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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1923)
1 r v v 0 second mws sEcrion Pages ! to 4 SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR y T " r v x ?1 Salem High School, which v &m- Vfe 4Tr rr sj In S 1 I'llETIIETIIEPIlEniESTfilllLS ; 10 DIE SALE llll DISTRICT, PREFERABLY : ; THE DAUGHTERS OF OUR POULtRYMBU Two of Them May Get a Trip one of Them May Be Elected Queen of j Egg Day An Appeal to the Fatrest of the Surrounding Country the Poultry Center of Oregon j The following letter has been received by the secretary of the alem Chamber of Commerce, and a copy by The Statesman. It tells about the Sonoma County fair and Egg Day at Petaluma, CaU Aug. 15 to 19, inclusiye. It is published In full, because there must be quick action. -The time is short, j Here Is the letter: i tear Secretary:- Tree trip for most beautiful girls. .; $ - , j : ' I ; Will" your city cooperate with Petaluma? f Saturday, August 18th, 192X, ! F11! he Egg Day, held in conjunc Hon with Sonoma County falri The committee is desirous of so ; lecting a queen from some city on he Pacific1 coast that has made . poultry one of its successful ln- dustries and . would be interested In' calling attention to that fact. I To stimulate interest, to giro your community the opportunity ; to obtain coast wide, yes, eren national recognition, and at the jpame time help the poultry indus try in general, the fair committee Invites, your city to enter its most 'attractlTe girls in the contest for ; Queen of Egg Day in Petaluma. . i Wo are confining the contest to Pacific coast cities. Last year we gave all America the oppor tunity to enter. jThe girl winner was from Tennessee. Egg Day has become almost a national institution -and '" attracts ueniion rrom airrorent parts or he world, so anything dono or girl selected, would ; receive unl yersal attention. 5 ! ', ' ; The' rules for the Egg Queen contest are enclosed. ; i The plan, in short, is for your community , to enter, one, two or three girls, depending on your own judgment, but not more than three. . . ... - V t. Then send in two photos of each girl entered,1 one three-quarters and the other profile. These photos ill then in turn -be sub mitted to the judges, consisting - - . . ranks high among the institutions to the Petaluma Fair, and the Fair Ladies of Salem and to Help Boos (This City as of the heads of the art depart ments of aU San Francisco and Oakland newspapers. They will select what Is in j their judgment the most attractive girl; -she to be made Queen ot Egg Day. This picture contest work and does inK- .' . . ' . . After the gir j facilitates the away with yot- f i j is selected the Egg Day committee will then send the girl and her chaperon, trans portation from their fTome to Pe taluma and return and pay for her queenly garments. The chap eron can be selected from the other girls in the 'city entered x in the contest if the winner desires; however, that Js optional iwfth the girl selected and your com mittee. .. j ;. . ; The next prettiest girl in "the contest will be selectedas the maid of honor; the attendants to be Petaluma girls, who will act as hostesses to the Queen during ner stay here. j Every photo sent in will be in turnglven to the newspapers for publication, stating where the girl Is entered from.? Contest closes August Sth, so please rush photos- With this request 'for you , to enter' your prettiest girls., we also invite your local poultrymen. and all your people interested to be our guests on that day, or better still, to come ancLattend the poul try institute and utility poul try show and all other attractions. The institute is to last three days at. least, with educational talks, demonstrations and exhibits by poultry .experts.? ,This school ' to cover all subjects related to poul try raising. No poultryman can afford to miss if. Copy of this j communication and rules conducting contest, have been sent to the; newspapers -for publication in your, city. Can 'we depend on your help? Very truly yours. II. w. KERRIGAN, Sec. j The Rules, Referred to The rules referred to are pretty 0--. 1 . V Jb.'.l' V. of its kind in. the state. well covered in the above letter. The following points may be em phasized: i One girl will do. .Three would be better. Three is the limit of contestants from Salem. tit more than three brfng photo graphs, the Salem Chamber of the selections of the three. The time limit for Salem con testants will be August 5. Each1 girl ' must submit two photos. ' r They do not have to beTnount ed. Better not mounted. Names must accompany photos; and ad dresses.' : .. The winner, will have no expen ses whatever to pay; nor her chaperon, either. They will be honor guests of Petaluma city and Sonoma county. They will be taken toall points of interest. What Poultry Industry Means Petaluma is the home of 12 million chickens; produced last year 32 million dozen egs; ship ped 27,775,000 dozen eggs and 11,790,000 chickens to market; hatcheries produced more than" 12 million baby chicks. , J Has world's largest poultry farm and hatcheries; has invest ed in poultry farms more than 21 million dollars. Value of poul try products 'in 1922 .was $17, 000,000. 