THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, MAT 21, 1916.
PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS FOR PUPILS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS
Student-Reporters Gather Items of Interest Covering Wide Field of Activities Higher Schools Prepare for Commencement. '
Lincoln Seniors Prepare for
Commencement Days.
Committee to ArraoKe for Class9
' "Grand Departure" Appointed.
February Students to Be Hosts at
Boating; Party Mundt Memorial
Loan r'uud Uruni Social Notes.
BY DOROTHY DUN'IU'AT.
THE June '16 class vaudeville given
FrTday afternoon and evening and
Saturday evening, May 19 and 20, in the
school auditorium under the direction
of Melville Brown and Guy Reynolds,
of the Baker Players, was a wonderful
success. All the acts were extremely
good, snappy skits presented in a fin
ished, convincing way that "took" at
once with the large audiences at all
three performances.
"Some Call It Luck," Melville Brown's
dramatic playlet, was splendidly pre
sented by Imogens Seton and Robert
Cosgriff. The other big act was
"Dream Love," a musical comedy by Mr.
Brown. Frances Faye Bailey was
charming- as Mary, the country girl.
She sang the song hit. "Dream Love,"
which gives the comedy its name, with
splendid effect. Sterling Smith was de
lightful as the father and Howard
Hutchinson scored a big success as
Robert Green, the aviator lover. The
chorus, composed of Hilma Fox, Marian
Spoeri, Gene Geisler, Mary McDonald,
Vernie Flanders, Clara Zaik, Geravere
Fleming and Margaret Cundy, gave the
air of a true musical comedy to this
operetta.
The best song and dance act was that
put on by Russell Sewall and Alice
Greene. Their act was a star, number
in the last vaudeville, and they added
to their former triumph with one of
the most popular acts on the bill.
Appropriate scenery and stunning
costumes for all the acts added the pro
fessional touch to the production. The
music, upon which depends so much of
the success of a vaudeville, was de
lightful. A special orchestra of June
class members, led by Miss Constance
Piper at the piano, furnished the music.
The vaudeville was ably managed by
Robert Cosgriff and Alan Slade. The
proceeds of the performances will be
used in publishing the June '16 class
Cardinal. ,
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The annual German entertainment
will be an event of Friday evening. May
26. Anyone who does not understand
German will find the plays easy to fol
low, since they are so generally known.
Three scenes, the vision scene, the coro
nation scene and the scene in which
Johanna turns the tide of battle for
the French, will be given from Schil
ler's "Jungfrau von Orleans." Mildred
Hawes will play Johanna. "Schnee
witchen," the dramatized version of
Grimm's fairy tale, "Snow-White,"
which ran six months in New York, will
be presented. The dwarfs will be a
feature of this number. The singing
of German folk songs also plays an
important part. The musical numbers
on the programme will be by Schubert.
A chorus of 60 will sing "Der Linden
baum" and "Heidenroslein." Margaret
Mansfield will sing a solo, "The Lotus
Tree." Sylvia Weinstein will play a
violin solo. A girls' octet and a boys'
quartet will give several Schubert num
bers. Everyone interested is cordially
Invited. The entertainment will be
given in the Lincoln High School audi
torium. The June '16 class is starting to make
the final plans for commencement. A
committee has been appointed to ar
range for the commencement exercises.
The committee is: Leslie Carter, chair
man; Stephanie Strain, Belle Simon,
Stanley Mansfield and Glen Dorres.
Lincoln High Scnool is going to be
represented by a float in the Rose Fes
tival floral parade. The June '16 class
will undertake to raise the money for
the decorated automobile. The com
mittee appointed is: Margaret Mans
field, etiairman; Baltis Allen, Margaret
Cundy, lan Slade, Agnes Allehoff,
Ralph Hober. The class flower com
mittee is: Hilma Fox, chairman; Au
drey Gentry, Moreita Howard, Elise
Feldman and Charlotte Roblin.
The February '17class will entertain
the June class with a boating party on
the steamer Joseph' Kelfbgg Saturday
evening. May 29. Mr. and Mrs. T. T.
Davis, Miss Marsh, Miss Amos. Miss
Buckley, Miss Downs, Miss Barnes,
Miss Rounds, Miss Larrabee, Mr. Koehn
and Mr. Maris will chaperone the party.
The committee in charge includes El
mer White, chairman; Priscilla Hobbs,
George Chambers, Helen Ballard, Har
old "West, Lucille Murton and Irma
Hart
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"Much. Ado About Nothing" has been
chosen as the Shakespearean play
which the Lincoln students will present
as their annual Shakespearean play
which is always given the Friday be
fore Thanksgiving. Tryouts will be
beld next week. The cast will be
chosen and started on the different
parts before school closes, and the lines
will be memorized and the cast ready
to start rehearsals the beginning of
the Fall term. This saves much time
and enables a finished performance to
be given so early in the term.
Mrs. Altman, chairman of the com
mittee in charge of the Henrietta
Mundt memorial loan fund, reported in
teachers meeting that the fund now
amounts to $165. Contributions have
been received from the faculty, organi
zations of the city and former students
of the school. The fund will be used to
lend to worthy students of the school,
and it is hoped that it will soon as
sume larger proportions.
