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Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, October 1, 1915
No. 4
Herald
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Literary Societies Organized
Friday Night
siENJ Boiliio OFFICERS
jliss Cornelia Marvin, State li
brarian, Guest of Normal
at Chapel Time Friday
The three literary societies or
ganized last Friday night and
cabinet rr.iilpra Thn tA
, , in i U.Hi
for construction was contributed
by the Portland Teachers' Asso
ciation, flmirei'intwin ,f
shown them on their visit of last
year, i he construction is almost
faultless, so that the finished
desk is really a work of art in
wood, and a permanent adorn
ment to the chapel.
On Friday Miss Cornelia Mar-
Vin. Shite T ihrnrinn ivno o rrnucr
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of the Normal school at chapel
time. i ss : nrvin snnkp nt the
work done by the state librarian ;
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PUL1 INCREASE IS FACULTY
Board of Education Decides
to Add Fourth Instructor
SCHOOL DRAWS IWANY FROM DISTANCE
The Removal of the Eighth
Grade Gives More Room for
Commercial Courses
Tt wns announced on last Mon-
Hav that the Rnfird of Education
worn uone uy me state uorarian '
at present and the new pians! bad decided to add another mem-
. . .. . . Ilitirto tha fniMiltv of the nicn
school. The Board will employ
the new teacher for part time, if
nnssihle. or full time. It is honed
that this addition to the teaching:
office room on the second floor
will continue to be used as library
and typewriting room, for the
present at least. These proposed
changes will make it possible to
accommodate extra classes, anu
will relieve the crowded condi
tions in the study room. The
eh.inirpa will also make it un-
n.wsnrv to mirehase seats for
. . i
either the assembly room or ciass
rooms.
w now ready ior me wuir, m
the year. Those who have kept which works toward the estab
. .!i.U 4-1.. ortrtiotu ukii-1 ... -
intoucn wiui uic bvli " .nlshment of county libraries in
know that in past years one of 0regon Miss Marvin.8 taIk
the strongest features of the with itg piimpses 0f yT splendid
school has been the literary s0 1 work and its inspiriting messaRe
l, .inla onnprviainn (if, 1.1 . . i ...
cietv wuift, u.mu oi tne times was a real treat ior , ...
..:..D.mtt Miss Kennon and v..l u.. .j u..j Monday. The students will now
Missiaiivi- uuui lacuuy aim siuueui uuuj. i - ,. . ,
.. a t-Us. ono mom. . . , . .. , ihe ah e to adiust more satistac-
Jlr. rJuuer, auu me ca...v xhe remainder ot the flay was ; . , . o .
. . . T in v Tnir s1 h i it'ts. i;uia?fs ui
spent by Mis. Marvin in mspec-, . m VetimMv
rUKJkLu are most
tho nam trnininnr ephnn hi fl Iff,
Lilt ut uiuiiiii uvu""i c!
and thp rpmndelpd lihrarv. Miss
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place hist Monday with the follow- Marvin as a member of the board
nig results: President, Harold 0f agents was particularly
Rmiamin; Vice-President, Laura i pleased with the growth of the
dii. Ti-oaanrer. Clarice Oaks; ! cpV,nol well as the improve-sphoo
n i IT" 1 1 MnTVinalrl- Rpr. I (. nr.M,"r.mnnf MnnV of I TiiTQntll.oirrht
geant-at-arms. Jack Wood; Yell the students had an opportunity thirty-eight per cent, of these are
t.j r-nn1, Pfnmhanh At.h- mnnf tVio mioct of the f av at. frnm districts outsiae oi moil-
lifaUCI, ilttllH uiuiuu.. w nidi nit juvu. . . -
List of Persons Given Who Won
at the Polk County Fair
at Dallas
ilHE Clll COUNCIL BELTS
Adjourned From Tuesday
Until Wednesday
MINUTES READ-CU1S ORDERED Pi
Railroad Refuses to light Up
Station Grounds-Sidewalks
To Be Built
The common council of Mon
mouth met Tuesday evening but
there not being a quorum present
adjournment was taken until
Wednesday evening at s p. m.,
when all the members of the
board were present.
After the session was openen
iur. uun-'t
bers of the faculty are to have
charge of the society work for
the ensuing year.
The student body election too
i.Wiu..S uuH.u,.W uro ...... ".l .-J ..:-!,., minutes niWOVed. I) Is 88
force w 11 be received before next persons oi wonmoum nu - '
, m, , , m, ...... ... u ...inna nt the: listed below were read ana paj
County Fair at Dallas last week:
Fruit
Best Collection Jelly -Second,
Mrs. Bursell.
TW Collection Canned Vege
tables-First, Mrs. Thomas Ed-
needed.
Thirty-Eight Per Cent of Student Are
From Other District
The enrollment of the high
is now seventy-four.
or more than
letic Manager, Harry Brookhardt;
Editor of Norm. Frank Brum
baugh; Executive Committee,
Chad. C. Newhouse, Neta Waller,
luncheon in the Dormitory.
