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This Group to Defend Modern Education
Retired Valley School
xMarm Laments Fate
Of One-Room School
THE" VALLEY NEWS'COLUMNS
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From Tho Oregon Statesman's Valley Correspondents
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lUttoui News Servteo
MEHAMA, Dec 20 With
school consolidations occupying
the news of the day, Jennie
Bohanan, a school teacher who
came to Mehama in 1890, la-'
ments the passing of the old
fashioned, one - room school
houses.
Mrs. Bonanan, now 86, taught
In several schools in this area
that have now been consolidat
ed with larger schools; the Elk
horn school, the Taylor school
(on the ridge above Mill City),
the Oakdale school and the Me
hama school.
"Pupils today are poor read
ers and spellers,' declared Mrs.
Bohanan, "because the three
R's, readin', 'riting, and 'rith
metic, are not stressed enough.
When she taught fourth grad
ers and up were required to
use the dictionary to find spell
ing, pronuncation and defini
tion of any word they did not
know.
She still recalls with a smile
a disagreement with a school
board member of Elkhorn who
Insisted that the earth was flat
and instructed his children ac
cordingly. He only excused her
teaching because the books said
that it was round, and he un
derstood that she must teach
what was in the books.
"However," he would sum
marize, "anyone could see that
it was flat," and his children
had sense enough to know it.
She also recalls another argu
ment with a school board direc-
t J. Si 4 i ?N
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Mrs. Jennie Bohanan
tor. He was a democrat and one
year the - republican candidate
was elected. After election re
turns were announced, he still
would not concede.
"Lots of little precincts, like
Elkhorn," he said, "haven't
been heard from yet."
So, with school consolidations
the trend of the times, one
school teacher of over 40 years
experience says she still pre
fers the one-room school house
because she always liked being
her own boss.
Canyon Club
Votes $24 to
Cascade Band
Statesman News Service
WEST STAYTON, Dec. 20 The
West Stayton Rifle and Pistol club,
inactive for sometime, disbanded
at a final meeting during the .ast
week. A treasury remainder of $24
was voted to the Cascade union
high school band uniform fund.
Guns and equipment have been
returned to the government. Wil
liam Zimmerman was the last
president of the club.
Rose Ann Hendrickson and La
Verne Feres, West Stayton school
pupils, won awards in the state
wide "Land of Make-believe" art
contest this week.
Next meeting of the Commun
ity club here will be Tuesday,
January 8. The club sponsored
Santa Claus at the children's
Christmas program. The Fred Wal
lace's and R. Shepherd's were in
charge of buying the treats.
Cub Scouts at
Four Corners
Seek Recruits
Statesman New Service
FOUR CORNERS, Dec. 20
The Cub Scout dens recently or
ganized here have had their first
meetings. Den 1, meeting in the
home of the leader, Mrs. Floyd
Morgan, has only three members
at present, Paul Schaberg, Sher
man Morgan. Kent DeBerry. They
are making leather gifts for their
fathers for Christmas.
Den 2, with Mrs. Robert Heard
and Mrs. W. E. Greif as co-leaders,
meet in the Greif home. Mem
bers are Larry Haskell, Michael
Whitmore. Darryl Weigle, Bill
Greif, Bill Heard. Their project
is Christmas ornaments.
Den 3 with co-leaders M r s.
Robert Greene and Mrs. Ted Kur
rle meet in the Kurrle home. Of
ficers elected are president. Jack
Kurrle; secretary, Butch Kleen;
treasurer, Larry Etzel. Other mem
bers are Peter and Michael Loss
ner, Kenneth Brant, Douglas
Greene, Gary Brunk. This group
is making a stick Christmas tree.
Den 4 has for its leader Mrs.
Arthur Harlow, and for mem
bers, Arthur Harlow and Mason
Eurnham. Their project is Christ
mas ornaments. It is hoped that
others will join at an early date.
The first meeting of Pack 105 will
be a Christmas party Friday, De
cember 21 at 7:30 p. m. in the
Community hall. All boys from
8 to 11 years of age are eligible
to be a Cub Scout and any in
terested boys are invited.
Gervais Vet-Ag
Party Draws 200
Statesman News Service
GERVAIS, Dec. 20 Annual get
together of the veterans' agricul
tural group from Gervais high
school was held Thursday night
at Wood burn Legion hall, with
about 200 men attending.
The program, arranged by Vic
tor Annen and Louis Berning, in
cluded cards, an orchestra and re
freshments. The group of World War II vet
erans is taking on-the-job farm
training at Gervais high. Carl
Magnuson is instructor for the
twice-weekly classes and the an
nual week of 6hop class.
Holiday Dance
For St. Paul
Area Dec. 28
Statesman Newt Service
ST. PAUL, Dec. 20 The annual
holiday dance for residents of St.
Paul and surrounding communities
wil be Friday night, December 28.
Hats, balloons and noisemalcers
will be distributed to those attend
ing. Gordon Winchcomb's orches
tra will play.
