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Vol. IV
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Mar. 1, 1912
No. 27
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES
Last Friday night President
Ackerman, Mr. Gentle and Mr.
Evenden attended the meeting
of the County Principals Club in
Dallas. The meeting was held at
Supt. Seymour's home and the
principals from various schools in
the county were well represented.
The discussion for the evening
was led by Mr. Gentle, and a
lively interest manifested by all
present in the, questions which
be brought up. Following this a
list of questions which had been
sent in by the principals was dis
cussed by those present. The
next morning Mr. Gentle left for
Wood burn where he took an ac
tive part in the local institute
held in that place. The teach
.ers of Marion County were ex
tremely well pleased with the
talks which Mr. Gentle gave as
was indicated by word received
from Supt. Smith.
President Ackerman went from
Dallas to Salem where he spent
the day with the Executive Com
mittee of the Board of Regents
making the final preparatory ar
rangements in regard to the site
for the Normal School dormitory
and plans for the building. The
Board have finally decided to
erect the dormitory on the north
east corner of the present cam
pus. This will put the building
at a very convenient distance
from the Normal building, giv
ing the inmates of the dormitory
but a few steps to go to their
class work. Some of the prelim
inary excavations are already
commenced. The architect for
the building has been selected
and the final plans will soon be
proposed for adoption. We are
promised by those in control that
this will be one of the finest
structures of its kind and size on
the coast.
As a manifestation of the
growing interest in the Normal
School throughput the state,
President Ackerman has re
ceived and accepted an invitation
to be present at the meeting of
the school, teachers and patrons
of Goble next Saturday, March 2.
These trips of President Acker
man and other instructors in the
Normal School are very valuable
in that they give them an oppor
tunity of letting the people in the
state know the nature of the
work which the school is attemp
ing to do.
Last Friday Miss Parrot left
for Portland with the double pur
pose in mind of enjoying some
Shakesperian plays by Mantel,
and also to make necessary pur
chases for the women's rest room
of the Normal School. Miss Par
rott reports a very pleasant and
profitable visit and was able to
give her classes in English a
very vivid description of the way
in which this master of Shake
sperian drama bandies his roles.
One new pupil has been added
to the already large list for this
semester in the person of Miss
Ella Evans of Halsey. Other let
ters- are constantly being received
by the Registrar in regard to
students who wish to enter later
in the semester.
At a meeting of the faculty
preliminary steps were taken to
ward the second reception of the
year to be given by the faculty
to the student body and the peo
ple of Monmouth. The date of
this reception and the nature of
the entertainment will be an
nounced later.
CITY COUNCIL DOINGS.
The City Council met Tuesday
evening, at the usual hour, all
members present except Council
man C. E. Herren.
After approving the minutes
of preceeding meeting claims as
follows were audited and ordered
paid:
Lewis C. Kelsay, engin
eer. $300.00
Erwin Stewart, labor
L. Damon," for gravel
D. E. Stitt. recorder's fee,
Monmouth Creamery Co.,
.75
1.50
5.70
tiling
1.00
20.75
28.60
L M. Hall,' fees and labor,
Ore. Power Co.. light
Total....... ...:$35Sr.30
Reports of committees were
then taken up; the committee to
look after reservoir sit was con
tinued to make more definite ar
rangements as to terms. Com
mittee to get option for well site
reported that parties were pres
ent and could speak for them
selves, and offers as follows were
made:
A. and C. M. Parker gave
option on tot 1, block 1, Bentley's
addition, $750.
F. E. Murdock, on lot facing
Broad Street. $300.
C. G. Griffa on lots on which
his present wells are operating,
with the appertenances belong
ing to his water works for $1000.
After considering the bids, the
council laid them over to be con
sidered at the next meeting.
In the way of new business the
resignation of Councilman C. E.
Herren was read and tabled until
next meeting. The city recorder
then asked that the recorder's
office be supplied with a copy of
the code of laws of Oregon,
which request, after being dis
cussed, was also laid over for
further deliberation.
City Engineer L. C. Kelsey
then submitted his report, plans,
specifications etc., which were
gone over and some changes
made, the plans as amended to
be supplied. '
A motion to adjourn to meet
Friday evening, March 1, 1912,
at 7 o'clock, to take up unfinished
business, then prevailed.
Fast Basket Ball.
There will be a lively exhibi
tion of basket ball, Saturday
evening, when the Monmouth
High School ;eam, strengthened
by .Alva H.' Craven and E. S.
Evenden, meet the Philomath
Athletic Club team in the Nor
mal gymnasium here.
The Philomath team is com
posed of a huskey lot of players,
much heavier than the High
School team, hence there will be
a lively hustle" for supremacy.
It is expected that this will be
the ' fastest game of the season
and one well worth seeing.
A. D. S. Rheumatism Remedy.
A Premium Remedy for rheuma
tism. 50 cents. Perkins Pharmacy.
EVANGEISTIC MEETINGS
C. II. HILTON, Evangelist
You are invited to attend the
Evangeiisiic Meetings to begin
at the Christian Church, Monday
evening. March 4th.
The Gospel will be preached in
a plain, positive, but pleasing
manner by C. H. Hilton, Evan
gelist, and will be sung in con
gregational singin ' led by O. E.
Darby, and in special song. J
O. E. Darby, Singing Evangelist
Remember the hour and place,
March 4th at Christian Church.
Most cordial invitation to all.
W. A. Wood,
Pastor.
Millinery Opening.
I wish to announce to thelaiies
of Monmouth and vicinity that I
will have my openig of late and
up-to-date millinery on Thursday,
March 7, and invite all to come
in and inspect my goods.
Mrs. M. CoRNELii'sr
Take Warning Boys.
