The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, November 21, 1929, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text- f - I I- i ( PAGT3 t,OUII: ?No Faxor Sicays Us;tf& Fear Shall Awe." , '." From First Statesman, March 8. 18 SI THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Chauzs A. Skacue, Sheldon F, Saciott, fttoUtAert Chabixs a. SHOimM F. Srrioce Sacxett - v. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled tothe use (or pabUeatkva. of ail news dispatches credited to It or not other wise credited in thia paper. Pacific Coast Advertising Representatives: 'Arthur W. Stypca, Inc Portland, Security Bide San Francisco, Sharon Bldg.; Los Angeles, W. Pae. Bids. Eastern Advertising Representatives: Ford-Parsons-Stecher, Inc., New York. 271 Madison Are.; ' W . Chicago, SCO N. Michigan Are. . Entered at tke Poetoff icc at Salem, Oregon, oe Second-Got Matter. Publiiktd every ltioming except Mndag. Burin office 215 S. Commercial Street. 1 ii 1 - SUBSCRIPTION RATES Mall Subscription Rates. In Advance. Within Ore con; Dally and Sunday X Mo. 50 cents; Mo. US; S Mo. 2.25; 1 year 34.00. -Elsewhere 50 cents per Mo. or $5.00 for 1 year lm advance. . By City Carrier: SO cents a sunt;- SA.S year In ad vance Per Copy 2 cents. Ob trains, and News Stands S cents. The Educational mHE initial step planned by - -X which now has charge of learning in the state, is to have .raa of Education of the several institutions of Oregon. Such a survey would deal with disputed questions (other than ath letics) between the collejres and the university and between Jthese two and the normal schools. It would probably review the systems of accounting &&d schedules,. the physical plants tions as would seem justified. This is not a new undertaking for the U. S. Bureau. It has undertaken similar tasks in the more recent were those in Kansas, Utah, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Texas. The practice of he bureau is to secure noted educators or specialists in educational admin istration to serve as the survey staff, supplying members of its own bureau staff to handle the statistical work and con siderable of the work of analysis of data obtained. , The legislature probably was wise in ordering the sur vey and the state board will doubtless proceed with its func tions with more assurance after such a survey is made. Per haps when it" is done the people of the state and especially the partisans of each institution will regard what issues there are as settled. Peace, even at the price of an expensive survey, may in this case be desirable. f - .OhcinraTJrm nf ihc Kiirvpv and a study of the more recent surveys in Kansas and Utah, convinces us that neither the university nor the state college --has much to fear from the survey. Our conclusion rests on the fact that in the past the survey committees have seldom made recommendations of drasticchangesT and on the fur ther fact that the functions of the university and the state college conform rather closely to the division outlined "by past surveys, notably Kansas. In fact one could almost take the Kansas report, study it carefully in the light of the Ore gon situation and adapt whole sections of the report almost verbatim. Take the state college courses in music and industrial journalism which are debated, the Kansas survey refused to recommend abolishing the four-year degree course in music which the agricultural college there offered, while in this state the agricultural college grants no degree in music. It likewise approved courses in industrial journalism at the state college; and courses in home economics at the univer sity both for general cultural purposes and for training teachers for high schools. So we say, that when the Oregon survey is completed and the graphs and charts and tables published each institution will be permitted to carry on with scarcely any changes. The survey will be made by educators who start from the premise that the great need is for more education rather than less. The Utah report has this to say about duplication; and . the Oregon report will doubtless contain a similar statement: "It is the fashion in Utah, as in other states, to designate as duplications the evidences ot lack of co-ordination between the work ,of the university and the agricultural college and between these in stitntions and other elements in the educational system. In every state wheia the difficulty exists conflict of Interest expresses Itself Tnostlrequentlf in contests for appropriations before the legislature ... Frequently the difficulties are not difficulties of actual duplica - Hjos but of competitive exploitation. Thus it is often the case that . the work of a state istitution, wholly legitimate and proper