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HIGH SCHOOL SOCIETIES PRESENT SOME SNAPPY PROGRAMMES;
Pleasing Entertainment Results From Efforts of Clubs and Organizations Many Classes Are Planning for Annual Plays.
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 19, 1919.
June, '20, Class Members
Give Party.
Jolly Time Is Had When. Wash
- Iniffton Upper Clansmen Kater
taln Prize Cups Formally Pre
sented. by asna l. Mcpherson.
THE June '20 class of "Washington
high school entertained with a
get-acquainted party in the gymna
sium Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
The gymnasium was artistically dec
orated with Japanese lanterns, cherry
blossoms and chrysanthemums. At
tractive programmes and favors add
ed, to the smartness of the affair.
V'ebb"s orchestra furnished music for
dancing and several girls served the
punch. The committee in charge con
sisted of Kddie Kdlund, chairman ; Eu
nice Cowgill. Bill Johnson, Dick Mc
Lardy and Estelle Modlin. The pa
trons and patronesses were: Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. Herdman, Mr. Linnehan,
Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, Mr. and Mrs.
Blazier and Mr. Johnson. The affair
was a great success and much of the
credit belongs to the committee In
charge.
After the school had sung several
patriotic airs, "Mammy o' Mine" and
'Blow Ye Winds, High Ho" at the
Wednesday morning assembly, the
following announcements were made:
Try-out for January -20 class play on
Thursday; the cream-puff sale by do
mestic science girls on Thursday, and
the girls' - league assembly at 8:30
o'clock. Douglas Farrell then gave
an enthusiastic talk on the recon
struction of school "pep." He urged
all of the students to support the
team and go to the games. Mr. Herd
man then presented two cups to the
school which Douglas Farrell, as
president of the student body, ac
cepted. The first cup was given for
winning the relay race at the Northwestern-association
meet at Multno
mah field. The names of the boys
who ran, Bruce Wells, Al Crawford,
Merritt Rodda and Edwin Myers, were
engraved on the cup. The second cup
was awarded for winning the first
prize in the floral parade.
The first try-out for the class play,
"Pomander Walk." was held Thurs
day afternoon in the assembly hall.
Frank Curtiss Jr. is the coach. There
are 18 characters in the play, so a
large number will have opportunity
to participate. About 50 members of
the class signed up to try out. The
characters have not as yet been def
initely decided upon. Some changes
probably will be made after rehear
sals begin.
Two demonstrations were recently
given in the domestic science depart
ment. The first was on cakes and
was presented by Anna McPherson.
Two cakes and frostings for them
were demonstrated and an interest
ing talk on the subject was given.
The second was on the subject of
eggs and was successfully given by
Klizabeth r.tewart. She made an
orange charlotte russe, an egg salad
and a Spanish omelet. Her talk was
logical and well delivered.
I'hrenos initiated their new mem
bers Saturday evening at the home of
Katherine Short. After the girls
were duly initiated refreshments con
sisting of sandwiches, ginger bread
and whipped cream and cider were
perved. The initiation committee was
Katherine Short, Marguerite Dutcher
and Frances Gripper.
The seventh and eighth-term girls
Tiave been serving in tho dean's of
fice during their vacant periods. A
system has been worked out by Miss
Grant, eighth-term adviser, Eliene
Anderson, eighth-term representative,
and Cecil McKercher, president of the
Girls' league. The girls will con
tinue this work until Mrs. Lcvinson
returns.
The Tedagogy club has held sev
eral very interesting and Instructive
programmes this term. One talk of
special value to the girls was given
by Mrs. L!oan, who wrote the prim jr
which is used in the grade schools.
The next speaker probably will be
Mr. Linnehan.
The eighth-term girls held a meet
tng Monday to be given the names of
A London Lot. By A. Nell Lyons.
-iu iew xorK t.ity.
If you should reach towards, say a
half dozen, novels lying on a table,
and pick out by chance "A London
Lot," you are distinctly in luck. It is
filled with genuine entertaining qual
ities. .
This novel is based on "London
Pride," the successful play by Gladys
linger and A. Neil Lyons. It is ex
plained that the novel would have
had the same title as the play, but
the author and publisher found out in
time that another novel entitled "Lon
don Pride," the work of Miss Braden,
Is already In existence. Hence, the
new name for the novel now under
review.
The period described so well by Mr.
Lyons Is just before the big war, and
during Its duration. Tne hero
Cuthbert Tunks, who is a London
costermonger or traveling dealer in
vegetables and other eatables. Tunks
was a bit of a boxer, and lived with
his father and mother in an eastern
portion of London named Silverside.
Pie was a stalwart, rather good-looking
young man.
Young Cuthbert paid court to a
Miss Cherry Walters, a lively girl who
was employed in the local pickle
works.
