THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 13. 1918.
SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TO PREVENT SPREAD OF INFLUENZA
Election of Officers and Discussion of Graduation Plans Take First Place With War Work in Minds of Pupils.
School Students Defy Span
ish Influenza.
AMembIy at Wanhinitton Rich la
Held Outdoors Following Order
Cancelling Assemblies in Audi
torium BT MILDRED WEEKS.
Spanish influenza can scare people
pretty thoroughly and spoil a good
n.any gatherings, but cannot abolish
Washington assemblies nor impair the
Washington "pep.
When the orders were received that
no school assemblies were to be held,
Washington High was not in the least
concerned, but marched out of doors
and held the Wednesday morning as
sembly in the open air, while Spanish
influenza germs made futile efforts to
obtain results and went away discour
aged. The singing was unusually good, due
probably to the fresh air and exuberant
spirits.
An unusual feature of the assembly
was tryouts for yell leader, which oc
casioned a great deal of cheering and
yelling. In all. six candidates demon
strated their ability, pairing off into
couples as follows: Bruce Wells and
Ed Stout. Ben Wilson and David Young,
Robert McKerinett and Lee Jones. The
election of one of the candidates will
be held later.
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It is with deep sorrow and great
pride that Washington sees added to
her service flag the eight gold stars
to which she is entitled. Each star re
mains as a memorial of the boy in
whose name it is placed there. The
eight stars are in honor of Grant Lee
Johnston, Lieutenant P. A. Sherwood.
William Deucher, Eugene Lew ton.
Fred T. Merrill. Jr., Neil Titus. Clifford
Karris and Malcolm Duniway.
Five hundred and three blue stars
should have their place on the service
flag, this number not including the
members of the S. A. T. C. The re
maining stars are being rapidly added.
An event of much interest and ex
citement that took place last week
was the regular election of the student
body and chamber of commerce. The
returns ran very close, which added
additional spirit and interest to the re
sults. The following is the list of
successful candidates: President of
the student body, George Sensenich ;
vice-president, Nona Becker; secretary,
Lorraine Lee; treasurer, Fred Small;
members of the executive committee
above third term, Cecil McKercher and
Gilbert Ritchey; below third term,
Rodney Keating; editor of the Lens,
Bessie Ford; business manager of the
Lens, Edwin Lyman ; basketball man
ager, Marcus Youngs; baseball man
ager. Thiel Sullivan; track manager.
Walter Robbins; business manager of
the Chamber of Commerce, Marjory
Kruse; chairman of the industrial bu
rea, Thelma Miller; chairman of the
civic bureau, Anne Roberts; chairman
of the employment bureau. Vera Boyer;
chairman of the safety bureau, Arthur
Gulley; chairman of the charity bu
reau, Thelma Miller; chairman of the
the publicity bureau, 3orothy Phillips.
Following the student body election
and the electing of an editor and busi
ness manager comes the appointing of
the Lens staff. The following list has
been announced as the regular staff:
Bessie Ford, editor; Edwin Lyman,
business manager; fiction, Naomi Bry
an, Mildred Weeks; verse, Hugh Hay
den, Millicent Crouch, David Hogmer;
exchanges. Henriette Sommer, Elmer
Gandy; school notes, Dorothy Phillips,
Margaret Le Vinson; essays, Mable
Wood, Charles Kilgore; art, Mabel
Myers, Edessa Campion; military de
partment, Mona Bryan; jokes. Thelma
Miller, Robert McKennett, Mildred Cor
nutt. The athletics and cartoons de
partments have not yet been appointed.
Another election of great importance
that took paQ last Treek r,as that of
the June '1 efju?. .a? n each case the
votes almost tied, the eiet:ton, was un
usually exciting. The fin a rwilts
were: Elmer Gandy, president; fr
othy Phillips, vice-presidei.r;; Lorraine
Lee, secretary ; Edwin Lyman, treas
urer; Naomi Bryan, edit ft-; Walter
Lursen. sergeant-at-arms.
An organization that, holds an lm
portant position in the" school is the
Girls Chorus, one of the oldest and
largest of the school clubs. The elec
tion of the chorus for this term re
sulted in the following officers being
chosen: President, Mildred Fenni
more; first vice-president, Millicent
Crouch; second vice-president. Alma
Jones; secretary, Joy Johnson; as
sistant secretary, Anna Shoemaker;
treasurer, Irene Kournier; assistant
treasurer, Rachel Bonebrake; editor,
Bernice Mass; assistant editor, Evelyn
Lawrence; librarian. Myrtle Smith;
first assistant librarian, Adeline Carr;
second assistant librarian. Marie Nunn;
third assistant librarian, Ludufern
Hudson; historian, Dorothy Anderson;
assistant historian, Maurine Ballard;
second assistant historian, Mary Dip
pert; accompanists'. Miss MacLean,
YCorklnr My Way Around the World, edited
by Lena. M. Franck. $1-5. Illustrated.
The Century Company, New York City.
