MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1931
PAGE THREE
FINANCE PLIGHT
TOLD STATE BOARD
Annual Meeting Hears Re
port of Chancellor Kerr
Real Crisis Confronted
Millage Support Drained
PORTLAND. Ore., July 24. (AP)
Wrestling with the desperate finan
cial prospects of the coming blen
nlum, 193S-37, the etate board o!
higher education yesterday heard a
lengthy detailed report of the situ
ation from Chancellor W. J. Kerr, and
after transacting other routine busi
ness, went Into executive session with
the finance committee to decide
what tentative budgets will be sub
mitted to the governor In advance of
the next legislature.
No discussion of the progress be
ing made In the search for a new
chancellor was made In the open
meeting, the situation remaining as
It was at the June session when a
committee wss appointed to look
over the field to seek a successor to
Chancellor Kerr who previously had
announced his Impending voluntary
retirement.
Reelect Board.
This was the annual organization
meeting, with all present officers of
the board belnE reelected. These are
Wlllards Marks. Albany, president;
C. A. Brand, Roseburg. vice presi
dent; B. P. Irvine. Portland, treas
urer, and E. C. Sammons, the third
member of the executive committee.
C. D. Bvrne. present acting secretary,
was reappointed to that position.
Other members of the board present
were Lelf Flnseth. Dallas, and Mrs.
Cornelta Marvin Pierce, La Grande.
In his report to the board Chan
cellor Kerr reemphaslzed atatementa
he had made previously that higher
education Is facing a real crisis, the
magnitude of which even many con
nected with the institutions them
selves do not fully understand.
Must Report Needs.
"It Is not for us to decide what
the state can afford for higher edu
cation, that Is the province of the
legislature," declared the chancellor.
'But It Is our duty to report to the
governor, the legislature and the peo
ple what the Instltutlona must have
If they are to continue to exist and
render the service for which ' they
were created by the people.
"The time has come that the peo
ple must know that hlghir educa
tion In this state la In real Jeopardy,
hoping they will not permit confin
ed discrimination against education
In comparison with other govern
mental functions."
Before presenting the detailed fi
nancial studies to the board, Chan
cellor Kerr reviewed the trenda In
higher education and pointed out the
keeping the service abreast of the
changing needs of the people and of
carrying on with every economy a
dictated by general economic condi
tions. These functions, he salu, he
felt are being met In this state.
Support Drained.
The major institutions In particu
lar and all In general have had their
milium suDDort drained away In
three major ways, the chancellor
nolnted out. First the two major
Institutions will have contributed out
of their former normal millage ln-
crtr.e, a total of sl.843,373.67 over
the two blennlums to compensate for
the former direct appropriations
made bv the legislature for medical
ohool. normals, extension and the
nir. Inst throueh referendum.
Secondly. 508,000 of the millage
money Itself was diverted to other
state purposes during the current bl
ennlum. Finally the "millage pot"
from which these moneys have been
taken has dried up to the extent of
1.057.040 'oss through reduced tax
valuations yield In 036-37.
Reserves Used.
continuing his figures, Chsncellor
Kerr showed that operation on the
restricted basis has been
made possible only tl.: - Jgh the use
of accumulated reserve!, which have
now been all budgeted for tne cur
rent fiscal year.
Thus. If the operation of the In
stitutions were contemplated on the
same basis as lor last year, ivjj-m,
there la a prospective deficit In pros-
pectlve Income of 707.368 for the
blennlum even with no sslary restor
ations. If the half million diverted
two years ago Is not restored by the
legislature.
With this restored, and still no
salary restorations, the deficit la still
289.366. With salaries half restored,
which many believe Is the absolute
minimum for maintenance of stand
ards, the prospective deficit even
with the half million diversion re
stored amounts to 1604.234. These
and many other financial facts Dr.
Kerr delivered to the board with the
request that a definite decision on
the position the board la to take
be arrived at so Institutional hesds
may complete their tentative bien
nial budgets aa required by law.
