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The Little River news., 1915-09-29

ents, MT. and Mrs. J. l.. Welch.
 VIII GOOlsby was here from Ash down Sunday. Chas. Rocker of DeQueen visited F. M. Van Hook Sunday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS

The educational significance of other
than school agencies is emphasized in
a current survey Of educational progress
just issued by the U, S, Bureau of Edu-
cation.
'Libraries, museums, and art CALLER.
les are unlocking their treasures, and
seeking to establish a very direct re-
lation to organized school work." de.
clares W. Carson Ryan, Jr., editor of the
Bureau. Numerous other agencies and
organizations are doing a work whose
direct educational Influence must in
the aggregate be enormous, There are
the 300 educational associations, many
of them, like the National Educational
Associations and its branches, doing
direct work in the professional educa.
tion of teachers and school supern-
tendents; others, like the National So
ciety for the promotion of educational
education, carrying on propaganda
for education among the general pub
lie; and still others, like the Public Ed
ucation Associations OF New York and
Philadelphia, investigating city condi-
tions and stimulating an interest in ed
ucation among the people of the local
community. Organizations like the
Russell Sage foundation, the New York
bureau of municipal research, the Car
negie foundation, and the general edu-
cation board, have brought into the
work of education the welcome influ.
ence of impersonal, scientific judg'
ment. No record of the year in edu.
cation would be complete that did not
pay tribute to the work Of these or
ganizations and others of the kind are
doing.
"Colleges, universities, and normal
schools are going far beyond their own
wills in carrying eduqution to the local
communities. Nearly half the colleges
/ in the United States did extension
work last year. The federal govern.
ment itself is realizing, as never be.
fore, the desirability of a wide distri
| button of the scientific information il
has collected at large expense of time
and money, and many of the bulletins
and circulars issued by the government
are now affecting directly the every
day procedure of education. The boys
and girls club work in the department
1 of agriculture and the circular letter
service of the bureau of education j.
lustrate two different types of the in
/ formation service of the federal gov.
ernment, both of recent development
In the two years ending June 30, 1914
the bureau Of education issued liz
numbers of its bulletins, representing
about million separate copies, and
covering nearly every phase of educa'
tional endeavor for the direct use Of
school officials.
"a host of other organizations max.
ing no claim to a place in the formal
school system are nevertheless doing
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
TEAS PROVE A SUCCESS

The studio teas given monthly by the
school of expression are a distinctive
feature of this very novel institution.
The affairs are purely invitational
each pupil inviting hmited number
of friends in very informal manner
The program is contributed by the
pupils, each one of the group chosen
to present the program giving some
selection or group Of selections illustrat-
ing the class and Scope of work being
done in the studio. The programs are
not intended as samples of excellence
or illustrations of finished workout
are merely opportunities for the pupils
to gain the poise and self confidence
that comes from experience and are in
tended to serve as means whereby to
cultivate the magnetism and power so
necessary in all public work. These
studio teas also serve as means where
by the public may keep in touch with
the work done by the school and a
guage of the progress made in the
study.
The course of study as mapped out
by Mrs. Anna Rogers Fish, the director
of the school of expression, is of an
exceptionally broad scope, covering
many lines of work usually neglected.
Mrs. Fish emphasizes the training
value of the method of her course,
whereby the pupil is not taught to re.
cite, but induced to think, and to dis.
criminate, and thus to interpret spon.
taneously. This feature is especially
valuable in both the dramatic art and
public speaking courses where the work
to be at all valuable must be highly
distinctive. That this feature is APP
prcciated by the students is shown by
the fact that one young boy when after
having studied on selection for over
two months, he was asked if he were
tired of it and wished a change, replied:
"No, indeed. Every time ! read it over
| see something new and awfully in
teresting in it" This condition could
only be possible because the student
was being trained by various exercises
to think and to interpret instead Of
being coached TO reclre.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
Salen1's Educational Institutions A, An:; se.e
DONATIONS ARE MADE
TO The UNIVERSITY
Year Shows Tendency to Recognize In
stitution With Presents of Both
Practical and Sentimental Nature

University of Oregon, Eugene, Aug.
The University Library has receiv.
ed as gift from Mrs. Clara B. Colby,
of Washington, D. C., shipment Of
ninety-five books and a number of
phamplets. The gift includes publica-
tions of the woman movement, temper
ance and other reform movements, bi.
ography, history, travel, poetry and
miscellaneous literature. One that is of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
Rev. Harry M. Chalfant.

