The Monmouth HKiyyLO
VoLXI
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, June 13, 1919
No. 41
Monmouth is Located in the Best Section of the Best Valley of the Best State of the Best Nation on the Earth
NORMAL WEEK
OF PROGRAMS
Complete Guide to Event in
Annual Commencement
President's Breakfast. Normal
Hill, Saturday, June 14,9:30 A.M.
(For the Senior Claw)
Sunday, June IS, 10:30 A. M.
Baccalaureate Service In Normal
Chnpel. Everybody Invited.
Violin Solo-Schubert-Wilhelmj-Mi'm
Catherine Gentle .
Hymn "Doxology,"
Invocation-r.cv. Peter Conklin
Anthem "Love Divine"-Stan-erl-Double
Trio
Scripture Reading-Rev. E. B.
Pace
Solo-"How Lovely are Thy
Dwelling"-LlddleM in Schuette
Sermon-Rev. W. W. Willard
Anthem "The Lord li My Shepherd"--Schubert-Quartette
Benediction Rev, Victor Morria
Monday, June 16. 2:30 P. M.
Faculty Reception, Normal Hall,
Tor Seniors and Alumni ,
Monday, June 16, 8:30 P. M.
Senior Class Play "Everywoman'a
Road" by Josephine Hammond.
The carte includee the Faculty,
Senior ll'i and Senior l'i from the
Student Body and children from
the Monmouth and Independence
Training Schoola. All are welcome.
Admission 25nd 85 centa. Pro
ceeds to be donated to the Memori
al Entrance Fund.
Tuesday, June 17, 10:00 A. M.
Last Chapel. All are invited.
Entrance March and Class Songs
Music-"Pilgrlm'a Chorus" -
Warner ' "
Violin Solo-"Ave Maria"-Cou.
nod-Miss Marguerite Ferrin.
Address-President S. H. Acker
man
Music "Praise Ye"-Verdi
"If My Songs-Hahn
Oregon Normal Glee Club "
Talks by Faculty and Class repre
sentatives
Faculty J. B. V. Butler
Alumni- Ivan Wood '17
Junior-Miss Shannon Pettlnger
Muiic-'Tair Normal"
- Seniors M iss Helen Coe
" Senior Trial
"Moment Muaical"Schubort -Oregon
Normal Orchestra
"Every Flower" Madum Butterfly-Oregon
Normal Glee Club
Address Judge Wallace McCam
ant Quartette-?"! Know a Place"
Coombs Oregon Normal School
Quartette
Piano Solo-"Liebestraun No. 3"
Llszt-Miw Margaret Anderson,
Art Department
Presentation of Diploma Presi
dent J. H. Ackerman
Violin Quartette-" March Rondo"-
Frltsche-Missci Rogers, Fer
rin, Cornelius, Ostrom
Benediction -Rev. Peter Conklin
ELECT NEW
TREASURER
Fought As Canadian
Chas. Jackson is entertaining his
nephew this week. The latter
James S. Jackson is just back from
a four yeara' experience with the
Canadian forces over seas. Mr,
Jackson was holding down a home
stead in the Moosejaw region at
the time of his enlistment. He
participated In many Important en
gagement and received a medal
for service In the battle of Mons.
Mom is the town which the French
and the English tried to take and
failed but which finally yielded to
the imDetuous onslaught of the
men of Canada. In one engage
ment all of the men in his company
except three were killed and on
another occasion he was buried in
a trend from the effect of a high
explosive. He had his gun broken
by a flying fragment of a shell and
had a bullet through his hat but
was himself not wounded in the
four year service.. Mr. ' Jackson
visited with a sister in St Paul on
his way across the continent and
after a visit here expects to go
back to his Canadian homestead
- Tuesday June 17, 1:30 P, M.
Campus Exercises. Everybody In
vited. Presentation of Faculty, Alumni,
Senior and Junior Gifts for the
Entrance Memorial.