Here we have an abridgement of
Harry A. Franck's "A Vagabond
Journey Around the World' published
for those who do not care to Invest
the time and money required for the
reading of the original. In the smaller
form the adventures will be more in
stantly attractive to younger readers,
though the contents will be just as
attractive to adult as juvenile readers.
In many cases, too, the smaller book
will serve as an attractive introduc
tion to the complete edition.
Miss Fri.nck, the editor, has gone
over "A Vagabond Journey Around the
World," and has lifted out the most
entertaining and instructive sections,
which are reproduced largely in the
words of the original.
The illustrations, of which there are
46. are an attractive feature. They are
all from photographs taken by the
author. Mr. Franck is now and has
been since the first months of Amer
icas entry in the war in France serv
ing in the United States Army. He is
a Second Lieutenant. The editor of this
book is his sister.
God's Counterpoint, by J. D. Beresford.
$1.50. Oeorge K. Do ran Company, New
York City.
It is as if Thomas Hardy or one of
the new school of realists wrote this
astonishing novel of tempestuous do
mestic Knglish life, and placid Eng
land before the war.
The hero, Philip Maning. author and
part-fool, thinks that love should be
without passion, and also that mar
ried people should be Puritan, ascetics.
He marries bis secretary, Evelyn Long,
and she starves for lack of love. They
have one child.
Philip and Evelyn, because the
1
Miss Meserve, Miss Renfro, Miss Ander
son; faculty representatives. Mrs. Lev
inson and Miss Mamie Hurst.
As the result of an election held Fri
day 11 new members have been added
to the Pheno Debating Society. They
aie: Dorothy Phillips. Edith Anderson,
Dorothy Owens. Lorraine Lee. Dorothy
La Roche, Georgia fchipley, Ella Auld,
Cecil McKercher. Marion Hodges, Jay
Johnston, and Regina Kell.
In accordance with the usual cus
tom, the prospective member pro
gramme preceded the term election ot
new members for Neakalim Literary
Society. The programme was held
Wednesday, after which the following
new members were elected into the
club: Elaine Andeison, Edith Ander
son, Edwina Richen, Jane Becker, Jose
phine Evtns. Elizabeth Farrey, Pene
lope Gehr, Honor Youngson and Fran
ces oun?.
Book and Magazine Drive on
at Lincoln High.
Ten to Twelve Thousand Volumes
lay Be Final Number Donated;
War Stamp Drive Being Con
tinued. BY GEORGE JACOBS.
This week has been one of patriotic
importance at Lincoln, the main event
being the book and magazine drive.
Although books and magazines seem to
be scarce in Portland's homes a com
paratively large number were turned
in. Approximately 10,0(10 to U.'JOO was
estimated as the final number. While
this campaign was not as great a suc
cess as former "ones we feel that it
will be greatly surpassed in future
campaigns. It is every student's duty
to do his utmost for this special work
as the demand 'or books far exceeds
the supply.
The war stamp drive still continues.
The students have already gained their
quota for the rtionth and are continuing
to work with so much enthusiasm and
zeal that it is certain that they will
reach the $5000 mark.
At the regular meeting of the Adel
phians on Thursday the members en
joyed some very interesting talks by
faculty members. Mrs. E. H. McCol
lister, dean of girls, instructed the
society on the war work that they can
do. The work committee will have
paper books made to be sent when
completed to hospitals for convalescent
soldiers. Miss Lida Mills also gave an
interesting account of war spirit in the
East. Miss Mills spent her vacation
in the East and related some of her ex
periences while there.
.
The Philos enjoyed a very interesting
programme on Thursday, composed
mostly of current subjects. Stories from
General Pershing's life were given by
Margaret Harding. Marian Sichel gave
an account of "Camouflaged Roads,"
Frances Cummings read "A Toast to
the Flag" and Alice Bain read some
letters from soldiers at the front.
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The Teknophilae have taken up the
work of picking sphagnum moss.
Their meeting on Wednesday was de
voted entirely to the patriotic work.
The Lincoln Student Council is doing
a great deal of work along patriotic
lines this semester. One of their lat
est measures is the taking over of the
lost and found bureau. There are
great many articles already in their
hands that have not been claimed and
these, as well as all others -turned in
to them hereafter, will be sold and
the money given to the Red Cross.
Gordon Soule, a Lincoln student, has
won the "state prize of 15 for the best
and most original essay written by a
high-school student during the Health
Conservation week.
On account of orders received that
there are to be no more assemblies or
school entertainments of any kind, to
prevent any danger of a Spanish in
fluenza epidemic in the schools, the
freshman reception has been indefin
itely postponed.
On Wednesday evening the Hi-y-ghs
went on a hike and wiener roast. They
started from the home of E. E.
Schwartztrauber and spent a. very en
joyable evening.
At the Tri L meeting" on Monday
Mrs. E. H. McCollister, ean of girls,
spoke on Italian relief work. The
Tri L's will give a "harvest party"
on November 8, at the Y. W. C. A.
Herman KihrU, president of the
June, 1919, class, has appointed a pin
committee which is hard at work de
ciding on a pin for the class. Those on
the committee are Louise Smith, chair
man; Louis Rosumny and Harold
Detje. The class is making plans for
a party to be given on October 25.
