THE OREGON, STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGONr
:TililRSDAV:OfeNlNG;; JULY 23,-1923
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.iETTEl;..;i'tfiSliy OLDEST
And the Very First School for.VVhite Children to Be Opened
West of the Rocky Mountains; and 5 With One Excep-
tion the FirstAVest of thf Mississippi River Willam-..-
ette University and Salem'Were Born Twins
. ' Willamette University and Sa
lem were born and have grown to
gether. The institution and - the
city have good cause lor their mu
tual pride in each other.. , ; .
l For 8 yeSrs iStudents haveeen
going out from Willamette to all
'parts of the, world. Into all the
f w41ka of lif erinto all the prof ea-.
i Bions, a governora and supreme
Judges, and senators and congress
i men an,d -legislator and leaders in
: Jhe teaching,,, profession, ,ln the
i ministry,, as missionaries, 'tis, mer
chants and in every line of iionor
! a hie endeavor.- in every nook and
! corner of ihe earth devoted men
and women Jook tack to Salem
sand Old Willamette with feelings
of high, regard and . ; with the
. promptness of sincere love. . -
This Js a great heritage.
The, influences, have, gone out
from Willamette university have
been ..uplifting in all the civilized
lands and oo,all the,mission fields.
1 . Willamette university is not on
ly the oldest c611ege on the Pacific
'slope -of the United States,, but it
was the Aery first school for white
i children to-be--opened west of the
Rocky mountains and with one ex
ception the first west of the Mis-
alssippl river. ; IU connection with
. th early, history of this region Is
perhaps more vital., than that of
f any - other institution, ithat has
sprung up on far western soil.
'Jason uLee.I whose I far-sighted
statesmanship had so. much to , do
with ,the v securing of; the great
- northwest to theitedUteses
1 Ubllshed in 1 8 3 4 an Indian mis-
alon school a few miles north of
the present site of Salem. .Through
; his,, influence a company,; ofmls
aionaries Joined In'hla enterprise,
arriving . In 1839..,? Even before
' they landed from; the ship Lau
sanne that brought them, antlci-
, pating the i ned , of a '. school tor
white children, they pledged $650
r for the founding of such a school.
Under the leadership of Lee, the
new school, known as the Oregon
( Institute,. wasorganIzed In: 1842.
Lee's Indian mission school in the
I meantime had"been moved, to what
Is now the campus' of Willamette
j university . and a new .manual
j training building for Indians had
', been erected, one of the best build?
5 Ings on, the whole Pacific eoast.
A. dreadful' epidemic in" 1844
caused the death ot nearly half of
- the Indian students and -resulted
in the .closing of the school, and
nhe property was purchased for
f J 4 000 for the new Oregon Insli
Uute. This sum, large ; for those
V pioneer times,- was promptly sub
t scribed put of the slender means
of thev. settlers, the- subscriptions
s to be paid, according to stipula
J tion, "one-third'ia cash orders on
f the mission in Vancouver and the
.' remainder ' in tame meat cattle,
; lumber, labor, wheat," or-cash," ac
: cording to the choice of the do
nor.i , ... ... v.
As, first , organized the, school
' was not denominational but it was
J soon taken over by the Methodist
Mission, as- they were best able to
assume . the responsibility. . In
struction began in 1844, five years
, ; before -General Lane, the first ter-
; ritorial governor, proclaimed at
Oregoii; City, .'the government of
1 the United- States. At first it was
mainly a boarding school for the
THE SUD HIT.