Presentation of the Key to the
Juniors
Address-Supt. J. A. Churchill
The Living Flag Juniors
The men and mules who have
been in this vicinity for the past
month doing ' excavating and grad
mr for the state highway were
moved to the vicinity of Rickreall
Sunday. Most of the bulk work in
this vicinity, is done-but there is
still some grading on Main street
to be' done and this is being done
with local men and teams. The
workmen who composed the gang
moved away are credited locally
with being a quiet gentlemany lot
doing their work with little noise
and disturbance and conducting
their . actions in a most peaceful
way.
Tuesday, June 17, 8:00 P. M.
Alumni Program. All are welcome.
Processional Alumni and Seniora
. Presentation of Class of '19
Presidcnt J. H. Ackerman
Reception of Class-Miss Emily
DeVore
Response Miss Beth Perry '19
Violin Solo "Aria" Francesco
Ptrlaglio-Miss Catherine Gentle '16
Group of Vocal Solos
"Obstination" Fontenailles .
"Myself When Young'"-Lehman
"With a Waterlily"-Grieg
"Invictus" Huhn -
John Claire Monteith of Portland
Reminiscences Normal Men in
Uniform
Vocal Solo Selected Miss Mary
Rundall'17
Group of Piano Numbers
"Nocturne in B Major" Chopin
"La1 Campanello" Paganlni-List
David Campbell '08
Address Mr. A. C. Hampton '2
Group of Vocal Solos
"Eves that Used to Gaze in Mine'
Lohr
"I Saw a Ship a Sailing" Dobson
"Ask Nothing More of Me, Sweet"
Marzial
"I Know Where I'm Going"-01d
Irish '
John Claire Monteith of Portland
Tuesday, June 17, 9:30, P.M.
Alumni Banquet, Normal Hall.
Wednesday, June 18,10:30 A.M.
Commencement Program. Normal
Chapel. Everybody Welcome.
March Luigini
Serenade Victor Herbert Ore
gon Normal Orchestra ,
Invocation Rev. E. B. Pace
"Salute D'Ambur"--Elgar
Burleigh Cash, a teacher in the
high school of Eugene, was a visi
tor with Mrs. W. A. Elkins and
family from Saturday to Sunday
He is on his way to his home in
Hood River, but expects to return
to attend summer school at Eugene,
MOTHER'S DAY
WAR AND PEACE
Last Monday was a festival of
nines for Derrel Hewitt, son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. G. Hewitt of the Luck-
lamute country. For Monday was
the 9th of June, 1919 and Master
rerrel who was nine years old on
that date celebrated the event with
a birthday party to which nine of his
small boy friends were invited.
It was a pleasant afternoon for all
of them and there were boyish
games to pass the time away with
something solid in the way of cake,
lemonade and candy to complete
the program. ' . ,
P. O. Powell attended the
farmers' picnic at Rickreall last
Saturday where he l resided at the
nroeram and would have won thei
foot ' race' had' the distance been
great enough. Most of these short
dashes are over before Mr. Powell
gets under a full head of steam.
L L Kim Chosen by Council
to Succeed Emma Parker
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At its meeting Tuesday night the
common council passed a resolution
limiting the speed of railroad trains
in the city limits to 12 mile an
hour. Previously the limit ha been
3 miles an hour and the new reg
ulation was passed at the request
of the railroad company who felt
the necessity of putting on a little
more speed 'when approaching and
departing from the dejtot in the
city. Owing to a legal techn ical-
ty the resolutions providing for
the paving of Monmouth avenue
from Main street to the north line
of the Normal property and of
Main street from the east intersec
tion with Broad street to the East
city limits were repealed and new
resolutions pasted. The paving pro
posals call for a 7 foot strip on
each side of the state highway on
Main street with 171 ft. parking
space. Un Monmouw avenue me
strip is to be 12 ft. wide except in
front of the Normal property
where the strip is to be 17 ft,
wide with parking space 221 ft.
and 17 i ft. wide.
The death of Miss Emma Parker
who succeeded W. E. Smith as city
treasurer made necessary the elec
tion of a new treasurer. E. L.
