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Boy and Girls of 7th and 8th
Grades Gave Performance
at the Normal School
The vacation began Wednesday
afternoon and will continue un
til next Tuesday morning, at
which time all classes will begin
on the regular program.
Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Even
den will take most of the vaca
tion in attending the Inland Em
pire Teachers Association at Spo
kane. Miss Parrott will spend
her vacation at Roseburg; Miss
West, Miss Butler, Mr. Ostien,
Miss Arbuthnot, Miss Hoham,
Miss Greene. Miss Todd, Mr.
Gilmore, Miss Dinius, Miss Mc
intosh, will spend a part or all of
their time in Portland. Miss
Taylor will be at her home in
Tacoma; Mr. Butler will be at
home or upon the road with his
car. Mr. Pittman will probably
take the most of his time at home
with Miss Catherine Ellen. Mr.
Gentle will become better ac
quainted, if possible, with his
ranch. ' Mrs. Aultman will spend
her vacation in Monmouth. Miss
Kennon will spend the vacation
with friends in Cottage Grove.
All, however, will return to their
respective duties refreshed and
ready for the long siege which
will only end at the close of the
Bummer school.
One of the delightful events of
the week was the visit of the
Teachers Training Class of the
McMinnville High School, accom
panied by their teacher, Mr.
Burton, and by the City Super
intendent, Mr. Hug, and also by
the chairman of the school board,
Mr. Macy, who spent the day in
visiting the training school.
Perhaps there has been no body
of people who visited the Normal
School in years that seemed to
be more interested and capable
of following the work than this
class. Great credit was reflected
upon the enterprise of the class
and their instructors. A bounti
ful luncheon was served by the
Domestic Science Department
prepared by Miss Butler and her
domestic science class and served
in the dining room of vthe do
mestic science department. The
visit was valuable to the Normal
and it is hoped it was to the
class.
Last Friday morning Mr. E. S.
Evenden gave a very splendid
illustrated talk in chapel on "The
History of American Education."
By means of slides illustrating
old and new types of buildings,
text books, schoolroom interiors
and indeed every phase ' of the
school problem. Mr. Evenden
presented an interesting review
of the education of yesterday and
today, lhe address itself was
pointed and clear, full of an en
ergy and enthusiasm calculated
to arouse in the audience an im
mediate responsive interest in a
subject which should be in every
teacher's experience. Mr. Even
den was heartily received by
both faculty and students who
decided that at least one lecture
on the history of education was
well worth hearing.
Professor Reddie and his group
of players gave a most capable
interpretation of "The Rebirth of
Carson" in the assembly hall
Monday evening. The play,
Riven almost wholly without
scenery and with little costuming
was a splendid characterization
of simple French Canadian life.
The central theme of the play
the change in Carson's soul after
his sojourn amonjr. the neonle of
the North Woods is admirably
relieved by the pathetically comic
strain of Baptiste Trudeau's love
affairs. The trusting faith nf
Marie, the daughter of the wise
old Louis Labelle, and the lat-
ter's own tragic life story afford
infinite opportunity for thought
ful character work. Mr. Reddie
as Louis Labelle of the North
Woods was most interesting and
convincing in character; Mr.
Fleishman as Baptiste, the min
ister in love with Marie was very
clever and Miss Young as Marie
and Mr. Ash as Carson gave good
accounts of themselves. Mr.
Reddie appeared in a short pre
face devoted to a simple expla
nation of Elizabethan staging
and several scenes from Shake
speare, Monday morning during the
chapel period Mr. Butler gave a
most splendid characterization of
Queen Elizabeth by way of prep
aration for the Old English May
Day, May 5. Mr. Butler was
followed by Miss Kennon who
spoke on Old English May Day
customs.
The boys and girls of the sev
enth and eighth grade "Industri
al Club" presented the "Trial
Scene" from "The Merchant of
Venice" on Tuesday 'morning.
After only seven days practice
under the direction of Miss Burns
and Miss Hudson whom the club
chose as directors, the scene was
splendidly given before not only
Normal school audience but also
some thirty members of the Mc
Minnville Teachers Training
class and the fifth and, sixth
grades of the trainint school.
