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Rh on the university campus, where it was unveiled May 22, 1919, by T. G. Hendricks, of Eugene, Oregon. The designer, A. Phimister Proctor, used as his model, J. C. Cravens, a trapper, whom he found on the ranch of William Hanley, in Harney County. Many pioneers were present at the unveiling ceremony.

Examination of the Nachess trail of 1853, by a party of pioneers, for the purpose of choosing sites for markers of the Washington State Historical Society, was accomplished July 13-21. In the party were George H. Himes, Ezra Meeker, C. B. Bagley, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Woolery, Mr. and Mrs. Elden M. Gordon, W. P. Bonney, Sam W. Wall and Mr. and Mrs. David Longmire. The party traced the route of the trail on the west side of the mountains up to Bare Prairie, some 50 miles northeast of Tacoma, and, on the east side, ascended Nachess River as far as automobiles would go. The old trail through the mountains is almost obliterated and for a distance of fifty miles cannot be followed by automobiles. The party located the site of Camp Montgomery, southeast of Tacoma, the site of the old block-house on Yelm River, and the site of the stockades on Chambers' Prairie.

A pageant of Oregon history, displayed at Salem during commencement exercises of Willamette University, early in June, 1919, was brilliantly successful. The pageant was written by Professor Della Crowder-Miller, and commemorated the 75th anniversary of the university. The display contained 22 episodes besides prologue and epilogue.

Whitman College, at Walla Walla, celebrated its quarter-centennial in its commencement exercises in June.

Umatilla County pioneers held a two days' picnic at Weston early in June, and elected the following officers: M. L. Wat-