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Monmouth I HE n Vol XI Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, April 25, 1919 , No. 34 Monmouth is Located in the-Best Section of the Best Valley of the Best State of the Best Nation on the Earth HERALD. THE ORATOR FOR BACCALAUREATE Portland Man Accept. June Graduate Secure Poiitiont Doctor A. E. Wlnsliip, education al lecturer and editor of the "Jour nal of Kducatiun", liut Tueidav ad (IreHKt'd the Normal on "Comtnun ity Demoerarey", . Autocracy col he wild, on November 11 1918, and democracy it now on the throne. What ii democracy? It it not law. It ii not philosophy. It ii an atmosphere, tatd the itwaker A pure democracy may be likened, he said, to a symphony orchestra. In the orchestra the stringed, Die wind, the reed and the percussion instrument must all play In har mony with their particular group; but the group must all harmonize to make a perfect whole. So in a democracy. The community must work in hurmony but thi must harmonize with the greater group represented by the state and the state with the nation. A pure de mocracy was defined a a place where every individual I appreca ted and given the opportunity to do what he can do best. iThe lec ture wut interesting, informational, entertaining and optimistic, a he concluded hy saying that he had faith that the problem which con fronted democracy today would be solved and solved satisfactorily and to the best Interest of those con cerncd. Dean Fawcett, of the Oregon Ag ricultural College, who was a Chap el visitor on last Wednesaday, spoke for a brief while on "deal", a sub ject that never become trite or commonplace. She suid, "One yel low streak discards Die most beau ti ful slab of marble; one blot rum the most exquisite fresco; one fault man the greatest character". She impressed upon the students that it should be their care, especially as they were to be guide for the com ing generation, to see that thi one fault did not mar their character and inhibit their influence. Dean Fawcett spoke at the High School Assembly and spent the day at the Dormitory, the guest of Dean Todd. Mr. Collins, Critic of the Oak Point Rural Center, was the Facul ty representative last week. Mrs. Collins, who is a graduate of the Normal, said that when she gave her Chapel talk as a Senior, the sol emnly promised herself never to give another. But that promise as you see, she continued, ha not been kept for here I am. That promise, however, was only cracked, for the was simply the prologue and the children gave the real Chapel talk. Through the medium of reading let tons, poems, motion songs, illustra ted and visualized talks, the splen did work of the Oak Point Center was brought to the knowledge of the Normal Faculty and student. Throughout the program violin numbers given by the pupils of Mrs. Chase were interspersed. The en tire program was entertaining and replete with suggestions for those who are going to work in rural schools. David Campbell, an alumnus of the Normal, who was Head of the Music Department at Pullman Col lege, Washington, prior to enlist ing, has recently returned liom France. We are glad to welcome the boys home and hope to see them often on the Campus. Commencement plans are being rapidly perfected. Doctor W. W. Willard, one of the most brilliant speakers on the Pacific Coast and who is temporarily supplying the pulpit of the First Congregational Church in Portland, has been secur ed for the Baccalaurate sermon. Doctor Willard's home is in Chicago. Members of the June class are be ing placed most satisfactorily and if the present demand continues all will be located before they receive their diplomas. Miss De Borde has accepted work In the Intermediate Department of the Warrenton Schools and Miss Millican, in the Primary in the same school. Many of the , Faculty members have been out in the field during the last two week-ends. Mr. Gilmore, Head of the Science Department, talked at the local institute at Myr tle Creek, Douglas County. Miss Arbuthnot, Principal of the Inde pendence Training School, and Mr. Cur ran, Head of the Rural Depart ment, were entertained by and en tertained with a reading and a taik the Oregon Agricultural College Club of Faculty women. President ACKcrman ana Mr, turran were on the4irogram for the County Par tni-ieacner meeting which wa held at Independence last Saturday. The Normal it justly proud of the recognition accorded It alumni in educational circle over sea. Two more have been (elected to at tend English college, Joe Bell, '14 and Tom