and with k-rn the scope intended for its activity, is distorted by competitive pre sentation until it appears to be an sister institutions. In other cases only in ajmall degree harmful or We relate this not to belittle the efforts of those who - will carry on the survey, nor functions between the two state institutions; but to empha size the fact that the ground thoroughly cultivated and the in this state went just about as far as it could in limiting the work of the university and the state college in line with the law, with prevailing practice, and with the findings of these surveys in other states. The need for a thorough school -situation in Oregon (pronounced Oregon) is far mora acute. The base of school system is outworn. While the public schools are functioning very well, there is vast room for improvement. Thje state for instance does not employ a single high, school inspector. There is a .woeful lack of leadership, in the public school af- fairs of the state, while- emmentmen head the higher in stitutions there are few men of commanding strength in the public school field. Here in the Willamette valley where good roads have changed conditions radically, and were con solidated schools are now most practical, barely a beginning has been made in that direction. The legislators passed a freak transportation law at the last session, but that does not - solve the educational problem - Teacher's salaries are low; it standards are as high as they The trouble is that the university-state college feud has absorbed public attention in this state for many years, the normal schools and the elementary and high schools have . suffered.. The state has been content .with "hand-outs" in , : common school education and the public school leaders have n't had courage enough to drive ahead for proper recogni tion of the claims of the public schools. . . If the survey of the higher institutions will settle the fuss and let the higher institutions quit Absorbing the stage in Oregon it will be well worth while even if it turns out a3 we predict it will Because then the conimon schools will have their turn either for a survey or for the public interesfwhich will lead to improvement v , ' A Faithful Servant TOWANSJand ex-Iowans respect the memory of James . W. Hon?! who died Monday night after a brief service as sec retary of war. For it was- from Iowa that Mr. Good's major public service warendered; His home was in Cedar Bapids and he was one of the distinguished members of the bar of that county Linn. "He was elected to congress where he served several terms witn distinction. He retired voluntarily from office and removed to Chicago to enter the practice of law.1 It was his feeling that Herbert Hoover was the man for president, which induced him to enter the political arena early on behalf of Mr. Hoover. - He was a powerful factor in - - Editor-Manager - - - Moffiff-EdiUr Survey in Oregon the state board of education all the institutions of higher a survey made by the UJ3. Bu- administration, the salary and make such recommenda some fourteen states. Among in WsThnorfvn sata in 1Q1K encroachment upon the field ot a duplication that actually exists is wasteful duplication." to justify present divisions of to be gone over has been pretty old board of higher curricula - going survey of the publi support is inadequate, the tax of the valley, nor of the state, is surprising that professional are. Tfca gAMX THE. J rLjfJr gaining for Mr. Hoover support in the mid-west, especially following the Kansas City convention. His appointment as secretary of war came not merely as a reward for services rendered, but as recognition of the genume .ability which he had demonstrated in public and private life. His death is untimely, for he was only in his sixties, with apparently many years of usefulness ahead of him. Cedar Rapids, where he was born and educated, where he lived so many years, will be his burial place. And there in his home city and state the sorrow will be genuine and universal. BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS- Continuing, C. B. Moores'said: "There was a time, during the 40's, when it was an open ques tion as to whether Oregon City or Salem was the American metrop olis of the western half of the North American continent. We are told that in 184S Portland had only two white houses a"nd one brick and three wood colored houses and a few cabins.'"' Her population in 1852 was estimated at 300 ... . In March, 1860, a eensus of Salem showed a popula tion of 1068, and as late as 1864 Marion was the most populous county in the state. In the early '50's, while struggling to retain the capital, Salem came losing her name. In 1846, when the town was formally 'laid out.' Rev. J. I