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THE REGISTER-GUARD, EUGENE, OREGON Irena Dunn Williams Writes Memoirs Lines Left Out--- EDITOR'S NOTE: The Register herewith the 11th chapter of the Dunn Williams, born in this city or this community during all but tin In.. ...... ..-.. ,. t h" u uaciui mc 011B is 17.... 1, fit.. -t jiuscncuii. ono cans ner memoirs ' becaURft rTia fa rplnfinv liaita ,.. ..wo uiiuij llllljj9 UUUIICU in previous pageant-time reminiscences. Hers is a iruo story, vividly told, and it gives us an interest ing picture of how this city grew and the kind of people who have made it. CHAPTER XI Educational Progress The First High School Jt was in 1870that our young - Can Present Prosperous Conditions Last? Save Now! In business 17 continuous years and have never missed paying a semi-annual divi dend. Current rate 3Vi. SECURITY SAVINGS & t LOAN ASSOCIATION 'MEMBERS .FEDERAL HOME LOANl; -BANKSYSTEM- 45 West Broadway I THE. BEER OF THE CENTURY - f 5S' E jkl . , A Sparkling Beer J jbBk f of the Present... m . ; ' ' ( wit" the fine mellow Isl Jsil I ""or of the Past! pill- lsf I fipii; P"- k'?'f Rr-- - Guard nresents Memoirs of Irena!' in 1856, a resident ! a small part of . our oiaesi native i . ' Lines Left Out" ,1.1.. people were given the impulse to advance to a higher plane of edu cation. 'At this date two young men, just graduated from Willam ette University in Salem, opened a private school in a building on the east end of Skinner's Butte where the Ankeny residence now stands. These two young teachers were Robert Veatch and John Arnold. Young men and women came from miles around to their first school of advanced courses. To be sure, this was very little but it was the first step. Mr. Arn old was my teacher. . He was a strict disciplinarian but I learned more from him than from any previous teacher. By the second year he was teaching in the public school at Olive and 11th, given a free hand to teach Latin, higher algebra and geometry. This was really Eugene's first high school. Two young men studying under IN THE NAVY yIIIp M ' " !- ft X v15rW-i F j 'mmmm mmmmsmmm mmmmmmmmmm fmmmmmwmmm wm.mmnrtigBMf mmVt selmm .A 1-..' -7i ,-. i i-Vi i V&ftr. I ' -WJ :II w III . 3 II Hi I ' I'll lvVI Fy aP aSH ATM TM 'fi Wr3r 1 (TiJ PLEASANT HILL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS-Top row left to right:Barbara Jean Franks, Gladys Hayes, Vadrian Hayes, Oayle Neet, Karl Miller, June Chetwood and Larry Weiss. Second row:, Ruby Schultz, LeRoy Macklin, Curtis Cjoodman, Mary Keeney, Kendal Kimball, Vaden Hart Ethel Munoz and Tom Hart. Bottom row: Dorothy Elliott, Lois ....p.tJ, nul ll,an, inuy vuiiom azalea vaughtry yau picture;. vivcniieii Mr. Arnold were afterwards grad uated in the first class of the Uni versity of Oregon in 1878. We had a large class in Latin, the text book was McClintock and Crook, I liked better than the one I later studied at the University, because we translated from Eng lish into Latin as well as from Latin into English. Mr. Arnold later built a school house of his own where the Eugene hospital now stands and taught, advanced students. All the persons I ever spoke to of Mr. Arnold emphatic ally agreed that he was the best teacher under whom they ever studied. In 1874 and '75 I went to St. Helen's Hall, a girls' seminary in Portland. At this time it was situ ated on 4th avenue between Madi son and Jefferson. There was no bridge across the Willamette; the train stopped at East side Stark street and we had to cross on the ferry then take a cab to our des tination. . Most of the business houses were on Front street and First street. Chinatown was on Second. St. Helen's Hall' was under the super vision of Miss Rodney, sister-in-law of Bishop Morris of the Episco pal church. Other teachers were Mrs. Mary Clopton and Miss Lvdia Blackler. Every girl who went to' the Hall carried away the influ ence of these fine women in their lives. Portland was not laree In those days but there were wealthy fam ines wno had acquired fortunes in the wholesale business, gas company, banks and earlv steam boat companies. They had fine oil T KuFiFi - miis pnotos, Wilsthire engraving.) homes, carriages and coachmen. In '74 the girls, chaperoned by Miss Rodney and other teachers, were taken in Tallyho out in the forest northwest of town to a clearing among the stumps where a spot was consecrated by the Bishop and clergy for a future hospital. That hospital is today the Good Samaritan Hospital with no sign of a forest near. In fact, the forest reached the river bank in pioneer days. I was fortunate in my two years at St. Helen's to study a number of the subjects not in the curricu lum of the University of Oregon the first two or three