Graduation Week Marks Senior Class Play Antigone
The large Greek Theater hosts Sophocles Antigone with final dress tonight and a public performance Monday June 11 to raise funds for the Liberty Bond Drive. Cast includes Miss Radabaugh, Miss Richmond, Mr Bowman, and others with tickets at Morlan’s. Reserved 50 35 cents. general 25 cents.
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Sophocles
Liberty
Antigone
Radabaugh
Ismene
Miss Rich
Burns
Connell
Forsythe
Normal Contracts Awarded for Two Buildings in Albany
Normal contracts go to Hoover and McNeil of Albany for both building projects at the Normal. Bids opened and awarded Wednesday. rising costs will cause some items to be omitted though the framework will proceed. Notices urge prompt payment of bills by June 12. after that date the Normal disclaims responsibility. Prof Hedrick returns home near Drain after registering for conscription and ends his first year as high school principal. F A Hobson arrives in Monmouth from Spring Brook to oversee paving Main Street, planning to start next week. High school students bid farewell with yells at the depot. Miss Lorain Johnson and Jas Kenneth McWilliams wed at Klamath Lake May 24. they plan to live in Ashland after June 12. Mrs McWilliams is D M Hampton’s granddaughter with many Monmouth friends.
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Hoover & McNeil
Albany
Regents
Oregon Normal School
Hedrick
Drain
F. A. Hobson
Monmouth
Spring Brook
Main Street
Prof. Hedrick
Lorain Johnson
Jas
Kenneth McWilliams
Klamath Lake
Ashland
McWilliams
D. M. Hampton
Monmouth Patriotic Program Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd gathered in Monmouth Tuesday night for a patriotic program. The evening featured a choir of Normal students directed by Miss Hohham and the Monmouth Independence band. Rev. MacKenzie of Dallas spoke on patriotic lines.
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Monmouth
Miss Hohham
Monmouth Independence Band
Rev. MacKenzie of
Dallas
Monmouth election yields light turnout. road bond favored
Voters in Monmouth backed the road bond by about two to one despite a light overall turnout. The smallest margin occurred in the southwest precinct with 83 for bonds and 66 against. Other results included the port question passing in the city, and losses for higher salaries and constitutional repeal.
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Monmouth
New Penitentiary
Northeast
Southeast
Northwest
Southwest
Supremacy of Brains Highlighted at Monmouth Graduation
Dr John Straub urged the Monmouth high school class to value minds over wealth as Europe’s war ends. He cited how higher education fuels wealth, noted low cost of living for students in Eugene, and honored soldiers Richard Van Loan and Harold Olson. Diplomas were presented by Prof Hedrick and W A Wood.
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John Straub
Monmouth High School
Europe
Eugene
Gaynelle Shore
Gertrude Rogers
Girls Glee Club
Quartette
Hedrick
W. A. Wood
Rye on Exhibition Stands Tall at Eight Feet
E A Rice displays a rye plant nearly eight feet tall. The Gibson W R C of Independence will host a cooked food sale on June 14.
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E. A. Rice
Gibson W. R. C. of
Independence
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Walter
A. Boy
Miss Hoek
Messrs
Paul Brown
Lund
J. Brown
Baker
Chapel
Miss West
Elkins
Alice Webster
D. W. Poling
Norman F. Coleman
E. M. Ebbert
Price
Airlie
Opal Whitely
Springfield
Miss Whitely
Honest Abe
Parent-Teacher Association
Training School
Lincoln
Vice Press
Ostrom
Normal and High School
St Gauden
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Gentle
Mr. Gentle
Ackerman
Odd Fellows
Pittman
John Webber
Gibson Post
Oregon
State Normal School
Independence Public Schools
Post
Dean Straub
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