Parrish, after which your Junior high school was recently named, insisted upon the retention of the name .'Chemeketa, by which it had previously been known. This was ouDOsed by Dr. W. H. Will- son, who successfully urged the name of Salem. Several times thereafter the legislature seriously discussed a change la the name. and the following names were con sidered: Corvallis, Woronco, Che meketa. Multnomah, Valena, Bron son. Thurston, Pike, Victoria, Che- mawa, Willamette and WlUamet ta. When we consider what might have happened we may well ex claim: 'How wise are the dispen sations of Providence! (The plat of the original town of Salem as it is known now was not filed by Dr. W. H. Willson till Match 22, 1250. aad that of North Salem was platted more than a month before, on February 15, 1850, and another Salem, which was the real town of that day, was laid out and Its plat filed January 8, 1851, by J.B- McClane, being! of the land on "Boon's Island, which -Mr. McClane claimed was the original Salem, therefore en titled to the name.. This was the part of Salem bordering on both ! aides or Broadway for a few hun dred feet, after it leaves Liberty at the- North Mill creek bridge, and becomes Broadway where Lib erty leaves off. So Salem was not named ta 18 4 1, or at least it was not then named so that many peo ple knew what it was going to be. The Bits man believes Mrs. Fran ces Fuller Victor, who wrote for Bancroft's history, was right when she said the name was given by Rev. David Leslie, though the name of North Salem was applied by Rev. Is. H. Judson in Ms plat ting, and of Salem by W. H. Will son in his, and again Salem was claimed by J. B, McClane in his. There is jdlspute as to who named Salem, bat the Bits man still holds to Rev. David Leslie. Be also be llves It should "nave been left ft Chemeketa, the: original Indian name, meaning something con forming to home or .camp of peace making.) 'J V .-?-:W.-- rf. V W Resuming the story of.Mj. Moores: .WhUe the .early argon ants were thus shaping the pre liminary history of Oregon the Lleaven of unrest was working in the east and constantly attracting a growing Immigration. That of 1252 was the heaviest know. In that i year. my . father, John - H. Moores, leaving Danville, I1L, ; in the month ot March, Is a caravan 1 commandeered by his father, CoL CHTCO:i CTATTIIAN. CaUa, Crerg. Tferrsday Ilgralar; ForwardTo L It. Moores, Sr., reached Portland in December. After spending the winter there he took a steamboat for Salem and landed here at the foot of State street in March, 1853 and thereafter remained here per manently continuously untU his death on December 16, 1880. Co incident with his arrival my car eer in Salem began 71 years ago last month. During all the inter vening years it has never been anything bat home to me, al though for a considerable time I have been a resident of a suburb (Portland) 50 mues away. I wa3 unavoidably absent from Salem in August, 1844, when Mrs. C. A. Willson (wife of Dr. W. H. Will- son) opened her school in 'Ore gon Institute,' hat I hare a dis tinct recollection that about 20 years after the school opened she gave me one of the soundest lick ings of my young Ufe. In later years I waafor a considerable per lod a pupil oi Lucy Anna Lee, a daughter of the great pioneer mis sionary, Jason Lee. My first re corded exploit after locating here not a memory, bat 'a tradition was the eating of the contents of a broken bottle of brandied peaches found back of my father's store. What followed it is not nec essary to relate. Another experT fence, distinctly remembered, was the finding send smoking ot a sec ond-hand cigar. The a sua! symp toms of something like mal de mer soon developed, and I laid down under a big cotfonwood tree last .100 feet south of the south line of State street and 50 feet east ot the present location of the First M. E. ehurch. v . "I was early matriculated in the kindergarten, department of Wil lamette university and there sub sequently received the whole oi my literary education, graduating from the Institution 64 years ago. I earned my first dollar xnilki&x cow at 60 cents a week - tor George M. Stroud, the well known old time conductor of the South- era Pacific railroad. This wage of 59 cents a week was the founda tion .ot the fortune that has en- ables me to live in at fluence ever sines. Aside from' this I had con siderable experience ' carrying water to. the circus elephants that made Salem periodical visits in those days. , . S "My boyhood companions were of the usual type and we had the usual experiences of boys every where. The old untvetsity swim ming hole was located on what was called the second creek. Just south of the present Southern Pa cific depot. When