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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1911)
TTin SUNDAY OREGOXIAST, PORTLAND, 3IAT 21. 1911. and prepared, and yet snow no false j pride? It takes the height of tact, the HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS DISPLAY THEIR ABILITY IN THE DOMESTIC SCIENCES Classes Hold Joist Celebration to Give Parents and Trie nds Visible Evidence of Their Knowledge in Housewifely Arts, and Display Is Six Success. WHITE RIVER FALLS HARNESSED FOR BENEFIT OF THE DALLES AND DUFUR Many Improvements Have Been Made in Plant Since New Owners Took Charge of Project Last July Sand in Water Offered Obstacle at First, but It Is Overcome. best of senaa to be proud and yet nat ural, as was this mother. After sapper the other guests with drew and the father and I sat do ti ir tha living-room, a room made vp of two great rooms running clear through the bouse, with large windows at either end. In one of the rooms was a tine piano and great stacks of sheet music and muslo books. And oa shelves. In cubby boles and alcoves, in bookcases snd even on the floors of both rooms were books and books and books and magaslnes and papers almost without ssd. 2cik class or me MrstSftHGT&M st.as school. CV n j 1 hi ,( V U N- - -J asm CXHIJtTT or &QftE5 TIC SCHLKCE . CZJC3S THR rls.M la Jomtlc clnc and lrmac rt of th Whtnton Hlcb School held a Joint xhlbltlon lait ThurdT la order to fir parrnta and other Intareatad la modern prac tical adueattoa aoma Idea of tha work arcompll.hcd In tha I'ortland achoola. An axcallent display of wcll-mada ar tlatlo (-armant and of appatlilna; and aeonotnlcai dlabaa. railed forth vrry favorabla commanta from tha many via Itnra who crowded tha cIaiaroom and kltrh.n laboratory from tha vrjr be ginning; to bayond tha laat minute of tha claaaca' receiving; houra. Dainty Garmrnt Kxlilhltrd. In the draaamakina; dapartmrnt an arrary of dainty aprona and llnxerla rapreaantad tha Itr.t year of tha four term vocatltnal dramaktnc court.; ni a number of attractive rstumes In alnaham. linen, alik and llaht wooiena Illustrated the aecond yeara' work. tur tnT tha nest two yeara. villartna; will b a aaw feature, with special Instruc tion In flttlna: and fnlshina. A course ' In costume deelirntne; haa been prom ised, and this will he p the aMrl creatly in their study of Una ami color-harmony and In achieving a hlaher stand ard of rood taata In dress. hiparially commended amonjr the first term students were Kuth Amewhury. who haa not only completed tha normal amount of work for tha term, but haa male a house sown and a serge suit a eitraa. Valeria fhoru praised for neatness: Mildred oden. arreatest gen eral Improvement: Veda poslnir, Han nah Uerdo and Kthel Orahara. Those mentioned aa leaders In. the second term classes are Ilachel Hickman. whose three-piece set and graceful dress of prngf. were much admired: Ilnnia rrt'l. Irothv imith, I.ucila tlodfelter anl tiara ionneman. ail tak ing tha domestle ectence course which Ineludea lft yeara of eewlna; and dress maklnc. In tha third 'term special mention waa made of Ruth t'andllsh, tXinifred Kern and Lillian Carpenter, also domestic science stndenta. while In the fourth term. Olive Wilson. Mildred Oout. Mildred Prumhauah and Mar guerite Hrakel all showed attrartlva aresses of their own desman and rutting. All ratterns used are drafted and cut to measure bv tha students. Some beau tiful embroidered garments were shown aa titra work by particular enlhua lasts. Bread Conical Popular. In tjta domestic science department f'e "fcreat contest" waa a popular fea ture. Art array of loaves tat wo'.ld be a credit to quite experienced house keepers was s.-.own as the work of first-term etuelenf The coveted "woodea spoon" tiei with the school colors, whl.-h marked the test leaf.' ni carried off by Pansy rrejer; but tie Judges bad a difficult .ask In as starlna tt. T array of dishes ma la bv the domestic science first and aee-ond-term etuients Included jneala. fis.t. poultry, vegetables, soups, muffins, rolls and coffee, breads, cakea both rtck and plala. Salads, pastry, desserts, canned fruit. Jellies and Invalid dlscrs. Candies. to. Including chocolates of a-iret profesaloral finish, aere not forgotten, though special emphasis aeatred to be lad upon the more sub-ata-;tial and Important vlandSL A fsatare cf tha aecond term course la tha rooking and serving of simple luncheons to IS "paying guests." at a cost of IS cents a head for raw ma t a rial. Jl a umber of xh menu ruavl- r 1 y - 4 A' a kmd - rMjaBa ctopj: ou!y frved were displayed, with ral eolations showing tha