Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-01-03
EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS
FIRST OF SERIES TO BE HELD
AT ZENA.
Patrons of Public Schools Will Gather
To Discuss Topics
of Interest.

The first of the meetings for the
| benefit of the school officers, parents
and teachers of Polk County this year
| will be held at Zena, Saturday, Janu-
airy 21, beginning at 1890 a. m. Pres
ident T. w. Brunk and Secretary II. C.
Seymour, of the School Officers Asso-
| citation of Polk County have just fin
ished the schedule of the various
meetings to be held in the different
parts of the county, and the locations,
dates, etc, are given in detail below.
These sectional meetings have been
held in different parts of the county
for the past five or six years and much
good has been accomplished in all
parts of the county as the result of
them. All who are interested
in the educational work of the
county should plan to attend the meet
ing in their vicinity, and any others
possible. They are becoming more
popular each year, as people come to
realize their Importance. They are
arranged particularly for public school
pcitA olo, anu dlI &c IIfNIJSu " part
ipate in them. Many subjects that are
of vital interest to the schools of the
county and state will be brought up
and discussed by those present, and
any one having a subject which they
would like to have taken up at any
meeting should write to the President
or the Secretary of the Association.
Following are the names of the
sections, together with the school dis
tricts in each section, and also the
place of meeting, the date, and the
name of the chairman of each section:
Sectional Meetings.
zena section-Zena, Lincoln, Spring
Valley, Lone Star and Brush College
meeting at Lincoln, January 21; J. M.
Spong, chairman.
Buena Vista section-Buena Vista
Suver, Parker, Highland and Mission
Bottom-meeting at Buena Vista, jan
uary %; E. e. Black, chairman
Bridgeport section Bridgeport,
Guthrie, Liberty, Oakdale, Oakhurst,
Powell's Camp, Rock Creek, Falls City,
LldCh IAoCh--iIlt6llHS dI bTluBepOIt,
February IS; A. w. Plankinton. chair
man.
Airlie section-Airlie, Lewisville,
Ward, Valley View and Fairview;
meeting at Airle, February 25 d. H.
Simpson, chairman.
Pedee section-Pedee, Cherry Grove,
Fir Grove, Montgomery, McTimmonds
Valley; meeting at Pedee, March 1S;
J. w. Yost, chairman.
Mistletoe section-Mistletoe, Antioch,
Sunnyslonpe, Cochran and Elkins;
meeting at Antioch, March 20; L.
Chamberlain, chairman.
The following sections will hold
their meetings at night, as Superin-
tendent II. C. Seymour and State Su-
perintendent L. R. Alderman will
schools of these sections, and will hold
a meeting at night in the following
named places, the dates to be filled in
later:
Salt Creek section-Salt Creek, Up
per Salt Creek, Concord, District No.
10, 1lOHeeT, NOTlH DdildS-IIlcSllnB "
be held at Salt Creek, Monday night;
E. F. Aebi, chairman.
Buell. secton-Buell, Harmony,
Pleasant View, Butler,
Rogue River, Valley Junction-meet-
ing at Buell., Tuesday night; c. A. Har-
old, chairman.
Ballston standardization, Enter
prise, Scroggins and Red Prairie
at Ballston, Wednesday night
%. E. Focht, chairman.
Bethel section-Bethel, Mccoy, Per-
at Perrydale, Thurs
day night; II. B. Flannery. chairman.
Rickreall section-Riekreall, Oak
Grove, Etna, Greenwood, Oak Point. |
Smithfield and Polk Station-meeting |
at Rickreall Friday night; b. f. Lu-
cas-, chairman.
Eola section-Eola, West Salem,
View, Popcorn-meeting at
Eola, Saturday night; b. I. Ferguson,
,ai.