Western Oregon University - Yearbook (Monmouth, OR)

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THE NORM Ix Vol. 1 , Thanksgiving N umber . No.. 1 r . . . Editorial Department. - r, v - . Ed1t01-1n-Ch1ef, Lexie Strachan. M Assomate Editor, E. R. Peterson. , Literature, 1 - Iza Constable. N Whatis Doing Lela C. Ericksen, Beulah Hesse. M , Oratory and Debate, N .. . Margaret McCulloch. Athletics, ' ' ' ' T. L. 0stien. M. Jokes, ' a V 5559 B. Mable Ellis. a Exchanges . : Rhea Benson. 3 3, . Re orter-S. m Ruby E. Shearer, Alumni p Alice Morrison, ll2. 7 Mary Kelley, ,13, N Elva Boone, 14. ' M Carrie Eilerton, l15, ' Louise McAlpin, Vespertine, M R Loraine Johnson, Delphian, ' Frank M. Sturgill, Normal; Business Department : w M ' Business Manager, 1 , Joseph F; Bogynska. h. h Subscrigtion Agent, i Lenore Sizemore. The Norm 1s publlshed five times a year, by the students of the m 1 Oregon NormalSchool, Monmouth, Oregon. It. Subscription price,se1enty-iive cents a year; single copies, fifteen '11. dM - . cents; commencement numbers, twenty E1 e cents. ' Address all communications to ttThe Norm, Monmouth, Oregon. Contributions from the friends and students of the school are a1- a w EM ways welcome. u$ , It is especially fitting that the first number of the ltNOIm sheulldi . p be a Thanksgiving one, for the students of the Oreg: .n Normal School w are truly thankful for the great opportunity offered them to fit them- w selves to take their places in the noblest 0f the professions. '1 w m The Student Body takes this 0pp01tu11ity to express to the Altim- MII, ni a'nd fxiends of the Normal, its appreeiation of the loyal ahd faith- 0-0. w ful services rendered 1n restoring this institution to the state. It. u W e trust that the friends and Alumni will welcome ttThe Norm 1 wlw 1 as anlyold friend although it comes under a new name, and we! hope that as the successor of itThe Courier it will keep up the high standard N set by that publication and prove as beneficial and e11te1tain1ng tQ 1t8 1 y readers. . E g This number will be sent to every member of the Alumni whose ' d address we were able to secure. If you do not receive a copy and 1 i, would like a word from the hold schoolfi send us your name and ad 1 . d, dress and we shall be delighted to forward you a copy as we hope to a d. include every member of the Alumni among our patrons. 1n the , MW x neggt issue, whiehiwill be published about December the twenty-second, 4? M f weaelxpect t0..1nalie our readers acquainted with the personnel of our splendid fabulty.

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THE NORM When the trees in all their beauty Tinted with their colors bright, Oier the hills and rownel the farm-yard Bring to as a gorgeous sight,- When the green fades'frorn the pastures V Early on an autumn clay, ' Then we welcome the'fair autumn, With her forests bright and gay; When the flowers cease their blooming In each cool and shady nook, Over meadows fair anal sunny, 0n the hills and by the brook; When the air has lost its: fragrance, .As the long clays wenel away, . Then wesing sweet songs of summer;- , L When the skies are chill anagray. , , When the birds with all their .wrbliang To their southern home have flown, 14nd they leave the lofty moaniains T0 thewincls that blow alone, ' J , When the snow wraps hills and valleys ' , I ma shroud Oflolowny white, Then we dreamsweetfd'reams of summer In the deep anal silent night. i ' When the harveth hath been gathered .And the grain'hf'ath all been stowa; l V 'When' the reapers, tired but cheery, Gather in the golden hoard; i As we hear the brown nuts falling 7 Break the sileneeof' each day, Then the aatamn days seem brighter .418T they quickly pass away. By and by when winteris over, Gone with all the snow and cold, Then another wealth of beauty Will this great wiole world unfold, iTwill bring? back with sun and showers Roses breathing their perfume; ' t Then weill welcome the bright summer, When the sweetest fiowere bloom. 1 Matter; .N'eely.

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THE NORM A A stuient publication is of significant value to any educational 'i11Stit1ition It stands for the institution and is one of the measures by which the outside world judges it. This arouses a common interest 1 and unifies the student body, for every loyal student will put forth his best efforts to make his publication equal to any in the state. The paper forms 2 medium of exchange between the various schools, and affords them an opportunity to keep in touch with each other. - The pages of the school piper create enthusiasm; and a friendly rivalry between individuals, between classes, between societies and be- tween schools, which stimulates efforts along various lines. The scope of the paper is so wide that almost every depu'tment of the school re- ceives an impetus Last but not least, the paper goes out as a messenger from the school to the Alumni enabling them to keep in touch with their Al- ma Mater. . ' L. S. 1.3 .3 .3 .3 Of the superintendencies 111 twenty of Oregon's leading cities and towns,seventee11 are held by eastern men and only three by native sons.1 - Why does sueh a Condition exist? Have ourlschools been inade- quate to turn out men capable of filling those positions? Or is it . that the Oregon boys are made up of inferiOr mettle? Surely there is, a cause. A part of this, no doubt, has been the crippled condition of our Nbrmal SchOol system. '1 True it is that we have had the 'Univer sity and the Agricultural College; but theii mission has been to fit men and women for othei positions iather than for the teaching pro-i fession.1 1 i Now, howeyer, we have the beginning at least- of a Norm 11 Sehool -0ue that 13 designed and prepared to train young men and. young women to go out anl cl-Lim their shire of the better pisitions in the state-arid 110t merely to claim them, but to execute the duties there- of 111 a manner that will be an honox to themselves and a credit to the, school they represent. . I Sons and daughters Of Olegon, you who are now comihg into in an- hood ard womanhood, will you avail yourselves of this opportunity? Will you be :1 factor 1n shaping the future educatiOnal course of your state? Will yOu get into line f1 r your share of the big, fat, juioy plums to be awarded? Remember, Oregon s future promises some bumper - crops in this line Will you bestir yourselves , and prepare to reach Out and up for what 1s rightfully yours? Or will ybu be sa tisiied with groping around and accepting the little shiiveled- -11p plums that fall to the ground? The privilege to Choose is yours. Which will you take? E. R. P.