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Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon available to all Oregon municipali ties. Although the adoption of this ac counting system is not I any way compulsory, It will be of great help to cities which are bringing their systems up to date. In order to com ply with the new rule of the Secre tary of State'»office, which requlrea an annual financial report. Forma for the report will be prepared by the Salem office and by the school of business administration here, which have been working in con- junctiop on the whole plan of dardization. I I STUDENTS EAGER FOR LEARNING AT U. OF 0 More Than Third TakeOver Normal Course of 16 Hours Each Term. University of Oregon, Eugene.— Although a normal course of 16 hour» per term will leave ilk hOuxs to spare over the number required for graduation at tn» end of- four years, 004, or one-third of the stu dent body, take mor» tban that number, statistics released by Earl M. Pallett, registrar, shows. Tbs university requirement for gradua tion la 186, of which six sball be in physical education. A student could graduate by taking 15 boura each term, plus an added hour each term for the first two years for gymna sium. ..... Although students taking rnoje than 15 hours could speed up their graduation by a term or more, tew prefer to do thia, It la pointed out. Most of them remain the four years, arjd then graduate with several hours to spare. This la because there are many subjects In which they are Interested, and the average student Is not satisfied merely to just “get by,” officials say. * Nearly one-third of the students take 16 hours per term, 853 coming under thia classification. Only 531 take 15, and but 205 are enrolled In 14. Only a few atudenta take less than 14, and many of these are either working or are doing highly Dr. John J. LandBbury, dean of specialized work in few coursea. the school of music »t the Unlver The “loafing” student who takes sity of Oregon, was named one of but few hours in order to have a the four vice-presidents of the Na “good time” is practically non ex I sl tional Association of Schools ot ant at Oregon. Music, at a recent meeting in Chica Students taking the maximum go. number of boura, 17, number 301. These must maintain a high.schol WHAT ARE THE ODDS astic average or credit is given tor AGAINST YOU? but 16. according to regulations. Honored Monkey Biz It is rumored about town that McNeill has invented a pil low that prevents snoring. This device should prove equally pop ular during long after dinner speeches. The best speech an old maid can make, one of acceptance. At a survey conducted among children ten days before Christ mas it was found that all chil dren are well behaved. Man, rushing into editor’s of fice—See here, you’ve published an announcement of my death. You must fix it up. Editor—Well, we never con tradict anything we’ve published, but I’ll tell you what I’ll do. I’ll put you in the births column tomorrow «nd give you a fresh start.—Eastern editor. “Buy at home,” talk is cheap salesmanship, the store-keepers must sell their wares by attrac tive ads, meeting competitive prices and quality. Santa will go cuckoo laughing this year, when he fills Happy There are plenty of people Thompson's stocking, and finds willing to work. There are not a request for a Ford car. so many who can fill the jobs that are waiting to be filled. Charles H. Barr, editor of Competition is keen among the Spinal Colyums, says, “World’s little fellows. There are dozens greatest true-story writers, Dun of men for every vacancy. And, because almost any maij, can fill and Bradstreet. the bill, the wages are small. There’s one kid we hope San- The National Home Study Coun ta will surely remember this cil of Washington, D. C„ reports year. That’s Kid Staples, civil a graphic demonstration of this war veteran, who has resided in condition. The speaker, who was addres- this city for a number of years. sing some five hundred school Tncoma and Seattle have been boys said, “I want every boyI dry for such a long period that i here to hold up his right hand the city should be saving money if he will be willing to shovel next year by discharging their the snow off my sidewalk next j Saturday afternoon for one dol-| “dry squad." lar.” Some authors believe in perpe- Practically five hundred hands tual motion, for every time shot up enthusiastically. they send out a story it conies “But I have only one house, | back. and so each of you boys has one chance in 500 of getting Some girls not alone keep the job. The odds are 500 to their girlish figures, but in time 1 against you. double it. “I want every boy here to hold up his right hand who will be willing to paint my house, mix his own paint and do a first- Aids Cities class job,” About fifty hands were held up and the speaker said: “Each of you boys has just one chance in 50 of getting the job. The odds are 50 to 1 against you. "Now I want a new electric chandelier hung in my dining room. The wiring must be done according to the Underwriters specifications. Any boy who can do this job please hold up -his hand. Only one hand in the entire audience was held up. “Now,” the speaker continued, “this shows that for plain labor like shoveling snow, the chances are 500 to I against you. For more skillful work like painting you have one chance in 50. But in expert work like electric wir- ing, the boy who held up his hand is sure of the job. In the long run, the easiest way is to get out of the class where there is such tremendous competition. Prof. C. L. Kelly “No one in this age can make University of Oregon, Eugene.— the excuse that he does not (Special)—Aiding in the movement have the chance. Accredited to standardise Oregon finance. Prof. home-study schools are now of C. L. Kelly, of the University of fering training which will carry Oregon school of business adminis one to the top in practically ev tration. has prepared an illustra ery branch of business or in tive code of accounts which will be dustry.” I YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE * U. 0. TO GET EOUCAXMN ,4 ______ University of Oregon, Eugens.— While ths median age ot all stu dents at the University ot Oregon Is 20, one student is but 15 years old. and 11 are only 16, figures released by Earl M. Pallett, registrar, show. The saying “It’s never too late to learn” has displaced tbe “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” for 66 students doing full time work are over 28, the highest age used in the statistics. Tlie lone 15 year old is a fresh man. and this class claims 11) of ths 11 “sweet sixteens.’’ Tbe other ie a sophomore. Tbe freshman class has 120 but 17, and the sophomores have 6. Four of the 417 18 year olds are juniors, which means they entered at 15, ar have made unusu ally rapid progress. The wide range of ages indicates that a university education Is not restricted to the youth of the state, but is an opportunity to be ¿«ken advantage of at any time during life, Mr. Pallett points out. Many times students come back years later to complete their work, or to win advanced degrees, and these students are specially valuable in research and in similar scholastic fields, officials say. PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER WORLD II U. 0. COURSES University of Oregon, Eugens.— From ths Philippine Islands to Con stantinople, Turkey, are tbe homes ot students In the correspondence school ot tbe University ot Oregon, it was revealed in a report given out by Miss Mozells Hair, ot the university extension division. Ths university correspondence school has stu' nts from all over tbe United States, Canada, Alaska, tbe Philippine Islands, - and one from Constantinople, Turkey. Every county In the state o' Oregon baa a student ot the correspondence di vision. There are also persons tak ing these courses by mall .in Wash ington, Idaho, North Dakota, Texas, Illinois, California, Pennsylvania. Montana, Mississippi and Tennes see. Tbe most popular subjects In this division of the university are Eng lish, education, history, mathemat ics, and accounting. ----------------------------- V Thursday, December 19, 1939 I-------------- FARM REMINDERS Iplied before the rains began. ' ... „ . . . i . Hollv berries are borne only It >s generally advisable o y female Here is H. G. Ferguson, pilot utilise more waste feed while, on £e ^mber of years during of the fast outboard "Blue i the pigs are growing and less „in Streak” with which in recent speed trials at Balboa, Calif., the Oregon experiment station. 1 ,e ‘ varieties, . .. i„„n»t„. • ** I the different localities,, he copped the world's record of The delayed rainy season in and presence of insects or di-j 49.165 miles per hour under of ficial supervision of the Ameri Oregon this year will probably »eases, says the Oregon experi- can Power Boat association. mean less anthracnose and other meet station. Some varieties are There were four boats in this infectious diseases in orchard« good for only one crop, others division (class B) and only one, next year than for many years will bear profitably for two past, believes the experiment sta-1 years. The short bearing var- the winner—was powered tion. This is particularly true ieties are typically the everbear-. Richfield gasoline, it was where Bordeaux spray was ap- ing types. nounced. OUTBOARD "BLUE STREAK" COPS NEW WORLD’S RECORD « -Sj I“« Meats Cut To Your Order À We welcome re quests when you or der meats here, to cut them the thick ness you prefer. We are also glad to have you specify the part of meat you like. We are here to serve you in the way you wish to be served, and at reasonable cost. University of Oregon, Eugene.— Married student» at the University ut Oregon number 122, or about five per cent of tbe student body ot 3,000. it Is announced by Earl M. Pallett. registrar. Figures made public by tbe university statistician ■bow tbat every class has a number of both men and women who are now “keeping house." The university has no regulations concernlug married students, as do some schools. It has been found here that married students do ex ceptional work tn scholarship, and often men earn a living for them ■elves and their families while at tending the university and making ■u excellent record. .Married stu dents take their studies much mor« seriously. It is declared, and spend less time In social activities and other diversions tbat taka thn< hum school work. 4 HOME POINTERS Nehalem Market & Grocery Accurate measurements are sential to success in cooking. Discoloration of apples or ban anas prepared for salad may be prevented by rubbing the fruit with lemon juice. Hot spiced apple cider makes a delicious drink for cold even ings. It is made by heating the cider and adding whole spices, rolled in a clean cloth. spices are left in the cider .til time to serve, used Sugar was first Arabian doctors about the century. Allowing baking powder cuits to stand for 155 minutes or more after they are cut be fore baking improves rather than harms them. When making brown bread, if the cans are not filled too full a lighter product will result. Small fruit cakes often make appropriate Christmas gifts. Peanut butter fudge is easily and quickly made and is a very popular confection. To make it, boil 2 cups of powdered sugar, 4 level teaspoons of peanut but ter, and one-half cup of milk to gether for 5 minutes. Remove from the fire, beat until cool, and spread on buttered platter. Seward Hotel HOUSE OF CHEER TENTH AT ALDER Oregon Portland Excellent meals at pop- ular prices. Coffee shop. Merchants Lunch 25c, 35c. Dinners 40c, 50c, in dining room. Breakfast 25c and up. Luncheons 35c, 50c. Dinners 55c, 65c, 75c, $1. W. D. McNair, Manager W. C. Culbertson, Prop. Freight University of Oregon. Eugene.— The library of the University of Oregon ranka 28th In the number of books in comparison with other university libraries throughout the United States, it has been revealed by M. H. Douglass, university librar Ian for the past 20 years. There are now 106.384 hooka, pam phleta, pictures, and perlddtcala owned by the university library, Mr. Douglass statea. That numtier. If divided, la largo enough to give each student on the campus 65.4 books. Tbs Harvard university li brar? ranks first in the country with 2,784,300 books, while Yale. having the second largest unlver aity library, baa 1,602,512. Colum bia university is third with 1,132,- 235 books In its possession. The Harvard untveralty library is 14 times as large as that of the Ual versity of Oregon. Delivered To and Called For At Yoilt* ' Door Trucks Leave Verno la 9 A. M. Daily W. A. Davis, Local Manager. Office Phone 1041 Res. 1052 Portland-Vernonia Truck Line For Freight Orders Greetings To Our Subscribers I Gladness is the Message every Tuberculosis might make her an orphan Christmas brings. For thia Christ mat we hope the message multi- plies immeasure- ably. A merry (Ohriatuias dMwtiiins (Smtiitns (Ohriatutas Help prevent it! Christmas to you all West Coast Telephone Co 1 .r MARRIED STUDENTS AT U. 0. LEADERS IN SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY LIBRARY RANKS HIGH IN NUMBER OF BOOKS I BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS
