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TIIE SUNDAY OltECOXIAX, , PORTLAND, ' APRIL .18, 1020
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS GET AMUSEMENT FROM STAGE PRODUCTIONS
Plays and Performances Constitute Chief Diversion of Students Jefferson Athletes Receive Medals for Winning Recent Interscholastic Meet.
pune Class Play to Be Pre-
- sented This Week.
VuklnKloo Seniors Make Elabo
rate;. Preparations for Kancting
of Sheridan's "The Klvala."
BT ANNA L. McPHERSON.
11 HE June, '20, class of Washington
high school will present 'The
vals," 'the famous Knglish comedy
Klehard Sheridan, In the school
lltorium on Friday and Saturday
nings, April 23 and 24. An excel
t cast has been chosen- and has
n rehearsing under the direction
Miss Dorothy Oilbert for the past
nfh. Several members of the art
artment. under the supervision of
se Artingstall, have assisted In glv-
an artistic touch to some or the
nery. Tickets nave Deen on saie
several days and the exchange
ice -will open tne iirsi pri ui
week.
vt a recent meeting of the June,
class a number of committees
re appointed. Mr.- Lund and Mr.
ok were chosen to arrange for the
calauriate sermon; Ueorgia Ship
Virginia Thomas and Hope Kel
have charge of arranging for the
sb pictures for the Lens; John
wn was selected to assist iuim
rlson in taking care of the cos-,
nes for the play; Agnes Caver was
de assistant stage director; Lan
irieber will take the place of Wal-
Widmere as property man; Rus-
I Gowans. Agnes Black and Vir-
ia Pearson will, have charge or
anglng for the senior "prom"; the
nmittee to select motto consists
Junior Seton. Edith Peattie. Gladys
ttleman. Millicent Croucti ana
ilip lrelan; Arloa Prtvatt, aaar-
et McDaniel and Zola Lowe are
submit suggestions for class flow-
A special committee has been
pointed to arrange stunts tor
ess-up day to advertise- tne ciass
y and is as follows: Gerald John
, Jack Sullivan and Alice Wells.
the custom that each graduating
ss give a gift to the school before
ving. Lawrence tJOie was ab
ated chairman, with tjnester mi
Elsie Davidson, Marjorie Cable
1 Florence Titus assisting, to se-
t a suitable present.
he miscellaneous programme wnicn
renos gave Friday was very inter-
a. Tiio debate was "Kesoivea.
it capital punishment shall be re-
ablished in Oregon." Bertha Peter-
nd Marguerite Dutcher upneia
affirmative and Hazel Smith and
co Pea"per the negative. Bessie At-
son urave a talk on the use oi
ddy in manufacturing materials
ephine Orput told KUey s 'uear
ry."
'hrenos are making plans for a
sod dance to be held at Virginia
irson's home May 7. The Phreno
i ting party date was. also decided
in and will be May 2'J. inis is an
mal affair.
YouriJor a good time" is the slo
l under which the Washington Hi
lub rs planning-its annual boating
ty on- the Swan. Friday evening,
le 4, is the date set for the affair,
expense will be spared to make
dance the most successful one of
term. Other Hi-Y clubs will be
en bids, as well as members of the
ool. The committee on arrange
nts consists of Russell Gowans
in Oito, Bob Myers and Eddie Ed
d. V Robert Burns programme was
en by the Neakahni Literary so
ty on Wednesday. Interesting facts
ut the life of Burns were toid by
lida Runes, one of Burns' songs
to music was sung by Virginia
ntington and Gladys Kettleman
id two -of Burns poems. Immediate
after the programme a business
etiilg was held, when plans for
sing money and for 'giving a
nee w.ere discussed. The dance
1 probably be given some time in
y. The committees in charge were
minted and are as follows: Music
len Huntley; refreshments, Jan
zpatrick. Helena Pittelkau and
rence Campbell; bids. ' Catherine
rgs, Vivian Graul and Doris Ogden;
orations, Helen Tonseth and Pene
e Gchr.
V. special" programme was arranged
members of the orchestra for the
dnesday morning asembly and con
ted of the following numbers:
tar-Spangled Banner," "Co-ed
rch," "Springtime Serenade." "Mu-
al Scenes From Spain," selections
m the operetta "Spring Maid." The
ital was greatly enjoyed by the
ool. Mr. Herdman made the an-
incements.
Dudes." the Spamsn club, enter-
ned with a good programme in the
nmunity house Tuesday, April 13.
