Herald
Vol IX
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, March 16, 1917
No. 28
LITERARY
PROGRAMS
Events of the Week at the
Oregon Normal School
Townspeople who are on the
social list at the Normal and who
received invitations to the last
social function given by the stu
dent body are invited to attend
the dance and party to be held
Saturday evening, March 17.
At a meeting of the Building
Committee of the Board of Re
gents last Monday Mr. John V.
. Bennes was selected as the archi
tect for the 'construction of the
addition to the main building.
Plans and specifications will be
prepared at once.
City Superintendent Tooze of
Oregon City , was the speaker at
Friday's chapel exercises. Mr.
Tooze's subject, "Some Phases
of Education," was handled in an
absorbing fashion which revealed
to his intensely interested audi
ence his wide acquaintance with
educational history and his splen
did interest in the teaching pro
fession. Beginning with a com
prehensive view of pioneer edu
cation. Mr. Tooze came on down
to practical problems of the pres
ent day teacher whose character
istics he enumerated. The Ore
gon Normal School enjoyed Mr.
Tooze's speech and was delighted
to have him as a guest. It is
hoped he will return often.
The Hungarian orchestra Dro-
gram which was the lyceum num
ber for Monday night gave an
enjoyable popular program which
pleased a large audience. The
Hungarian cymbolum 'and the
flute solos were the prominent
features of the program, which
was a generous offering of pop
ular and classical music.
Miss Minnie Allen was the
Senior speaker Wednesday morn
ing. Her subject, "The Teach
er's Cottage," was developed in
a clear, logical way and was
greeted with enthusiastic re
sponse by the students.
The regular meeting of the
Vespertine Society of the Oregon
Normal School was held Saturday
evening, March tenth. A joint
program with the Delphian and
Normal societies occupied the
early part of the evening. The
Vespertine numbers were apiano
trio by the Misses Barlow, Tom
kins, Strausser. and a vocal duet
by the Misses Wolfer and ' Mad
sen. A feature of the joint pro
gram was an interesting account
of the excursion to the oratorical
contest at Corvallis, told by Mr,
Pittman in his usual clever style.
The societies then adjourned ' to
their respective meeting places,
the Vespertines remaining in the
chapel. '
- The evening's entertainment
consisted of a "fairy" program,
every number of which was en
tertaining and novel.
A fairy play, "The Frog Fairy"
directed by Elizabeth Griffin, was
the first on the program. The
characters were:- The Youngest
Princess-Helen Hall; The Sec
ond Princess-Ruth Hallgarth;
The Eldest Princess-Alice Tom
kins; Their Father, the King
Stella Redford;The Herald-Eva
Beekman; King's Attendants
Nellie Cole and Daisy Crocker;
The Soldier- Dorothy Foster; The
Executioner-Doris Harding; The
Frog Fairy-Irene Keefe.
A fairy hoop drill, directed by
Grace Archer, followed. Those
taking part were Alice Ekstrom,
Nina Dunton, Nellie Barton.
Gertrude Schwank, Mable Noyes,
Olive Merrill, Ruth Jamieson and
Jessie De Carrie.
Especially interesting were the
folk stories, which were heralded
by Anna Jerzyck. Amy Whipple
told a charming German story,
"Mother Holle," to four little
German girls, Blanche Herman,
Edna Fittz. Laura Duerner and
Edna Martin.
Bertha Karcher told an amus
ing English story. "Tom Tit
Tat" This was aDDronriatelv
r r - t
followed by a story from the
Irish, "The Goat Skin Bov."
cleverly told by an Irish boy,
Margaret Sullivan, to an Irish
girl, Elizabeth Duver. Anna
Thompson told two quaint Rus
sian stories, "Fox and Hedge
hog" and" "The Disappointed
Bear," to a Russian boy. Nellie
Cole.
The last of the series was an
American tale, Harris' "Tar Babv."
cleverly told by Lillian McFarland
to Lucile Bonebrake. In the inter
missions between the stories. Hen
rietta Wolfer and Ellen Madsen sang
fairy songs.
A dainty fairy dance, directed by
Meda Angell, was thorouehlv en-
joyed. The dancers were Elvira
Anderson, Grace Ayers, Meda
Angell, Beryl Cox and Betty Howitt
Lura Morgan directed the last
number, which was a Flower Fairy
Drill. Those taking part were M.
Cooley, E. Sloop, W. Taylor, M.
Viegas, D. Sexton, T. Roberts, 0.
Jameson, E. Hufford. I. Walker. C.
Thompson, E. Fitts, fC. Irvine, E.
Benson, S. Arnold, H. Johnston, E.
Gard and A. Krusson.
MissKennon, the critic of the
society, gave a favorable report,
after which the meeting adjourned.
