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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1908)
G THE SUNDAY OR EG ONI AX, TORTLAND, APRIL 19, 1908. RESTAURANT INNOVATION AT EAST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSMAY GET AN APPETI2ING MEALAT A MODERATE PRICE IN A WELL-LIGHTED ROOM , ..-. if 69t 'rfS . ?j 1 'C: ' J r.JJg;Y?ji.-r.-J'fe..i-B.-.T7" iiniiiinulTO.illn.......,..,.J.l.i......a..u,i i. iwiimi. mi i i 1 -" 1 nni ),- . I,. j , - - mi ! ii iim 1 1 l fat 4 : W t. "'- v 5 .ISC XT. :. . V- 4 m ri t 1. i BV LILIAN TINGLE. NOT the least important and interest ing feature of tlio equipment of the East Side Hiifh School is the stu dents' cafeteria, on the ground floor. Jlcre, at most moderate prices, every boy and girl has an opportunity to purchase a lunch, both wholesome and appetiz ixz, or to supplement, with good. cixamy milk, hot chocftlate or nourishing soup, the lunrch brought from home. The room is clean, pleasant, and well lighted and capable of accommodating about 200 pupils at once; and, as each one Is his own waiter, the service is easy and prompt. The food, arranged all ready on shelves and counters, within easy-reach of the hungry crowd that files In at the noon recess, is not only good in quality, but attractive In appearance. The menu which I sampled on a recent visit, was as follows: P.ice tomato soup, with unlimited crackers. R cents. Individual veal pies, with potato crust. T cents. Ham sandwiches, 3 cents. Hot buttered roll, 'i for 6 cents. Shrimp lalad, 3 cents. Pineapple and custard. 3 cents. OraniceF. . Lemon, pumpkin or cus tard pie. ft cents. Apple pie, 4 cents. FiK. chocolate or orance cake. 0 cents. Sp'ongo squares. 2 for 6 cents. Milk, 3 -cents. Choc olate. 4 cents. Visits on other occasions revealed such dishes of clam chowder, home-made egg noodle soup, oyster patties, roast mutton 0iandwich.es, minced beef pie, creamed hal ibut, chocolate pudding with whipped cream, fruit Jn jelly with whipped cream, potato and egg salad, 'Waldorf salad and the assorted pies and cakes which the achool boy or school girl appetite de mands. Except for an occasional chicken pie, which costs 10 cents, no 3ish is higher In price than 7 cents. All soups, except chowder, are 3 cents: salads and sandwiches are the same price. lesserts cost from 3 to 6 cents, according, to 'kind: and all portions are decidedly generous in size. It in easily seen, therefore, that, with a little care and judgment in selection, any student can obtain a satisfying hot lunch for 10 or 15 cents or even less. If something is brought from ihome. A proper lunch often makes all the dif ference between good and bad school work, and it is interesting to note the teacher's report a marked improvement I r T it 'i i k 9vW ivS fJ 'SS -w:l i , . y v- ;.,-v-U feW-JL If -a. & .v .- '1 : Vii.iMsS'Wissl in the average of afternoon recitations lection from the bill of fare sent up to bag" lunch, will appreciate what this Gage, the manager of the lunchroom, has ity at the lowest cost to the students. And since the Introduction of the lunchroom, the teachers' lunchrooms, on the second means in getting the best work from the made a study of food selection and cook- the frequenters of the lunchroom seem It affects the teachers directly as well and third floors. Anyone who has ever teachers, as well as from the pupil. cry for her own family", and attends per- heartily to reciprocate her friendly inter as indirectly, too, for they, uy leaving been in the habit of trying to do very ' The cooking is done on "home" rather sonally to both the marketing and prepa- est. orders in the morning, can have any se- taxing afternoon work -on a cold "paper than "restaurant'' principles, for Mrs. ration, in order to secure the best quul- There is no constraint in the lunchroom. but good behaviour and neat table man ners prevail to a gratifying extent. On the other hand, it must be confessed that all do not show good judgment in their choice of fare, and lack of sound home training in regard to food as well aa the perversity of youthful human nature is often apparent to the quiet, unpreju diced observer. A visit to any school during the lunch hour Is a valuable experience for any mother; but few teem to have tho time or the Interest for such visits. Unfortu nately, the majority of parents do not appear to realize the undoubted fact reit- erated by all authorities, both educational and hygienic, that "ignorance of the simplest principles of dietetics is the cause of more disaster in school life than any other one cause; and the most important and most frequently abused dietary prin ciple is regularity 'of eating and absenco of hurry." Said one pale-faced, growing girl to an other In the hallway at recess: "Arc you going to cat lunch today, or candy?" Krom her appearance I should say the latter choice was most frequent. Then there is tho girl who select.s two or three different kinds of dessert for lunch; end another ono who produces pickles from home and combines them with oranges and salad only: and the boy who never eats anything but pie for his mid-day meal. Moreover, there are the boys and girls who prefer to buy mince pie, Wiener wurst and coffee at any corner grocery; where, as one boy put It. "you don't have to eat it with a fork, and you can have the juicw run up your sleeve and throw the plate Into some one's yard and feel you're having a good time." There are always boys who greatly pre fer this ort or thing. Just as there are men who actually enjoy the barbarity of "quick lunch" table manners, and women who. if left to themselves, will stand up and take a hasty bite In the pantry In stead of sitting down to lunch like reason able human beings. Something has to be done, I suppose, to