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THE SUNDAY OREGON IAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 21. 1919.
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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES PICKED UP AFTER STORM-FORCED VACATION
Comparatively Few Scholastic' Events Postponed Because of Snow Debates and Plays Hold Center of Interest at Several Institutions.
Franklin Class Fives Ready
for Basketball.
Inter-Class Content Started mid
l-'nll Schedule rrmiKed Drama
' I ii I. KeNuiiie Mm Activities.
BY ANNA KARAGOZIAN.
PERHAPS the most important fea
ture In school activities during
the past week was the organization
of basketball teams by the boys and 1
girls of the various classes. Already '
captains have been chosen and a
schedule has been made. Frank Hal- '
lier is captain of the seniors; Cecil I
Jones, juniors; Howard Hobson, sopho
mores, and Clair Bad ley, freshmen.
The first game was played Thursday
afternoon between the seniors and
,-iniors. Other games will take place
as follows: Monday, December 22,
sophomores vs. freshmen; Tuesday.
December 23, seniors vs. sophomores;
Tuesday, January 6. juniors vs. fresh
men; Wednesday, January 7, seniors
vs. freshmen; Thursday, January 8,
juniors vs. sophomores.
The long looked-for debate between
Franklin and Benson will take place
at the Y. If. C A. building next Tues
day evening, December 22, at 8 P. M.
The question is: "Resolved, That
capital punishment should be rein
stated in Oregon." Robert Kuhl and
Milliard Atkinson will uphold the af
firmative for Franklin. As this is to
be a battle royal, all students inter
ested in the art of debating are plan
ning to be present.
A luncheon was given by Virginia
Abel of Miss Hanson's domestic sci
ence class. The ffuests were Mrs.
William Abel, Mrs. . K. Stoner, Miss
Ladle Duncan, Miss Dorothy Hoss and
Miss Kareen Hansen The menu con
sisted of cream veal In potato cases,
poinsette salad, hot biscuits, maple
nut. mold and tea.' On Thursday Helen
Oayton served a similar luncheon In
the domestic science room.
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Ttie annual initiation of the Drama
club will take place next Tuesday
evening at Franklin High school.
Some very original stunts will be
features, and as there are a large
number of students to be admitted,
the event is looked forward to with a
great deal of interest.
Plans are being inaugurated for
presentation of a play in the near
future by the Drama club. Frank
llallier was appointed by Harvey
Bennett to investigate the matter of
selecting a play. "Officer 666" was
presented last spring by the club and
it was such a success that the mem
bers feel they are well prepared to
give another such production.
Other committees appointed at this
meeting were: Constitution, Myrtle
Anslow (chairman). Howard McCann
and Ernest Gillard; pins. Marguerite
Drake; initiation, Terry Ober (chair
man), Eugene Fletcher, Mildred Bart
lett and Lissette Canuto.
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The last regular weekly assembly
was chiefly devoted to the French
orphan cause. The programme opened
with the singing of "The Star-Spangled
Baniier" by the students, led by
R. B. Walsh of the faculty. Readings
were given by Dorothy Stevens and
Myrtle Anslow. "Whispering Hopes"
was sung by Eloise McPherson and
Helen Mickelson. A quartet, com
posed of Edith Snyder, Jean McLean,
Laura Powell and Vashtl Johnson,
rendered several selections. The as
sembly closed with announcements by
Principal Ball and the singing of
"America."
The question of "capital punish
ment" was debated by members of
Miss Burns' English seventh-term
class during the third period Tues
day. Jefferson Billiter acted as chair
man. A group of Franklin girls served at
the recent banquet given by the Ma
sonic lodge for its members. Those
present from the school faculty were:
Dean Wilson, Miss Alice Johnson,
Miss Kareen Hansen and Principal
Ball.
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A large number of ex-Franklinites
were welcome visitors at school dur
ing the week. ' Among them were:
William McCormack, Kenneth Fer
rier. Gene Gillis, Blythe Ober, Orval
a S a glaring example of a player
L playing directly into an oppo
nent's hand I give the follow
ing. The scene was a private home
and the four engaged in play were
tho hostess, a man and his wife and
another lady. Previous to play the
man, who occupied Z's position and
Tfas therefore the dealer, made the
following statement to the hostess:
"'I never win with my wife (one
who plays with her as partner soon
sees why), and I have been carrying
feer at a loss for several weeks. If
I play against her and carry her I
fcave no chance at all of winning;
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wius. But if you'll carry her against
nc, I'll have a chance
AVhat Is a hostess to do under
nudi circumstances? Shall she meekly
acquiesce, knowing that she is fore
doomed to defeat the caliber of the
man's wife as a player was well
known or shall she, as many would
do, flatly refuse and make it awkward
and uncomfortable for all concerned?
