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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1945)
Monday, October 1, 1945 THE LA GRANDE ETENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Page Five Section D ! plleqe Enters New Era with 1945 Fall Term ! r j Two Year Terminal Courses Are Offered Eastern Of&xon college is entering u new era in its history beginning tlijq fall tern). Having started as a normal school in 1929, itbuwuiie:a teachers college in 1939. In 1911 the four year degree program in elementary education was authoriz ed, and since 1936 the college has offered the first two year's work in most professional and vocational fields leading to a degree to be earned at the state college- of university. Realizing me increasing ue. mand for curricula of a vocation al nature and terminating.at the end of two years, the College in auguruted this full special courses in the fields of merchandising, radio-electric service, and for the training of medical-dental assis tants. A course in general secre tarial science has been offered since 1942. Considerable interest has been shown in these fields and the enrollment has more than leached expectations. The curriculum In merchandis ing is designed -to.-, prepare stu dents for responsible positions in the field nf merchandising (retail selling and service) in such busi ness establishments as , depart storos, men's Jfrfd -women's cloth ing. 3 hops, drug stores, music firms, novelty stores,- furniture establishments, gift and specialty shops, and various other types of retail sturcs. i Training of medical-dental as 1 sistants will prepare students as i office assistants, for doctors and dentists. It furiflshed an elemen tary understanding of the basic sciences upon which the medical ,( and dental professions are: built, J and training.jjnthe special skills needed in (he following positions: (1) receptionist and office man ager; (2) lifwikkevper and record , supervisor; Ci) minor assistant in the professional duties of the doc tor or the dentist. Th.e course in radio-electric service and management has def inite appeal to many veterans, and more men are expected to enroll as they arc discharged from the service. It provides preparation for several types of positions in the radio and elec tric field, such as (1) sales and service position in radio shops, electrical - appliance stores, de partment and furniture establish-1 ments, combination stores; (2) employe of electric and power companies, radio stations, and' radio and electrical apparatus manufacturing companies; Ci) aid 'actors; and experience, tor, manager head of radio tment. The general secretarial-science course is designed to prepare stu dents for the better positions in offices as secretaries, stenogra phers, office managers, bookkeep ers,, and various other positions in the commercial field. It is modeled after the best two-year college programs in secretarial and business training offered by leading junior colleges in the country. It is especially designed to meet the needs of students who have taken their prelimi nary commercial work in high school. In special cases, the col lege will arrange a one-year cur riculum in secretarial science. Graduates in any of these semi professional terminal courses will be awarded the associate in sci ence degree. 1 to construction cont ' I (4) after a period of J independent contrac A7 B of a retail store, or X or electrical depai i Greenwood School 7 Largest in City Greenwood school, according to ; last yea r's enrollment figures, ; ranked second in size among the i grade schools of La Grande. Just across Spruce street from the : school the school district owns a large block that is utiliz ed as a play field for the school. During t h e 1944-1945 school year the enrollment at Green wood varied between 230 and 240. 1 Two hundred and eighty-three children enrolled during the I school year. To serve the needs i of this group of children nine ) trachers including the principal were employed. Nell Thacker and . June Coulidge, first grade; Ev- 1 elyn Masten. second grade; Fran- res Wilson, third grade; Grace Snook, fourth grade; Elsie Gietl- I huber, fifth grade; Pauline John son, sixth grade: Clarissa Sher wood, seventh grade; Floyd E. McLin, principal. Other employes included G. W. Master, janitor at the school, and Mrs. Lee Rimbey and Mrs. Katie Pennington, cooks in the school hot lunch program. Major war activities of the school included scrap iron collec tions, paper drives, tin can collec tions, coffee jar collections, and continuous participation in buy ing war savings bonds and stamps. Mrs. Ruben Hogg and Mrs. Fred Cantrell served as P. T. A. stamp imittee chairmen. Six thousand dollars worth of f tamps and bonds Was sold through the school last year. One of the highlights of the school's years was the P.