coat and com position of each Item. Isabella Peaae and Helen Trogen mere responsible for the following Cream of pea eoup with croutons Hambureer loaf. maihd potatoes Kread and butter Aspsrsaus salad Jtanana mould with cream Dorothy Cook and Laura Dingle se lected a pink color scheme. Tomato soup with croutons Creamed salmon, stuffed potatoea Breed and butter Fruit snlad Strawberry blanc-raanae with cream An early Pprlng lun.heon by Mable Hill and Lucllo Galea displayed: Pmwn v.aetable soup Tickled smelt, need potatoes Jl..t blecul-. Celery and apyle salad Caramsl custard Ciirla Fprclally Mentioned. Among those specially commended for "good and reliable work." "execu tive ability." or "rapid Improvement.' were: Majorle Clement. Clara Fonne man. Isabella I'ease. Ruth Ameebury. Kdith Leppere, Mable Hill. Ruth Wool ley. Florence Curran. Helen Trogen and Beatrice McLean. That auitable and attractive table service la npt overlooked In tha teach LOVE GUIDED FAMILY ' HAPPY ON LONE ACRE Addison Bennett rinds Perfect Home of Father, pother and Torsi Boys. Truck Garden Is Lads' Continuous College Fund,' BY ADPISOX BENNCTT. THIS la to be a atory without a name, a atory without a habitat, but true In outline and true In detail. During the last month I have trav eled more or less through the following flva count laa: Crook. Grant, Sherman. Wasco and Wheeler. In one of the email towns In one of those counties I met aa old friend, a friend of many years' standing, and waa Invited by him to lake supper with him and family. Too w ill note that I do not say din ner or tea. It waa the evening meal. called by the good old Unarllsh name of supper. , I say that I had known the gentle man f r many years, but I did not know his family, having never before visited bis home town. And I may aay that ha la a manly, up-standing man. A man of good breeding, of education and refinement, and withal a man who Is l'Kkrd up la and reelected by ail. particularly by bta cloaa neighbors and Immediate associates. I waa not earprlsed whoa I met his wire, the mother of bis children, lo find her his full eqaal la every respect to find her a lovely, lovable woman. Nor waa I surprised to f.nd their little fam ily of four boya all that could be ex pected to rome from such a union, the Inmates of such a home. Ktrst of all let me say that, measured by dollars and cents, these people are not wealthy. They have not a great atore of thla world's goods, but they have every seed aupplied. for the rea son that they confine their wants to their needs. Thar tare a rather, commodious , t. .strsrx v ."3 I :j ti r-1 V: r - - ..T-- a. lets jir-.Trwvrt rr-r c ictnttrr ing of practical cooking waa shown by the artistic and correct luncheon table. In yellow. egreen and white, with attrac f - tlve place cards, decorated by Olive Leppere. What Course Includes. The Domestlo Science course Includes one terra In plain cooklenr. one term in cooking, serving and elementary bac teriology, four terms In sewing and dreaamaklng, one term In home econo mtcs and houeehold management, and one term In food atudy and elementary dlcteUcs. ao that a girl graduating from this course should be able not only to cook good meals and make all her own clatthea, but also know how to select and purchase healthful and economical food material for a well-balanced diet, and to meet home problems andStnake a wise division of a household allow ance or Income. The clasaea in I'omestlc Art are tauirlir by Mis Gertrude Ksser and Miss Fielda, under the supervision of Mre. A. Sanborn. The Domeatlo Science department la undsr the auperviaion of Miaa Lilian Tingle, aaalsted by Miss Marie Williams and Miss Hetty Hlpkoe. A general Invitation has been exteoded to parents to vlrlt any of these classes. Kxnlbltlons of Domestic Art and Do mestic Science work will be held next Wednesday at the Lincoln High Kchool, and next Thursday at the Jefferson High School. home, a house built by piecemeal, the result of 20 years' expanalons from the Uttlo two-room affair built In their be trothal and occupied Immediately after their marriage. There their honey, moon was spent, there their children were born, there they have passed 20 years of peace and comfort, wishing for no other home, desiring no other envi ronments. The family, aa said, consists of tha father and mother and four boys. The ages of the boys are as follows, IS. 15, II and S yeara I met them for the first time Just before we sat down to sud- per, and I waa at once struck with their manliness, even the youngest showing no bashfulness or af(ectatlon he. like the rest, waa stroplj natural. I can think of no