The hostess In this case, having been
bred to a certain standard of man
ners, calmly acquiesced, and, owing to
her partner's utter lack of judgment
and gross mismanagement, became a
heavy loser. The hand on which
she fell down most heavily was the
following:
Kti
Q J 10 2
Q J 10 7 4 2
K 8 7 6
a
K4
A 9 6 3
A Q 10 9 5 4
The bidding went thus: First round,
Z, "no trumps''; A, a pass; Y, a pass;
B, "two hearts." Second round, Z,
"two spades"; A, a pass; Y, "two no
trumps." This closed the bidding and
left Z the declarant and A the player
to lead. A few words first regarding
the bidding. Z, who held a good
major suit, should have bid the suit
4kt tha beginning rather than no
ff-ornps. He was one of the class, i
however, who ignore all bids, even
major suit bids, if lhe hand offers the
ghost of a chance for no trumps. Thisl
is sot saving- that the and was soil
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Shryder and Irving Ennis, all of Ore
gon Agricultural college.
At the meeting of the June '20 class
Tuesday, the party for the departing
seniors was discusseJ and all plans
were completed. The various commit
tees made their reports.
Miss Nettie V. Drew, the Franklin
librarian, is instructing the advanced
pedagogy girls in the use" of a school
library of children's literature. This
is required work and no diplomas will
be granted unless the work is com
pleted. Due to the fact that the
courses are heavy, this class is eon
ducted after school hours every
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
afternoons. East Wednesday a social
hour was enjoyed.
Outdoor Parties Enliven
Enforced Vacation.
Jefferson Student Enjoy Winter
Sports on lee and Hills Zeta-
Kathlans Give Prognunme.
BY LIONEL M. CLARK.
ON Monday the regular weekly
assembly was held. The student
body sang several songs, among them,
"Jefferson, I Love You," "American
Hymn," "Little Birch Canoe" and
"America." Mr. Jenkins gave a short
address to the student body.
During the recent snowbound pe
riod a great many of the Jefferson
student body were making the best
of their short vacation by skating
and coasting. Several parties were
held on the various hills and lakes
in and about Portland, at which bob-
sledding and skating were the prin
cipal events.
During the stormy weather the stu
dents registered in the portables
moved into the main building and
took up their abode in the audito
rium. This move was made for the
reason that much difficulty was ex
perienced In heating the buildings,
which are supplied with stoves.
A special meeting of the Zetaga
thians was held on Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting was called for the pur
pose of making final arrangements
fro the entertainment to be given by
the club the following day. The dis
cussion of all minor details was fin
ished and those who were scheduled
to give musical selections went into
the auditorium and practiced to the
accompaniment of the piano.
A meeting of the Jefferson letter
men was scheduled for Wednesday,
but was postponed until Lhe following
day. At the meeting Mr. Jenkins
spoke to those present and urged that
all who had football equipment turn
it in.
On Tuesday a meeting of the Naem
phi club was held. The programme
was very interesting and instructive.
The club, which is composed of girls
who are taking the teachers' course.
is a great help in making successful
teachers. ,
Preparation of the class "Spec
trum" is nearing completion and
from all indications It will be one of
the best ever put out. 'Each mem
ber of the class was instructed to
get an "ad" for the magazine, and
very many have thus far succeeded.
Orders for extras copies are being
taken and it is hoped that ordering
in advance will prevent an over-supply.
All extra copies will be charged
for at the rate of 25 cents each.
Students were given their forecast
blanks to fill out on Monday and
Tuesday of last week. Forecasts of
all subjects to be taken next year
will be filed in the office and kept
until the beginning of next term.
On Tuesday a notice was sent
around to all of the rooms announc
ing that studentsehaving the fourth
period vacant will be allowed 'to go
to the cafeteria. This will prevent
the school lunch room frojn becom
ing too crowded during the regular
lunch period.
On Thursday afternoon the Zeta
gathlan society gave an entertain
ment to the mothers of the members
and also to girls outside the club.
Each member was supposed to bring
a visitor and her mother to the meet
ing. A programme of speeches and
musical selections was given, after
which tea was served. All those pres
ent voted it an excellent afternoon.
a good no-trump hand; it is slmply
saying that it is a better suit hand.
B's bid of "two hearts" was perfectly
sound, and Z, who ha no protection
in hearts, was entirely right in shift
ing on the second round to spades,
what he should have bid in the first
place.
By every rule and principle known
to the game A should have overcalled
Z's "two-spade" bid with "three
hearts," her partner's bid. Indeed, her
hand fully Justified carrying the heart
bid If necessary as high as four
though her partner thereafter persist
ently passed. Instead, however, of
going "three hearts" she passed, and
Y, being unable to help her partner
at snadps. thnnp-h havlnp- n e Rhfi
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1 tnougnt. protection in hearts (the ad-
J verse suit) and good help fo'r a no
trump in diamonds and clubs, took
up her partner's first bid and went
"two no trumps." B, who had six
losers in her own hand and influenced
to a certain extent by the fact that
her partner had not come to her as
sistance (though she was painfully
unsure as to how far she could de
pend upon her), concluded discretion
was the better part of valor and
passed. This, as stated, left Z the
declarant and A the player to lead.