When the big war comes, Cuthbert
enlists in the British army, and is a
hero. A curious mixup in identity
occurs.
paniKh Doubloons, by Camilla Kenyon.
Illustrated. The Bobbs-Merrill Co.. In
dianapolis. Do you remember the delight with
which you read Stevenson's "Treas
ure Island?" Well, in this novel we
have a sort of Treasure Island junior,
and it is a small laughter-factory.
The story which is told by Miss
Virginia Harding, relates the ad
ventures of her Aunt Jane, w.ho is
persuaded by her chum, Miss Violet
Hlgglesby-Brown of England, to sail
for a romantic island in the South
seas, and to search for pirates' treas
ure. It's an adventure of pure fun.
Miss Virginia finds hidden treasure.
also a Scot as lover, named Dugald
fchaw.
Our author was born in San Fran
cisco.
My "Little Bit," by Marie CorellL George
H. Ioran Co., Is'ew lork City.
This book the work of a clever
English author was reviewed in The
Oregonian of October 5.
Free Air. by Sinclair Lewis. Harcourt
lirace & Howe, New York City.
Mr. Lewis deserves credit for his
marked originality as a rovelist, in
constructing such an amusing story
as this, in which there Is a new view
point, that rarity, au autoniobUa ro-
John .
their freshman sisters. The big-sister
movement was started last term
and proved such a success that it was
decided to carry it on this term.
Graduation presses and flowers also
were discussed. -
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Wednesday Washington played its
third game of the season with Ben
son Polytechnic. Several boys of the
first team were unable to play, so
second-team boys took their places.
The score was 24 to 0 for Washing
ton. This places Washington even
with Jefferson for the championship.
At- Girls' league meeting held on
Thursday morning Miss Darling ex
plained the use of the dean's office
and where it was located, for the
benefit of the new girls. The presi
dent called upon the honor of the
girls not to misuse the privilege they
were allowed in using the dean's
office.
The January '20 class held a meeting-
in room 14 on Friday. The class
play was discussed and all who
wished to try out were asked to hand
in their names to the chairman of
the committee, A senior "prom" was
also suggested and plans are under
way now.
Reception Is Much Enjoyed
at Franklin.
Parents, Teachera and Pnplla Hear
Good Programme Students
Serve as Substitute Teachers.
BY ANNA KARAGOZIAN.
THE annual reception of the Frank
lin Parent-Teacher association,
given Tuesday afternoon, proved one
of the most enjoyable events In the
school's social calendar. Professor
Lucien Becker of the Monday Musical
club entertained with several beau
tiful piano selections. The subject of
securing a dean In the school was
brought up and most heartily in
dorsed. Refreshments were served
in the beautifully decorated dining
room, pink dahlias and autumn leaves
being used in profusion. The affair
was well attended and gave the par
ents and teachers a chance to become
better acquainted.
A complete programme of the work
of the Tri-L club for the ensuing
year has been outlined. ' The first
Thursday of each month a musical
programme will be rendered. On the
second and fourth Thursdays a study
will be made of the city of Portland,
including its charitable organizations,
industries, etc. Instead of the regu
lar meeting on the third Thursday,
swimming will be enjoyed. The girls
of the club are also given opportunity
to take up work In artcraft. This
includes the making of toys, baskets,
tapestry, weaving and block printing.
The craft work will be taught every
Tuesday afternoon during the winter.
Already a large number of girls have
been enrolled In this class and It Is
hoped that more girls will be inter
ested. Miss Helen Philips of the art
school is the instructor.
At the football rally on the-"bleach-ers"
Tuesday noon Ernest Gillard led
the students in some new school yells.
The team was called to the front and
speeches were made by the various
members.
The school orchestra, under the di
rection of Carl Denton, together with
the glee clubs, furnished the pro
gramme of the assembly held Wednes
day morning. Mr. Ball announced that
the contest for school yells and songs
Is still in full swing and those in
tending to enter were asked to hand
in their work as soon as possible.
Miss Li Hi Smidlis' pedagogy girls
are having some practical experience
in teaching. The following girls are
now teaching in the grammar schools
tributary to Franklin: Elsie Craw
ford and Marjorie Smith at 'Wood
mere; Rae Dering and Lillian Ham
ilton at Joseph Kellogg; Lydia Hol
verson, lluth Howard, Seva Kollander
and Dorothy Lelch at Creston; Eloise
McPherson, Hosford; Louise Schu
macher and Esther Wellington at
GIen9oe.
Copyright, Bain.
CorelU, author of "31 y
Little Bit.'
Marle
mance. It is a wonder that more
novelists have not tried that idea. So,
Mr. Lewi- deserves credit for his en
terprise. "Free Air" is a reaV auto - novel.
