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18 THE STJXPAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 3, 1917. PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OPEN NEXT TUESDAY Superintendent Alderman Ex pects Attendance to In crease by 4000. KINDERGARTENS TO START New Benson Polytechnic Building .Will Be Opened for Trade School Instruction War Is Not Permitted to Interfere. Right on the dot; Just as though there were no such thing- as war, and without heeding such conditions at all, Portland's public schools will be opened Tuesday morning. L. R. Alderman, City Superintendent, predicts an increase of about 4000 chil dren in the elementary schools, but in. the high schools he says there may be no showing of growth for awhile. Later, however, he anticipates that a good addition to these institutions will be recorded. Dr. Alan Welch Smith, chairman of the Board of Education, said yesterday that the schools are in splendid con dition this year, with all repairs com pleted and every building except that at Woodstock is in readlneas. Fuel Situation Met. "We have faced some very serious problems during the year," said Dr. Smith, "but they have been nicely eolved and we are ready for an au spicious opening. The fuel situation, which for a time caused us much con cern, has been cleared up and wc have ample coal and wood In sight to carry us through the entire school year. We will keep all of the building3 comfort able and it Is our expectation that Port land will have a most excellent school term." The members of the Board of Educa tion are Dr. Smith, O. M. Plumncr, N. G. Pike, J. Francis Drake and Dr. E. A. Sommer. L. R. Alderman has as as sistant superintendents, D. A. Grout and C. A. Rice. In the official bulletin, Just issued, Superintendent Alderman has a greet ing to the schools. It is as follows: Potential Value Great. Another year and another vacation have come and gone. We are back again with many mutual preetln&s for work. Our usual happiness at meeting our friends after an eventful and pleasant vacation is given a more serious atmosphere because of the nature of the times through which we are passing. Yet the very seriousness of the times of itself renders our meeting with the boys and girls more interesting. That most beautiful of iU pictures a teacher at harmony with her pupils, meeting them in the Fall, hearing their stories of adventure and getting their confidences will be re dramatized In hundreds of Portland school rooms Tuesday. Youth Is the most inspiring thing in life; we are fortunate that our paths lead us so that we are constantly surrounded by youth. Never before in this country did the rising generation have such potential value. Jt Is incumbent upon us to do our bit, which in this place Is a great deal, in the way of bringing our boys and girls up strong, clean, straightforward looking, and possessed of initiative and power. This aim should be first in the minds of every teacher in Port land; and no other consideration whatsoever should be permitted to obscure this vision. Kindergarten System Added. There are two' big new features to the Portland schools this term the in stallation of a kindergarten system and the opening of the Benson Poly technic building. The latter is detailed at length in a special article elsewhere. There will be three kindergartens this term, these being in the Failing, Albina Homestead and Central, St. Johns. Harriet H. Heller has been busily engaged for some time in ar ranging for the opening of this new feature. Through the untiring efforts of Mrs. Robert H. Tate and Mrs. S. Blu Tnauer the last session of the Legisla ture appropriated J10.000 for this pur pose and the Board of Education ap proved the feature, so that Portland will no longer stand out as the only city of the first class in this country without any kindergarten. Children between 4 and 6 years are eligible to enter the kindergartens and It will be largely because of the open ing of three of these that Portland's school attendance this year will show an increase. Those who have been deep ly interested in this branch of the work predict for it a brilliant future here, as it has proved elsewhere. Many of the larger cities of the country have a kin dergarten in each of their elementary school buildings and investigators de clare it to have been well worth while, as it adds Just so many more years to the life value of a child. Portland Han 70 Schools. With the opening of the schools this year all of the equipment which here tofore has been located in what has been known as the School of Trades will be removed to the new Benson build ing. The school for the blind will re main in the old Atkinson building, with J. F. Myers in charge as principal. Portland now has a total of 70 schools, 60 of which house the grades. Eight are high schools and two are special schools, conducted at the Flor ence Crittenton Home, and one at the Frazer Detention Home. "There is more reason to open the schools right on time this year than ever," commented Superintendent Al derman. "The war conditions must not be permitted to Interfere with our educational system, for it is too im portant that it go forward uninter xupted. It was therefore resolved by the Board that we should' proceed without reference to any outside in fluences and' we are ready." $1,000,000 FUND SOUGHT Jewish War Relief Campaign Will