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Vol I Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, November 13, 1908. No. 11
OREGON STATE NORMAL NEWS
Gathered By Our Corps Of
College Reporter
INTERESTING STUDENT PERSONAL ITEMS
Weekly Reports From the Va
rious College Fraternal
Societies.
Miss Lottie Montgomery writes
from Paulina, Oregon, that she
has a fine situation in the best
school house outside of the county
seat The school is small and the
salary large.
Mrs. George Tillotson, nee
Elizabeth Warner, '06, writes
. from her home in Eastern Ore
gon that she is greatly enjoying
life as "house-keeper" and the
climate of Eastern Oregon at this
season is superb.
Principal Traver is assisting in
Institute work in Tillamook this
week. The trip to the coast is an
; especially hard one at this time
of the year. Mr. Traver will
reach Yamhill at 3 p. m. on Sun
day and from there will walk to
St Joseph a distance of seven
miles, to catch the evening train
for Monmouth. He desires to
get home in time for work Mon
day morning.
FOOT-BALL
Those who were down to the
Normal Grid Iron last Saturday
afternoon witnessed a very inter
esting game of foot-ball. The
game was fiercely contested to
the very last which resulted in a
scoreless game, At the very last
minut? it looked as though Inde
pendence was going to score
when Stump, by a pretty play
stopped his man and saved the
day. With a little more practice,
the Normal foot-ball team will
make a splendid showing.
DELPHIAN3
As usual a large number of 'he
members were in attendance,
and a very profitable evening
spent
The program was as follows;
Song Society
Hidden Biography Ethel Eakin
Frog Chorus Twenty girls
Reading, "The Celebrity", Ethel
Larson
Paper Lillian Anderson
Violin Solo Leto Wolverton
Recitation Dorothy Prescott
Solo Susie Hoffman
Reading Shirley Dorsey
The solo by Leto Wolverton
was especially well received.
After a short business meeting,
the entire society repaired to the
bonfire.
NORMAL SOCIETY
On Saturday evening, Nov. 17,
the Normal society entertained
the Verpertines and Delphians n
the gymnasium. After a most
enjoyable program followed by a
general frolic, the hosts refreshed
their delighted guests with ice
cream.
The following program was
given:
Addross of welcome Mr. Stroud
Extemporaneous speech Mr.
Montague
Instrumental duet Messrs Mc
Neil and Ground
Reading-D. C Henry
Quartette Messrs Henry, Mc
Neil, Ground and A rant
Reading Lester Lindsay
Funnyisms-Mr. Phelps.
VESPERTINE SOCIETY
The Vespertine Society met
last Friday evening and the fol
lowing program was rendered.
Roll call Quotations from Lowell
Song Society
Recitation Miss Spencer
Vocal Duet-Mrs. Stroud and
Miss Baker
Humorous reading-Miss Ras
mussen One minute speeches on any cur
rent event Ora Williams, Bessie
Weston, Clara Hartzog,
Lydia Powell, Gertrude
Shepard
Recitation -Erne Galbreath.
Song Society
The Society was pleased to
have Miss Shearer and Mr. Briggs
present
An instructive as well as en
tertaining address was made by
Mr. Briggs, and we wbuld be
pleased to have him come of tener.
On Saturday evening the Ves
pertine members were guests of
the Normal Society. The even
ings entertainment was a success
from beginning to end.
NORMAL 80CIETY NOTES
Friday evening's session of the
Society proved to be an interes
ting one. The features of the
evening were addresses, delivered
by some of the many visitors
present; the addresses made by
Miss Ruby Shearer and J. B. V.
Butler were enjoyed by all pres
ent Also Mrs. Stroud and Miss
Incy Baker favored the Society
with a pretty duet During the
evening the Sergeant at Arms
went out in the hallway and cap
tured a Normalite who was en
thused with the foot-ball spirit
and hailing him in he was ex
hibited to the gaze of the spec
tators in his glittering foot-ball
costume.
The following program was
rendered:
Question for discussion: "Re
solved that airships for military
purposes will not be a success."
