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THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 17. 10T5.
PORTLAND SCHOOLS BECOME VERITABLE HIVES OF INDUSTRY
Varied Activities Include Many Phases of Student Life, Such as Parties, Plays and Frolics, While More Serious Business Is Not Neglected.
Students Work Together for
Cardinal Success.
Lincoln Hlith In Vnlt In Publication
of Interesting? School I'aprr De
bating Team Members Chosen.
Superintendent Alderman and
Other Officials Axe Luncheon
Onests.
BY DOROTHY DUNIWAT.
IE CARDINAL, certainly is being
run in a live and vigorous manner
this term. The most interesting of the
features in connection with the Cardi
nal is the publication of a weekly bul
letin of the most important school
news. In carrying out the plan of pub
llshinir - this bulletin the students of
each room have elected a representa-
tive. These representatives will have
charge not only of gathering news lor
the bulletin, but also of some of the
minor details of the regular Cardinal
work.
They will see to the distribution of
the Cardinals, they will be on the watch
for good ideas for stories and cartoons,
and they will report to the regular
Cardinal business manager any firms
which they think may be willing to
advertise in the Cardinal. The bulle
tins will be issued weekly and will be
posted in each room. The bulletins
will .be edited solely by the room rep
resentatives. The representatives of the different
rooms met Wednesday afternoon in
room 214 to elect their editors and
circulation manager. The results were
as follows: Carl Knudson, editor;
Oeravere Fleming, assistant editor;
Herman Lind, circulation manager.
The room representatives are: Helen
Dorris, 215; Herman Lind, 214; Hubert
Scott, 213: David McCord, 208: Wayne
Feike, 207; Elmer Colwell, 206: Doug
las Powell, 205; Harry Jamieson, 204;
Harrison Huggins, 203; Alvera Harry,
202; Carl Knudson, 217; Geravere Flem
ing, 216; Lawrence Collier, 102; Ralph
Knudson, 103; Russell Kaufman, 104;
Bdwin Wright, 105; Charles Schnabel,
106; Sara Herns, 107; George Coune,
108; Robert Baker, 110; Alexander
Brown, 111; Norman Henderson, 112;
Eugene Larimore, 113; Craig Eliot, 114;
Edward Melton, 115; Donald Thaer, 116;
Murium Murchs. 310:- William Farmer,
S13; Donald Montgomery, 317; Ruth
Moreland, portable; Robert O'Dell,
portable.
The tryouts for the interscholastic
debating teams were held Saturday
afternoon,. October 9, in the High
School auditorium. The boys who made
the teams are: Ralph Hoeber, Abe
Rosenberg. Harold Baker, Wallace
McTarnahan, Jack Levin, Ralph
Holzman and Harold Ball. Six of
these will be on the regular teams
and the other two will be alternates
The choice has not yet been made by
me coach, Ueorge Koehn.
The date of the interscholastic de
hates has not been definitely decided
by the three high schools; it will be
about December 17. The question for
debate Is: Resolved, That the Mon
roe Doctrine be retained as a part of
Tne permanent policy of the united
States.
At the meeting of the Hakanaki
Campfire Girls Friday afternoon in the
iiDrary the following officers were
elected: Elizabeth Lillson, president:
Alice Bionra, vice-president; Evelyn
Davenport, secretary: Ethel Langley,
treasurer: Lena P uymbrock, editor; Al
phid Pierson, sergeant-at-arms. The
society held its ceremonial .meeting
Friday at the home of Evelyn Daven
port. 4328 Forty-fourth street South
east. The editors of the February, '16, class
Cardinal, Alvera Harry, editor-in-chief,
and Mignon Schow. associate editor.
have appointed the following staff of
assistants:
Literature, prose Esther Hettinger
(chairman). Stark Akers, Lucile Smyth.
Literature, verse Mary Jane Carr
(chairman), Frederick Betz. Alfred
Ping.
School notes Nelson Dezendorf
(chairman), Helen Dahl, Helen Brig
ham. Athletics Marcellus Mills (chair
man). Martha Lordz. Harold Wolverton.
"Without Prejudice" Elsie Bur
Boyne. Philip Dahi. Lotta Hollopeter.
Ait Adolph Bloch (chairman). Jack
Crossley, Chester Sorensen, Cecil St.
Helen.
Society Eva Anderson.
Commercial department Frederick
Betz fchairman), Abe Goldstone, Grace
Xtoberts.
The commercial department is a new
department in connection with the
Cardinal, created by the class editors.
There is such a large number of com
mercial students in the February class
that It was thought advisable to devote
. part of the class Cardinal to com
mercial work, giving something of the
history of the commercial courses at
Lincoln, the value of these courses and
the alms of commercial students.
The staff has begun work on its
material for the class Cardinal, and
the editors, with the assistance of their
competent assistants, promise a class
Cardinal tip to the Lincoln standard.
Superintendent L. R. Alderman, R.
