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onmouth
Herald
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Mc
-nmouth, Polk County, Oregon, fiSTS
Monmouth is Located in the Best Sprtinn fu r 7T7 .
. , ftheggtValley of the Best State in the Union.
No. 11
IMPROVEMENT
OF NORMAL
Regents Prepare Schedule
and Will Ask for $86,000
At a joint meeting of the Fi
nance and Executive committees
of the Board of Regents it was
unanimously agreed to ask the
forthcoming Legislature for the
following needed improvements
at the Normal School:
For addition to the main build
ing which will provide sufficient
chapel room, and lockers for the
gymnasium, $25,000.
For necessary addition to the
girls' dormitory, $50,000.
For paving of street adjoining
the Normal grounds, and other
general improvements of the
Normal School campus, $5,000.
For taking over a school or
schools which may be used for
practice teaching purposes for
the Normal, $6,000.
Total, $86,000,
Also, to ask for four hundred
and twenty dollars ($420.00) for
needed repairs to the Normal
School buildings at the Southern
Oregon Normal School,
The first dancing party of the
student body of' the Normal
School was given Saturday even
ing in the school gymnasium.
The hall was beautifully decorat
ed; the color scheme, yellow and
green, was very successfully
carried out with fir boughs and
chrysanthemums. Adding to the
delight of the evening was a
favor dance, the burning of in
cense to the harvest moon as in
days of old.
lhe patrons and patronesses
for this delightful affair were
President and Mrs. Ackerman,
Mr. and Mrs. Butler, Miss But
ler, Miss Todd and Miss Hoham.
Chairmen of the various com
mittees who planned the even
ing's pleasure were Miss Gardi
nier, Miss Wilson, Miss Haskins,
Harold Haley and Paul Brown.
Saturday evening the rooms on
the first floor of the Training
School were most attractively
decorated as a setting for the
first big student body party. The
patrons and patronesses were
Mr. and Mrs. Gentle, Mr. and
Mrs. Evenden, Miss West, Miss
Parrott, Miss Arbuthnot and Miss
P'nius. The feature of the even
ing was the reading by Mrs.
h of Salem of "If I Were
King." This together with other
delightful numbers, was splendid
lv,done. All manner of games
with peanuts contributed to the
further enjoyment of the even
ing. . fjrs- H. H Kellar, who is a
neld representative of The Boys
and Girls Aid Society of Port
and, addressed the faculty and
1 Jnts Friday morning. The
"Aject ;of this humanly interest-
address was "What Makes
jhem Behave So." Drawing
fom her own wide experience
we speaker vividly presented the
Eemiof children's conduct
" talk was well worth hearing
the hearty applause of the at'
tive audience signified.
Saturday afternoon Miss Todd
will be hostess at a tPa
Senior women of the school.
These teas have been most en
joyable for the students and fac
ulty both as they promote a
closer acquaintance socially. The
Sophomore and Junior women
have been entertained in the
same manner.
Miss West has on exhibition in
the library this week a very fine
collection of illustrated books
suitable for Christmas gifts. This
loan collection from the State
Library has been the center of
interest for lovers of beautiful
books.
Mr. Pittman is now closing his
work in the institute field, and
will organize his classes in Rural
School work next Monday. The
outlook for full classes is very
gratifying, as much interest is
being taken by the students in
rural school work.
Miss Mcintosh's mother is
spending the winter in Mon
mouth. Her home is in Wiscon
sin, and she already is beginning
to make favorable comparisons
concerning the difference of
weather between Wisconsin and
Oregon.
Mr. Evenden accepted an invi
tation to address the Parent
Teachers' Association at the
Arleta School in Portland last
Saturday evening, and reports a
very pleasant time.
Miss Hoham took her visiting
day last Monday in inspecting
the music work of the Portland
public schools. She speaks very
highly of the work being done
there.
Miss Myrtle Copenhaver rep
resented the Senior class on
Wednesday morning with a
splendid paper on "The Value of
a School Library."
