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Herald Vol. IV Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, June 21, 1912 No. 41 NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES The day of miracIeB is not past. Through the efforts of the musical magician, Miss Harlan, Mon mouth was transformed into an English seaport last Saturday evening when the opera "Pina fore" was given by the students of the Oregon Normal School. All who worked so faithfully for the past few weeks to make the performance a success were amp ly rewarded by the words of praise and commendation which the play received. Misj Florence Tate, who took the part of Josephine, the Captain's daughter, has a most beautiful voice, and her solos won the hearty applause of all. Pro fessor E. S. Evendeh as the gallant captain, and Mr. Jay Brown as Sir Joseph Porter, did full justice to their respective parts. Ralph llackstraw was played by Mr. Frank Sturgill who adapted himBelf equally well to the life of a common sailor and that of a Cactain in the "Queen's Navee." Miss Veva Dunlap, who has a rich contralto voice, was Cousin Hebe, and quite capti vated the audience with her en deavors to win Sir Joseph. Mr. Leask played the villian in a most realistic manner, and Arthur Burkhead made an admirable boatswain. Miss Inez Stark took the part of Buttercup, and her .splendid voice made those present feeUthey must purchase her laces and ribbons. A well drilled chorus of sailors and the relations of Sir Joseph made a picturesque background for the pr'ncipals, and gave them good support throughout the performance. Miss Blanche Fridd as pianist gave excellent support by her splendid accompanying. Much credit is due Miss Harlan and the students of the Normal for this excellent entertainment and it is hoped an opera of similar nature will be given during the next school year. After a most successful and brilliant year the Oregon Normal School held its Commencement exercises beginning Sunday, June 16. Dr. J. R. N. Bell preached the Baccalaureate sermon. The faculty, students and alumni assembled Monday morn ing for the farewell chapel. Each member of the faculty said a parting word to the students. In order to establish a precedent a tennis tournament was held. The Juniors being victorious they were allowed to raise their flag. With the re-opening and re organizing of the school this year the Oregon Normal has added a precedent to its list of commence ment functions, namely, the Junior Prom. The Prom, this year, took place Monday evening, June 17, in the Normal gymnasi um. Those present were the 0. N. S. Alumni and former stu dents, the 0. N. S. faculty and student body and friends of the Seniors. The Class Day exercises which were given Tuesday evening, opened with a fern and flower parade on the campus in which each class took part. The Class Day exercises were worked out in a unique play consisting of three acts. The theme of the play was the trial of the Senior class, 0. B Krauss acting as judge. Misses Stark, Norberg and Temple gave special pleas in behalf of the Senior class which eventually allowed them to be introduced to the World, who was represented by Miss Emma Knutsen. Miss Lela Scott was historian, Miss Copeland prophet ess, and Mr. Cook gave the class will. The Commencement exercises proper were held Wednesday morning in the Normal chapel. Sara B. Mickelson delivered the class oration, her subject being, "Chivalry," which she traced through history to the present day, and proved to us that Chiv alry does exist no matter how material our lives may seem. The Class gift, the picture, A Reading from Homer, was presented by Miss Mabel Ellis in a very able manner. Mr. Butler gave the response. Farewell was given by Miss Twohy, and a very ex cellent instrumental solo was rendered by Miss Stark. The address to the class was delivered by Dr. C. H. Chapman, of Port land, his subject being, "Efficien cy." This masterful address was greatly enjoyed and thor oughly appreciated by the large audience which filled the chapel. In preparation for his plea for efficiency Dr. Chapman dwelt at length upon the many lines of waste. Waste in natural re sources, in child-life, and in the needless antiquated, educational formalisms. As a remedy for this waste he plead for efficiency in the broad sense; efficiency in the application of the laws of life and science to politics; effi ciency in the preparation of teachers; efficiency in the admin istration of the currcula, and that broader efficiency which makes all work productive, dig nified, and tending toward the betterment of mankind. The address wa3 full of prac tical thoughts drawn from the experiences of life through the Doctor's fund of practical ex periences and fruitful observa tions. The class received large benefit from his helpful sugges tions which can be applied to every-day life. President Ackerman presented the diplomas to the classes, there being twenty graduates in the Standard Courses and eight in the Elementary. The address was delivered in the President's usual forceful manner. He urged upon the class that the value of the diploma was a matter largely in their own hands, its value de pending upon the practical use to which they put it and the in trinsic value was measured by the value of the work which they themselves gave to it. The music was furnished by the Normal orchestra and glee club under the direction of Miss Harlan. v Buys Wool and Mohair I Will be in the market for wool and mohair, stronger this year than ever, always paying the highest market price. Mo hair sacks on hand. Allen T. Clark. REGULAR PORTLAND LETTER Portland, Ore., June 18 An experiment station for Coos County to aid fruit growers in the region west of the Coast range of mountains is a project that has been set on foot. Climatic and soil conditions of the Coast country are different from those prevailing in other parts of the state and it U felt that such a station would be of great benefit to fruit growers. Societies are being organized in different sections of Coos County to ac complish this result State Engineer Lewis charact erizes the Des Chutes River as the most wonderful stream in the world after a trip through its en tire drainage basin. He says the possibilities for irrigation are tre mendous and the future develop ment of water power no less so. He estimates nearly 900.000 horsepower can be generated in this stream by 16 dam sites al ready located. An enormous in crease can be made by harness ing tributary Btreams. Livestock men of the whole country have been in session in Portland during the past week and while here learned many things about Oregon's growing liyestcclt industry. Delegates to the National Livestock Exchange represented 14 leading stockyards centers of the United States They handle an immense number of cattle each year and they went back to their homes with a better idea than they