Possibility of Late Afternoon Bus Being Studied by School Officials
l Medford school officials are
(tudying the possibility of ad
ding a late afternoon bus
fchedule for students partici
pating In extra-curricular ac
tivities and for those who re
main after school to study and
(jo research work.
- The school board last week
authorized the study after it
was suggested by Superin
tendent Dr. Leonard B. May
field. ; He pointed out that the late
afternoon bus schedule would
provide a greater opportunity
for students living in outlying
areas to participate in activ
ities held after school hours.
It also would provide an op
portunity for students to re
main after school for study
Vork which must be done
either in the library or labor
atory facilities.
Preliminary Study
, Russell Acheson, assistant
superintendent, submitted a
preliminary study which indi
cated that five bus routes
could handle the number of
students needing transporta
tion home between 5 and 5:30
p.m.
ijoard members indicated
an interest in such a plan, but
mentioned several possible
abuses. Members suggested
that the administration con
sider these in its more de
tailed study of the proposal.
School busses are used in
nany districts in this area to
tarry students home followinc.
after-school activities, school
Officials noted.
T The board decided to seek
state legal advice in connec
tion with the controversy
-which has developed in Ore
$on concerning public-supplied
textbooks to private and
parochial schools.
Background of Can
i The state legislature- in
1957 passed a law which pro
vided that public school dist
ricts furnish free textbooks to
private and parochial schools.
The law was contested by a
fclackamas county resident.
Z In late 1961, the Oregon
Supreme Court reversed the
Clackamas county circuit
court decision and ruled that
the law was unconstitutional.
The case has been appealed to
the U.S. Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, the Oregon at
torney general has ruled that
public school districts do not
have to retrieve textbooks al
ready distributed to private
or Catholic schools, but the
districts could not issue new
textbooks.
This ruling was upheld re
cently by Judge Virgil Lang
try in Multnomah county cir
cuit court, although the court
did not make a decision, but
overruled a Portland school
district demurrer.
Diffar.nct of Opinion
The Medford board noted
that there apepars to be a dif
ference of oDinlon amone the I to private and d a r o c h 1 a 1 1 will seek legal advice.
legal profession as to the schools in view of the appeal In other action, the board
legal responsibility of school to the U.S. Supreme Court. It expressed agreement with
districts to provide textbooks is on this basis that the board I suggestions and recommenda-
m
TUNNEL ENTRANCES Hazelview summit is viewed
from an airplane so both the north (arrow) and south en
trances to the Randolph Collier tunnel are visible. The $7
million proiect is expected to be completed next year.
Evidence of the forest fire two years ago wnicn closed
Highway 199 for a day may be seen on the northern slope.
(Knackstedt photo)
tions of the Oregon School
Business Officials' association
regarding a proposal to make
county assessors local budget
law enforcement officers.
The local budget law advis
ory committee of the state leg
islative interim committee on
local government has suggest
ed that the county assessor be
named the local budget law
enforcement officer.
Asiociation Opposed
Connell C. Ward, president
of the Oregon School Business
Officials' association, Salem,
said the association is opposed
to the advisory committee's
idea, "feeling that the county
assessor is untrained in public
finance and accounting and
would be too subject to polit
ical pressure (o he 'a satis
factory person to pass on
school budgets."
The association. Ward said,
suggested instead that the
auditor selected by the county
court to audit county financial
records be Riven the authority
proposed. He said qualifica
tions have been set up for the
county-appointed auditor, and
that he would be available in
every county to assist smaller
districts in preparing their
budgets.
The association is not op
posed to a local budget law
enforcement officer, but has
suggested that such an officer
have set qualifications in deal
ing with school budgets. The
proposal stemmed from the
fact that many school budgets,
especially in smaller districts
throughout the state, are poor
ly prepared, generally due to
lack of information and
knowledge of what Is required.
Board Accepts Bids
The school board also ac
cepted bids of the Associated
Equipment and Supply com
pany to provide milkshake
and Ice cream machines for
the Medford High school cafe
teria. The company was low
bidder.
The machines will be used
at the snack bar in the cafe
teria, which will be used for
the first time this year. Snack
bars have been used in other
school districts in Oregon suc
cessfully, school officials
noted.
Acheson pointed out, how
ever, that cafeterias still will
offer hot lunches. The snack
bar installation has been de
signed primarily to offer a
selection for students. The
school district had been crit
icized in the past for not of
fering a selection when it only
offered the hot lunch plant.
Man Sentenced To Penitentiary Term
The board also authorized
the administration office at
500 Monroe St., Medford, to
close Saturday mornings. This
is common practice in other
districts throughout the state.
Dr. Mayfield noted that by
closing the office to the pub
lic on Saturday mornings it
would give administrators "a
chance to get a lot of work
done."
The resignations of Mrs.
Edna Smith Bralcy and Mrs.
Myrtle Patterson, elementary
school teachers, were accept
ed. The board elected as
teachers Mrs. Jeanette C.
Brown, Walter B. Moore, Mrs.
Joyce Clair Sideras, Miss Mar
porie Simonsen, Mrs. Dorothy
Elaine Tnllefson, Lawrence
M. Henderson, Mrs. Sylvia
Heath, and Howard L. Byerly.
SECTION D
Medford.
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Tribune
MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY. AUGUST 26, 1962
Jerald Deeman Couch, 24,
of 1124 East 11th St., Med
ford, was sentenced to nine
years in the Oregon slate pen
itentiary in Jackson county
circuit court last week.
Couch was charged on two
counts of burglary not in a
dwelling. He was arrested by
sheriff's deputies earlier this
month. Couch was given two
4Vi-year terms in the peniten
tiary to be served concurrent
ly. Theodore Jasper Daily Jr.,
25, of 443 Effie St., Medford,
was given a three-year term
in the penitentiary for burgla
ry not in a dwelling.
The case against Clarence
Edward Self, 38, of McLaugh
lin dr., Medford, was contin
ued until 11 a.m., Aug. 27.
He Is charged with assault
with a dangerous weapon. Bail
was set at $1,500.
Walter Dale Balla, 1R, of
45 Barneburg rd., Medford,
appeared on a charge of ob
taining property by false pre
tenses. His case was continued
pending possible grand Jury
action.
Gerald Scannell of Ash
land was appointed attorney
for Louise Marie McCall, 24,
of Samoa, Calif., who is charg
ed with obtaining property
by false pretenses.
HIGH BRIDGE
Phoenix - Navajo bridge In
Arizona, connecting north and
south points of the Grand
Canyon, is 616 feet long and
467 feet above the water level.
CONTRAST Extending through the limber on the south
slope of Oregon mountain, the new Highway 199 is in charp
contrast to the present highway which winds its way down
the mountain to the left. This section of the highway Is
the south apprach to the Randolph Collier tunnel to be
completed next year. (Knackstedt photo)
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