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IN DEPEND MONITOR ri- - x VOL.6 INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, JUNK 22, 1918 NO. 45. A m twin L HISTORY OF THE NORMAL Monmouth Bssan Life as Educational Center in 1871 . . ,. . D ; Christian College Became , a State Normal School in 1882 Normal School History Old Christian College, the par ent school of the Oregon Normal School, was first instituted in - J Monmouth in 1867 and Kev. T. F. Campbell became the presiilet of the institution. At that time it took the educational liues from the first entrance of the boy or girl in school through all grades until he or she had finished a complete college course. The first class to graduate from the college consisted of eight people and they were graduatd in 1872. The school first-opened in a wood en building, what formerly was the old gymnasium. In 1871 the first brick building was begun and was the middle section of the present main buildig. During the term the school was a Christian College 76 graduates were en rolled on the record of the school jes-ro! President Campbell that the school be a Normal school and first endeavored to make of it a Christian Normal,' but not being able to get the fi nancial support needed, made t ar rangements to give the school to the state. In 1882 the school was given to the state as a Normal, and by leg islature act w as accepted and re established as a Normal School and D. T. Stanley became its president. The school next went under the control of President P. L. Camp bell, who acted as president unl.l he was chosen as head of the State University at Eugene. Prof. E. D. Ressler succeeded President Campbell and through his efforts the school was main-: taiued during the trying times when all Normals but Monmouth were voted out of existence by the people. President Kessler accept ed a position at the head of the Oregon Agricultural College mil President J. II. Ackermau as suined the presidency seven year ago. During President's Ackerman i time the school has added several new buildings and the state has been more liberal in its support of the school. From the Normal there have graduated about 2000 men and women, half of whom are still teaching school, many of whom are in the very best positions ob tainable in the state. At one time seven of the county superin tendents of the state were Noi mal graduates. There is hardly a school in Oregon that has not felt directly the influence of Oregon Normal instuction and it is estimated Qii11 I LIIXVIVO KJ 1 lilt V. W JU'V" j that fully 100,000 boys and girls; parUllen, , ot Agricrlture and the! in Oregon are receiving their ed-jg, AKricui lural co.legts in the , ucation directly from supermt i- dents and teachers of the Oregon: Normal Alumni. v-,. t : I...- n. i...t. j.ruiesiou Haines a to the home as the teacher ainb when from a third to a fourth "i' all the boys and girls in Oregon are being taught and guided by Oregon Normal graduates the in-, fluenee of that institution can; hardly lie measured by words. J Following is a part of the program of the Normal exercises thU vmr and we feel that the' public is entitb-d to know what' tliee exereisfS were. 1 1 l5 ?s m Commencement Day Ao gram Very Instructive and Interesting. T r- i f K J i ai vt K annuo! -Am. j A lit tllll VJ'OIAUI OLIHUUt V"l J mencement program of the Oiv 'gon Normal School was held ii. ' the Normal chapel Wednesday I uioi ng. The graduating class marched into the assembly hall to the niu j sic of the college orchestra, tal in? their places in the midd'e s-'i-tion of the new hall. Ti e speakers president and facnlly .... s