Commencement days are here, and
thousands of boys and girls are going
out from our various institutions Of
learning to win their way in the world
In the state Of Pennsylvania there are
scores Of smaller towns which have
their higher institutions of learning-it
may be the small denominations col
lege, normal school, or the college pre-.
parat0ry.
Travelling up aud down the state as
do / get into goodly number Of these
towns from time to time, and naturally
am greatly interested in their schools,
find many folks who are not only
interested in but proud Of their local
institutions Of learning, although said
institutions may be humble when COM
pared with the great universities Of the
land. But on the other hand, ! seem TO
find considerable number Of people
who do not appreciate their local in.
stitutions and who give much of their
time and energy to discounting them in
the minds Of strangers.
All Of which prompts me to relate n
story which came to me only recently,
but has been amply yOuchcd for us a
true incident. II has to do with II
humble but mOrvclously useful college
preparatory school in ncighboring
state. For almost century this school
has been bringing to the town hun.
drcds of boys and girls in pursuit Of
learning. 1t has also afforded oppor'
tunities of unusual value to those who
live in the immediate vicinity to Sc
cure an education at minimum cost.
One day some thirty or forty years
ago, q stranger came into the town and
looked it over without revealing his
identity. In boyhood days he had
known something Of this school and was
interested in II. On the occasion Of this
visit, he called upon the postmaster and
asked his opinion Of the school The
postmaster promptly knocked against
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
HIGH SCHOOLS GET
UNIVERSITY TALENT
Forty Graduates land Former Students
Placed in Oregon Institutions
in Single Summer

University of Oregon, Eugene, Aug.
Forty young men and women, grad
yates and former students of the Uni
versity, have obtained positions as
school superintendents, principals, or
high school teachers in the schools of
the state in the last two months, ac-
cording to Prof. Fred Stetson, of the
University bureau of recommendations
OF the forty, twenty-five received their
degrees in June, while eighteen had
taught to some extent and obtained in
most cases advanced positions at bet
ter pay. The list follows:
Luton Ackerson, principal, Richland
Burt l.. Adams, superintendent, Lake
view; Rachel Applegate, Latin and Ger
man, klamath Falls; C. A. Arpke, prin,
cipal, Wapata, Washington; Maude
Beals, music and English, McMinnville
Callie Beck, German and English, Al.
sea; Gertrude Buell., principal of high
school, Leaburg; w. H. Burton, teacher
training and commerce, McMinnville;
+. D. Carruth, principal, Brownsville
Mrs. Bess Young Clark, science and
mathematics, Halfway; Peter C. Crock
att, English and economies, Tillamook
James 7, Donald, principal, Haines;
Meta Goldsmith, German, Eugene
Fred Hardesty principal, Shedds; Louis
Hoisington, science and mathematics
Astoria; Helen johnson, German and
English, Halsey; Carolyn Koyl, teach
er training, Cresswell; Katherine Kirk
patrick, Latin and English, Florence;
Elton Loucks, English, history and
athletics, McMinnville; Herbert Mat
thews, superintendent Phoenix; f. V
Mccormick, Latin and German, Gresh
am; S. A. McGavern, principal, Ash
land; Hazel McKown, music and spe
cial work, Tillamook; Cotton Meek
mathematics and scrence, Milwaukee;
Mabel Miller, German and science, Ar
lington; William Murphy, science, Sa
lem; Nellie Newland, Latin and Eng
lish, Florence; A. 7. Parks, principal
Hermiston; Ruth Peter, languages and
science, Weston; Rex Putnam, English
and mathematics, Springfield; Mildred
Riddle, German, Mollala; Agnes Ryder
Latin and physical training, Vale; Al
bert Schreder, principal, Prineville'
Alfred Sliei, principal, Coburg; Bcu
lah Stebno, German and English
Marshfield; Grace Tiffany, German ant
English, Stayton; Ellen Van Volkin
burg, German, Junction City; j. /
Whitman, science, Madras; Clara Wines
English, Rosebure; Betsy Wooton
mathematics, McMinnville.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
CORRESPONDENCE STUDY
WORK ON THE INCREASE
University off-Campus Students Keep
Extension Department Busy While
Undergraduates Are Away