The committee in charge is: Adelaide
Richardson, chairman; Anna Wheeler,
George Mays, Alice Lough ton and
Meyer Hainio.
former persists In being a hermit, live
in separate rooms, and Helen, Eve
lyn's French cousin, becomes her guest.
Helene and Philip elope, and then they
quarrel.
" Philip, the hermit, wants his wife
to receive him bock again. Should
she?
The Caravan Man, by Ernest Goodwin.
$i.nt. Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boa ton.
Full of love and laughter, this novel
of English life and artists is as sweet
as a nut and as natural as rain or
sunshine.
John Martin Bamfield, London artist.
finds on a wall in his studio a por
trait of a beautiful child about 12
years old. Six years afterward things
happen. He determines to find her, as
his affinity, and as a caravan man he
becomes a photographer, and starts on
his strange quest after love.
Many Mansions, by Sarah "Warder Mac Con-
nell. $1.00. Houghton-Mif flia Company,
Boston.
A delicious, restful story about a
New York City heroine who passion
ately desired a home, and a hero who
persisted in quarreling with her and
living in Canada. Then fate takes
hand.
Tommy of the Voices, by Reynolds Knight.
$1.40. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago.
A thoughtful, philosophical novel In
which the restfullness of country life
is pictured, along with the awakening
of. Tommy Warden, boy and man.
Back From Hell, by Samuel Cranston Ben
son. 1.30. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago.
Mr. Benson was once a preacher In
Pennsylvania, a believer in peace at
any price, and an admirer of the peace
Ideas of William Jennings Bryan and
David Starr Jordan.
Then cams the big war in Europe,
BOYS OF JANUARY, 1919, CLASS AT JAMES JOHN HIGH SCHOOL ENTER OREGON AGRI
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Freshmen Reception Is Held
at James John.
"Search for School Spirit," a Sketch.
Is Feature of Ills: Annual Social
Function Ptllat henacum Fleets.
By MARGARET CARR.
One of the most important of the
social functions of every semester is
the Freshman reception, which is in
reality a get-acquainted party given by
the older students to all those who are
new. Friday. October 4. in the ab
sence of the president of the student
body, Hugh Whisler presided over the
entertainment. Ir. Fletcher welcomed
the new students on behalf of the
teachers, and gave an explanation of
what they hope to accomplish. Merle
Harrington, who had returned homo
from O. A. C. for a short visit before
becoming subject to military regula
tions, gave an account of life in the
S. A. T. C. as the boys who have en
tered that organization have briefly
expei ienced it- Hugh Whisler wel
comed the new students in the name of
the student body.
The main part of the program con
sisted of a sketch entitled the "Search
for School Spirit," which was mod
eled after Maeterlinck's -Blue Bird."
The cast of this clever little sketch
consisted of Sarah Abbott and Oscar
Mr Kinney, the two freshmen; Hugh
Whisler, the faculty; Rudy Anderson,
the student body; Genevieve Rrown.
literature, with the various literary or
ganizations represented by a tragic bit
of by-play woven around the wooing
of a Spanish maiden. The characters
of this play are Harlan Hiatt. repre
senting the Soda.1 Has Latina. as hero;
Paul Chatr.erton, the Ciceronian Club,
as the villain; Gladys Coon, the Span
ish Club, as the heroine, and Alice
Brown, the I'hilathenaeum, as a mod
ern siren.
The music and art department was
In charge of Denby Coon, music being
represented by Gwladys Keeney and
Gladys Coon, who gave a vocal duet;
Glenna Jones and Louise Lott. who
pave an instrumental duet, and Mel
fred Wesleder, who played a violin solo.
Denby Coon, as the representative of
art, diverted the . audienc with car
toons of men who are prominent in the
war.
Following the sketch light refresh
ments were served, and the students
proceeded to get acquainted with one
another.
At the meeting of the Philathe
naeum, which was held during the
week, the new officers who were
elected are: Genevieve Brown, presi
dent; Gwladys Keeney, chairman of
the program committee; Virginia Duns
more, -secretary and treasurer, and
Leon a Boonisliter, custodian of prop
erties. As a result of the paper campaign
the school has collected 16,692 pounds
of paper, which will be sold to in
crease the student tody funds. The
fourth-termers won the campaign, with
an average of 127 pounds per person,
and the seventh-termers were a close
second, with an average of 113 pounds
per person. The winning class will
i come Into possession of a large James
and It "called" Mr. Benson. He went
over to France as an ambulance driver,
saw the savagery of the Hun, -and at
last became convinced that as tlre is
a time to pray, there comes a time
when we must fight the good fight.
This little book describes Mr. Ben
son's war-adventures and his awaken
ing, and it is unusually interesting
reading.
Miftf Mink's Soldier and Other Storlew, by
Alice Hegan Rice. $1.25. The Century
Company, New York City.
Eight short stories told with that
seasonable charm of which the accom
plished author of "Mrs. Wiggs" is an
authority. The first story, "Misa
Mink's Soldier," is wonderfully attrac
tive. It reflects the shy love story of
an elderly dressmaker who thought
she had won a young beau. But she
had not.
