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TITE SUNT) AT OltEGOXIATT, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER, ,9, 1917.
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TOM DOBSON. piano accompanist,
tenor, composer and music enter
tainer, and his friend, young Les
ter Donahue, star concert pianist, are
two talented and lucky young men
especially at this juncture.
Do you know why?
Mr. Dobson and Mr. Donahue are to
be the first vocal and instrumental
soloists to appear In an important con
cert at the public Auditorium Septem
ber 17 now that the building: has been
formally opened and the new $25,000
pipe organ dedicated. j
This concert is under the auspices
of the Oregon' Army and Navy Auxili
ary, and the cause as well as the de
cidedly attractive programme assures
the success of the event.
Mr. Dobson will play his own ac
companiments. The last group of
eongs Is identical with that done at
Mr. Dobson's last New Tork recital.
Mr. Donahue will be remembered cor
dially for his splendid concert last
"Winter before the MacDowell Club of
this city. Of his playing Pitts San
born, of the New York Evening Globe,
ftaid: "Not since Hoffman was Dona
hue's age has New York heard such
playing."
The programme to be heard at the
Dobson-Donahue joint concert Septem
ber 17 is:
"Bois Epals" (Lulli). "L'Adleu de
Matin" (Pessard), 'Mandoline" (Du
pont). "Lucia" (Luzzi), "Mattinata"
(Tosti). 2: "Dante Fantasie" (Liszt),
Mr. Donahue. 3: "Bendemeers Stream,"
arranged by Gatty; "When I Bring to
You Colored Toys" (Carpenter), "Yas
min." "At the Edge of the Sea," "When
I Was One and Twenty" and "Cargoes,"
Dobson. 4: "Rhapsody C Major" (Doh
nanyi), "Gnomenreigen" (Liszt), "Noc
turne F Minor" and "Grande Polonaise"
(Chopin), Mr. Donahue. 6: "Deep River"
and "The Motherless Child." negro spir
ituals (Coleridge Taylor-Fisher); "The
Nightingale" and "The Old Maid's Song,"
lonesome tunes (Brockway-Wyman) ;
"Seumas Beg" (Dobson), "The Busy
Child" and "Early" (Chadbourne), "Ma
tilda (Lehman), "Kitty, My Love," old
Ulster song (Hughes), "The Donovans"
(Needham).
RICHTER CONCERTS. SEPT. 21-22.
It is quite a musical treat to know
that Francis Richter, Portland's loved
composer and pianist, will appear in a
piano recital in the Heilig Theater Fri
day night, September 21, and Saturday
afternoon, September 22.
The concert will be a brilliant af
fair, and ought to be largely attended.
Mr. Richter. who is a student and pro
tege of the great piano maestro, Le
echetizky, is an accomplished pianist
whom it is a rare privilege to hear In
concert.
The following is a list of patronesses
under whoee auspices these piano re
bett, Mrs. T. B. Wilcox. Mrs. John F.
citala are given: Mrs. Helen Ladd Cor
Logan. Miss Henrietta Failing, Mrs. J.
N. Teal. Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd. Mrs. Solo
mon Hirsch, Mrs. Simon Harris, Mrs.
Henry E. Jones, Mrs. Thomas C. Burke,
Mrs. Ben Selling, Mrs. Warren E.
Thomas, Mrs. B. Ayers. Mrs. S. Frank,
Mrs. Richard Koehler. Mrs. H. W. Meta
srer. Mrs. Abe Meier, Mrs. S. M. Mears,
Mrs. A. A. Morrison, Mrs. Marcus
Fleishner, Mrs. J D Coleman, Mrs Ed
ward Cookingham. Miss Sally Lewis,
Mrs. Julius L. Meier, Miss Marlon
Bauer, Mrs. W. J. Zimmerman.
SYMPHONY CONCERT OCTOBER. 28.
Portland music patrons have in pros
pect many interesting events for the
coming Fall and Winter. While for
mal announcement of its season's ac
tivities has not as yet been made, the
Portland Symphony Orchestra is mak
ing early preparations for the opening
of Its season, which promises to be one
of the most creditable and successful
In Its history. It is to be hoped that
arrangements will be made for the use
of the Public Auditorium for the sym
phony concerts, as this will permit of
FOUR MUSIC PEOPLE ACTIVE
IN CURRENT EVENTS.