1 ; I Egg Day contest was started In 1918. It .has attracted world wide attention. What It Means Here The- winning of this contest by a Salem girl would attract wide attention to Salem as a poultry producing center. Only poultry producing districts are "being ap pealed to by the Petaluma com mittee in asking for contestants. Salem has as good a chance to win as any city oh the coast a better chance, any loyal Salemite will say, of course, because fwe have the most pretty girls in proportion- to our population. t It is the duty of every Salem booster, and especially of ' every one interested in the development of the poultry industry here and this should include our whole pop ulation to urge pretty girls . to become- ' candidates. . It : Is only a matter,of securing photographs. Perhaps some of the bestipho tographers" of thi3 district will take an 'interest. ; It they will. The Statesman will undertake the task' of seeing to it;? that they get all the free publicity therewith that is coming, to them. : "' -The Statesman wiU refer to thi3 matter often, up to August 4th and a lot - more, thereafter, in case a Salem 'candidate should win. .f :- , , r,v. By the way, what has become of Vice President i Cal CoolidgQ this eweet summer - time? i mi mm - I, ,i ---v... . . ......... . . . . , . , . . HL",... i 1 J 2 and 8 Englewood and Garfield schools, two of the most recent type 5 Eaton Hall, administration hall of Willamette t'niversit y. flJSacred Heart THEY GO ON FARMS FROM THE COLLEGE The Success of its Gradu- ates Shows Practical Value of Work Success of its graduates is an indication of the practical value of the courses offered by the Ore gon Agricultural college, i Not only does a student receive tech nical training, but also studies such subjects lis will fit him for community leadership; The standard of i work done is being recognized far and wide, and thus the reputation of the Institution is considered an enviable one. That the majority of students who study agriculture actually, go on farms-is shown by statistics. Graduates in agriculture be come superintendents !or mana gers of their own or other peo ple's farni3. or go into various specialized branches of farming. Hundreds of letters' on ile in the office of the dean of agriculture show that they are prosperous. : The agricultural extension ser vice offers abundant opportunity for workers trained inj scientific agriculture. County club work among the boys and girs now or ganized under state and county leaders, is another field that af fords young men and women who are graduates of agricultural, col leges a good chance to' put their training into practice. (The home demonstration agent - is another potent factor In thfr ejnrichment of life in the country. M The expanding work of the ex periment stations is helping to solve the problems of agriculture, industry and science and constant ly calls for new men. The great industrial plants in the country have taken away from colleges and experiment stations in-recent years many of their, scientific workers and have thus increased opportunities for new men. The Smith-Hughes act U providing op portunity also for agricultural graduates. - . s The school of commerce pro vides leaders in the institutions, industries, and homes of the Pa cific northwest. In addition to the courses technical to commer cial work, facilities are for the students to take broadening sub jects which give a solid founda tion for life work. ; i The Oregon Agricultural col Ieea haa. furnished hundreds o graduates in engineering to he'p 4 --. -- . ?t rrr "M"m f- 1 I,,,,,,,, w, ... j i. . :-.lnil. -.j.r . . ...... , push, the great industrial enter prises in the northwest. .The in creased activity' in highway de velopment brought about special demand for college highway engi neering. ! Basic training is given engineering students which make for high type citizenship. The school of home economics aims to give the young women pursuing this work such training as'wlU inspire them to become good citizens and good homemak ers. But in ; addition to that it qualifies them for special voca tions such as dietitians, institu tional managers, and teachers. - The work j in the schools of mines, forestry, pharmacy, and vocational education offers opporJ tunitics for training for additional hundreds of young men and worn-' en. of Oregon, Every possible ef fort is being made to develop scholarship to a ihigh degree and at the same time make the. courses practical.. 1 COOPERATIVE SALE ' OF SPUDS County Potato. Associations May Develop Into State. Wide Marketing Agricultural , cooperative sell ing associations recently .organ ized in Oregon, or in course of organization, include the Mal heur Cooperative Producers' as sociation, Malheur County; Oregon Loganberry Growers Cooperative Exchange, Marion county; Cen tral Oregon Potato Growers' as sociation, Deschutes county; and Oiackamas county Potato Growers association, Clackamas county, reports CJ-J. .Hurd, specialist in marketing for the , college exten sion service, who assisted these srouns in planning organization and1 preparing marketing agree ments and contract forms. "These county potato associa tions are the beginning. wnat may develop into a statewide co operative selling agency," said Mr. Hurd. "They are j organized under a continuous contract that is binding for three years, which may be , cancelled by the grower if he so desires after that lengtn of time has elapsed. Completion of the Deschutes' county associa tion wtll depend upon whether or not 75 per cent of the acreage In the county can be signed up by Sept. 1. , 1. ' , "I am now drafting a market ing agreement and' contract' for i gTirnrm imiiii i.i n" Yiiniinnwiri ii ifii tin iwu. l hhJ GROWS mm t - t 4 1 rr of school buildings recently erected. Academy. " " the Clackamas county associa tion,, to be submitted to a meet ing of the growers at Oregon City July 25. The organization work will begin immediately thereafter and the association will be perm anently formed when 200 acres have been signed up. ' This as sociation will specialize in the production stock." and .sale of seed 0. OF 0. DOES GREAT Besides . Providing Instruc tion, Contributes to the Welfare of the State UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, July 25. (Special.) When the fall term begins at the University of, Oregon in the first week of October, a record enrollment