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Herald Vol VIII Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, June 2, 1916 No. 39 Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best Valley of the Best State in the Union. GIRLS CREATE A LIVING FLAG To Form Feature of Memo rial Program at Normal President Ackerman has ac cepted an invitation to give the commencement address to the graduating class of the Astoria High School on Friday, June 16. He also gives the commencement address to the Falls City High School, tonight, Friday night. On last Friday night he gave the commencement address to the Bethel High School. The President of the Oregon Normal School deeply regrets that the exercises incident to commencement week, on account of Jthe lack of chapel space, will not be open to the public. It has been decided first, that seats will be reserved for the alumni of the school; second, that others may be admitted by ticket, which tickets will be given by the fac ulty and the Senior class. The growth of the school has made this situation,' and we presume in a way we should be glad that the growth of the school has caused the situation. It is hoped that provisions will be made in the near future so that more chapel space may be provided. Miss Mabel G. West, librarian, represented the faculty in chapel last Friday morning with a splen didly illustrated talk on "The Missions of California." This topic included in its scope the modern Mission Play which is given at San Gabriel. Miss West by means of the beautifully col ored slides and her most inter esting story of the wonderful old missions and their history achieved a really notable success in bringing before her audience the dream of a vanished race. By her varied allusions to quaint old customs and half ruined land marks and by her appreciation of the real spirit of the padres, Miss West illumined a subject which should be of great interest to all students of Pacific Coast history. Many Monmouth citizens as well as the upper grades of the train ing school shared the pleasure of the faculty and students in hear ing Miss West The Memorial Day Program given in the Normal chapel was one of the most splendidly patri otic gatherings ever held in the school. From the first bugle call to the last the wonderful spirit of the finest patriotism was clearly evident In addition to the stu dents and faculty many Mon mouth people were present to do honor to the day. When the members of the Grand Army of the Republic entered, escorted by the Boy Scouts with martial music, the whole assemblage rose to pay its respects to these brave men. The distinguishing feature of the day was the address of Governor Withycombe, who was cheered here as few men are. He spoke for a sane patriotism, which is founded on the brotherhood of man and the unity of nations; a Patriotism that honors the brave men who fought that we might live in peace; and lastly a patriot ism that will bird nation to na tion so that war shall rio longer ravish the earth. Patriotic pre paredness for peace was another big thought ably presented. This stirring address of Governor Withycombe was indeed a won derful appeal ' to the patriotic feeling of every one who heard him. In a well presented paper Mrs. I. L Patterson, State Regent of the D. A. R., paid a fine tribute to the Grand Army of the Re public and the Woman's Relief Corps and expressed the belief that all these organizations should work amicably together for the common cause of patriotism. The Living Flag, put on by the Delphian girls, was accorded great applause, as were Mr. Macy in his fine solo and Miss Clay baugh in her wonderful reading. The Flag Drill by the children was a fine demonstration of beau tiful drill work. The program in full, which was presided over by Mr. J. B. V. Butler of the History Department, is printed on page six of the Herald. Among other guests who at tended the exercises were Mr. I. L. Patterson and Dr. Steiner of Salem. The advance guard of old stu dents who are returning to visit their Alma Mater has begun to arrive. This week Miss Ruby Skinner, Miss Mossie Mettie, Miss Vara Stewart and Miss Effie Williamson have been appearing in their familiar haunts on the campus. Other students who have returned are Miss Ethel Woodcock and Miss Ruth Clark. Council Passes the Paving Ordinance Another Step Taken Thurs day for Street Improvement The common council mtt in ad journed session in the council chamber Monday evening, May 29, 1916, at 8 o'clock. All mem bers were present but Council man James Goodman. The meet- ing was called 10 oruer ai o.ov by Mayor Murdock. Motion was made to take up and read for the first time A Bill for an Ordinance No. 185." An ordinance accepting the bid ofHobsonand Hoskins for the improvement of Main street Motion made and carried to ac cept reading. Motion made and carried to take up Ordinance No. 185 for second reading by reading the title only. The ordinance was read for the third time, the roll called and a majority vote cast for passage of said ordinance. . Resolution No. 200, "A Reso lution directing the Recorder to give ten days notice that the Common Council proposes to im prove Main street by paving a portion of said street" was reai and adopted. Motion was then made to ad journ and carried. M. F. Pittman spoke at Buena Vista last night GRADUATION NEXT WEEK Nineteen High School Pupils Receive Diplomas June 9 Commencement exercises of the Monmonth high school will begin on Sunday, June 4, when the baccalaureate sermon will be preached to the class by Rev. F. M. 