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Vol HI THE NORMAL SGHOOL FAGULTY The Oregon Normal School at Monmouth will open September 18 with a corp of Instructors that has been especially trained for Normal School work, and all of them have had years of profes sional experience in their re spective fields. Prof. E. S. Evenden, Head of the Department of Education, is an alumnus and former instructor in the school. He graduated in June last from Stanford, where he mojored in Education. Prof. J. B. V. Butler, Head of Department of History, is also an alumnus, and for many years an instructor in the school. Prof. A. B. Beaumont, Head of the Department of Science, is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, and for the past two years has had charge of the Science work in the North Bend, , Oregon, high school. Miss Rosa B. Parrott, Head of tne department or .English, is a graduate of the' University of Montana, and has had many years of teaching experience in Oregon, and for the past three years has had charge of the English work in the Cook County High School at Prineville, Ore gon. Miss Blanche Fridd, Head of J.1- - T i . AW-.. . me department oi Latm, is a ' graduate of the "University " of Wisconsin and the State Normal School at Valley City, N. D., and has had years of teaching ex perience, the last four of which has been in the Valley City State Normal School. ftof. H. C. Ostein, Head of the Department of Mathematics, is a graduate of the Chicago Normal University, Illinois Wesleyan University and Nebras ka State University, and has had many years of public school ex Penence, the last four of whiVh has been as City Superintendent oi the Bandon, Oregon, schools. Miss Minnette E. Harlan. Head of the Department of Music, is a graduate of the College of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio, New School of Methods, Chicago, and American Institute of Methods, Chicago. She has had many years of ex igence in teaching Dublic school music, and for the Dast ten vears has had charge of the public school music in the city of Princeton, Ind. ' Miss Alabama Brenton. De Partment of Art, is a graduate of ptt Institute, Normal Art and Manual Training Course, and for 7 'ast four years has had charge of the Art in the ; Kalamazoo, Michigan, and also " ie Art m the Kalamazoo City normal School. Miss Gertrude WiWv nennrt ment of Hygiene and Physical cation, is a graduate of "ei esiey College, Department - hygiene and Physical Educa "unl is well equipped for her work. . Mrs. Karen Miller Jacobson department of Libraries, is i , rratt institute, chool of Library Science, has had many years of experience in "wary work in Minnesota, Wis "n and the University of Monmouth, Chicago. Prof. Thos. H. Gentle. Pri ' pal of the Training School, is a graduate ot the Illinois State Normal Universitv tt: , " I UlllA Will" versityof Jena, Germany. Prof. Gentle has been for many years principal of the Training School at Platteville, Wisconsin, and thus brings to the school years of valuable experience. Miss Alice M. Mcintosh is n graduate of the State Normal School of Whitewater, Wis., and nas had experience in critic work in said institution, and has had charge, for the last nine years, of the grammar grade training worn ot the Mayville, Wisconsin, schools. IWtcin K T n i iuioo vuve j-iouise .uavis is a graduate of the State Normal School, Ypsilanti, Michigan, and tor the past three years has been critic teacher in said school. In addition to which she has had years of successful public school experience. Miss Grace M. Davis is a graduate of the State Normal School of Greeley, Colorado, and has had years of experience in public school work, and for the last two years a critic teacher in the State Normal School at Greeley. Miss Ruby Shearer is a gradu ate of the Oregon Normal School and a former critic instructor in said school. For the last two years Miss Shearer has done very acceptable work in the primary grades in the city of Portland. President Ackerman has been busily employed in getting the necessary repairs made in and about the building. The walls throughout are being tinted, the wood-work repaired and re painted. All the floors in the halls are to be covered with cork matting and rubber treads are to be placed upon the stairs. The rooms have been fitted up on the lower floor in the north east corner of the building for library purposes, and a trained librarian will be in charge. The library will serve two purposes, first, for a study room and gen eral library purposes, and second, for exemplifying library methods and practices. The Science rooms have been entirely refitted and enlarged, and will be up to date in every respect. The President's offices have been enlarged so that there will be an outer office and a private one. The most important changes in the courses of study are, First, a Rural School Course, with two rural schools in close proximity to Monmouth, which will be used for observation purposes. This work will be in immediate charge of the Presi dent; and Second, the introduc tion of a Supervisors Course, the object of which is to fit for supervisory positions such as County Supervisors, City Super intendents and Principals of Schools. There has also been added a Primary Course for teachers who wish to fit them selves especially for Primary work. . President Ackerman reports that there is much interest be ing manifested in the school, and the outlook is exceedingly Polk County, Oregon, Friday, T " 1 mm PORTLAND LETTER Portland, Or., Autr. 22-Those Oregon communities that had no delegates in attendance at the recent session of the Orecrnn Development League at Astoria suffered a distinct loss, for the many valnable addresses and discussions would have well re paid anyone for the time spent in attending. The leaguers got down to serious business; there was no froth nor wasted energy. From the very first day the convention was notable for the valuable addresses presented. Everyone was full of sugges tions that will play an important part in the future policy of the League. Men of the greatest eminence in their various lines of activity were on the program, James J Hill, Theodore B Wil cox, Judge Robert S. Lovett and others of like large caliber were heard from, while the community boosters of the various sections came prepared to get the most out of the meeting by being on hand with good suggestions and new ideas. The slogan of the convention was "Get Together" along all the lines of co-operative effort that promise to accomplish so much for the Northwest The placing of new arrivals on the soil, preparation for reaping the benefits to follow the Panama- Pacific Exposition at San Fran cisco in 1915, and Good Road3 were some of the vital topics thoroughly discussed. La