Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-18
READY FOR SCHOOL WORK
Dallas College Will Open With En-
couraging Prospects Next We'd
nesday Morning.

The opening exercises in the ninth
year of the existence of Dallas College
will be held in the college chapel at 10
o'clock a. m., Wednesday, September
90.
Successful as it has been in the past,
the faculty and friends of the institu-
tion are anticipating an even greater
advance in all lines Of development
during the coming nine months.
Apparently too. their expectations are
based on excellent premises, for there
is no other school in Oregon that has
made such great strides in so short a
time.
Founded only little more than
eight years ago with small attend
ance, scanty equipments and an
uncertain patronage, it has already
lifted itself to a position Of enviable
prestige among its sister institutions
in nearly every line of collegiate work.
The patronage formally promised
from the membership of the Evangel
ical Association at the recent confer
ence of that branch Of the Evangelical
Church held at Jennings Lodge,
almost doubles the backing Of the
institution, and in view of this fact
it is only reasonable to expect that
Dallas College will make greater and
more extensive growth during the
coming two years than at any previous
time.
1t has long been matter OF pride
among those most deeply interested in
the progress of the college that its
graduates have made as good success
in their work after leaving the insti-
tuition as has been attained by the
graduates of some of the more preten-
tious schools of the state, and that
Dallas College is one Of the few insti-
tutions that can count mo failures"
in the list of the graduates it has sent
out.
Dallas College claims the distinction
of having produced larger average
of successful teachers during the past
eight years than any Of the other
small schools Of Oregon with the
exception Of the Normal schools. Out
OF list of 3S graduates from the col
legiate courses since 1900, Is are at
the present time holding good posi-
tions in the schools of Oregon and
neighboring states. The remainder
of the graduates are either engaged in
business pursuits or attending some
of the larger colleges or universities
of Oregon or California for the pur-
pose OF acquiring further education
along special lines before entering
into business.
The success of the student body in
work Of an Intercollegiate nature has
been fully as marked as that OF the
graduates from the college. In ora
torical, literary and athletic work they
have succeeded in winning and main
tanning a high position among the
colleges Of Oregon.
Additions to the teaching force will
make it possible for the students to
enter yet more fully into those lines
OF endeavor during the coming year,
and great success especially 10 the
oratorical and literary work is antici-
pated.
The regular faculty which has served
for the past two years has been re-
elected and additional instructors In
vocal and oratorical work and in art
have been secured. Mrs. May Wright,
recently from the East where she has
taken several years OF work IN voice
culture, will have charge Of the two
former departments, and Miss Sue
Parrot, OF Portland, has agreed to
take charge of the art department.
Both are instructors Of great ability
and will no doubt meet with excellent
success in the coming years work.
President G. A. Mock is we'll pleased
with the outlook in all departments
and expects Dallas College 10 make a
better record both in local and inter
collegiate work during the year 1908
90, than ever before.
After the chapel exercises on the
opening morning, the remainder OF
the day will be spent in registration
and classification and the regular
routine work will be we'll under way
by the beginning Of the following
week.
Company Plans Smoker.
The social committee Of company