SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL
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EXAMINE RECORDS Mrs. Adelaide Bailey, secretary to the
county school superintendent, and Bruce Hitt, curriculum coor
dinator, are examining school census records prior to the open
ing of school. Census records are compiled for determining the
ratio of school monies distribution and for future school con
struction. The census records are kept on all children between
the ages of 4 and 19. At present, there are some 30,000 cards
O filed since 1946, listing census in second and third class dis
tricts. Not pictured are register sheets upon which are compiled
some 150.000 records, listing the school census for all districts
since 1896.
School Census Has
Been Taken in State
For About 65 Years
For more than 65 years, school
laws of Oregon have required
each school district clerk count
each year all youths between the
ages of four and 19, residing
In the district. The county school
superintendent has been charg
ed with the responsibility of
keeping the records.
The oldest file in this county
dates back to 1896 and records
have been kept each year since
that time, although some rec
ords were lost prior to the time
that the court house was moved
from Jacksonville to Medford.
These records have often assist
ed persons needing verification
of age, birthdate, or residence.
Certification of these records Is
available to anyone in need of
such information.
Bated on Reports
Two of the sources of revenue
distribution for public education
in Oregon are based on census
reports. q
Recent legislative action has
relieved the school census tak
ing fro! its annual requirement
and placed it on a biennial bas
is. The new law provides that a
schl census shall be taken
each even-numbered year of all
Muths between the ages of four
Slid 19 who live in a district on
Oct. 25.
In each odd-numbered year,
the same figure is used, with
a formula. applied to determine
expected percentage gain. In any
case, where a school board is
of the opinion that the district
has increased sufficiently to
Activities Develop
Outside Interests
Phoenix A full schedule of
activities has been set up at
the Phoenix high school under
the direction of E. M. Skipworth,
vice principal, in an effort to
develop student interest in mus
ic, photography, handcraft, art,
journalism, dramatics, speech,
athletics, or related fields, ac
cording to Phoenix superintend
ent E. R. James.
A high school testing and
counseling program with follow-
up information is available to
students desiring information
and guidance in vocation, in
terest, or educational fields.
Phoenix Now Has
Two Playing Fields
Phoenix Athletic, physical
education, and health facilities
are on the upswing with the ad
dition of a second playing field
in Phoenix, according to phys
ical education coordinators Jack
Woodward and Albert Cons-
bruck.
Through the cooperation of
the Phoenix Lion's Club, the
school district, community lab
or, and lumber mills in the
Phoenix area, two sets of bleach
ers are under construction. These
same groups made the first set
of permanent bleachers "possible
three years ago when the ath
letic turf and field light in
stallments were completed.
These facilities will be used
for required physical education
classes for boys and girls through
the tenth grade, with optional
eleventh and twelth grade pro
grams. According to age group
the physical education curricula
consists of the Oregon Motor
Fitness tests and drills, intra
mural basketball and track,
volley-ball, badminton, archery,
tumbling, touch and flag foot
ball, horsehoes, and when pos
sible swimming, bowling or
tennis instruction. Health units
are coordinated in the regular
science, homemaking and social
studies courses.
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qualify it for reclassification, a
special census may be taken.
The most recent census figures
for Jackson county released by
the county school office for the
school year 1956-57 show an in
crease of approximately 700
students more than the previous
year. Estimates from the school
districts antcipate a further in
crease in enrollment for the
1957-58 school year.
Classes Conducted
or Handicapped
Children Here
Programs " of special educa
tion for handicapped children
are relatively new in Oregon
aiiuuu&M idrger lines iidve iuu-
ducted classes for physically
handicapped children for
much longer period than the
state. In 1941, the legislature
authorized a state-wide survey
to determine how many handi
capped children would require
ptcial education services. This
survey, concluded in 1943, did
not include children mentally
retarded. -
Although other states, some
for as many as forty years, had
conducted classes for the slow
learning, Oregon did not initi
ate such a plan until 1953. That
legislature,, steering from the
Holy Report of 1951, appropri
ated the sum of $15,000 to con
duct a study of the educational
needs of mentally retarded and
gifted children in Oregon.
City, County Classes
Medford city schools have had
special classes for some time
under the direction of Miss
Louise Basford. Not until 1953
did the county embark upon a
program of education for chil
dren unable to keep pace in
regular classrooms.
Two classes are in operation
at Talent on a county-wide ba
sis, taught by Karl Hayes and
Mrs. -vay Ballman. Ashland has
a special education department
directed by Mrs. Frances Klein
Classes for the slow learning
children are about half the size
of regular classes and the curri
culum is built around everyday
experiences and environment,
Basic subjects of reading, writ
ing, arithmetic and social stu
dies are not neglected nor are
courses watered down.
Arts and crafts are an import
ant part of the program, as well
as the appreciation of music
through listening and singing.
Such a curriculum develops
children's potential ability to
the best possible level and pre
pares students for visitation,
conferences and discussion.
Southern Oregon May
Have 1 ,050 Students
Ashland A fall term enroll
ment estimated at 1.050 is fore
cast for Southern .Oregon col
lege, according to Dr. Elmo N.
Stevenson, president. Faculty
members will number between
80 and 90, he added.
Keepir" pace with last year's
500 Jackson county students in
a total enrollment of 900, an esti
mated 500 to 600 is anticipated
from Jackson county this year.
Vocational Agriculture
Successful at Phoenix
Entering its second year, the
Phoenix , high school vocational
agriculture department has
maintained its original enroll
ment of more than 50 boys.
With the addition of new fa
cilities, it is now conducting a
full, regular vocational agricul
ture program with adequate
building and equipment, accord
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