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MoaRKmtk, Polk CWy, Ortfoa, Friday, March 26, 1915
No. 29
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Educational Meetings
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Used lot Summer School
On Thursday eroiinff. Msfrh
lift. Tol. R. Hnf
- ie Board of Regents gave tie
last lecture of th series of ten
; lecturra which he has given t a
- :,cial class of the Normal School
-'''during the current year. The
'; subjects were as folio we:
: !. Origin of English Litrt
" .tare, Including Chaucer.
! 2. The Elizabethan Period.
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The Puritan Age.
Period of the Restoration,
Eighteenth Century L'tera-
The Romantic Aae.
' 7. The Victorian Age.
r 8L Histories as Literature.
. j 9. Fiction as Literature.
' ; 10. The Drama as Literature.
y The Normal, and especially the
i class, feels that Col. Hofer has
been most alturistic in this work,
? as he gave his time, expesienee
3 and effort in these lectures with
' out any pecuniary reward. So
',, much were hig lectures appreci
" ated that his elass unanimously
f passed the following resolution:
It RESOLUTION OP THANKS
H Whereas, Col. E. Hofer, has
' i out of his kindness and his
J abundant fund of information,
I enriched with his wide reading
I and large acquaintance, given
the students of the Oregon Nor
'.. mal School some most instructive,
interesting and valuable lectures
: during the past few months:
., Therefore, be it re-salved -That
we, th students of the Leeture
Course, hereby extend to Col E.
Hofer a vote of appremtioa for
. his generous efforts in our be
: half.
The Normal faculty is in great
demand for educational meetings
; and rallies at the present time.
Last Saturday Mr. Butler was at
Turner, Mr. Gentle at Sheridan
and Pres. Ackerman at N. Plains,
- and on Tuesday of this week
; Pres. Ackerman attended a rally
at Webfoot, some seven miles
i from McMinnville, and Pre.
; Ackerman has accepted an invi-
tatiofl to speak to the Southern
Owgoei School Masters' Club at
Jacksonville next Saturday. Mr.
Evenden has accepted an invita
tion to attend a joint rally at
-'Steridan on April 10. They all
report very pleasant arai profit
able gatherings.
Mr. Griffa has commenced to
tear down the old gymnasium
which was recently, sold to him,
and when ' the domestic science
and art classes are transferred to
the new training school building,
.and the building belonging to the
school district now occupied by
such classes has been removed,
and the walks laid to the gymna
sium, heating plant and laundry,
and Normal grounds will be very
much improved in appearance.
The out-of-door activities are
beginning to take shape. Walk
ing clubs under the direction of
Miss Taylor, head of the Depart
ment of Physical Education, are
being organized, tennis teams
are getting together, and the
young men of the Normal are
seriously debating the : work up
on the baseball diamond.
Preparations are being made
for perhaps one of the greatest
events of the year, namely, May
Day exercises. These will take
the form largely of a pageant,
illustrating the Exploration peri
od of American history on the
part of France, England and
Spain, together with the uual
competitive events and the crown
ing of the May Queen.
Mis Parrott, Head of the
English Department, made a
business trip to Portland Satur
day. The Easter vacation will be
from Wednesday noon, March 31,
to Tuesday morning, April 6, and
many of the students are having
pleasant home anticipations.
President Ackerman received
word from Prof. Sheldon, Head
of the -Department of Education
at the University of Oregon, that
the Committee on Advanced
Credits of the U. of 0. has de
cided to grant full two years col
lege credit to those of the Oregon
Normal School graduates who
have taken two years professional
work in addition to a high school
course. This privilege is hieilv
appreciated by the Oregon Nor
mal School, and we sincerely trust
that such committee wiH never
have cause to regret eitending
this privilege to our Oregon Nor
mal School graduates.
The outfook for the summer
school is very encouraging, and
the Drobabilitiei ar that evrrv
room in Monmouth available will
be oaed. The President is aniious
to have all who will furnish rooms
or table board to arive the infor
mation in writing, stating full
particulars, and the price. Please
do not telephone in but send it in
writing.
Friday morning the Training
School Orchestra under Miss Ho
ham's direction gave an enjoy
able little woe-ram in assembly.
The boys and girls gave the stu
dent body much pleasure by their
excellent playing. On of the
numbers was esDwiallv nsirwH
for the benefit of the students
"The Student Teacher's Walts."
' Monday evening Miss Butler.
Miss Taylor. Miss Hoham and
Miss Dunsmore were hostesses at
a birthday dinner in honor of
Jars. Lvenden and Miss West.