The Lecture Course committee
was working hard last week to
secure a date in Monmouth for
Madam Schumann Heink. How
ever, no time was available this
season. Perhaps next season the
Oregon Normal may be able to
secure a concert date. In lieu of
such an actual appearance Miss
Hoham, who had attended the
Portland concert, arranged a
Victor concert for the second
period Tuesday. This prefaced
by Miss Hoham's description of
the Portland occasion, was a
source of real pleasure to the
student body.
Miss Mary Watson of the Uni
versity of Oregon was a week
end guest of Miss Kennon.
Press reports announce the
death of Rev. R. M. Messick, re
tired minister of the Christian
church which took place at his
home in Victorville, Cal., Nov.
13th. Rev. Messick was well
known throughout Oregon, hav
ing served a number of churches
for a period of twenty years
eluding the pastorate of
Mnnmouth church during
years 1891-2, and still has many
friends among the older people
of this community.
PICTURES AS
AN EDUCATOR
Discussed at Meetins ofP,
ent-Teachers, Tuesday
'or-
Miss Hoham started out the
meeting by leading in the sing
ing in her usual spirited fashion
and for the high school Miss
IWnicott supervised two num
bers, one by the boys glee club
and the other by a mixed chorus,
both of which were excellent and
were warmly encored.
of expressing thought, he said, that they are planning others
was py way ot pictures, and the
nV flnhroVMorinrto f .am L ' '
lt,,v i...u: rPL. .. .... . - nome. a aencious
an
ZJZt 7 a T cn"" vening spent in games,
was nterested in And nnrWetm-J
pictures above nil nthpr f- f The Athena Society met Thurs
expression. dav even'nK and a very interest
pfl uim., i iL.Jing Drojrram was riven. Kinlinir
"ciicycu in naming mat
instinct to make it educative and was.Btudied' 8 number of his
uplifting. He did not diaannrow ?lun anu reauinRs oeing given,
nf Hip nnr fi.tinn nf th asides a biography and one of
DaDers but was avmnathphV with 1,13 Pavs. r Uear Mama".
in-
the
the
the child who eagerly sought for
them and absorbed them. It
represented a normal appetite
which should be satisfied. At
the same time he believed the
pictures could be regulated and
improved so that they would be
just as interesting and yet foster
ideas for the benefit and develop
ment of the child mind.
The program committee had
determined.on a constructive pro
gram for the winter and first in
line they had determined to dis
cuss the moving picture. He had
found by discussion with moving
picture men that they were per
fectly willing to alter their pro
grams and were anxious to put
on pictures that would meet with
the approval of the parents and
yet interesting enough to attract
the child. The speaker believed
there must be some comic with
each program. It was demanded
and the demand was normal. At
the same time there was at their
disposal a long list of pictures,
dealing with educative subjects,
science, zo-ology, architecture,
manufactures, travel, illustrated
news, etc., all of which were in
teresting and which were mod
erate in their cost
A
Wgh School Notes
PAVERS ASK
MORE TIME
The meeting of the Parent
Teachers' association in the high
school auditorium last Tuesday
evening was well attended and
the discussion on the moving
Picture problem for young people Last Friday evening the Fresh
uB,h oui some interesting men - Sophomores had a get - to
tacts. Rev. W. A. Elkins led gether party at the gymnasium
the discussion, prefacing his re- Almost all members of both clas
marKS with some pertinent in- ses were present, besides various
formation relative to the instinct members of the faculty, and
for aft in humanity and its pnrlv evprv nnp nrnniiutiKuH thia .'n
manifestation, The tm formal
of expressing thought fcp nA thMh.v 0 ,.i: u.. . vlT ceni 01 lM Kin had
Granted to December First
to get Concrete Base Laid
The common council met in
regular session last Tuesday ev
ening. Mayor Jas. Graham was
in the chair and the following re
sponded when Recorder Walter
Brown called the roll: Council
men D. M. Hampton, H. C. Os
tien and G. T. Boothby and J. F.
Moreland, marshal.
Hobson & Hoskins submitted a
bill for grading completed on the
estimate of the city engineer that
it KtL..i:L , ' , ' me same evening.
been completed as also
Miss cent of the curbs. The
Last week the girls had anoth
er game of Basket Ball, which
not only decided who won the tie
off, but also decided who won the
game. The Sophomore girls got
the tie but the Junior-Seniors
succeeded in getting the game,
the score being 6-2.
