The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-03-25
MINUTES

adopted.
MINUTES
heppner. Oregon, March Is, 1920.
A School Board Convention ar
ranged for by the County School Su-
perintendent, Mrs. Lena Smell
Shurte, was assembled in the Court
Room.
The County Superintendent called
the convention to order and in few
remarks welcomed members OF the
scnooi boards and appointed a COM
mlttee on resolutions as follows: h.
Jay Merrill, Hartman; NJ. B. Signs,
Boardman; W. D. Hill, Lexington;
Ike Howard, lone and Chas. Barthol-
omew, Pine City.
Hon. c. (. Woodson, Morrow
County's representative, and school
director of District No. l, Heppner,
was introduced as the first speaker
TO discuss the 2-mill Elementary
School Tax. His first remarks were
chiefly in explanation OF the proposed
law and in showing why it
posed law, and in showing why it
should become law and why the vo-
tiers of the county should support the
bill.
Mr.. S. Z. Notson, District Attorney,
followed. He endorsed what was
said by Mr.. Woodson, and gave facts
concerning the amount of land in
Morrow county, not included in any
school district, and not paying one
single cent for school purposes.
Discussion followed, in which
many questions were asked, and this
fact brought out, that all the proper
ty In the state would be taxed for
school purposes while at the present
time practically all the school fund
is raised by district tax. All school
districts with one teacher that have
a high valuation need to levy only
l-tenth of mill, while districts that
have a low valuation may levy as
high as &c mills.
This is not fair. The state should
educate its children.
The conventions next business
was the consideration of the College
Millage Tax. This was introduced by
Mr.. Dickerson who showed conclu-
siyely if the schools Of higher educa-
tion did not receive relief their use
fullness would be impaired. Our best
educators would be leaing the state,
and we must be content with ineffi-
cheney, besides not being able to ac-
comodate the pupils who wish to at
tend.
The next concern of the convention
was the matter Of the teacher prob
lem, introduced by Mr.. Boitnott,
principal of the Heppner schools. He
touched upon every phase of the ques-
tion and particularly brought out the
fact that our best teachers were leay-
ing the state on account Of the sal
aries paid, and we were getting the
inferior teachers from other states.
The situation is acute from any
standpoint. Those taking part in this
discussion were Mr.. Notson OF Hepp-
ner, Mr. Chas. Bartholomew of Pine
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ner and W. B. Howard of Irrigon.
Prin. NJ B. Signs of Boardman, who
represented the school board from
that place, presented the matter of
the provisions of living quarters or
conditions for teachers. He showed
the necessity for comfortable and
congenial living quarters for the tea
cher, and suggested the Teacherage
as a solution to this problem.
E. H. Anderson, principal of the
Irrigon school explained the necessity
for supplementary readinf, particu-
larly in the first four grades. He en-
phaized the fact that reading is
thought getting. Some people think
one reader sufficient. That is all they
used when they went to school. Why
not use wagon or buggy instead Of
an automobile, was one of the illus
trations used. Many good points were
brought out in favor Of supplement-
airy readers being used in all the
schools.
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