xtnlnv. Jannary 8,
ASHLAND TIDINGS
PAGE FIFTEEN'
Closer Co-operation Among
Teachers Planned at Institute
With over 400 delegates In atten
dance the Fifteenth Annual session
of the Oregon State Teachers' Asso
ciation was opened In the auditorium
of the high school Monday. The ped
agogues began arriving from alt over
tho state Sunday night and by Mon
day the hotels of the city were filled
to overflowing.
In addition to teachers and super
intendents there were In attendance
representatives from the University
of Oregon, the O. A. C, and the State
Normal schools.
Monday was spent in the adoption
of a new constitution, the selection
of Portland as the permanent meet
ing I'lace rif the association, by
which it is hoped to gain a much
larger attendance of members, and
In hearing the lecture of Thomas M.
nullist, dean, of New York university
on the subject of "Educational Prob
lems in the Light of Evolution."
Dean Dallist appealed to the teach
erfi to use psychological principles of
evolution in the teaching especially
f voune children. He traced the de
velopment of the nerve centers of the
body and showed by describing the
actions of young children how cer
tain large muscles controlled by fun
damental nerve centers are first de
veloped. Typical of these are the
norvn centers which control the
grasping power of the hands. Even
tiny babies are able to perform this
function. His plea throughout the
lecture was for the recognition of
this fact, that In children some func
tions are developed earlier than oth
ers, in teaching and to make educa
tion instruction follow these lines
of development, allowing nature
and time to aid In the development
of complicated nerve processes.
The opening program was as lol
lows: Piano solo, Miss Venita Hamilton.
Address of Welcome, Attorney Gus
Newbury.
Response, H. H, Heardman, of
Portland.
Male quartet, Noel Lindley, Herb
ert Alford, Clarence Meeker and
Lewis Bennett.
Violin solo, Miss Bess Bryan.
Violin duet, W. C. Jaynes, and Mrs,
Paley, accompanied on the piano by
Hiss Venita Hamilton. First. Sym
uhony by Beethoven; encore, Schu
bert's "Serenade."
Vpcal solo, Miss Laurln Hinman.
Vocal boIo, F. L. Edmeads.
There have been two sections In
the state organization. The eastern
division which met a short time ago
sent representatives who in coopera
tion with the officers of the western
division perfected an organization by
which all of the teachers of the
Kate will be bound closer together
and all will have the benefit of closer
cooperation and sympathy.
The officers of the western divi
sion are H. H. Heardman; E. F.
Carleton. Salem, and George Bris
coe, Ashland, vice-presidents; W. R
Rutherford, Eugene, treasurer, and
W. M. Smith of Marion county, secre
tary. y
The executive committee Is com
posed of J. A. Churchill, superinten
dent of public instruction; J. H. Ac
serman, president Oregon Normal at
Monmouth; Emma C. Warren, As
toria; G. W. Hug, McMinnville, and
V. S. Collins of Medford.
The committee of reorganization
is: H. D. Sheldon, chairman, Eu
gene; J. H. Ackerman, Monmouth;
George A. Briscoe, Ashland; E. D.
Seymour, Dallas; J. A. Churchill, Sa
lem; 0. M. Brown, Roseburg; Wil
liam T. Foster, Portland; Mrs. Ma
mie Fulkerson. Salem: 0. M. El
liott, Salem; E. R. Peterson, Med
ford; Frances Barnes, Portland; L.
R. Alderman, Pqrtland; H. M. Sher
wood, Portland; Dr. A. P. McKinley,
Portland.
Monday night a reception was ten
dered the delegates at the Hotel Med
ford followed by a dance at the
Seventh Company armory.
Tuesday the convention was ad
dressed by President Carl G. Den
ny of Willamette university on the
Made if cm ike ri&U crude
Z Eft
Increasing use of slang In the United
States. He made a plea for the as
sistance of all teachers In stamping
out this evil. Thomas M. Balliet
followed with an address on "Play,
Work and Drudgery In Education."
In the evening the School Masters'
club of Jackson county entertained
the delegates, Ed Andrews giving a
talk on Shaskespeare and Mrs. Alan
Bracklnreed outlined the plan of the
Drama League. Many of the teach
ers attended the performance at the
Page theater of "Hyacinth Halvey."
Wednesday the session closed with
the election of officers, the adoption
of resolutions, and a last address by
Dean Balliet on 'Moral Education
In the Light of Evolution."
