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a stroka of Divin* Provid-nc*. Territory. With this beginning experience there came to his assistance a re in pioneer teaching, the Clarks, in markable helper, whose contribu 1845, moved on to West Tualatin tions to the immediate present and took a claim on Gales creek only partly measured her stature covering a large part of the pres : as a builder for the Future. This newcomer, Mrs. Tabitha ent location of Forest Grove. Combining the functions of far Moffet Brown, at the age of 66, CHILDREN OF SETTLERS AND ORPHANS OF mer and preacher, Reverend Clark had accompanied an aged relative built a log church and served as across the plains and over the THE TRAIL GEARED EDUCATIONAL EFFORT pastor for both the Congregational Cascade Range, by the difficult church, at home, and the First Applegate route, driving her own By Hervey 8. Kohinnon In Wyoming ,on their westward AUGUST 6TH TO 12TH Presbyterian church at Willamette ox-team and asking quarter from trek, the Oregon-bound party met (continued from last week) Falls, a walking distance of 20 no one. Not burdened by family six American trappers who were cares but possessed by a heart miles from Forest Grove. The educational effort of early being forced out of a livelihood Into this more or less settled warming love of God and Human- Washington county, which result I because the American Fur com ANY SIMILARITY TO YOUR FULLER ' ity, her quest, upon arrival, was ed in the beginning of a public pany was about to withdraw from routine that the Clarks had thus a task whereby she could do some BRUSH MAN IS IMPOSSIBLE! schools organization in 1847, was the trade. These trappers had begun, in their new location, came thing for somebody. And she deeply rooted in the tragedies of come to the Rocky Mountains in a disturbing fact. Each annual found opportunity aplenty, in this COIUMIM PicrgufS u m i l i the various trails into the Oregon early youth, engaged in trapping wave o f migration from the Uni country. Fully as much as for the f y many years and now, almost ted States brought an increasing new home. The valiant educational efforts children of the early pioneers, first as poor as when they came, they number of trail orphans, children begun by Reverend Clark, mean schools were designed to care for were obliged to seek an opportunity whose parents had died upon the while, were bearing historical fruit, the upbringing of orphans whose for life elsewhere, in a new com trail. Baslo Christian ethics, upon as recorded in the OREGON parents had fallen in Indian at munity. SPECTATOR, of February 18, 1847. tack or by other causes in the ad- They had been cut off from which solid foundation the western Editor George L. Curry quotes 1 venturous trek from the eastern white society so long, they had civilization was building, could not part of the United States into the Indian wives and had acquired ignore this factor. These children a letter from Reverend J. S. Grif j raw West. co starrin g families of children dependent : must be cared for, must be trained fin which reports the establish and educated for the important ment of a board of education with The saga of early Oregon teach upon them for support. i ers tells qf the Flathead Indians After having spent the winter building of civilization in the ter Griffin as secretary, “ empowered pleading for someone to teach of 1840-41 at the Whitman and ritory into which they had come. with the responsibility of secur hi Mctat • Ufa) M i M* te («I I im A i Mashl them “ the White Man’s way of spalding missions, the adventur These early settlers, many with ing approved teachers, importing AN EDWAIO SMALL «ODULTION Heaven,” answered in 1840 by a ous pilgrims finally reached North large families of their own, ac from time to time all necessary lawjm k Inri Iota ml liaw party of Independent Congrega Tualatin Plains where, to their cepted the waifs into their homes books and, as the agents of the Uri m I SAllMOAT fy iK n s i r i n i i N h u « tional missionaries. Burning with surprise, they again encountered and gave them the same care as people, to take such general sup Producto xri CriKltd Di S SYLVAN SIMON erintendence of matters as will be the zeal of true missionaries, the their trapping acquaintances from they did their own children. farty of Harvey L. Clark, Alvin the Rocky Mountain rendezvous, Mrs. Alvin T. Smith, writing best calculated to secure the per T. Smith and P. H. Littlejohn, part of the six families settled in 1845 from West Tualatin Plains manency, utility and prosperity with their brides, set out for the roughly In the vicinity of the Bea records: “ I have quite a family to of school operations. Oregon country, answering a call verton area. "The trustees are to hold their take care o f: beside the two half- f e e for service to their God. Near the historic landmark of breed children, I have taken three office for one year. And it was Unlike their Methodist contem Glencoe, now mostly a name desig whose mothers died in coming made their duty to call meetings poraries for these young evangel nating a settlement that had been, across the mountains.” of the school community, near ists there were no missionary Harvey Clark and his wife opened Harvey Clark opened his home, the close of the year, for the hoards backing them with finan a school for the families of these as he did his heart, for these purpose of reorganizing said board cial aid and prestige. They were trapper acquaintances and of oth young unfortunates, translating his of trustees and to call other gen- Are You Short | entirely on their own, having but er settlers in the Tualatin Plains Christian concern for their plight erel meetings for counsel and in You W e a r Small Sizes their own resources for support area. This was the first education into an effort to care and educate struction, as the occasion may re in the carrying out of their cru al effort In the Tualatin sector as many as possible. quire. sading mission. and ono of the first in the Oregon "It was also made the duty of In the winter of 1847, as If by BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE Friday, July 30, 1948 COMING Public Schools of County Started to Organize 1847 A LO H A T H EA T R E -RBD Z m ro N as T he F u IIE R , B r u sh m a n JANET BLAIR LADIES? Can COATS Volucs to 29.95. Sixes 9 to 16. 100% Wool. 100 to Select From. the secretary to make euch Impor tation of books, stationery and ap paratus aa the board shall order.” To which communication. Ed itor Curry offered the tag line, “ Let the seeds of knowledge be sown broadcast and we shall have a vigorous, industrious and happy population.” Search of records indicate that Griffin, editor and publisher of the OREGON A M E R IC A N , had noted what is believed to be the first public school organization within the vast area o f the Ore gon Territory, a fitting forecast of the great strides that would be made in the field of education al endeavor within what is now known as Washington County. (To be Continued Next W eek) SPECIAL SCHOOL M E E TIN G NOTICE IS H E R E B Y GIVEN, in compliance with Sec. 111-908, O. C. L. A., to the legal voters of School District No. 107, of Wash ington County, State of Oregon, that a SPECIAL SCHOOL M E ET ING of said District will be held at Schoolhouse, on the 5th day of August, 1948, at 8 o’clock in the P. M., for the following objects: To vote on the question, “ Shall district No. 107, Aloha-Huber be consolidated with district No. 81, McKinley, and an apportionment of assets and liabilities be made as provided for in Section 111-3149, Oregon School Laws, 1946"? Dated this 22nd day of July, 1948. ATTEST: K A T H A R IN E B. P L A IR District Clerk G E R ALD B. G R A Y Chairman Board of Directors Date of first publication July 23, 1948. Date of last publication July 30, 1948. $9.95 SH O R TY COATS Volucs to $25.00. 100% Wool To go ot only $6.95 CdkaiHL it íjsl folkiu! SUITS, values to $50 Gabardines, twills, coverts. Blues greys, blacks, and other colors . . . 100% wool. Sizes 9 to 16 Royal Bldg. Room 603 6th Floor Over Knight’» OPEN $14,95 AU. l»A Y SATU RD AY ECONOMY IPPA REL 716 S. W. Morrison (IW’t. Iinlwy ami Park) AT 4535 SHOPu i Chicken? Steak? Ham? it easy Beefburgers? T a k e Now, you can have the exact shades of deep wall colors you want. 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