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Ucal and rerSOnall-
Mr.A-
Vhn was on ner j ""mc iium
Cjsitinp her daughter in Michi-j
an, N. u., stopped ou nere ,vuu,, were aetermin.ng the
;eit Mrt. M. Cornelius a few. character of each country's citi-
U last week leaving Saturday.
Jlrs. Bowersox took Mrs. Davis
far as Independence in ner j
l-ar.
Mrs. Lorneuus anu neien j
Accompanying them.
Miss Mary Murdockcame home
tfromiamnui inursuay ttuure-
Lined under the parental roof
Cmtil Sunday afternoon when she
mm Yamhill Thursday and re
(until Sunday afternoon when she
'autoed back to Yamhill being
accompanied by Larl White, her
brother George Murdock and
wife, who have been visiting
here for some time, and her sis
ter Mrs. Ruth Griner, who is
here having her neck treated.
Mr. White, Mr. MuraocK ano
wife and Mrs. Griner returned
in the evening and on Wednes
day Mr. and Mrs. Murdock left
for Marshfield to visit the latter's
brother after which they will re
turn here for a longer visit with
Mr. Murdock's parents.
Birthday Anniversary
Mrs. Ella Moran Thorp enter
tained a few of her friends the
16th in honor of her birthday.
Among those present were Mrs.
L. J. Powell, Grandma Bedwell,
Mrs. Monroe Mulkey, Mrs. A. A.
Cattron, Mrs. Force, Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Mack, Mrs.
McClellan, Rev. and Mrs. Fisher,
Mrs. P. H. Johnson, Mrs. S.
Coats. Dr. Laura Price, Miss
Marienne Feour and Pearl Kohn
ke, Virginia Coats and Master
Halley Johnson. Mrs. Thorp
was especially pleased to hear
the elderly ladies, all pioneers,
recall stories of their earlier ad
ventures. She received many
congratulations and several re
membrances.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS; PAST,
AND FUTURE
PRESENT
The social conditions of any
country determine the character
of its citizens. The pages of
history reveal this to be an un-
disputable truth. When the Ro
man Eagle soared victoriously
over all the world; when the
sturdy Phoenician sailors braved
the stormy seas for the purpose
of commerce; when the Spartan
soldiers were making for them
selves at Thermopolae an undy
ing name for bravery; when al
nations ot ancient times were
struggling for their existence
under the motto "Might makes
Right" the social conditions were
determining the character of their
citizens. When the Barbarian
tribes had settled in France, in
Germany, in England and else
where and the Normans had con
quered England the social con
ditions determined the character
of the citizens of those countries.
When the famous Napoleon had
been defeated at Waterloo and
his ambitious plans and hopes
had been dashed to nieeps and
he had been sentenced to the Isle
f Elba; when the thirteen original
colonies had thrown off the yoke
f England and had become an
established nation; when daring
Pioneers of the nation blazed their
way through western forests and
Prairies and settled territories
hich soon became states; when
tle war of 1812 showed England
ewere not her weakling but
her equal; when the Civil War
rent our country and saw our
loved president a martyr to his
use and the nations bowed in
Mourning; when the story of the
sinking of the Maine provoked a
8uPerheated people into war
fffainst Spain; when national and
Wernational wars were shaking
My when .the,
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. . . "k
"n
i nuituun as tnev havr-fcrmn,! ,.oi, n..
never .been shaken before, sal
,zens. These are only a ft of
the many striking historical facts ,
. Ku hi snow mat social con-
u..w wiwmine me character ,
of a country s citizen. !
wow transport yourselves for 5
a time h:mk tlin ;., ,v. iL. '
",,,c
Koman Eagle soared victoriously j
over a'" tne world. What were
the social conditions then? Their j WlLBFRT F. Cornwell,
form of government will answer j Monmouth, Oregon,
the question. It was monarchial.
uXtoueXMrta!i "oumi school notes
man slavery,. with the PlebianJ m
(the Poor) and other savPS vr were 8erved the guests at daintily
struggling against the Patricians
(the Rich.)
Right social
conditions
must
not then
have existed.
They
must have been wrong for in any :
nation where slavery exists in j
any form social conditions are'
wrong. Political conditions were1 jiht musical program was a
also wrong and when political ; Spanish serenade, in costume,
conditions are wrong social con-; by the Misses Baker and Cooke,
ditions must be necessarily so. j After the other Societies had ad
True, Rome earned for herself an Mourned to their respective rooms,
illustrious name from her roads. ;
her education and her statesmen
but it was necessary for the few ,
who oppressed the many.
Now go into Phoenicia, into i
Sparta, into Greece, into all
tions of those ancient times and
we find the same social conditions
. . .
as we lound in Kome-Blaves,i"eir respective viass iiy
held in subjection by heartless
oppressors who built up a false!
civilization which fell and crum-
bled as inevitably must all na-
tions fall and crumble whose
basic principles of foundation are!
wrong or wnicn develop into
social conditions that are wrong.
Go next to those countries that
were settled by the barbarian
tribes. Go to England after the
Norman Conquest. See there as
elsewhere feudal slavery in all
its forms. Its form of govern
ment is monarchial and as in Ro
man times was founded with hu
man slavery as its basis. True,
the flower of knighthood, chiv
alry, sprang up in feudal times
but still the people were held in
feudal or land slavery in subjec
tion to heartless oppressors
lords and kings whom in life or
in death, in peace or in war, the
oppressed people were obliged to
serve.
Next see yourself a member of
an army with the indomitable
Napoleon on his white charger
t tha tipsd. Watch him as he
cheers and praises his men who
think not of defeat or of their
dying but only of meritorious
service to their commander.
