Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 17, 1913, SECOND EDITION, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextmsamaeBsssKaszs fwwmwHnws.wi'1 TiTEDFOTTJ MATT. TOTRUNTJ. MlflWOTm OTTRGOtf. FttTDAY. TAOTA'RY 17. TtfW. , ',,' VLJ L! ' '.' i 1- ' -l'-LJ L TOU VELLE VS. BOARD ON COST OF SUPERINTENDENCE .-.Li" LJ.1.1L' 1'lUl'Ji.lii.. i-'-t 3 SCHOOL BOARD ANSWERS AHACK BY COUOT E COUNTY JUDGE FRANK L. TOU VELLE Declares That Supervisory Law Is in Interest of Rural Schools and That They Mean the Rejuvenation of Rural Life. Denies Charges of Extravagance and Says Cost of Schools Should Be Higher. Judge Tou Velio has rcqnrMcd the publication of (lie following state ment from the educational heard: Under tlio caption "School Graft Ts Opposed by Comity Court," the Medford Mail Tribune of January 14 publishes an article purported to bo nn interview with County Judge F. L. Ton Velle, in which the school syr. tem of Jackson county is attacked ns a graft upon the public fund and a burden to tlio taxpayers of the coun ty. Coming from the wurec it docs, and on account of the numerous raU Mntcmcnts and misleading statements contained therein, we believe this ar ticle demands an answer. It does not appear just who are accused ot' this graft, but "graft" is a strong tenn to apply to the actions of public officials for doing tho aery things enjoined iion them by the law. It is to be remembered that Mr. Tou Velle brought criminal action for li bel against a certain editor f this county for tho uso of similar expres sion". Says Jadgc Ignorant If the county judge is correctly quoted in this interview, it is very evident that ho hns not given much consideration to the matter and has not familiarized himself with the facts in the cae, othcrwi.se there would not appear so many mis-state-lni'iilM. The first mis-statement, or rather this is a misleading statement, ap pears in the headline. "Would have law repealed by legislature, and en force minimum instead of maximum." As a matter of fact which tho judgo ought to know, the schools now get the minimum in the very things he complains of. Tho law provides at least $8.00 per capita from the comi ty for all children of school age, and in accordance .with tins provision the county court levied a tnx of l.G mills, which is the very least it can levy under the law. In home more liberal counties from $10.00 to $14.00 )er capita is provided, but Jncksou county gets the minimum, $8.00. The high hchool levy is .3 of a mill, which is also tho very least the law permits, and this law was made npplicablo to Jackson county by a vote of tho legal voters at a general election, by an overwhelming majority. The people demanded this by n vast majority, and the county provides in accord ance with this demand the very least it cun. Ought To fay More The article further fiiiys: "The peo ple of Jackson couuty nro paying fur more for hchools than they are for Htnte and county or municipal gov ernment." Tho levy for county school fund is 1.0 mills and for high school, .3 of u mill, against 1.0 mills for general county expense and 1.1 for tate tax. This does not include war rant redemption nor road fund. 1 fence it does not appear that the county is paying more for school than for comity and Mute govern ment. Jlut it ought to pay much more. The county judgo evidently overlooked the fact that there were employed iu this county for the bchool ycur 1011-12, 231 teachers, while the number of county employes is jH-'Hiups not over 35 or 40, and cries "gruft" because the county pro vides nciitly as much for theso 231 teachers us it does fur general county expenses. Of courso this 1.0 mills mid .3 of n mill does not provide all thu funds used for tho schools, but it Is nil the county furnishes. In addition to this nearly every' district in tho county is compelled to vote upop itself u spQctal tax for main tenance, ranging from one mill to 10 mills on the dollar, or even more. This the people vote upon themselves, mid tho county court, tho county edu cational board, not the county school superintendent has anything to do with it. I'ooplo Want High Tux There in no tax tho people will so readily voto upon themselves as n school tax, and nuy attempt to weaken (ho support of tho public schools is striking pretty closo to tho hearts of tho people. Many teachers iu this county receive but $50.00 por -l-l9H-B-. --------NH-H----------Ka ' Hv t - v jT tEV KI( W wm Hiw, !) ?.H HHf , vjH.a T .3IB KKmSt clr mE& - -V-JM v 'jJM t-Wrr' ' 'r' " -T9H LLHLLHLv V "3Bfc. : Ttt ' " s fi :lH --------------------------------------------------------- v i--Rj--ik: jl . ; . 