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THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 11, 1920
HOLIDAY REUNIONS GIVE WAY TO CURRENT AFFAIRS IN SCHOOLS
City's Students Are Busy Again With Books and Diversions After Vacation Festivities Class Plays Will Soon Be Presented.
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Washington Football Boy
Will Be Banqueted.
Committee of Domestic Science
Clans pinn to Kntrrtaln Player.
Senior "Prom" Announced.
, BY ANNA L. McPHERSON.
TH senior domestic science class
of Washington is planning a ban
quet for the boys. of the football team.
Dorothy Itoddie is chairman of the
banquet and has appointed the fol
lowing committees: Invitations.
lJorothy Taylor, Helen Hitter, Flor
ence 'Fitzgerald; place cards, Florence
1'ltzgerald, Leora .Spaugh ahd Ruth
tdwards; decorations, Keglna KeM,
Elizabeth Stewart and Marjorle Pear
Son.; programmes, Florence AVahl and
Luela Shoonmkcr; menu, Kunice CoW'
Kill, Flossie Norvel, Thcima Peterson,
Ethel Swart; mimic, Anna Mc-Pher-fon;
serving;, Marjorle Pearson, Ke
gipa KeiU. . Elizabeth Stewart and
Dorothy Koddie. Clever invitationn
in maroon and gold have been eent
to the members of the faculty, the
coach and team. The banquet will be
held January IS in the cooking-room
at 5:30 P. M. After the dinner is
served, a dance will be held In the
gymnasium.
Bids are now out for the January
20 class senior "prom" to be given
January 16 In the gymnasium at 8:15
P. M. The committee in charge is
composed of Marcus Youngs, Anne
Roberta, Cecil McKercher, "Walter
Kobbins, James Beard, Anna McPher
on, Kcgina Keil, Frances Manary,
Robert McKennltt, Thelma Peterson,
Norrls Sewell, Jeanette White, Albert
Crawford and Ed Durham. Excellent
music will be provided. Admission
by invitation is required, so mem
bers of the various schools are re
quested to secure bids from any mem
ber of the committee. The patrons
end patronesses are: Mr. and Mrs.
11. H. Herdman, Mr. and Mrs. D. A.
Crout, Miss Ruth Grant, Miss Vera
Darling, Miss Ethel Wakeman, Mr.
and Mrs. W. Y. Masters, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Goss, Mr. and Mrs. Omar
Blttner, Matthew Llnnchan. Miss Cora
Shaver, Mrs. Jlargaret Levinson, Dr.
and Mrs. W. "W. Youngson, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Byford and Mr. and Mrs.
George Isacksou.
. "Wednesday, January 7. tho first as
sembly after vacation was held. Mr.
Herdman made the following an
nouncements: A meeting of the third
term Kills at S:30 Thursday, and of
the second-term girls at the same
hour; also a meeting of the sixth
term students Wednesday afternoon
to plan a set-acquainted party. After
the announcements Mr. Ingram led
the school in singing. He then asked
the band boys to meet in the com
munity house Thuisday. The celeste
chorus will begin practicing Monday
for tho graduation exercises.
" The croup pictures for the 'class
Issue of the Lens were taken on
Tuesday. The staff has been hard at
work and nearly all material was ir
by Wednesday. The Lens will be out
about January 20. A number of clever
ideas are being used. The class staff
is as follows: Editor-in-chief, Anna
McPherson; associate editor, Al Craw
ford; business manager. Bob Slinger;
assistant business manager. Bob Mc
Kertnett; horoscope, James Beard and
Frances Hurst; verse, Harriet Opden
and Esther Troxel; essays, Grace Pick
mid Lawrence Hartmus; society, Mar
jorie Pearson and Frances Manary;
school notes, Florence Gustafson; ex
changes. Eline Anderson and Wendall
Kent; "tinder the Lens." Lloyd. Ritch
1b and Frances Young; library notes,
Elizabeth Stewart pnd Arthur Gulley;
Athletics, Ralph Kueno and Irvin
Rcinkc; cartoons, Clarence Poy; class
Iirophecy, Frances Manary and Gil
bert Ritchie: class history, Hugh
Hayden and Bob McKennett; portrait
verse, Regina Keil and Ed Durham;
Bursts of Bunk," Lorretta Isackson
and Marion Quackenbush.
On Tuesday, December 23, the June
20 class entertained the January '20
Class at a theater party at the Alca
INDUSTRIAL GOVERNMENT
MAKES STEADY PROGRESS
Numerous Illustrations Show Failure of Militarism as Applied to
Conduct of Affairs of State.
BY WILLIAM C. BEXBOW.