IT. Thomas and the teachers' advisory
board were guests at a daintily ap
pointed luncheon Friday noon. October
S, at Lincoln High School. Four girls
of the third-term domestic science
class, Mildred Druschel. Catherine Alla
hofT, Marie Bunting and Anna Flamm,
prepared And served the luncheon. The
following menu was served: Crab
cocktail, liver rouget with rice and
holled tomatoes, hot . rolls, pea and
pimento salad with cheese balls, stuffed
baked apples, walnut wafers and coffee.
The schedule for the football games
Which Lincoln will play is as follows:
October 20 Lincoln vs. Jefferson
Jlish.
Oi tobor 27 Lincoln vs. Washington
High.
November 5 Lincoln vs. Franklin
Hi a h.
March 12 Lincoln vs. Portland Acad
emy. The first of the interscholastic games
In which Lincoln played was against
Columbia University. Tuesday, October
12. Lincoln won, 13 to 0.
The Tologieons have decided on Fri
day. October 29. as the date of their
first party this term. The entertain
ment committee. Adolph Bloch (chair
man). Herman Lind and John Langley,
is planning the evening's programme
and all the. members look forward to
a most enjoyable evening.
The following new members were
voted into the society at the meeting
Thursday In room 107: Abe Rosenberg
Thomas Foley and George Altstadt.
Rehearsals are progressing rapidly
for Shakespeare's ";Comedy of Errors "
to he presented by the students of Lin
coln High School In the auditorium on
Friday and Saturdav nights. November
19 anil 20. The mney derived from
the play will be added to the art fund,
which is to be used for decorating the
echool.
,
The school was honored Frfday
morning by a reading by Miss Char
lotte Bsnfleld. a former pupil of Lin
coln High. Miss Banfield gave delight
fully "The Littlest Rebel," Everyone
felt that the lesson of the cruelty and
bitterness of war was very appropri-
At the last meeting of the Adelphi
ans. Thursday, in room 206, tryouts
were held for the five-minute mono
logue which will be a part of the
Adelphians' offering in the intersociety
programme. The decision has not yet
been announced. The programme was
concluded by a reading. "That's Some
thing." by Joe Dietz.
.
The Tri L"s. the girls' Bible study
club, met recently. The election re
sulted as follows: Grace Kuhl. presi
dent; Ruth Richards, secretary; Ellen
Anderson, treasurer, and Elinor Pills
bury, editor. The society decided to
have one-half of the meeting literary
and the other half devoted to T. W. C.
A. work. Miss Amos is the society's
crJtic
The post-graduates at Lincoln have
increased. Among the late arrivals are
Ruth Graham, June. '13; Edith Pitts,
February, '14. and Blanche Clark, June.
'15.
Coming Events.
Norman F. Coleman, professor of
English at Reed College, will give a
series ef lectures upon the subject of
"The English Bible: Its Structure and
Significance."
The next lecture will be on Tuesday.
October 19. at 8 o'clock at the Cen
tral Library. The subject for the even,
lng will be "The Fathers of the Hebrew
People: The Story of Abraham."
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A number of -lectures are being giver,
on Friday evening at the Library upon
the subject of "The Problem of World
Peace." Next Friday, October 22. H.
B. Torrey, a member of the faculty of
Reed Collage, will speak upon the sub
ject of "Is War a Biological Necessity?"
On Tuesday at 8 P. M. H. B. Hastings
will speak upon the subject of "Types
of Securities" at the Multnomah Ama
teur Athletic Club.
.
Wednesday night. October 20. Arthur
Pinero will speak at the Laurelhurst
Club upon "The Second Mrs. Tan
queray." one of the lectures to be given
upon "Studies in Modern Drama."
On Wednesday morning Mrs. Ralph
Wilbur will speak to the students of
the Art Museum upon "Vision."
Miss lone Dunlao has been nnnsitntol
by the School Board to take up the
subject of art with the children of the
schools. The exhibit, which la
display, is that of Western art. Five
nunared and forty pupils have viewed
the display and listened to the explana
tions which Mies Dunlap has given.
There 'will be 24 meetings conducted
by Robert D. Leigh on Mondays.
Starting October 11, Mr. Leigh will dis
cuss the "History of Education." These
meetings will be held at the Central
i-iorary.
October 21 and 28 are the dates upon
which Miss Putman will speak upon
the subject of "Egyptian Art" and "An
Art for Eternity." These are two divi
sions of the general subject of "The
Ancestors of Art." which will be given
at the Art Museum.
.
Miss Margaret E. D. Fee, of New
York, a noted educator and social
worker, will speak upon "What Shall
We Do With Our Girls?" at the Central
Library on Thursday. This is under
the auspices of the Woman's Civic
Welfare Club.
James John Iligli Notes.
BY FLORENCE DAVIS.
Last Friday night, October 8. about
sv prospective memBfers met at the high
scnool to undergo the ceremonials of
the HiaK Klatawa initiation, not the
least enthusiastic among them being
several of the teachers. The victims
were led over a very rough route to
the river, where their worst misgivings
were verified. However, despite the
fun at their expense, the new members
exhibited a great fund of good nature,
and proved themselves worthy Hlak
Klatawas.
At a general assembly last week
Drott Larsen was elected yell leader.
He was called upon to direct the "root
ing" at the first football game of the
season. Saturday, October 9. when the
James John High School team played
the Columbia University Juniors. The
teams were evenly matched, and the
game was well played. The result was
a victory of 7 to 0 for James John.
