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December 16 HOLIDAY NUMBER, GRESHAM OUTLOOK UNION HIGH SCHOOL OWTGROWS BUILDINGS; ENROLLMENT AT PRESENT NUMBERS 225; ENLARGED BUILDINGS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED if th e p ro p o s itio n w as p re s e n te d to a r e to c o n tr o l th t r i t t is a b o u t th r e e m illio n d o lla rs th e m in th e p ro p e r m a n n e r . u X tiny of 'h i. E ig h t | c o m m u n ity an d o r a b o u t th e sam e as O reg o n C ity, o r te n a d d itio n a l d is tr ic ts co u ld w ell A re n o t e d u c a t e > fotnorro. O th e r a d ja c e n t d is tric t» sh o u ld com e ’un« men w om en w o rth tnor. afford to co m e in to th e u n io n a n d in to th e u n io n a t o n ce a n d ra is e th e th a n so m a n y b n . ; or c°minuai,v h e lp b u ild a n d s u p p o r t a first-c la ss u » ,! p ro p e rty v a lu a tio n to fo u r o r live m illion d o lla rs. A very sm a ll tax on r u r a l h ig h sch o o l. T h e sc h o o l w o u ld W ho w o u ld u n d e r'; *** t0 ^titn*,e t h e i r w o rth ? th is a m o u n t of p ro p e rty w ould b u ild e n h a n c e th e v a lu e of th e i r p r o p e r ty a n d th e r e w ould be no g o o d re a s o n R e c e n tly th e r e a union sch o o l b u ild in g th a t w ould as « compUin, a cco m m o d ate all o u r r u r a l s tu d e n ts I fo r city p eo p le lo n g in g fo r c o u n tr y fro m o n e o f th e a |„> ' plant* on ac. I for se v e ra l y e a rs a n d m an y w ho life to re m a in in P o r tla n d to e d u c a te c o u n t o f a s e a r c h , '/ >‘omes for iu e m p lo y e s. A eoi w ould a tte n d fro m P o rtla n d on th e ir c h ild re n . 01 busin<> S o m e th in g m u s t be d o n e a t o n c e if m en g o t to g e th e r a cco u n t of p e c u lia r a d v a n ta g e s of a i!‘niediate,y j tirst-class r u r a l h ig h school. A t we a re to ta k e c a re o f th e 300 a n d ra is e d su fficien t . ’ aI *° furnah \ present, o u ts id e d is tric ts a re "ge»- I m o re s tu d e n ts w ho w ill k n o ck a t o u r h o m e s f o r th e m 'he same tlnp. s, 1., ! t ¡ng so m e th in g fo r n o th in g fo r d o o rs fo r a d m itta n c e n ex t Septem- te a c h e r s in o u r B ' oulil not Una her. T h is u n io n h ig h sc h o o l is th e c o m f o rta b le placi th e ir c h ild re n w ho a tte n d a higtt hoard and xo.> school, sin ce th e sch o o l receiv es as b e st In v e s tm e n t a n d b ig g e s t in s titu - y o u n g p e o p le mi: turned awa- n e x t fa ll on accou tu itio n fo r th e m from a co m m o n fu n d tio n in th is c o m m u n ity . of in8uffieieBt T h e c a n n e ry a t G re sh a m ta k e s c a re , sc h o o l b u ild in g » I ju s t th e cost of th e i r in s tru c tio n ’» '« h in g mUfI ot th e fr u it a n d b e rr ie s o f th e p e o p le 1------- ■ m u s t b e d o n e at w hich does not in c lu d e in te re s t on the biggest w ho c u ltiv a te th e m , th e b ric k p la n t a n d b e st in s titu tio n , ost of school b u ild in g s o r b o nded 'h 's communi- a t H ogan m a n u f a c tu r e s a good g r a d e ty is to s u rv iv e in d e b te d n e ss. T h is is u n f a ir an d '• continue to c o n tra ry to a well k n o w n leg al p r in j of b ric k , th e S un D ial ra n c h f u r n is h - p ro s p e r. ciple, anil ta x p a y e rs of o u ts id e d is ■ es th e c o m m u n ity w ith h ig h g r a d e tr ic ts h a v in g c h ild re n to a tte n d h ig h feed a n d th e B e a v e r S ta te M o to r T a ilo rin g school w ould not, we b eliev e, o b ject c o m p a n y tu r n s o u t a n e x c e lle n t d ra g For n a n '! aeh—cleaning to jo in in g th e u n io n d is tric t to h elp saw , but th e fin ish ed p ro d u c ts o f h ig h sch o o l a r e e d u c a te d p re s s in g a n d re p a irin g done well su p p o rt a school th a t w ould be a v a l u n io n uab le asset to th e la r g e r c o m m u n ity 1 y o u n g m en a n d y o u n g w o m en w ho P e te r L e n a rd . Pow ' street * í s í S ÍS Í ä« S í S í S Í S ÍS ÍS Í S í S£ S í S¿ 8 8 8 8 FOR 1 9 2 0 SILOS THAT GIVE SATISFACTION Engines, Ensilage Cutters. A complete line of all ¡5 Tillage Implements and Repairs. 