The heroine Is Miss Claire Botwood
of Brooklyn, N. Y., whose father isn't
rich, or poor just fairly comfortably
off. He is in the railroad supply
business. - Claire persuades him to
take her on an auto trip, "out west,"
as far as Seattle, Wash. They have
both pleasure and misfortunes also
break-downs-on the road, especially
near Gopher Prairie, Minn. Her fate
takes a hand in the romance, in the
shape of Milt Daggett, who owned
a pet cat called Vere de Vere. Milt
Is the hero and lover. He makes
things hum.
Germany's New War Against America, by
Stanley Frost. E. P. Uutton & Co.. New
York City.
Mr. Frost of the New York Tribune
newspaper staff, has written an able,
instructive book which is filled with
facts stating that Germany is as alive
and as venomous as ever and that her
trade menace, with numerous plots
and propaganda, is now In progress
of mastering trade resources to crush
America in a fierce commercial war,
21r. Frost tells of a real German
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Thespians Will Present
"Green Stockings."
Llneoln January Class Seleets the
Members of Cast. Societies Give
several Excellent Programmes.
BY GEORGIA JACOBS.
rrvus w
L ning
week marked the real begin-
of work on the senior class
play. T.e clever, popular comedy.
"Green Stockings," is the play which
the January class has decided to pre
sent, and which will be ready for
presentation in two or three months.
Of the many aspirants for places in
the cast the following members of
the class were chosen: Celia, Ruth
Waldron; Phyllis. Lucille Helmer;
Madge, Catherine Ross. Evelyn, Ida
Fendel; Mr. Farrady, Fred Hodeker;
Colonel Smith, John' Thomas; Bob
Travers, Lawrence Jones; Ralph
Steele, Charles Cook; Admiral Grice,
Clarence Murton; Jimmy Raleigh,
Harold King; Martin, Max Gilliland.
"Green Stockings" is a production
well adapted to class presentation and
one which can be very cleverly por
trayed by the talented caste which has
been selected.
"Esse quara esse videre" is the
motto which the June, '20, class has
decided to guide its course by in the
future. Translated into English the
motto means, "Be what you seem to
be." At its last meeting the June
class also selected its class pin, an
extremely attractive model, both for
its simplicity and individuality. A
committee composed of Paul Harris,
Marie Kuehn, Helen Ball and Stuart
Biles has been hard at work for some
time designing and perfecting a pin
which would prove satisfactory to the
class, and this one meets all require
ments. Several Hi Ys are attending the
high school boys' conference at The
Dalles, which began Friday. Those
listed to attend were Clarence Mur
ton, Dave Pattulo, Lawrence Jones,
Jason McCune.
Hi Y meetings this term have Ween
unusually interesting. Their recent
programmee have consisted mainly of
discussions of vital topics of the day.
Scenes from Shakespeare's "Romeo
and Juliet," were given by several
Philo members for the programme
on Thursday. The part of Romeo was
well protrayed by Dous Holman, while
Katherine Forbes made a charming
trade invasion. He thinks we in
America should have a revision of the
tariff with a view to meet this Ger
man menace, that we ought also to
have an import license and be on our
guard with constant watchfulness and
patriotism. Mr. Frost is certain Ger
many believes that America is lost
without German dyes. In other words
that Germany does not think much
of the American dye trade.
This is a warning book that makes
you think.
Tbe Unknown Quantity, by Ed car O. Ach-
om and Edward K. Teall. Marshall
Jones company, Boston.
Chester Clarke is a Boston lawyer,
and suddenly, while attending dinner
given by the sons to the Daughters
of the American revolution, he be
comes interested and falls in love
with a charming widow named Mrs.
Wllloughby of Topeka, Kan., a widow
who has two children.
New visions of love lighted up his
hitherto dark, banal existence, and
Mr. Clarke saw everywhere the name
of his affinity Mrs. Walter Wll
loughby. Queer complications ensue
and are told with lively appeal. Much
of the plot is concerned with the
widow's constant pleat "All for the
children."
Scenes are laid in Boston. New York,
the south, Kansas and California.
The queer marriage ceremony and
much of the detail afterward de
scribed are ingenious, but utter)-' im
possible. ooldm Dicky, by Marshall Saunders. Fred
erick A. Etokea company. New York City.
Known the world over as the cham
pion of dumb animals. Marshall Saun
ders, the author of "Beautiful Joe" a
book translated into many languages
has enlarged her range in this book
to Include many other pets.
Real humanity and kindness to ani
mals are taught in these stories,
which include Dicky and his com
panions, Billie Sundae, the dog, and
Chummy the sparrow; Black Thomas,
the cat, and Nella, the monkey. Each
of these animals tells a separate story
with beautiful pathos, and especially
as lessons for all kindly-disposed chil
dren. The story Is dedicated to the
author's fellow members of the To
ronto. Ont., Humane society, and also
to Its president. Bishop Sweeney of
Toronto.