3ED INVENTED BY WOMAN SAID TO
SLEEPLESS
eccnt Invention Reveals Fair gex Has Been Active in Exercising Ijiventive Genius for Centuries, Dating:
... Back to First Manufacture of Silk in China 2600 Years Before Christian Era.
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1CT1M8 of insomnia who have
counted millioins of sheep dur-
' ingr their long sleepless nignts
ve-been filled with hope that they
V. yet. catch forty winks or more as
. result of a new form of bed that
s been perfected by Miss Alice O.
rling of Tilton, New Hampshire,
o has recently Invented a mattress
is said to' be positively con
vive to sound sleep. The mattress
ir- three sections, tne main ions
Uon ol whch supports the body.
Students of the third period class pre
sented "El Joven Medico" in Spanish.
Spanish games were then played, af
ter which refreshments consisting of
ice cream and wafers were served.
The Spanish teacher. Mr. Garcia, and
his wife were present. A short .busi
ness meeting was held afterwards, at
which the membership committee
consisting of Wayne Woodmansee and
Ralph Buono, was appointed.
The fifth term girls have chosen
"The Kleptomaniac" as "the play
which they will present to raise their
quota for the Girls' League scholar
ship. The tryouts were held on
Thursday. No definite date has been
set yet. but it will probably be about
two weeks after the class play. Miss
Stone. Miss Blood, Miss Lambereon
and Miss Hansen are the members of
the faculty who will assist in coach
ing the play.
,
The sixth term girls met Thursday
morning with their adviser so that
the committees for the vaudeville
might give their reports. Tryouts
were held in the afternoon with Mr.
Linnehan for all of the acts. ,'
New Instructor Is Engaged
and Another Resigns.
If. W. Smith Mill Assist In Gas
KoRlne Work at Benson and C
I.. lllaJtely Leaves.
BY HERBERT W. ESRY.
BECAUSE of trie large enrollment
this term it has been found.neces
sary to add instructors in both the
academic and shop departments. One
(of the latest to be appointed is Her-
oert v. smun, who will assist air.
Stair in the gas engine .department.
Mr. Smith is an ex-service man, hav
ing served with the American expe
ditionary forces as lieutenant. He is
especially qualified for the work,
having had 13 years' experience as a
nvechanic and also as owner of a
garage.
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Charles L. Blakely, who for sev
eral years has been an instructor in
the machine shop, has resigned his
position and has entered the employ
of the Willamette Iron & Stee works
Mr. Blakely has been in charge of
bench work. Until his successor Is
named the work will be carried on by
C. A. Messing.
It was necessary to postpone the
regular assembly this week on ac
count of the construction work going
on in the new shop building. The
work is being rushed to completion
so that the machinery may be in
stalled in time for the fall term. It
is planned to move the electric and
woodworking shops into the new
building. The gas engine department
will take over the present wood
working shop and the machine shop
will move a part of its equipment
into the present electrical shop.
The track men have not had much
opportunity for practice this season
because of the unfavorable weather
and the limited gymnasium facilities.
However, two men made exceptionally
good showings at the Columbia inter
scholastic track meet, April 10. Will
lam Maloney took second place in the
50-yard dash, winning a silver medal
and John Bennis made a wonderful
showing in the 220-yard dash.
The Benson Radio association is
constructing an aerial and is install
ing apparatus for use at the annual
technical show to be held next month.
Fred Stevens is in charge of the in
stallation. The loyalty of the Benson student
body was proven Wednesday when
about 800 "Boost Benson Baseball"
tags were sold. Heretofore the re
ceipts from various entertainme nts
projects have more han paid all ath
letic expenses.
At the meeting of the Zographe
mans Wednesday members who were
accepted last week were initiated.
The faculty adviser. Dr. Wilder, spoke
of the possibilities of the club. A
committee was appointed to get some
"action" pictures at the Benson-Commerce
game Monday.
'
Benson won the wrestling tourna
ment at the Oregon City high school
Wednesday evening by a score of 5 to
2, The five boys who won their match
are S. Grund, J.' Haynes. H. Clark,
T. Colt and J. Horn. There were
about 50 rooters from Benson who
made the trip.
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The large number of ex-service men
who have .entered the school have
made necessary the employment of
an instructor. H. W. Turner will have
charge of the academic work for men
in the federal board department. He
will use the room which has here
tofore been occupied by the student
body executive committee.
NIGHTS FOR INSOMNIA VICTIMS
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The two upper sections, which are at
tached to each other by hinges, pro
vide a raised support for the froehead
of a person lying face downward.