Before going Into the play, I want
to say a word in regard to Y's heart
protection. King twice guarded is
supposed to constitute protection, but
it should be borne In mind that posi
tion has much to do in the case. If
the player holding the king sits to
the left of the player declaring the
suit, king makes much more often
than when, as In x s case, he sits to
the right of such player. In this posi
tion king is very apt to be led through
and killed. It cannot therefore as
absolutely be depended upon
The play went as follows:
Trick. A Y B Z
1 6 3 J Q A
2 2 3 A K
3 7 8 3 A
4 6 10 6V 4
5 6 Q 6 4
6 7 J 9 2
7 8 Q 3 54
S 4 J4 84 64
9 7 24 K4 A4
10 Q 104 10 94
11 g 74 J 5
12 9 44 2a. 9
13 Ka. Ka A 10a
Denotes winner of trick.
7,-y make five
by cards, or 50
I honors easy.
Trick 1 A, who had a beautiful
card to lead her partner, the queen
WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Motion Picture Shows Take
Well at Lincoln.
School Makes Good Use of Its Own
Mochlitp Debate on Irish Home
Itule Arouse Interest.
BY GEORGIA JACOBS.
FRIDAY afternoon and evening a
moving picture show was given
in the school auditorium under the
direction of the High-Y club. A six
reel feature and a comedy made up
the programme. The proceeds of the
two performances are to complete
payments on the picture machine
recently purchased by the school.
Both the afternoon and evening per
formances were well attended.
January 9 is the date set for the
next show. The picture, "Loot," Is
the feature which has been procured
for the programme. Several photo
play entertainments have been given
at Lincoln under the direction of the
High-Y's during the past few weeks.
An event of much importance
during the past week was the holding
of the English debates by Miss
Crain's classes. The subject was a
much dlscuBsed one, being the ques
tion of Irish home rule. Many splen
did arguments were prepared and de
livered by the debaters. Much In
terest is always manifested by the
entire school In the seventh-term de
bates, which are part of the English
course of study.
The newly-elected captain of this
season's basketball team is Irwin
Cole, a letterman on last term's team.
About DO men are out for the team
and eight of these are last year's
lettermen. Kenneth Irle has been en
gaged to coach the team. Mr. Irle Is
a student at'Reed and last year played
on the Y. M. C. A. basketball team.
An interesting exhibit of posters is
being planned by the sociology in
structor, E. E. Schwartztrauber. to
indicate the kind of work which Is
being taken up in the sociology
classes. The posters are the work of
Stuart Biles, a member of the June
C20) class.
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On Wednesday Miss Pearl Durst
spent the morning at Washington
high, where she addressed the girls
of the Pedagogy club on the subject
of story-telling.
The Cardlnal-L club is making ex
tensive plans for a big formal dance
to be given In the gymnasium. The
affair is in the hands of a com
petent committee and will be given
after the Christmas holidays.
At the regular Wednesday meeting
of the Aeolian society, Lazelle Melndle
read an Interesting and instructive
paper on "Bach: What He Did to
Benefit Music." Max Gllliland read a
paper on "Handl What He Did to
Benefit Music." Clinton Howard read
a paper on "Haydn What He Did to
Benefit Music." A musical programme
of hearts, deliberately Ignored the
fact and led a spade up to Z's de
flared strength. Z. delighted with the
lead, won with queen and at
Trick 2 led the king of clubs, to
which B, perforce, played ace. B
was In momentary doubt whether to
come out with ace of hearts and thus
save a possible slam or to return her
partner's lead through strength and
up to weakness. Reasoning that her
partner might have command of the
suit, she decided upon the latter,
and at
Trick 3 returned the spade. Z,
fearing a heart lead and knowing in
any event he would eventually con
trol spades, at once played the ace
and won the trick. The discards In
the dummy hand are bad, but to
throw the diamonds may mean the
giving up of sure tricks and as the
heart king Is on the wrong side of
the holder and In any case stands but
little chance. declarant concludes
hearts can most easily be spared, so
discards down to the king. It Is a
euro gamble as to which adversary
holds the king of diamonds. If B. all
dummy's diamonds will make; If A
and he leads a spade, the diamonds.
save for the loss of the one trick
won by A. will still make. If, though.
A lead a heart, the adverse hearts
will make and Z's hopes of a fine
score will go a glimmering.
Trick 4 Z now leads another club
and dummy gets In, and at
Tricks S and 6 makes her two com
manding clubs. B's discards also are
bad. but In view of dummy's excep
tional strength In diamonds she deems
It better to keep her diamonds pro
tected and discard rather from her
suit-
Trick ". Now comes the critical
trick of the hand, so far as the de
claring side is concerned, the queen
of diamonds. B plays low, Z also.
and queen wins, and is followed at
Trick 8 with the diamond Jack
which holds the trick. A third
round, at
Trick 9 brings down B's king. Z
wins with ace. and at
Trick 10 puts the dummy In with
his remaining diamond.
Tricks 11 and 12 go to dummy with
her two diamonds, and
Trick 13 is won by B with the ace
of hearts.