University of Oregon, Eugene, Aug,
=" Dear Miss Hair, My baby got hold
of the questions in onalytics, so if you
will send me another list, / will be
greatly obliged"
This note, received by the Univer.
slty of Oregon extension department
the other day, illustrates the difference
in age and status between many of the
correspondence students of the Univer.
sity and its undergraduates. The list
of off-campus students includes heads
of families, housewives, teachers, and
men and women in all occupations as
well as undergraduates who are tempo.
rarily away earning funds for return
to the campus, and who wish to keep
up their work.
There seems to be tremendous burst
of work among the extension students
this summer" declares Miss Moselle
Hair, secretary of the department.
there were 55 letters in my mail this
morning. We are receiving more lesson
papers than ever before The average
is up towards forty day The no.
ticcable thing this year is that fully
a third Of the students are finishing
up their courses-carrying them right
through to the end and receiving Uni.
versity credit for them. This is un.
usual in correspondence work, because
it is so easy to drop out after the
first novelty wears orr. This year the
students are of different class: they
mean business. There seems to be an
unusual number of young businessmen
studying history and economies,
Correspondence students are usually
fine and thorough students. They do
their work with great care and their
quality ranks with the very best. As
one young woman expressed it who
completed her college work with cor.
respondence course in Shakespeare and
came to the campus for final exami,
nation and to receive her bachelor Is
degree,
"'I worked six times harder than I
ever did before, but it was fine. | had
nothing to distract me. took no other
study. / simply lived in Shakespeare,
and it certainly soaked in.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
sALEM's PROGRESSIVE CHORUS

During the summer STr. Langenberg
in connection with the Orpheus chorus
have renovated and rcfitted his former
studio, adding two more rooms to the
suite and doubling the size Of tine music
room, whereby giving plenty of space
for a recital hall. The chorus using one
room for a reading and Longing place
This is the only male chorus that has
ever held together for any length Of
time and they are doing splendid work
under Mr.. LonGenberg's direction.
Some Of the more popular music it
has been impossible to get the arrange
ment Of, and Mr., Langcnberg has ar,
ranged it for the different voices.
Another chorus that has felt the in.
fluence of Mr.. Langenberg's 80 ability is
the Catholic choir After repeated
failures the Catholic church engaged
Mr., Langenberg and after two years
Of consistant work he has brought it up
to q very high standard, it being casscd
with the best chorus choirs Of the coast.
Besides Mr., Langenbcrg's ability as Il
vocalist, he is u pipe organist, having
studied in Portland.
During this summer he has been
Studying with Mr. Franz Y Arcnz, the
eminent vocal teacher Of New York. and
from Mr.. Arenz received many flatter-
/ ing compliments
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
Three Knockers, and How They
Helped Town Out West