Miss Ruth Raktarae was the
Senior speaker Wednesday morn
ing. Her talk on Festivals of
Japan" brought to light many
Quaint customs of the inland neo-
pie whose ways are so different
rrom our own.
The three literary societies are
jointly presenting "Polly of the
Circw." a clever littk play, on
Friday night of this week. Re
hearsals under Miss Pamrtt's
direction have developed real
talent in some of the characters
who are working hard.. The whole
student body is eagerly looking
forward to the, final presentation.
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March 30 is the date of Mary
Antin's appearance in Monmouth
where she will lecture on the
subject of ."The Responsibilities
of American Citizenship," a topic
on which everyone should be
thinking. This will be Mary
Antin's first appearance on the
Pacific Coast and the Oregon
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As things begin to shape up for
the Polk County Jerseys Breed
ers' sale on May 12, evidence ac
cumulates to indicate that it will
-in many ways-be the greatest
sale of the kind ever held. Over
150 animals have' been entered
for the sale. Of these more than
fifty and probably as many as
uxty will be Register of Merit
Jerseys. About twenty-five bulls
will be sold and almost all of
these will be from Register of
Merit dams. So far as can be
learned, this k the largest num
ber of Register of Merit Jerseys
ever placed in one sale, and should
give it a place high in the history
of dairy sales.
While there is an earnest de
sire on the part of all to have a
successful sale, and the utmost
harmony of action prevails, the
consignors seem to want the fact
emphasised that they care more
for satisfied customers at this
first sale than for high prices.
In fact, owing to financial condi
tions, high prices are not ex
pected. Serious consideration is
Normal School is peculiarly for
tunate in baing able to secure one
of the most conspicuous persons
in American public life today as
a number on th seasons' lecture
course.
Only twenty years ago she
came to America with her par
ents, a -child of thirteen, yet
within suteen years she produced
one of the two great books of .the
time "The Promised Land,"
human document of extraordi
nary vividness and power.
Mary Antm, who in private
life is Mrs. Amadeu W. Grabau,
wife of a" Columbia University
professor, was fortunate in hav
ing her ability early recognized
by her family and by such per
sons as Dr. Edward Everett Hale.
Mary Antin's initial appearance
on the American platform was in
1913. From the beginning she
held her audiences in rapt atten
tion. She speaks words of con
viction that m aud knars find
hard to forgt.
Owe p'omirnent man hm said
"I have rarely listened to a more
soul stirring address. She spoke
quietly, but the large audience
had no difficulty in hearing her.
I have been told by many people
that they learned more in a single
lecture by her than they had
been able, to g&ther from many
books and publications'."
Dr. Winshfpa noted educator,
calls Mary Antin the woman of
the hour with a great message.
A Mary Antin lecture is a new
experience a fascinating study. !
It is something to be enjoyed and
analyzed. In her lecture which
is to be given in Monmouth she
emphasizes patriotism, not for
one country, but for the world as
a universal brotherhood.
Tickets for this splendid lecture
may. be had for fifty cents at
Johnson's Book Store where the
ticket board will be from Friday
until Tuesday noon. Tickets may
be had at the door also.
being given to the idea of not
allowing consignors to bid, al
though some of the small con
signors desire to buy.
Clark Hembree of Monmouth,
will have eight head in the sale'
two of them Register of Merit
cows. Mr. Hembree has not yet
fully decided about showing at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition,
but hardly thinks he will go. He
has some very fine animals, but
his herd is not as complete as
last year, when he made such
great winnings at the California
and Oregon State Fairs.
Frank Loughary of Monmouth
will have six Cows and two bulls
in the sale. All but one of the
cows is in the Register of Merit.
Lady North's Majesty, third as a
junior yearling at the Oregon
State Fair in 1913, was put on
official test late in January. She
was just three years old the day
she began her test and she tested
over six per cent her first month,
Luckiamute ideal F.ern, that was
tested as a three-year-old and
produced 540 pounds of butter,
is again on test. She has tested
up to seven per cent and her
average is about six. All the
herd are doing well.
Guy Hewitt, of Monmouth, will
contribute fourteen head to the
sale. Three of these are bulls
and of the cows six are in the
Register of Merit and the others
are either the dams of Register
of Merit cows or the daughters'
ot cows with official records.
Bettie's Golden gi'rl, one of Mr.
Hewitt's good heifers by his old
bull, Kinda Lad of S. B.. pro
duced 510 pounds and ten ounces
of butter as a two-year-old and
dropped her second calf in thir
teen months. She will be tested
again as a four-year-old and Mr.
Hewitt has every reason to ex
pect a record of 700 pounds.
