THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 3. 1918.
LIVELY WEEK IS RECORDED IN HIGH SCHOOLS OF PORTLAND
New Semester Starts With Heavy Enrollment of Freshmen and Semi-Academic Pastimes Get Attention of Students.
Large Freshman Class
Started at Lincoln.
w tae-alty t aee Are Wade.
risssislW Art 11 e le Rest-
I m. steels M Lars Ml-Jut
ee,l-r let Stasia -Sssdaey
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BT MARGARET DUNIWAT.
THK second term of the school year
began at Lincoln Monday with the
records showing an enrollment of 14
stadrnt. of which 13 ara freshmen
and 3 ara students from other high
eeaeola. Thla Is an eieeptlonally large
naMr of freshmen for a February
term.
Few rluniM have been inada In lb
Hnornul of tha faculty thla term.
Miss Marlon Celver. aha had a Imii
ef abuiic. last term, baa returned to
Lincoln and la resuming bcr work as
teacher of medieval, modern and Amr
Icaa history. Miss Anna Cameron, who
too. M :a Culver's place last tarn, ts
tearblnx aacl.nl and American ble
tory. fHIlnc the poattioo left vacant
y X t. McCoy, who baa enlisted In
tha Aviation Corpa Misa Irene Vol
teacher of Industrial art. la taking
months raai. Miss Jllee N. Rhodes,
formerly of tb WaaMngtno High
rVee faculty. Is conducting lha In
dustrial art classes until VlaS Wuest
returns. iia Alta Hayward. who h&a
cnn. to 1'urt Karon, Mich-, baa re
signed.
Tha first Important event of tha new
fern ovvurr.il KrWr n'ghc when lha
V'aiveretty of Oraton lee Club, now
an Ita nineteenth annual lour, cava a
caaxart In tha school auditorium for tha
beaafit of IJncola'a scholarship fund.
Thla scholarship ta for : and gives
tha nunbtr of tha June claaa to whom
It will be awarded an opportunity to
attend tha University of Oregon for
no year.
Tha promnnt consisted Of poptj
lar anfl classic sons, stunts and shits.
Tna ".l.e Club sans: five selections. Tha
rest of tha programme Included severe
eoloe and tha following special fea
tures "Moore the Magician, by floors
and Ellis: "Rurleeiue. hr John Fltnn
"Character Sketch.- bv Marvell Thomp-
aoo: "Interpretative lance. by Henry
feickhoff.
To dafrar tha etpenses of tha con
Cert, taa sales wera beld Thursday and
Friday, from which ibuul ll' was
Blade. One of theea tags, with 3 cents
tdUi tlo-ial for war lu, admitted stu
dents to tha concert. Student tickets
aold for 2i cents, with a war tax of
S cents. A general admission tea of
cents, with a S-cent war tax. was
charged.
Tha concert was menaced by Cheater
Kelsey. of tha June class.
of former stndenta now kn any branch
of tha service:- Samuel L. Chernla. ar
tillery. A. E. F.: 1L Dava Chernla. U.
R N. T. a. I. B. Company A-t. San
Francisco; John Wells, radio service,
e.'ectrlral training school, Mara Island.
Additional name may be left at tha
Information desk. Central Library, or
aent to any of tha following members
or tha military Information committee
i at Lincoln: Misa Leona L. Larrabea,
Mtsa Laura Nortbup. Miss -tbel Marsh,
see.
An Impromptu debate waa irlven at
tha meeting of tha Adelphlana Thurs
day. Tha affirmative waa upheld by
Max Pierre and Dorts Wlldman and
tha negative by David iatullo and
Louisa Smith. Tha negative waa award
ad tha decision.
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Lincoln played and won her first
basketball game of tha seaaon Tuesday
by a score of -:. defeating; tha High
"school of Commerce.
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Another Boys Bible Club will be
formed this term with N. C Thornea. of
ino iscnuv. aa critic. Tha ciud win
be made up entirely of near members.
and will work In co-operation with the
riret Hoys- Bible Club, or which E. K.
evhwarstrauder. of tha faculty, la
critic
a a a
Tha cafeteria la observing; Mondays
and Wrdnesdava as wheatleaa daya. In
stead of Just Wednesdays, aa, formerly.
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Ruth Bruere. Janet Griffith and
Killenj Hart have jeen accepted for
membership In tha llakanakle Camp-fire.
JAMES JOHN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO APPEARED IN A RECENT DRAMATIC PRODUCTION.
etTT"ase
Tha domestic art class will davota
Its tima to doing Red Cross work on an
extensive scale thla term. They ara
planning to make Immediately three
dosen convalescent robes, one dosen
hospital shirts and two dosen garments
for refuges children.
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TVIphlna RnaenfeM. trma Rothrhlld.
laxlne Shaffer. Harlrr Stevena. Paul
rtteffen. Iavld Dunne. Zlna Wise. Bert
ram Levy and Melwyn Bingham, all
members of tha February. 1I9. class,
ara taking a post-graduate course thla
terra.