the institution and declared that it was
Of small value to the town and com.
munity.
The stranger next sought out the lead
ing merchant, nnd in conversation found
that he did not entertain very hiph
opinion Of the school, lie discounted itI
faculty, made light Of It's old buildings,
aud failed in general to see whore IL
was of much financial advantage to the
merchants of the village
The traveller, undauntcd sought out
third influential citizen and drew him
into conversation with reference to tho
school. From his lips came about tho
same story that he had gotten from the
postmaster and the business man. The
unidentified visitor took the next troiu
and departed
In subsequent years II was discovered
that this mysterious stranger was one
Of the country y multimillonarcs. Ho
had made up his mind to give thai
school some new buildings aud n million
or more in endowment He had visited
the town TO discover the attitude of tho
leading business men toward the school
and as he expected, thereby to deter
mine whether il were wiac to invest hia
money in this particular school and 10
colity He went away discouraged, and
the school never received u cent of biz
money.
In western town there stands today
great university founded and endowed
by the millions Of money given to H.
at the hands Of this same mysterious
stranger. Ordinarily the man who
speaks from the platform into the earA
Of other folks or who writes stories fOr
them to read is expected 10 knock the
knockers, but we regard il us altogether
appropriate TO suggest that the folks
living in that far western college town
ought 10 come back aud erect suitable
monument to the memory Of the thrco
knockers in the eastern school town.
The little preparatory school stug
giles on in spite Of the fact that it iD
handicapped for lack Of funds, it cor
tinucs TO accomplish great good 70
scores Of ambitious young men and wO
men, The knockers are probably in THEN
graves ere these lines are written, and
possibly made their journey into tho
beyond without ever having become
conscious of the great service they rem
dcred to western town by II few littlo
knocks
But lest we forget, II is pertinent 10
remark that not every man who knocks
against the churches schools and otbcr
uplifting institutions Of his own com
/ muuity is helping town out vest
Pittsburg Christian Advocate July T.
. lVl5.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
UNIQUE STRIKE ENDS.

Little Falls, N, Y, Aug. L.
One Of the most unique strikes
in the east was settled at the
Remington Arms plant here to.
day by compromise. Two
thousand workers struck for
more pay, but refused to deal
with professional labor agitat.
ors or organizers and also de.
clined TO establish pickets about
the plant.
-. - u =. 4. =, Il 1, 4.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
BERNsToRFF DENIES.

Washington, Aug 7,-Amba-sadoy
Won Bcrnstorff Of Germany, today DE
MED promoting the nuerta plot for a.
new revolution In Mexico. At the state
department il was said the ambassn.
doris expression was satisfactory ~
The STANDARD Oil company today
asked the state department TO request
the release of two oil steamers detair
ed by Germany These steamers, thu
Llama and Wico, were en- route tr
Stockholm when seized by the Ger
mans and taken to Swinemunde, Pua
sia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07
AS TIME toEs ON
Historical
1874


Jason Lee opened an Indian mission
school in log cabin ten miles below
the present Salem site.
1912
The Indian mission school was moved
to what is now the campus of william
cite University and was conducted in
a $4,000 frame house. The white set
tiers of the Willamette valley on Feb.
ruary first, planned school for their
own children, adopted a constitution
and bylaws March fifteenth, elected
a board of trustees, subscribed funds,
decided to call the institution the Ore
gon Institute, resolved that it should
grow into college, and began to look
about for suitable location.
1874
The trustees of the oregon Institute
bought the Indian mission school prop.
erty and it was Immediately opened as
school for white children.
1853
By act of the legislative assembly
of the Territory of Oregon, Willamette
University was established with the
Oregon Institute as preparatory
school.
The first class was graduated from
the college Of liberal arts.
1864
Waller Hall was begun. At the lay,
ing Of the cornerstone Governor Gibbs
delivered an address. The Grcek-cross
form of the building was suggested by
Bishop James at his last visit.
1867
July-the first honorary degrees con.
ferred by the University were given.
Hon. George H. Williams, United States
Senator; Hon. NJ. p. Deadly, United
States district Judge, and Hon. A. c.
Gibbs, ex-governor Of Oregon, received
the degree Of IL. D.
1905
The brick building known as Science
Hall was erected, being the gift of the
citizens Of Salem.
1906
The building for the use of the
School of Theology was erected. Mrs
Luella D. Kimball, wife of Rev. H. D.
Kimball,' dean of the School Of Thcol.
ogy, presented this structure to the
University.
1907
A large building was placed upon the
campus for the use Of the Department
of Music. w. W. Brown, of Paulna,
Oregon, presented this building to the
University.
1908
Hon. A. Z. Eaton, Of Union, Oregon
in September, began magnificent
College Of Liberal Arts building on the
campus, at cost of $4,000, Mr.. Eaton
paid the total cost of this building
which was ready for use when school
opened in September, 1909. This build
ing is one hundred fifty feet long and
three stories high above the basement
fronts the state capitol and is called
Eaton Hall.
1910
In April Hon. R. A. Booth, of Eu'
gene. Oregon, proposed to give $4,000
to the College of Liberal Arts on con
dition that the total endowment be in.
creased to 100000, and an additional
$4,000 be secured for building pur'
poses.
1911
In Jauuary James J. Hill offered
$50 900. on condition that S250,000 more
were raised The conditions were met
and Mr.. Hill sent his check for $50,
900, in April, 1913.
1912
/ In March Peter W. severson gave
100000. Two chairs will be named in
| honor Of this gift, one the Peter Sever
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07