John B. Slump k Soh of Mon
mouth are the largest consignors.
They will have thirty-six in the
sale, only six of them bulls.
Moyane's Monine finished her
year's test February 16, with 811
pounds of butter, subject of
course to slight revision. She
will freshen in six weeks. She
came through in perfect health
and good shape. Her average
test was over six and eight-tenths
per cent and she produced about
10,500 pounds of milk. She had
a seven day test of 19.15 pounds.
Her fine bull calf, just a year old,
is not yet sold. Noble's Emerald
of Fair Acres, a daughter of
Noble Peer, that freshened about
the first of the year, will be put
in the sale. She is milking up
to twenty-eight pounds and show
ing a good test. She is on official
test and the party buying her can
finish the test if he desires.
Several of the consignments
would not be sold if the Messrs.
Stump were going to show this
year. They will sell show stock
that would win in almost any
company. Some especially sweet
calves will be sold. Thirteen of
the cows to be sold are already
in the Register of Merit
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lyiignt aiar mat naa ner milk
flow diminished by an injury to
her udder finished her year with
about 700 pounds of butter and
11,000 pounds of milk. About
thirty cows are on test now.
Some will qualify without finish-1
mg, before the sale and buyers
can continue the test if desired. .
While Monmouth will furnish
a large proportion of the animals
sold and while the field man hap
pened to see the Monmouth con
signors, it is by no means the
only locality furnishing good
Jerseys. Frank Lynn of Perry
dale will have a choice consign
ment of eight females. , He will
have both Register of Merit ani
mals and cows on test Lady's
Pet of Kilbourne, his grand old
Island show cow, is among those
now on official test and while not
milking as heavy as she did last
Concluded on page six '
REGULAR PIJU1 LETTER
Celilo Canal to Be Tested
In April
NEW OREGON MM BEING PRINTED
Farm Land Bureau of Oregon
DtvelofNMMt Lnun lias
Just Umi Bmftk
Portland, Ore., Mar. 22.
Unless there is a rearrangement
of present plans, the Celilo Canal
will be opened for the passage
of boats for five days in April,
probably between the 10th and
15th, and it is exacted that a
number of steamers now on the
upper river will be brought to
Portland for overhauling and two
or more butts t ill carry freight
from Portland to Pasco, Kenne
wick and other points. Construc
tion work on the canal is prac
tically finished, but little remain
ing to b done except to clean
out an accumulation of refuse
and to build a few bridges for
the accommodation of owners of
fish wheels and two for the pas
sage of teams. The canal is be
ing finished several weeks earlier
than was expected, and it will
probably be opened permanently
for navigation on May 1st.
Owners of high grade livestock
in this state will have a number
of opportunities next Fall to show
off their prize animals, four very
important events being already
on the list. Early in November
will be held the Western National
Dairy Show at Seattle, to be
closely followed by the Cascade
International Stock Show at
North Yakima. The first week
in December the Northwest Live
stock Show will be held at Lewis
ton, Idaho, while the Fifth An
nual Pacific International Live-
stock Exposition will be held at
Portland, December 6 to 11.
Breeders' associations in the East
and Middle West are taking great
interest in these events and are
making unusually liberal appro
priations to help out on the pre
mium list.
In order to induce a great num
ber of tourists to visit Oregon
this year, automobile clubs and
the various business orranizatinns
throughout the Northwest are
planning to send invitations to
similar associations throughout
the East and Middle West to in
clude Portland, the Columbia
Highway and the Pacific High
way territory in their itineraries
The Portland Automobile Club is
preparing a new tourist book, for
general distribution, which will
contain a vast amount of dp.
scriptive matter and will b illus
trated with cuts of sum of the
most attractive scenery within
reach of the motorist.
The Portland Commercial Cluh
has just received from the nrpss
advance coDies of the new n.
gon Almanac, a volume of sta
tistics and information regarding
every community in this state.
These advance 'copies are being
sent out as raDidlv as nossihle to
all papers and periodicals in the
state, also tot commercial clubs
and .similar "organizations. Tn
about two weeks the main issfie
Of about 300,000 copies will be
off the press, and will be sent out
in response to written requests
from individuals anxious to secure
reuaDie oaca on uregon.
"Farm Lands in Orpcon " U
the title of a booklet just issued
by the Farm Land Bureau of the
Oregon Development League. It
contains a list of several hundred
farms and smal Dieces of land
for sale, with prices and terms.
It is designed to bring together
owners of land and nrotirwh'vp
buyers without the intervention
of middlemen or agents. Copies
will be mailed to those interested.