THE - STJXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 21. 1917.
SCHOOL REPORTERS GATHER PAGE OF HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Weekly Chronicle of Events Shows Students Have Many Constructive Interests.
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Washington Students Work
for Soldiers' Benefit.
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fire Squad for Yir Is OrnalMll.
Lens Staff Is "amed Febnimrr
Seniors Elect Officers Girls
form Sewing Club.
BY EUGENE KELT!.
HE students of Washington High
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have lor the past wees oeeu uume,
their utmost to sell the tickets
for the entertainment to be held at the
Auditorium this week for the soldiers'
emergency fund. Committees were ap
pointed from both of the senior classes,
and the business district was divided
among these committees. In addition
to this each student was given at least
three tickets to sell. The students re
sponded generously and most of them
old all of the tickets given them.
...
An assembly was held Friday after
noon during the sixth period. Captain
William Hardy spoke on his voyage
to Japan. Captain Hardy was intro
duced by W. T. Perkins. Captain
Hardy gave one of the most Interesting
talks that the students have been priv
ileged to listen to in some time. He
epoke of the customs in Japan at the
time of his visits, and told the students
of the Japanese people. He asked all
to do all in their power to cement the
friendship between the United States
and Japan.
After the talk Principal Herdman
asked Albert Bauer, the president of
the February class, to speak to the
students on the subject of the sale of
tickets for the emergency fund. Mr.
Bauer told of the coming competition
between the high schools and of a cup
that was to be offered for the high
school that sold the most tickets. He
asked each student to sell at least 10
tickets. Mr. Herdman then asked Paul
Patterson, the president of the June
graduating class, to- speak on the sub
ject. He also spoke of the problem of
telling tickets and asked the students
to sell at least 25 instead of 10.
The seventh-term debating class held
Its first debate on Monday afternoon
on the question, "Resolved: That the
city should own and operate the street
railroads in Portland." The affirma
tive side was composed of Frank Sulli
van and Nelson Clark, while the nega
tive side was represented by Eugene
Kelty and Albert Clough. The deci
sion was given to the negative, and Mr.
Kelty received the vote for best speak
er. The class is under the supervision
of Mr. Mathew Llnneman, who has
coached the last few interscholastic de
bates for Washington.
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The fire squad has been selected for
the coming term. Nelson Clark, head
of the safety bureau, is at the head of
the department. He has appointed his
assistants as follows: George La Roche,
assistant chief; Eugene Kelty, first
lieutenant; Edgar Linsey, second lieu
tenant; Fred Haines, third lieutenant,
and Norris Sewell, fourth lieutenant.
The boys must look after the hose and
fire extinguishers and see that all of
the doors and windows to the fire es
capes are open.
At the meeting of trie Tri-L's last
Friday Mr. Linnehan entertained the
society with a most interesting and
profitable talk on reform work in New
York. A discussion by Aliss Burton
was conducted on "Courtesy Among
Friends." Plans for the inter-high
school Tri-L party were discussed and
It was decided to ask the presidents of
the Lincoln and Jefferson branches to
attend the next meeting. The party is
to be held in the Washington High
gymnasium on the afternoon of Oc
tober 26.
The June 'IS graduating class held a
meeting on Tuesday afternoon at which
several matters in regard to the class
party were considered. Virgil Earl was
chosen honorary member by the class.
...
The Lens staff for the coming term
has been selected as follows: Eugene
Kelty, editor: Bessie Kord, associate
editor; Paul Patterson, business mana
ger; and Lee Jones assistant business
manager. The fiction department is
composed of Gladys Goin, Philip
Thompson, Nelville Mills, and Mildred
Weeks. On the verse staff are Opal
Clark, Sam Wilderman, and Naomi
Bryan. Elizabeth Johnson has charge
of the art department, Leslie Hale of
the photographs, and Frank Sullivan
of the essays. James Beard and Helen
Straus will write the library notes,
Sonia Wilderman and Dorothy Donlon
the society, and Dorothy Ostrander and
Frances Fleckenstine the exchanges.
Lee Jones and Virgil Myers will draw
the cartoons. School notes are under
the charge of Oorinne Hutchenson, Ed
wina Kicln-s and Cloy Smith. The de
bating notes will be written by Nelson
Clark and George Plympton. George
La Roche and . Florence Casey will
write athletics, while jokes will be
written by Holt Berni, Lois Muir, Nor
ris Sewell and Robert Conklin.
...
The February graduating class held
an election at their meeting on Tues
day night. Olin Lewis and Ward Cun
ningham were chosen as class histo
rians and Leslie Hale is to write the
class prophesy. The members of the
class climbed to the top of Larch
Mountain last Saturday night, and they
reported that the view of the sunrise
was beautiful from that point. "Hot
dogs," bacon and eggs were provided
as refreshments and these seemed to
be fully as much enjoyed as was the
sunrise.
