNnii il lu Iralioii or Hie exle.iir of the building. Imt thw U en tirely iiiaileiiiiile to cmvcv even a moderate itupr' fui or tfie in terior, on which the greater part of the im- wax expended. The lavement contains, in the center a large furnace ami fi.el iimm. with recreation rooinx mi either -hie lor hoy ami girls separately n the llr-t Hour there are four cn- rooms two j-initoi' rl.w.-t-i. a large nx-fiuhlv hull a, hi fi.ua inl rear -t:ii.- jiys The upper II nfli.ua p lncl mI' ollice. four chiM 1 1 (miii- mill ;i ni,. hall-way The Imihlnu ihroi.jjhi'it. excepting the toitc ha-i-iiii-ul is e Hi trucleilof whlieccilai.al. itilcri' rs he ing trimmed in Hie natural UinmI with I aril nil lii.i-I. 'lie wiill-an-llii.it..l in l-nmn pla-ler. ui'h white hard finish il t-t'iliiiii"'. tivn i a h.-o.H v iiii-ciitin r of cedar VII the -e'l.i i r.n.nx Iit I ylup ate black l inU oxtciuliu:; all tie way aroiiiiil h,-twccn .lour- mid v IiiiIiiw. There U in eacti ro 1:11 an alii) le hat ami cloak riMim, wit'i tc.iche.'x private closet Httacheil The building, tliroituliont i Htted with electric It MM an I -peaking lubes ami N wireil fir electrc lights There is in th upper hall, a large "we I hole." which gives a ciiiiiiuuiidiiig view if the exit to all the room-, ami of the main entrance to the building a feature of mi little aliie in maintaining order, i ity water i supplied to stutiouary Uii-h -taml- in each of the ba-cu eiiK ami to two Mpaiatc ones in iiiehof tlie l' or-i. Annie Bicscn TheschiHil is well supplied with furiii tiiroaml apiiaratu", All new furniture that hasheeii put in thehiiihliiiK Northc Hiiifrlc desk type, ami is of the latest ami most approved design. There N a line piano, a well selected library of ahoiit .ViO volumes, ami a .1. li Colt's highest grade ntercopticaii, with slides for the illustration of iiianyuf the subjects in the course-of Htudy, particularly history anil physical geography. In the phy-i-cal laboratory, there is much valuable apparatus, including among the larger School piceci.aii airpiimp, a l-ipier lliiiz linpr.Hf.1 Khctilc M.icliine. wi;h m t ic.'iiii nt-if.ii loth, a h -lh"lat. grautv bil.iuee. ,'ilini-llli't.T.i-li'Cli mm,i peuduluiii.iiiil pui lev appar.itus. he i-Itlf- ilianv 'inaller pieivfil Illll-tral ing the laws nf. heat. Hutu. etc. Die p!iical a p. paratiio l-i nil the pciouiil propcit) of the principal, mill wa largcl) made by lih own liamN in on g the preying n -edi of the 'chonl, are comfortable M-ats for the iiciubl hall, aid a lew more of the iiimI ern geography an I vJKw Prof. F. A. GoId:n, Prin. hi-iiry chart- The i-olli-e of MiuU. beside-, the coll iitinii.tl priiuan ami gr.iiiiuuir grade-, iuclmb-x two viiii - of work in the high M'h'sil. Die latter, siucelhextatecotirM-ha-i been made nbligatorv, has been Hiiiiiwliat cripiled. ax the previous ciir licuiiiluui, cni-iilering our isihition from ihcMatccollcgc-, waxlu-tt rinlapt ed to our special liee Is However, the best puxsibli- j being dime under tlie circiiiuxtaiices as the work cowrs tlie cv-cntialsof the state three yeais course, though diplomas are given lor only the two year coiir-e. 'I hU has bieii ellecled byMictreligtheiiing theW'orkof thehev euth ami eighth grades us to permit the additi -li to the regular two year course of the important branches plane geometry and physics, ol the three year couise Thus, our m-IiooI is i-oNcriug a milch broader Ih-hl than are most of the .-chisils of the Htate ofHiuiilar grades The first class was giaduuted horn the High School in .Juiu, IHH7 Since that time, the alumni have increased to forty-live, and there are ten In the tircicnt -euior class, all of whom, It is hoped, will receive tlieir diplomas next lime. Of Hie aliimui ami aliimuiie sev eral arc now attending colleges in Ore gou California, and eastern cities One occupies Hie re.spousllile position of pil- Ues the re.sp vntc secret aryiu tin han I' rauclsco Building. WeIN Kargo K-pn-sx i nice, one earning a good alai in the Cali fornia H-ho-ds mid other me among the LiM IfitchctH of our own M'hool, a u il I ii o t h er M'hi'oUofthe conn tv. W h e i i e r MaNillehl High N-hool s t ii de ills have gone, they Iiiim1 maluliiiued a -landing among thebi-l. 