Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-06-29
SOUTHERN OREGON
NORMAL SCHOOL
raduates LARGEST Class In Its
History-Has Fine Outlook
For Next Year.

The year ended June 18th with tn,
graduation of "a seniors, the larges
class in the history Of the school TIL,
citizens of Ashland and the surround
ing country came out en- masse, ant
more than 1900 people witnessed tn,
closing exercises in the Chautauqu,
building. The presentation of tn,
scarf by Miss Nora Beebe on behalf o.
the Seniors to Walter Herndon who re-
ceived it on behalf of the Junior.
was an unique and pleasant feature.
This banner passes from class to class
year after year and is the cherished
relic of the school.
The number of people who attend.
ed the exercises from abroad bespeak
wide interest felt in the school.
School superintendents and members
and teachers from various parts Of
Southern Oregon were in attendance.
The Alumni Association was attend
T
ed by 90 members. The present
faculty and students were ,rejoiced to
see the, lively interest here shown by
the students of loug ago. .,h,
Nearly all of the graduates Of this
year will teach. Most of them have
good positions Next year will, find
each of them located in some desirable
field for work. The best positions ask
for the best teachers and the best
teachers seek the best positions The
normal graduate and the best position
always find each other. ot
or recent graduates Vora Storey is
elected to the Woodburn High School,
Floy Mcneil and Anna Beeson to the
Medford schools, Eva Storey, Docia
Willis and q. w. Milan to the Ash
land schools, Harvey Iulow principal.
ship Pleasant Hill, @. Strange City
Superintendent Cottage Grove. Worth
Harvey principal Cottage Grove, and
Mary Mundy High School at Cottage
Grove, Ola and. Mabel Mickey, Cor
della Grant and Jessie Wilson Cottage
Grove Public Schools, Lettie Cooper
Myrtle Point, School, Stella Campbell
and Mabel Campbell Klamath Falls
School, Elsie Parks, Creswell School,
Elizabeth Gibson Central Point and
Lucie George principal at Grants
Pass ~
Of the former graduates Lincoln
Savage is Superintendent of the
schools Of Josephine County, j. Percy
Well, \ superintendent, Jacksonville
Public Schools and s. P. Robbins
Superintendent of Myrtle Point Public
Schools.
This list will suffice to show tn
character of positions occupied by
those people thoroughly prepared for
their work. They are receiving
salaries varying from $50 to s10O per
month.
1t will be of interest to all friends
of the school to know that with the
acceptance Of the appropriation bill
by the people the Ashland water sys-
tenn will be extended to the Normal
School grounds where lawns and
fountains, plants and shrubbery will
further adorn the already beautiful
Normal School campus. A heating
plant will be established at once and
large additions will be made to the
physical and chemical labratory and
to the Normal School library, three
new teachers will be added, an ad
vance year will be added to the Nor
NAL School from which will be gradu.
ated at least 10 persons who are al
ready applying for entrance to that
course.
ln fact, the entrance and graduation
requirements will parallel that done
by the San Francisco Normal School
which is taken ss a standard and
which is acknowledged the best in
sti;ution Of its kind on the Pacific
Coast.
The faculty and students of the
Normal School are deeply loyal to the
institution. They have passed resolu.
tions thanking the people of Southern
Oregon for the stand they took at the
polls in June concerning the appro-
priation for state institutions. Every
town and county In the territory en-
braced by Jackson, Coos, Curry,
Douglas, Josephine, klamath and
Lake threw a heavy majority for the
appropriation bill and this institution
construes this vote into an act of kind.
ness, and Of recognition of merits
shown towards the institution.
Therefore, we take courage and &c
forward in our endeavors to make the
Normal School an institution of
which every citizen of Southern Ore
gou will be proud to speak when they
journey abroad and which they will