WsssM VoLVIll Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, January 21, 1916 No. 20 Help boost for a STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES Mr. Charles A. Rice of Port land a Normal Viiitor MISS RDMTVEDT GAVE CHAPEL TALK Lecture By Irving Bachellor in the Normal Chapel, Satur day, January 29 : In spite of the cold weather the attendance at the Normal has been above the average with comparatively few students out Everyone will be glad when the cold spell is a thing of the past. It was with much interest and pleasure that the chapel audience last Friday morning heard the address of Mr. Charles A. Rice, once head of the Training De partment here and now Assistant Superintendent of the Portland Schools. Mr. Riceftalked from nis large experience on borne Qualifications of a Good Teach er" and succeeded in bringing a splendid message to eager listen ers. Mr. Rice stressed loyalty, cooperation and the ability to get on well with superintendent, pupils and patrons. He further emphasized the purely human qualities which should predomi nate in the teacher. One par ticularly interesting statement Mr. Rice made was that in the Portland schools sixty-four Ore gon Normal School graduates were doing successful work. Always a welcome guest of the school, Mr. Rice spent a part of the day visiting classes and in specting the new training school. The coming appearance of Mr. Irving Bachellor, author and lecturer, who gives one qf his most entertaining lectures in the Normal Chapel Saturday, Janu ary 29, is being eagerly awaited by people who know how inter esting and clever the celebrated writer is. "Keeping Up With Lizzie" is sure to be one of the season's best numbers which no one can afford to miss. The seat Bale for the people of Monmouth will be continued from January 22 to January 27 at Morlan's store. The price of the tickets is only fifty cents. , Miss Alvhild Romtvedt gave her chapel talk on "Oregon Lit erature for Oregon Children" Wednesday of this week. Miss Romtvedt made a running re view of Oregon books and authors with the idea of showing how varied and - interesting Ore gon literature really is. The unique use of the victrola in il lustrating this was enjoyed as well as the whole talk. - Mid-Winter Concert, School .- Normal : The Glee Clubs and Orchestra will present "Ruth," a cantata, on Thursday, January twenty seventh. Mr. O. A. Macy of In dependence and Miss Eugenia Woodbury of Portland will as sist The receipts of the con cert are to be, used by the mu sic department to. purchase in struments for the Training School and Normal Orchestras. Those interested in the futher develop ment and success of these organ izations and those who enjoy good bigger and music will be sure to be there. Tickets 25 and 35 cents reserved at Morlan's beginning Saturday. Convention In February The greatest religious meeting ever held on the Pacific Coast will convene at Portland Febru ary 13, and will remain in session four days. It is known as the "Laymen's Missionary Conven tion," is non-sectarian in char acter and will be attended by the male members of every church in the State of Oregon, south-western Washington and up the Co lumbia River as far as Pasco. . The meeting is to be addressed by" some of the best known relig ious speakers of the world. Such men as A. K. Kepler ot Lhina, J. R. Trimble, one of the big Methodists of America, James W. Bashford, famous college president and, now of China, Herman F. Swatsz, of the Uni versity of Berlin, Fred B. Fisher, of India, Henry H. Kelsay of the Congregational Church, Hugh L Burelson, of the Episcopal Church, Morris W. Lhnes a former college football star, E. W. Naftzger, the great singer, Herberts. Johnson, the great Boston preacher, J. 0. Randall who added 167.000 members to the Methodist Church last year, James P. McNaughton of Tur key, J. E. Crowther of Africa, and S. Hall Young of Alaska, will be heard. These men are among the bril liant orators of the evangelical churches of the world and . will repay a trip to Portland to hear them. Meetings will be held morn ings, afternoons and evenings. No collections will be taken up and no subscriptions asked. Special railroad rates on all roads. To Manufacture a Million Tile The following article on the manufacture of tile at Monmouth is credited to the Dallas Observ er. To manufacture a million tile during the coming summer will be the desire and ambition of George F. Shew, proprietor of the brick and tile factory there, who has announced that his plant will be opened not later than the first of May to supply the de mand for brick and tile in that section. The opening of the plant will be welcomed by Mon mouth people and will give em ployment to several men. Monmouth Man Elected A. C. Hampton, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hampton of Mon mouth, and well known here, and who has been principal of the high school at Pendleton since 1907, also a teacher in the same school for four years previ ous to being elected principal, was recently elected City School Superintendent of Pendleton. Mr. Hampton was born in Mon mouth and received part of his education at the Oregon Normal He attended the Universities of Oregon and Chicago, Taking summer school work and corre spondence. . His many friends will be glad to learn of his suc cess. better Monmouth Improvements are needed TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR UCENSES Annual Apportionment Counties Completed to MONEYS BECEIYE0 FROM LICENSES 1915 Secretary of State Send Out Statement in Regard to ThU Matter for Lat Year The office of the Department of State has just completed the annual apportionment to the counties of the moneys received from motor vehicle and chauffeur licenses for 1915. The total re ceipts amounted to $108,881.50 Of this amount $87,230.08, or 80 1-10 per cent of the total re ceipts, was remitted to the coun ties for the benefit of the general road fund in proportion to the amount of such receipts from each county; $8,836.38 was paid for license plates and chauffeur badges; $7,127.86 for clerical services; $2,617.10 for postage and forwarding charges;$2, 282. 