At trick 7 It will be noted that B
fails to cover the diamond queen with
king. as. when king is once or twice
guarded only. Is generally tlje correct
thing to do. Such play on the part
of a second hand defeats the usual
object of the lead and prevents third
player from finessing. Thus, as two
high cards fall to the one trick. It
makes the trick an expensive one and
often results in fourth player, the
partner of the player who covers,
eventually holding the command of
the suit. In this case B sees there is
no chance of a card of the suit in
her partner's hand eventually becom
ing good, so she plays low in the hope
that by the time her king is forced
J and declarant plays ace, declarant
GIRLS WHO HAD LEADING ROLES IN "POMANDER WALK.
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of piano numbers followed which In
cluded "Little Birds" (Grieg), by
Charlotte Kramer; "Rhapsodie Hon
grolse No. 12" (Liszt), by Gordon
Soule; "Ltebestraum" (Liszt), by Roy
Goodman, and "Marche MUltaire"
(Schubert), by Kenneth Lupoid.
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The second term science classes
have nearly completed their product
maps of Oregon. The maps will soon
be placed on exhibit in the public
library.
The Adclphlans gave an informal
dancing party at the home of Anne
O'Reilly, on Saturday evening, De
cember 20. The party was a very
enjoyable and successful affair.
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Los Espanolltas are conducting all
their meetings in Spanish. A very In
teresting meeting was held Wednes
day. Miss Frallck read and trans
lated the story of Christmas.
Another live and "peppy" group of
Lincoln students has taken up the
idea of matinee Jitney dances and is
making most extensive plans for one
of these afternoon affairs, which In
all respects promises to be "the" one
of the entire semester. The Philolex
ian society has announced a big Jit
ney dance to be given under the name
of "Philo Phroblc." on Tuesday aft
ernoon In the school gymnasium.
Philo girls are doing everything In
their power to make this an affair
which will be remembered as one at
which everyone had the "time of his
life." The June class orchestra, which
has already made for itself the name
of being the very beat In town, will
furnish the music for the dance. Re
freshments will also be sold at an
attractive booth.
Christmas Party Planned at
Girls' Polytechnic.
Yuletlde Exercises, Centering: About
Tree, Set for Tuesday Classes
Display Their Work.
BY LELAH CHILDERS.
THIS year the list of garments
made In the third-term class has
been changed to include a baby's
hand-made dress. The girls are work
ing on these during the textile
periods, and several completed dresses
have been on display in room 12 dur
ing the week.
The English note books of the first
term girls have been completed and
were placed on exhibit for the school
to examine and comment upon.
Red Cross Christmas seals were
sold on Thursday by the first-term
girls.
In the domestic science department,
the , first-term classes are making
popcorn balls and peanut brittle for
the Christmas tree, while the second
term class Is making Various kinds of
Christmas candles.
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The seniors are busily preparing
for their graduating play.
may be without another card of the
sulj with which to put the dummy In.
in winch case, as dummy holds no re
entry, the suit could not be brought
In. Lucky for the side that declarant
holds four of the suit.
We will now go over the hand and
have A make the correct lead, the
queen of hearts. The first six tricks
would go as follows:
Trick. A Y B Z
1 Q 3 5 2
2 7" 8 9 34
3 4 K A 4
4 6 24 J 5
5 7a 44 10" 9a
6 2 74 6 10
Denotes winner of trick.
A-B have taken six tricks and de
clarant Is already set by one trick.
-ater B makes the ace of clubs and
Z the king cf spades, which sets the
contract by three tricks and gives
A-B penalties to the value of 150. It
is possible also that B's king of dia
monds may make a trick, in which
event A-B would get values to 200
and Z would be set by four tricks.
Can It not be seen how tricks at
times are absolutely flung at oppo
nents and how as a consequence
scores often go up to an appallingly
high figure? Had A been In league
with Z against B she could not have
worked more completely to Z's in
terests and against her own side.
Going back to the play, as can be
seen, A's lead of queen of hearts at
Trick 1 places declarant In an ex
ceedingly awkward position. To cover
with king would simply mean that
king would fall to ace and the ad
verse suit would at once become es
tablished. As the play would there
fore accomplish nothing to his side,
declarant plays low from the dummy
and queen wins. Queen Is followed at
Trick 2 by small heart, to which
B plays the heart 9 and leads at
Trick 3 the heart ace, bringing
down dummy's king. This leaves B
in the lead with three good hearts,
which she at once proceeds to make.
The hostess upon this occasion,
who, by the way, was B and a well-
known player, later Indulged in the
following comments regarding the
situation: "I maintain that the 'busi
ness of carrying' should be left to the
carrier. Carrying, like kissing, goes
by favor. If one player wants to
carry another (In order to make up a
game or from friendship, or because
he believes the game of the player
he backs is sufficiently good to war
rant the risk) then he may make his
offer. But to have a man bring his
wife to your house and ask you to
carry her (you, as hostess, being un
able to refuse) in order that he may
have a better chance of taking your
money is something of a novelty.
We will again take up the hand
and have it played at "four hearts
to which figure A could easily have
carried it, had it been necessary to
raise to this figure. In this case B
Commerce Students Hold
High Carnival.
Faithful Few Who Shew T'p Dur
ing; Storm Have Fan With Spell
ing Bee and Taffy Pull.
