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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28

system. The chairman of the dis
trict board is the delegate to this
convention. If unable to attend he
is authorized to appoint some other
member of the board.
The conventions held thus far
have been well attended, and the
directors have shown that they are
interested in their schools, and that
they are willing to spend time and
money to forward any plan tending
to better the public schools, that
will on its face show Itself to be of
practical working value. For ex-
ample, the writer has been advo-
eating the plan of number of dis
tricts uniting to employ specialist
who will instruct the children in ele-
mentary agriculture, have an equip
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28

ment of necessary tools. and teach
the children how 20 bud, graft and
prune the trees OF the orchard, how
TO prepare the ground for the diff
ferent seeding, the best way
TO cultivate each of the diff
ferent garden products, and above
all to cultivate an unboandlng in
terest among the children for such
work. Many OF the school direc-
tors have become interested in this,
and the plan, IL is believed, will be
given a trial in the near future. BY
these meetings. too. many smaller,
yexatious problems have been solved
simply by open discussion and sug.
gestions by the delegates attending.
There are several defects in our
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
Oregons Imperial School Center Has $35OOOO Eonnms


laws, or a number of phases of our
laws that will bear Improvement,
and the State Department is now
working out plans to this end. It
has already been noted that the
county is divided into large num-
Der of districts, and each of these
districts has a controlling board.
and that the supervising officer Is
the county superintendent. Here,
in order to secure good work, the
power must be more centralized. To.
illustrate, If county superintendent
finds certain defects in fifty differ
ent districts, he must go to work
with fifty different boards, or with
one hundred and fifty to two hun
dred men, in order to have the con-
ditions made right. IL may be
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28

matter OF bad ventilation, or one
of no play grounds, or one OF un-
sanitary conditions, and many OF
our schools are suffering from all
of these Ills. If there were one
central board for the entire county.
and the county superintendent had
authority to execute its plans, school
buildings might be made more COM
Portable, Fairgrounds might be
provided, and the district with a
few pupils might have as good a
school and as competent a teacher
aa the one with a large nmmber Of
pupils.
In order to make this last pos
sible, another change must be made,
and that is the plan of distributing
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28

the school money Now It II dis.
tributed according TO the school
census. The property of the whole
state must stand back OF the educa.
tlon OF every child in the state, and
therefore, the district as a taxing
unit, Is not a fair unit In that some
are too poor to maintain a
good school for a Sufficient number
OF months, while other districts
with no greater number Of children
have a greater amount Of taxable
property and, therefore, can, with.
out any great sacrifice on It's part,
have n good school for greater
number OF months. II the state
were made the taxable unit this un-
equal division would cease. The
method of apportioning money ac-
cording to the census of children Is
not a fair method for the reason
that children Of district which ha,
a small census is entitled to a good
teacher for as many months as are
the children OF a district contain
ing a greater number Of children.
The idea being that a few children
need a good teacher as well as n
large number OF months as the large
number therefore, money should
not be distributed In accordance 70
the number of children In a district
but in accordance 20 the number OF
teachers employed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
Oregon School Laws a Model