According to the inventor, this
prone position relieves blood pressure
from the vital organs and from that
part of the brain known as the me
dula oblongata, situated at the base
and neck of the head, thereby per
mitting the person to fall asleep in a
very short space of time. During the
daytime the two upper sections of the
mattress may be folded into align
JftFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
Jf St
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Cast of live-wire skit. "The Typewriter l.ady"i Front row. left to rlRhl l.rland Cbapia, Hildegarde Repines,
Walter Malcolm. Rear row Ruby W a rner, Harriet Malcolm. Tbelmn Hammond.
Medals Awarded Jefferson
Track Meet Stars.
Presentation of Trophies .Made at
Monday Amtembly Vaudeville
Show SnceeMMfully Staged.
BY LIONEL M: CLARK.
OX Monday, an assembly was called
by Mr. Jenkins. At that time the
medals, were awarded, to the athletes
who placed in the track events on
April 10, at the Columbia meet held
on their indoor track. Besides the
individual winners the Jefferson re
lay team placed first, winning the
relay cup for the school. Miss Eva
Olivotti, formerly of the .Alcazar
Stock company, sang several songs
for the student body. Miss Bcrnice
Mathisen, a former Jeffersonian and
a violinist of ability, pjayed several
selections. Miss Ruby Loyd acted as
the accompanist. The student body
sang several songs and Mr. Jenkins
gave out several announcements.
In honor of hte birthday of Thomas
Jefferson, after whom the school was
named, a special assembly was held
on Tuesday. Earl Ward gave an ex
cellent eulogy on the great American
whose whole-hearted s.incerity and
simplicity has given him a place in
the hearts of ail. Mr. Jenkins also
made a short address to the students.
On Saturday, April 10, the track
squad of Jefferson, in open compe
tition with other high schools, not
only of Portland but of outsLde towns
as well, took first place in the aca
demic list and. won the silver cup
awarded the winner. All of Jeffer
son's men showed up well, especially
Louis Coulter who placed first in the
50-yard dash and the 220-yard dash.
"Chuck" Wright- was going strong
but was disqualified. ,
A special assembly was called on
Wednesday to introduce a few of the
'characters in the live-wire vaude
ville to the students and to announce
the particulars of the performance.
Leland Chapin announced the vaude
ville and declared that the coming
performance would outshine all for
mer performances in brilliancy and
acting. Joe Frazer then took the
platform and introduced a few of the
participants. Representative thes
pians from the different organiza
tions were introduced and each gave
some hint or suggestion of the nature
of their act. Among them were,
Annabee Smyth as Iochinvar; Ralph
ABOLISH
ment so as to permit the bed being
made up to present the same appear
ance as an ordinary bed.
Besides being a message of good
cheer to those afflicted with insom
nia, the news -of this most recent in
vention of a woman is another refu
tation of the challenge which has been
made to the effect that woman In
ventor is a comparative rarity.
More and more woman is coming to
rank with man as an inventive genius.
The flocking of thousands of women
into the field of Industry during the
ACTORS WHO SCORED HIT IN ,
W 771 J
Giesy as Professor Giesy, the mys
tery; Wilmer West, as a blackface
comedian representing the "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" skit presented by the
Boys' Glee club. There were also
many others who represented various
characters.
A dress rehearsal was held on Fri
day afternoon in the auditorium un
der the direction of Miss Greathouse.
Many minute imperfections were
remedied and slight changes in scen
ery and lights made. -
Maurice Welch and Clovena Larson,
both graduates of the January '19
class, visited the school last week.
Miss Welch is working as a book
keeper in the circulation department
of the Western Farmer company and
Miss Larson is holding a stenographic
position in the Sidell & Clark com
pany. Junior Girls Entertain With
Jolly Party.
Polyteehnle Students Are Hostrssen
to Heeneekls Boys of Ilenson.
Class Pina Ordered.
BY HOPE SPOONER.
CHILDREN'S dresses and smocks
were on exhibit in the lower hall
last week. x The dresses) were made
of gingham and trimmed with fancy
stitchery. -The smocks were made of
cotton crepe - embroidered with con
trasting colors.
Thirty-four class pins have been
ordered and will be worn by the
seniors in the near future. The pins
are of the same pattern as those of
the last graduating class," a standard
pattern for the school having been
adopted at that time.
m
Fancy bracelets, initial rings and
the setting of stones in pins and
lavallieres are some of the articles
that are interesting the first and
second term art metal classes.
A delightful party, given by the
girls of the January '21 class. Was
held in the school gymnasium Fri
day, April 9. The boys of the Ben
son Heeneekis club were present to
enjoy the evening, which was spent
in dancing and playing games. This
was the first party of the term and
the students greatly appreciated it.
