MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNlii, MEDTOKD, OREOOH, SUNDAY, NOV18MBMII (i, .19.10,
STATUS OF STATE
NORMAL SCHOOLS
Three Provided Fop by Law
but Arc Closod for Lack
of Funds .
T6e three Stato Normal Schools of
nypon are All on tho statute books
3aat a before, all thrco being under
fco control of tho "Board of Regents
st Normal Schools." The stnto Sen
ate at tao Inst session refused to
3mss nsy of the many different np
vrepriatfeaB passed by tho House of
JCeproveaiattvcs and the Board or
XeccRta fed to discontinue tho thrco
aeebools t the absence of funds. The
JBesurd ot Regents Tiad closed tho Nor
mJ School formerly operated at
Xtaatn. la June, 1908, nnd recommend
4 to t&e Legislature that It be dls--Msstiaiied.
Tho Legislature of 1909
kolltJicd the school and mndo an ap-
svoprtaUoa covering all tho state's
-feUgntless In connection therewith
T bilt -was introduced In tho House
Ay tho Douglas County member whoso
-Steams Is at Drain and the Legislature
JKade tho accessary appropriation and
-Abolished tlio school unanimously
tKUhout opposition.
Thero ure separato Initiative ap
propriation bills one for each of the
drools oa the ballot for November
. IMO, and any school receiving
-aoajorlty of favorable votes cast for
3ta bill, will bo opened In duo course
jmK time by the State Board of Re-
ncnt bnsls In an orderly and rospon
slblo manner.
Tho Alumni Association of tho
Southern Oregon Stnto Normal School
does not wish to enter Into n discus
sion of the merits ur prejudlcos of
tho content Ion between the Sonata
nnd Houbg which resulted In tho Scn
nto refusing to nmko any appropri
ation whntevor for tho maintenance
of the schools. Sufllco It to say that
our citizens havo on occasions wit
nessed political rows, back-biting, sec
tional Jealousies nnd political revenges
burst out In unexpected quarters with
out any relation to tho real business
in hsind, and whilo tho "fight" was on
reason, justice and common souse
wore cast to tho winds,
At any rate this commlttoo has as
surances that tho broad-minded dtl
sonshlp of the Stnto of Oregon Is not
interested in tho criminations and
recriminations of tho past and is anx
ious to pass upon the issue on Its
morits honestly nnd conscientiously.
(Signed) ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,
Southern Oregon State Normal School
NORMAL SCHOOL SITE IDEAL.
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-Saoald the voters fall to make en
wwjpropriAtion for any of the three
afaaols they will remain In statu quo
mA the legislature lext January will
"saaet the Normal School issue again.
4feould another effort bo made to
'ihieatB cue Normal School at Portland,
war la aay city where there Is no,
"3tat Institution" at the present
tae constitution requires that
legislature must submit the in
to the vote of the people before
MsulutJon can be located. In
event It will be November, 1912,
laaTcra tae people can legally estab-
t the location, and It "will be Sep
atmler. 1S13, before a ecfcool could
- formally opened. In the matter of
'State Institutions" at points
they are not already located,
-afe customary initiative petitions do
et obtala. The Constitution requires
ike House, Senate i and Governor ap-.-jovlng
to refer thi issue to the peo
OHe. The "Board of Regents of Normal
Schools" -was created by the Lcglsla
start: of ISM, and consists of nine mem
Zbtss, the three members of the State
JBcard of Education being ex-of&clo
members aad six members ore np--aIative.
None of the members of
2aa Board are residents of a county
in -Khlcb Is located a State Normal
School, the State University or the
-Acricultural College. This Board sue
seeds a Board of Regents for each
c&ooL
The Board of Regents of Normal
.Schools -was expected by tho Legisla
ture to Investigate all the conditions
I tho State Normal Schools of Ore
im. and make recommendations to
the succeeding Legislature for a per
aeaneat State Normal School policy
Tae Board among other measures up
jyetetcd a ooauaittec of competent
educators aa a Board of Visitors who
juide a professional examination o:
all tic schools' and made their report
Tie Beard, previous to tho meeting
tlic Legislature In 1909 made a
icacct recommending a three Normal
ci-cI system for Oregon, the three
schools to be located on the proper
ties of the state la the separate and
rtistfcact localities, the Willamette Val
Xkt, Southern Oregon, and Eastern
.Orcgea; Monmouth, Ashland and
TVestoa respeetlnrely. At tlie meeting,
;all members of tho Board save one,
3tcgeat W. B. Ayc'r, of Portland, sign
ed the recommendation, Regent Ayer
was undecided as to how many Nor
aaal Schools should be established,
xmd -where the sites should be locat
ed. Before the Legislature convened
Ac submitted to that body an extend
d rejwrt covering his views on the
Mubject, the tendency of his opinion
being against tno present sites and
-favoring one or two at some points
xtot definitely located. Other than tills
tie recommendations were unnnl
saoaa. This dieinterosted Board of Ho
xenrs labored faithfully to evolve c
satisfactory 8tate Normal School Syc
t-m for Oregon, and in order) to have
the Legislature pass upon the Board's
vecoutmeBdatlono upon their merits
irltsout suggestions or personal work
.front tae three schools recommended,
-stated their object in a written com
uuonieatlon to tho presidents of the
abree Normals and requested them to
jfesaa'B yiway from the Legislature
'alcss officially invited by either the
Jfousv or Senate. This was accepted
and the schools went on about their
-work serenely . strong In the convic
tion that tho Normal School system
mas to be. established on a perma-
Tho greatest Normal School presi
dent in tho United States said. "One
of tho first requirements of a suc
cessful teacher is a strong body."
