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Vol XII
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, Ju.w 18, 1970
No. 41
Evento of Gbsmnencemeiiit Week at Blormal and Hli School .
MONMOU
ALD
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Self Control the
Test oi Teaching
Commencement ontor at the
Oregon Normal thli yew wu Pre
IdtntC.H. LIndleyof the Unlver
ally of Idaho and president elect of
the University of Kansu. Preal
dent Llndley found in Ameran civ
ilization a characteristic not tote
found eluewrere In the world.
When the advance of the Germane
had threatened to overcome the
worn out and under nouriahed
French and British columns, the
atand of the American marines In
Belleau Wool had turned back the
'Je of war upon the Germans.
And why not, the French and Ger
muni had aiked, for their men
wi-re worn out through long strug
gling and the Amerfcans were fresh
and strong.
Rut the Americana possessed
qualities which the Europeans lack
ed and could not understand.-dis-clplineof
mind that organized them
without the leveling influence of
military ayitem, discipline of ap
petite and body that made them
clean and wholesome In their influ
ence. '! V?' ,
An Englishman had aurprised him
ty comparing favorably our written
constitution with the unwritten
constitution of England. While
the English eyrtem gave facilities
fur expression to the impulse of
the movement it could hot have
achieved aa aura hu the adoption
after mature deliberation of one of
the greatest moral reforms ever
achieved by any naiion in the
eighteenth amendment. '
The characteristic of American
Institutions, he said, which compel
led people to think and act for
themselves should be cultivated in
their pupils by every teacher,
The rope which united a party of
mountain climbers wu not for the
purpose of allowing the leader to
drag his followers to the summit,
It was rather for protection; In
case one of the party should fall In
to a crevice he could be helped
back to where hla feet were once
more on a firm footing.
Features of the commencement
exercises were musical numbers by
the Normal Orchestra, a series of
sonas by the school glee club,' a
vocal number by a young ladles'
quartet, a violin solo by Miss Cath
erine Gentle and a number by a vi
olin quartet. Following congratu
lations and some felicitous advice
by President Ackerman, the dip
lomas were presented by Vice Pres
ident J. B.V. Butler. ;
Normal Is out for the week end,
the vacation being from the end of
the renilar session on Wednesday
noon to Monday morning when the
Summer Session will start. Mem
bers of the faculty ,are mostly tak
ing advantage of the time for re
creation as far as the supply of gas
will permit. V V
The weather Saturday was too
favorable for out door work and
there was only a small attendance at
the Granee. ' there being about
thirty at the dinner. Prof. Scud
der of Corvaltis, who waa Hated to
appear on the program, waa unable
to attend and sent his excuses
Wm. Riddell, who attended the
state Grange at Bend, gave an In
teresting report of the session.
Mr and Mrs. . JE.' Stewartand
Mrs. Pereival were given be M
gationa of t the , First and Second
" degrees. -
Mr, and Mrs. W. W.1 Jenks and
daughter Norma Edith of Portland
returned to their home Sunday af
ei a two weeks visit with Mr. and
Mrs. G. W4Baunnd otherfriends.
Mm. G. W. Baun apent Tuesday
afternoon in Independence.
Baccalaureate hy
Philomath Minister
Rev. Dr. Ferguson who was
chosen by the Normal graduation
class as baccalaureate orator, is a
resident pastor of the Untited
Brethren at Philomath, this being
the religious denomination that
hu maintained the school there.
Rev. Ferguson, although a young
man, has seen a great deal of the
world and hu bad experiences that
many older men might envy him.
He wu born In England, the son of
a member of Parliament who died
receitly. Young Ferguson came
to this country and was here when
the war broke out. He went bacK
across the ocean and Joined a regi
ment , of Gordon nlghlanders.
When America entered the war he
secured a release and came back to
enlist under the stars and stripes.
Having taken out o ly his first pap
ers he had difficulty In gaining en
listment, but Anally secured'a chap
lain post In the Great Lakes naval
training station. He expects to
start for Europe again In the near
future, on viait.
Dr. Ferguson's baccalaureate ser
mon won him much favorable com
ment, locally, a Thoroughly ground
ed with, aceurate historical know
ledge he made . freqeuent apt allu
sions to notables of the put and
present. He referred to the time
in history of Israel when at the be
hest of King Ahab more princes
assembled than ever assembled be
fore or since. Ha apologised for
talking aboaU princes to an audience
of young ladles but nevertheless
found in the topic a theme of cen
tral interest. He found for the old
and young alike a certain future of
osefulneea where merit and charact
er are applied with faith and prac
tical work. ,
Chautauqua Dates
And Attractions
The following la the program
which the West Cout Chautauqua
Co. will present in Monmouth from
July 13 to 17, inclusive.
