Monmouth
Herald
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Vol. XI
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, May 2, 1919
No. 35
Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best Valley of the Best State of the Best Nation on
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MAY DAY PLANS
NOW COMPLETED
Judge McCamant to ba Com
mencement Orator at Normal
The annual May Day Exercises of
the Normal will be held on Friday,
May 91 1, beginning at 9:30 o'clock
with the processional, In which will
be represented the Senior and Jun
ior classes of the Normal, Uio Mon
mouth and Independence Training
hchools, the Mountain View, Oak
Point and Elkin Kural Centers,
Other event in which the Senior
and Junior will content in order to
decide the winner of the cup offer
ed by President Ackerman to the
claw securing the moat points are
the May Pole Winding-, the Folk
Dancing, an Original Drill, Tennis
and Volley Ball. In addition to
these event, there wilt be a relay
race among the boys from the
Training Schools and the Kural Cen
ters, four to.be selected from each
.. L I Mil I
scnooi. i ne winner will deliver
the decision of Die Judges to the
Queen and the school will be award
ed an Oregon Normal School Pen
mint. The day's activities will
clow with a base bull game. The"
Judges of the events are: Mr. H.
G. Starkweather of Portland.
member of the Board of Regent of
the Normal; Miss Cummings, Head
of the Physical Education Depart
ment, U. of 0.; and Assistant
State Superintendent E. F. Carle-
ton. Every one is invited.
' All of the details fir the opening
of the Summer Term of the Oregon
Normal on June 23rd have been
completed, Provisions have been
made for all of the regular courses
and for additional courses in meth
ods In all of ithe elementary sub
jects. A sp'cial course in Physical
Education will be offered to prepare
teachers to comply with the law
passed by the last legislature which
requires Unit a definite time each
day be devoted to this subject. In
addition to the regular courses
special lecturers will be heard, mu
sical programs will be given and an
especially splendid list of motion
pictures will be shown. The corres
pondence indicutvs a large attend
ance during the Summer Seat ion.
Superintendent Goetz, of North
Bend, was at the Normal last week
selecting teachers for the coming
year. Superintendent Goetz has a
standard for teachers that would
make it a liberal education to work
with him. The Seniors evidenced
their appreciation of his ideals by
rising en masse when asked, after
his brief talk, how many of them
would like to go to North Bend.
i Mis Joyce, Assistant State Club
Organizer, 0. A. S gave a most
informational and inspirational talk
on the Club Work in the State at
last Thursday's Chapel, She re-enforced
her lecture by pictures which
were most attractive and suggest
ive. This work is meritorious and
Miss Joyce's address will, no doubt,
be potent a factor in inspiring the
students to organize like clubs in
their schools. Miss Joyce was ac
companied by Mr. Wills, '17, Rural
Supervisor of Polk County.
John Webber, '18, who has just
received his discharge, related some
of his experiences at Friday's Chap
el. His special work was making
carbon for the masks. As he outlined
the work done and the risks encoun
tered one realized that those at the
front were not the only , ones who
jeopardized their lives to defeat the
Hun. .
Miss Hazlitt, Student Volunteer
Worker of theY. W. C. A., was on
the Campus on Friday and talked
to'the Y. W. C. A. girls in the As
sociation room in the evening.
Superintendent Calavan, of Clack
amas County, was at the Normal
last Friday interviewing teachers
for his county. Mr. Calavan gave
a very interesting talk '. in chapel
and, among many other worth
while things, mirrored the citizen of
the future. He said, "The citizen
of the future must love liberty,
must have his hands . and muscles
trained, must be able to use the
English language, must love his
country and must give service." .
Miss Esther Harris, '17, who has
the primary work" in the Oregon
City Schools, tcok advantage of the
annual visiting day alloted to the
teachers of Oregon City to return
to the campus. She spent the day
in the class room at the Normal
ineomcersofthe Alumni were
called together on Saturday by the
President, Mis Emily DcVore, Crit
ic of the First and Second Grades
of the Independence Schools, to
plan for the Alumni reunion at
Commencement. ! Plans were form
u la ted which itis hoped will bring
back to the Normal for the .1919
Commencemnt the largest gathering
of the Alumni ever seen on the
campus.
Judge McCamant, ex-member of
the Supreme Court and one of the
best known lawyer of Portland,
has been secured for the Commence
ment Address. Judge McCamant
is recognized as one of Oregon'
finest speakers and the 1919 Class
is to be congratulated on securing
htm,
Mis Taylor, Head of the Physical
Education Ueartment "was in Salem
on Monday in attendance at a con
ference of Physical Directors of
the State. Superintendent Church'
ill after conferring with these rep
resentatives appomteu a committee,
consisting of Doctor Brown, Head
of Physical Education, 0. A. C;
Mis Cummings, Head of Physical
Education U. of 0.; and Miss Tay
lor, Head of Physical Education, 0.
