The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-02-10
HEPPNER OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1921.
MORROW SCHOOLS BUSY
PLACES THESE TIMES
By LENA SMELL SHURTE.

In District No 8, through the efforts
Of the teacher, Miss Ruth Van Yactor,
live Parent Teachers Association has
been organized, and through this or.
gaEization much needed barn has
been erected on the school grounds
In District No. 16, Miss Margaret
McDevitt teacher Of the Ella school,
gave box social which netted the dis
triet $4,000. With this fund the fol-
lowing articles were purchased for the
school: recitation seat, clock, bell,
pictures blackboard, teachers desk and
chair, besides sufficient paint to paint
the interior of the schoolroom.
Miss McDevitt has two pupils. She
was obliged to ride a horse over the
country to advertise the social. The
schoolhouse was too small to accomo
date the people so Mr.. Rietmann's
grain-bin in the district was borrowed
for the occasion. There were not suf-
ficient baskets to go around SO sand
wiches and coffee were sold to the
amount of s22.0O. Twenty-Five baskets
brought $144O0.
These things show what can be done
by wide awake teacher, who has the
school board and community back of
her.
District No. 81, Miss Margaret Ward
teacher, has been serving hot lunches
in her district. The school house was
painted on the inside and will have
coat of paint outside soon.
A certificate will be given to all the
schools that standardize this year. Fol-
lowing are the 1921 requirements for
Standardization:
Flag must be flying on all school
days
LlGHTlNG-The total amount of
window space must equal at least one
fifth of the floor space, and the light
must only come from the left, or from
the left and rear of the room.
EQUIPMENT-For teacher desk,
substantial large enough for books and
records fitted with locks, mouseproof;
chair, substantial adjustable. For pu-
pills: desks properly adapted and placed,
suitable blackboards. Window shades
in good condition. Each school must
have Beacon Phonic chart and a Cur
tis Cabinet with supply of practice
pads and teachers manual
HEATING AND yENTILATTNG =
Jacketed stove properly situated. or
standard school heater, Waterbury,
Smith or equivalent or basement fur
mace, thermometer hanging in the mid.
die of the room
ROOMS-Attractive at all times,
STANDARD PICTURES One new
one, unless four are already in the room
framed. A standard picture must be
copy of picture listed in the state
course of study, and should contain at
least one hundred square inches in the
body of the picture, or one hundred
and eighty square inches including the
frame.
GROuNDS-To be clean, free from
paper, etc. At least three features of
play apparatus as given in the Oregon
Recreation Manual, pages 25 to 80, in.
elusive Walks if necessary.
SANITATION-Pure drinking water
either drinking fountain of covered
tank and individual drinking cups; in
dividual family or paper towels,
oUTBUILDINGS-At least two good
ones, to be sanitary at all times and
free from marks. Standard chemical
toilet preferred; Kaustine or equiva-
lent.
TEACHER-Must maintain good or
der at all times; supervise playground;
have her work well prepared; follow
state course of study; take at least one
educational journal; have daily pro-
gram, approved by county superinten-
dent posted in room within first month
of school; keep register in good condi-
ton be neat in attire.
L1BRARY-Good selection of at least
one hundred books from state list, part
l; excluding duplicates. Case forI
books Books kept in good condition.
and recorded according to rules speci-
fled by the Oregon State Library and
required by law. A set of standard
maps, at least four in number; a good
map of Oregon, a globe and an Inter
national dictionary.
ENDANCE-Averaee 90 ner cent
for the year and not to exceed 2 per
cent in tardness per year.
SCHOOL VIS1TS-yisits from mem
bers Of the school board during the
school year must number four and to
tai at least four hours
SUPPLEMENTARY READERs-l
School library must contain sufficient
sets of supplementary readers to sup
ply the members of each class from the
first to the fourth, inclusive. Supple.
mentary readers must be selected from
the official adoption.
One new requirement is added each
year. The counties in the state will
be graded and Standardization is to be
one of the points.
When school has been standardized
for three years in succession an outside |
sign will be posted on the building.
School boards, please aid your teachers
and thus make your school a standard
one