See Ijirger Enrollment.
Minor bright spots reported by the
chancellor Included the notification
of continuance of federal work aid
to needy students on a slightly en
Isreed bssls over last spring. This
and other facts Indicate an upturn
in enrollment for next year of In
definite proportions, thus Increasing
the fee Income to that extent. Sum
mer session enrollment Increased
from 9 per cent at the Eastern Ore
gon normal to S2 per cent at the state
college, his report showed.
The AAA haa come to the aid of
the cooperative extension service to
the extent of 117.710 additional to
compensate for duties plied on the
county agents and others, while the
university has received definite grant
of private foundation funds to match
sums set aside tor municipal re
search. CWA and SERA projects brought
tiie Institutions 98.7O0 In the last
year supplemented with only 18.000
in state board funds. These expen
ditures made possible averting ser
ious plnt depreciation, said Chan
.'llor Kerr.
(Ills Reported.
Otfta accepted by the board In
cluded valuable equipment to the
medics! school from Dr. Oeorge W.
S'lft cf Sea'.tlf. and a eift lo the
:a:e college of by sirs. J. L.
McDonald of San Francisco to equip j
a library room for housing the book j
collection she had presented to the
college prevlaouly. I
Sabbatical leaves were granted
Dean R. B. Dlllehunt, head of the
medical school, after 22 yeara of ser
vice without such leave. Eaci date
of starting was left indefinite.
A. . Engbretson, superintendent
of the Astoria branch experiment
atatton submitted hta resignation to
accept a position with the Federal
Credit Bank. of Spokane. The place
he haa filled for 18 yeara was given
to H. B. Howella, former county agent
of Josephine county.
Promotions Made.
E. M. Smith, head of purchasing
and clalma in the central business
office at Corvallla waa advanced lo
aaalstant comptroller. At the uni
versity Claud H. Brown waa appoint
ed assistant professor of law, and
Henry L. Everett associate professor
of law. Other minor adjustments or
advancementa In rank were passed
upon aa submitted.
A petition from the University of
Oregon federation that major work
in science be restored to the univer
sity was received and referred to the
chancellor and the clrrlcula commit
tee without comment, where a sim
ilar request from the state college
alumni association that major work
In physical education be provided at
the college still reposes.
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Society and Clubs
Edited by IrOa Fewell
Through the United States depart
ment of agriculture, bureau of ento
mology, Chester Cole of 729 Welch
street, Med ford, hj, obtained the
following formula for poison earwig
bait:
Bran, 12 pounds
Sodium fluoslllcate, 1 pound
Fish oil, 1 quart
Mix the dry bran and sodium fluo
slllcate very thoroughly, add the fish
oil, and mix thoroughly again. No -venlne
water should be used. I planned by the Rustlers, who lost In
The bait should be scattered thin- j the contest. H. D. Kem will show
moving pictures of Oregon's Diamond
Discuss Strike at
Klwanls Club Meeting
At a meeting of the Klwanls club
ltut night, an Interesting program was
opened with a general discussion of
the strike situation, in which wo
brought out the tremendous econonvc
lose being suffered by the entire state
of Oregon. Following the discussion,
a musical program featuring banjo,
harmonica, vocal .piano and violin
numbers was presented by the Misses
Barrylng Morrison, Martha Kellln;
and Helen Wilson, ihe numbers In
cluded: Trio, "O, Mary. Don't Weep";
duet, "Cowboy's Dream"; harmonica
and guitar, "Listen to the Mocking
Bird"; Tlolln solo, "La Clnqulntalne";
duet, negro spiritual, "Heaven."
Delegates Asked
To Make Reservations
All past presidents, past secretaries,
treasurers and Gold Star Mothers of
the American Legion Auxiliary, who
are planning to attend the state con
vention In As tori a In A ugus t, are
asked to call Mrs. Cole Holmes tor
banquet and breakfast reservations
These reservations must be in short
ly, so Immediate attention should be
given to this. Also, anyone who wishes
room reservations should call Mrs
Holmes. A big program and a big
time Is being arranged and all who
possibly can are urged to attend. THe
conveniton is to be held August 23.
