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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10

redwood, will no longer flood with
radiance the intellectual and musical
gatherings that responded to the calls
for normal entertainments. The eX-
quisite bas-relief of Aurora, the last
alumni gift, will please no longer the
artistic sense of the normals guests
and the magnificent pictures upon
the walls of the assembly room will
but accentuate the prevailing gloom.
The $4,000 main building, for which
no caretaker has been provided, will
ultimately fall into decay. The bats
ard the owls will roost in its belfry
and the rats and the cockroaches
seek refuge in its corridors. stairways
and recitation rooms, There are books
in plenty, but none to read; pianos,
but none to play; classrooms equipped
with every article of school furniture.
but none to teach or recite; labora-
tories, but none to experiment; a kim
dergarten for the training school,
but no children; campus, but no
students to make merry thereon with
athletic sports and games. or a ver-
ity, 1t is easier to destroy than to
create. The splendid work of years
has been undone in a few fateful
days by the iconoclasts of the Oregon
senate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10
Oregon's Villification.

| (Ashland Valley Record, March 81
and Misrepresentation of the nor
NAL schools of the state for the past
several years have given the schools
an undeserved reputation among
many people of being institutions
that were not giving fair return to
the taxpayers of the state for the
money appropriated.
The Oregonians statements con-
sisted of a rigmarole varied from
year to year, though it was vigorous
ly applied, elaborated and illuminat-
ed during the weeks that the Oregon
legislature was considering appro-
priation bills.
One specific charge is
The schools being located in vari-
Gus parts of the state their coun-
" delegations were compelled to
stand for them, regardless of their
merit as state institutions, that the
result was combination on other mat
ters before the legislature for consid-
Grafton, and a log roll the work of
which wrought injury to the state
taxpayers in sustaining the normal
schools; that one of the schools at
one season (many years ago) secured
some kind of an appropriation by
switching one vote in a critical per-
iod in a contest that resulted in the
election of a United States senator.
Granting the Oregonian's state
ments are literally true, and that its
time-worn, hoary-headed story about
that one vote breaking a senatorial
deadlock at a certain hour, secured
an appropriation for normal school,,
and granting that the senator (who-
ever the tale might say his name
was) proved to be the ''rottenist'
one Oregon ever delivered at Wash
ington, D. c., yet what assurance
have we that the millennium will set
in the day the one normal rears it's
head at Portland? What assurance
has the prejudiced Willamette valley
taxpayer farmer that he will be re-
lieved of log-rolling then?
NHht llllOl IldllOH has lie lIldL eV-
en- Portland's desire to slaughter the
three normals did not cost him some
thing as a log roll already?
The Portland Telegram, Senator
Bowermans chronicler, after the ad-
journment gave Portland people the
information that the Eastern Oregon
creature that the Portland politicians
had made president of the senate,
had carefully organized the ways
and means committee as we'll as 9TH
er committees so that if the senate
really wanted to wipe out the schools,
the opportunity was present" Also
that "he was assisted by a number
Of senators who had voted together
OF number Of other measures"
Who was this interesting aggrega-
ton? They were the senators rep
resenting the prospective beneficiary
and the senators from the peniten-
tiary and asylum districts and made
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10
ASHANDS VIEW Or THE STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL QUESTION

But, really, now, isn't 1t dirty
shame and disgrace the way the leg
islature treated the normal schools
and left them stranded as II were In
the middle OF term. with forces Of
teachers employed and contracted
with by the states agents, the nor
NAL regents, for the full school year.
and no money to pay them. With
hundreds of students whose tuition
money for the full term has been coll
lected and put In the state treasury,
from which II cannot be extracted,
clamoring for fulfillment of the
contract on the part of the state to
give them instruction for the remain
der of the year; with graduates who
have spent three and half years In
study now threatened with the dis
creditlng Of their work In these
schools, much of 1t done at a great
sacrifice. Isn't 1t a shameful spec
tacle, even as the legislators them
selves may view 1t In their sober
senses?
Only three states In the union, we
are told, are now In the class with
Oregon in not supporting state nor
NAL schools-Wyoming, Nevada and
Delaware. With our bid for desirable
immigration from the states further
east, what kind of an impression will
the news that Oregon has repudiated
its normal schools make? What will
Tom Richardson say to circumvent 1t?
And, honestly, besides, wasn't 1t
cowardiy thing TO do to assassnate
the existing schools the way the sem
ate did? II the people of Oregon
want one normal school let them have
a chance to express themselves upon
it. But In fair play let them have u
free rein to make the selection OF the
location. But let them also have
free rein to express themselves for or
against the solution of the normal
school question recommended by the
state board OF regents calling for the
support OF the three existing schools
at Ashland, Weston and Monmouth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10
UNION FARMERS ACT.
Resolutions Are Passed Urging
Special Session.

