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Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, March 15, 1918
No. 28
Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best Valley of the Best State in the Union.
Herald
NEWS NOTES
. OF NORMAL
Training School Assembly in
Chapel. Oratorical Content
A special train bearing over one
hundred fifty Normal students left
Monmouth luHt Fridny to attend the
Oratorical Contest held at Willam-'
ett UniverHity and incidentally to
visit Salem and its places of inter
est. Properly generalled by Mr. J.
li. V, Butler and his able aides Mr.
Idc, Mr.Pittman, Mr. Burton, Miss
Hohan and Miss Taylor, the whole
trip was really delightful. The fine
singing of the school group as well
as that of the Girls' Quartette was
a marked feature of the evening's
contest. Mr. Ernest Morgan was
the representative of the Normal
School with an oration entitled
"America's Mission". Although
the Normal'did not win a place in
the contest, the interest in the trip
and the opportunity of hearing the
contestants was well worth the trip
planned. The first' place in the con
test was won by Mr. Abraham Ros
enberg of the University of Oregon,
where next year the contest will
be held.
Last Thursday morning Miss Ho
ham held her Training School As
sembly in chapel as their contribu
tion to the series of faculty mem
bers' days of fame. The whole
training school was there seated in
big chorus fashion and looking ea
ger to begin the program when the
Normal school student took their
places, The children sung beauti
fully and showed that they had been
carefully and artistically trained.
The morning of song was a real
treat and showed Miss Hoham's di
recting powers at their best. This
was the excellent program present
ed: "Oh, for the Wings of a Dove"
All grades;
"The Whale" and "The First Fly
ing Lesson"-First and Second
Grades;
"Ruindrups-A Round", "The
Moon" and "The Woodpecker"
Third and Fourth Grades;
"The Swallows" and "Pussy Willow"-
Fifth and Sixth Grades;
"Gypsy Song" and "Concord
Hymn" Seventh and Eighth
Grades;
"Soldiers' Chorus", "Hail, Co
lumbia" and "The Star Spangled
Banner" A II Grades.
President Ackerm jjn's impressions
of the High Schools of Southern Or
egon are most favorable, and the
interest manifested by Superinten
dents, teachers and students in the
Normal is very encouraging. He
found, however, that owing to the
scarcity of teachers, most, if not all
of the pupils in the training classes
are planning to teach next year,
which is liable to affect attendance
at the Normalfor the ensuing year.
He found many, however, who are
planning to attend the summer
school.
President Ackerman says that ev
ery graduate in Southern Oregon, in
so far as he could learn, was mak
ing a great success in her work.
The Faculty Club helcj its regular
meeting last Wednesday night, the
topic being "How May Art and Lit
erature be Correlated with the In-
dustries?" Miss Greene Miss
rott and Miss Taylor lead the
cussions. The meeting was,
haps, one of the most helpful
the Faculty has had during
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ones the
year.
President Ackerman is In receipt
of a letter from Mrk Evenden who
is spending the year at Columbia.
Mr. Evenden reports that his work
is most enjoyable and he wishes he
could say the same for the weath
er. He has been honored by being
appointed as an assistant in the de
partment of Dr. Strayer, which in
dicates that his worth is recognized
by those in high positions. He says
that this appointment will prevent
him returning for the summer
school.
The Faculty and Student Body
were greatly shocked when they
learned that Miss Muriel Paul's
father had lost his life through an
accident. The sympathies of all are
with Miss Paul in her bereavement.
Mr. Gilmore spent the week end
at a local teachers' meeting held
last Saturday in Springfield. He
brings glowing reports of the work
done by, the Normal graduates in
that part of the State.
Mary Garden in "Thais"
Next Thursday night at 8 o'clock
rthe siiectacular motion picture
"Thais" founded on the novel of
Anatole France will be shown on
the screen a at the Normal Audita -
rium. Mary Garden, the famous
oiH-ra star appears in this Goldwyn
picture which has been widely her-
aided as a master production,' Miss
Gurden, probably the most talked
of woman in the world makes her
screen debut in this picture which
has iU plot laid in the city of Alex
andria just at the introduction of
Christianity. "Thais" tells the pas
sionate love story of a beauty of
Alexandria and the outcome is sing
ularly dramatic and vividly interes
ting in its unexpectedness.