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At the regular weekly meeting of the
Edelweiss in room 21 last Tuesday an
interesting programme was held in
spite of the fact that on account of
two or three other important meetings
on the same evening, only about half
of the members c-ould be present. Miss
Cleland, the clubs' honorary member
and efficient adviser and helper,
passed out papers on which were writ
ten in German all the terms of parlia
mentary rules and proceedings neces
sary to conduct the business of the
meetings in German. She also explained
these and afterwards the club put
them into immediate use. Some of the
members told some German jokes, and
many interesting German games were
played. Plans were made for a hike to
be held some time in the near future.
...
The sewing girls have organized a
club composed of all of the girls in
Washington who take sewing. The
organization is divided into three di
visions with Alice Gohlke as presi
dent Marie Duback, Mary Van Name,
and Mildred Gilian are presidents of
each of the divisions. The secretaries
are -Georgia Sahlstrom, Emily Lane,
And Florence Nelson. The club is going
to sew for the Red Cross and for the
dependents of soldiers, or needy fami
lies. Jn order to find these needy fami
lies an investigating committee has
been chosen, composed of Lois Muir,
Helen Cole and Marie Bishop. An en
tertainment will probably be given to
raise the money to buy the materials
that will be necessary. Helen Cole was
elected editor of the society. The ob
jects of the society are of a very high
character and, as the society contains
as members energetic girls, it will no
doubt succeed.
...
The tennis club has been recently re
organized, and is now starting out on
what promises to be a very successful
career. The officers who have been
chosen are: President, Helen Htm
mersley; secretary-treasurer, Louise
Ingman; editor, Sylva Lee, and ser-geant-at-arms,
Nellie Riley. At the
last meeting it was decided that the
club should take up other sports, since
tennis cannot be played in the winter.
Swimming, hiking and skating were
decided on as the Winter sports of the
club. Horse back riding was also sug
gested. The club Is to meet every
Monday In room 8.
The Pedagogy Clu1 entertained the
Neahkahni Club on Wednesday after
noon. After the programme the girls
were regaled with a feast of excellent
candy and the meeting was broken up.
It was decided to have the club meet
ing only every other week in the
future.
High School of Commerce.
BY CHARLES BEQUETTE.
OF the 21 students who took the
speed and accuracy tests in type
writing October 11 three were suc
cessful in winning the awards. Those
awarded certificates were: Wynn Kep
pinger, 46.6 words a minute: James
Gordon, .41.7, and Anna Westbrook,
45.8. The tests were held under the
supervision of Margaret L. Pomeroy,
of the faculty.
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The June "18 class of Commerce held
a rousing initials meeting last Thurs
day during the registration period.
Principal A. H. Sproul gave the mem
bers a splendid short talk along edu
cational lines. The results of the elec
tion of class officers are as follows:
Morris Rogoway, president; Charles
Bequette, vice-president; Alta Daniels,
secretary; Hugo Lindahl, sergeant-at-arms.
and Miss Rita Banfield. faculty
adviser. As a result of lack of time a
tie between Carl Sihler and Norman
Henderson for treasurer and the elec
tion of an editor was withheld to the
next meeting. Another meeting of the
class will be held probably Monday
during the study period.
. . . .
Plans are now under way for an en
tertainment to be held Friday evening,
November 23, called "The Commerce
County Carnival." The show will be
arranged in street form and with
booths along the sides. At the end of
the street a space will be cleared and
dancing will conclude the programme.
The student committee in charge is:
Goldie Stelzer, Lynne Pickler and Flor
ence Swant.
...
The Ukelele Club held a meeting
October 8. The newly elected officers
are: Ruth Bottler, president: Mildred
Lynds. vice-president, and Lynne Pick
ler, secretary-treasurer.
Regular meetings are held eevry
Monday and Thursday. All students
who can play Hawaiian instruments
are urged to. join in the rehearsals.
...
An assembly was called last Tuesday
for all upper classmen. The purpose
was to bring the matter of liberty
bonds before the students and to find
out how many students would volun
teer to assist in canvassing the city
for subscriptions. Plans are being
made to divide the boys and girls into
separate teams.
...
Miss Worth's class has been engaged
the past week turning out posters for
different commerce activities. Ernest
Richardson ia responsible for all the
beautiful posters advertising the com
ing carnival which are on display in
the lower halls of the school.
A class has been formed in shorthand
of all students beyond high school age
who desire an intensive course in this
subject. The class meets twice each
day and is under the direction of F. N.
Haroun, of the faculty.
...
The Girls- Glee Club is practicing
eevry Thursday after schooL They are
preparing to be ready to sing at any
occasion which may arise.
The school orchestra is also holding
meetings every Wednesday and Thurs
day mornings. The orchestra is con
stantly increasing in size and is ex
pected to render music at all entertain
ments. ...