Banked Fires, by E. W. Savl.
G. P. Put
nam a Sons, roew XorK city.
Told with the graceful ease of
natural story-teller, this fine novel,
with scenes set In India and England
has a perfect grip on the imagination
of the reader.
Our First Airways, cy Claude Grahams
White and Harry Harper. Illustrated.
John Lane company. New York City.
There are few, if any, books on
airways to be easily obtainable. This
one, with 11 special illustrations by
Geoffrey Watson, comes at an oppor
tune time. It tells the reader, in defi
nite terms, how the new traffic of
II, VICE-PRKSIDElVTt A7VX. K'ESTBROOK, SECRETARY! ROBERT
MASTERS, PRESIDENT.
Juliet. and Elizabeth Stevenson
played the part of the nurse.
Philo girls were glad to have as
their guests for the programme Hel
en Parker, last year's Philo president,
and Dr. Henrietta Moore. Lincoln's
dean of girls, both of whom gave
very interesting and greatly appre
ciated talks. Several new girls were
voted into the society at the business
meeting. These included Rachel
Conquist, Alice Lathrop, Ruth Honn.
Sophia Sheik. Lillian Mitchell and
Margaret Densmore.
Adelphlan's programme this week
consisted of talks on Egyptian archi
tecture by Ben Reed and Clarise Cros
by. Adelphians are planning a party
to be given in the near future.
The programme given by Telos this
week consisted of a debate on the
subject: "Resolved. That Student Self
Government Should Be Adopted in
Lincoln . High School." The affirma
tive was upheld by Rupert Bulllvant,
and Kenneth Stevenson, and the nega
tive was debated by Samuel Levy,
and Howard Colburn.
In observance of Roosevelt week,
October 20 to 27. Miss Durst has made
a special bulletin board on which can
be round all the magazine articles
about the late presideut.
At the weekly meeting of the Tri
L's Miss Blackwell gave an interest
ing account of her recent trip through
Cuba. At the business meeting. Rose
Schaff was elected secretary to fill
the place of Letltia Cappell, who has
resigned. The Trl-L's are co-operating
with charitable institutions of
Portland in doing charity work.
At the regular meeting of the Aeo
lian society. Lazelle Meindele read an
interesting paper on "Polyphonic
Music"; Norma Wilson gave a talk
on "A Few of rierluigl's Contem
poraries"; Lietitla Cappell told the
story of Plerlulgl's life, and Char
lotte Kramer played Mendelssohn's
"Hunting Song." The Aeolian society
is planning a Halloween party, to be
given at the home of Virginia Knight.
War Sloi-cs Realize $812,500,000.
LONDON. The government haj al
ready realized $812,500,000 by the sale
of war stores which it had on hand
when peace was declared. Hundreds
of motor cars and trucks have been
marketed at prices frequently in ex
cess of the price originally paid for
them by the war office owing to the
great scarcity of cars.
the air will be organized and operated
for the carrying of mail and passen
gers. Grahame-White. in his capacity of
managing director of tne Grahame
White company, has been called upon
to review this whole question from
the practical point of view of a con
tractor to the postoffice (London) for
the carriage of malls by air. while
Mr. Harper has been acting as tech
nical secretary of the civil aerial
transport committee (London). They
are, therefore, fully competent to im
part Information on this subject.
The book will appeal to the thou
sands of educated men in the air
service, many of whom will remain
In aeronautics after the war; to prac
tically the whole of the higher-class
workers in the great aircraft indus
try; to the general reading public to
whom airway work will open up rapid
means of travel.
John Floyd, a lite and lary by Charles II.
Ambler. Ph. D. Richmond. Press, Inc.,
Richmond, Va.
There Is the fruit of much valuable
historical research In these 248 pages.
especially to the people of Oregon.
Mr. Floyd was known in his day.
1783 to 1834, as "the father of Ore
gon, largely because of his celebrat
ed report of 1821 on American rights
n the Columbia valley. He was noted
for his defense of American interests
on the frontier, his fight for the
Oregon country, his insistent stand
for the state theory of government,
his hostility to Andrew Jackson's ad
ministration and his part in the for
mation of the whig party. He was a.
governor oi v lrgtnla.
Up to page 118 we have the life of
Mr. Floyd, and then follows the Floyd
diary. Many nearly-forgotten Ameri
can historical Incidents live again in
a perusal of these storied pages.
Dr. Ambler's book is of national
historical Interest. He is of Ran
dolph-Macon college, Ashland. Va.
Prisoners of the Great War, by Carl P.
rennett. Illustrations. Houghton Mif
flin company, Boston.