A Century of Negro 31igrmtlon, by Carter
Goodwin Wood on. $1. Anociation fur
the Study of Negro Life and History,
Washington, . C.
Shows the beneficent results of
patient research and study. The book
Is fair and impartial and mirrors the
causes leading to the exodus of the
negroes from the South to the North.
It explains the industrial and social
reasons for the migration.
Overseas Magaxine. . Monthly. A Id wye h,
Lonuon, England.
Here we have for the month of Sep
tember, a copy of this excellent illus
trated English magazine which gives a
review of current events happening
within the British Empire. This is a
special Indian (East Indian) number
and the display of newsy and Inform
ing articles is impressive.
The City of Maaka, by Georg Barr ilc-
reward for Its
en rgy.
Thomas Wood has been elected as
o!ri-ll yell leader and Krma Griswold
to lea. I the school songs on such oc
casions as rallies and games.
In the thrift stan.p campaign the
third-termers are still In the lead, with
an amount of $18.50 The total amount
ot thrift stamps bought by the school
is $350.
Verda McNiven, as editor-in-chief of
the Tu malum staff, has allotted the
work to various departments, and the
publication is now well under way.
T.he council has elected the honor
point membership committee, which
consists of Hazel Greene, ns chairman.
George Walker and Sibyl Bugbee.
The president of the student body,
John Wulf, has named as a committee
to have charge of a school entertain
ment to be given soon, August Meyer,
chairman, and Ruth Kdmonson, with
Miss Von as faculty advisor. The com
mittee for the annual school play has
also been announced. This committee
will consist of Ktta Patterson, chair
man, and Alice Brown, with Miss Ev
erettK as faculty advisor.
Polytechnic Girls Assist in
Gathering Moss.
I a ho r Shortage KenponRlble for
Claaa Taking I p Work; Social Ac
tivities Keaturca of the Week
BY NELLIE MACKEY.
Professor Lucian Becker rendered a
very deliRhtful and entertaining piano
recital Monday morninn consisting of
selections from the famous Russian
and American composers. Professor
Becker is" making a tour of the high
Bchools of Portland giving recitals as
the result of a request from the Mon
day Musical Club.
.
As a result of the shortage of work
ers to prepare the spaehnum moss for
surgical dressings, the senior girls are
spending one hour a week in this work.
A very Interesting and instructive
lecture was given by Miss VoM, gym
nasium instructor. on the subject of
posture. She explained the Importance
of correct posture in relation to the
general health and said that the im
pression a person makes upon other
people and the world in general de
pends largely upon the posture.
The demonstrations to be given this
week by Mrs. Batterson for the house
wives' cookery classes will consist of
vegetables and the preparation of
rations suitable to be taken on a camp
ing trip.
Three demonstrations of the series
being given by the domestic science
classes were given this week. The first
by Anna Roller on the mixing of thin
batters, and the making of waffles.
griddle cakes .and muffins were
illustrated. The second one was by
Thelma Uuthrie assisted by Margaret
Morrison on th.e preparation and cook
ing of green vegetables.
The industrial art classes of the first,
second and third terms gave a pro
gramme Tuesday . morning during the
patriotic assembly, consisting of a piano
solo Dy .yia bmitn. and a recitation.
"Love of Country." by Gertrude Lavery.
Cutcheon. 1.50. Dodd. Mead A Co., New
York. City.
Gay and gossip-like, this is a novel
of astonishing foreigner in New York
City and their society donga, all told
in Mr. McCutcheon's ablest and most
entertaining style. .
The Tirtlm's Ketarn, by Xoelle Roger,
liough ton-Miff Un Company, Bom tun.
$1-
The eloquent records of refugees
caught in the whirlwind of war in
r ranee and Belgium, as they Journey
toward Switzerland. War horrors are
pictured.
NEW BOOKS KKCKIVEI.
Social Antagonism, by Arnold L. Weeks,
cetits. Illuminating Ideas and conclusions
whUh may well be spplled to the better
ments of American life tMcClurg St Co., Chi
cago). Himes In Olive Drab, by Sergeant John
Pierre Roche. $1. 7 pa ges of more titan
excellent verse about the doings of our
Army In France (Kobt. M. McBride Jb Co..
N. Y).
Camouflage Cookery, written and com
piled by Helen Watkezc Moore. $1, econom
ical recipes for wr-t line dishes: and Pon
nica. by Vlncente Blanco, Ihanez. $l.n.". a
romantic novel. thrilling and masterful,
written by a great Spanish novelist nd
depicting the siege of Sagurtum and featur
ing undent Romans and Carthaginians Luf
fleld & Co., N. Y. .
The Book of Bravery, by Henry W.