Our farmers are aroused over the
normal school situation. They pay
taxes, as we'll as the farmers OF the
Willamette valley, and feel that East
ern oregon is entitled 10 recognition
in an educational way.
The farmers OF this section have
identified themselves with the Farm
ers' Educational and Cooperative
Union, and are strongly organized.
Farmers Union No. met and un-
animously passed a resolution ask
ing Governor Benson to call a special
session OF the legislature. This doc
ument was signed by the entire men,
bership, over forty in number, and
forwarded to the governor.
Farmers Union No. Immediately
followed with similar resolution.
which is published below.
Many of the heaviest tax payers In
Umatilla county are represented am
ong the signatures TO these docu-
ments:
Hon. F. w. Benson,
Governor of Oregon:
We, the officers and members OF
Farmers Union No. OF Umatilla
county state Of oregon, denounce in
unmeasured terms the action OF the
late legislature in cutting off the ap-
preparation for the maintenance Of
the State Normal schools, thereby de-
moralizing the educational system Of
the state and creating false impress
sion in the minds OF prospective set
tiers.
We earnestly request that you call
special session Of the legislature to
provide for the maintenance of the
normal schools until the normal
school question can be settled by the
power of the initiative, or until 1t is
placed on a permanent basis at reg
ular session of the legislature.
Signed by J. H. Price, President;
w. A. Barnes. Vice President; d. C.
Kirk, Secretary, and others.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10
~ ~
weston Leader, Feb. 20. }

Peace to the ashes Of the Eastern
Oregon state normal school. The
bright sunlight will stream through
it's broken windows upon scene Of
desolation and decay. The statue Of
Minerva, majestic, silent, inscrutable,
will gaze upon an empty assembly
hall, whose seats were erstwhile filled
Of Lincoln, Sappho and Pestalozzo,
forlorn upon their pedestals, will
have none to inspire with feats Of
emulation. The beautiful chandel-
iers, suspended from massive beams Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10

II the normal schools have been O
graft then the angel at the door Of
heaven Is also a CRATER. In the nor
NAL schools heads OF departments
have been working for salaries that
would be scorned by store clerks.
They have been doing work Of the
utmost importance on salaries that
scarcely were their living ex-
penses. At Monmouth the profess
sors have offered to work the re-
mainder Of the school year for 376
per month each in order that the stu
dents may comlpete their work. In
that school are some Of the strongest
educators in the state. They are
showing self sacrifice that is COM
mendable. Yet these men are called
grafters.-East oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10

True, the fight is over now and fur.
useless But the subject of normal
education will come up again. 1t is
we'll that the people should know the
truth about the matter and 1t is for
this purpose the subject is treated
here. The substance of the whole
matter is that tn normal schools were
viciously slandered and then killed
when they should have been support
ed and encouraged. Some day the
people of Oregon will find this out
If they do not know the fact already
East Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10

Enemies of the school charge tha
they cost $1,000 per annum per stu
dent. But the figures show the cost
to be close to $75 per annum This
is a wide discrepancy. Then it was
shown on the floor of the senate by
Senator Smith, who fought hard and
consistently for the normal schools,
that the annual cost per normal stu
dent is lar less than the per capita
cost for university students.-East
Oregonian.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10
grades for practice schools. ."-Presi-
dent Graham, Maine, Normal.