(This is one of a series of articles on the
f tindanieiitalfi of government by .Mr. Ben
1mw, wMuli are appearing ia The Orcgo
tilan.) IN MANY cases, the conversion' to
the Christian civilization of the
militant or pagan nations of the
World only effected a partial change
in the natures of their people and
they were still to a large extent
pagan. But, nevertheless, through all
the vicissitudes of the last 1900 years
the industrial system has grown and
developed, showing that there is
Something in its foundation principles
that ls fundamentally strong.
One of the legal fruits of the
growth and development of the indus
trial system is the constitution of the
United States. This is the greatest
agreement in history. But it is noth
ing more nor' less than the perfected
fruit of the agreements for their own
government of those little township
societies in New England. In 1776
a people, broad in their idqas, agreed
among themselves and first stated to
the world, the principles upon which
a nation should exist as an industrial
people. This is called the Declaration
cf Independence. Afterwards they
took such principles and formed then,
into a constitution. All done by agree
ment. At the same time their very govern
ment, which was the highest type of
industrial society, carried into its life
a slave system, one of the incidents
of militarism which it afterwards
took great sacrifices by the people
to eradicate. In the old world, where
the military societies which previous
ly existed had been only modified by
the industrial principle, such a con
stitution was impossible.
Recent Test Made.
It is one of the wonders of history"
that only it men, or rather 11 men,
the apostles, could declare a new
proposition, go out with it and con
quer the world and introduce a new
system of thought and government.
That contest has been going on from
that time untii now. The world re
cently has been engaged in a further
test of whether the governmental
forms of society shall be industrial or
militant. Christian or pagan. There
can be but one answer to such a ques
tion. It has been unfailingly an
pwered in the affirmative in the past.
Jf l'l men could start the system,
millions of men ought to be able, and
they were able, to sustain it. It. is
only in case the people themselves
fall away f rom . the principles and
doctrines which gave the industrial
system life, that the militant or so
cialistic system can succeed.
The strucrgle that was and is now
Cuius on in Europe is not a toil lest
zar theater. After the theater, the
guests were taken to the L cafeteria,
where refreshments were served.
Douglas Farrell. president of the June
class, gave a short talk, wishing us
success in the future and stating
their regret at the members of the
class leaving. Marcus Youngs, presi
dent of the January '20, responded to
;he talk and thanked the June class
for their delightful entertainment.
About 150 attended.
The cast of "Pomander Walk," the
January '20 class play, will entertain
the coach, Mr. Curtiss, and members
of the faculty who helped make the
play a success, on Friday with a the
ater party at the Hazelwood. The
committee In charge of the affair is
James Beard, Cecil McKercher, Hugh
Haydeh and Grace Pick.
Students at Jefferson Un
dergo Vaccination.
Smallpox Invades School When In
structor Is Taken III Class
"from" Set for January 20.
BY LIONEL M. CLARK.
DURING the holidays many of the
Jefferson students entertained
with dances and parties. Two delight
ful parties were held-at the Irvington
club by Jeffersoniana, on by Adele
and Joanna Jones, and the other by
Mamie Stroutt, Virginia Umbden
stock, Charles Carr and Leonard Ir
win. Several parties were also held
in private homes.
On Tuesday, four of the organiza
tion pictures for the class "spectrum"
were taken over again. The first at
tempts proved either too Iark or too
blurred for publication. Those whose
pictures were taken over were the
usher corps. Pi Delta, Naemphi and
"J" club.
Invitations for the January '20
class "prom" have been given out to
members of the June and January
classes. The invitations are of pur
ple and gold, scaled with gilt wax.
The "prom" will be held on January
29 in the school gymnasium.
On Tuesday afternoon a notice Was
sent around to all' the classes, statins
that all students in Mr. Quigly's
classes must be vaccinated for small
pox before Monday. Mr. Quigly was
stricken with the disease some time
last week.
The regular weekly assembly was
held on Monday. Mr. Jenkins opened
the assembly by extending New
Year's greetings- to the student body.
Mr. Ritchie led the singing. The as
sembly closed before the entire period
was up so the students returned to
their registration rooms until the end
of the period.
A special assembly was held on
Wednesday for all students of Mr.
Quigly's classes. Doctors sent over
to the school by the school board
were on hand to vaccinate the stu
dents against smallpox.
The Iligh-Y society of the school
will give a dance at the Multnomah
hotel on January 17. The patrons and
patronesses will be: Mr. and Mrs. H.
R. Alber, Mr. trnd Mrs. Walter Goss,
Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Lively, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Bittner, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Giesy, Air. and Mrs. B. Y. Curry, Mr.
and Mrs. O. W. Chase and Mr. Hop
kins Jenkins. The dance will be in
formal. .