Mr. Dennett was American Red
Cross deputy commissioner to Swit
zerland, in charge of finding, feeding.
clothing and otherwise caring for
American prisoners in German army
camps. His statement, an authorita
tive one, of conditions in prison
camps of Germany is almost unbe
lievable, it is so startling in Its grue
some details. It brings out in bold
relief the cruelty that is Inherent in
the Huns.
The Command Is Forward, by Sergeant
. Alexander w oolcott. The Century com
pany, New York City.-
A great book that will Interest for
mer soldiers and also civilians. It is
a thrilling recital of brave deeds by
American troops in France.
"The Stars and Stripes." the official
weakly of the American expedition
arfTTorces, was issued for the last
timh two weeks before the peace
Pupils Fabricate Neat Tai
lored Coats.
Girls Polytechnic School Students
Make Handsome Garments at
Costs Ranging- From f 14 to fSS.
BY MILDRED MITCHELL.
TAILORED coats made by the senior
girls were on display the first
part of the week. The cost prices of
these garments varied from H to $35.
The materials used were tweed, sil
vertone. broadcloth, crepe, poplin, polo
cloth and plush.
Sweetmeat boxes made by the sec-
and third-term industrial art classes
are on exhibit In the main hall. They
were first designed In paper and
then painted In several colors, being
very artistic when finished.
Columbus day was observed at a
special assembly held on Monday, at
which a suitable programme was ren
dered by the third and fourth-term
girls.
The women's advertising club of
Portland had luncheon at the school
last Tuesday. After the business
meeting they visited the different
departments of the school and ex
pressed much interest and approval
of the work.
m m
Miss Frances Isom, who Is head of
the Portland library, delighted the
school on Thursday morning with an
interesting- account of her work In
France.
The school has recently purchased
a phonograph and some excellent
records. It is being used especially
by the music classes at present. The
June, 'IS. class made a substantial
contribution to the fund for this pur
chase. A large class of housekeepers en
rolled in the new course just opened
for studying the problem of serving
family dinners at a cost of from 20
to 35 cents a plate.
Parly to Trade for I-'ox 1'urs.
NOME. Alaska. More than two
years will be spent in trading for fox
furs on the isolated Arctic island of
Wrangell by a party leaving here on
the schooner Belinda.
treaty was signed, and complete files
oi mis unique publication are now so
rare that they cannot be had for love
or money. But the best of its battle
field stories are here assembled, and
mo soiaier nome rrom France can
find within the covers of this book
stories of his own outfit. Just as he
pored over them In some damp, can-
dle-lit dugout or In some chill billet
behind the western front just as he
read them In France except for one
change. The names and places once
withheld by the censor In these tales
of divisions are now reinserted in the
text. i
These intimate and frlendly-ln-tone
stories were written by Sergeant Al
exander Woollcott, who, in May, 1917.
went into the army from his post as
dramatic critic of the New York
Times. To him. as the American ex
peditionary forces developed, was as
signed a detail new in the history of
war, the detail of going to the front
and there writing what he saw. not
for the watching public at home, but
for the troops themselves. His stor
ies of the fighting carry the Ameri
can expeditionary forces from the
anxious June days In the Marne val
ley through the triumph of the Ourca
and the Vesle, St. Mihiel. the Argonne-
Meuse drive and the climax of No
vember 11. They follow the troops on
the grand march through Belgium
and Luxemburg, among the Mosselle
to Coblenz and the bridgehead on the
Rhine.
Osrar Montague, Paranoic, by Georire Lin-
coin Walton, J. B. Llppincott company,
Philadelphia.
Our author writes "M. D." after his
name, and he gives full play to his
clever medical training In writing this
astonishing, engrossing novel. Oscar
Montague, son of a well-to-do but
degenerate father. Is a paranoic that
Is. a man who is- not insane In the lay
sense of the term, but a man whose
mental serine is badly twisted, and
who is difficult to get along with.
The young man's mother is a chronic
worrier so you see the kind of in
heritance from which the young man
came. Oscar's sister is 'the bright.
happy sunbeam of the family.
Out of such unusual materials our
physician-author has written a pow
erful story that gives food for
thought.
Tbe Carringtons of High Rill, by Marlon
Harland. Charles Bcrlbner a Sons, xe
York City.
A sweet, well-balanced story of the
old south that preceded the civil war
by about a quarter of a century, and
told with that quiet charm of a writer
whose books enshrine her memory in
the minds of many thousands of
readers.
Captain Lory In France, by Aline Havard.
illustrated. The Penn Publishing- Co.,
f-nuaaeipnia. 1'a.
Meant principally for girl readers
from 10 to IS years old,- this excel-
Uut utory, about war conditions in
Jefferson Technical Club
Names Leaders.