Lester Donahue, New York,
young piano star, appears in joint
recital with Tom Dobson, Public
Auditorium, September 17.
Sidney G. Lathrop. assistant
secretary of the Portland Music
Festival Association, is appoint
ed business manager of the Port
land Symphony Orchestra and
will busy himself specially with
subscription and -guarantor ac
tivities. Miss Dorothea Nash, pianist,
returns to this city after a year's
rest and vacation, passed princi
pally in Eastern Oregon and the
Nash family ranch, Nashville, Or.
Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, so
prano, sang at the Becker-Albert
recital held recently at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Cole
man, Irvington.
far larger audiences and a popular
scale of seat prices. At its annual
election this board of directors was
elected: Frank G. Eickenlaub, presi
dent; Carl Denton, vice-president; R. E.
Millard, secretary; A. O. Sanders, treas
urer; Henry L. Bettman, warl Grissen
and Ted W. Bacon, directors. William
D. Wheelwright has been elected honor
ary president, and Sidney G. Lathrop
business manager. The personnel of
the orchestra remains much the same
as last year and will include about 60
men. As an orchestral organization the
Portland Symphony Orchestra is as
strong as any in the West. The con
stant improvement in the work of the
orchestra and its high ideals are well
known throughout the community. It
is to be hoped that material support
will not be lacking to make the season
a most auspicious one. The first con
cert of the symphony season is Oc
tober 28.
HOME RECITAL PLEASES.
More than 80 people were present,
by invitation, to enjoy the splendid
complimentary recital by Luclen E.
Becker, organist and pianist, and Mrs.
Jane Burns Albert, soprano, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Cole
man, Irvington, August 31.
Much care and preparation had been
lavished on the performance of the dlf-
PORTLAND'S YOUNO PIANO
STAR APPEARS IN TWO
CONCERTS AT HEILIG,
SEPTEMBER 21-22.
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ferent numbers of the programme, and
the entire event, both from music and
society viewpoints, was one of the
Important affairs of the Portland sea
son. Each soloist was cordially received.
Mrs. Albert was In sparkling, luscious
voice, and Mr. Becker was in his most
Inspirational mood.
The programme was:
Organ solos, "American Fantasia"
(Becker), overture, "William Tell"
(Rossini), "Chromatic Fantasia"
(Thiele), "Meditation" (Klein); soprano
solos, aria, "Ah, fors "e lui" (Verdi),
Ariettes oubliees Aquarelle" (Debussy);
"Chanson Indoue" (Rimsky-Korsakow) ;
organ solos, variations "God Save the
King" (Hesse), "Elevation" (Rousseau),
"Concert Overture" (Faulkes), "Medi
tation" (Sturges); soprano solos, "By
the Waters of Minnetonka" (Lieu
ranee), "The Star" (Rogers), "Butter
flies (Seller); piano solos, "valsette.
The Chimes-Nocturne" and "Mazurka
de Concert" (L. E. Becker) ; automatic
control of organ demonstration, "An
dantino" (Lamere), "Polish Dance"
(Scharwenka).
Mr. Becker, who played Mrs. Albert's
piano accompaniments, was also heard
with success in his fine piano solos.
MUSIC BRIEFS.
Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass.,
has conferred the degree of doctor of
literature on John. McConnack, the
Irish tenor.
Mrs. Harry E. Hobbs begins her
duties as organist in a city theater
after passing three weeks in vacation
trips at Newport and Seattle.
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Mrs. Petronella Connolly Peets, con
tralto, substituted last Sunday for Mrs.
Rose Coursen Reed, in the quartet of
the First Unitarian Church.
Arthur I Clifford, violinist, and
Nlta Briggs Clifford, pianist, have re
turned from Welch's Resort, Hood
River, Or., where they enjoyed two
months' vacation.
Miss Mabel Bernice Warren left last
Tuesday for New York City to coach
with New York pianists. Miss Warren
will be married to Louis Vere Wind
nagle upon her return to this city.