were organized during the past
year
The State Institutions, the Uni
versity OF oregon, the Oregon Agrl-
cultural College, and the Normal
Schools have their courses so ar
ranged that they corellate well with
that of the high schools, and these
schools. finish the free education
that Is offered to the boys and girls
OF oregon.
Besides these schools there are
the special institutions for unfortu-
nate children, the Blind, the DEAF
Mute and the Reform schools, and
another institution is now being
provided, that for the care of the
feeble minded.
Compulsory Education.
The last legislature passed a COM
pulsory educational law which is as
near self operative as any law well
can be. Truant officers and teachers
are in danger of penalty II they neg
lect their duty in seeing to the reg
ular attendance of the children un-
der their Jurisdiction. County SUI
peritendents report that the law Is
working we'll and that they are hav-
ing no diffieulty In enforcing the
law.
Institutes, Conventions and AssOcia-
tiOns.
By these various meetings, teach
ers and school officers are kept in
touch with the progress of the day.
not alone in the line of teaching, but
with the progress of the nation.
economically, socially, financially
and Intellectually.
The law requires each county SUI
perintendent to hold an annual
teachers convention in his county,
and the attendance of teachers is
compulsory, The state superintend-
ent is also required to attend these
conventions as far as practicable.
Most of the counties are now able TO
procure for these conventions at
least one instructor from some other
state, and two or three OF the best
institute instructors of this state.
Once each year state associations
are held, one for Western Oregon |
and one for Eastern Oregon. The
attendance at the Western Oregon |
division usually reaches one thou
sand or more, that of the Eastern |
division not quite so large, For |
these meetings the best talent of the |
state is employed, and two or three
Instructors, the most noted In the |
United States, are also secured.
A new law the administration of !
which is meeting with success Is
the law authorizing the county SUI
to hold annually a
school board convention for a period
Of at least one day for the discus
sion of questions pertaining TO the ]
improvement Of the public school
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
Department Of Education.

h'NNfAhifhA WI
w. u. Chancellor. Superintendent
of Public instruction, Washington,
ID. c., lecturer on Hlstry OF Educa-
donal Theory. John Hopkins Uni
Vorslty. says I'm the Atlantic Educa-
tional Journal, ~ have read the
school laws OF every state In the
Onion, Oregon has the best" Il Is
dhe purpose OF this article to de-
scribe briefly Oregon's Educational
system whi h Is necessarily based
upon her school laws.
The school district governed by
an elective board OF from three 10
i've directors is the unit OF the
school system In Oregon. This
board manages the finances of tho
district, and elects teachers. once
"a year the school district holds a
school meeting which all legal yo-
Rers of the district are privileged TO
attend and special meetings are cali
Nal from time TO time by the board
% directors as the need arises. The
districts of county have super
Nising officer called the county SUI
perintendent who looks after the
interests and welfare of all the dis
tricts of a county. This officer visits
each district at least once a year,
inspects the buildings, looks after
the school itself, and superyIses the
work of the teacher In the same
manner, the state superintendent of
public instruction cares for the edu-
oational interests of the entire
state.
Grading and Text Books.
The schools of Oregon use a uni
1orm course OF study, which pro-
Vtdes for eight grades in the gram
mar schools, and four years of work
IN the high schools The State
uses also uniform series of text
books, II a pupil moves from one
part of Oregon to another he may
keep the same books. enter school
and be very easily classified. When
the eight grades are completed, the
pupil takes the eighth grade eXam-
inatlon on questions prepared by
the state superintendent, and grad
ed by the connty board of eXamin-
ers. If successful. he receives a di-
ploma signed by the county super
lntendent, aud his teacher, which
entities him 10 enter any high
school in the state,
The high schools are now In a
period of development In Oregon.
Some have one year, some two,
three and four. The course requires
Ieur years of high school work, so
when pupil lives in a district that
has only a one, two or three year
high school. he usually goes to some
tour year high school to finish his
.ccurse. These smaller high schools
are adding TO their courses each year
and more than so new high schools
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
salem Has An University.

Willamette University Is a source
OF the greatest pride TO the city and
under the presidency of DR.. John h.
Coleman has become a school OF
the first rank in the state. The mag
nificent campus opposite the State
Capitol building is being rapidly
covered with buildings, a college OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28

music, a medical collsp n
yinity school having bsa 4,
der his administrator n.
law school, a school d sr
dramatic art, and al t.s I
ments are located At aa |
Salem boasts Of sd
ness college-The CiDd \
the able Leadership Of N
/ Staley a practical M .
OF work relating 10 ,ir
He Is noted for being n
most expert bookkep,n
eountants, and one q ~
men In the state. Ard
himself, often emplgsi
the books OF county al
staley turns ont
able class Of students
mendatlon goes with
when wanting help.
Salem has a nofni
in the course Of q y's
large number Of =
school teachers ia
training college conigz
fessor J. J. Rrapps -
devoted his whole lie 81
OF pedagogy.
Sacred Heart DAY -
Academy Is a high sis
children and young lAa
oompllshments as vel >
and scholastic S'''
by the So"
for iAoT'''a
work is Of the Vsu -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
Medical College Willamette Ii,i,,,,'
FACULTY.

