Commencement Week Events At Normal School
The June 1916 program lists President Campbell and President Doney delivering talks during commencement week. Events include Senior breakfast, Junior and Freshman-Sophomore breakfasts, Alumni picnic and banquet, Senior class play The Queen's Masque, baccalaureate and commencement services, with ticketed admission and seat reservations for townspeople.
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Normal
Normal Campus
Cupid’s Knoll
Normal Chapel
Normal Hall
Campbell
University of Oregon
Doney
Willamette University
Morlan’s
Mistletoe Picnic Ends School Year With Local Drama
The Mistletoe school district closed its year with an all day picnic featuring a forenoon and afternoon program and a basket dinner. Ex-Supt Seymour and Inspector Parsons spoke to about three hundred attendees. A four act drama Uncle Rube was staged with local talent playing roles such as Uncle Rube, Mark, Gordon Gray, Ike, Bob Green, Millicent Lee, Maria Bunn, and Miss Taggs.
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Mistletoe
Seymour
Inspector Parsons
Uncle Rube
L. J. Bursell
Deacon Smailey
W. Ellis
Mark
Vern Alsip
Gordon Gray
T. du
Last Meeting Of The Year Of The Parent Teachers Association
The annual PTA meeting convened in the high school's assembly room with fair attendance. Officers were elected: President R B Swenson, Vice President Mrs Ostrom, Secretary and Treasurer Miss Arbuthnot. Prof Gentle proposed a painting or statue gift funded by a summer lecture to be held for funds.
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Parent- Teachers’ Association
Gentle
Arbuthnot
Hoham
Price
Herald
McIntosh
Keezer
Miss Green
Powell
Board of Directors
Glass
Bible as foundation lauded at Monmouth high school baccalaureate
Rev. F M Fisher told Monmouth high school graduates that the safest foundation for character is the Bible. He cited strong men and creedal differences narrowed to essentials, urging guidance from holy writ. The overflowing church heard the baccalaureate sermon with the program on page six.
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F. M. Fisher
Monmouth High School
Monmouth Post Office Upgraded to Third Class
The Monmouth post office has been raised to third class status per a department letter to Postmaster Parker. The postmaster’s salary increased to 1700 dollars, the second raise since Parker began the job two years ago. The change follows higher attendance at the Normal.
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Monmouth
Parker
Prohibition Speaker Willard Emerson Set for June Event
Will Talk Temperance Frank Willard Emerson, a prohibition orator, will speak at the Christian church Tuesday evening June 18 on the issues of the day. His subject is Five Million Voters Enrollment Movement. Emerson is former field secretary of the Flying Squadron of America and ex governor Hanley’s organization. He was pastor of the First Christian church of San Francisco and is in the state under the Oregon State Prohibition committee auspices. He was the Oregon Prohibitionists' choice for vice-president.
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Frank Willard Emerson
Christian Church
Emerson
Flying Squadron of America
Hanley
First Christian Church of
San Francisco
Oregon State Prohibition Committee
Oregon Prohibitionists
26 Graduates in 8th Grade and School Delegations
Eighth grade graduates from the training school number 26 to receive certificates. A Monmouth delegation is expected at the Rickreal picnic next Saturday. A 26 piece orchestra from the training school will perform along with a quartet from Normal girls. The list includes Hugh Bell Lucy Bowman Dorothy Brewster Frances Brewster Earl Conkey Bessie Clarke Wilna Dobell Eileen Hewitt Vera Henman John Hinkle Robert Hinkle James Higginbottom Elmer Hudson Robert Holloway Clay Moreland Beth Ostrom Bruce Rogers Alice Scott Elizabeth Scott Fannie Steinberge Ruth Stone Bessie Sullivan Wendell VanLoan Jessie Webber Earl Williams and Claire Winegar.
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Monmouth
Hugh Bell
Lucy Bowman
Dorothy Brewster
Frances Brewster
Earl Conkey
Bessie Clarke
Wilna Dobell
Eileen Hewitt
Vera Henman
John Hinkle
Robert Hinkle
James Higginbottom
Elmer Hudson
Robert Holloway
Clay Moreland
Beth Ostrom
Bruce Rogers
Alice Scott
Elizabeth Scott
Faniine Steinberge
Ruth Stone
Bessie Sullivan
Wendell VanLoan
Jessie Webber
Earl Williams
Claire Winegar
Rack of hardware store doubletrees overbalances sparking after ten
A Winegar and Lor ence hardware rack of doubletrees and single trees gradually fell, making a thud and bang noise heard by two telephone office workers. Arthur Miller and Ed Griffa joined the search after hearing noises and peering into a neighbor room, uncovering the cause of the commotion.
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Winegar & Lorence Hardware
Arthur Miller
Ed Griffa
Murdock Family Headed to Wasco for Summer
Louis Murdock and family left Wednesday for Wasco Oregon to spend the summer. A large crowd gathered at the Mistletoe Picnic Saturday with many town residents in attendance. The event featured a well received program and a cool time reported by all.
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Louis Murdock
Wasco
Oregon
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Ackerman
Falls City
Dallas
Pittman
Newberg
South Salem
Eugene
Alsea
Miss Parrott
Portland
Miss Taylor
Butler
Board of Regents For Normal School
Chapel
Olive Valek
Hazel Workman
Mrs. Forshaw
Pendleton
Myra Butler
Sip
Millicent Lee
du Laney
Maria Bunn
Bessie Nelson
Taggs
New York
Miss Sayre
Stacia Hendren
Mrs. W. R.graham
Memorial For Training School
A Safe Foundation
Post Office
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