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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1968 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON PAGE SIX Oregon Teachers To Get Computer-Use Training OREGON TAX RESEARCH SAYS OREGON SCHOOLS NEAR TOP IN SEVERAL CATEGORIES Oregon educators, from the local to the state level, have been implying that the state has been lax in upgrading the educational level for elementary and secondary education. This is not true, according to the publication, “Your Taxes” published by the Oregon Tax Research and listed as “The State- Wide Non-Partisan Taxpayer Association of Oregon. In its May 1968 report it explains that ONE camp contends, and attempts to prove, that cost of providing education are reaching practical limits, while the OTHER, equally vociferous, main tains that even greater emphasis must be exerted through both financial and physical resources. RANKS EIGHTH thirteen (13%) percent lower than those of California but The report shows, statisti within 3% of the salaries paid cally, that Oregon shows its in Washington. heels to a substantial majority of all states. Based on data LOW CLASS LOADS from the U. S. Dep’t. of Health, Education and Welfare, Office of Class loads in Oregon reflect Education. Oregon ranked an average significantly lower eighth in the nation for cur than in either Wash, or Calif. rent expenditures per pupil in This makes the teacher cost daily attendance during 1966- per pupil higher than in either 67. The average cost per pupil of the afore mentioned states. in Oregon was $645 -- 13% (Ed’s note: If we have cor higher than the national average rectly read the figures and come of $569 per pupil. 5% higher to the correct conclusion based than thirteenth ranked Califor on the figures the whole thing nia at $613 per pupil, and 11% adds up to: (1) Oregon ranks higher than 22nd ranked Wash near the top in expenditures per ington at $586 per pupil. pupil, on the elementary and This date substantiates the secondary level, per pupil in fact that Oregonians are the 50 of the United States, (2) required and give strong It ranks higher than the two THIS IS ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF VARIED SCENES economic support to the State’s neighboring states (Calif, and to be found in Leslie Gulch, some 12-15 miles beyond the public school system. Wash.) in the amoung spent per Thunderegg beds on the guided tours for Thunderegg Days pupil, (3) Salaries are higher visitors August 1, 2, 3. During the past two years many SALARIES COMPARED in both the neighboring states rock hounds have found it highly pleasurable to get their (13% in Calif, and less than 3% Thundereggs and drive on to this scenic area. The gulch, Comparative figures on sal in Wash.) (4) There is nothing as described by a recent local visitor, has every kind of aries paid to classroom in the comparison to show the formation and color imaginable with the changes occurring teachers show a mixture of difference in the average cost of around every turn of the road. And, even without moving pluses and minuses. According living compared with the two to the research division of the neighboring states, nor is there National Education Association anything to indicate the dif (NEA), the estimated average ference in driving time or dis salary for all teachers in Ore tance for teachers to arrive at gon’s public schools for 1967-68 the schools. And there is, in our is $7,550 annually compared to opinion, no comparison in living an average of $7,296 for the in our area (climate wise) with nation as a whole. The NEA that of much of California — we Potato growers, processors will begin Sunday afternoon, estimates average salaries of have no smog in Nyssa.) and handlers in MalheurCounty July 28, with the Monday and elementary school teachers in will find something of interest Tuesday morning sessions Oregon at $7,393 and secondary on the programs of the 18th aimed at potato production The quickest way to wipe out teachers at $7,792, with 47% National Potato Utilization con problems. Scientists from Ore a friendship is to sponge on it. of all teachers in the state being ference and 52nd annual meeting gon, Connecticut, New York, * * ♦ paid $7,500 or more. Maine, New Jersey, Pennsyl Luck is one thing you can of the Potato Association of vania, Indiana, Michigan, America at Oregon State uni count on positively — to change. NEIGHBORS GET MORE * ♦ * versity July 29 through August Colorado, California, Washing ton and Idaho will report on Many a wife has helped her 2. Oregon teachers get lower research ranging from fertili Steve Besse, Malheur County pay- than two neighboring husband to the top of the ladder Agent, said it will be the first zer levels to virus free states - California and Wash and then left him there -- while time the two groups have met potatoes. ington. The NEA study reveals she made up her mind whether at Corvallis. Registration for Papers on processing and that salaries in the state are the picture would look better the potato association meeting handling research will bepres- some place else. Potato Groups Slated To Meet In Corvallis ■ I ■ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I »I ented Tuesday afternoon, July 30, in a joint session