East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-01

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,e had at very reasonable prices AT
he latter places for everything eX-
,ept meat, five and ten cents is the
price for the average dish. There is
an excess Of rooms and eating places
The crowds not yet having overflowed
the city. For those who feel the need
Of apartments. one and two rooms
with kitchenette and private bath
range from $225O to $50, at thor
oughly respectable and up-to-late
partment houses within short
street car ride Of the exposition or
city. on the exposition grounds pri-
ces are a little more strenuous IN
spots but visitors meet this situation
prettv largely by bringing their
lunches with them, and the very best
~ people do not scorn to do this.
The Y. NJ. C. A. cafeteria occupies
building all its own and Is the popu-
lar eating place within the gates
Here one can pick out reasonably
good meal for fifty cents or less, ana
for light lunches Is ideal. However
AZ the NJ. J. b. coffee parlor, ham,
eggs. bread, butter and coffee are op-
tainable for forty cents, WafflesI
and coffe cost 25c. The zone is filled
with eating places, cabarets and res
taurants offering food at all prices
"hot dog" sandwiches and coitee
Joints are everywhere, and the com
bination can be had for twenty cents
In the food products building it IS
possible to get light lunches and tea
for about twenty-five cents, and tea
houses serving tea and rice cakes at
fifteen cents are everywhere. There
is but one hotel on the grounds, In
side Inn" Rooms here without Dath
range from SO per night upward, ac-
cording to location; with bath, IS and
upward. Breakfast is served at 75c
straight. other meals la carte. Pa
irons here must pay the soc daily
admission to the grounds but, unlike
all others who attend the fair these
have a permit to leave and enter as
they choose. As a matter of general
information, many Oregonians will
! be glad TO know that hotel, room, or
apartment Accommodations can be Sc
cured at the Ferry Building and that
streetcars leading to all parts of the
CITY and direct to the exposition cir
Gle in front of the Ferry building
From there to the exposition the ID"
car is the most popular. 1t is direct
and lands one at the main or Scott
street entrance. At the oregon
building every possible information
about the grounds is available at the
central booth, and special effort is
made to render Oregonians every
needed service, as we'll as to make
the visit of everyone to the building
as pleasant as possible. Register at
the Oregon buildings central booth on
your first visit and ask such questions
as you may desire, also secure book
let detailing the facts about Oregon
exhibits in this building and in the
main palaces
And now comes another gold med
al Oregon has a very modest play
ground exhibit in the Palace of Edu-
cation. but it is q beautiful showing
and a perfect presentation of the ad-
vanced work along this line now be-
ing done for the children of Oregon
As consequence the jury of awards
gave this playground exhibit the gold
medal, and 1t must be remembered
that many states entered elaborate
and costly exhibits in competition, The
Oregon school exhibit as a whole
which includes only Industrial clul
work, standard school plan for rura
schools. and playground work, wa'
given a silver medal. This sort o
an exhibit was made at the request o.
the government, cost Oregon les
than $1,000 and was in competition
with scores of exhibits costing fron
$4,000 to $4,000. Oregons main ex
hibit is in the oregon building and
not in competition. Here, PRACTICAL!
the entire second floor is given ovel
to school work, and II is conceded u
be one of the finest exhibits on th'
l grounds. 1t is also true that higi
school students Of oregon made muci
of the attractive furniture in use II
the Oregon building. Many promi
nent educational people make specla
visits to see the Oregon exhibits II
the Palace Of Education and In tn
state building and grow enthusiastic
over 1t. Miss Stewart, of the famou
Lux schools for girls, San Francisco
: said. "You can quote me as saylnl
there is no exhibit Of sewing on tn
grounds to equal that of the Oregon
school children in the state building.
These exhibits were made under tn
direction of Assistant state Superin
tendent E. F. Carleton Mr. G. R
Bonell. director Of manual training II
the Salem schools, has come to tax
charge OF the exhibits for one month
While oregon has won the gram
prize and a score Of others on tn
horticultural display in the Palace o
Horticulture. 1t is we'll to remembe
that there are other great horticul
tural prizes to win. prizes that Orego
can not afford to lose. However
these can not be captured unless tn
growers will cooperate heartily Wit
the officials at this end OF the lin
throughout the summer and autumn
For instance. each Saturday award
are made on fresh fruit, and at tn
, end OF the season the grand priz