5EBiBBIi v. - -!!H l---------------------------------------------------------------k i--fHRF fiF A'M''-' ttSWI-I-I-I-I-W .-------------------------------------------------1''''' 't"z3BbBK IVTO V$!r .---------------Mfe-i -3-H----------------------------r 4 BBNsh9Er BK J. M $3.85 PER PUPIL 0 OSPEV ON ASSERTSJOU VELLE County Judge Declares That Taxpay ers Are Now Paying $5000 a Year In Salaries for Work That Was Done for $1000 Two Years Ago. linn sovcrnl usslstnutH unit a clerk. Still less do I bolelve that I'toptn will nrrlvo 'through Increased rural school supervision' nt the tnxpnyors' expense." DILL TO PROTECT SCHOOL TEACHERS INTRODUCED 8AI.UM, Ore., Jan. 17. Senator Purred today Introduced a bill by milking It necessary to g Ivo two month's notice of dlsehnrgo In itchool districts ot moro than .00,000 popu Inttou. Tho bill also inakeH tho pnul Hon of a tvneher permanent after service of two yearn, so Unit thereaft er sue may no removed only ror rtuiso and titter being given oppor tunity for a hearing. t Says Teachers Say Supervisors Arc a Pest Reiterates Charges of Un necessary Waste. month and are employed f.. hut six country is entitled to just ni good months during the year. Jn compar- advantages as the lmy or girl in the ison to the services they render the public, there is m class of workers so poorly mid as teachers. The rea son for this is lack of funds, and yet the county judge maintains that the cost is excessive. The amount provided by the county for the schools is o'nly about two-thirds en ough to pay teachers' salaries alone, even at the low salaries teachers re ceive. Surely the county judge would not curtail the right of the oople to rote uon themselves nn additional tnx for school maintenance. The article goes on to : "We city. The county oxer $33.00 is be ing expended annually for the educa tion of the town and city pupil, and only $13.00 for the county pupil. There is no reason why the country school should not have as much at tention as the town or city school. In tho Medford schools u s1icrintcii dent is employed at $2000.00 v Iear, and five supervising principals at from $000.00 to $1500.00 per yenr, though only about 4." teachers are employed in the schools. Similar conditions prevail in every wide awake city or town. Hut in all the have a superintendent at $1800 per .rural schools of the county but two year, $200.00 a yenr more for travel, supervisors are employed, nnd the hW expenses, and a clerk for him nt'eonnty judge- would repeal the law $300.00 more." The county judge Hint provides for their employment. also gets a salary of $1800.00 nod wc have heard no one say that it is too much. Docs he think $200.00 per year Ifor travelling expenses or $300.00 M?r year for clerk is exces sive t Two Supervisors Then ngain: "Wc bnvo two super visors at $120.00 per mouth besides their cxjicnscs." This nlso is a mis statement. The supervisors get $120.00 per mouth and are furnished K)stnge, stationery, telephone ex IKHirfc, etc., but pay their travelling expenses from tueir salaries, iiie law provides n minimum of $100.00 per month and all expenses. The attorney general of Oregon hns held that this means the county should pay travelling expenses as well ns ost uge, stationery, etc. In their dosire to reduce travelling expenses to the minimum the county educational board allowed the supervisors $120.00 per month and required them to puy their own travelling cxK'iises. These supervisors have travelled mostly on bicycles and on foot in order to keep their travelling expenses witlliu the $-0.00 per month. J lie supervisor in reality gels the minimum pay in stead of the maximum, as stated iu tho interview. Moro MlK-Slateiuenls It U also stated that "wo have the maximum number of supervisors. ' Also mis-siitement. The number of school districts iu this county en titles it to three supervisors, nnd we have almost enough school dis tricts to entitle ns to four supervi sors, but only two are npoiiited. Another misleading statement: "It (tho law, permits counties having moro than (JO school districts, to or ganize and divide the distriuts into supervisory districts, etc." Tho Jaw does not only permit but requires the county school suierintcndeiit of any comity with more than 00 school dis tricts to apM)int a county educational board and put the law into effect. In accordance with this requirement the county superintendent of Jackson county did nppnint u county educa tional board, which proceeded to di vide the county into supervisory dis drictH mid