Oregon ballot burden worries political scientist
Waldo Schumacher of the University of Oregon warns that the initiative and referendum push too much on voters in 1933. He argues these tools are ill suited for complex policy and that many votes are spoiled by unclear questions and low turnout.
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Oregon
Waldo Schumacher
University of Oregon
Schronsner
Commonwealth Review
Schumacher
University Higher Education
Potatoes and Pranks Stir Community Letters
A reader letter describes a potato taken from an Ash Street home, shown in the Herald window. The note jokes about its shape and lifting power, comparing it to the Irish and mentioning a bird bath and water, with a playful tone toward editor and readers.
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Ash Street
Herald
TRE Myrtle Leaf Dons James Mary Davenport Viola Hoffman
James Davenport, Viola Hoffman, and Eleanor Breuer join Mary Davenport in a local teen debutante presentation. Bartlete and Zimmerman appear as part of the accompanying group for the event at the community hall.
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Dons James Mary Davenport
Viola Hoffman and
Eleanor Breuer
James Bartlete
William Zimmerman
Pat Rickard Faces Uphill Start for Next Basketball Season
Coach Pat Rickard plans to issue calls for hoop aspirants after Thanksgiving with many returning reserves and several transfers. Only two first team lettermen expected back as Hunt and Rackleff face ineligibility. many second team players and about thirty more tryouts vie for spots.
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King
Monarch
Pat” Rickard
Rackleff
Hunt
Hal
Carver Druliner
Bandon
Breuer
Boak
McCue
Helferstein
Campbell
Coquille
North Bend
Marshfield
Sophomores and Seniors Win Debates in Oregon High School
Debates held on Friday November 17 saw seniors and sophomores victorious. Senior debaters Kenneth Leatherman and Harold Craver led the affirmative on the initiative and referendum question, while juniors Wilma Johnson and James Bartlett argued against it. Sophomores Evelyn Bones and Roderic Barklow won the text on free textbooks, with freshmen Jerrene Burgess and Florence McMulen supporting the affirmative. Judges included Mrs F D Hollister and others. plans for final county debates are discussed and new debaters are being recruited.
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Kenneth Leatherman
Harold Craver
Wilma Johnson
James Bartlett
Evelyn Bones
Roderic Barklow
Jerrene Burgess
Florence McMulen
Oregon
F D Hollister
Wlliam Gurney
EG Ranton
Austin Dodge
Miriam Smith
Missie Booth
Where's your pep and school spirit? Rally notes
A reader laments vanishing pep at the school rally and questions student effort after recent defeats. The piece ponders weather and season as possible causes and urges renewed encouragement for the team.
Charley horses and a play plan at the school
The piece chronicles playful bragging about charley horses among students, mentions Carrie Nation as a figure, and notes a pep rally, illness of Miss Linn, and a December 15 play date with practice shifts to evening sessions as football season ends.
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Carrie Nation
Miss Aius
Charlotte
Alm
Piawy
Pracice
Miss Linn
Ster
Juniors Defeat Sophomores In Close November Baseball Game
On Monday November 13 the junior team edged the sophomores 6 to 3 in a tight game. Lineups include Clarice Shelton at catcher Bertie Forrest pitcher Mary Robison first base Norma Peterson second Frances True third Edna Sturdivant short Josephine Schellhammer left Dorothy Lundy right for the Juniors. Sophomores feature Leone Rissberger catcher Helen Reed pitcher Bunny Bones first Lils Davenport second Marianna Steele third Louise Hendershott short LaVele McCracken Lois Davenport Wilma Tedeil.
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Clarice Shelton
Bertie Forrest
Mary Robison
Norma Peterson
Frances True
Edna Sturdivant
Josephine Schellhammer
Dorothy Lundy
Leone Rissberger
Helen Reed
Freshman Girls Fall to Seniors in One-Sided Baseball Game
The senior and freshman girls met in a baseball game on Wednesday November 15 with seniors winning 3 to 1. Irene Rookard Danford Mast Marvel Brode and others led the seniors while Norma Martin Vera Strong Christina Christansen and Lilly Bell Reed were top freshmen players.
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Irene Rookard
Danford Mast
Marvel Brode
Ada Mae Culbertson
Doris James
Hazel Durrell
Sz Martian Koch
Evelyn Steinholf
Edythe Walets
Norma Martin
Vera Strong
Christina Christansen
Lilly Bell Reed
Myrtle Weekly
Grace Culbertson
Dorothy Bennett
Belva Hayes
Classroom Requests List for Various Teachers
A note lists playful demands directed at multiple teachers and staff. Items include boots to hear sneaking, a transcription test at 150 words per minute, an assignment of infinitives and participles, and other lighthearted requests tied to sixth period and classroom roles.