better word to express his or his brothers' bearing. Mother rrond, ot Boastful. The dining-room la a large apart ment, one end of It belng'glven over to birds and flowers, and at tha table were seated 11 of us tha family of six and five gueata. And I know from tha great table and tha also of the room and the demeanor of all that this number Is often Increased, (or friends delight In sitting down to that table, and tha father and mother delight In having them do so. Tha table was well supplied with such eatabe-s as one would expect to find In such a home, and everything waa well prepared snd well served. In some of the dishes the mother, who had prepared them, took especial pride and showed It without pride! Can you understand that? Can you under stand how she could praise some Jam or fruit or Jelly that she bad grown Wa sat down In great easy cbalrs before a roaring fire of pin kniots, flaring up from a great open freartn. There waa no other light: we needed no other. And there the fati-er began to tell me the story I am trylns to lead up to with such outlines as will make It intelligible. And yet It was not a story iut a simple relation of his happy married life, a narrative of what he and his wife had accomplished, a forecast of what they hoped to accomplish. Before we tiad talked long the moth er came silently In and took a chntr near her husband, and whenever they cast a glance at each"other the lovc- look of their eyes, accentuated by the glare of the pine knots, was beautiful to behold. And as the story went on It waa continued, without a break. first by one and then by the other. I waa not asked to keep the story from the public, not requested to with hold It from publication: and yet I would be the meanest of mlscreanta ware I to violate the confidence re nosed in ma by that tamer and mother. And that is why I sm relating it anony mously, for only their close friends ana associates will recognise tne setting, and they will never divulge the names of the characters. Barn Gymnasium Placed From the very time the first-born waa old enough to understand he waa lad to know that he must have a good education, and this should end with a college course. The second boy was given likewise to understand the same thing and later the two younger, until It seemed there was but one aim, ob Jeet and ambition for them to attain l good education, may were siw taurht-that a healthful body was es sential to a good mind, so tney were ia into and encouraged by every man ly and youthful outdoor sport, in tne barn a gymnasium was equipped where thev have taken tneir winter evarrleea: in the 6ummera they have tramned and ridden the country rouna. besehall. football and all such sports were encouraged as their pastime Perhaps their dutlea Remember, now. toe tamiiy pt was never pietnoric ana n money to educate three boya. and many were tha conferences or tns tamer ana mother ss to the best means of giving these lads the desired opportunities. Four yeara ago. when the oldest Doy s 14. tha carenta told nim ana nis brother, then 12 years old. that there after thev could have all that tney could make off the little garden, berry and fruit patch, aside from the wants of the family, but they must do tneir own work and give the ground the nrnner cultivation and attention. Under the direction of the father the boya took this garden four yeara ago. How ther jrnrked! I P before tne sun, laboring after nightfall early and late. In good weather and in bad they watched the growth, so to speak, of their college fund. They saw It ac cumulate bv steady degrees up to hundred dollars, two hundred dollsrs, three hundred. Ave hundred, until the day I waa there It amounted, with the little Interest accumulated, to a trifle over eight hundred dollars, and by this rail, when the first-born enters the Oregon Agricultural College, It will be at least a thousand dollars. One Studies, Other Earns. It will not be necessary to say that while the elder brother Is In college the second boy will go on adding to the fund. Tt is usetess to remark that during the vacations the elder boy will find useful snd profitable employment, and that when the first graduates and the aecond enters college the elder will go on adding to the fund. But there are two other boys, the lads respectively of 13 and 9 what bout them? Last Fall they were given charge of the poultry yards to begin their fund on, and some portion ol tne proceeds of the flower and berry sales 111 be theirs. rney pave aireauy quite a sum in the bank, and with good health they will have more than they will need for their college courses for of course the