Start September 17. During the Jewish holy days, begin ning September 17 with the advent of the Jewish New Year, a campaign to continue until Yom Kipper, September 26, will be inaugurated to raise at least $1,000,000 toward the $10,000,000 Jewish war relief fund. This announcement was made yesterday by Henry H. Rosenfelt, assistant to the executive director of the American Jewish relief committee. During, the holy days 1000 Important cities throughout the United States will be scenes of special appeals in the synagogues. The objective of the cam paign is to raise $1,000,000 by Novem ber 1. It is explained that this is necessary for the reason that the of fer of Julius Rosenwald, of Chicago, to give 10 per cent of all funds raised in America up to $10,000,000, expires on November 1. COOS BAY PROSPEROUS As Mills at Marshfleld Hum, Popu lation Increases Rapidly. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) The unusual prosperity on Coos Bay is attracting an unheard-of influx of new people and living quarters are becoming so scarce that families are unable to obtain tenant houses. The shortage of homes has induced a num ber of capitalists to make provision for taking care of the situation and a num ber of homes, are being started in va rious sections of the city. The new people are coming from all sections of Oregon, including -some from the prosperous Bend district. Roseburg and vicinity have contrib uted many and others are coming from the labor-distresssed localities in Washington. Since the .C. A. Smith industries out lived the trtrike. labor troubles here have passeii and there is no sign of further intf.refrence of manufacturing by strikes. All the mills, factories and shipyards are running on full time and full-handed and a number of the BRIGHT LITTLE CHAP IS ON VISIT HERB FROM HON OLULU. f V ! - f Grove Photo. ' Robert McEnaa "Walker. ' Mrs. R. B. Walker and her lit tle son, Robert McEwan, of Hon olulu, are visitors in Portland this Summer. They are guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Hill. mills have obtained Government orders for spruce at the Government' price of $105 a thousand. There is, howeevr, a shortage of help in nearly all the log ging camps and more help is needed. MRS. FRENCH HONORED MRS. FREDERICK EGGERT ENTER TAINS DEPARTING CLUBWOMAN. Guests Also Pay Tribute to Hostess In Honor of 44th Anniversary of Her Wedding. To pay tribute to . Mrs. Robert C. French, a member of the state board of the scholarship loan fund of the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Frederick Eggert, chairman of the board, yesterday entertained at a luncheon in the blue room of the Hotel Portland. Mrs. French will leave soon for Se attle, where Mr. French will be iden tified with a private school for boys. Mrs. Eggert invited as additional guests women who have been identi fied with Mrs. French in the club and educational work of the federation. The table was centered with a hand some arrangement of roses and the service was entirely in rose andi gold. At the conclusion of the repast several short tributes were given in toasts and the health of the hostess and honor guest was proposed. Mr. and Mrs. Eggert also received special tribute, although Mr. Eggert was not present, the guests offering good wishes, as the day was the 44th anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Eggert. Among those who spoke were Mrs. Eggert, Mrs. French. Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, Dr. Mary F. Farnham and Mrs. Charles H. Castner. The guest list included Mrs. French. Mrs. P. J. Mann, Miss Ida Jacobs. Dr. Franham, Mrs. Castner, Mrs. George Pettinger, Mrs. J. A. Pettit, .Mrs. C. N. Rankin, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. J. W. Tifft and . Edith Knight Holmes. As a "token of ap preciation unlimited," Mrs. Eggert pre sented Mrs. French with a handsome gold pencil and to each guest was given a corsage of roses. The Col legiate Alumnae will entertain Mrs. French at a luncheon at the Univer sity Club next Saturday. MUSICIAN DOES HIS BIT Ii. Woodfin Plays for Red Cross at Seaside Resorts. OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) Lawrence Woodfin, one of the well-known musicians, formerly of this city but now -with headquarters in Portland, was in this city Tuesday arranging for the opening of his studio. Mr. Woodfin has just returned from the beaches of Oregon, and has been doing his "bit" towards assisting the Red Cross Society, having given a number ' of concerts, the proceeds of which will amount to $1000. The entire amount, says Mr. Wood fin, "will be turned over for the good cause of the organization. - I am try ing to do my 'bit' at the present time In giving my assistance to the Red Cross, although I am among the young men who have been drafted and sub Ject to call in March, and will then serve my country. Concerts were given at Seavlew. Long Beach, Wash.; Ocean Park. Wash.: tjninooK, wash.; Ilwaco, Wash.; Sea side, Or. At several of these resorts two performances in one evening were given. - . I 'A m I J TWO NEW INSTRUCTORS IN PORTLAND-Y. M. C. A. SCHOOLS. '"s Si r? I Xv . in : i V. - i t ot d' iliirili .". L-lLii- lX ! I 9 raj i . Originator and instructor of the dressmaking schools for home women, author of "American Dressmaking Step by Step," will give a course of instructions in Dressmaking and Designing At Meier & Frank's