Enrollment surge marks wartime college shift
Wartime conditions push higher enrollments across departments at the college. The fall 1916 intake rises from the 1916 17 period with 77 civil electrical and mechanical engineering students and 25 arts majors, while home economics and pharmacy enrollments grow. Ex service men receive scholarships and rehabilitation support shapes a broader student body.
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Ing
Clase
Gladys Reynolds
Apenhome Economics
Promiho Y. M. C. A
Beaveran
Gau
Wendell WH. Denlinger
Davie
Opal BE
Parm
Fourteen lines on growing food and land use
A call for expanding cultivable land and efficiency in farming to meet rising US population. Emphasizes draining, clearing, irrigation, better marketing, and reducing waste. Notes university transfers from 54 institutions, crowded campus, and an upcoming operetta and film at the college chapel with a student trip to Salem.
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United States
W.e
University of Oregon
Atlantic
Pacific
Regents member visits Norm school for guidance
Mr C L Starr of the Board of Regents spoke to students at the Norm last Friday during the chaos hour with advice highly valued. The Senior I Class plans a January 17 social for Seniors graduating in February, while Juniors hold a class party in other Normal rooms. The two classes will share the gym for the final hour of the evening.
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Glee Club
Salem
C. L. Starr
Board of Regents
Loans Made Abroad Total During World War I Period
The annual report of Secretary Glass cites loans to foreign governments from April 24, 1917, to November 15, 1919 totaling 9,647,419,494 dollars. The report breaks down the total into components and shows overall lending activity during the period.
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Glass
Labor as factor in rising prices persists
The article states that high grade women’s clothing will not rise this spring and that no earlier price drop is expected, attributing the situation to labor costs. It notes ongoing pressure on apparel prices and indicates no immediate relief in sight.
Are Your Teeth in Bad Shape
An ad explains dental options for damaged teeth including gold crowns bridges and artificial plates. It touts the E R Parker System with out-of-town patient arrangements, no exam charges, and 24 offices with the nearest in SYSTEM.
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E.R. Parker
E. R. Parker System
Roosevelt attacks Wilson over Mexico policy in Murder Map speech
Theodore Roosevelt denounces the Wilson administration for weakness in Mexico policy. He cites the Murder Map showing 551 Americans killed under Carranza rule and 123 military deaths, accusing Washington of empty words and failure to protect citizens. The speech links 1916 warnings to current border turmoil.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Phoenix
Ariz
Wilson
Mexico
Washington
State Department
Senate
Ittee On Foreign Relations
Carranza
United States
Str
Roosevelt
Price stability doubtful in garment industry says official
M Tobias of the Chicago cloak and suit Manufacturers Association warns there is no chance for price drops until labor is paid fairly. He notes output has fallen from six to three garments per day, a 42 percent drop this season, while costs rise. Materials remain high and scarce. He cites weekly wages for common workers at 75 to 100 dollars and women workers averaging over 90 dollars weekly.
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M. Tobias
Chicago Cloak and Suit Manufacturer’s Association
Tobias
Dead Seed Corn Warns of Frost Damage in Oregon
G R Hyslop from Oregon State College warns that extreme cold in mid-December 1919 froze waterlogged seed corn, killing germs and causing dead seed. He notes moisture in stored corn and urges testing by farmers and seed dealers next spring with college guidance and car-by-car testing instructions.
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G. R. Hyslop
State College
Hyslop
Oregon
Seed corn testing eyed to boost western Oregon yields
The college proposes testing every undried seed corn planted in western Oregon next spring to prevent thin stands and low yields.
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The
Colege
Oregon
New Malady in the Middle West Spreads
A mysterious intestinal illness has appeared in Kansas and Oklahoma with reports from Topeka and Muskogee. Officials race to identify the disease and halt its spread as hundreds of cases surface among schoolchildren. Four deaths have occurred in Klathok, Oklahoma, while Stilook remains under control and tests seek a dysentery or gastric influenza diagnosis.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Topeka
Muskogee
Khlatok
Little
Sklatook
Oklahoma State Emergency Hospital
Federal farm loan money at 5 percent available now
If you need money this fall file your application now. Loans made in Polk Yamhill Marion Benton and Tillamook counties. Write to E K Piascki Secretary Treasurer for details.
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Polk
Yamhill
Marion
Benton
Itneoh
E. K. Piascki
Scretary
Selitz Lumber Mill Resumes Wood Operations at Hoskins
The Selitz Lumber and Logging Co mill in Hoskins has resumed operations. Wood buyers may contact the Independence Enterprise Office to place orders and arrange prompt delivery by phone today.
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Selitz Lumber & Logging Co
Hoskins
Independence Enterprise
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