Ostien, '15. Mr. Will, '18,upervii!orof Polk County, and Mis Joyce, Assistant State Club Organizer, 0, A. C, were thapel visitor on Thursday. Mr. Gilbreath, '17. writes that he and hi entire corp of teachers have been elected at Silver 'Lake, Waahintgon. Mr. Gilbreath' po sition i a responsible one which carries with it adequate compensa tion and hi re-election it conclu sive proof that the responsibility was rightly placed. Friday afternoon the Elkint School Board renewed their con tract with the Normal School for two year. They expressed satis faction with the school in every way. Miss Jewel Delk and Mis Glady Carson were re-elected as teachers. Through the influence of Presi dent Ackerman, the Oregon Normal has joined with the other state schools in Oregon and Washington to bring to the coast speaker of national and international reputa tion. Among those it i hoped to secure are: ex-President Taft, Hen ry Van Dyke, Lyman Abbott, Elihu Root, Jane Addamt, Chariot Hughes, A. Beveridge, W, J. Bry an, Stephen Wise and many others oi equal prominence. This will give the Oregon Normal a series .of lec ture each year which cannot be equalled elsewhere on the coast. Superintendent Robert Goetz. of the North Bend School, waa on the Campus Wednesday looking for teachers for the North Bend schools. Most'of the student and many of the Faculty spentjtlieir brief Easter vacation out of the city. All were in the class rooms on Wednesday. however, and the work progressed at if there bad been no interrup tion Among those who were out of the city were: Dean Todd and Assistant Dean Levis who were in Portland; Miss Ida H. Holmes, Mathematics, in Portland; Miss Margaret Anderson, Art, in Port land; Miss Ida Mae Smith, First and Second Grade Critic, in Eugene; Mitt Allie Bramberg, Registrar, in Forest Grove; Mist Mamie Rada baugh, Fifth and Sixth Grade Crit ic, in Eugene; Mist Lucile Chase, Domestic Science and Art. in Sa lem; and Miss Rosa B. Parrott, bnglish, in ugene. The beginning Domestic Science Class assisted by tome of the girls from the Eighth Grade of the Mon mouth Training School served lunch, under the direction of Miss Chase, Head.'pf the Domestic Sci ence Department, to the visitors from Oak Point Center on Thurs day, At the tables, beside the guests from Oak Point, were Presi dent Ackerman, Mrs. Curran, Rur al Supervisor and Miss Mcintosh, Principal of the Monmouth Train ing School. The tables were at tractively centered with epring flowers and large bowls of the blos soms made the room unusually beautiful. The luncheon which was prepared by the Domestic Science class and served by the girls from the Eighth Grade, wat perfect in every detail and much enjoyed by the hosts and visitors. Red Croat Note Red Cross knitting is to be re sumed. Mrs. C. Lorence who has charge of the local work has been notified that Willamette chapter has a quantity of wool on hand that must be knit Into refugee garments before September 1st. This is for sweaters, scarfs and stockings for the orphans in the devastated parts of Europe. Ladies willing to help in thit work may find a supply available for this purpose at the lo cal rooms next Tuesday, April 29. Lindley M. Bowles, a former member of Company L was united in marriage to Miss Esther Brown in Dallas recently. " . Making Carbon ' ' For Gas Masks i John Webber ii among the return itig soldier to reach Monmouth Uil week. He wa in the army nine month and since last November wa located at Zanesville, Ohio, en gaged in the manufacture of carbon for ga masks. Hit company, east ward bound, wat ir. Chicago the day the armiatice wa signed and he witnessed the jubilee over thit ep och marking event which took place in me Windy City, The carbon work wat done in plant which make a specialty of enameled tile apd it it claimed ha the largest plant in the world. The company ha two large tunnel for kiln work and one of these wa turned over to the government. The makine or t-e carbon took much experi menting and it wat two months af ter arrival that carbon wa regular ly manufactured. Test were made by releasing the poison gas at the bottom of a cask of carbon. It was ignited by torch at the toD and when the light showed blue It watt sign the ga waa harmless but when the light turned to green it showed the carbon had absorbed all the ooi son it could and wa no longer to be relied on. At Zanesville they perfected a carbon which would purify gas for fifty hours of use whereat the first French carbon used could only be relied on for 18 hours which show the advance made; A ga released in the open air it