Lanier. $J. 4-0 pages of stories of bravery
of different ages, meant for growing boys;
Jefferson Davis, by Armlsiead C. (Jordorv
$l.."ii. an appreciative and fair biography
of this eminent Southern statesman; Thomas
Jefferson, by David Kavitte Muxxey. Ph. D.,
aasoclate professor of history. Columbia
University, N. Y.. (1.00, an Interest ing and
well balanced literary presentation : Elsie
Morley. Honey, by Josiyn Gray. $1 3.1. an
amusing novel for girls, depicting' a clever
masquerade of personality; John O May. by
Maxwell Struthers Burt. $l.rio, seven splen
did nhort stories, the bent one being "Wings
of the Morning." The Big Game, by Law
rence Perry, $1.33. a healthy, rousing novel
for boys. In which pleas are made for clean
athletics In college life; Byways In South
ern Tuscany, by Katherine Hooker, finely
illustrated. $3.50. an ornate, attractively
written book of personal adventure ind
travel in Italy; and The Sandman's Forest,
by Louts Dodge. $2, a new, excellent book
of fairy stories for children, - stories in
which animals and ot hers ta! k. just the
present for a lucky child (Charles ticrib
ners Sons. N. Y.t.
War and Progress, by William S. Howe,
$1, lo Informing and scholarly essays de
scribing the growth of the world Influence
of the Anglo-Saxon, especially In the present
war struggle (Le Roy Phillips. Boston).
Tiles From Boccaccio, seven of these
famous tales, the kind la well known,
cents (The Stratford Co.. Boston .
jolly Polly, by Gertrude Smith. $1. Illus
trated, enjoyabls stories lor small fo.ks,
John pennani hs
Cast for Class Pla at Jef
ferson Closes.
I'lfklng of Sphaannra Mm Dnrtaar
MCmbly erlo4 Wednesday Jow
HcKOlar Activity of Student for
the Tram.
BY LINCOLN CLARK.
On Monday, October 1. a musical
assembly was held. Mr. Boyer directed
the singing of "In Old Madrid." "Long,
Long Trail," "Smiles" and other songs.
At this assembly Mr. Jenkins asked
that every Jefferson student Join the
Junior Red Cross. The membership fee
for the Junior branch of the Red Cross
is 25 cents and all pupils of the school
are expected to Join.
. '
On Wednesday. October 9, the stu
dents picked sphagnum moss during
the assembly period. This work will
be one of Jefferson's regular war activ
ities on all succeeding Wednesdays of
this term.
a .
The January '19 class play Is round
ing well Into shape. The cast has been
selected and regular rehearsals are be
ing held. Miss Nina L. Urealhouse. who
has directed many Jefferson class plays
In the past, -has charge of the January
play.
The various organisations each have
their own faculty adviser. Miss Rhose has
charge of the .Zetagathlana; Miss Brace
has charge of the Trl-Klles; Mr. Man
gold guides the destinies of the Tech
nical Club; and Mr. Karnopp ta head
ing the PI Oelta.
Many calls have come to the office
since the beginning of school for boys
to work after school find on Saturdays.-
There-are more calls at present
than can be supplied. All boys wishing
employment after school and on Sat
urdays are asked to call at the office.
.
On Wednesday report cards were gly
en out for the first time this year. A
different system of grading; was used.
On Friday evening. October 4, the
semi-annual freshmen reception was
held. Clarence Pierce, who represented
the senior classes of January '19 and
June '19, gave a. very good selection,
called "What Jefferson Spirit Means
to the United States."
There are many new facea among the
faculty now, many of the teachers hav
ing gone to civilian or military train
ing camps. Mr. Purcell haa left to
enter the civilian training camp at Eu
gene; Mr. Ritchie. Mr. Nave and Mr.
Shainwald have also gone to take the
course.
The first Issue of the Spectrum came
off the press on Tuesday and. although
a little small, being the first one this
term. It la a good one.
There are now three gold stars on
Jefferson's service flag, for three loyal
Jefferson boys have made the supreme
sacrifice. Wendell Norman, the first
to give his life, wei drowned In the
TuKcania disaster. The other two are
' William Hanson and Robert Walpole,
a fine gift book: Why-Ko Stories, by Ed
win Glle Rich, tt. stories of tbe birds and
beasts, chit-fly from the folk lore of the
North American Indian, for children: and
The Whirlwind, by Kdnrn Worthier fnder
wood. $I..V a dramatic story of Russian
court intrigue of the days of the great
Cat hertne Small. 1aynnrd ft Co-. Boa ton .
That Which Hath Wings. by Richard
Dehan. $1.60. a well constructed "best sel
ler" story of Interesting people mostly In
Switzerland, principally a love tale G. P.
Putnam's Sons, N. Y.k.
Nervousness I is Causes, Treatment and
Prevention, by I. K. Emerson. Ph. D.. ex
aminer In paychopat hology. Psychopathic
Hospital, Boston. $1.J.V a friendly and wise
book of Instruction and good advice, teach
ing that mental readjustments are 'neces
sary: Scout Drake In War Time, by Isabel
Horni brook, $1.33. an agreeable story of
Boy Scout activities, a book for boys and
girls from 12 to lo (Little. Brown St Co.,
Boston.) .
Government and Politics of Switzerland,
by Robert C. Brooks. Joseph Wharton pro
fessor of political science, fewa rthmoro Col
Icee, Pa., a valuable text-book for college
and university courses In political science
and a hand book for ail Interested In de
mocracy, 4:10 pages, with Index (World
Bk Co.. V on kers-on -Hudson, N. T.).