Preparations for the" final inter
class debate are now going on rapidly
and it is hoped that the debate will
be held before the term is over. The
preliminary debates w-ill be held
within the next two weeks and the
two winners will debate in the audi
torium on the subject: "Resolved,
That Capital Punishment Should Be
Re-established in . the State of Ore
gon." between complete militant societies
or governments, strictly speaking, and
Industrial governments: but, never
theless, the militant system is a dom
inating influence on one side, while
the industrial system is the dominat
ing Influence on the other side. The
principles of militarism and socialism
are in direct conflict with the prin
ciples of industrialism. No govern
ment can stand for any great length
of time which is partially militant
and partially industrial; because, as
has been said, "A house divided
against itself cannot stand."
Second Conquest Necessary.
The militant system of society re
quires, and, to be successful, must
have, the right to occupy the lands
of the countries conquered; and must
kill,, destroy or make slaves of the
Inhabitants. Such is the history of
all militant societies and such results
are necessary in order that such so
cieties may be successful. What Is'
the economic value of overcoming a
nation and conquering it unless the
conquerors can take possession of the
land and paroel it out to their sol
diers and people and either destroy
or make slaves of the former Inhabi
tants? If a militant society does not
take possession of the land and par
cel it out to its soldiers and people
and destroy or enslave the former in
habitants, then the country con
quered will soon recuperate, its in
habitants will re-enforce themselves
and the conquering country will have
to subdue them a. second time.
This is well illustrated by the very
faot that Germany conquered France
In 18.0 and had her at Germany's
complete mercy. If, at that time,
Germany had killed, expelled or en
slaved the French inhabitants, France
would have become a part of the Ger
man empire. Of course, other na
tions of the World would not have
permitted Germany to have brought
aDout sucn results; and later on It
was proved that they would not per
mit it. The reason is that the other
nations of the world are more or
less industrial and would not and did
not permit a militant government to
succeed. This very fact shows the
inevitable decadence of the military
syBiem.
If Germany should have been sue
cessful and have made an attempt to
completely subjugate the nations con
quered and enslave their people and
parcel out the land to her soldiers and
citizens according to military princi
iimuBuiai nations not at war
would nave been compelled to inter
vene. That such results were likely
brought the whole United States, an
industrial nation. Into the war. This
is clear proot tnat the militant svs
tern in Its full meaning cannot suc
ceed.
A u'fitcm ot militarism .tvberettf
.OFFICERS WHO CONDUCT
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Rcadlns; from left to right Lee Hoskins. athletic eommlssloneri Myraa Laic,
council president! Amanda Steele,
finance commissioner.
James John Alumni Hold
Holiday Reunion.
Members of June, '19, Class Kn joy
I'roKrcsKlve Party Rehearsals of
Senior Play Are Meld.
BY CHARLOTTE JONES.
DESPITE the fact that there was
no school for the two weeks of
the holidays, James John students and
teachers were not altogether Idle.
Miss Straub spent her vacation in Se
attle, while Mr. George enjoyed a
two-day fishing trip to Estacada.
Most of the teachers attended the
Oregon State Teachers' association
meeting, Mr. Getz acting as chairman
of the modern languages department.
Many of the students employed their
time profitably by working in vari
ous ways and places.
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During vacation, too, there was a
reunion of the June, '10, class. This
took place at the iiome of Miss Clin
ton, the class advisor. It was in the
nature of a progressive party, with
tables 'ranging from kindergarten to
post-graduate college courses. At each
table something different was done.
For example, the post-graduates had
to' furnish a house. There were 24
class members and their friends pres
ent, while distant members were rep
resented by letter.
Practice for the senior play, "She
Stoops to Conquer," went steadily on
during the holidays'. The cast prac
ticed at the homes of Edmund Kuget,
Gwladys Keehey and Gladys Coon.
The cast is as follows: Miss Hardcas
tie, Gladys Coon; Mrs. Hardcastle.
Gwladys Keeney; Miss Neville, Edith
Hartnell; maid, Esther Piele; Sir
Charles Mallow, Uudy Anderson;
young Marlow, Stanley- 0-Connor;
Hardcastle, Harlow Hiatt; Hastings,
Edmund Kugel; Tony Lumpkin, Paul
Chattcrton; Diggory,- Lowell Dotson,
and landlord. Clarence Toole. Th
play is to be presented January 17
in the high school auditorium.
Mr. Fletcher formally entertained
the eighth-term class at his home on
Saturday evening, January 10.
.
The Peninsula National bank has
furnished each member of the domes
tic science classes with the "House
hold Account Book," which it is put
one nation enters upon a war with
another and simply destroys a few
buildings or fortifications and sinks
a few ships and levies an indemnity
will not succeed. Because the ex
pense of such a war cannot be paid
for, let alone any advantage obtained
A war which does not result in cap
turing sufficient returns from the na
tion subjugated to pay the expenses
thereof is an unprofitable proceeding.
