The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-11-07
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.
Five new pupils entered school Mo

Five new pupils entered school Mon
dav. The enrolment at present is
about 365-one for each day i'll the
wear and about 81 for each teacher.
Most schools have not over 40 or 80
pupils per teacher which is as many as
!, teacher can do full justice to.
The newly seated room is now oc-
cupied by Mrs. Callahan and her pu-
pills. The changing of classes neces-
sary to the occupying of the new room
and the relieving of the crowded rooms
occupied Monday morning. In max
ing the changes it was found necessary
to divide two of the grades, placing
half in one room and half in another.
BY this change no one was promoted
and no one put back but all will con-
tinue the same work as before. The
present distribution of grades gives
Miss Newton the first grade primary,
including both chart and first reader
classes, Misses Lilly, Harris, Hoffman
and Mrs Callahan each one and one,
| half grades, and the principal two
grades. None of the teachers have
any idle moments on their hands,
while the principal with two full grades
Of the higher classes where the actual
teaching work Is more difficult, is ex-
pectcd to have general supervision of
the whole school. He surely will have
no time to waste. The number of pu-
pills in each Of the six rooms is now
about equal with few or no vacant
seats.
Attendance has been quite regular
but within few days number have
been absent through fear of scarlet
fever No pupils are allowed at school
who are known to have been exposed
to any contagious disease and with the
care taken in this regard pupils at
school are less liable TO exposure to
such diseases than those on the streets.
Whenever the pupils ale in greater
danger in sch ool than out the schools
will be closed by the proper authori
ties-until then it is AS safe Or
safer for pupils to attend than not.
Pupils who have been exposed to or
afflicted by ,any contagious disease
should not return to school without a
note from the attending physician
stating when such Attendance will be
safe.
SENATOR MITCHELL.-Senator 7. Ell.
Mitchell arrived in Salem Tuesday
night and was interviewed by "a States
man reporter. The senator talked OF
matters of interest to the state and
among other things said he regretted
that the river and harbor appropriation
for the upper Willamette is no greater.
The harbor appropriation is satisfactory
and he believes that the next appor-
tionment will recognize the needs and
wants of this region by giving a suf
fcient sum with which to place and
keep the river open to navigation dur
ing the twelve months of the year.
Among the bills passed by the late con-
gress for the greatest good of the state
Senator Mitchell thinks the Northern
Pacific lands forfeiture bill is one of
the most important. 1t opens for
homeseekers and settlers over 3,000,-
900 acres of land III Oregon. The
river and harbor appropriation for Ore
gon was over million ard half, of
which nearly 100000 goes to Yaquina
and still larger sum for the Columbia
jetties. A light tender for the north
coast is to be built at cost of $95, 900,
and 100000 will go for a lighthouse at
the mouth of the Columbia. The mat
ter of the life saving station ordered
at Newport is i'll charge of the de-
partment and it is conflentaly expect
ed something looking towards its es-
tablshment will be done soon.
A RANCHER'S MIsTAKE.-Thef first O.
the week as a weIl-known farmer resid
ing about fifteen miles west of Corvallis
was returning home from Independence
, in an intoxicated condition he stopped
at a farm house and undertook to- ente1