The Monmouth herald., December 23, 1921, Image 1

T he M onmouth H erald
Vo». XIV
Monmouth, Polk County, Oregon, Friday, December 23. 1921
Items of
No. 16
Interest
At Oregon Norma
Mercury Drops
Plumbers Busy
The fall term r f the Oregon «or
mal School endel last Friday. The
With a series of dsys in which
final w eek was marked by pregran
the
thermometer registered below
c mmemcrating the closing of an
freezing,
Monmouth experienced
other term and the coming holidays
■
'me
real
wii t r this li st week.
A dinner to the faculty was given
Three or four inches of snow which
in the dormitory Wednesday even
fell Sunday night indicated a prom­
ing and Thursday evening a Christ
ise of a "white (T ristinas” . A
mas cantata was presented to an
north wind prevailed Monday and
appreciative audience.
Tins lay carrying the bite of frost
The graduating exercises were
H IG H SCH O O L
Rumored, Reported
Christmas Cantata
with it ami local the rn.on.etcrs
held at 10 o’clock Friday morning
The program has not been chang­
ranged from freezing down to twen­
when 25 students were awarded the
ed any by the snowfall and cold
Concocted,
Collected
Well
Received
ty above. During the greater |>art
standard norn al diploma. The ad­
weather, althougi some of the stu­
of Monday am* Tuesday the mer­
dents living in the country worked
dress to the graduates was given by
There were only abcut fourteen up a great deal of energy prying
President J. S landers, who em­
The sacred concert given at the cury stood at twenty six above. As
Odd Fellows who ventured out Mon* out of drifts ai d starting “ frozen”
phasized the spiritual side of the
Normal last Thursday evening un­ usual the frost found a great many
day night and they, after due delib­ Fords.
exposed water pipes and the thaw­
student's life and urged upon them
Last Friday night our basket ball der the direction of Miss Helen
eration, decided their enterprise
the necessity for continual growth
Moore, head of the music depart­ ing out process gave active work to
deserved a reward.. Oyster stew team played at Dallas. The results
when they leav£ ivnool.
were disastrous lor us, but we’re ment, was enjoyed by a large audi all of the plumbers of the city.
was the result, prepared by \V. R ready to try again, nevertheless.
The following received diplomas:
ence. The women's glee club gave Not a few pipes were broken al­
Graham and F. E. Cham! ers. A In the boys’ game the score was 29
F.orence May Davis, Vida Dunlap,
an impressive rendition of Paul though as a rule the freeze result* d
fine time is leacrted.
to 11, and the girls were defeated
Florence Fessler, Yeneta K. Foun­
Bliss’ cantata, "Bethlehem” . It in only temporary inconvenience
11 to 3.
through intercepting the (low of
tain, Grace eon der Hellen, Fessie
Mr. Lewis delivered a most inter­
A game with Rickreall is sched­ wa3 a delightful and uplifting ex­
Hanseth, Mrs. A. F. Hanson, Kath­ esting lecture on China to a full uled here for Thursday night.
perience to listen to this most Iteau- water.
erine James, Helen K. James, An­ house at the Evangelical church
School will close Fridny for the tiful of all stories in such an a t­ J. J. Williams, city recorder was
tonia Louise Fatzelt, Eunice Mae last Thursday owning. He showed Christmas holi :uy<, and will not tractive setting. The program was the hardest hit. His kitchen range
Ticknor, Portland; Adda J. Hart, on the screen over one hundred or­ open until next year, .January 3. made doubly attractive by the pres­ blew up and was so badly damaged
Edna Holder, Salem; Mark Conklin, iginal sliJes dealing with the Social, 1922. In keeping with the Christ­ ence of the two soloists. Miss Ruby a new one had to he bought. Al­
ina. spirit, the students will have a
A. J. Canterbury, Monmouth; Olive Political and Religious life of the program Friday afternoon for the Ann Lorence and Mis. J. S. Lan­ though his sink faucets flowed free­
Harris, Corvallis; Kathleen Kapp, people. He also gave a black board school.
ders. Miss Lorence sang two solos ly, the pip*- leading from the stove
Roseburg; Erma Marie McCallis- demonstration of the the Chinese
Elva Nisson that showed her trained voice to to the hot water tank froze and the
ter. Grants Pass; Mildred Carr, system of writing.
good advantage. Mrs. Landers’ solos fact was not noticed until the dam­
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hampton
age was done.
Monroe; Joyce Handley, Orenco;
He announced that hew i Id later have departed for Eastern Oregon sung with fervor in a clear, strong
The cold interrupted Christmas
Eva V. Murphy, Wren; Marie Meh- give an illustrated le-ture on Japan and will spend the holidays with voice, especially pleased. No small
business,
kept people at home,
ring. Tangent; Elda Offield, Lake-
r.-latives in LaGrande
part of the succe.-s of the entertain­
hut
the
prospect
now is that “ Old
Edward
Gritfa,
during
some
view; Leo Petre, Rickreall.