Besides, it does not give an outlet to
one of tho. main causes of the war.
viz.; free land to the surplus popula
tion of the conquering country.
It is folly for a nation to load itself
with debt for the purpose of carry
ing on a fruitless war. Unless such
nation be able to obtain more terri
tory within which to plant its peo
ple and obtain property and the labor
of the people subjugated sufficient to
pay the expenses of the war, there is
no economic justification for it.
Hence, the wars of earlier times were j
much more justified, from an. eco
nomic standpoint, than recent wars.
The earlier militant societies entered
upon a war for the purpose of ob
taining more territory. The result
was that the conquering society ob
tained a benefit, but the half militant
and half industrial society, where the
territory conquered is not taken pos
session of and the inhabitants are not
enslaved nor destroyed, gains no
economic benefit because i( does not
obtain room for its surplus popula
tion.
No war Is ever justified except to
preserve or extend human -liberty.
But, from a purely selfish or com
mercial standpoint, it cannot be justi
fied unless greater benefits are Ob
tained to the conquering nation than
it loses. The benefits must be greater
than Its losses. A thief who breaks
open a safe and then leaves the mon
ey therein is surely a very unsuc
cessful thief. A nation which sub
dues another nation and does not take
the land of the nation conquered is
equally unsuccessful from an eco
nomic standpoint.
Heavy Taxes Adjunct.
It is thus seen that militarism to be
successful must follow militant prin
ciples. - It must kill its enemies, en
slave the Weakei members of the con
quered naiton, and take their property
and land. Murder, rapine and slav
ery are necessary- concomitants of the
militant system. Heavy armaments
and crushing taxes are its adjuncts.
Uncontrolled centralized power In a
supreme head is Its life blood. For
the foregoing reasons It will be seen
that militarism is a more or less
decadent form of society.
Another kind of society by status
viz.. a communistic or socialistic gov
ernment, will be discussed in a later
article.
Newsprint Increase Predicted.
OTTAWA. Ont. The daily produc
tion of newsprint in Canada is 2775
tons, or a total of 800,000 per year.
Expansions now under way will in
crease the output by an average of
SOO tons "per day or 90.000 tons per
vear. It is expected that in January,
1920, Canada will be yroduojia well
oves 80,000 tons.
AFFAIRS OF JAMES JOHN STUDENT ASSOCIATION COUNCIL.
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literary eommlssloneri John Ohm. public
ting out this year Instead of calen
dars. Special stress will be put on
the work of keeping accounts.
An exhibit from the United States
department of labor, under the aus
pices of the Library Association of
Portland, appeared this week In the
halls of James John. The posters deal
w ith women in industrial service and
are a plea for better working condi
tions for the working woman.
The English-I classes were asked
to aid in the. completion of the "Xum
alum" by writing a story or essay
upon one of their experiences during
the Christmas holidays. Although
some of the pupils declared that ab
solutely nothing had happened, the
finished products, for the most part,
were interesting and worth while.
The student-body party on the
evening of January 9 was an event
of school-wide Interest. It was the
last big social event of the season
and the turnout was everything that
could be desired. The -chief events on
the programme were the reproduc
tion of "Cleopatra" by the Latin club
executive board, a very jazzy jazz
band and the welcoming of the New
Year by Father Time. In the latter
sketch Joe Ward Was a most adorable
1920, while Jack Vinson was a ven
erable "Time." Games were provided
for "old and young" and were thor
oughly enjoyed. At the close of the
evening refreshments, consisting of
wafers and punch, were served. It
was owing to the generosity of the
Latin club that the party was given
on that night, because the club gave
up its last meeting to the student
body.
The girls' glee club presented the
operetta, "Love Pirates of Hawaii,"
at the Little theater on the afternoon
of January 10.
Lighted Star Honors Heroes.
Indianapolis News.
An electrically-lighted service star
on top of an evergreen tree which has
been planted in honor of its heroes la
the method which Batavia. 111., has
adopted-"lo keep before its people the
services of these men. Tho evergreen
at Batavia also is to serve as a com
munity Christmas tree, and some
other communities throughout the
United States are setting out a tree
which can be used every Christmas or
on other occasions instead of getting
a new tree every time one is needed.
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OPERA SUCCESSES PROMISED
NEW YORKERS NOW COMING
Season Thus Far Has Been One of Triumphs American as Artist and
as Composer Has Made Distinct Advance in Gotham.
BY EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3. (Special.)
It is difficult to believe that
the season is almost half com
pleted, yet with January 1 thoughts
turn to the spring events and indeed
io uie season of 1920-21. Some of
the greatest promises of this season
nave already been fulfilled and few
have been canceled or postponed.