'Fisher in the Evangelical church. The services will be held at 11:00, A' M. and will include a high school chorus and a solo by Miss Barnicott Senior class day exercises will take place Thursday forenoon at the high school building which will include the regular stunts and a few new ones. In the af ternoon the school will go to the Luciamute for the fourth annual high school picnic. The regular commencement will take place f nday evening, June 9th at 8, P. M. in the high school building. Prof. E. D. Ressler of the department of In dustrial Pedagogy of the Oregon Agricultural college will deliver the commencement address. Mrs. Anna Marshall Powell of Albany, a contralto, will appear on the program as will the Oregon State Normal orchestra and the high school boys' and girls' glee clubs, The following is a list of the graduates: Laurel Canning, Irene Hagan- buch, Harold Haley, Robert Hen- dren, Jay Knapp, Belle McAllis ter, Alton McClellan, Marian Mc Donald, W. Jay Mulkey, Jr., Daphne Ostrom, Grace Parker, Douglass Parkes, Edna Parkes, Barbara Steinberge, Raymond Stenback, Charles Strong, Ruth Wilson, Erica Moore, Ted Mc- Kenzie. Decoration Day Doings The merchants of Monniouth observed Decoration day by tak ing a day off. The Normal had its program and the graves of the veterans in the local ceme tery were remembered with flags by a committee consisting of D. M. Hampton and W. J. Mulkey. The G. A. R. and W. R. C. of Independence which also includes Monmouth, listened to a program in the schools of that city in the forenoon and in the afternoon took the train for Monmouth. Here they were met by the boy scouts, the camp tire girls and by representatives of the Normal. The camp fire girls greeted the veterans by pinning a rose to the lapel of each. A line was formed at the post office and marched to the Normal to listen to the exer cises of the afternoon. Parent Teachers Meeting The next regular meeting of the Parent-Teachers' Association will be held in the high school building next Tuesday evening, June 6th. A good program has been arranged and will be pre sented at that time. This is the meeting for the annual election of officers and a large attendance is desired. Mrs. T. H. Gentle, Pres. New Principal Elected j Prof. Roy Glass of Jefferson was this week elected as princi pal of the Monmouth high school for the ensuing year, making the list of teachers complete. The remaining members of the high school faculty are Miss Armilda Doughty, History and Economics; Miss Vida Fatland, English; Miss Mary Hawlty, Commercial Dept. Prof. Glass, the new principal, has been principal at Jefferson the past year and is a graduate of the U. of 0. He is well spoken of. Prof. Keezel, who closes three years of service this year, will prodably return to the university for post-graduate work. Under his direction the school has stead ily progressed and he has the best wishes of all in his future work. 68 cent Balance Waits 10 Years Check Appears Last Week and Wiped out Balance A check for sixty-eight cents, issued ten years ago, was pre sented to the First National Bank one day this past week and the maker of the check had just enough money in the bank to honor the slip of paper. Ten years ago John Ford re tired from the office of sheriff of Polk county and at the same time closed up his official account with the bank, then the Polk County National Bank. The account showed 68 cents to his credit but as he had issued a check to Frank Sleythe, who lives on a farm near Airlie, for that amount to cover an overpayment of taxes, he left the amount in the bank to be called for and his account stood just sixty-eight cents to his credit In the intervening time the bank has changed its name and changed officers but the 68 cents still remained to the credit of the ex-sheriff, waiting for the man from Airlie to call for it Mr. Powell reports this the old est check ne has Known ot in twenty years banking experience. The question is often asked-for how long a time is a check good? There appears to be no limit to the lapsing time as long as there are funds in the bank to cover the check. It is the custom to advertise funds belonging to peo ple whose whereabouts are un known or who are dead, but for the missing check there is always a welcome as long as the partic ular money it calls for is in the bank to honor it ' A Good Picture "The Mill on the Floss," dramatized version of Geo. Elli ot's masterpiece, held the boards at the Norm theater Wednesday evening and was greeted by full house. The fortunes of ( the Tulliver family held the interest of all and the closing scenes of the flood and final tragedy were realistically presented. The water scenes of the dam and mill offered the photographer a chance for scenic effect which made the picture one to be remembered. MICKLE TALKS TO FARMERS Urges Co-operators to Stick In Order to Get Results The triple alliance picnic, rep resenting the Monmouth Co operative creamery, the Polk County Cow Testing association and the Polk County Jersey Cat tle Breeders' association, which met on the lawn in front of T. H. Gentle's rural residence, called out a large company and the pro gram developed interest along several lines concerning the dairy business. The forenoon was taken up with greetings and preparations for the basket dinner as the peo ple assembled and this feature of the picnic was one from which nothing was omitted. After the tables were cleared the planks were made use of as seats and President Frank Loughary start ed the afternoon's program in motion. The opening address by John D. Mickle, state dairy and food commissioner, dealt with the con dition of the butter and cheese market in Oregon and brought out many interesting details. He commended the co-operative creamery that was being oper ated in Monmouth as an effective agency in getting justice to the dairyman. Dairy products, he said, ranked second in the resources of Ore gon. Lumber was first but lum ber would some day grow less in importance while the dairy busi ness would expand constantly as time passed. The dairy business in Oregon, the speaker asserted, had been demoralized because in common with the business of the whole northwest coast it had passed under the domination of one man, a millionaire. Gradually the abuses in the butter business had grown until it was necessary for the preser vation of the dairyman that a more favorable butter market be established. The system by which the middleman had become the judge of quality and the fixer of the purchase as well as the selling price had led to many abuses that made the lot of the milk producer intolerable. This sort of thing had gone on until it had concentrated the control of the butter business in that hand of a Portland trust and interest ed people saw that the trust must be brought to account or there would not be the future develop ment of the business that should be normally be enjoyed. A string of co-operative cream eries had been organized through out the state and the prospect was that a steady market was being obtained that would ab sorb all of their surplus product To succeed it was necessary how ever that the dairyman would stick to his creamery and not be led off by enticing bait by way of higher prices. These prices would always prove temporary. The dealer would get Uie advantage in one way if not in another. The point was that the dairyman should not be seduced but should Continued on page 4 i