anaheim-gazette 1910-12-01

RISE OF THE HIGHSCHOOL Most Striking of Recent Educational Movements The rise of the highschool is undoubtedly the newest and most striking of recent educational movements. In California its growth has been peculiarly rapid. The idea appeals to the people, and they respond to it with a promptness and generosity that should incite the educational forces to the most loyal and enthusiastic efforts for genuine success. Splendid buildings, elegant equipments, magnificent sites, are being provided up and down the state. More than twice as much money is spent for the education of each high school student than for each pupil of the elementary schools. Only three counties have no high school. Large classes of young people are entering these schools, not only those who are aspiring to college and the learned professions, but those who must soon drop out to fill the ranks in shop and farm and mine and mill. The high school must be shaped for all 4's people, not for the intellectual section of them alone. It must be made attractive and desirable for the common people, taking them all in, and helping them to live happier and more useful lives. Its ideal must not be too coldly scholastic, freezing out or driving away all those whose brains do not meet some conventional standard. To be honest, it must spend as much time and effort and money in teaching the ditch digger how to live as it does the doctor or teacher or engineer. The high school must be human, must be helpful, attractive, cheerful, warm-hearted; must admit and enter into the life of its surrounding people; must show its reason for being in helping those people to live in the future. 967 was expended in the maintenance of these schools throughout the state. The total valuation of high school property in the state is $9,601,274. The cost per pupil in 1908-1909 was $70.99 while in 1909-1910 it was $74.85, an increase of $3.86. On the basis of the enrollment the average cost per day per high school pupil was 29 cents. REVENUE FROM FORESTS Large Amount to Be Disbursed for Roads and Schools Washington, Nov. 29.—For the fiscal year ended June 30 last, the U.S. department of agriculture announces, the 25 per cent of national forest revenue which will go to the various states for road and school purposes amounted to $506,194.84. This was $67,492.03 more than last year, or an increase of a little over 15 per cent. The payments are an offset to the loss of income from taxable property sustained through withdrawal of the forest land from entry under the public land laws. The amounts which will go to the various states are as follows: Arizona $51,229.38; Arkansas $2,904.44; California $60,752.91; Colorado $50,306.19 Florida $706.38; Idaho $66,074.55; Kansas $1004.67; Minnesota $457.37; Montana $83,678.38; Nebraska $2820.25; Nevada $16,314.33; New Mexico $28,529.53; North Dakota $63.64; Oklahoma $626.10; Oregon $39,635.87; South Dakota $9808.93; Utah $32,905.49; Wyoming $34,704.54; Washington $23,671. Noteworthy is the especially heavy increase over the amounts last year in certain states. In California the amount rose by over 25 per cent, in Idaho by over 35 per cent and in Oregon by nearly 50 per cent. The increases are the result of increased activity in national forest timber sales in these states and are an earnest of what will happen as the timber supply which the government is car- It is in such ways as this that, says State Superintendent Hyatt in his recently issued biennial report, the high school must show its fitness for existence. In such ways as this it may rise to the occasion, may meet the hopes of the people who are welcoming it, giving it their support, spending their money on it with lavish hand. If it can not rise to meet them, it can not hope to endure as an institution of the future. There was an increase of 17 in the number of high school districts during the year 1909-1910, bringing the total up to 214. Of this increase ten were for union high schools and three were for county high schools, indicating that the tendency is to consolidate to form more powerful districts capable of providing better equipment and attracting stronger teachers. At the close of the year there were 1711 teachers, an increase of 221 over the preceding year. There were 649 men teachers and 1062 women teachers, the number of women having increased at a faster rate than that of the men. On this basis of enrollment the ratio of the number of women to the number of highschool pupils was one to 37, while that of men was one to 60. The teaching force in the high schools is proportionately much larger to the number of pupils than in the elementary schools. In the secondary schools there is one teacher to every 22 pupils, while in