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Newspaper Page Text10. STATE'S Early Storms of Adversity Serve to Develop I vtiimuiniimmmiiimiHiimiHiiiimniniiiuHmni 4 c f ' - I' W '2" Lt .... - y. wr i ... .-. J.; 4 Br Harold Hamatreet. npHEEE Institution of higher I I j learning were established during " the early history of Oregon fcy the people's delegated authorities a university, a college and a normal. They were designed to supply three separate and distinct kinds of intel lectual training. That la, speaking broadly, training for professions, training for vocations and training for teaching. Almost from the begin ning these schools met adversity, and circumstances seemed in a conspiracy to overwhelm them. , But the heroism of their supporters and the firm principles upon which they were founded acrved to sustain their enfeebled light. Less than ten years ago the Uni versity of Oregon had fewer than 500 students. Today it has S000, drawn from the Arctics and the tropics, the Occident and the orient. The enroll ment of Oregon Agricultural college Is more than 67 times what it was SO years ago. The Oregon State Normal Is training 400 school teachers this school year with prospects of train ing 800 in a year or two, and this after the school was reorganized in 1911 following a period when it was Idle! The Oregon state legislature in 1872 established the University of Oregon, "having for Its design to provide in struction and complete education In all departments of science, literature, professional pursuits and general ed ucation." It was located near the head of the Willamette valley, at Eu gene, at that time a small village, now a city of 11,000 inhabitants. A "complete education" has been the outstanding mark of the univer sity since its establishment. "Profes sional pursuits." mentioned as 'a worthy "design" by the lawmakers, have received increasing emphasis until today .ten professional schools besides the college of liberal arts are contained in the university. These are the schools of architecture and al lied arts, business administration, ed ucation, . Journalism, law, medicine, music, physical education, sociology and the graduate school. The college of literature, science and the arts, containing 23 depart ments, has given without any sacri fice of cultural values, professional direction to many courses, such as geology, chemistry, dramatic art and public speaking, household arts, mili tary science, pre-medlc"and pre-en-gineerlng. . The school of architecture and allied arts not only trains profes sional architects but turns out pro ducing artists and teachers and su pervisors of art in high schools, nor mal schools and colleges. - The school of business administra tion trains executives along- many lines, while the school of education offers a complete preparation. Includ ing graduate work, for teachers, principals and supervisors, superin- f I I 7 IS INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING ARE UNSURPASSED TT ' . y w,- University c Oory. JJJminjstirffZioK. tendents and also special teachers. The graduate school offers advanced work up to and including that for a doctorlal degree, and removes the ne cessity, which formerly existed, for Oregon undergraduates to go to other institutions to complete their educa tion and pursue their research. The school "-of journalism not only emphasizes the training of reporters but trains young men and women to publish newspapers of their own, to edit land publish trade journals, to write acceptably for magazines and to occupy executive positions on met ropolitan papers The school of music during the last year was unable to supply graduates enough to fill the demand for music teachers and supervisors. The school of medicine is located in Portland and Is the only state medical school in the northwest. The pre-medlc course at Eugene links up with the course in Portland so as to provide for com bined courses of seven years with a bachelor's degree on the way. The school of physical education trains athletic coaches, teachers in physical education, playground su pervisors and directors of recrea tional programmes, while the school of sociology trains social workers, public health nurses and executives for work with the government or large societies 'along sociological lines. The extension division, through which the services of the university are made available to the people of the state at large, has an enrollment of 1000 students throughout the state in correspondence courses. It has a visual Instruction library of more than 100 educational motion picture films and 170 stereopticon lantern slide sets, which are loaned free to communities of Oregon. Other serv ices include surveys, public discus sion, special Information, lectures, a reading circle through which 4000 teachers annually do their profes sional reading, and extension classes. The plant of the university consists of 90 acres of land and 26 buildings. Six of these buildings, women's, com merce, education, university high, music and Susan Campbell, have been completed and occupied within the last year. Many gifts have been made to the university by public-minded citizens, including Villard hall and the Fenton law library. There are student loan funds amounting to $9906.14, which annually benefit many students who otherwise could not complete , their courses without discouraging delays and Interruptions. Approximately 70 per cent of the students are self-supporting, their economic activities ranging from barbering to flying over the forests as fire observers. The faculty of the university num bering 150 and trained at the leading Institutions of the United States and Europe, represent