Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-09-17
NECESSITY OF ACTIVITY ON THE
PART OF THIS CITY If TT
WOULD RETAIN INSTTU-
TION is SHOWN.
NEW YEAR OPENS SEPT. rs
Outlook Encouraging But Soliciting
For Students Is Hindered by I'm
certainty of Location; Total En-
rolIment Probably VIII Reach Last
Years Record If Local People Help.

If the city wishes to retain Dallas
College under the new federated plan
already announced in these columns,
It will be necess ary to move in the
matter, and that quickly, according
to statements made by the college
officials Other cities are striving for
the college location and are offering
inducements, but this city has the in
side track in many ways, and will err
ceive favorable consideration if some
thing is done toward raisin., the en-
lowment without delay.
Year Opens September 25.
The next school year at Dallas Col
lcgc viii open Wednesday, September
25. The opening exercises will be
held in the college chapel at 10 o.
clock a. m. President A. A. Winter
will deliver the principal address.
Immediately after these exercises the
registration and classification of stu
dents will begin.
The faculty for the new year will
remain practically unchanged, except
that President A. A. Winter will re-
sumo his place in the class room in
place of Prof. l.. p. Gilmore, who had
charge of the science department last
year.
In view of the inquiries that have
been made with reference to the de-
partment of Music, the faculty is
pleased to announce that Prof. Will
liam Caldwell will again have charge
of this work, as usual
Outlook Is Encouraging.
Prof d. M Metzger, Dean of the
College, who has spent his summer
vacation in the field soliciting for new
students, reports that the new re-
cruits will at least make good the loss
sustained in regular way last year
"The registration last year from
outside the city, was larger than II
had been for years" said Prof. Metz
ger, "and about the same number are
expected this year. Whether or not
the total enrolment will be equal to
former years is a matter for the To-
cal community to answer.
Uncertainty Is Handicap.
zone thing that naturally made the
appeal for new students especially
difficult this year." continued Prof.
Metzger, sis the uncertainty that
still hangs over the question of the
permanent location of the larger
Federated College of Oregon which
is to take the place of both the Dallas
College and the Philomath College. If
this question had been definitely set
tied / would have found 1t easier to
have more than doubled the new re-
cruits from outside of Dallas this
year With these, would have come
some families who would have made
our beautiful city their home for
number of years, and perhaps perma-
nently.
president Winters work will be
so arranged this year that part of his
time can be devoted to this problem
of location. No time should be lost
by the local community in determin-
ing what can be done in this matter,
because there are some other cities
which are inquiring seriously into
this opportunity. Dallas must act
soon, or lose.
Gymnasium Arranged.
"To those who have been inquiring
about gymnasium privileges for stu
dents during the coming year, we are
glad to announce that the authorities
are negotiating for a place, with good
prospects for arrangements which
they believe will be entirely satisfac-
tory.
"To the opening exercises, to be
held on Wednesday morning. Septem-
Der 25. the public is most cordially
invited"