I'VE prefer the smaller schools on
account of the closer touch possible
between student and teacher and the
better opportunity for practice teach
ing. g."-President Mankota, Mimi,
Normal.
"a number OF small ones. Accom-
modate more pupils and keep in bet
ter touch with common schools.
President Woodbine. Iowa, Normal.
"The area most adjacent to a nor
NAL school is most effective. Hence
there is a greater stimulus from a
number of schools" President
Charleston. Illinois,. Normal.
The closer you put school to the
people the more of them you reach"
President Jacksonville, Alabama,
Normal
Competition is as necessary in de-
veloping ideals in educational insti-
tutions of efficiency as in business"
President Newpaltz, N. L., Normal.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10
DEMANDS SUBMISSION Of THE
NORMAL QUESTION TO PEOPLE

union, have protested against such
action by resolution addressed to
Governor Benson.
CLARK WOOD.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-10

Those who school of "logrOlng"
single vicious legislation for which they
= responsible.
=
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
Has Young corbett Come Back?

Can 1t be possible that Young Cor
bctt. the former featherwelght cham
pion. has regained his old form? His
two recent victories over Brock and
Ferns In New Orleans would at least
indicate that the conqueror OF Ter
rible Terry" McGovern Is now In better
shape than he has been In two years.
Only twelve months ago he was moth
Ing moro than a punching bag for n
lot of novices 1t happens every now
and then that a fighter comes back
after being q dub" for year or two.
and Young Corbett may belong to this
class.
One thing Is certain-a fighter of the
Corbett type. who never makes much
of an effort TO avoid punishment, but
is always willing to take blow for an
opportunity TO land one. must bc In
perfect physical condition to como out
on top under those circumstances, and
lack of condition was the cause of the
chubby little fighters deterioration.
Corbett appeared in pretty fair
physical condition In his bout with
Forms. due to the hardest kind OF
training, He weighed 1876 pounds at
tho ringside and showed plenty OF
strength. Six months ago he was as
fat rs a pig and weighed fully 10
pounds, Corbctt is matched to fight
Freddie Welsh. tho English light
weight, twenty rounds In New Or
leans Feb. 20. In Welsh he will meet
ono of the clcverest men In tho light
weight division.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
TRAINING CAMPS FOR
MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
ereiso in a gymnasium. although this.

crciso In a gymnasium, although this.
of course. Will help some
The sixteen teams which comprise
the American and National leagues
have selected the various places In the
south where they will go through the
early season stunts of rounding into
shape. and the majority of the man
ayers of the various teams have ar
ranged the spring practice dates,
OF all tho major league clubs tho
Chicago Nationals will probably face
the most strenuous pre- season schcd-
ulo. Starting March II, their play Will
be almost continuous until April II.
The dates and games for tho opon-
Ing OF the major league baseball sea-
son were glvon out recently by tho
presidents OF both organizations, April
IL VIII witness the opening of tho
American league. and the teams Will
begin the season on that date as fol-
lows: Boston at Philadelphia and
New York at Washington on April
Ii Cleveland Will play at st Louis and
Chicago at Detroit.
The National league Will begin to
play April II and on this date Brook
lyn VIII play at New York. Phlladel-
phia at Boston. Pittsburg at Cincin-
natl and st. Louis at Chicago. The
order Will be revised for return dates
to follow
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
Western Golfers Buar boo.

Rumors have been In circulation re-
Gently that tho western golfers are
eager to mix up with the professional
bugaboo. There has been some talk
of adopting a rule by which golfers
who havo boon professionals in any
other sport than golf must be classed
as professional golfers.
AS golf Is mostly played by mon of
independent means or by men whose
professional relations have usually
becn with q sport that is high class
and which would not be likely to sully
golf to any extent. tho rulo seems
hardly necessary
Now and then the childish effort to
discriminate bctwoen amateurism and
professionalism leads to very unsatis-
factory conclusions.
There is absolutely nothing In COM
mon with amateur golf and profcs-
siono baseball. and why bother over
anything so trivial? Such rule
would keep any college man who had
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
a Strikino Now Carmen.