not only the bept teaching ability and prife heIoi 0 er. perlence along many lines but also re- THE Staunch and Heroic Leadership University of ' .. , . J f W -ft.ig--r-?w ." ., - -5 i jr . .1 : rj-. ' Building research of a distinguished character. In obedience to the enabling act, establishing the land grant colleges, the Oregon Agricultural college of fers "a liberal and practical educa tion ... in the several pursuits and professions of life." This con gressional definition of the functions of the land grant colleges, has been confirmed by acts of the Oregon leg islature from time to time, emphasis being laid on agriculture, engineer ing, commerce, home economics, etc., as occasion seemed to demand. That the college has fulfilled its purpose seems well indicated by the fact that its , enrollment includes students from every county in Ore gon, 41 other states and territories and 16 foreign countries. It is evi denced also by the steady and unin terrupted growth of the institution In all departments of its work. The total registration for resident Instruction In 1920-21 was 6170. This does not Include, of course, the thou sands of persons reached annually in various extension activities such as extension schools, correspondence courses, boys' and girls clubs, etc Last year's enrollment was nearly five times the enrollment of Presi dent Kerr's first year at the college, 1907-8; twelve times that of 20 years ago and more than 67 times that of 6 years ago when the school was known as Corvallls college. The work of the college is divided into three main divisions, namely, resident Instruction, experiment sta tion and extension service. The resi dent Instruction Includes the school of agriculture, commerce, engineering and mechanics, forestry, home eco nomics, mines, pharmacy, Vocational "iiiiiiiuiiHuiiiniiiiiiiiiuMininiiiitiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiniiair, I FIG I' RES REVEAL STATUS OF HIGHWAY PROGRESS. In 1920. 103,790 motor vehicles were registered in Oregon. Rev- 1 enue from licenses and gasoline I tax therefrom was 11,972.166. In 1922 (estimated). N 118.500 were i registered; revenue. $2,244,159. In first six months of 1920. S9.173 motor vehicles were regis- tered, revenue being $1,828,696, first six months of 1921, 102.274 i registered, revenue being J2.0SS,- 618. Since the state highway com- mission was organized in 1917 it has disbursed $53,000,000. Includ- i !ng county and federal funds, $13,371,000 covering 1921 pro- gramme. . Total mileage of roads in Ore- gon is 41.825, including county 3 thoroughfares; state syst em proper is 4350 miles. I There are finished or under contract 620 miles of paving, 815 I miles of macadam and 360 miles I of standard grade. After comple- tion of contracts awarded $7,500.- I 000 state funds will be available; $2,500,000 will be held for match- ing possible federal aid in constructing proposed Roosevelt highway. Completion of Pacific nnd Columbia highways will re- fuire ahout ?4 000,000. MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, s i i w y .... -(. education and departments of chemi cal engineering, military science and tactics, service, music and short ses sions Including summer school and winter courres. The experiment division Includes the home station at Corvallls and the branch stations at Union, Moro, Her miston. Talent. Burns, Astoria and Hood River. The extension division Includes county agricultural work, home demonstration, boys' and girls' clubs, extension specialists and ex tension schools and miscellaneous extension. The experiment station is supported jointly by the state and United States government. The work is fundamen tal in the agricultural development of the state. Oregon's soli and climatic conditions present many problems that are unique and which must be solved before the state can develop its greath potential agricultural wealth. The extension service, which, too, lj supported jointly by the state and federal governments, carries the ben efits ef the college to those who seek Its aid on their own farms, in their own homes and in their own commu nities. The various extension activi ties are the means through which in formation, instruction, assistance and methods of self help are carried to all persons who desire them at any point within the state. As a speclfio instance of the mag nitude of the extension work and its influence the following facts are typical: Ten thousand two hundred eighty-two boys and girls were en rolled in club work during the last year. The gross value of their prod ucts was $111,000. The cost was $55, 000. Through the work of the county agents 23.001 acres of wheat were ex amined and certified for seed; 11.373 dairy cattle were tested for tubercu losis: through the work of the home demonstration agents child confer ences were held at strategic points about the state. ' Agriculture was taught in Corvallls college before it became a state in stitution In 1885. The first courses offered in 1873 marked the beginning of scientific agriculture as a college course on the Pacific coast. In 1908 the work was organized as a school and today occupies Agricultural hall, the largest building on the campus, and three other buildings of brick and stone. In addition to half a dozen frame buildings.) The impression the campus makes upon the visitor is that of massive organization and charm of arrangement and natural setting. Plans for expansion of the college plant, to keep pace with the growing enrollment and demand for service, involve a new physics building, a new pharmacy building, a women's build ing and a new audltoiim. Student self-government at the col lege has prevailed for -more than ten