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Mien Marguerite Burnett, the libra
rian, visited the llolman School Thurs
day, and the Couch School i riday. to
assist tha teachers of those schools In
arranging their school libraries.
Tha June. 11. class, has chosen for
Its class play. "Qulncy Adams Sawyer."
story of New Kngland life, by Charles
. Atkinson. Orran Uronmin has been
elected manager for the play, sad
Wanda Daggett assistant manager. The
cast will ba choaen soon.
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Edith Anderson, tha new president
ef the Trknophilae. has appointed the
fallowing committees: Programme.
Marguerite McCabe. chairman: Vera
liano, Florence Cameron. Kdna Fergu
son. Helen Parker; alumnae. Lelah
Ptone. chairman: Catherine Mncev.
Frances Olson: Hacard. tiertrude t;n!d-
1ngg. I -oris Wolfe: pins. Nora iiunnage;
hospital work, r lorence -Cameron.
Tha society will study the following
subjects this term: First aid. children's
literature, how to make programmes'
I for rural schools, children s games,
story telling, picture presentation, pos
ture and enunciation, botany.
Oertrude Holding. Resale Rterson and
Anna Oabrlel ara new members of tha
society. Mora will be accented for
membership at the meeting this week.
Tha new officers of tha society are:
Edith Anderson, president: Edna Fer
guson, vice-president: Rosalia Balmer.
aecretary: Florence Cameron, treasur
er; Madrlln Brown. ecrireant-at-arma
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The first assembly of the new term
was held Friday morning- In the Inter
est of the Cardinal. Harry Pennell.
editor of the Cardinal, presided. Myrtle
Forthun. associate editor, apoke on the
Hrribblera" Club. Lln Folts on the
pros department. Chester Kelsev on
tne Kka department, and Ieltrt Ober
teufter on athletics. Harold Miller and
orran liroseman urged the students to
support Cardinal advertisers. Orran
tiroesmati presented a plan to Increase
enthusiasm In patronizing Cardinal ad
vertisers wherebv two prises, a first
and second, will be awarded, after the
publication of each Issue of the Car
dinal, to the two students who have
traded with the greatest number of
sdvertisers during the previous month.
Franklin Alumni Organizes
and Plan. Work.
t elresse Party la llapaaed for Cas
ter acattea -New Teachers Ara
Seeded ta Car tear firwerfb ( tha
h-raaed. sthleh Mass Maa tea Staw
esta Enrolled C ess He Opera
He .lvew at Aadltarlaaa.
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although there Is a Ihrge increase over
last semester in the bookkeeping; and
accountancy, salesmanship and college
courses. Due to the large number of
new students many of the typewriting
classes could not accommodate the
members, and a special class meeting
at 8:20 A. AL has been organized, and
E. O. Alien and E. E. Fin ley, of th
faculty, ara in charge. Commerce
enrollment Is now approximately 45
students.
The results of the election of regis
tration room representatives for the
coming; terms are as follows: Room
Kathyrne Quirk and William Shipley
room 4, Alta Freeman and Charles Be
quette; room 5, Marion Eastman and
James Gordon; room 9, Edna Cameron
and Joe Church; room 10, Helen Smith
and Lynn Pickler; room 11, Grace
Jacobsen and Henry Wagner; room 1
Pearl Kidd and Frank Hana; room 17,
Olga David and Alf Johnson. The fol
lowing rooms have not as yet mad
known the returns: 1. 8. 12, 13,
and 22.
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BT ANNA KARAGOZIAN.
f N THE avenlnc of January IS
J June '1? class gathered in the audi
torium of tha school and organised an
Alumni Association. Tha meeting was
called to order by Arthur U. Mackenxla,
chairman pro tern, and Virginia Meyer
hoeffer acted as secretary. After
short speech by tha chairman offlcars
were elected aa follows: Arthur
Mackenzie, president: Muriel Nlckols,
rice-president: Virginia Mryerhoeffer.
secretary: Uerdan Boeder, treasurer,
and George Powell, sergeant-at-raras.
Tha secrdetary waa instructed to in
form absent members of Ihe June '1
class that tha association has bean
formed and It waa decided that the
next meeting would be held during the
f.aster vacation, at which time all
alumni will be welcomed Into Uta as
sociation, including the February 'IS
graduates.
It la proposed to make tha Initiation
or tha mid-year graduating class an
annual occurrence at tha Kaster vaca
tlon meeting of the association.
Those present at the first meeting
were: Arthur Mackenzie. Muriel Nick
ola. Isabel Anderson. Elizabeth Favelll
erdan Boeder. Htlmar Grondhal and
Virginia Meyerhoeffer. Absent char
ter members ara: George A. Powell,
Stella F. Sullivan. Mildred L. Burdick,
Lois Bailey, Lots Tomllneon. Eleanor
Farmer. Helena Hardy. Norma Mon-
nick and Norman Stearns.