The Philolexians are studying drama
this term. Synge's "The Shadow of
the Glen" was given by the following
cast at the meeting Thursday: Dan
Burke, Marjorie Schoeneck; Nora Burke,
Frances Kenny; tramp, Alice Hester;
Michael Dara, Mary Nicol. -Frances
Habersham gave & talk on "Current
Events."
The Philos will give their formal
party Friday evening, June 2.
At the last meeting of the Trl'ls Miss
Marsh, of the faculty, was made an
honorary member of the society.
The annual exhibit of the work of
the domestic art, science and industrial
art will be Tuesday, June 6. The pub
lic is cordially invited.
The science classes will take their
annual trip up the Columbia on Satur
day, June 3. They will go on the Bailey
Gatzert to Stevenson, Wash. The
classes will study the formations up
the river.
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A surprise party was given by Mrs.
C. M. Hoeber Thursday evening. May
11, in honor of her son Ralph's birth
day, and in celebration of the brilliant
victory of the Lincoln High School de
bating team, of which Ralph Hoeber
was captain, in California recently.
Dancing and games were the evening's
diversions. Those present were: Ca
lista Eliot, Evadna Gove. Rose John
son, Ruth Susman, Lois Burch, Louise
Thoroman, Cleo Rector, David McCord,
Arthur Johnson, Joe Ingram, Craig
Eliot, Jack Levin, Jack Stubbs, Ralph
Holzman and Miss Amos, Miss Marsh
and Mr. Koehn.
The Association of Lincoln High
School Alumni, met Wednesday evening
of the past week in room A of the
Central Library. The association will
give a dance Friday evening, May 26,
.t Linnea HaU. Twenty-first and, Irving
streets. .Outsiders will be allowed to
come, providing one member of the
couple be a member of the alumni.
The alumni will take a hike Sunday.
Alay 28, leaving Twenty-third and
Washington at 9 A. M.
The next meeting of the association
will be held Wednesday night, Mai 80.
at 8 o'clock In room A of the Central
Library.
Tryouts. for the Tolo-Adelphlan ora
torical contest were held Thursday aft
ernoon at the meeting of the Adel-
pnians. Those trying out were Callata
Eliot, Faye Bailey. Mildred Hawes.
Elinor Pillsbury, Grace Kuhl. Arthur
Johnson and Hubert Scott. Calista
Eliot and Faye Bailey were awarded
first place by the Judges, Miss North-
rup, miss Amos. and Miss Marsh.
The Tolo representatives who will
take part in the contest are Jack
Stubbs and Jack Laidlaw. The contest
will be held probably next Thursday
and he best oration given on Memorial
day.
The Adelphians will go on a hike to
day. They will meet at 1 o'clock at
Third and Washington, take the King's
Heights car and hike out about six
miles from the end of the carline.
The Adelphians are planning to have
a picnio Saturday, June 3, at Oswego.
The society will give a. party at Miss
Elizabeth Bain's home,. 488 Tenth
street, the tentative date being Satur
day, June 10.
The Hakanakl Campfire Girls held a
ceremonial meeting Saturday afternoon.
May 20, at the home of Lelah Stone, at
Lake Park. The girls hiked out from
the end of the Fulton carline. Ethel
Langley became a firemaker and
Moreita Howard a torchbearer. Ines
Anderson, Bessie Poole and Elisabeth
Puymbrock were initiated. The girls
attended the June class vaudeville in
La body Friday afternoon.
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Miss Genevieve Matson, a sophomore
in Lincoln High School, left for London
last week with her cousins, Dr. and
Mrs. Ralph C. Matson. After leaving
London Miss Matson will probably go
to France to attend school. Miss Mat
son will be greatly missed by the
Washalli Campfire, of which she was
editor, and by her many Lincoln
friends.
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Dr. Bushnell, of Pacific University,
gave an interesting stereopticon lec
ture on the American colleges and uni
versities to the assembled student body
Monday morning.
The Lincoln High School debating
team members have been the guests of
honor at several affairs since their re
turn from their successful tour of Cali
fornia. Mrs. Altman gave a dinner in
their honor Thursday evening. May 18,
at her home, 327 Thirteenth street.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. T.
T. Davis, Ralph Hoeber. Ralph Holz
man, Jack Levin, Jack Stubbs, George
L. Koehn and Mr. and Mrs. L. Altman.
Mrs. H, H. Holzman entertained the
debating team and "Mr. Koehn with a
party at her home, 685 Marshall street,
on Friday evening of the past week.
The girls in Miss Bleegs second
term domestic science class prepared
and served a cafeteria luncheon to
about 20 students and. teachers on
Wednesday. For 15 cents the trays
were provided with cream of tomato
soup, cheese sandwiches, fruit salad,
cup cakes and tea.
Ethel Tyler and Hulda Nelger, in
Miss Kerr's class, served a luncheon
Thursday to the following guests: Mrs.