keep up our National reputation for dynpepsla, and some of these young people are certainly doing their part. . But there are indications everywhere that parents, teachers and school boards are awakening to the pro found importance of the school lunch problem; and our High School lunchroom Is simply one of tiie many signs of Im provement In this matter. FRANCIS RICHTER AND A PROMISING COMPOSER THE PORTLAND MUSICIAN AND A FRIEND NOW WORSHIP HERMANN BISCHOFF WHO PROMISES TO BECOME FAMOUS. BY ALMA A. ROGERS. THE3RE3 are signs that the concert sea son is approaching the close. The advertisements in the Sunday pa pers, which for many months past have covered pages with a bewildering variety of musical offerings, are beginning to thin out, end there are fewer famous names among those that still appear. The task, therefore, of making selec tions is becoming less onerous. This has been a regular part of our Sunday break fasts throughout the Winter, and it has really required a nice discretion' joined to sound musical taste to select such con certs as will cover the moat ground in ed ucative results. ' For concert-going, to Krancis Richter has not been simply a pleasure. It is an education quite as im portant as regular lessons with instruct ors. Every composition heard In this way is a study In orchestration and general musical coloring. So with our coffee and rolls have come the Freie Presse and the scissors. The I'Yeio Presse is Wlen's leading daily. Tho Oerman papers are much smaller than the American, and quite without the startlim? head lines and illustratiqns that are a feature of the modern newspaper. The advertisements of concerts are con veniently grouped, with programmes ap pended, and prices. After the list has been made out comes the buying of seats, a process that often consumes much time. I have never yet quite gotten over my as tonishment at the crowds that have filled nearly every concert hall where we have been present. There have been some ex ceptions. Oddly enough, Babrllowitch, who draws so well in America, had but a small attendance here, ' and there have been a few others. But a packed house end enthusiastic audience are the rule. New Light in the Firmament. There was a striking illustration of this last Sunday. Francis Richter and his friend Marcel de Bouzon came home from the Philharmonic in such a state of ex citement they could scarcely eat their dinner. It was the greatest music they have ever heard in their lives. They were sure of it, and Strauss was the king of conductors. They have worn their hands out applauding and then stood up and shouted bravos with the rest, while Dr. Strauss was forced to reappear more times than a prima donna does who has "retired" from the stage. But most as tonishing of all, the boys had foresworn their allegiance to the Ninth Symphony, which heretofore has held first place in their hearts, in favor of a new composer, Hermann Bischoff, and his symphony in B major. ' This is a composition In the modern spirit, but not so extreme as the Strauss style. As both these young crit ics are endowed with fine musical taste, doubtless their judgment is sound, and It may be that this letter which will soon be dust, records the coming of a future immortal. A concert that had a .delightful Old V .wA. W 'V -o. MBS. V iL. -4X x-...t.. , r.n:.v.tl r ii i if i 7 ,..!-, r. i n,i ,., , j am , vt.yV- MM in'' ilj? mnis"" iwJsliii , WitfWritvrfrs S-ss -:i . PAR1JAMEKT HOUSE. VIENNA, ONE OF NCMEROCS IMPOSING STRCCTl'RKS WHICH GIVE THE RIN(TIt.SSE TIIE REPUTATION OF BEING MOST BEAUTIFUL STREET IN WORLD. World flavor was that of tho Ancient In struments. A society, of which the ven erable French composer Saint Saens is president exists for the preservation and exploitation of certain instruments which have passed out of public use and are now known only to the musical antiquarian. There were five of them, the viole d'ar mour, viole de ganiba, quinton, basse de viole and a clavecin. The first three resemble Ihc modern violin in appearance, though the keying and other structural points are quite dif ferent. The story runs that when the viole d'amour was first heard it wrought the people to such a fervor of love-madness that they bestowed upon it the name. It yields a very sweet and beau tiful tone, and in the hands of the skill ful performer of the evening won him many recalls. The basse de viole Is similar to the modern bass viol. The four strings played some lovely chamber music, ac companied by the clavecin. This instru ment looks like a small grand piano, ex cept that it has two banks of keys. The tone suggests the spinet in its quaint thinness. The entire concert afforded the . most delightful and exquisitely unusual enjoy ment Imaginable. It was as if several centuries had. dropped away and we were suddenly transported back to the days when ladies dressed like the figures on Dresden china and all gentlemen were powdered 'and beribboned knights in vel vet knee breeches and laces, ever gallant in love and forward in war. The soloist of the company, a tall young French woman, enhanced the effect of the' evening by her beauty and the charming simplicity of manner In which she rendered old songs of the 16th cen tury. All . the performers were artists and their work left such an impression as one might feel who unexpectedly stumbles upon some rare, old-fashioned flower of surpassing fragrance in a mod ern garden. Beautiful Concert Halls. The Ehrbar saal, in which this concert took place, was a fitting vase for the flower. It is very small, but so exquis itely designed and decorated that it is like a cameo perfectly wrought. Nearly all of the public halls are, to my taste, overdone in decoration, but here, for the first time, gold paint was