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About Eugene daily guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1904-1924 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1907)
HK UM IH E IA I >07 THE EIGENE DAILY GV ARO» Ui r- EUGENE'S EFFICIENT PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM Christmas Useful and Appropriate (By Supt. L. R. Alderman). Eugene is a school town. Every man, woman and child, it seems, takes an interest and pleasure in the Eugene schools ftom the pri mary gradas to the University, The influence of the University of Ore gon is felt in a very helpful way in all the school work. 1 doubt if there is a piece In the United States where there is more of a spirit of i helpfulness in everything that per- ’ tains to education than there Is in Eugene. So strong Is this spirit j that Instead of the small percent of the eigth grade graduate« who in most cities attend the High School, Smoking Jackets, $5 and $6 it is not uncommon here for the whole class to enter the High School and to continue through for the four years course. The question has often Bath Robes, $6 been asked me why Eugene has such a large High Sch ;ol attendance. I am convinced that the main ri aaon there Is ich a strong senti Cluett and Monarch Shirts, ■ 1 is m«’ that nt here la favor of everything that makes life fuller and better $1-50 to $2.5o , that all g> to the school that qualified. A new line of Fancy Neck The total enrollment i of the third month of school Is wear, at 25c to 75c ■ more than It was at the end of : third month last year. The etiume- . ration of school children shows a gain of 201 since last February. Fancy Suspenders, 25c to I Since school began last September >ve have added three teachers and 5 J-5° i it is likely that before the school . year Is over we shall have to add more. We now have 43 teachers, Carters a i dar m bands I on«* besides four or five University stu- i dents who are teaching s pee lai 25c to $1.00 i classes for the sake of the training. in connection with the Department Pedagogy. Silk and linen han ll/erchi cfs 1 of The Eugene schools first of all pride themselves upon tho excellent fancy hosiery, gloves, grade work done. Tlioroughnes Is the key note in all the work, Special hats and umbrellas emphasis Is being placed up >n read ing. K|M-lling. arithmetic and lan guage. Throughout the s.’hool the-e Is a fine spirit of co-operation be tween pupils mid teachers. The gen oral motto cf the sciiool Is, "Every body Helps,” and the pnitlls enter Into the game with a great deal of interest. Besides the work of the regular teachers, music and "art" are taught in the schools by special teachers. •‘I hare been ««Inf Caaeareta for Ineomnla. with In nt.v opinion, It is very important wbk-n I have been •fPi< te«i fur over twenty yr-nt», and I can nay that < a»« at«Il have given uie mure for al) to learn to read simple music. relief than any other r»*niedv 1 hate ever tried. I One of the hopeful things In the shall rertalnl, recommend them to mjr frieuda aa feeiug ail they are repreaeuled.* drawing and music is that there are Tbok. Gillard. Ilgtn. 11L constantly discoveries being made of ability. One of the best things that Be*’ror any school can do Is to discover a W The Bowel» child to himself. This can be done only by having him try many things. Our altn Is the complete development of the child. CANOY CATHARTIC i Realizing t.iat the school has a wonderful opportunity to glorify frORKWMILt^ th«’ common things of Ilf«- by making them seem Important, we have this P!aa«»n|. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good, Do Gnod, Never blcteeu, Weaken or Gripe, it«', lie, Me. Never year added to the regular course, •old In bulk The f^nnlna tablet atamped CCC. work in sewing for the girls. This Maarent«e«l to cute or >o»*r luoney MMBI Is done by the patriotic women of Sterling Remedy Co.- Chicago or N.Y. 597 Eugene, who come to the schools ANNUAL SALE, Tr i MILLION BOXES each Monday afternoon for one hour and teach sewing. There are at pres ent about thirty women doing this Munroe’s Second Hand Stere work. The sewing Is supervised by 67 W. LsfM.h St. Mrs. A. H. Terrill, who has had a Housefurnishings. Stoves and 'Ranges complete cour«a In d i nestle sciences In Denver and N ov York It Is an Wc bsv« jujt rtceivud inspiration to see th«1 Interest of the •a lull Hoe of girls In this work. Will not the borne HEATERS sewing seem easier ami more Inter <■ a', combination, esting because th»» girl« look upon airtight and cast It as an ar', snd not as a drudgery? Call and compare duality For the boys we h ive nd led mil and prices betorr buying itary drill. The Idea In tilt« Is to K J 2 141 • - - • OACGOrt Induce every boy in Eugene to sit Presents For Men One's posture and stand erect. which often means so much to one's appearance and health, is a habit, We hope in this and other wjys to a correct posture the habit of ail. It is to be hoped that we shall soon be able to sail minual traimu« to the school courses. It Is estimated that this can be started at a cost not to exceed >600 and that it can be made to be to some extent supporl- IRVING ITEMS. EU8EIE MÍYOR TELLS (Guard s S;>“< ial Correspondent» w. W Fauk spent severi day* at : General Manager J. P. ’O'B.len. Salem looking after business in- HOW DRYNESS WORKS ' terests, returning home Friday night. of the Harriman lints, has a’kel the I','.'7; V,'.