Mr. Carlton's class in Commerce-5 is
giving valuable talks on the leading
commodities, such as commerce, lum
ber, rubber, coffee, cocoa and bananas.
The above topics were assigned differ
ent students and were looked up by
each and given oral reports.
The class is also receiving valuable
booklets on industries and commerce
resources of the different states, writ
ten up by the various Chambers of
Commerce.
...
Creditable work in designing with
stencils on the mlmeoscope and dupli
cated on the mimeograph were turned
out by the students of E. O. Allen's
office training during the past week.
Benson Polytechnic Boys.
BY RODNEY GRAFTON.
A TEAM of 23 boys has been selected
to solicit liberty bonds. Benson
has been given a district in Albina to
canvass.
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sells the most bonds in proportion to
iL3 registration.
...
The Ad Club was the guest of thA
school at luncheon last WpHi.rlv
Over $3000 worth of liberty bonds was
suoscriDeo. Among those present were
Simon Benson and L. R. Alderman.
...
Preparations are underway for the
vaudeville which will be held early in
November for the benefit of the foot
ball fund. Contrell McLean is manag
ing the affair.
...
Preparations are under way for the
-ftnrfev 1 1 1 vhirh will 1. . V- 1 , 1 , :
November for the benefit of the foot
ball fund Cantrell McLean is man
aging the affair.
...
A party was given by the February
'19 class Friday evening, October 12. in
the gymnasium of the Girls' School.
Games and dancing featured the even
ing. The chaperones were Miss Gra
ham, Miss Mattly and Fred Goldman.
The class is small but a lively time is
always enjoyed tneir parties.
...
The cafeteria opened Thursday and
the boys can now have a warm lunch
at a small cost. The cafeteria prom
ises to become a very popular feature,
though it will probably be some time
before the students forget the habit of
carrying their lunch.
...
An assembly was held last Wednes
day morning at which Principal Charles
Cleveland appealed to the students to
assist in the liberty loan campaign. As
a result the signatures of 65 boys who
were willing to help was obtained.
...
The officers of the Student Body As
sociation held a meeting Thursday af
ter school. Several matters were dis
cussed and the committees reported on
various affairs.
An orchestra of nine pieces, under
the direction of Vernon Williams, is
improving rapidly. Rehearsals are held
three times a week and by November
2 they expect to be able to play at an
entertainment.
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Front Row, Left to Right Helen Duck, Editor! Georce LaRoche, Treasurers Manna Loa Fallls, Secretary.
Back Him, Left to Right Paul Patterson, Presidents Alma Scharff, Vice-President and Kelson Clark.
Sergeant-at-Arms.
Lincoln Students Organized
for Bond Campaign.
Council Also Does Effective Work
In Selling Emergency Ftini Bene
fit Tickets Glee Clubs Start Sea
son's Work February Class
Chooses Colors and Motto.
BY MARGARET DVNIWAT.
A COMMITTEE of 80 students from
the Lincoln High School, including
the members of the Student Council,
has begun active work in canvassing
that part of the city which lies north
of Madison street and east of Broad
way, including Portland Heights,
King's Heights, Arlington Heights and
Willamette Heights, to secure subscrip
tions to the liberty loan. The commit
tee has been divided into four teams of
20 members each, captained by Wanda
Daggett, Helen Parker, Harley Stevens
and Charles Berst. The captains have
chosen the following districts in which
to work: Charles Berst, north from
Madison street, between Broadway and
Thirteenth street; Helen Parker, from
Thirteenth street to Chapman and Ar
lington and King's Heights: Wanda
Daggett, from Chapman to Twenty
third street, from Madison to Vaughn,
and Portland Heights; Harley Stevens,
from Twenty-third to Twenty-ninth
streets, from Madison to Vaughn, and
Willamette Heights.
Henry Teal, bond expert of Portland,
met with the committee twice last
week to give them instructions in the
selling of liberty bonds and to help
them to outline their campaign.
...
The Student Council closed a suc
cessful campaign Friday to sell tick
ets for the Oregon boys' emergency
fund entertainments. Tickets were sold
by the students at the school and on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday af
ternoons at the Benson and Imperial
Hotels by Marie Canel, Wanda Dag
gett. Marion Dunham, Anne Shea,
Charlotte Holzman, Katherine Macey,
Ruth Brinkerhoff and Helen Parker.
Information was secured last week
by the military information committee
concerning a number of former Lincoln
students now with either the Army or
the Navy, who before had not been in
cluded in the roster of Lincoln boys
now with the colors. Warren F. Lewis
is a private in the Medical Corps of the
Oregon Coast Artillery, now at Fort
Canby, Wash. Jackson Morrow, Letch
er Nelson and Wilber Hollingsworth
are with the Twelfth Company, Oregon
Coast Artillery. Ben Newell, of the
Eighth Company, Oregon Coast Artil
lery, is at the second officers' training
camp at the Presidio. Lieutenant Dan
iel Edward Barbey. junior grade, a
graduate of Annapolis, is on the gun
boat Annapolis, "somewhere on the
Atlantic." Second Lieutenant Russell
D. Berst. Identified with the Oregon
Coast Artillery, Is at Fort Stevens.
