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Herald VoL VIII Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, September 24, 1915 No. 3 ES Second Week of School Closes With 325 Students 0 INTEREST TAKEN IN ATHLETICS Member of the Faculty Have Accepted Invitations for Institute Work The second week of the school closes with a total enrollment of 323. At the close of the second week last year there was an en rollment of 232, and the Regis trar estimates that the enroll ment will probably reach 430 be fore the close of the year, a very decided increase, as the total en rollment last year was 326. The spirit of the student body is all that could be desired, every one seemingly imbued with the idea that he or she is here to get everything possible from the school. The activities are com mencing to be discussed, and the probabilities are that there will be strong basket ball teams, both of the men and of the women. It has been decided not to have any basket ball either by men or women teams off from the cam pus, and the outlook is very favorable for some splendid team work among the students them selves. It is the opinion of the Board of Regents and faculty that the athletics should be so developed that every student in the school will be privileged to know enough about them to in telligently direct play ground work, which accounts for the present ruling. Mr. Pittman left Wednesday for Medford to deliver an address before the Confederation of Womens' Clubs. The members of the faculty have accepted invitations for in stitute work as follows: Mr. Pittman at Tillamook, Hillsboro, Salem, McMinnville and Hood River; Miss Arbuthnot at Salem and McMinnville; Mrs. Aultman at Salem, McMinnville and Hillsboro. There is quite a demand for other members of the faculty, but their work is so heavy at the Normal that it is not deemed best to accept such invitations. The railroad company has dur ing the week placed a gravel alk on the east side of their tracks, which permits students to reach the Normal by simply crossing the track once. This improvement is very greatly ap preciated by the Normal. On Saturday evening of last eek the Oregon Normal School Faculty were hosts to the stu- denta at a rprentinn which n ... i . . . reMtioni Ackerman. a response by Mrs. Wheeler, some fUurH. ful songs bv Mi SS Crppnp in.-l Mr. Gilmore and clever readings by Miss Arbuthnot made pleas ant entertainment An alphabet game in which one tried to know all one's neighbors and a gay get-acquainted march on the lighted campus were entered into with a hearty spirit. The guests were escorted in groups to the .Normal building where in Mr. Evenden's room were served ices and cakes. To the infectious music of the orchestra which had given pleas ure all evening the truests de parted, feeling with the faculty that a year full of delightful prospects of pleasure and good fellowship opened before then. Pres. and Mrs. Ackerman are ie iram i oct. s Governor Withycombe Issue Proclamation RECOMMENDS INSTRUCTION III SCHOOLS Great Losses From Fire Are, in a Large Measure, Prevent able, is Pointed Out aaiem, ur, bent. ZL-ln a proclamation issued last night. Governor Withycombe designated October 9 as fire prevention day in Oregon. In his proclamation, the gov ernor urged that an eftort be made to organize the state in an efficient campaign against the common enemy -unregulated K1LLEQ AT 1 planning to give a reception in'fjre- He recommended that so rhp npnr firm tn th ririrpr,. rrf lar 33 PSSlble instruction COn Monmouth, faculty and student body, which promises to be one of the leading social events of the year. The Training Department of the Normal School opened on Monday morning. The attend ance shows a steady growth over former years. This indicates more than any other fact that people are pleased with the con duct of the school. The total number is 147. Many of these cerning the danger of fire and the methods of fire prevention be given in schools that day and on other days as well In this connection, he also said; "I would further urge that on fire prevention day individuals and communities undertake do mestic municipal house cleaning and inspection, to the end that inflammable rubbish may be re moved; that heating appliances 'and chimneys be examined and placed in safe condition; that the MJIttLCU 111 DCUC tunutLluil, malt niu have moved into Monmouth since, tg of hote,S) factories and T ...1 U 1 -l,.,! TUno! ... Jimp, when school closed. Thus again it is demonstrated that a good school is a good advertise ment for a community. The new teachers, Mrs. Ault man and Miss Dinius are taking hold of their work in a very able manner and the Board of Eudca- tion is to be congratulated on their good judgment The Grammar room is so crowded that a room will have to be pro vided for them elsewhere. As the High School is full to the doors accommodations will prob ably have to be provided at the Normal until the new building is finished. As this is the beginning of the srhool vear. the patrons and par ents are urged to make a visit so they can note progress as tne year advances. The manage ment wants a good school and to that end it courts helpful sug gestions at any time. Suitable Reward I lost a dark leather purse be tween East Independence and Albany or on return by way of Buena Vista, Independence to Monmouth, containing about -:u v,nn nVlfPts. a two dollar bill, a two dollar check endorsed bv C P. Well, a note signed by Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Miller, a note nedbyEll Rainier, a letter from Mrs Gatzi- bi a reception under win 3S ! f 8 2b!y '.rded by leav activities for the vear. The gymnasium was most attractive decked with autumn leaves hieh provided a charming back found for the happy guests. In the receiving line to greet the students, new and old were: President and Mrs. Ackerman, Mr- and Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Os Jf. Mrs. Gilmore, Mr. and Mrs. ttman, Mrs. Aultman, Miss Mcintosh and Miss Dinius. An address of welcome by L--.,;MirrPwarded by leaving the purse and contents at the Herald office, Monmouw. L A. Tompson. "Tpvicclub Members of tiJcivie Club are reminded today is the Annual Ltingforthe Election , , l A discussion of the future of the club is requested Laura u rm. Secretary. institutions housing