Grande will get the next convention and every live commercial organiza tion in the state should look for i i ward to it and have a bigger at tendance next time. Improved fast freight service has been provided by the rail railroads from Oregon orchards to the East that will, no doubt, facilitate the marketing of the year's crop. The schedule pro vides for an eight and nine-day service from the leading districts to Chicago and the special fruit cars will leave Portland daily The Portland Commercial Club is making efforts to have Presi dent Taft include Oregon in his Western trip this year when he comes to the Coast to break ground for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. An invitation was sent to him by wire to this effect and he replied he would give the mutter consideration when his itinerary is made up. The value of expenmenta farms to this state is shown in a striking way by the results at tm'ned bv the station in Moro County, maintained by the Ore orm A ericultural College. Wheat erown on this farm by scientific drv farming methids went 22.6 bushels per acre, while grain on adjoining land, farmed under the old wav. was either too poor to oromising for a good attendance, The school will open September 18. and it is planned to have suitable public exercises to com memorate the opening of the school, at which the Alumni and prominent people of the State are cordially invited, ine ae toils for these exercises will be LC worked out later. Aug. 25, 1911 cut or yielded only ten or twelve bushels an acre. Other crops grown show a corresponding gain when treated scientfiically. The Shaniko-Antelope district will make a good exhibit of its agricultural products at The Dalles, where it will be main tained permanently, so that new comers will see what opportuni ties there are for farmers and ruit growers. Excellent speci mens for the exhibit are now be ing gathered. Medford will give the use of 360 acres of land to a capable stockman who will raise goats. he Southern Oregon city wants to build up that district as a goat center, for it is well adapted to these sturdy animals that are so valuable in clearing up brush and and making it ready for orchards. LAWN SOGIAL IS CALLED OFF In loving honor to the memory of Mr. Hawley who was to have served on the reception com mittee of the lawn social at the awn social at the organization meeting of the public library, Saturday evening, the Acting Committee has decided to give up the lawn social altogether. A man so universally beloved among his townsmen, a man of such high ideals,, a man whose motive power was to be of help to others, Mr. Hawley is a great oss to the Monmouth public ibrary in its very inception. The committee feels that the public generally will concur in its recommendation that officers mentioned in this week's Mon mouth Herald, be hereby con sidered elected and it is hoped that under the circumstances the officers and committees will ac cept this honor conferred upon them by the committee, as a trust, and will meet to take up their duties on the call of the President as per article V in the the constitution. The committee takes this means of thanking the public generally for its cordial response to the plan of establishing a public library in Monmouth and to the overflowing generosity which the Soliciting Committee met from Monmouth's hospitable homes. The Acting Committee also wishes to express its apprecia tion of the willing helpfulness of the various committees which were co-operating for the suc cess of the social Saturday even ing. A general expression of grati tude is extended to the musicians who were planning for our enter tainment, to the Band boys, to the Orchestra, and to. the in strumental and vocal soloists. The Acting Committee, having accomplished their work, now stands dissolved. We feel sure that the public realize all the time and self sacrifice the mem bers of this committee must have expended to brirg to perfection so large an undertaking as this public demonstration would have been, ana does accordingly ap preciate heartily the offorts thus put forth. No. 52 NORMAL SCHOOL N01ES Several county superintendents have written for members of the Normal Faculty to assist in in stitute work in their respective counties during the fall and winter and President Ackerman hopes to make arrangements whereby the Normal be repre sented in as many institutes as possible. Arrangements have already been made whereby such work may be done in some coun- ties. xurs. jacooson is to give a course in library methods before the Polk County institute; Miss Shearer is to give a course be fore the Wasco County institute; and President Ackerman is to lecture before the Polk, Clatsop, Wasco and Hood River County institutes. President Ackerman received an invitation to lecture before the county institute at Aberdeen, Wash, but declined as he feels that the whole of his time devoted to institute work should be in Oregon. Miss Shearer gave a course of lectures before the Oregon University Summer School and at present is giving a similar course in the Lane County institute. The matter of holding public exercises at the opening of the Mormal was taken up by the Commercial Club Tuesday night and the sentiment was unani mous in favor of holding such exertises." To further the mat ter a committee was appointed to confer with a like committee from the Normal to perfect ar rangements. The question of securing checking privileges from all parts of Oregon , to Monmouth was also discussed by the club and a committee was appointed to present the matter to the proper officials. It is sincerely hoped that it may be successful. For Sale-California Medicated Soap. Excellent for all skin dis eases, also for shampooing the hair. Mrs. J. W. Richardson Sr. Monmouth St., Independence, Or. Teachers Must Register All teachers of Polk county who have engaged schools for the coming year should take notice of a provision in the new school law which requires them to register with the county superintendent their certificates and contracts before they can take up their' work. Failure to do so will be penalized by for feiture of salary. No fee is charged for registration, but it must be done annually. Super intendent Seymour is anxious to have teachers attend to it at once. The law says that teachers are required to register their county certificates or state papers and file a copy of their contracts, and should any teacher fail to do so before beginning to teach, the teacher shall forfeit to the dis trict the full omount of salary for the time taught before the papers were filed. The county school superintendent shall notify the clerk of the district of the amount of forfeiture, and shall deduct that amount from the next apportionment due the district Observer