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The enrollment of Franklin this
year Is 1000 students, which is the
largest number Franklin has aver had
The freshmen enrolled are ZbO. of whom
lwa are taking the commercial course.
Among the students taking post grad
uate courses are: Veva Klwell, Mary
Rector, May Hoffman. Ruth Helnrichs
of February "IS class, and William
Grant, of Washington High.
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Elaborate preparations hare been
made for the comic opera "Mikado,
which the music department will pre
sent on Wednesday, February 20. at the
City Auditorium. There will be one
performance. Tickets are now on sale,
the entire lower floor being 3S cents
and the balcony 2i cents. There will
be no reserved seats.
rrsst New. Left ta Might edssand K gle. Maxlne Llklna. A Ilea Gllstrap and Helen Story. Second Row. Left ta
Klgbt Utrrllt " httsaara. Uelbert 1) ay, Klla Klea. Merle Harrington. Willi a Vtaaaa. Kverett Dsy. Back: Row, Left
ta Right Martaa Daaaasere. Caarlee Spackaaan, Marie Hoecaero. Louis D aaasaore. Opal Welmer. Joha Walt,
Iella tlaswa. Kasaaell Meyer, Ktta 1'attereoa. Oscar Anderson, Jenale Slae.Mvea, Oliver Jeasap and Kelsey Cook.
January St J. A. Van Groos. of the
faculty, gave a talk to tha teachers
Lincoln High richool on "Correlated
Mathematics." Also a committee, of
hu h Mr. Van Groos is a member. Is
writing a book on correlated mathe
matice. and If pnsslbleThe course will
be started next Fall.
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Miss Esther Tucker, the librarian,
has chosen the following girls who are
Interested In library work as sssistants
for this semester: Esther Chspman.
Helen Glover. Zella Landon. Frances
Wood and Clair Chase.
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On Friday evening. February is. the
school gymnsstum will be the scene
of a delightful St. Valentine enter
tainment and dance to be given by the
Home Economics Club. The girls are
taking great pains In planning the
programme.
Chaplin Howard, of All Saint's parish.
sTave an Interesting talk at the meet
ing ef tha Hiah Y Club at the' T. M.
C A Thursday evening.
Harry Pennell. recently elected pres
ident of the club, has annnanced the
following committees: Programme. Os
car Helmer. chairman: Chester Kelsey.
Ie:bert Obarteuffer: service. Albert
Woertendvke. chairman: Forrest I.lt
tlefiel.l. Newton Clark: membership.
Millard Rosenblatt, chairman: Victor
Jttsley. Fred Olson.
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At their meeting Thursday the Toloa
elected tne following officers for neat
.term: Oscar Helmer. preaident: Millard
Rosenblatt, vice-president: Fred Olson,
secretary: Oeorge Meraena. assistant
secretare: Estelle Hansen, treasurer:
Albert Woertendykc. editor; Forrest
Littlsfield. sergeant-at-arms.
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The employment committee, com
poaed ef Misa Kmma Grieoel and Mlas
Leona Larrabee. of tha faculty, la doing
active work again thla term. Already a
great number of students, both boys
and girls, have been placed in excel
lent poeitions. and applications are
'coming la every day.
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' Tha ThUolex!an officers for tha ne-zt
IS weeks, elected Thursday, are aa fol
lower Dorothy Reed, preaident: Marl
anna Donhans. vice-president; Eleanor
Mark, aecretary; Mildred DrusrheL as
sistant secretary; Charlotte Holimtn.
treasurer: Kathryn Donald, editor;
Helen Stewart, sergeant-at-arms.
The society wtll take up the study of
modern playwrights and their plays
thta term.
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Tne followinc namea were added laat
week te Liatola's ever-increasing list
Senor Roberto Allendes. Spanish In
structor at Franklin. Is In charge of
the Spanish classes of tha University
of Oregon extension course.
Plans are being formulated bv the
students who are taking Spanish to
issue a Spanish paper, for which Mr.
Allendes will act aa adviser.
The Dramatic Club, which Is under
the super limn of Miss Pauline Mc
Klvatn. will reorganize this term. Plans
are being formulated to give an enter
tainment for the purpose of buying
supplies which are needed in the com
raercial department.
1595 Students Are Registered
at Jefferson High.
Mass Helssaa Retarne aa Praa ef
filrte Pedagogy Claaa Sfexabera
Hearts) Practical Tearhlag 1ar
garet See, i, Kleded Aaaialaat
F-dltwr ef the Speefraaa.
THr!
Rodie. vice-president; Harold Gowlng,
secretary; Stanley Benson, sergeant-alarms,
and Cecil Johnson, treasurer,
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The June, '18, class met at noon
Wednesday In Dr. W. Wilder's room and
selected a class pin. The design waa
the ensign Just above the entrance of
the Administration building. -It is ex
pected that this will be a standard de
sign for all class pins.
