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g SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1963 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OnEGOH . , EilGCoareh Bureau Recommends Improvements in Plant Facilities The University of Oregon bureau of educational re search, in a survey report published last summer, rec ommended that the Phoenix Talent school district plan a five to seven year building progr'-f to meet the future needs ot the district The report has not been made public by Phoenix school officials. Five major projects listed in the report would cost an estimated $893,253 over the period, and the bureau sug gested that the work be done on a greatest-need-first basis. The five recommendations for improving plant facilities are: 1. Construction of a new building for grades 1 through 8 to house 180 children at the Argonne ave. site. The build ing should include, the bu reau said, a multl purpose room, special rooms for home' making, industrial arts, mu sic, science and library, and an office. Estimated cost would be about $186,800. Within Medford Limits Argonne ave. is within the Medford city limits between Ellendale and Black Oak drs in the vicinity of Barneburg hill. The site consists of nine acres of land, an adequate size by stale standards for an elementary school of 400-500 rollment of 600 students at Phoenix High school. Esti mated cost of this project is $276,074. The bureau estimated that students In grades 1 to 8, the Bureau reported. 2. Construct a girls' gym nasium and dressing room, combined with a lunchroom and kitchen, and additional classrooms to house a total en an additional 150 students will attend Phoenix High school In the next six years, and with suggested improve ments the high school will provide good educational fa cilities for the size student body expected. Elementary Classroom 3. Construct nine addition Ben-Gurion Has Five Possible Successors By EUAV SIMON United Press International Jerusalem, Israel-IUPD-What about these reports that the Old Man may be quitting soon? In Israel, the "Old Man" could be no one other than David Ben-Gurion, who has led this Jewish state virtually without Interruption since its inception in 1948. He is the father of his country in every sense. There are reports - more abroad than in Israel Itself -that, at 76, Ben-Gurion may be thinking about retiring soon. It Is almost unthinkable here that the premier, white haired but young-looking, vig orous and a devotee of yoga (the Hindu system ot philo s 0 p h I c meditation), could leave office for good. Yet whether he is thinking of stepping down or not he personally maintains a strict silence on the subject - every man in such a position and age has political heirs Ben- Gurion has his. Fire Leading Possibles There are five leading "pos sibles around whom most speculation centers. Two of them are the "enfants ter rible'' of Ben-Gurion's Mapni Labor party: 40 -year -old Deputy Defense Minister Shi mon Peres, and 47-ycar-old Moshe Dayan, former army chief of staff End present mln istcr of agriculture. Both are favorites ot the premier and belong to a group IT'S HERE OUR ANNUAL n Starts Monday GASH & CARRY PRICES! LIFETIME -Studed Tee Posts "101" -6 Ft 77c Ea. "101" -6Va Ft 82c Ea. "133" -6 Ft $1.02 Ea. "133" -6V4 Ft $1.09 Ea. al elementary classrooms, a multi-purpose room, office, library, teachers' room, and health suite, connected to the present primary unit at Talent Election on Joining Districts Is Feb. 11 Patrons of School Districts 4 and 549C, Phoenix-Talent and Medford, respectively, will vote Monday, Feb. 11, on a proposal to consolidate the two districts. Polls will be open between 2 and 8 p.m. at elementary schools in both districts. Reg istered voters will cast ballots at the elementary school serv ing the area In which they live. Polling places in the Phoe nix district will be in the gymnasiums of the Talent and Phoenix elementary schools. In the Medford district, they will be at Griffin Creek, Hoover, Howard, Jackson, Jacksonville, Jefferson, Lin coln, Lone Pine, Oak Grove, Roosevelt, Ruch, Washington, West Side and Wilson. Will Climax Attempts The election on the con solidation proposal will cli max several attempts by a group of residents in the Bar nett rd. area, within the Med ford city limits, to have the area In the Medford school district. The election on consolidat ing both districts started when earlier attempts failed to have the area in the Medford city limits, but within the Phoe nix school district, taken into District 549C. After the Jackson county rural school board rejected the proposal following a pub lic hearing, a remonstrance petition was filed calling for an election in both districts. Early last month, the Med of advisors sometimes called "Bon-Gurion's Boys." But if Ben-Gurion were to retire tomorrow the man most Insiders think would take over first, even if only for an interim period, is Finance Minister Levi Eshkol who is 67. The names of Israel's Minncsola-born foreign min ister, Mrs. Golda Melr, 64, and former Foreign Minister Moshe Sliarett, 68, also arc discussed as possibilities for "interim" or short-term pre miership. Eshkol, li o w ever, gets most votes in the guess ing game. Political Veteran A shrewd politician veter an, Eshkol was once described by a visiting American of ficial as "the only profession al in Israeli politics." He is the man responsible for col lecting and nllncBtlng the mil lions needed to finance the stale of Israel. A born