years. The student body organiza tion, with Its board of control, its salaried student body manager, its co-operative health service, lyceum SI I I MONDAY, JANUARY 2, Oregon, Agricultural course, college newspaper, musical forensic interests and athletic organ zation, is an efficient investment for carrying out the wishes of all stu dents'as expressed by vote In open meeting. Fraternities, sororities and clubs are subject not only to the reg ulations of the student body, but to standards set up by the inter-fraternity council and the student affairs committee, the latter a joint group of students and faculty. Oregon State Normal had a begin ning early in the state's history, not, however, as a state institution, but as a denominational college, sup ported by the Christian church. It was a pioneer school designed to train pioneer ministers. Later the building and grounds were donated to the state and the state was enabled to develop a thoroughly efficient training school for .teachers with a very small Investment. The school gwiMlimilMitlimmmiHilimifflMHiiiiiffliimiiiiimimmiiiimim - A - - - I '..J. ?t r:x- fiioiimtiiioririi.il iiiifh "i in M..lr-ir.i1li i -.SttwigWaivrTatiu) .-Z-&xn: iv..Vmiii is. . -. - - - SWAN ISLAND PROJECT LARGE! Portland Commission of Public Docks Makes Purchase to Straighten Channel of Willamette and to Improve Harbor. riiwiMimimmiiimiMiininilminlimiimimiinmiHHftmitimmnraHn I N connection with the construction of a new union railroad terminal yard, a straight channel into Port land's inner harbor was assured by the action of the Port of Portland commission December 8, when It pur chased the whole of Swan Island. This step was acclaimed as the start of one of the most Important pieces of har bor improvement undertaken In many years. By virtue of a contract entered Into by the Northern Pacific Terminal company and the Port of Portland, the port with Its dredges is to fill the terminal site to the required eleva tion of 30 feet, taking the material for the fill from the bed of the river and from the Island itself, cutting a slice oft the west side of the island to straighten the ship channel. The br.rden to the taxpayers, which was the argument that kept this harbor Improvement from being performed years ago, was alleviated by the link ing of the terminal fill and the chan nel development Into a single project and the payment by the railroads of $80,000 to the port for the fill on the terminal site. Actual work on the project is scheduled to start early in January, when the port's dredges are freed from other work. The initial step will result in a ship channcj west of Swan island 300 feet wide and 33 feet deep. In many ways this will be a better channel than the one in use for years around the east side of the island. Tie east channel is nar row and has a sharp turn at the lower end. and mariners have been severe in their criticism of this "el bow." in which two ships could not pass. The purchase of Swan island by the port marks the culmination of a campaign on the part of the propo nents of this improvement project that has been waged Intermittently for a number of years and has fea tured in one state-wide election and one stormy session of the Oregon, leg)slature. Linked with a proposal to consolidate the port and dock com missions, an enormous project was formulated to remove the western half ot the Island and use the mate rial removed to fill the lowlands on both sides of the river as sites for The Northwestern College of Law Portland Orrjcon, Seventh Floor, Courthouse. EVENING CLASSES WEEK DAYS , From 7:00 to 9.00 P. M. Second Semester opens Jan. 23 For Further Information and Catalogue, Apply to J. HUNT HENDRICKSON, A. B., LL.B., Dean 610 Spalding Bids;., Portland. Telephone. Broadway 7421. 1922 College and Normal School Experience Year 7 Vj - underwent a complete reorganization In 1911, following a period when all normal schools in Oregon were closed. At that time the Oregon Normal at Monmouth was established as the only normal In the state. Today this nor mal Is rated by the United States department of education as among the best in the country. v The buildings consist of the main normal structure or administration building, the training school, the gymnasium, heating plant, senior cot tage and Junior cottage. The training plan of the normal Is a practical one. The students train themselves for teachers by teaching. It is not theoretical teaching, but the actual teaching in the tranlng school, pupils of which are supplied by the Monmouth district. The Independence, Or., school also Is used as a training center, but is not owned by the nor mal. In addition there are rural docks, terminals and factories. The project contemplated the closing of the east channel, the building of a great causeway from the mainland to the island, and the conversion of the half of the Island that was left Into a mole. The advocates of the de velopment painted too good a picture, the taxpayers could see nothing but an enormous outlay of money for something of which they could see no immediate need, and the measure was killed by the vote of the state at large, though it carried in the port district. In which all the taxes were to be levied. Encouraged by their success In the home territory, the friends of the Swan island Improvement carried their contest to the legislature, and there, in much modified form, the measure was carried. The powers of the port were so enlarged that it was authorized to purchase land for chan nel improvement, though authority to purchase property for development purposes was withheld unless specif ically conferred by vote of the peo ple. Thus, late in 1921 Swan island became the property of the Port of Portland for channel Improvement purposes only. Whether the 1925 ex position will be held there or else where remains to be decided. For the whole of Swan Island the Port of Portland paid the Swan Is land Real Estate company, a holding company for the various individual owners, $120,577, which price was set on the Island by a disinterested ap praisal committee appointed for this purpose when the original project was In the making. The sellers Significant Facts Abont Pacific University A "Standard" College. A strong Faculty. A notable Conservatory of Music with a Faculty of spe cialists. An enviable record in Athletics. First place in State Oratorical Contest in 1902. 