Charles South, violinist, has returned
to the city after a two months' vaca
tion passed in the Cascade Mountains
and at Seaside points. Last Tuesday
he and Dr. Emli Enna, pianist, ap
peared in joint recital at Seaside, Or.
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Miss Dorothy Louise Bliss, violinist,
has returned from her extended trip
through Alaska and has resumed her
professional duties.
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The tuner and finisher of the new
$25,000 pipe organ at the Public Audi
torium is Frederick L. Goodman, of
Boston, Mass., and also head man of the
organ builder, E. M. Skinner.
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Nettle Leona Foy has returned from
a vacation trip to Seattle. Miss Foy
has been assisting Mrs. Helen Howarth
Lemmel in her recitals of child songs
in Seattle, as well as In this city, and
her work as piano accompanist has
received much commendation.
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Clarence II. and Josephine S. Bush
have Just returned from a month's va
cation through different points in the
Pacific Northwest, visiting Seattle,
Victoria and Vancouver, B. C, return
ing by way of Lyons, Or. Aside from
enjoying the beautiful scenery, some
time was devoted to musical events,
with piano and vocal solos, among
friends and new acquaintances.
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Mr. and Mrs. Mischa Pels have re
turned from a successful concert tour
In Oregon cities. Mrs. Pelz' singing
was greatly appreciated as a rare treat,
and her rendition of "Un Bel Di" (One
Fine Day), from "Madame Butterfly,"
was enthnsir -tlrrslly received. Mrs.
Pelz has a dramatic soprano voice of
great range and beautiful quality.
Mr. Pelz was his wife's piano accom
panist. He' played with the finest of
understandins. He is a soloist of un
usual ability as well as accompanist.
Mrs. Pelz will resume her music
studies in Portland this Winter, while
Mr. Pelz will continue as musical di
rector at the Benson Hotel and pianist
with a theater orchestra.
Letters from Seattle say that Madame
Jeanne Jomelli will be a member of the
staff of vocal instructors at the
Cornish School of Music, Seattle,
for September. Next month, Madame
Jomelli plans a tour in a series of con
certs, with Charles Wakefield Cadman,
the composer.
The Orpheus Male Chorus, Inc.,
William Mansell Wilder, director, will
hold its first session of the season of
1917-18 Tuesday night, September 18,
in Eilers Hall. The board of directors
has outlined an interesting programme
for the ensuing season, and the Or
pheus Male Chorus will present to the
young men of Portland a grand oppor
tunity to study chorus work, and dif
ferent lines of musical culture, in both
private and class work. The concert
programme will be the most ambitious
ever presented by the club, and the
soloists will rank in ability and reputa
tion with those presented on any
previous occasion.
Mrs. L. H. Hurlburt-Edwards, di
rector of the Oregon Conservatory of
Music, has Just returned from her va
cation at the Edwards' family Classic
Ridge beach lake and farm resort, and
is in splendid condition to resume her
professional music duties. She has
planned already many new features
that will be to the interest and ad
vantage of her students.
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Dent Mowrey, pianist, and Mrs. Dent
Mowrey, have left for Seattle, where
Mr. ' Mowrey Is head of the Cornish
School of Music. The Mowreys have oc
cupied a charming house on Portland
Heights during the Summer, where
their numerous friends have heard
much lovely music played by Mr.
Mowrey and his students. Mr. Mowrey
will continue to pass week-ends in
Portland, professionally. In addition to
his duties in Seattle. He is also to be
heard in a number of Red Cross con
certs in different Pacific Northwest
cities.
The opening of the Valair Conserva
tory of Music, Tenth and Main streets,
Madame Lucie Valair, director, is an
Important addition to Portland's music
educational activities. Madame Valair
has obtained as her assistants talented
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structors, the majority of whom have f
studied abroad and In large Eastern
cities. The course to be presented
comprises all branches of music and
dramatic art, including ensemble work.
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Miss Dorothea Nash, pianist and lec
turer on musical subjects, has returned
to the city, after a year's study and
rest, passed principally in Eastern Ore
gon and at the Nash family ranch,
Nashville, Or. She is able now to re
sume her professional music duties,
and is preparing already a series of
talks on grand opera subjects, illus
trated by piano excerpts. Miss Nash,
who is a first class pianist, is a per
sonal student of Harold Bauer, the
noted piano virtuoso of international
celebrity.
