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.