surplus In the fund of their elder brothers will revert to them, as will the proflta from the garden af ter the second boy graduates. For a moment I will digress from the main thread of the story, for tHb fath er wished to show me over the house. I had wondere'd where the boys and visiting girls were, for I had not heard a sound since the musio of the dishes as they were washed after supper and the mother joined us. We went up stairs and I waa shown the bathroom, the bedrooms, the great guest room, the alcoves snd closets, the sleeping- porch and balconies, but not a sound did 1 hear save our own voices and foot steps. - Finally thw father opened a doori And there was a great room, perhaps 20 feet lonr. blazing with light, a tabu running down the center, books, maps and chafts on every hand, and at tha table, wrapped In study, were the six absent ones the four boys and theit two girl visitors! They looked, up al us with a smile, but not a word was uttered as they went on with their les sons! Down before the blazing pine knots again and the mother told me of the studious habits of the boys. Two hours every night they attend their owa night school, unless, as frequently hap pens, thex younger ones get tired and creep down to the arms of father or mother. In school tney an stand at the head of their' classes,' and they never miss a day. They never have aaked for a atngle holiday during the school terms, other than provided by law; never have been late at school, never have uhlrked their evening les sons. isver have been reprimanded by a teacher. As we sat by the fire the youngest bor came silently into the room and crept Into the arms ofiis mother ss her baby! He is s years old. but he ruddled down close to that loving heart, each entwined in tha arma of the other aa though he were an Infant unaahamed of appearing a "sissy boy." I was ushered out- with them thus situated, the lad sleeping, the motner smiling, and with the glare of the open fire Illuminating tbeir countenances I thought J had never seen a more beau tiful picture. picture the portrayal of whlrhv In natural colors and perfect outline would, give the artist who limned It a name greater than any of the old masters fsr greater.' Fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers this is not a story., just tha almple re. latlon of what can be accomplished un der rather adverse circumstances. It shows tha beauties of a perfect home. It fives an Insight lota the Inner depths of the hearts of a loving father and mother, a father and mother not over burdened with worldly goods, and yet rich beyond compare! ' It gives you entrance for a few mta Otes to a home where duty and virtue snd right and justice are never taught. being always tmaersiooo. a nome or books and music snd flowers, of birds and pictures, and mirth and enjoyment. And sweetening all. dominating all, pervading all Is the aroma or perfect level je- . V -5--... - - i: - a- :, " """lit -ll fcr-' - a. v,- HE DALLES, Or.. April 20. (Spe cial.) The White River power plant. which supplies electric power and light both- to The Dalles and Dufur over a transmission l'ne 36 miles In length, Is located at the falls of the White River, south and a little east of The Dalles, two miles above the junction of the Deschutes and White rivers and about four miles from Tygh Valley, a live little town nestled in a canyon In the tall t'mber district near the center of Waaco Coun ty. The river, where the plant is lo coted, plunges over two falls, which, with the dam constructed abovt tne tipper fall, gives a. total qVop of 147 feet. In former years this city was sup plied with electrlo lighting generated n a little steam power plant here in town, owned and operated by a com pany of local men. The Wasco Ware house Milling Company bought their holdings and Increased the plant, final ly perfecting plans for generating power at White River Falls and bring ing it to The Dalles, which was done In January, 1903, at a cost of half million dollars. One of the characteristics of the White River Is the Immense amount of sand which is being continuously washed out from the upper territory and brought downstream by the rush Ing waters. This sand in the water Is condition which had to be overcome In the design of the plant, and is In this case obviated by a settling basin of rock and concrete for the purpose of settling the sand from the water before sending it through the pipe. In other words, a catch basin that would hold the water still long enough to let the sand in it sink from Its own weight. Plant Ownership Changes, The equipment of the plant at the falls when