ited on . he 8taee. j The c ass chose as iheir colois jpuiple itid white and as the r j flower, the Bachelor Button. The cla-is creed w as as follows: "We believe in the public school the .tin st, j mocratic if all institutions. We believe it to be the most effective agency n insuring to our country, citizens with physique, morale and men tality tqual to the .obiigatiot s and great principles of democ racy. And since the teacher is the determir ing fnctor in the school. We, the class of 1918, be lieve that she slnuld be tho. oughly trained for this great worn and consecrated to the tasl of developing American citizens who wiil love tht ir country, sup port its co is' itution, obey it laws, respect its flag and defend it against all enemies." The officers of the class wer: Presi .eiit, Virginia Lee Notting ham; vice president, Marion H Parkhurbt; secretary, liona'da Cameron; treasurer, Ida I. Neii- son; reporter, Florence Brosins. Tne program was as loiiows: Match Hollander "Inspiration" Edwards 0. S. N. S. Orchestra Invocation Rev. Peter Conklin Overture-"Ca;if of Hagdad" Boieldein 0. S. N. S. Orchestra Chorus "Only to Thee" Saint Saens "In the Boat" Herman 0. S. N. S. Glee Club Address B. F. Irvine Quartette " naian Mountain Sons" Cadman 0. S. N. S. Quartette Presentation of Diplomas President J. 11. Ackerman Chorus "Snowdrops" Dorn 0. S. N. S. Glee Club Benediction Rev. C. B. Pace The new teachers elected at ilio Oroirnn Virimil were: Miss Ida II. Holmes, Department of' were taught the lower grades and has been so popular on the cai,. Mathmetics; Miss Lueile Chase,1 easy drawing lessons were give:; pus furnished the music for a IVpi.rtment of Household Econ-' In the music department the tistie. ligure i'oruiaUuu which end oniy; Miss Gladys Poise, Asst. in1 lower grades were taught snap!.-! ed in the placing of the mi bleu l-Inglish; Mrs. Margaret Craig' vocal exorcises and the work was . S. N. S. '18 in daisies and ram Cut-ran, ' Head of Rural Depart-! advanced until conceit wo.k vv.-.V lo,-r ro,,s utoii the campus, merit; Miss Margaret Audeion,' carried on in the (iglith gra.h.! 'I he Seniors were all costumeu Department of Art; Miss Hessie An orchestra was organi.ed vvu U as r ronch soldiers and gave some Dunham, Third and Fourth Grade from ten to twelve pieces and , excellent putr.ohc drills pro.nio Critic; Miss Ida iSm,th, First and much progress was noted by thosj' out among which were senium Second Grade Critic'; Miss Mary j doing this class if work. ! signals. ' .... . . . . . ti... ii : i .. ;. Third and Fourth: Grade Critic in Independence; Mrs. Inez Miller and Miss Myrel Bond, Critics at Mt. View. I Boys and Girls Cl b Cham pions Become Leaders have jusl been appointed paid! 'Hie educational system louov.i j leaders in boys and girls club:"1'1 state course of study and l':,'j jwork in the co-opera. ive exten-i school year is divbled into fmr- ,n .Mi.hLi r Ka II a n, ' semislers of nine M-eiks eml,. jn-Jr-.h and west. A drive for 1 1 L'radcs for a period ' f n, soium- proiomiy he siarldi ny t fie org.u. imemheishin is unfit r wav ar.ri ', ivr ami were riven work in tii i.ation of three individual 'dassi many .new leaders are be:ng se-J lectea to nelu the boys .... and girl? u jtij teir summer projects. ! April 1 there were 600 men and j women leaders enrolled in this work in the north and west. An increase of nearly 700 emergency leaders since that time brings th is force of extersion w.rkers n d the 1200 mark, Ih'.v Duvail is station -d in N'er Vork ami expects to sail fofed eaeh d ar!