years; namely Flench, History of Eng land, History of France and once a week a History of Greece and Rome, Ancient Geography, Myth ology and, of course, I studied mathematics and botany and other ordinary subjects. When I entered the U. of O. in the fall. of '76 I studied Latin and Greek under President John son, a strict disciplinarian, but I learned as I did under Mr. Arn old. I have always held Presi dent Johnson in highest regard. I studied Geology under beloved Dr. Condon and hieher mathe matics under Professor Bailey. To my regret i never finished my course at the University, leaving in '79 on account of my mother's ill health, so I am only an ex '81. In 1881 I was very surprised to receive a letter from mv be loved teacher, Miss Mary Rod ney, Principal of St. Helen's Hall, asking me if I would consider leacning at me Hall. I was as- tuuuucu aa i udu nut oeen graau- esterfield the COOLER, MILDER, BETTER TASTING cigarette that SATISFIES Chesterfield has so rhany things a smoker likes that it's just naturally called the smoker's "cigarette. Because they're made from the world's best cigarette tobaccos, you'll enjoy Chesterfield's cooler, better taste. They're really milder too. Get yourself a pack of Chesterfields. EVERYWHERE YOU 60 Kenneth Dresser, Mildred Lattin and Juno Nystrom, Lavon ated from that institution leaving in June '76 to enter that fall the U. of O. which then opened its doors.. I was obliged to leave the University before being graduated and had never taught school. This I told Miss Rodney, but she repeated her offer. I deeply appreciated this honor and enjoyed my two years of teaching there. The teachers were given rooms where the students came in classes for reciting. As I had classes from ' different grades it gave my a variety of subjects to teach which made it very pleas ant. It was such a pleasure to be again with my teachers whom I had loved in my school days. Very few women are living today who attended St. Helen's Hall in '74 and '76 and those teachers have long since gone to .their eternal rest. TRUCK FREIGHTERS the United States, it is estimated haul 1,430,000,000 tons of freight annually. Of this total, 134,400, 000 tons represent farm produce. Figures on maintenance and operations at Randolph Field, Tex., indicate that almost every one of the 300 craft used for student traniing have flown about 235,000 miles since being turned out from factories. The average' retail Drice of eas. oline on March 1 was 12.27 cents a gallon. In Rome on the same ririfo tha ,,ta1 n.nA ...... ne a gallon. Time To Apply Third Spray For Walnuts It is now time to apply the third or early postbloom spray for control of walnut blight, on most Mayette and Franquette or chards, according to word rcceiv' from Paul W. Miller, associate pathologist at Oregon State col lege, by Herold V. Loughead, county horticulture inspector. Or chards at the higher elevations usually arc later than those on the valley floor. The control measures are the same as for the two earlier sprays, o-i-ou Bordeaux mixture. It not necessary to use oil with this application as the leaves are now largely resistant to spray injury. Forty Farmers At Irving Wheat Meeting Foy farmers of the Irvine I community attended the wheat quota meeting held at Irvino grange hall Tuesday night under me airecuon of the county agri cultural conservation association, ane wneat marketing quota pro si am was explained by Robert Taylor of Adams, vice president of uic eastern uregon Wheat league FUlley o Westn. President i.ic league, was also there and miue a lew remarks. O. S Fletcher, county agent, was pres ent. weonesaay night a similar ..iccunB win De neid at Willaken .e grange nail and. Thursday b"- a- jMBHKiin grange hall, men are expected to be wicie also. Chula Vista Herd Has Remarkable Record Th o h a to- ChUIa Vista Ha ra t; i n 4i j iin, j-uck need, manager, averaged 449.92 pounds r--v in yetsi year, it i revealed in a report just issued b the Linn-Benton Dairy Herd Im' rjrovpmfmt: DcDnnini! Amonff t.hft fi-e n ui-i t, a . "f "ifiiiesi cows in the association seven were in the Ohnla -Vf.tn u j ... . . iiBiu, me report save .Qattaki , H 11 v.,tiai uveragea over 600 irus record is considered markable for such a large herd Thlrtv.fnni . t,, " r BlBTO Ul ine union ,hn, To ;l "tcnse piates, iiuuiciais ana back ground from last year. rmRST VV1NOW GLASS Williflm rini- ... . lal uiHoe tne firsl window s1a i 4 1 , hi. ' "'""ca in 1857. His process was not entirely prac tical, but wac , U..I- V .. "cols 01 me inn hern, . ! big .Hub47 lu IOIIOW. mi j " a great ar of m ce and some authorities say his is one reason why many of them will not lie down to sleep. 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