Puffs made by the third-term girls,
and served with hot chocolate sauce,
and punch were the refreshments.
Several teachers attended the party,
which was one of the most enjoyable
ever held in the school.
war naturally stimulated the Inven
tive genius of the sex, but long be
fore the war women inventors could
not be denied. Isis in Egypt, Minerva
in Greece, and Surawahl In India are
still worshiped by the natives of
those countries because of the good
which has resulted from their in
ventive genius.
According to tradition she was
walking in the palace gardens in the
year 2S40 B. C. when she discovered
a strange and repulsive looking worm.
It was small,' of a pale green color,
and was feeding greedily on a mul
berry leaf. She was interested In this
strange creature, and. took the fine
silken web which the worm slowly
spun, and was the first to success
fully reel the new filament and weave
It into cloth. So beneficial to the na
tion was her work . considered that
her gratified subjects bestowed upon
her the divine title of "Goddess of the
Silkworms."
Marie Corrle W ins Kane.
Coming down to' modern' times.
Marie Currie bears Jointly with her
husband, Pierre Currie, the distinction
of having discovered radium. Pierre
the son of a Paris physician, following
his early schooling devoted himself
to chemical research. He was associ
ated in his work with Marie Sklodo
wska. a native of Warsaw, whom he
married In 1895. when he became pro
fessor in the School of Physics and
Chemistry at Paris. Under trying pe
cuniary conditions, the couple con
tinued their scientific work, and in
1898 discovered a radio-active sub
stance in pitchblende. They separated
polonium and afterwards radium.
After the death of Professor Currie
In 1906 Mme. Currie was appointed to
continue his work as professor.
Although many women won recogni
tion during the recent war, that period
did not mark the first time that the
inventive genius of woman was in
spired as a result of strife. It was
Semiramis of Babylon who is said
to have devised engines of warfare
some little time before women in
vented gas masks and submarine en
gines in the great war. It is said to
have been Isabella Cunio of Ravenna.
Italy, who, with her brother Alexan
der, invented the art of wood engrav
ing and it was the wife of. General
Greene of Revolutionary history who
first thought of the cotton gin.
Wounded soldiers m of the allied
countries whose faces had been ter
"VAUDEVILLE" NUMBER.
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Commerce High's Vaude
ville Scores Success.
ovel Acts Compose Hlirhly Knter
tainlnis ProKrimme Dlreetor
Plummer Talka at Assembly.
BY J. INEZ GOTELLI.
THI: second annual Commerce
vaudeville, which was given un
der auspices of the June '20 class
n Friday night In the auditorium
of the Shattuck school, proved a
success in every way. The pro
gramme consisted of a mixed variety
of' entertainments and a large
part of the student body took part.
Mr. O'Mealy's room was represented
by a recitation by Mildred Jones, en
titled "Calls." The pupils from room
20 presented a short play, symbolic of
the advertising section of a magazine,
in which the advantages of good ad
vertising were brought out. Room 3
was represented by a short farce en
titled "Sweet Memories."
Room 4 presented Esther McDougall,
who sang "A May Morning," accom
panied by LeilKickle on the violin.
Room 5 pupils presented "The
Follies of 1920," -which were typical
of present-day customs and styles.
Room 8 was represented by a short
play called "The Old Maid's Conven
tion." Room 9 presented a fifteen
minute farce -entitled "The Two Lu
natics." Room 10 gave an Interesting
sketch entitled, "And the Lamp Went
Out." The pupils from room 11 gave
a short play entitled "The Hat."
.Room 14 presented a comical Shake
spearean tragedy.
Room 20 presented a sketch entitled
"Which Do You Prefer?" showing the
vast difference between the competent
and the incompetent stenographer.
The students from portable A pre
sented Florence Colin in comic mono
logues. Candy was sold between acts
by the members of the January '21
classi The programme was pro
nounced a huge success by all who
saw it. The proceeds will be equally
decided between the Juno '20 class
and the school treasury.
The regular weekly assembly was
held on Thursday, April S. Because of
the absence of the speaker who had
been obtained by the June '20 class,
Mr. Boycr led the students in singing
old and popular songs.
An Interesting assembly was held
during the fourth period on Monday,
when O. M. Plummer of the school
board addressed the students' in an in-
ribly mutilated in the fighting in
France have a woman To, thank for
the fact that they may again take up
the normal thread of life without fear
of being shunned by their more for
tunate brethren. As result of the in
ventive genius of Mrs. Anna Cole
man Ladd, an American sculptress,
many of these disfigured men arc to
day happy. This woman brought her
art to rival skill In surgery by cre
ating noses, ears, and even complete
faces for the unfortunate whose fea
tures had been disfigured on the bat
tle field. . '
When the war broKe. this woman.
the wife of Dr. Baynard Ladd.-- who
served as director of the American
Red Cross hospital which cared for
20.000 children In France, had been
for some time sculptress of note in
classical work. As a means of doing
her bit she sought practical. If not
so pleasant, use for her talents.