A meeting will be held next Wednes
day to elect class officers for the next
term.
Three of the students Joined the Mult
nomah Guard band. They were A.
Schumaker, L. Jones-and D. Spence.
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The students of the electric shop are
working on two single-phase motors
for the school district. They are also
rebuilding the motor which was on the
triphammer in the blacksmith shop and
which was burnt out.
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A class In advanced algebra has been
stnrted this term. It has a large enrollment.
BT VALMA V. JONES.
E opening of the Spring term
registers JS9S at Jefferson, of
which 30J are members of the incom
ing freshman class. Only slight
changes have been made in the faculty
organization, such as the changing of
registration rooms and various class
arrangements. Miss llolman has re
sumed her duties as dean of girls,
while Miss Ingalls. acting dean during
Miss llolman s leave of absence, has
charge of the pedagogy girls. Miss
Esther Johnson Is taking Mrs. Robert
McMurry's place in the Spanish depart
ment. No new teacher has been added
to the faculty to take the place of Miss
Nealand. who Is ill and will not return
thla term. v
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Kenneth de Brauwere. former Jeffer
son student, recently Joined the Navy
and Is now stationed at the U. S. Naval
Station at San Dlrgo, Cal.
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Miss Margaret Rohse has been added
to the trio of faculty advisers of the . nn ,h- uhr., i,..if mihr h.
proud of the fact that it is composed
of "regular seniors and for some tim
will be the only senior organisation, as
Public Library Notes.
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to
THE man hurrying to the Library
"Power of Will," "Chancing Winds."
A Night at An Inn." "Feeding the
Family," "Microbes and Men" or any
other book of present popular ap
proval, should be met with a question
New Semester Opens With
Rush at James John.
Gymnastnns la Pressed Into Service
to Handle New Stndenta Sociol
ogy Class la Feature of Coarse,
(infer Anderson Chosen President
of Seniors.
the seventh-termers are not organized.
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About SO of the eighth-term peda
gogy girls are beginning their practice
teaching In the various grade schools.
The teachers' course requires 20 hours
of observation work and 60 hours of
actual teaching. The girls have thei
choice of a school and teach from
until 10 o'clock every morning.
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The basketball team Is practicing
every evening successfully to meet the
nterscholastic schedule. "Pendy Bor
geson. Jefferson's football star. Is the
new captain.
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By the popular vote of tha school,
Margaret Scott, of the student body,
was elected assistant editor of the
Spectrum. Miss Scott succeeds Dewey
Larson for the remainder of this term
and will write the Jefferson school
notes for The Oregonian.
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Miss Brown will act as faculty ad
vlser of the Spectrum this term. She
takes the place of Miss Mattle Kentner,
whose work last term was highly sue
cessful.
Benson Polytechnic School.
A successful "hot dog" sale was
riven by the Tloms Economics Club
Wednesday during the noon hour.
Those In charge were: Melha Webster.
Opal Custts. Anna Karagoslan. Camilla
Canfleld and Sara n ood.
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At special meeting of the Science
Club the following officers were elect
ed for the new term: Benjamin Pop
ham, president: Merle Welsh, vice
president: Frances Hershner. secretary
treasurer: Roy Anderson, sergeant-at-arms:
Adelia Mullen, editor. Mr. Hos
k In. faculty adviser, gave his plans for
the trip to be taken June S to the di
vide to see the total eclipse of the sun.
A new feature of this term will be
debating. Mr. Hoskin challenges any
one to debate on "The Cat Is Superior
to Man." Alma Beckley and Mildred
Rice were admitted aa new members.
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Owing to the large demand for pen
manship a new teacher for this sub
ject must be obtained.
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Miss Grace Tucker Is back to Frank
lin again to resume her duty as
Spanish instructor. Mrs. Rnsetta Tem
pleton, former domestic art Instructor,
was a visitor Thursday. Other visiters
were Isabel Anderson. Fred Tork and
Muriel Nlckols.
Eight Perfect In Attendance.
The following pupils in the Keau
mont School have been perfect In at
tendance fnr the five months ended
January 2i: Virginia Sibley. Fransetta
Prldeaiix. William Taylor. Howard
Taylor. Robert Flanders. Harley Sronfe.
Lewis Starr and Martin Allen. Airs.
B. M. Buchanan la principal.
BT LAWRENCE HODGES.
ft TORE than 233 new students have
lYi enrolled for the semester, which is
5 per cent more than last term. The
technical coarse is increasing In popu
larlty among the new students. More
than 100 of them having decided to
take it. The large number of them
will make It necessary to add several
Instructors to the faculty.
...
Benjamin J. Kuhns has left his po
sltion as manual training teacher at
the Holladay and Mount Tabor schools
to become assistant to Mr. Benson In
the pattern shop. Mr. Kuhns is a mem
ber ef Benson's first graduating class.
