OREGON HISTORICAL PUBLIC AUDI-TOR 1UM SOC I ETY PORTLAND. ORE. Volume 47, Number 21. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Aug. 14, 1930. Subscription $2.00 a Year mmzttt stepper LEGGE URGES CUT Farmers Given Picture Of World Situation At Pendleton. SURPLUS MOUNTING High Tariff, Increased Production, Decreased Human Consumption Factors Affecting Market. Curtailment of production is the only way out for the wheat farmers of the United States, if they are to be assured a profit on the sale of their product. This is what Alex ander Legge, chairman of the Fed eral Farm board, told representa tive wheat farmers of Eastern Ore gon, Eastern Washington and Sou thern Idaho, a large number of whom greeted him in Pendleton Saturday. Mr. Legge's statements, substantiated throughout by a graphic word picture of the world wheat situation presented by Nils Olsen, chief of the bureau of agri cultural economics, U. S. depart ment of agriculture, forecast little hope for improvement at the imme diate situation. "For the last seven years, the American accumulated wheat surplus has been added to each year, until the visible supply at the present time exceeds 250,000, 000 bushels. So long as this thing continues wheat farmers will face a continued decline in price. There is no getting away from the law of supply and demand,1' declared Mr. Legge. Jhe head of the Federal Farm board made it plain that he was not traveling over the country attempt ing to dictate to farmers the course they should follow. The meetings are held solely for the purpose of acquainting agricultural interests with facts, or what are as near the facts as it is possible for anyone to ascertain them, interjected with some suggestions based on these facts, and to let farmers decide for themselves the course they desire to follow. Marketing Machinery Set Up. In making clear the position of the farm board, Mr. Legge pointed out that its duty is to aid all lines of agriculture, and that it is impos sible for the board to do for one line that which it would not also do for any other. The value of the total wheat output of the United States amounts to but eight percent of the total value of all agricultural products, while the value of the live stock output amounts to 40 percent, he said. Therefore, it could be ex pected that anything the board might do to give wheat an advan tageous position over livestock would naturally result in dissatis faction of livestock interests. Mr. Legge cited steps already taken to aid In the marketing of wheat. With a view to enabling wheat growers to eventually have some say in the fixing of the price of their commodity, the Farmers National Grain corporation of which the North Pacific Grain grower and Morrow County Grain grower organizations are subsidiar ies, was formed. It is estimated that this hook-up will handle at least one-third of the United States wheat crop this year. Mr. Legge declared that it is the biggest single factor in wheat trading in the coun try today, handling a far larger bulk than any single agency In the his tory of the country with the excep tion of the United States Grain cor poration of war time. Through this hook-un. Mr. Legge believes, tne wheat farmer is afforded an oppor - tunity to eventually do away with the speculative market that has proved an extravagant selling agen cy. Livestock Feed Suggested. Another step taken by the farm board is the organization of the (Continued on Page Six) EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev. B. Stanley Moore, misslon-ary-in-charge. Holy communion at 8. Sunday school at 9:45. Morning prayer and sermon at 11 o'clock. "The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death." Rom. 8:2. TO SERVE MEALS DURING RODEO. The Willing Workers of the Chris tian church will serve meals during Friday and Saturday of the Rodeo; dinner at the noon hour and supper in the evening. The dining room of the church will bo used. DEGREE OF HONOR. The Carnation club of the Degree of Honor meets Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 2:30 p. m. at the homo of Mrs. Chns. Huston. Clara Bcamer, Sec. Miss Jeanette Turner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner, who has been spending her vacation with friends at Eugene and Albany, returned home on Monday and Is again at her place In the olllce of her father. Charles Barlow and family 'and Mrs. Carrie Vaughn spent Sunday In the Yakima valley, and report that It was exceedingly warm over that way. ii mm Miss Lois Mclntyre Reigns at Round-Up Pendleton, Aug. 13. Her scepter a lariat and her crown a ten gallon hat, Miss Lois Mclntyre will hold sway as queen of the Pendleton Round-Up August 28, 29 and 30. Queen Lois, who formerly attend ed the University of Oregon, Is the daughter bf a pioneer family of Umatilla county and is a skilled horsewoman. Fortune has blessed her not only with a pleasing per sonality but with personal charm as well. She is a blonde, with brown eyes, and fair complexion. Queen Lois will ride in the Round Up parades and will wear Western attire. Wtih her will be four Uma tilla girls who will be the royal Round-Up princesses. They too are to be chosen for their skill as equestriennes and for their attractive personalities. The names of these young ladies are soon to be announced. BUILDING, PAINT MAKE CITY BUSTLE Two Structures Near Completion; Aspect Brightened on Every Hand by New Coatings. Impression of visitors is oft1 stat ed these days that