THE DELPHIANS.
uaugu, uawvuw.v The onenintr meeting ui ,,. , c i
Chad. C. Newhouse, Neta Waller, I wag hed Friday even. j County High School
Augusta Baker; Lyceum Course Atashort busi- though the student
rVmmirtPP F.theliane McDonald, iing, otp.;:: ,u ml, nffiners S resident of another c
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Ethel Buell, W. C. Hoppes; Social
fnmmittpe. Fav Barnes, Thelma
Reed, . Beuna Temple, If. t.
Reusser, Mrs. J. C. Wheeler;
Business Manager of the Norm,
Harold Tallman.
Miss Arbuthnot and President
Ackerman lectured before the
Wasco County Teachers' Institute
at The Dalles, which was held on
September 28, 29, 30.
The Industrial Club of the
Monmouth training school,
under the efficent direction of
Mr T. H nilmnre Head of the
Department of Science, made a
most excellent showing at the
Countv Fair. The voung people
are to be congratulated on their
success, especially in the number
of prizes won. The prize win
ners and the list of prizes follows:
Club, Everett Evans, 2nd, corn,
Earl Conkey, 1st, spuds; Manley
Arant, 5th, garden; Bruce
Rogers, 4th, pigs. Div. 1. Wil
lie Harvie, 5th; Bruce Rogers,
6th; Div. 2. Una Winegar, Bak
ing, 5th.
Juvenile. Hprbert Powell, pop
corn. 1st- Manlev -Arant. Hub-
K-irii uoU Av - Tao1 F.d wards,
ouaati, wi,
Bird house, 4th; Willie Haryie,
2d best packed standard box of
apples; Hugh Bell, 1st, White
Leghorns; Mildred Buchanan,
4th, bread; Dorotha Brewster,
4th, canning; Mildred Buchanan,
5th. layer cake.
Stock Judging. Everett Evans
lst;Wendall Van Loan, 2d; Bruce
Rogers. 6th. John Henkle, 8th.
Thp nnVpa amount tO about
$40,00 in cash.
On Wprlnosdnv the reading
desk moria (mm fpntral Ameri
can mahogany was used in the
assomkiw -f. 4-v,o firar time. The
material for this was donated by
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Mr. H. C. Ostien, Head oi u
mouth. According to the School
T.nw the school attended draws
the regular allowance from the
Fund al-
may be a
f Qndthnr enmmunitv.
ness meeting the new "icers Qf these students Belle McAUis
took their respective chair ,C fQhr lIolloW, isa Senior;
Ellen Jackson, President; SjmeM rrfUl
. , .. v: T)w.eiHinf k nun
Anaerson, viwi iiuv..,
Williams, Secretary; Dorotny
Bengston, Treasurer; aiona
Green, Sargent-at-arms.
Following this meeting tne ini
tiation of the one hundred new
u aU nlaee. As the
secret rites of initiation pro
ceeded, these new candidates
convinced the audience thnt they
posessed many talents and
were unequaled as entertainers
When the last solemn vows had
been taken, the new Delph.ans
and members of the Faculty were
welcomed at an intorma. ir
tion. , . ,
Great plans are oeing
for a successful years' work m
this society.
Postoffice Burglarized
mL- HTnnmnilth' COStofflCe WaS
1 lie iii"""1 , . ,
visited again Wednesday by some
who entered by pry.n
n the-door between the offic
"iJ" . , i . tvti-dnre was
and the loDuy.
made by forcing the door with a
ma . y4,.,.Sns that were
taKen . The door was found
open yt , D0Stmast-
entranceo .; jer
er" f to the office who
"I Vhi Se postmaster was on
thought the P kageg
the inside. ' v p k
had been opened bu t Mr. r
didnotknowwneu,. ;
Ip ha been broken open with-
FOR SALE
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Department of Mathematics, and j barg MonfflOUth, Ore,
tile workmansh n was Qone
Wilson of Fairview, Raymond
Stenback of Summit, Lu Ruggles
of Pendleton, Harry McCoy ot
Hoskins, Irene Hagenbuch of
Parker, Helen Scott of Lyle,
Washineton, and Ted McKenzie
of Airlie, are Juniors; Cora M.
Scott of Lyle, Washington, Oeorge
and Clarence Walker of Salt
Creek, Gail Hildebrand ot Jf air-
view, Alice Hamm of Halfway,
and Iva Crabtree of Fir Grove,
.n Qnnhmwires: Gladys Wilson
of Fairview, Bruce Wheeler of
The Dalles, Ruth Walker of Salt
Creek, Milton Simon of biKins,
ImogeneC. Richards ot lnoe
Frieda Powell of Coch
ran, Beatrice fierce oi uuu
County. Laura Larson of Cooper
Hollow, Oliver r. nan oi uu
a William Crabtree of Fir
Grove, Alice Comstock of Anti-
0Ch LorenaBurtofUaKiana.anu
Veda Boeugher of Crabtree, are
Freshmen.