L. M. Tyler, Mrs. W. P. Powell, Rema
McLaughlin, Anna Gabriel, Margaret
Strieff, Belle Goldblatt, Naomi Mans
field, Alice Thomas, Katherine Mc
Donald and Miss Kerr. The menu was
as follows: Fruit salad, baked sal
mon, 'French fried potatoes, creamed
peas, biscuits, Spanish cream and nut
wafers.
Myrtle McLean entertained a number
of her Lincoln friends with a delight
ful "500" party Saturday afternoon.
May 20, at her home in the Keeler
Apartments. Her guests were Doris
Slocum, Esther Erickson, Naomi Mar
cellus, Helen Rose, Mary Packwood,
Marian Spoeri, Mary MacConnell, Kath
erine Erdner, Lenore Blaesing, Lucille
Evans, Alice Campbell, Hazel Wake
field, Imogene Seton, Mary McDonald,
Clara Zack, Margaret Cundy, Margaret
Mansfield, Alice Bullington, Hilma Fox,
Geravere Fleming, Romona Milligan
and Genevieve Keller.
Miss Emma Wold entertained some of
her students with a dancing party Fri
day evening. May 19, at Miss Jean
Wold's studio in the Royal building.
Benson Polytechnic Girls
BY ETHEL PHELPS.
THE play "Breezy Point" was given
Friday evening for the benefit of
the student loan fund. The characters
were: Bernice Vernon, Helen Schope;
Aunt Debby, Edna Stevens; Laura Lay,
Ollie Grabeel; Edith Norton, Idus Gra
beel; Elinor Arlington, Sarah, Grabeel,
Ashreel Grant, Ethel Phojps; Fantine,
Lucille Whitman; Mrs. Hardscratch,
Edna Hartly; Mehitible Doolittle, Myr
tle Powell; Claris Fenly, Loraine
Wolfe; Hardscratch twins, Leona Dar
den and Lei i ah Thornton.
Clean-up day was a big feature of
last week. Students of the boys' de
partment cleaned the section of the
city assigned to them, afterwards com
ing fo the girls' school, where a picnic
lunch was served on the school lawn.
Some of the money which was earned
at the bazaar last Fall has been used
to furnish couches and bedding for
each floor. '
During the past term a large num
ber of girls have been working in pri
vate homes for their board, room and
some wages. Ninety-one girls have
been placed in good homes where they
receive from J5 to $8 a month. One
hundred and thiry-eight people have
applied for girls but the demand could
not be supplied. Some of the girls
who are staying at home earn extra
money by serving at teas and lunch
eons. .
Miss Sprague and a number of teach
ers from the Woodmere School took a
trip over the Columbia Highway Satur
day. Wednesday evening a number of the
seniors gave a surprise party to Ethel
Phelps at the home of Odin Olsen in
honor of her birthday. The evening
was spent in singing and playing
games. Refreshments consisting of ice
cream and cake were served.
, Those present were: Mrs. R. E. Ol
sen, Mrs. Bass. Mrs. Harmon, Edna
Hartly, Erma Brown, Verl Palmer, Ha
zel Remington, Ruth Christenson. Ma
ble Dahlgren. Frances Olsen- Nellie
Smith, Myrtle Powell. Mildred' Oppen
heimer. Amanda Olsen. liable Fllo, Nel
lie Edwards, Eva Miller. Lillian Phelps
and Connie Olsen, Mr. Harmon, Odin
Olsen; Albert McDonald, George Powell.
Walter Gillmore, Bon Mathis, Edwin
Mathis, Harry Oppenheimer, Richard
Olsen, George. Olsen and Harold Brock.
John Day Dredge Nearly Ready.
CANYON CITY, Or., May 20. (Spe
clal.) It is expected that operations
will start on the big dredge nearing
completion at John Day by June 1.
The electric power line being built
from Power City will be completed by
May 25 and all of the machinery will
be installed by the latter part of the
month, accordine to Manager yTimma,
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Left to Right Rnt h MacGregor. Marshall Shaw, Minnie Miller. Olive Zimmerman. Drott
Laxton, Minnie Nolen, Ethel Hoffordd, Haul Johnson. Oeorsre J afford.
James John Faculty Hosts
for Grade Teachers.
Novel " Entertainment., Including;
Scese In Modern Home at Break
fast Time, la Given Xotes on Ac
tivities of Students.
BY MXNXIE NOT-v
THE track men who. represented
- - -n w uuu elv -cue siaxe ir&cjt meet
were able to capture only three points.
RUSSell Smith Wnn thoa. nnlnt, o A
with them the silver medal in the pole-
au-x.Dy clearing 10 feet 6 inches. In
the preliminaries Carlyle Cunningham
made 22 feet in the broad jump, but
was disqualified by a faulty take off.
the men interested In track Riinaoil
Smith was elected captain of the team.
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James John will enter the Portland
interscholastlo track meet to be held"
May 26, on the Multnomah Field. The
following entries will be made. Rus
sell Smith, captain; pole-vault, Javelin,
relay; Carlyle Cunningham, manager;
broad jump. Javelin, high jump, 220,
relay; Curtis Phillips, pole-vault, relay;
Louis Dunsmore, 880, 220 hurdles, 440;
Drott Larsen, 880, mile; Richard
Praetch, 120. 220, relay, mile; Ray
Thompson, shot-put, 220. relay; Ferris
Swisher. 880, mile; Percy Smith, pole
vault;Clyde Thayer, 440. 220, high
Jump; 'Harold Trumbull, 880, low
hurdles; Allan Rutherford, discus
throw and Ivan Faber, discus throw.
