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THE SUNDAY OUEGOXIAN, PORTLAND. MAY 23, 1920
PATRONS SEE PRACTICAL SCHOOL WORK ON "OPEN HOUSE" NIGHT
Class Demonstrations and Programme at Lincoln High Attract Parents and Friends Grades for Year's Work Being Announced by" Instructors.
Visitors Pleasantly Enter
tained at Lincoln.
Parents and Friend Appreciate
Praetler. 1 Kxaibila and Pro
gramme Scholarship Honors
' Given.
; . BY GEORGIA JACOBS.
HUNDREDS of parents and friends
of Lincoln High school students
visited the school on "Wednesday eve
ning, when an "open house" pro
gramme was given. The evening en
tertainment was given principally
.to show parent and friends the dif
ferent kinds of work being done
in the schools. Various societies
and departments of the school con
tributed to a programme given during-
the evening in the auditorium,
and all the classrooms were open for
Inspection. Students were working
in all of the science laboratories and
cooking, sewing and art rooms. The
exhibit of jewelry, batik and poster
".work was one of the most attractive.
At 8:15 the visitors were shown
Into the auditorium and the pro
gramme was started by the school
orchestra. . Mr. Davis gave a speech
"of welcome to the visitors, explain
ing that the proceeds were to be given
the athletic association. .The two
yell leaders Fred Martin and Fred
"Wood led in some rousing yells, fol
lowed by a couple of selections by the
famous Lincoln quartet. The Hi-Y's,
after a brief talk on their work,
Showed a moving picture. There was
an old-fashioned "Schoolroom Scene"
ty Teknophilae; "A Talk by a Class
Book" by Tri-L's; a "Retrospect 2000
Years Hence" by Talos; some French
conversation, a talk on the Latin
courses a Spanish play, and a talk on
the history course. An English de
bate given by Harry Director and
Max Mackaby, a violin solo, and selec
tions by the girls' glee club were also
on the programme.
Mr. Thore gave a short talk on col
lege requirements and the necessity
for students to choose those studies
hat will benefit them most when en
tering . college. The greatest event
'of the' evening came, however, when
fie awarded the scholarship letters to
the t-mdents who have won highest
honors in scholarship this term. Mr.
Uce also gave a fine speech on schol
arship. The orchestra played as the
closing number.
' Those who won letters for all "E's"
tor this quarter were Lyle Veazie,
Alice Bruire, Doris Oberdorfer, Har
riet Dezendorf, Mabel Fashbaugh,
l.ouis Goodman, Frederica Weatherby,
JJUna Brockman, Helen Crosby, Elea
nor Wright, Thelma Robinson, Rupert
Bulllvant, Gertrude Lakefield, Mar
ina buhule, Tom Hawley, Miriam Du
biver, Stephen Nile, Robert Halger,
Klffie Aitirnus, Frances Simpson, Har
riot Veizie, Loren Lacker, Ethel Cock
(Srham, Katherine Kressman, Ruth
Stevenson, Margaret Kressman, Eloise
Borke, Florence Halian, Eloise Reed
and Lucille Rush.
: Those who had all "E's" except for
One 'G" in the entire year were Ca
mllle Burton, Donald Aubrey, Loren
Locker, Katherine Kressman, Eva
Goldberg and Rose Schaff.
; Those having all "E's" for the en
tire year were Alice Bruire, Stephen
JSlle, Margaret Kressman, Rupert
oumvani, jnartna Shull, Miriam Du
biver, Frances Simpson, Eloise Reed
and Lucille Rush.
After the programme In the audi
torium there was a jitney dance in
the gymnasium. La Velle Loni ni.
ano; Shirley Baron, violin, and Fred
vuoa, arums, rurnished excellent mu
sic for- the dancing.
- Everyone Is becoming more and
xnore Interested in thg June class
play. With the many posters being"
made arid-sent out, the tickets ready
for sale and the cast rehearsing faith
fully every night and morning, the
play cannot help but be the main
topic of conversation. The play to be
given is "Prunella," a charming fan
tasy with an unusually attractive set
ting and a quaintly artistic effect.
Hannah Lidlaw la playing the part
of Prunella, with Ted Steffens play
ing opposite her in the role of Pier
rot. The play will be given on May
Z8, afternoon and evening in the
chool auditorium.
" An Interesting programme was
riven by Phllos on Thursdav. One
of Lady Gregory's plays, "Spreading
the News." was given. The clever
cast was as follows: Bartley Fallon
Rachel Cronquest; Jack Smith, Jane
leckenstine; Shawn Early, Katherine
Forbes; Jim Casey, Marie Kuehn:
James Riley, Alice Lathrop; Mrs
Tarpy. Maude Schroeder; Mrs. Tully
Bally Cunningham; a policeman, Ar
lene Witt; a magistrate. Beryl King
The play was given under the direc
tion of Mary Blaker.