...
F. Strickland, an Instructor in the
mechanical department of the electrical
shop, is still in ths hospital. William
Peck, a member of the February, '18,
graduating class. Is taking hia place at
present-
...
The three-ton Sprague electric crane
Is up and in operation In the foundry.
The hoys are gradually becoming used
to the regular ahop routine.
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The steam-driven air compressor Is
up and ready for the air receiver, which
will arrive soon. The boya In the foun
dry will And it far easier to chip their
castings with an air-chipping hammer
than by the old method.
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City Superintendent L. R. Alderman
and Dr. Francis Drake were visitors
at the school cafeteria. Mr. Alderman
was well pleaaed with the large enroll
ment of new etudente.
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A number of boys from the high
schools have registered in the gas en
gine department, with the Intention of
joining the Avlatlou Corps.
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At the regular assembly Wednesday
morning Principal C E. Cleveland in
troduced Cyrus Lenox, the echool yell
leader, to the freshmen. Lenox led tha
school In many of their yells. In which
the freshmen Joined heartily. Mr.
Cleveland alao epoke to the freahmen
about the necessity of attending their
classes regularly.
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The February. !', class met In Mies
Maude Matley's room Wednesday raorn-
lr.gs.ind elected officers. Gwinn Bishop.
the clsss president, cslled the meeting
to order. Officers elected were as fol
lows: Gwina Bishop, president; Vail
not be surprised at the answers which
he would find in old reports?
Did he know that Portland has had
a Public Library since 1864, whose
book collection has increased from
63'jS volumes to 245,370 volumes?
Did he ever join the old chess play
ers who once used the quaint chess
tables in the small room adjoining the
Library shelf room, when the Library
was housed over the Ladd & Tilton
Bank rent free for years; through the
generosity of Messrs. Ladd and Tilton
Does it seem strange in these days
of Tree" public libraries to learn that
membership once was not merely
matter of signing one's name, address
ana rcierences. but one s cnecK as well
for $100 for life membership, and later
-00 for the privilege?
Instead of "any reasonable number"
of books drawn on one card, he would
learn that in "other days" but one
large volume, or two small ones, was
allowed, while fines were 5 and 10
cents per day for overdue books.
ould it not be a matter of interest
to him to learn from recently-compiled
Library statistics that out of the 35
largest cities In the United States Port
land heads the list for per capita cir
culation of books, the percentage being
as follows:
Portland 5.34'St. Louis.
Cleveland 4.RII Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Louisville .....
Seattle
I.ns Anr.les...
Minneapolis ...
Kurr.iio
Queensbo rough
Jersey City....
Milwaukee
...2 50
. ..2.4
...2.42
...2.41
. ..2.3 4
...2.19
...2.15
...2.14
...2.11
...1.8T
...1.S5
...18
2.N.Y Philadelphia 1."
....2N1iTolelo !..".!
....2.1V Providence 1.18
2.77' New Orleans 1.08
2 7.'., Baltimore LOS
. ...2.87 1
.4 04I8. Paul..
.4.53' Indianapolis ..
. .4 lli Washington ..
. .8 ! 'Detroit
..1 77'Chlcaro
. .8 n7!San Francisco.
.. 3. M! Atlanta
..3..K1' Rochester
..2.HT Omaha .
New York City. .2 St'CoIumbus
enver ....
Newark ....
Kansas City.
Brooklvn
Oakland ...
Boston
The reference room has recently re
ceived "Land Laws of New Zealand,"
Amendments and Regulations, 1914
1916."
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS-NEEDED
Washington Slate Milk-Testing
Work Must Bo Done by Tooths.
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE.
Pullman, Feb. 1. (Special.) Young
men of advanced high school standing,
preferably between the ages of 18 ajid
o, so as not to be too near tne a rait
age, must be sought to recruit the war
depleted ranks of Washington state
milk testers, according to Director W.
S. Thornber. of the State College ex-
enslon service, under whose supervi-
ion the monthly testing of over 14.-
000 cows in 24 Washington cow-testing
associations1 is carried on.
Director Thornber says that if prop-
rly trained testers were now available.
as many as 20 could be put Into the
field immediately, and that to the 24
cow-testing associations now in opera
tion a dozen more could be added at
once.
Several high school superintendents
who have already been reached have
stated that they would, in the case of
he more advanced high school atu-
ents. allow high school credit for the
cow-testing work under the direction
ef the college, so as to enable the
young men to be graduated with their
high school class.
Lake Qninault to Get School.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 2. (Spe-
ial.) A concrete schoolhouse which
will cost $16,000 Is to be built during
he coming months at Leke Qumault,
ituated in the heart of the forests of
hfsi county, despite the fact that the
uiiding will be over 20 miles from the
nearest railroad station.
BT ALICE GILSTRAP.