Training School
Facts and Fancies
The children's assembly Monday
morning was of considerable inter
est to those in attendance. Mr.
Gentle, after commending the child
ren for their most excellent song
recital given in the Auditorium
last Friday morning, announced
that a little time would be devoted
to a discussion of the work of the
Junior Red Cross. As nearly all
the pupils had for some time been
anticipating the organization of the
society in their school, they were
quite eager to hear about it. Mr.
Gentle then called upon Miss Mcin
tosh who is a member of the com
mittee appointed by Supt. Churchill
to aid in organization in the county,
to tell the pupils of the nature of
the work. At the conclusion of the
iaiK, miss Mcintosh asked the pu
pils what was their pleasure in re
gard to organizing for Junior Red
Cross work. The pupils were un
animously in favor of such organi
zation. Accordingly, a meeting
was called at 1 :30 P. M. for the
purpose. Edward Daniel, president
of the grammar school student
body, called the meeting to order,
and stated the business before the
house. The chair appointed Helen
Continued on page 4
ORGANIZE FOR
PRESENT YEAR
Commercial Club Elects Offi
cers and Prepares for Work
The Monmouth Commercial Club
held its annual meeting in the coun
cil chamber of the city hall last
Saturday night and elected the fol
lowing officers for the coming year:
G. T. Boothby, president; H. C.
Ostien, vice-president; Jacob Smith,
secretary. As aa executive com
mittee the new president appointed
A. B. Morlan, 0. A. Wolverton
and Ira C. Powell. In his address
accepting the chair the new presi
dent pointed out a number of
things which his predecessors had
accomplished for the city.
Letters and a map were present
ed from highway boosters who ar
gued that when the ,war ended
there would ensue a period of de
pression when highway work could
be prosecuted to the profit of all
concerned; and arguing that now
would be a good time to have the
preliminary surveys made and the
matter of action taken up with Con
gress. The proposal was for a ser
ies of three National highways
along the Pacific for coast defense,
one close to the ocean; one through
the Willamette valley and another
to the east of the Cascades. The
iai ciub voted t&endorse the move
ami Knt 10 to heto on with
the work.
Get Ready for
That War Garden
Garden work for the coming sum
mer is now engaging the attention
of forehanded people and the Com
mercial Club has named the old com
mittee consisting of Jacob Smith, L.
P. Gilmore, and A. B. Morlan to
look after vacant land in the city
and see that it is all put in. The
call is now made for all in the city
who can, to put in as much garden
as they can, and it matters little
what particular form of garden
work is attempted, as much should
be undertaken as possible. But if
there is any one who has vacant
land more than he can handle the
committee desires that it be noti
fied of the fact and the land will be
put to practical use.
Those who have more wood ashes
than they can use are also asked to
notify the committee. Wood ashes
are an excellent fertilizer but not
more than 200 pounds should be
used to the acre.
Also all who have stable manure
and chicken manure that they do
not expect to use are requested to
notify the committee and the lat
ter will see that the fertilizer is
put to use.
The use of ashes in medium
quantities is especially urged as our
soil is short of potash and it was
due to lack of potash and phosphor
us that there was so much soft
corn last year.
Once more let the request be
made that no one over look garden
ing for the coming year. Get your
seeds early as they will be scarce
and high and make a definite plan
for your garden in advance.
When the Monmouth Creamery
planned to start making cheese, in
order to handle the business proper
ly, they put in an order for a truck.
The truck, a one ton Ford, has now
arrived,and as ideas of cheese mak
ing have been given up for the time
being, the truck will be used in the
regular creamery line. The first
trip out was made Monday taking in
Buena Vista and the country be
tween and as the roads improve the
circuit will be enlarged, taking in
territory as far south as Airlie.
With the "black eye" which conden
sers have recently received the
Monmouth creamery is looking for
ward to a prosperous season this
summer.