The choir of Piedmont Presbyterian
Church resumed services last Sunday
under the direction of W. E. Robinson,
formerly of San Francisco, with George
Baker as organist. The anthem, "The
Lord Is My Rock" (Woodman), was
admirably- rendered by the chorus .of
20 voices. Mr. Robinson sang effec
tively "My God, My Father. While I
Stray" (Marston), and the. congrega
tion was much pleased to liear his well
trained voice again. Miss Annie Ellis,
of Toronto, Canada, will sing this
morning.
Mrs. Clara Brooks Urdahl, soprano,
formerly of this city, was married, late
last month in Los Angeles to "Billie"
Broderick, the movie star and war
scout member, of the 17th Hollywood
Company Coast Artillery, now stationed
at Fort MacArthur. Mr. Broderick was
captain of the second division of Out
Scouts, Rough Riders under Colonel
Roosevelt, at the battle of San Juan
Hill, Spanish-American War, and he
served also in the Philippines. After
coming to California he was under con
tract to varloue Hollywood studios,
playing principal parts in "The Whip,"
"The Lash," "Joan of Arc," "Intoler
ance," and many other plays. He is
famed for his high jump from the
tower on his horse, "Chief,' in "Intol
erance." Mrs. Broderick won praise the
past year for her singing at the San
Diego Exposition. She has now an un
usually high soprano voice. Her voice
has gained nearly one octave since she
left this city. Her little daughter,
Anita, also gained popularity as a solo
dancer at the San Diego Exposition,
being known there as the Miniature
Ruth St. Dennis. Anita had special
training under Gertrude Hoffman's
teacher, and she received greetings petf
sonally from Ruth fat. Dennis herself,
during her visit to the exposition. The
Brodericks are making their home for
the present at San Pedro, near where
Mr. Broderick is stationed.
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A splendid music service was ren
dered last Thursday, when W. E. Mc
Elroy and 25 .men of his band, with
Mrs. Fred L. Olson, soprano, as soloist,
gave an hour and a half concert at the
Portland Open Air Aanitarium, Mil
waukle. Most of the patients, because
of the nature of their troubles, are con
fined there several months and often
more than a year, and musical and
other entertainment afforded them by
public-spirited people aids a great deal
in their recovery.
The San Grael Christian Endeavor
Society of " the First Presbyterian
Church, carry on what is termed "vi
cinity 'work." Once a month through
out the year these young folks plan
some entertainment for each of the fol
lowing places: The Open Air (Sanitar
ium, the Good Samaritan Hospital, Pat
ton Home, Frazier Home and the
County Farm. Mrs. Olson has been
most generous in helping in this work,
singing a great deal at some of these
places. She went to the Musicians' As
sociation and secured Mr. McElroy and
his band to give their services.
Dr. Boyd and five of his trustees
furnished autos to convey the musicians
to Milwaukle. Mrs. Olson has a splen
did voice, which she uses with fine
taste. The McElroy band is a favorite
one in this city.
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Mrs. Joseph A. Finley will be the
soprano soloist at the Mount Tabor
Presbyterian Church this year. Mrs.
Finley is a vocal student of her hus
band. Joseph A. Finley, is teaching
music and spelling at Richmond School.
She is blessed with an exceptionally
high voice of good size and sweet
quality.
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Webber passed
their vacation at Seaside, guests of
Mrs. L. W. Hilllard, at Hillcrest. They
will pass a few weeks at their country
home at Orenco before returning to
the city.
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"And you. my good fellow," said the
feminine visitor at the mission, "what
are you here for?"
"They said I stole a piano, mum. But
I was hungry I did it In a moment of
weakness."
"My goodness." gasped the visitor,
"what would you have stolen in a mo
ment of strength?" Exchange.
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The Portland Oratorio Society, Jo
seph A. Finley conducting, will hold
Its first rehearsal of the season Tues
day at 8 o'clock P. M. at the new head
quarters of the society, 411 Alder
Rtreet. The nnr'-'y. well known for
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the excellence of its work for the past
five years, will this year give its sixth
annual rendition of "The Messiah" at
Christmas. Work will begin on that
oratorio at once, and a little later light
work on Haydn's "Creation," which
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under way for enlarging the member
ship, and it is possible that an orches
tral accompaniment will be used. A
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concerts. As last year, numerous con
certs will be given in outlying districts
to Increase interest in this type of mu
sical work.