The students of James John enjoyed
two short holidays this week. School
was dismissed early on Monday and
Wednesday afternoons so that the stu
dents and faculty might have an op
portunity to attend the May Festival
on the Multnomah Field.
Plans are being formnlated by the
senior class for class day exercises.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements Is composed of: Drott
Larsen, chairman; Luetta Thomas,
Florence Davis, Olive Zimmerman and
Ethel Hufford, ex-officio.
Thursday afternoon the high school
faculty entertained the teachers of the
grammar school of St. Johns, in the
high school building. During the first
part of. the afternoon the following
programme was rendered by the faculty
members:
Selection by the male quartet, Mr.
Curtis, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Fletcher and
Mr. Getz; violin solo, Mr. Creitz; vocal
solo. Miss Bushnell. The second part
of the programme consisted of two
farces, involving every member of the
faculty. The first showed a breakfast
scene in an advanced 20th century
home. The family consisted of the
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. B. A
Faddist, and four small children. The
scene showed what can be accomplished
in the education of children, when the
parents are in fact parent-teachers.
The children, the oldest of whom is
8 years of age, have acquired through
home .education only, the ability both
to give and solve equations in calculus,
a familiarity with the classics, a
knowledge of food values and the
scientific principles of home economics.
The second drama showed the birth
of the American flag as dramatized by
a foreigner who has received his
knowledge of United States history
at Hull House, Chicago. The action
was vivid and the speeches terse and
graphic
After the programme light refresh
ments were served.
The Junior class entertained the seniors
at the home of Miss Dorothy Schafer
Friday evening. May 19. The evening
was most enjoyably spent in games and
music The committee in charge was
composed of Curtis Phillips, entertain
ment; upai weimer, uecurauuK i jdbiuci
Fitterer, refreshments.
Franklin High School
BY 6CANLAND COLLINS.
TFK Gresham High School nine paid
Franklin a visit Monday, May 15,
and made an unsuccessful attempt to
carry off a victory over the home team.
Wesley Reynolds, the Franklin twirler,
allowed the visitors only one hit In
nine Innings. Jay Bradley, the batting
wizard, was the star or tne game, mak
ing several sensational two and three
base hits. The final score was 3 to 0
in favor of Franklin.
High School visited Franklin this week
for the purpose of advertising their
vaudeville play. In Illustrating what
was to be expected, they gave several
songs and a short comedy act. The
fact that the comedy was at me ex
pense of some of the local students
made it all the more laughable.
A Salesmanship Club has recently
been organized in the department of
commerce. The first lesson will be
selling tickets for the Franklin Dra
matic Club play. Friday evening.
Franklin was represented at the re
cent Interstate high school track and
field meet at Eugene by a quartet con
sisting of Stanley Davis, Fremont
Byers, Roswell Peake and Scanland
Collins., Davis sprang a little surprise
by throwing the discus 115 feet 2
inches, which gave him the distinction
of having been the first Franklin man
to win a gold medal. Collins ran sec
ond in the 440, winning the silver
medal. This brought Franklin to the
fifth place in the meet with eight
points.
Friday, May 13, was election day for
ltudent &od officers. XJia officers
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elected were as follows: George Powell,
president; Lois Tomllnson. vice-president;
Miss Myerhoffer, secretary; Wil
son Morrell, sergeant-at-arms, and Isa
bel Anderson, editor of the Post. The
advisory committee consists of Miss
Hammerstrom. Miss Betz. Mr. Dillon
and Mr. White.
Ice cream cones were sold in both
departments . in the afternoon, which
netted more than S10 for school activi
ties. m
The Philogolan Debating Society held
a regular business meeting' Tuesday,
May 16. A debate followed on the gov
ernment ownership of railroads. Edwin
Scott and Harvey Fuller, of the af
firmative, were defeated by Robert
Mead and Glen Staley on the negative
side.
The field, back of the school, which
has been torn up In grading for sev
eral weeks, is now in excellent condi
tion and Coach Dewey is having his
gym classes beat down the track, by
running. Instead of other exercises.
Jumping pits have also been placed in
one corner of the field. These same
grounds will be used by the Creston
grammar school on which to play ball.
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The manual training classes have
been engaged the last week in making
hurdles for the track squad. These
hurdles will be of a new design which
will completely collapse when touched.
Coach Dewey has plans on foot for a
Summer training camp back of Mbunt
St- Helens. The purpose of the casop
will be chiefly for football training
and the trip will be short and inex
pensive. The Goggles Club meeting, which
was postponed Monday, on account of
the ball game with Gresham, was held
Thursday afternoon. The programme
was as follows: Piano solo. Irene Fort;
talk. "Jane Addarns and Her Work,"
Fay Klineman; talk, "How to Vote. Ac
cording to Roberts' Rules of Order,"
Inez Ford; piano solo, Elizabeth Tra
velll. A business meeting followed the
programme In which a play was ar
ranged for the future.
