The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1907-10-31
APPORTIONMENT
OF SCHOOL FUNDS
Superintendent Kerns Divides Up State
and County Money Among 6l
Districts.

County Superintendent Kerns is busy
sending out warrants to the school
clerks for the distr lets respective shares
of the county and state school funds.
The county fund of S53s9.S0 is di-
vided first by giving $50 to each district
and the balance pro rata. The state
fund is apportioned $1.57 for each pupil.
High School Now Popular.
The people of klamath county are
"well satisfied" with their county high
school and although the board "came in
for criticism at first for our liberal
policy, a vote OF the people would now
sustain us overwhel mingly," writes L.
Alva Lewis, treasurer of Klamath
county, to Judge o. M. Corkins.
Mr.. Lewis states the school now has
an enrolment of 80 against four years
ago. Four teachers are employed be-
sides music teacher who is paid $25 a
month for services at chapel exercises
and as istance in choral exercises, and
getting up entertainments. The prin-
cipal is paid $1,000 year, one assissanl
teacher 800 and one 800 a month fo1
the Term, and the commercial teacher
Sl25 month. The cost of running he
school is about $1,000 year.
| In addition to the state course O
study laid down by the state board O
education, she Klamath school has
commercial course that is proving yer,
popular, about one-third of the pupil
taking that course. Mr.. Lewis say
that feature is original with the Kla
math county high school, and he cal
certainly recommend it to others.
Klamath county had 1870 population
in 1900 as compared to 553S in Wallowa
Klamath has had big boom in tn,
last few years but its population toda,
does II OF exceed the present population
OF Wallowa, or about 5000.
County School Notes
T. d. Coblentz and G. w. Paddock o
Flora were in Enterprise, Thursday
Mr.. Paddock is teacher of the Paradis,
school, and Mr.. Coblentz will teach al
Deer Creek, the term beginning mex
Monday, November 4.
Ruskin Eddleman began a term o
school in Star district, in the north
country, October 81.
Richard Myers of Mud Creek i
moving his family to his town hous
for the winter, in order that he ma,
have school advantages for his children
Flora Journal
The Wilson brothers of the river, Mis-
Lelah Cole, Miss Holmes and Eddie an,
Edgar Garrett, had their names en-
rolled as pupils in Prof. Aliens room
Of our school, Monday.-Flora Journa
Ed Renfrow has moved his househol
furniture from the house owned by hir
in Flora. He has rented the Will
Wright house, in which his childre
will stay while attending school at Ark
this winter.
Old Glory now floats above the Ell
terprise public school in accordanc
with the state law requiring the Star
and Stripes to be displayed on ever
school house. The flag was raised b
Leo Forsythe and Claude Lockwoo
1t is 5xl0 feet in size and cost "a.
Superintendent J. W. Kerns visite
Alder school, Monday and found ever,
thing running in fine shape. Mr.. Kerr
was at Lostine two days last week
consultation with the school board i
regard to school affairs. Mr.. Gro,
member of the board, and Mr.. Ker,
visited the schools.
II. A. Burns, clerk of the Psradi,
school district, was transacting busine
in the county seat, Wednesday, and cal
ed at Superintendent Kerns' office. I
reported the election Of VIM. Atkins ar
Dave Kuhn as directors in that distri
at the recent special election, the form
to succeed w. G. Twaddel, who h,
moved, and Kuhn to succeed Walt
J Applegate, who never qualified.