The Trinity College Music Club will
meet Saturday at 1 P. M. at the home
of Mrs. Johns, 956 Williams avenue.
Mrs. M- T. Carty has again been ap
pointed as director and teacher of the
music department of the Christian
Brothers' Business College. A glee
club and quartet will be formed soon.
Mrs. Carty will be in charge of an en
tertainment to be given at the Old
People's Home in the near future.
Mrs. Kathryn Crysler Street has of
fered to assist at the Baby Home bene
fit at the Hippodrome, Saturday morn
ing, and Mrs. M. J. Shisher. recently of
Denver, will assist.
After passing a delightful Summer
at his country ranch and Pacific beach
resorts, William Wallace Graham, vio
linist, has returned to the city.
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Women students of Harold Hurlbut
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EX-GERMAN ARMY MAN LONGS
TO FIGHT PRUSSIAN SYSTEM
Ernst Glaser, Not Yet American, and Who Wanted to Return to Fight for
Kaiser When War Started, Pays Tribute to Ideals of Adopted Country,
TACOMA. Wash.. Sept. 8. (Special.)
"Once a German, always a Ger
man: that's what the German gov
ernment says in cases like mine. But
I will beat them to it. I say, once an
American, always an American."
Ernst Glaser, top sergeant In the
German army In 1913, now a private in
the Second Washington machine gun
company, had just explained that his
capture by Germans, meant death,
whether ho were an American citizen
or not.
"But they can't make m afraid." he
said, as he threw back his boyish
shoulders and looked across the prairies
from Camp Murray.
"I am not yet even an American citi
zen. I have made my first declaration,"
he continued, in his careful, broken
English. "They are trying to get me a
special citizenship through Congress by
the aid of Senator Jones and Represent
ative Johnson, but whether they do or
not it will make no difference, as Ger
many never has recognized American
citizenship in such cases. Should I be
captured it would mean death."
Fair-haired, blue-eyed and with a
winning smile, Glaser has been taken
warmly into the hearts of the men of
his company. He served last Summer
with Company F, the University of
Washington unit, on the border. He is
a German reservist, but was unable to
return to Germany when the war broke
out. Then, he acknowledges, he wanted
to go, because "you cannot make an
American citizen in eight months."
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of his newly adopted country.
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be said. "I left at once for New York,
when news of the war came. When I
got there I could not get across. I
only know of one man who did. He
was my chum and he is an officer In
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of developing skill in sight singing,
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Dugald Grler, tenor, sang with suc
cess at the White Temple recently,
substituting for Harold Hurlbut.
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Miss Helene Ogsbury, who has passed
the Summer in Portland studying vocal
with John Claire Monteith, has re
signed her position in the Eugene pub
lic schools and will remain in this city
to continue her musical studies.
John Claire Monteith, president of
the Oregon State Teachers' Associa
tion, has called a meeting of the board
of directors to meet in the Columbia
building Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock. The annual session of the
association will be held the last week
in November, and many important
matters will engage the attention of
the board from now on until the ses
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work throughout the state are being
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ticipated. Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed has returned
from an interesting trip through Cali
fornia, Eastern states and Canada.
While in New York City Mrs. Reed was
a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Donald
Clarke. Mrs. Reed resumes her posi
tion as contralto of the First Unitarian
Church choir this morning.
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the German army now. He looked and
spoke like an Englishman and was the
only German left on a ship that was
searched by Italians. I could speak
almost no English then.
"I returned at once to Olympia.
Then's when my introduction to Amer
ica began. It takes some time for us
to get used to American ways, you
know. But I was with the native
Americans, not German-Americans, al
most all the time and pretty soon I
began to feel like an American, too.
Then I took out my first papers.
Loyalty to America Pledged.
"I am absolutely with the American
cause. I believe in the American ideals.
If I go to the front, I go as an Ameri
can. I'm for America, and its only fair
for me to say that I'm fighting for
America and not for the allies in this
war.