24 and 35.
Parly at Guild Hall
For Girls' Community Club
Honor guests at the Girls Com
munity club party to be held to
morrow evening In the St. Mark's
Guild Hall, will be members of the
Aces' group In (he membership drive,
i and the ladles who are members of
; the board.
i An Interesting program for the
entertainment has been
Girls' Community Club
Plan n lug Program I
A special program of entertainment
will be given by the Girls' Commun
ity club Wednesday evening at 7:30
at St. Marks guild hall. Mr. H. D.
Kem ot the California Oregon Power
Co., will show moving pictures of
the recent Diamond Jubilee and the
drama class of the girls' club will
present a play.
An Invitation Is extended to the
board of d tree torn and any girt who
cares to attend Is cordially Invited
to come and bring friend.
Mrs. Byron Seaman
Visits With Parents
Mrs. Byron Seaman, who Is residing
at McCredle Springs, Ore., where her
husband is employed In government
survey work, la visiting for a few days
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Char
les Ghelardl, at their home on tin
Jacksonville highway.
Mls K elder Is Guest
1 From Los Angeles.
I Mlsa Hilda Kelder of Los Angeles,
who is house guest here of Miss Eva
Huber, spent a delightful week-end
1 at Klamath Falls, and also visited
Crater Lake National park. Miss KeU
. der will spend the remainder of her
vacation In Med ford with Mlsa Hu
ber. -
Miss DeLoh Returns
from VUlt tn North
Mlsa Joan Maxlne DeLsh return
ed this morning by train from a sev
eral weeks' visit with her grand
mother, Mrs. Clara DeLosh. and other
relatives in Aberdeen, Wash. En route
home, Miss DeLosh spent two days
visiting in Portland.
Clerks I'nlon
Klects Officers
F E. Nichols was elected president
of the local union of the National
Federation of PciUofflce Clerks at
a business meeting held last night,
Hugo Guenther was elected secretary
and Harry S. Walker, treasurer.
Mrs. niacin Irk
Untertntii!).
Mrs. Hazel ton Chadwlck of Port
land Invited a few friends to a lunch
eon at the Hotel Medford today.
Mi. n Pat ton Has
Berkeley Guests.
Guests of Mlsa Helen Patton this
week are Miss Mary Lou McLemore
and Mtts Dorothy Fisher, both of
Berkeley, Calif. Miss McLemore Is
down from Lake of the Woods, where
she Is spending the summer.
MIm llammllt Is Gu7st
of Mrs. Alfred Carpenter
Mlsa Peggy Hammlll of New Tork
Is the guest here of Mrs. Alfred Car
penter, having arrived this morning
by train from the south.
Miss Anne Moody Guest
Mon Tucker's Dodge
Miss Anne Moody of San Mateo,
Calif., Is the guest for a week at tne
Nion Tuckers summer lodge o:. the
Rogue.
.
Spend Sunday at
Lake of the Woods
Walter Leverette Doreen and Jane
Leveret te, Pauline Rogers and Ruth
Ottoman spet Sunday at Lake of
the Woods
n
Mrs. Allen Smith
Hostess at Luiu'lteon,
Mrs. Allen Smith waa hostess at a
I luncheon yesterday given In honor
of her niece, Miss Beryl Cornish of
Santa Monica. Covers were placed
for Mlsa Oertrude Boyle, her house
guest, Miss Helene St. A man of San
Francisco, Miss Margarita Boyle and
Miss Cornish. The same group had
spent Sunday at Crater lake, having
been driven there by J. C. Boyle.
Ill
Former Kebraskans residing in
southern Oregon plan to organize a
Nebraska club at a meeting next Sun
day at Riverside park In Grants Pass,
It was announced today by P. T
Everton of the publicity committee.
There will be a pot luck dinner at
t p. m., and all former residents
the "Cornhusker state" are urged to
attend and aid In forming the per
manent organization.