Heppner is the busiest appearing little city to be seen anywhere. Reason for the statement is seen in the building and painting activity encountered on every hand. Two major building activities now being brought to a head are the Case mortuary home, and the Stan dard Oil service station. The first named structure on the corner of West Center and Gale streets is a two-story colonial residence type of building. The red-brick veneering of the walls has been completed, and the structure is almost ready for the inside finishing. The colon ial motif will be carried out by the placement of large columns across the wide front porch, taking in the full width of the building. With completion of the cement superstructure of the two units of the service station, to be operated on completion by P. M. Gemmell, two visible-type gasoline pumps were installed this week, and build ing of the. tile walls has been pro gressing. The buildings are being painted white. The construction is In line with a late type employed in many of the larger places. The ser vice station is located on the corner of Main and East Center streets. Evidence of the painter's brush is to be seen on every hand, and hardly a section of town may be visited without seeing one or more residences that have recently been painted. The latest building in the business section to be brightened up is the home of the Tum-A-Lum Lumber company, the building and fence around the yards all being treated to a coat of the company's orange color. Painting of the ex terior woodwoik on Hotel Heppner in a gleaming white has enhanced that structure's appearance. Frank Roberts has touched up the wood work about the red-brick frontage of his buildings on West Willow street in cream. The Dr. A. D. Mc- Murdo building on East May street was treated to a coat of red paint last week. It houses the John Day Valley Freight line office. Among other buildings recently painted is that housing Heppner General hos pital on the corner of Gale and Wa ter streets. TURKEY UNIT IS STARTED BY O. S. C. With Oregon becoming more im portant as a turkey producing state each year, a demand from growers for research in turkey disease con trol and production methods has Arisen which is now heiner oartlallv 1 answered by tne establishment of a turkey unit on the Umatilla branch experiment station at Hermiston. Farmers in the Hermiston recla mation district have Increased their turkey production to about 15,000 to 18,000 marketable birds yearly, and thus far have been rather success ful with simple production methods, though problems are arising. 'The opinion is growing that we are riding to a fall with our plan of ranging turkeys freely over the farms," explained H. K. Dean, sup erintendent of the branch station, in telling of his new plans. "The dis ease problem is the most Important with any poultry, and sanitation is the chief factor in disease control. By ranging the birds unrestrict ed soon the entire farm will be con taminated and then any outbreaks of disease will be almost beyond control with present methods. We have started our turkey unit under a strict confinement method as an experiment." The station this spring purchased 250 poults and placed them on al falfa in an area some 60x150 feet. They have been moved to fresh ground about every month since, thus providing them with abundant green feed. The soil once covered is not to be used again for turkeys for three years. Thus far the turkeys have devel oped well and uniformly with but minor losses. The plan is being watched with interest by turkey raisers and a few have already ad opted it as giving the best promise of success, Tom Craig, whcatralser of the north lone country, was here on Tuesday, He reports that his har- vesting was all finished early In the season, and that he had a very sat isfactory yield. ALASKAN SIGHTS VIEWED FOR LIONS Club Backs Rodeo Flans; Men's Gymnasium Class Prospect Told by Poulson. Heppner Lions at their Monday luncheon were favored by an ac count of Josephine Mahoney's vaca tion trip to Alaska, from which she returned last week. Touching most of the poinU of interest along the coast, spiced with a trip up the Yu kon, and railroad journey inland to Fairbank's, Mrs. Mahoney took in a large portion of America's famed northland, and her vivid account of the scenery and description of things peculiar to that part of the country were evidence of the deep impressions they made upon her. "It was wonderful, and far surpass ed my expectations," she declared. J. D. Cash, who filled the presi dent's chair in the absence of C. L. Sweek who with his family left Sun day on his vacation, withstood the brunt of a premeditated attack by several of the members, all of which added to the life of the meeting. Rodeo plans were told and dis cussed, and the club took action in dicating willingness to do its part in putting across the 1930 show. B. R. Patterson, chairman of the fish and game committee, reported a to tal of 500 half-grown and 300 chick Chinese pheasant liberated in the county this season. W. R. Poulson, city school super intendent, told of the men's gym class to be organized shortly after the beginning of school under the direction of Neil Shuirman, high school director of athletics. It is expected to hold the class one night each week, and many popular gym nasium sports as well as calisthen ics will be engaged in. The class will be open to all men of the city. Later in the season, one night each week