The joint meeting of the literary
societies was held in the chaDel on
Saturday, March the tenth. Miss
thnor Anderson, Mrs. Tooley and
Miss Casteel represented the Delphi-
ans. The former entertainpH with
a piano and violin duet and the
latter with a vocal solo.
The Delphians then adiourned to
the Assembly room where their
regular meeting was held. After a
short business meeting the program
was rendered. The first number
was the roll call which was resoonn"
ed to by toasts, exploiting the vari
ous departments of the Oregon
Normal. Miss Parrott acted as
toastmistress and those who re
sponded were Miss Cowcrill. Mc
Murry; Miss Zeigler. Domestic Sci-
ence and Art; Miss Tousey, Science;
Miss Kherh, Physical Education;
Miss McCourt, Psychology: Miss
Perkins, Rural Department: Miss
Upp, Music; Miss Deetrendorfer.
English; Miss Gilman. Mathemat
ics; Miss Flora Bushnell, History;
Miss Bayley, the Training School
Some very illuminating information
was made public concerning these
departments which was greatly ap
preciated by the audience.
The reading gi-en by Miss Medler
which followed was most opportune
as it portrayed patriotism in its
highest sense.
Then came the dramatization of
the popular old folk tale, "Snow
White and Rose Red," directed by
Miss Esther Halvorsen. Those tak
ing part were the Misses Laufman,
Willeska Roberts, Hill, Kirkwood,
Bollier, McAllister, and several at
tendants. Miss McAllister, as the
dwarf, deserves special mention for
her faithful interpretation of the
character. The processional, which
concluded the dramatization, was
most spectacular.
Miss Olga Wickberg then gave an
ENDORSED
PRESIDENT
Commercial Club Also Helps
With Road Organization
At a meeting of the Commer
cial club last Saturday night the
club went squarely on record in
expressing confidence in the
president in our national situa
tion and adopted the following
as a resolution to be forwarded
to the president
President Wilson, Washington,
D. C.
Dear Sir:- Where as the Mon
mouth Commercial Club feel it
the duty of all patriotic citizens
to stand by the Pres. of the
United States in this . present
national crisis. Therefore be it
resolved that we hereby endorse
your stand for Armed Neutrality
and deem it the immediate dutv
of congress to afford you all nec
eBsary equipment and means for
the protection of the commerce.
life and property rights of the
American people,
Respectfully, Monmouth Com
mercial Club, A. B. Morlan,
President; E. B. Hamilton, Sec
retary.
The club also went on record
as expressing gratitude to the
representatives and senator from
Polk county for their telling work
in the legislature in behalf of the
city and especially in behalf of
the Normal. An appropriate
resolution was drafted and seijt
to Representatives Staffrin and
Fuller and Senator Hawley.
The highway bond issue also
came before the club for discus
sion and an invitation was nre-
(
sented by the Dallas Commercial
club to meet with them and other
citizens of the county, interested
in this measure in Dallas on
Tuesday evening.
A3 a result of the efforts of
the club Monmouth sent over a
large delegation to Dallas where
representatives were present
from all sections of the county
and much interest was mani
fested. Senator Vinton, of Mc-
Mmnville was present and was
the principal speaker although
short and effective talks were
made by Judge Kirkpatrick, Ed
Hmjes and President Ackerman.
Senator Vinton was one of the
originators of the bond idea and
his talk explained many things
on which there had previously
been considerable darknpss. It
was brought out that there was
a one fourth mill tax raised which
can be diverted to this work and
that this in addition to the auto
tax would create a fund sufficient
to pay the interest on the bonds
and fefund them in 28 years.
Judge Kirkpatrick .brought
out a number of things of great
interest bearing on the county
part of the work. The county,
under the terms of the act, is to
prepare the sub-grade for the
hard finish which the state is to
impromptu speech on "The Teach
er's Home," which was most infor
mational and especially interesting
to an audience of embryonic teach
ers.
v
This was followed by one of Miss
iske's "Monologues," which was
given most entertainingly by Miss
Moench.
The program was concluded bv
Miss Parrott's critic report She
explained the details of the Animal
Story-Telling Contest, which is to
be held on April twentieth.
put down. Judge Kirkpatrick
estimated that with the com
paratively level stretches over
which the road is to be built in
Polk the cost will be under $500
a mile. The Judge also stated
that the county was in better
financial condition than most
people imagine and that the
county could, in his judgment,
pay its share in the inter-county
bridge and still have enough re
maining to prepare the subgrade
from Dallas through Monmouth
to Independence, which would
be all that could be expected
done this year. It was also
stated that when the through
route was complete, its upkeep
would be guaranteed ' for ten
years and during this interval
the money which would have
normally been spent on the main
thoroughfare would be diverted
to laterals and thus the whole
county would get good roads.
The meeting was organized in
to a Polk county Good Roads As
sociation with Dallas as head
quarters and branches in the
different towns of the county.