(j thej s. hooi ww' Prance in a short tune. flHL YEARS WORK BIG SUCCESS In Irwf nnnnrlm.nn DnMSrt liiUClJCllUDl.lC rUUUbj Schools Under the Nnrmnl Children Make Wonderful Showing During Year Under Student Teachers Friday evening the year's work of the Independence publii school was brought to a close and a review of the work shows a de ci.led imnrovemeiit in the chil.!-! reu. This improvement is notice 1 ;'i,., ..,.-.,1 o.i ;.,i.,n....i,ii i,.' 111 IIIV lll'l.ll nun IIIIUH I llllll vlopment of the children as .well' as their plysical devolomient. It is probably advisable to ex plain to our readers the plan on which the school was run as a nart of the Oregon Normal train-! ing school system. Four critic teachers were einployeil jotntiyj 4li. OfiiTun ViiM-tinl b.luuil nni 1 the school district as follows:; Miss Arbuthnott, who bad charge of the seventh ami eighth grades:' Miss (iraee Williams in charge of the fifth and sixth grades; Jlis.4 Kate Iloi.ck in ebarge of th third and fourth grades nnd Mis Emily De Vore in charge of th.) first "and second grades. These' teachers are the supervisors of the school work and have the ,v . pervision of the student teach- V who did the actual teaching in, th..' kcIiiioI In niiiiitinn To theso i. !,:.... m: . . ti..i :.. 1 lour criiies jiin uu:u.iii nf ,,;,. ;,.,.,.., ; ! structor of art, ami Miss Taybr! nlivsical director of the Oregon Normal school had the supervis ion of these departments in the school at Independence. ; Special student teachers t a. lt music, and art under tho sup :i- vision of the instructors from t!io Normal and this work is camel on in every grade. Mechanical drawing and construction wire were taught the boys ami ,waW colors, charcoal, designing o! clothing, hats and interior decora tion were taught the girls. J ho use of the scissors 'Old needle '1 no paysjeas r.iv.cr.mr. wi.i.r tho sunervision of Miss Taylor, consisted oi- (trills, games an d dances, ami was very sin-cessl'ii A basket ball team wan man. ! taiio-d and many games phiy'.'l. while public exhibitions w.-io' given in il Irills ami Folk dancing ! that have been gr iV Hpjrecia l , - .. i The student teachers of th N'ormal were el: on- n for th grades for .which th- v-ere e nceiallv preparing t hem vs oi the Normal. They finish their -.-liool work to a trriat extit.t before they begin teaching and under the supervision of ;onn;l instructors prepared and ontlin- l !lnir davg work before II, ey l- gin teaching. Tlies." plane um-t he fol'owed out in detail by the te:rer. The "'holf system o'; i int'iirtiin w.as caref u!!v ontiin-1 run on & system throughout that is practical 'y as perfect as eta be niiii!it.i!,ed The sen o! nus ma te doci -e i i improvement during tne pxi year and is consul.-rod 8 movie! j school. Manv large sch hIs s.r: 'their teachers to obse ve th' j work as carried on at the IioU pendenee and Monmouh sciu -s ( and -these teachers were a en thusiastic in their approval of j the work and report that Hi. v j found much of interest miJ v ai I ue w hich they can sucvessf 'a y introduce in their own school. lALUfilNAE IS 10 ORGANIC New Glass Honored in Receptions Givan Ahu.uii Absoeiaiioij tiK' Grogou Normal School m lm" lhl'u" llrst reunion on Tucad.i "'oruing at 7 :M for a p ay hour ou campus. This ieohoia eluded the Senior class of 1!)IS old tllld Uvw luclul "M's i"'"- eil in merry games, ed to the Training All wauut i School caiii- mis llt where a break!' a -.t was served. Tliu lilst assembly met at leu "'clock with the following pi oiai" : Entrance March ami Class Songs. -Music "Send Uut Thy Light'" Gonuovl -Music Trio ' berceuse' Kimsky-Korsakob Talks by Class and Faculty representatives 1 Juniors Helen iW Scidors Airs. Clairetout' -'umiii 0. A. Hurley, .h Faculty Thos. 11. Jei.a 1 , . ' Music "Fair Normal" Music "Fairest of Nations" Y?:rui Ad.lr..KH Pn-s .T II A fk-.nmiii :i - - Aiiisie-"Nornial Hymn" Exercises on C'ampua Mr. G. A. Hurley of deuce representing the Alumni called attention to the many graduates of the old Christian College ' and the Oregon Normal! .School who had achieved pioi.i im uee in diffen'iil wall s of lit.