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74 # Reading.
 * 1)  Higher Algebra and Olmstead's Philosophy.
 * 2) Practical Arithmetic, Fractions.
 * 3) Elementary Grammar.
 * 4) Practical Arithmetic, Interest.
 * 5) Practical Grammar.
 * 6) Mental Arithmetic.
 * 7) Beginners in Practical Arithmetic.
 * 8) Geometry.
 * 9) Advanced Grammar.
 * 10) Trigonometry and Calculus.

The emphasis placed on mathematics in the above course illustrates the special interest of Arnold, who was extremely fond of that subject and who taught it very successfully.

An important influence in developing the public school after 1872 was the new school law, requiring a tax of three mills for school purposes instead of two as theretofore. About this time, too, the state school fund began to afford appreciable aid. In 1869 the district received $500.62; in 1870, $451.41; in 1871, $447.44; in 1872 the amount rose suddenly to $711.36.

On the fourth of February, 1874, Mr. Callison, as clerk, made the report which constitutes the earliest official document we have in the original. At that time the school was under the charge of Mr. F. H. Grubbs, a graduate of Willamette University. He received $100 per month, one of his lady assistants $50, and the other