ÌI ay tat V olume 1 No. 15 /Ippio I roo«« In ft or th wo sit Wort» Planted In 1H24 Anniversary Celebrated Monday) Willamette Student I tody Pres- Id- nts Use Gavel From-1 recs One hundred years ago Monday a ■ca captain touched at I < Vancouver in Wa«hiiig“>ti air* plante.l apple' oeeds which bad been giv* n him at a dinner party many month* twforc in London. Today the apple trees M Vanumicr are carefully guarded and a tiiblct tells the story tu tbe sightseers. After the trees had reached their growth at the fort cuttings were rnaile from them and taken to the Whitman settlement at Walla Walla, Here the f-iiit tree* grew for many years ;^id only recently was it neco*«ary to cut down the last tree of the original plant­ ings. In order to preser-c the wood of tbe Whitman settlement orchard it was mnde up into various objects. It was the good fortiwie ol the Assuciated student body of Willamette to secure a gavel which had been made from the wood of one of these trees. It Ie used by th" student body pre-klrnt during the associated etudent body meetings. -—Oregon Statesmen, tribune DAYTON, OREGON. DECEMBER 4 1924. AdvortlHG.' 'I he > <>dll*|i Iny* a million egga, M blh) the helpful lieu lays one, But thvcodfl«li does not cackle io tell what she has dona. An*! so w« scorn t!ie cmlfish coy But the he'pful hen we prise, At tilt h indicate« tu thuugl.tful minds It pays to advertise! Eugene, Uregon, Nov 27 .(Special)— Three educational h-adera of national reputation will appear on the program of the Oregon Hta'e Teachers' Asaocta- tion, at the annual meeting in Portland They are: Mrv. on Dect-tnbar 29-30*81. (•live M. Jones of the elementary school« uf New York City, president of the National Educational Asaociation for th« years 1923-1924; President Thom as W. Botcher uf teachers college. tbe Kansas state Emporia, in , Tike soni« human aature*as yon find it, Put a little graciousneM behind it, Adil a lump ol charitv or two. Squeeze in just a little moderation, Half as much frugality, or less, A-.ld M>m« verv flue considerati un, Ht ruin >>ff all of poverty's distress, I' tor some milk of human kindness in it Put in all the hsppHises you can, Mir it up with lanvliter every minute. Season with g-od will toward every man. Set it on the fire of heart's affection, Gave it till the jolly bobbles rhe. Sprinkle It with kisses— for confection— Sweeten with a look from loving eyes, Flavor it with children's merry chatter, Frost it with the snow of winter dells, Place it on a holly garnished platter, And serve it with the tong of Christmas bèlla. Kansas; an«» Miss Mabel Carney, specialist rural educaHou at Teacberv The Christinas Pudding Parent-Teachsra' Meeting College, Young People’s Party SUBSCRIPTION 1.50, PER Ghurch Moto» Tbe Thanksgiving servies which was The Associated Young People of heiegan. Among them and tbe Evangelical pastor should de­ were. "Drop the Handkerchief,” •‘Crow and Crane”, "Magic Music”, liver the sermon, but bis Presiding Elder, Rev. G. L. Lovell of Salem will a whistling contest by several girls and preach in bis place. Rev. Lovell is a a singing contest by the came number very able speaker, and will bring a of boys. All the game* were entered message worth hearing. All will do into whole heartedly by everyone and judging from tbe noise and flushed well if they get out to hear him. The pastors appea-ed before the faces they were having a jolly time. choir Mondav evening at their rehearsal Kefreehmeuls were served at 10:30 and asked them to furnish a good pro­ to 100 young people after which they gram of Christmas music for Sunday departed for their homes with many night Dec. 21. The choir by unanimous expressions of appreciation for a vote consented to do this. A service of pleasant eysniug. possibly an hour aud a half will be The next party will be during the arranged conaisting of an hour of Christmas holidays. So keep it in mind and come and have a good time. musical numbers and the devotional There is room and a welcome for al) part, and then a sboit earnest Christ­ mas message by the speaker of the young people. evening. Farm YEAR Rcrnlndora Oregon celery, if being blanched at this time of year, should not bo allowed to stand between tha boards long after it is fit for use. saya tbe experiment station. After the chlorophyll of the stalk has been changed to a yellow or white, depending on the variety of color, the quality, brittleness and flavor liegius to lie lost. Three weeks is usually the lengbtof time required to blanch the stalks al­ though this may be shorter or longer depending on the weather. Barnyard manure, particularly horse manure, beats up rapidly with a loss oi valuable plant food element nitrogen, in the form of ammonia. This loss can be pre­ vented, savs the O A. C. experi­ ment station, almost entirely by scattering a handful of land .plast­ er or superphosphate in the gutter behind each animal, each day. Superphosphate in addition to pre­ venting the loss of ammonia will reenforce the manure with phos­ phorus in which it is low. Many or our soils are in need of avail able phosphorus. The Parenl-Teachdrs’ Meeting wpa Columbia