the railroad ran its right of way through it, it shared the same fate as the ole swimmln hole ot James Whit- comb Riley. We. used to play the English game ef cricket and the Indian gam of feohef or 'shin ny, on the- grounds where the capltol and snprema court build ings are now situated-In winter days we ran foot races mad played Tceepa, mumble peg -. and hop scotch In the long covered bridre on Sooth Commercial 'street where i the paper mills now stand. ' We hunted -mil hW m. rrui hunted wud ducks on the 'Mill creek bottom east aad south ot town. Football was played with 40 or 50 men on a side. During the days ef the Civil war a custom greatly appreciated was the drag ging out of the old brass six- pounder and the firing, oi a sa lute every time new was ceired of a victory of the Union troops. The star performance, however, of all the early days was the public hanging on May 17, 1865, of Beale and Baker for the murder of David Delaney. It was an open-air performance and all the people of the town and the countryside were invited guests. V S "Singing schools and spelling matches were popular diversions and the old blue backed spelling book was in constant use. I-spy, base, blackman. hot pepper, town baU and three-cornered cat were favorite sports. The later intro duction of the great American game of Dasebau aeveiopea a craze. Willson avenue was then an open riem. At one time mere were six baseball clubs in opera tion on the avenue. The most unique and picturesque of these m a club composed ot veteran business men of the town known as the 'Flat Paddles.' For aU match games the front steps of the old court house served as bleachers. They constituted Sa lem's pioneer stadium. This build ing was located where the present court house now stands (it was long before the postoffice build ing was thought of), and it was, for those days, an imposing affair. The court room was a municipal auditorium and for many years her walls rang with the eloquence of Oregon's greatest orators. The building was of wood, painted and sanded to imitate stone, with a front of massive and stately pil lars. The front steps extended up ward to the second story and faced the full width of the build ing. The "Willamettes, one of the champion clubs trained on Will son avenue, played a game against the Portland "Pioneers' October f , 186.7, on the state fair grounds, that has gone down In history. side by side with that famous game; In which the mighty Ca$ey struck out. The first ball struck broke the collar bone of our pitch er. Having no trained substitute, we called in a left-handed pitcher from the right field. Tour humble servant, at first base, lost his nerve, went to pieces, and ruined his hard-earned reputation trying to adjust himself tp a left-hand delivery, and panic seemed to seize every man along the line, it u sufficient to say that the fsaal score ot 25 to 92, so far as official reports reveal has never been, equaled on the whole North Amer ican continent in all the interven ing 57 years of baseball history! In those days we give good meas ure. There was bo admission fee; there was no accounting vof time, aad so long as a single fan re mained on the bleachers the game Lwent on unless shades of evening fell (An issue or two more will be needed for this recital of old Sa lem days.) Read the Classified Ads. HTZafQ Pcnrtv tiTn. I TT V h Spitz of CoUl " Don' i Meip-..- svma day your so cial xaunaar is taU, and you awake- with a miserable cold. Be rid ot it by neon! You can, if -"m T . :J c ' i you know the secret: a simple T?oTcaher gf , 1923 sun ran Christmas Party, Play and Smoker Among Activ ities Planned fiTLVERTON. NOV. 20. The Delbert Reeves Peat ot the Amexi ma Larioa Is planning. In con junction with the Auxiliary, a very norel Chrlatmaa varty to be held at the armory on the evening ot December 16. Plans were discuss- mA mt the Lesion meeting neia Monday night. AH members - of both organizations will bring gifts to the party. Following the eve ning's entertainment these gifts win h distributed to charitable organizations to be given to home- leas chuoren. or cnuaren woo wj ant otherwise receive toys. Reports were also given at the MAiiitr nfrbt meetfhsr on the irnlnHm Day dance which Betted 1 50, and on the 8unday Turkey shoot which needed approximately tioo. Another turkey ehoot will b held the week before Christ- rtnaa. The tentative date or we nrsx smoker has been advanced from November IT to Dee.. 11. it was reported at the meeting. The Le gion plans to have a smoaer once a nnnth. The membership Is coming alans? fine, according to the mem bership committee. Twenty-five re newals were made Monday eve nts r. .