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v Sixty Years ,
r In 1863 Sacred Heart Academy,
; and institution under! the direction
I of the Sisters of the Holy.Names
$ of Jesus and - Mary, was founded
i in Oregon's capital and -has since
Sacrl ilekrt Academy. Salewi.
held a prominent place in educa
tional work here. The academy
"tands for the' physical,, tie intel
lectual and the moral development
"of-its students. The "Sisters of
the HolxNaines aim at cultivating
those virtttcs" which arcTwoman's
biding glory wanting which no
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COLLEGE Oil HIE PACIFIC SLOPE
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children . of the T widely scattered
settlers. ; Maintaining . from'' the
outset a strictly v non-sectarian
character;- Its inf luence" gradually
spread - throu ghout - a - wide but
scantily. populated territory'. " Its
growth ,was steady but at no per
iod very rapid. , j
. Xt was the tlear intention of the
founders of the - Oregon . Institute
that it should' ultimately, .be., raided
to. the rank of a. college or univer
sity,.; This purpose was carried out
in. 1 853, when the Oregon Terri
torial legislature granted a char
ter to Willamette university. The
Oregon Institute did1 not cease to
exists but: became- the. preparatory
department of " the latter Instlu
tlon. jThe flrsclass from the col
lege was graduated in 1859. , fi
, With the acquisition of the char
ter the institution w as placed 'upon
a sure footing and Its development
became, a part of the development
of the great northwest, for which
it has ' furnished a ' remarkably
large proportion of the best lead
ership. The fine earnestness, high
Ideals, and far-sighted polky of its
founders, together with' the. inti
mate , relations between, its early
development and those momentous
events that were determining the
destiny of this vast area of North
America combine to make the his
tory of Willamette liniversity one
of' the most fascinating chapters
in the annals of American colleges.
The wise and liberal policy of " its
founders In matters of religious
opinion has been closely adhered
to by their successors, bat without
compromising their high ideals of
Christian character and life, while
their profound appreciation of the
value of sound scholarship has be
come a main part of Willamette's
great heritage. ' ' "
With the establishment, of the
liberal arts college, the need Of
greater facilities was- soon felt,
and, as a result, in 1867, Waller
hall, until recent years the princi
pal building orir the campus was
built., . I Tbe. bricks. f or Its substan
tlal walls were burned on- the
grounds and made from clay from
the 'excavation 'tor the basement.
The same year the medical college
was opened. 1 It was the first pro
fessional school on . the V Pacific
coast north of San Francisco. In
1880' Lausanne hall the women's
dormitory, was added. The col
lege of law came in 1883 and a
gymnasium was built In 1895. In
1905" the"" medlcar building was
erected, the money being furnish
ed "by the people of Salem. Later,
in 1913, it became Science hall,
when, the Willamette medical col
lege was merged'wlth that of the
University of Oregon. In 1909 the
Kimball College of Theology was
brga'nizedand the building for Its
housing was presented by Mrs. It.
DT Kimball.' i The following year
Mugfc hall, was presented to the
university. : '., . . v . . i
. In W 08-Eaton ball was complet
ed, more -than doubling the elassi-
room capacity of the liberal arts
college, and 'permitting the .greatl
expansion that was to follow. Most
of the interior of Waller hall was
destroyed by fire in December,
1919; the sturdy walls, however,
remained... Intact, . and It was
promptly "reconstructed and great
ly improved. I
degree, of mental culture; can
make her the ideal of perfect wo
tnanhood. - ' . . . ' i
Sacred Heart academy Is locatj-'
ed in one of the" best residential
sections of the capital city. The
building is large, commodious and
modern in its equipments. . Labor
atories for - science teaching, indi
vidual - rooms for music practice,
spacious and beautiful ; grounds
are , prominent features of the
academy. . '' " ' :
The l academy offers primary,
grammar and academic courses.
The four-year .high school prepares
the students for college or normSl
Lentrahee.The department of mu
sic, alms to provide Intructibh for
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View of front of building.
students who desire to pursue
In niano. violin, harp and
vocal." . Musicales and recitals are
a Wt okthe5 year's program
1 rtpffistratlbn tor -the -fall- tef m
will be early In September. Both
celved.
.Wltli tbe rowth of the unlver?
slty Lausanne hall became ; wholly
Inadequate to.. the needs. .Jn 1919
it was torn down and the follow
ing,, year the. present excellent
excellent building., of .the same
name was completed.
