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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1913)
13 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND. DECEMBER 21, 1913. LINCOLN SITE FOR AUDITORIUM URGED Greater Portland Plans Asso ciation Suggests Way to" Use School Ground. DUAL PURPOSE FORECAST Jitter Is Sent to W. Ju Brewster Telling of Possibilities of Co operation by Commission and School Board. The grounds of the old Lincoln Elsb School are suggested as a suitable alts for the proposed public auditorium In a letter addressed to W. L. Brewster. Commissioner of Public Affairs, by the Greater Portland Plans Association. The idea is advanced in the letter that ty co-operating with the Board of Edu cation Joint use may be made of the tte for auditorium and educational pur. poses. "This site is admirably located, says the letter, which is signed by Marshall K. Dana as president and Bertha Taylor Voorhorst as secretary. ataral Slnpe Meatioaed. "The natural slope of the ground from Uorrison to Aldpr is a decided advan tage: street-car service is now in op eration on three sides of the block and ears trom all sections of the city could be easily routed to loop around the block on special occasions. "If finances permit tbe acquiring of a portion of an adjoining block, across Alder or Chapman, either of these streets might be arcaded, thus affording adequate space for as large an audi torium as could be desired. The location Is near that scientifically determined to be proper by Municipal Architect Ben nett. In consideration of street-car serv ice, hotels and transportation centers. -The method of co-operation which this association would suggest can only be expressed briefly In a communication of this character, but would include the nse of a majority of the committee rooms for public school purposes from I to 11 A. 11. for vocational training. Adjoining the heating plant In tha base ment might be eatabled one branch of the Trade School and the engineer work and other care of the building might be bandied by pupils, under proper supervision. The rooms jointly for class and committee gatherings could be so furnished as to be adapt able for either. Ora-aalsatloaa Might Be Hawse. "A story of office rooms might be added to house the headquarters of such organisations as the Rose Festival Association and other development and clvie organisations that are now neces sarily taxing individual cltlxens and business concerns for contributions to pay office rent and meet other expenses. The office work and correspondence f such organisations might also be done by the advanced pnplls In com mercial branches conducted In tbe class rooms. The office of the School Board and the City Superintendent and the entire staff of workers eould also be accom modated In the auditorium structure, and practically all of the clerical work could be done by senior pupils. This ' -would not only mean a great saving In service salaries but would give our young men and women who are ap proaching full-fledged citizenship a more practical education and better understanding of their responsibilities as eltlsena. . Pud Purpose Sasgested. "Business economy would suggest the advantage of having a building such as the auditorium will be. Involving such a heavy expenditure by the tax payers, made use of morning and after noon and evening. Instead of being al lowed to stand Idle until practically the middle of the afternoon; while In the meantime our High School buildings, also Involving heavy expenditures by the taxpayers are very little used later the taxpayers, are very little used later other words, at such times as audito rium facilities are in demand, class rooms are empty, and vice versa, so why not make one huge Investment cover a dual purposeT 'The method of co-operation In finances would necessarily need to be worked out between the Commission and the School Board. The site could be appraised and the School Board ac credited with an investment to that amount, the proceeds of the bond Issue could then be devoted to the erection of the building and the expense of main tenance could be proportioned accord ing to the allotted use of tbe building. Officers ta Be Installed. "Another method might be tor the School Board to give a ground lease, the building to- be erected from the funds provided by the bond issue, and a sufficient portion of the building be set aside for public school uses on a rantal basis, to offset tbe consideration for rround lease." The newly-elected officers of the as sociation will be Installed at a meeting la tbe auditorium of tha Journal build ing Monday at P. M- These officers are: President. Marshall J. Dana: vice-presidents, C 8. Jackson. J. c Alnsworth, William F. Woodward, VT. M Ladd, Edgar B. Piper, John F. Carroll and Dr. Andrew C Smith; treas urer. George W. Hoyt: secretary. Bertha Taylor Voorhorst: executive board, Rob ert H. Strong. W. H. Stone. Arthur Langguth. Hudson B. Bastings, A. E. Wood, J. B. Laber and Mrs. J. O. Franks!. MANUFACTURERS TO MEET Commissioner Holman Will Make AddreM at Oorrallls Gathering-. Commissioner Holman has accepted an invitation to address the Manufac turers" Congress, which will convene In Corvallla January 14 and 15 In the Interests of the manufacturers of the ..... i ti . mmiA hjt wnnltl sneak on "How 'a County Official Can Help to increase tne i-ayroii vi Manufacturers. " ln:a is a vital question. I think," aid Mr. Holman. "and If we can Im vress on Oregon people the fact that It la their duty to trade with their tomt people, much will have been ac complished." The congress will be held at the Agricultural College, under the solcea of the Winter school. OREGON CONCERT TOUR Albany College Musicians Enthusi astically Received. Mrs. Adna Smith Flo, soprano, and Miss Wlima Waggener, pianist, who are connected with the conservatory of mutlo at Albany College, returned last week from an extensive concert trip In Eastern Oreicon. One of the cities vis ited was Baker, where thev appeared on the Lyceum course, and were enthu siastlca:iy received. They also assisted In the memorial services of the Elks at Baker, where Mrs Flo sang "Abide With Me." by Llddle. Other towns on their route were La Grande, Enter prise and. Wallowa. Their programme was unique, consisting of music of three periods, modern, music of tbe '60s and colonial, given in costumes typical of each period.