Sponsoring the event Is St. Paul
Council, Knights of Columbus.
The St. Paul student body car
nival and turkey dinner has been
tentatively set for Sunday, Janu
ary 13, at St. Paul city hall.
New students at St. Paul high
school are Irma Littleton, a fresh
man, and Billy Cardwell, a junior.
The December 26 meeting of the
St. Paul Lions club has been can
celled. The East Salem Lions club
will be guests at the next meeting
Wednesday, January 9. The Silver
ton Lions club will be guests on
January 23 which will be ladies'
I night.
Aumsville Unit to
Have Party on
New Year's Eve
Statesman Newt Service
AUMSVILLE. Dec. 20 Auxil
iary of Gold Star post 175 will
hold its annual party on New
Year's Eve at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. William Long.
The Christmas-basket commit
tee sacked candy for children at
a recent meet at the William Basl
home. Mrs. R. L. Mickey, unit
president, expressed thanks of the
auxiliary to Aumsville firemen
and the P-TA for help in provid
ing treats.
Silverton Izaak Walton
League to Elect Jan. 21
Statesman News Service
SILVERTON, Dec. 20 Election
of the Silverton chapter of the
Isaac Walton league will be held
January 21 In connection with the
annual dinner and oyster supper.
Officers named by the nominat
ing committee are president, Geor
ge Christenson; vice president,
Ralph Adams; secretary William
Miles; treasurer, Victor Sather.
Others may be nominated from
the floor at the night of election
if the membership desires.
gle Girl
Scouts Pack
Gifts for Vets
Statesman News Serriee
PRINGLE, Dec. 20 Girl Scout
troop 30 met at the home of its
leader, Mrs. Jack McNeil Wed
nesday night. Eleven members
were present beside the leader
and Mrs. Lyle Holmes, assistant.
Linda Kendrick was selected vice
president to replace Lois Jean
Chaves who has resigned. Evelyn
Hough was appointed historian.
Refreshments were prepared by
Linda Kendrick, Janet Bohnstedt,
Beverly Klingler and Ruth Ann
Patton.
Christmas boxes for veterans
were wrapped with a prize for the
best looking package going to Jean
Adrian Patton. Next meeting for
the troop will be January 8.
.Pi ingle Women's club held its
Christmas party Wednesday with
19 adults and 11 children present.
Mrs. Leon a Dimbat, president, re
ported proceeds from the bazaar
and cooked foods sale held last
week amounted to almost $50. A
Christmas box for a needy family
was filled.
The Christinas atmosphere is
very much in evidence at Pringle
school this week. The entire school
enjoyed a motion picture "The
Littlest Angel," presented by Ar
thur Myers, supervising principal.
Donald Barrick showed a mo
vie, "Dicken's Christmas Carol,'
to the upper grades Thursday.
Wednesday the fifth grade girls
dramatized "Rudolph, the Red
Nosed Reindeer" and Wednesday
and Thursday afternoon several
groups of students sang Christmas
carols in the halls.
Stroke Victim
At Sublimity
Said Better
Statesman Newt Service
SUBLIMITY, Dec. 21 Mrs.
Hannah Weidner, who had a stroke
shortly before Thanksgiving is
now being cared for at the con
valescent home where her condi
tion was reported slightly improv
ed. Robert Stuckart has moved into
his new home north of Sublimity.
John Frank expected to move into
his new dwelling on Friday.
The Catholic Men's Foresters
had a banquet at St. Boniface
Parish hall Sunday after an initia
tion. The women of the parish
served the banquet. Freshman
and sophomore girls served.
Main speaker was the Rev. Fa-
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Middlemiss to
Head Jaycees
At Silverton
Statesman News Service
SILVERTON, Dec. 20 John
Middlemiss, employe of the Cool
idge & McClaine bank at Silver
ton, was named president of the
Silverton Junior Chamber of
Commerce at its election Tuesday
night. Retiring president Is Wil
liam Duncan.
Other officers named were Rob
ert Sites, first vice president; Wil
liam Hanson, second vice presi
dent; Harlan Roth, secretary, and
Olaf Paulson, treasurer. Mrs.
Harry Sherwood, chairman of the
welfare association, was speaker
at the meeting. Wrapping of re
paired toys was the evening's activity.
CARTWRIGHT ON LEAVE
FOUR CORNERS, Dec. 20 Gary
Cartwright, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Cartwright, has complet
ed his basic navy training at San
Diego, Calif. He is home on a 14
day leave, then will report at San
Francisco to the USS Ajax, an
auxiliary repair ship.
ther Gabriel, OSB, Mt. Angel. He
told many stories of his trip to
Europe, one point of interest was
that when he visited the world
renowned grotto of Lourdes in
France a little girl of 11 who had
been blind from birth received the
restoration of her sight.
Volley
Obituaries
Fred D. Walter
Statesman Newt Service
JEFFERSON, Dec. 20 Fred D.
