[The aim of this department is to furnish outlines that will aid those who wish to study the subject systematically. It is expected that its greatest use will be as a guide for members of women's clubs, literary societies, and classes in colleges or high schools. It will be a form of university extension without the theses and examinations necessary for the earning of credits toward a degree.] IX. Territory of Oregon 1. Treaty of 1846. a. Northern boundary fixed. b. Accepted as a compromise. c. Really a diplomatic triumph. 2. Organic Law of Oregon. a. Congress passed the act, 14 August, 1848. b. Boundaries from 42 degrees to 49 degrees and from Rocky Mountains to Pacific Ocean. 3. First Officers. a. Governorship refused by Abraham Lincoln. b. Accepted by General Joseph Lane. c. Joseph Meek, United States Marshal. d. Samuel R. Thurston, Delegate to Congress. 4. Laws. a. Anti-slavery laws. b. New counties created. 5. Gold Excitement. a. Settlers diverted to California. b. Gold-dust currency. c. California precedes Oregon into Union. 6. Division of Oregon. a. Washington Territory created, 1853. 7. Indian Wars. a. Rogue River War. b. Other wars and treaties. 8. Oregon Attains Statehood. a. Date, February 14, 1859. b. First United States Senators c. Other officers of new state. * * * * * BIBLIOGRAPHY.--Books for the above outline are easily available in most of the libraries in the Northwest. New ones are appearing continually, but the ones cited below will cover the field satisfactorily. BANCROFT, HUBERT HOWE. Works of. Vol. XXX. This is Vol. II. of his History of Oregon. It starts with "Condition of Affairs in 1848" and carries the narrative to the year 1888. COMAN, KATHARINE. Economic Beginnings of the Far West. Vol. II. Pp. 113-166. This is one of the newer books. The chapter cited is entitled: "Acquisition of Oregon," the latter part of which bears especially on this outline. DEADY, M. P. The Organic and Other General Laws of Oregon, 1845-1864. The official publication of Oregon laws, compiled by Judge Deady and published by H. L. Pittock, Public Printer, 1866, is a convenient form in which to study the laws of Oregon Territory. JOHNSON, SIDONA V. A Short History of Oregon. Part Four of this compact little book deals with the portion of Oregon history under consideration. MEANY, EDMOND S. History of the State of Washington. Consult chapter XV and the first part of chapter XVI. SCHAFER, JOSEPH. A History of the Pacific Northwest. Chapters XIV, XV, and XVI will be helpful for this study. WOODWARD, WALTER C. Political Parties in Oregon, 1843-1868. This new book should be in all Northwestern libraries. Its title conveys its true usefulness for a study of Oregon in territorial and early statehood days. HISTORY TEACHERS' SECTION