>n .K railroad commission for aa ext« as; u of time in which to build the Albany depot. The railroad commission or dered a new depot built by January 1, 1808, but Mr. O'Brien 'states that I owing to'the delay in securing a suit- ' able site, and the illness of their chief engineer, who was to prepare tbe plans, it is Impossible to comply with the commission's ord°r. He i says he expects to have tbe plans r°»dy, bld.« opened and contract awarded by the 20th. when the work on the new building will be hurried to completion, it will be a union de pot and for uae of the Southern Pa cific company and the Corvallis at Eastern railroad company. The commission has submitted the sI’EAKS TO ASHLAND PEOPLE SAYS EUGENE WAS NEVER .MOKE l’ROKl’EI« >( S. Ashland. Dec. 16.—The Anti-Sa- le in league held its first meeting here Friday night in the campaign for a dry" town, in view of the city election tomorrow. J. D. Matlock, mayor of Eugene, was tbe speaker of the evening. The assembly filled Ganaird's opera house aud was very enthusiastic. Mr. Matlock made a good showing for Eugene as a "dry” town He said when Eugene and At The Toggery Hull's Drug Store Sure Ml-o-nn Will Cure Intligestioii. In no other wav can you so quick ly. so r“adily and so positively attin ulate the stomach to good health as by using Ml-o-na. Hull's Drug Store feel so sure that this remedy will restore to health every person suf- '■■ring with stomach troubles that th?y sell It under a guarantee to re fund the money unless It cures. This shows conclusively itr superiority over the ordinary old-fashioned di gestive:’. The underlying cause of most ner vous debility, headaches, sleepless ness and melancholy is faulty rwitri- tlnn. the result of a weakened stom- Mi-o-na ich and inactive bowels, strengthens the stomach muscles, regulates the bowels and thus makes digest’on easy and natural. A 50-cent box of Mi-o-na lasts a coupl“ of weeks, and will ward off a dozen attacks of indigestion and bring good health to the weakest stomach. Attenti« h . W. IL C. Members a- * requested to att-md 'he funeral of Comrade S. T. McFall West ■ at the family residence, 353 Decem- Eighth street, Wednesday, , You are ber 18th, at 10 o’clock, also requested to att°ud the funeral. of Miss May Poll) at the family res idence. 35« Thirteenth street at 2:30. M. J. BARKER, Pres. Ing, aside from the expense of the Ins: ruct Ion. HAVE VOI II COWS TESTED FOIl Tl BEItt l l.OSIS All those desiring to have their cows In the city tested for tubercu losis free of charge can send their names and address to J. Christie, stock inspector, who will notify the proper authorities to have It done. PHONE 285«. J. CHRISTIE. Fruitgrowers Attention. A mass meeting of fruit growers and other citizens will be held Jan uary 4th. at the county court house. Pr mlnent men will deliver short addresses on various subjects of in terest to you. But to tnak“ the meet ing still more Interesting, you are requested to send In some question or questions which you would like to have the speakers answer. You are requested to send these In writing without delay to Mass Meeting De partment, Commercltl Club, Eugene. THE COMMITTEE. Rogers 1X47 war«> at Wat's'. tf county w< i li«lt r to the Mayor oi Alba ;i if there Is no objection will likely « ,o, prophecies were numerous that; grant the extension of time, Joi;r- the grass would be growing on the street« of Eug“ne and business nal. would be prostrated within less t’’nn a year. Their experience, he said, al solnfely disproved these baleful Prof. Ford has opened a dancing predictions. Eugene had never en class at Davi s' Hall on Monday, jcyed B»ich prosperity in all her ti is- Business had grown for the Wednesday and Friday at S o'clock, tory. The Ford family are professional mercantile houses, and municipal lm- musicians, nrov’nvnts had been made far be- dancing teachers and Mrs. Ford Is an expert violinist and yond anything ever befor“ attempted their daughter Is very proficient on He spoke of the extensive progress, both the piano and violin. Try a and «aid the people had be«n peti lesson; if not satisfied there will be tioning for paved streets faster than no charge. All lovers of good music they could arrange for contractors : nd dancing should attend this class. t do the work. Mr. Matlock made a vigorous ap Terms in class: Eight lessons, 83.0b; Single lesson, 75c; children's peal to the voters of Ashland to vote