appoint supervisors ns required by law. Iu their effort to economize the pay of llin supervisors was placed at tho minimum, the $120.00 allowed them covering trav elling expenses as well as salary. This board had the option to appoint one, two, or three supervisors. Two were appointed. Helps Itural Schools Tito supervisory law was passed iu the interests of tho rural school, on the ground that the boy or girl in the .doruteil Ity .Many The school stiervisory law has been endorsed ly the State Grange, the State Teachers' association, and by every body of school officers in the state that has taken a vote on the question. It is advocated by all leading educators and writers on sub jects pertuining to rural life. The rejuvenation of rural life is to come largely through tho improvement of thu rural school. The great influx from the farm to (he city is caused largely because of belter school ad vantages iu the city. We hope tho time will come when tho country school will be ns attractive and ns well organized ns the city school. If the time ever comes, it will come through close rural school supervis ion. Tho statement in the Mail Tribune that "all this brigade (superintendent uud siiporvisdru) has to do is to in soect and supervise schools nnd en force the course of study, is ns nb- surd and meaningless u to say t lint all the county judge has to do is to audit nnd puy the bills of the county. County Kducntiounl ISonrd J. PERCY WKIJ.S, chairman T. T. SHAW, secretary ' JIKS. J. C. I'KNDLKTON WKMiOKN' RK..SO.N' ('. I'. llltlOOS. Masonic Notice, Itegular communication, also third degree, Friday night. "I stand pat on the assertion that the cost of our public school system Is excessive for the results secured, and that there Is a waste of money for county superintendence," stntea County Judge Ton Velle In reply to tho statement Issued by tlio county educational board, through County Superintendent J. Percy Wells, Its clinlrmau nnd crontor. ".Mr. Wells U long on words, but does not stick to the facts. I as serted that one county superintendent can furnish nil the supervision nec essary for the schools outside our In corporated cities, and that there Is no necessity of two assistant superin tendents, nor a clerk for tho superin tendent In addition to tho county's paying bis expenses. &I.H.1 I "or l-nrli Pupil "Tho county treasurer's books show that tho cost of salaries for superintending the country schools here Inst year wns over 16000. The superintendent's records show thoro aro t37? pupils In the country schools so suporlnteiided-Tttiough some aro only for a few months In tho year. This makes tbo cost of superintend ing alona 3..SG for each pupil. "Since Its creation, and until tho last IS months, ono superintendent has supervised all the schools In Jack son county and, has dono It for 11000 a year. Mr, Wells himself was glud to do It for two terms at that rate. Therq has been no vis into Improvement In tho standard of tho students turned out or In tho schools themselves to justify the em ployment ot two cctra superintend ents and n clerk. Only Criticizes Supervision "Mr. Wells should not tako refugo behind the sklrU of tho school teach ers. I am not criticising them, I havo made no complaint on salaries paid tearhers. Many ot thu teachers mny ho underpaid, and I would far rather havo tho money spent In pro viding good salaries for tearhers who aro neoded than for superintendents who aro not, nnd who aro described by many teachers as pests. Poor Way to Utopia "I repeat tho assertion, that had It been desired, only ono supervisor, nt a salary of $1000 a year need havo been employed to fulfill tho laws' requirement Instead of two nt SI 20 a month, but this would Icavo some work for the superintendent and his secretary. "1 cannot see how It gives tho coun try school tho advantages of a city school to biro a few moro superin tendents, nor Is It any reason becaiiso tho Medford schools cost Is high why tho county's should be. Thoso aro tho city's troubles, and Medford docs not ask tho county to foot tho bill. Mr. Wells does. "I do not think tho 'rejuvenation of rural life" will como from Increas ing tho number of school supervisors, nor will people go back to tho farms becauso the county superintendent INDIGESTION FIVE YEARS ltetlevett My Vluol Strength nnd even life Itself de pends upon tho nourishment uud proper nssluillnllou of food, and un less digestion Is good the whole body suffers. Mrs. !, H. Cook, Vluelaud, N. .1., says: "I was sick five years with In digestion, My stomach seemed to havo a heavy toad In It nnd nt