This is quite encouraging and regarded
as a happy omen for the opening sea
son. The domestic science classes served
their first luncheon Friday, October 8.
As yet no guests have been entertained,
but the girls are planning to ask some
later.
Much interest and enthusiasm is be
ing shown, in music this term. A girls'
glee club, a mixed chorus and a quar
tet have been organized, in addition to
the orchestra, which is doing creditable
work. Chapel is conducted each Mon
day by Mr. Boyer.
Preparations are under way for the
Dramatic Club's first play of the sea
son. A comedy entitled "Facing the
Music" has been selected, and the fol
lowing caste chosen in the tryout last
Tuesday:
The Rev. John Smith. Drott Larsen;
John Smith, Ferris Swisher; Dick Des
mond, Percy Smith: Colonel - Duncan
Smith, Clyde Thayer; Sergeant Duffell,
wurtis i-nniips; Mabel, Ethel Hufford;
Nora. Dorothy Schafer: Miss Fotherin-
gay, Florence Davis; Mrs. Ponting, Mar-
ffBP.t K.lsnn
Clinton Kelly School Notes.
In room 11 a writing contest. tv
continue until the close of the term,
is being entered into. The plan is to
write a copy at the beginning of the
contest, which is to be filed away. This
copy will bear no name, but will be
designated by a number drawn by the
writer. At the close of the term a
final copy will be made, after which
Judges will be selected from members
ot tne faculty or parents to determine
the one having made the greatest prog
ress of penmanship. Interest is being
awakened in developing legible hand
writing, many of the contestants prac
ticing outside of school hours. Tht
winner will be suitably rewarded.
. A class of the poorest spellers from
the grammar and intermediate grades
is being conducted bv the nrincinal
His aim is to teach the pupil, through
visualization, the power of observa
tion, which will in time lead to con
centration of thought and more accu
rate habits of study.
For use in nature study and geog
raphy, several rooms are maklnt col
lections of seeds, cocoons, mineral ore,
coins, flags, etc. In this way the work
becomes a part of the child through the
actual knowledge of what he studies.
The classes in current events were
much interested in the account, given
in last - week's paper, of the construc
tion of the new bridge in New York
City, from the East River to Long
Island Sound. One of the members of
the class. Samuel Geizbeek, brought a
picture of the arch, showing the final
joining of the spans. ,-
The children of the city schools, at
the' request of Superintendent Alder
man, have written letters to him de
scriptive of school life, a trip or any
event of Interest to themselves. The
best better. In the judgment of the
teacher, was selected to be sent to the
superintendent's office. In 9B Mildred
Hall's was selected and In 8A the honor
fell to Kathrlne Kressman.
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Students at Washington
High Form Commerce Body.
Officers Are Elected to Head Junior
Chamber Literary Society.
Dances, Class Play and Tag Day
Some of Activities That While
Away Time.
BY GERTRfDE MAY.
OK several years it has been the
ambition of the different business
managers of the Lens, the school
publication, to devise a plan whereby
the advertising merchants would be as
sured of the students' patronage and
where the students could depend upen
the merchants support.
Different plans and schemes have
been tried repeatedly but with only
partial success, so at last Business
Manager Gerald Stevens, with the co
operation of other students, has drawn
up a plan which he and the students
Delieve will be a material success.
Following is the accepted plan:
"We, the students of Washington
msn ocnooi, in order - to prove our
school loyalty and advance the inter
ests ol our school oaner. the Lens
hereby pledge ourselves faithfully to
'support by oi.r trade the advertisers
wno patronize tne Lens.
"And we. the faculty and the offi
cers of Washington High School s-n
dent, body and the editor and business
manager of the Lens, in consideration
of tho above support, agree to accept
uniy sucn advertising in the Lens
we can conscientiously recommend for
patronage.
"In further consideration of the
pledged support, we, the students of
Washington High School, ask the busi
ness and professional men of Portland
such loyal and whole-hearted support
of our paper, the Lens, as we are pre
pared to give in return."
ine students nave all given their
signatures for the acceptance and sun
port of this plan and are already living
up to tne conditions or the project.
The past week at Washington proved
to be one of much anticipation, owing
to the Chamber of Commerce election,
an event which took place on Mondav
The vice-presidents and the business
manager have all been elected, but not
until a later date will the assistants
be appointed. Following are the
nominees and the final count; . -
Business manager
Harry Brubaker ....373
Ted Peterson 30s
George Walker ....................... ,14
Harold Morrow ................. H6
Civics bureau
John Lee .494
Bob Kincaid ..297
Lionel church ......................... 14J
Publicity bureau "
Gertrude May 194
Bob Cooke , io7
Don Bates 147
Melville Pugh su
Development bureau
Harry Clair ;..412
Hugh Glpn '. 357
Bruce Behmlnky 70
Industrial bureau
Eldred Fearce, uncontested.