Mile Gcrvillc Rcache. the French
contralto. appeared for the first time
recently as Carmen at the Manhattan
Opera House and scored a signal sue
cess. Tho New York critics do not
hesitate to rank her with Emma CoiVe.
Mile Jeanne Gervillc Reache Is
native OF the Basque country, In the
southwest OF France. He people nre
all well known in literary and political
life Her father wns a colonial gov
ernor OF Guodcloupc. She had every
opportunity OF a flne education In her
youth and enjoyed the society of the
very best people In her own province
and In Paris. When sho was quito
little girl her contralto voice was phe-
nomenal for It's breadth and depth.
Mmo. Cnve, who comes from tho
country near her. heard her and nd
yised her father and mother TO haYo
her trained for tho operntlc stage
They would not consent. however. so
Jeanne. who had hor own dreams OF
fame as lyric artist bidcd her time
Just as soon as Jeanne became OF
age and her own mistress she hicd her
to Paris and took lessons from tho fa-
nous teacher Criticos. To him sho at
tributes the development Of her vocal
and artistic powers She was en-
gagged at the opera Comiquc and would
have remained there II she had found
things q little more to her personal
liking Her resignation has proved her
woman OF spirit and greatly en-
HANGED her reputation.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

or another TO remain away from the
team until the opening of the cham
pionship. season.
Such business Is all right among tho
amateurs, but when baseball becomes
a mans profession he must work at 1t
the same as anything else. and the
spring trip is an important part OF
the work, The early season practice Is
a necessity. It stands TO reason that
n man must be physically prepared to
withstand the long wear and tear on
his system that accompanies the cham
pionshlp fight
There Is only ono way that he can
accomplish this. and that Is through
the early season training trip and not
playing handball or taking daily ex-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
From Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondcptl

(From Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondcnt.]
g" LEANOR ROBSON, cndeavor-
I'D Ing to mount the top wave of
tho latest trend of drama, mas
appeared In a play of the un-
derworld at the Lyceum thcater. Mrs.
Fiske in Salvation Nell' started the
public on n course of slum pabulum
and the public apparently liked IL so
we'll that Miss Robson's managers
hoped that they also would be struck
by tho lightning OF box office popu-
lnrity.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett
wrote The Dawn of a Tomorrow
This we'll known author succeeded In
producing coherent, we'll conceived
story, and the play is acted exccllcntly
by a company of unusual ability.
Miss Robson plays with the most
delicate touches tho role OF Glad, n wo-
man OF the London slums. and gets
close to the heart Of the observer
Glad Is habltuated to sevcrest priva-
tion, but she has a soul she knows and
more than modicum of the hope that
induces humans To continue to live.
The importance of hope Is shown dis
tinctly in this drama
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
Major League Baseball Teams Soon to Start Tranng
Practice Schedules Ready-Basket Bal-Pu2

duties. Seldom, II ever. have there
been so many requests to be exempt
from the pre- season workout in the
south as have been rendered this year.
Business ventures OF baseballers
must be of the burdensome kind this
year. for 1T seems as though number
of players who have been connected
with tho game long enough 10 feel as
IL they were entitled to n few more
privileges than the debutantcS have
suddenly become deeply involved In
financial matters which viii mean the
less OF much good coin and no little
sleep II they have to make the south
ern trip. Take the Chicago Nationals.
for instance. A number of the men on
the Cubs roster are pulling one string
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
7'a4vsa| zzgazAg

OF the committees amendments was
that which permitted throw for the
basket at the end OF the drtbble-
There was universal complaint last
year that the rules demanded the
passing OF a boil to q second player
after the ball had been dribblod boforo
shot could be made for the basket
Although the dribblc itself has been
restricted in other ways. this logtsla-
tion has more than made amends for
IL. The othor rules looking to the cnll
OF moro fouls and tho elimination of
rough playing have worked out well.
and the game from now on promises
to be cleaner than ever before.
THOMAS F. CLARK
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