John Hamline Coleman, ID. n
Salem-President of William
cite University.
William Henry Byrd, M. d.. Salon,
Professor of Surgery, sur.
geon to Salem Hospital ana
Dean of Faculty.
Lewis Franklin Griffith. NJ II G.
lem-Professor Of Diseases ~
Women, State Hospital for the
Insane.
John N. Smith. M. d., Salem
Professor of Theory and Prac.
tice of Medicine.
Walter T. Williamson, NJ n
Portsand-Professor of Mental
and Nervous Diseases.
James A. Richardson, NJ. d.. Salem
Professor of Pedlatrlcs.
William Carlton Smith. A. r. NJ
d., Salem-Professor of Anat.
omy.
Augustus Il. Tamiesie, NJ. D.
Professor of Materia Medlca
and Therapeutics. State Hos.
pital for the Insane.
Angus u. ellis, NJ. D., Salem
Professor of Ophthalmology
Rhinology, Otology and Laryng.
ology; Ophthalmologist to Sa.
lem Hospital.
Frank Eldon Smith, VI. d., Salem
Professor of Obstetrics.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28

Under the leadsFla
A. Heritage the Sl'a
Music is placed ID
and his splendid li..... lnl.....
.ooo-~~~-e-eose,'~,- ~,
CONTINUED % p1
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28
A THANKSGIVING HYMN
emery Potte, in Craftsman for November)



emery Potle in Craftsman for November)
the Earth full of Thy Penttude
The Q pleasant sunlight
me of Spring
Ias n kindly ~
The white have led the
plants,
fhe evening have kissed them
of Harvest
hen o living thing satisfied.
Rivers as they flow oceanward to Thee
great hearto of he gratitude
strengh OF hills is
o pines,
the yearnng breasts of Night
birds, the multitude o whte-souled
STARS ashine,
fhe swift, wild tunes of the wind
fAn proising Thee.
fknd humble and contrte servants
Thanksgiving;
are o Thy loving kindness.
laughter lips
passionate of Life within
Love- the wonderful artifcer Of souls
For Justice md Virtue, an Honor, Peace,
authority,
For the pulsatng, victorious Country,
Thee,
And IN anguish,
grief lies
inscrutable Chance the years
Bears n aught of misery,
And the travail be bitterness and shame
Have mercy o God
God Years, 1 o Thy Plenitude
Thy humbe contrte
Bow before Thee, with hearts of Thanksgiving
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-28

onnrl,' SrNs Oliver Ds,,,. /
Professor Of cS.-.'
To1lcOlOsy wIIlsS.,,. r5,,1.
sity.
J. Linsey Hill, B.sr,I
Oany--Proiessor 4 n
p.. Urinary DIrea's. an, n
Peter II. darcy, 80 J.,
er on Medical lurIu,,,'i
H. D. Clements, N. D.-.,,,I
EmOryolOgy and mI
BactoriOIosy and p,ssI
W, o Tucker, NJ. D, uDI
Professor CT Physical D,I|
and Disease Of The Cha
orla B. Miles, NJ. D, n
Professor Of Physlc~
Special Lecturers and "A
'ohn D. Shaw, NJ. -
to the Oregon saa
tlary. r.
Or. EIbert Flshcr--S,r-
Dr. +. 0. ParkT-Sssns
Prevention Of DIan
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-22

Tenderness or aching in the
smallness of the back is serious
symptom. The kidneys are suf-
feriug. Take PrIckly Ash Bitters
at once. 1t is a reliable kidney
remedy and system regulator and
will cure the trouble before it
develops its dangerous stage.
Smith Grisham Drug Co., Agents.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Land Once ut New Orleans. L