active work Of directly educational
nature. The boy scouts, the girl scouts,
the camp fire girls, women's clubs,
parcntteachcrs associations, musical
societies, are ccntcrs; these are doing
Il work whose educational importance
is only beginning to be apprehcnded.
The influence Of the fraternal organi.
cations is directly cducative. The
whole vast field Of religious instruction
in churches and Sunday schools repre-.
sents an educational problem that is
seldom viewed as sucn because Of the
larger spiritual issues that are felt to
be involved and because Of the tradi.
tional separation Of church and state
in America. ChOutauquas, farmers' in.
stitutes, lecture courses, the grange,
Young Men g Christian association and
Young Womcn's Christian Association,
social settlements, summer camps the
periodical and newspaper press--thcse
are as truly educational agencies as the
schools"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07

In April Hon. R. A. Booth, of Eu.
gene Oregon, proposed to give 100000
to the College of Liberal Arts on con
dition that the total endowment be in,
creased to 100000, and an additional
$4,000 be secured for building pur'
noeps
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07

Jason Lee opened an Indian mission
school in log cabin ten miles below
the present Salem site.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-07

son chair, and the other the Sarah A.
Severson chair.
Mr.. T.. f. Upmeyer in his will left
to Willamette University about 2000
acres Of land the proceeds Of the sale
Of this land to be used in endowment
and to found chair in the College 5f
Liberal Arts in his name.
1913
On January II, 1913, the erustees
voted to- inform Mr. J. j. Hill that
s25O000 cash had been secured. The
receipt Of $4,000 from Mr.. Hill closed
this campaign.
Mr.. Booth accepted the report Of the
trustees on June II that the campaign
begun in 1910 was completed, as the
endowment was then over 100000,
and in addition there was 100000 in
the building fund.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-04-08
NAMES STATE HIGHWAY COMM.

Raleigh, March 31.-The state high
way commission, created by the re-
cent legislature, oragnized here today
with Governor Craig as chairman.
Col. Benehan Cameron, chairman pro-
tenn, and Joseph Hyde Pratt as secre-
rotary.
The commission selected ". S.
Falls, of Henderson, as state high
way engineer, in charge of the high
way work of the state. Quarters for
this new division Of state work will
be equipped here at nee Mr.. Falls
is an experienced highway engineer.
He built the famous highways in
Franklinton, Youngsville and Lees.
vile section of Vance county, and has
given expert assistance in road build
ing in Columbus, Wilson. Cherokee,
Henderson, Polk and other counties.
E. G. Duncan, w. G. Riddick and
DR.. Pratt were named as a special adj
visory committee to cooperate with
the state highway engineer in the de-
tails of the work of the division. OtheE
members of the commission are Guy
v. Roberts, Marshall and T. F. Hick-
erson Of Chapel Hill.