the elementary schools there is one teacher to every 37 pupils. By having more teachers, this means that the students will receive more individual attention. The average yearly salary of men teachers in the high schools last year was $1,465.85, a decrease of $3.74 as compared to the preceding year. The average yearly salary paid women in the high school was $1,026.27, an increase of $50.17. The enrollment increased from 34,298 to 39,115, a gain of 4817 pupils. Of the total enrollment the boys numbered 17,680, while the number of girls was 21,435. The girls outstalled all those whose brains do not meet some conventional standard. To be honest, it must spend as much time and effort and money in teaching the ditch digger how to live as it does the doctor or teacher or engineer. The high school must be human, must be helpful, attractive, cheerful, warm-hearted; must admit and enter into the life of its surrounding people; must show its reason for being in helping those people to live in the future. Noteworthy is the especially heavy increase over the amounts last year in certain states. In California the amount rose by over 25 per cent, in Idaho by over 35 per cent and in Oregon by nearly 50 per cent. The increases are the result of increased activity in national forest timber sales in these states and are an earnest of what will happen as the timber supply which the government is caring for comes into full demand.Since the cut of timber will always be limited to what the foetrss will keep on growing, the income to the states will be permanent, not transitory, as the case would have been if hasty and improvident exploitation had been permitted. According to the calculations of the department of agriculture officials the states will eventually receive many times what the forests are now yielding them, for there is as yet on the whole only a very restricted demand for the government's timber. GOOD-BY, HOBBLE But May the Short, Narrow Skirt Long Remain The habble skirt proper has gone, but all the abuse and ridicule that the press has showered upon it have not been successful in shaking the power of the narrow skirt; this garment is going to remain attenuated, although not uncomfortable so. The fact is, the masculine writer of satire doesn't read convincingly when he gets on to the subject of clothes. The most charitably minded of us can not resist a lurking sense of pity for the wearers of stiff collars and unhygienic and inartistic clothes, who feel impelled to be humorous about our clothes. We women are foolish enough, goodness knows, to tolerate some of the discomforts inseparable from fashion; but it seems foolish to attack a fashion which is fraught with so much comfort as the narrow skirt—as, of course, distinguished from the habble variety, which does not permit the wearer the width of a normal stride. The full, much pleated or gored skirt was certainly not an aesthetic delight from the artistic standpoint. LOONY MAN AT NORWALK Some weeks ago when a number of members of the Southern California editorial association upon invitation from the citizen's committees of San Francisco and San Diego met at The average yearly salary of men teachers in the high schools last year was $1,465.85, a decrease of $3.74 as compared to the preceding year. The average yearly salary paid women in the high school was $1,026.27, an increase of $50.17. The enrollment increased from 34,298 to 39,115, a gain of 4817 pupils. Of the total enrollment the boys numbered 17,680, while the number of girls was 21,435. The girls outnumber the boys in each of the four years of the high school. The average daily attendance last year was 30,879, the increase being 4340. The number graduated from the high schools of the state last June totalled 4247, an increase of 471. This striking mortality in the high school, whereby only one fourth of those who enter the first year live to go into the fourth year, deserves our most serious attention. More, it deserves careful study and strenuous efforts to remedy. Why should it be so? Probably the chief cause lies in the fact that we have not yet found out how to make the high school seem worth staying in to the students, their friends, and their surrounding world. The remedy lies in so organizing the high school, so breathing life and action and enthusiasm into it, so filling it with the real things that real men are doing in the world today, that the boys and girls who enter can not stay away. The average length of the school term last year was 191 days. The average tax rate levied in support of the high schools was $0.292 on the $100, nearly 5 cents in excess of the rate for the year before. The receipts for high school purposes amounted to $5,968,446, and of this amount $4,090,- LOONY