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Community
Concerts
Bring Pleasure ;
By MRS. MAX F. ROGERS
Secretary, Concert AmocUUoo
, A group of Salem people Interested in booking world fa- '
mous artists met June, 17, 1936, at the chamber of commerce
with David Ferguson, representative of Columbia Concerts of
New York. The Community Concert association wai organized
that night. The following year the first campaign was held
and artists selected for the season 1937-1938.
ine iirsi concert, given Dy
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NSTBUItDXNd-Hjf Willamette university', rapidly-expanding plant Is Everell Stanton Collins
ball, which houses science laboratories and classrooms. Named for Its donor, the $108,000 structure
has gone Into m only this sprint. ' ' wucur"
Old University Built
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..hrives in City
By WINSTON TAYLOR
-TpRE'S an old historic temple," and beside U stands the newest -and one of the best science halls
, ta J0?," M oldest insUtution of higher education west of Missouri nears its 100th an
lected Willamette university will enter its second century with a new president, not yet se-
T$7 j ""ty wUl officially be a centerarian, for that was the date of a public
:mecung calle4 by the Oregon Mission which organized Oregon Institute. Planning in a land which
uau nut .yet ueciaea hs aueg- -
of 1905, later the science hall, and these chaneed freauentlv
lance, the ambitious founders
stated that the institute should
become a university as soon as
able.
i 'Many changes have the uni
versity and the students r
wrought since August 13, 1844,
when the institute opened, and
since that day hi September,
' 1853, when Emily York came
. from her -.home In Corvallis to
begin the course which culmi-
. nated In her receiving the' first
, degree granted by Willamette
in 1859. t. .
Campus
One of the most noticeable
alterations Is In the number of
buildings gracing the 18-acre
campus. The university was
housed until 1867 in a three
story frame structure which
bought from the Indian manual
labor school,. also born from
Jason Lee's efforts. This was
the president's home, dormitory
and classrooms combined.
In 1867 the. valley celebrated
the opening of the magnificent
five-story Waller hall, "tho old
historic temple" of song. Built
from bricks made from clay ex
cavated for It hasAtnont PaM
hall still stands , at the" tradi
tional center of, the . campus,'
which now has ten building. ' '
Bttlldlngs" Remain . ' '
Next in line of structures still
standing is the medical college
now to be remodeled for the
college of music, which is now
Kimball hall, erected in 1906 for
Kimball College of Theology.
Eaton hall, built in 1909, is
used for administration and
classrooms. Lausanne hall, girls'
dormitory, was , added in 1920
and the gymnasium in 1923. .
In 1938 the old Salem post
office was moved to the campus
to accommodate the college of
law, and a sturdily-built resi
dence removed from Its Court
' street foundation when state
house grounds were enlarged
was relocated near the old sci
ence hall to serve as the presi
dent's .. residence. That same
year the library was completed
to be matched by Collins hall,
science building occupied only
this 'winter.
' Thus has the physical plant
grown and improved and mod
ernized steadily with the years.
Held to be of paramount need
as building funds become avail
able1 a men's dormitory.
because of low salaries and the
poverty of the Institution. When
the universitv was char-torm-l in
1853, three professors taught
philosophy, , languages and sci
ences. The former was required
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aiso u ue uie president ana
principal of the academic de
partment. - r
Increase Gradual
Instruction staff increased
gradually after Willamette was
well established until it how in
cludes 38 full-time professors
and assistants in liberal .arts,
seven Jn music,f our in law, three
lecturers and two librarians.
The number includes deans of
the colleges of liberal arts, mu
sic and law and deans of men
and women, who also do teach
ing. The president today has no
instruction duties.
Whereas the university once
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Julius Huehn, proved very pop
ular and many requests have
been made to schedule Mr.
Huehn again. Agina Enters, Eu
gene List and Mischa Elman
completed the series.
The next year brought Rose
Bampton, Dorothy Crawford, the
Kneisel-Alden-Turner Trio and
the Mozart Boys' Choir.
In the season 19391940, the
Jooss Ballet was announced and
proved to be a popular "chbice'as"'
the membership increased con
siderably. Marjorie Edwards,
Dalies Frantz and Igor Gorin all
gave inspired reJtals.
This last year, the Don Cos
sacks gave a rousing perform
ance which thrilled the audience;
then Kanunsky presented a
beautiful violin program. Rich
ard Crooks appeared February
to -in-protblyrTnctitalked
of concert of all. Jose Iturbi is
still to appear, April 28. Before
that time, April 21-26, the an
nual membership drive will be
held and artists for 1941-1942
will be announced.