It vsy taken over by the Pacific Power & Light Company in July, 1910, consisted of a concrete dam 50 feet long, which formed a settling basin, a pipeline 1000 feet in length leading to the powerhouse at the foot of the falls, two SOO-kilowatt Impulse waterwheels direct connected to alter nating current generators, a transform er house and equipment and a masonry powerhouse. Shortly after the plant was acauired by the present owners, extensive plans were drawn up, which called for an en tire remodeling of the system at a cost of approximately 1160,000, and work was begun immediately. Although one of tha conditions which made thla work more than ordinarily difficult and ex pensive was the fact that it waa neces sary to maintain a continuous supply ot power ror The Dalles and Dufur, the company, realizing that a shutdown of only half an hour or ao on weekdays would inconvenience their customers In those cities, spared no expense to keep their service as constant as pos- siDie and allowed shutdowns only dur lng a few houra on Sundays. And while tnere Is much work yet to complete, there la much work that l finished. The first thing the company did was to construct a new line of wood pipe five feet In diameter from the old In take to a point In a ravine about 500 feet from the old dam, where a new concrete-tiam has been built 30 feet in height snd 170 feet long, to form in this ravine a second settling basin. From this basin a new line of pipe was built which' leads down the hill to the power house, S00 feet of the pipe being of wood and 150 feet of steel. Old Wheels Dismantled. At tha power house the old water wheels were dismantled and two new aiOO horsepower turbine wheels were Installed with a small 50 horsepower turbine for an exciter generator. These wheels are of the modern type and are equipped with efficient governors for the regulation of the speed- One of these wheels has been In operation since last November and the other has just been Installed, and will be in op eration In a few days. A large amount of rock has also been excavated from the tall race. Mucn work yet remains to be done before the plant will be brought to Its fullest, capacity. A third unit will be i j V a -S? t$V. - - ,'i 1 S I ' I 'sSW t " .a- installed which will be larger than either of the others, being 1250 kilo watts power. A new transformer house will be built and new equipment installed and othef improvementg.wilI be made in and around the power house. The construction work at White River Is In charge of Engineer J. J. O'Connell, and the superintendent In charge of the power house is M. F. Coherth. The manager at The Dalles is B. P. Bally, who has general super vision of the entire system. This plant at White River is only one of the many projects up.on which the Pacific Power & Light Company is at work. One project well under way Is the construction of a line from Hood River, to Umatilla and on to NATIONAL FORESTS AS GREAT GAME PRESERVES N. F. Thorne Suggests That Extermination of Deer and Elk Can Be Pre ' vented by Adopting This Plan. A5 SHLAND. Or., May 20 (To the Editor.) With 90 deer to start with ten years ago on 000 acres of steep, rocky, brush-covered moun tains in Pennsylvania, a hunting club composed of Lake Haven and Williams port business men have now over 3000 deer, the natural Increase from the original '90, and possibly four or five native deer that were on the land when it waa inclosed by a game-proof fence. The members of the club and -their friends have been -killing each year the number of male deerpermitted by the laws of Pennsylvania. This Is an example of the- productivity of deer when protected from the varmints and dogs. The West has failed to protect the elk, so that Its numbers are so .re duced that it can no longer be hunted; except in a few localities, and the same expensive methods are used, while our deer are fast being exterminated. In places here In Oregon where deer were very plentiful a few years ago one can hardly be found now. Last year I wrote the Agricultural Department, Washington, suggesting the idea of leasing Jarge tracts of land in remote parts of forest "reserves for the purpose of properly protecting and raising deer and elk. They replied that they thought very favorably of such a plan, but there was no law un der, which a leaae could be made for a longer time than one year, which, of course, would not warrant the initial expense In starting a game preserve. rThere are many hundreds of thousands of acres that are not used for grazing domestic animals that could be used for this purpose, with the following direct beneiits: first