We were promised sensational suc
cesses by Edward Johnson, Benno
Molselwitach, Gabrlelle Besanzonl. the
return of Josef Lhevlnne and of
Emmy Destlnh, all of which carried
exactly according to the claims made
In their behalf. Johnson far exceeded
what was anticipated of him; so in a
certain sense did Molseiwitsch.
The American as artist and as com
poser has shown great strides during
the first half of this season, although
in . nunmer tnere have been perhaps
fewer orchestral works heard this
season than last. In quality, however.
the two played by Walter Damrosch
and Pierre Monteux. presenting
Charles T. Grlffes. were of an order
calculated to raise the entire school
of American composition to a plane
where serious consideration must re
place a patronizing toleration.
Mabel Garrison's success at the
Metropolitan took on a new phase
with the responsibility laid upon the
young American singer of being the
leading colorature of the Metropol
itan. That she carried her honors
well and that her successes should
be regarded as encouragement for her
American 'colleagues need not be
doubted by anyone who has witnessed
her performances.
Canadian Also Scores.
Another success of outstanding im
portance was that achieved by Jeanne
Gordon, and while not of the United
States, being a Canadian by birth.
Miss Gordon puts herself In line with
the greatest roles within her voice.
Her' Azucena was heralded every
where as an achievement of rare dis
tinction, and when she will be heard
in something where her personal
beauty will be added to her singing
qualities the Metropolitan will have
one of its rarest "finds."
The season brought back, according
to promise, - the old favorite Bonci,
w-ith voice not only unimpaired but
more beautiful than ever, as his suc
cesses with the Chicago Opera com
pany will attest. Notwithstanding
every sort of doubt, TetrazzinI re
turned to the delight of hundreds of
admirers as enthusiastic over her to
day as during those years when she
was first flashed across the Ham
merstein firmament of stars. 'Mme.
Tetrazzini is now touring on the Pa
cific coast, and as may well be real-
Izcd. ttia.t ecctloa tie country na
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mnslc conunlsslonerf Oliver Jessnp,
welfare commissioner Esther Field
Commerce High Is Obtain
ing New Portable.
Expansion of School Demands
Lifter Permanent Structure
Soon Boys Take Up Basketball.
BY DAVID SINGER.
AFTER the Christmas holidays
school was resumed at Commerce
high in the regular manner. No a
semblles were held and the week was
passed by the students in buckling
down to hard work as the final exam
inatlons are soon to be held. Very few
students will have to take the exami
nations because their. markings were
mgn tms term.
The second issue of the Ledger pot
In its appearance just before school
closed for the Christmas holidays and
was one of the best ever issued. It
was a personal number and contained
practically the name of every student
in school. Mr. Dering is now adver
tising' manager.
Basketball is in full swing at Com
merce now and the team is ready for
the best of them. They are practicing
at the B'nai B'rith gymnasium and
between three and four teams are out
every night. Some of the boys trying
for the. team are: Martin Paul back
George Peterson, Ted Gurian, William
Kepplnger, Mix Grider Henry Alte
mus, Moriss Keeling, David Singer,
Henry Bastian, Hardy Killum and
Filers. Commerce will have its first
game on January 12 with Lincoln.
At last the school board Is awaken
ing to the fact that the present build
ing is not sufficient for the school's
needs and a new portable is now be
ing erected in front of the main build
ing. This will be used as a class
room. If Commerce keeps on growing
the same way that it has a large new
brick building will soon be needed.
At one time school .officials promised
the students a new buildng in 192S.
But Mr. Elton hopos he will have One
long before then.
Miss Rankin's commercial law.
classes are giving mock trials and
the training Is proving very beneficial
to the students. 'The first trial' was
held last week and was an immense
success. Mr. Swartz and Miss Evans
were the attorneys.
lost none of Its affection for the
great diva, who is as full of life and
energy as ever.
With Mine. TetrazzinI is May Wad-
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j country.
ler, who has won a distinguished
among the violinists of this
y. - Warren Proctor, the Amer
ican tenor, is also in the company
and comes in for his snare of success
with the public and with Mme. Tet
razzinI herself, who seems ever In
terested in his success.
Hatxenauer Coming Back
The new year will bring Mme.
Matzenauer back to the Metropolitan,
to the Joy of many to whom this
great artist represents the last word
in the nobility of art. In beauty of
voice and In every phase that makes
for a great and all-inclusive art. With
her will come an English production
of "Parsifal," but even outside of this
fact the fact that she is back at' the
old post will be enough. The loveli
ness of her Delilah and Amneris, the
haunting qualities she displays as the
mother In "Le Prophete." have all be
come veritable needs to the patrons
of the great Broadway house, and
while they have been interested In
other Impersonations tf some of these
roles, the power and magnetism of
Margaret Matzenauer place her In a
class entirely by herself..