-T. A. benefit Nov. 17 under direction of Mrs. AiUiut.iuhnson. New Buildings on Campus Include Men's Dormitory1 New buildings planned on the campus of Eastern Oregon callege will include an addition to Dorion hall to house additional women students, and either a men's dor mitory or a library building. Blue prints for the Dorion hall addition are in final stages of preparation to accommodate ap proximately 70 students. It will probably be let for bids next spring, and will be ready for oc cupancy in September, 1940. Study is being given by college officials to the feasibility of a men's dormitory, an addition to the gymnasium for physical ed ucation, and a new industrial arts and a foods laboratory, as well as Riveria Teachers Participate in Many Activities Teacher participation in pro fesslonal activities ut.Riveria school has been highly satisfac tory. All participated in pay roll suvings and' in Parent-Teacher Red Cross, and community work. The annualMother Goose market sponsored' Jy the P.-T. A. was highly successful. Christmas pro gram set a high standard. Health program Of the sajiool in cooper ation with, the county health clinic has become part of school activities. Tests are made of vis ion, hcarlngnd condition of the teeth, and recommendations made. Thirty-six boys participated in some or all of the competitive athletic events and were award ed letters. Moving pictures have become an important feature of auditor ium programs. Children from the four upper grades took part in a series of broadcasts. These groups discussed Canada, Brazil and Holland. Riveria teachers are John Ben nett, principal; Beatrice Young, first grade; Mildred Hlte, second grade; Nina Kame, third grade; Bessie Geibel, fourth grade; Eli nor Kennedy, fifth grade (act ing); John W. Bennett, seventh grade. the contemplated building. new library STOP AT YOUR TEXACO STATION for the new SKYCHIEF FIRECHIEF GASOLINES and OILS More Power! No Ping! Smoother Acceleration! Greater Mileage Use Texaco Products Regularly for Greater Motoring Satisfaction CONSIGNER The Texas Co. nio.NE ir,:,-u College to Have Guidance Center As soon as trained personnel becomes available in the state veterans Bureau, a veterans guid ance center will be established at Eastern Oregon college. The center will be staffed ini tially with a counsellor, a train ing officer, and a stenographer, and the office will be located in the administration building on the college campus. Purpose of the center is to pro vide a central place to which vet rans in the eastern Oregon area may come for advice concerning their rights and privileges under 143 Members in 18 4-H Clubs in County in '45 one club. Dairy Calf club 27 members, three clubs, three individual members. Rabbit club 10 members, one club. Union county had 18 dairy, garden, livestock, poultry and electrical 4-H clubs this year, with a membership of 143. Three of these clubs were located at La Grande, four at Union, one at Elgin, two at North Powder, three at Imbler, and five at Cove. Membership and clubs are as follows: Beef club 2! members, three clubs. Dairy herd record (one of the few in the state) five members, Poultry club five members, one club, three individual mem bers. Horse club 10 members. Electrical club five members, one club. Garden club 21 members, two clubs, one individual member. G. I. law number 348 and Public Law number 10. The college will provide export 'testing services to aid in the advisement service. Similar veterans guidance cen ters have been established at the University of Oregon in Eugene and at Reed college in Portland, with one also scheduled for Or egon State college at Corvallis. Junior Red Cross M embership in 1945 Here Had Increase d to 2,893 Total Junior Red Cross of Union county had 2,893 members for the school year 1944-45. flighty two students earned first aid cer tificates and 15 water safety eei tificatos. More than 700 articles, 25 Chiistmas gift kits and 2U0 Christmas cards were made for the armed services. One hun dred forty-nine educational gift boxes weie filled for the chil 1 ren .of Europe. Nov. 1 to 15 is the time set aside for the annual Junior Hod Cross enrollment for service this year. At that time pupils in, every public, private or paro--chial school will to given oppoi ' (unity to join. . ; Thiough gift boxes, work of the national children's fund, and the exchange of international school correspondence albums the Junior Red Cross has expanded its pni' tram of community and world ' service. Through the National lhildr?n's Fund war nurseries and convalescent homes for child ran under five years of age have been established and equipped in England. .' i! Miss Ann Firkins is chairman of the organization. ' WE HAVE THE QUALITY FOR THE MAN WHO KNOWS FINE CLOTHES Trotter's hits always been in (lie vaiiKiiiird or (tinlity and style, prnviriiiiK (lint, extra distinction which every man wants. Our lines are carefully selected to provide the finest and the most economical in the lone; run. Trotter's is the store for men and you'll find that as the newest clothes and accessories are manufactured. Trotter's will have them, hacked hy competent service and assistance in one of l.a Grande's most modern shops. ' mk ' A to V J ' 'I V 1 hi TROTTER'S G O 7o o O o