N. S., to formulate a course of
study to conform to the new ohysi
cal education law passed by the last
legislature, which requires that
twenty minutes each day be devoted
to tins work.
Mr. Gentle, Superintendent of the
Training Schools and Head of the
Education Department, and Miss
Ida Smith, Critic of -the First and
Second Grades, were the principal
speakers at the Beaverton Institute
on last Saturday,
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Parkes.
ex-student of the Normal, were on
the campus this week. 'Mr. Parkes
has just returned from eighteen
months oversea service during most
oi wnicn time ne was at the front.
Mr. and Mrs. Parked are nlannine
to teach next year and return to
the Normal later tc complete their
course.
Mrs. Margaret Curran. Rural
Supervisor and Institute Conduct
or, is visiting the High Schools in
Clackamas County this week.
Mrs. Ellen O'Donnell McCreadie.
'15, who is! planning to take ud
teaching again, was at the Normal
last week making arrangements to
continue her. work at Teachers Col
lege, Columbia University,. New
York. - -
Mr. Ostien. of the Mathematics
Department, who for the past year
has been with the Y. M. C. A. in
France, writes that he plans to be
in his old class room at the Normal
for Summer School.
Arthur Walwyn Evans, the well-
known nephew of the British Prem
ier Lloyd-George, who appeared at
the Normal Auditorium on Monday
evening, is a speaker of exceptional
ability. His sincere appreciation of
America and all things American
were most gratifying to an Ameri
can audience and made every true
American register a solemn vow to
more surely exemplify in his own
life those ideals for which America
stands and which led Mr. Evans to
say that America meant fraternity
to him.
On account of several cases of la
grippe among the students, which
it is feared may davelop into influ
enza, the Faculty have thought it
wise to take every precaution and
have postponed the motion picture,
Our Teddy ', which was to have
been given on May 2nd, to a later
date. . .
The two small daughters of Hugh
Guthrie ofCorvallis, arrived Sat
urday evening for a visit with their
grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Guthrie. Hugh Guthrie and
wife are making an extended visit
in the east.
Mrs. W. T. Sellers of Ba'nks Ore
gon, mother of Deane Sellers,' is
the guest of her parentsJllr. and
Mrs. A. N. Halleck. The latter
has been on the sick list but is
much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Meyers of
the Hotel Oregon in Portland spent
the week end with her mother,
Mrs. Stengel. .,
HIGHWAY WORK V
TO START SOON
Warren Company Unit to Spend
Season in Polk County Work
Engineer Fletcher who represents
the highway commission on the pav
ing work to be done in this vicinity
this year, say the Warren company
is scheduled to begin work right
away and will probably be all sum
mer or until the middle of October
or the first of November in getting
the 8 miles paved. They are now
taking down the paving plant which
they will use on thi project and
which ha been used in Portland.
This plant will do all of the work
between Rickreall and Indepen
dence. A car of coal was received
in the local yards last week which
will be ready when the contractors
need it.
According to Mr. Fletcher there
are but two places on the route
where grading will be done. These
are located at the east end of Main
street in Monmouth and one near
Rickreall. The paving company will
do the grading and extra expense
will be charged to the county al
though the ordinary work of get
ting the road ready is considered in
the state's contract.
The paving company will scarify
and level the grade, roll it and then
lay the asphaltic pavement. This
pavement is to be 16 feet wide with
macadam of two feet on each side.
or twenty feet wide in all. There
is a piece of road near the tile fac
tory just north of Monmouth where
the grade is not twenty feet wide
and where some filling will have' -to
be made. ,
When the paving directors arrive,
a consultation will be held with lo
cal officials and resident and it will
be determined just what extra im
provements are to be done in Mon
mouth. The extras, of course, will
have to be done at cityor abutting
property expense. But the state
will put the twenty foot roadway
through the city, as in the county,
at its own cost. , '
Died in Idaho
Samuel J. Donaldson, a brother-
in-law of A. J. Haley of this city,
died in Rupert, Idaho, April 8. He
was born at Bellefdnte, Ark. in
1875 and started across the plains
with his parents when but three
weeks old. They settled at Water
ville, Lane county, on the McKenzie
river and lived there 22 years. In
1897 they moved to Shoshone, Ida
ho, where Mr. Donaldson taught
school. He enlisted in the Spanish
war. He was elected to Jthe legis
lature of Idaho and was an ardent
prohibitionist. He moved to Port
land in 1907 and was in busieness
there until 1912. In 1909 he mar
ried Carrie Haley. - They have one
son. Mr. Donaldson was a member
of the Christian church and was
pastor of several congregations,
preaching his first sermon at Pleas
ant Hill in Lane county.
Mrs. Ida Strong Siegel reports
that her husband Lieutenant L. M.
Siegel is still on duty in Germany.