Beginning September 10 15 LESSONS $1 This course is positively complete from the first to the last step in garment-making. Introductory to the five weeks' course of instructions, Madame Coates will give a 2 Free Preliminary Lecture S and a second free preliminary lecture Tuesday, September 11. These lectures are for the purpose of acquainting those who do not know the splendid work done by Madame Coates with some idea of the simplicity, thoroughness and practicability of her methods. There Will Be Two Classes Class A will meet Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 2:30 and Friday mornings at 10 o'clock. Class B will meet Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons at 2:30. Membership in these classes is lim 8 ited. Register Tuesday in our Notion Shop, Main Floor. p ItCUl liCglOVl UOUAJ 111 VUJ. TWO TUTORS ADDED C. S. Van Vleet and H. F. Woohead Join Y. M. Faculty. DUTIES ASSUMED NOW Both Men Pass Several Tears in Special Educational Work Pro gramme for Greater Effl- clency Is Planned. In furtherance of its plans to pre pare men for positions created by pres ent war conditions and in line with a policy of increasing- efficiency, Cecil S. Van Vleet has been appointed prin cipal of the college preparatory school of the Portland Y. M. C. A. and H. F. Woodhead has been selected as assist ant in education. They already have TOMORROW rafcor Day tore Closed All Day tUUIils ISS7 .Trie Q.ualitV Stows op- Portland nu, 3bcU.'Morr AUv Sta. Madame Co ate s S blVlt Wltvy) A(Ui -A. AWi assumed the duties of their new posi tions. Mr. -Van Vleet is a graduate of the University of Washing-ton, also of the Lincoln High School, Portland. In the University of Washington he special ized in the sciences and received the degree of bachelor of science. He at tended the University of Oregon med ical department for a year in the dual capacity of student and assistant in chemistry. His experience in teaching extends over several years. Mr. Woodhead for 10 years was a salesman and sales manager for cor respondence schools in Missouri, Illi nois, Montana, Washington and Ore gon. He also had been a postal clerk for a year and a customs inspector for one year. He is a graduate of Emory and Henry College, served as physical director for one year in that institu tion and as Instructor another year. He also was an instructor at the Van derbilt Training Schools. "We believe that the two men added to our faculty will add materially our plans to make the Y. M. C. A. educa tional department especially adaptable to the life needs of the students." said L. U. Nichols, director of education for the Y. M. C. A. AUDITORIUM IS FINISHED Contractors Ready to Turn . Over Building to City. Except for a few unimportant details, Portland's Public Auditorium is com pleted and ready for acceptance by the city. The contractors reported to Mayor Baker yesterday that they are willing to turn over the structure. Mr. Baker referred the proposition to City Attor ney LaRoche, with instructions to pre pare the necessary legal papers, so the city can proceed without Jeopardizing in any way the city's interests. The building may be taken over by the City Council Wednesday. POLICE COURT FINES $5248 Month of . August' Breaks Record In Total of Receipts. August was a record-breaker for fines in the Municipal Court. A grand total of J5248 was collected In the 27 court days of the month. , Never, as far back as records can be produced, has this sum been equaled by the court. This is probably because Judge Rossman has refrained from granting offenders the privilege of paying their fines on the installment plan. . Of the amount collected for August, the greater sum was derived from speeders and other traffic law violators. I I f Sept. 10 FARM JOURNALS UNITE WESTERN FARMER ABSORBS THE PACIFIC KORTHWEST, Combined Circulation Will Reach More Than Half of Farm Homes In Northvrest Field. The Western Farmer, the largest farm journal on the Pacific Coast, has purchased the Pacific Northwest from Phil S. Bates. The two papers, both of which were publisned in Portland, will be combined and operated by the present publishers under the name of the Western Farmer. "This combination," says D. L. Car penter, business manager of the West ern Farmer, "gives to the Pacific Northwest territory a really big farm journal, which is something the field has long needed. The Western Farmer, which already had a circulation much larger than any other Pacific Coast farm paper, will now reach more than half of the farm homes in the entire Pacific Northwest field, comprising Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Western Montana and Northern California. Our field of usefulness is constantly in creasing and we have many plans for the future which mean big things for the agricultural development of this field." The Western Farmer was established in Spokane 17 years ago and was ac quired by E. E. Faville, the present editor, eight years ago. Mr. Faville was formerly editor of Successful Farming, published at Des Moines. Ia., known as "the largest farm journal in the world." The Western Farmer has made rapid progress under Mr. Faville's editorial leadership. The paper soon outgrew the publishing facilities offered by Spo kane and in 1915 the publishing head quarters were moved to Portland, but still maintaining offices in Spokane. Portland is the agricultural head quarters