com promiser, he has helped the government weather many a crisis. His wit often serves to lighten a grim situation. Once when posed a tough question he answered, "he who an swered Daniel in the lion's den will answer you." Kshkol came to Palestine, as Israel was called before 1948, from Russia at the age ot 18 and worked with Ben Gin ion as a farm hand. Fel low workers recall that F.sh- kol was the best worker in the orange groves and Ben Gurlon the worst, "Ben Gurion was alwnya busy mak. POST & WIRE n I - February 4th I 1! Other Pttl t the limeut "Red Buns'" Copixr leerini Stock Fence sit reduced for iKii ul! ALBER'S FEED A FARM SUPPLY 310 N. Fir Ph. 7T3-4S03 elementary school. The bu reau suggested razing the old building after the new struc ture is completed. The esti mated maximum cost for im- ford school board issued a statement concerning its views in connection with the pro posal, pointing out that the statement was not made pub lic "in an effort either to solicit or discourage the sup port of the Phoenix-Talent people for consolidation." Interest of School Board "The interest of the board of education (of District 549C) is twofold: (1) the continuance of the best possible education al facilities for the children entrusted to our care and (2) providing patrons and taxpay ers of School District 549C with all pertinent information so that at all times they may be well-informed regarding their schools," the board noted. The board said it believed "this consolidation proposal to be timely, sound, and feas ible and . . . recommends it to the voters of the consoli dated school district for their consideration." One of the major concerns which has developed in discus sions on the proposal is the possible construction of a new elementary school in the Phoenix-Talent district with in a mile or so and within sight of Hoover school, a few blocks from Barnelt rd. The bureau of educational research at the University of Oregon has recommended that an elementary school be built on a site on Argonne ave., Medford, to serve children in that area in the Phoenix-Talent district. i1 jsfed I m' v L Rl Tik J uwn CANDIDATES Possible candidates for Israeli premiership after Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion steps down arc Jjttop, left to right) Finance Minister Levi fcshkol. 67, and 2j Foreign Minister Mrs. Golda Mcir. 64; (bottom, left to right) Ij Deputy Minister Shimon Peres, 40, and Moshe Dayan, 47, I former Army Chief of Staff and present Agriculture Min J lsler. (UPI) ! ing speeches," the old timers ! said, "while Eshkol was doing I I tiw job at nana. p3i Even today Eshkol is !kuowa as a man who sticks S3: to the lob at hand, a mialltv 1 Ben-Gurion admires. The two j men have a warm admiration j for each other, j Mors In Limelight i More in the limelight in re rent years has been Shimon ! Peres whose comings and so ! ings abroad on security mis i slons have identified him in the public's mind with the : army and national strength, ! The talk is that tf Peres did ; not immediately succeed Ben- i Gurlon he would serve as de- fense minister under Eshkol. j Peres' rise has been swift. ! In 1948 when Moshe Dayan I already was a popular llaga j nali underground army hero j Prrrs was unknown. Until 1947 he Won a member of a farming colony. Like Dayan but without attaining Davan's , prominence he Joined llaga- nah, the Jewish self-defense I organization. In 1932 Terrs j entered the defense ministry I and in a year became its di- I rector general. After the elec tions in 1961 he moved up to proving the Talent elemen tary school, and its site, is $217,875, the bureau noted. 4. Acquisition of five ad ditional acres at Talent Junior High school site, and construc tion of a combination gymnasium-auditorium with stage and kitchen to serve the build ing as a multi-purpose room. The bureau suggested that a music room suitable for both choral and instrumental mu sic should also be provided. Total estimated cost of the improvement is $171,104. Replace Present Lunchroom 5. Replacing the present lunchroom at Phoenix ele mentary school with a multi purpose room connected to the new primary wing. The bureau also suggested razing the existing frame lunchroom building and surface some of the site in the area of the present lunchroom for an out door play area. Estimated cost of this project is $41,500, ac cording to the report. In reviewing and recom mending plant facility im provements in the Phoenix Talent district, the bureau of educational research pointed out: Accomplished In Stages "It is desirable to empha size, however, that these things should be done as part of a planned program extend ing over a period of from five to seven years with actual expenditure being worked out to the advantage of the district. It is not contemplat ed, even if the school board and administration find these projects necessary and de sirable, that a bond issue for the total cost of all projects would immediately be sub mitted to the voters. "It is possible that all proj ects might be accomplished In two, three, or four stages with smaller issues to be sub mitted depending on the pri ority and scope of the proj ects." The bureau of educational research recommended con struction of the Argonne ave. the post of deputy minister. Peres enjoys the complete cunfiuunce of Ben-Gurlcn and is one of the most powerful men in the Ben-Gurion gov ernment. Politically, he repre sents the dynamic younger generation coming up to take over from the old guard in the niodrrato