Ralph deny Elected President and
Many Freshmen Admitted Class
Play Hehearaals Started.
BY LIONEL M. CLARK.
TUESDAY, Jefferson's football
J squa
ad met and defeated the team
from James John high. The game
was hotly contested and Jefferson's
team succeeded in winning only after
a hard fight. The final score was
21 to 0. There was an unusually large
crowd out to the game and gate re
ceipts for Jefferson were well over
J150. Kenneth Julian. Jefferson's
husky fullback; was Injured In the
second half and was put out for the
rest of the game. Lotris Coulter was
knocked out, but returned to play the
last half.
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At the first meeting of the Tech
nical club held this year the follow
ing officers were elected to guide the
destinies of the club through the
term: Ralph Oiasy, president; Irving
Healy. vice-president; Walter Hol
man, secretary and treasurer; Joseph
Weiser, sergeant-at-armB. A great
many of the freshmen are joining the
club and it is expected that this will
be the best year the Technical club
has ever had. A "low jinks" commit
tee has been appointed to see that
the new members are suitably wel
comed. The members decided to is
sue The Blueprint, the club magastne.
again this year. During the war the
Blueprint was stopped, but It Is again
going to put in Its appearance and
the members expect to put out at
least two issues. There will be, also,
the Baby Blueprint.
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According to Its annual custom, the
rire squad held its Babcock day on
October 16. Contrary to its usual
methods of procedure, however, the
demonstration was held in frorA of
the school and In view of the entire
student body during a fire drill. In
this way the members of the staff
accomplished a dual purpose the stu
dents were able to discover how and
why Babcock systems are used and
also to see them In actual operation
It also afforded a splendid oppor
tunity for the new members of the
fire squad to obtain some essential
and practical knowledge as to the
operation of t heBabcocks. The mem
bers of the staff were very well sat
isfied with the outcome of the tests
and results obtained. The members
of the staff this term are: Chief,
Alrich Magnusen; assistant chief. Gib
son Bowles; first battalion chief.
Russel Burton; second battalion chief.
Mason Jones; third battalion chief,
Floyd McKalson; fourth battalion
chief. Cecil Fuller.
The class play of the January. 20,
class is now being rehearsed regu
larly and the cast, under the direction
of Miss Nina L. Greathouse. is rapid,
ly falling Into line with their parts
Tbe play Is a comedy-drama in three
acts and deals with the redemption of
a -worthless man. The name of the
play is "Mary Jane's Pa." The cast
is as follows: Hiram Perkins, Worth
Caldwell; Portia Perkins. Toinle
West; Mary Jane Perkins, Anna Hart
man; Claude Whitcombe. Loyal Bergs
vick: Star Skinner, Chester Froude
Ivy Wilcox. Helen Wilcox; Mr. Pres
ton, Paul De Konig; Barret Sheridan,
Dyke White: Lucille Perkins. Mildred
Rothschild; Miss Faxon. Ida Kennin
Joel Skinner, C!ecil Fuller: Mr. Whip
ple, Oscar Chase; Link Watkins.
Will Heppner; Kugenia Merryfleld,
Harley Farnam. The scenery for the
production will be lavish. The title
role, played by Worth Caldwell. Li
an extremely hard part and requires
much character work. Worth, how
ever. Is not new to the Jerferson
stage and will doubtless make a fine
success as Hiram Perkins.
e
Tbe initiation party of the Naemphl
club was held at the home of Miss
Gladys Groocock on Saturday even
ing, October 11. Eleven members
were solemnly initiated into the tso
rlty and enjoyed the evening as full
fledged Naemphis. At the last meet
ing of the society Mr. Jenkins gave
an Interesting and instructive talk on
"Future Teachers." He particularly
France, has powerful appeal. Lucy,
the heroine, is visiting with Eng
lish cousins when news comes that
her father. Colonel Gordon, Is wound
ed in France. She visits him, when
the town is captured by Germans.
Here Lucy proves herself to be re
sourceful. lighting With the.C S. Army, by Captain
t haries A. Botffora. Illustrated. Xlie
I'enn Publishing Co., Philadelphia.
Captain Botsford. of the Canadian
expeditionary force in France, has In
this entertaining novel written about
soldiers who trained in England and !
fought in France, before the Ameri
cans arrived. The heroes are our old
friends Rod Van Horn and Ralph
Storm, two former schoolmates, who
ultimately app'.y for a transfer from
the Canadian to the American forces.
They see the auccessful attack on
Zeebrugge.
The Rider of the King I-og. by Holman
linv. Harper & Brothers. Nsw York
City.
Here we have Holman Day back to
his old gait, and here he stands to
ward the head of his class. In this
novel he has a romance of the big
woods, with scenes set somewhere
along the northeastern border. His
heroine is Miss Clare Kavanagh.