Not Taps but Reveille, by Robert Gor
don Anderson, an eloquent, kindly message,
describing t tie sudden death of a young
American sol ider-a viator In a camp In the
South i Putnam s. N. .).
Idyl's of Champlaln. by Ella Warner
Fisher. UO cents. 40 high-class, serious and
eloquent American poems, mostly reflect
ing New England scenes, the author says
she will give her share ot profits from the
sale of this book to the Red Cross (LcRoy
Phillip. Boston.
Famous Ghost Stories, edited by J. W.
McSpadden. $1.2.1. 14 shivery stories se
lected from famous writers: On the Over
land Stage, by Edwin L. Sabln, Sl-l!.''. stir
ring tales of the West, of tho early rts;
Liu I a Tales of Common Things, by Inex
M. McFee. $l.-", valuable and Illuminating
stories of supplementary reading for schools,
and for wide-awake children generally. Sou
pages T. V. Crowel! Co, N. Y.).
Literary Composition, by Sherwln Cody.
an instructive little book which brings
to the student at home an Idea of a col
lege course in composition and story writ
ing (McClurg St Co.. Chicago.
Food Guide for War Service at Home,
prepared under the direction ot the United
States Food Administration, wis suggestions
for food conservation (Scrtbner's Sons,
N. T..
Free and Other Stories. ' by Theodore
Dressier, $1.50. nine graphic modern Amer
ican stories worth reading (Bonl Sc. Llv
rlght, N. Y.).
Over Here, by Edgar A. Guest. $1.25. more
than 10O rousing war rhymes, of the kind
that will attract a host of readers (The
Retlly Britton Co.. Chicago.
I'ncle Abr.er. Master of Mysteries, by Mel
ville Davlason Post. $1.M. grim, thrilling
stories of detective work In Virginia in
which a new K net-lock Holmes Is featured :
Bud and Bamboo, by John btuart Thoxnaoo.
both of whom were killed In actiou In
France.
The girls of the Naempht Society held
an invitation party on October 7 at the
home of Marie Brelnitan. At this party
the girls who had been pledged to the
Naemphf were initiated into member
ship. The June clnss has selected as Its col
ors American khaki and French blue.
Franklin Students to Enter
War Work.
Ilinraiwloi of Clau Affairs lakes
Place at Meetl; of Members of
Jvif, Mm ( ommlttees Are
Aa-atolateo.
BY ANNA KARAGOZIAX.
Kvery student of Kranklin High
School Is now given an opportunity to
assist In actual war work. All regi-
tratlon rooms will devote thetr ur-ual
patriotic period lo picking over sphag
num moss. The Home Kconoinie "Iub
instituted this splendid plan and now
the various other school organizations
are taking Interest in the work, in
cluding the Tri I Club and 1elagogy
Club.
Franklin's tinfoil ball Is growing
rapidly with room G?r still in the lead.
A very Important meeting of th
June "IS clans was belli in room 3
last Tuesday to discuss plans for class
affair. Several Important commllteen
were appointed by Gene Gillis as fol
lows: Committee for clas colors and
flowers. Anna Karaarozian chairman.
Mart ha Kcklund. pal ''lift is. Arthur
V. a'ker and Kirk
Kirk Kl.r; nu.tlo . om- ,
le Trantow and amll a ;
ontertainment . romm.ttee.
mttter. Arte
Cnnf .elil :
:ert rutie Kat sky I chairman . K a t herine I
Ball. Vera Prudhomme, iayle Conk.;
Sara Wood a nd Kva Kord : sale, com
mittee. Mary Newton (chairman . I
Charlotte HI adorn. Clyde l-'rye and
Cnarlotte Schulenburg. A net-acquainted
pa r y w i i I be given soo n by
the class.
The I'rimatic Club met Wednesday
afternoon to reorganize. Oorothea An
demon acted as temporary chairman
and .vary Mw.on was e.cc.e.
tary. I. A. Melendy gave an outline of
ine worn tins i-iuu . n u . u . . v.. n
stitution committee was then appointed
as follows: Luella lUnHlrr tchair
raan), Sara Wood. Mildred Born, Anna
Karagoxlan and Camilla Canfield. t.'om
mlttee to nominate a faculty advisor
was Dorothy Chausse chalrman. Bar
bara Kolkana and Evangeline Blohm.
Permanent officers will be elected at
the next meeting.
All assemblies and school gatherings
have been temporarily discontinued as
a precaution against Spanish Influenza.
Misa Leon a Nelson was honored Sat
urday. October 5. 191S. with a party.
Franklin students present were: Orla
Bishoff. Mary McUlntry. Bernice
Kearns, Camilla Cloverio, lsabell
Mltchel. Frances Johnson and Fannie
Oavis. The evening was spent In games
and dancing, after which a delightful
luncheon was served.
The third term girls served a com
munity luncheon Tuesday.
Last Asembly of Term Held
at Commece High.
Spread of SpaaUa lafluea.a l'
Avoid (ataertnga.
BY LTNSE E. PICKLER.
