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.
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