Change in CI... Room. Will Relieve
Crowded Condition
The commercial classes of the
l:v, i,,.ni will use the room va
cated last Monday by the seventh
and eighth grades wnen urey;
were taken to the normal build
ing Last year it was necessary
for the classes in bookkeeping
j nmanshiD to work and re-
cite in the assembly room during
the study periods, inepropou
change will provide a separate
room for the commercial work,
and will put an end to the dis
turbance of study periooa uy
Imitations. Tables and chairs will
v---- . , ..,b-
be moved into tne room una
A local carpenter has contracieu
'to furnish the laboratory room m
.i.. KOCOment with small tables
u-f ctndents m the science
' . , 0 work in Dairs. The
49tf Classes u'"j --
wards.
Club Frojkcts
Corn-Everett Evans, second.
Potatoes-Earl Conkey, first.
Gardening-Man ley Arant,
fifth
Pig Raising-Division 1-Bruce
Rogers, fourth; Willie Harvey,
fifth.
Pig Raising-Division 2- bruce
Rogers, sixth.
Baking Club Project-Una
Winegar, fifth.
Booths
Class C, schools of more than
5 rooms-Monmouth, third
JUVENILE CONTEST
Popcorn
Class B-Herbert Powell, first.
Hubbard Squash
Class A-Manley Arant. fourth.
Bird Houses
r.lrisa A -Glen Harmon, first.
Class B-Neal Edwards, fourth.
Best Packed Standard box
of Apples
Class A-Willie Harvey, second.
Poultry. Classes A and B
White Leghorns-Hugh Bell,
first. ,
Bread
Class B-Mildred Buchanan,
fnnrth.
Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Class B-Dorothy lirewster,
fourth.
Layer Cakes
Class B Mildred Buchanan,
fifth.
Manual Training
One-Room Schools-Glen Har
mon, first; Frank McEldowney,
second; Carl Dodson, third.
Stock Judging Contest
Everett Evans, first; Wendall
Van Loan, second; Bruce Rogers,
sixth; John Hinkle, eighth.
Mangels
T. J. Edwards, first
Largest Squash
Mrs. Bursell, first.
Cabbage
C. C. Marks, second.'
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Field Corn Stalks
Evan Evans, second.
Table Beets
Mrs. Bursell, first.
For Sale
Will sell, cheap for cash, a good
driving horse, buggy and hacK
Also grain and hay.
Mrs. Nfttie S. Boche.
ment recommended by the audit
ing committee:
ON GENERAL FUND
Ort-Kon Tower Co., street li)jht..$fi0.50
J. F. Mon-land, marshal's salary. 15.00
D. E. Stitt. recorder's fees, nrnney
expended for city
Total
ON ROAD FUND
Allen Johnson, piece of IhihI $10.00
OK WATER FUND
Oregon Power Co., dec. power. .$ 63.20
Ore. Power Co., paym't. motor. 25.00
Winecar & Lorenee, pipe, fixtures 78.39
J. F. Moreland, water supt 4!UKi
D. E. Stitt, col. water rents.... 7.50
Total
In the matter of collecting
u-ntpr- rents, the clerical work
having been almost doubled by
the installation of meters ana
added water patrons, the recorder
asked and received a raise or.
$2 GO per month.
The city recorder was men
author ized to order twenty-five
3-4 Nash meters and a half dozen
meter bottoms,
A communication was then read
from Supt. F. L. Burckhalter, of
the S. P. railroad, refusing a re
quest to light up the station
grounds.
The council then took up the
petition of Mrs. C W. Stengel
and 38 others and granted the
request for a regulation light at
the junction of Jackson ana col
lege streets.
In the matter of sidewalks
ordered in it was decided to have
them built,
SCOVILL-OAKES
a - tu VtAma ft tha bride's
aunts in Portland occurred the
marriage of Miss Sylvia uanes io
Mr E. H. Scovill, Monday, .
September 27, 1915. Only a few
relatives and friends were pres
ent and immediately after the
eeremonv Mr. and Mrs. Scovill
started for' Grants Pass where
they will make their home. iney
are both graduates oi me u. a.
r. and Mrs. Scovill is a graduate
of the Normal also. Mrs. Scovill
was the guest of her sister, miss
Clarice Oakes, Friday night who
is attending Normal and who ac
companied her to Portland, re
turning bunaay.
Drugstore Sold
Vernon J. Brown of Independ
ence has sold the- Red Cross
drugstore to Arthur Graham, a
r'. ...:n
gentleman from umoy, wnu win
take possession today or about
Oct. 1. Mr. Brown expects to
go to Portland and attend a mea-.
ical college his inclination Deing
to practice medicine. He re
turned home Wednesday from a
visit to the coast wnere ne went
on account of asthma. Mrs.
Brown will visit her mother here
for a couple of weeks and then
join her husband m roruanu.
ur HEATING STOVESeteeb Home FumishetSi lndependenCe, Oregon.
,T WILL pay 'ou 10 see
NOTICE.-