She will return to the Metropolitan
after a veritable tour of triumphs
with several of the greatest orches
tras In the country, not the least of
which are recorded from her appear
ances In New York with the Philhar
monic orchestra and with the Phila
delphia orchestra in its home city
and on tour. She has proved to be a
concert artist with qualities that will
make it difficult to resist the allure
ments the concert stage offers and as
a recital artist she has gained a firmer
foothald this season than she has
ever enjoyed before.
INTEREST IN FARES VITAL
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fully spent in good construction. The
development of auto traffic is the
principal reason these plans did not
work out the way the company ex
pected. Stagnation In street car
traffic during this period affected
not only the" Portland railway but
hundreds of other concerns in the
country. Portland happened, how
ever, to be very much overdeveloped
in suburban street car lines and the
company has suffered corresponding
ly. There is the thing in a nut shell.
Now under these conditions, who is
to blame for this over development?
The company, or the public? There
can be only one answer. The com-
jijiaj- must, be ine responsible arty.
Senior Clase Will Present
Plays Friday.
Girls' Polytechnic Students Ready
to Give Double Bill City School
Officials Are IMned.
BY LELAH CHILDERS.
IX preparations have been made
i for the senior class play, which is
to be held in the assembly on Friday,
January 16. There will be two plays
and an old Irish dance by the junior
girls. The first play will be Lady
Gregory's "Spreading the News," with
the following characters: Mrs. Tarpey,
Ragna Anenson; Jack Smith, Mildred
Mitchell: Mrs. Fallon. Bertha Albu-
scble; James Ryan, Mary Hutchinson;
policeman. Minnie Kowalskl; Mrs.
Tully, Mollle Wassenmlller; Tim Ca
sey. Ella Erlckson; Shawn Earley,
Lena Covach; magistrate, Francis
Smith. The second play will be "Three
Pills In a Bottle," for which the cast
Is; Toney Sims. Louise Van Fleet;
Widow Sims, Lydla Hoffman; old gen
tleman, Ilene Reber; old gentleman's
soul. Florence Marks; scrub woman,
Gertrude Lavery; scrum woman's soul.
Juanita Itolden.
Several teachers of the school left
the city for their Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Thomas, instructor of the house
keepers' sewing class, went to Cali
fornia to visit her son and daughter.
Miss Gertrude Holmes, history teach
er, also went to California. Mrs. E.
Page, third-term sewing teacher, vis
ited her cousin In Seattle. Miss i.aura
Rilev spent her vacation In Suunny-
side. Wash., with her brother and his
family.
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A luncheon was served in the small
dining-room for the members of the
school board, superintendent ana as
sistants and their wives on Thursday.
After the luncheon the guests visited
the different departments of the
school. Miss Arnold was hostess and
the luncheon was cooked by the
Beniors and by members of the third
term domestic science class. The menu
was: Crab -cocktaiU wafers, baked
ham, cider sauce, stuffed baked pota
toes, string beans, hot rolls. Jelly,
peach pickles, lettuce, 1000-lsland
dressing, celery sticks and cheese,
chess ties, coffee, candy.
A continuation of simple luncheons
and dinners given by the second-term
domestic science girls are being served
in English style.
One of the problems of the third-
term class Is the designing and mak
ing of fancy street bags. The de
signs were .worked .on with beads
and slFk and metallic threads on
velvet and satins. They were on ex
hibit in the assembly hall last Thurs
day. ,
A bread-baking contest took place
on Thursday, in which all second
term domestic science classes were
engaged. Prizes were offered for the
best loaves and those which were
most attractive and appetizing in
appearance were placed on exhibi
tion In' the assembly hail.
Franklin Acclaims Victory
of Miss Garrison.
School Takes Pride In Teacher's
Oratorical Achievement Annual
Musical Concert Arranged.
BY ANNA KARAGOZIAN.
FRANKLIN high is glorying in the
success attained by Miss Mar
garet Helen Garrison in the recent
national prohibition oratorical con
test held in Des Moines, la. Miss
Garrison is head of the public speak
ing department and also instructs in
English. She had proven victor In
many former oratorical contests.
Miss Garrison was entitled to enter
the. contest as she was given first
place in the Pacific coast division
although circumstances beyond its
control have deprived it of the re
ward it had a right to expect. Had
the traffic on the street cars in
creased as fast as population, Port
land cotild still have maintained a
S-cent fare and enjoyed a surplus of
revenue over operating cost as large
as Seattle's.
Under conditions such as this, ls it
right the public should be compelled
to bear the burden of a mistake for
which It was not responsible?
The stagnation in traffic has been
aggravated by war prices so that tt
now costs the company 48 to 60 per
cent more to do business than for
merly. The income is stationary,
while expense is half as much again.
Expense consists very largely of
items that should not now be applied.