The caste follows: Bassanio,
Bruce Rogers; Shylock, Earl
Conkey; Partia, Mabel Hudson;
Gratiano, Wendell Van Loan;
Antonio. Maurice Gentle; Sal-
erio, Floyd McClellan; Nerissa,
Frances Brewster; Duke, Earl
Williams; Clerk, Manley Arant;
Herald or Program, Herbert
Powell. Violin Solo, Beth Os
trom; Song, "Four Leaf Clover"
Hugh Bell.
Lieut. Swartzkopensky spoke
for a few minutes during chapel
time on Thursday. The speaker
had been a Russian soldier sen
tenced to a Siberian prison from
which he escaped. He is now
lecturing on his former life.
Owing to the extremely late
arrival of the director for "The
Marriage of the Midgets" it was
necessary to cancel the perform
ance. Since no regular school
time was to be taken for practice
the production could not be
staged in only the one practice
available.
The illustrated lecture on "The
Columbia Highway" given by
the Reverend Mr. .Harris of
Hillsboro last Thursday evening
was enjoyed by a number of
students and citizens. In addi-
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COUNTY SUPT. WENT VISITING
Skips Around to a Good Many
Schools During Week of
April 10-14
On Monday morning April 10th
I went to Mountainview where
Mrs. Chloe A. Seymour is prin
cipal and Miss Martha Wikberg
is assistant This is a nice mod
ern building and everything is
m good shape. Good order is
kept in the school and there is a
very pleasant lot of boys and
girls.
From Mountainview I went to
Brush College where Miss Belle
Baker is principal and Miss Helen
Cook is primary teacher. Very
fine work is being done here and
the school house is in splendid
condition.
From Brush College I went to
Lincoln. Mrs. Clark Wright is
teacher of the Lincoln school and
she has twenty-eight pupils in
attendance. They are still keep
ing up the lunch kitchen supply
ing the boys and girls with hot
lunches at noon. Everything is
in good shape.
At Zena I found Miss Elsie
Taylor teaching. This is a very
good school, a good modern build
ing and twenty pupils in atten
dance. This is the first school I
have fpund in the country where
they use a stove that has a jack
et built on correct principals.
The following day I visited the
Popcorn school where Miss Rose
G. Bodavla is teacher. Shs ia
very thorough in her work and
is doing some fine vocal work in
the school.
All of the above mentioned
schools are modern buildings.
From Popcorn down over the
roughest roads possible I made
my way to Oakpoint. Miss Car
rie Dahm is teacher of the Oak
point school and she is a very
good teacher.
In the afternoon I visited El
kins. Very fine work is being
done in, primary reading work in
this school by Miss Phebe Denney
who is primary teacher there
Miss Edith Witzel has the princi
palship handling- the uooer
grades and high school work.
At the time I was there five of
the Normal school students were
there taking notes. The Super
intendent had the pleasure of
hauling them back part of the
way to Monmouth and lost the
switch key to the magneto and
stopped his engine. We hunted
and hunted for the key and could
not find it but finally started the
engine and succeeded in getting
into Monmouth.
On Wednesday I attended a
rally at Black Rock. There was
quite a large attendance of ladies.
the Superintendent being the
only man present An excellent
program was sendered after
which a very good round table
discussion was held.
Thursday in company with
Mrs. Braden I attended the Salt
Creek rally. There was a very
good crowd with many farmers
present A fine spread was fur
nished at noon. In the a f t e r
noon there was a spirited rbund
table discussion, both men and
women taking part Mrs. Braden
explained the fair work telling
the boys to be sure and enter for
potato prizes which are open to
old and young.
On Friday accompanied by Mr.
McConnell and Mrs. Braden,
Ruth Campbell and C a r 0 1 i n e
Goehrke, I went over the hills to
Fern. We had a large turn-out
there for such a small district.
A very good program was ren
dered by the school. Mr. Mc-
Connell gave a splendid talk on
education, winding up with one
of his great readings. The peo
ple here did not fail to provide
handsomely for our dinner. Mr.
McConnell having to take the
train at Willamina at 1:50, 1
loaded the Ford up with children
and drove to the train, coming
back for the discussion after
wards. Mrs. Braden again ex
plained the fair work to the
children. Leaving at half past
three we got home about five
o'clock.
