© T he M onmouth H erald Vol. XIV Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, September 30. 1921 No. 4 There is No Land Like Oregon and Only One Willamette Valley Items of Interest At Oregon Normal % ed the students in his usual happy vein and introdueed President Lan­ ders. Miss Fannie Steinberge re­ sponded for the students and Mr. Wolverton for the townspeople wel­ comed the new president. To these talks, Mr. Landers graciously r e ­ plied setting forth seme of his aims in his work here. A fitting and beautiful climax to the whole was given by Mrs. Landers who sang a group o f songs. Instrumental mu­ sic for the evening was furnished by a group o f girls under the direction o f Miss Peterson. President Landers and several members o f the faculty attended the luncheon tendered the United States Commissioner of Education on Monday at Salem by the State Teachers’ Association #o f Oregon. At the guest table were ^eated President Kerr o f the Oregon Agri- »yltural College; President Lan­ ders; Mrs. Fulkerson, president of the State Association; Mr. Kessler The Normal enrollment ha3 con­ secretary-treasurer; and other dig­ tinued to grow this week until now nitaries. The meeting was all in there are 361 students in O. N. S. all a very inspiring one, the talks This shows a gratifying increase being particuarly helpful. Many ; over last year when there were but city and county superintendents 229 at the er.d o f the first week as from different parts o f the state compared with 359 on the same date were present so that the effect of ; this year. the visit will no doubt be far-reaehj ________ ___________ — ing. A n Instructive Family The Vespertines and Delphians, literary societies for the women, will install their officers on Friday evening, September 30th, beginning at 7:30 o ’clock. The townspeople are cordially invited to this pro­ gram. The Gentle family is busily en­ gaged these days teaching the young idea how to shoot. With five teach­ ers in the family they are making quite a dent in the ranks o f West­ ern Oregon pedagogs. Maurice, youngest member o f the family, The senior class met Tuesday for started in this week in the Antioch the first time. A nominating com­ | district; Hjalmar is at Valsetz, mittee was appointed and plans helping to keep the loggers steered heights; laid for a permanent organization. I toward the Olympian Ermine has a position in the Jun­ The usual program for the chape! ior high school in Albany and Miss exercises with some minor modifi­ Catherine resumes her position in cations, is being maintained this the Corvallis schools. Prof. Gentle, year. The chorus work will be fifth but not last, will’ stili continue given its usual place and plans are as guardian angel o f the Educational being made to secure several out­ Department at the Normal. side speakers o f note to address the students. Tile and Tile M akers James Partridge has started in at the Agricultural college where he is specializing on ceramics. G. H. Partridge therefore comes up from the McMinnville yards Friday evenings instead o f Saturday to look after the week end work James has been foreman of the local yards a!! summer. In the local jarJsone hundred fifty thou sand tile have been made this summer and twenty thousand building tile. In Mc­ Minnville thev have made over a million bricks and have found busi­ A splendid “ get together” spirit i ness good in both places. is evident in the Normal this year as in the past; evidently both the Herbert Powell started in Mon­ fruition o f good work done in form ­ day at the University at Fugene er times and the charm o f the new, and will specialize in journalism. forceful leader o f the school. Members o f the Normal faculty The reception given the students who attended the dinner given to and townspeople in honor o f Presi­ John J. Tigert, the new U. S. Com­ dent and Mrs. Landers last Satur­ missioner o f Education in Salem day evening was a happy occasion Monday were President lenders and in every respect. The gymnasium Profs. Butler, Gentle and Beattie and refreshment rooms were artis­ and the Misses Taylor, Rrenton and tically decorated with autumn Moore, The dinner was at the leaves and flowers, presenting an Hotel Marion and was given by the appropriate background for the Oregor State Teachers Association. ^party. The short program was opened by Mr. Butler who welcom- In addition to being Portland Day at the fair Thursday it was Normal | Day and about 100 students from the school attended. There has been a large attendance at the fair from this section, each day, with its pleasant weather, finding us well represented. The Board o f Regents at their last meeting topk definite action es­ tablishing four regular terms at the Normal. This means that the regular work will be maintained throughout a twelve weeks term in the summer with a full quota of the faculty present to offer the reg­ ular courses. A student may then enter at the beginning of any term including the summer session, com­ pleting the work in six regular terms. MOLLA IS DEMPSEY | OF TENNIS COURT The Odd Fellows home coming and reunion scheduled to occur Oc­ tober .10 has reached the point where it has been decided to greet all with a chicken pie supper. It will be the event o f the season and no member o f Normal Lodge should miss it. Molla Bjurttedt Mallor> joesn t look much the petted (ixorite ol society in this picture, taken a* she proved for the sixth time that she is the best »om an tennis player ns the world It was she who made the French European champion. Su- »anite Lenglen, quit in the second se’ of i terrific net battle in national play this month at Long Island Rumored, Reported Men of Main Street Concocted, Collected Entertain President The following relative to future road work on the west side high­ way is from last Sunday’s Journal: On the west side highway the work this year has been to fill up the gaps between Forest Grove and McMinnville and between Corvallis and Junction. The grading work has been completed between Mc­ Minnville and Amity and between Monmouth and the Benton county line. The new grade is to be rock­ ed for this winter’s travel and probably paved next year. Next year’s program provides for the paving between Amity and McMinn­ ville and between Monmouth and the Benton county line, giving a continuous pavement from Portland by way o f Forest Grove to Corvallis with the exception o f the stretch between Rickreall and Holmes Gap, about six miles, in Polk county. This section is to be regraded and probably will not be paved before 1923. Clark Hembree of Willows, Cali­ fornia, has been here during the past week getting his herd o f Jer­ seys shipped to Orland, Cal , where he has disposed o f them. He says prospects in the rice market are looking up and that labor in that part of California is more plentiful and more reasonable in price than was the case a year or two ago. The breaking o f a steel cable on the Polk-Marion ferry Tuesday be­ tween 12 and 1 o ’clock in the after­ noon, caused the craft to drift down the river, being finally brought to anchor at the Homer S. Wood hop yard. On the ferry were the Or­ ville stage car and another car with several passengers, affording them a mild thrill of excitement. At the time o f the mishap, the ferry was being operated by Mr. Leonard, who was supplying for James Burch, the regular operator. However, Mr. Leonard was in no way responsible for the trouble. There was a heavy wind, a strong current and the cable could not stand the strain. Word was sent to Salem for a tug boat with which to haul the craft back to the ferry landing but as there was no outfit available at the time for the purpose, Homer Mills and T. W. Hart took the con­ tract to do the job. They started Wednesday afternoon and In a few hours by the aid o f the ferry’s own power and the assistance o f a -few men the ferry was back in position and service was resumed.— Enter­ prise. . The men o f Main street met with the school men and city officers in a dinner given to President Landers in the Community House dining room last Friday evening. A chick­ en pie dinner was served by the Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society. When the dinner had be n dispose of there was a group o f informal talks by represetative citizens expressing pleasure in greeting the new presi­ dent and tendering assurances of cooperation and good wishes by the business men of the city, with re­ sponse by the president. Ira C. Powell presided as toast master and remarks were made by Messrs. Rossell, Pace, Johnson, Bowersox, Parker and Swenson. Their topics were assigned by G. T. Boothby, president o f the commer­ cial club.who, because o f the death o f a relative, was unable to be pres­ ent. The two ministers discussed the interlocking relationship of lo­ cal churches with school and stu­ dent; P. H. Johnson spoke o f social life in the city; Dr. Bowersox dis- cuss“d professional relationship; A. Parker talked o f postal relation­ ships and to ye'editor fell the jobjof introducing both sides o f Main street. President Landers, in his re­ sponse, reviewed the prospects, past and present, for school and town, and found in them much rea­ son for encouragement. He said progressive business men must at the end of each year lay plans for the next. Unless they took time to visualize improvement and in­ crease o f volume and to do this definitely and work toward it they could not hope to succeed. It was the same with the school. Plans must be made and ideas o f growth and expansion reduced to practical terms that the faculty and student body could have definite aims. The attendance this year has greatly increased over last year, in fact the opening day registration is the larg­ est o f any year# since the school was reestablished with the excep­ tion o f 1916. He believed that the registration for the year would reach 500 and wtih the stimulus of the fact that teaching is regaining favor with young workers, that old teachers are returning and the addi­ tional fact that recently enacted legislation works directly toward an increase in Normal attendane, would unite to swell the numbers of students who will come to Mon­ mouth. He felt sure that in a short time our citizens would be callei upon to open up their homes attitude o f people it; the different sections o f the state toward the Normal over what he had known nine years ago when he left the state. He felt that the work done in that interval had been well done and quoted students and visitors who had had an opportunity to com­ pare, in commendation o f the scope of the work here. He felt that this needed advertising and urged that no opportunity be lost nor chance neglected to speak a good word for the school. He reviewed the early history of the school, congratulated our citi­ zens on the work they have already done and expressed pleasure in the tender of further help which the meeting had