On the first evening the attrac
tion ia a Iquartetta of lively girls,
'The Four. Co-Eds".
On the second afternoon there is
music and readings by the Merry-
matters and a half hour lecture by
John Gray A The same attractions
will appear in the evening.
On the third afternoon and even
ing the Handel. Orchestra choir will
appear and, 'Beatrice Eves Heskett
will give ahealth lecture.1
For the', fourth day Lawrence
Timbers will interpret Walt Mason
and give wig and grease paint im
personations Maude Catren will
appear in , mimicry and whistling
and bird warbling; Stewart Long
will appear in two inspirational
lecturea. : - '
On the, fifth day a colored group
of alngera 'The Virglniana" will
appear in- characteristic melodies
and Count (John Sobieski will de
liver his patriotic lecture, entitled
"Day Break".
An old Acquaintance
Nine yeara ago Sunday, lacking
one day Kenneth Williams picked
up a turtle and carved the, date,
June 1911, on the shel'. 0f the
turtlafld leased it. Last Sun
day' Vjji'w'1""11 In Airile
viitfjg ;hl brother and in the
course of a' atroll they ran across
the same turtle, Ih the interven
ing years the paths of the Williams
and the turtle had not crossed but
the turtle bad become an inch and
a half greater in diameter. After
a fresh date had been carved upou
the shell the turtle wu released
again.
Alumni Annual
Held Tuesday
The annual Alumni program was
held Tuesday evening with Prof. J.
B. V. Butler u speaker of the ev
ening. Mr, Butler a talk wu top
ical, expressing the opinion that
teachers should be alive to the
events and developments of national
life. He wu reminded of that
great character 'In scripture -who
wu taken to a high place and
shown the promiied land and he
detailed some of the tendencies that
might be expected in the future.
He quoted Nicholu Murray But
ler to the effect that our legislative
and executive branches of govern
ment had become overloaded with
responsibilities and duties and uid
the people must assume more of
this work themselves. A violin
solo by Miss Gentle and vocal solos
by Mrs. Parrish were warmly ap
plauded and Miss Arbuthnot gave
one of her characteristic readings
In which she found in a photograph
album the familiar faces of faculty
and alumni, describing them in a
humorous vein.
In the absfnee of Judge Belt,
Miss Neta Waller, vice-president of
the association, presided.
. Farm Bureau New$
A quiet canvass of the Monmouth
commnunity wu made k short time
ago for Farm Bureau memberships.
P. 0. Powell, W. J. Stockholm,
T. J. Alsip and County Agent Paul
Carpneter formed the gum shoe
squad. ' Mr. Stockholm ' reports
that of 24 farmers interviewed dur
ing the day, but one failed to ap
prove of the Bureau activities by
becoming i member.
While the Polk County Farm
Bureau la realtively new, , it is al
ready evident that it is not so much
an organization u it is a method of
getting at and working out the
farmer'a various problems. Ac
cording to press reports the," Bureau
Plan" hu alowly spread to include
the greater part, of the farmers in
the central and eastern states. The
state of Iowa alone is said to have
105,000 Farm Bureau members all
active in working out - their com
munity problems. ;
No better evidence of Oregon's
leadership In tlie breeding of choice
dairy stock is to be found than the
decision of nr. H. W. Hand of Or
land, Cal., t j ship his herd of Jer
seys to this valley for dispersal.
The doctor recently took part in the
Jersey Jubilee Tour. He said very
little commendable or otherwise, at
any time. However, Oregon Jersey
breeders feel that no better recog
nition of their work has come than
the action of this well known breed
er in bringing his entire herd here
for dispersal. The sale will be held
at the Fair Grounds, Salem, June
12th. ' '
One Tram a Day
Agent J, S. Prime had notice
Wednesday- that among; other
changes to "ecorne effective June
20, the gasoline ar to Airlie would
be dispensed with which will make
direc. train'senl ce to Monmouth as
w$l as Airlie lira ited to one train a
day, the combin ation freight and
passenger train vhich arrives from
Dallas early in the morning.
Big Sale of Thoroughbreds
The sale at G. G Hewitt's last
week Thursday as very much of a
success and the totals were" close to
$20,000. : Ed Rogers paid' .,$1200
for one of the thoroughbred Jerseys
and Harry .lliff of Independ.-ce
paid $1300 ' for another. : I, lr.