H. Hirschberg of Independence
was elected president and Mrs.
Winnie Braden of Dallas, secre
tary. The president ia ' to ap
point vicepresidents, to be an
nounced at a future date.
The following were present at
the meeting from Monmouth:
Messrs. Ackerman, Powell. Park
er, Winegar, Lightfoot, Morlan,
Boothby, Butler, Jones, Walker,
Hamilton and Johnson.
C. P. Cornwall was down from
Portland for a Sunday with his
wife and brought along a child
which they may adopt
Farnk Sayer and wife of Moro
were recent guests of C. C. Lee,
Rumors of varidus kinds are
traveling about stating that Rav
Thomas, son of E. L Thomas of
this city has met with disaster
on the battle fields of Europe
The truth appears in a telegram
received by Mr. Thomas from
the Canadian authorities stating
that the boy had recieved a gun
shot wound in a thumb. Ray
Thomas enlisted in the Canadian
infantry while working in Can
ada and is among the soldiers in
France. .
Attractions at the Norm
Sat, Mar. 17-"For the Defence."
Tues., Mar. 20-"Iron Claw."
Thurs., Mar. 22-"Poor Little Pep.
pina."
Sat, Mar. 24-"The Code of Marcia
Gray."
the same to be published in the
Herald.
The recorder was also in
structed to request Mr. Dashiel
to make certain changes in re
gard to the ban on his premises.
A. L. Tallman was present
and offered to do the city's part
of the Main street parking space
work at 8 1-2 cts. per square
foot and the street committee
was empowered to deal with him
should they see fit
The following bills . were pre
sented and paid: .
Water Fund ".
National Meter Co $105.50
Monmouth Herald, postals
& printing 12.00
Oregon Power Co.. 59.00
Road Fund
Monmouth Lumber Co,
tile 4.00
R. O. Mason, tiling 23.75
C. H. Guin, tiling 23.75
General Fund'
Oregon Power Co., lights 67.83
MILE OF
SIDEWALKS
Three Fourths of That Dis
tance Ordered to be Laid
Sidewalks was the principal
topic of business at the meeting
of the Common council last Tues
day night although a number of
important items came ud for con
sideration. All members of th
council were present as were also
the recorder and marshal and
Mayor Ostien presided.
The sidewalk resolution as
passed comprehends the improve
ment of several streets by the
laying of concrete walks. Fol-
lowing are the names of streets
and property owners affected by
the owners: College street -Mrs.
A. Shore, H. B. & Minnie
Wilson, S. F. Wattenberger,
Mrs. V. F. Daniel, Oroha Daahiol.
Sara J. and Luther Ground, G.
T. and M. L. Boothby.
On Clay street -Samuel Strirk.
ler, Dora A. Chase, David Bullis.
On Whitman street-S. P
Wattenberger.
On Knox street-Martha I.
Chapman, E. W. Stronir. J. H.
Moran, trustee; C. G. Griff a.
On Monmouth avenue-Samnpl
Strickler, S. D. Coats Estate,
Ira Powell.
On Main street-P. J. Mulkev.
P. H. Johnson, E. E. Rake. A.
N. Poole, Jas. Goodman, Eliza
beth Clark. J. H. Moran. Mrs.
Anna Dawson, Maggie and Allie
Butler, H. A. and Rachel New-
man, u H. Newman. Ben F.
Butler, Mrs. Edith A. Riggs, J.
L. Phillipi and R. M. Smith.
This includes 37 parcels of walk
and amounts to something like
thirty nine hundred feet or th rea
fourths of a mile and is perhaps as
large a stretch of walk as the
city ever ordered in at one time.
This has been made necessary by
tne decay of many of the old
board walks and the street com
mittee in inspecting decided these
board walks had been allowed to
stand about as long as their use
fulness permitted.
The resolution ordering in
these walks was regularly passed
and the recorder ordered to post
proper .notices.
The lumber yard lease also
came up at this time and the
proposal was placed before the
council by the Willamette Valley
Lumber Co. fhrnnch fKmV
. w0u v.lH I VI
sentatives, E. B. Hamilton for a
two year lease, at $125 per annum
and check for $62.50 was pre
sented as payment for the first
six month's rent On due motion
the proposal of the lumber corn
was accepted, the lease to ex
tend from the date of the expira
tion of the old lease.
The septic tank ordinance was
discussed but not adopted, the
council waiting for further in
formation. A resolution was also presented
and adopted widening the side
walks on Main street between
Warren and Broad to extend
from the property line to the "
curb line and the recorder was
ordered to post notices.
The recorder presented proof
of posting Ordinances 189 and .
190 and the same was regularly
accepted.
The recorder was also in
structed to obtain from Attorney
Swope an explanation of the
proposed charter amendments,