The following officers were elected
for the coming year.
President, E. P. Carlton, assistant
state superintendent, of Salem.
Vice-president, George A. Briscoe,
principal Ashland high school.
Exectutlve committee, Miss V. Ort -
schlld, Portland; Superintendent O.
M. Elliott, Salem; Professor H. D.
Sheldon, U. of 0.; Superintendent J.
Percy Wells, Jackson county.
credentials - Chair -
committee on creaenuais unair-
man, Professor E. D. Ressler of O. A.
C; Superintendent J. G. Remel, As
toria; Superintendent F. B. Hamlin,
Roseburg; County Superintendent
C. F. Bonney, The Dalles; Mrs. M.
S. Sukerson, Salem; W. T. Foster,
president of Reed college; Miss Rea
B. Parrot, Oregon Normal.
The commercial division of the
Oregon State Teachers' association
held several Interesting sessions at
the high school Tuesday and Wed
nesday. J. M. Gressley of the high
school commercial department pre
sided, and Mrs. B. I. Van Gilder of
the Medford Commercial college,
acfol rs secretary.
Several questions concerning com
mercial education were discussed.
These discussions were participated
In by the following teachers: Dean
Bexell, O. A. C; Dean Morton, U.
of O.; L. T. Hodge, Ashland high
school; B. I. Van Gilder, Medford
Comemrclal college; V. W. Flint,
Gold Hill high school; Ina Aklns,
Medford high school; J. M. Grees
ley, Medford high school; Mrs? B.
I. Van Gilder, Medford Commercial
college, and E. B. Stanley, Central
Point high school.
It was unanimously decided to af
filiate with the department of voca
tional education and to meet next
year at Portland. It was also de
cided to Invite all members of the
National Commercial Teachers' fed
eration who are teaching In Oregon
to unite with this organization in
advancing the cause of commercial
education throughout the state. A
resolution, offered by Mr. Greesley,
was adopted as follows:
That each county Institute be asked
to organize a commercial teachers'
association, which would send a
delegate to the state convention, and
that private commercial schools be
recognized.
Mr. Van Gilden suggested that a
Southern Oregon Commercial Teach
ers' association be organized, which
would affiliate with the state associa
tion. A discussion followed which
showed that everyone was In favor
of such an organization.
The principal feature of the ses
sion was an animated discussion of
the report of the committee on the
standardization of courses In com
merce In the high schools of Oregon.
The leaders in the discussion were
Dean Bexell of the O. lA. C. and
Dean Morton of the U. of 0. Follow
ing the discussion, the report was
unanimously adopted.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President, C. D. Lazenby of the
Jefferson high school, Portland; and
secretary, Mrs. Lawrence, of Port
land.
The Roach Timber Company of
Muscatine, Iowa, has raised $300,000
to build the first section of a logging
road near Sutherlin.
The Jury of Awards at both San Francisco
and San Diego Expositions found an oil
made from California asphalt-base crude,
higheet in lubricating efficiency. That oil was
Zerolene.The fact, too, that such unbiased author
ities at a U, S. Naval Engineer, engineer! of the
Packard and Ford Motor Companies, and others,
have also gone on record in favor of oils mad
from asphalt-base crude in accord with the de-
cision of the Exposition juries provei that Zero
lene is made of the right crude, and made right,
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California) ,
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l&Siaahrd 02 far Motor Ccrs
Big Tourist Hotel
Near Fish Hatchery
L. E. McDonald was In Ashland on
business Wednesday from his home
near the government fish hatchery on
Rogue river, thirty miles from Med
ford. Mr. McDonald stated while
here that on ChriBtmas there was a
family reunion, there being seven
brothers among the thirty-five mem
bers and family representatives pres
ent. Mr. McDonald Informed us that
several of the brothers, Including
himself, are permanently located on
their 600-acre farm there, and owing
to the great demand for a nearby
mountain resort in the Rogue river
country, they are building a fine ho
tel near the fish hatchery on the
banks of Rogue river, where tourists
may find the very best accommoda
tions. The hotel Is of the mission
style of architecture, having steps
thirty feet wide leading to the main
entrance, and columns twenty feet
high across the front of the building.
An electric plant Is to be Installed to
furnish lights and power for the
premises. Everything will be mod-
!ern in every respect and the manage.
ment will be the best.
