East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-18

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State Normal school yesterday, with
about l25 students enrohed and a
! large number yet to come in. The
dormitories of the school are both
filled 10 overflowing. cottages are be-
ing rented near the Normal to accom-
modate students and everything pos
sibe is being done by President
French TO meet the demands upon
the school.
With one or two exceptions, every
student OF the Normal who was in
the school when it suspended. and
who attended school at some other in
stitution last year, during the suspen-
sion of the Normal, came back this
year to enter the Normal, and most of
these old students brought others with
them. showing the strong school spirit
and the keen demand for the institu-
ton in eastern Oregon.
Old students Come Back.
| OF the students of the Normal who
attended school last year, about 90
per cent of them attended schools
outside of Oregon. showing that the
Normal keeps eastern Oregon students
!
| ed the former students went to the
nearest titutions-Whitman. Pull
man Agricultural college, Washing
| ton university, Idaho university and
Spokane business colleges.
A very small percentage attended
! the Monmouth Normal, Oregon Agri-
cultural college, University of Oregon
and other schools in the Willamette
valley. The schools in eastern Wash
| ington and Idaho were more accessi-
BILE and most of the eastern oregon
| students attended those schools.
Homelike, expresses the spirit and
surroundings at Weston Normal. The
| home life is seen in the dormitories,
/ dining halls, reception pariors and all
thru the departments. The students
are taught Independence, self support,
originality and 10 rely upon their own
resources, as well e5 receiving tram
/ ing in the school courses. 2'r
Many Work Their Way.
A large numbeC of students work
their way thru the Normal. The work
of the entire institution is in charge
of students. one boy. for instance,
attends to the cows, one the pigs, one
| the poultry. another the lawns, an
other the boys dormitory, another
looks after the supply of vegetables
for the dormitory kitchens, another
looks after the fuel supply, another
has the care of the rooms and so on
thru the entire institution,
One boy is given charge of a de-
partment and he assigns as many as
sistants as he needs, and thus the
work is done by students who are
paying for their tuition in this way,
and who could not attend If they
could not work their way.
Boarding Hall Full.
There are now about 10 boarding
students-the full capacity of the dor
mitories and dining hall, These stu
dents are from every eastern Oregon
county. Harney. wallowa, Malheur
Grant. Union, Baker, Morrow. and
! Umatillu counties are all we'll repre-
sented. An especially large number
are present from Harvey, Wallowa
Grant and Baker counties. These stu
dents come from the remote corners
of the state and many of them rid'
long distances by stage in reaching
the railroad to come to Weston.
The class of students is excellent
The discipline is good thruout tn
school and every department is thor
oily organized. President French
: frank in saying that he has never seel
i such a faculty of teachers collected Il
= one school before. Each one has spe
cialized in a line of work and the bes
owrk ever done by the Normal will b
J, done this year.