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Church
Mr Linn
Muss Alverdes
Rckard
Rickard
Miss Linn
Hollister
Sawyer
Purvine
School Activity Highlights Prohibition Quiz and Agricultural Projects
Civic class tackled prohibition era topics and took a four weekly American Observer quiz. Foods classes prepared breakfast recipes and planned a dinner service while English V studied punctuation and journalism style to improve news writing. Biology built a aquarum with plants and crawfish for biology study. Junior and senior ag students reviewed plow bottoms and field trip to Frank Southmayd and William Watson ranc. Sophomore ag class studied soil classification and lime effects on clay soil and tested colloidal material in clay loam, sandy, and real candy soil samples.
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Clases Gerla
Trey
Howsters
Ao Feld
Frank Southmayd
William Watson
Myrtle Point Students Attend Coquille Banquet
Freshmen in project accounting study their records as Delos Hermann and Elis Southmayd attend the Myrtle Point F A chapter at Coquille for the annual father and son banquet last Friday evening. Ada Belie Cotton was absent due to illness. Phyllis Dement returns to school after several days away. Viola Hoffman remains ill over three weeks. Dolores Belloni visited as the University of Oregon holiday honored its win over Oregon State. Tom Dreper and Alice Mae Endicott returned after a Portland trip broadcasting from station KEX. They were among the winners in a McKesson Drug company contest broadcast by Conard Drummer.
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Delos Hermann
Elis Southmayd
Myrtle Point F . A
Coquille
Frabonals
Ada Belie Cotton
Alness
Phyllis Dement
Viola Hoffman
Dolores Belloni
University of Oregon
Oregon State
Tom Dreper
Alice Mae Endicott
Portland
KEX
McKesson Drug Company
Conard Drummer
Broadway
Nyrtle Point High School
Incomplete Citrus Powder Ad Sparks Unclear Tale
A fragmentary report describes a Jew spotting an advertisement for citrus powder claiming it halves housework. The text then shifts to a school scene where Mr Ruthard quotes a remark about students who bring a book to English Velays being exempt from a punctuation test, noting a girl who brought two.
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Mr. Ruthard
Grade School News Notes From Seventh and Eighth Grade Committeemen
The Grade School News committee selects three students from seventh and eighth grades of Mr Sunderscoum to check items from the Glace wien. The group will publish a column of aches news and includes Ma Radforq Ernestine Luthy and Fiata Furman as members. The school census lists 245 boys and 237 girls, noting improvements over last year. A new batch of library books arrived and dental health visits were conducted. The piece also mentions a poetry effort and a letter from Lea Ard Nallade about a mother’s love.
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Sunderscoum
Glace Wien
Ois
Reguerry
Ma Radforq
Ernestine Luthy
Fiata Furman
Aurelia
Robert Hasard
Lee Clut
Wil
Clun
Launday
Heller Magil
Brannie Mariery
Due Belloni
Mildred Hoont
Betty Drulher
Wahneta Hoff
Dairy Sire Management Discussed In Bulletin
Oregon dairymen use high quality herd sires but only about one third handle bulls to ensure long use and handler safety. A study of nearly 600 Oregon owned dairy bulls by Oregon State College found 70 percent headed by registered purebred bulls and 19 percent by registry bulls, with room for improvement in overall bull management and breeding practices.
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Oregon
Oregon State College
Agricultural Experiment Station
HE Selby
Ro Jones
Serre
Forest workers and subsistence farms plan across nations
England aims to employ unemployed workers on small subsistence farms in exchange for six months of annual forest improvement work. If applied in the United States, 160 million acres of national forest could employ about 650,000 men. The note ends with a whimsical aside about Meen Uobronus, the office cat, and a joke about Adam and Eve as chat bookkeepers.
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England
United States
Fragmentary verse remarking on fashion and smoking
A damaged fragment describes Bitsy Beaux and Clara Beaux with eye and accessory contrasts. A male speaker complains about wanting cigarettes and expresses disgust at smoking and a Hoover dust reference.
Indian Summer Case Fractured Fragments Report
Fragmentary text describes an unclear incident with a yellow jacket and a person nicknamed Indian Summer Case. The passage mentions a jacket and a kick but lacks coherent actions, dates, or locations to establish a clear event.
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Rer i. Tucker
Ful
John Jones
Wallhas
Myrtle Point Union High School
South-Hughes
Linn
PeeSey
Bee
American Observer
Abby
Smith Houghes
Edwinyth
Metta Rosslow
Allhildren
Sifford
Mary Eugene
Leahe
Ard Nallade
Greater Aeliengs
Acti Sooareny
Forrest Arber
Meen Uobronus
Adam and Eve
Attom
Beaux
Clara Beaux
Dick’s
Aan
Norris Grocery
RED & White
Bedey
Mountain States
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