other times It seemed to he tied In knots. Nobody knows how I suffered. "1 tried a great ninny doctors and a great many kinds of medlcliio but nothing did dnny good until I took Vluol. It Is halped me wonderfully, I nut Improving fnst, feel better and nm getting my flesh Imckr again. Vluol has dono me n world of good." Wo know the great power of Vlnol our delicious cod liver nnd Iron tonlo without oil, In curing chronic stomach trouble and building up all weakened run-down persons, and that Is why wo guarantee to return your money If It does not help you, Med ford Pharmacy, Medford, Ore. Hotel Medford Itooms without lull ti fiOc Kr day nnd up. ItoouiH with bath fl.no per day anil up. .Sjvcclul rates by week or month. Combination timikfnMs every morning tl, IMi nnd -1.1 cents. Wo Wo MIMtCHANTS LUNCH Tomorrow It: 30 to 2 p. m. 1'tireo n'la Jnrkson Ilollcd Tenderloin of Young Flounder llollandalso I'ommes Dlshrow Hagout of Ox Joint aux Champignons German I'ot Itonst with Kgg Needles linked Veal IMe Farmer Stylo Mashed l'otatoes Creamed Itlce 8plrcd Pickles Green Apple IMo Lemon Sherbet Tea Coffeo Milk Aunoiiiirriiieiit Wo hnvn engaged for a short limn nt a cry largo expenso Herr Curl (irlsscii of llrrllu ami Mine. Cnptotln i:lyiu concerting, commencing Jan uary .1. Placed $127,500 Insurance Upon $3.96 Household Goods Astounding revolutions of Incen diarism aro brought to light In a re port from tho commlgrloncr ot tho Now York flro department backod by a speech In which Mayor Oaynor severely criticises tho flro Insurance companies doing business In New York City. An exhibition on "Incendiarism und Its rclutlon to flro Insuraiico" Includes a display of dishes costing tho city twenty cents nnd Insured for 19, 000 and a collection of household goods costing S3.9G on which 133 policies amounting to J 127,500 was ohtnlnod by members of tbo flro de partment acting under Commissioner Johnson's Instructions. Commissioner Johnson declares that tlio cnso with which policies uru obtained Is responsible for tho de struction of property amounting to over four millions of dollars each year. IJoth bo and tho mayor urgo that tho laws relating to Insurance policies he changed and that tho com panies bo compelled to Inspect tbo premises before they Issuo policies, "Tho exhibit sinks Into luslgnlf canco," It Is said, compared with tho report on Incendiarism which Com missioner Johnson has submitted to Mayor Oaynor. It is u book of 153 pages of toxt and Illustrations uud a startling ar rangement of tho methods of riro In suraiico companies by which Incen dlurlsm Is made pructlcttlly Inevi table. Insuraiico was obtained by tbo flro department on 13,4-1 worth of pro perty to tho amount ot SOD, 000 on to conts worth or property SG9,000, 1 cents worth of proporty, J8.000 uud no cents worth of property SI,-000. Uvery ono tho report states can get a policy In America for tho moro asking. f Now that . Election is over 'And you linvo time to think ol' your real wants wouldn't it bo a timely suggestion to seo that your Feet are properly protected during this cold and wet spell? You can't afford to bo on the sick list when "Good Shoes" as well as Rubbers can be had at "Good Shoes" at "Right Prices" Opposite Post Office J r -flLi .k r j3 L (OFF I ----------. 8hw ALL EVENING DRESSES ALL LONG COATS ALL MACKINAW COATS ALL CHILDREN'S COATS ALL TAILORED SUITS MILLINERY ONE-HALP PRICE AND LESS Tlio above lines are all on sale to make a quick clearance at exactly one-half former prices. $10.00 Coats $5.00 $7.fi0 Children's Coats ?.'5.75 $25.00 Coats S12.50 P nr n. ... , tr ifii.lit Children s Coats $2.88 $1.0.00 Tailored Suits $10.00 prt.OO lOvening Dresses 917.50 $25.00 Tailored ,..irnn ,, . Suits 912.50 -,n; hv,,ill,IKeo.ni Dresses ... 922.50 $r.00 Tailored $1.0.00 IOveniiig Suits 917.50 Dresses 930.00 Cfc ?M -----r77r7rrr7--9vn-L' Underwear 1 Lot Children's regular !We to OSc quality Union Suits and Vests and Pants, sale price, ea. 25 1 Lot Ladies' and Hoys' fleece lined Union Suits $1.00 and $1.25 value, each 75 1 Lot Ladies' $1.50 and $1.75 Union Suits, sale priee, each 9100 2000 yards fino Val. I Lot 75e, $1.00 ami and Torchon-Lace, $1,25 Fancy China Bending nnd Tnsortion, sale price, 3c yard Cups and Saucers 50c each Men's heavy leather Work Gloves 50 Men's water proof Duck Gloves, pair.. 25 2 pair for 35 Men's water proof and cotton flannel Gauntlet Gloves with lenthor palm, a pair 25 Men's Husking Cloth Gloves, knit wrist, pr 10 fl pair for 25 Choice of any Boys' or Misses' 25c Hose in tho store, tomorrow, pair 19, 2 for 35 HUSSEY'S . Vi