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T he M onmouth H erald ---------- ______________ Vol. XIV » • — Monmouth, Folk County, Oregon, Friday, December 2, 1921 • • - Items of Interest At Oregon Normal T h e r e is N o L a n d L ik e O r e g o n a n d O n ly O n e W illa m e tte V a lle y School Board Convention The annual School Officers’ Con vention will be held in the court house Dallas, Dec. 10. The chair-1 man o f the board ofdirectois o f ev Normal students returned to their ery school district should attend. work Monday morning with many If iti s inconvenient for him to at evidences o f a happy vacation and tend, he should appoint the clerk or with renewed energy and enthusi some other member o f the Loaid to asm for the task o f the closing represent his district. The dele weeks o f the term. gate from each district will receive The Girls’ Glee Club is working $2.00 for his expenses. industriously on the Christma can- The following program bus been tata to be presented just before the arranged: holiday recess. Forenoon Josiah V\ills, subject, An explanation o f New Budget President lenders gave the first Forms and Clerk’s Record Book. of a series o f contemplated discuss Supt. J. A. Churchill, subject, ions on the Armament Conference A Plan for Curing Many of the at the chapel hour on Monday. Weaknesses in our Rural Schools. The Delphians will present their Discussion led by G. A. Peter regular monthly program in the son. chape! Friday evening at seven- Afternoon -J . S. Landers, Presi thirty. The committee in charge dent o f O. N. S., subject selected. has taken Christmas as the central Miss Elizabeth Hopper, a repre idea for this program and has sentative o f the Oregon Tubérculo worked it out in various phases, sis Association, subject. Why Pi Ik any o f which might be used in an County Should Employ a Nurse. elementary school. The townspeo Discussion led by Dr. A. B. Star- ple are welcome to this entertain 1 buck. ment. Report o f Committee. Election o f Officers. Mr. and Mrs. Ostien entertained Signed— H. J. Elliott, President Miss Laura Holliday o f Astoria Josiah Wills, Secretary during the Thanksgiving vacation. The many friends o f Miss Ida Mae Smith are extending heartfelt sympathy to her because of the re- cent death o f her father which took place during the vacation period. Corvallis, Nov. 26.—The body o f M. D. Smith, 73, was found in the Willamette river at 3:30 Friday af ternoon. Smith had liecn missing since Wednesday night, when he Miss Taylor spent the Thanksgiv-1 left a friend’s house and started ing vacaton at her home in Tacoma, toward home. 1 tie body was tloat- Washington; Miss Godbold in Van- iffi? in shallow water at the foot of couver; Miss Chandler in Portland; Harrison street, where the bank is Miss Peterson and Miss Moore and thought to have caved in with Mr. Mrs. Rychard at Eugene; Miss Smith’s weight. Conclusions are that he lost his way in the darkness Brainerd in Portland. and fell in the river It is said lie The student body recently elect went home a ditferent route than ed Mr. Leslie Godard o f Cottage usual to avoid bad streets. Grove as editor-in-chief o f its His wife and two daughters, Miss "N orm ” for this year, Mr. Andrew Elbe L. Smith, local miiliner, and W. Johnson o f Central Point as Miss Ida May Smith, critic teacher business manager and Miss Ruth at Monmouth, survive. Mills of Independence as assistant. H IGH SCHOOL The heads o f departments have The first basket ball game of the been appointed and real work on the season will be played in the Normal publication is well under way. gymnasium on Friday evening at “ Lavender and Old Lace” is the 8 15 o ’clock. Monmouth High will title of a motion picture to le play Falls City High. Falls City shown in the chapel Saturday even expects to bring a large nuVnber of ing, December 3, at 8.15. T ie rooters. The High School appieci- picture is made from the well- atos the privilege of using the Nor known novel o f the same title and mal gym, which President Landers is an attractive, wholesome play. has granted. Rtpnrt cards were issued Wed A small daughter was born to nesday evening, covering the first Mr. and Mrs. Byron White at Yam quarters work. Mr. Gooding hill Saturday, November 9. The wishes to urge all parents to inspect young lady, the second girl in ti e these cards carefully and note all family, has been named Marjorie red ink entries. Marie. Her grandmother, Mrs. A. The second quarter