leasons. Saturdays, 3 for 81.00; pri tbe saloons out. He sa’d It was the vate lessons every afternoon at 2 opinion of some of the best'informed o'clock, 81.00. Dances for pupils mr-n that there would never be a sa and their friends every Saturday le m again in Lane county, and he nighi. Admission 50c. Ladles free stated that Governor Chamberlain h'»<1 oxnAssed the opinion that the Santa Clan« stocks up at cur store whole stHte of Oregon would be “dry” this year. Tell the little folks and within five years. bring them In to see the toy«, gives, Dolls—Have you seen the display dolls and scores of other things that gladden little people's hearts. Hull's nt Barker's Gun Store? Open even Drug Store. ings. Cut Glass find anything that would make a more appropriate Gift than a fine [Mantle or Gold Clock Everyone wishes to give gifts that please the recip ient and we make it easy to do so. We do this by affording the widest selec tion of desirable gift gotds of high quality and by sell ing them nt a lower profit than ordinary dealers ex pect to make on this class of goods. In fact. It will be Impossible for us to carry over much of it and have CUT THE I’RK’E to the lowest limit In ord“r to clear out the entire stock We name some of our lending lines below, but it is, of course, impossible t > give you a hint of the b an* ty. novelty and reel worth of the goods, or of the com pelling power of our low price.'. FOI XI» TUIE REMEDY. Roberts Bros Can You Mr. and Mrs. Charles Batti r of Drain were the guests of J. W. Hilton of Irving last week. Bond came , up from Frank _ L. ______ _ Portland Monday night to spend tae holidays. Paul M umma --------- returned to Eugene Tuesday afternoon, where he is tak ing treatment for rheumatism. There will be Xmas exercises al the M E. church South consisting of a tree and appropriate program. Mrs P. A. Yates went to Euge..e Saturday afternoon to visit a few a v?. • ’ A basket »•>. ial will be given by the Irving school. All are invited to attend. i Miss Florence Zumwalt was a visit- ( or at Irvine Monday, returning to Eu- ' gene Monday afternoon. Miss Emma Aubrey is in Eugene I until after the holidays. Holiday Gifts that pleate everybody A DIAMOND is always the thing for a Christmas, Birthday or Wedding Present for a lady. We have never heard of a lady who was not proud of her Cut («las» in anv form is THE thing, a" gcod as«ortnu'nt in size.« at j and prices tar« be fovne /a MU AT V ATTS’ d Notice t< Flr"m«’li. A meeting of the Eugene fire de partment will be held tomorrow. Wednesday, night at 7:30 o'clock to discuss important business. All firemen are urged to tie present COMMITTEE. A KAKE CHANCE I have a farm of 12 7 acres to sell: 70 acres In cultivation. 30 acres pas ture; 11 acres timber; horses, cows, hogs, chickens, wagons, farm Imple ments; orchard afld good buildings 84X per acr». Four miles from de pot; good schools and neighborhood. Enquire at the Springfield Hotel. Springfield, Or. Fine Toilet Article«. I ('amuras, Hooks, Mlrrots, 1 lattest l eather G x <| s . .Jewelry, Picture». Statuary. Smokers' Goods, ( ut Glaus ( bina, Art Wares, Box Paters, F'untair i Pens. Silver and Copper Novelties, Shaving Sets, Traveling Sets, Albums, Bibles, Hjrmnub, Ja|M>n<*M* .Xoveltie«, Fancy G«x <1 ,, Desk ArcexHorie«, Christmus < unis uiul Hook* lets. Confectionery. Edison PltonogrnpliH. Etc., Etc. HULL’S DRUG w. o. w. tt Best 5c cigar on rhe mark'd. LEE HOSELTON. Why not place a beautiful piano nr organ in your home before Xmas? Call at the Ellers Plano House. 24 West Seventh street, and see their stock. Use Rex Fllntkotc roofing can tell you why It is better. Cham bers Hardware Co I 0-2* Kiser's Oregon views at Eaton's, tf A Nice TEimble Our Optical makes a very acceptable andappropriate Christmas Gift Our stock of these goods is very complete and we can please you as to prices Department is the best equipped and our prices the most reasonable. Our work is backed up by twelve years of experience and diplomas from the best Optical Schools in America Dii mind R-ngsf.-om $20 up Br«'"»' h*« from $ I 2 to $2nC To the Gifta Hunting Public... • A FEW GIR' SUGGESTIONS FOX LADIF.S J Rmjs Brioches Belt Buckles Neck Chains Lockets Bracelets Silver Novelties FOR GE.NTLEMEN Signet Rings Stick P«ns Vest Chains Watch Fobs Cuff Links Scarf Pins Watches We extend a cordial invitation to \i*it our store and inspect our stock. W e hav’nt the room or inclination to sing our own praises here, but we have the satisfaction of knowing we have brought the Jewelry Business ot Eugene out of its former stale condition to an up-to-date and progressive business. We want to make every custcnicr an advertisement to us by giving satisfactory prices. J. O. WATTS. Thè Up-to-Date Jeweler. Cor. 9th and Willematte St»». Eujj*ne, Om^on. I'.ngagenient aud Wedding Rings to suit all tastesand ail purses Our Rings are of the best and Our Prices are guaranteed the lowest