An endowment, of fund of
$500,000 was subscrlbed in 1912,
a great part-of which has since be
come productive. In 1922 a fund
of" $1,250,000 " for improvement
and endowment was subscribed by
friends of the university aided by
the Methodist board of education,
thus finally placing the school on
a sound .financial, footing. . TT6e
first, tangible result of the 'great
Impetus ' given by the endowment
movement was the erection of. the
fine .commodious hew gymnasium
to take the place of, the older
building, which had been destroy
ed by fire In the "spring of 1921.
- With ; her . large , "olstorlc iJjack
ground, her - long career of honor
and usefulness, her -. host' of dis
tinguished: and. loyal alumni., her
fine traditions, . her sustained ideals
of phristian citizenship, and the
high.-' character . and wholesome
spirit of her .student .body; Wil
lamette university - has - a. ijnost
promising outlook for the future.
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BEGISilllS WEIE
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Started as an Orphan -School
in ,1 847, Pacific Uriiyer- "
i clly Has Great History '
One of the oldest educational In
stitutions In Oregon is located at
Forest-Grove, Washington county.
Started as an orphan school by
Grandma Brown In 1847;' It was
developed Into an'-academy ; and
chartered in 1849. . In 1843, a col-'
lege department was chartered,
and the institution has filled . a
large place in standard, thorough
going education ever since. .
The development of high schools
and the large number of colleg
iate , institutions .: established near
Portland in later years. have, in
terfered rwith a large, growth for
Pacific . university. u The academy
department: was dropped by- 1915,
and the college has since been
growing steadily. . r, l - u - J
: The last-year has been -a: par
tlcularly Successful; one, in which
all departments have worked to
gether harmoniously, -and the fi
nancial condition-has, been much
Improved. The new president, Dr.
John ?F. . Dobbs, ;who,t was at the
college for three weeks about com
mencement ; time, was very mudh
liked by everyone and, seems , to be
a man likely to ' leai Trtsely in the
further "development of - the col
lege. He expects to be permanent
ly, on the field after August 13,
and" has -been already busily eh-
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Lovely New Materials, 36 and:40 inches wide. Plain colors from sombre j
. -black. to rosy peaches and flaming reds; prints' and patterns ; in igay
galaxy; plain whites and sport stripos. No matter, what your mooid or
-fancy, there is some silk .dress material lierc that you simply must have. :
' i A 20 'or 25 Dress Possible For 3
Extra Salespeople
to "serve you
Sale . Opens Friday
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COLLEGE IS G
It - Stands Out J Among the
- most useiui.or insiitu-
. tions of Its Kind
The Oregoq Agricultural .col
lege at Cpryallls stands out as one
of the greatest and most useful
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Library Building, Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Or,
Institutions of its : kind
in the
United States ; .
.Stands unique in point of at
tendance per capita among the
states. p , . :. '
-There Is scarcely- any. end to
me. useful things that are being
done there for; the- man on tie
gaged in making plans and secur
ing finances for tho coming year.
- -' As a thoroughly established col
lege with worthiest traditions and
ideals; situated in a small city hut
surrounded with country influenc
es,;: and near the . largest city of
Oregon, the situation of this insti
tution :1s ideal for college - work.
With the increasing population of
the state, there is undoubtedly
room, for. all the -colleges now es
tablished;' and Pacific university,
with therotbers,' may certainly ej-
pect; full 1 scope for its ftrther
growth. :. - j-
Sherwood "Eleven paving ex
tensions ordered.. ' :. -
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3000 Yards
Gorgeous
Every yard guaranteed perfect. . A ;
chance to purchase your new sum
mer or fall frock at. a. phenomenally
low price. Come see each value for
yourself.
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Charmeuses - Prints of all kinds: "
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.VpiiffonTaFfe'tas Sixiti Faced "eant6n8
Canton Crepes . Brocades r '
Jersey Shirtings Tut Silks' '
one
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'SALEI STORK
406 State Street
land, and for the women and chil
dren of our rural communities
In -every line, the work of the
Institution Is being constantly
strengthened.