The last assembly that the school
will hold this term, until further no
tice, was held Tuesday, during registra
tion period. Mr. Sproul received notice
to that effect last week rom tne su
perintendent's office. This step wa
taken to prevent the spreading of
Spanish Influenxa. After the flag sa
lute. Mr. Sproul made a few announce
ments. The assembly was then turned
over to Lynne Picklcr. who Introduced
Ernest Richardson. Helen Baker. Al
fred Johnson, Martin Paulback. Tessera
Iobson, Byron Anderson, Kathrlne
Quirke and Herbert Penson, who spoke.
Wednesday at 10 o'clock an "exami
nation will be held at the High School
of Commerce, under the supervision of I
A. H. Snroul. for all contestants or 1
applicants for West Point. This ex
amination la open to all boys between J
lnes-
IS and 21.
During registration period Wedr
day. the rooms elected their representa
tives. Thtv are aa follows: Room 1. 1
Sam Welnstein. Neva Stokes: room 2.
Phillips Jlllson. Winifred Reynolds;
room 3, IJorothy liydd. vt illtam It.
Shippy: room 4. Arthur Bredenbeck and
Ioris McCabe: room &. Robert Masters.
Anna Wesibrook: room 8. Mary Ivobson.
Carson Dolph: room 9, Jennie McDon
ald. John Keppinger: room 10. Evans
Van Buren, Annette Maffett: room 11.
Alta Andrews. Russell Badger: room 1 2.
Neva Qillette. Melvin Htbbard: room 13.
$ cents, a flrst-clasa story Illustrating child
life In China D. Appleton Co.. N. Y..
Casting Out Fear, by Flora Bigelow Guest.
7S cents, a helpful Ixvok of friendly advice
and stimulating thoughts: Memory, by A.
Newberry Choyce. Lieutenant, the Leicester
shire Regiment. 40 super-excel U-nt poema
written by an educated man who la a real
necrt-searchlng poet many of the poems
reflecting the present war; The Pathetic
Snobs, by Dolf Wyllarde. $l...o. agreeable
Knglish novel depicting the war. prid
btrt h. aristocrats, etc ; The Ghost Girl, by
H. DeVere Stacpoole. $1.U. a pretty atory
of an Irish girl tJohn Lane Co.. M. Y..
How-to-Be -ood Stories, by Edith Cush
Ing Derbyshire. $1 Mi. full-page Illustra
tions, featuring excellent stories for chil
dren: Fast as the Wind, by Nal Gould. $1.5.
an English story depicting In thrilling style
tales of horses and racing: Little Allies, by
Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale. $1 iO. happy
cheerful tales for children reflecting the
present war: The Jolly Book of Funcratt. by
Patten Beard, $1.5u. with S3 Illustrations
from photoa. a child's book of entertain
ment and games a holiday gift book: The
Human Side of Animals, by Royal Dixon.
$1.7.-., with two llluatratinna In colors and 32
in black -and -w hlte. wonderfully appealing
stories of our friends tho animals a suit
able gift book for a growing boy (Fred A.
Stokea o., N. Y.L
Jamesle. by Ethel Sldgwlck. $1 NO, a sp. en
did English story of the land Anthony
Trollope used to write (Kmail, Maynard
Co . Boston.
The Zeppelin's Passenger, by Phillips op
pen helm, $1 ."iO. a brilliant, clever story of
plot and counterplot, depicting the unmaxk
Ing of a German spy In England fl.lt i.e.
Brown St Co.. Boston).
Americanism, annotated by Oliver Marble
Gale. J-K pages. President. Wilson's principal
speeches in the first year of the war. and
other quotations k mull y edited and pre
sented ( Baldwin Syndicate. , Chicago).
Little Jean, by Helen Davles Brown. 91 ' .".
an attractive gift book for little girls de
scribing the adventures of little Jean, whose
parents took her sight-seeing to Europe
(Houghton. Mtffiin 'o.. Rton).
PENDLETON BOYS STEP UP
Three Ka stern Oregon Youths ;,ln
Commissions In Army.
PENDLETON'. Or.. Oct. 12. (SpetlaL)
Three Pendleton men are named in
the commissions granted In the Army
recently. They are Stanley S. Sayres,
aon of R. D. Sayres. PentMeton mer
chant, in the ordnance department;
Reuben P. Beckwlth, aon of J. T. Beck
wlth. court reporter and cleric of th
county draft board, in the quarter
master's corps, and Ueors;e A. taubner.
son ot A. Daubner, former Pendleton
Pearl Msner. otto fhillnbum: room
14. Hirarhet Tallman. Margaret Kelm;
room IS. Mil ford Schiller. Marie Ser
geant: room 17. John Pleeburh. Hon
mond Miileson: room so. Sophie Hoeh
feld. Kecinald Harrison: room 22, Kuth
r'ltxgerald. William Keahse.
Another Increase in number of th
school faculty wa brought about be
cause of the Increase in students. Mis
Haryle K HelUt is now teaching first
and second-term Knglivh and alo haa
charge of room during registration
period.
Wednesday. October 5. t he first
lea cur- game of the season for the High
School of Commerce was played on
Multnomah Field. The came was with
jeiierson. as was the score. Although
the Jefferson team was the heavier,
the Commerce tem held pretty, well
Kveryone pronounced the game a very
good one. However, some Commerce
students thought it could have been
Just a little bit better. The final score
wan Jefferson 1 Commerce u.
At a meeting of the Ueder staff last
Tuesday it was decided to have a new
and special department in the Ledger,
namely a service department, called
ur Service Flag. to be devoted to
the boys In the service.
'Home by Christmas," Say
Sold ier in France.
if
try U. Hour rltra af Kxillims
Tliwi lit I'rant.
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17 A,
saving. M the me,... H.rv t. Kowc.
, of - :r,w
' ' rl
w rites Iront "womev :.er in Krn,-e '
"If anyone ;s ! i-i-g ft,r . xi-.temenl.
tliis is the place to find it." reads" the
letter. "We nnre are giving the Ger
mans all they w.tr.t here. We often lose
a lot of sle. p." hut we don't mind that
o lone 'as we are going ahead.
"The French people sure treat the
American soldiers fine. I am glad to
hear that the American people are tak
ing so much interest in the war. al
though I don't think they feel It as
much as the people in this country,
Kverynodv ,e.mB , ,hlnk ,;, w.
shall be home by Christmas."
Soldiers Do Not Believe War
Is "Practically Over."
Corporal Slebea Pol at. Oat There la
let Murk to He Lsar.
CORPORAL C. M. Sieben. Company C.
l2d Infantry, now in France, writes
his mother. Mrs. F. M. Kratz. J1S
Broadway, a dispassionate ao'dier'a
point of view on recent war develop
ments. One letter is, in prt, as fol
lows: "But though It Is altogether fine to
be optimistic and confident of victory.
Judging by the papers we receive.
America and lis pecple believe the war
practically over, and that Is the wrong
attitude altogether.
"Our fellows are receiving letters
that infer we hall all be home with
in a few months and nothing is more
foolish than to hold such ideas they
don't make us believe the words, and
whether it is palpably noticeable or
not, that tends to slowly slacken the
war activities and the spirit of work
which is so necessary now and for
many, mr.ny months to come.
'"This isn't pessimism, mother, not
the slightest, but simply reflects more
or less concretely the attitude of the
A. E. F. We know what's what here,
and we also feel that our war machine
is Just getting limbered, and all tb
parts have not as yet arrived. We are
doing splendidly, but we are not In
force. That will be altered very soon,
and then is the time to think of our
return, because when we get to go
ing It will not be very long that we
will have to keep going.
"We want to smash them good and
proper and we won't really be satis
fied until all the Army is in It. All
our weight will stop things, and till
we get a big Army on the line, we
can do nothing more than make them
feel what is coming by our 'samples.
But It is wonderful work the men are
doing and Just figure from that what
is to follow.
1 think that we shall be on the way
I home next year, and that's not so long
awm' 12 months is It?"
32 S Tons ot Blackberries Canned.
LEBANON. Or.. Oct. IS. (Special.)
. Tne Lebanon Cannery has completed
the work of canning blackberries after
a run of six weeks in which more than
S25 tons of this product were canned.
It cost the cannery more than J40.009
to get these berries to the cannery, ex
clusive, of the cost of canning. The
cannery Is now engaged on taking care
of the Fall pears and squashes and
pumpkins.
farmer, in the spruce production divi
sion. Word was also received here today
that Willnrd Bund, member of the firm
of Hond Bros., clothiers, haa been com
missioned a Second Lieutenant In the
chemicals branch of th ordnance serv
ice. The flair which Insnired "The Star-
of Spaneled Banner" Is now in the Na
tional museum at Washington.
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You misrht be surprised to know that
the best thincr tou can use for a serere
coufrh, is a remedy which is easily pre
F.tred at home in just a few moments,
t's cheap, but for prompt results it beats
anything else tou ever tried. Usually
stops the ordinary eoiifrh or chest cold in
24 hours. Tastes pleasant, too children
like it and it is pure and pood.
Pour 2'- ounces t! Pinex in a pint
bottle; then fill it up with plain
pranulated sugar syrup. Or use clari
fied molasses, honey, or corn syrup,
instead of sujrar svrup, if desired.
Thus you make a full pint a. family
supply but costing no more than a
small bottle of ready-made couph syrup.
And as a couch" medicine, there is
really nothing bettor to be had at an,
price. It poes riaLt to the spot and
irives quick, lasting relief. It promptly
heals the inflamed membranes that line
the throat and air passages, stops the
annoying throat tickle, loosens the
phleihn, and soon your couch stops en
tirely. Splendid for bronchitis, croup,
whooping couch and bronchial asthma.
Pincx is a hichly concentrated cam
pound of Nonviv pine extract, famous
for its healinc effect on the membranes.
To avoid disappointment ask your
drupcist for "2,j ounces of Pinex" with
directions and don't accept anything
else. (Guaranteed to pJv absolute satis
faction or Diunrr promptly refunded.
Xhe tiaex Co, i t. Wayne, Ind.
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