Affirmative Negative
D. C. Henry Charles Cooke
Archie McNeil Fred Borneman
Artie Burkhead Percy Stroud
LITERARY PROGRAM
Extemporaneous Address Geo.
Dunham
Rec Marion Phillips
Vocal Solo George Grounds
Funnyisms Joseph Bozynski
Comic Rec Russell Quisenberry
Guitar Solo Archie McNeil
CRITICS REPORT
The question for the inter-collegiate
debate has now been de
cided upon: It is,, "Resolved that
the U. S. should subsidize her
merchant marine. ' ' . The Nor
mal Society expects to get busy
immediately.
The first football game of the
season for our team was that
played on Saturday Nov. 7, with
the Independence team; the game
was played on the home field.
Our boys opened the game with
a kick-off. From the beginning,
the game was a tug-of-war for
small yardage was made and the
ball changed hands several times
Continued on page 5
INDEPENDENCE NEWS BUDGET
From Our Regular Corres
pondent DAILY HAPPENINGS IN OUR SISTER CITY.
Scan This Column For News of
Importance Front the
Riverside.
Frank Whiteaker spent Sun
day in Salem. I
Ross Nelson attended the ap
ple show at Albany this week.
Harry Rogoway and family
are moving to Albany this week.
A. C. Moore made a business
trip to Portland the first of the
week. 1
Miss Bessie Butler Is assisting
in Craven & Moore's stc.ro this
week.
Robert Duganne spent Sunday
with his brother, Dr. R. E. Du
ganne. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hays
spent the first of the week in
Portland.
Mrs. J. Jones is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. M. A. Kennedy
in Portland.
Mrs. H. C. Chamberlain and
daughter Cecile, are visiting
friends in Portlands " '
tin. Geo. Conkey and Opal
McDevitt are visiting relatives in
Dallas this week.
Ted Irvine left Tuesday for
Portland where he will remain
during the winter.
Mrs. C. Purvine and son re
turned home after a week's visit
with relatives in Sheridan.
The Independence Orchestra
furnished music for the masquer
ade ball given at Dallas Nov. 7.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cooper, of
Albany, visited at the home of
J. S. Cooper the first of the week.
Ely Fluke, of Corvallis, is vis-"
iting at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Fluke in this
city.
J. E. Hubbard and wife at
tended the foot ball game at Cor
vallis Wednesday; 0. A. C. vs.
Whitman. ,
Mrs. Robert McNlder, of
Salem, is visiting at the home of
her niece, Mrs. C. W. Butler in
this city.
Chas. Gardner, of Fort Bragg,
Cal., is visiting Dr. Allen this
week. He will probably locate
in Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Goodman,
of Pendleton, pioneer residents
of this city are moving to Port
land to reside permanently.
Miss Pearl Percival returned
home the first of the week from
Hood River, where she has been
working in a millinery store.
Mr. and Mrs. D. 0. Taylor and
Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Dornsife,
visited last week at the home of
Clarence Fream, in Falls City.
H. Mattison, D. Davidson and
Pearl Hedges returned Monday
evening from a three week's
hunting trip on McKenzie River.
Miss Mable Ellis, who is at
tending school at Monmouth, vis
ited over Sunday at the home of
her father, M. D. Ellis in Dallas.
Miss Rovena Sperling left for
Portland the first of the week,
where she will attend Behnke
Walker Business College this
winter. ,
Roy De Armond visited over
Sunday with his mother in Port
land, who has been ill for sever
al weeks in Good Samaritan
Hospital. -
Miss Maude Iliff, of Portland,
a former Independence girl left
Sunday for New York City where
she will continue her study of
China painting
Mrs. Corwin Townsend, of
Seattle, returned to her home
Saturday, after several weeks
visit with her mother, Mrs. J.
Jones in this city.
Wilbur Cooper, a well to do
farmer of Sherman county, has
leased his large farm there and
is moving his family here to re
side permantly. ,
Lewisville.
Rufus Dodge is working for
Nathan Emmett
Lawrence Grant is home from
the Powell camp.
