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v Ifcreniber 8, 1935
RIGHTEOUSNESS BRINGS PEACE: The work of righteousness
shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assur
ance Tor ever. And my people shall dwell In a peaceable habitation,
and in sure dwellings; and in quiet resting places. Isaiah 32:17. 18.
THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL
""We recommend, finally, a detailed study of all aspects of
the . present state prison, and the requirements of proper
Tnanagement, with the end in view of providing profitable
employment for all able bodied prisoners, and other needed
reforms looking to -the best interests of the prisoners who
are not confirmed criminals or mentally defective, as well as
the best interests of the state. Such detailed study should
be made by a person or persons thoroughly familiar'with the
approved practices of criminology and mcKleyn "prison man
agement." r - ; :
i,The above are the :conciudin2 . wo';thkindings of
the committee appointed by Govemor!rcxrt,oh the
condition of the Oregon penitentiary .after the .break led by
Tom Murray - Tzj&L"
,r And they are the most important words of the report, in
being the most far reaching. f
' The other recommendations of the committee, looking to
making the penitentiary a safer place to keep men and to
having better discipline, either have been complied .with or
are being or will soon be complied with .
'But the concluding recommendations, quoted above, call
for long continued effort, lasting for many years
,4 For there will never be a system of employing prisoners
that may not be improved upon, and there will never be a
system of treating them for the sake of reforming a large
percentage of them, that may not be bettered K , ' '
"jBut in respect of providing employment the Oregon state
penitentiary is now well on its way proceeding towards full
self support and a wage for every worker. That goal will
make all the rest comparatively easy. Without employment
theje cannot be much success in the line of reformation, and
wages for work is the next most important thing in modern
penology. ' v
''But criminology and penology should Jbetaught ia. our
Universities, and the handling of men 'and. women and' boys
and, girls accused and convicted of crime ought to be made
a profession. There is no more important work. It is
worthy of profound study by high class men and women.
EDITORIALS OF THE
7- PEOPLE
"Know Your Ow n Town
Editor Statesman:
I understand the Women's club
class of Oregon History is now
studying to "Know i Your Own
Town,' and as the Daughters of
the American Revolution are map
ping each state by counties, mark
ing historical spots, and since I
hare Marion county I am enclosing
a. list of limited questions, sub
mitted to me, as to historic spots.
Kevolutionary heroes and promi
nent people in Marion .county. . I
hare answered to the best of my
memory; As I did not have access
to my own library and was not
able to reach any other for needed
dates and information, I shall be
glad to be corrected.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution are doing this, as they
real&e much valuable history is
being lost by the passing of old
pioneers. These county maps will
be filed in Washington, D. C, for
future use and preservation.
Oregon was one of the three
states to file the best papers on
historical spots.
Historical Spots in Marion County
Marion county was named for
General Francis Marion in 1849.
lie was called the "Swamp Fox"
ofj the Revolution.
""The first Methodist Institute was
bnlit in 1842 in Salem, and stood
a1ittle east of Eaton Hall, on
Willamette university campus, and
taught by Chole Wilson (mother
of, J. K. Gill.)
,'fhe first public school, on the
northeast corner of Marion a'nd
Commercial streets. Salem, was
taught by- Sylvester Pennoyer,
later governor of Oregon.
The first private school was
taught by D. R. Williams of Sa
lem - -
The. first school on French
TYairie at Champoeg wa taught
by Solomon Smith, in 1834 The
First Methodist church was built
oa present site in 1824.
The, first Methodist mission was
located about seven miles north
of Salem on the La Follett farm.
creeK. named from
war with Walla Walla Indians who
me m 1846 to kill the Mission
Ue rflre miles south of Salem
(Pioneer days of Oregon; by S. A.
"On the Ahanna river, seven
mjles ea?t of Silverton, 1848. 14
lad (ana were killed. No whites.
. In 18 46 the first voluntary mil
itary company drilled on the Dan
Waldo farm to protect the settlers
agin?t Indians. . .-
v-FIomer Davenport, ifoted car
toonist, buried at Silverton. Or.,
..Colonial Daughter Mrs. Hannah
Tortarff, buried in Silverton. Or.
"Tlevolntionary' hero, fxven Nel
srtn English, bnrlcd Irr IOOF cem
etery. Salem. w 'C
nChemeketa -chapter. Daughters
of the American nevolnffnn tn
MZ3 placed marker la-Willsonj
park, Salem, -to the Pioneer Fath
er and Mother, marking the "Old-
French Prairie Trail."
Provisional government for Ore
gon organized at Champoeg in
IS 43 (with same number of col
onists as there were in the "May
flower" when first constitution for
civil government in the world was
written.)
First' supreme judge. Dr. J.- L.
Babcock, appointed with power of
probate to administer estate of
Ewing Young, Feb. 17,, 1841. -
John Pollard Gaines was born
1793, served in war of 1812. was
governor of Oregon; died, 18 57,
and was buried at Salem-
Samuel R. Thurston, first dele
gate to congress from Oregon,
died 1851 and was buried at Sa
lem, IOOF cemetery.
Charles Bennett, who first dis
covered gold in California, fell in
defense of his country at Walla l
Walla in 1853. .He was buried
at Salem. California claims Mar
shall. ; r . r f
State house built in Salem, Mar
ion county, Oregon, in 1873.
First legislative assembly "held
in Methodist Institute in 1851.
First stage station. Liberty and
Ferry, streets, southwest corner,
present site of Salem armory.
First station south of Salem was
Looney farm.
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