is expected to be given over to younger men of the city for bas ketball practice. Best Results Obtained By Treating Weeds Now The time has arrived for treating perennial weeds if the best kill is to be secured, says C. W. Smith, county agent Chemicals for this purpose have been received by the county agent and anyone desiring to treat weeds this season should make preparations to do so at once. The county sprayer is in excellent shape and should not be overlooked when treating large patches of weeds. There did not seem to be much difference in the results obtained last year when the weeds were treated after blossoming time. The case is an exception at this time of year when the plants have not bloomed by this time and everyone should keep this fact in mind if they are to spray this season. A duster hsa been purchased by the county for treating small patches where water is scarce. Although the dusting method is considered a lit tle more expensive because it takes more material it Is also considered somewhat more effective. When dusting the plants one should se lect a day when the humidity is fairly high so that the dust will ad here to the leaves of the plants. When this is not possible early morning or late evening applica tions will do the job. Several patches of morning glory were sprayed last year after the plants had gone to seed and In one case after they had been frosted down, with fairly good results. However, this practice Is not rec ommended and as stated before all treating should be done in the im mediate future. PASSION PLAY REVIEWED. The Bible school at the Christian church was entertained by a very pleasant review of the Passion Play as presented last week in Walla Walla. Miss Gladys Benge, who at tended from Heppner, presented a word picture of this wonderful pro duction that In a measure compen sated those who were not fortunate enough to see the presnetation per sonally. During recent weeks the young people of the church have had a prominent place on the pro gram at the morning services, and the attendance last Sunday morning was fine. Special features will be on the program at the regular Bible school hour the coming Sunday. The construction crew of the Pa cific Power and Light company is at work in the county this week, stubbing poles between Heppner and lone. The crew is in charge of R. J. Smith, and the strengthening of the poles at this time will prevent line trouble when bad weather sets In, it is stated. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chaffee have as their guests this week, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Routh, parents of Mrs. Chaffee, and her sister, Mrs. Eva M. Scott, all of Pasco, Wash. They accompanied Mr. Chaffee on his re- turn from a trip to Spokane the past week. Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Van Marter and Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Nlckerson are at East lake over In the Des chutes country this week, where the men of the party are enjoying the fishing, and the entire party having a pleasant outing. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Misslkline were In town a short time Tuesday after noon from their home on Black horse. The harvest is just about completed and the family will soon be returning to their home in Portland. RODE n o, FAIR MATE Gilliam County Event Will Be Week Following; Parman is Judge. STOCK ROUNDED UP Work on Grounds Starts Monday; Plans Well in Hand to Make Show Better Than Ever. For the first time in several years an agreement has been reached be tween the Heppner Rodeo associa tion and the Gilliam County Fair association to hold their attractions on non-conflicting dates. This year the fair at Condon will be held the week-end following the Heppner show. The agreement was announc ed by C. W. McNamer, Rodeo presi dent, following a visit here last week by members of the Gilliam fair board. To enhance the feeling of neigh borliness, Mr. McNamer has extend ed an invitation to Lloyd Parman of Condon to act as one of the judges at the Heppner Rodeo, Sept. 4-5-6, in addition to which part of the local string of bucking horses will be taken to Condon to aid in putting on the rodeo f etaure held in connec tion with the fair. Mr. Parman Is well qualified as a judge, Mr. Mc Namer says, having had a great deal of experience with horses and cattle both on the range and in help ing stage the Condon show. Bucking String Enlarged. It is expected the new agreement will help both attractions in obtain ing good talent that heretofore has been unable to appear at both be cause of conflicting dates, as well as give people of the neighboring counties who desire to do so an op portunity of attending each of them. Rodeo stock is now being rounded up after having run wild on the range since last year, and will start coming into town next week, Mr. McNamer says. All of the stock wintered well and will be in prime condition for the show. In addi tion to the complete bucking string of last year, the president announ ces having picked up several more good horses at Frihie City, wnicn assures the bucking events being well taken care of. Work of getting in shape the nat ural amphitheater containing the quarter-mile track and spacious arena, will be started Monday. It is hoped to have the track in the best shape ever, which will require less work as the banks made in previous years have become well settled and will need only to be smoothed up. Ample barn space was