Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-12
State Normal Opens Monday.

Everything is now in readiness for
the opening of the Oregon State Normal
school on Monday, September IL. The
first faculty, meeting of this season was
held on last Saturday afternoon with all
members present. A large attendance is
expected this year and the faculty and
old students are hoping and planning
for even q more successful year than
ever before. Before the season closes
the school>expects to enjoy the enlarge
ment of the chapel room which is now
too small to accommodate the number
desired. The training school will open
first a week later than the normal and
it is hoped that all of the students will
be ready to start on the first day to
avoid confusion. The same critic teach
ers have been hired for the training
school except the first and second grade
critic, Miss Elizabeth Rieckea, grad
uate of the primary department of Col
umbia university, and for four years
supervisor of the primary work in the
Aberdeen, South Dakota, normal school.
Miss Picker comes to the Oregon Nor
NAL school very highly recommended.
Monmouth high school will open on
next Monday September Is. The school
board have now completed the list of
teachers by hiring r. w. Tavenner as
the English and science teacher. 1t is
felt by all that in the choice of b. H.
Hedrick as principal that man has
been secured who will uphold all of the
standards of the school in the past. Mr..
Hedrick who is of Drain Ore, is quite
familiar with local conditions, having
recently been student and graduate of
the normal school. Mr.. Hedrick will
serve as instructor in mathematics and
languages. Miss Armida Doughty as
teacher of history and algebra, and Miss
Mary w. Hawley as instructor of com
mercial and English courses are still
with the school for which all are
pleased,
Hop picking is now in full swing and
in spite of the showers Monmouth has
lost large number of its people for a
few weeks.
Miss Catherine Gentle, violin in
structor in Monmouth, left last Friday
Tor Woodburn, Ore, where she will
teach the third grade pupils in the gram
mar school for the coming year.
Mr.. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Dobell and
Mrs. Williams visited the hop yards
south of Independence on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Bowman visited
at Alsea last Sunday with Mrs. Bow
mans relatives.
Miss Meta Waller made trip to Al
bany last Wednesday.
Mr.. Glen Work left this week for The
Dalles, where he will teach this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Riddle and daugh-
ter returned to Monmouth this week
from Portland, where Mr.. Riddle was in
the hospital. Mis- many friends are
pleased to see him looking so well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Scheible returned
Tuesday from their vacation to Bandon
and Coos county. They brought pair
of antlers wit hthem and report very
pleasant trip.
Riddel brothers of this vicinity, ship
ped four head of blooded sheep to Tex
as this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Walker are back
from their two weeks honeymoon.
Postmaster Archie Parker left this
week to join with his daughters, Emma
and Grace, at the Yachats for vaca
tion.
married last spring and who have been
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pollan, who wer,
living in the Yaquina country, have
recently returned to this city. Mr.. Pol
Ian is helping construct the new bridge
on the Luckiamute, south of Mon
mouth.
Mrs. Davidson. wife of the loca
photographer, underwent an operation
in. Salem recently by DR.. Clemens, as
sisted by DR.. Mathis, of Monmouth.
Mrs. o. A. Mavey has recovered from
her recent operation and is now bach