Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-08-28
Governing
Standard
High Schools

Ron as adopted Dy lhe state Boaru
of Education August 5th. 1914:
At least three teachers shall be
required to devote their entire time
to high school work; provided, that
in a high school offering but one
course, two high school teachers
are required to devote their entire
time to high school work; provided,
that in a high school having a reg
ular attendance of less than sixteen
pupils, one teacher shall be re-
quired to devote her entire time
to high school work, being permit
ted to teach two grades of work
only and not more than ten classes
each day.
There shall be at least $500
wisely invested in apparatus for
teaching Science, apportioned as
follows: Physical Geography, SIS;
Biology. $75; Physics, $3.50. For
teaching the subject Of Physical
Geography, the following appsra-
tus is recommended: Set of John
ston maps, globes, mercurial bar
ometer and an anerOid barometer;
for Biology. microscopes, demon
stration magnifiers, dissecting sets,
slides and covers, glassware and
chemicals; for Physics, $l25 wise
ly expended, providing such a lab
oratory as will permit performing
the majority of the experiments
given in the Millikan and Gale
Manual.
The library must contain q mini
mum of $50 books which are, or
have been included in the State
School Library list. Part ii. exclud-
ing fiction and the dictionaries and
encyclopedias mentioned below.
and adapted to the courses of study.
These books must be entered in a
record book and prepared for cir
culation according to the rules
prescribed for school libraries. A
Standard High School must have
one Of the larger encyclopedias
recommended in the State Library
List, Part ii, and either the New
international or the Standard Die
tionary. to the number of one copy
for each twenty pupils.
The qualifications of the teachers
and the course Of study remain
about the same as before.
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For the uenefit of ..umeseekers
and prospective settlers in Oregon,
the Oregon State immigration Com
mission and the Oregon Develop
ment League have issued a booklet
OF information describing the
irrigated lands Of the state open
for settlement, including a list Of
privatuly-owned lands for sale on
the Tumalo Irrigation Pro ject and
the Central Oregon Lands. The
two projects are located in Crook
county, in Central Oregon. near the
towns of Terrebonne. Redmond,
Deschutes, Bend and Prineville.
The Central Oregon Irrigated Lands
project was started under private
supervision in 1902. but funds for
carrying on the work gave out, and
in 1918, the Oregon State Legisla-
ture voted S450,000 toward the
completion of the project. Early
1914 the Desert Land Board opened
part Of the land under what is
now called the Tumalo Project.
The rest of the irrigated district
was opened later. making a total Of
1000 acres now open for entry.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Lebow of
Portland visited the latters sister,
Mrs. John McCluskey, the first Of
the week.
Misses Marguret and Elizabeth
Cooper arrived down from Port.
land last Saturday evening for q
visit with their aunt, Mrs. j. II.
hons, anu ldtnllY.
Roy Walker made hurry trip to
the mouth Of Siietz river on horse.
back last Friday. returning as far
as Otter Rock the same day, and
home the day following.
joseph Streitmatter of Norton!
is in the city this week. He IL
slowly recovering from the acci
dent TO his foot some time ago ant
is able to hobble around a bit.
The steamer Bsndon sailed 70,
San Pedro, California, Tuesda,
noon. carrying the largest load O.
lumber she ever carried. Beside
the lumber she had on board severa
hundred gasoline tanks.