W. I. Reynqlds.
MET IN ADJOURNED SESSl
City Council Gathered Tuesday
Evening and Approved
Resolutions
Gave Interesting Lecture
Lieut. M. Swartzkopensky re
lated his story of Russian horrors
and Siberian miseries to a large
audience in the Monmouth Chris
tian church last Sunday after
noon., He states he had been an
officer in the Czar's body guard
at Petrograd but had incurred
the displeasure of his superiors
and been sentenced to Siberia
when on a certain bloody day he
had refused to order his com
mand to fire on a popular up
rising. The czar, as the "little father"
came in for much of his denun
ciation. He said the czar ex
pected to be and was worshiped
by the people as God's first lieu
tenant on earth. To illustrate
how gullible the Russian popu
lace is he quoted letters pretend
ing to be written by Christ giv
ing orders for their general wel
fare and urging on them to obey
the czar as his representative
next in importance to himself.
After the lecture the speaker
submitted to be questioned bv
the audience and gave his. opin-
ions'on various topics of current
interest
Money is Stolen
On Thursday evening of last
week when Mrs. Mulkey and
Mri Simpson went to the post
omce for their mail, some party
who was evidently watching
them, entered the house and took
what change was in Mrs. Mul-
key's purse, which amounted to
$2.50, leaving the purse open in
their haste. The party will please
return the same or they may be
reported.
INTERSCH0LAST1C TRACK MEET .
Dayton High School
and
Monmouth High School
April 29. 2 P.M.
On the New M. H. S. Field
Margaret Harper, 4-year-old
granddaughter of J. A. Woods of
Independence was burned to
death last week at Salem. She
attempted to light the kitchen
fire when there was no other
person in the house.
The common council met in ad
journed session at the city hall
Tuesday evening, April IS, 1916
at 7:30 p. m. The meetine was
called to order at 8 oYWk bv
Mayor Murdock. Councilmen
James Goodman, D. M. Hamp
ton, H. C. Ostien and J. A. Rid
dell, Marshal J. F. Moreland and
Recorder Walter G. Brown were
present.
H. C. Ostien moved that Res
olution No. 190 be taken up and
read. D. M. HamDton fippnndfxl
the motion, which was unanim
ously carried, whereupon the re
corder proceeded to read same.
H. C. Ostien moved, D. M.
Hampton seconded, that the res
olution be adopted as read. The
roll was called b y t h e recorder
which resulted in the following
vote: H. C. Ostien, aye: James
Goodman, aye; J. A. Riddell.
aye; D. M. Hampton, aye. The
vote being unanimous for adopt
ion the resolution was declared
passed and adopted.
H. C. Ostien moved, D. M.
Hampton seconded, that Resolu
tion No. 191 be taken ud and
read. The motion carried, where
upon the recorder proceeded to
read same. H. C. Ostien then
moved that the resolution Hp
adopted as read, seconded by D.
M. Hampton. The roll was called
by the recorder which resulted
in the following vote: H. C. Os
tien, aye; James Goodman, aye;
J. A. Riddell, aye; D. M. Hamp
ton, aye. The vote for adoption
being unanimous the resolution
was declared passed and adopt
ed. D. M. Hampton moved, that
Resolution No. 192 be taken up
and read. James 'Goodman sec
onded the motion,' which carried,
whereupon the recorder proceed
ed to read same. D. M. HamD
ton moved, James Goodman sec
onded, that Resolution No. 192
be adopted as read. The roll was
called by the recorder which re
sulted in the following vote: H.
C. Ostien, aye; James Goodman,
aye; J. A. Riddell, aye; D. M.
aye. Ihe vote for adoption of
the resolution being unanimous
the resolution was declared
passed and adopted.
H. C. Ostien moved that Res
olution No. 193 be taken ud and
read. D. M. HamDton secondpd
the motion, which carried, where
upon the recorder proceeded to
read same. H. C. Ostien then
moved and D. M. Hampton sec-
onded the motion that Resolution
No. 193 be adopted as read. The
recorder proceeded to call the
roll which resulted in the follow
ing vote: H. C. Ostien. ave:
James Goodman, aye; J. A. Rid
dell, aye; D. M. Hampton, aye.
The tfote being unamious for the
adoption of Resolution No. 193
the resolution was declared
passed and adopted.
H. C. Ostien moved and J. A.
Riddell seconded the motion that
Resolution No. 194 be taken up
and read. The motion carried
whereupon the recorder pro
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