Kilen, cashier of the First National
Bank was unanimously elected to
the vacant position.
Interest in Election
At the annual meeting of school
district No. 13 to be held next Mon
day night, voters of the district
will have the pleasure of voting for
two members of the school" board.
This bargain day attraction for the
exercise of franchise promises to
bring out a large attendance of
the school patrons especially be
cause a warm contest is promised
for one of the places to be filled.
This is for the filling of the vacancy
made by the resignation of Jacob
Smith a position deemed especially
attractive as it carries with it the
presidency of the school board for
the coming year. This fact has
brought out a number of aggressive
candidates each one of whom is pop
ular and well fitted for the position
and will make a strong race for
the plum. The candidates are A.
B. Morlan, E. C. Cole, A. N. Poole
and J. L. VanLoan. Thus far it
has been a friendly contest; no bad
feeling has been engendered and may
the best manin the honors. The
board member whose term ",of office
expires is Ira C. Powell. He has
rendered faithful and efficient
service on the board, has an easy
familiarity with matters pertaining
to this important branch of public
duty and the sentiment is unani
mous that he shall be persuaded to
take a reelection.
Stanley Evan Reflect on the
Change of a Year
Mrs. Boots who has been visiting
with her daughter in Dilley, stop
Ded over in Monmouth this week
but expects shortly to go to Drain
to visit with her- daughter, Mrs.
Hedrick. Mrs. Boots has not had
good health for the past few
months.
T. H. Halleck of Newport who
has spent the last week visiting
with his parents in this city return
ed to hS home in Newport Wed
nesday morning. He reports
things lively there at present with
many people coming in.
Frank Laughary and wife- of the
Little Luckiamute were business
visitors' in this city Wednesdry.
Mrs. A. N. Halleck who has been
sick for some time is convalescing
nicely.
A.N.Poole is building a barn
for Geo. Nigglir
Sunday was Monmouth day in
Corvallis. Among those from this
city who journeded to the college
town by auto being W, R. Graham,
Walter Brown, P. O. Powell, Ira
C. Powell and Dr. Bowersox and
parties.
Chaumont, Haute Marne, France.
To My dear Mother,
My memory recall very vividly
Mothers Day, 1918, with the world
in the state of terrific turmoil and
struggle deciding once and for al
ways the fate of humanity. It was
a magnificent day as I sat in a lit
tle Provost Marshall' Office at
Never, Department of Nievre,
France, recalling and pondering
over the past, and wondering just
what to say in my little message
that would make mother happy, to
let her know that I was still living
up to the high ideals she taught me
when a boy, in that gentle and kind
ly way. The sun ray, soft and
brilliant in harmony with spring,
the chirping gleeful little birds,
singing little songs of love and
hope, the vast array of flowers,
brilliant, refreshing, and fragrant,
sending their message on the four
winds of the earth, that Jill men
might feel and be impressed with
the beauty which God had provided
for all. It was surely a wonderful
day, because Mother was the first
in the mind of every American boy
wearing the uniform of a United
State soldier, in the trenches, in
the office, in the Bhop, on the
waters. American boys one year
ago today were"! in the trenches,
bleeding, fighting and dying, midst
the hell of shell and gas. -Why!
Because they were willing to give
the r lives if need be for mother
and sister and all, that they would
never be called on to bear the brum
cruel scar of the terrible Hun as
others unfortunately have had to
btar because of their weakness
before the savage German hordes,
who knew no law of justice or re
spect. Lying on the battle helds,
in agonykanda)ain, in the hospitals
breathing their last breath oi me,
these brave young lads, fresh from
mother's t care, with the sparkle of
youth in their eyes found time to
write a little message of kindly
love to mother, telling of how her
influence and high ideals had stood
Out lest in the life of her son. Did
mother forget about those boys who
beat the desperate Prussian Guard
on the battle field of I ranee. NO.
hi offered Drayers for their satety,
she spent many hours fearful that
something might happen, sne wrote
many letters over flowing with love
and encouragement to her boy.