with the Potato Utilization Conference which will run through Friday, August 2. Reports on such things as institutional food manage ment, potato contracting, bulk shipment, cooking, waste dispo sal and processing methodswill be given by researchers from universities, the USDA, and pri vate industry. In addition to the United States, such countries as Canada, Australia and the Netherlands will be represented on the program. FNB Of Oregon Adds Branches First National opened a new branch at 26th and E. Burnside in Portland; built new banking facilities at Tigard, West Linn, St. Helens, River Road in Eugene, and 122nd and Halsey in Portland; opened new branches at John Day and Prairie City; and completed branch re remodeling projects at Grants Pass, Heppner and Molalla Housing arrangements may during the first six months. be made through Roy Moser, First National Bank of Ore extension food technologist, gon’s earnings for the first Food Technology Department, six months of 1968 advanced Oregon State University. moderately over last year’s ■ ■ I GRAIN ■ I ■ I I wln-ii the light changes. The carving has been done by wind blowing dirt and sand for eons in an area of very light rain fall There is only one entrance and exit into the colorful gorge by road but one can travel the length of the chasm and hit Owyhee Reservoir as was done by a BLM-led tour of the area for news media personnel recently. It is not advisable to take passenger cars into the gulch but rock hounds having pickups and 4 wheel drive vehicles can traverse it without too much trouble. Oregon junior and senior high school and community college teachers soon will be able to expertly relate to their classes the ever-expanding uses of computers as a result of a $200,000 grant to Oregon State university. In announcing the grant from the National Science Foundation, President James H. Jensen said that OSU will be cooperating closely with the U. S. Office of Education’s “Computer Instruc tion Network” project in Oregon and with the Division of Con tinuing Education, State System of Higher Education. Utilization of computers has been rapid and widespread during the past decade. Increased industrial and governmental computer uses have necessitated including computer applica tion instruction in secondary andcommunity college curriculums, explained President Jensen. _________________________ Dr. D. D. Aufenkamp, OSU ters handle information, what Computer Center director, said they can and can’t do, their that computer training classes present and future uses, social will begin this fall and that 15 applications, problem solving Oregon high schools and com methods and programming of munity colleges will host the languages and techniques. sessions. Current application of com With special telephone con puters to select fields of study nections, these host schools will will be given extensive consid be linked to OSU’s million-dol eration during the second year lar computer. These special of the p r o g r a m. Special atten connections allow instant com tion will go to computer appli puter “feed in” of data from any cations in science, mathema of the 15 Oregon schools, it was tics, business and social noted. studies. Aufenkamp pointed out that Curriculum development and during the first year of the two- coordination will be handled year project classes will be by Mrs. Judith B. Edwards, aimed at explaining how compu- presently director of the “Com puter Instruction Network” project in Oregon. Aufenkamp totals as the statewide bank noted that Mrs. Edwards has an moved to new mid-year highs extensive background in compu in deposits, loans and re ter application. Her teaching sources. experience includes secondary and college teaching in the President Ralph J. Voss an Salem School District, Oregon nounced net operating earnings College of Education, the Divi for the period ending June 29 sion of Continuing Education were up over ten per cent, and at the University of Calif- with a total of $5,605,241, as fornia at Davis. compared to $5,074,609 a year ago. The record earnings Capital funds plus the reserve figure, reflecting the recently for the loan losses on June 29 enacted Federal sur tax, is equi totaled $115,865,380. Total re valent to $1.77 per share, sources rose to $1,611,883,187 adjusted for the 12.5 per cent from last year’s high of stock dividend distributed in $1,506,792,241. March of this year. The per The Nyssa branch reported share amount compares with deposits of $7,751,108 and loans $1.62 for the first half of 1967. of $7,228,176 as of June 29, according to Tom Stenkamp, Voss reported deposits con- manager. tinued to climb, reaching Comparable totals for the $1,429,539,896 on June 29. This branch a year ago were is an increase of $81,360,997, $6,873,156 in deposits and or six per cent, over the mid $5,287,580 in loans. year figure of $1,348,178,899 recorded in 1967. The bank’s 117 statewide offices reported loans out When you think your mind is standing of $939,857,738 com getting broader, maybe it’s just pared with $850,049,858 at the your conscience stretching. end of the first half last year. PREMIUM PRICES PAID FOR 5.000 TONS OF HEAVY BARLEY ( SORRY, Wf CAN'T USE ANY UNDER 48 IBS. 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