The Monmouth herald., March 19, 1909, Image 2

The Herald
W. T. FOGLE, Editor.
Entered u Mcond-clam matter September 8. 19H8,
at the post office at Monmouth, Oreifon, under the
Act of March S. 1879.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1909
Preparations are being made
to get out advertising matter for
the summer school and from
present appearances we should
say that there will be a very
large attendance. Better than
last summer. There is no rea
son why Monmouth should not
become an educational center
irrespective of the State Normal.
We have one of the finest loca
tions in the west for such an in
stitution and there is one factor
that will appeal to all who are
striving to educate themselves
and that is the nominal cost of
living. Cottages can be rented
here tor $5 per month, that in
most towns in the. west rent for
from eight to ten dollars. He
sides there is ample room for
a small garden and poultry.
Taking these things into con
sideration we will not fare so
badly even if we do not get any
state aid hereafter. True we
will pull some of the patronage
away from many of the valley
schools ami academies, but it
will be because of our fortunate
location. Here could be locat
ed the county high school with
out the expense of having to
erect anv buildinirs. In addition
to the high school could be had
a preparatory and academic
course witli a iirst class commer
cial course and then we could
have n lirst-class conservatory
of music without bavins to leave
town for our instructors; also
there could be a normal de
partment. Taken altogether
the outlook is not nearly so dark
as some would have us believe.
The loyal people of Monmouth
have supported the school so
long that it has become second
nature to them and wo believe
they will feel lonesome when
there is no longer any cause for
them to dig up. Talk about
paying taxes to support state in
stitutions! Why people outside
a Normal School town know
nothing about paying taxes for
such purposes. It is a safe bet
that the patriotic people of this
town have paid more than a
thousand times more taxes to
support state institutions than
those of any other part of the
state.
The Herald has bottled up its
wrath for the past two weeks in
order to not antagonize any in
lluences that may be brought to
bear on the Normal school ques
tion, but from this date on we
shall get busy with a few hard
facts and truths regarding many
things. This editorial is written
at a time when no one knows
what this special session of the
legislature will do for the Nor
mals and for that reason we will
not make any comments on its
personnel. There are many
things that need to be handled
without gloves and at such times
as the spirit moves us we will
take off our gloves. We have
been told by one of our friends
that abuse is not argument,
which fact we will admit, but at
the same time some righteous
abuse will aid things along and
it does so ease ones feelings
when he is able to tell the other
fellow what he is and do it in a
number of polite ways. There
are people within the jurisdic
tion of the Herald that are
knocking their town, knocking
the Normal and knocking any
thing and everything that tends
for the public good. If they
would just take the time to go
out behind the barn and knock
themselves on the head and do
a good job of it, they would con
fer a lasting obligation on their
neighbors and a blessing on pos
terity. We do not aim to be
harsh, but if the shoe fits wear
it is the advice we give to all.
We are fully aware that we are
not perfect and do not expect
perfection in anything human,
yet at the same time we do ex
pect and shall demand that a
little horse sense shall be used
in connection with the progress
of our town and county and that
no unnecessary obstacles be
placed in the way.
Already the effects of a com
mercial organization are being
felt and as time goes by we may
reasonably expect the effects to
become more noticeable. Letters
are beginning to come in from
different companies making in
quiry as to the disposal of this,
that or the other thing in the
way of public improvement.
One company writes to know
the names of those handling
ing wood or other forms of pav
ing in this city and so it goes.
Before the Commercial Club was
organized no one thought of
writing here for such informa
tion for it was not needed as no
one outside of the state, ami
many inside it, knew nothing
about such a town as Monmouth.
Ships that Pass in the Night.
At an hour when all nature
had sought repose and when even
the marshal had ceased from
troubling, out upon the circum
ambient atmosphere floated the
deep roll of a drum last Friday
night. At first it was thought
that the Japs had declared war
and that it was a call to arms,
but when the sounds seemed to
congregate about the Mamma cot
tage it was known that there
must be another cause. No cir
cumstantial, or other evidence
could be deduced that there had
been a wedding, yet the sounds
had a wedding-like ring to them.
After a prolonged discourse of
sweet sounds at the former place
the noise proceeded up Broad
street and it was discovered that
it proceeded from the time honor
ed bass drum belonging to the
erstwhile Monmouth Brass Band
and the accompaniment was made
with bells and other instruments
of torture in the hands of well
known collegians. After visit
ing various members of the
faculty and paying them the
usual compliments, the cavalcade
passed down in front of the home
of the marshal and thinking he
would feel slighted unless they
saluted him, he was given the
best in the repertoire of the lusty
musicians. The effect was mag
ical. Scarcely had the band got
ten under good headway before
it was overhauled by the marshal,
who had hastily drawn on his
clothing, and brought before the
bar of justice. However the
band will not try it on the mar
shal next time after he has gone
to bed
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