The upkeep of the city streets, bridge
tolls and special franchise charges
should not be put on the shoulders
of the users of the cars: they mostly
should be taken care of by taxation.
Seattle and Cleveland do not bur
den their systems or their traveling
public by these imposts, why should
Portland? If we free our street cars
of this incubus we will go a long way
to relieve the situation. Then, let
us next decide to what extent the in
vestment of' the company should be
placed in the deferred class, by rea
son of partial obsolescence, so far as
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Clear. Complexion Rosy, Breath and Stomach Sweet No Biliousness, Headache or Constipation.
two years ago. She will resume her
work tomorrow.
An event anticipated by many who
are interested in the music depart
ment is the annual concert to be
given next Friday evening at S o'clock
in the school auditorium. R. B.
Walsh of the faculty is director.
This is perhaps one of the biRgest
affairs of the season of its nature.
The programme will consist of selec
tions by the boys' and girls' glee
clubs mixed chorus and orchestra.
There will be a surprise for every
one as Mr. Walsh will present a
Junior student in vocal solos. The
soloist is a new discovery. Quite
elaborate preparations have been
made .and the concert will show the
work accomplished the past term.
Some very valuable books and
magazines have been added to the
school library. Among the magazines
are El Commercio, a Spanish paper.
New Electrical Experimenter. Natural
History, and New Republic. The new
books are, "Russian Comedy of Er
rors," by Kennon; "Story of a Pio
neer," by Shaw; "'How to Live." by
Fiske; "Hoosier Srhoolmaster," by
Eggleston; Kipling's "Kim," and
others. Several new - college ex
changes are also being received.
Mrs. G. G. Root, president of the
Franklin Parent-Teacher association,
was a visitor on Wednesday. Other
visitors were Archie Pitman of O. A.
C, and Carl Prior, vice-president of
the June '18 class.
.
Dean E. E. Wilson gave an inter
esting talk on the "Home Beautiful"
at a meeting of the Home Economics
club , Wednesday. She urged the girls
to read the many books found in the
libraries on the subject.
On Thursday the girls in the do
mestic science classes demonstrated
their ability as cooks when they gave
a baked bean and brown bread sale
during the noon hour. Those pur
chasing the "practical foods" were
so pleased that other such sales will
be given. This Idea was created by
the Home Economics club girls and
was the first sale of this type of
food. The proceeds will go to the
club fund.
...
The Franklin basketball tossers
won the game played last Tuesday
with the Y. M. C. A. team in the
Franklin gymnasium. The score was
47 to 19. "Babe" Thomas. Charles
King and' Howard Hobson starred for
the Quakers.
At a meeting or the June '20 class
Ernest Gillard appointed the follow
ing students to decorate the school
gymnasium for fhe senior prom of
the graduating class: Geraldine
King, chairman; Helen Glover, Jean
ette Baer. Evalyn Hogue, Marguerite
Amato, Anna Springer, Thaxter Dan
iels and Teddy Ober.
Ellen Gardner, ot Miss Hansen's
domestic science ' class, served a
luncheon on Thursday to the follow
ing guests: Mrs. H. Knaus. Miss
Beatrice Davis. Miss Ruth Downer.
Miss Hazelton and Miss Kaneen Han
sun. Largest Statue In World.
What is to be the largest statue in
the' world is being built by an army
of Japanese workmen on the Isle of
the Cow's Head, In the inland sea,
which has been called the Mediter
ranean of Japan. The Isle of the
Cow's Head is private property, and
this adornment is a work of private
enterprise.
The figure will be that of St. Nich
lren, who founded the sect of Budd
hism that bears his name. In the
wooden model the saint lies asleep,
facing whoever sees him, his head
pillowed on a block and his left arm
extended along- his side. The trees
and scenery of the Isle of the Cow's
Head will provide an excellent set
ting for the enormous statue that is
to be- cut out of the solid rock from
this model. Following the line of
the natural rock, it will ba a re
clining figure 240 feet long, and
therefore much more Impressive than
the Buddah at Pegu, Burma, which
measures 1R2 feet from head to foot.
paying interest is concerned. Let us
also scrutinize the daily cost of op
eration and upkeep, and particularly
the car service, and try and make
some savings in this direction. WhA
these things are done we will have
done all we can to reduce expense,
and it will then be time to try to in
crease revenue. If these fail to make
both ends meet.
It would be almost suicidal to be
gin by imposing a rate on the public
that will be a further breach in the
covenant between the company and
the public; that will cause the cars
to run at times almost empty; and
will bo regarded as an attempt to
make the public the scapegoat for
the company's mistake.