numbers of people be safeguarded; that fire drills be established and operated ; and, in short, that every en couragement be given to a healthy public preparation for the lessen ing of our fire losses, through intelligent and adequate fire pre vention." The governor pointed out that the great losses sustained from fire are, in a large measure, pre ventable, and said he believed Oregon should be especially in terested in the move to reduce the losses because of the heavy destruction, the total in 1914 be- in? $4,000,000 in the state. Hprpferred to the fact that the per capita annual loss in Euoope has been 50 cents, while in the United States it has been $2.32. Another Round-up Philomath has gone into the Round-up busines and from those who were in attendance we learn thai the show is to become remanent and that the manage- r" , .. . ment propose to make it excel the Pendleton Round-up. Gporze T. Boothby drove down Tnpsdav with George W. Sullivan, Ram Buchanan, Ben Pollan and another party to see the show. The report is that there was some good riders there and while the horses threw some of them there were others who succeeded in riding the wild animals. On one instance a wild steer was driven onto the track and as overtaken by an auto with a cowboy standing up in ironi, from which he jumped, caught the steer by the horns, then by the nose, throwing it to the ground. There was a very large crowd in attendance. Abstracts promptly made by Brown & Sibley, attorneys and abstracters. Portland Train Hour and a Half Late Wednesday on Ac count of Accident Wednesday the mail was an hour and a half late on account of a train wreck near Tualatin, four men being instantly killed when the Southern Pacific red electric train and an auto truck with three passengers and some farm produce came together. The truck was wrecked and the front part of the train was smashed and the windows broken, but the motorman and passengers es caped without injury. Fruit Drier Started After thinking for a while that the fruit drier here would lay idle this year, it became apparent that much fruit would, go to waste and Manager Jacob Smith began taking in prunes Thursday of last week and started the drier next day. They have now been busy for a week and expect to run for a period of two weeks before the crop will be cleaned up. Thpre were no Drunes. this season, or at least but very few on the low lands, but in the hills there was a very good crop. The Monmouth Orchard Com pany, of which Mr. Stockholm is manager, had more prunes than their drier would care for and part of their crop is being brought to the drier here. PRINCIPAL ASKS F03 TEACHER Seventy-two Register in High School the Firit Day THE SEATING IS TO BE Student's Association Will Main- tain an Employment Bureau T IT The Eugene Bible University Gideon Band Here Last Monday Night The Eugene Bible University Gideon Band, in the interest of the Bible University at Eugene, crave an entertainment at the Christian Church Monday even ing to a crowd of about 250 Mon mouth and Independence people They are making a campaign throughout Oregon, Northern California, Western Washington, Idaho and Montana to raise $200, 000 by the 17th of November for the endowment fund of th school. Mr. James J. Hill of St Paul, Minnesota, has agreed to contribute $50,000 when the friends of the School on the Pa cific Coast and elsewhere have raised the endowment to $200, 000, making the total endowment fund $250,000. Those in the party were E. C. Sanderson, president of the School, G. S. O. Humbert, field secretary, and A. F. Bennett, evangelist, O. H. Williams o Rpllincham. Washington. Leon Myers of La Grande, Oregon, and the Hatley-Gilfilen quartet, consisting of the Misses Loretta and Lusetta Hatley and Sylvia and Goldie Gilfilen. O. H. Williams gave an address and several numbers were rend ered by the quartet They have been out ten days on their campaign and at the present time are only $35,000 short of the amount required. About $700 was raised here by the members of the Christian Church. "Three teachers can not do well the work now required in Monmouth High School. Students could not get desired courses last semester, and many new and in sistent demands are now made by the larger number of students. Seventy-one registered the first day. This number exceeds by 'our the total registration of last . ma t t year. Mr. Keezel, principal oi he High School, quoted above, has asked the Board to consider the employment of an additional teacher. Oultide Student Register All of the eleven graduates of the eighth grade last June are in the high school. Fourteen others who came from districts outside of Monmouth make a total of twenty-five in the Freshman class. By the provisions of the County High School Fund, the school attended draws the money 'or students from other districts. Employment U Sought The students will conduct an employment bureau for the bene fit of students who want work, and for those who have odd jobs of work. The work will be supervised by the faculty, with the co-opera tion of the communities, a real service may be done for deserv-' ing students, Seating to Be Rearranged With the increase of students the seating of the High School is inadequate. Seventy-two stu dents can more than fill the fifty five seat3 in the study room. If the 8th grade be taken to the Normal reseating will be much improved and rearranging of study rooms will relieve the con ditions. Sues The County Because the county court re jected a claim for $1050 damages for putting a road through their land, the Portland Trust & Sav ings Co. has commenced action for the amount in the circuit court. The plaintiffs are owners of the Guthrie acres and claim that about seven acres of their land were used in opening the new road from the Guthrie school house through Cooper hollow. -Itemizer. Investigated Recall It appears that the Polk County grand jury in session last week made an investigation into the recall movement which was en tered against County Judge Teal and the commissioners, exoner ating that tody from blame. The investigation appears to have been one of the last acts of the jury and if there was cause found against any party it was not made known. Another recall movement is constituted of bluff, malice or nothing, we can't tell which.