Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-03-06
School Nofea.

The health Of the students seems to be
in no manner seriously affected By las
weeks tes!s, though a number are de.
tanned at home as result OF severe
colds.
Roy IIacsei, is asaiu in school after q
iew DAYS abs. nee On hccount Of sicsn,s.
y go Good.n ha~ adopted a plan g.
tls q. :. history cla,s, hoih inielesiia.
AMI ptod'abi-. Es"u 5l h. riembrr- O.
the ella 30 inru p.epucs alitc! qies
tons winch - suhmisi.t wryFly 20 Ia.
c'asi These "a ion. rtI-c r'-srarch
and aay Il .n,m are suij c:s 20, di..
Gu sion, ihas tly,n. !,iv AMI rt4li;, to
history.
Reuben Sie,lqIi.' has take9 a 20 -i'.on
In Crsmer Bros stone. We are glad to
knos he has found Profitable imploy-
ment bu. sorry 10 lose hun from the
school.
Why is IL that schools starting with
lull attendance at the opening ot the
school year will perhaps increase il
attendance until after the hoidays, and
then with the breaking Of the winter
season, rapidly decrease? Undoubtedly
the labor problem Is the chief cause ior
most persons old enough 10 work, 4 ho
attend school, are industrious. In the
country the spring farm work compels
timely sttention; in the city various
entefpi es and job WORK oE1r oppor-
tunity for seTmingly profitable employ.
msnt. And often the pecuniary condi-
tion Of students compels .hem TO accept
such employment. Then ia a few
instances simply change from school
mOnolony is desired. But in any case
due consideration is seldom given to the
step taken. The advantages OF school
training are too lightly esteemed. In
recent address TO the pupils, Prof.
Young said, 81 could afford 10 give you
ten dollars day II could exchange
places with you." This statement is no
exaggeration but it expresses volumes.
Il suggests life Of struggle for mere
living or life Of valuable service
Young men, young women, who may be
contemplating quitting school, pause,
think
Roy llackett has made a propo, ilion to
the scholars, Offering the paper, The
Saturday News, three months foI ten
cents. This is very liberal cfTer.
The Saturday News is bright and in
teresting paper rejecting credit u on its
publishers. Articles by Prof. Young,
Prof. Cameron, Rev. Hays, and Others
will be interesting features Of tho paper
II deserves generous support.
Miss Goodin was unable to be at her
desk Monday morning on account Of
sickness.
Monday the school received visits
from the slate and county superintend-
ents, Mr.. Mo lton, who is a member of
the board Of Baker City school, and
others. Supt. Ackerman gave an excel.
lent address giving bit of his exper-
ience, dividing the world into two great
classes, the If class" and the "because
class" and impressing the fact that
education is power. Among other
things, he said he had heard Of the good
work being done in the Grants Pass
school and complimSnted the work
done.
The committee on program reported
the following program to be rendered
Friday afternoon by the literary society
Reading Glass ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
,.....Pearl Houck, Clara Trefren
Recitation Glass ....... ......
....Zena Chapman, Bertha Mowers
..... D.uble Quartette
Essay Class. Observation-Disclosures.
Lloyd Harvey, Margaret Scoyill |
lmpromptu Glass.
...,Claudius Robinson, Eva Winner
Vocal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Lillian Rourke, Ethel IIendee
The election Of new officers for the
literary society will follow the program.