Socialist Mapai party. With the support of Ben Gurinn these younger men have been demanding that planning and efficiency replace the sporadic and sometimes wild-eyed ventures of the early Israel. Credit to Pioneers While giving full credit to tile pioneers who drained the swamps, created villages and built the foundations of the present nation, Peres and his supporters stress that the sur vival of Israel depends on its ability to train technicians and scientists to tompeittalc for the numerical superiority of the Arab states which have sworn this country's desti uc-' tlon. Moshe Dayan, second of the "enfants terrible." is the Sab ra - native-born Israeli - of ( the group ot possible Ben Gurion heirs. , Born In 1918 site building as first priority, since the bureau believes it would provide the greatest immediate benefit to the total district. "It would relieve over crowding of the Talent Junior High school by taking a con siderable number of seventh and eighth grade pupils from the Phoenix part of the dis trict to the new school," the bureau noted. Relieve Elementary Schools This would relieve both the Phoenix and Talent elemen tary schools, the bureau added. Some students now at tending Phoenix elementary school could attend the Ar gonne ave. school, and some who now attend Talent could attend elementary school in Phoenix. The Argonne ave. school, the bureau noted, would pro Statement by Phoenix On Consolidation Proposal Following is a statement of the school board of District 4, the Phoenix-Talent district concerning the consolidation proposal on which patrons in both the Phoenix-Talent and Medford districts will vote Feb. 11: "On Jan. 4, the Jackson county rural board of educa tion denied the petition of consolidation of the Phoenix Talent and Medford school districts. As a result of a remonstrance being filed, an election has been set for Feb. 11, so that the people can decide whether to consolidate or not. "The school board of Phoenix-Talent is opposed to the consolidation. It is their con sidered judgment that con solidation would not provide educational advantages over those already available to the in Dcgania which was the first successful collective farming settlement of the Jewish labor movement in Palestine, he still considers himself a farmer. A colorful figure with a black patch over his left eye (which he lost while serving with the British in Syria in 1941) Dayan's record stamps him as a brilliant soldier. He served as a battalion com mander in the war of liber ation and toward the end of that war he became military commander of Jerusalem. There, In contacts and deal ings with the United Nations and commanders of the Jor danian Arab legion, he be came known as an adept "military diplomat." Commission Member He was a member of the Israel armistice commission at Rhodes and there first met Dr. Ralph Bundle who sub sequently won a Nobel peace prize. Dayan says Bunche is one of three men who most influenced his life. The others are Ben-Gurion and the late Charles Orde Wingate who, while serving in the British army in Palestine during 1936, taught Dayan and other future Israeli generals their first lessons in military tac tics. After the 1956 Sinai cam paign nnyon as chief of staff had gone as high as lie could in the army. He resigned soon afterward to enter politics. Today as minister of agricul ture he is credited with ha" ing rejuvenated the depart ment. Like Peres. Cayan is a protege of Ben-Gurion. If Peres became premier it is thought Dayan would be his defense minister. Mrs. Meir sureeerted Moshe Sliarett as foreign minister in 1936. She was the world's first woman foreign minister and in Israeli she has won wide respect for having done "a man's job'' in the post. Mrs. Mcir emigrated to Pal estine from the United States In 1921 on a ship named the SS Pocahontas and still speaks Hebrew with a mid western American accent, if Eshkol took over the reins from Ben-Gurion it is thought likely Mrs. Melr would con tinue as foreign minister. With a younger man in office it is felt she might decide to retire. Moshe Shared is the only one of the five leading candi dates to succeed to the pre miership who does not get along with Ber.-Uurton. Shar- Cap C. Vandagrift REAL ESTATE APPRAISER. CONSULTANT & NEGOTIATOR ANNOUNCES HIS NEW LOCATION 1 King Street Phone 779-1666 Medford, Oregon vide better services to the people resident in the Bar nett rd. area, to their chil dren, and will involve less transportation for the district since children will go a much shorter distance to school. Included in the recommen dations for new buildings or additions to buildings is the acquisition of additional acre age at all sites. This is includ ed in tho suggestions for im proving present sites. All Sites Are Crowded "All of the school sites in the district are crowded with buildings and children," the bureau noted. "Only the Ar gonne ave. site can be con sidered adequate for the pur pose for which it was intend ed. "Although the elementary sites are crowded, the junior children of the Phoenix- Talent district, and may be a disadvantage in that there would undoubtedly be no vocational-agriculture training, which is definitely important in a rural area. Equal Opportunity "Fundamentally and most important is the equal oppor tunity for each child to ob tain the kind of an education which will enable them to become useful citizens. The basic requirements for this kind of education must be supplied in grades one through twelve. "The state