Surely General John J. Pershing
made a notable statement wnen ne
said "These letters (on Mothers
Dav) will repay m part the brave
women whose love and prayers have
ehMred us to victory." And let
us not foreet. Mother, thosemothers
wVi.'. hfivp crivpn their soldier boys
as a sacrifice to our country ana
humanitv. Many of them now lie
under the sod of France having
given their all that Democracy
should not perish from the earth
that German ideals and principles
should be crushed forever. I can
not but think of this sacrifice as
walk often times in the little ceme
tery just below our camp in a little
neapefu va ev. so peacetui, so
quiet and calm, where many Amer
ican boys ' are resting in peace
On each little grave a white wood
en cross with. -his name and organ
ization tells the story of his sacri
fice. The craves are very neat
and well cared for, and often times
the French people carry little
boquets of flowers to this spot in
recognition of their sacrifice for
France, and probably because they
knew this soldier boy before he
died. So let's help to sooth some
mother's heart who is yearning for
her boy who will never return to
press her to his side.
Now that the Dove of Peace has
.1 1 J 1-L
again come over uie wona iei us
hope that such a thing will never
happen again. Let us learn the
lesson that others have paid dearly
for. and' strive to keep our nation
to a degree of idealism, wt e:e it
now stands, among the nations of
the earth today. Mother, I haven't
any story to tell .you of how I
fought the Boche, thi: opportunity
never offered itself to me not that
I was a coward, God help me to be
fa' from such, but because it was
the "orders of my superior officers
I that my services were needed else
where. I have tried to do my duty
earnestly and efficiently all this
time and shall continue to do so
until the United State government
i through with my service as a
volunteer. I have availed myself
of every opportunity that could
help me be a better man, morally,
physically and mentally and hope it
will be notieably evident when I
return to take up the duties of life.
My ambition is to be a successful
citizen of my country, and whatev
er line of work I choose to follow,
I am determined I shall win above
all thing. There has been'one great
man in-this world that I admire
and love to study, poor as he was
yet that tall, sta wart, honest, fair
and trustworthy character at the
time of his sad death held the high
est position possible for man to
hold. Have you seen his statue,
that rugged face full of sorrow and
beaming with love and faith in his
fellowmen.his magnificent physique
.howine the lines of common labour
which he never seemed ashamed oi
Every man, woman and child knows
is name and feels proud to own
him as an American citizen, states
man and president. '
Well Mother, I am anxious . to
come home and see you all again
and if the German government is
illing to recognize their defeat and
sign the treaty of peace as offered
y the allied powers, I do not have
any doubt but that 1 will be home
in July or August. I am planning
many things for that time, I am
anxious to complete my education
and can better realize now the val
ue of such. What little knowledge
have had the opportunity of ac
quiring has been of great value to
me since I left home in March,
1917. A man must have an educa
tion to compete in the business
world of today. He must have an
education plus good judgement to
be a success any place. I hear a
lot of fellows speaking of the jobs
waiting for them at home with big
salaries. But I know one thing as
well as I know my name.' The fact
that he fought for Democracy is not
going to give him a position of lei
sure.- He must produce the goods.
He must be alive and grasp every
opportunity that presents itseli
Personally, I don't ask for a posi
tion of leisure. I am willing to
prove myself capable and wthy
the position 1 may hold.
I am very happy to hear of the
progress being made in Monmouth
I want it to be so great that when
come home it will be impossible for
me to find the way. I'll hire a taxi
for a Tittle while until I become ac
customed to things in general. Ha
How is the Memorial Hall coming
Well, Mother, I must close for this
time, sending my love to you and
all the rest on Mother s Day, May
11, 1919.
E. STANLEY EVANS
Prov. Infantry Co.. Chaumont,
France.
At the Council meeting Tuesday
nisht the council joined in express
ing the sense of sorrow they telt in
the death of Miss Emma Parker
who was a fellow city official with
an appreciation oi her tine charae
ter and he,fefflcient services in tne
performance oi her duties.
