COLLEGE ASKS MINIMUM APPROPRIATIONS
O. A. C. Regenti Ak Le Money
in Proportion to Growth Than
Two Yean Ago.
O. A. C, OouvAt.UH, ()kk.,
Doc. 7. Far less money is asked
of the legislature hy the Oregon
Agricultural ( 'ollege this year, in
proportion to the growth of the
institution, than wan appropriated
in 1911. The regents have cut
all estimates down to the ex
treme minimum, and will call for
$(il,r(M) less for incroawd rnain
tcnance, huildirigs repairs, etc.
than the legislature of two years
ago granted.
When the college budget is
presented, the state will he asked
for $21!,(MM) for huildings. equip
merit, repairs, improvements,
books and periodicals, and for an
increase- of $50,000 a year for
maintenance during the next two
years. Of these amounts $107,000
is for additional huildings; $00,
000 for equipment; $,W00 for
repairs and improvements; $11,-
per cent more; and in the division
of horticulture the work has near
ly doubled, with only 18 per cent
increase in instructional force.
These cases are typical of prac
tically all departments, and indi
cate the necessity for increase in
maintenance appropriations.
The rapid growth of the home
economics classes and the pres
sure of other departments needing
the classrooms in the agronomy
building und the space in the
girls' dormitory (there were 150
girls who could not be accommo
dated there this fall), force the
regents to ask for a home econo
mics building.
No library building is asked at
this time, although the 22.0(H);
volumes and 35, (KM) pamphlelsj
are now huddled in five class- i
rooms in the oldest building on ,
the campus, and are causing the
floors to settle under the weight,
of the books. Since 1908 the;
number of books in the library j
has increased three times, and i
the student body has doubled, ;
but the shelf room is but one
third larger, and the reading
(H)0 for remodeling Science Hall; j room, which seats but 105 stu
$21, (MM) for extension of the heat- j dents, has not increased at all.
ing plant and $15,000 for books! The matter of provision for
and periodicals. j demonstration and extension work
Hut one large building is re-j throughout the state was referred
quested, that for the home econ-j to a committee to be worked out
omics work now divided between! in conference with various state
the crowded girls' dormitory and ; organizations interested,
the agronomy building. Forthisj The regents present at the
$100,000 appropriation is asked, j meeting were as follows. Pres.
When this is built and proper J. K. Wcatherford, Albany;!
heat is given the stock judging1 Sec'y. E. E. Wilson. Corvallis; 15. j
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imvuitHi nun iiiimi iiu-Liiaims ; r . irvnie, i urumm ; nun vv. oi-
building, it will be necessary to'cott, Salem; L. II. Alderman,
put $21, (MX) into extension of the! Salem; C. E. Spence, Canby; Mrs.
heating plant, installing an addi-! Clara H. Waldo, Portland; J. T.
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Preferred Stock,
The World's Standard Brand Groceries
Chase & Sanborn
Teas and Coffee which have no equal
Heinz'S Pickles, That cannt be purchased
only of us.
Pure White, and
Jersey CreamFlour
Sold by us Only.
No Clerks needed to
Sell these goods.
Once sold always sold.
Produce a Specialty
Monmouth Mercantile Co.
Monmouth, Oregon
lional boiler and enlarging and
lengthening the conduits. The
rebuilding of the livestock build
ing will take $5, (KM), and $2. (KM)
is needed for a small storage
structure for inflammable materi
als and shop supt lies.
Science Hall was built for ag
ricultural instruction, but is now
used for the chemistry and phar
macy work. The imperative need
Apperson, Park Place; C. L. Ilaw
ley, McCoy; Walter M. Pierce,
LaGrande; and II. vonderllellen,
Wellen.
Large Shipment of Autos.
San Fkancisco, Dec. 7, a spe
cial train of seventy-five double
deck cars loaded with Buick
automobiles, the largest single
of more laboratory space and the! shipment ever made to any three
present unfitness of the rooms
available make remodeling which
will cost $11, 000, absolutely nec
essary at once. The college is in
great need of a library building,
and the best care of the lcalth
of the students would demand a
gymnasium, but in view of ap
propriations of more urgent ne
cessity, the regents have decided
not to ask for them this year.
They wish to relieve the pressure
on the state treasury, and are
doing all they can, though the
rapid growth of all departments
warrants a much increased ap
propriation for the work of the
next two years.
"Amounts estimated necessary
for the support of the work of
the various departments are
great ly in excess of the total ap
propriation requested of the legis
lature, but careful investigation
shows that the needs of the dif
ferent departments are so great
that the estimates are very con
servative," said Pres. Kerr this
morning. "However, the needs
of the college are increasing so
rapidly that it is impossible to
meet them. Notwithstanding this
fact, the regents, in making up
the budget, reduced the amounts
asked by each department to the
extreme minimum with which
the institution' could do work at
all reasonably efficient."