The agricultural class visited one of
the Lente dairies last week for the pur
pose of studying milch cows.
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The domestic science, domestic art
and fine arts departments held a Joint
exposition Thursday afternoon. May 18.
The fine arts display was exhibited in
the assembly hall on large easels. The
girls of the domestic art department
made a magnificent display of fine
needlework and sewing. The culinary
department was the most tempting
scene. Each article of food was also
for sale. Miss Mildred Wiehoffer had
a splendid display of fine French
pastries.
CENTRAL1ANS GET READY
Committees of Men and Women to
Prepare July 4 Programme.
CENTRALIA. Wash., May 20. (Spe
cial.) All of the committees for Cen
tralia's July 4 celebration were ap
pointed at a meeting held Tuesday
night by the celebration executive com
mittee of the Commercial Club, and a
committee of the Women's Civic Club,
which will work hand to hand with
the men's organization In making the
celebration a success.
The women have prominent places on
the various committees, the chairmen
of which are as follows: Executive.
J. M. Layhue; advertising. Frank
Graves; automobile, J. D. Mansfield;
sports, R. H. Rhodes; decorations, W.
H. Hodge; finance, A. C. Gesler; God
dess of Liberty, A. J. Halgh; music, A.
I. Timmerman; parade. Dr. David Liv
ingstone; prizes, William Christensen;
dancing. F. C. Edmlsson; printing. M.
C. Hancock; concessions. Mel Clark;
refreshments, Fred Thomas; school
children. Mrs. Mary Huntley; sunrise
salute, O. H. Brashier; speakers,' J. R,
Buxton, public comfort. L. E. Titus;
loggers' contest. L. A. Walter.
Public Library Notes.
From June 1 to September 15 vaca
tion privileges are allowed to cardhold
ers at the public libraries. Ten books,
not more than four of which may be
fiction, can be drawn on a card stamped
due October 1, but books much in de
mand may not be taken on vacation
time. No book will be stamped with
vacation stamp unless the reader asks
for vacation time when the book is
drawn. No book stamped with .vaca
tion stamp can be renewed) but vaca
tion books may be returned at any
time and other books taken. The vaca
tion use of the card does not interfere
with the regular use; it is merely an
extra privilege.
An interesting collection of books
helpful to " the housekeeper will be
found on exhibit in the circulation
room. There are books' for the be
ginner and the epicure, ranging from
Mrs. Rorer's "Bread and Bread Mak
ing" to complicated concoctions by
French and Italian chefs.
The following magazines and news
papers have been added to the flies of
the Central Library: American Journal
of Nursing, City Builder. City of Tole
do. Dun's Review (international edi
tion). Proceedings of the Engineers
Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pub
lic Health Nurses' Quarterly, Reason.
Williams' Record, Woman Suffrage
Headquarters' News Letter, Douglas,
Alaska, Island News and Los Angeles.
L'Union Nouvelle.
Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the Na
tional City Bank in Now Xork Qity Is a
machinist bz trade.
Contest for Float Queen On
at Jefferson High.
June Class Nominates Versa Barker
and Others 111 Enter at Once.
Class Day Postponed Forum to
Meet With Civic League June 3.
February Play Soon Live Topic
BT JOHN W. KENNEDY.
ALREADY the contest for queen of
the Jefferson float is starting.
The plan is to elect, one girl for queen
and two others for maids, as was done
last year.
The June '16 class Is in the field
with their candidate, and the other
organizations are expected to nominate
their representatives this week. Miss
Verna Barker, vice-president of the
class, was chosen unanimously as the
June class nominee. She is popular
throughout the school.
The class day, which was scheduled
for last Friday, was postponed until
next Wednesday. It has not yet been
definitely settled as to where the class
will go.
The date for the entertainment of
the June class by the members of the
February class has been set for June 3.
Enthusiasm has been running high
since the track team won the state
Interscholastlo meet at Eugene on
Saturday, May 13.
" The final score of the meet gave
Jefferson 32 points, with Columbia
second with 19 points.
For winning the team received the
haqdtome perpetual trophy, which was
for winning the meet, and also won
the cupp from the winning relay team.
These 'cups were presented to the
school In assembly Monday, by Captain
Edward Springer. The cup for the
highest point winner also was awarded
to Maurice Snook.
There were several students from
Jefferson at Eugene during Junior
week end and all report an enjoyable
time.
The Forum members will have
luncheon with the members of the
Oregon Clvio League on Saturday, June
3. At this time the Civic League will
present the prizes for the best essay to
be written by a' member of the club.
A ls.rg- number have signified their
intentions of competing for the prize,
and it is expected that there will be
about 60 members present.
Th.s meeting of the Forum will be'
the last one for the term, and it prom
ises to be a most successful one.
A new book entitled "The Studio
Year Book of Decorative Arts" has
been added to the library and Miss
Jonson announces that it is ready for
circulation.
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The February class la preparing to
make a decision on their class play.