The materials used in the construc
tion of the fireplaces weighed ninety
tons, and 150,000 feet of lumber will
! be necessary to complete the main
structure.
W. G. Mcponald, one of the pro
prietors, is a landscape artist of much
note, who will have a perpetual art
exhibit second to none on the Pacific
coast. The proprietors hope to be
ready for the grand opening some
time in June, 1916.
They also intend to construct a
trail from their place to the Umpqua
divide, making it convenient for
hunting parties to get In and out of
the good hunting grounds.
It is to be hoped that these gentle
men will meet with success In their
endeavor to serve the public.
G. W. McNAB.
Yreka Boy and
Mother in Smash
Siskiyou News (Yreka, Cal.). An
auto accident occurred on Friday
evening at 6:30 o'clock which proved
very serious and may be fatal to
some of those Injured. Elmer Orr
and his mother, Mrs. H. W. Orr, went
by auto to Montague to meet her
mother, Mrs. Anna Orr, and her half-
sister, Mrs. Leonard Gilcrease, who
came from Reno, Nev., to spend
Christmas with relatives In Yreka
Returning from Montague, and hav
Ing topped Butcher hill approaching
Yreka, they noticed an auto coming
toward them, traveling In a zigzag
manner and at great speed. Orr
turned his auto as far to the side of
the road as possible so as to escape
a collision. The driver of the other
auto, Frank Lewis, who has a ranch
on the Shasta river near Montague,
evidently must have lost control of
his machine, as when he neared Orr's
auto he turned directly torward It
and collided in a head-on collision.
Mrs. Anna Orr was thrown through
the glass shield and suffered a brok
en thigh near the hip and a fractured
knee cap, and also several bad cuts
on the face and neck. Her escape
from death Is miraculous as the glass
cut deep Into her neck. The others
In the car were bruised and badly
shaken. Lewis and a man by the
name of Brown received a few cuts.
It is reported that Lewis is suffering
from internal injuries. Gallagher,
driver of the Hoffman auto stage,
coming up at the time of the accident,
brought them all to Yreka.
(Elmer Orr attended high school
fn Ashland for two years. His moth
er is also well known in the city.)
Shirley Keene, dancing. Memorial
hall. Phone 702-R. 43-tf
A HOUSE IS OUR Fill EM)
and we should treat him as such. To
shoe him with uncomfortable or pain
ful footgear Is not "clubby." What's
more, It isn't human. If you care for
your horse as he deserves, bring him
here to be shod. We guarantee he'll
reciprocate the good treatment he re
ceives here.
N. M. LANE
Comer First Avenne and C Street
Successor to A. L. Lamb.
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THAT HOLIDAY BALL J
A Beautiful Frock For T
Her Who Celebrates 1916.
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TIIE PANNIER STILL.
Fashioned of beige blue taffeta with
standoff panniers over a net founda
tion, this charming youthful frock is
one of the popular designs. The not;
llglble bodice lias a net overdrape well
beaded and a high crush girdle. Sliver
slippers and stockings udd a modish
finish.
JANUARY PUDDINGS.
Four Recipes That Are Heavy Enough
to Meet the Cold.
Tnplcn ritdiliiiL'. Fnnl; one cupful
of pearl tapioca overnight In one quart
of water. In the morning pure and
core six tart apples or peaches. Stew
them slightly and lay In a deep baking
dish. Add sugar (and a little lemon
Juice If app'es are used) to the tapioca
and pour it over the fruit. Bake until
the tuploca becomes like Jelly and eat
either hot or cold, with or without
sugar and cream.
Chocolate rudding.-noat a quart of
milk with four level tablespooufuls of
grated chocolate and three level table
spoonfuls of cornstarch dissolved In a
little cold milk, a pinch of stilt aud
sweeten to taste. When cooked thick
flavor with vanilla and when suffi
ciently cool pour into a gluss dish.
Serve very cold with whipped cream
piled on top.
fnina Puilillntr Hno nntin1 ctfpwpd
nnmes. whites of four eztrs and one
cupful of sugar. Drain the Juice from
the prunes, remove the stones and
chop. Beat the eggs stiff, add the
sugar gradually, then stir In the chop
ped prunes. Bake twenty minutes.
Serve cold with whipped cream flavor
ed with vanilla.
Rice Pudding. Mix four cupfuls of
milk, one-third cupful of rice, one-hulf
cupful of seeded raisins, one-third cup
ful of sugar and one-half teaspoonful
of salt. It Is necessary to stir occa
sionally to prevent rice and raisins
from settling to tho bottom of the
dish. If raisins are not used some
flavoring should be added.