o f the yeais B. Morlan o f this city, has been at work began Monday, November 28. Yamhill for sev( ral weeks past to E. W. ¡staats, a member o f the prepare an appropriate welcome. Roard of Directors, spent Monday in On the same day the White daugh visiting the various departments ter was born a girl arrived at the o f the high school. home o f Mr. and Mrs. deBoer ir Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Derby of Marshfield Mrs. deBoer is perhap. McMinnville and R. E. Derby and '♦ .tier known to Monmouth pto.ilc family were Thanksgiving guests under her former name o f Ger at Geo. Boothby s. trude Hefflley. FOCH'S HIGHEST DECORATION .ho nt.rnial w y a m R aj„ work w ill include postural exercis-, WILL THIS BE SCRAPPED ? ^ r " marching, ‘ inr ,n* r^ ivs, r ldu sus mb bell drills, \\ i l l d And Then Sonic \ m e a! NvM|»>rt News when America’s latest and most Here is the stei In the u o w t ilo l dieadnoughl. .... West — Virginia, - *. . was launched . , the other day. the , ■ water. It completed. . *'— In the pic lute, the ship is |usl entering the \\ c ,i v in will c.-.-t over luity million dollais, but it the Hughes. pl.ui is a - -I teo b> the nation-^ it will be svi-qi-4*. Rumored, Reported Concoeted, Collected At (anintv Seal Med and Rat Members of library boards and others interested in libraries throughout the county met with the members o f the Dallas libraiy at the county seat last Tuesday at dinner. About thirty |»eople sat down to the table and a fine feast was placed before them. M iss I lout. county librarian, gave her annual report showing the progress which has been made dur ing the six months in which the' county library has been in working order. There are now about 4,500 books at the disposal of borrowers, including looks belonging to Dallas and Independence. Miss Marvin, state librarian, ad- dressed the meeting during the afternoon, urging that special at tention 1 m placed u | miii means for developing the active use o f books and libraries. Plans for increasing the efficiency o f pupils and to enable early detec tion o f physical defects are being emphasized by the Ore*gon Normal School in its program for supplying teachers for grad-? and rural schools. Emphasis is being placed on he kith inspection tests, which are studied especially by prospective teachers specializing in physical ed ucation. Measurements o f the pu- pi's, relative to growth and vital ity, are taken and a study is made o f the physiology o f exercise and its application in children’s plays and games. Normal students are planning to make health surveys in the actua field of teaching to include: Post ure training, methods, devices and h dpful exercises; playground su pervision, games, athletics, self testing stunts and contests, and ac- tivity, discovering natural forms, modifying these for schoolroom practice, habituating thair use, not ing physica' defects. Another feature is first aid, which is I eing 'earned to meet re sponsibility of caring for injuries Becuase of the meeting of the lit erary societies at the Normal the basket ball game between the Mon mouth high school and the Falls City high school which is announced on posters to begin at 7 o ’clock to night will, instead, begin at 8:15. Please take notice. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Baun, Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller and Mrs. Roy Lewis spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Baun o f Inde pendence. sell certain personal property be longing to the late John Moran for the purpose of meeting expenses connected w ith his death and the adminstration o f his estate. Mr. and Mrs. Beattie entertained Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Bester of Canary, Oregon, Mrs. Rolicrt Eak- in and daughtei, Miss Gertrude Eakin, and son, Harold Eakin of Salem ¡during the Thanksgiving week end. Ronald Beattie was also home from Eugene. Mr. Reinhart o f Condon. Gilliam Mr. and Mrs. Francis Arant o f coui.ty was a visitor recently at C. Eugene spent the week end with A. C. Yeater’s. He came to Portland M. Arant and family. on business and the storm in the Mrs. Fern Stewart and four Columbia gorge gave him an en children from Forest Grove were force«! vacation which he spent here. visitors last week at N. S. Stewart’s. Miss Bessie Graham entertained A social is to be given by the two o f her Portland friends during Ladies Auxiliary of the local fine the week end holiilays o f last week. department in the Odd Fellows hall, Her guests were the Misses Mary Friday evening, December 9 Meek ana Dorothy Baker. There will be a supper followed by a social time with a literary pro John Atwater and wife ate their gram. There will be no dancing. Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs. A t All are invited. water’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Butts One o f the most enjoyable o f the Thanksgiving reunions held in this vicinity was just one mile north ol town where twenty seven relatives and friends sat down at the hospit at Pedee. Mrs. Rosetta Smith has been able board of Mr. and Mrs. James Manley Arant and Herbert Powell named as guardian for George, Riddell. Turkey with all the trim and emeren-y conditions. An extensive and varied training were here from Eugene for the Harold, Hardin, Levina, Eat* and mings, cakes, pies, and everything Thanksgiving vacation. else that goes with a good dinner, is to I e given pupils, according to| Avalyn Smith, all o f this city. was served. At the dinner, be sides the Riddell families in ihe SIGNS OF TH E TIMES immediate neighborhood there were Mr. Philippi with his daughter-in- law aod grand son from Portland, Mrs. Maggie McRae and children from Lebanon, Miss Frances Kurtz —— 1 from Perrydale, Mr. and Mrs. Hull, eahly MORE] Mrs. Herrcn and John Wither. As í > h o p E B O Y tD S an aftermath to the Thanksgiving SHOPPING GET THE early j D a y s TALL dinner, Mrs. Will Riddell entertain . ANO BEST ed the family and friends at hoi SMOl N O w ' A V O ID home Friday nigfet at a tally pul THE. where another very plea-ant time h u s h ! r rr / tv tw^vnn fV'i was enjoyed. aHopiafoZ SHOPPY ONLY MORE SHOpH XMAS KUY1N6 LAI'S i XMA’ Little Mi»» Adrienne Meyer p.nr .ng on M arJul Foch » b r e y t the t^r crost ol the National A tso o st.cn for the PovenfKin o f T a k e r«a b m . It it said that the old man has never U in so plcajed »wee hit a r m a ljn ,,n J pension exercises on hopo^.atl lad- Because the power w as off several , der and rings, rope d im © g and hours yesterday afternoon, ty|>e- rhythmic movements. ion is setting was at a standstill during Practice in physical instr given prospective teachers w. the i the same interval in the Herald rural centers o f Oak Point, ins, office and a number o f news items have had to be boiled down or Mountain View and Eola. omitted entirely. The Odd Fellows elected officers A second storm, the rival o f the last Monday evening as follows: |one e. rly last week, has prevailed Clarence Grund, N. G .; F. E. I the past two or three days and as Chambers, V. G.; Paul Tacheron. » result the waters of the Willam secretary and Walter Brown, treas ette and the Lucaianiute are again urer. Next Monday night the lodge reaching toward record heights. confers the third [degree and will A strong wind accompanied the celebrate with a wild duck supper. , .* i , . ... . storm and reached an e>pecial fury Members and visiting brethren are I yesterday ufternoon, resulting in urged to attend. damage in many places. A large The proposal to levy a special tux section o f the brick coping on the of $10,00<> for permanent road«im- . east wall o f the bank building was provements in Dallas was beaten by blown to the sidewalk beneath, the the voters o f that city last Satur awning in front o f Boulden's feed store also dropped to the sidewalk. day by about -1 to 1. Two w indow panes weie blown out It is reported that the Alexander of the Herald office. The large tir farm, a mile and a half south of tree in front o f Mrs. Boche's broke town, has been disposed o f in a half in two. These are a few of combination trade to J. R. Hartzell the accidents reported. who comes from Lane County. Mr. Dr. Thompson, optician, was in Hartzell trades in a 20 acre orchard the hotel when the w ind started near Eugene valued at $8,000. the Salem M<inmouth bus to moving The Alexander farm has 116 acres toward the Thompson car, parked and figured in the trade at $20,000. in front o f the hotel. The doctor rushed to the rescue but as he Mrs. Shore has a new grand emerged from the hotel door the daughte-r, the girl, a first born ar wind blew otT his nose glasses and rived November 23 at the home of he was not able to find them again. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Thompson at Mansfield, Wash. The baby was Mrs. Mary A. Stine has been born in a hospital in Portland. granted permission by the court to ¡ , No. 13 IXMASlI