Charity bureau
Viola Harrington 462
Frances Fleckenstein '. ................. .31X1
Purchasing bureau
William Grout R., 8
Art Kuhnhausen .203
Employment bureau
Paul Davles 2.-J6
Charles Strube .........-....141
Walter Harris 11:1
Chuck Sigle 101
Joe Kelly 71
A meeting of the vice-presidents of
the bureaus' of the Chamber of Com
merce was conducted on Thursday.
Each vice-president was told of his or
her work and was requested to have
ready by Monday an outline of the
duties as they would be handled.
The members of the February class
are busy making preparations for a
"hard times" dance, an affair which
will take place Friday evening, Octo
ber 22.
The seniors anticipate a "big" time
and a "big" crowd and from present
indications there hopes will not be
shattered, for every one is looking for
ward to tne anair witn much en
thusiasm. The committee In charge of the class
play has received the manuscript of the
play "Stop Thief and. if Principal
Herdsman passes on the play, definite
plans will soon be put under way.
m m v
Wednesday afternoon the Neakahni
Literary Society held its weekly pro
gramme in room 11.
Edith Rouse opened the programme
with two entertaining songs, "Cheat
ing" and "Peggy Brady." Esther Peter
son gave a book report on "Disraeli."
the love scene being acted out by Helen
Ball, as Clarissa; Helen Calbreath. as
Charles Dee Ford; Florence Tennyson,
as Disraeli, and Helen Miller, as Mrs.
Travers. '
All prospective new members intro
duced themselves to the old Neakah-
nians in a very novel way .either , by
reciting their first poem, singing their
first song or by drawing their first
picture on tire .blackboard. : Every old
member thoroughly enjoyed the efforts
and abilities of the new members and
have declared their intention of hav
ing them perform again.
Irene Reynolds closed the pro
gramme by the rendition of two excel
lent piano selections.
The Neakahnians-will hold their next
meeting on Wednesday,' October 20.
Football Tag Day. an affair of Fri
day, proved to be an enjoyable as well
as . profitable event.
Faculty members and students were
approached early in the morning by
appointed "tag sellers" and were not
allowed to depart until they had re
lieved themselves of 10 cents.
After the dismissal of school in the
afternoon all tagbearers adjourned to
the gymnasium, where, without further
charge, they danced to the lively tunes
furnished by the High School orchestra.
The proceeds of the sale will go to
buy athletic shoes for the football
boys.
On Friday, October 8. the Eukrineons
boys' debating society, were supposed
to have held an open programme, but
Rises'
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some: ok the: officers of lix
coin high school. student
BODY.
Left to KlaTht George Buck, Track
MatUMCert Stephanie Strain, Athletic
Hoard. Inogene Setc-n, Board of Di
rectors! l Carter, Athletic Board W.
' A. Gravclle, Wrestling Manager! Carl
Caeser, Athletic Board Carl Kaid
son. Yell Leader! II. L. Llnd, Basket,
ball Manager.
owing to the Franklin-Washington
football game, the programme was
withheld until last Friday, October 15.
A talk by Mr. Linnehan and an im
promtu debate were the chief features
or the meeting.
Several of the members are making
preparations to try out for the inter-
school debate, an annual affair which
wii. take place at a later date.
The get-acquainted party of the June
i' class was held in the school irvm
nasium on Friday night, and a rollick
ing good time was enjoyed by all.
On Monday morning Mrs. Lerenson.
dean of girls, called an assembly for
tne seventh and eighth-term girls, and
arier a few remarks had Miss Vera
uarling. teacher -of science, talk to
the girls on the subject of physical
and mental efficiency. Miss Darling
siiowea now tnrough physical better
ment one would become mentally
capable. -
She urged the girls to notice their
sitting and standing postures, giving
aemonstrations of the correct nositton.i
Miss Darling further explained to the
giols the necessity for the proper sort
of exercise, the right kind of clothing
ana iooo. ana aoove all. regular habits.
Mrs. Lerenson and Miss Darling hope
10 Dring aoout an organization where
by the girls will be able to obtain valu
able instruction . and information on
hygiene: however until a plan i form
ulated Miss Darling will In all nrob.
ability deliver a series of talks .to the
gins.
On Saturday evening. October 23. be
tween the hours 7 and 8. the boys of
Washington High School will be given
an opportunity to enjoy a free swim at
the Y. M. C. A.
- At its weekly meeting Friday after
noon the Eukrineon Debating- Society
gave the first regular programme of
the season. Coach Linnehan, instructor
of the debating team, gave an address
on "Associates," after which an im
promptu debate was held on the sub
ject, "Resolved. That the Horse Is a
More Useful Animal Than the Cow."
The participants were, for the affirma
tive. John, Dentler and Allen Cover, and
for the- negative. Klaus Mensinsr and
Gerald Stevens. Each participant was
given two minutes in which to present
his argument. No -decision was given,
but the critic, Gerald Stevens, reviewed
the debaters' efforts.
Leslie Coon and Walter Harris n-.eo
elected to membership, and Allen Cover,
who aaa oeen elected at a previous
meeting, was initiated.
Failing School Notes.
The school orchestra is organized
and is ioing excellent work under the
leadership of Master Albert Creitz.
There are several clubs organized n
the school. The "Good Government
Club," in Miss K. Porter's room, has
elected Jacob Weinstein as president.
