Western Oregon University - Yearbook (Monmouth, OR)

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24'i I THE NoRM 1.919 I Efhe Mreatvat fIKnral 1Hrnhlem wfHEN statistics show that 50 per cent of .our 125,000,000 boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 18 are physically defective, and that more of the defective children are found in the country than in the city, our task is clearly before us. It becomes the patriotic duty of every teacher to work to focus attention upon the conditions that exist, in order to create-a health consciousness in her community which will establish a standard for human physical per- fection comparable to what the thoroughbred is among the farm animals. . When such Ia standard has been established physical imperfection will not be tolerated. The problem of ruralhealth has been taken up for 'study in each of the three rural train- ing schools, and remarkable results have been achieved 'in the improvement of the general health of the children and in the community attitude toward health. A close correlation has been found between the improvement of health and the improve- ment of school work. This is partially due, no doubt, to the regularity of school attendance which good health has made possible, as well as to the increased, vitality which has put vigor into their work. , A MRS. M. C. CURRAN, ' , Head of Rural Department. They asked me a piece to write To publish in the Norm. ' And said to write on anything I Except about the Dorm. So I sat down-with thoughts sublime, And tried to put them down, And thought to make an honor mark In this little country town. I rattled on for pages r Of flowers and trees and birds, Then showed it to the editor l Who said, We need just fifty wordsf' And so my hopes were broken, No moreimy thoughts took form, I And now the only thought I have Is-fGreetings to the Norm. , V ' ALLIE F. BRAMBERG, A Clerk and Registrar., . X V X fl 1 .uf n'w R' pdf' fum: a0 'f'Q if e QF!! an-'H .--W' We RUN' mil annum gm 1 I W4 su H-... . 'rung' Aa . E- :.4

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OTR R A ith .' A AA ese IIHSS fr0mt 'E'r'L fif- - . iihliggg Cl ' -' 7 4'53ff 1 . ': 'hands I st. I 1 oarthx To sleep, f worth md Weep, . . Q 'MARGARET Dent. aa Bag, ,1919 I I men who helped in the gilt 1 on the way, lost what it may, I R brunt of the fray, ght of glory. ,de for your part, rs that will start, aise from the heart, , and story. QAURA jg TAY-LOR. . physical Education. . III . lvl If You want friends' asm R5 ou 'go if alomliirdftf and Y dmewaill ,lit N Il ll , .f JFDIYI a 'I the flow mit .nsnme Wm 6 nd HH me tl 0 wrong' a Wingilhl' S 8 bro ., risers? 'ffoubleall melt M nd the clouds f craft, 3'f't 1d f Rel, 1t0'li'i 1919 THE NORM 23 S I A Snnnrt . . O NORMAL, be thy spirit strong and pure, r Like broad Willamette flowing down alone, U As onward ever onward it is thrown To gain the strong Pacific as its lure, ' The goal for which it bendeth all aside, Its shifting banks and fairy, green-like isle, It trav'leth to the ocean mile on mile, Presenting wealth untold, it e'er doth glide. - . May thy ideal ever high and true To future students, as it was of old, ' A guiding spirit ever brighter be, As in the gleam of early morning dew. May thus the hopeful prophecy be told, Of gladness, joys and glessings, all for Thee. I MRS., GLADYs BOISE STOMBAUGH, Dept. of Public Speaking and English. Gbnmarh in Hirtnrg Girls to right of me, Girls to left of me, Onward to victory, Marched the two hundred. ITH an a olo for the arod I sa All honor to the irls. Not onl to the irls of W P gy rv Y, Y, . g , Y g , the Oregon Normal School but to the girls everywhere, who have arisen and are coming forward to meet the needs of the present as well as future generations. - Through my association with the students of the Oregon Normal, there has been unfolded to me, more and more, the value of education and the need for the widest interpretation of its meaning. Education with a soul in it, as one of our speakers told us. To watch the gradual giving away of old ideas and the adoption and appreciation of the progressive era in school affairs, as elsewhere, has been an inspiration. With greetings to The Norm and a prophecy of success for the graduates of the Oregon Normal School, I am , IDA H. HOLMES, . Department of Mathematics. IN ANSWER to the unspoken thought of the moment a silent witness of my dilemma for something to write about, urges, Speak your keen pleasure in things western. And why not? I am sure I radiate it continually. Even the everlasting rain has failed to quench my enthusiasm for it. To be able to leave your furs in their tar-paper wrappings during what is usually termed winter, to pick violets on Christmas day, to waken to the song of the lark in january when you had not expected his serenade until juneg to display in extravagant profu- sion such beautiful flowers from local gardens that the Middle Western friends would think you are on the mailing list of the city florist-all this is surely worth a record in the annals of a Badger. MARIE SCHUETTE, Department of Music.

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RM H! inflllllpm 5,000 I m0I'e of the glrls lm efore us I defective ., - t ondltions thatbZCQmesheW, establish 3. Sta Xlsti ill d 't move the rang iiifiiihuat s. Yslcal imperfection wi llnotbtg igrlstudy in' each of mem, m the !mPr0vement oft. C toward health. f' improvement of health ata bf, tp the regularity oischth the increased, vitality whitth MRS. M. C. Clair . Head of Rural that ite sublime, 'li r mark Irds, II-'fy W0I'dS-H a 'orm S ve U 'md Regisimrh 1919 THE NORM 25 Faculty Avenue, Active Service City,,the World, Graduation Day, Every Year. Enthusiastic Workers, Student Teacher Street, - Ambition City, the World, S THE FUTURE so rosy, so brightly shining that you are a little dazzled and nervously afraid? If your mile-posts are firmly planted, be of good cheer, and cling to them through the storms which may sweep over you. But before you step out on the broad fields of service be a wise virgin. Count every guide-post and be sure you have not overlooked Depend- ability, the safest of anchorages, nor Sincerity, which -makes you loyal, kind and just. And did you forget Poise which comes from self-confidence through right living, good dressing and knowledge of social customs? Ah! There at the very end is Cheerfulness, which is so contagious and encouraging. You may not see it if your shoes are so short and h.igh heeled, nor if your eyes are dulled with lack of sleep and improper food. Watch out that these mod- est posts are not overshadowed by the flaming Salary. Dear Normal Graduates-To-Be: Service! ls not that your watch-word? Is that not the aim of every earnest individual? How can we give our best? By doing that which most closely relates to the success of the home influence on the children. First in importance is always the mother, but second in power is the educator. The most inspiring thing in the glorious Springtime when the buds are un- folding to a new life is the realizationthat a fresh band of enthusiastic, well-trained teachers of high ideals is ready to step out on the highway of service leading to a sure uplift of man- kind. You are the budding leaders! It is yours to decide what the harvest shall be. You will be true, won't you? With outstretched hands, I welcome you to one of the most satisfying of the professions. Cordially yours, 4 ' A Miss CHASE, Department of Domestic Science and Art. APOET penned my thoughts for me when he said, If you have air castles in the air, that is where they ought to be. But be busy putting solid foundations under them. Do you have air castles? My hopes are that you have. Keep the castles in the air, because the higher they are the more earnestly you will strive to attain them. May they all be realized. Friends, it's up to you. - MAMIE RADABAUGH. Critic, 5th and 6th Grades, Monmouth. IF I WERE to offer a bit of advice, the best, to my way of thinking, would be to keep on keeping on. The person you may become is away ahead on the road to the Future, beckon- ing to you. See to it that he isn't disappointed. MAY Lrsvrs, Asst. Dean of Women.