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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1922)
T,m'.-.lv. .l.nnnrv 1.'. I'1'1-' J a : ; i 1 4 - ' I 1 SHOWING- THE i Ci COLLEGES ARE W SPRING MERCHANDISE tiven (liiy brings in Mfmcthing new in tho spring niiTchtUHliso, tlii.s new, incrcliuiidiHe will bo ' shown as fast ns it arrives. i c Each time you are in yon will hop. rJomothing nettv Yesterday's arrival was Women's muslin un denvelHi Thiswe hasv on display and you will no tice at1 lmiriumvior price) than belcre. NIGHT GOWNSX. .. 75c and up a UNDERSKIRTS .....SA...'. 98c and up COMBINATIONS 98c and up Hills D ep't Store I'h I: ) onur, nl, erwed to the memory of Joseph Ar. I'o'd 'V-r, i i Oj'kvniKl Cemetery, New York, in in.' in ,'.,! .f i l:itnic nnil modern irlt-HS in amn.nn ' work. ' Oen.Cdrr:? 'ilemonji.fsbi -A iW fiiivf lunar a proluum iiil) il 'iiuiiiiMlelll bulldliiK and an order placed id our hHiidb 1 sure to receive ffti 'ill. mlelliirent execution I A . A 111 llKllli I i V.A. r. . ! I tel !:6lnelountain Ii Company. II .. i. I ji ,;r.d I . B I hli.lllllliiiltiilKiiiiilliiiiililllll WANT TO BUY OR SELL SOMETHING? TRY AN ( J OHSETlVttR WANT ATI We find after invoice that we are . OVERSTOCKED on Pyralin Ivory During January. Our entire Btock . OrfeThkd off Get those wan ineces now The Le &-L Drug Co. More I'lrricieiKii- Needed in Work and Metier rnde of II I lL.sl;ni('(i'irM Mnvx' I 'n Ainu. WHY Mlty Afftoflnlfd Prcsi) EVANHTOtf, 111., Jan. 12. Never has there hem a lime when no ninny youth are knocking lit tho colh'Ke lour: tin' attendance at Institutions of higher ItmrnlnK having Increased about 35 per runt In Mvo yearn; never before linn ho much money been Riven by imhllc spirited men for the upbuilding of IIk-ho instl 'tutlons, nnil It behooves odurntor.i to carefully Imiulre whether or not tho output of our Institutions In up to proper standard grade, 1'resl dent Samuel l'luntz, of Lawrence college, Appleton, Win., told tin? educational nsnoclntlon of the Muth odlst Kplncopal rhurrh In sesulon hero today. ''It In by bo imMittu tin oaRy mat tor to Judce of tho, eTflelern-y jof a icollego," rontlnupil l'lof. IMantz. "In tho firHt place the ranona or prin ,('lplr of Judgment UHed 111 testinK iMiHlncfiA ef I'lcit'iicy will not apply. .There are ninny who feel that the ; American rolleise Is putting out a .very poor Hcholarly prodm-t. On the other haiul there are men who crlti cIhq the college from the atandpolnt of practical efficiency. "A New York banker In Rympathy with higher education haa made the comment: 'Apart from the fact that tho collepe does not teach young men anything that will be uaeful to them In bUHliieHa, my observation has mado me auapect that it Ik de 'flclent In another Important par jtlcular, namely that the young nun jaro not taiiKht accuracy, pernever anco, and an iiuntlable appvtlte for hard work.' . "The collenn flndn lis mlxulon in the true enda of education which 1 conceive to 'bo chiefly two; first, to acqithlnt tho individual with the spirituul pon8CB3lonB of the race, that la lla literature, Its art, Us acleuce. It-history. It thua help meet tho highest needs of the stu den's nuturp, that of Belf-dovelop-ment. "Tho second eiul of education Is to aiialat tho Individual to fulfill the practical demands of life in the accomplishment of aucii taskH or callings aa will enable him to car for tbo physical needs of himself l:h1 of thoBO dependent upon him, and perform faithfully his duties as a member of human Bociety. The college then, til brief, is to develop tho man, and prepare htm to Kt on In thn practical affairs of life, and Its efficiency cannot bo Judged rroni either Htnndpolnt without the other. "If we wnnt iBioaler efficiency in colleRO work, we must be more care ful about openltiR too widely the front door. Wa must awake to the I fact, before wa undertake It, that wo cannot make a mahoKaity table lout of bass wood boards. Tho way to Improve the quality of our pro- Iduct la to sort out tho taorthlRiw lunterlnl at the beKlnnlng. i "Wo cannot improve tho product of iilr colleges bli such a reorgani zation of the curriculum and by 'such correlations and combinations :of subjects as will mora closely relate lie nrtlvltles to tho move- nienlH of life In tho present time. I "The cOllcKo can Improve Its pro duct by paying more attention to tho pedagogy of college teaching !nnd by better educational teaching." Attention to foreign born citizens to night school classes Is obtained by various means. Kurolliuent dates and courses offered ure brought be foro