No school In Oregon can offer as
much along tho line of healthful con
ditions as can the Southern Oregon
Normal School. It Is situated In the
foothills of the Siskiyou's whero the
air is ever clear, pure, cool and brac
ing. Tho sparkling mountain water
from the melting enows of ML Ash
land, having been protected from the
contamination by the Federal Govern
ment for 23 years, has been piped by
the city, two miles to the grounds af
fording an abundant pure supply for
all purposes. Tho city Itself Is health
ful, morally.
Aa one approaches these Normal
grounds they are Impressed by the
large, well kept lawns, with the fine
native trees giving one only glimpses
of the profusion of flowers and the
buildings beyond. The two large
mala buildings stand to the front.
Behind these is a large gymnasium
and the two dormitories.
The people of Oregon have but to
say the word and these carofully
kept buildings and spacious grounds
will bo covered with strong, earnest,
ambitious young people, eager for the
training that will make them efficient
care takers of the boys and girls of
today the men and women of tomorrow.
PRESIDENT P. L CAMPBELL
Head of University of Oregon, 8ays
State Needs Normal Schools.
The Lane County Teachers' Insti-
tllfo rnnvATIMl nf Pnpnnn rinintkf 17
A Eugene newspaper giving an ac-j
count oi mat aay s session or the in
stitute, said: I
President P. L. Campbell, of the
University of Oregon, opened tho aft
ernoon, session with on address. His
subject was 'The Quick and the
Dead." To be alive, he said is to
have the powers of initiative, imagina
tion and determination to carry out
projects. Studying tho State of Ore
gon as a whole on tnese topics, Mr.
Campbell showed Orogon to be very
much alive.
The state, he declared, should have
threo good normal schools. One Is
not enough because of the training
departments that are essential whose
efficiency decreases wita Increase of
numbers. Three schools, he sold
would have a maximum capacity of
200 students and the demand in the
state is now S00. He showed that
the state lias the best agricultural
college In the West, and then took
up the work at the University of Ore
gon. The aim of the university, ho
said, will be to extend its facilities to
tho poorer classes, to cut down tho
living expenses to ?200 a year, and to
establish a student loan fund.
WHAT WILL IT COST7
Ono ot the pertinent questions in
connection with the Southern Oregon
State Normal School Is "What will It
cost?" A referenco to Uio bill will
show a provision for a tax of 1-25 of
a mill, or 4 cents on each 11000 tax
able valuation. No citizen can afford
to deprive his children of the oppor
tunity of Normnl School trained teach
ers for the meagre sum of 4 cents
Tho tendency ' to vote against any
thing and everything that involves a
tax must bo overruled and the ques
tion vlowed In the light of benefit de
rived as an Investment.
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Only State School In Southern Oregon
The Southern Oregon State Normal
School Is the only state educational
Institution south of Eugene. There
are no denominational colleges or uni
versities in Its vast territory.
To remove It means a serious loss.
l.'ort-st I'rescrvatulon.
PICNSACOLA, Pla., Nov. 5.
Hefreat C. Potraschek of Vienna,
cbleC of tho Austrian to reM sorvlco,
arrived hero last night to begin an
"&-' - Jnvertfcatlon of tho methods of for-
J7J i wt preservation in this country. In
ftVI-r v ua anoH.n Iia wilt nnv nnrMnnlnr
uitentlou to tho natal stores indus
try to deterinlun tho effects of tur
jientlhlnft upon tho commercial value
(Of the trees for lumber. Ho plans to
Jntrcduro In Austria our methods of
jitllleluc tho stumps fpr turpontino.
The Southern Oregon Stato Normal
School is tho only higher educational
Institution in Southern Oregon south
of Eugene. It asks your support.
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COMMUNICATION.
To the Rditor:
Will you permit a llttlo splol In
your columns to controvert your
criticisms of our most worthy com
missioner, Joshua Patterson, and
whom I am willing to stako my rep
utation as an onglneor that ho lias
built more roads and better roads
for tho money was was over beforo
or will over bo built after for tho
money. lie inaugurated a system
of work and a method of construc-
greatest number. Ho distributed
hia work impartially, serving pop-
i.imia renter or communities first.
