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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1907)
SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF TILLAMOOK COUNTY. Furnish Good Educa- tional Advantages for Home Seekers. The people of Tillamook County are justly proud of lheir public schools. Pro gress lias ever been the watchword in all parts of the county. A decided ad vance has especially been made during the last scholastic year. Fifty public schools are maintained throughout the county, twenty of these being graded schools. In addition to the regular presetibed work of eight years, two schools offer four years ol high school work, and seven offer one year ot advanced work. School Attendance. During the last three years the num ber of pupils attending school has in creased from 1140 to 1383, a gain ol 243, or of 21 per cent. During the same period, the average attendance ha9 in creased from 781 to 1034, a gain of 253, or of 32 per cent. Three years ago but 75 per cent of all children between the ages of 6 and 20 attended school. This per centage of attendance was increased to oyer 92 percent last year. Financial Receipts. Three years ago the total financial re ceipts of all the schools of the county amounted to $26,279. This has increas ed to $33,579 ; then to $35,464 ; then last year to $40,295 ; a gain of $14,016. or of 53 per cent. Valuation of School Property. The estimated value of school proper ty in 1903 was $32,572. In 1904 this increased to $41,896. Next year’s fig ures were $50,472, and this increased to $56,174 last year. This shows an in crease of $23,602, or of 75 per cent. Special Taxes. One may judge of the splendid interest taken in the public schools of the coun ty by noting the number of districts which make a special levy to raise ad ditional funds, so as to pay better salar ies, and have longer terms of school each year On the 1903 tax roll, twenty- three school districts made special tax levies from vyhich $6,005.89 was receiv ed. On the 1904 roll, twenty seven dis tricts made levies from which $ 11,081.80 was received. On the 1905 roll, thirty two districts made special levies and re received $12,164 IO. On the 1906 roll, thirty-four districts made levies and will receive an amount estimated at about $18,000. sen were the teachers at Nehalem. Miss Rowe is also a graduate from the Mon. mouth Normal school. CM the remaining districts, eleven held nine month terms, four held eight month terms, eleven held seven-mouth terms, seven held six month terms, and thirteen held five-month terms or less. Teachers’ Salaries. Teachers salaries l»a^e been gradually increasing during the last three tears. In 1903, $12,399 were expended for thia purpose. Two years ago, $15 202 ; one year ago, $17.357; and last year the amount paid teachers increased to $19.- 522. This shows an increase of 57 per cent in three years. School boards as a rule realize that in order to secure the best teaching sei vice, better salarits must la* paid. Of the country districts, last year two pHid $60 jier month, three paid $55. twelve paid $50. fourteen paid £45. eleven paid $4 », and eight paid 135. A still greater increase has been made this present year. Of the 49 tea chers now engaged, one receives $100 per month, another $70. another $65, three receive $60, three others $55. twenty-eight receive $50, six receive $45. five receive »41*. and one is teaching for $35. New School Buildings During the last three years, sixteen new school buildings have been built at an aggregate cost of $29,864. During the same period, fourteen other districts have made extensive repairs costing $5,820. The old rough, brown box school houses are fast disappearing, and new up-to-date frame buildings painted white take their places. Most of our schools are" being well furnished with good furniture and apparatus. The grounds are being rapidly cleared, gra ded and fenced. Trees are being set out to further beautify the school grounds. Nine districts have made tax levies for the purpose of erecting new buildings this coming summer. It is, indeed, a pleasure to ride over the county and note these various improved conditions. TILLAMOOK COUNTY’S NEW COURT HOUSE. The court house is a newly constructed building, costing in the neighborhood of $25,000 to erect and furnish. It is a commodious building and nicely arranged with offices for the different officials, with a court room on the second floor. The walls of the building are concrete, the ceilings are made of ornamental pressed steel and the roof has steel tiles. The building is drained, heated with steam and generates its own electricity with a water motor and dynamo, the power being furnished by the city water system. Secondary Schools. The one institution of which the people of Tillamook City are most proud, is the High School. This institution was es tablished by vote of the district seven yeaisago. The first twelfth grade class graduated therefrom in June, 1904. Since then, sixteen young men and women have completed tie (oune and received their diplomas. Many of these graduates are now engaged in teaching, and are filling various place” in the schools of this and other counties, with credit