-. Hurley paid a fiuo trbun- Mie loyal spirit of the many aliu-i-ni. Following Cies-j exoccisi. i tm ..in.ior and iii'ior classes clus I the morning won with oul-i.i-door exercises and songs oil tno campus, 'i'he Junior song wliic i - """" ""' ot the alleinooii resulted m thu following election for the ensuiiif year: Prsideat, Miss Emily De Vore, Independence; 1st vice president, .Miss Radahaugli, Alotimouth , 2nd vice president, Miss AiiiamU '- 1'oty, Moiiinouth ; secretary, .Mr . j lieiiiah Craven, Monmouth: .. . ... .caMirer, .urs. ngness ,ar,c Ihyvr, Monmouth, The Alumni Association is be-' finning n m ovemenl for a better organization of their inembcM throughout the state. This will According to these plans the i i- nual comiiieneeiio nt reunious will become tt b alurc of the year. i;reat.r iii importance than ever, before. The evening program of the Alumni Association was giv. en for the first time in the new Normal chap. I and was as fol lows : As,.-m!dv March N norma i Orelii-st ra Jiitrn'bi'-tion -.f Class J, II. Aekormau Pres. of Normal School Mil A VISTA GETS FLAG Pretty Ceremony Makes flag Day Pleasant Hag Day at Buena Vista on Fri day, June 14, 1313 A large gathering a.v.eiu bled, al Huena Vista on Friday last' whm a beautiful banner flag was presented by tho Women Colin I i ll nl Defense to the Home Guard, 11 Company, Ihieiia Vista, Ore-' gon. Alter all the ladies hail been lined up, the Company, un-j dor the command of Major Hose were marched into position for ; ids impressive ceremony. i Mrs. hose, local chairman o j tile W omens Council of Defense then gave a very stirring patri otic speech, the Hag was then pre sented by Mrs. .M. N. Pratber, president of the Ued Cross with iiy apprnp; hit nor Is fitting I lie occasion, th) I'l.ttj was receiv ed by Mr. M. N l'ratkcr, chair-, ham of i he gu.'t I, on behalf of; tl'e company, u;id responded by s .banking the l.io'es tr their splendid gift. 1 he flag was their (hen in char,;) oi the color ser-; grant of the guards and two pri-j eales. The Na'ional anthem ua.-i Ihi-n sung and Co flag saluted in proper form, M1'. .), K. Neal of-' i .'iated as cliat)ia;n to the coin-! ivuy w ho gav a very impressive address and priyer. The color guard then liiarelied to ' their ...1 1: .1 I ... iii. ii.wini.ii tl 1 r"- ; , de company, wine., was ,1,s1,eet-; "1 1y the tn ,u.ng -entle,,,,,. hum I ndrpoiulei.ee ; dudg- 11. V Swopc, Verd Hill. Dr. Cutler and jKx-Mnyor Walker. 1 he eon. ; ! puny then marched past in n-, v r.rdor and the above gentle- ' .11011 Acknowledging till! salute .. . i j They also highly eompb.nente.l the company on their smart ap lndcpoiiJ pcaraiiee and drill. The company j was then dismissed, thus emliii day never to be forgotten in Jhiona Vista lieieptiou of Class Miss Gladys Carson Pres. of Alumni Assn. liesponse of Class Miss Zelda Hamilton, lieiuTNoiitative Class of 'IS invocation Kev. 1 1. 