BY DAVID SINGER.
rtERE were only two days of
school last week and one of them
was very much enjoyed by the small
number that attended. During the
first period Tuesday Miss Banfleld
conducted an old-fashioned spelling
bee which was highly comical. Mr.
Elton then asked the students If they
would like to have a taffy pull, to
which they readily agreed. The
teachers made the taffy and the stu
dents pulled It. All had enough and
everybody was happy. Mr. Elton then
announced that he had received the
school board's permission to dismiss
school. When the students got out
Into the snow a battle royal followed
in which the boys washed the girls'
faces.
The advanced Spanish classes were
given an Interesting talk on the
beautiful cities of Spain last Thurs
day tAr Mr. Vejar. The Spanish Dra
matic elub is planning to visit the
Spanish classes of the University of
Oregon extension department In Port
land, of which Mr. Vejar is in charge.'
One of the most enjoyable affairs
of this term was given December 5
at the Turn Verein club, when the
June class entertained the graduat
ing class at a hard-times party. The
evening was spent in dancing and
games until 10:30 o'clock, when a
supper was served by the girls of the
June class. Several appropriate
toasts were given, the speakers be
ing Mr. Elton. Miss Rankin, Robert
Masters, Martin Paulback. Miss Agnes
Borsh and Alfred Johnston. Alfred
Amacher of the June class officiated
as toastmaster.
Miss Wade, dean of the girls, is do
ing some very good work. Her main
occupation Is finding tl.e girls who
are deficient In their school work,
learning their home conditions and
remedying them if possible.
Basketball at Commerce has already
started and the boys are practicing.
Several of last year's stars are back
and a good team Is predicted. New
additions to the team are Percy Pan
dar. Commerce football star, and H.
Altemus, who halls from Jefferson.
About 20 boys are out and Mr. Mur
phy Is coaching them.
Opening Promptly found.
Edinburgh Scotsman.
' "I can't Imagine why old Smith
should be so angry with his son. The
boy did just what he was told."
"What was that?"
"The father told him to go out and
find an opening, and the next thing
he sent his father word he was In a
hole." .
Is the declarant and Z the player to
lead. The hand should go thus:
Trick. A Y B Z
1 6a 24 2 AsV
2 7a 3 3 4
3 2 Q A 4
4 4 44 34 u
5 5 34V 6" K
6 If 74 84 64
7 Q" 8" 6" 2
8 6 10 9 5
9 7 K A"" 9
10 K 104 J Q
11 8 J 10 94
12 8 J4 y- 10
1? 9 Q4 K4 A4
Denotes winner of trick.
B would thus have made four
tricks, or 32 (game), plus honors,
32 a total of 64. This Is B's rightful
score.
Trick 1 Z In view of the length
of his suit, disregards the fact of
its containing a tenace, and makes
sure of his ate. Seeing his partner
has none of the suit at
Trick 2 he follows with a small
Bpade which Y trumps. Y at
Trick 3 leads the queen of clubs
which B, declarant, wins with ace,
and at
Trick 4 leads a small diamond, in
order to take advantage of the im
pending cross ruff. Dummy wins
with a small trump and at
Trick 5 leads a small club which
declarant ruffs.
Trick 6 declarant gives the dummy
another ruff In diamonds, and at
Trick 7, having noted that Z played
king of clubs to the previous club
trick, this making unsafe to venture
another club ruff In her hand, comes
out with dummy s queen of trumps.
To this trick declarant plays low.
knowing the queen will win the trick
or force Zs king. As queen wins,
declarant at
Trick 8 leads another club from
the dummy hand and puts up the nine
in her own, which, as Z has shown
he does not hold the king, she knows
will win.
Trick 9 declarant now leads the ace
of hearts, knowing it will bring down
the only trump remaining, aside from
her own. the king.
Trick 10 Is won by dummy with the
spade king.
Tricks "11 and 12 by declarant with
her two trumps, and
Trick 13 by Z with ftie ace of
diamonds.
Hawaii Sugar Planters Elect.
HONOLULU, T. H., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) With the largest attendance
of any session In years, the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters' association at the
first of a scries of sessions here elect
ed John Waterhouse, of Alexander &
Baldwin company, president for the
ensuing year with E. Faxon Bishop
as vice-president and Royal D. Mead
as secretary and treasurer.
Memorial Services Held for
School's Heroes
Tablet Bearing Names of Wash
ington High's War Victims Placed
With Fitting Kxerelses.
BY
ANNA L. MePHKRSON.
WASHINGTON
impressive
HIGH SCHOOL held
memorial services
Wednesday at 10 A. M. for 24 former
students who gave theia lives in the
service during the world war. After
the Invocation by Dr. FeiTce the fol-
lowing programme was given: Sing
ing of "The Star Spangled Banner,"
followed by the salute to the flag:
hymn, "Holy, Holy. Holy! Lord God
Almighty"; solo. "The Americans
Come," Lorraine Lee; memorial ad
dress. Dr. E. H. Pence of Westmin
ster Presbyterian church. Dr. Pence
paid tribute to the American boys and
stated that they represented the high
est type of American manhood. In
closing he quoted Lincoln's Gettys
burg address. Wilbur Kelley pre
sented on behalf of the June. 1919.
class a silver tablet on which was en
graved the 24 names of the boys who
died In the service. Mr. Herdman ac
cepted the tablet on behalf of the
school. The choruses of a "Long
Long Trail," "Keep the Home Fires
Burning"' and "Dear Old Pal o' Mine"
were then sung. The exercises were
closed with the singing of Keller's
American Hymn. The ex-soldlers and
sailors all wore their uniforms and
ushered at the assembly. A number
of the parents and friends of those in
whose honor, the services were held
were present.