to themselves mid to the institiv lion. Several graduates are now attend ing higher institutions of learning in this state. The High School curticulm has been placed on the accredited list ol several higher institutions, including the University of Oregon, Oregon State Nor mal School,Washington State University and Stanford University. A class office will graduate from the twelfth grade FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TILLAMOOK CITY. The First Presbyterian Church of Tillamook City was built in 1890. It is a well built structure, pretty and unique in design, and will comfoitibly seat 250 persons. There is also a Presby terian church at Bay Citv and another at Cloverdale. this coming June, many of whom will 1 one year of Caesar, and one tear o* Cicero, enter higher sc hools next year. The high school building is situated on Literature.—Three vears'eoursein boll/ a l»eautilul and commanding site in the English and American authors. History —Four years’course, including center of the city, and is surrounded bi spacious grovnds. The building erected Ancient Greek, Roman, Medieval aud three tears ago at a cost of $8,000. is a Modern European fl story ; and Ameri tine moder n struct ure of two stories ami can Constitutional History and Civil basement. It is heated by steam, and Government. Faculty. •s e<|uipt>rd with a good ventilating sys The course of study is’divided into tem. Tiie interior of the building is divi ded into eight session rooms and a three departments, each Being in charge library. Separate cloak rooms are pro of a specialist. Prof. W. R. Rutherford, vided tor each session room. The bare a graduate from the Monmouth Slate ment is used as a play room for the Normal School. is Hie principal, and has children of the lower grades. The fur charge of the department of mathemat Miss Mildred Lister, nacc is also located in the basement. ics and science. Athletics'ate encouraged, and sufficient A. H. (U. of t).), has chaige of th" Latin apparatus such as dumb bells, Indian and Eiighbli departments ; MBs Pauline clubs, wands, etc., are kept on hand Walton, A.M. (North Western Univ ), B asket Imll, base ball arid foot b. II are has charge of ihe history department. all indulged in. Bay City High School. The Lay City school has a magnificent The library room is fairly well stocked with a wtll selected library ol one thou school building ol four rooms and a sand volumes. The library room is also Basement, situated on a terrace above used as a school museum, where a good the tow n, and overlooking Tillamook supply of botanical and geological speci. Bay. The building w»as erected several mens are displayed. These have been years ago at a cost of $6,000. The commected, classified and loaned fo. eleventh and twelfth grades were added to the course this year. The course is exhibition by the high school students. Students are in attei dunce from all very similar to the one outlined above. parts of the county. All graduates from Miss Frances L. French. A.B. (Albany the eighth grade of our public schools College), is the principal of tire school, are admitted to the freshman class with and Miss Ellen Bewley is her assistant. Another teacher will be added next year. out examination. Two literary societies are maintained St. Alphonsus Academy. by the high school students : The Emer In addition to the public school facili sonian and the Ciceronian Societies ties afforded to the people of Tillamook, Each society has about thirty members, there is »"splendid parochial school now each one being required to appear on the under management of the Sisters of St. program once a month. Several public Mary. The acadenw occupies a large debates, oratorical contests, and other three story building in the eastern part entertainments are given by the two of Tillamook City. The school is con societies each year. Thesecntertainments ducted on both the day plan and board, are always well patronized. With the ing plan. Students are in attendance proceeds, they have paid for a $450 Irom all over the county. Tliecourse of piano and presented the same to the study in addition to the regular acade highschool. The societies also spend mic work, includes sewirg, painting and considerable money each jear in supply instrumental music on both the piano ing the reading room with current peri* and violin. Five Sisters are employed odicals, about 25 of the lending maga and the school remaining in session ten zines being received regularly. months each 3ear. Nearly one bundled students were enrolled last year. Course of Study. The course of study is arranged pri. niarily for those students who are pre- paring for admission to the freshman class of the University of Oregon, or other institutions of like standing. The course is divided into four terms of t«‘u simesters each, and conforms in most res| ects to the course recommended by the State Board of Education. Mathematics—Algebra, one and one half year ; Plane Geometry, one year ; Solid Geometry, one year ; Academic Arithmetic, one year ; Bookkeeping, ouc- half-year. Science, one half year in each of the following : Physical Geography, Geo logy» Botany ; one year in Physics. English —Four years* course, including Grammar, Rhetoric, Composition and M.E. CHURCH, TILLAMOOK CITY. Word-Analysis. Latin.