Walter, 84, former Jefferson car
penter, died today at a Portland
hospital. Graveside services will
be held at Jefferson cemetery at
2 pjn. Saturday.
Deceased's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Walter, operated an early
day hotel here. In recent years he
had lived at Toledo, Eugene, San
Francisco and Portland.
Survivors include a nephew,
John Alexander, and two nieces,
Mrs. W. W. Warner and Mrs.
George Dail, all of Jefferson.
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New Houses
Completed at
Four Corners
Statesman News Serriea
FOUR CORNERS, Dec. 20
Many newly-completed homes are
being occupied for their first holi
day season and many more are
in process of construction in Four
Corners.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Simpson
moved into their new ranch-type
residence last week where they
will celebrate Christmas with a
family dinner. Their daughter's
family, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Ship
man, Dyann and Billy Shipman
will be their guests. The Simp
sons formerly lived in BurwelL
Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. Minard Herman
sen have moved from Sunnyview
avenue into a new residence on
Macleay road.
Other homes remodeled and un
der process of construction in
clude a cottage type house being
built for Mrs. Ella Carsten on
South Elm a" avenue. Warren
Shrake is building a large duplex
on Mabel avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. James Puffer, who
recently purchased property at
4167 Durbin ave., have remodeled
the house and added three rooms.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Kliewer, 4203
Glenwood dr., built an addition
onto their residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hartley
have moved from 1955 Maple ave.,
Salem, to 225 Kenwood dr.
Silverton Women
Address P-TA
At North Howell
Statesman Newi Service
NORTH HOWELL, Mrs. John
Hobblitt of Silverton, one of the
organizers of the Silverton P-TA,
addressed the second meeting of
the new North Howell P-TA.
Mrs. Cliff Calkins, president of
the Silverton P-TA, spoke on how
to help school children through
P-TA work. Mrs. Buchheit was
elected secretary of the group.
Students participating in en
tertainment included Woody and
Brenda Knouse, Pamela Pickens,
Dicky Bartche, Georgia Schaap,
Kathleen Howe, Phyllis Schaap,
Marian and Rose Pendegraf. Mrs.
Betty Lawrence was accompanist.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. H. Barche, Mrs. Harvey Gil
bertson, Mrs. Henry Howe and
Mrs. Doris Pendegraf.
MONMOUTH, Dee. 20 The valley ed oca tors pictured above will be among those taking the offensive in
a new movement to defend modern teaching methods. Shown at a recent meeting hero are (from left)
Dr. Floyd Albin, OCE director of student teaching; Dr. Wendell Van Laon, Corvallia school superln
tendent; Dr. Louis Kaplan, OCE director of teacher education; and J. David O'Dea, of OSC.I
Speakers to
Be Provided
By Educators
Statesman Newt Service
MONMOUTH, Dec. 20 The at
tack on modern education will be
answered by a group of Oregon
educators who met on the Oregon
College of Education campus for
an organizational meeting.
All are members of Alpha Tau
field chapter of Phi Delta Kappa
fraternity.
The group will sponsor a speak
er's bureau "to bring fact and in
formed opinion to bear on prob
lems in public education."
'Educators welcome construc
tive criticism of their efforts," de
clared Dr. Floyd Albin, Mon
mouth, president of the chapter,
"but criticism based on misinfor
mation and misunderstandings can
serve only to confuse the public."
Correspondence about services
of the speaker's bureau may be
addressed to J. David O'Dea,
counselling and testing bureau,
Oregon State college, Corvallis.
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Belle-Passi DAR
Meets at Brooks
Statesman News Service
ELIOTT PRAIRIE, Dec. 20
The Christmas meeting of the
Belle-Passi chapter of the DAR
was held at the home of Mrs. Ron
ald Pomeroy of Brooks, with' Mrs.
Nellie White as co-hostesses. Mrs.
A. G. Douglas presided. Mrs. Ray
Baker read the Christmas story,
and Mrs Elvan Pitney of Hub
bard told of the background of
the idea of the use of the Christ
mas tree and read "Bethlehem,
Grand Hotel."
There was a gift exchange. Wal
nuts were brought to the meeting
to be given, with 25 pounds of
sugar, to the Chemawa Indian
school for Christmas.
Mrs. C. W. Oathout was hostess
at her home for the annual Ladies'
Aid Christmas party. An exchange
of gifts was the feature. Refresh
ments were served to 45 mem
bers and guests. Mrs. Ted Hastings
of Hubbard presided at the coffee
table and Mrs. Lowery West at
the tea urn.
DICK WUFF HEADS 4-II CLUB
BRUSH COLLEGE Recently a
4-H Forestry club was organized
here with Mrs. Shirley Hunter,
the leader. Officers were: Dick
Wuff, president; Dale Wuff, vice
president; Delbert Killings worth.
secretary; Leonard Draper, club
reporter; Lee Rich, refreshments.
Other members Include Larry Mc
Clure, Michael ..Tuel," Mike Dewit,
Larry Gibby and Donald Draper.
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