University. li -Id al the school house Monday even- There wilt be no general program on ing and along with the regular bueioeN Monday, December 29, as tbe opening of the < veiling they were entertained day is aiwava given over to the delibera­ with a short program by some oi the little folks and alto by three young tions of tbe representative council. Re- ladies from the Ellison-White Conaer* ports of standing committees will be vatory of music in Portland. The beard, and all business of the assccia- company conaiatcd of a violinist, pianist tion will lie transacted on that day. and coutralto soloist. These young One of the most important predis­ Only the duly elected delegates may ladies hod a littft experience on theii posing factors to acute respiratory trip here, The auto they were driving disease« is breathing hot, vitjated and take part in the direnssions of the coun­ took to the ditch between here and dusty air. Mure people suffer from cil, but the sessions are public and all The queen bee mates with the Newberg but a friendly stage came A very pretty surprise party was Notice is hereby given that tbe common colds than any other single teachers are cordially invited to lie pres­ along and brought them into town for drone or male bee on the wing, tendered Miss Lucille Fisber on Tues­ County School Superintendent of Yam­ ailment. The sum total of the incon­ ent The general sessions when the vis- the entertainment and big feed which day evening of this week when about Her matings are not under the bill County, Oregon, will hold the reg venience, complications,* and economic Ring educators will speak, will be held followed. twenty of her friends came to tbe par- ular examination of applicants for State control of the beekeeper except as loss resulting from common colds class sonage in honor of her thirteenth birth­ Certificates at the County Court House he makes it possible to have a sup­ three infections among the srriuus on Tuesday morning, December 30, and day. The rooms were tastefully dec­ in McMinnville, Yamhill County, diseases. The prevention of 'colds con­ Wednesday afternobn, December 31. Notice to Water Liner* ply of good drones and limits the orated with paper feetooning and Oregon, as folliws: Commencing sists. first, in guar.ling against the pre- Departmental meetings will occur Tues­ supply of poor ones, says the O. A. As this month ends tbe year all mountain fern. She was tbe recipient Wednesday December 17. at 9 o’clock disposing cans %. day afternoon and Wednesday morning. persons indebted to Die City of Dayton O. extension service. The queen of rqany beautiful and useful gifts. a m., and continuing until Saturday. Avoid to» mueli in t. An ustbm Departments of the association wh'ch for city water must pay their bills op or Tbe evening passed all too soon while December, 20. 1924 at 4 o'clock p in. bee apparenty mates but oncy in vourm-lf to li-ailldiil t«-mjH*ratute•. Il before the 10th of December or the e joying tbeir favorite game« Ice WEDNESDAY FORENOON you would have mi cheek J aud clear will have special programs are: rural ner life time water will be ent off. seboois, boy«* and gii la ’ club woik, cream and cake was served after which I’. S History, Writing,(Penmanship'». •yw. sleep .-ul <>f doors. The universal; W. T. H Ti cker, tiny all went home aaviug they bad Muate, Drawing. demand ol tbe nre et» > n v ir f<> lera-l manifest our love and appreciation for maximum capacity. Grammar, Geography, Stenography. tures. Fresh nlr is essential for build I ' »rtland Hotel will be the official our God and our friends by giving gifts Jove with the whole bunch and that she American Literature, Physics, type ­ and maintaining g<>od health. Abun-' beadquartcri of the association. Re­ of bountiful value. Nut value in money do-, s not believe a finer company of writing, .Methods in Language, Thesis The growing of head lettuce it* dance of air should l>e aasnrad by open p,)rtg from sectional chairman indicate alone but value in love and good will. voung j>eople can be duplicated any­ for Prucan- Certificate. where. ) Window ventilation. A well d.signed tlut ewy ¡n OreKOn wU, well suited I to Oregon conditions, If we do nut give ourselves with our FRIDAY FORENOON window board will prevent drafts. ’ . , ... gifts they will not merit much appiecia- since the climate and soil are Children who sp.nl tbe entire day in “”"d W«entatioi> and that the attend- Theory and Practice,Orthographv(Spel­ tion ; lor, vou know, it has been said See “The Black,” the most magni­ favorable, Unless the season is ling), Physical Geography’, English Lit­ a poorly ventilated school room are not (H,,ce *t the convention will be not less that "the gift without the giver is ficent stallion of his kind—the most unusally < dry. irrigation is not given a fair chance fur pruper develop-. than 2,500 bare.” A cheery “Merry Cbristmasl” dangerous horse in captivity-leap a erature. Chemietrv. generally necessary. Production ment. I —— on Christmas morning will go farther FRIDAY AFTERNOON gap no other horse has leaped to of uniform, solid heads depends Good ventilation la a big factor in the j