Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-29
THE SCHOOLS0F JOSEPHINE
Superintendent Savage Finds
Them In Good Shape.

County Superintendent Lincoln
Savage has been putting in consider
able time Of late visiting schools be
fore they should close for the holiday
vacation. He found the average
efficiency OF the schools visited of q
higher degree than for last year
The attendance is larger and the bet
terment Of the school houses, out
buildings and grounds is noticeable |
as is the increase in apparatus and |
books in the Libraries. That tie
schools Of Josephine county are keep
ing pace with the general advance
ment Of the county is matter that
gives encouragement to all progress
i've citizens for the standard of the
public schools reflect accurately the
standard Of intelligence, culture and
public spirit Of a community. While
Jospehine county is in reality, a
newly settled section, yet the schools
Of the county will compare fayorably
with those Of the more populons and
wealthy counties Of the satte
OF the schools visited, Supt. Savage
found at the Jones Creek district the
schools IN good shape with an enroll.
ment of 1S and Miss Myrtle Renshaw
az teacher. The school has a small
library of we'll selected books and
fairly good apparatus. A new stove
is needed as the present one is un
safe and might cause the house to b.
burned. The playground in good
condition.
In the Dimick district the school
is taught by G. A. Savage, the same
name bat no relation to Supt Savage,
who is doing fine work and has an
enrolment Of % pupils. The school
house Is we'll built and we'll furnished
as to furniture and equipment. The
grounds are ample ard in good shape
This district is fortunate in having
progressive, energetic board, whose
members give every attention and
oversight to the needs of their school
and Loyalty uphold the teacher and
give full encouragement to the
scholars.
The school in the Centennial dis
trict, three miles south of Grants
Pass, has an enrolment Of 23, with
David O'Hara as teacher. Here too,
good work is being done and the
scho lars are making good progress in
their studies. The furnishings and
school house surroundings are among
the poorest in the county. The desks
are old-fashioned homemade affairs,
blaokboards insufficient, no chair at
all for the teacher, and the steps to
the school house are badly out of re-
pair and are unsafe for persons to use.
The grounds are in need of improve
ment.
The Merlin school is graded, has
two rooms and an enrolment of 81.
Mrs. Alice Bacon is principal and
has charge of the grammar grade and
Miss Josephine Grow of the primary
grade. This school has as high
standing for efficient work as any
school in Josephine county. The
house Is we'll built and fully furnished
as to furniture and apparatus. The
school has library that it may well
be proud Of. The village of Merlin
is one Of the most progressive com
munities Of Josephine county and its
school is a compliment to the intellec-
tual standard Of the place.
At the Winona school the enroll
ment is small as the district Is
sparcely settled. bat the average at
tendance is good and the teacher,
Miss Matte MoKimens is doing
effic lent work. The building is good
and is very we'll supplied with desks
and accessories
The Hugo school is doing good
work with John Hill as teacher and
the building is modern and well
equipped. but the grounds, while
large, are not improved.
The very excellent order was one of
the oommendable features noticed at
tho Oak Grove school, of which Miss
Hilda MoCurdy is teacher The
building is good and fairly well sup
piled with school appliances, but
though there is a sawmill in the dis
trict, the building has no steps and
those entering the school building
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