rarely more than ten percent ttrong it it seen that thi carbon used in a gat mask would guana tee preservation from poison for a very long time. The latest gai masks de not have nose clamp nor mouth piece. The air after pasting through the carbon it directed through a tube and released near the forehead of the wearer. The fresh air thus passes over the eye glasses which keepa them from fog ging and thence over the face, re lieving the discomfort of the close quartet a. The carbon wat packed in druma holding about 200 pounds and since it was all manufactured tmce the signing of peace, the druma were placed inetorage where they now have enough to last a large army for long time. The carbon was made preferably from cocoanut shells, but prune pits were also largely used. The carbon wat aubjected to two periods of in tense heat when it was it ita best stage for absorption and then wat ground about at coffee it ordinarily ground. John found the toot and dust of the east very disagreeable. A Popular Production A roll call of Monmouth could have been called at the Chas. Chap lin show at the Normal last Thurs day evening and there would have been exceedingly few absentees. Of course the old people had to be there to chaperon the children and the good people could not miss it for fear the bad would have them at a disadvantage. It has been a serious winter and apparently ev eryone in town wanted a chance to relax nd be jovial and the genial Chas. happened along at the oppor tune moment. Most of the Nor mal girls were absent on a short va cation and had they been present the management would have had hard work to accommodate all. It was a large crowd all right, and a large show, too, Charley's astonish ing army adventures being supple mented with a cartoon comedy that sent the small boya into hysterica of glee, and some scenic reels from the Philippines, Martinique and other points, all most interesting and entertaining, . The south half of Monmouth av enue has been much improved this spring by graveling and grading. John Fuller has done the gravel work and mostly on his own initiat ive, he doing the hauling and the city furnishing the gravel. Mon mouth avenue is in many ' respects the best residence street in , the city and recentwork on it has helped it very much. , . , .Some forty acres of territory were added to the city limits of Sheridan at a special election last week. v Peter Kurre has acquired the Mc Donald property adjoining his Inde pendence home through a trade for several lots in St. Johns. City Clean-up Days Set for May 1 to 3 At its meeting Tuetday night the common council fixed upon May 1, 2, and 8 as "clean-up" day for the city of Monmouth. All citizen of the city are urged to bear thit in mind. Conveyance will be provided for the dumping of train and cart ing it away, and in all cases the rubbish must 6e enclosed in burlap sack. Citizen are alto requested to trim up and improve appearances about their house and placet of business that we may start the ram mer more presentably. President Ackerman appeared be- fore the council and reqested on be half of the Board of Regents of the normal that the width of navi In front of state property be placed at bu leet intead of the 40 feet adopt ed. Thit the council readily agreed io. ine extra width wa deemed wisest because of the necessity of parking autot alongtide the ground in timet oi gathering at the school and alto to provide ample room for turning. The Normal people are Immedia tely beginning the work of beauti fying the street that pastes through the state property by setting out shade trees in the parking space. It has been tacitly understood that the two block of Monmouth avenue over which the Pacific high way passes are to be paved to full width; the commission to pave the central 16 feet and the balance to be done at the expense of the abut ting property. It has been debated. however, whether East Main street, i.'l .... ... ntewise a part ot the highway, is to be paved in. the tame manner or whether it it to have the paved cen ter tupplemented with macadam at the sides. . Property owner alone the thoroughfare are to.be consult ed and thit settled in the near fu ture. It being "bill night" the council allowed the following claims: Moun tain btates Power Co., lights. $69.