The report of the registrar
shows enormous increase in both
the regular and special courses,
but the instructional force has
not kept pace with this growth
in attendance. Registration in
agronomy, for instance, is GO per
cent greater than two years ago,
but the instructional force but 38
states, and larger by twenty-five
cars than a similar shipment
made last January left Flint,
Michigan, this afternoon for the
Pacific Coast. This special train
contains 375 automobiles, valued
at $182,400.
It is the largest shipment of
automobiles ever made under one
bill of lading and they are due to
arrive about Christmas day. The
shipment is routed via Rock Is
sland, Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific.
The train will run through
thickly populited sections of the
country by daylight. This ship
ment will greatly advertise the
prosperity of the Pacific Coast
states and without doubt those
people in the East who view this
train will be impressed with the
fact that there is wealth in the
VYest. This shipment is in ad
dition to the 150 automobiles that
the Buick factory ships to this
coast every week.
Upon the arrival of the train,
the Howard automobile company
will take out a policy of insurance
on these machines approximating
70 per cent of their value and
immediately 375 new license
numbers will have to be issued
for them, for-practically all of
these machines have already
been sold. The freight on this
shipment will approximate $32,
000.
tending to attend the convention, j
These conventions are of much
interest to those interested in the ;
educational work of the county
and are always well attended,
also much good for the schools of
the county has been accomplished
by them in the past.
State Supt. L. R. Alderman
will be present and will give an
address on the educational con
ditions of the state.
The convention will be on the
informal plan and all are welcome
to take part in the discussions of
the convention.
Any one having a subject per
taining to the schools of the
county or state which they would
like to have brought before the
convention, will be given the
chance to do so.
Following are some of the sub
jects that will be discussed:
How are board meetings legally
called?; The issuing of bonds and
warrants; Selecting teachers,
who, when and how; Compulsory
law; The supervisory law; School
holidays; Transferring of school
money from one district to an
other; Who is chairman of school
board?; What effect will the right
of woman have on the school
elections?; Standardization of
schools; Eighth grade examina
tions; School boards visiting the
schools; State lecture course;
Annual school meeting; Longer
term of school, 7 or 8 months;
More money for school purposes.
School Officers' Convention.
From all indications there will
be a number one attendance at
the School Officers' Convention
next Saturday, at Dallas, as
many school officers and others
have expressed themselves as in-
A dollar will buy more Xmas
joy at Craven & Moores than any
other store in Polk County.
B. F. SWOPE,
Attorney at Law and Notary
Public.
Home Phone:
OHice, No. 1320,
Residence, No. 3712.
Office in Cooper building,
Independence, - Oregon
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Business Directory
Directory of each City, Town and
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each place, location, population, tele
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also Classified Directory, compiled by
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WHY NOT GIVE ELECTRICAL GIFTS THIS CHRISTMAS?
The problem of what to give this Christmas is
easily solved if you consider the wide range of
useful and beautiful things to be found among
Things Electrical. The distinctiveness and
utility of an electrical gift is sure to delight the
recipient and the impression that it creates will
be far in excess of the moderate cost.
A complete assortment of electrical devices,
any of which is suitable as a Christmas gift, is
now being displayed and same may be pur
chased from us or any electrical supply dealer
in this city.
Prices range from $2.00 to $15.00.
. Oregon Power Co.
Telephone Dallas 24
Watches Are Like People.
They occasionally need a little doctoring;.
The time to start doctoring is right away after it is dis
covered that doctoring is needed. If your watch isn't feeling
quite as well as it should, let us give it a dose of our treatment.
It likely would work wonders with it.
How much?
That depends upon how sick your watch is, but the charge
will be as small as we, or anybody else, can make it.
WALTER G. BROWN, Watchmaker and Jeweler.
Office in Perkins Pharmacy, - Monmouth, Oregon
Monmouth Time Table
The following is the schedule time for the arrival and
departure of trains at Monmouth.
No. 64. Independence to Dallas and Portland, 6:35 A. M.
No. 61. Independence to Airlie, 6:40 A. M.
No. 62. Airlie to Independence and Salem, 8:00 A. M.
No. 65. Dallas to Independence and Corvallis, 8:55 A. M.
No. 68. Independence to Dallas, 11:05 A.M.
No. 69. Dallas to Independence and Portland, 1 :25 P. M.
No. 66. Independence to Dallas, 2:40 P. M.
No. 125. Independence' to Monmouth and return
to Independence and Salem, - .3:55 P. M.
No. 73. Dallas to Airlie, 3:55 P.M.
No. 72. Airlie to Independence, 5:35 P. M.
No. 70. Independence to Dallas, 6:40 P. M.
No. 126. Independence to Monmouth
and return to Independence, 7:25 P. M.
No. 71. , Dallas to Independence, 7:45 P. M.