Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-10-10
TO AID THE
ORCHESTRA
SCHOOL BOARD WILL ASSIST
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIANS.
HIRING AN INSTRUCTOR In MUSIC
The Board of Education Held Inter-
esting Meeting Tuesday Evening
Truant Officer RepOrts-High
School Is Growing.

The board of education met Tues
day evening in the directors room
of the Citizens Branking & Trust
Company in regular session.
The report of Professor Briscoe,
city superintendent, for the first
month of the school year showed a
slight falling off in the number of
pupils in the grades and a decided
gain in the number in the high
school.
In reading the report Professor
Briscoe commented upon the almost
perfect equality in the number of the
sexes in the schools. In the grades
the total enrolment was 3S9 boys
and 3S9 girls, and the enrolment at
the end of the month was 3S2 boys
and $50 girls. In the high school
the enrolment was equal, 100 boys
and 100 girls.
The matter of the transfer of
funds from other districts to cover
the tuition of pupils coming in to
attend the city schools was placed in
the hands of the secretary to corre-
spond with the proper parties.
Mr.. Victor Mills and Mr.. Stannard
of the high school orchestra were
present at the request of Mr.. Briscoe
and set forth the needs of the organ
ization. 1t seems that last year Pro-
fessor Norton gave his services free
as an instructor, as an advertisement
to his musical school, but he is not
here this year. The members have
expended sums ranging from $40 to
$175 for instruments. They felt that
if given assistance in the way of
proper instructors they could make
good progress and not only aid in
the school functions but give a cou-
pie of concerts which would add to
the finances of the orchestra. 1t
was decided by the board to advance
the sum of So per month for suitable
instruction, with the understanding
that the orchestra should reimburse
the board so far as possible from the
results of the concerts after buying
necessary music, etc.
Professor Briscoe reported the
purchase of $3.50 worth of books for
the libraries of the three schools,
this amount of money having been
received by the district from the
county He also urged that the
board in its budget for the coming
year include an equal amount as
$3.50 divided between three buildings
was far from sufficient to furnish
the necessary auxiliary books for
use in teaching, not to mention addi-
J tions to the literary library.
The report of A. l.. Irwin, truant
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cases investigated. In some instances
| it was necessary to hale the parents
before the school authorities in or
der to secure the attendance of the
pupils but in most instances the tru-
ancy was unknown to them.
Professor Briscoe brought up the
question of instruction in self-knowl-
edge, saying that the need had been
brought to his attention by one of
the high school boys He suggested
that the matter in the grades should
be taken up by the Parent-Teacher
Association in an effort to have
proper instruction given the younger
ones at home, rather than letting
them get it in vulgar manner from
their playmates. AS to the high
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and Dr. Gregg, who is a member of
the board, or some other physician,
if he did not care to act, should give
the boys a talk along that line. A
member of the board also suggested
that Miss Wagner and DR.. Matte b.
Shaw should enlighten the girls on
these subjects. The matter was TAX
en- under consideration of the board.
action being deferred at his request
until they could give it further
thought.
1t was ordered that the library of
the East Side school should have the
lights so arranged as to be suitable
for evening teachers meetings, this
building being the most central and
the library being the only room in
the three buildings which had a
stove and could be heated of an
evening without firing up the fur
mace.