This club is active in everything that
helps the neighborhood and school.
- mere is a fine soccer team In Failing
this term. Luigi Gallow, of Miss Caug
hey's room, is the active captain. He
states that he is going to make things
hum soon.
The classes in the building are ore-
paring for an exhibit of work accom
plished at home. This is to be ex
hibited at . the school next week.
The 3-A was the banner class in at
tendance for the first month, receivinir
99.7 per" cent of attendance. -
Much interest is being taken in the
study of Fall flowers and birds by the
clubs formed in the various rooms last
bpring. The object of the members of
these clubs is to learn all thev can
about the wild flowers and wild birds
and to, protect the birds from danger.
Miss Bess teeeal s class has an ex
cellent collection of old nests. These
are studied with great interest in the
nature lessons. ' -
. . Peninsula School Notes.
A room (No. 8) has been set" asiHe
in the school building to be used as
a community center. The plan is to
have regular meetings to. furnish en
tertainment and something beneficial
In a social way to the district. The
first of these meetings was held on
Thursday. The public is cordially In
vited to attend.
Tuesday afternoon the regular month.
ly session of the Parent-Teachers' As
sociation was held. The following pro
gramme .was given: '
bong by the Girls' Glee Club; address.
'The Great Spiritual Movement of the
Age"; talk. "Pure Literature," by the
president. Mrs. Herbert W. Foster. The
meeting was well attended.
The domestic science department, un
der the direction of Miss La Mont, is
to turnisn special dishes, cafeteria
lunches, etc., from time to time to the
teachers during the-year. The first ef
fort in this direction was made Wednes
day, October 6, by the girls of the
eighth grade. The ninth-grade girls
have been canning fruit as a part of
their course.
The assembly recently held was one
of a series to be held during the term
to be devoted to presenting the best ef
forts of the pupils along various lines,
each room to have one or more repre
sentatives. The subject of reading was
emphasized at this time. Later, other
school activities will be exemplified.
For this work the frhool is divided into
sections, one to include grades one to
three, and one grades four' to nine. -
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J ...-"Vfr" IS - . ;
Parent-Teacher Circle Meets
at Franklin High.
Committees Are Appointed and ftear
. ular Sessions Set Student Body
Klects Arthur Mackensle President
rpHE first meeting of the Franklin
jL High School Parent-Teacher Circle
was held Tuesday evening at the Rich
mond School. The meeting was called
only as a "get-together" affair. Mr.
Dillon, an instructor in Franklin, sang
a selection, and Kenneth Goets. a stu
dent, played a cornet solo. The date
for the first regular meeting was set
for Monday. October 18. at 8 P. M. at
the Franklin High School at Creston.
A fine programme will be rendered.
Tuesday evening the following chair
men of committees were aDDOinted
Programme committee. Mrs. Charles W.
Jones, of Clinton Kelly district; press
committee, Mrs. E. L. Collins, of Arleta
district: back to the home committee,
Mrs. Blanche Thurston, of Franklin
High; social service committee. Mrs. K.
E. Fulton, of the Creston district, and
pure literature committee. Mrs. S. . F.
Ball. Mrs. Thurston is also a delegate
from the Teachers' Association to meet
ings of the council.
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An oia-iasnioned candy pull was
given at the home of Miss Mora Will
iams last Friday evening. The guests
were from the commercial department
oi rrankiin. The next morning every
one was suffering from an overdose of
sweets. .
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Miss Margaret Gesner. of Berkeley,
has been chosen as instructor in Eng
lish and French at Franklin, to take
the place of Miss Katherine Koch, who
recently became a bride. Miss Gesner
majored in French at Berkeley.
The election of the student body of
ficers was held Friday, October 8. The
balloting took place within the rooms,
each room serving as a precinct. An
assembly was then called to watch the
returns as they appeared on a large
blackboard on the platform. There
was considerable campaigning and bet
ting among the boys as to who would
nave the Honor, of being president.
After the election. Yell Leader George
Lriiiara gave the freshmen a few In
structions in the art of rooting.
The election resulted as follows:
Arthur Mackenzie, president; Lois Tom
linson, vice-president: Elanore Farmer,
secretary; nianinea rteinnart, sergeant-at-arms;
George Gillard. yell leader.
and Veva Elwell, editor-in-chief of the
Post'
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Manfried Relnhart, who received i
fractured hip during the Franklin
Washington game last Friday, has been
removed from St. Vincent's Hospital to
his home at 1367 East Morrison. It
will be at least a week before he will
be able to sit up. He will not be ner
mitted to enter into any kind of ath
letics this year, which is a great dis
appointment to him as well as to the
football and basketball squads.
Arleta, School Notes.
The Arleta football team defeated
the Shaver team, 26 to 19, a week ago
The girls ' indoor baseball team
won the game from the Hoffman-girls
October 8, the score being 34 to 18.
The Willamette Campfire Girls of
Arleta School meet Thursday after
noons. They are doing an excellent
work and having good times. Three
hikes have been taken recently one to
Lents Junction, where a campfire sup
per was enjoyed; one to Mount Tabor
Park, and one to Kenilworth, where
the girls and their guardian had a pic
nic supper. Last Thursday the cere
monial meeting was held.