Clifford SL Alvord is a member of the
gun crew of the U. S. S. Frederick.
Orle W. Alvord is a student at the Har
vard radio school at Cambridge, Mass.
Glover E. Young is a member of Troop
B, Oregon Cavalry, at Camp Greene,
Charlotte, N. C. George Conway is on
the U. S. S. South Dakota. Charles
Graham is with the Field Hospital,
Company C, at Camp Lewis. American
Lake. Adolph Asher is stationed at
Vancouver Barracks with Company F,
Second Engineers. Ernest Haycox, a
member of Company B, infantry, is at
Clackamas. Clarence Likens is a war
correspondent at American Lake.
Incomplete information has been se
cured about the following: Thomas
Lovell, enlisted with the Navy: Ray
Hageman, Company H, Third Oregon
Infantry; Eddie Evans, with the cav
alry: Bernard Anderson, with the
Naval Militia: Fulton McGill and Squire
Bozorth, with the Twelfth Infantry.
Anyone who has the complete address
of these boys or information about
any former Lincoln students now in
the service of the United States or the
allies is asked to leave it at the in
formation desk at the Central Li
brary, or send it to any of the follow
ing members of the military informa
tion committee at Lincoln: Miss Le
ona L. Larrabee, Miss Laura Northrup,
Miss Ethel Marsh and Miss Alta Hay
ward. Persons giving such informa
tion are &mA- t xi-vm v complete
postomce address and rank, whether
private, non-commissioned or commis
sioned officer: the branch of the serv
ice, whether Navy, infantry, cavalry or
artillery, and the complete information
as to the name of the battleship, com
pany, brigade, division or camp.
...
An assembly for the first-term stu
dents was held Thursday morning. A
silk flag was awarded to Miss Anna
Hitchcock's room, 106. for having the
greatest number of parents present at
the recent freshman reception. Enid
Newton played "The Marseillaise." The
following honor roll was announced:
Ruth Bruere, Frank Chapman, Rupert
Bullivant. Janet Griffith. Duran Solus,
Mary Griffin, Adelia White, Annette
Hardinger. Kenneth Bonnewell. Eliza
beth Cockerham, Glenna Fisher, Edna
Sandblom, Kenneth Stephenson, Letitia
Capell, Lyall Pearson, Arthur Burel
bach, Arthur Flye, Margaret Gold
thwaite, William Golliffe, Jessie Law
ton. Lucille Levy, Porter McNary,
Evelyn Parshall. Josle Sealey, Vera
Boynton, Ruth Claridge. Roba Embry.
Esther Hutchings, Martha Isensee,
JUNE '18 CLASS AT WASHINGTON
Henrietta Warkentin, Edith Burke,
Enid Newton, Ruth Wilkenson and
Norma Wilson. Of these, all were per
fect in attendance except one. Miss
Alene Grosche's room. 111, carried off
honors for excellence in scholarship,
and N. F. McCoy's room, 108, ranked
first in attendance.
The reception last week for the first
term students was a decided success.
The short programme formed an inter
esting prelude to the "get-acquainted"
hour, in which parents, teachers and
students mingled. One hundred and
fifty parents and friends were present.
...
Practically all of the Lincoln faculty
has subscribed to the liberty loan. Al
together they have given $5450.
.
Mrs. F. A. Daley is being sent by the
Red Cross every Friday afternoon to
give the girls of the Washelli Camp
fire instructions in knitting.
...
Warren F. Lewis, of the Medical
Corps, Oregon Coast Artillery, Fort
Canby; Clarence Likens, war corre
spondent at American Lake, and Ernest
Haycox, of Company B, infantry, sta
tioned at Clackamas, all former stu
dents, visited Lincoln last week.
...
The members of the Hakanakle
Campflre went swimming at the Sbat
tuck School Friday. -
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Great Interest is being shown in the
Glee Club work this term. Through the
work of a membership campaign com
mittee, composed of Albert Woerten
dyke (chairman), Jacob Holzman and
Theodore Olsen, the enrollment of the
Boys llee Club has been doubled. In
dividual instruction in music is being
given one period once a. week by
George Ingram, who has charge of the
glee clubs. The girls' chorus, which
has a membership of over 100, is plan
ning an active year. The girls will
sing at the community rally to be
given in the Lincoln auditorium No
vember 23, at which Bishop W. T. Sum
ner will talk on school betterment and
school and neighborhood progress.
They will also take part in a big inter
high school community sing to be
given at the Auditorium, and, in the
near future, will sing at an Ad Club
luncheon.
Posters are being made by the art
class for the February, 1918, class play.
"The Private Secretary," to be given
in the school auditorium November 23
and 24.