Hewitt " ia 1 saving the farm he
on which belongs to the Hewitt
estate and will move onto a farm
of hie own on the Rickreall north
of this city,
Gilbert Addresses
. High School Gratis
We are promised that whw the
next high school commencement
rolls around the exercises can be
held in the new gymnasium where
there will be plenty of room for all
who wish to attend. The exercires
but Friday night drew out a targe
crowd with teats ftr all who came
early. Dr. James Gilbert wu the
commencement orator and he wu
introduced by Mr. Tavennei with
the announcement that he wu the
most sought after of the university
talent. '
Mr. Gilbert uid he wu not go
ing to compliment the class by say
ing that it waa the brightest look
ing he had ever addressed. The
truth ia It appeared no better and
no worse than the average class.
To him all graduates look alike.
Students resembled one another
wherever found but when the indi
viduals had worked for a few years
at their separate calling, a differ
ence was noticeable which grew
more pronounced u each grew old
er. He compared the revenues
which the educated man and the un
educated man received and said the
test of a calling waa not the salary
it paid the first year. A high wage
to the beginner, he said, usually in
dicated little prospect for ad
vancement. The atudent should
cansidur the future in adopting a
profession and usefulness rather
than financial returns for success
was not to be measured by the
amount of money a man could
maW ' ' "
Mr. Tavenner presented the class
and O.IV. Wolverton, u chairman
of the school board, presented the
diplomu. Special features on the
program were a violin solo by Miss
Gentle, a vocal solo by Mrs. M. J.
Butler, a piano solo by Miss'Driver,
all enthusiutically greeted, and
music by the Normal orchestra led
bv Miss Schuette with her usual
skill.
Rumored, Reported
Concocted, Collected
The proposition to close theaters
on Sunday was defeated at a recent
special election in Dallas by a large
vote. . The city also voted to in
crease the general tax levy and to
incrcaselihrary tax
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Guthrie re
turned Monday evening from Oak
land, Cal., where they visited their
ilauorhter. Mrs. Dora Chase and
family during the past three weeks,
While there they incidentally saw
San Francisco, Berkeley, Alameda
and the various places of interest,
They like their home state best al
though California has many advan
tacres over Oregon. Thev round
many tourists there from abroad.
W. C. Bryant of Moro, regent of
the 'Normal , was a caller at -the
Herald office Thursday. Mr, Bryant
graduated from the Normal in 1901
ana is now a prominent lawyer of
Sherman county. He was here to
attend the meeting of the Normal
Board of Regents. '
Mm.- Fairfax Parrish of Por
tland, better known to Monmouth
people under her former name of
Hoham, is here to direct the
music at the - Summer School.
With her son George, she is stop
ping with Miss West. Miss
Schuette left Wednesday for Mich
igan where she will spend the sum
mer with her mother.
The gross receipts of the Normal
class play were $165, netting over
one hundred dollars for the mem-
orial fund. ,
Ouija Board ,
Selects Juniors
The Last Chapel has become an
annual event at the Normal. Pres
ident Ackerman, who made the ad
dress at the program held lut Tues
day morning, expressed the regret
of the faculty at the letving of the
class, felicitated ithem on the pro
gress of the year and expressed the
hope that all would prosper in their
careers. He also took occasion to
express congratulations to the citi
zens of Monmouth oh the completion
of the gravity water system. Prof.
J. B. V. Butler responded for the
Faculty, Miss Beekman for the
Alumni, Roy G. Penr.ey fcr the
Juniora and Miss Grace Ayres, pre
sident of the cass, for the Seniors.
The annual presentation of the
key to the Juniora waa given a
ouija board accompaniment this
year. Miss Helen Fish, who ap
peared for the Seniors, announced
she realized Jhe departure of the
said Seniors would take , talent
from the Normal which it would be
hard to replace and the board wu
brought in to determine upon ap
propriate successors!' Variuos Jun
iora were then called for by the
spirits and passed through the blue
and white gates into the Seniors'
paradise, the lut being Mr, Penney,
who wu presented with the key,
The Senior class .will, read by
Miss Jones, provoked considerable
merriment. ;
i A Home of, Her Owi
By a transfer made this put
week, Miss Alice Mcintosh, bekd of
the Monmouth ' training- school ac
quires i" possession " of the Beckley
property in which she has lived dur
ing the put year. Consideration
wu $3,000 and Mra. Beckley re
serves the small house on the prem
ises 'ormerly used as a garage
Miss Mcintosh hu been a resident
cf the city since the Normal wu
re-established and our citizens are
glad to .welcome her as a property
owner among us.