Tlie meeting of the Social Hour ment was due to the work of Miss
Man
Oregon"
with
Iris southwest
Club
wasjpostj
o
eJ
this
week
on
Nearly all fall term graduates hours of ease, fashioned two a t­
Peterson, who is an excellent ac­
account
of
thejstorm,
hutjwill
meet
“
mists"
will
soon
resume
business
have obtained teaching positions tractive pieces 'o f doll’s furniture
companist. The addition of two
next
Wednesday,
December
28,
at
at
the
old
stand.
beginning immediately after the which he placed in the display win­ the Misses Kut!er-’ if the weather violins also adde I to the general
Christmas holidays. Several have dow of the meat market. Then is favoral'le.
effect.
Thomas Boulden accounts for the
he put a quantity of 1 cans in a
already begun teaching.
cold
s|>ell by placoig the blame with
Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Rixon Lewis
The stage with Christmas deco­
The Christmas recess began Fri­ bottle, scaled the top and invited and two children are expected here rations and the sixty six members S. H. Holbrook. One day last week
day afternoon and will last until the public to guess how many this week to spend the holidays of the chorus ma le a pretty pic­ Mr. Holbrook discarded the straw
hat which has protected his head
January 2, registration day. Most beans there were in the bottle, the with “ Grandpa anti Grandma” Pace. ture. The chorus work was we'l for several seasons past and came
Mr*
Lewis
has
recently
been
of the^students left for their homes winner to have the furniture. Anna awarded a four year vocational rendered and showed precision in out in a cap. Mr. Boulden says
on a special train on the Southern Botger was the successful g u e s .-*r. course at the O. A . C. Pe was a'.tack, good contrasts and shading the example discouraged the weath­
She estimated there were 1015 with an engineering corps overseas effects. Especially beautiful effects er man and the next day the mer­
Pacific at 3:30 Friday afternoon.
cury dropped ssv* ral dergees.
beans and the correct number was during the war.
were heard in "Angels from the I
A Mix for the High School class 1017.
The front of the Miller store has Realm of Glory.” Such excellent1 Miss Fdna Scott' who is teaching
at Island City, is home for the holi­
had a metropolitan appearance
of the Evangelical church was high­
Mr. and Mrs. George Sullivan ate
work shows what can be done with 1
ly enjoyed at the parsmage on Mon­ moving from McMinnville to Wood­ during the past week or two a group of average voices with care­ days.
because of its unusually well work­
day eve. Games, hobble skirt races, land, Wash., where .Mr. Sullivan ed out display windows. The Mil- ful training under skillful direction.1 Mrs. Boehe left yesterday to spend
fortune telling and last, but not has bought a meat market business er store reaches out a good ways There were no outstanding voices' the holidays with her daughter-in-
law and grandson in Spokane.
least, “ eats” , were a few features in company with Mr. Massey. The lintothe country for patronage and bat the ensemble effect was unusu­
Norman Rossell, who is attending
many |>eople to Monmouth
of the evening.
last named is an elderly gentleman attracts
ally
good.
the
university, is spending his vaca-
who would not otherwise come here.
ti«n*at]
the [home of his parents.
Eric J. Swenson spent the week who formerly worked in the local
»
From^the
Christina
s^carols,
sung
Fred Hulier says the floods which
Rev.
and
Mrs. Rostell in this city..
market.
Mrs.
Sullivan
was
it
this
are frequent on the Luckiamute by a n a'e quartet in the gallery, |
e id in Portland as the guest of
Russell McClellan, andjieard Sousa's city a few days last week makirg serve a double u«e. They fertilize to the hymn, “ O Come All Ye
It is ho|>»*d that the glee club may
the fields and kill the gophers. In Faithful” , at the close .there was la-'heard again soon in unmbers of
arrangements for the move.
band in two concerts.
the last Hood which was uncommon­
Miss Moore has had
Miss Neta Waller is expect* d ly high, literally thousands of go­ a i atmosphere of devotion that was hisjcharacter.
much expecience in directing sacred
It is five thousand feet, not one home for the holidays, Saturday.
impressive. The audience was very music and more concerts of this na­
phers were drowned.
thousand feet of flooring which A.
A. C. Canterbury has gone to appreciative, hut the cantata merit- ture would be a distinct benefit to
J. W. Pember is here looking
N. Poole is laying in the dormitory.
•d a larger hearing.
the community.
work
in Salem.
a 'te r his prop-rty in t : e , t \