In choosing the play early. It does not
leave the class a difficult problem in
their last term. The committee ap
pointed to investigate the different
plays is composed of Amy Johnson,
chairman; Curtis McKinney and Nellie
Findlay.
The class also will choose a class
song next Wednesday. A collection of
ten has been printed on one sheet In
order that the class can readily choose
the best one.
Committees for entertainment and
"eats" were appointed. The first con
sists of Erma Doring. Adalade Bolden
weick. Florence Kerr. Esther Candy.
Ellen Madsen, Mabel Thorpe, Jack
Philips, Olive Stark. Eiler Young and
Marian Dickey. The "eats" commit
tee is composed of Ulysses Giesy.
Eleanor Guiovson. Hazel Mellon, Lloyd
Miller. Myrtle Gill, Dorothy Viers,
Francis Hutchinson. Agnes Cook. Mil
dred Hawprth, Harriet Eagie and Nellie
Findlay.
Jefferson baseball team drubbed
Benson Tech last Tuesday on Mult
nomah Field, 16 to 0.
The printing department has been
busy lately publishing several maga
zines and books. Aside from doing the
regular work of school district No. 1.
the department is publishing the June
'16 class Issue of the Spectrum, which
will be made up of 240 pagea
Tho Benson . Polytechnic School Is
also having its first issue of the Poly
Tech, which contains 40 pages, printed
in our printing department. A 20-page
booklet containing the articles of in
corporation of the Teachers' Retire
ment Fund Association, a 140 page book
entitled "The School Supply Book." and
the Blue Print, containing 20 pages,
are among the list of publications to
appear.
Twenty-five thousand tickets were
printed by the department for the May
festival, which was held last Wednes
day on Multnomah Field.
The Jeffersonlan was also printed
by the department.
In order to keep up .with the orders
that are placed in the office, the board
employs a Job printer and a press
man, besides ,ihe regular printing in
structor. Mr. Athey.
At the musical assembly last Mon
day Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Ritchie spoke
of the Community Concert, which was
given last Friday.
The Jeffersonlan appeared In the
school last Thursday and was well
taken by everyone. Tl.is paper marks
an innovation in the history of Jef
ferson. Robert -Mount Is editor. Miss
Holloway, faculty adviser; Cecil Em
kin, business manager, and Roy Malott,
advertising manager.
A great deal of interest Is being cre
ated in' Miss Holloway's classes over
a, series of debates. This year a great
deal oi stress nas. been placed on de
bating, in all tbe F.ngl lab, ciassa and
students seem to enjoy it a great
deal.
ass
A successful exhibit was held In the
domestic art rooms last Thursday,
when the entire department heUl open
house.
The Technical Club made an Inspec
tion trip last Wednesday through, the
O.-W. R. & N. yards in Albina, The
manual training teachers are using
this system of trips in order to give
the students first-hand and practical
Information about all mechanical de
vices. A beautiful poster, designed by Jack
Wentworth, is attracting a good ileal
of attention in the lower hall. It is
about five feet long and four feet wide,
and Is decorated with the lnslgnias of
each school in the Interscholastlo
League, which will participate in the
Portland interscholastlo meet to be
held on Multnomah Field Friday, May
26. In the center of the poster is a
large loving cup.
so.
The tennis matches of the tourna
ment are now being played off to de
cide the school championship. About 30
boys signet, up for the matches.
Last Monday the student body was
delightfully entertained wtlh an ad
dress by Dr. Bushnell. of Pacifio Uni
versity. The English classes of Mr. Smith and
Mr. Karnopp held an exciting debate
on Thursday, May 11. when ths Ques
tion. "Resolved, that Republican vic
tory In the next Presidential election
wouUi be for the best interests of the
country." was decided for the negative
team, which was composed of Frank
Harlow. L Wright and William Bol
ger. The affirmative team, Charles
Webber. Herman Kenin and C. Clay
son, although the losers, deserve much
credit for their efforts.
Benson Polytechnic Boys
BY RAYMOND HILL.
AFTER several postponements the
Tillicum Club held their second
hike of the year last Sunday. The stu
dents met at Golf Junction at 9:30 and
after waiting for several stragglers took
to the ties and followed the Oregon
City carline to Milwaukle. Here the
students swung into the Highway,
which they followed until they reached
Oak Grove, where at.ll:3J the stu
dents busied themselves in search of
a suitable place for the "spread." con
sisting of everything Imaginable to
eat. They passed two other merry
parties of Benson students who were
equally surprised to see the Tillicum
Club, on the hike. A rousing fire was
built and an old-fashioned "hot dog"
roast was enjoyed. During the "feast"
officers of the newly formed Tillicum
Club were elected as follows: Miss
Edith Lofstead, founder of the club,
president; Miss Ellen Thompsen, sec
retary and treasurer. After the lunch
the picnickers amused themselves by
taking pictures and playing games, re
turning, about 7 o'clock. The students
constituting the party were Miss
Marjory Cannon, Alfred Boe, Ellen
Thompson, Raymond Clifford, Albert
Miller. Grace Mathesien. Edith Lof
stead. Ryburn Wilson. Dorris Fletcher,
Mary Peattie, Raymond Hill, Cora
Harding, Elizabeth Nelson, Harvey
Scow and Miss Adria Fletcher, chap
eron of the party. The Tillicum Club
will hike to Lake Grove next Sunday.