Miss Marguerite Burnett, the libra
rian, gave instructions to the secona
and third-term English classes on use
of the dictionary and encyclopedia last
week during the first and fifth periods
on Wednesday, the second period on
Thursday and the third period on Fri
day, in the library. The instructions
will continue this week during the
sixth period Monday and the fourth
period Tuesday. The library will not
be open these periods for students who
wish to do reference work.
...
Two luncheons were g,iven by Miss
Winifred Kerr's domestic science
classes last week. On Wednesday the
third-term class gave a class luncheon.
The menu follows: Baked halibut with
tartar sauce, baked potatoes, rye bread,
French country salad, fruit whip, wa
fers. On Thursday Lillian Goon and
Pearl Moy, of the second-term class,
gave a. luncheon for the following
guests: Miss Winifred Kerr, Miss
Ethel Marsh and Miss Irene Wuest, of
the faculty, and Mrs. D. G. Goon, Mrs.
Lew G. Kay, Fay Wright, Lois Pettin
ger, Margaretta Gabriel, Anna Gabriel
and Frieda Janiscke. The menu con
sisted of tomato salad, veal loaf,
creamed potatoes. cornbread, rasp
berry jello, nut wafers.
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The February '18 class has chosen
blue and silver for its last colors ana
"Pret pour mon pays" (Ready for my
country) for its motto.
...
The Fhilolexlan programme for last
week consisted of discussion of the li'e
and works of Allan Seager, by Mar
garet Harding and Hulda Haffner, and
a talk on "What the United States
Government Should Do With German
Spies," by Margaret McGowan.
...
Msrari waMiBc KtUah.tb Grigftrs
and Frances Cummings were initiated
and Minerva Holzman, Margaret Al
bert, Lucile Helmer, Barbara Shepherd,
Alice Bain and Edith Dunham were
accepted for membership.
...
At the meeting of the Teknophllae
the following two Hans Anderson
stories were told: "The Steadfast Tin
Soldier," by Madeline Brown, ana
"The Tinder Box." by Gladys Phillips.
By special request. Miss Gladys Low
den, the critic, read "The Three Weav
ers." by Annie Fellows Johnston.
The Tolos held their meeting on Fri
day on account of the Lincoln-Franklin
game Thursday. Mrs. Eugenia Altman,
of the faculty, gave a description of
the life and conditions at De'mlng, N.
M.. where she once lived. E. E.
Schwartztrauber, the critic, gave a talk
on debating.
The. "feed" given by the boys' Bible
class at the Y. M. C. A. Monday even
ing was. & great success. It was de
cided that a study of tbe Bible will be
taken up for this term's work.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Franklin Students Busy
War-Time Work.
Liberty Bond Sale, Emergency- Fund
Benefit, Red Cross and Home
Economics Take Tbelr Attention.
Armband Sales Success Dramatic
Club Meets Social 3iews.
BY ANNA KARAGOZIAN.
ANOTHER phase of patriotism has
reached Franklin. A special as
sembly was called Tuesday, when Mr.
Ball explained to the students the
meaning and value of the liberty bonds.
Ray Haizlip, president of the student
body, appointed three t'jams. wiith "Ev
erette Barbur as their captain, to can
vass the community in the interest of
the bonds. Each team includes 20 stu
dents and will be given a territory cov
ering a number of blocks in the school
district.
Miss J. Roller's German. Latin and
English classes have subscribed $130 in
bonds, and they hope to raise enough
to buy three J50 bonds.
Alfred Niggard has sold $1500 worth
of the bonds.
...
The Red Cross Girls met Tuesday in
the domestic art room to knit, crochet
and sew. They have already hemmed
napkins and tray cloths. The members
were requested to bring old napkins
and table cloths as well as books and
magazines. Small white contribution
boxes are to be placed in the halls and
patriotic posters, "Save Your Pennies
for Red Cross," designed by Clarke
Schouboe, will be placed with them. The
teachers who assisted the girls at this
meeting were: Miss L. Davis. Miss E.
Johnston. Miss J. Roller, Miss L. Ec
cles, Miss Whittlesey and Miss G. Fos
ter. The emergency fund ticket selling
campaign is progressing. J. A. Van
Groos, who is managing the campaign,
expects 1500 tickets to be sold and the
students have entered the campaign
with great vim. Ticket selling booths
were established at Olds, Wortman &
King's and Lipman, Wolfe & Co.'s stores
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Miss
Ella Ehmsen. of the faculty, had charge
of the sale and she had assisting her
the following girls: Mary Tavelli, Mil
dred Boone, Faith Jones, Dorothy Rob
ertson, Marion Bell and Elizabeth
Chase.
The Home Economics Club held an
important meeting Tuesday and elected
officers. Anna Karagozian was elected
president; Marion Hubbard, vice-president,
and Fay Wills, secretary-treasurer.