provided last year with the completion of several new units. The large grandstand, seating 1500 people, isin good condition and will require little attention to put it in shape to receive the crowd. Other Attractions Listed. Copies of the list of events con taining conditions of entry and prizes offered, the latter totaling $1500, were delivered by the printer the first of the week and are now obtainable by those who desire them by communicating with L. L. Gil liam, secretary. The events differ little from those of last year, though more stress is given the races, which have proved among the most popular Rodeo features. Arrangements have already been completed for the appearance of the Irrigon school band and Hilde- brandt's United shows, which will help enliven and give color to the three-dav celebration, intended to be a real reliving of the good old frontier days in eastern Oregon The spirit of the cowboy will indeed reign again with the united efforts of the citizens of Heppner, the ma jority of whom will adopt the Wes tern mode in dress, assuring a warm Western hospitality to vis itors. Each year residences of the city are thrown open to take care of the increasing number or people from the outside who find the Heppner Rodeo, In its true western setting of sagebrush hills with range fences running up to the skyline, one of the most realistic shows of its kind to be found anywhere. Ellis Thomson, who has spent two years at the University of Ore gon, majoring in art, departed on Monday for Portland, having spent the vacation season with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thomson, In this city. From Portland Ellis goes on to San Francisco where he will enter the school of Fine Arts for the coming year. Chas. Knobbe, salesman for Pa cific Power and Light company, now located In Heppner, will cover all of the Sherman territory from this point. Mr. Knobbe arrived in Heppner last week. Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Sackett of Salem were week-end visitors In Heppner, being guests at the home of Mrs. Sackett's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Notson. They returned to Salem Monday. George Bragg, personnel manager of Pacific Power and Light com- puny, and G. L. Corey, district man ager for the company located at The Dalles, are In Heppner today for a visit with the local Btore. WOOL-GRAIN SHOW PREMIUMS LISTED Cash and Ribbon Awards to be Giv en; Winning Exhibits Go to Pacific International. Provisions of entrance and list of premiums for the annual Morrow County Wool and Grain show to be held September 5 and 6 in connec tion with the ninth annual Heppner Rodeo were announced this week by C. W. Smith, superintendent. Mr. Smith says a large array of exhibits is in prospect and from the quality of both wool and grain harvested this year should make a very fine display. Wheat exhibits will come under two groups, "variety specials," and "market classes." The first group will be judged according to variety with premiums offered for the fol lowing varieties: Fortyfold, Turkey, Hybrid, Federation, Hard Federa tion. The second group will be judged on points of marketability under the following classes: Soft White, Dark Hard Red Winter, Eastern White, Hard White, Hard Red Winter. First, second and third prizes of $3, $2 and $1 are of fered for each variety and each market class. The wool exhibits will be segre gated as to kind of fleece, with prizes also of $3, $2 and $1 for each kind, the segregation being as fol lows: fine wooled cross bred year ling ewe fleeces, fine wooled ewe fleeces, cross bred ewe fleeces, fine wooled buck fleeces, cross bred buck fleeces. Ribbons will be given in addition to the cash prizes for both wheat and wool. All wheat exhibits must consist of 60 pounds. They may be left with warehousemen or brought to the county agent's office. Arrangements have been made to clean samples in Heppner in case farmers haven't cleaning facilities at home. Wool for exhibit was saved last spring, and most of it is already in the city, according to Mr. Smith. All exhibits may be had by owners after the show, except in the case of first and second prize winners, unless otherwise provided, which will be entered at the Pacific International Livestock exposition to be held later in Portland. Portland Wheat Trade Active as Price Jumps After the previous week's new seasonal lows for wheat, the de cided change in sentiment and the buying power developed for the week Aug. 4-9 was sensational, re ports the Portland Grain exchange. The public seemed to sense that wheat values were low compared to soaring prices for corn and with the bullish reports from Europe and Canada the wave of buying sent wheat prices up nine to twelve cents a bushel the first three days of tne week. Liverpool followed closely our advance. While our mid-west continues to burn up, Europe seems to be exper iencing a deluge resulting in delay ed harvest and deterioration with a revision of estimates. The French crop is estimated at 183,000,000 bu shels against 320,000,000 bushels a year ago. Approximately 50,000 long tons of space were booked this week for wheat shipments from the Columbia river, Puget sound and Vancouver, B. C, with rates firming in conse quence to 25 shillings, putting ex port business out of line at present wheat prices. New export business from ports of the Pacific northwest was active with a total of 18,000 long tons book ed for the United Kingdom and the