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-At Tuesday morning's assembly
Lincoln heard a stirring speech on
the. millage tax by Dr. Esther Love
Soy. Milton A. Miller also spoke con
cerning cleaning up Portland.
Commerce School Dramat
ists Score in Play.
Talent of .Tone Cliua Members Is
Creditably Displayed The Tri-L
Girls Entertain Otber llubs.
BY J. LVEZ GOTELLI.
THE June 20 class play. Richard
Walton Tulles "The Strenuous
. Life." produced In the Lincoln high
school auditorium Friday evening
May 14. proved to be a success in
every sense of the word. The cast
which hud been practicing for many
-weeks in advance under the capable
.-.'direction of Miss Belat. felt rewarded
. when the curtain rose before a good
house." The students taking part in
the play deserve much credit because
- most of them were holding positions
while attending rehearsals. Those
taking part were: Agnes Borsch.
- Lela Bickle. Esther McDougall
I.enore Wiltshire, Guy Schwortz, Ida
Rosen, Evans Van Buren. Neil
Agan. Glenn Anderson. Henry Bus
tian, Martin Paulback. Fordyce Waldo
and Morris Nudelman.
Music for the evening was fur--.nisued
by the orchestra students
;w5u were led by Mrs. Wade. Those
;tuderits in the class who did not
take part in the class play sold candy
between acts and a large profit was
obtained for the class treasury in
. It his way.
. The'Trl-L girls held an 'ice cream
sandwich sale on Tuesday of this
week, at noon. The sandwiches were
; sold in the lower hall and J20.17 was
.-taken In.
The Commerce baseball team won
Its first game of the season recently
when the school played the Hill Mlli-
. tary academy. The score was 11 to 6
in Commerce's favor. The battery
-or Commerce was Keppinger and
Burmester.
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i- The school library recently received
- a large se of Business Digests, which
-. are) to be used for reference work.
and also a set of books entitled
-Rural Economies." by Carver.
. Hi Baufield'a English 6 class.
which has. been studying Carlyle's
"Essay on Burns," held a very in
teresting Burns programme on
Thursday- afternoon in room 2. A
number of Burns songs were sung
by Golda Baker and Edwin Wetter
burg. Practically every student in
the class gave a poem by Robert
Burns.
Commerce's Tri-L girls were host
esses to about 150 Tri-Ls from Wash
ington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Frank
lin when, on Fricfay evening, they
entertained with a formal dance at
the Y. W. C. A social hall. The
girls from- the other schools came in
couples half of them dressed as
boys. This caused much fun. espe
cially as the dean of girls and the
faculty advisor of the different
schools were also dressed as boys
and girls. In 'the first part of the
evening some of Commerce's Tri-Ls
presented "The Dress Rehearsal of
Hamlet." After this Miss Miller of
the Y. W. C. A. showed the girlB ft
set of camp pictures. Unique meth
ods were used in getting 'the girls
acquainted and delightful refresh
ments, consisting of ice cream and
cake, were served. Dancing waa en
joyed from 9:30 to 11 o'clock. The
hall was beautifully decorated with
spring flowdrs end paper butterflies.
Vaudeville Is Projected to
Raise Needed Funds.
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Mill Present Acts by All tbe
Many School Organisations.
BY ANNA L. McPHERSON.
AN exceptionally good assembly
was held at Washington Wednes
day morning. After the school had
enthusiastically sung favorite num
bers, Mr. Herdman stated that prob
ably more than one person had won
dered about the sounds which issued
from the community house early
Monday morning. The mystery was
solved when about 20 boys of the
glee club appeared on the stage and
sang some very catchy songs. They
were encored several times. Mr. In
gram is in charge of the glee club.
Frank Hilton then spoke on behalf of
the children's bill: He urged every
student to do his best in persuading
the voters to vote for this bill and
the higher education tax.
A very clever announcement of the
fifth -term play, "The Kleptomaniac,"
wras given by Dorothy Gubsor and
Lois Day. The girls came from op
posite sides of trie stage and met at
the center where they told the as
sembly all about the kleptomaniac and
the reward offered for his capture.
Penelope Gehr announced the pencil
sale which Neakahin held Friday. Mr.
Boyer then led the school in singing
and the assembly was dismissed after
giving the chant.
On Saturday, June B. the Chamber
of Commerce, under the auspices of
the Student Body, will present a vau
deville which promises to be one of
the big events of the year. The money
raised will be used to swell the Cham
ber of Commerce fund, which is used
to buy equipment for the fire squads,
beautify the campus and generally aid
in the upkeep of the school. Members
of the .faculty will be in charge of
each act. Each organization will pre
sent an act. besides one by the fac
ulty. Fred Young is general chair
man of the vaudeville and has various
committees from the organizations
working under him. The school is
co-operating to make the event a suc
cess. '
The fifth-term girls presented "The
Kleptomaniac" Thursday morning in
the auditorium. The cast did excep
tionally well, and as the piay was an
interesting one. It was a huge suc
cess. The Phrenodiken Debating society
gave a miscellaneous programme Fri
day afternoon. After the programme,
final plans for the boating party were
made. The date is May 29. The so
ciety has reservations on the Georgi
ana and will go as far as Oak Point,
where they will stay for the day.