Blanche McKinneys visited , in
Monmouth Sunday. ,
J. H. Lewis and wife made a
business visit to Amity.
Stella Bagley is in Portland
taking treatment for her face.
Miss Mamie Atwater is attend
ing the public school at Portland.
Authur Williams is helping
Edward Evans get in his fall
grain.
II. S. Smith and wife, have
gone to Lebanon to visit their
son Floyd.
Grange at this place was post
poned until next Saturday, No
vember 14.
George Bronson, of Cooper
Hollow, is running his fathers
farm this year.
George Rhodes and family have
moved into part of the Maple
Gi'uve uture building.
Mr. Conn and family recently
from Nebraska, have moved into
the parsonage at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Leveck and
Miss Rachel Smith attended the
McBee-Guy wedding last week.
George Linderman and family,
of Corvallis, visited Sunday with
his father, "Grandpa"Linderman
Mr. and Mrs. John Collins, of
Independence visited over Sun
day at the home of J. H. Lewis.
Paul Calvin, Ernest Horsington
and Kenneth Williams each have
a very bad eye due to playing
base ball.
A larj?e crowd attended the
sale of A. Wing last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wing will soon leave
for Portland where they will
make their home in the future.
We learn from a reliable source
that Ray Chute, in order to fill
out a complete course, has taken
an apprenticeship & the millinery
store.
Evaegelistic services will be
gin in the M. E. church in Inde
pendence Sunday November 15.
Rev. Blanchett will assist the
pastor, Rev. Snyder. These
gentlemen are boyhood friends
and will make a good team. Here's
wishing them abundant success
in their efforts. . .
II UNION HICK SCHOOL TALK
Meetings Held Friday Night
For Discussion.
WOULD AID DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY
Building Should Be Located At
T&hnage In Order To Be
Close In.
Friday afternoon a meeting was
called at the assembly hall to
discuss the proposition of a Union
High School. It was expected
that Col. Hofer and C. L Starr
would be in attendance, but they
were unable to get over from
Salem in time. The meeting was
addressed by President Ressler,
J. H. Hawley and others. On
motion a committee of ten, con
sisting of Hawley, Ground, Haley,
Griffa, Heffly, Kurre, Springer,
Murdock, Powell and Fogle, was
appointed to attend the meeting
at Independence at night Pres.
Ressler attending as committee
man at large.
The meeting at Independence
was well attended and all present
seemed to be favorably impressed
with the idea of a Union High
School for the districts of Inde
pendence and Monmouth with
those contiguous thereto.
The meeting was presided over
by Hon. B. F. Jones and the "
speaking was preceeded by vocal
and instrumental music
Col. Hofer made the longest
talk and showed many reasons
why there should be a high school
in this community, that it would
enhance the value of all property
in the territory contiguous to the
school that it would be a great
help to the Normal; also that
many boys and girls that want a
business education could get it
at the high school who do not
want to educate themselves for
teachers.
C. L. Starr, secretary of the
Board of Regents, talked awhile
showing many joints in favor of
joining the districts into one
high school district
County Superintendent Sey
mour said there were nearly two
million dollars worth of assessable
property in the five districts that
would likely be made into the
high school district and that the
necessary tax would be very
light If we join now and form
a nigh school distric when there
is a county high school voted, we
will not have to pay any tax into
the county high school fund, but
will be able to participate in the
distribution from the fact that
when a county high school is
voted it will be with the under
standing that no county building
is to be erected but the high
school pupils will be placed in
the differenthigh schools through
out the county. This being the
case we would get a fair propor
tion of them.
On motion of Mr. Hawley a
committee of ten from the two
districts was appointed to get to
gether and promulgate a course
of action looking to bringing the
matter before the next regular
school election. The following
have been named as the commit
tee. 'For Monmouth; J. H. Haw
ley, T. A. Riggs, Dr. Crowley,
G. T. Boothby and Ira Powell.
For Independence, C. L. Sperling,
P. M. Kirkland, W. A. Messner,
I W. W. Percival and J. L. Hanna.