East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-21
One Board Plan for All School
Districts in County is Sug-
geSted.
GREAT MEETING HELD
HERE LAST SATURDAY
Representative School Directors Ask
Court 70 Increase School Appropria-
ton for Next Year from Seven to
Ten Dollars Per Capita-Hard Raps
for Present Athletic System.

Better schools was the keynote of
the big and successful schoolboard
convention held Saturday at the court
house, which was brought to an en-
thusiastic close when the directors
present recommended to the county
court that the school levy next year
be made so as to apportion SO to
every child of school years in each
district instead of 81 as heretofore.
The motion was made by Manuel
Friedley, one Of the big wheat farm
ers from north of town and was sec
onded by E. L. Smith Of the Pendle-
ton school board, one of the heaviest
taxpayers in the county
Commenting on the action of the
convention and the enthusiasm shown
by its members. State Superintendent
Ackerman at the close OF the meet
ing warmly congratulated Umatilla
county upon the progressive spirit of
its directors and their earnest work
for better education.
Mr.. Ackerman declared that the last
week which he had spent among the
schools of Umatilla county was one
Of the most gratifying from an educa-
tional standpoint since his connection
with the schools of the state.
One School Board Plan.
During the course of the meeting
Superintendent Ackerman brought up
tho ouactipp 90 ono gobnot hood ea-
the county, a reform in school work
now being adopted in many of the
eastern states, a system which leading
educators declare will replace the
present method of many separate
school districts. Under the plan
the school directors - like the
county commissioners. would be elect
ed and would employ one competent
county superintendent to look after
the schools, reducing the whole sys-
TEN to the busness-lke methods now
prevailing in the county government.
Superintendent Alderman did not ad-
vocate the plan at this time, nor did
County Superintendent Welles, al
though it is understood that both gen.
tlemen are seeking some solution to
the present more or less unsatisfac-
tory and unbusinesslike methods en-
ployet. sstM
Besides Superintendent Ackerman
and County School Superintendent F.
X Welles, other prominent speakers
of the session We're State Senator C.
j. Smith and State Senator w. G.
Cole. DR.. Smith spoke on the import
ance of school hygiene ami urged the
necessity of better ventilation, recon-
that window boards be used
to throw the cold air toward the CELL
ing from the raised window so that it
would fall heated upon the heads of
the children. He opposed the open
door method of ventilation and also
lowering windows from the top.
knocks for Football.
DR.. Cole devoted considerable dis
,ussion to the subject of athletics
and declared his belief that the boy
who needed physical exercise did not
receive 1t through football and ath- |
etics, and that the excitement of the
game had a hurtful effect-to a GER
ain extent-upon the studies of the
'oung folks interested
In the many general discussions the
iirectors present showed a lively in
crest Among those who took an ac-
i've part in the meeting we're
NJ. G. Mckern, district Y6, Holdman:
T. A. Keller, district 3, Adams: l.. L.
Bentley, district 60, Pendleton; Grant
1hrhart, district SO. Pendleton; Frank
'ertween, district SO, Athena; w. B.
Ross, district 9S, Meacham: f. S. Will
'ur, district 100. Duncan; w. T, Nc
.eod, district so, Adams ]. H. Chris
opher, district 10, Adams: Frank
King. district 10, Weston; John Back
nan. district 9S, Pendleton; James
'elson, district 106, Nye: d. Chees-
nan, district T. Freewater: C. ].
district 90, Pendleton; L. l..
mith, district 16, Pendleton: J. II.
iarrells, district 109, Wallula: Man e
ell Freidley, rs, Helix; Kim Mortar,
istrict 2S, Nolin; A. F. Lane, district
8, Nolin; j. a. Hubbard. district 102.
lcKay; J. G. Bryan, district "a, Athe-
a; John Hoffman, district S5 PEN
Teton; Chas. w. Parrott. district 1S.
'olin; Jerry Stone, district 20. Athe-
a; $. T. Phillips, district 50. Weston:
', 7. Houn, district 10; p. c. Warren, I
strict los, Milton; Swante Anderson, .
istrict 6S, Pendleton; w. II. Dale. /
lstrict 54, Helix: w. A. Stockman. |
lstrict 81, Helix; Fred NJ. Brown, dis q
let Is, Adams; Gunder Turgeson. dis {
'ict 81, Helix; w. L. Powell, district
D, Freewater; A. Faller. district 10. {
reewater; ]. o. Hales, district SIS. J
dams; ]. T. Lieuallen. district IS. 7