MAN AT NORWALK Some weeks ago when a number of members of the Southern California editorial association upon invitation from the citizen's committees of San Francisco and San Diego met at the Potter hotel in Santa Barbara, to discuss the advisability of voting and working for the state constitutional amendment authorizing a $5,000,000 bond issue in aid of the Panama Pacific exposition in San Francisco in 1915, and, when we came home and began boosting for the bonds, some of our (supposedly) more intelligent contemporaries, notably the Riverside Press and Anahelm Gazette, ridiculed the idea and tried to twit us with the accusation or insinuation that we had been purchased with a $10 per plate banquet. In view of the fact that the amendment carried by a rousing majority at the election on November 8th, we rise to ask: "Who's looney now?"—Norwalk Sizzler. TO POSTOFFICE PATRONS I wish to say to the patrons of the postoffice, if there should be any who will be in need of any stamped envelopes from the department on or before the holidays, to please place your orders at once, before the rush as it will save time in getting the orders filled. Also to those who are expecting to send away packages, do not delay until the last moment, as the mails will be extra heavy this year and it will save delay. Respectfully, J. W. Duckworth, P. M. DATA OF PUBLIC SEWERS Some California Cities Which Have Successful Systems Engineer N. D. Baker contributes the following data concerning sewer systems maintained by a number of California cities. It is especially interesting at this time, when this city has under consideration the construction of a sewer system here: Fresno.—Population, estimated 23,000 to 25,000. Average sewage flow 6 to 7 cubic feet per second; 4,000,000 gallons per day. Concrete tanks; 8 tanks each 36 by 90 by 6 1-2 feet. Total capacity, 1,260,000 gallons. Storage about 7 hours. Effluent used for irrigation. Area surface 26,000 square feet, or 1 square foot per person. City engineer, C. P. Jensen. Tank designed by Geo. L. Hoxie, formerly the city engineer. The sludge has to be removed every few weeks. Colusa.—Population, 1500. Reinforced concrete tanks; 2 units each 180 by 6 by 7 1-2 feet. Total capacity, 50,000 gallons. Total area, 2160 sq. feet, or 1.4 square foot per person. Designed and built by J. W. Kearth, city engineer. Now being built. To be put in operation about 1910. Selma.—Population, 2500. One concrete tank, 40 by 100 by 8 feet. Capacity, 240,000 gallons. Area, 4000 sq. feet, or 1.6 square feet per person. Estimated storage, 24 hours. Just installed and not properly working yet. Designed and built by Mr. Schaffer, city engineer. Hanford.—Population, 6000. Tank designed by Dr. Musgrave, city health officer. Timber lined tank 65 by 24 by 7 feet. Capacity, 80,000 gallons. Area, 1560 square feet, or .26 square foot per person. Estimated storage, 5 to 8 hours. Septic action incomplete. Effluent carries solid particles. Used for irrigation. Corning—Small private tank owned by Hotel Maywood. ONLY HOPE FOR HARDWOOD What a Los Angeles Expert Says About Eucalypts Californians are just beginning to awaken to the fact that, to use a common expression, they have a strange hold on the hardwood industry of the United States. This assertion may not be considered seriously by those who have not closely studied the situation and do merely take into consideration the thousands of acres of California soil which for decades have produced nothing but sagebrush and stunted and gnarled trees of a limited species, but to others,and specially manufacturers of furniture and of articles requiring the use of the strongest wood, such as plows and axes, the realization that they are confronted by a condition which California, as no other state, can overcome, is most potent. The greatest hardwood forests of the world once were those of Michigan and Wisconsin, but the glories of these former great tracts of enduring timber have passed to such an extent that the time when the forests can no longer meet the growing demands of the factory practically is at hand. Seemingly in the years gone by there was no thought of the future, with the result that reforestation was not resorted to. The supply, until the last few years seemed unlimited, or at least so great that the matter of future supply did not seem to be a pressing question to those whose industries depended upon timber of the hardwood character. The demand, however, caused by the enormous growth in the population of the country and the consequent increase in manufacturing, has brought the fact most forcibly to the attention of the manufacturing interests and a realization that in order to save their interests from ruin they must look elsewhere for a