8 I p re s s in g need fo r d re s s in g ro o m s in I c le a n , M essrs. E. R u s h e r, F r a n k c o n n e c tio n w itli th e g y m n a s iu m an d . I* M orse a n d A. M. W ilk in s o n , U nion H ig h sc h o o l will be five I to ile ts sh o u ld he lo c a te d in b a se j T h e e n ro llm e n t h a s now re a c h e d A eafi te r ia lu n ch ro o m is ; 225 s tu d e n ts . y e a rs o ld on F e b r u a r y 5 th , 1920. m en t. T h ey co m e fro m 24 F ittin g e x e rc ise s c o m m e m o ra tin g (lie n eed ed . T h is is n o t in te n d e d to be a d is tr ic ts a n d fo u r c o u n tie s . T h e e n i c ritic is m of th o se w ho h ad in c h a rg e ro llm e n t w ill re a c h a b o u t 250 d u r tiftli a n n iv e r s a ry of th e o p e n in g of I lie eo n s, ru et ion o f th e p re s e n t b u ild in g th e y e a r if we c an ta k e c a re of tills in s titu tio n a r e now b e in g p la n in g T h e y d id th e b est th e y c o u ld th e m . T h e re a re 80 s t u d e n ts fro m n ed , in c lu d in g a d d re s s e s by c itiz e n s w itli th e m oney a t th e i r d is p o sa l a n d o u ts id e d is tr ic ts w h o se tu itio n wlio w ere in s tr u m e n ta l in c o n s o lid a t Hie p eo p le fo u r y e a rs ag o d id n o t e x a m o u n ts to m o re th a n $ 1 0 0 e a c h . If ing Hie first llv«' d is tr ic ts , m e m b e rs p ert to see su c h p lie n o m in a l g ro w th a c c o m m o d a tio n s a r e p ro v id e d th e r e of th e first B o ard of E d u c a tio n an d o f a u n io n sch o o l. L o o k in g fo rw a rd w ill be o v e r 300 s tu d e n ts - o n th e first sp e c ia l m u sic by U nion H igh G lee a few y e a rs ag o , to th e c o n d itio n t h a t d ay n e x t S e p te m b e r a n d th e y w ill ( l u l l , o rc h e s tr a a n d o th e r m u sic a l o r c o n fr o n ts us to d a y , th e p re s e n t a d d i re p r e s e n t a b o u t e v e ry sc h o o l d is tr ic t g a n iz a tio n s . tio n s to Hie m ain b u ild in g w ere m ad e. lie, ween R u sse llv ille on th e w est an d T h e sch o o l lias b een a su ccess anil A seco n d u n it Io th e p re s e n t b rick th e S a n d y r iv e r on th e e a s t a n d as is a m o n u m e n t to th e w isdom of ttio se b u ild in g o f s im ila r d e sig n w o u ld f a r s o u th as C la c k a m a s r iv e r a n d in w ho fo resaw n e a rly five y e a rs ag o th e h av e been a m ista k e . c lu d in g P le a s a n t V alley on th e so u th need fo r a " p e o p le s ’ c o lle g e ” fo r th e ■lust a w ord a b o u t th e c o n d itio n U nion H ig h sch o o l s h o u ld be th e y o u n g p eo p le of Ib is c o m m u n ity . of Hie p re s e n t sc h o o l b u ild in g s to th e c o m m u n ity c e n te r f o r a ll th is c o u n T h e sch o o l lias d e m o n s tr a te d fu lly cre d it o f o u r te a c h e rs a n d b oys a n d try so f a r as h ig h sc h o o l a c tiv itie s th e fo llo w in g fa c ts: g irls, T h e re a re no m u rk s o r deface- a re c o n c e rn e d . T h is c o m m u n ity d e 1 T h a t c o n s o lid a tio n will In c re a se ! nient» o f a n y k in d o n th e f u r n itu r e s e rv e s a n d can w ell a ffo rd a m o d e rn th e efficiency o f th e sch o o l w ork an d J o f tile b u ild in g s o r o n th e w alls in h ig h sch