The fire-prevention camsaiirn Is
deeply Interesting the boys and girls,
who have written compositions about
the common cause of fire.
The domestic science girls for their
regular work have canned 100 jars of
fruit and vegetables, which they sold.
This' handiwork included different
methods of canning the boiler, the
open kettle and the baking in the oven
methods. The products of their labor
were grape marmalade, grape jelly,
quince marmalade, apple butter,
peaches, canned and spiced; preserved
apples w-ith quinces, pickled beets,
pickled carrots, canned tomatoes and
puree.
Holladay School Items.
The fourth-grade geography class
Miss Grace Williams teacher, has been
studying "What a Cityr Needs." The
present topic is "How Portland Gets Its
Foods." -
After having studied the processes by
which, some of the foods are obtained.
they plan. visiting some of the manufac
turing plants to see how the processes
are carried out. Their first trip will be
to the Rose City Creamery.
Mr. .Austin.- the manual training in
structor, took some of the boys out for
their first "hike" on Friday. The aim
was to study the different woods of
Oregon. The boys reported a very good
time and are keen for the next tirp.
f-rincipai nugnson will go with the
boys to look over the Columbia River
bridge.
The juniors' exhibit will be held at
the schoolhouse October 22.
Quite a variety of exhibits are be
ginning to come in. . One fourth-grade
boy has made a fair imitation of a war
vessel. ' Another pupil in tho ninth
grade has a fair exhibit in the way of
an oil painting on glass.
Poet's Day Celebrated.
Reported by Xeva Glbbs, -A.
The first assemblv of the nnrrnn,i,
School was held on the afternoon of
October 7 in honor of the great living
poet. James Whitcomb Riley. The pri
mary programme was given first. The
children marched in to music ' played
prominent
Almost 300
The first flag salute in the
school was given with vim. It
led by Mr. Cannon, the nrincinai.
new
was
The following programme was given.!
Primary classes Room l 'Rumhl. '
uee. irtruoe James; room 2. "Intel
lectual Limitation." four pupils: room
3. "Life's Lesson." Aileen Williams;
room 4. "At Auntie's House." Homer
Wright: room 5. 'The Hay Loft." Con
nie Buck: room 6. "Night Wind." group
of pupils: room 7. "Thomas, the Pre
tender," Lucille Spangler: room 8.
"Raggedy Man." Murial Walter; room 9.
"When the Circus Comes to Town,"
Helen Eppstein: room 10. "Little Or.
phant Annie," Bessie Johnson.
Flag salute, school: "America," by
school; "Elmer Brown," Doris Ober
dorfer; "Our Hired Girl." Lynn Wyc
hoff; "A Bear Story," Marjorie Leet;
"Little Orphant Annie." Marian Far
tell; song, "Life's Lesson." five girls;
"Raggedy Man." Minerva Holzman:
violin duet. Jane and Ann O'Rielly.
Frank Branch Riley, who. as a child,
had often climbed on the poet's knee,
delighted the children with personal
reminiscences of the poet. He also
gave a number of readings at the close
of both programmes. The children
were delighted and said with hearty
feeling in chorus, "Thank you, Mr.
Riley."
"America" and "Columbia, the Gem
of the Ocean" were sung by the whole
school with a. heartiness that promised
well for the patriotism of the pupils
of the new Couch School.
Benson Polytechnic.
Misses Myrtle Powell and Blanche
O'Neil' gave a delightful luncheon on
Wednesday in the school dining-room.
The dining-room was tastefully dec
orated with nasturtiums.
The guests were Mrs. Eunice Page,
Mrs. L. K. Pierson. Mrs. J. Scott. M;ss
Lottie Milan, Miss Pearl Elmer. Miss
Wanda Starr. Miss Ethel Phelps and
Miss May Blumauer.
Miss Florence Olsen. Edith Block and
Ethel Phelps have been appointed to
arrange for a programme to be given
October 29. This is the last day of the
second month of school. ,
Miss Smidth Is giving a number of
lectures to the students of the milli
nery departmept of the night school.
She is taking up the subject of "De
velopment of Dress."
Miss Laura Riley, a member of the
faculty, gave a dinner party at the
Campbell Hotel in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Trew.
Mrs. Trew, who was Miss Grace La,
Brie, was -a domestic science teacher
in the school last term.
m m
A number of the teachers have joined
the . Tuesday night dancing class at
Christensen's Hall. The class is held
by the Grade Teachers' Association.
Miss Wey, physical instructor in the
Benson Polytechnic School, has charge
cf the class.
Mrs. Gertrude Graham, dean of the
girls' department, reports that 11 girls
have been placed in comfortable homes
to work for their room and board.
There are requests for six more girls,
but they could not be supplied.
The seniors have adopted as their
class colors purple and gold and as
their class motto "We have crossed
the bay, the ocean lies before us."
People who think it wise to start
their Christmas shopping early will be
interested to know that the girls in
the third-term sewing classes think
it wise to start their home-made -presents
early.
Many beautiful things, such as caps,
towels, dresser scarfs and bags, are
being made. The designs for this work
are made under the supervision of Miss
Iverson, while Mrs. Page -is teaching
many, new stitches and arrangement
of colors.