0. Duns more , S Violin Solo "begendc" 1 Wleiuiaws! i Miss Madge Pliilbrook 'Sliannon lielU" Normal tJuartetto Vocal Solo "Crossing the Bar" VVilloiigbby Mr. Paul ISlaokstono Piano Solo "Vnlso Lento" Voliiietseh. Miss (Irotelieii Kreauier 'diiinni Address dlldgi1 A. B. Y lieclnek, Polil.lli'i oeal Solo "Because I Love You, Dear" Mr. Paul lSlaeksfotie Violin Solo "The Sou of PiiK.ta" Miss Madg Pliilbrook lieneiiiotiori Jtov. M. imns more A reception to the Senior hiss of 1!)H, whs given in the 1'innitiiry nt !):') and during tb- time of which the guests pintool ; h fresiiinelits dans Were Hgai i in-iisNed for tin- Grenter Alumni AsKiieiut ion, Mrs. Heiilah ('raver, I lr, G. A. Hurley, Miss Laura i-ell and Mr. J. Ii. V. liutb r pre sented these plans to the m u elasH. A committee from tho 'l dims has been iippointcd to iviil.1 out ih-f ails of them- plans with the -.eeuti ve com mitt eo of the asso ciation. The evening closed with every ,ie singing "Live, Normal, 1 im'," The ur,biic feature of 1 ' is was that many of the young er inei'i'icrs of the Abimtii sang this sons; for the first time to tlo- aeeoinpaiiimeiit of its composer. Mr. P. B. Arrant. NOTICE Slate Cuard meeting at the. op- ia house Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock P. M. to perfect organua-' i tion. j Every person who desires to; '"".i 10 juul s" lv order of t'ouimittee. KOTICiS TO THIS PUBUO bogiuiiiiig July 1 the delivery system in liulepeinb .o-e will be to! lows : North ludepeiuleuee, ono .!iii i ry at S :(HI A. M. liai. uce of city, except west if Monmouth bridge, at 9:00 A. and .!:..0 P. M. West of Mou rn. null bridge 2:00 P. M. G. F. Graves. A letter was received thU wee'. from Henry d. Ford, now station ed at Camp bee, Virginia. U the letter he states "this is tite life to build men, and uiauc, men of poor material." IK' is now u eoi'ioral und slates "Her.; is a Kfeat ileal ot ignoraiiee in this eauip, that sixty men of tlliee bl:iji:le.l call led, he:' I eitu or write and Unit one liuinir 'u did not know their right iinud from their left. Tweiily-fivu bad never seen a tram ami niunUu had never seen a foot ball." lie stated some did not know enough to obey . orders and thought it was good for them to be dialled as they will learn. Henry Ford is a son of Mrs. M. F. Ford of thi. city. Mr. and Mrs. C'arbray, Mr. ami Mrs. E. N. Johnson, Mr. na.l Mrs, Sloper and Messrs. Smith, IHcksou and the editor of the; Monitor made a trip to Kings Valley Wednesday eveuinig to meet with a committee from the Wed Cross at that place to out line a program fr tho joint eel eliriition at Kings Valley on July The Red Cross at Oak Point cleared up a neat little sum Irom their recent drive. The calf do nated by Mr. Marrow brought 2.11 and the one donated by John Wood $20. The first calf, was seourcii ny iir. lvsicrorooii of Gale Grove. Senior Clasn Play an All-Around Triumph The annual Senior Class play iveu Monday eviiiiiig in the Nor mal chapel was an original pro duction by a student of tho cl.i..s, Miss Josephine Scger of Porl-i.i-id, and it w as very siicees-.! i. Indeed, the play turned out to be a personal triumph and at tic b.-e I be muilcst- authoress w.n pulled out ill front of the curtain to receive a huge basket of flow ers, as a tribute Irom admit mg ''cl ow students. The drama sy inbiiliod the W-n, its coiilesiiiuls us nations ,-ili.i A n.i t'iv.:; d ti.tiy ioU it. L...ui- i lo in appeared Industry with her h vails and gnomes of product io i .led iiiiiiiufaet lire and also the guardians of raw products, corn win-al, oats, cotton, cane, bides and even a small live lmb was carried upon the stage as irsyio 'ol of the wool from which gar ; cuts are made. Science then appeared and il ins! rated in turn by dances and otherwise, sound, light, time, s, geology and invention not to overlook a real aeroplain v l.