Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-12-08
SCHOOL OFFICERS MEET
Large and Enthusiastic Delegation
Attended Annual Meeting OF
Association.

OthcerS' Association ever uelu III oAH
county met In the courthouse, Satur-
day. About eighty officers, repre-
senting the majority of the school
districts in Polk county, were present,
beside a number of teachers and
patrons of the schools from different
parts of the county.
In the election of officers, L. W.
Brunk, of Eola, was chosen to succeed
Hon. G. L. Hawley, of Mccoy, as
president of the association and County
School Superintendent H. @. Seymour
was reelected secretary.
State Superintendent j. d. Acker-
man, Secretary G. L. Starr, OF the
State Board of Normal Regents and
Professor L. R. Traver, of the Mon
mouth Normal school were present
and delivered pointed and interesting
addresses on different phases of edu-
cational work.
The resolutions adopted by the Polk
County School Officers Association
have several times proven potent
influence to secure the enactment OF
laws for the betterment Of educational
conditions in Oregon, and it is thought
that the list of resolutions passed at
the meeting Saturday may have con-
siderable weight in the coming session
of the State Legislature. The mem
bers of the committee on resolutions
we're A. J. Shipley, chairman, Hon.
G. W. Myer and B. z. Riggs.
Following is the list of resolutions
that were introduced and passed:
That the method of apportioning
school funds be based on the number
of teachers employed, each room re-
ceiving enough to maintain at least
eight months of school each year.
That the total amount of state and
county money be increased sufficiently
for each school room in the state to
maintain at least eight months OF
school each year.
That each county should have the
right to adopt the county unit OF ad'
ministration instead of the district
unit, excluding districts of the first
class.
That the superintendent should give
more time to visiting schools and il
order that he may suitably attend tc
| this work of supervision, he shoulo
have clerical help and sufficient assist
/ ance.
That the county treasurer should be
/ ex-officio schoo district treasurer
except in districts of the first class.
J That sufficient number of "schoo
laws" should be published for eacl
I director, clerk and teacher in the stat
to be furnished with copy.
That the association endorsed tn
method Of the superintendent making
! a report to the board of each school h
visits concerning the conditions as b
finds them in the school.
Another resolution, suggested b
Mr.. Starr in his address, endorsed tn
study of agriculture in the publ
schools and recommended that I'll
State Board of Education and th
/ Oregon Agricultural College
authorized to prepare text book
elementary agriculture adapted 10 I'll
needs of pupils in the public schoo
of Oregon.
Throughout the entire conventio
the greatest enthusiasm prevailed an
the discussion of the education
topics, program for the preparatio
of which great credit is due the count
superintendent, was entered In
heartily and intelligently by all.
1 The following school officers fro
the various districts OF Polk coun
were present: Ralph Shepard, Zen'
DR.. b. H. McCallon, Dallas; S. Smit
John Jones, J. G. Rempel, Smithfiel'
B.I. Ferguson, I. W. Brunk, Fol
HIM. Tabor, Red Prairie; W. I. Fo
ter, Bridgeport; William Hoisingto
l Iewisville; n. F. Gregg, o. E. Fool
Ballston; Henry Voth, Salt Cree
NP.T. Peterson, Parker; Joseph Crave
AJ. Haley, Monmouth; G. E. Staa
AirIie; ). l.. Stewart, Bethel; A.
Windover, A. @. Rempel, D.G. Remp
L Polk Station; J. E. Allen, Arth
Allen, Oak Grove; W. II. McK'
4 Perrydale; G. Lawrence, Cochran
y Tedrow. ". n. Bowman, Elkin
M. W. Mix, Hon. B. f. Jones, Ind
pendence; L. N. Bilieu, @. Z. Loci
Antioch; @. W. Mclaughlin, Bue
Vista; Phillip Damn, J. c. Zins
Spring Valley G. W. Porter, PoPcor
HJ H. Brown, Otto Skersies, Upf
Salt Creek; A. c. Guyer, Moutgomer
III E. Bradford, Lincoln; W.
Brown. Mrs. n. A. Lee, North Dalli
EB. z. Riggs, Enterprise; Mrs. An
Brown, Suver: II. A. Bligh, j. l. Ga
Etna Manly Martin, Greenwood ; A,
shipley, Sunnyslope; G. I. H'
Mccoy, Walter Barnhart Oakda
Henry Fern. Guthrie; @. W. McB
JI ReasoBer, L. Il. McBee. Liberf
lie. W. Tice. Ira Mehrling. Falls CT
M Blodgett, Pioneer; W. A. Sc
Highland; 2. o. Isaac, David Smi
Alvin Couutryman, Rogue River v
lev. and B. C. Kenyon, East Dal
District 81.