- Following the business meet ing a iocI evening was enjoyed with the auxfliary. Plans for the Legion auxiliary play to be given December 5 and 6 Were discussed at the auxiliary regular semi-monthly meeting which was held Monday night at the Armory. The play will be given at the Eugene Field auditorium and it is entitled. "Hello There." From advance notices it would seem that the play wUl be high ly amusing and many are antici pa ting- its presentation. It is ru mored that 40 men have been se cured to act the part of college "flappers" and that 20 high school girls will also take part besides the many members which have been selected, from the auxiliary. Mrs. Del Barber is in charge of the arrangements for the play. Following the business meeting of the auxiliary Monday night a social meeting was enjoyed with the Legion members. A program was given consisting of a demon stration by the Boy Scouts, a read ing by Mrs. Jonas Byberg, a guitar Land piano number by H. Thomp son and Esther Borrevik, a vocal solo by Frances Nelscra accom- Lpanied at the piano by Mrs. Alf O. Nelson. Supper was served following the program. "FluT Is Serious At Hubbard HUBBARD, November 19 J4m and Ben Krumllng hare been suf fering from an attack of the flu. and grave fears were felto for their recovery. Miss Anna Voget of the Anna hospital, is assisting in the care of the brothers at their home north of Hubbard. Last reports are that the brothers are improving bet still not entire ly out of danger. Clarence Krupp aad famUy of Needy have gone to Falfulrio, Texas, for the winter. Rev. E. S. Butler, former pas tor of the Congregational church, was a recent caller at Hubbard. Mayor and Mrs. George L. Bak er of Portland left Saturday for Old Oregon's Yesterdays Town Talks from The States man Our Fathers Read H November 21, 1004 Task of selecting, the jury for the famous land fraud cases ot the United States against Emma L. Watson, Marie Ware, S. A. D. Puter, Horace O. McKinley, D. W. Tarpley, Harry C. Barr, Frank H. Wolgamott and others was not difficult, as had been predicted. It required hat two and halt hours to select the 12 men. A. E. Austin of Woodbarn Is the only Marion county member of the Jury. The largest crowd known in recent years at the U. S. court in Portland, where the case is being tried, witnessed the beginning of the contests Grand Master J. A. Mills of the I. O. O. F. of Oregon was a guest in his own house last night, hav ing driven over to Independence from Salem last night to attend a reception of the Independence lodge, of which he is a member. i FredT. Merrill, the wellknown bicycle and theatrical man of Portland, has purchased the Edi son theatre in Salem and proposes to give local people a. strictly high class vaudeville show. The house will continue to run under the management of F. N. Wilson. cttV-!t) compound that settles colds la re cora time. Every druggist- has thia won derful tablet Pane's Cold Com. pound is what they call it Harm less, but It's abetter way to drive away colds tha&r by dosing with drugs that make th head " rlac Don't go to a party red-nosed and wUh watery eyes; get this quick relief for Sc at any drugstore. Setsid after a wpesfarest t tft Enbbard Mineral apnnga. - Mr. and.Mrf. B- H. Knox left tor their homer at Gresbam Satur day after a visit if two days at the home of their daughter, Dr. Whel Wley. ,w lan. tommy lus, who . Portland florist, is spending the week at, the Hubbaro mmerw springs. . Mr. and Mrs. r. A. root, oi Cnouriift and Mr. and Mrs. JC J. rRussell of Portland were Sunday guests at the homes of R. c Painter and Boh Brown. Miss Nadene Mace and Miss Lu ella Roen of St. Helens and Aus tin MiUspaugh were week end guests ot Mrs. Neva McKenxie. MUlspaagh is a brother ot Mrs. McKenxie. Mrs. John Goebel and her moth er MrsPIgler and Mrs. Gertrude Keayoa of Salem were sunoay diaaer guest of Mrs. Nellie Cor nell and her mother, Mrs. Mattie Crotker. Mrs. Keayoa and Mrs. Crocker axe staters. Sunt, and Mrs. J. R. BIdgood aad sons were Sunday dinner Ruests at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. XL CarL Charley Moore of Moore's con fectionery, hts returned after an absence of several moot ha at Cochran where he has been em ployed, ; Woodburn Has Successful Play By Local Talent WOODBURN. Nov. 20. As has been (he custom In preced ing years, the junior class at Woodburn high successfully pre sented the three-act comedy "At the Sign of the Pewter Jug" Frt day and Saturday nights at the high school auditorium. The cast, which included Jane Yergen, Bettys Jane Proctor, Ma rlann Weisenberg, Jessie- Sims, Gelta Mae Hunt, Donald Corey, Alvin Rogen, Arthur Glnther, Wil lis Duncan, Jack Guiss, and Eve lyn Blaschko, did remarkably well and much local talent was dis covered by this production. Between acts the high school