ever had before of Oregon's importance as a live stock state. . So successful was the recent excursion of the Portland Com mercial Club to Tillamook County that a other special train load of Portland people will make the same trip June 25, 26 and 27. This excursion will be a visit to the Tillamook County beaches rather than "an industrial jaunt and is calculated to give Portland people a better knowledge of the great country lying so close at their door. The Elks are making great preparations for the reunion to be held here July 8-13. An elab orate decoration scheme is being worked out, the main streets be ing dressed in the national colors and in the royal purple of Elk dom. Many thousands of visitors from all over the country will visit Portland that week and the Portland lodge has made prepara tions to care for all who come. Independence Day will be cele brated very widely in Oregon this year. Perhaps the generally fine crop outlook throughout the state has had the effect of making the people unusually keen to , en joy a notable holiday. Anyway, many places will hold big cele brations.' Albany will celebrate the coming of the Oregon Electric as well as the Glorious Fourth and is making big preparations. Ashland will have a barbecue. Bend will celebrate for three days. The Dalles will have a week-long event in connection with a Chautauqua session and many other points are now making plans for a big day. Nurserymen of the whole country will come to Portland next Summer for the annual con vention. They, met in Boston during the past week and gladly accepted Portland's invitation presented by the commercial bodies and backed by the Govern or and Mayor. More High Bred Cattle. Messrs. J. B. Stump and C. P. Hembree arrived home a few days ago from their Eastern trip and Wednesday evening F. Rog ers, of Kentucky, arrived having a car of cattle in charge which Messrs Stump and Hembree purchased while in Kentucky. Polk County stands foremost in the stock raising business in Oregon, and its stockmen will see that it still retains its position. TRICKS OF SMUGGLERS. Clever Devioee For Evading the French Cuetoma Ohieiala. Describing a visit paid to the cus tom laboratory, a correspondent quotes the manager as saying that one enterprising innovator in an endeavor to avoid the duty on alco hol had embodied it in soap of which 70 per cent was pure spirit. Then there is the imitation baby carried by a nurse, who by a judi cious squeeze produces melancholy wails. A hearse escorted by four undertaker's men and followed by a weeping family conveyed to the cemetery . a coffin sumptuously draped in black velvet, which con tained 180 liters of alcohol. One day a cart drawn by three horses rumbled into Paris under the I noses of our customs officers. Ap- I parently the cart was laden with I square blocks of stone;-in reality : every stone was hollow and con- ' i i i tainea aiconoi. First class railway carriages sometimes conceal lace, chronome ters and expensive cigars. Motor cars have false bottoms, logs of wood are hollowed out. The in formant went on: "One day the people of a little village near the Belgian frontier were waiting for the bishop of Chi may, who was crossing to conduct a confirmation. All the villagers in their best clothes lined the road. Presently the carriage comes in sight, crosses the frontier, and the bishop, carrying the pastrol cross very gravely, stretches out a hand to bless the custom house officers, who bow their heads to receive it. Then the carriage rolls on. "Twenty minutes later there comes a second carriage, much less elaborately filled up than the first, containing a second bishop of Chi may! Suspicion fell on the ecclesi astic, and he was requested to leave the vehicle without delay and his carriage was ransacked from end to end. Of course, nothing is found. Not a stain on the character of the bishop, who naturally is the real one. "You remember how Henri Eorhefort's paper. La Lanterne, when placed under an interdict un der the empire, was smuggled in from Belgium concealed inside busts representing Napoleon III." Going on to speak of the various adulterations practiced, the mana ger concluded : "But the worst crime of these people is the adulteration of milk. Eighty thousand French children are annually poisoned yes, 1 delib erately say poisoned by adulterat ed milk." Paris Temps. Would Keep It Quiet. "Can't you gimme a small raise?" "We gave you a raise when you got married." "And I foolishly told my wife about it. I'd like to get hold of a couple of dollars every week for my own use." Kansas City Journal. THE CHICAGO CONVENTION Summary of Day's Move on Political Chessboard. There has been a warm politi cal fight at Chicago and while Roosevelt has been outgenerald and left, the final result is not yet learned. The following from the Oregonian is a summing up of the situation: Roosevelt forces muster their full strength and suffer second defeat Take first steps looking to a bolt Taft on first ballot or Taft or some man other than Roosevelt on some succeeding ballot now considered certain. Remarkable demonstration for Governor Hadley, of Missouri, shows he is the strongest second choice. Mrs. W. A. Davis, Roosevelt admirer, creates 30 minutes' up roar by waving his lithograph and shouting for him. Diversion fails to stampede the convention. ' Senator La Follette's platform, which may be presented to the committee on resolutions Thurs day, contains 27 planks, chief among which are "Amending the Constitution" and -"Banking and Currency." " ' Sixteen members of the com mittee on credentials, favorable to Roosevelt walked out of meet ing at midnight and announced they will take no further part in deliberations. Director McKinley issues state ment saying President Taft's re nomination is now a certainty, as the utmost Roosevelt strength is 464 votes. Roosevelt managers issue state ment saying that 78 men are sit ting as delegates who have no moral or legal right to vote. "Progressives" issue state ment that despite Tuesday's split everything has been harmonized temporarily. Betting at poolrooms and hotels now makes Taft a 2 to 1 favorite over Roosevelt for the nomina tion. Annual School .Meeting. At the annual school meeting Monday W. O. Wolverton was chosen to succeed himself and A. J. Haley was re-elected district clerk. There was a fair representa tion of patrons in attendance and the election passed off very pleasantly, placing its sanction on the manner in which the board of directors had conducted the school in the past and their con fidence for the future. Among the many things dis cussed was a gymnasium, for the use of the school children, and while there was no direct action taken nor instruction given there is a growing sentiment that will probably bud out in the future and add this necessary adjunct to the school facilities. Hair Switches made from combings. Enquire at this office.