The city government is the only
hope of the public in this matter. It
is the only body, organized, and able
to act offensively as well as de
fensively, in the public interest. We
look to it to see that we are ef
fectively represented before the com
mission that will decide the rate
question. Particularly do we look to
Mayor Baker. In no way can a pub
lic official befriend the poorer peo
ple of Portland in a more important
matter than this. Effective action
can only be through an exhaustive
study of all raited facts of a busi
ness and engineering nature. An
eleventh hour presentation of the
tSVER GK1FE OR SICi'tEN
' As-
Happy Social Functions Are
Held at Lincoln.
Dances of Cardinal "L" Club and
Philos Prove Charmlnr Events
Boys' duartet Wins Favor.
BY GEORGIA JACOBS.
THIS week at Lincoln has been
filled with the usual club meet
ings and organization affairs, and.
In addition, has boasted two of the
most successful social functions of
the school term. Of these two, per
haps the first to be mentioned should
be the dance given by the Cardinal
"L" club on Friday night. For some
time the members of this club have
centered their time, efforts and - en
thusiasm upon making this dance one
which would always be spoken of as
the best, biggest "peppiest" dance of
the entire season. Nor was their
time wasted or their efforts spent
in vain, for their dance turned out to
be all and more than they had hoped
for.
The school gymnasium, where the
dance was given, was attractively
decorated for the affair with green
ery intermingled with Lincoln's gay
cardinal and white and with huge
cardinal "Ls."
The music was the finest obtain
able and the punch, served in a clev
erly arranged booth, was delicious.
The committees in charge were: Ex
penses, Dave Wright, Marion Monroe.
Bernard Mannheiiner, lrvin Cole: ad
vertising, Ted Barton. Morris Rogo
way. Byron Wolverton and .Warren
Oliver.
The other dance was the "Plillo
Phrolic," given by Philos on Wed
nesday afternoon in the gymnasium.
The affair was a great success and
will even more firmly establish for
the Philos the name of always being
able to handle social affairs in ab
solutely the correct and most suc
cessful manner. It was a- jitney
dance and refreshments were aJso
sold by a committee of Philo girls
under Catherine Ross.
The High Y"s regular Friday movie
show was given on Friday afternoon
and evening. The feature shown was
"Lost." An educational feature and
a cartoon comedy were also shown.
A committee composed of Roy (
iroonman, LuariuLio xviamer aim
David Piper are preparing for the
big semi-annual -Aeolian programme.
The programme will be given for the
school on Thursday, January 15.
At an assembly given just before
the Christmas vacation, the members
of the football team were awarded
the letters which they won during
the season just closed. A. P. Patten
of the faculty presided and this
term's captain. Jake Knkelis. and the
captain-elect. "Montle" Monroe, each
gave short speei-hes. The letters were
awarded by T. T. Davies. Those who
received them were Marlon Monroe,
Jake KnkeliR. Irvin Cole. Warren Olli
ver, Ted Sterfens, Dave Wright. Mor
ris Rosoway. William Beck. Billy Tur.
ner. Fred Harrison, Eugene Duncan.
Byron Wolverton, Edwin Kratt, Jerry
Aikln. Seott Sichel, Bernard Mann
hoimer. Mannle Adler.
At Tuesday morning's assembly Lin
coln quartet composed of Bernard
Mannheiiner, Timothy Funs, Charles
Liggett and Charles Wright, favored
tho school with a couple of selections.
The quartet ls fast becoming one of
Lincoln's famed organizations. .
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Sehwartztrauber
are being congratulated upon the ar
rival of a new daughter. Mr
Sehwartistrauber is the head of the
history department at Lincoln.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Reynolds are also
receiving congratulations upon the ar
rival of a new member in their house
hold. The Tri L's spent an enjoyable even
ing at the Y. W. C. A. social hall on.
January 2. when they attended a New
Year's party. The fact that naif ot
the girls dressed as boys was the
source of much fun and laughter.
case of the public w-ill be of littli
avail, because the Interests of capital
and labor opposed to the public, will
be very powerful.
Dickens llrlirs Sell High.
Westminster Ixndon Gazette.
I notice that "Grip." me raven im
mortalized by Dickens in "Barnarby
Budge," is to be sold at auction. It
is more than SO years since it was
previously sold under the hammer.
and in that period Dickens relics
have appreciated in value, so that tho
bird may bring moro than ttja ttil'D
for which the late Alderman Not
tage obtained It.
It is astonishing to anyone who
is not a Dickensian to note the prices
paid for mementoes of the novelist.
Here are a few:
An old sundial and column, formed
of one of the balusters of old Roches
ter bridge, and used by Dickens in
his garden, once brought 1250. "Boz's"
writing slope, the Intrinsic value of
which was perhaps $1.25. brought $500
at a sale, and at another aucfioM'lhe
table, chair and looking irlass used by
him while editing "All the Year
Round." brought $425.
No less than $475 was once ta-ld
for the petty cash book which he
'lawyer's office.
TEETHE F!I!
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