- 62; power, $71.10; E'ectrical Ap pliance Co., $2.65; Perkins Phar macy, paint, 60 cents; R. B. Swen ton, water collecting. $10.86: re corder feet, $3.99; J. F. Moreland, marshal, $15.; water eupt., $60; Independence Gravel Co.. $36.40: 0. A. Wolvertbn. expense to Port land, $4.32; Fred Smith, eravel hauling and street dragging, $109. Vick Brothere. distributors of Ford cart and tractors for Oreuron. have moved their headquartere from Salem to Portland. Congressman Hawley is expected in Dallas shortly to look over the tract in the Siuslaw forest reserve that is asked for, the better to protect the city water supply. County Convention of Parent-Teachers The Parent Teachers Association of Polk county foregathered at In dependence Jast Saturday where an all-day program had been prepared under the direction of the county president, Mrs. F. Loughary and the secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Ul rica of Airlie. Independence as the meetine place furnished many of the music al and special features of the enter tainment including two or three character readings by Miss Arbuth not, all thoroughly appreciated. President Ackerman was the first speaker with a brief description of the educational program which the nation is now undertaking. This in its widest sense seeks equality of opportunity and aims to secure this for the school children of the coun try as well as it can be worked out. He said he hoped to see the day when a grade teacher was paid as high wages as a high school teacher and a rural teacher as . highly paid as a city teacher, educational quali fications beingjequal. , Another aim oh the educational program was to wing to the teaching profession the same inducement of salary which other professions enjoyed. He read a table in whi-h the grade teacher was close to the bottom in a list of comparative salaries attached to various avocations, and 'said he wanted to see conditions change to bring a fairer recognition to the teaching profession. Frank K. Welles of Portland and Prof. Almack of the U. of 0. made addretse deal'ng with their experi ence and observation, and Mr, Fulkerton of Salem, rural supervis or of Marion county, told of tome of her experience with, truant, both children and parent who sought to avoid the obligation of the law. Mrt. Curran of the Norms I gave a fine talk on how to improve the health of rural people. She showed statistic to prove that whereas ru ral health was formerly better than city health, a change had taken place and now the health of city residents averaged better than that of rural people. This the contend' ed waa due to the adoption of sani tary regulation on the part of city people and which could readily be adopted by country folks. She gave figure of a contest which hat recently taken place in Elkin where health conditions were normally good at the start but where the av erage health has been improved by strict attention to health rules adopted. I Received Medal for Slaughter of Enemy "The German will go tome now" i said to have been the first remark of Sergeant Harry Mullin, sharp shooter extraordinary of Princess Patricia Canadian light infantry, when told of the death of his broth er, Roy Mullin, atCourcelette, Sep tember 15, 1916. And it was not an idle boast, for Harry Mullin, who is the ton of Mr and Mrs, W. Mullin formerly of Portland, but now of Victoria, B, C, that very night picked off two Boches. killed eightjthe next day and in the four day following killed 20 Germans. Sergeant Mullin was born in Port land in 1891 and while only a youngster was taken to Moosomin, baskatchewan, by his parents. It ws on the plains cf Saskatchewan that Mullin got hit training' in marksmanship which earned for him the reputation of having killed more Germans than any other one man in the Canadian army, and which has brought him the military medal and the Victoria cross. Through sheer bravery and dar ing, the story of which reads like a paperbacked novel, Sergeant took two Hun pill boxes single-handed, killing three of the occupants of one and causing the surrender of 10 Huns in the other. According to an account of the crowning ' achieve ment of Sergeant Mullin't career, as published in the London Times, the Canadians were held by the deadly fire from two pill boxes. Mullin was seen to crouch down in the trench, spring over the top, wriggle from one shell hole to an other and gradually work toward the nearer of the boxes. . A sniper raised up a little and Sergeant Mullin's revolver barked. One more Boche had gone to his re ward. Mullin then rushed the first pill box, shot two of the gunners, then ran at top speed for the second pill box. Springing upon the top of the box, Sergeant Mullin caused the surrender of the 10 occupants of the post. He took a revolver from one of the prisoners, casually placed it in his belt and went