Ihiiii through unnouiiienients In the newspapers, street cur adver tisements, employers of labor, the public day schools of congrc tatlons largely including foreign bom people. As u means of making available night school advantages to a mim ic t of men of Greek birth eiu ployed in shoe shining establish ments, Hupervlsor Arnold last fall organized ail evening' class In ele mentary Kugllsh aiud'' citizenship In the club room of the llocal tlreek society. This class is bold from !I:(MI to 10:30 p. in., nrtor tho close of the regular eveulrig classes, und Is attended by about 30 men and boys who are unablo ito leave their Jobs early enough 'to attend the clashes at tho school' buildings. lii'sides the lOngllsh und citizen ship course, a wide array ,or sub jects, Including science, industrial courses, athletics and a number or others, is offered. COURT oust ts HOWER Itay A. Kelly and Miss Agnes f'ombs received n marriage license yesterday and ' immediately were married by Judge U. G. Couch yes terday, Mrs. Florenco Uncon and Mrs. Helen Williamson acting ns witnesses. lloth the bride and bridegroom are La Grande resi dents. The marriage took place at 1:45 p. m., und the employes of the courthouse gave the affair a successful ending iby niiowering tho young couple with ail , abun dance of rice. FIELD BEING IMPROVED. I By Associated IreBR) WAUjA' WAM.A, Wash., Jan. 12 Improvements are beir.g: made on the Ankeny field, 'Whitman fcOHege, in preparation for opening of the basket ball season. Dirt is being dumped on tho baselines of the infield from the east bank bf the running track, which is thereby being widened. The Whit man field is the only one used by northwest conference baseball teams which has a grass infield. COMMERCIAL HUKFAl.O HERDS, (ttv Associated PreBB) EDMONTON, Alia., Jan. 12. Com merdiallzntion of the buffalo at 100, 000 aero Wainwiight Park, Alta, stocked 12 years ago with 750 onimnls and how-having a herd of moTe than 5,000, is being considered by the Ca nadian government. The herd is in creasing rapidly each year, and may outgro wthe pi.rk unless surplus ani mals are removed. A commercial un dertaking would include sale of robes, mounted heads, and possiby leather and wool. ' ' NTELUGENGE ' " l RECORD ID E Oil. THIAI-S. SPOKANE, Wash'., Man. 12. Trial actions to deteimine the amount of damages due propeity owners as the result of oil leases granted by the slate aro pending in superior court here. Defendants to the action- he!J land in the Rockwood district where the state has' reserved mineral an'! oil rights. The plaintiff claims hv has leased the lands from the state, and that the defendants hove refused to .fix the amount their lands will be damaged by Jus operations, lie is pot incr ii court oitlcr requiring them to nppcnr nnd fix the damage. THE OTT"?BURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE1? Condo. ' zaSlvT-!v ' CT-WSS -" tuHeM I AM HAS MO HAIf2 1 , , i , (ajHV MOT AtM(T L1J x, .x -- x,- r, v--,l.-r -i-.-y TAKe f GOO 1 ovwiiNj i m riv t"- and see how x cook amo j't-t. return YOUR VClrvAJervi wmvi peofLe- co you tmimk. vou'ree fooling I ,1 I For Sale ni,n r.ji.iu'imi' nmnortloa ran be j im I""" " i - . purchased by soldier boys who may desire to use their stalo loan In se curing homes. Four urrcs good 5 room house, bam, chicken house, ditch runs through the place , jum, ouviu limits. . , .. .,,u Imnrnved mill fully 1U U.-n, - emilped with team, cows, chlckfiis, ' . .. .. I 1. 1 Of.tl pumping piaiu. nil. ......... 80 acre farm, well improved dnlry ranch, every root 111 cultivation, 35 . i fiirnifu near school. No in flation In price, investigate this. .i.n', in X 1 ( .f ill . o aim f iuuu I mi I t . sniilkr loan will handle it uicel Several homes. I have IseVeral honies, modem and otherwise khat will accept the state loan. to tW.BOl dler hoys as Hist payment. Oel in touch with me. Geo. H. Currey Phone SOOJ Rral KKtnt Insurance CITY MAXAKFR GOVEKNMEXT. By AHOciati'd Press) IIAVRI-;, Mont., Jan, lii.