.
Mrs. Eunice Page passed her entire
vacation traveling in the East, visiting
relatives and setting new ideas for
her sewing classes. The beautiful ex
hibit of waists In room 12 proves that
tho girls are doing all they can to
profit by the instructions given them.
In the collection are voile, wash ilk
and pongee waists.
Freshmen Reception Guests
at Benson "Poly."
Members of First-Year Class Are
' Entertained at Delightful Pro
rrnmme, and Refreshments Are
Enjoyed t'ebruary, 17, Class
Chaoses Officers.
BY RATMOND HILL.
AN ELABORATE reception was given
the freshmen last Friday night by
the February '16 class at the girls' de
partment of the Polytechnic School. The
entertainment programme was pleasing
and well executed. The students who
participated in the entertainment can
consider themselves highly honored and
esteemed by the freshmen and parents
who attended.
Among the first numbers on the pro
gramme was a club drill, which w i.h
by Miss Wey. and wonderfully (xecuted.
wc&uiiiui vucai selections were
rendered by Misses Blake and Harding
The two selections were "A Perfect
Day." by Miss. Blake, and "Laddie." by
Miss Cora Harding. Tho next number
was a recitation by Miss Frida Wilson,
which received much applause, and per
haps the number we should consider
the most was the splendid selection by
the girls', glee club, which sang "Gob
let Duet" with much zest and harmony,
and as a final encore they sans- the
famous Benson Polytechnic School song.
wnicn received much applause.
After thA .nl.rtnininont th. CT.. -
and seniors adjourned to the "refresh -
ment nurlnrs " n-hieh t,-t- w....
the second floor. Here an enormous
dowi or puncn aisappeared at a lively
rate. The decorations were beautiful
maple leaves and ferns, which were
very tastefully arranged.
The February '17 class organized last
Monday. The election of class officers I
resulted as follows: President. Raymond
mil; vice-presiaent. Arts Wilson; sec-
retary. Donald McClung; treasurer.
Charles Gale; Bergeant-at-arms, Chester-Woodruff.
At an early date ' the boys of the
February '17 class plan to give a re
ception in honor of the girls of the
class.
The members of the" February 'IS
class have been quite active this term.
having several receptions, etc. There
will be practically 25 students graduate
in February. The following are the
members of the class: President, Minnia
Btbelhausen; vice-president. Julius
Langley; secretary, Juanita Krogstad;
treasurer, Alfred Moon; assistant treas
urer, Laura Durmas; George Crane.
Robert Hessemer. Martin Koreski, Hay
wood Eddy, Edith Lofstedt. Edith Hagg.
Grace Cayo, Cora Harding, Elizabeth
Nelson, Mildren Concannon. William
Biggerstaff. Victor Stalsberg,' Mable
Wilson. Freda Eppenstein, Doris Fletch
er, Ellen Thompsen, uth Berglund,
Walter Bergmann, George Crockett and
Elmer Anderson.
Pupils 17 Sew Tan.
Many of the pupils from Chapman
are enjoying the swimming at the
Couch School. They are allowed the
use of the tank twice a week, the sriri
on Tuesday and the boys on Friday.
by Mrs. H. H.' O-Rellly,
patron of Couch School
pupils were assembled.
Manual Training Popular at
Jefferson High.
Students to Make School Furniture
With Big Savins; to District Tech
nical Club la Formed b-r Manual
Training; Classen Athletic Asso
ciation Elects Officers.
BY MACLEOD MAURICE.
TIE manual training department mi
' Jefferson has proved a valuable!
asset to the school district; in fact, the'
annual saving in dollars figures well'
into hundreds. Everything required for
improvements, such as teachers' desks,
typewriting tables. drawing tables,
filing cabinets, chairs and many special
pieces, are provided for laboratory
equipment and for classrooms. On a
single order for 15 desks delivered this
year the saving to the school district
was $105. Another order for six tables
and a cabinet cost the district pre
cisely $12. whereas if they had been
purchased from a manufacturer they
Tl'"11 at lowest estimae have cost
This class of work is of the greatest
value to the boy. as it affords him an
excellent experience in economic and
commercial methods. Special stress is
laid on the student s learning the value
of co-operative effort and a systematic
planning of his individual work.
Mf. La Forge, instructor of the de
partment. Is in constant receipt of let
ters from all over the United States
commending him upon the excellence
c-1 the Jefferson woodwork display at
the San Francisco Fair.
mTre.ls an ever-increasing interest
manifest among the students taking
?h?h 1, ma,chln shop work. A de
cided inclination to "linger longer" is
prevalent and the instructor. Mr Bux
"' ha "Iculty clearing the shop
cellent fter.noon- The equipment is ex
cellently adapted to student work, and
nT. .PP,V;atUS 13 beln Called from
lTn 'J?,ktl?e'J At Pent they have
IZLf? th Bnd latheR a Bmth & Mills
?iP"' 1C,incin"t drill press, a
kel i...enS,tiVe ArU1 and two MilWau
Twmi, ?Kmach,nes of 'est model.
draueht ?d brazing, and eight down
of frges. with a complete outfit
?frVE. Vr ZHch one' The rk so
far, thia term has been devoted to turn
ing out ten universal draughting ma
chines for the mechanical drawing e-
betnamai10 ?hPV Klabrate Plm" itl
to uSlSVn .h.r th ,threo dePaments
ever. . " instruction of a two-SS.-"?
a .our-cycle gasoline engine.
detail .h-rfS ?rawln. c,a"a are to
wert ,. i ruI" wn,ch the wood-
s classes will sh-pe pattern
"eel h? b duplicated in iroS aS
Th.. ?th? mac'r.e shop students.