The general plan used by the
association Is that of a real com
munity enterprise. The drive
lasts one week only and on Sat
urday night the money has been
raised and the artist committee
selects a well-balanced series
from the listings of artists avail
able to the west coast.
The organization has grown
from 660 member to 1154. It has
given complimentary tickets to
the players of the Salem Phil
harmonic orchestra, donated to
the piano fund at Leslie Junior
high school, and to the senior
high school for a new stage set
Officers of the Salem Com
munity Concert association are:
- J. Lyman Steed, president; Miss
ivB v. orvwo, irs. iom An-1
FacuUy
" Then, too, has the teaching
V staff been greatly augmented to
care for. added enrollment and
courses which have b.een born
or come into recognition.;
Three teachers was the maxi
mum employed for many years,
The
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For 52 years this institu-!
fori has catered0 to this
community.
The finest of foods are
available here-always.
We manufacture more
than 100 different can,
dies and our own ice
cream.
Our payroll Is a bicj item
to Salem business.
382 State St.
F. G. MYERS, Prop.
derson, Miss Margaret Simms
and Miss Helen MacHirron, vice
presidents; Mrs. Max F. Rogers,
secretary; and Guy N. Hickok,
treasurer. Mrs. George R. K.
Moorhead is campaign chairman,
with Mrs. William A. Lytle co
chairman; Mrs. Glen Seeley k
dinner chairman; Mrs. Winnie
Pettyjohn, appointments chair
man; and Miss Margaret Simms,
publicity chrirman. -
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tok -uoiXEGK NEVE" of 1872-belleved by A. N. Bash to have
been Salem s first baseball team. Front row, from left: John Gar.
risen, second baseman; Georre Richards, shortstop; Jim McCullfy,
outfielder; Bliss Rickey, outfielder; Oscar Taylor, outfielder. Back
row, from left: Jim Coleman, catcher; Fresotn Smith, first base
man; Georce Belt, pitcher; Jim Forsytbe, third baseman.
i , Photo Courtesy A N. Bush
Emon Caleff, who
Salem to Portland.
"I'll always remember One
game Caleff pitched," says Shel-ton.-
"In fact, I kept the' score
book up until a few years ago.
Pitching against Albany, Caleff
never let a man reach first base
in seven innings, only the first
baseman' had any putouts to his
credit and there were 21 infield
assists." : '
Other topnotch baseball men
of bygone periods included Cur
tis Coleman, who went up from
Salem to the New York Amer
icans (then the Highlanders);
Frisco Edwards, now a Coast
league umpire; and Billy Sulli
van, still catching - for the De
troit Tigers. Coleman, who now
resides in St. Paid, Oregon, left
the Highlanders after an argu
ment over salary. .
went from. 00th Anniversary Edition
Page Fire
Football
-HlBteiiifEarly"
Teams Told by
Sportswriter
(Continued from page 4)
on the first or any other bounc.
There was almost as much to
be asked in the way of stand
ards of play as in equipment in
the days of Salem's first base
ball teanv While nirwrnm "vjre"
used on the 1872 team here,
the National Association of Base
ball Players employed 10 men
in 1874, and changed the rules
to employ 13 starters in 1875.
Baseball history in Salem is
i.
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Where modem roller
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our floor is Salem's larg
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Competent instoictors
hostess and all modern
facilities for the finest of
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3 Lana Ave.
East ol Portland Road
- North of Underpass
almost a history of baseball
parks, beginning with the 1872
lot at the east end of what Is
now Willson park and continu
ing up to the $60,000 George E.
Waters park now used by the
city's second professional club,
the Salem Senators.
Parks Chane
From Willson park, Salem
baseball teams next went to a
lot located about where the
gtitheoxPafJlfic depot aett-
stands; then to the Fairgrounds
park, where George E. Waters
ana uougias Minto managed
their 1891 semi-pro club; then
iun avenue ana Bray
streets; then to a spot where
now stands the state forestry
wwuuuig, uien iq uxiora park;
then to Olinger: and mw
George E: Waters field.
wu uj. oaiems Deuer base
ball teams, accordins! to old-
timers, included the 1905 class
Tl I . A . ...
piuic&siunai oumi mat Was
owned and managed bv Dr.
Harry H. Olinger and 'Frank
uu us iorerunner in
the State league. Amone the
players on the State league club
hiaw. . . 1 r. i
wc nuue oaunaers, neraided
by all who saw him in action
as one of the greatest athletes
V1 Mc i woe ieoo, catcner;cy
Davis, third baseman: Tom
Downey, second baseman, who
" uuw svuui ior uie jtsrooKlyn
Dodgers; -and Sam Morris.
pitcher.
A 11 11 i " .
vi u uiese Doys were xnaians
from Chemawa. where Saun
ders still resides.