remedy. SALARY ACT IS UPHELD Appellate Court Holds Legislative Enactment Valid The Appellate Court of the second district has upheld the Orange county salaries act as passed by the last legislature. This act has been in controversy for the last twenty months. The last legislature passed it, providing pay for several deputies employed in courthouse offices. District Attorney Davis ruled that the act could not legally go into effect until the new term, January, 1911. That the deputies added to an office where deputies were already provided for was decided in the case of Newman vs. Lester. Attorneys Williams & Rutan for the deputies contended that that case settled the whole matter since the county was either in the class who deputies provided or in the class where no deputies were provided.The district attorney contended that each office should be taken separately. Under the decision in the Newman case,Treasurer Joplin paid the salaries,deeming it to be contempt of court to do otherwise. Then J. Thomas brought the suit just decided in the appellate court.District Attorney Davis and Attorney Keech appealed for Thomas,who sued as a taxpayer.Judge Willis of Los Angeles sat on the bench,and declared that Joplin was right in paying the salaries.Davis and Keech appeal to the supreme court.The supreme court referred the case to the second district for decision That court had just affirmed the decision of Judy Willis,the substantifying the act. Salaries have been paid out undulyit right along,and even had the cecision been adverse it would have stopped payment only for the time from now until January 1st. Deputy District Attorney Finley has not taken his warrant of $75 per month,and there are nineteen STOSE STATE BONDING SCHEMES—ARE THEY LEGAL Last winter during the discussion of the so-called good roads bonds the Anaheim Gazette and the Orange Park warned the Orange county bond beers of the danger of the state highway bonds carrying and advised them to delay the county bond election until after the state election. The science of these papers was ridiculous and their caution was treated as bluff which the boosters were very anxious to call. However, for one reason and another the county bond election was delayed until after the general election; and now even the highway commissioners are congratulating themselves and the people that Orange county did not rush heart long into the bonding scheme. Counties that had already voted large indebtedness upon themselves for the so-called good roads are hurried that the state bonds are piled on top of their heavy load and there is no exemption provided in the act for such cases. They are talking about having the act amended; but that would require another vote in the people, and no one can predict advance how that vote would result. They are also wondering whether the courts would not grant them relief on the ground that they have already made ample provision for their own roads; but the courts have no power to legislate, they can only interpret the law. So they can find a way out of the dilemma into which the people have plunged them by wiling in favor of everything present. The Post criticised the unfairness of sending out an argument in favour of the propositions with the same stalled and not properly working yet. Designed and built by Mr. Schaffer, city engineer. Hanford.—Population, 6000. Tank designed by Dr. Musgrave, city health officer. Timber lined tank 65 by 24 by 7 feet. Capacity, 80,000 gallons. Area, 1560 square feet, or .26 square foot per person. Estimated storage, 5 to 8 hours. Septic action incomplete. Effluent carries solid particles. Used for irrigation. Corning—Small private tank owned by Hotel Maywood. Eldridge—Population 1000. Wooden tank 150 by 15 by 10, covered. Capacity, 155,000 gallons. Area, 2250 sq.feet, or 2 1-4 square feet per person. Storage, estimated 24 hours. Effluent very clear, but rather offensive. Willows—Population 2000. Settling tank of concrete, open, 33 by 10 by 10 feet, designed for sewage; depth of 2 1-2 feet. Capacity, 6200 gallons. Area 330 square feet, or .16 square foot per person. Not designed for septic treatment. Sebastopol—Population 1500. Timber lined tank 160 by 15 by 6 feet, covered. Capacity 100,000 gallons. Area 2400 square feet, or 1.6 square feet per person. Storage estimated, 10 to 15 hours. Effluent clear and free from solids. Used for 3 years, and very small sludge deposit. Bakersfield — Population, 10,000. City engineer, Mr. Buffington. Circular concrete tank designed by Mr. Bufington, 200 feet diameter, 8 feet in depth. Capacity 1,600,000 gallons. Area 31,400 square feet, or 3 square ft. per person. Estimated storage 16 hours. To be put in operation in 1910. Redondo Beach—City engineer, A.A. Henderson. Septic