SOME BEAUTY DON'TS.
Few Simple Habits That
Help
Stave Off Seed i neat.
Don't wear thin shoes and gossamer
stockings In cold weather or you will
have that pinched, chilled look that is
so unbecoming. Don't economize In
shoe leather. It is economy which will
probably cost you dear.
Don't give up taking exercise even
If the weather t bad. A brisk walk on
a cold day Is a complexion benutifier.
Don't fail to dry your hands thor
oughly ufter washing if you wish to
prevent them from getting cliupied.
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Don't wear heavy headgear. It Is very
bad fur tbe nalr. Don t let your rooms :
get hot and stuffy. Always leave the
wlndow slightly open at the top.
An excellent lotion for preserving the I
coior or imr uuir is mauo iroin camo
mile flowers. An ounce of these should
be placed in n bowl and about a pint
of boiling water poured over them.
Cover the bowl and allow to stand for
a couple of hours, then strain carefully
and use occasionally, dabbing it Into
the roots of the hulr.
The more fair hair Is brushed the
better It looks. Brushing gives a gloss
which eventually becomes permanent
and so is far better than what bill-
llanline could Impart; also It frees the
scalp from dust and makes the hair
grow. The brushes must be kept scru-
pluously clean; should be washed every
morning and left to dry.
Canary Crusts.
Take some stale pieces of bread, cnt
Into squares and thin slices of gruyere
cheese, also cut Into squares. Now
take one piece of bread at a time, but
ter It, place a slice of cheese on the
bread, cover with mustard and then
corer with another slice of buttered
bread, so that when finished the bread
la evenly cut and the cheese between.
Have some batter melted In frying;
pan, fry to golden brown and serve
with a lettuce salad.
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Changes in Militia
Rifle Shoot Rules
Rules for the 1916 national rifle
matches have been drafted by a com
mittee at Washington, D. C, appoint
ed to formulate them for considera
tion of the board for the promotion
of rifle practice, which will meet Jan
uary 31 for its annual session.
The suggested changes of rules
were niado public Thursday by the
war department and are In substance
as follows:
Tho substitute for the present
method of division of teams by
standing Into three clases with tro
phies and prizes for each claps, a
class A, B and C division on stand
ing, tho first fifteen state teams to
form the first .class, the next fifteen
the second and tho remaining teams
the third. Class A team members j
would receive gold medals, class fi
silver, and class C bronze. Cash ;
prizes would be dispensed with in ths need of profeslonal assistance so evl
national team matches. dent, and
Teams from the army, navy and Whereas, so few forms of Indus
marine corps and alBO from schools ! trial and professional supervision are
1,1 ha ndiloH tn the
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various classes, according to stand- rural schoolB when the capital ln
Ing, a single trophy to be awarded to j vested in salaries paid and the num-
the highest United States service
team and a single trophy to the high
est school or cqllege team. The high
est score team of the trophy winners
would be awarded the national tro
phy, the second team the Hilton tro
phy and the tjjird team the bronze
soldier of marathon trophy.
The committee suggests that coast
I aI.tinery ue represented by
a team
and that officers with the rank of
major be admitted to the compettl
tion as team captains, previous regu
lations having excluded grades above
captain.
A general revision of rules govern
ing pistol matches is recommended,
' and it is proposed that the number
of cash prizes be increased in the In
dividual matches.
The board will decide the place of
the 1916 matches later.
Farmers of Oregon
Will Go to 0. A. C.
More people than ever assembled
in Oregon to consider means of Im
proving agricultural, home-making
and related affairs are expected to
attend the annual Farmers' and Con
ference Week at Corvallis January 3
to 8, inclusive. There were more
than 2,200 in attendance at last
.
year s sessions, ana me majority m
those intend to return this year and,
! add as many others to their delega-
Hons as they can. Also .the confer- 0f tne ,.tv for their excellent reports
ence idea has been strengthened by'0f tho meetings,
experience and observation, so that j 0u a IlotUm from ,np toor tne fou
the coming conferences have been!,ow,ng resouUon wa8 added:
materially enlarged both in scope and
character. i preclation to the members of the
There will be about a score of -ep-i gM 8,lpPrln,endent's offic
arate conferences held by those en-; fQr
gaged in special phases of imlustrj ; mananmt!nt f th
nr biiKlneRB In Orecon. which will call
for about three for each day of the ;
week. Each conference will be held
under the supervision of the college
specialist who has the subpect in his
department work, and at each ad
dresses will be made by some of the
leading men and women of Oregon
and of the entire United States, in
cluding several representatives of the
United States Department of Agri
culture. Plan
Ahead
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'take your banker Into your plans to
arrange ior us imum iui,. :
It will help you to know that tnia
'strong bank will take care of you.
