Proposed Legislation
Topic at Meeting
Of School Officials
Proposed legislation as it at
fectj schools of the state was
discussion topic Oct. 16 at a
meeting of region 13, Oregon
School Boards' association, at
the Jefferson school in Medford.
Mrs. Stephen Nye. regional
chairman, presented brief state
ments on 18 items. Leonard
Mayfield. superintendent of Med
fcrd schools, was introduced and
spoke on the basic school sup
port law. He said the equaliza
tion factor has been steadily de
creasing with the result that
each year the wealthier districts
get a larger amount of the fund
and the poorer districts get less.
Describes Formula
He. described a new formula
for distribuition of the basic
school fund, which would cor
rect the present inequities and
restore equalization. He said it
has been developed by a com
mittee of administrators from
the "have not" counties because
those from the "have"- counties
are happy with the present situ
ation. Mayfield pointed out that the
majority of legislators are from
"have-not" counties, and a ma
jority of Oregon Education asso
ciation and Parent Teacher
association members as well as
chonl board members are also
f'om "have-not" counties. Be
cause of this, he said, it would
be possible to gain acceptance of
a sound and equitable distribu
tion formula.
Proposals Discussed
Dr. Bill Sampson of Southern
Oregon college spoke regarding
the two proposals for state aid
for capital outlay to distressed
districts. He said that such aid
could not come from the basic
fund unless that fund were
greatly expanded. He added that
a bonding program by the state
to secure funds would delay the
building programs too long to
be practical.
Dr. Sampson called attention
to the proposed change of bond
ing capacity in a downward re
vision. He said that it appeared
at first glance such revision
would further cripple districts
which were hard-pressed for
funds with which to build How
ever, he said, with the lower
tax ratios now in effect, real
property cnnot support the
bonding capacities established
before the change in ratio.
Rural School Law
Alf Mekvold, county school
superintendent, took up the sub
ject of revision of the rural
school law. He explained its
necessity because of the fact
that rural districts are con
stantly attaining first class sta
tus and withdrawing from the
county rural district. They are
thus making more low-assessed
valuation districts dependent on
fewer high - assessed valuation
districts in the county equaliza
tion formula.
Mekvold described the follow
ing changes that would be af
fected by the proposed revision
and the steps which led to de
velopment of the present pro
posals: (1) Annexation of all districts
within a county to the present
rural school district.
(2 Partial eciualization on a
county-wide basis,
(3) Election of a seven -man
county board and appointment
of the county superintendent of
schools.
Building Aid Plans
Mekvold also referred to the
state building aid proposals. He
said it has been recommended
that the state budget include
54,000,000 for distribuition to
distressed districts annually He
said a "distressed" d i strict
should be one that is bonded to
95 per cent of its capacity (or
within SI 0,000), has sub-standard
buildings, shows a local tax
effort greater than 75 per cent
of what comparable districts are
levying, shows that the need is
a continuing one, and proves
that consolidation would not re
lieve the situation.
Mrs. Nye was elected chair
man and Carroll W. Smith of
Ashland was elected vice presi
dent of the association. Both will
serve for the coming year.
Mrs. Nye urged attendance at
Oregon Historical
Society Elevates
Member of Board
Portland (Special) At the
59th annual meeting last week
of the Oregon Historical society,
Leslie Scott, Board member
since 1913. was raised to
emeritus director in company
with Robert Sawyer and Omar
Spencer.
Dr. Burt Brown Barker, long
time board member and officer,
was given a letter of citation and
a historical society ' medal for
outstanding service to the society
and community. The Rev. J. Neil
son Barry, who recently gave
his collection of historical map
delineations, biographies and
other scholarly studies, to the
society library, was awarded the
society medal for scholarship in
appreciation of his many pub
lished articles and investigations
of famous and forgotten events
in Pacific Northwest history.
Committee Commended ,
President Mason commended
the work of the finance com
mittee headed by David L.
Davies, Portland attorney.
Through private subscription this
group raised approximately
S100.000 toward the purchase of
the new building site iri down
town Portland.
The president also commended
the work accomplished by the
staff members of the society dur
ing the last two years of in
tense public service program
ming throughout the Pacific
Northwest.
The appointment of Kenneth
Duckett, the new librarian of the
society labrary, and Dr. Claude
Schaeffer as chief museum
curator, was reported.
Egyptian, Syrian
Leaders in Meeting
Amman, Jordan (U.R)
Military leaders of Egypt and
Syria flew here today for top
level arms talks that are expect
ed to bind Jordan closer to the
neutral Arab bloc led by Egypt.
Maj. Gen. Habdul Hakim Am
er, Egyptian commander-in-chief
and Gen. Tewfik Nizam
medin, Syrian commander-in-chief,
timed their visit to coin
cide with the anti-Western vic
tory in election of a new parlia
ment. The anti-Western group now
has a powerful majority in the
House against the Anglo-Jordan
pact which has long bound the
two nations and which provides
for British air bases in Jordan.
Albany, N.Y., is the nation's
farthest island seaport, 150 miles
from the ocean on the Hudson
river.
the convention to be held in
Eugene on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
The meeting Tuesday was at
tended by members from both
Jackson and Josephine counties.
Prior to the regional meeting,
the Jackson County Rural
School Boards association met
and re-elected John Niedermey
er chairman. '
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Inspectors Called
In Chwastov Hearing
Washington (U.R) Senate
investigators called immigration
inspectors to testify today about
their futile, last-minute attempt
to keep little Tanya Chwastov
from being whisked out of the
country.
The Senate Internal Security
subcommittee said the inspectors
Paul Werner and Jacob Singer,
unsuccessfully searched for the
American-born child aboard the
Queen Mary just before the
liner sailed from New York on
Oct. 3. Tanya later turned up
aboard the ship with her Rus
sian refugee father Alexei Chwa
stov. Chwastov and his 2'2-year-old
daughter are now in Lon
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the child's custody. Tanya's mo
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Detroit started the action.
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