orchestra composed of Elizabeth Miller, Bob Powers, John and Jim Kinns, Charles Byers, Ber nard Cole and Art Presthus played and vocal solos, "My Song ot the Nile" and "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Ufe" were sung by Miss Ruth Mitchell. The girls' quartette from the high school, Grace Shrock, Margaret Rich, Edith Schrock and Opal Dickey sang "Carmena" and "About Katy." Charles Byers and Clair Nibler al so presented a clever black face stunt. Woodburn High Has Keen Class Rivalry Contest WOODBURN, Nov. 20. The senior class at Woodbarn high school is leading in the close con test In inter-class rivalry with the freshmen close behind for second place. The first event was th esale of student body tickets in which the seniors won first place with 100 per cent of the seniors holding tickets giving that class eight points. The Juniors and the soph. omores neither went to the 100 per cent mark and, therefore tied for third and fourth place, the point being divided, each class re ceiving three. The second event was girls' hockey which the sophomores won first place. Because there were no ties in the event, compelling the committee to split the points, they received only four points. The seniors won second, the fresh men third and the Juniors fourth. receiving respectively, three, two and one points. The total points as they will stand until the next event which wUl probably be basketball are seniors, eleven; freshmen, eight; sophomores, seven and tnnlroa. tour. EXECUTORSHIP Is Exacting Do You Want a Friend to Assume the Burden? rjlHE executor of your estate will bo J. a bray inan. He' win have tox take much tfme trorn his own bus!- Kould yon like to ask a friend to do this? .. jtrularlj when this bank has V Trust Department whose sob .busi ness is trust business r Investigate the jaany advantage offered here. The f ees are the same-fixed by law. . Consult our Trust Officer soon. ' -1 :f school isy Student Body Officers Elect ed and Honor Roll Announced is NORTH HOWELL. Nov. 20. Officers elected by the student body of the North Howell school to serve for the second quarter are: president, Wayne Wleaner; vice president. Jay Bntherford: secretary, Cella Jefferson; treas urer. Myrtle Kurre. The ten pupils having the high est average ta the examinations for the first quarter in the princi pals room are. Wayne Wlesner. Dale Fuller, Anton Woelke, Ro bert Drake, Lois Coomler, Caro line Bump, Lois Tomley, Ellen Vinton, Raymond Jefferson, Eve lyn Coomler. IM 11 GOES O'lniiDlY VALSETZ, November 20. The Cobbs. Mitchell Co. saw mUl which has been working ten hours a day for several weeks, returned to the eight hour day November 16. The hours are 8 a. m. to 12 from 1 p. m. to f p. a. The planing mill and logging department are work ing the same hours now. Sunday morning Cleo Wells sus tained a very painful injury to his right hand while preparing to do some welding at the milL The crank of the welding machine kicked back, striking his wrist and hand. An x-ray examination showed no fractured bones. A birthday party was given Mary Jo Raymond Thursday nleht at the home of her parents, Mr. ana Mrs. Walter Raymond. The little guests enjoying the evening were Maxiorie Jean Thomas. TVir- is Massie, Francis Neize, Krelyne stoiten&erg, Wayne Barnett. Allen Boyd, Bobbie Bartrom, Allen Har ris, Blllle Ferguson and Jackie Raymond. Several games were played. Marjory Jean, Allen Boyd and Allen Harris received the dif ferent prizes. A lovely birthday cake with eight candles decorated the center of the table on which a dainty luncheon was served. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Brooks are the proud parents ot a baby girl wno arrived at the Salem General hospital November 13. The moth er and daughter are doing nicely. uen i nomas returned Sunday from Eugene-where he had to attend the annual footbaU game between the University of Oregon and Oregon State college. Miss Verla Massie. who i at tending high school at Independ ence, was borne for a few days visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Massie. On account of the teachers of Polk county at tending Institute there was no school last week. Wayne Powell, who Is attend ing Salem high school, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence PoweU. Silverton Lady Observes Birthday SILVERTON, Nov. 20. Mrs. Christine Hansen was hostess Sun day afternoon to a group of friends who called. The occasion was Mrs. Hansen's 76th birthday. Mrs. Hansen has been a resident of Silverton for almost thirty years. Among those who called during the afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. GUbert Underdahl, Mrs. O. I. Ben son, Mrs. O. 8. Huge, George Huge. Mrs. O. J. Moe and Mrs. Ann K. Jensen.