"My uncle was a native German, but
he was a better American than many
American born. I used to look at him
when I first came and wonder how he
could feel towards Germany as he did;
how he could love his new country as
he did.
"Now I understand.
"When I learned the language and
came to know the ideals of the coun
try, I began to realize for what she
stood, and I began to love her. I saw
that the German system was all wrong
from the very earliest training. The
way they bring up the children, it's so
wrong all alike, one hard rule for
every child. They don't let them be
Individuals. They must all be brought
up alike under one fast rule. When
we were 16 years old, in school we'd
stand up and salute, and not one bit of
a smile in our faces or anything why,
it was more than you find right in our
company in the Army.
Honor BrinjES Happiness.
"I was on the border last Summer
and I have not the vocabulary to tell
what they did for me, those fine young
men of Company F. They were about
my age, and they taught me so much
they taught me. They made me one of
them a real American.
"And when I came here I was Just a
private. They put me in the machine
gun company. I thought I'd have to
take a lot because I was a German,
and they put me in charge of the squad.
That made me very happy for it showed
that they had confidence in me."
Glaser has one brother in the Ger
man army, and possibly two. He has
had one letter from his brother at the
Go.
front. His father is dead, but his
mother is still living in Germany.
"My people will never understand,"
he said sadly, "my wanting to fight
for America, you know. They cannot.
They're German.
"Perhaps it was because I wasn't too
old when I came here. My older
brother, a civil engineer, came here and
then went back to Germany. He did
not like this country at all. He was
affronted at the easy way of speaking
to one another here. He couldn't for
get that he was a German. The melt
ing pot is a hard trial for us foreign
ers, but I am glad that I went through,
it."
Glaser's case Is now before the mili
tary authorities. Another German
born who served on the border last
Summer has sought exemption and he
probably will be given it. Glaser may
be transferred to the interpreter's di
vision, as he speaks French. He is a
graduate of the Royal Gymnasium, of
Weilburg, corresponding to an Ameri
can prep school with the first or sec
ond year of a university. There he
studied Greek, Latin, German and
French, but no English.
COUNTRY SCHOOL TO OPEN
Special Institution for Children lias
New Teachers.
The country school will open Monday,
September 17, in the spacious residence
of Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett at Rivera.
This school is modeled after the famous
education primary school of the Uni
versity of Chicago and the many pa
trons of the school will attest to the
efficiency of its methods. The younger
children are given frequent and short
recesses to avoid physical and mental
strain and hot lunches are served at
noon. Automobile service will be fur
nished by the school for children coming-
from the city.
Miss Myra Banks has been retained
as principal. Miss Banks is a graduate
of Illinois State Normal School at De
Kalb and has studied at the University
of Chicago. She has had 10 years' ex
perience in all primary grades and
first and second year high school. She
comes highly recommended by the
education school of the University of
Chicago.
Miss Helen Arnold comes from Chi
cago as assistant. She is also a gradu
ate of De Kalb Normal and has had
five years' experience in primary
grades.
COURSE IS PRACTICAL
Josephine Teachers Learn How to
Make Useful Articles
GRANTS PASS, Or., Sept. 8. (Spe
cial.) The spirit of war work for
women seems to have taken hold of the
school teachers of Josephine County,
for, at their recent three weeks' train
ing school, held at Grants Pass during
the month of August, no subject on
the programme was enjoyed to thor
oughly as practical mauaal training
work.
The teachers were taught to make
practical things for use in the home
which they could teach to the country
boys and girls in their charge with
practical results. At the end of the
course the teachers unanimously re
quested its repetition at next year's
training school, with the addition of
basket and pottery making.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MAN QUITS
W. T. Cochran, Brownsville, Resigns
Superlntendency After 2 5 Years.
BROWNSVILLE. Or.. Sept. 8. (Spe
cial.) After serving continuously for
25 years as superintendent of the Sun
day school of the Baptist Church here.
W. T. Cochran has resigned. He has
sold his large farm near this city and
will remove to Ashland.
Mr. Cochran, a member of one of
Linn County's oldest pioneer families,
has resided in this vicinity for many
years and has been a leading member
and officer of the Linn County Pio
neers' Association.
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