on shooting Huns. Later that day a bullet crashed against the revolver, smash ing it, and thus saving Sergeant Mullin's life. ' Of this act of Sergeant Mullin's for which he was awarded the Vic toria cross, the official British Gaz ette says: "His gallantry and fear lessness were witnessed by many and although rapid fire was directed upon him and his clothes riddled by buK lets, he never faltered in his pur pose and not only helped to save the situation, but also indirectly saved many lives." Sergeant Mullin enlisted at Moos omin, November 1, 1914, as in the trenches in Februray 1915, and al lowing for the time that he was in England convalescing from slight wounds received at the third battle of Ypres, was in the front line trenches for three solid years. Mul lin's brother Roy enlisted in Febru ary, 1916, at the age of 17 in the Princess Pats. Their father and on ly brother enlisted in Victoria later in the war. Telegram. Harry Mullin's mother was Erne Kennedy and attended the Mon mouth Normal School in 1886. She was raised in Corvallis and is a cousin of Mrs. A. J. Haley and Mrs. J. N. Pember of Monmouth. OREGON TO HOLD JERSEY JUBILEE Breeders of Nation to Tour Val ley Visiting it Famed Herd The Oregon Jersey Cattle Club, in celebration of the recent achieve ment of an Oregon cow in captur ing the world' Jersey butter fat record from a cow now owned in Maine, will hold what is to he known as the Oregon Jersey Jubilee during the week of May 18th to the 24th. The Jubilee will consist of a session in Portland, including an au to trip over the far famed Colum bia Highway, followed by a loop ex cursion thru the Willamette Val ley, which will include a visit to. most of the important breeding et-' tablishment of Oregon. Transportation and entertain ment will be provided by the Ore gon Jersey Cattle Club. All Jersey breeders, dairymen and other in terested in the "little fawn cow" are'eordiaily invited to be the guests of the 0. J. C. C. during that week. . , , At the Oregon Jersey Jubilee. you will aee: 1. The World' Cham- pion Jersey Cow over all aces, who also holds Senior 4 year old and Junior three year old records. The World't Champion Junior 4 year old Jersey cow. ' 3. Twelve of the 40 class leaders. that it the first 5 cows In ' each of the eight different classes. ,, ) 4. You will see one of the two Jersey cows to produce over 1000 pounds of fat m a year and 4 other who have produced over 900 pound of fat. 6. You will tee three Jersey cow who have milked over 17,000 pounds in one year, there being, to the best of our knowledge, but 10-tuch cowt in the breed. . Among the farms which . will te visited are: "Sunny Bank", H. West, Prop., Ed Cary's, F. E. Lynn's, McArthur & Stauff't, W. 0. Morrow't. "Fair Acres". 0. A. C R. L. Burhart's, H. Stewart's, J. M. Dickson & Son's. Pickard Bros.,."Iron Minee", Wm, Ladd, Prop., and others of note. You will see many of the descend ants of Golden Glow's Chief, St. Mawes and Noble of Oaklands in eluding the get of Noble Peer and Rochette'e Noble. ''- Every Jersey Breeder in the United States, who can possibly do so, should plan to attend the Jubi lee. . Training School Facts and Fancies To all our Friends-Upon the evening"of May the first, when the clock is striking the hour of Eight, the curtain in the Auditorium will rise and disclose one of the most in teresting scenes the Training School has ever presented. ? , The production is a little operetta entitled the "National Flower' Candidates for the position of na tional flower appear before a Judge and a Jury, who with the assistance of lawyers of considerable repute and erudition, try to decide upon the merits of the case. Flowers daintily garbed, a stately oak, in numerable weeds including obnox ious thistle, to say nothing of an odoriferous onion, all demand a hearing. The Jury are quite disa greed when finally Uncle Sanfoffers a suggestion which solves the prob lem to the satisfaction of all. An overture will be played by the Training School Orchestra. The price of admisison is 25 cents and the proceeds will be used in a good cause. Come and be one of the "400" to enjoy the entertainment, and en courage those who have had a part. Yours in the interests of the school, Alice A. Mcintosh. P. S. "Invite your friends and also your neighbors", as one of our seventh graders said. A. M. ' Lecture Monday Evening . Arthur Walwyn Evans, the nephew of Lloyd-George who was to be at the Normal on April 23rd, will appear on Monday, April 28th at 8 o'clock. E. L. Kilen and Mr. Smith spent Sunday in Woodburn and Portland. .