C. H. Merrill and wife of Mill Citv and in filling a heart with warmth and escape his pus tiers— hated man! See School Law, Geology, Algelra, Civil war on respiratory diseases. The good Mr. and Mrs. J Harold Newman and happiness than the most expensive gift him plunge from a high diff into a Government. largely on the variety and eepacial- effect of open air life no longer demand* baby May Marie of Nehalem helped de- nympy can buy If love did not help to lytbe seed strain. Barnyard man­ swirling, raging whirlpool. See him SATURDAY FORENOON proof. In disease as well as in health vour the royal Thankagiviqg bird at our hny it. Let's let Love buy our gifts, fight off “The White,” a rival stallion ure is the test fertiliser, as poor Geometry, Botany. the effect is a general xme on the body hutpc Thanksgivinu Dav. and then I’m sure there will be Too Much Boat Surprise Party and not merely a question of breathing ' J. 8. Morin ate bin Thanksgiving air. In this sense the ofieii air is an air bsih even whey the body 1« clothed. dinner with h lends in Portland Shop Curly and Avoid tho Rush Christinas is a happy time for nearly everybody except the salespeople in th* department stores and retcil shops, and the men who run the street cars. The Oregon Public Ulilit'. Informa tion Bureau eava it would Im a happy time for these two classes, too, if the public were more comdoerate and did its shopping early For some tun" the street railway coin- nay and tlm newspapers and stor a in Portland have been hammering homa the “'shop early” idea, aud the entire electric railway industry of the United States is supporting such a movement all over the country. This year la virtually the first time that the merchants generally have la-en co-operating in such a movement and the results have already lieen apparent in tile eubatantial increase in the volume of early Christmas trading, The poatoflice authorities, too, are taking a hand and are doing a good bit of educational work to show the public the advantage of getting this annual "chore” over with as w Iv as potti by. *' Mesdames M. G. Miller and D. C Clark entertained the Pleasant Hour Reading Club at the hmie of Mrs, Anteen Miller on Fiiday, NOv. 28. Mrs. metnliera responded to roll call. Sherman gave an interesting report of her visit to the Children’s Farm Home peqr Corvallis, where she has recently been with a contribution of canned fruit and vegetables, donated by the P. II. R. C. and the Civic Club of Dayton. "Peace on earth; Goodwill toward men,” -THE PRINTER'S DFVIL. for supremacy of the plains—for pos­ session of the herd! At the Arcade Theater. Hat- u.'day night. Dec. 6. See It! Teachers* Examinations SATURDAY AFTERNOON General Historv. Book-keeping. soils mean small heads, counsels the experiment station. S. 8. Duncan. County School Superintendent. Curtains for the poultry boute can beconviently used at this time. Ni$ht Prowling. Heavy winds and rain blown There is no doubt but that a through the open front are affect­ large per cent of the degradation, ively excluded by curtains. Many disgrace ruin and crime among tbe Oregon poultrymen keep curtains young springs from tbu habit of rolled and stored in the house to night prowling, corner foafini and be need when needed. Others kindred acts of both saxes in citv, have curtains on a roller that can town and hamlet all over this be raised arid lowered as weather broad country. Any person who Conditions uhange. The experi­ keep*« his or 'tier eyes open k nows ment station recommends careful this. Hundreds of boys and girls use of curtains. A curtain, while are out nt night and we a I know • an effective protection in bad that n)an,y influences fur evil weather, l*ecomes a danger to none for goad surround then con* proj>er ventilation if left up in fair Usually. A curfew restriction weather. may b-e derided as old fashioned and punt inical, but tbe fact re­ Early lambs will awn begin to mains that there is vastly lees arrive in certain parts of Oregon. nigh.t prowling in towns that have The importance of properly dock­ a 'curfew ordinance a nd enforce it. ing and castrating while the lamb The City Park is receiving a g-neral is still yvttng is stressed by the dean-op this Dead limbs are college animal husbandry depart­ lieing trimmed off the ttees, leavqp rak­ ment. The neglect of this practice ed up and burned , etc. We haven’t results in a cut in the market price lean ed who is to blame for tins but as the carcase is not as desirable. rather suspect the ladies of the Civic Club, at least they are' generally guilty A good sharp knife has been found of just sneh doings. It takes the ladies as practical as any instrument for to clean things up. this work. A trim lamb properly docked and dastrated will bring 50 Henry May and wife who spent their cents to 11 mure thau the same Thanksgiving with their daughter Mrs. lamb, if these operations are neg­ C. C. Carter at Molalla, arrived home lected. the first of the week. Toter Swanson and Nels Persson were Joe Francis enjoyed his Thanksgiving with relatives and acquaintances in visitors in Sheridan the latter part of last week. Portland.