The needle fish, a deep-sea denizen.
has Its Jawa elongated Into needle
like points.
To advertise government mall ser
vicesleading artists In England have
been designated to design pewters.
REFUSE
SUBSTITUTES
ly over the entire yard, but special
attention should be given to the
baiting along board fences and trees,
telephone poles, wood piles and other
places where earwigs are known to
lurk In numbers. The quantity of
bait given lii the formula Is suf
ficient for one application to an area
of about 8,000 square feet. Do not
sprinkle the lawn until the bait has
been out at least two nights. The
bait should be kept out of reach of
children. Chickens must eat a large
quantity before ill effect Is noted.
Meteorological Report
July 24, 193'..
Forecasts.
Medford and vicinity: ralr and
slightly cooler tonight and Wednes
day. 0gon Overcast on coast but fair
elsewhere tonight and Wednesday;
slightly cooler Interior of west por
Local Data
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest, 08; lowest, 60.
Total monthly precipitation, .02
Inch; deficiency for the month, .31
Inch.
Total precipitation since September
1, 1933, 11.03 Inches; deficiency tor
the season. 6.79 Inches.
Relative humidity at 5 p. m. yes
terday, 22; S a. m. today, 67.
Sunrise tomorrow, 4:57 a.
Sunset tomorrow, 7:37 p.
Observations Taken at 5 a
120 Meridian Time.
m fid 5
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3 H S
STl " tjj SO
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i
Boise .... 92 68 Cloudy
Boston ...... 74 60 .... Clear
Chicago 04 78 Clear
Denver .... 64 .. P. Cldy
Eureka 60 86 .... Cloudy
Helena .... 62 T. Cloudy
Los Angeles - 80 56 Cloudy
MEDFORD 91 58 .. Clear
New York .... 6B .... Cloudy
Omaha 104 80 .... Clear
Phoenix 98 78 . Clear
Portland ............. 88 62 Cloudy
Reno .... 56 Clear
Roseburg 88 60 .... P. Cldy
Salt Lake .... 64 T. Clear
San Francisco. 62 68 Cloudy
Seattle 80 62 .. Clear
Spokane .... 63 P. Cldy
Walla Walla 90 62 . Clear
Washington, D.C. .. 72 Clesr
VACATION DAYS
NEED SOME EXTRA
MONEY to help
on that vscatxMi trip
or for other pvrpoees
We will lead yoo any
"Mont up to $3O0 on
your own aignstnie tod
ecanry on tfw most
liberal repcrnvs terms.
No indorers required
no rsnhaiTasstng to
wstijprtjon. Prompt,
routeom, amfidcTitiil
ernee.
Call9 phone or
write lor
particularg.
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Jubilee celebration here In June, and
the club's drama class is to ptesent
a play.
Miss Ima Crowson
Entertains at Dinner.
Miss Ima Crowson was hostess Fri
day night, entertaining Miss Dorothy
Applegate and Mrs. John Redden ox
Medford as dinner guests and for the
theater afterward, the Ashland Tid
ings ci,ates.
f-t-
ricnlo in
Ashland Park
The Pythian club haa announced
that a picnic supper will be served
this evening for the organization and
members' guests, In the Uthia pane
at Ashland.
Mistletoe Club
Meet Is Wednesday
Neighbor Jessie Laing will be hos
tess this Wednesday to members of
the Mistletoe club at her home. 260
Beatty street. The meeting was orig
inally announced to be at Cosette
Jones'.
Schilling
Buy pepper in the-
larger sizes.
802. pepper 25 1
4oz. pepper I5r"
loz. pepper lof
Loot -what you save!
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of Jlow piice
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Louite.l!6milci mofOf.l
int. including Moraine
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let U6 mi!rt motofinf,,
intluHmr Moraine Lake
and Tranttm. ' ten
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A rcmirkiblf inptt
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idventure
sod companionship
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ii remarkably inexpen
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main at all-time low
Uls
These Atl Eipensc
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