He is at present acting as judge in
cases of minor offense and never
fails to make a sentence as mild as
the law will allow, he says, because
he has a feeling for those lonesome
boys so far from home.
Mrs. J. L. Van Loan received a
telegram Monday from her son
Birchard, stating that he had arriv
ed safely in New York from oversea.
Birchard was a member of the orig
inal Company L but was transfer
red to the 151st field artillery, a
Minnesota company which arrived
Sunday on the transport Hunting
ton. He will be stationed a t Camp
Merrit for the present. '
Mrs. J? M.. Pember enetertained
her Sunday school class at her home
last Thursday evening. . .
A TALENTED
WELCHMAN
Nephew of Lloyd George Favor
orably Impresses Audience
"What America Mean to Me"
was the topic of the lecture by Ar
thur Walwyn Evan at the Normal
last Monday evening and it will
rank among the best attractions in
this line which the Normal has had.
With aneendote and story and with
out any direct order of procedure,
Mr. Evans spent the first part of
the evening in an effort to bring
the audience to bis view point that
of one who through livinsr in a land
where people of alien tongue and
customs are regarded with suspic
ion usually of a hostile kind, finds
it hard to conceive of the fellowship
which all nationalities achieve in
America. Thi he illustrated with
a rhetorical painting of an English
rooter who with all the lingo that
appertains to the genuine article,
urged "Heinie" to "line it out"
and "bust up" the game. It was a
masterpiece of character delineation
which set the house in an uproar of
merriment. - At the same time how
else could it have been made more
absurdly plain that the people who
in Europe herd together and antag
onize rival nationalities , here be
come one, whether it is in the na
tional sport, in business, or in the
draft call.
Mr. Evans has a very peculiar de
livery, speaks very rapidly, with
odd and unusual gestures, but he
crowded a great many things in a
two hour talk aid was well worthy
of a much larger audience than the
one which turned out to hear him.
Hapeningsof the
High School
The semi-finals of the tennis tour
nament resulted in the following
manner:
1. Boys Singles Seniors
2. Boys Doubles Seniors
3. Girls Singles Sophomore
4. Girls Doubles Sophomore
The Seniors also won the boys
doubles in the finals. Well! Leave
it to the Seniors every time.
The next step in tennis will be
for the school to venture out to
capture a few games from our
neighboring towns.
The seniors who played on the
Basket Ball team are the proud
owners of white sweaters, purchas
ed by the athletic fund.
At the regular Student Body
meeting a unanimous vote of thanks
was extended to "Dad" for making
the reflectors for our foot lights.
The financial conditions were also
reported" better. Evidently the
'Slow ones thot it time to pay up.
From all appearances Hugh Bell
attended the lecture Monday night
for recently he has been heard to
quote the Hon. Evans. He also
seems to be up on the "Irish" ques
tion. '
The politicians of M. H. S. are
getting busy with their "Stump
speeches , for the nominations for
officers of the coming year take
place Wednesday next. This is a
big event for the success 'of the
high school depends largely upon
the officers. .
We were honored by the appear
ance of Mr. Gentle, who gave an
interesting as well as instructive
talk. It seems like home to hear
Mr. Gentle talk, for many of us
were ushered Jthru the grades un
der the "Gentle" direction.
The "Flu" is again a serious
question, for if the school should
have to close it would work a hard
ship on the senior class, We also
take great pleasure in : noting that
the "Flu" did not "originate" in
the high. school this time. '
Don't forget to watch, look and
listen, M. H. S. .
Harrison Brant and Charley Bow
man went fishing Sunday in the vi
cinity of Pedee and came home with
a fine string of trout.
Back from Ovtrua
Mr. and Mrs. Douglass Parkes of
Portland were visitors in Monmouth
Monday calling on old friend and
visiting at the Normal. Mr. Parkes
who ha recently returoed.with the
expeditionary force from over-sea
enlisted as a member of Company L.
He was detached from the com
pany in England for sickness and
was in a hospital there for some
time. When he again joined the
rank he was placed in the 26th di
vision which was made up for the
most part of Boston men. He got
to the front in July, during the
Chateau Thierry fight and with the
exception of a week or two was at
the front from then on until the
armistice was signed in November
Mr. and Mrs 'Parkes plan to start
teaching in the fall.
Prunes in Demand
Prune growers are much interest
ed in events of the week that indi
cate prices this fall will be consid
erably in advance of a jasar ago.
Many growers have contracted for
their harvest at a seventy five per
cent advance over last season' quo
tations. The indications are also
that berries will be in large demand
and the formerly despised evergreen
blackberry i not the least nf these.
Cherries as yet have not been
affected by the rise in prices but
doubtless will be included as the
season advances. The prospects
now are for good crops along the
line and spring wheat rarely has
looked better.