First National Bank j
ASHLA.V), ORICGO.V. j
Oldest National Bank In Jackson
County
Few Property Owners
Fail to carry fire insurance, yet fires are less frequent than de
falcations. Xo man expects his property to burn, but all take pre
cautions against fire.
No employer expects dishonesty among his employes, but ex
perience shows that even the most trusted men often go wrong.
Business concerns may have employes whose dishonesty would
cause greater loss than fire, and yet they may not carry Insurance
against dishonesty. During the past fourteen years (Jie known de
falcations totalled $139,278,890.
A corporate fidelity bond In the United States Fidelity k Guar
anty Co. furnishes the protection.
BILLINGS AGENCY
Phone 211 All Klsds el Ooos .aivasc 41 E. Main
HtlHIItHUtliniUMHMHMIIimmHXMIHHt
Teachers' Convention
Adopts Resolutions
The following resolutions were
adopted Wednesday afternoon by the
Oregon State Teachers' association:
Whereas, we recognize the impor
tance of properly trained teachers
In Improving education standards
and conditions in the state and espe
cially in the rural school, and
Whereas, Governor Withycombe In
his message to the legislative assem
bly pointed out the need of more
normal school facilities In Oregon;
Therefore, be It resolved that we
earnestly call attention to this need
heartily endorse Govrnor Withy
conibe's recommendations In the
matter and especially recommend
that proper steps be taken to pro
vide normal schools in southern and
eastern Oregon.
Whereas, the problems of the rural
teachers are so numerous aud the
' an
ber of employes are considered, and
Whereas, very few forms of super
vision are so pregnant with splendid
possibilities of service as the super
vision of rural schools In the assist
ing In the wise expenditure of school
money In building Iioiikcb and pro
viding equipment in the aiding and
assisting in Improvement of school
room work and stimulating the social
and Industrial life of the rural com
munity Therefore, be It resolved that we
heartily endorse supervision of rural
schools in the state of Oregon and
we recommend that the legislative
committee formulate recommenda
tions for extending and perfecting the
system which has been so well be
gun. Resolved, that we appreciate the
royal manner in which the city of
Medford has entertained this associa
tion That we extend our gratitude to
musicians who have so delightfully
entertained - us, to Superintendent
HIIIIb and the local teachers for pro
viding in every way for our enjoy
ment and comfort, to the superin
tendents and principals club of Jack
son and Josephine counties for the
splendid entertainment in St Marks
hall, the district school board of Med
ford for use of the high school build-
Ing, to the domestic science depart-
I . . t. IfJ,,..,! 1.1. ,1. l.nn1 fn
iueiu m '-" un-mum nmuui
the splendid luncheon served,
And to the Medford dally papers
i ' . ,
educational
exhibit at the Panama
exposition.
Interurbnn Autocar Company.
Between Ashland, Talent, Phoenix
and Medford car leaves Ashland
northbound dally except 8unday at
9:00 a. m., 12:50 p. m., 2:30 p.
m , 3:30 p. m., 4:45 p. m. and
6:15 p. m. Sundays leaves Ash
land at 9:00 a. m., 1:00 p. m.,
5:00 p. m. and 10:30 p. m.
Leave Medford for Ashland dally ex
cept Sunday at 8:00 a. m 11:50
a. m 1:15 p. m., 2:30 p. m., 3:45
p. m. and 5:15 p. m. Also on Sat
urdays at 11:15 p. m. On Sundays
leave Medford at 10:00 a. in., 4:00
p. m. and 9:30 p. m.
Our cars are kept warm In cold
weather.
HSHLRND
Storage and Transfer Co
C. F. IJATKS Proprietor.
wareh0uses near Depot.
Goods of all kinds stored at reahon-
;able rates.
A General Transfer nuslness.
Wood and Kock Springs C'oaL
Phone 117.
Office, 99 Oak Street,
ASIILAXI), OKKGOX.