The physics classes at Benson are
to take several trips in search of
knowledge, to the different buildings
and manufacturing plants where they
will study the method of electrical gen
erating. . heating systems and water
systems. The applied science classes
visited the Courthouse some time ago,
where they studied the switchboards
and dynamos.
The Alumni of Benson Polytechnic
School held a special meeting at the
Central Library last Wednesday night
to decide on further means of building
up the alumni association membership.
Plans for social events were taken up
with the result 'that a picnic or boat
ing party will be held soon. President
Gebbie urges the alumni members to
attend all tire scheduled meetings of
the alumni.
The senior class at Benson Poly
technic School held an enjoyable picnic
at Oak Grove last Sunday. They left
Second and Alder at 10 and returned
about 8 in the evening. Those who
went on the picnio were: Robert Orr,
William Peck, Lucy Lyons, Lola Lank,
J. C. Garman. Harry Snyder, Dorthy
Parker, Julius Langly. George McCon
nell, Ed Densmore. Georgina Droulllat.
Edria Carr. Freyda Benkie. Haywood
Eddy and Frank Dewey.
The June. '17, class will take an auto
ride this week on the Columbia River
Highway. This excursion will be the
big event of the June, '17, class activi
ties. About 60 students are expected
to go. Mrs. Orahame and Fred Gold
man will be the chaperons of the trip.
Leaving East Twelfth and Division at
9 last Sunday the members of the Feb
ruary. '17. class enjoyed a hike to Oak
Grove, where a "spread" was laid.
Those hiking were: Josephine Murray,
Musa Murphy, Buoy Norman, Leo
Mucnely. Frank Baker, Dena Jones.
Galord McCalf, May Brown. Chester
Woodruff, Mira Jones. Bertie Fuller
and Mrs. Jones, chaperon.
The Benson Faculty Club is planning
a picnio for the near future. Mr.
Weilder and Miss Groves have the
project in charge.
Principal Cleveland Is continually
receiving calls from local manufac
turing plants for skilled students for
the Summer vacation. The call for
students exceeds the supply. Practi
cally every student will find employ
ment for the Summer at his respec
tive vocation.
Technical articles and school news
are being collected for the June issue
of the Poly Tech. which will be sent
to press June 1. The May issue was off
the press Friday and will be dis
tributed tomorrow. .
Next Friday evening the gymnasium
at the girls' school will be the scene of
a lively dancing party which will be
given to the seniors by the February,
'17, class.
GIRL'S MOTHER IS BLAMED
Charge of Delinquency Brought
Against 14-Vcar-Old Child.
CANYON CITY, Or.. May 20. (Spe
cial.) A charge of delinquency against
14-year-old Clara Aydelotte and a
cnarge against her mother. Mrs. John
Aydelotte. of Prairie City, a widow,
for contributing to her delinquency,
came before Judge Hagny recently. J.
O. Kilpack. of the State Industrial
School, made the complaints.
The grand Jury and District Attor
ney Blank recommended that the girl
be sent to the state school, whereupon
Judge Hagny made such an order, and
later annulled the same, when her sis
ter. Mrs. Charles N. Preston, requested
that she be allowed to care for the
girl, and upon her showing Clara was
placed in her custody. A report to
Probation Officer Gertrude Kinsey. of
John Day, every. 0. days is required.
Washington Seniors to Have
Boat Ride June 3.
February Class Charters Joseph
Kellogg and Will Be Hosts at
Party for June '18 Members.
Vaudeville Prosrramme for May -J
Geta t'nder Way Domestic Sci
ence Exhibit Is Revelation.
BY MILDP.P.TI TOTTTTT.-Q
mHE members of tha Februarv MT
JL class have definitely decided on
tnelr entertainment of the June '16
class. The steamer Joseph Kellogg has
been chartered for the evening of June
3. and the two classes will go up the
river. The committee, in r tv.i
consists of Marjory Rood, chairman;
wnarton. Muriel McKlnley.
Marian Weiss. Gretchen Dickenson.
John tShefler. Dewey Gearin and Tom
Hewitt. In order to make up the re
quired number of 200 before chartering
the boat, and as the two classes com
binad will not make up this number,
the band will probably be included on
2,v.excurs,on' to keep things lively.
The February class is also going to
vfilr iS "t,ucnt" ln coming vaude
ville May 26. and a committee is now
co-operating with the vaudeville com
mittee. The clasa Is to have solo
charge of the candy selling at tho vau
STk . T.be commee in charge of
Frv- the3J ffair is: President,
irank Normandin; Wayne Loder, chair
man; Bob Cooke, Marian Weiss, Mabel
Metcalf and Marjory Rood.
The sewing ana cooking classes held
their regular exhibit Thursday at 2:30.
The cooking rooms on the third floor
and the sewing rooms in the gymna
sium were crowded by a host of vis
itors. The cooking exhibit Included
French pastry, prepared meats, pies,
candies of all shapes and varieties,
canned fruits, fancy salads, pudOlngs.
fish preparations and breads. The
senior girls also had on display 100
Cai , .p,ortion lnvalkl luncheons and
schoolgirl luncheons.
