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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1945)
f jj A Page Two Section D THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Monday, October 1, 1945 .Reaching i Training Available At .. 41 I HjXCCUL'ni pil'purilliuil iwi itnwi- tM(ijlg and supervision in the elo 8'tltinentiiry and junior high schools w Is available at Eastern uregon 'college for men and women dis- vid nharecA from the armed serv. ' tices. veterans may uidu i-iuti n, ( p'"iof the various semi-professional . Or VUIUUUIJUI uvu. ...... , lyenrs' duration or may take the J? first two years' work in most Uiclds with a view toward trans l'f erring, to the state college or X? university to complete work to ijward a degree. The financial ben A cfils relating to education in the "G. I. bill of rights" and the re i habilitation law (public law 10 ,'and public law 24U) are avail 0 nblc to eligible veterans who at de tend these colleges. These bene 14, fits cover the cost of fees and th! supplies and include a substan ve Uu allotment for living costs. faKccent state legislation adds other tic ( benefits for Oregon veterans. , ii ' Veterans who arc high school 'jn 'graduates are admitted with n( freshman standing. A veteran fil'vvho is within a few units of high I m'lHchool graduation may, with the ' df; approval of his hign scnooi pmi J; cipal, enroll as a special student; fa a program can be worked out to SU clear tnese acneicncies wiuiu 01 fa tending college so that he may go forward toward a college degree, lit Veterans who have already at pi (ended colleges should arrange di to have sent to the registrar full ir. transcripts of all college work w completed. Credit up to six term hours or d more may be granted for mili a tary service; Hie amount of cred it ...:lt ,l.,n.n.l rtrtn I lin tvno and .1 " 11 Will vh-jlmu l H fi length of tiie service. Courses . I : - I,.l..rl In ctwwMiil IrnininU will Ciillip'" " - i .....i....i..rl .i n A tmnrnnrillte ue umiuiiim " It college credit allowed. I Any student who wishes may, I by attending summer sessiuiw, tl complete the three-year program I leading to a teaching certificate in a little more than two calen dar years, and the B. S. degree in elemenlnry education may be earned in three calendar years. Any student planning an accele rated program should write to the institution he wishes to at tend for further information. The adviser may be consulted in per son or by letter. He will welcome Inquiries from veterans. Those interested in attending Eastern Oregon college should write or n 1 1.. trliinE' tiflvispr Lvlo AH. Johnson, Eastern Oregon col lege of education, La oranae. Graduates Get Jobs The college placement service has now placed a 1 1 graduating teachers of last year according to ' Lyle II. Johnson, director of I placement. 'Beginning teachers this fall will receive higher sul aries than before paid for the 'last number of years, averaging $210 per month for the school year. Graduates will loach as in dicated below. Carol George of Portland. Port land, Oregon, Kenton School; Kay 1 Huck of La Grande, La Grande; . Jeann Mao Nice of La Grande, i La Grande; Marilyn Pultun of Elgin, Salem; Helen Tippin of La . Grande, Mihvaukie; Lois David son of La Grande, Stanfield; Na omi Dctrick of La Grande, La Grande; Kenneth Eshelman nf La ! Grande, Hurley, Idaho; Patty , Jcnn Leonard of La Grande. Haines; Emily Otis of Adrian, ( Milton; Billion Snider of La , -.....,i,, i.,,n.,i i i, ii, ..i Jis of Vale. Helix; Nina Wells of J'uynllup, Washington; Guy Yar noll of La Grande. Hnat'dman: .i Hetty Knight of Cove. Milton; .Shirley Coleman of Pendleton, Attains; Dorothy .laimey of ,luhn bay, Helix; Evelyn Scull of La Granite, Irrigun. Central School Made Record in Sales of Bonds An outstanding record has been ade by Central school in tin fnr stamp and bond program. 1,841.35 was purchased in slumps nd S,(i.(:i(i 55 in bonds, $8,477.!0 . or " year's activity. Several music groups gave out .landing contributions under tin 'cadorship of Mr. Brunette. The ' R.'incheros, a small chorus of sixth und seventh grade boys, enter tained many community affairs, i The Modi'i nettes, a similar group i of gills, was otganied later in .' 'he year and participated in a .lumber of performances. A chor ; is, made op of pupils of the sixth, 'seventh, and eighth guides par liripntcd in the higli school 'Christmas pingratn and also gave , i spring comvrt. , For the fust time in several , cms, it was necessary to install iiwe divisions in the first grade, i, The lunch room project, car Vied on under the P.-T. A. spon sorship, has had a successful yo'ir. .Two hundred have been served i daily. Harvey jailer is principal. T " ''"y TYPICAL SCENE OF THE sewing room of the Union county chapter of the American Red Cross where production has not ceased in mite of the w ar end. In the picture are, left to right, Mrs. Mae Moran, chairman of the sewing committee, Mrs. A 1 Andrews, Miss Margaret Newlin, Mrs. Fred Gehring, sr., chairman oi production, and Mrs. Julia Heiiler.fhe end of the war has not abated the amount of work by the production department. Mrs. Moran has just received 1,000 yards of white material which is to be made into garments for the people of the Philippines. A report of this department through the war years shows many women have given of their lime and energy. There has also been much financial assistance. Money raised throughout the county fi nanced 2,000 soldier kits filled with comfort articles. Soldiers and sailors hav received moire than 1.000 garments made by the women of this county. Included were knee bands, socks, hel mets, sweaters and mufflers. For war relief sewing, which consists of garments made for the civil ian population of wartorn countries, dresses, layettes, slips, nightgowns, pajamas and knitted ar ticles have been made. There were also many toddler's packs, a kit containing clothing for chil dren of two years. One thousand, eight hundred twenty-two articles were sent and 1,500 knitted piecos. The scraps left from cutting were utilized for quilts and 225 were made and shipped. Scraps were used for baby blankets. Five thousand three hundred and thirty-two hospitals comfort articles have been shipped. New Stokers Save , Considerable Can y New stokers arc now installed in the coal bins at the college. These stokers carry the coal di rectly from the bins to the fur nace, thus eliminating the work of keeping hoppers filled. For many years coal had to be car ried for a considerable distance from the bin to the hoppers. The late Perry Caldwell, former su perintendent of buildings and grounds at one time figured he had made enough trips from the bin to the hopper to have carried one shovel of coal from here to Germany. The bins were later moved near the furnace so that the work was lessened a Ereat deal. With the new installation now complete, the superintendent will College Offered Summer Courses For the second consecutive summqr, the college offered a special short course for emergen cy. Elizabeth Harris, Evn Wear, and Mabel Hawkinson conducted upper, primary, and rural sec tions and teachers learned through lectures, discussions, and demon strations of the effective practices in ths modern elementary schools of Oregon. Seventy teachers enrolled for the intensive conference which lasted seven days. They were en thusiastic in their praise of the course and expressed a desire to return again. have more time to perform the numerous other duties required of him. Scholarships Help Bring Worthy Youths Business firms, clubs and or ganizations, and individuals of La Grande and eastern Oregon again made it possible for the col lege to attract worthy high school graduates through the availabil ity of numerous all-tuition schol arships. Approximately 70 schol arships have been awarded to be ginning freshmen with an addi tional four or five going to re turning students. Dr. Robcn J. Maaske, president, in behalf of the college expressed his appreciation for the splendid cooperation of the citizens of eastern Oregon and their interest in keeping that college alive dur ing the difficult war-time years when many colleges have had to close their doors. For more than twelve years this office has extended unexcelled protection and fair dealings to its policy holders. We represent some of the oldest and strongest companies in existence and have the facilities for all types of in surance. 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