At an assembly held Tuesday Freda
Runes, representing the school Cham
ber of Commerce, gave a talk In
which she. explained the need of sell
ing the Red Cross seals for the open
air fund. Announcements to the
effect that the Wednesday morning
assembly would be held at 10 o'clock
and recitations at 8:35. and that
tickets were on sale for the class
play to be given Friday and Saturday
evenings were made.
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The January '20, class play, "Po
mander Walk," was successfully pre
sented before large audiences Friday
and Saturday evenings In the audi
torium. The following members of
the cast did exceptionally well:
Madame Lachesnals (Anna Macklay).
Marjolane Lachesnals (Anna McPher
son), Mrs. Pamela Poskett (Cecil Mc
Kercher), Ruth Renneymlnt (Flor
ence Gustafson). Barbara Pennymlnt
(Grace Pick). The Honorable Caroline
Thring .(Reglns, Ketl). Nannette
(Frances Young). Lord Otford (Hugh
Hayden), Jack Sayle (Lyle Knoder),
Mr. Brooke-Hoskyn (William Mc-
Lane). Mr. Basil Pringle (Edward
Spitulski), Rev. Dr. Sternroyd (Wil
liam Edmeades), Sir Peter (James
Beard), Eyesore v Bobbins). Jim
(Henry Padgham), The Muffin Man
(Norris Sewell). Great credit was
due to Mr. Curtis, director: Miss
Yager, who arranged the costumes:
Miss Artlngstall, Minor Nealand and
Mr. Chrlstenson, who designed, built
and painted the scenery, and the or
chestra who furnished music during
the intermission.
When the January. "20. class held
their dress-up day on Thursday to
advertise the play "Pomander Walk,"
a stranger In the halls would have
thought that Barn urn's circus was vis
iting the school. There were gypsies.
farmers. auctioneers. small boys, i
quaint old-fashioned girls, French
maids and Maude Mullers in their
aprons and sunbonnets. making a
motley array. An assembly was called
In the morning at which the January
class were the principal figures. They
sang their class song and the school
responded with "Auld Lang Syne." Al
Crawford, business manager, then
gave an enthusiastic talk about the
play. The cast was called to the
platform, where some members then
gave short talks.
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The Phrenodiken Debating society
will' hold their annual co-ed dance
December 27 at the home of' Alice
Abbott. A large number of the old
Phreno girls are expected to attend.
The dates for the final examina-
AMERICANS ARE RECOGNIZED
AS LEADERS IN ENGRAVING
Banknotes Are Used Extensively by Financial Institutions of Other
Countries, and Precautions Against Counterfeiters Held Effective,
TO SAY that Americans mane me
best banknotes In the world may
sound at first rather boastful.
and yet any history of the art and
Industry of note engraving which
failed to record that fact would be
Incomplete. Paul Revere was the
first American banknote artist, .and
from th time of the chartering of
the Bank of North America, under the
direction of Robert Morris, in 1781
up to the present, American en
gravers have excelled not only In the
artistic quality of their design, but
In their provisions against counter
feiting. Marco Polo found banknotes in
China ages ago. printed on paper
made from the bark of the mulberry
tree. One of these notes, upon which
the great Venetian traveler himself
may have gazed. Is on exhibition at
this day in the office of an Ameri
can comapny. It Is one of a series
Issued by the Ming dnasty about 1399
A. D., current anywhere under the
heavens" and seems to have been
printed from wooden blocks on a
sheet of paper nine by thirteen inches
a bigger surface than any man
could cover with both hands out
stretched. It Is good for "one string
of cash." The provision against
forgery is simple to the point of
severity "counterfeiters hereof will
be executed. Persons giving informa
tion of counterfeiters will be re
warded with taels 250. and. In addi
tion, will receive the property belong.
Ing to the criminal." The head of
the emperor who gave the order and
the lopped heads of the counterfeiters
have long since moldered Into Im
palpable dust, the property of the
criminal vanished and left not so
much as a shade, but the faded old
banknote, pressed between the sheets
of glass and framed In carven teak,
still croaks its harsh warning to him
who can understand it.
Another great government has
placed much dependence upon death
as a deterrent to imitators oi its
promise to pay. When Jacob Perkins
of Newburyport, Mass., Invented the
method of transferring designs from
hardened steel plates to steel cyl
inders and retransferrlng to flat
plates, thus enabling the engraver to
devote the time necessary to ac
complish his best work in the origi
nal and reproduce it at will, the new
process aroused international in
terest. Mr. Perkins and his associ
ates went to London In 1819. at the
instance of the British minister at
tions are December 19. 22 and 23.
