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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1920
Page
5
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Oregon's 1913 to 1919 enrollment surge hits funding gaps as full time students rise from 1364 to 3378 at the agriculture college and 691 to 1745 at the state university. Part time and summer students compound needs while millage income, property values, and dollar purchasing power fail to keep pace. Faculty resignations—45 at the agricultural college since July 1919—and crowded facilities push administrators to the rope. State aid to ex service members boosted attendance, but colleges face hiring and equipment costs, risking enrollment limits and out-of-state study without new revenue. Voters are urged to decide.
The piece argues that compromise supporters should press Senator Lodge, not the president, as Lodge opposes the article 10 compromise and would nullify it with his reservation. It asserts the president cannot accept that plan without betraying allied nations and war aims, framing the debate as dramatic theatrical acts and noting local concerns about a Pendleton show and train schedule.
The paper publishes a full argument backing a vote for an increased millage to fund the University of Oregon, Agricultural College and Normal School. It cites classroom shortages, rising costs, faculty losses, and the need to keep education locally to grow state wealth and settlement, urging taxpayers to support the measure.
A Ningpo display titled Better Babies by the Baptist Mission shows a Baby Welfare Exhibit drawing crowds of over 1400. Demonstrations cover feeding, infant care, and hygienic clothing while local bankers and women visit, reflecting China’s rising focus on female education and child welfare under Northern Baptist program.
Delayed dispatch reports two or more strikers assaulted the government controlled Seelworkernt plant in Tokyo, causing substantial damage and prompting police reserves to quell the attack as protesters growled and resisted.
A sales note announces 2000 wallpaper designs with surprise pricing. Jit call Z. W. Jackson, the Paper and Paint Man, will demonstrate the papers and provide prices in Glasgow currency. He invites customers to learn about available patterns and expected costs.
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