ALL class schedules have again been
arranged and regular work is now
in progress. The number of entering
freshmen was so great that It became
necessary to register them in the
gymnasium. Seventy desks and a small
blackboard have been placed there to
accommodate them. Mr. Carruth, the
new instructor in mathematics and
science, has been placed in charge dur
ing the registration time. The room ,s
also heine- used as a ereneral studv
hall, a teacher being In charge during
each period. The skating rink, three
blocks from the high school, has been
rented and is being used for basketball
and all gymnasium classes.
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Probably the most unusual as well as
the most interesting class in the school
is the sociology class, of which C. C.
Thomason is instructor. The organiza
tion is on a parliamentary basis. Those
students desiring experience and train
ing in presiding will alternate as chair
men. Another division of the class par
ticularly Interested . in library work
will constitute a library commission to
classify and assign special reading
matter during the course. The class
already has on hand a large amount of
reference material In the way of Gov
ernment bulletins, state reports, clip
pings, etc. The library commission
will also collect other material. All
other members. of the class will act as
secretaries in keeping- the minutes of
all discussions, readings and resolu
tions. The subject matter of the text
is to be brought out through the intro
duction and discussion of resolutions.
To secure funds for making special
trips to the state institutions a few
entertainments will be piven by the
class. One of these engagements al
ready scheduled will be Riven at the
Clinton-Kelly School on the afternoon
and evening of February 13.
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Several of the classes held their
first business meeting of the semester
on Tuesday afternoon. At this time
the seniors chose Oscar Anderson as
president: Marlon Dunsmore. vice-
president; Winifred Walker, secretary,
and Earl Keliher as treasurer. The
sixth-termers elected John Wulf, presi
dent; Ruth Edmondson, vice-president;
Gwenyth Young, secretary, and Al
verda MacNIven, treasurer. Edmund
Kugel became president of the fifth
term class, while Genevieve Brown,
Rudy Anderson, Leland Stone and Paul
Chatterton are the vice-president, sec
retary, treasurer and sergeant-at-
arms, respectively. In the second-term
class only two officers have been
elected, namely, the president, Mildred
Pparhawk, and the treasurer, Jessie
MacNIyen.
A book exchange, which had its head
quarters in the office last week, was
the scene of great activities. At
meeting of the room representatives
the following committee was elected
to have charge of the sale of books
Arthur Bredenbeck, Aff Johnson and
Kathyrne Quirk.
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A group of 12 vocational slides, which
were taken of Commerce last term by
the school photographer for Superin
tendent Alderman's office were re
ceived last week.
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A special class of clerical work and
of Gregg shorthand .was, formed last
week tinder the supervision of . N,
Haroun. The class Is for students who
are graduates and meets two periods
each day.
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W. D. Murphy has been added to
Commerce's faculty. Mr. Murphy is
graduate of the Monmouth Normal
School and also of the University of
Oregon. At present he is instructing
first-term students In English and com
merclal arithmetic .-Plans are up to
have Mr. Murphy coach all of Com
merce'a activities, as he was a star
athlete on the various teams at Ore
gon.
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A collection of raw materials
manufacturing industries has been or
dered for a museum in Philadelphia.
The specimens will be used in com
mercial geography.
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The night school classes in math
ematics and the uses of the compto
meter completed their work for the
term last week, and the results ob
tained have proved beneficial. A new
class in Pitman shorthand was or
ganized last Wednesday evening in or
der to meet the demands of the stu
dents.
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At the regular meeting of the Modo
Literary Society next Wednesday the
new officers for the terra will be
elected.
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Permission is being secured so that
the gymnasium classes of Commerce
may use the gym of the Shattuck
School during certain days of the
week. .
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A. Rafael Vejar's classes in Spanish
have proved popular.
The June class held Its first meeting
of the new term last Thursday. A
class Play is to be given the latter
part of April. The committee in charge
consists of Bessie Geller and Carl
Sihler. Miss Genevieve Courtney and
Miss Banfleld. of the faculty, have vol
unteered to coach the characters. Plans
were also completed for the regular
school assemblies for the month of
February, which are under the direc
tlon of the senior class. The member
in charge and the rooms which will
furnish the programme are as follows
February 4, Carl Sihler and room 4;
February 11, Helen Levoff and room 5;
February 18, Samuel Tesseler and room
10. and February 26, Alta Freeman ana
room 17.
The banquet held in the high school
preceding the Ben Vardaman lecture
on Tuesday evening waa a notable af
fair, being attended by 66 prominent
business men and women of St. Johns.
The luncheon was prepared and served
by the following members of last term's
domestic science class: Gladys Faber,
Earlene Walton, Berylist Tollefsen,
Dorothy Rude, Johanna Vanderwall,
Clara Ries, Adelaide Leer, Melba Stew
art, Ruth Tlndell and Lillian Tooley.