In a studio which she established
in Paris she spent her time creating
artificial features to replace those
which unfortunate soldiers had lost In
the fighting. Out of galvanised sul
phate of copper she made masks mod
eled from pre-war photographs of
those for whom she was to build new
faces. These masks were silvered over
and cleverly tinted so as to give them
a flesh-like color. When attached to
the maimed face it was found that
this substitute was scarcely notice
able and not easily differentiated from
the natural.
Miss Mary Davies. who served as
bacteriologist at Ris-Orangeis hos
pital in France during the war, was
responsible for bringing to a mini
mum the cases of infection which
resulted from wounds. She discovered
that a great deal of the infection came
from pieces of clothing which had
been shot into the body. She devised
a method of treating cloth with an
anti-sepMc substance so that after
months of subjection to all forms of
germs the uniform of a soldier would
remain sterile. -
The first practical silkworm breeder
and silk reeler was a woman, a Chi
nese empress, and even today the
Chinese in her honor celebrate the
"Con-Con" feasL which takes place
during the season in which the silk
worms are hatched. This woman.
Empress Si-ling, wife of the famous
Emperor Huang-ti, showed that the
Inventive genius of woman was dor
i mant thousands of ycaro ago.
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structive talk on "The Value of an
Education." Mr. Plummer's talk was
much appreciated by the students and
he promised to return to the school
some time in the future. Mr. Haroun
led the student body in singing sev
eral songs. Mr. Paulback. of the June
'20 class, announced that two Com
merce pennants will be awarded, one
to the room producing the best act at
the vaudeville and one to the students
selling the most tickets. Doris Sum
merlund of the June '20 class acted as
chairman of the assembly.
At a recent meeting of the January
'31 class, some important matters re
lative to the class were decided. The
members have at last selected their
class pins. These are being made now
and it is expected that they will soon
be finished. The colors chosen by the
class are light blue and gold. The
claas motto selected Is '"There is no
wealth but life."
Fred Gardner has been chosen to
coach Commerce's baseball team this
year, in place of Mr. Murphy. The
team is practicing regularly twice a
week.
Managers Selected for the
Senior Class Play.
Jamea John Elarhth-Termera Fnne
Theaplan Plans Ltln Hub
"Campi" Give ovel Stunts.
BY CHARLOTTE B. JONES.
AFTER school on Friday, April 9,
the eighth-term class elected the
business staff for the senior play.
"Engaged by Wednesday." It is as
follows: Business manager, Clarence
Gilstrap; assistant business manager,
Jacob Griffeth; stage manager. Ray
mond Ketner; custodian of proper
ties, Alfred Maupin. and head usher,
Solon Bygbee.
Friday evening. April 9, the Sodal
itas Latins held its April meeting in
the high school building. The club
has been divided into five "camps,"
three of which presented a short skit
each on Friday. The other two will
give their offerings at the next meet
ing. The first stunt, directed by
Jewel Montague, represented the love
affairs on high Mount Olympus.
Among other idiosy ncracies, Juno was
"wanted on the ouija board." The
second skit, under Clifford Coon's di
rection, gave the general public some
"inside dope" on Roman weddings.
The group under Raleigh Meyer pre
sented, in something like eight acts,
the journey of Thesus to Athens.
Raleigh, himself, made an adorable
Infant Thesus. and a redoubtable war
rior when he grew up (in the next
act). Apple pie a la mode was served
In the lower hall. American games
were indulged in. then.
Monday morning, the eighth-term
girls met with the dean of girls.
Beatrice Rundall, to discuss affairs of
Importance relative to graduation
time. A second meeting on Tuesday
resulted in the naming of a commit
tee of five to formulate plans. The
committee is. Nina Scales. Ruth Hoff
man, Rernice Shaw, Idrys Wcimer and
Sibyl Bugbee.
Mr. Boy has appointed three com
mittees in. the sociology class to work
with him along the line of trips and
speakers for the class, and in the
matter of "slides" to be presented be
fore the class. The committees are
under the chairmanship of Raymond
Ketner, Ruth Hoffman and Clarence
Gilstrap.