There was an unusual attendance
and reports from the various commit
tees were given. Anna Karagozian,
chairman of the dance committee, an
nounced that the "Kiddies' Party"
would be given Friday at 2:45 o'clock.
Veva Elwell talked about the trip to
the American Can Company, which
probably will be made next week.
Also a refreshment committee was
named, to comprise Lola Cain, Mariam
Hubbard, Helen Homuth and Miss Ger
trude Blackmar, of the faculty.
...
A busy week is planned by Miss L.
Eccles. of the domestic art department.
All the girls taking sewing are going
to devote the entire week to Red Cross
sewing. The first term girls will make
surgeon's aprons, the second term girls,
invalid hospital shirts, and the ad
vanced girls will work on pajamas.
Miss Grace Gillette, the sewing super
visor, has supplied the girls with ma
terial. A dance will be given in the near
future by the student body. The com
mittee In charge Is: Joy Badley, Helen
Dustan, Harold Duncan. Edith Davis,
Katherine MacKenzie, Everette Bar
bur, Miss Rubie Hammarstrom and J.
A. Van Groos.
The Franklin glee clubs are to give a
patriotic programme at the soldiers'
and sailors' emergency entertainment
at the Auditorium next week. Both
clubs are to sing separately and to
gether. R. B. Walsh, a member of the
Sons of the American Revolution, is to
direct the work.
On October 15 the glee clubs were the
guests of the department of music of
tne school at the opera at the Audi
torium. The following members of the
glee club sang at the dedication of the
BensonPolytechnic School Wednesday:
Helen Johnson, Oveta Weber. Eloise
McPherson, Fay Hornschuch, Esther
Baird and Ruth Carey. Also the clubs
sang for a Red Crosa entertainment on
Friday at the Laurelwood Congrega
tional Church.
Principal S. F. Ball went to Eugene
Friday as a delegate from the Frank
lin Parent-Teacher Association, to the
annual convention of the .Oregon Con
gress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher
Association.
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The armband sale which took place
last week during the noon hours, re
sulted in a net profit of 120. The arm
bands were made by the girls and Miss
Rubie Hammarstrom had charge of the
sales.
"Want ad" was answered by the at
tendance of a number of boys to the
dramatic club meeting Wednesday aft
ernoon. A committee composed of Leah
Melvln, Wardle Kearns. Mildred Beav
er, William Poulsen and Marguerite
Wheeler is to arrange a programme for
the next meeting.
.
Irvine Fike, a popular Franklin boy,
has been seriously injured in. an auto
mobile accident.
Ruth Gentry, who has been ill for
some time, visited her classmates Mon
day. Among other visitors this week were
Francis Neff, Helen Smith, Earl Hlb
bard and Wilson Morrow, last year's
sergeant-at-arms of the student body.
...
Franklin has two more victories,
first, one with Estacada High, with a
An & t: C 11 . f-tn.. I I . .
" i wv-u, uibi luesaay, ana tne 1
second, the Lincoln-Franklin game !
xnursoay, tne score oeing 14-0,
.
I. A. Melendy, head of the English
department, has organized a class of 20
girls, who are studying elementary
laws of arithmetic to teach to children.
...
The June, '18. class held its regular
business meeting Tuesday. The busi
ness discussed was the choosing of a
class pin or ring. A class pin was fa
vored. Katherine McKenzle, the presi
dent, called a special meeting Wednes
day, to consider plans for a dance to
be given in honor of the February, .'18,
class. She appointed Carl Prior chair
man. Dorothy Anderson and Fred
Pickering to determine when the af
fair can best-take place.
...
Miss Cordellia Miller was hostess for
a pleasant party at her home, on the
evening of October 13. It was given
in honor of her brother, Jerome Miller,
who was in Portland on leave from
Fort Stevens. He is a member of the
Ninth Company, Coast Artillery. The
evening "was spent in dancing and
games. The guests from Franklin were
Helen Mincemoyer, Esther Wellington
Geraldine King. Wilma Blader, Au
gusta DeWItt, Mary Rector, Melba
Webster. Wylie Doran, Bert Hayes,
Chester Rich, Cecil Jones, Jerome Mil
ler, Miss Poulsen and the hostess.
The February '1 class has chosen
lavender crysanthemums and yellow
roses for their class flowers. At their
last meeting Joy Badley, the presi
dent, appointed Mary Rector. Augusta
DeWitt and Fremont Byers on the
motto committee; Veva Elwell, Ida
Zwald and Harold Brownson, shrub
bery committee, and Helen Dustan,
Fred Kelly. Edith Davis, Ray Haizlip
and Harold Duncan, class play com
mittee.
The class Prom will probably be
given on November 23. Three com
mittees have been appointed to plan
for the occasion. They are Ruth Hein
ricks, chairman invitation committee;
Bernlce Eliott, chairman decoration
committee, and Veva Elwell, chairman
refreshment committee. Each commit
tee is composed of five students.