They were assisted by Nana Seely,
Theresa Reich, Sarah Secor and Char
lotte Kirwood, of the present domestic
science class. Mr. J. N. Edlefsen acted
as toastm aster. Toasts were given by
Mrs. F. B. Johnson, Principal W. T.
Fletcher and B. Vardaman. The James
John faculty was represented by the
Misses Bushnell, Clinton, Von Wint
zingerode. Everts, Rundall, Chollan, H.
F. Price. C. C. Thomason, F. M. Grosh-
ong, A. D. Yetx and L. H. Strong. Other
guests were: Messrs. and Mesdames
Gllstrap, Seely, Currier, Benham, Rice,
Evens, Markle, Gambee, Scales, Gaslln,
Ormandy, Mulkey, Scott. Carter, and
Mesdames Thompson, Johnson, Sterns.
Brand. Shaw, Harney and Thomason,
and Messrs. Drinker, Morris, Russell,
Currln, Bucy, Grice. McKinney, Tlndall,
Noce, Ely, Hollenbeck, Muck, Clark,
Ryder Cormander, Miss G. Cormander.
Margaret and Zelda Mulkey.
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The junior class was represented in
the regular Thursday morning musical
assembly in a vocal solo by Alice
Brown, who sang, "The Daughter of
Mother Machree," In a most pleas
ing manner. She was accompanied by
"Shorty" Day on the piano and Georee
Larsen on the violin.
The domestic art supervisor of the
schools of the city. Miss Grace Gillette,
visited Commerce last Thursday and
gave a very interesting talk on art
and its advantages to all girls of the
school. There will undoubtedly be a
class in domestic art formed during the
coming week.
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A minstrel show to be given for the
benefit of the athletic association is
being planned by the following com
mittee: Henry Wagner (chairman).
Harry Gilbertson, Ruth Bottler and
Norman Henderson. The date for the
great show will be announced later.
JACKSON WOMEN HELPING
Labor Problems Met Where . Cut
ting Out Blight Is Necessary.
Student Body Election Looms
Up at Washington.
Warm Campaign la Started and
Other Activities of the Semester
Get I'nder Way Pedagogy Club
Has Country School Party Span
ish Stndenta Organise.
BY EUGENE KELTY.
ALL of the student body activities
are being started at Washington
and in a short time all again will be
running smoothly. The freshmen have
learned where their rooms are, the
June, "18-ers, are beginning to find,
after a few calls from their teachers,
that life isn't as soft as it promised
on the first day, and all are again set
tling down for hard work. Plans have
already been started for the semi-annual
student body election and the
nominating committee has been ap
pointed as follows: Mauna Loa Fallis,
chairman; Al Combs and Elaine Oberg.
From the number of students who have
handed in their names for offices, all
look for a hot campaign. Plans for
the term's issue of the Lens have also
been discussed and this work will soon
get under way. The societies will
elect their officers this week, and soon
all will be going on as usual at Wash
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On Monday of last week, as a fitting
opening for the new term, thfj girls of
the Pedagogy Club held a party. The
party was in the form of a country
school, the girls dressing for the part
xhe evening was spent as a day would
be spent at the real country school,
except that all of the characters car
ried their parts to the ridiculous. All
manners of classes were taught, and
the lunch proved to be one of the most
interesting parts of all the programme.
Dorothea Clifford acted as the teacher
and Harriet Shoemaker was the prin
cipal. AH enjoyed the programme very
much and voted the party a great suc
cess.
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No assembly was held on Wednesday,'
as the freshmen were In the assembly
halL The one held this week will prob
ably be very interesting to these fresh
men, as it will be their first.
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A Spanish Club has been organized
under the direction of Professor W. A.
Fenstermacher and Senor Garcia in'
Washington. The club is composed of
the students of the third and fourth
terms, and has 35 active members. The
students of the lower classes are called
prospective members. The members
were selected on account of their previ
ous grades and all chosen were much'
pleased. It is the intention of Senor
Garcia to have the club meet regularly
in the community house for the purpose
of talking Spanish and teaching the
tudents the better use of it. Those
chosen as members were Paul Emmett,
Harold Dille, Richard Sundileaf, Phil
Neer, Marcella Whltaker, Wava Farley,
Charles Joice, Nelson Clark, George
Hansen, Harold Lowe, Harold Clarke,
Walter Robins, Robert Simington,
Gladys Pilkington, Edith Anderson,
Florence Gustafson. Marie Duback,
Margarita Davies, Mildred Hall, Fred
Small, Eline Anderson, Lloyd Bryson,
John Madlung, Alice Kirby, Alfred
Christopherson, Donald Sroat, Marvin
Finzer, Harold Mann. Edythe Peattie,
Robert McKennett, Violet Johnson and
Raymond Porter. The prospective mem
bers are Elmer Clark, Richard Mc-
Lardy, Elliott Benjamin. Herbert Sal
mon, Hobart Benson, Edwin Myers,
Thomas Faucette, Gladys Smith and
Zelma Derry. The work of the club
soon will start and all connected with
it look forward to many interesting
and instructive meetings.