—Three years’course, including FACTS. School Libraries What Tillamook Has Three years ago there were 16 45 vol umes in all of the school libraries of the county ; this number has increased year by year, and the district librarians re ported for last year 4,169 yolumes, which shows a gain of 2524 volumes, or a gain of 153 percent. A still greater in crease will be made during the present year, due principally to the library levy made by the county court last january, from which $265.00 was secured. This amount'was immediately invested in library books, and al out 570 books were distributed among the different schools of the county. This year a like amount will be received from the same source. In addition to the funds re ceived from the library tax, many dis tricts expend considerable money from their general fund for this purpose. One district (No. 28) has just recently placed an order for fifty supplementary readers, which will be paid out of the genrial funds of the »district. M my other Jis tricts use the entertainment plan for se curing additional funds for library pur poses. District No. 13 recently gave an entertainment from which over $40 was received. A splendid interest is being taken in the school libraries in all parts of the county. One of the best harbors between San Francisco Bay and the inouth of Columbia River. 35,000,000,000 feet ol merchantable timber. Great natural resources in diverse branches. Balance of trade alwajs in its favor. Equable temperature, insuring bod ily comfort. Good wages, Jor working men in cash each month. Abundant rainfall, guaranteeing crops and water. Good schools w ithin reuch of every home. An honest, law abiding, peaceful population. Htahlifulness, especially absence of levers and malaria. Land unsurpassed in proJuctivness. Pure, cool mountain w ater in abun- dance. Magnificent mountain and bcuch scenery. Splendid hunting and fishing. What Tillamook Has Not : Teachers’ Employed. Of the seventy-two teachers employ ed in the schools of the county last year one-fourth or eighteen of them held state papers ; eighteen others held first grade certificates ; sixteen others held second grade certificates ; nine held third grade certificate.« ; while eleven were granted temporary Certificates either upon special examination, or upon certificates held in other* counties and not valid here. Of the scven(v-tw«>, thirty.five or near. |v one-hall, hrid received either normal or collegiate (training ; eighteen others had either graduated Irom highschools or received academic instruction equiva lent thereto. 1 Most of the others had made two or’more years of advance study above the public school course. TILLAMOOK CITV PUBLIC AND HIGH SCHOOL. This building was erected in 1905 and is in every respect a modern, up-to date school building, with eight commodious and well lighted, well ventiiated and well heated rooms, with all the paraphernalia necessary in a well equipped school, including an expensive piano. It is heated with steam and the school directors make it a special point to employ a splendid corps of teachers. The citizens of Tillamook City are justly proud of their public and high school, and with a magnanimous spirit allow pupils from other districts to take the high school course at a nominal charge. After pupils have graduated from this high school, should they desire more education, can enter the State University at Eugene. What Tillamook Need« A railroad to connect with the world (now building). Electric B iimi . More inaiiufarturvs in nearly all lines. Capable, energetic settlers who mean biiii ricsa. Harbor improvement. Long Sessions of School Held. During the brat fiscal year, two school districts. Foley »nd Garibaldi, held elev en months <d school. Miss Elbe Holt, a gradual»* of SodavdJe College. (aught in the former district > while M?ss Sara Watt, a graduate of tfhe Tillamook High School, and Mi«s Lillie H’ mi I. a graduate e*(the Monmontli Nor.nalJ, taught in the latter Two other dintf»dts, Nehalem «nd fcdm. held ten ’months \o( school ; test Iter at Balm being Mr. B- W. ^■Lof the Monmouth Normal No Chinese to coni|>ete with Amer! can labor. No Irrigation, with its expulsive litigation. No codling niotliH to destroy the apples. No potatoe p‘Bt of any kind. No long severe w inters, w hen stock must be housed and fed. No severe frosts to destroy vegeta- tion. No crop failure from any cause w hatever. No eartlipiakes, cyclone, blizzards, droughts, or excessive heat. No (ramps or strikes. Tillamook County affords splendid en joyment during the whole season for camping parlies. Humlieds of wagons, loaded with campers ami camping out fits, visit Tillamook every year. They spend part of the tone can ping iu the mountains hunting and fishing ami then go to the . vh and rus.icatr, bathing. •v- . THE PARISH HOUSE. ALPHONSUS ACADEMY, i I. of spf uc3 . _ —— Oregok , / — same* JM Shimon.', Immolla. A lombmow s IM kmbb , «••«Uler X J"4 SACRED HEART CATHO’' ' li.HHWr Mv.Vwly th. P-nmn. <• I ... *•♦•, *••*. of Of Ray Ra v City, City <1»y of May, IW7, m “■ or •’•for. mid '» A vwbmoii “»*"«« B 8
