Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-25

young ideas how to shoot in the COM
mon schools of Clackamas county. My
next experience was in the primary de-
partment of the Park Place Public
Schools, Clackamas county, 1898 81.
| then cast in my lot with the Salem
teachers. where passed four delightful
years. At last it was possible to crafty
the desire 90 go to college, so in 1898 I
resigned my position in Salem, and
studied for the next two years at STAN
ford University. While at the Univer-
sity, my attention was largely devoted
to educational subjects, Including the
History of Education, laboratory and
lecture cour ses in Psychology, supple
mented by work in Biology, Physical
Training, German and English. This
year finds me in the Covallis Public
Schools enjoying my work immensely.
Another native Oregonian has charge of
the sixth grade-Miss Edith Ruth Alder
son. Miss Aldersoi was born in Jack
sonville, jackson county, Oregon. She
being the daughter of Rev. Anderson, of
the Methodist church, received her eduA
cation in the various schools. Her at.
tendance at the Salem Public Schools,
and later on, at the Willamette Uniyer-
sity OF that city, gave her the splendid
qualifications she possesses for her work.
She, like most other successful teachers,
began at the bottom in the work and,
by toll and application now stands well
up in the professional line. She has
taught in the schools of Stayton, Wood
burn and Salem. This is her first year
in our schools.
The work of the seventh grade is in
charge of Miss Hoftense Perrine Grefoz,
native Oregonian, she having been
born in this city. Miss Greffoz received
her education in the Public Schools of
this city and at the o A C. In 1898
she received the degree of B. H. E., and
in 1895 that of B. L. from the Agricul :.
tural College. She holds a state life
diploma, has had FIVE years teaching ex.
perience. She taught one year at Mon
roe this county, three years in the Wood
burn city schools. Her work, like that
of all the other teachers is highly COM
mendable. Probably no school depart
ment in the state excels the work in PEN
manship done in this room.
Entering the eighth grade we find Mr..
N. Tartar, another native Oregonian, in
full control of the room, and directing
the energies of the pupils close along the
line mapped out in the course of study.
Mr.. Tartar was born and raised in Polk
county. After attending the public
schools for number of years he entered
the Dallas Academy. Later on he at
tended the Agricultural College in Cor
wallis. He began teaching at the age Of
eighteen and for the past twenty years
has made teaching his principal occupa-
ton. Mr.. Tartar holds a state life
diploma, secured after years of hard work
and successful teaching. Being what
one might term self made man, he pos
sesses rich experience along the line
of educational struggles, which enables
him to sympathize with the difficulties
of his pupils. The eighth grade fLa1
given by direction of the
State Board of Education, under County
Sup't G.. w. Denman, must be success
fully passed before pupils are promoted
from this grade.
Prof. A. S. Mcdonald is the principal
Of the schools and has charge of the
ninth grade work. The regular SUBJ
freshman work of the o A G is taken up
in this grade.
Mr.. Mcdonald is native of Illinois.
He was educated in the public schools of
that state and of Kansas. At the age of
twenty he entered the Holton Normal
University where he received excellent
training for the profession of teaching.
Coming to Oregon in 1887, Mr.. McDon-
ald worked as printer in the S. w. Baltes
& Cos job Office in Portland. In the
spring of 'sS, he taught his first term of
school in "the little red school house on
The hill" just east of Tualatin. After
teaching few years in the better grade
Of public schools, he took up the work
IN the graded schools. His work in the
Charlottesville and Harris
burg schools gave him standing as a
up-to-date teacher and edu.
Gator. AS superintendent OF schools in
Linn county, he impressed all with his
ability aud energy. At the session of
he state teachers association held in
Portland, 1898, he was elected as first
vice president of the department Of
The next year he was
chosen as president of the department
which he now holds. Mr.. Mcdonald
holds state life diploma.
From the above it will be seen that
six of the nine teachers are native Ore
yonians; that all are experienced
teachers who are making teaching their
life work that all hold state diplomas,
seven of the nine being for life; that FIVE
Of the nine are graduates of colleges;
that six of the nine have had experience
in graded schools, and that altogether
our teachers bring to our public schools
a diversity Of training and accomplish.
ments that will result in broad and deep
in the present rising genera
ton of Corvallis.
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