- In the music of tha 0a Mrs. Flo chose songs made famous by Jennie Lind. one of these being "Lo. Here the Gentle Lark" (Bishop). The Bute obllgato was played by J. C Ir vine, tbe flutist ef Albany. In the co lonial group were a cumber of popular folk songs, the , "Spinning Bong" (Rieman) and the old English "I will Give the Keys of Heaven." being much enjoyed. Mrs. Flo's ability as a con cert artist is unusual. She Is equally successful In the simple folk songs, tbe dramatic arias and the coloratura songs which she sings with flute obligate a test for any ainger. 'Among Miss Wag gener's numbers were "Polonaise" WIDOW OF MINISTER 19 DEAD W PORTLAND. p , - -S J ft ' f V- ' I ; V J I i jC i . y zS . I j " - I t i , . -,. , -. . J ": -: '$ - . - , I 4? . - I i. - -.?..- 1 ' : - x 'I ., ..j.. . Tt f, , a lt t ft Mrs. Mary Ramsby. Mrs. Mary Ramsby died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. J. S. Blair. Ills Mllwaukle street. De cember 11. She was 86 years of age. She was the widow of Rev. R. C. Ramsby. a pioneer Metho dist minister who lived for many years at Sllverton, Or. The liv ing children of Mrs. Ramsby are: E. B. Ramsby, Klamath Falls; C. B. Ramsby, Merrill; 8. M. Rams by. Molalla; M. D. Ramsby, Sll verton: Mrs. - William Waddelt and Mrs. J. S. Blair, Portland; Mrs. A. Nelson, of Oregon City. The body was taken to Sllverton for burial, and the funeral, which was largely attended, was from the Methodist Episcopal Church. Tbe sermon waa delivered by Rev. H. T. Greene, pastor of the Westmoreland Methodist Church of this city, of which Mrs. Ramsby waa a member. (Rubensteln) and "Baallad G Minor" (Chopin). She gave Interesting expla nations of the compositions played, which added much to the appreciation of the audiences. In the colonial group she played music illustrating the dance forms of the time, and called forth enthusiastic applause. Her playing Is sympathetic and her Interpretation all that can be desired. The programme used was: "Serenade" (Gounod); piano "Polonaise In E flat" (Rubensteln); songs "La Serenata" (Tosti), "I Hear a Thrush at Eve" (Cadman), "From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water" (Cadman). "Damon" (Stange); flute "Serenade" (Schubert): songs "Ma Curly-Headed Baby" (Clutaam); "Shad ow March" (Del Riego). The Open Se cret" (Woodman): aria "I Will Extol Thee" (Costa); piano, "Ballade. i mi nor" (Chopin). II Muslo of the '60s and '60s "Pastoral" (from the opera "Rosalinda." (Veraclni); "Tha Last Rose of 8ummer" (Moore): aria, 'The Mad Scene from Lucia," (Donlxettl); with flute obllgato; duet, "The Singing Lesson" (Squire). Ill Muslo of the Elghteentb Century Piano. 'M'lnuette Bcherxando," In ancient style, (ataven hagen): songs. "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Toung Charms" (Irish), "Loch Lomond" (Scotch), "Spin, Spin, My Little Daughter"' (German), "All Through the Night" (Welsh). "I Will Give Ton the Keys to Heaven" (Eng lish); piano, "Capricclofo" (Scarlatti; aria. "Lo, Here the Gentle Lark," with flute obllgato (Bishop). REED COURSE OUTLINED FIRST EXTENSION SERIES Will BB REPEATED, BEGRfBrlNS TUESDAY. Leetorea tm Be Given at Central Libra. tt a-x Prealdeat Foster Deal Wltk English Press) Wrltera. Tha first lecture In Reed College extension course No. 1 will be given Tuesday night at tha Centra Library by President Foster. The course deals with English prose writers and com prises II lectures. Thla course waa given by Dr. Foster two years ago at the East Side Library and at the temporary college building at Eleventh and Jefferson streets. It was the first Reed extension course offered to the oltlsens of Portland and Its success aa Judged by the else and enthusiasm of the audiences led the faculty and trustees to provide for nine different course tha following year and for eight courses thla year. The first lecture Is a reading of the main parts of the Chrlstmaa Carol by Charles Dickens. The second lecture, which comes Tuesday night of the fol lowing week Is really the introductory lecture in the course and gives a brief historical survey of the field of Eng lish prose. Several of the lectures are on literary landmarks of England and Scotland. They are Illustrated by lan tern slides, whloh help to make real the places mads famous by tbe literary men of the last century. All these lectures are free to the public and will bo given at tha Cen tral Library at 8 o'clock P. M. on suc cessive Tuesday nights. FRENCH FUNERAL IS TODAY Late Prominent Heal Estate Man Was Born in Indiana. Tha funeral of James M. French, a prominent real estate man of this city, who died at the Good Samaritan Hos pital Friday, will take place at t o'clock today. The services will be In the chapel of Flnley'a undertaking es tabllshment. Mr. French Is survtvs. by his wife and two children Irene aged 1. and Howard, aged 18. H. also leaves two brothers E. F. am F. R. French, who live In Ellsworth Wash. Mr. French waa 62 years old. H waa born in Indiana, and when a youn; man was engaged In tha book bualnee in Omaha. He came to the Coast 1 years ago and located on a fruit fan near Ellsworth. He has had a rei estate office In the Ablngton Irnlldin In this city for ten years. He wer to Alaska during the first gold rus Last June ha and Mrs. French eel brated their ellTar wedding annlve saxy. 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