continent, and a small quantity for the Orient. Portland futures show net ad vances for the week of September 9c and December 914c per bushel. Total transactions on the Port land Grain exchange for the week totaled 678,000 bushels. Portland, Astoria and Longview visible supply 3,106,000 bushels. Portland car receipts for the week: wheat 964, flour 58, corn 22, oats 8, barley 5, hay 12. D. O. Justus, Hinton creek flock- master, reports that the Justus sheep have prospered quite well so far this season in the high moun tains. He does not expect, however, that they will return home this fall in as good shape as other seasons because of the early drying up of the range and the shortage of wa ter. F. B. Nickerson and wife and LaVerne Van Marter and wife re turned Wednesday evening from their journey into central Oregon south of Bend. They visited Paulina and Diamond lakes and found the fishing excellent In the former, mak ing a fine catch. J. O. Thomson and Jas. Thomson Jr. left on Tuesday for the fishing grounds of south central Oregon, expecting to spend several days out ing. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Case and daughter Winifred, who spent sev eral days In Portland the past week, eturned home on Sunday evening. A guest at the home of Rev. B. Stanley Moore and Mrs. Moore this week is Archdeacon Creasy of Pen dleton. Jewelry store building for rent or sale; sal on terms preferred. Liv ing room and store fixed up and newly papered. A. SMITH. i-tr, N. A. Clark, Eight Mile farmer, was looking after business here on Tuesday. Lex Win Retaliated; Honors to be Decided The ball game at Lexington Sun day was an inverse replica of the fracas at Heppner the Sunday pre vious, Heppner this time coming out with the long end of the 15-6 score. It will be remembered that Lex won in the former game 15-9. Sunday the Heppner lads piled up their lead in a very similar manner in which it was done by Lexington the previous week, gaining her tal lies in the first two innings via a batting spree augmented by fielding errors. The line-ups of the two teams presented much the same ap pearance, Ward and Allyn being the Lex battery and Robertson and Hake doing service for the locals. Lex scores were scattered through the game in much the same way Heppner's were the preceding Sun day. Next Sunday it Is hoped both teams will be able to tighten up at the same time when they play again at Heppner to decide the honors. PUBLIC HEALTH BODY PLANNED County Organization Sponsored by State Tuberculosis Association to Be Instituted Next Month. Under the direction of Clarence A. Chamberlain, field man of the Oregon Tuberculasis association, a Morrow County Public health as sociation will be formed here some time during the first part of Sep tember, according to word received this week by Miss Edith Stallard, county nurse. Membership in the organization will be open to every one and there will be no member ship fee, the work being financed from the sale of Christmas seals, a portion of which fund is retained in the county. Advantages of the association as pointed out by Miss Stallard are primarily two. First, it gives a nucleus from which to initiate more effective epidemic control, and sec ond, it gives everyone a more inti mate part in public health work. ,A third advantage comes through reg ular meetings of the association, which makes for efficient health work. There are now 29 county associa tions in Oregon and a great amount of good has been accomplished. The organization is made up of the fol lowing officers and committees: president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, executive committee, and committees on nurse, education supply, publicity and finance. It is urged by Miss Stallard that everyone join in the organization, for its effectiveness will be measur ed largely by the size of the mem bership. Announcement of the date of the first meeting will be made later. BUYS STORE AT MT. VERNON. The B. F. Stewart general mer chandise store at Mt. Vernon was sold this week to C. A. Minor of Heppner and his son-in-law, Mr, Spencer of Portland. They have been invoicing the stock this week. Mr. Minor is a well known mer chant over eastern Oregon. Has been engaged in business at Hepp ner for many years. Blue Moun tain Eagle, Canyon City. Mr. Minor informed this paper several weeks ago that he would probably make this deal, as it was being 'negotiated at that time. An error in the Eagle statement re garding his son-in-law being a Mr. Spencer of Portland; it no doubt should have read Phil Brady, his only son-in-law, whom Mr. Minor stated contemplated buying into the business at Mt Vernon with him. In years gone by, when Art Minor was running a mercantile business in Heppner, he had numerous cus tomers from Grant county, many of them coming from Mt Vernon and vicinity, and he finds that some of these are still active in affairs over that way. In later years Mr. Minor was engaged in the sheep and cattle industry in this county. Mrs. Pearl B. Lambirth, son and daughter were visitors at Heppner from their home at Alpine Wednes day. Mrs. Lambirth, who is ad ministrator of the estate of her late husband, George Lambirth, will hold a public sale of farm imple ments and some livestock at the Jones farm near Alpine schoolhouse on Saturday, August 23, details of which are given in an advertise ment appearing elsewhere In these columns. Following this sale, Mrs. Lambirth will move with her family to Echo where the