I English and mathematics tests were
set for the first day; science and his
tory for the second, and languages for
the third.
Pictures were taken this week of
the various societies of the school for
the class "Lens." Al Crawford and
Bob Slinger were in charge.
The January. '20. class held a meet
ing in the assembly hall on Tuesday.
The clasa song was practiced and
and the "prom" discussed and settled.
Department Editors Named
at Benson.
Big Staff Will Wort on "Tnly
Teeh" Sehool Kleetrleiaaa and
Plumhera Fix Fro men pipes.
BY FRANK- KING.
THE "Poly Tech" staff held Its sec
ond meeting oj the term Wednes
day with members of all committees
present. The members of the staff
appointed since the election of offi
cers are; E. Baker, gas engine shop:
G. Fairfax, machine shop; H. Llnd,
electric shop; C. Pick, blacksmith
shop: P. Perkett. sheet metal shop:
Connoly. plumbing; Hurt, foundry;
'J. Greene, drafting; W. Dachsel,
woodwork shop: P. Feldman. school
activities: T. Dittenbrandt. charge of
January 'SO class material; J. Tower,
cartoons; L. Palmer, humor. Mr.
Cleveland gave a short talk on ex
periences with former editions or tne
paper. Mr. Goldman and Mr. Parsons
have been named faculty advisors.
The Lettermen's club held a meet
ing on Tuesday. They decided to
postpone the initiation of the new
members until after the Christmas
holldavs. This will give the com
mittee more time to arrange the pro
gramme which will make this affair
even more of a success. A new con
stitution has been drawn up, all char
ter members have signed It.
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Night school has been in progress
for over two months and has proved
quite a success. School is held three
nights each week. The students do
not attend day school and take ad
vantage of this opportunity. They
are very enthusiastic. In the wood
working department several types or
houses and bungalows are being con
structed. A number of students are
using models they made at night
school to aid them In the construction
of the homes that they are building
during the day.
The machine shop has completed a
new drill press that is to be given
over to the gas engine shop. They
are also constructing several motors
to be used for drill presses. The
foundry casts the frames, the ma
chine shop has machined and as
sembled, with the exception of the
wiring which is done by the electric
department.
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During the cold spell furnaces were
kept running day and night. A few
water pipes in the cafeteria were
exposed to the cold air which caused
them to freeze. This was little
trouble. The electrical department
was called upon and soon had all
nines thnied out bv means of a low
! vnltns-e transformer. While thawing
these pipes it was found that several
were broken. This was an easy task
for the plumbing department. They
repaired them with little difficulty.
The school library has received a
number of new books for the English
department, among them. "Intercol
legiate Debates." "High School De
bate Book." "How to Study." "Story of
a Round House." "Roosevelt s Auto
biography" and "Boy's Life of Roose
velt." The library contains mostly
technical books and many current
magazines along these lines. All
study periods are held in the library
as this enables the students to make
good use of the books and maga
zines.
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The science department has re
celved a new rotary air pump that
replaces the old style pump which
was operated by hand. More modern
apparatus Is being continually In
stalled In the school to meet the pres
ent day demands. Much time will be
saved by using this modern machine
Washington, to aid the Bank of Eng
land to issue notes not easily counter
felted. But the conservative old bank
refused to adopt the new method,
preferring, as one of the Americans
said, to rely upon the hangman than
the engraver. Nevertheless, the Eng
lish began In time to follow Ameri
can methods, after the geometric
lathe had been invented by Asa Spen
cer of New London, Conn., and im
proved by Cyrus Durand.
The governments of continental
Europe depend exclusively upon color
work to protect their paper currency,
and several of the large banks of is
sue have civil engineers in charge
of the bureaus of engraving and
printing, although what connection
there may be between engineering
and engraving is a mystery. Many
Italian banknotes are easy to counter
felt. The Bank of Spain a few years
ago abandoned Its own plant, because
its notes were so successfully imi
tated that counterfeits were ac
cepted by the bank without question.
A private concern now does the work.
The Bank of Greece now uses the
American method, having had sad
experiences with notes of Austrian,
German and English fashioning.
A myth that probably will never
die tells us that the notes of the
Bank of England cannot be counter-
felted with success. As a matter of
fact, they can be Imitated readily
enough, for little attempt is made
to protect the notes beyond the use
of a water-mark paper. The water
mark can be easily copied.
One great practical safeguard of
effectiveness Is the custom of the
Bank of England to cancel every
note that is returned to the bank and
to issue another in its place. This
and the practice of keeping a record
of the numbers of all banknotes used
In every business establishment keep
alive a keen sense of responsibility,
which adds to security.
The American style of banknote
has become the standard in the coun
tries of Central and South Ameri
ca. The experience of the Brazilian
government led the way in this, after
various disappointments. First the
much-vaunted Austrian system was
tried, the notes being engraved and
printed In England under that sys
tern. They proved a complete failure.
Counterfeiters flourished. The Bra-
zllians tried banknotes made in
France, and these were promptly and
extensively imitated as soon as the
counterfeiters could get their plates
and paper ready. Brazil tried Gar
James John High Plays Are
Highly Successful.