Again, see Napoleon at Waterloo.
See his army defeated and him
self taken prisoner and the entire
world saved from the horrible
fate that he had planned for it.
Go back to the cause of the
Napoleonic Wars and you will
find that wrong political condi
tions and wrong social conditions
offered to Napoleon a chance to
gratify his personal greed for
power and conquest Not yet
had right social conditions, come
for wars were never absent and
we may never expect to have
right social conditions in any
country till the laws oi
country make it impossible for
wars to exist.
Cross the ocean. See our
mother country, England, being
whipped by her daughter. See
us throwing off her yoke and be
coming an established nation.
See our brave pioneers preparing
the way for settlements of terri
tories which become states of the
nation. See ourselves shaken by
another struggle with the mother
country, with an internal strife
'
Kiutnrenime nation in twain i
a seeming
ML
have survived and still hoe to!
push on and on. Another war
loom. ,m .nri . u
Spain. Again we come out the
victors. Truly, ours has been a
remarkable history -remark able
that in such a short period of a
little over a century that a nation
likp nnrsluoahfti,u r,m
. ....... .
ment iaaor mat it is among the
nations of the world today.
(To be concluded in ntxt issue.)
,appointe? tables in the living
room and study
DELPHIAN
The Delphian Literary Society
held its regular meeting Friday
evening, May fourteenth. The
Delphian's contributed to the
the Delphian program was
opened by a violin duet by Misses
Gentle and Rogers. This was
followed by a most entertaining
story telling contest The par-
na-,ticipants in this contest were
j two members from each class,
who had won this distinction in
'a.:. "m . T..
Outs. "
Ihe Judges, Miss Hoham,
Miss Uhoon and Mr. bentle,
found it very difficult to award
the prizes as the stories were all
so well and so widely varied in
subject They finally decided
that the prizes, which were given
by Miss Parrott, should go to
Miss Pollow and Miss Kautz.
The dramatic rendition of
"Helene Thamre" by Miss Pol
low is to be greatly commended.
Miss Kautz told in her inimitable
manner, "The Sing Song of Old
Man Kangaroo," by Kipling.
The stories were interspersed by
vocal solos, by Miss Baker and
Mr. Gilmore and a violin duet by
Misses Gentle and Rogers with
Miss Kreamer at the piano. The
last number of the evening was
an unique Dutch drill,
This is the second Story-Telling
Contest held in the Delphian
Society and those who listened to
the students could not help but
realize what this work would
mean to prospective teachers in
that art so dear to the heart of
the child and the youth. For it
gives practice and presentation
impossible in regular class-room
work. We hope these annua
contests may become an annua
custom.
Mr. Butler was in charge of
the joint session of the Literary
Societies, Friday evening, when
thev met in the chapel of the
Normal building. The program
was opened by a vocal duet
"Samson and Delilah" by Miss
Gretchen Kreamer and Miss
Gertrude Parker of the Vesper
tine Sociefcv. Miss Eunice Web
ber of the Vespertine Society
played an instrumental solo,
This was followed by a very in
terping illustrated lantern talk
on May Day events by Mr. Gil
more. In this way. we were
able to see ourselves as others
see us The Spanish serenade
by Misses Baker and Cook of the
Delnhian Society was enjoyed by
all The Societies then ad
journed, the Delphians remaining
in the chapel, me vespertine
and Normal Societies going to
the gymnasium
Rnll call was responded toby
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In the number, A Night in
Hawaii," the stage setting, mu
sic and acting proved to us that
we were in reality enjoying a
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the two pantomime pictures were
evidenced by the pictures them
selves. The "Bridal" scene was
as entertaining as the "Bridle"
scene was amusing. The Misses
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Real Estate Transfers
In Polk County.
The following is a list of realty
transfers recorded during the
week ending May 13, 1915, and
reported to the Herald by Sibley
6 Eakin, Abstracters, 515 Court
street, Dallas, Oregon:
Mrs. M. A. Stump et al to Mary
C. Tedrow, q. c. d., Frac. sw 1-4
of sw 1-4 of sec. 13, tp. 9 s., r. 5
west, $1.
Tiras S. Brown and wife to
Phil. S. Brown, w. d., 20 acres
in A. Leonard d. 1. c. in tp. 6 and
7 s., r. 6 west, $1.
R. A. Harris and wife to H. M.
and Grace E. Buell, w. d., 27
acres in sec. 7, tp. 7 s., r. 3 west,
$10.
Emily M. Vandevort to H. M.
and Grace E. Buell, q. c. d., 1 1-2
acres in sec. 7, tp. 7 s., r. 3 west
$1.
M. C. Munson and wife to John
B. and Anna Teal, w. d., 47-100
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Crowley, w. d., 170.G8 acres in
sees. 9, 10, 15 and 16, tp. 7 s., r.
4 west, $5.
,! Lowman II. Conner to Geo. A.
and Lillie M. Woods, w. d., 25
acres in Claim No. 54, tp. 6 s., r.
5 west $2500.
F. W. and Ellen A. Royal to
Peter Cook, w. d., Block 7 in
Ballston, $10.
T. C. Swartz and wife to Geo.
F. and Sarah Toevs, w. d., w.
1-2 lots 6 and 7, Block 2, Fairview
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J. A. Baxter and wife to Geo.
A. and Lillie M. Woods, w. d.,
83.44 acres in Claim No. 56, tp. 6
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J. A. Baxter and wife to Geo.
A. and Lillie M. Woods, w. d.,
314.07 acres in tp. 6 s., r. 5 west,
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