Our attention has been called
to the fact that some of the boys
have been upsetting some of the
water barrels at cujverts and
bridges along the railroad track
in the vicinity of Monmouth and
we have been, asked to warn
them that if they do not desist
they will get into trouble.
It is quite well known who is
doing the mischief, but perhaps
the youngsters are not aware of
the danger they are running, and
have only thoughtlessly upset
the barrels. But, if it is per
sisted in it becomes the duty of
the overseer to inform the rail
road officials, and when it comes
to their notice the law will be
enforced and it will cost some
thing to get the parties free from
the trouble they will have
brought upon themselves.
Take warning, boys, you may
have been thoughtless, but it will
not pay to get into the toils of
the law, with the railroad com
pany back of it.
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ELKINS SCHOOL NOTES.
In order to increase the daily
attendance of the two rural
schools, Cochran and Elkins,
which are connected with the
Normal School, President Acker
man has offered a flag to the
school having the highest per
cent of attendance each month.
Elkins school is now rejoicing
over their victory having won
the flag for the past month and
are determined to keep it, as they
now stand Cochran has an aver
age attendance of 93 per cent,
Elkins 97 per cent.
President Ackerman, Miss
Bienton and Mr. Sturgill were
visitors at Elkins school Tuesday
afternoon. They seemed pleased
with the work and were made to
feel at home.
They found the teacher and
pupils out of doors making flow
er beds. The pupils were called
in and resumed their usual work.
The chart class read and dem
onstrated their work in writing
and numbers upon the black
beard. The remaining pupils
prepared their spelling, history
and language lessons for next
day.
The teacher is following the
course of study as closely as pos
sible and is introducing an abun
dance of supplementary work,
such as Domestic Science, Art,
Manual Training, Drawing, Mus
ic and Physical Culture.
The boys have made many ar
ticles of wood and will continue
work throughout the term.
The girls have sewing every
Friday afternoon. All articles
made by both girls and boys will
be exhibited at the County and
State Fairs.
Wishing to place her school in
the lead and prove to her patrons
tde value of "hot lunches," the
teacher has served soup and one
vegetable each day for five days.
The work is carried on system
atically. She appointed twodisd
washers, two waiters and a treas
urer to manage the affair and do
the work. The teacher pur
chased articles and treasurer col
lects money and pays the bills.
A sum of five cent per capita
was paid by pupils, a cracker
served for cupboard, Oregonians
served for table cloths, dishes
were brought from home. The
recipes were written upon the
board and copied by pupils.
Theres not a lazy one and all be
lieve in John Smith's maxim,
"He that don't work can not
eat."
This work satisfies three pur
poses; it satisfies bodily needs, it
tends to strengthen physical de
velopment, it serves as a basis
for language work.
The parents are very anxious
to help and sent various articles
of food.
We think any trained or en
thusiastic teacher can carry this
work on. To her it will surley
prove a revelation.
The time is not far distant
when every rural and city school
will have to equip a kitchen and
work shop for the girls and boys
and may God speed the day.
School Reporter.
A. D. S. Liquid Kidney Rem
edy, 50 cents. Guranteed. Per
kins Pharmacy.
NEWS FROM COUNTY SEAT
Court House Notes.
FARM NAMES REGISTERED.
Sunny Lee Harry D Iliff, In
dependence. probate
, Estate of John F. Syron, de
ceasedinventory filed and ap
proved. Estate of Will'am Ridgeway,
deceased petition for sale of
real estate filed and set for hear
ing March 8, at 11 a. m.; citation
to issue.
REAL ESTATE
Prudence Jane Chappin to F B
and Anna Gould, land in Ballis-
ton, $600.
G N Newton et ux to A M
Brown, lots in Independence,
$1050.
J W Richardson, Sr., et ux to
J S Bohannon, lot in Indepen
dence, $500.
Joshua Bedford to C E Hunt
ley 15 acres t 8 s, r 6 w, $100.
Strickler & Murdock to Samuel
Strickler, lot in Monmouth, $1.
Belle Willett to Florence A
Wolfe, land in t 8 s, r6w, and in
Falls City, $1.
Hartly & Craig to Sarah NC
Lisle, lot in Hartly and Craig
Fruit Tract, $10.
Ardella Butler and hus to Edna
F Butler, lot- in Independence,
$1.
Cassie F Hayes and hus to U
S Loughary, land in 1 7 s, r 5 w,
$16,000.
W L Gibson et ux to S A
Gimre, lots in Falls City, $100.
J L Bilyeu et ux to O E and
Lon Pomeroy, lots in Indepen
dence, $2000. .
Martha A Hill to Minnie C
Dickinson lot in Independence,
$250.
W H Abel et ux to Birdie Hun
ley and C. W. Minnich, lot in
Frances Fruit Tract, No. 1, $1.
E M Rutledge et ux to J W
Carman, block in McCoy, $1000.
Clyde A Witcroft et ux to T E
Cornelius, 9 acres tp 7 s, r 3 w,
$10.
Capital Trust Co. to George L.
Adams, lots in Kingwood Park,
$10. ,
DORMITORY SITE IS CHOSEN.
Salem, Or., Feb. 27. At a
meeting of Monmouth Normal
School executive board Saturday
it was decided to locate the new
dormitory on the campus grounds
directly north of the main build
ing. Architect Doyle, of Port
land, will have charge of the
plans and the general idea of the
structure was the basis of much
of the discussion of the meeting.
By locating the structure on
the campus the necessity of
purchasing additional ground is
obviated and consequently the
entire $50,000 appropriation will
be devoted to the construction of
the building and to its equip
ment. The board has not decided as
to whether the dormitory will
have rooms arranged for only
one pupil or whether it will de
cide to have two students in each
room. This will be threshed out
before final plans for the build
ing are drawn. ' .