flower for Derby
R. E. Derby has his new bus dec
orated with a neat auto flower vase,
given him by the student teachers
in appreciation of the change from
the old bus to the new; ' The pres
entation wu made in a welt word
ed speech by one of their number
Derby is very proud of his present
and can now be seen raiding the
flo wer gardens selecting the choic
est flower for his vase; "'
Marries Myrtle Point Man
Miss Gertrude Heffley and Mr
Wietse De Boer, were married
Thursday forenoon. The ceremony
took place at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mra. U. G.
Heffley east of Monmouth and was
witnessed by only a few intimate
friends and relatives. Rev. Peter
Conklin of the Evangelical church
performed , the . ceremony. The
bride, is a , popular and talented
young , lady . wh6 for the put year
hu been a teacher in the Tillamook
schools. The groom is proprietor
of a cheese factory, near Myrtl
Point in Gooa- county. After ; a
dainty weddingj breakfast served
immediately after the ceremony the
hippy young couple left for. Coos
county where they will live. t The
many Monmouth : mends oi tne
bride extend congratulations, and
best wishes, t '" , , 1
Toss Monkey iWrench
In Highway Wheels
That active prosecution of legal
measures to change the state high
wav in Polk county ia in progress
4 to Yesterday
Fine Performance
. ... -niBi .
The senior class of the Oregon
Normal made a decided hit with it
class play "The Road to Yesterday"
given' in the chapel Monday evening.
The play, written by Buelah Maria
Dix, wu well adapted to the pur
poses of presentation. It dealt
with the transformation of charact
ers irom the twenueui to me
seventeenth century. A young
lady, inclined to romantic ideals.
wished herself beck 'to'the age of
chiva'ry and in a dream wu ac
commodated. The booriihness, the crudeneat,
the lack of common conveniences
prevalent in 1603 injScgland soon
dispelled the glamour from .the
mind of the maid and she wu only
too 'glad to Jwish herself back to
modern times. . The Incidents pre
liminary to the transformations
were cleverly and logically worked
out, the play wu free from mawk
ish sentiment and the characters all
took their parts welt, showing
care in drilling and aptitude in the
acting. . ,
evident from the two following
news items recently appearing m
the Portland Telegram. It 1 to
be hoped the legal wheels will move
with more speed than common, but :
a long delay in road work In the
county might as well be anticipated.
Suit to compel the state highway
commisison to route the Pacific
bighwsy through Dallag and Inde-
penence instead oi directly souid
from McMinnville to Konntouth mi
then to the Benton county line, wm
filed in the circuit court of Mult
nomah county this morning by John
W. Kaste, representing the cities
of Dallu and Independence; Ed
ward S. Piasecki, district attorney
for 'Polk county, citizens of Polk
county. The complaint names u
defendants S. Benson, E. E. Kiddle
and R. A. Booth, members of the
state highway commission, and A. '
D. Kern,' contractor to whom the
commission awarded the job of pav
ing the Pacific highway south from
McMinnville.
The plaintiffs are the City of
Dallu, and U. S. Grant its mayor;
the city of Independence and W.
W. Walker, its mayor; A. B. Muir,
W. V. Fuller, C. B. Sundberg,-
Oscar Hayter, ' H. Hirschberg, C.
W. Irvine, G. C. Ski oner, R. M.
Walker, Arthur E. Horton, and
Edward K. Piasecki,' district at
torney of Polk county.
The road through Dallu and
Independence wu declared to be
one of the "hard-surfaced high
ways of first importance" by the
1917 legislature, according to the
complaint, which seta forth that
the people of the state by pop
ular vote decreed this highway
should b paved first.
A petition lor an alternative
writ of mandamus by which the
state highway commission would be
compelled to build the Pacific high
way through Dallas and Indepen
dence, wu filed this morning In the
circuit court by Attorney John W.
Kaste for "the people of the state
of Oregon, ex rel E. C, Kirkpat
rick", a. citizen of Polk county.
The petition is the second step in
the contest begun yesterday by the
filing of a petition for the re
straining order uking that the com
mission be enjoined from building
the highway from McMinnville
directlv south through Monmouth
to the Benton county line elimin
ating Dallu and Independence.
The writ requested today is made
returnable June 22,' at which that
the members of i the state highway
commission are cited to appear in
the circuit court of Multnomah
county. , .
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