-rAVithin the next three nwnths citizens, of Havre will vote cm the, question of substitution of a commisHinn-nMinavre,' form of .government in the place of the present form.. A petition for tho new overnmcnt has been nccoPtt'd by the city council, Ptoctoiinjr.s for cut ting the mayor's salary and reducing city expenses have been laid aside un til after the special election. ALIJ1XOS MtlZKI). (liy .AflnoctntPdorresjO GOMENDAU:, Wash., Jan. 12. Pelts of albino wild animals are par ticularly prized by the Indians, ac cording to Henry B. J. Meyer, post master at Sundalc, in eastern Klirk. itat county, who conducts a trading post patronized by Columbia river Indians. Mr. Meyeir reports seeing the pelt of an albino coyote, killed by Biv George, an Indian hunter and trapper. He offered" several times the valu of on ordinary coyote pell, but the Indian refused all offers, savin? tho skin would be preserved by secret tribal process, ana nanus j uuhm from generation to generation fov us,? in tribal ceremonies. A Powerful Leaf. A fcfnirle leaf of a Smith American water lily, Victoria repin. Ih buoyant enough to bear a weight of liOQ pound si. EE . PREPARED Hi' THRIFT SHOP OPEN. The Red Cross Thrift Shop ia open daily now in the New Foley Building, off tile Adams avenue 5H entrance. Thursday will contin- MS ue to be Thrift Day and on this day all who have donations for the shop are asked to have it ready to be delivered, that be- " ing the dav collections are made. rK 12-lB-tfp iK COVE'. STAGE. Weimer Eros. Pa&engers, Freight Daily Trips from Savoy Hotel FOR ALL EMERGENCIES The value of being prepared tb mec't every' emergency cannot ba over-estimated. AXc-hecli "account is the best jrepailition for hanUIing a difficult situation. If yoimre not thus equipped it wQuldVbejwell to. open an . account ih ust once. . American V alnut Bed Room Suite mmmm t 'V .1.' r f "x. V " 7! AT ABOUT ONE HALF ITS REGULAR PRICE SEE IT IN OUR WINDOW SOLD ON EASY TERMS I H. BOH EIIP GO SPOKANE. , Wiish., Jan. 12. Not content with rating recently Riven ft by thn Cnited .States census!' bureiin an tho most "lntelliKent" ji city In 'the nation, iSpokane now pro J pose) to week nut the 867 illiterates :l found by tho census enumerators j within Its binders and better Its record. jj Tho matter ha been broubtyt be-,J foro tho cduratiomU committee ofji tho eh umber of commerce, which , ' has promised to pive tho 'proposal ii Ha early attention. Meanwhile the J public ninht schoolH, which haveji been In operatiou here for morrO' t tin n ten ytara, are planninp to eu-ji largo their operations to reach ns;i many of the forelpn born of tl city ! us possible. j With this end lew such of the'J 200 foreign horn students in the i uipht clashes, tiit'St men and women, J aro being umed to iuduco their I to enroll for the next term, and most of them have ipromU'ed to i briiiK at least one additional Htud- ent. i Purine tho last Jn y'ftr?. ince' accurato recott of nlt;ltt' school attenilance Rave kept, total of 10. 1 53 persons have enrolled in the nllit clas.neH. A How In k that such of there ha been enrolled an nverupe,! durliiKtwo different lernts, Frank I H. Arnold, mipervlsor ot public J evening schools, estimates that one I in every tea persiAus In tho city's population of approximately 100, 'i 000 hii attended nlht school dur-lj liiK the decade. jj Of this total, he saift, 3,741 for-,1 nin bra have been enrolled dur- J tug tho Cut six year. Kocords an to I foreisa or native birth were not i 5nocferass l alii -7 Z-imrnerman Puni'i-al rvit'o rav- lor, Lifoiii'cd Embal- mor, Aiupulance Scr ricc. vixy Phono Jraiu G2, Night S'how, Jiain 743. im Fourth St. La Orando, Oregon. fin payJ 47. . on TinE DEPOSITS LA NATIONAL DANK LA GRANDE, OR. SOUND-RELIABLE -1- ROGR.ESSIVE MEI-IBER; fedeealI SYSTEM; 1 1 & ,W' I'. ' iltti V " ;vJs.,t;-Trr'-;-i,.- '",-'"' :. When You Both Love Music What more IrKqhtful f ay to sr.cnd an eve inir to The 1 vour favorite si That is. if yoi wick. It you ha in today and lea one easily. Kirt hear h play -v-nl and v V v ten- play ... i. ... iinswici ctiousf vn a; Bnms- t oir, come ho to cct runswuic instnimcn tat Hear the l.trst dance ja as interpreted by the new Kuper-Kcature Records, it's in toxicatingl The ideal produc tion, the true, velvety tones Will amaze and delight you, t, Then we will explain the convenient payment plan which so easily puts The Brunswick m your home. Licensed Blmber Work Guaranteed ART'S Plumbing andRepair Shop . x Art Weatfle, Prop. Repairing ea Specialty 4J2 X. Fir St. t; Phone 407.T La Grande, Oregon TAXI Call Main 44 Wo make nH'cnlls promptly, Voirln not ,avo to wait, V6 do all'libids of roiinlry ilrlvtng. lionsnnuhlo Holes , t'aroMI Dilvcnl , Ft)RD & GE0RQE.1 Main 44 . Union-La Grande . AUTO STAGE I'S Grande Headquarters: L. & L. Drug Store I nlon Hcndcimrtert New Union Hotel ' Connnctions made with Union-Baker Stage P. 0. DeLap, Mgr. JANUARY RECORDS NOW ON SALE EASTERN OREGON MUSIC CO. Sign Service Auto Painting.. j The modern kind that lasts A Cvtee win Ever, Strok. 01 ! ! e Brush and h. r..... ' antee Is Gooi S Runyan It s i i i kepi prior to that time. In Hug's Garage mammJ I l.