conspicuous by its absence. The Greek spirit per vades the treatment both of designs and decoration in the Ehrbar saal, with a suggestion of the Egyptian supplied by two antique figures at the stage end. I wished much to get a picture of it, but could find none. Another saal which I have long In tended to describe but have postponed in the hope of being able to secure photo graphs. Is the grand music hall of the conservatory where the philharmonic concerts are "given. . Photographs are. not obtainable, so I shall try to give some idea of it by words. First, then, it is the most beautiful concert hall in "Vienna. Tho decorations are elaborately rich, but so perfectly balanced that the total effect is one of beauty and not excess. The auditor ium Is very spacious, with two open gal leries a few seats deep on three sides, the lower one. which is but slightly ele vated above the parquette, being divided into boxes. As "one enters tho saal for the first time the splendor is really imposing. Gold gleams from the walls, the ceiling, the long rows of silent caryatids with hands crossed on their breasts which sup port ' the upper gallery. You feel as if you were in a palace of gold, and so you are truly, but for some reason it Is not bizarre. A closer Investigation reveals the art of It. Tne gold is everywhere on walls and ceiling relieved by bronze. The combination of these two rich elements in perfect taste in fine and "elaborate de signs creates a total effect of superlative richness which increases with each see ing. ... But more attractive to me than the gold and bronze arabesques and the fres coed panels of the high ceiling are the golden caryatids mentioned. There are two rows of them, with 16 figures In a row. perhaps six feet apart. Before the doors which open on each side to admit to the boxes, the figures are grouped In twos. Fascinating Decoration. They are entirely of old, and the contrast with the subdued effects of the hall Is very fine. They stand so silent and so motionless that they never, fail' to fascinate me, and some times it Is so easy to forget that they are merely pillars these carven wom en.' They become sphinxes, propound ing unanswerable questions, and with unrevealed secrets locked in their gilded hearts. I am afraid that on a good many occasions some of the finest effects of the Philharmonic orchestras have been quite lost on me because I have yielded up the sense of time and place at the command of these sphinxes. The music melts into a rich background of un obtrusive melody, which pulsates like a silken curtain shot with gold and silver threads and glittering jewels be hind the two long rows of sphinxes. The end comes suddenly with the shock of shrilly clapping hands and unmusi cal bravos, and I wake up with a guil ty feeling that some one more deserv ing should have had my ticket. But when I utter that worn out remark. "Wasn't It finer" in answer to my companions, I mean it. It was, for It is the waves of music that unlock the lips of the sphinxes. . .Vienna possesses some magnificent pubile buildings. This week I am giving- a view of the parliament house, which is the seat of the legislative bodies. : Of these there are two a house of lords, and a lower house of representatives , or deputies. A con stitution was granted to Austria by the present Kniperor, the good Franz Joseph, In 1S61. A parliament hout.e is built in the style of a Greek temple, it Is one of a number of Imposing structures which give the Ringstrasse the reputation of being the most beautiful street in the world. When upon my first walk in Vienna, I came upon It, it seemed as if I uad been suddenly let down in Athens and beheld the Parthenon of my dreams on second thoughts, with some modifications, the architecture not being pure Doric. The extension on the left Is the chamber of the lords, where they sit in executive session. That on the right Is" devoted to. the deputies. Much space Is given to columned nails and com mittee rooms. The Inside Is not par ticularly fine. I greatly prefer our own Capitol. But just above the main entrance floors Is very beautiful piece of mosaic, with life sitse figures, which extends the length of the por tico. The steps sloping down to the street are made impressive by the sculptures of ancient Greek and Roman heroes which are placed on either side of the descent. . I attended a session of the house of deputies In the hope of seeing some of the exciting times that frequently oc cur. There had just been an emotional tempest of these excitable tempera ments when cl.air-f linging and fist fights had obstructed the order' of busi ness, and one man had bit the nose of a fellow law-maker. Not that I had any desire to see that part of the per formance! 1 could have exclaimed with Madam Roland: "O. Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name!" But a little smasnlng up of chairs would have lent zest to the spell of dull weather, :ind removed the im press, momentarily, at least, of the grime of a court wohnung. So we went. Not a thing happened, though we waited a long afternoon. All was as calm as the sea after a storm. Various speeches were made, each man standing up at his desk and attended only by such auditors as cared to hear. Nobody else paid the slightest atten tion to the orators, who all read from manuscript. The only speech that inter ested me was one' in t lie Bohemian tongue made by a man with fierce hair and top boots whose seat was close un der our position in the gallery, so I could hear the enunciation. It was like the spit, sputter of a tire-cracker, a se ries of small explosions, in fact. Of course, of what he spoke I had not the slightest idea, but he furnished a good piece of comedy. I am glad the English Concluded on Page 0.)
