Monday, October 1, 1945
THE LA GRANDE ETENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON
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plleqe Enters New Era with 1945 Fall Term
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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.
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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
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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. '
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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.
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