o o l b u ild in g o r b u ild in g s sh o u ld he e n c o u ra g e d . T h e re a re sid e o r o u ts id e . T h e re m ay n o , bi w ith e v e ry fa c ility fo r th e b e s t i n now six d is tric ts in th e U nion w hich a n o th e r sch o o l b u ild in g in O reg o n s tru c tio n in e v e ry b ra n c h of le a r n in g W A HESSEL. GRESHAM sh o u ld be m a te ria lly in c re a se d to | w ith su c h a re c o rd . T ile d e s k s a n d u su a lly ta u g h t in s e c o n d a ry sch o o ls .Service R elialdlit.v f u r n is h fre e tr a n s p o r ta tio n to all of c h a irs look lik e new e q u ip m e n t as a n d w ith sp e c ia l a tte n tio n g iv en to th e s tu d e n ts a n d to e q u a liz e ta x a tio n well a s th e rest o f (tie f u r n itu r e . P h o n e 541 P ho n « ' (1x2 a g r ic u ltu r e . a m o n g th e p eo p le of th e la r g e r c o m T h re e ja n i to r s d e s e rv e sp e c ia l m e n T h e a ss e sse d v a lu a tio n fo r sch o o l m u n ity o f w hich th e sch o o l Is th e tio n fo r In v a lu a b le s e rv ic e s in k e e p p u rp o s e s o f th e p r o p e r ty in th e six c e n te r. ing tin b u ild in g s a lw a y s n e a t an d d is tr ic ts co m p o sin g th e u n io n dis- 2. T h a t fre e tr a n s p o r ta tio n is a sa fe a n d co n v e n ie n t as well as eco n o m ic a l way to b rin g th e a d v a n ta g e s of a la r g e sch o o l w ith m an y d e p a r t m e n ts a n d sp e c ia lly tr a in e d te a c h e rs w ith in reach of th e b o y s an d g irls of a r u r a l c o m m u n ity S ev en ty s tu d e n ts a re now co n v ey ed fro m th e i r h o m es In th e c o u n try to sc h o o l ev ery d ay a n d th e r e h av e b een no a c c id e n ts o r c o m p la in ts of c o n se q u e n c e sin c e th e se rv ic e s t a r te d , n e a rly fo u r y e a rs ago T h e p re s e n t B o ard of E d u c a tio n , h o w e v e r, h o p es to p ro m o te b e tte r tr a n s p o r ta tio n b u ss e s so o n , to he o w n ed by tile d is tric t an d d riv e n b \ officers o f th e sch o o l. 3. T h a t a r u r a l c o m m u n ity can h av e a ll th e a d v a n ta g e s o f a city s y s tem of sch o o ls by c o n s o lid a tio n an d fre e tr a n s p o r ta tio n , w ith o u t an y of th e d is a d v a n ta g e s , a n d in th is o u r sch o o l Is a b e tte r p la c e fo r boys am i g irls to s e c u re an e d u c a tio n th a n in th e city w ith all its d is tr a c tio n s a n d vice. I T h a t th e d is tr ic t sy ste m Is not sufficient to p ro v id e th e tiest faclli tie s fo r th e p ro p e r e d u c a tio n o f r u r a l 1 z b oys a n d g irls T h e d is tric t Is no lo n g e r n eed ed to f u r n is h th e b o u n d ary lin e s of a c o m m u n ity T h e dis Í ; j ; • tr lc t sc h o o lh o u se is no lo n g e r a com m u n itv c e n te r C o n s o lid a tio n o f dis tr lc ts h a s m a d e th is sch o o l th e la r g A V ' X . „ v est of Its k in d In th e s ta te am i on* of th e b est P ro p e r c o n s o lid a tio n of T so m e o f th e g ra d e d sch o o ls in th is c o m m u n ity w o u ld Ini i’. a se th e i r e f Nice Big Juicy Oranges ficiency a t le a st BO te r cent C lo se r —just the thing for the c o n n e c tio n b e tw e e n th is h ig h sch o o l Kiddies Stockings. an d tile g ra d e il sc h o o ls of th e U nion SPECIALLY PRICED. d is tric t w ould g re a tly b e n e f i t all con i e rile d T h e g a p Is to o w ide b e tw e e n th e e ig h th a n d n in th g ra d e s in so m e of ih e sc h o o ls T h e e ig h th an d n in th g ra d e te a c h e rs sh o u ld be as fa m ilia r w ith e ach o t h e r ’s w o rk ns tin s e v e n th a n d e ig h th g ra d e te a c h e rs U n d e r th e p re s e n t sy s te m th e r e Is a