County Grange
Elects Officers
There was an attendance of 40
at the Pomona Grange at McCoy
Wednesday to which total Mon
mouth contributed 18. An inter
esting program was given after
the grange dinner. The follow
ing officers were elected:
. Master-P. O. Powell
Ovreseer-Wm. Riddel, Jr.
Lecturer-Isaac Robertson, of
Oak Grove
Steward -Frank Loughary
Asst Steward -Ed Rogers
Sec. -Nelly White, Oak Grove
Tres.-F. R. Romig, McCoy
Ceres-Mrs. C. E. Staats, of
Lewisville ,
Pomona-Mrs. F. Loughary
Flora-Mrs. F. R. Romig ,
Ladv Asst Steward-Mrs. F.
number of representative W. Fletcher, McCoy
,.in in trio niirii'pncp. a so re- Mr Evans of (). A. L. armear-
pcujjic IU H'v " - . . . ' ' '
sponded to the subject, express- ed before the meeting advocat
ing the idea that the thing was jng the appointment of a county
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practical and the hope that it agriculturist ana u L. iiawiey
could be put into practice. appeared in behalf of the office
Miss Arbuthnot read the min- of school supervisor which he un
utesof the preceeding meeting, derstood the Grange opposed. He
. .i tknf tha nnnrpn i;i r .n u u i Kuica in
Frof. uentie expmiueu iu w h : tt ' . ,
.i i tn. oofuro n rense sayuiK n1 u'
committee i - - -
memento for the training school vision cosv u.c - v
Sin. had their minds fixed on $1,000 as compared to ten times
.... e t -.1- knrl that, nrnnortion. the cost to
a small statue oi wutuin uui. r- r
it t t GnA tha ritv.
not been aD e as yei. iu " " .
,!L, mw Lkimr for. The next Pomona Grange will
WUIB. !. o
m-k thev were ooKing iur.
l- mm f thP be held at Monmouth in January
Dr. Matth.s on behalf of the Gnnm in th
tBa rannrtaA cpv- There are iour uranges m uic tatoes were irozen in the hill.
IZZr, county, McCoy. Oak Grove, Lew- Apart of the cement curb on
i ona fnr nnanc ng the as&o- . ... , L, ......
ciation during uw j
butmadenodenmte re
roouMv-. - - Uui,muv.r r. A. Conn, the popular Airue
build a modern banptow icr pch merthmt w in town the first E. A. Staats ia building a gar
lomoa nav dsonjDn lhit- -mm wther montn in wmca w
89
per
was
A warrant was drawn on the
Street Improvement fund for the
amount of $472.67 for curbs and
$191)9.90 for grading.
The committee appointed to
investigate the barn adjoining
G. T. Beery's residence asked for
more time which was granted.
The recorder submitted proof
of publication of the 1917 tax
budget and said proof was ac
cepted. The fine collected from R. O.
Vincent was placed to the credit
of the general fund.
A light was ordered installed
at the northwest corner of the
intersection of Powell and East
streets,
Hoskins & Hobson asked for
an extension of time on street
work to Dec. 1st and promised to
make use of all favorable weath
er to rush the work of laying the
concrete. On which condition the
time was extended.
The asphalt part of the paving
can not be laid until next sum
mer when the concrete base is
dry and warm. But when the
concrete is laid and hardened
sufficiently it can be used for
traffic until the proper time is
here for the top coat
Messrs. Hobson and Hoskins
arrived in Monmouth Tuesday
and are working to get the con
crete in place as soon as possi
ble. There is still some work to do
to complete the grading at the
intersection of Main and Mon
mouth avenue. Frost on the sur
face of the ground especially in
the shade of buildings has de
layed the work.
The contractors have not com
pleted their work at Carlton but
have the concrete work done
there and come here to make
similar progress.
Twenty above was the record
for Thursday morning, the cold
est of a week of chilly weather
although earlier nights with more
wind seemed colder. Considera-
a ble damage was" done, especially
to potatoes. Some had potatoes
plowed out ready to be picked ud
and these were cauzht Some do-
the tatoes were frozen in the hill.
the, Main street paving was froz
en while soft and ruined.
mute this winter. j wreiuc-
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