Agriculturist Larson
Resigns His Job
The feature of the grange meet
ing Saturday was the announcement
of the resignation of J. E. Larson
as county agriculturist. It was an
nounced that Mr. Larson had been
offered a position by the Portland
Seed Co. which promised much for
his future and he felt in necessity
bound to accept it. As the appoint
ment is handled by the county court
with the advice of the agricultural
organizations of the county, the
court presented the resignation
and the matter of appointing a suc
cessor to the grange as one of the
said organizations. : . .
The new man recommended is
Prof. Shea, whose experience has
been gained in Minnesota and Ne
braska but who for the past year
has been attached to the Oregon
Agricultural College at Corvallis.
Since they had known Prof. Lar
son before and since his appoint
ment had been made largely
through their recommendation, the
local grange was loath to accept his
resignation, but finally did so a,nd
also voted to endorse the appoint
ment of Prof. Shea.
It was decided, also, at the meet
ing to do without pies or cakes in
the future grange dinners, in har
mony with the Hoover movement,
and each family to donate twentyfive
cents a month instead to the .Red
Cross.
A considerable portion of the
day was taken up with degree work
which was done in two sections, be
fore and after the regular program.
The following were given the
first two degrees, Messrs. and
Mesdames A. H. Craven, J. A. Van
Loan, Clark Hembree and R. B
Swenson and the Misses Reta and
Thelma Marks.
Seven Polk Boys
To Be Drafted
Oregon must furnish 369 men for
military service and entrain them
for Camp Lewis, Wash., between
March 29 and April 2, as its share
of 90,000 men to be called up thru-
out the United States on those
dates.
No county in the state "is to be
exempted from this draft call, ac
cording to orders just received from
the War Department by the Adju
tant General of Oregon. The 369
men to be takeri from the state on
this call will be credited later on
the quota Oregon is called to furn
ish in the new draft, the date of
BOOSTING FOR
THE RED CROSS
Elkins Nets $213 in Basket So
cial. Local Dinner Raises $80
At a business meeting of the Red
Cross held in the high school audi
torium Friday night, plans for in
creasing the finances of the local
branch in order to permit it to fol
low the admonition of the head or
ganization and become self sustain
ing, were discussed. As a prelimi
nary it was decided to canvass the
city with a view to increasing the
membership list of the organization
and it is hoped to make the Mon
mouth membership unanimous. The
students of the high school will un
dertake a census of the city with
this end in view. In consideration
of the fact that he intends to move
from the city, W. E. Smith pre
sented his resignation as treasurer
of the Monmouth branch of the Red
Cross and R. B. Swenson was select
ed to succeed him. Subscriptions
or donations for the Red Cross work
can be paid to the latter, or at the
bank or to the secretary, Mrs. T. J.
Edwards.
. Elkins outdid itself in the box so
cial given at the school house in
that district last Friday night for
the benefit of the Red Cross. There
was a large attendance present, fil
ling the school house and coming
from all the directions of all
points of the compass. Monmouth
was well represented with young
people and interested business men
of the city and there was also pres
ent a delegation from Independ
ence. Under the skillful handling
of Auctioneer W. J. Stockholm the
boxes sold high, none being less
than a dollar and a half and some
selling as high as five or six dollars.
The total receipts, together with
subsequent contributions reached
the sum of $213. All present re
port a splendid time.
A cafeteria dinner given in the
basement of the Christian church
by the ladies thereof, for the bene
fit of the Red Cross, netted the lo
cai branch about $80. The dinner
was well patronized but so gener
ous were the contributions of food
that luncheon on Saturday was
served to all who appeared. , .
The ever popular Mutual Weekly
and a good comedy will be features
at the Norm Saturday night. The
Weekly will include pictures of
the Great Halifax Disaster and The
Battle of the Aisne. The manage
ment promises a good show for Sat
urday night.
which is yet to be announced.
To fill the present call, the 369
men required will be inducted out
of Class I in sequence of their order
numbers. Here is the number of
men Polk and adjacent counties will
be required to furnish:
Polk 7 Benton 6
Marion 18 Linn 11
Yamhill 9 City of Portland 112
Because of the scarcity of farm
labor, the President has given or
ders to make exception in case of
young men actively engaged in farm
labor.
All citizens should assist in mak
ing this expedient and in bringing
to the attention of the board cases
meriting deferment as well as cases
in which deferment is being abused.