"Ye Poets' Club" is an organization
which Is being discussed with some
degree of eagerness by the poetically
inclined students of James John. The
four charter members,. Stanley O'Con
nor. Cecile Robcrson, Sybil Barrett
and Charlotte Jones, have decreed
that there shall be Just 13 members,
that the club shall meet on the 13th
or each month and that Fr'day, the
13th, shall be especially lucky. The
plan was promulgated on' a Friday
and the instigators look forward to
a very fine club in the future. Miss
Clinton is the faculty advisor.
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The science 4 class. under Miss
Brewer, went on Friday to see the
butterfly exhibit at the Central li
brary. After viewing the exhibit,
they journeyed to the public market
to examine the vegetables and fish,
thence to a seed store and from there
to a florist's to examine the flowers.
On Thursday a committee of eight
prominent business men of St. Johns
were served a luncheon by two do
mestic science girls, Catherine Ban
bury and Lucy Thofhas. These lunch
eons, served by different girls, will
be a regular feature of the domestic
science work for some time.
ROMANCE OF CHICAGO TOLD BY
ONE OF FOURTH GENERATION
Early History Tells of City's Beginning- on Farm Known as
scramble," Where Civic Center Is to Be.
WE are, dear children of Chi
cago, the fourth generation of
as wrong-headed and stub
born fighters of fate as ever set out
to prove that the words of the proph
ets and the signs of the zodiac don't
mean anything. We have made a
city of 2,884.827 population and. it is
claimed, a fair number of prosperous
businesses and, they say, adequate
plumbing, in a place where nothing
ought to be. Tou can verify these
last words in the records which it
the mission of this scries of articles
to explore.
"Hardscrabble' his contemporaries
called a little farm uo the south
branch which a man named Lee con
structed in 1&12. "Hard." you know.
Is modern English fot "tough" or "It
can't be done." And "scrabble" is
ancient Illinois for "going."
The farm of "tough-going" was
where they want to put the civic cen
ter now out Twelfth to Twenty-second
Btreet way and between the river
and Ogden avenue.
Major Long or the army and the
East sailed into Chicago creek in 1823.
looked to the left of him. where he
saw the little blockhouse of Fort
Dearborn, where his unlucky West
Point brother. Capt. Hezekiah Brad
ley, was doing his best by our flag In
the wilderness: to the right of him.
where he saw the house of John Kin
lie, and before him. where he saw
mud and horizon, and sat down to
found and elect himself original char
ter member of the Chicago Knockers'
club In a letter to the folks back
East. , jji
"We were much disappointed."" he
wrote, "by the appearance of Chicago
and its vicinity . . The village
presents no cheering prospects, as.
notwithstanding Its antiquity, it con
sists of but few huts, inhabited by a
miserable race of men, scarcely equal
Lincoln Students Enact
Shakespearean Play.
Mitummer Mefct'n Dream" Is the
KIsMh In Annual Series Fac
ulty Membera tilve Soeial Tea.
BY GEORGIA JACOBS.
ONE of the best and most success
ful of Lincoln's annual Shakes
pearean plays was that presented on
Friday afternoon and evening. This
play was the eighth which has been
given by Lincoln students of the
school, and was one of Shakespeare's
most popular comedies, "Mid-Summer
Night's Dream." The play was excep
tionally well portrayed by an excel
lent cast. Dorothy Hall and Marion
Bonney as Helena and Hermia had
two of the leading parts, with Louis
Hosrh as Lysander. and Georae
Bronough as Demetrius, playing op
posite them. The theme of the sfory
was built around these four, whose
acting did much to make the play
such a great success. Thesus and
Hippolyta were played by George
Faust and Helen West, and Oberon
and Titania by William Hart and
Helen Parrish, and Puck was played
by Jim Ames. Shirley Baron, as
Quince, Philip Strowbridge as Flute.
David Pattullo as Bottom. Charles
Baum as Snug. Gibson Wright as
Snout. Stuart Biles as Starveling.
Lodner Ross as I'hilostrate. Raymond
Fletcher as Egeus and some fairies
completed the caste.
The stage was arranged very at
tractively and the costumes were
charming and effective. The stage
managing and costuming were done
by a committee from the faculty.
The proceeds from the play will go
to the regular school fund, which is
maintained for the purpose of beau
tifying the school.
By far the most exciting contest
In the school for some time came to
an end on Friday. For the entire
week the talk of the school has been
nothing but the Shakespearean play,
and number of tickets each person
had sold for his or her respective
society. A clever arrangement
which was a great incentive for hard
work was a big placard placed near
the main entrance. For each society
there was a thermometer which in
dicated each day's average rise in the
selling of tickets. There was hardly
a plan which was not resorted to by
the various organizations in their
rush for the coveted prize. The out
come of this contest will be an
nounced on Monday. The prize to
be awarded is a picture in tht class
cardinal, which would ordinarily cost
the society " about $13.