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"Salem's first professional
team," recalls Tad Shelton, pres
et i w
- en tuumy assessor, wno was
then scorer for the club, "was
composed of a number of play-
ers who later, when the league "
broke up here, went on up in
organized ball."
'i Among these, says Shelton,
were Tom Downey, who played
in the American Association and
managed the Kansas City club
: for a number of years, and
Any discussion, of football
"with Wuiamette valley oldsters
almost automatically brings
forth the names of Chauncey
Bishop, Rube Saunders and
Harry Olinger. All were mem
bers of Salem's grid team of
1800, the last town team ever
organized here.
Bishop, who was named to
Walter Camp's all-American the
following year, when he played
for Columbia university, was
the fullback of the 1900. dub.
ered by many old timers here as
one of the greatest thev'v
Keen tint avn1n4(- K . j.
, uuuui prcsem-aay
wingmen. Saunders, the same
wno starred on the baseball
rlllK ftl On IT nk. M ...
mw xunn Ol BUI-
letics he attempted, was a full
back,
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Also included on that team
which was managed by Frank
ion county's best known farm
ers and who was once sheriff,
nim U1UU l, JUC-
Nary, now Oregon's veteran
senator, was treasurer, were:
fuimom, iiuw a im
migration inspector; Spike
Young; Dee Farrar, still a Sa-
lpm resMant. ft- vir.uu . a
... .vuit, UI, neuu, now Bl
Molalla; Dr. S. D. Reed, now a
Eugene dentist; Walter Bruce,
nniv a : : . n
Drager, deceased; Byron Loom-
is; Buff Lucas; Will Evans, jtill
ivuuEui, x can j oTViS,
and Gault.
The last game played by this
team motalla T : .
. a, ivy. . vjuigcr, al
most didn't get played. It was
with the Multnomah club in
Portland n XT-... v j
- " v . x cur uay.
The Salem team refused to go
on the field with the officials
w "v au Liiuacii. Hiii I it
wasn't until Salem was given
permission to name one official
that the game got under( way.
"The game ended in a 'score
less tie, says Dr. Olinger, "the
Portland refer rsfnefria 4m
low a touchdown scored by
Chauncey Bishop. , The referee,
an army man vacationing in
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SALEM GRIDDERS, 1900 VINTAGE Front row, from left: Cen
ter Pearl JarvU. Quarterback Walter Bruce, End Rate! Itonlum.
Middle row. from left: Tackle Spike Younr, Tackle Dee Farrar,
. End II. II. Olinrer, Halfback Chauncey Bishop, Tackle Gault. Back
row, from left: Tackle Byron Loomls, Tackle JDavt D rarer, Gaurd
S. D. Reed, Halfback Rube Saunders, Tackle Graham, Ike Dur
bin, Guard Ed Jodd, Halfback Buff Lncaa, Halfback Will Evans,
Halfback John Fecter-Photo Courtesy' Dr. U. U. Olinger.
Portland, years later admitted
to Bishop, whom he again met
in New York, that the touch
down was actually made."
Early-day prlte fights were
secretive affairs, staged in
barns of tents outside the city
limits, for in the eyes of the
law they were illegal. Many are
the yarns oldsters tell of these,
including one in , which- the
county sheriff was actually, a
co-promotor although he had to
stage a fake raid on the fight.
From these Illegal exhibitions
in 1925 evolved Salem's first
boxing commission. Appointed to
it were Dr. , H. H. Olinger and
Harry Levy, both of whom have
served ' ever , since. Both have
seen some pretty fair fighters
come and go, including Phil
Bayes,. whom both consider the
best ever developed here.
In addition to Bayes, who
still dabbles in the boxing game,
Olinger and Levy list Frankie
Lewis, Benny Pelz and Charley
Dawson among the better boys
to have shown through the
years.
Track
Fleetf oots of bygone days in
clude Oliver Huston, whose 5.2
time for the 50-yard dash, made
while' attending Tualatin acad
emy, has never since been beat
en by i a prep school runner;
Johnny Farrar, who never lost
a foot race in his life; Rube
Saunders, a one-man track
team; Brazier Small, who per
formed for Willamette univer
sity; and Ercel Kay, who" , once,
while running for Oregon
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Hour 12 to Midnight
B & 5 BOWLING
, 335 North Klgh
against Washington, was clock
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but who admits ha jumped the
gun and got away with it.: ,
Golf
..SfA-,.-A,,A,AA.
Among Salem's- first golfer
was Dr. Olinger, who has earn
ed, along with Rube Saunders,
the nod of oldtlmers as the
best all-around, athlete in the
history of the WiUamette' valley
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