of the Pacific Northwest. It is the distributing center for farm imple ments and equipment of all kinds. It has the largest packing plant, the larg est stockyards, the largest wheat-handling facilities, and it therefore seems logical that the Pacific Coast's largest farm paper should find its home here. The officers of the combined publi cations are: E. E. Faville, editor; L". L. Carpenter, business manager; A. W. Stypes, director of publicity. Rock Drilling Contest Set. GRANTS PASS. Or.. Sept. 1. (Spe cial.) Takilma. a mining town 40 miles south of this city, is to stage a rock drilling contest on Labor day, in which teams from all of the prominent mines of the county will compete. STORE CLOSED MONDAY LABOR DAY 388 Morrison MOTHER! BABY! Because we've been planning and buying for you, months in advance, we can announce The Best News of the Year! We've secured more than 10,000 yards of finest baby nain sooks and batistes at old prices, so that, in spite of the many recent advances, our prices are as "of old." This means a mighty saving for you! a saving few wise mothers will overlook. Every inch of the 10,000 yards is to be cut into dainty, ex quisite baby things the kind of dresses and caps and nighties and underings you want for your baby. . Fine Baby Dresses, Stamped Ready for You to Make 50c inree designs pictured. JUaby Batiste is an exquisite weave that surely was made especially for ba bies the dresses are cut ready to make and are stamped in beautiful effects that were designed as only the Baby's Boudoir can design. And more! they're all cut with curved bottoms, full and billowy, as all Baby clothes should be and as so few ready-cut garments are. And Baby Caps at 10c that are too dear for words! You couldn't buy the fabric alone for 10c and these caps are exquisitely designed all ready for you to em broider and finish. Dainty, downy robes made from our special double fleeced ' fabric hand crocheted and with ribbon ties $1.00. Order by Mnll Tour orders will be given as prompt and careful attention as though you were shopping person ally. We prepay Parcel Post charges. There is perhaps no occasion that means quite so much to a Mother as the christening time of the wee one who has been entrusted to her care, and your Baby's Christening Dress Is Here Oh! the joy of making the little dress for that occasion, and the satisfaction of knowing it is as lovely as loving hands can make it. The Baby's Boudoir has designed and made Christening Dresses that queens might envy Dresses that Eastern and Parisian designers would sell finished for $15 to' $30. They're of imported Irish batiste a weave with a luster and sheen far more dainty than finest silks and they're designed as only an artist who loves babies can design. These dresses, cut and stamped ready for you to em broider, will sell for $1.50 and on up to as high as you care to pay. MORE GOOD NEWS Our designers, who are recognized as two of the best art needlework women on the Coast, will ssist you in the starting of your baby's dresses and direct you to the finishing. You'll not get the personal, absolutely correct MaternityCorset Bervice anywhere that youH get at the Baby's Boudoir! You owe it to yourself and to the coming baby to be ab solutely comfortable and at ease during the months be fore baby's arrival. You may be assured of being properly and expertly fitted by put ting yourself in the hands of our expert maternity cor setiers. EXTRA! We've just received through our New York office a ship ment of exquisite hand-made things that will delight every mother's heart. They're all the exclusive Baby Boudoir styles. You'll be delighted beyond measure with the scores of other "ready cut" Baby wearables for tots up to 2 years and they're all priced wonderfully low, you'll agree! I 388 Morrison Opposite !..ini.imiM.iimimramn.n l,m..m.mMMunHmiMm.mi.MmHmmMln DO YOU OWN AN AUTOMOBILE? Do you believe in Good Roads and in protection to yourselves and your mTfhlou7 do loin THE WORLD'S GREATEST Al'TOMOBlLE CirB. THE irmi f"ll-B OK AMERICA. - National orBonla t ion. vtltb Member- and A..lT Vht of importance In the Vnited State.. 3n b reaiTired foVc one vesr. This (lives you all the privileges and benefits of the CUib including tnV Service- of a Phyflclan. a Bond. Attorney In f behmW for violation of an Automobile Ordinance. Uo entitle, you t XdiT. .n (iMoli and Auto Supplier Rate, at Hotel., etc. Local Director, and Officer., A Pu A tr i-oii want all of the above, mail your cnecK to ine i ' " yr I iVmr or brlnR- it T to the office of the Club (188 Tenth Street, opposite lbV??y : Phone Marshall 232) made payable to the AUTO fHB OK., iJ'iir. .i.nhnn. ux. Marshall 232. and we will be pleased to send al representative to call to give you further information Over a Million Members in Good Standing Phone Your Want Ads Main. 7070. Bctnni Wnt Parle aad Tenth MOTHERS! Remember, Always! This is your store. Its personal service and conveniences are at your disposal. We have endeavored to make our shop truly a "Baby's Boudoir" and invite you to use it. Ready Cut Our "cut ready-to-make" system is absolutely the most practical and economical method of making baby's ap parel. It does away with paper patterns, insures an exquisite and exclusive de sign and, because of the sav ing of fabric in the cutting, it is much less expensive. Olds, Wortman & King's to THE OREGONIAN A 6095.