of graduate and undergraduate stu dents is expected. In the past de cade the University 'has estab lished an . eviable reputation in its liberal arts, scientific, and pro fessional work. Last year this work was recognized by the two outstanding national scholarship societies Phi Beta Kappa, nation al.: honorary scholarship society, and Sigma "XI,. national scientific society, both established chapters at Oregon. The .University of Oregon con' sists of the College-: pf Literature, Science, and the arts, the School of Architecture and Allied arts, School of Business (Administra tion, School of Education, School of Journalism, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Mu sic! School of Physical Educa tion. School of Sociology, the Ex tension Division, and the Gradu ate School. - In addition to its work of pro viding instruction to graduate and undergarduate students, the Uni versity has contributed to istato welfare along lines of scientific research. The wood distillation process perfected by Pro? O. F, Stafford, Prof, W. E. Milne's con tribution to the exact measure ment of friction, the work of School of Medicine specialists in determining the source of the sep tic sore throat epidemic in . Port land and their researches in the causes of goitre, heart disease. etc.," are but a few of these. The University has undertaken a state research that will require a number of years for completion. It will undertake the study of the geology of certain sections, and li..; mil n if 1 1 ir a mil in wi 5 1 USEFUL-WORK Slogan Pages, General Nevis and Clasnfie'd - "'"-..;'"" . ' - ' - j -n - - - 1 " .". - - . " m . fv i'ry . .. n 1- L 4 rLausanne Hall, women's dormitory at .Willamette JTniTerslty, E Oregon's Annual Growth in Butterfat Is at the Rate .of 1,1.89,796 Pounds (The following items are taken from current bulletins of the der partment of industrial, journalism of the Oregon Agricultural col lege:) - . . ... Te-dairy industry in the state is increasing at the . rate, of I, 189.796" pounds of butterfat an nually, which - Is worth about $500,000. This industry is en abljng the farmer to change hlj labor from a loss, to a profit. It Is economy on the; part of all farmers who raise stock to, pas ture the stubble field with hogs or sheep. The, grain shattered or lodged will be readily gathered up by them and placed in a mar ketable form. This season in wes. tern Oregon there is considerable grain that has lodged. If there are hogs available use them. - If not, sheep are a good substitute. O. A. C. 'Experiment station. A profitable type of feeder lamb is one that is thrifty, blocky and about 55 pounds in weight. This type when fed good feed .will make a gain of a quarter of a pound a day and will be fat in 80 to 100 days. Good quality feeds must be supplied to ohtain these results. This is the season to be spotting the la'mbs wanted for feeding purposes. O. A.- C- Ex periment station. .1 , ' The present distribution of the alfalfa weevil in Oregon, and the situation in regard to parasites will be. studied by A.. L." Lovett, professor1 of. entomology at .the college,'-who i3 about to leave for Baker and' Malheur . counties. Professor Lovett will later go to Idaho to , inspect the alfalfa dis trict there. - He will determine will, through its various depart ments, prepare contributions to the economic, educational; and general history of. the state. Graduates, of the University have made excellent records in various graduate schools, notably the.-' Massachusetts"' Institute of Technology, the.; Harvard Law School, and the Harvard School of Medicine. , .f-. - i 500.000 ins A YEAR IN DAIRYING v ,the best control methods for Ore gon. ' . ' Copper carbonate dust rpat ment of seed wheat has been found by the Oregon experiment station to be effective in smut control, to aid rather than harm germination, to reduce amount of grain seeded after liquid treat ment 25 per cent, to reduce loss es frQm holding treated grain in bad weather, to produce good healthy j plants under otherwise unfavorable conditions. The pick "and shovel are more popular than the clean white col lar with the O. A. C. student in search of a vacation job,, says a well known professor at the col lege, who estimates that 75 per cent of the O. A. (?. mea are do ing manual labr this summer. The much higher pay received for this kind of work than for tem porary office positions makes it more desirable for the college boy earning money for ifext year's ex penses, he says. 1 The students are said to be in great demand, as they do more work and do it more cheerfully than the 'regular laborer. Nine O..A. C. students attend ing the summer training camp at the Presidio of San Francisco have qualified for ratings as expert rifleman, sharpshooter, and marksman, accordlrig to word re ceived from the camp. ' The high est score made by an O. A. C. student was that .of Harold Woods of Mcdford, who. scored 298 out of a possible 350 thus qualifying j for the rating of expert rifle man.' . ' Eleven of the 15 young people just selected to take advantage Of educational facilities made possible under tho Bernard Daly educational fund will come to the Oregon Agricultural college next term, making a total of 31 Lake county boys and girls who will be In school .as a result of the will. . The Jnsnranee man tells us that somewhere in the " United States'-; there is a fire every fout' minutes and we are further ad vised that three out of every four fires are preventable and unneces sary. If we built as substantially as fhey do in France or England or if we. were as carefud as tha people In Holland we might riia all day without an alarm of fire. Bue we build f limslly, wo leave ft" lot of rubbish lying around an I we' aro reckless- with our match eg. That is why we arc forever; telephoning for toe firemen.