Doing limited to a scant appropria
tion, ho has bunt tne ueai biukiu
track roads that tho money would
build, making better and bettor each
year, until tho main roads between
Medford and Jacksonville aud Ash
land "and Eagle Point that will per
mit tho passing of automobiles at
full speed most anywhere.
Klght years ago those roads wore
Impassaglo In the winter season, and
traffic was suspended, except for
horsemen. Now a full load can he
hauled over them at any seuson of
tho year.
Mr. Patterson has added to tho
ni..iHn onnlnment such ma-
uuiidi "i.." ---:--..., .in
chinory and otner inciueuwii- v
the county has a complete outfit, till
i. .. f rr.ml construction lias
been reduced at least one-half what
it formerly cost to construct a vory
Indifferent roaa, anu, oui i , -haB
used good, hard common-sonsp.
industry, economy and honesty, w
It wlso to change to a man for com
missioner whb has had no record as
an experienced road-builder. II l
am sick I call a doctor, not a lawyor.
George Davis has no better friend
in Medford than mysolf, and no true
friend of his over advised htm to
run for county commissioner. Ho la
a good banker and a very deslrab o
-..i- .., whin ho attempts to rldo
Jin .nro9 at tho same time ho will
...t.inii. full imtweon tho two. Ho'
certainly cannot expect to handle tho
county funds at his bank, as bo could
not approve his own bond. It has
been said ho expects to Influence tho
removal or tno courmuunu . ...
ford. Of that I do not know.
. i- t?,iini- t ofltnom you as
a friend and worthy citizen, but II
don't believe you can qualify as an 4
export on road building, aim muiu
foro your criticisms are neither In
telligent nor lust.
mho iiAimin who have been koro
conditions all honor tho Intelli
gence and perseverance of Joshua
Patterson, who has made It possible
to travol tho greater portion of
Jackson county at any Reason of tlici
year. . ,
With respect flj tho people of I
Jackson county, without any npolo-l
gles. J. S. HOWARD.
UIXHSTHATIO.V OF
VOTKHS IN
THIV'KTA'iK
Henry W. Savage's Groat Revival of
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SALEM, Or., Nov. B. Tho total reg.
iHtnitlon of voters In tlio state .Is 121,
67. Of this number 81,820 uru repub
licans, 26,136 ilomocrutB and 13,086 Is
tliu total of the independent, prohibi
tion and socialist registration.
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PA8AIC, N J Nov. 6. Henry It.
Anthony, tho boy burglar, who has con.
reused to about u score of burglaries in
tlio wealthy residence section hero, will
faco a maximum penalty of 320 years In
prison whon ho appears for sontonco In
tho prcMont term of court. Ho will not
uttempt to appeal hia case but wll
ask the court for a IIrkIH sontonce on
tho cround that ha la a first offender.
Hasklns for health.
You holiovcd that "(load stock" t
lio Hulublo whon you go up hi ,
Probably it was nncj Is. Conn,)
trato u littlo ailverlising en it n u
in n week, forgot (hat it ovor whim n
you.
Now Btooks mako tho stores i .'A'
Mowadnya mnko thorn "womlir
lunds" for puoplo viio like to 6oo mid
own now nnd nliuring tilings,
KOIl HAl.H Oray H(iilrrol fur coat,
slzj J(l, vory roiiHonablo, Call 117
Central. ioq
KOIt rlALlC iirl vfriiT IiorsoT bugRy
and hrniid-iiow hnrnoss, or will
trade for lot or on Iioiiho nnd lot.
Address Mall Trlliiiiio offico. 100
KOIt HALhS Los .MolTnoH Irrlgutod
IiuuIh; alfalfa, thu fat of tho land,
planted on tho soil of tho finest
vulloy In Cnllfornla; Irrigated with
n hoiinUful supply of water; ylulds
10 to 12 tons por aero. Don't you
want a Bllco? Ih irrlgatlou bottor i
than ralnfnll? Suro, tho fiirmor
dooB not havo to Iny uwako nights
worrying about tho ruin; ho Is tho
master. Ho does not havo to pray
for rain. Can you boat It? Why
not nvall yourself of tho grand op
portunity to bo had at Loh Mollnos,
uui.f niuau lanus, including a
porpotual water right, soil nt $160
to $200 por aero, ono-flfth down,
bnlanco in four oqual annual pay
moiits. I oxpoct to Bhow thoso
InndB to a party about tho last of
this wook. Cotno in nnd nmko nr
rungomoutB to Join us. Frank Q.
Andrews, No, 0. Bouth Fir Ht Motl
ford, Or. 303
FOH BALK Two modorn housoa,
ono sovon and ono nino rooms, on
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