East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-28
will be the next that will fail to re-
spond to the call of the roll.
Heritage of the Pioneer.

spond to the call of the roll.
Heritage of the Pioneer
Then how fitting and appropriate
that these particular days should be
set aside to the due and proper OBJ
servance of pioneer pleasures and
recollections so that youth may be
inspired by the memories of old age
and taught to lay aside their ambi-
tions for the present and reflect on
the early history of Oregon 1t will
make you better citizens, better men
and women. Be 1t said to the credit
of the pioneers, they were not skilled
In the art of flattery and deceit, and
that with few exceptions, they were
fair and honest in all their dealings,
were accustomed to toll and labor and
did not have, or enjoy any of the lux
uries of life, there were no gentlemen
of leisure among them and many of
the crimes which now exist were to
them unknown; and while their
church and school mouse was both
primitive and far between, yet it is
fact that their standard of moral
character and integrity has not been
improved. In making this statement,
/ do not cast any reflection on either
the church or school, but do wish to
pay a high tribute to the virtue, integ-
rity, strength and character of the
old pioneers. The church and school
are the very foundations upon which
this great nation has been constructed
and from which it receives its energy,
strength and support, and so long as
| the child of the rich and poor. the
high and low, shall meet in the same
schoolroom, on the same common
taught by the same teacher, this
grand old government is founded on
a rock, and its flag will forever wave
cover the land of the free and the
home of the brave"
Conceive, If you can, a long an6
affectionate farewell to father and
mother, sister and brother, and tht
severing of every tie which makes
home near and dear, and the placing
] of everything which you have in th'
world in an old covered wagon drawn
by an OK team, long tired 81,
months journey through an uncivil
lied, uninhabited country over a din
unbroken route of travel, in whicl
you are solely dependent upon tn
, beasts Of the field, and the fowls o
, the air, and the products of natur
for food and raiment with the how
/ of the coyote and the yell of the In
dian to arouse you from your wear
/ midnight slumbers, with the moonli
, sky as a shelter and the ground as
pillow, sickness and even death in
lonely, unmarked grave, you will thel
! have some conception of that lon
J and weary journey across the plain
/ that was made by many of your faith
ers and mothers, by which you becam
residents and citizens of this gran
and glorious country Time alone Wi
tell how important it was to you, tn
state and the nation.
3 Tribute to Oregon.
J In the past our growth has bee
. slow, but it has been sure. The foun
dations have been laid firm, broa
, and deep. This is a great and grow
n ing country, with a great and grow
Q ing future, and it will soon be an i'm
!. portant factor in the affairs of thj
4 nation. The saying, that ''westwar
Q the star of empire takes its way"
0 receiving new force and new energ.
a and we are on the eve of a tremend
n our business and commercial revolt
: ton, and the markets of the east an
n the harbors of the world will all pa
tribute TO the products and resource
e of the great northwest and soon,