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About The Mill City enterprise. (Mill City, Or.) 1949-1998 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1952)
»—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE Parents Offer (Continued from Page 1) tabulated replies to the questionaire which was divided into 12 headings covering everything from ^he school 4>oard to reading and athletics. Boiling down the elementary statis tics shows that 26 percent of all ratings given schools (on a five-point Anniversary SALE FREE CASCADE HAM to tlu* BIGGEST ORDER Over the Weekend Friday, Saturday AL Sunday Girods Super Market January 17. 1952 answers declared athletics to be over emphasized. Dr. T. C. Holy, who left Oregon scale) were “excellent 36 percent “good”; 26 percent “average”; 8.6 ! September 16, to return to his Ohio percent "poor”; znd 3.4 percent “very ; State University post, in an interview, gave the following as some of the poor”. j Less enthusiastic high school par good features of Oregon’s public ents gave the schools: 19.4 percent i schools: The provision in the law for periodic “excellent”; 33.3 percent "good”; 30 percent “average”; 12.2 percent i study of the operation and quality of “poor”; and 4.8 percent “very poor”. j public education. Provision for equalization of local Three hundred and fifty-eight par taxes for school support. ents used the space allotted for com The shifting of some of the burden ments, nearly all of them critical and sevdfal complaining that the quality of support of schools from local pro perty to other forms. (In 1949-50 of teaching itself is sub-standard. | the number of mills of local property Included in the parental opinion I tax offset by state support was 13.35.) section of the Holy school report is a The standardization program of the summary of opinion from a question basic school support law which has naire sent out last spring by the Ore resulted in many improvements, par gon Farm Bureau Federation. Analy ticularly in supplies, equipment, and sis shows its replies in general agree buildings. ment with those of the survey re The fact that in 1947-48, latest year ported above. for which figures are available, Ore More than 90 percent wanted more gon teachers were paid 10th best in discipline, more emphasis on funda the nation. (Still below Washington mentals, particularly the multiplica and California.) tion tables, and urged that academic Many fine school buildings, recently achievement, music and public speak built. ing be given the same recognition as Size of classes which has been kept athletics. Nearly three-fourths of the generally within desired limits, in i face of greatly increased enrollments. Rapid rate of professional prepara tion among teachers. Eighty percent , have attended college during last six years; 94 percent have taken work ' from extension division of state's system of higher education within the past six years, and 78 percent are $1.50 per month and up members of the Oregon Education! Also serving Gates, Lyons, Association. Idanha and Detroit This is the last of the series of six MILL CITY articles on the survey of Oregon’s elementary and secondary schools DISPOSAL SERVICE compiled by I)r. T. C. Holy, school ■ Phone 3952 organization authority of the Ohio LEONARD HERMAN State university. Just Arrived A SON—To Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Cunningham, Lyons, Jan. 13, at Salem Memorial hospital. TWIN SONS — To Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson, Route 1, Box 133, Lyons, Jan. 11, at Salem Memorial hospital. Announcing CHANGE Rev. Wm. Turnbull of the local As sembly of God church is conducting evangelist service in Lyons at the San- tiam chapel this week and next. Safety and health requirements are incorporated into the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act covering Govern ment contract work. Analysis of collective bargaining contract clauses from an important part of the work of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rubber Boot Work Full Soles and Heels BEFORE BUYING SHOES SEE THE M ASON LINE Chuck's Shoe Shop CHARLES UMPIIRESS, Prop. Richfield Service Clyde’s Richfield Service CLYDE GOLDEN Specializing in Prompt Courteous, and Complete Service For All Car and Trucks Open 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. GET YOUR QUALITY JOB PRINTING AT THE ENTERPRISE UP ON THE HIGHWAY at STAYTON TREND SHORTENIN'! ’> lb can 79c boxes 49c SAVE at Girods B ackache 9x12 Linoleum Rugs, $8.95 value.................. All Floor Lamps, values to $21.95................... Swing Rockers, values to $95.00 ................... Chrome Dinette Set, several colors, $111.95 . 2-piece Living Room Suite, foam rubber $399.95 2-piece Living Room Suite, foam rubber $439.95 Cocktail and End 'Pables M/LL C/TY