The display in the sewing rooms was
of great interest. Waists, gingham
dresses, woolen dresses and undergar
ments all attracted the attention of the
lih.f,3, Tho upper term irl3 hd oa
exiubit more elaborate work, such as
tailored suits, evening gowns and silk,
dresses and suits. The cooking classes
are under the direction of Miss Will
iams and Miss Spenser, and Miss Fields
Miss White antl Mr T Q,t xieias.
The members of the Edelweiss Ger
man Club were entertained at a party
thehome ot Martha Killies Friday.
May 12. Dancing was enjoyed, but f ie
main feature of the evening's enter
tainment was the playing of German
f"13- Jhose present were Emma
Oarbade, Klaus Mensing, Muriel Mc
Klnley. Malcolm Duniway. Lloyd Ren
man' ?,u,tn Larse- Kuth Griffin. Edna
Carr. Milton Katzky. Vera Henderson.
ar.KVa Catto' Emma J Stewart.
Edith Mensing. Elvira Thurlow. Martha
Hillies. - Garth Young. Harriet Shoe
mf.Tr' An.ton,a Liest, Alice Johnston,
Mildred Fennemore. Mrs. B. Hillies,
Miss Laura Cleland and Mrs. Krumlein.
t.!6 rf,,ruIar senior programme of the
Phrenodlcans was given Friday. Every
term it is the custom for the grad
uating girls to plan and give a pro
gramme by themselves, and this term's
programme was exceptionally good.
Marcella Catto gave several piano num
bers, and a quartet of four of the girls
Irene Reynolds, Ethel Tait, Mary
Gardner and Lucille Ewing sang some
kindergarten songs. This number was
decidedly -humorous. The debate ques
tion was, "Resolved, That the W. H. S.
course should be shortened to three
years." and the debaters were Marjory
Hill and Florence Deane. negative, and
Dolly Lychymek and Esther Peterson,
affirmative.
mm
Following: the domesMn
hibit Thursday, an informal picnic party
"bo.uciu in room ino. i. The enter
tainment, consisting mostly of refresh
ments, was varied. This "ante-mortem"
affair was much enjoyed by the fol
lowing: Abbey Lyman, Esther Doty,
Alma Scharpf. Dorothy Morrill, Lydia
Huddlcston, Bertrand Woods. Jack
Dundore, Kenneth Ritchie. Webster
Corliss, Donald Bates. Thomas Felts,
Marjory Rood. Janet Daniel and Mil
dred Meeks.
On both Monday and Wednesday aft
ernoons there was much jubilating
around the school premises. The cause
was the May festival at 1:34 so that the
high schools could witness the exercises
on Multnomah Field. There is some
doubt as to how many attended these
exercises, but the early dismissal was
appreciated.
'
Friday. May 12. In the East Side
Library, the English-Seven debating
class met the Ciceronians of Sunnypide.
The subject under discussion was, "Re
solved That Chinese Immigration into
the United States Should Be Restriet
ei." The negative side was carried by
Messrs. Gerboth. Dicky and Pearson,
of the high school, and their opponents
were Messrs. Ellis. Geiger and Davis.
The result was a victory of 3 to 0 over
the Ciceronians.
The debating classes are doing hard
work, and a series of debates are being
given daily ln the assembly In prepa
ration for the big debate to bo held
before the school very soon.
Class day Is now appearing in the
future of the June'16-ers, and plans are
being made for the event. The com
mittee of eight for managing affairs is
made up of Philip Bartholomew, chair
man; Dorothy Morrell. John Hunt. Ed
win Strowbridge, Lloyd Stearns, Tracy
Moyer, Helen Wheeler and .Genie Black.
GRAIN CROPS DOING WELL
Reports From Prosser District Say
Fruit Is Damaged Badly.
PROSPER. Wash.. May 20. (Spe
cial.) County Agriculturist Lee M.
Lampson reports the wheat which waa
sown after the rains last Fall irs doing
splendidly, while that sowed before the
rains in the dust as not doing well.
The corn is coming along well, as are
also potatoes and all other diversified,
crops in the irrigation districts. The
lateness of theSpring has hurt some,
but Mr. Lampson says there has been
no real damage to farm crops.
Horticulturist Luke Powell reports
the fruit crops as cut exceedingly short,
with the exception of isolated in
stances, because of the. heavy frosts
which continued to a late date.
PLEA MADE TO SAVE BIRDS
(Contlnngd From Fimt Prere.)
In the "Virginia creeper that hajifrs on
the porch. The dreamy call ot the
Western wood pewee. the loud, clear
notes of the oriole, the rolling song of
the purple finch and the lazuli buntlrnr.
the plaintive note of the goldfinch and
the vesper hymn of the russe V-backed
thrush are all familiar Summer sounds
that one may hear in various parts of
bur city. And so If we were to sum
up the bird population of Portland we
would find that civilization is not real
ly driving them out. but they are
adapting themselves to circumstances
and the bird numbers will thrive as
long as we will give them a little
protection.