95 for printing blanks, forms, monthly lists to be required by law to be furnished County Clerks, etc.; $719.63 for station ery, and $67.50 for refunds. Of . the total receipts for the preceding year 1914, 78 7-10 per cent was paid over to the counties for the general road fund, and for the year 1913, 76 6-10 per cent was returned for the same purpose. License plates and chauffeur badges for 1915 cost 8 1-10 per cent of the total receipts, in 1914 the cost was 8 3-10 per cent, arid in 1913 it was 8 2-10 per cent. From the best information ob tainable Oregon pays as little or less than any other state for its license plates-these now costing but 10 cents each or 20 cents per pair. Contracts for license plates have never been allowed to go outside the State and are at pres ent being furnished by Portland firms. Clerical services amount to 6 6-10 per cent of the receipts in 1915, which is 7-10 per cent below this item for 1914. Dr. De Busk' Lecture Interesting The lecture of Dr. De Busk of the State University at the last meeting of the Parent-Teachers' Association was unusually inter esting to those who were able to brave the storm of the evening. Dr. DeBusk discussed the"Health Examination of School Children." He made the subject so practical that much discussion was occa sioned at the close. Patrons who were present plied the Dr." with questions regarding the retard ation of school children until a late hour. An effort is being made to induce Dr. De Busk to return to Monmouth very soon and continue his lecture at the Parent-Teachers' Association. Oregon Fourth That Oregon has attained fourth rank amoung the states in wool production, is indicated by statistics just receivsd from Leon M. Estabrodk, Chief of the Bu reau of Crop Estimates: This is quite a jump from ninth place to fourth within five years. Not that Oregon's wool pro duction has increased; on the contrary, it has decreased, but it hasn't decreased as rapidly as in other states. The production and rank of twenty-five leading states' for 1915 is compiled as follows from Mr. Estabrook's tables: 1st place-Wyoming, 29,040, 000 pounds. 2nd place-Montana, 28,682,- 000. 3rd place-New Mexico, 18, 620.000. 4th place-Oregon, 15,600,000. 5th place-Idaho, 15,286,000. 6th place-Ohio, 14.350,000. 7th place-Utah, 13,320.090. 8th place-California, 11,590, 000. 9th place-Texas, 9,280,000. 10th place-Michigan, 8,073, 000. 11th place-Colorado, 7,500, 000. 12th place-Missouri, 7.035,000. 13th place-Arizona, 5,985,000. 14th place-Nevada, 5,890,000. 15th place-Iowa, 5,400.000. 16th place-Indiana, 4,920,000. 17th place-Pennsylvania, 4,- 030,000. 18th place-Illinois, 3,975,000. 19th place-Wisconsin, 3,960,- 000. 20th place-Washington, 3,- 818,000. 21st place-Kentucky, 3,552, 000. 22nd place -South Dakota, 3, 500,000. 23rd place-West Virginia, 3, 405,000. 24th place-New York, 3,478, 000. 25th place-Virginia, 2,063,000. For the United States as a whole, the Crop Bureau estimate is 288,777,000 pounds of wool during 1915, as against 290, 192,000 in 1914, and 296,175,000 in 1913. High School Team Victorious The Monmouth High School basket ball team defeated the Silverton five last Friday night in the high school gymnasium by a score of 29 to 12. The local boys will play a return game soon at Silverton. The visitors played at Independence Saturday night, losing to that team 12 to 33. The game that was to have been played here tonight by the Mon mouth high school team and the Jefferson high school team of Portland was called off. Tomor row night (Saturday) the Capital Business College team from Salem will be here for a game. Entertained Young Men Oregon Normal of the The young men of the Normal school were the guests at the Gentle home on Saturday evening last Report has it that the fine hospitality offered the young men will linger in their memories for many a day. Revival Meeting Continue The revival meetings at the Christian Church continue. There were two additions Tues day night, one by confession. Rev. . George C. Ritchey nd Evangelist Shaffer expect to con tinue the services for about two weeks. CHORUS WILL GIVE MUSICAL High School to Entertain Next Tuesday Evening ORCHESTRA TO MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE The Program for the Evening it Given Below and Public it Cordially Invited The high school chorus will end the work of the semester in a musicale next Tuesday evening, January 25. This is the third semester that chorus work has been given in the high school, and the second semester under the direction of Miss Baker. Miss Gudrun Brandt, aBtudent of the Oregon Normal School, is piano accompanist this term. The newly organized high school orchestra will make its first ap pearance on this occasion. The public is cordially invited to hear this entertainment There will be no admission. The program of the evening is: Orchestra, (a) '-'Beautiful Lady;" (b) "Alohoe." Chorus, "Oregon Song." Girls Glee Club, "A Night in May." Boys Quartette, "As Usual." Reading, Belle McAllister. Boy's Octette, "Fairest Flow er." Chorus, (&) "Red Scarf;" (b) "Blow Soft Winds." Boys Glee Club, "Oft in the Stilly Night" Girls Glee Club, (a) "Absent;" (b) "Thru' the Wood." Reading, Grace Parker. Chorus, (a) "Out on the Deep;" (b) "Alohoe.;' Boys Quartette, "Dearest May." Chorus, (a) "Come " where the Lillies Bloom;" (b) "The Stars and Stripes Forever." Monmouth Creamery Butter Score Second The annual meeting of the Oregon Butter and Cheese Makers' Association was held in the dairy building of the Oregon Agricultural College, at Corvallis, January 6 and 7, 1916, with President O. B. Neptune presid ing. Many matters of impor tance were discussed and ad dresses delivered. During the meeting a butter scoring contest was held, Prof. Frevert, of the goverment's dairy investigation office at Salt Lake, acting as judge. There were fifteen entries from all parts of the state. The first prize was won by A. A. Oswald, butter maker for the Hazelwood Com pany at Portland, with a score of 95.45. This being the second time Mr. Oswald has had the highest score he becomes the permanent owner of the $100 silver cup given by the Rural Spirit He also gets the associa tion prize of $25.00, and a silver cup given by the De Laval Dairy Supply Co. of Seattle. . The second prize, which was $15, was won by Guy C. Scheible butter maker for the Monmouth Creamery, with a score of 93.33. Am I interested in Monmouth ' :