Miss Ester Hanssen has returned
after a six-months' leave of absence.
She is to take the place of Miss Rhodes,
who is now with Miss Ester Wuest, of
the Portland schools.
CORVALLIS. Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.)
Women of Jackson County are help
ing solve the labor problem by learning
to cut out blight. County Agent C. C.
Cate writes Paul V. Maris, state leader
of county agents, that he is conducting
a blight-cutting school for women and
that 50 are enrolled for the course. Not
only that, but they make excellent
blight cutters.
Classes have been organized at Med-
ford. Phoenix and Central Point. Cut
ting out blight is a big seasonal job in
the .orchards of Jackson County, Mr.
Cate says, and if it can be done by
women it will relieve many men la
borers for other lines of employment.
Last vear 300 honor girls clad in over
alls did effective work in thinning
fruit, many growers reporting that
their work was fully as satisfactory as
that of xhe men. In some instances even
superior.
SCHOOLS ADOPT ORPHANS
French War Victims Cared for by
Many Oregon Students.
High School of Commerec
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BY CHARLES BEQTJETTE. -
ITH the beginning of the Spring
semester last Monday the High
School of Commerce received approx
imately 150 new students. There is
also a goodly number of students now
at Commerce jvho have entered from
other high schools. More students have
signed up lor the stenographic course.
SALEM, Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) The
rural school at the little town of Adams,
in Umatilla County, has raised the
money to adopt a French war orphan
j and care for it the next year, so Miss
Cornelia Aiarvin, ataie j-iora.ria.ii, una
been advised. The school at Vanora, In
Jefferson County, has also raised money
to assist in caring for an orphan.
Miss Marvin said that the girls in the
dormitory at Monmouth Normal School,
most of whom are working their way
through college, have adopted 20 of the
orphans, while farmers from Wasco
County, at the recent farmers' meeting
at Corvallis, raised enough to adopt an
orphan and a half.
Albany Boys Reach France.
ALBANY, Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.)
Two of the three sons whom C. H.
Stewart, postmaster of Albany, has in
the service have reaeched France.
They are Captain W. E. Stewart, who
is with the medical department of the
162d Regiment, formerly the Third
Oregon, and Ralph Stewart, who is a
sergeant in a battery of field artillery
recruited at Walla Walla and Spokane,
Wash. They went over in the same di
vision. Judge Stewart's third son in
the service is Robert Stewart, who is
an electrician In the Coast Ajrtlllery
Corps at Fort Canby, Wash.
The June, '18, class pins are to be
given out this week. The pins have
been delayed a long time and all are
glad that they are at last to receive
the pins.
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The hook store has been in charge of
Don Macpherson, George Plympton and
Paul Emmett this year. Many books
have been sold, and the store has been
great saving both to those buying
books and those wishing to sell their
old ones. The store charges 5 cents for
each book sold and this amount is
turned over to the student body fund.
It is not known how much the book
store took in this year, as yet, but this
will be computed later this week.
The basketball team played a game
with Sellwood on Wednesday of last
week at 8 in the evening. The Wash
ington team won, 50 to 18. Harold
Mann was hurt in the game, but it is
hoped that he will be back again by
the time for Washington to play her
next interscholastic game, as his ab
sence would greatly weaken the team.
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The senior rooms this term are rooms
10, 14, 16 and 18. As there is a class
of about 150 graduates, all the rooms
are well filled.
COUNTY WOMEN ORGANIZE
Home Economics Commitee to En
courage Conservation of Food.
ROSEBTJRG, Or., Feb. 2. (Special.)
The first county home economics
committee in Oregon was formed in
this city this week and is composed of
representatives from every part of the
county. The organization was perfect
ed through the efforts of Miss Anna
M. Turlev. state leader of the home
demonstration agents, and Ruth L. Cor-
bett, home demonstration agent of Lane
and Douglas counties.
Twenty-five representative women or
the county took part In perfecting the
organization and plans were outlined
for work to be done throughout tne
county the coming year. A county pro
gramme was adopted, a part of which
will be carried out in each community,
the main topics of which are organiza
tion, conservation of food, clothing,
health and the keeping of household
accounts.
WIRELESS MEN ENLIST,
Dozen of Radio Class at O. A.
Pass Government Tests.
C.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis, Feb. 2. (Special.) A dozen-
members of the radio class have en
listed in the Navy, having fulfilled the
Government regulations of sending and
receiving 20 words a minute. Seven
more members of the class will com
plete their courses next week. Addi
tional equipment is being added to care
for new students who are expected
shortly. Arrangements will be made
to provide more opportunity for prac
tice. The men having already passed the
Government tests will be sent to train
ing camps, probably San Francisco, and
if they make good there; will be sent
to Harvard to finish their training,
after which they will be reported for
field servict
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