children will en ter school for the winter. Klamath Falls A plan of grow ing and plowing under legume crops in order to shorten the alfalfa-pota to rotation being tried out in Klam ath county is proving valuable in Increasing the annual potato acre age, the county agent reports. In a few cases alslke and red clover are cut for hay and pastured, and the late fall growth plowed under for the next year's potato crop. Corvallis Certification of winter grain has been completed by the Oregon Experiment station on the farms of Ernest Wyatt Adam Schesler, and W. T. Pinnel, includ ing 67 acres in all. Hood River Plans are being de veloped by the county agent here for an experiment with sprinkle Ir rigation on two acres of orchard be longing to C. D. Nickelsen. This will be the first venture of this kind In the country so far as is known. Auxiliary power will be used to secure the necessary pressure. SCO EE Gym Classes for Everyone Planned With Special Instructor Added. OPENING SET ON 2ND Band to be Started; Vocational Guidance and Departmental Instruction In View. Offering of additional courses, augmenting of the faculty and sev eral minor changes in curricula and manner of instruction will mark the opening of school in Heppner on Tuesday, September 2, as announc ed by W. R. Poulson, superintend ent, who has been in the city for a week arranging details. After at tending the American Legion state convention at Baker this week end as delegate from Heppner post, Mr. Poulson will be In his office begin ning Monday until opening day, where he may be interviewed by prospective students or parents de siring information. Chief among enlargements In the scope of instruction will be the In auguration of complete courses in gymnasium instruction for all pu pils of the grade and high schools, with a full-time instructor for this work and the coaching of atheltic teams. Neil Shuirman of Seattle, graduate of the University of Wash ington, will have charge of this de partment In connection with the gymnasium work, Mr. Poulso'n states it will be necessary for all pupils from the fourth grade up to have gym suits and tennis shoes. In order that these may be uniform local stores have been instructed as to the kind desired and will have them in stock before the opening of school. The suits will be inexpen sive. To cover expense of launder ing towels furnished pupils by the school, for use on taking the shower baths required at the close of class es, a small fee will be charged. Band Work Added. The gymnasium facilities will be augmented by the addition of locker and shower bath rooms in the base ment now undergoing finishing touches. Another major departure this year will be the organization of a school band under the tutelage of Harold Buhman, grade school prin cipal. Band work will be open to any pupils desiring it from either the grade or high school. Pupils will furnish their own instruments, and 'previous instruction in instru mental music will not be required in order to enroll. Two new classes to be organized in the high school are a public speaking class and a special Eng lish class. The special English class is expected to enroll any high school student who has been poor in gram mar with a view to bringing English work up to a higher standard. Un finished work in Latin will be com pleted, at which time the adminis tration contemplates substituting either French or Spanish in the language department, or one of these subjects may be offered in ad dition. Personal Aid is Aim. Courses in the domestic science and art department will be altered to comply with the new regulations of the state course of study, which require that half a year of domes tic science and half a year of dom estic art be offered each year. Un der this arrangement domestic sci ence will be offered the first half year and domestic art the last half. In the high school, vocational guidance work will be inaugurated. Under this system all high school students will be included in groups equal in number to high school in structors. Each instructor will be assigned one group, with the four men teachers in charge of the boys and the four lady teachers in charge of the girls. Heads of each group will help individual members there of in picking their courses, stimulat ing them to better effort and aid ing them to steer the straightest and most profitable course possible in line with the vocation which they choose to follow or for which they are more particularly adapted. P. T. A. Reception Coming. A new departure in the grades will be the institution of depart mental work In several subjects In the four upper grades. In this sys tem teachers particularly qualified to teach a certain subject will teach that subject in each of the four grades. Mr. Poulson believes this to be the most efficient method of instruction, and expects as time goes on the system will be enlarged upon. New students who plan entering school for the first time this year, other than beginners, are advised to have credentials from the school last attended in order to facilitate placing them properly in their school work, i As president of the Parent Teach ers association, Mr. Poulson an nounces that a meeting of all com mutes will be held before school starts, when arrangements will be completed for a reception to teach ers to be held shortly after school commences. The faculty Is now complete, and the school plant Is rapidly being put in first class order for the opening. WED YEAR