L. E. Dike.of Mill City i here
accustoming himself to handling
the local S. P. business. Agent
Prime and family start today on a
trip which before it is concluded
will use up about a thousand dol
lars worth of transportation, ex
tending pretty well over the lands
of the west and'southwest.
A telegram received by . 0. A
Wolverton Wednesday stated that
Mrs. J, A. Brown, wife of a former
pastor of the Monmouth Christian
church, was dead. Since he left
Monmouth in 1905, Rev. Brown has
been located at Watsonville.Caliior
nia. Ed Griffa who is working at Hos-
Kins describes a train wreck in a
recent letter. Eight cars loaded
with logs, ran off the grade into a
gulch on top of the engine which
was considerably damaged. No lives
were lost.
The annual business -meeting of
the Christian church will be held
in the church on Saturday evening,
May 3rd. Supper will be served
before the business meeting. .
H. K. Sickafoose, Past Grand
Herald of the Oregon Grand Lodge,
0. 0. F., has been deputized by
the grand master, W. F. Walker to
officially visit the following lodges:
Kings Valley, May 3; Sheridan,
May 6; Alsea, May 10; Falls City,
May 17.
J. W. Pember dropped off in
Monmouth for a visit with his fam
ily Wednesday. He says the green
ness of our grass- and foliage is in
sharp contrast to the country across
the Rockies. St, Paul had a snow
storm recently and there was con
siderable snow on the ground when
he left Minnesota.
TheLoyaf Daughter's Class of
the Christian Sunday School had a
business meeting to elect - officers,
combined with a social time,, last
Saturday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Crofoot. The girls had pre
pared a nice program, every one
taking part. There were games and
refreshments and all enjoyed them
selves very much.
Dean D. Sellers of the High
School made a visit to his home
near Banks. Oregon, Friday of last
week, returning Monday.
ENTERS THE
GRANDMASTER
una reiiows and Kebekaha Ub
erre Century Anniversary
W. F. Walker of Springfield,
grand master of Oregon Odd Fel
lows wa the guest of honor of Nor
mal lodge and friends Thursday
night. There was a ' large atten
dance of the three linkers as well as
of the Rebekahs and they spent a
most enjoyable evening.
The grand master was the red let
ter line on the program but the
Misses Cornelius, Rogers and Mr.
Beckley furnished some fine musical
numbers and Miss Alice Butler and
Mrs. Crofoot gave readings on fra
ternity topics which were warmly
applauded. '
Throughout a lengthy address,
Mr. Walker held close attention on
the part of his auditors. ' Without
any of the mannerisms of oratory,
the sincerity of the speaker was at
all times evident and talking in a
conversational tone he managed to
say a great many things of unusual
interest. ' " '
Schulyer Colfax, he credited with
the recognition accorded women
through the Rebekahs, saying it
was through his efforts that the
Rebekah degree was first establish
ed, which developed into a separate
organization of lodges and which he
believed would shortly have a sepa
rate national status. ' '
During the civil war be asserted,
the ties of fraterinity had been se
verely strained but that Odd Fel
lows had even during the conflict
sent messages of remembrance to
one another, through the lines,
when in convention assembled, and
as soon as the war had ended, had
immediately joined in the association
of a reunited brotherhood. On the
contrary he noted that certain
churches had been quick to divide
and antagonize one another and
after sixty years, the great church
to which he belonged still held to
sectional divisions over the question
of the treatment of negro members.
He reviewed the work which the
organiaztion is doing in the state
and nation, paid a hearty tribute
to Divine guidance which he had
found always present and wound up
by leading' the audience in the sing
ing of the Doxology., -
Rev. Pace in announcing the
"feed" stated that the committee,
consisting of Messrs. Prime, Sicka-
twob vt uiiiikTV ii ijcavi. uccu ucuu
put to secure a proper portion of
pig with which to make the sand
wiches and at one time thought
it would be necessary to substitute
a certain fat dog of which he knew
and which could be well spared,
but that all were happy in the re
ceipt of the cooked pork at the last
moment. :
Edward Pace, son of Pastor E. B.
Pace, sailed for Scotland a few days
ago. He has recently been trans
ferred to the U. S. S. Heron, which
has been detailed for service in Eu
ropean and Asiatic waters for the
next year or so.
Red Cross Notes
The local branch of the Red Cross
which has been kept busy of late ,
with refugee work .will have all
their sewing done by next'- Tuesday
and are planning to suspend for
the summer at that time. The head
organization has decided that it is
best to keep the humbler oraganiza-,
tions alive anticipating possible use
for them in the future and to this
end the annual meeting of the lo
cal branch his been called for the
same date;. Tuesday, May 6, in the
local work rooms at 3:30 p. m. .
At this-meeting officers will be
elected fot the coming year and al
so reports of committees and offi
cers will be in order. . ;
Mrs. Percival is spending a month
at her old home in Madras, Oregon.