Nov. Is, 1901.
Notice IL hereby given that Amos r. starnes.
of Newport, La, has fled notice Of his inten-
tion to make final proof before Clerk Of Court
ct his once in WINFIELD, La, on the ooth day
the e Ia Of NW1-4 and WIZ NE Ia Of section
No. .. in township No. II north. range No.
east. La Mer. made March 7, 1901.
He names ~ Witnesses: T. @. Willis, 9. II.
Meyers. W. L. Mayes, r. @. Herring, all of
Newport, La.
WALTER L. COHEN. Register.
So. Sentinel, winnheld, La, Nov. n, 1907.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

November 10, 1907.
Notice In hereby given that Charlie Thomp-
son, Of Newport. La, has filed notice Of his
intention to make final communication proof
before Clerk Of Court ut his ONCE in Winnneld,
homestead No. 274el, Tor the NE Ia Of NJ Ia
Of section No. %, in township No. Is north
range No. east, La Mer., made Aug. Is, 1905
He names a. witnesses: l.. B. Hinton, J. r.
Newport, La.
WALTER L. COHEN, Register
So. Sentinel, Winnield. La, Nov. a. 1907
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-22
PRESIDENT SUMMONS
SPECIAL CONFERENCE
Asks Governors Of States to the
White House to Discuss Plans
for Preserving Resources.

Last Sunday President Roose-
welt issued the following invita-
ton to the Governors of the States
and Territories to meet HIM at the
White House May ID. IA and Is,
next, to discuss the question of
tie best means to conserve the
resources Of the country. This
letter says:
"The natural resources of the
territory of the United States
were at the time of the settlement
richer, more varied and more
available than those of any other
equal area on the surface of the
earth. The development of these
resources has given us for more
than a century a rate of increase
of population and wealth UNI
dreamed of by the men who
founded our government and with.
out PARALLEL in history. 1t is
obvious that the prosperity which
We now enjoy rests directly upon
these resources. 1t is equally OBJ
vious that the vigor and success
which we desire and foresee for
this nation in the future must have
been as its ultimate material basis.
Gin view of these evident facts
II seems to me it is time for the
country to take account of its
natural resources and to inquire
how long they are likely to last.
Weare prosperous now; we should
not forget that it Will be just rs
important to our descendants to.
be prosperous in their time as 1t
is to us to be prosperous in our
time.
"Recently l expressed the opin-
ion that there is no other question
now before the nation of equal
gravity with the question of the
conservation of our natural re-
sources; and | added that it Is the
plain duty of those of US who for
the moment are responsible to
make inventory of the natural re-
sources which have been handed
down to US, to forecast as we'll a.
we may the needs of the future
and so to handle the great sources
of our prosperity rs not to destroy |
in advance all hope of the pros
perity of our descendants.
cit is evident that the abundant |
natural resources on which the
welfare of this nation rests are
becoming deplsted. and in not n
few cases are already exhausted.
This is true of oil portions of the
United States. 1t is especially |
true of the longer settled COM
munities of the East. The gravity
Of the situation must, believe,
appeal with special force to the
governors of the states, because
Of their close relations to the peo-
pie and their responsibility for
the welfare of their communities.
I have, therefore, decided in ac-
with the suggestion of
The inland waterways commission,
10 ask the governors of the states
and territories to meet at the
White House on May Ii, IA and
Is to confer with the President
Md with each other upon the
conservation of natural resources.
eft gives me great pleasure to
invite you to take part in this
! should be glad tol
hsve you select three citizens to
accompany you and to attend the
as your assistants or
ldvisers. / shall also invits the
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-22


The following is taken from
Congressman RansdeIl's speech
delivered at the Lincoln Parish
fair:
81 have tried very hard to
honeycomb my district with rural
free delivery routes which are
the greatest benefit to the farm
ers, and in many instances
fully one-half-the service has
been refused by Uncle Sam
because of bad roads. Farmers
often complain of heavy taxation,
but the heaviest tax any commu-
nifty groaned under is a bad road.
Il wears out and destroys your
work animals and vehicles of
every kind; it adds 500 per.ce
every year to Jour blacksmith bill;
1t adds 800 per cent to the cost of
transporting your produce to the
market; it diminishes the selling
value Of your farm at least 200
per cent; it drives your children
from home in disgust TO u parent
less life in some distant city,
away from your loving care and
besst BY thousands of DANGERS;
& makes you grsyheaded before
vour time, and often carries you
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-22
Poll Tax.

