Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-08-27
SCHOOLS Open
SEPTEMBER IS
TWO ROOMS ADDED TO THE
EAST SCHOOL
STEAM HEAT FOR CENTRAL
The Board Will Soon Have to Con.
slider the Erection of Addi-
tional Building.

Elsewhere in this issue of the
Courier appears a notice of the
opening of our city schools on Sep
tember 1S, This notice is timely
and new residents and high school
pupils will do well to confer with
the superintendent to secure their
entrance permits before the open
ing day of school.
Considerable improvements have
been made in school equipment dur
ing the vacation. The East school
building has been enlarged to an
eight room building and steam
heating plant is being installed in
the Central or High School building
This addition to the East building
will give easement to the crowded
condition of the schools on the
north side Of the track. The change
in the heating plant in the Central
building is a much needed improve
ment, the old system of hot air
furnaces was never success and
added much to the liability Of fire.
With the new system of steam, a
more uniform temperature may be
secured and greater safety from fire
at a much less yearly expense than
under the old system of furnaces.
Considerable increase is expected
In the enrolment and especially In
the high school, where additional
seats are being added to bring the
seating capacity up to about 1886.
This reminds us that our city has
about outgrown its present high
school facilities and new and mod
ern equipped high school must be
built within year or so. Our
school board would do well to take
this matter in consideration and Sc
cure now a suitable location for a
high school building. one that will
do credit to our city. With the
rapid increasing in value Of city
property the securing of good
location should not be postponed.
There will be but little change in
the course of study offered in the
! high school II may be well to call
attention of new residents TO some
features of the courses now offered
I 1D classified course with four years
of Latin, four Of English, two OF
German. three Of mathematics and
I four of history. CIV scientific course
including general high school sub
iocts with special attention tC
science, physics, chemistry geology
botany, etc; 90 commercial course
with thorough instruction ln stem
ography and typewrltIng and book
Noeping 4D teachers course in
tended to give % more general funD
of information and to better eQul
those who may intord Co enter th'
profession of teaching
Considerable choice is allowed 70
the selection Of studies and I'm thi
regard our high school offers onpor
'unities not surpassed by the bes
preparatory schools of our country
Debating will be an interesting
feature ln high school work This com
ling session. and with the impetus o
state championship won last year
much should be done I'm this lln
this year
The probable assignment Of teach
ars for the opening term will be a
follows.
Central Building High school
Miss Fay ". Newton, Latin Mario
r Han, science and mathematics
Miss Pearl v Barker. English, Mis-
Edith Carter Kinney German an
mathematics; Miss Jennie Y. Ere,
man, history; Miss Christina McLeai
commercial
Sth Grade Miss Blanche Gran,
Sth b aud 9Th Minnie l.. Turf
ith Grade Nellie Dement,
East Bullding-7th grade. J.
Blsb. principal; 9Th grade Miss Floi
shaw; 9Th grade. Julette y. F. Pa
ramore; ith grade, Reba Lowry; 81
grade. Alice Horton; Srd grade b al