There is river war between rival tim
ber companies, plenty of action, and
conflict. An honest, stalwart sort of
story, well told.
The Trinmph of Ideals, by President Wood-
row Wilson. ilaiper oc .uruiucra. -.cw
York City.
Much of the current and recent his
tory of the world is vlsloned in this
volume, for it is discussed there. The
book of 156 pages consists of speeches,
messages and addresses made by
President Wilson between February
24, 119 and July 8, 1919, covering
the active period of the peace con
ference at Paris.
Sliver and Cold, by Dane Coolldge. 11.73.
IS. P. Uutton & Co.. New York City.
Here we have a rousing, stirring
novel of mining and love in the south
west. The hero is Denver Russell,
alias Big Boy, by occupation a miner
and seeker after precious metal.
Dane Coolldge has written an hon-est-to-goodriess
story of which be
ought to be proud.
The Lady of the Crossing, by Frederick
Klver. George H. Doran, Company, New
York City..
Breezy and smart in the telling, this
novel of western lire depicts many ad
ventures and a love story with' grip
ping power.
Peace and Business, by Isaac F. Marcos-
son. John Lane Co., ew York: City.
Surelv. Mr. Marcosson is an inde
fatigible worker. In this thoughtful
book he gives us a close, valuable
study in economic rehabilitation, with
reference to business conditions and
changed business methods demanded
emphasized the great "need for teach
ers at the present time andalso
the great work and responsibility of
a teacher. j
mm
At the last meeting of the Zeta
gathlans it was decided to hold the
Zeta dance on November 15, provid
ing the necessary arrangements can
be made. It was also decided to clean
the loving cups now reposing on the
shelves in the library. The Zeta
gathlans will also hold a skating
party at the Oaks sometime in No
vember. The members of the class of June,
'20. held their get-together party on
Friday night, October 10. The-party
was held In the school gymnasium,
which was beautifully decorated with
greenery and pennants. The dance
lasted until 10:30 o'clock.
A meeting of the PI Delta Epsllon
society was held in room 43 Wednes
day afternoon. A programme of
speeches and instructive talks was
given, after which the subject of new
members was brought up and dis
cussed. m m
The first issue of the Fpectrum for
this term was distributed Friday. Oc
tober 10.
Scheme Originated for Gala
Carnival.
Clnsaes at High School of. Com
merce Will Present Novel Booths.
Hiking Clnh Has 4 Members.
BY DAVID SINGER.
P"2
EPARATIONS for a big school
carnival to be held the latter
part of November have been an
nounced to tho school by the February
class. Two years ago the February
class of 1917 held a school carnival
which was very successful In a finan
cial way. Each room will have a
booth and no two will be alike. Sev
eral new and novel ideas have been
turned in and it looks like the thing
will go over big. Mr. Levoff. of th
February class. Is chairman and di
rector of the carnival (committee and
he has appointed members of the class
to help and instruct each room. The
proceeds of the carnival will be di
vided in half, one-half to go to the
general school fund and the other to
help finance a big class Ledger.
.
The football team was strength
ened last week by a new and famous
player who Is taking a post-graduate
course at Commerce Percy Pander,
known to most of the students as
"Peanuts" Pander, who plays right
half and is a star in that position. The
football team, although losing to Co
lumbia university last week. Is con
fident of winning from Franklin on
Thursday. The boys who played ex
ceptionally well in the last game
were: "Lay" Smith, "Mix" Grider and
Martin I'aulback.
'
A hiking club has been formed at
Commerce and about 40 girls and
boys are members. The object of
the club is to induce the students to
get out into the open air more. Offi
cers are to be elected at the next
meeting and those who have not
joined yet will have an opportunity
to join at this meetingk
A Ledger staff meeting was held
last week and several vital questions
were decided. The main ones were the
number of pages, the advertising rates
and the powers of all officers.
The football team traveled to
Oresham last Monday and met the
Union high school of Gresham on
their field, the result being a nothing-
to-nothing score. Commerce almost
had a touchdown in the second quar
ter, when the ball wa within i
inches of the goal line. "Mix" Grider,
playing right half, bad his knee badly
wrenched.
At a meeting of the June cla.s
Tuesday tho class colors were decid
ed upon as brown and gold. A com
mittee was also appointed to bring
before the class suggestions and de
signs for a class pin. The officers
of the class are: Martin Paulback,
president; Agnes Borsh, vice-presi
dent; Lcona Puymbrook. secretary;
Alfred Amacher, treasurer; Glen
Eldredge. sergeant-at-arms; Eidred
Stringliam, oiass editor.
of us, now that tho big war Is over.
It throws a white, strong light on the
new commercial order. Sonic of the
chapters are: "The New Britain."