No man who is entitled to cast
his ballot at the approaching
primary should neglect the neces.
sary qualifications for exercising
his rights of citizenship. In the
busy pursuits of every day life
men are apt to overlook or forget
some of the most important
requisites of citizenship required
by law. The time has arrived for
the payment of the poll tax in
order to exercise the right of suf-
frage. There are many young
men who will cast their first
ballot. They should neither
neglect nor forget to secure their
poll tax receipts in order to
qualify them for voting. Do not
delay this important matter.
The tax receipt means the right
to vote and an aid to the school
fund of town and parish. 1t is a
small amount on the individual
citizen, but accumulates into
thousands of dollars in the ag.
gregate. Let every one secure it.
Have you Corns or Bunionsl
If so. M. e. Bagwell is your best
friend. He will take them off
with a painless treatment. All
male persons are requested to call
at City Barber Shop for treat
ment. nj. &. BAGwELL, Chy.,
m3-1y Winfield, La.
Smith & Grisham Drug Co., is
our agent for that we'll known
headache remedy. Cephalone.
1t never fails. Only rs cents
per box. Marbury & Kidd, Rus
ton, La. s28.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-11-22
GOOD ROADS AGAIN,
A VITAL QUESTION
Solid Highways as Necessary
for Public Advancement as
Education Is for Mind.

Too mich stress cannot be
placed on the subject of good
roads. Next to education it is by
far the most important subject
that can engage the attention and
demand the support and hearty
cooperation of every class of citi.
zens. 1t is a question of public
utility that contributes its benefits
to the farmers in reaching the
markets with their products; to
their children in furnishing easy
access to the school houses in all
kinds of weather; to the merchant
because it places his business in
close touch with his coontry Gus
toners who wish to trade with
him; to the travelling citizens who
do not enjoy the facilities of the
railroads. In fact it is AN inn
prcvement that affects, more or
less, every business and every
occupation.
Wipn parish is of such a con-
formation that good and solid
highways once constructed, could
be maintained at comparatively
small cost. As conditions now
exist, not only in this parish, but
throughout this rich and produc-
tive state, in the winter season.
when their constant use is most
imperative, they are impossible
and their condition works great
hardships on both the rural and
the town and city residents. 1t
has become almost a matter of
self-preservation in these modern
times of pushing activity, to re-
quire solid causeways throughout
the country sections and to and
from the towns and cities for the
mutual benefits that they will
confer.
This subject cannot be urged
too frequently or too earnestly.
The people of VIM parish,
throughout its whole confines,
will show a commendahle civic
pride by taking up the Good
Roads question and pushing it to
q speedy reality. The residents
are as active, energetic, wide-
awake and enterprising as the
people of any other section of
Louisiana. Let them exhibit
these sterling qualities of good
citizenship by taking active steps
to secure splendid highways
throughout the length and breadth |
of Winn parish. 1t will attract
more attention, more favorable
comment and inspection than any
single public enterprise in which
they could engage. Who will be
the first public spirited citizen to
inaugurate active practical work
in this direction?
Tenderness or aching in the
smallness of the back is a serious
symptom. The kidneys are suf-
feriug. Take PrIckly Ash Bitters
st once. 1t is reliable kidney
and system regulator and
will cure the trouble before it
develops its dangerous stage.
Smith Grisham Drug Co., Agents.
Roads and Free Delivery.
The following is taken from
RansdeIl's speech
delivered at the Lincoln Parish
lair:
81 have tried very hard to
,oneycomb my district with rural
'ree delivery routes which are
he greatest benefit to the farm
'rs, and in many instances
tulIy one-half-the service has
'een refused by Uncle Sam