voiced. President Landers, in his short time in Monmouth, has made a very favorable impression and all are looking forward wtih confidence to the future. Miss Paradine Doughty left this week to take up her duties as a cook in the dormitory at the Uni­ versity known as Friendly Hall. Her specialty is the baking o f cakes and pies. She has electric mixars, oven and other up to date equip­ ment and hakes from fifty to sixty pies a day. Mrs. Singleton, who was taken seriously ill last week Wednedsay, l'S slowly improving under the care o f Dr. Bowersox and will soon be back in school but not able to do any more telephone work on account Frank DeWitt and family o f Falls o f a nervous breakdown. Mrs. Sin­ gleton is an Ashland graduate and City were called to the* home o f his will finish the Normal course with mother, Mrs. J. P. DeWitt Sunday on account o f the illneas o f his sis­ the class of J#ne 1922. The answer o f the Attorney Gen­ ter, Mrs Sadie Singleton. Mr. and eral in the highway case was filed Mrs. Guy Lewis were also there from Falla City. with the county clerk Tuesday. Lib rHr y City Will Contest Payment of Claim While no definite action has been taken, 'members o f the council who oave been seen this week express an intention to fight the suit which Engineer Huston has brought and fight it to the limit. Mr. Huston seeks to collect $252 charges for preparing plans and specifications for paving the sides o f Monmouth avenue— two blocks. City officials say that Huston offered to settle his claim for $175 but this wa6 not passed on because it was considered excessive. It is alleged that the engineer did noc do any actual field work upon the street, that his plans and speci­ fications were based on a blue print made by some one else, that he had n<> actual contract with the city but that his work was o f a tentative Baptist Church nature done on the prospect o f get­ ting the job o f supervision when Services Sunday as follow s:— the paving was actually let. 10:00 Bible School. Graded les- sons'and classes for all ages. Paul Greene, Supt. James lliltibrand, a pioneer of 11:00 Morning worship. Ser­ Polk county died at his home in the mon: "God Becoming Man” . Luckiamute country Tuesday. 6:30 Chiistian Fmdeavor meet­ ing. Anna Uhlen, leader. F'uneral services for the late Mrs. 7:30 Evening worship. Sermon: Mary Gwin were held at the house "W hat Kind o f a Christian are last Saturday afternoon with Rev. You?” Rossell o f the Christian church in Those not having other local charge. Mrs. Gwin was a home church home are always welcome person with devotion to those near to work and worship with us. to her. They were her constant care Obituary and she is deeply mourned by rela­ tives and many friends. Burial Sunday School at 10 o'clock sharp was in the K. P. cemetery. A. N. Poole, supt. The Herren funeral services which At 11 o ’clock, .Prof. Beattie of were held Sunday afternoon in the the Normal school will speak. Miss Berryman o f Philomath, a chapel o f the community house normal student with decided talents were attended by a crowd that filled will act as pianist during the com­ the buiding. Normal Lodge o f Odd F’ellows attended in regalia and ing school year. In the evening at 7:30 Franklin had charge o f the services at the The coffin and pulpit plat­ Launer, son of Rev. I.auner o f Sa­ grave. lem will will give a sacred musicale. form were banked with beautiful Mr. I.auner is both a teacher and Autumn flowers. Rev. H. C. Duns- student of music and his ability as more o f Independence preached the a vocalist is recognized. Do not funeral sermon and Mrs. M. J. But­ ler gave three vocal solos which fail to hear him. Willamette University will in the were very nicely rendered. At the near future send some or its best grave in the Odd Fallows cemetery, talent to supply the pulpit o f our south o f Independence the Odd F’el- church. Prof. Hertzog o f the De­ lows were in charge with C. H. partment of Rural Sociology will Newman as Noble Grand, Rev. Pace come as will also Dr. Hammond. as chaplain and Paul Tacheron as The Gospel Team has promised to marshal. The pall hearers were come, possibly on taro different Sun­ neighbors and business associates. days. Watch for announcements Mrs. Nunn, a sister o f the late I. in the Herald. T. Fream, died in Dallas Wednesday. Chriatian Church Evangelical Church Sunday mornnig sermon subject: Glorying in the Cross’ ’^ Flvening subject: "Manifestation o f F’aith” . Bible School at 10 o ’clock. Be sure to attend and help prepare for to the young men and women who a big rally day October 9. Mrs. William Manning and will come here to go to school. C. E. Senior and Junior at 6:30. daughter Mildred are here from He had sensed, when he came in­ Progressive Class will meet Mon Olympia, Washington and the latter day eve at 6:30. to Oregon, a great change in the has entered the high school, stop­ ping with Mrs. Boche. Since they left here the Mannings have been in the Washington capital city where they have a small tract of land and like it very much. R. O. Dodson and family have been in Eastern Oregon taking in the Pendleton Round Up and other features o f the inland empire. u Of 0 Social Hoar Club The Social Hour Club will have its first regular meeting after vaca­ tion at the home o f Mrs. Ira C. Powell on Wednesday, October 5. Officers elected for the year are: Mrs. Mingus, President; Mrs. Ira C. Powell, Vice President; Miss Maggie Butler, Secretary and 1 reas- urer.