Her efforts seem OF no avail when tho
baronot. who has followed, puts in an
appearance with the police. Then at
last the allbi is established and the
lover Is saved
Meanwhile sudden change has TAX
en- place in the invalid His interest
In the girl has banished his morbid
thoughts OF suicide HIS brain begins
to clear. and his muscles feel "A new
vigor. He. too. has learned to forget
tho yesterday and look with hope to
the tomorrow
The new stimulus given the baronet
through his new interest In the wo
man has remarkable effect on his
physical and mental being. He begins
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

play by Booth Harrington and Harry
Leon Wilson entitled Tho Kings
Men"
Gustave Kcrkor tho American com
posor OF comic opera. has boon ap-
pointed house composer at a Berlin
the0ter,
Tho American name givon to Paul
Potters adaptation OF the French
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

titled "Step by Stop" In 1t sho win
have the role of working girl.
There are sixty dancing and singing
girls In George NJ Cohan's latest mu-
steal piece. The American Idea"
Mclba is in London. Sho says she
Will be away about two years, but
will return to live In this country.
H B Warner 10 to be starred In q
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

ono OF the chief roles in "Girls." is to
DC IN the support OF Frances Starr in
THE Easiest Way"
me Adventure of Lady Ursula" has
been revived In London.
inc Devi" is being played by thir-
ty-sevcn companies
MISS Mary Mannering ia to appear
IN new play By Langdon Mitchell en-
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

Tho intercollegiate basket ball games
which have been played since the yari-
Gus amendments were made 10 It's
rules by the Intercollegiate association
have demonstrated TINT the gamo hos
not suffered to any great extent by
tho changes. 1t Is true that there has
boon dissatisfaction on account of the
restriction OF the dribblc. but the other
changes havo moro than made up for
this. and no complaint Is being raised
to changes In thclr entirety
As 1t has turned out. the wiscst part
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

o0 HE major league baseball clubs
are busy making preparations
for their annual spring train
Ing trips. To the average fan
these sojourns in the south look like a
vacation jaunt. and the recruit who
makes the journey for tho first time
may think he is going to get a holiday
leave of absence. The trip Is any
thing but that. however. II Is one con-
tInuous round of hard work. After one
trip the baseball player would Ike to
get out OF 1t IL possible. In the past
some of the veterans have managed
to be excused from this task. generally
on the pretext of pressing business
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
earonet Chooses Suicide.

Sir Oliver Holt, an Englishman of
Wealth. is informed by his physicians
that he has but littlo more time TO
live. He is afflicted with disease. and
no Is convinced that he Is in an in
curable condition. In addition to
physical collapse. he Is on the verge OF
mental breakdown as we'll Sir oliver
finally determines that he can 60 ad
vantage hasten the end He puts q
revolver In his pocket and sinks oft
to the London netherworld to snuff out
his miserable life where he will not be
recognized.
1t is in q squalid, low, damp burrow
of the east end that the bnronct meets
the half dead and the half living Glad
The woman. however secs beyond the
material degradation of which she Is
typical part In some strange hour
this creature was given the inspiration
OF hope and the ability to convince
others that hope was worth while, In
her simple philosophy she casts aside
the morbidlty that goes with her place
In life and forgets all the wretchedncss
In the Joy of helping others. She can
not glvc food OF clothing TO those
whom she must succor, but sho can
give thom hope
The utter misery OF the street waif
appeals vitally to Sir oliver. He buys
food for her and goes with her to the
wind swept, dampncss reeking garrct
where she sleeps. 1t is there that
Glad tells Sir Oliver tho dreary story
of her colorleSs life
Police Want Her Lover.
Glad has a lover. for no human is so
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14

piece. 'Loutc." Is Tho Girl From Rec
tors
Elsie janis Is appearing in Now
York In her new vehicle by George
Ado. 'The Fair Coed"
In Bertha Gallands company In The
Return OF Eve" will be Frank Losee.
Lester Loncrgan and FHnchon Camp
bell
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-02-14
Landlord Con6dont.

sam Langtord. the colored light
heavyweight pugilist of Boston, who Is
matched to fight Jack johnson In Lon
don May "a. VIII sail for England
March l.
He feols confident no will defeat
Johnson II he wins the champion
snip nc VIII tour Europe for short
"hlie' meeting all comers; then he viii
return to this country roady to fight