"France and the Future." "Tho New
Italy." "Can Clermany Come Back?"
and "America's Opportunity."
Own Yonr Own Home, by Ttlnir W. T.ard
nr. Illustrated, 'i'he Bobbs-Merrill Co.,
Indianapolis, lnd.
Told in that laughable, purposely
mlspelled, amusing English that Mr.
Lardner writes so well, this book, in
which the adventures and misfortunes
of a man named Fred A. Gross are
related, provides sufficient entertain
ment. It is one long laugh burlesque,
in house and home-building.
From the Life, by Harvey O'lllsclns
Harper A. Brothers. New York City, N. T.
A remarkable series of literary por
traits. In story form, stories of such
interesting people as Owen Carey,
author; Jane Shore, actress; Thomas
Wales Warren, old school politician;
Benjamin McNeil Murdock. "the Bur-
km
p
Benson Woodworkers Exe
cute Many Orders.
Students Called On to Make Art!-
eles Keeded About the Institu
tion Club Party Planned. .
BY ALBERT ETCHELLS. i M
THURSDAY, October 9. an assembly
was held to give Ihe students a .
thorough understanding of the meth- :.
ods used and the reasons for fire pre-'
ventlon. Fire Marshal Grenfell gave:'
a most interesting talk on the goou- '
work which has been done by t-.h,e", ,
committee for fire prevention in the:i
last few years. Mr. Bryan then took
charge of the assembly and the rese -of
the meeting was given over to- a
football rally. ..;...;
At the last meeting of the student
body a committee. consisting ""of -Charles
Pick and George Peters, wtr -appointed
to get the first issue 'of -the
Polytech ready for publication- Ih
the near future. Another Committee
was appointed to get together an or---chestra
to play once a week In that
cafeteria at noon. Last term a six-"-1
piece orchestra was organized, but' On
account of the late start they did -t "
Play much. The old orchestra will -be
the foundation for the new orchestra.-'
.
The woodworking department' 19
being pushed to Its utmost to cOYri-"
plete the many orders which are seht't
it from other classes. Among tbe -J
jobs that are being completed is a
revolving hexagonal bulletin boarrl
for the gas engine department-- Other-
jobs include & new type of drawingr"
desk for four students, a long- table
to be used for wire-splicing in tbei
electric shop and two- basketball i
backstops to be used in the new b-
ketball court being made for ther
gymnasium classes.
. .
Although the Benson football TeUrrt1;
has not been winning as many garrfeM -ff
as some of the other teams, they WTo
not discouraged, and have never beTCs
known to stop fighting till the Mtt
whistle blows. Eberhart, Gregg a-neV
Kline have been playing In the line---
light for Benson ever since the ss"-'r
son started and are expected tor twr 'C
playing a wonderful game of football-
before the end of the season. Benson
has played three games this scisnn.
The first game was with Hill and -Ota
scroe was: Benson 0. Hill 14. The
team lost the second game to Lincoln'
by a score of S3 to 0. Benson playedr
a third game on Wednesday and was--defeated
by Washington by the score--of
24 to 0.
James John Club Initiates
New Members- f '
Sodalltaa Iitlna Introduce 26 Ty
ros to Society Mysteries Girls'
League Plans Programmes. '
BY CHARLOTTE JONES. .
fj-T EP" was the watchword of an;, :
JT assembly held in James John-:
Tuesday morning. Gladys Keeney,
Helen Story, Amanda Steele - axid
Messrs. Campbell, Taylor and Kaim-..
bacli gave their opinions of Jun
John's prospects for the game in ttt:
afternoon. Yell Leader Dick Bowles -then
took charge of the meeting. He
introduced the yell, which won a sea"
son ticket for its composer, "Jabfeb
Griffith. ' - l- '" ,'
- r" - -; -1
The Sodalltaa Lalina Initiated their
new members at a meeting held l-Jri,;,
day- evening. After a programmo by
the candidates, tho old and new mem- '
bers became thoroughly wcnuairUeil,".
through tho medium of jolly aniis,w f
Twenty-six members were initiated,...
. re--- I.
The Philathenaeum society ",oXV;
James John journeyed to Washington
high school on Friday,. October 10, ,iur ,
response to the invitation extended to.
them by the girls' literary, society -pf-
that school. A delightful "variey"';
programme was given before the -w-c,
iting representatives of several high
schools. After the entertainment the J
company repaired to tho gymiiasiirm,
where refreshments were served and 5
the remainder of the afternoon spc.nl I
in dancing. J
bank of New Jersey"; Conrad Nor
man, moving picture star; Sir Watson
Tyler, promoter, and District Attorr.
ney Wlckson. Here we have appre
ciative American tributes that aro
finely done. - r-'
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