it would produce in a few years such an abundance of game animals that venison from such preserves could be permitted to be sold during the open season in our markets the same as beef, affording a most delicious and healthful product of food, that at present can only be had by a few. Second Through he fencing and protection of the game, the timber would also be protected from destructive -' fires. Third The profit able use of remote parts of reserves would help to open up the forests by the building of trails and wagon roads and phone lines, where neither exists now. Fourth rThe Government would get an annual rental for such use of these lands In place of tha increasing annual expense with no income, as at present. Fifth It would be the means of adding to our resources a valuable food product that will cost but little to produce on land which produces nothing of value except; timber at present. Sixth It will preserve the deer and elk from becoming extinct In our forests by lncreaaing their num bers and Improving the breeds at the same time. Question Is One of Conservation. This is a practical question of con servation. To adopt It will require an act of Congress, and. In this connection.- I wrote Senator Bourne, and he n Easeo, the hub of the wheel from - I which radiate the lines to Priest Rap- Ids on the Upper Columbia, the largest power station of the company, to North Yakima, Sunnyslde, Walla Walla, Kennewick and other points. The stations of Hood River and White Salmon and Husum on the-Washington side are connected by submerged cable and are under one local manager. The company expects to develop 3000 kilo' watt power at Hood River. The survey of the line between Hood River and The Dalles Is nearly completed and the stakes set marking the location of the poles. A party of six Is finishing this work now. Two triple., carloads of poles for the extension of the line have been received at each of the three sta tions. The Dalles. Rowena and Mosier. replied that as such privileges could only be enjoyed by a few he was op posed to the Idea, for the teason that a few would have privileges , "which are the common heritage of all" which in this case is transcendental tommy rot, for the reason that there would be enough such land not adapted to domestic gracing to accommodate all who wanted to lease for this purpose, and the further fact that most Western hunters would secure interests in a game preserve and do their bunting there, as deer are becoming harder to find each year, and the dangers of be ing shot while hunting are increasing. Many men cannot take the time now required to get a deer or two in a sea son. These preserves would have a tendency to Increase the number of deer on the millions of acres of wood and timber land that could not be in closed as a game preserve, thereby giving the man who did not have as interest in a game preserve a better chance to find a deer than he has at present. As city and Government parks are the last means used to preserve many animals from becoming extinct that' were formerly very plentiful In this country in their wild state, why should not this lesson be taken advantage of in a commercial way, and avoid the necessity of preserving the species at public expense a little later oa-? Few Arguments Against It. The argument will be mada that if deer and elk were raised in such large numbers the states- would have to change their laws permitting their sale from inclosed preserves during open seasons. It . is time that game laws were made up-to-date, so that some good will result from them. Some will say that if raising Jeer becomes profit able, the beef trust will acquire all tha preserves, but this could be provided against In the act authorizing the lease of Government reserve lands for this purpose. If there are any reasons why such a plan is not practical or profitable from every point of view, I would like to hear them. The Agricultural Depart ment thought very favorably of the plan last year, and if they have changed their opinions since, it must be due to the paranoiac egotism of some Western representatives in Wash ington or the Forestry Department. N. F. THRONE. Expeusive, "(Metropolitan Magazine.) Eeth Woodbury was a tight-fisted, hard-hearted old farmer. His brother William dying, the neighbors said, from lack of proper treatment. Seth hitched ud and drove Into town to have notlen about his aeath inserted in the weekly newspaper. "There ain't no charge oe merer- he asked, anxiously. "Oh. yes. indeed," answered the edi tor, "our price is two dollars an inch." "Craeky!" muttered tne old 'an' Bill six foot two."