tank designed by Olmstead and Gillelen of Los Angeles. Tank 160 by 50 by 7 1-2 feet; reinforced concrete arched roof. Capacity 450,000 gallons. Long Beach—Population 20,000. Timber lined tank, two units, each 610 by 6 by 6 feet. Capacity, 44,000 cubic feet—330,000 gallons. Area of surface, 7300 square feet, or .37 sq-foot per person. Pomona — Population 10,000. Tank 45 by 24 by 8 feet, cement lined. Capacity 65,000 gallons. Flow estimated at 75 gallons per capita, 750,000 gallons. Estimated storage about 2 or 3 hours. Area, 1100 square feet, or .1 square foot per person. Tank too small, and has to have mat removed frequently. CONSIDERING CITRUS FRUITS Committee Meets Today to Consider Important Topic CONSIDERING CITRUS FRUITS Committee Meets Today to Consider Important Topic At the Pomona Citrus Fruit convention held last September State Commissioner of Horticulture J. W. Jeffrey was authorized to appoint a committee of seven members to take up the matter of securing expert government research covering citrus-fruit orchard troubles of California. The committee has been named and is comprised of the following men: A. J. Chase, Corona; C. C. Chapman, of Fullerton; Harry B. Chase, Riverside, P. J. Dreher, Pomona; J. Allen Osmun, Whittier; C. E. Bemis, Covina and R. C. Allen, Bonita. The committee is scheduled to hold a meeting on December 1st when organization will be effected and a decision will be arrived at as to what particular branches of investigating are necessary, and steps taken looking toward the securing of a commission of experts to do the desired work. The cooperation of both the United States department of agriculture and of the California state university scientists will be sought in this matter. Hair Dressing, hair manufacturing, shampoo, scalp treatment, facial massage, manicuring, at Miss E. Cummings, located at Gade's millinery. 11-24-tf Some of the more far-sighted manufacturers, alarmed by the rapidly approaching exhaustion of the eastern hardwood forests and fearing that the land owners of California would not at once be sufficiently aroused by the importance of the eucalyptus industry, have recently invested in hundreds of acres of land suitable to the growth of the tree, and will, by growing their own timber, be assured of a continuous but possibly limited supply until such time as the importance of the industry is recognized by farmers and landowners generally in California. It is a rather remarkable fact, considering the reputation of Californians for push and energy, that several western railroads are now engaged in shipping eucalyptus logs from Australia for use as ties, for which the tree has been found to be exceptionally adapted. This use alone for eucalyptus would guarantee a market for every tree that could be grown in California for the next decade. Besides, Australia is considering the passing of a law preventing the exporting of timber. The citrus fruit industry has contributed largely to making California famous, but I will make the prediction that within a very few years the eucalyptus industry will be as great and as remunerative as the growing of oranges and lemons. In fact, experiments show that more per acre can be realized from a eucalyptus grove than from the average orange ranch. Ten acres of eucalyptus is an assured competency, while fifty acres means a fortune, not only for grower, but for his heirs.—E. J.McCully. The Post criticised the unfairness of sending out an argument in favor of the propositions with the same ballots and nothing against them.N.J. Willett of Ventura takes stronger ground in the Los Angeles Herald and questions the legality of all the amendments and proposition adopted at the late election. Sectio 1195 of the political code, as amended in 1909, provides that whenever the legislature shall propose a constitutional amendment it shall be accompanied by a statement for and against the same, and that the proposed amendment and the statements shall be printed and furnished by the secretary of state to the various councillors of the state thirty days before the election at which the amendment is to be voted upon. The amendments and propositions submitted to the late election were accompanied by knockout to the highway act alone. On the other hand the Post thinks would be a merciful outcome for the people, if every amendment and position recently adopted were wiped out of existence by the courts. Orange Post. DONT LET IT SLIP Through your FINGERS PUT IT IN THE BANK THEN YOU WILL HAVE IT IT IS NOT HARD to save money if you'll only begin. You'll take more pride in your bank book than in any other book when you once begin to see the balance to your credit grow. 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