lo ss of. at le a s t, o n e s e m e z te r to Delicious, the th e e ig h th g ra d e g r a d u a te wh i sh o u ld be p re p a r e d fo r th e n in th g ra d e r a t h e r th a n fo r g ra d u a tio n W in s u g g e s t to y o u n g p eo p le th n - ALUMINUM WARE th e i r e d u c a tio n Is fin ish ed on c o m p le tio n of eig h t g ra d e s bv g iv in g A Percolator, O ut stn. k is big. a n d m any useful an d a p p to p r ia ti t h e m d ip lo m a s , w h en o p p o rtu n ity fo r p re se n ts may lie selected. Double B o i l e r , a h ig h sch o o l e d u c a tio n Is In re a c h of th e m a l l ’ T h is c o n d itio n w ould be Cake or Pie Pans. d ia n g e d bv th e c o u n ty u n it sy ste m o r c o u ld now be c h a n g e d In sonic of A Nice Roaster ih e sc h o o ls bv a g re e m e n t o f th e tw o B o a rd s of E d u c a tio n O u r sch o o l to d a y Is lik e tin h e a lth y , ro b u s t that will last a \ n u r l c a n boy w ho lias o u tg ro w n Ills tr o u s e r s In o r d e r to eco n o m ize, bis life time. m o th e r m ad e th e m a little lo n g e r tw ic e by a d d itio n s to th e leg s T b ev a re now to o tig h t a ro u n d th e w a ist, to o n a rro w th r o u g h th e th ig h s an d m u st be e x c h a n g e d fo r a new p a ir XdilltloUS to th e p re s e n t sch o o l b u ild in g h av e be. n m ad e tw ice b u t It w as n e v e r In te n d e d fo r a la r g e sc h o o l T h e c l a s s ro o m s a re to o s m a ll, th e c o rrid o r» a re to o n a r row a n d th e h e a tin g p la n t not s u f ficient f o r a b u ild in g la rg e e n o u g h to a c c o m m o d a te th e e n ro llm e n t e v e n next y e a r W e c an n o t a* U th e e n t i r e s tu d e n t body in o u r assem bly h a ll th is y e a r It Is Im p o ssib le fo r v is ito r s to a tt e n d s c h o o l • it e r t a ln n ie n ta a t Ih e sc h o o l bull« ng th ia year A la r g e s c h o o l n e e ib a gvm AND n a s lu n i w ith g a lle r y fo r vlsl o rs wh > m ay w ish Io w itn e s s g a m e s p h v sl cal tr a in i n g e x e rc is e s T b re Is a By P ItIN . E L M E R F G O O D W IN A Merry Xmas to A ll CREAM SEPARATORS Stanchions, Litter Carriers, Hay Carriers Hessel’s Farm Machinery 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ¿¿«»»¡»»»Sx 8 ¡ÍS ÍS ÍS ÍS ÍS ÍS ÍS ÍS ÍS ÍÍS ÍS Í;!« S ÍS Í^ S ÍS ÍS ÍS Í« 5 8 8 Just Six Pvlore Days Left to Prepare DON’T WATCHFULLY WAIT We want you to visit our store and take advantage of the many Bargains offered. Old H. C. L. has not visited us and we expect to keep him away. As Usual, We are Headquarters for £ . . I ? ( hristmas Candies. A ton of . delicious Vi sweets of many varieties ordered months ¥ ago and sold now at less than present whole- ;!• . sale costs. ? $ M 8 8 M $ ■ ---- - X ----- ----------1 Our Grocery Department tía ;i; is full of the many good things you need for your Christmas Baking and Dinner Prepara tions. Please call and inspect them. CELERY LETTUCE SWEET POTATOES CRANBERRIES BANANAS APPLES Our Mixed Nutt I’lieas Loganberry .Juice ,, Mrs. Porter’s Pudding Special Monopole Giape »Juice Fig Plum Fruit 3 lbs. for $1.00 D att S FigS Raisins kind dem onstrated at the FRESH OREGON WALNUTS BRAZILS ALMONDS PEANUTS FILBERTS FOR THAT BOY A 22 Winchester Something he will enjoy all yeai md soon learn Dad how to shoot. Fair. For the Youngsters Watches Wagons Roller Skates Sam-E-Kars K AND OTHER MIGHTY USEFUL ARTICLES THAT MAKE APPRECIATIVE PRESENTS. Stationery ( ’asseroles Pliers, Wrenches Teapots Pyrex Ware Christmas Jars of Flashlight? Pocket Knives Tools Jardineres Pipes. Cigars Tobacco i OUR 1920 OLYMPIC FLOUR < 5? CALENDARS KITCHEN REMINDERS j ARE IN VERY HANDY. . 5? ASK FOR ONE. Q uality S ervice Free While They Last. M