Miss Northtip and Miss James, two
of Lincoln's faculty members, have
been entertaining with a series of
delightful teas: given for the wives
of the Instructors and the women
members of the faculty. The teas
were given at the home of Miss
Northup and were greatly enjoyed by
those attending. The last of the series
was given this week.
Mrs. J. V. Ross, a member of the
Daughters or the American Revolu
tion, spoke to the Adelphlan society
at its last meeting. Her talk was
based upon the subject or patriotism,
though she also touched upon the
work of the organization which she
was representing. Her talk was one
or the most interesting or recent Adel
phian programmes.
Franklin Science Club In
itiates 69 Members.
Ceremonials Are Followed by
DiiFlnx Mock Trial Features
Jolly Party Held by Seaiora.
BY GERALD1NE ROOT.
ON Friday evening, April 9, the
senior class gave a large get-together
party at the home of Katherine
DeWltt. The large number that at
tended enjoyed a very lively time in
games and dancing. In the course of
the evening a mock trial was held,
Lawrence Cook being the guilty party.
President Earnest Gillard was the
Judge, with eight members of the
class as jury. This offered immense
amusement for a great part of the
evening. Then delicious refreshments
were served by Ruth LeVan. Helen
Glover. Helen Sivcr. Evelyn Hogue
and Katherine DeWitt. assisted by
William Grasshoron and Lawrence
Cook.
The annual initiation of new mem
bers of the Science club was held Fri
day evening in the gymnasium. The
initiation committee, composed of
Anna Ulen, Clyde Rice, and Ethel
Johnston, put the new members, 64
Hard-
to the Indians. When the banks of
the Illinois shall have been covered
w ith a dense population, it is not im
possible that Chicago may become one
or the points in the direct line or com
munication between the northern
lakes and the Mississippi; but even
the Intercourse which will be carried
on through this channel will, we
think, at all times be a limited one;
the dangers attending the navigation
or the lakes and the .scarcity of har
bors along the shore must ever prove
a serious obstacle to the increase of
the commercial importance of Chi
cago." Indeed. Chicago's early history was
one continuous rollicking. Joyous tale
of bouts with danger.
There was John Kinr.ie. for whom
we have named Kinzle street, who.
ignoring the "dangers of navigation."
came to Fort Dearborn In 1S04 and,
sending his sloops and canoes into
any and all waters of Illinois that
would float them, started the first
wholesale trading house of Water
street. His danger was Jean Lalime.
a French interpreter.
Lalime planned to put an end to the
wholesale industry with a long, sharp
knife, and nearly did. but Kinzie had
the sixth sense and turned as Lalime
sprang. It was Lalime who lay still
"when the two men separated, and
Kinzie lived to pay $37 for the block
the county Jail now stands on.
There was that little party of ninety-three
men. women and children
who marched out of Fort Dearborn
on August 15. 1S12. to become, before
they had reached what is now Jack
son Park, the dead, wounded, spared
and the held for torture of the Fort
Dearborn massacre.
If you want a hero for this first
chapter of Chicago history, find him
here in Captain William Wells, for
whom we have named Wells Btreet.
He might have returned to Fort
Wayne and good fresh beef and safe
ty, when his advice to evacuate the
In number, through a very lively ini
tiation and many stunts. The evening
was complete with dancing and re
freshments, and every one pronounced
the evening a success.
The club is planning a trip to Castle
Rock in the near future, this being in
the line of the club work. The trip
will be under supervision of the fac
ulty advisor, Mr. Hoskin.
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A very important meeting of the
Home Economics club was held last
Wednesday at which officers wcro
elected for the coming year as fol
lows: Winifred Cook, president; Mu
riel Harrison, vice-president; Kath
erine Douglas, secretary-treasurer;
Dorothy Sells, sergeant-at-arms. Fri
day afternoon the girls gave a recep
tion in honor of Miss Louise Ecclcs
of the domestic art department, who
has been absent from school for sev
eral months. The affair was held in
room G-6. which was beautifully dec
orated in ferns and flowers. Dainty
refreshments were served, Irene Bar
bur and Geraldine Root pouring at
the attractively decorated tables.
The following committees were in
charjre: Invitations. Katherine DeWitt
and Winifred Cook: reception. Dor
othy Sells. Edna May Root and Ger
aldine King; programme. Elsie Wor
den and Louise Douglas; refreshment,
Ruth Downer and Inez Walstrom.