This is an institution of, by and
for the people and especially for
the people on the land in Oregon,
and there Is scarcely an Inquiry
or a request that will not elicit
interest and a reply and offers of
service and helpfnlness from the
various departments of this col-,
lege of the people
.'Science for Service" la In fact
a new slogan of the Institution.
Science down to .date for . the
service of the man on the land.es-
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pecially. .
The opening of the school year I
at the Oregon Agricultural college
will be Sept. 21st.. It goes;with-
out saying that every department
will again be crowded; perhaps
most of them overcrowded, for the
coming school year. - ;
WRECK ACTION IS FILED
DAMAGES OF $OOrt SOUGHT BY
MACHINERY FIRM
Action for damages of $900
against -William A. Sloane, of Los
Angeles, -has been started by the
Averlll, Machinery company as a
result of an auto crash recently
about 4 miles north-- of Salem,
on-the Pacific highway. M. " J.
Sptker, .driver, of the .other ma-j
chine. Is a, representative"' of the
company starting the suit.
According to the cemplalnt
Sloane was driving north on the
highway, and Splker was traveling
Silks! Fresh iNew
Merchandise !
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; rOItTIVXIl . 8ILK. SHOP
283 Alder Street' '
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south. The plaintiff In the action
states that when e was within 0
yards of Sloane's car,; the tatter
swerved to the ' left side ot the
road, and struck the , salesman's
machine. Several people were
hurt In the crash, and both cars
wero badly damaged." ,
GILE MAKES HIS REPORT
IXTERXATIOXAL ROTARY" AIDS
ROYS' ACTIVITIES
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II. S. GHe, of the H. S. Gile &
company, dried fruit packers, who
recently returned from Cleveland
where he attended the internation
al convention of Rotary clubs, was
the principal speaker at the regu
lar luncheon meeting of the club
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Swifts XMi L. .
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? Donald MacMillan, who has just sailed for the Arctic,
again ordered Swift & Company products for the
" members "of his expedition.
Fightings for existence and discovery in the frozen
f North calls for well-nourished bodies, and only the bes t -food
is good enough. ' -
Returning from his previous voyage of fifteen months,
herald: N6 Arctic explorer ever went north with such
:Bne food products as were put aboard the Bowdoin by
Swift & Company. All the boys came back in perfect
physical eondition and all singing the praise of
Swift's products." o
''Thipr6dac supplied for the hardy band included: '
Swift's Premium . Harru (Sealtite wrappers)
. Swift' Premium' Bacon (Sealtite wrappers)
. Swiff's Brisket Corned Beef .
Swift's Premium Beef Tongues
; v Swift's Barclay Pork
v- v Bro'okfield Butter . . .
. s - ' SilveTleaf " Brand Pure Lard .
t ; , Swift's Pride Wasning lower ' 1 T
-5untTiteCleaner
Wool Soap ,
held at the Marlon. hotel yester
day noon.
Mr. 'pile gave the dub a report
of a portion of the activities of
the convention and promised to
give the rest of his report at the
next meeting. There were 12,000
representatives from 30 countries
at the convention.
One ot the most - interesting
things at the convention was. the
boy's work program. In this pro
gram was brought. out the points
stressed in the .Rotary club's ac
tivity la developing true character
in the boyhood of the world. The
club is an advocate of boy's clin
ics, education ' for all boys, and
social development.
. Vernonla Veraonia Planing
mill completes $30,000 plant.
Swift Sc'Compahy
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Doctor Performs Operation
Successfully With a Knife
. CORDOVA, Alaska A tonsil
operation, was performed recently;
at Bering river on Controller Bay
$0 miles east of here, by Dr. .W,
W.v Council of Cordova, with a
Jack-knife and denatured aleohol
. When Dr. Council arrived at
Bering river from a hunting trip
he was called on to handle' the
case. He had no Implements. With,
the crude outfit he performed the
operation with . success. No an
esthetic . was . administered. The
alcohol was used to sterilise - the
knife. .
-Klamath Falls Wool . pool
sold for $320,000.
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