'I he high order of the "Hall nar Pay I xerei-ex" of the graiuiiiar ami p r i m a i M-hoolx. ami the graduating ovcr-ci-ex id the High .School, x the Iu-nI Mixhc evidence of the excellence id Marsh Held 's M'h i d Th giowth ol the m-IiooI In eil li-nt f rim the r.iel that when the new building wa-. fiiti-icd, cs than veaix since, the enrolment wax le-s than .'VI pupIN, uilh only Ihe teachers ulureas the! pr lit eiiioWueui lm only the llit three monihxof the prceul year I- over WW. with i Igh teachers One, ami poxxihly the ebb r reason for the excellence of the h-Iioii I the fuel that neither politics nor 'pull' ix al lowed to enter us a factor in the select ion of teachers Tin-school board place the responsibility of the selection on the piiiicipal. They say lo him, "Make the best selections posxjhlc.eycrylhing being ciual,gltiugthccliolcc to liuuie tnatei iul." i uderthis policy, though uiistakex an-not always avoidable, ami although salaries are not as high as they should he, the bet possible results have been attained The corps of teachers at picn-ntlsas follows: I'. A. Golden, principal; Kl eu N. Ileains 7th and 8th grades; Annie , llii-sen, lith grade; (iertrnde K. Kngle olli guide; Kdvarda A. Kiicksen, Hh grade; Mary I'ohhay, lid grade; .Margaret .M. Anderson, 'Jd grade; Mrs. . M. Wil bur, 1st grade I 'inf. (iohleii Is an alumnus of Hie I'lilverslty of West Virginia mid was at that institution. rlax mule n the now laiuoiis siiiiitnr fioiu Iowa, Hon, .1, . Pollher. .Mi. Hohleii Ua teacher iioer twiutj-llM. ycut e.n-l-blue, tiliileeli ol which wen- in tl e in ellieii ef piluclpal of one of the leading public M'hiols ol New rb mux, mid in the chair of Nat ilial Sch lice ol iwnot the leading colleges nf that city. Tor neatly Ihe past twelve )eiiNColseciiliely he has held the liilliclpuMilp or out H'hiiol, ami it has pecii under bin upenlsnn thai the -il'ihil has been gtuded mnl brought to Its pn-seiit slate of excellence. Ml-- Iteaiuls s C'liatlwiliiughter, mid was educated at I'lialallu iMileiny ami I'aclllc liilw-rslty. hue-t Urine. .She timk a xpeclal ti.iehet's coiitxe In sp, umti-i I'lof II. I'nwell, ami has taught the xi-arx In Washington Co , (out wars in Ninth miihlll ami Me Mlnnslle, and lle e.us in I'mt. Ian I. She. as well hx all Iheothei Imt one of ihecorps. holds a h(e llp'oiiia. Mi-- llii-sen giinliiatnl fioiu Ihe M t ill 111111 III slltif.i Vi.rmtil CI I " . .....ii- .....iiiiii i innii lii I'' i, amlhiis taught lo-re nlucc that .line. ,MI-x l.ngle grinliiiilcil fiom the Ar-tihiml High .Schisil in iv.i-,, ami. two Mar- later from the Monmouth Noiiual. she. too, has tiiiight c.iutliuiouxly -luce then In oir m-IiooI Msx Kii-imv graduuleil frniu the Vlbauy High ScIiihiI In ispi. and rroiu Mbauy College In Its o. .sin is teichlug her iirsl em in Ihe Maili Held "chiNil, but has hud thtee yean ex perleuce in the Mbauy M-lexitx. Miss Aliilflnu mid Mlxs Ktlckseii are "to the manor iHiru" mnl are both griiduatex or the Marshllehl lllgbSebiH. ;,s ns,if the .Moiiiuoiith Normal. Kuch iiiade a veiv I igh standing In both of Hie-,, .schools. .Mlxs Amler-oii carrying oir the valedlc tor of her class at Hie Normal Scluxil one year after graduating finm hei linilie m'IhniI. Ml-- Krlcki u Is eachtiig herllrst year in the m-Iii-oI, ami Ml- Amlersou has taught here cniillnuiiii-h Mince is'.is. with marked xnccex, Mrs Wilbur wax born mid edmaieil in the Kant she lliil-heil her sludlex hi .Mrs. Kellogg'x I'rlyale lloanliug School. liu ibiir Michigan She has taught Ellen M. Bcnmis. coiitliiuoiixly in the llrst primary grade or Ihe .Mmshllehl school during the past twelve yars, and now. to think of the primary ilepurtuieiit or imrschool, with out .Mrs. W'ilhur, would be lo think ol "home without u mother." The board id directors Is composed id .Mr C. A..lohiison, cliairmau, Dr. .1. T. .McCoiiniic.aml .Mr. V. Ilugelstelii. Kach ef these gentleman Is scrying the public very elllclenlly lor the second term. The district has for lis clerk .Mr. .Inn. F. Hall, ami they have round him 1-0 4L .'"SHB ! r