1904. 1913, 1917, and in State Prohibition Contest in 1914. Frequent successes in Inter collegiate debate. A loyal body of students and alumni. Fine college spirit. Strong emphasis on Christian character. Chartered in 1849. A history of which we are proud, and a determination to make the future of the Col lege even better. For further particulars, address ROBERT FRY CLARK, President. Forest Grove, Or. McMinnville College fferi Thoronrh Couhmmi Jemdlng to Col Ie( late Decree. High fchool poflltlnns open for graduates with 16 hours in Education. New Modern Gymnasium Juet Opened. Second semMtor begin n Monday, January SO, LtiZi. Kor catalog addreu Pmldent U W. Ril.r. eoon Norxnsl School training centers maintained at Elklns, Oak Point, Mountain View and Eola. The students ofVhe normal are not concerned alone with teaching. That Is but one branch of their work. They also have their courses of study and their student activities. The courses of study Include commercial work, drawing, education, English, health and physical education, history and homo economics, library methods, mathematics, music, penmanship and science. Among student activities, literary societies contribute largely to the social life and cultural advancement. There are the usual round of class and inter-class sports and forensic and oratorlal activities. The social hour Is held weekly on Friday and In this all students participate. The normal has a new president in J. S. Landers, who came to Monmouth from the chair of philosophy and psy agreed to take the entire amount in Port of Portland bonds. When the first definite proposal to purchase Swan island was made to the port commission in 1915 by S. M. Mea'rs. then president of the board of commissioners, a price of $300,000 was asked for the property, and subse quent negotiations over a period of four months failed to reduce this fig ure. The deal finally fell through without official action because the majority of the members of the com mission considered the improvement not to be one of Immediate necessity. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL Monmouth, Oregon ft 4 PVKl'OhK The training ot teachera for profeMlonRl nervtoe. FACl I.TV Every member thoroughly tr&lned trortimifnatly. rOL'KSKS Primary, Advanced. Rural, Music. Drawlnc. Home Economics, Commercial. Physical Tralnfna. ENTKVNTK KKOFI RKM KNTS Graduation from a standard hih school. GRADUATION wuallflea for state certificate without examination, TERMS BEGIN Winter Term, January I, lft. 8nrln Term. Mur. li 27, l-'2. 8umuier Term, .lull 26, 19-2. Fall Term, September 18, 1022. For further information. aridmiN the Kea-iHlrar. or President, Oreson Normal School, Monmouth, Oregon. University CONTAINS The College of Literature, The Graduate School. Science and the Arts. The S chool of Architec ture and Allied Arts. The School of Business Administration . The School of Education. The Extension Division. Four terms each year, with strong summer courses at Eugene and Portland A hitrh standard of cultural and professional scholarship has become one of the outstanding marks of the State University. Kor a catalogue, folders on the varloup schools, or for any information, write The Registrar, University of Oregon, Eugene. Oregon Albany College Increases Its' Student Body From Year to Yk ar Its Influence Through Successful Alumni Its FUNDS through a campaign non on FOR ' New Buildings and Increased Endowment of Large Development. j itHHHMHiittiiintititniitHiiiniiimHnHimii9 chology at the University of New Mexico. President Landers is no stranger to Oregon, having devoted 20 years to education in Oregon. Ha held the position of superintendent of schools at The Dalles and Pendleton. He is a firm believer in character bu'ldlng In teachers and declares that the teacher must prepare to fix Ideals of strong character and high purpose in the minds of the youth along with knowledge and efficiency. The normal is divided Into three terms of 13 weeks each. This en ables students to enter regularly three times a year, in addition to en rollment for summer session work. Economy is practiced industriously by normal students. Some rent rooms and board in clubs; some do light housekeeping. This programme of economy Is encouraged by the normal authorities in the administration of the young woman's dormitory. What will be done eventually with the Island is as much a matter of conjecture as ever. There Ne still many who agree with eminent naval authorities that the only thing to be done with It is to dig it out bodily. The beautiful picture of the causeway and mole, wreathed in the smoke of a hundred factory smokestacks. Is still vivid in the minds of many others. At any rate, a wide. de channel straight Into the inner har bor Is assured, along with a railroad terminal yard adequate for the needs of the city. - A of Oregon The School of Journalism. The School of Law. The School of Medicine. The School of Music The School of Physical Education. The School of Sociology.