of Oregon, which can be justly proud of its edu cational system, supplies, through its state board of education, the yardstick by which local school .districts can be measured. The Phoenix-Talent district meets all state standards and in many cases exceeds requirements. "Last year a survey made of Phoenix-Talent School Dis trict 4 by the University of Oregon bureau of educational research, made nine specific references attesting to the ex cellence of our program. Courses Being Offered "These are (1) the large number of courses being of fered in the high school, (2) low teacher pupil ratio, (3) a librarian in each elementary school, (4) the emphasis on language arts-social studies area of the curriculum in jun ior high, (5) twelve position language laboratory, (6) spe cial reading improvement pro grams in elementary and jun ior high school, (7) ability grouping in special subjects, (8) School Mathematics Study Group for the more capable students at junior high and high school, (9) employment of teacher aides for grading Enelish oapers. "Dr. Ernest Hayes, profes sor of education at the Uni versity of Portland and direct or of admissions, testing and research states: 'Neither the size of the graduating class nor the size of the high school is an indication of the quality of preparation a student has had for college. Other factors being equal, a college fresh man from a small secondary school may do as well as one from a large school.' "The Phoenix-Talent board ott resigned as foreign minis ter in 1956 because of differ, ences with Ben-Gurion over policy. He had been foreign minister since Israel became a state and before that he head ed the political department of the Jewisii agency for Pales tine, the Jewish government-in-making during the period cf the British mandate in Palestine. Cultured, polished, a life long diplomat, Share'.t pre fers moderation in approach to even acute problems. His I method of compromise often i brought him into conflict with I Ben-Gurion. On the eve of May 1?. 1345. when Ben-Gur-Inn and his colleagues in Tel Aviv prepared to declare the formation of an independent Jewish state, Sharett cabled Ben-Gurion from Lake Suc cess, N.Y., then the seat of the United Nations, urging post ponement of the decision until a more favorable time. ; Today Sharett is on the po- ; litical sidelines. But he still enjoys vast personal prcstise ! and popularity and cannot be 1 I . . .: , , iiui-u um as n pivenusi Key figure in Israel if Ben-Gurion should go. high school and the high school sites must be consid ered minimal for secondary schools. More land is needed at each location both for the location of building additions and activity areas," the bu reau reported. The bureau's report con tinued: New Unit Stands Out "Of the buildings, the new primary unit at Phoenix stands out. It is excellent and furnishes adequate facilities for a modern elementary school program. The primary unit at Talent is usable for a modern school program, and can be used as a basis for school plant expansion at that location." The bureau pointed out that older buildings at Phoenix and Talent, although not well adapted to a modern instruc feels this has definitely been the case with students attend ing college from Phoenix High school. "In college, the grade point average of Phoenix freshmen is consistenly above the gen eral average of college fresh men. "Facts prove that children have available in the Phoenix system an excellent program, not a Itackward program, but a program that is on the march toward a better, finer opportunity at all limes to become well educated, useful citizens. "Currently there is much 'to do' about size of districts. Now, of course, in discussing size there are two opinions, one for large districts, massive in area, and one for economic ally sound districts of smaller area. When the legislature, in its wisdom, decided that school districts in Oregon should be reorganized into economically sound units cap able of supplying education compatible with state stand ards in grades one through twelve, area, as such, was not mentioned. Major Specification "The major specification was that they be economical ly sound. District, Phoenix Talent No. 4, is sound. "Currently, Phoenix-Talent owes in mortgage debt, com monly referred to as bonded debt, $265,000. The bureau of education research of the University of Oregon in its survey refers to the fact that the remaining bonding capac ity at the end of the 1961-62 school year is more than ade quate to cover building needs in the foreseeable future. "Since District 4 currently has a lower millage levy than Medford it is obvious that consolidation will mean an increase in millage for present residents of our district. A proposed Medford bond issue would further increase this differential. "It is quite apparent, in the judgment of the board of education of Phoenix-Talent district, that increase in size would have no advantages cost wise for District 4. It would require just as many teachers, just as many school rooms, and just as many buser Resolution Adopted "On Oct. 27, 1958, over four years ago, the Jackson county reorganization commit tee, composed of dedicated intelligent men, adopted a resolution to approve the con 0S Jackson County dog owners my apply and receive their dog licenses and tags by simply filling in the form below and mailing with tlia retired fee to E. M. MADDEN, COUNTY CLERK, COURT HOUSE, MEDFORD, OREGON. License fees are as follows: Male dogs $2.00; spayed female dogs $2.00, female dogs $3.00. PLEASE SEND ONLY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER WITH YOUR APPLICATION. Your license and tag will be mailed to you immediately upon application and remittance. If you have more than one dog, please use other forms of this nature or attach a separate schedule with the required information. FINAL DATE FOR PURCHASING A DOG LICENSE WITHOUT PENALTY IS MARCH 1, 1963. 