...
The three senior English classes
studying argumentation are engaged in
interclass debates dealing with civic
and school questions. These debates
are held weekly.
...
From now on the February '18 class
will have a sandwich sale every Fri
day during the noon hour. The class
also has had several peanut sales and
these will continue.
...
An assembly was called Monday to
arouse enthusiasm before the Lincoln
Franklin game Thursday. Mr. Ball
again gave a short talk on liberty
bonds, and J. A. Van Groos announced
the sale of emergency fund tickets,
which were to be sold on the streets
in the city by the girls of the schooL
After Miss Lucile Davis' talk on knit
ting the football boys, led by Coach
Dewey, spoke on football and urged all
the students to attend the Lincoln
Franklin game,
The domestic science girls have com
menced to serve their school lunches
to teachers and parents. The first
luncheon was served Thursday by
Beth Sutherland and May Smith. Zen
las were used for table decorations
and for design on the attractive place
cards. The menu consisted of creamed
salmon on toast, boiled rice, stuffed
cucumbers, bran muffins and floating
island.
Jefferson High School.
BY VALMA V. JONES.
TUY a liberty bond." This is the
J motto of Jefferson High School.
So enthusiastic are the students over
the present liberty loan campaign
that more than 100 have volunteered
to canvass their respective districts
for purchasers. Mr. Jenkins arranged
the Jefferson district into sections,
with 10 students to make a house-to-house
canvass. The city committee in
charge of the campaign offered a
prize to the high school securing the
greatest number of purchasers.
...
Perhaps the most interesting event
of the week occurred Thursday, when
Madame Lucie Vaiair gave a recital,
accompanied by Miss Julia E. Pratt.
Following was the programme; "Limes
zers tiraient des Allies," "The Star,"
by Habn: first encore, "Love Is the
Wind." by MacFayden: "By the Waters
of Mlnnehonka," by Lienance; "Roses
in Rain," by Zendar. Axa Genevieve
Paget, accompanied by Jean Latimer,
gave several exhibition dancing num
bers. ...
Another campaign in which Jefferson
is taking an active interest is the bene
fit entertainment which will be given
in the city Auditorium for the emer
gency fund of the Oregon National
Guard. Jefferson has been given 4000
tickets to sell.
Tuesday, on Multnomah Field, the
football game between Jefferson and
Lincoln will be played. It will deter
mine which team will win the cham
pionship. As yet Jefferson or Colum
oia have not been scored upon.
...
The book campaign which closed Fri
day proved successful, as 4924 books
and magazines were turned into the
school library for the soldiers. Of this
number room 31 turned in 69 books and
171 magazines; room "X," 61 books and
1071 magazines, and room 450, four
books and 971 magazines.
.
Phonograph records are much de
sired also to send to the training
camps. If any students have records
which they can give by turning them
into the registration room credit will
be given to the school. To date 29
have been received.
The following members of the Tech
nical Club will take charge of the
library book campaign next week:
Charles Mears, Fred Patterson, Oscar
Rauzenback, George Works and Har
vey Joe.-
" .
Perhaps it will be of interest to some
to hear that Wayne Huston, of the
United Statea Marines, has arrived safe
ly in France. He was a graduate of
the June, 1916, class.
Friday, O. M. Plummer, of the School
Board, made an appeal to the student
body on food conservation. At the
same assembly "Mike" Reed spoke in
the interest of the same Tuesday.
James John as School to
Publish Tumalum.
Senior Class Turns Over Paper.
Latin Vocabulary Content In
ner Announced Programme for
Freshmen and Parents Is Bis
Success.
ALICE GILSTRAP.
A SPECIAL assembly was called
Tuesday at which Margaret Kel
son read a plea encouraging the pur
chase of liberty bonds and in which
President Wilson said: "Human free
dom shall not perish from the earth.
Principal W. T. Fletcher then explained
the amount, kinds and security of the
bonds as well as the installment plan
of payment, and encouraged the stu
dents to think seriously of the matter
and invest all available savings in
them. Mr. Sommers, the city super
visor of manual training, who happened
to be present at the time, told of a
few of his experiences in Germany two
years before the war commenced.
...
The senior class has decided to turn
over the publication of the Tumulum to
the student body, thereby making it
more representative. A committee
which had been appointed by the class
president, Delbert Day, submitted sug
gestions to the council and it is now
Investigating the situation with a view
to determining the frequency and form
of the school periodical.
In the vocabulary contest which was
held at the regular meeting of the
Sodalitas Latina, the following school
champions were determined: First,
Alice Gllstrap of Latin 3; second, Sybil
Bugbee, also of Latin 3: third, George
Walker, of Latin 4.
Two very interesting playlets were
given, the first being "The Story of
Theseus," and the second a rehearsal
of the play, "Medicus." They both
proved -to be exceedingly humorous.