JSr7"1 lve a va'able and practical
speliafist .n th?Se "P'rins tob.com,
specialists in automobile repair. i
rh:i7 "or orrered by the me-
. " " ,7 "'W,B aepartment has at
f1'.8?. manr students that Mr.;
arani,- "i ""-ftructor. has had to or-,
. o 3 uure ana after school
wasapreTetnrdate The depar"ment
was presented with m.mi..- .
age'oTFT JOhlD' Rlple-
ager of F. T. Crowe & Co. These are- a
wonderful asset to this divVsion The
frfentJnde,s and Patterns, such a"
friexes. keystones, pannels coning
orat!on,abeS- h""8 and cornice dS
?..ai . are devoted to use by the
drawls STUZlne! ,n architectural
drawing Aside from this all pupils
receive thorough instruction l blue
print work, including tracing -
be?ngeo?fneredIPP,nS- Spial Srit U
Demg offered in commercial file svs
ems, such as index lettering ana ru -ing
and every completed drawing is in
dexed and catalogued for reference!
wit thISann.llaUn ,cloae'y associated
training ZCK.a"ICaIJdraw,n manual
training, machine and printing denart-
K Shse Jefferson Technical Cluo
inis club is composed entirely of boys'
.titnLj "". '." ""? .contest was In-
prizes orrered
em.'ier,VndUCi"8r the greatest number
. .i
eligible, to h, a Ulereby become
eligible to derive all the benefits or
waTbcre1P- HBy thU mthx the t"ot.L:
ei flrS' neariy 100. Ben Shiewei
ff".! pr,ze by obtaining 45 new
with M- E'esren was second.
23 FrJ r 1 Schouble third with
2,,!fu Canning Company, and)
fi-- a.iown every detai in its
process; The organization Is ;
planning an initiation and festival
evening for the immediate future in I
hf.irm of,a so-caHed "low jinks." On I
these occasions new members are re
quired to push a pencil the length of i
the gym floor with their noses and
other similar antics. Tk. m
Jesse Perry, presideni ; Ben Shiewe! '
vice-president. Victor Hesse, secretary
Lee-Schouboe, treasurer; Ferris Bagley
serjeant-at-arms, and William Kurt
librarian. Twice each semester a
blue print" is issued as an exponent
of the club. Preston Wisdom has been
elected editor to supervise the issuance
or the next two numbers.
The Jefferson Athletic Association
r," 'd a meeting Tuesday afternoon and
the following officers were elected for
the year of IS16-16: John Kennedy,
president: Madelin Brnw ."--?'
dent; Lina Brown, secretary; Edwin
uu. treasurer, and John Jensen, ser
geant -at-arms. The executive board
consists of Wilbur Carl. wn
cox Carl Applegren. Edmund Burke
ana Christine Parrot. The faculty
members of the executive board are A.
F. Bittner, Homer Jamison. Mr May
R. J. Smith and Miss Curran.
The February '16 class play is the
all-consuming factor in the class ac
tivities. "Why Smith Left Hm.
George Broadhurst comedy, is to be
staged in four weeks, on November IS
and 13. The play is under the direc-
I Von of..W' S" Mwry. who coached the
; June fifteeners in "What Hgmut.. .
' Jones-" The managers elected by the
. " " --" nctae, ousiness man
j ii stage manager.
v, nancy, advertising man
ager. The members of the cast and
their parts are as follows:
Smith, a prosperous New Yorker
Harry Kenln
General Billetdoux R.h. rs--
Count Von Guggenheim Ferris Baglev
Major Duncomb ." Heston Williams
50b"? fcWit0?V Ra'Ph Grab"?
Mrs. John Smith Mary fownsend
Miss Smith Eleanor PdsII
Mrs. Billetdoux Anna mJH"
Rose Walton Gladys Blue
J.ulla Zenobia, Lafferty
Elsie
Lavlnia
oiancne strong
. .Florence Greeno
Kern School Notes.
The Kerns "back to the home" ex
hibit will be held at Kerns School Oc
tober 20. ,
Frank Branch Riley read several de
lightful selections from James Whit
comb Riley before the Kerns assembly
on the birthday of the celebrated Indi
ana poet. October 7.
Fern Winter has charge of the do
mestic science department again this
year, and the fruit-canning and Jelly
making of the girls in this department
would do credit to experienced house
keepers. Chapman Scnool.
The school has recently come into
possession of a new American flag and
it has been decided to present it to th
room having the best record of attend
ance. Miss McDonough's room won It
the first month, having had an aw,
age of 99.6 per cent.