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Wood who
went to Hood River to visit with
their daughter have concluded
locate there permanently and are
domiciled at 803 Montelln Ave
that city.
At a meeting of the Commercial
club held last Thursday evening, E.
M. Ebbertwas elected secretary
and treasurer to take the place of
Jacob Smith, resigned.
IIGH SCHOOL
YEAR ENDS
B. V. Butler Gives Annual
Commencement Address
Local people have learned that
when they wish to hear a program
in the high school luditorium to
best advantage they must go early.
The crowd that filledjthe room last
Friday, evening to hear the com
mencement exercises went early.
Many were in their places by 7:30
waiting for the music to begin.
The program was exceptionally
good. The Oregon Normal Orches
tra, always an attractive feature at
these programs, maintains its repu
tation year by year and its offer
ings this time were fine and were
warmly applauded by the audience.
To David Campbell who appeared
in a piano solo, was awarded the
most pronounced approval of the
evening. His selection was present
ed in a masterly manner. Miss
Sehuette" also gained warm applause
in a vocal solo and the Misses Imo
gene Richards and Hope McDonald
struck a popul.r chord in a duet
which they sang very nicely togeth
er.
J. B. V. Butler delivered the
commencement address. As a for
mer director of the destinies of the
high school Mr. Butler said it
would be hard for him to make a
serious address on serious topics to
an audience in which so many fa
miliar faces were to be seen.
He took for his topic the evolu
tion of a union of democracy to a
world federation and , brought out
forcibly many points of interest.
Incidentally he seized the opportun
ity to drive some plain truths into
the minds of the graduates. - , -
In his closing remarks he said it .
might not be possible "for all the
graduates to follow out their high
schoorcourses along the lines of
higher education, although this was
highly desirable. To such as could
not he suggested they plan some
definite plan for a life work, wheth
er in agriculture, trade or calling
and having made a selection follow
it out definitely and positively, ap
plying thejjr training and their in
telligence and success wouldfollow.
Miss Doughty presented "the class
of 1919'with somejbrief but fitting
remarks and Ira C. Powell, presi
dent of the board of education pre
sented the diplomas. He spoke of
the handicaps that had.appeared in
the course of the school year and
congratulated the faculty that in
spite of the same they had made a
fine success of their school year.
At the conclusion of the talking
Miss Laura Larsen, on behalf of
the graduates presented Miss
Doughty with a fine basket of flow-,
ers.
E. W. Staats'' was up from Airlie
Wednesday looking after business!
matters m Monmouth.
J. A. Sturkins of Porthnd was a
visitor in town Saturday, stopping
off to look jifter business matters,
returning from a trip to Chitwood
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith cf
Portland, who are having a month's
vacation spent a portion of it in
Monmouth this week visting with
friends here. '
The Monmouth and Independence
bus has been improved with pneu
matic tires on the rear wheels and
a front door 'which will be appreci
ated by passengers between the
two towns. ,
Mrs. Boots and Mrs. Percival
were visitors in Salem Wednesdray
Down Town Exit
It is reported on what appears
to be good authority that the state
highway is to leave the city on the
south by way of JCnox street. The
commissioners are reported to have
decided that while the Monmouth
avenue route was to be preferred
it would mean the building of half
a mile of new road and with the fill
would be very expensive. The
route will probably turn off Main
street at Knox and at the end of
the street an extension will be
made through A. Parker's property
joining the main road in the vici
nity of the high school gymnasium.
This route looks goodto the busi
ness people of Monmouth for the
Monmouth avenue route would pass
by the business section of the city
the new route will pass through our
midst. ,
Mrs. Ida Strong Siegel welcomed
her husband this week from his re
turn, with Uncle Sam's s'diers
overseas.
Glenn Holman of Dallas was a
visitor in this city Wednesday.
G. W. Chesebro is spending the
latter part of thejweek in Portland
where he went to meet his wife
who has beenjvistiingjat the Dalles.
He also attended the Rose festival.