. .
Mrs. Blanche Thurston of the fac
ulty entertained last Sunday at her
home for the boys of the wrestling
team, who are: Robin Reed. Roy Far
ley. Camber Davies. Stanly Robinson.
Ralph Holmes. Selfridge and Gay. The
boys greatly appreciated this favor
shown them and were delightfully
entertained during the afternoon and
evening.
...
The January '21 class held an im
portant business meeting last week.
Plans were discussed for a matinee
dance in the near future, and as a
committee to select a play for the
class to present. Frances Faust and
Clifford Mcl-ain were appointed. Rob
ert Stanley was appointed editor, and
a ways and mean committee, consist
ing of Olaf Matheipon and Minnie
I'ndrrwood was appointed. The choos
ing of class flowers, colors and motto
were postponed, but the pins have
been ordered.
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Mrs. Wilson, dean of girls, has cho
sen a committee of three to plan va
rious ways of raising funds to further
furnish and make attractive the girly'
and boys emergency rooms. On
Thursday afternoon. April 22. the.
committee Mildred Deaver. Irene
Fournier and Geraldine Root has
planned to give the first of a series of
J matinee dances, which are expected
to provide means for this helpful
work to continue.
...
Saturday. May 8. has been chosen
as class day for the members of the
June '20 class. The boat l'ix has
been engaged for an excursion.
...
Last evening in the omnasium the
Parent-Teacher association gave a
Mother Goose costume dance. Manx
unique costumes were worn and the
large crowd that attended cr. joyed
Carroll's orchestra and several spe
cial features. These dances will con
tinue throughout the term.
...
Eleanor Wright and Lorcne Wis
hard of the domestic science depart
ment gave a luncheon In the dining
room of the department la.-t week to
several members of the faculty and
a few friends. The menu consisted
of parsley, potatoes, meat loaf, tprin
salad, porterhouse rolls, pie a la mode
and tea. The table was artistically
arranged and the favors were hand
tinted place cards.
...
A girls" indoor baseball team has
been organized during the first anil
second periods. All who are interested
in this game are asked to enroll and it
Is expected that this form of diversion
will be very beneficial to the girls.
m
Next Wednesday afternoon Dean
Wilson will hold a meeting of the
mothers of the students in order to
get better acquainted and discuss the
problems attendant on school life. It
is hoped that the nioi hers of all the
girls will take advantage of this op
portunity to become acquainted with
the dean and her work.
AURORA ENTERS CONTESTS
North Marion County Schools to
Meet at Woodliurn April 30.
AURORA. Or.. April 17. (Special.)
- The schools of north Marion county
w-ill hold a declamatory contest at
Woodburn April SO. From the win
ners there will be chosen those who
will enter the county contest at Salem
May 15. On the same date there will
be an athletic field meet at Salem at
which each school of two rooms or
more will compete.
The Aurora school will send several
contestants to the district meeting at
Woodburn.
fort was disri'sarded. Rut he stnved
because there were women and chil
dren, and when the buirle finally and
too lte blew for the retreat he
painted his face black, according to
the ancient custom of the Indians who
go forth to certain death, and he.-idcd
the column. When he had killed nine
Pottaw atomies and had no more am
munition and he turned to look into
the barrel of an English gun in the
hands of an Indian, he judged the
time and the place and the chances
and said "Shoot!"
In 1S33 the inhabitants made an
audacious move. It committed them
to the future of the community. They
got them into the business of making
a metropolis, and they couldn't stop
themselves from "scrabbling" until
they had made a home for three mil
lion out of the sand, hog and one mud
creek which composed the original
unstimulating site of Chicago.
Raising Deer for Profit Is
Growing in Favor.
Anltnaln Thrive W here lioal Would
Marve Death.
MANY years ago over most of the
United States the deer roamed
free and happy; but he has bcn
hunted and driven back to give place
to the towns and cities, until, like
the Indian, he is a rare sight. In
the last few years, however, deer
are growing in favor as an easy and
profitable kind of stock to raise.
Deer can thrive where a goat would
starve to death. They do not eat
green grass until there is nothing
else to eat. They prefer weeds and
leaves. Tney will reach up six fect
to get leaves from bushes and trees.
No shelter is required in winter, as
for other stock, as the deer prefer to
stay out in the open.
Deer have their young in June, us
ually twins, except the first year.
They are by far the healthiest animals
there are. A deer is a great home
body. He likes to drink at hi own
drinking place.
Deer are very contended to graze
with the cows, keeping the weeds
down in the pasture. Thrift Magazine
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