'B S T Application for Dog 1963 Date Owner Address Indicate tax of dog by MALE Dog's Name Amount of Money Enclosed. tional program, also offer a safety hazard. Every arrange ment has been made to make the buildings safer, the bu reau noted, "but they still leave much to be desired from a safety standpoint" The bureau of educational research found that "Their (the older buildings) age, original construction, multi story design, the small rooms, and the open stairways pre sent hazards for elementary children which cannot be ap proved by present-day stand ards." Financial Ability In reviewing the financial ability of the district, the bu reau found that with the sub stantial increase In the as sessed valuation of the district during recent years, the bond ing capacity is now $2,127, 956, an amount more than Board solidation of Phoenix and Talent. On Aug. 25, 1959, the committee declared this con solidation 'in line with reor ganization procedure.' "On Sept. 3, 1959, at the suggestion of members of the reorganization committee, Barnett road was made the northern boundary of District 4, the district relinquishing the area north of Barnett rd. On Sept. 16, 1959, by a vote of the people, Phoenix and Talent consolidated; and the boundary board approved it two weeks later. The state, after a public hearing, Oct. 5, approved, declaring the con solidated district a new ad ministrative district effective July, 1960. "It took almost two years of publicity, the combined tal ents of the reorganization committee, the boundary board, and the state board of education, to create the ad ministrative school district 4 There was no organized op position during this period. There was no suggestion that the new district would be un able, in less than two years, to supply a high quality of educational opportunity with out joining 549C. Administrative District "On July 21, 1960, after we legally became an administra tive district, an attempt was made to take an area south of Barnett road and join it to 549C. This was denied by the boundary board. Less than a year later, on May 23, 1961, another attempt was made to take a still larger area and join it to Medford. "The reorganization board denied this attempt. Again on Nov. 8, 1962, the rural board denied another petition to join the Barnett road area. "Now the attempt to join District 4 as a whole with Medford has been denied by the rural school board. It is quite apparent that men and women who comprise these various boards, who spend many hours working on school problems, and having a great understanding of edu cational values, do not ap prove of any partitioning or consolidation of administra tive district 4. "The board of education of District 4, Phoenix-Talent, re minds the people of the dis trict that as a practical mat ter, under consolidation, they would have no representation on the school board. You do now have 'home rule' and elect seven board members, all from your district." ATTElMTSOiM DOG : encircling one of the Following: SPAYED FEMALE Color. attenuate to take care of any foreseeable building needs." The district Is bonded at only 11.2 per cent of its ea pacity now, and the original Phoenix High school and pri mary bonded indebtedness will be paid off in 1964-65. 'The instructional program observed in operation in the Phoenix schools was sound and there was substantial ef fort being made to further im prove it," the bureau found. Operate Under Handicap The bureau noted, however, that some of the schools and some nl the classes are op erating under a considerable handicap due to overcrowd ing and the sharing of facili tes between schools. "This is particularly notice able in the sharing of 'he gymnasium and music room between the Talent elemen tarv and junior high schools. The smaller classrooms limit the program in the older ele mentary buildings both in Phoenix and Talent. They make it difficult, if not im possible, for children to have the learning experiences which are usually considered to be a necessary part of the modern elementary school program," the bureau report ed. Schools in the district fol low in general the state course of study, the bureau pointed out, with some adaptations to meet local needs or in the in terest of extensions of the school program. Class for Retarded "There is a class for re tarded children in Phoenix, and a well organized special reading program extending through all of the schools in the district. The high school has a variety of offerings, some of which are not usually found in a school of its size," the bureau noted. The bureau of educational research reported that "it is predicted that there will he 1,700 students in all grades in the Phoenix district by 1967." The district now has an average daily attendance of 1,407.5. The area between Medford and Phoenix probably will grow faster than the area be tween Phoenix and Talent, the bureau noted, and if a new school is built immediately adjacent to Medford, popula tion growth in that area will be somewhat accelerated. FAIRWAY 52-Gal. 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