The cast of the former consisted of
John Wolf, who was the infant Theseus;
Ella Ries, his mother, being about one-
half as tall as the son; Merritt Whit-
more, his father, and Stanley O'Connor-,
a robber, while in the latter play Max
Stearns was Titus; Genevieve Brown.
Octavia; Charles Trumbull, Lucius: Ed
ward Howard, Publius; Marion Duns
more, Medicus, and Alice Gllstrap, the
coach.
.
At the regular meeting of the Phll
athenaeura Club, which was held on
Tuesday, one of the most interesting
programmes ever given before the so
ciety was presented. This unusual
event was planned by a committee of
which Alverda MacNiven was chair
man and Marion Dunsmore and Etta
Patterson assistants. The programme
consisted of the following numbers: Vo
cal duet, "There's a Long, Long Trail
a-Winding," and "Hawaii, I'm Lone
some for You," by Erma and Esma
Griswold;- piano duet, "Matuska." by
Marjorie Moxon and Virginia Dunsmore;
duet, by Elsie Jones and Hazel Lin
quist. and a play. "Burglar Alarms,"
of which the cast was as follows: Gene
vieve Brown. Mrs. Jones; Helen Story,
Amanda; Idrys Weimer, Mr. Smith;
Gwladys Keeney, Mr. Jones, and Etta
Patterson. Dinah.
The reception programme given in
honor of the freshmen and their par
ents by the student body on Friday was
in the form of a magazine. The cover
design consisted of the flag salute and
singing of "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner"; the editorial was a reading by
Margaret Nelson. "The Meaning of the
Flag"; next came the fiction depart
ment, which was represented in the
form of a pantomime farce, "Lochin
var," with Hugh Whistler as the hero;
Alice Brown, the bride; Stanley O'Con
ner. the groom: Clarence Gilstrap, the
brother of the bride; Jennie MacNiven,
the mother; Merritt Whitmore, the
father, and Genevieve Brown and Ella
Ries, the bridesmaids; the music de
partment was represented with a violin
solo by Percy Johnston and the song
of a mixed quartet, consisting of Opal
Weimer, Clarice Wilson, Russell Myer
and Delbert Day. The two girls also
played ukeleles. Denby Coon, the car
toonist, represented the art depart
ment, and Mrs. Lotspelch, the domestic
science department, with a reading
called "A Man Making Mince Pie." The
back cover was a victrola advertise
ment with patriotic songs sung by the
world's famous artists, Elsie Jones and
Hazel Llnqulst. The whole affair was
a decided success, aided, perhaps, by
the unusual stage setting, such as a
wooden sawhorse for the steed of
Lochlnvar, and brooms for the horses
of other characters. Later light re
freshments, consisting of wafers, tea
and chocolate, were served in the low
er halL
...
On last Thursday W. L. Brewster,
one of the first Commissioners of Port
land, lectured to the civics class on the
comparative advantages of the pres
ent commission form of government
and the old aldermanic form.
The pedagogy class, which has been
observing In the St. Johns kindergarten
and in the primary class of Central
school for seven weeks, will begin
practice teaching this week. The class,
consisting of Jennie MacNiven, Marion
Dunsmore, Martha Holter, Hazel Lin
quist, Winifred Walker, Marie Bosch
ero, Donalda MacGregor and Joseph
Toole, has the unusual advantage of
being within walking distance of three
grammar schools and a kindergarten.
Benson Polytechnic Girls.
THELMA CLIFFORD.
THE tailoring classes, under the di
rection of Edmund Gurney, are con
stantly gaining in popularity. In all
these classes drafting and instruction
in the use of commercial patterns in
addition to the making of coats, ladies
and boys' suits, are taught.
The vocational class meets Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morn
ings, and will continue for three
months.
The housewives' class is run for six
weeks, and meet (class A) Monday and
Thursday afternoons and (class B)
Tuesday and Friday afternoons.
Evening classes are conducted on
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
A baking powder biscuit competition
was held by five of the domestic sci
ence classes. The best biscuits made
by one girl in each class were selected
and are now in the office in the show
case. The Portland Ad Club entertained
S. Benson at a luncheon last Wednes
day. Students from the cafeteria de
partment of the Girl's Polytechnic
School prepared and served the lunch
eon. The elementary trade girls In mil
linery made a visit tc a hat factory
where Mr. Frlsbie gave generously of
his time to demonstrate the various
processes of felt and buckram blocking
by machinery.
They also visited the whole-ale house
of Miller & Raas, where the saw the
work of making hats in progress and
examined many different kinds of
trimming. The girls and teachers ap
preciated this opportunity.
The freshmen class held their first
party Friday evening. It was a fancy
dress party, but no masks were al
lowed. Dancing and games were en
joyed, after which doughnuts and elder
were served.
The art department has a display of
articles in the office which are to be
sold in December and the proceeds
turned over to the Red Cross.