Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-31
Monmouth News
Capital journal Special Service. \


G0apl'al journal opeelal SerVlce')
monmouth, July 81, l9lf-Ihe ex-
hlpltioh OF moqei rarms as worked out
py the tWelVe groups OF students or
the rural department OF the Normal
was very goou, ana quite complete, Inc
Duilulhgs were maze OF cardboard ana
then eoiored up ana flnlshed SO that
Iney looked very neat ana reallstlc.
IAe fleids were lald out and fenced
ana lrrigatloh systems were provided
for IN Others PAINTED pictures repre-
sentlng farm scenes were used to Illus
trate what model farm should be and
these were explained during the exhl-
bit and the best points emphasized. Mr..
Robinson of tho department. OF rural
architecture of the o. A. G. was pres
ent and judged the work. Group seven
won first prize, group s, second and
group IL; third. Mr.. Scntor supervisor OF
Benton county explained the model
community group and finally judged
the work of the students who had the
arrangement of this exhibit Fhe Judg-
ing was done on9the basis OF one fourth
for arrangement OF buildings, one
fourth for arrangement OF house, one
fourth for interior arrangement OF other
buildings and one fourth for crop TO-
tation and arrangement of fields.
Since Mr.. Pittman took charge of this
department four years ago many
changes have taken place. In fact 1t
has grown from almost nothing to one
of the most interesting and important
departments in the institution.
On Tuesday evening Prof. and Mrs.
Pittman dehghed the hearts OF some
hundred and fifty students IN the prof.
essor's classes py GIVING them auparty
and a watermelon feed at the Flttman
home. When all were full and naPpy
Mr.. Pittman entertained them py ten
ing stories OF me aafkles ana inner pe,
loved watermeions wnleh nc knoms s.',a9 al9
can zen 80 wei, oeeeuso 1s NC ""o tea.ou -,
among them. MI. ackermah was pres,
ent and spoke prlefly on tne merits VI
the most ana or hs aPpfeelatioh. VI MS
work as teacnef N thas aepurelhei'.
Friday was the day OF tne senefaa 80 eA,
odus OF summer sehooi s'uuehts lioli oi
Monmouth nere were wv 'psst- s.th
trains, one WetV; u. III. soing lti' sou.n'
and the otner at lilo p III eoihs ,o..n. 'tta-
There were eight eoacnes Gu ile ia..or
"htyn '". -
to thelr various MONIES.
monmouth WIN pe very quieI no" anu s;'
the householders WIN nave tIl'ie 70 ia
up and rest "Dlt pelore Tue KAN SeineS
ter negihs IN 0ep'ehlper, 81, o.o, -,
The speaker at me normal cnapei on
Wednesday was MISS Gornelsa IN Mnlvin; nai
state Librarian ana nemper OF Tue noa[u ,l
OF hegehts' "no spoNe u Vn9 n
which the state library wished 10 40
for the indlviduai ana the comihunty
Under her able management the state
library IS an instltutlon SUI l OF "hicn inc
state may wen IeeI prouu' ,t.aa
Miss catherine Murphy, SISTER OIL MISS
Ambrosine Murphy, gave TWO ehter.a Tl1a
lning solos ut ehapel Perlou Oh "eu'
nesday - -,
state Supeflntehdent Ohurshiil spohe
at the last chaPel peIiou OF ths summer
school on frlday. Nearly SIX huhdfeu
students listened Win appreciation ~
HIS rchiaIhs "ni0n Seiiio' i"ii -
effort to make good ana conselehtiouS
teachers OF his auditors.
cert of the season was given. IL pieased
fhp students. faculty and citizens. M