Girl Performers Asked to Repeat
Operetta at Little Theater Open
Air Sehools Dlseusaed.
BY CHARLOTTE JONES.
AMONG the many successful pro
ductions presented by James
John students may now be listed
"Love Pirates of Hawaii," and "The
Forward Pass." The former was an
operetta in two acts, presented en
tirely by the Girls' Glee club.
So cleverly were the girls disguised
as fierce pirates that many people
did not realize the decepVn until
the final scene. "Dorothy Dear" was
all that her name implies, and Miss
Primer was a very delightful old
maid. Adelaide and Sue Eggman de
serve special mention as the pirate
chief and Billy Wood, the hero. The
glee club has been asked to present
this operetta at the Little Theater
Saturday, January 10. "The Forward
Pass" was a delightful farce portray
ing the evolution of a football fan.
Lucille Bailey and Ellefy Landers
were specially good as Nell and Bob
Martin.
Since the "fowl murders" in the
domestic science department, noth
ing of a truly exciting nature had
occurred until Tuesday, when there
was a mild explosion in the physics
laboratory. It was caused by the
combustion of gasoline as the Bunson
burner was being used In the experi
ment. as
The school library is taking on a
gay and festive appearance, owing
to the zeal of the, school librarian,
Elizabeth Hales. The room is dec
orated with arbor vitae, cedar, yew,
Oregon grape, Douglas fir, mistletoe,
holly and Christmas bells. Miss
Hales' only fear is that there will bo
so many decorations (hat no one can
use the library.
The English-8 students are using
the "Atlantic Monthly" as their text
book. They have just finished an
article by Dallas Love Sharp, "Pa
trons of Democracy." From their
study of this article, a debate was
held in each of the classes. The
subject discussed was general high
school education vs. vocational and
college training. The former side
won in most cases.
The domestic science classes are
working under difficulties, because
when school reopened Monday. It was
discovered that the water pipes had
frozen. Monday all of the water used
had to be carried from the basement.
On Tuesday one faucet was in work
ing order. In spite of this handicap
hot lunches were served on both
days.
During the days when school was
not In session, James John students
made the most of their opportunities
and frequented Burlington hill morn
ing, noon and night. The coasting
was "great" and was thoroughly ap
preciated by the Oregon "children."
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On Tuesday the study period was
devoted to a discussion of Red Cross
Christmas seals, and the necessity of
purchasing them. In room 11, espe
cially, the discussion took on an in
teresting form. The sclence-4 class
conducted the debate in that room.
The funds procured in this way go
to benefit the open air school lo
cated in Portland on East Sixtieth
street in the Mount Tabor district.
In this school sickly children are
taken, and by proper care, restored
to health. Cecile Roberson discussed
"Tuberculosis. Its Causes, Prevention
and Cure." Oscar McKinney read a
paper on open air schools, discussing
the founding of the first school, the
principles on which it was conducted
and the great success which has In
only 16 years caused the founding of
an open air school in nearly every
large city. Verne Hall then read a
newspaper article on the open-air
school In Portland, which explained
further the benefit and need of more
of these schools and funds to keep
up those already established.
man and English establishments, but
still without success in the protection
of the banknote circulation, and at
last turned to the United States and
found a type of bills practically Im
possible to counterfeit with success.
So It is no boast, but a mere record
of facts, to state that Americans
make the best banknotes in the world.
SCHOOL PLAY IS SUCCESS
Clatskanle High Stages "What
Happened lo Jones."
CLATSKANIE, Or., Dec 20. (Spe
cial.) "What Happened to Jones,"
a three-act comedy by George Broad
hurst, was staged by the high school
last Saturday to a well-filled house.
The cast scored a decided hit. in thei'
first public performance of the year.
The title role was essayed by
Thomas Kent. Mr. Kent played th
part of the book agent, turned bish
op with ease, neither making It of
too little Importance nor attempting
to overshadow the rest of the cast,
which would have been imposibl
owing to the excellent direction.
Malvina Lewis, acting the part of
Alvlna Starlight, played her part
wetl.
The play earned some $125. and
gave the audience many laugha.
GOVERNMENT IS BLAMED
High Cost jof Meat Declared Due to
Storage Stocks.
LONDON, Dec. 20. The British In
corporated Society of Meat Import
ers blames the government for th
present high cost of meat in England.
The society states that the storaga
warehouses of the kingdom are full
and that there is no storage space left
for cargoes of frozen meat now ar
riving at the rate of 60.000 tons a
month.
"It is only the fact that the govern
ment is the holder and only seller of
this meat that keeps It at its present
exorbitant price," declared the so
ciety. Typographical Error Annoying.
Birmingham Age Herald.
"Drat these typographical error,"
exclaimed the editor of the Toadvlna
Argus.
"What's the trouble?" asked th
foreman.
"I wrote a pert paragraph in which
I mentioned the fact that liquor is
selling here for $10 a quart."
"Well?"
"It came out in the paper, '$1 a
quart,' and I've been swamped with
telephone calls all day asking me
where I get my supply for medical
purposes."
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