-ieh i!h its dii .u uuvi gtililu r ii.iing away a I ii:e enemy, pass ed over the stage Other themes were introduced in logical and filling order, conservation Wi f. , :'k and then (ii-moeraey w.t j uiven the place of prominence, u-diiied in by the Spirit of thej Vew Day. j The drama was well worked nut. The ideas were excellent ai ! the whole showed MUs Scger ,n tin- iossessnr of a high order of tah nt. She has been warmly eoi. 'r .-iti.b't': d ni the slice, ss of :iii; uoduction. Monmouth Herald, J KINGS VALLEY ; nnr iiiornnv usnuLnioiuni - Celebrate at This Historic Spot July 4 Oldest Flour Mill in Oregon Still Running Here .esilutg m among tho hills an. I timber of Polk county is a beau tiful Utile valley. The soil i i icli ami deep and the Luck; nmuie wind-, iis way tliroug.i this piciui'osipie settlement. At one near the settlement it a; inns and e.ipuwues you and yo: ieel tho pure, clear atmi,spi.. una utauty. hius alley was lust settle in l.sisi when Mr. Koiund Cham litis Mr. King und Mr. Norton three broihors in-law, came tber to ii, a..,,' tio.r Lu.i.e. Tuey d . I to eil ii..: lu.iiu va.ii-y linn im'. pdl is niiil illeW lots for eliOlei iiv rU.a liicw lii'st elioi'e uu oltose the plot of n io acres u . wlueii the huigs auey nn.l lio- unds. Air. Ciuiiuiiers drew aei iiid eluuee and staled to Mi .oiloi., "If 1 hud drawn t' place you have, Norton, wi ui. I inuld a ilour null ai tl,e i ai Is. 1 Mr. Norton replied: I yuil will build a null hero i-u. trade properties with you." Thus the third flour mill r Oregon was built at Kings Xw ley. The timbers were heave out on the lands of Kings Va ley, the lumber was sash sawe. hikI the, flooring wa.i tongin: grooved and hand matcbi'd This mill, started in 18-19, wu eotiiplctd and ready for ("por tion in l!)f)2. It is the oldest iui" in (Iregou now being opcratt and has beii o.outiuuoiisiy in us since it Was first started. TT early pioneers of Yamhill, Bel -toon, Polk, Clnekainas, LineoU Tillamook, Lane and Linu coui' lies for many years got their suj. p'y of -flour from this little mil! on tin; Liickiainiite and it fell : ' .stands a monument of early pie- ,.,,r energy and industry. This mid is now owned and op orated by J, P. Logan, whoa lesidciice is across the roa i from the mill. The falla had a--original drop of about two f ee ' an. id Mr. Chambers built thei a dam to raise the wnjcr big enough to run the mill. King Valley lias two got.' general iuereliandi.se stores, on V ned by P. d. 'b.ini fu rs a. l. M. Graham and the ot'nr I ' T. Allen, P.otb storis'do ! i;od business. There is a go I I .school, with forty gramme c i." ad.- students nnd sixttecu ii I l h. High School, a church and lumber yard, the. Kings Va!b I Lumber Compiiary usii g tb i plant as a shipping oen'er f ; , their mill in tlds teriitoiy. TT j miil is bioaU'.f about three mib I from 'he valley and tho riilro.-i , I I Ih.-re are probably inui'fi till. ! imi no ii workii g in tho tiiulu I getting out logs for shipment ai d for the mill, This section is now quite h i i d- - for the dairy r duslr ami tin cream from that seeti.-v Ua!i shipped direct to ludepe i 1 deuce but the supply of (wo shh j pi r. and one of tbe plai I "hipping to Indepf ndence soon ! The poultry industry is thrb - I in' in thiw coroniiiiutv anil t pre-' tit year has seen the eg production treldde its output ft-r I'dpuieiit t hroti yh the Kings Vct-!e- Ktnres. The I'i. lds of irrain look firm, at d there appears to be a good crop in prospect in the whole ef the valley. The Kings Vallcy-Indope'i deuce joint celebration at tl.l Kings VnHey grove July 4, sbmib! attract many people, fo: it is a sightly place for a day e! i,st a , d tlio pcop( of this valle'' are hospitable and know how t i entertain. '