The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-30


pcndlcton initiated lts normal school
hin without consulting Weston. al
though we'll aware that Weston has
been and 10 the tlme-honored home of
the Eastern Oregon Normal.
pendlcton's plea Is that Weston did
not act, and that Ia Grande would
have gone after the school II pendleton
hadn't.
This excuse ls dlsingenucus.
Weston would have been foolish, pre-
sumptuous. headstrong to initiate a
blll Of ia own within two years after
the maintenance mlllage bill initiated
hy the legislature IN lts behalf had been
dceisively turned down by the people.
Weston had no thought Of 80 soon
showing another normal school bill un-
der the voters' noses. and was content
| to wait ten years II need be for the In.
evitable reaction In Oregon sentiment.
And while La Grande may have done
some wistfnl talking and speculsting,
wen warrant that Il had no real idea Of
making move at this time. II could
not have summoned the exalted nerve
displayed by Pendleton In such arrant
abuse Of the initiative. And had La
Grsnde been given the Eastern Oregon
hospital Il would never even have
Thought Of normal school In addition.
\ It's breed Il not Berkshire.
Pendleton has dangled this La Grande
bogey before. About ten wears ago 4
was made the excuse for the intrcduc'
Iticn Of bill In the legislature to move
THE school from Weston 20 Pendleton.
LA Grande viii get il II you don't 10,
los have it, was the cry then as now.
The scheme failed: II viii fail again.
Il Another Of Pendleton's glib assur.
anees Is that leading educators insist u
shall take over the school. Il points to
certain resolution passed by an East
ern Oregon institute favoring a normal
for Pendleton. Again Is Pendleton dis
ingenious. II should tell all the facts.
we know Of one teacher who says that
no such a resolution was ever read from
the platform; Of another who says that
III favored an Eastern Oregon normal
but did not mention Pendleton; Of Q
third who declares that only ten per
cent of the teachers present voted for
II and that most Of these misunderstood
liz. This resolution" is hopelessly be-
clouded, but Is made to serve as Him
sy pretext.
II Is true that pendletou and the East
lOregonian have at times supported
the Weston Normal Why should they
not, il they would make good Pendle-
toms boasted interest in the welfare Of
every section of the county? But Il Is
also true that the Weston Normal,
when the largest normal in the state,
was abandoned by the state senate In
/ 1909 at the behest Of 70 verful politi-
cal boss Of Pendleton, and that one Of
his creatures. Pendleton state sena-
tor, helped 10 beat the school. Pen.
dIeton's regard has been rather more
sinister than otherwise.
/ The people of Oregon have declared
quite positively that they do not want
more than one normal school. When
they change their minds they win find
that the logical place for an Eastern
ordgon Normal is Weston. which has
beautiful surroundings. a healthful eli-
mate and an established plant. PEN
dleton's insolent effort to confuse and
thwart them is 50 in timed as TO sug-
gest the thought that IL could well 60
to the foolish house" In its own envi-
rons for greater show Of wisdom.
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