About 40 couples are expected to at
tend. The seventh-term girls gave a pic
nic at the city park Friday afternoon.
During the afternoon the girls played
tennis and games. A delicious picnic
supper was served at evening. Kath
erine Short., representative, was in
charge of the arrangements and Miss
Barber, adviser, chaperoned the party.
mere are about 40 girls in the class
and practically all attended.
At a meeting of the Neakahnl Lit
erary society, Wednesday, it was de
cided -to give a dance at the home of
Pauline Bondurant in honor of the
graduating members. The date set
for the dance is June 10. The girls
also voted to present a skit entitled
It Pays to Advertise" at the Cham
ber of Commerce vaudeville. The
committee in charge consists of "Vir
ginia Huntington, Helena Pittelkau
and Pauline Bondurant.
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A week ago Thursday, at the Port
land Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
Miss Bernice Powers represented the
Washington High School Student
Body, when she spoke on the millage
tax.
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The Washington baseball 'team de
feated the Jefferson team Monday
afternoon. This is the fifth victory
for Washington. Thursday the game
with Hill was played. This- leaves
but the game with Benson, whicn
promises to be the most interesting
and the most closely contested of all,
for Benson has had only one defeat.
The result of this game will mean
either the championship for Wash
ington or a tie with Benson.
At a recent meeting of the Hl-Y
club Colonel John Leader spoke on
athletics, telling the difference be
tween American and English sports.
The talk was very interesting and
was greatly enjoyed by the boys
D.-U.-D.-E.-S., the Spanish club, en
tertained with a picnic at Eagle creek
Saturday.' The members of the club
met at the school at 8 o'clock and
left from there. The officers com
posed the committee" which had charge
of the arrangements.
Dr. E. H. Pence has been chosen to
deliver the commencement address to
the June '20 class. June 11.
High Sehool Graduates 49.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Mar 8. (Spe
cial.) The high school class which
will graduate from the Weather high
school June 9 will number 49. w:hich
is the second largest class vet grad
uated from that school. The 1917
class numbered 63. Last year the
class numbered 43. Professor C. P
Bissett.of the law department of the
University of Washington, will de
liver the baccalaureate address.
Dr. Holland to Speak.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., May 17
(Special.) Dr. E. O. Holland, presi
dent of Washington State college, will
deliver the commencement address to
the graduating class of the high
school June 4.
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Members of Jefferson high school senior class play eaati Above, left to ricbt (Standing) Raeford BiOey,
Kleanor Woods rd. Chariot Leighton. Margaret Westsate, James Lively, Claire Wallace. Harold Browni (sit
ting) Eleanor "Wells, John Relsacker, Helen Brown. Officers of Lincoln Hlnh Railsplitters' elnbt Below B.
G. Harlan, facnlty adviser; Ted Steffen, president; Harold Garner, -vice-president; Ronald Honeyman, secretary-treasurer.
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"Tech Boosters" Reorgan
ized at Benson.
Society Which Encourages Social
Activities Revived. "With New
Officers and Tea Charter Mem
bers. BY HERBERT W. ESRY.
THE Benson Tech 'Boosters, form- !
erly one of the live clubs of the
school. Is being reorganized under
the leadership of Milliard Johnson.
Ten members have been obtained and
the real work of the club will start
next week. It lias for Its object the
betterment of the school, especially
in the line of social activities. The
10 charter members are as follows:
President. L. L. Whitmore; vice-president.
Robert Smith; secretary, J. B.
Giladorff; treasurer, Milliard John
son; sergeant-at-arms. Orris Will
iams; members, Verne Bishop, C. C.
Taylor, B. Whitmore, Leland Feitton
and Herbert Zenger.
At the Wednesday morning assem
bly, Harold B. Newlin, a local attor
ney, spoke on the importance of the
millage bill and its bearing on the
future of the high school system.
Mr. Cleveland made a few announce
ments. The president of the Student
Body, Charles Pick, told of the neces
sity of a large representation , in the
executive committee next term.
The first-period blacksmiths de
feated the second-period team by a
score; of 17 to 10. This established
the first-period class as champions
of the forge department.
The students of the machine ehop
are anxiously awaiting the arrival of
the new machinery which has been
ordered and chipped from the east.
A 30-inch lathe- is expected daily.
When installed it will be the largest
machine of its kind In the ehop.
The mechanical drawing depart
ment has finished and submitted to
the building department plans for the
interior of the new shop building.
There are few schools with adequate
facilities for making these compli
cated drawings as well as blueprints
from them and Bcnso'n is among the
best equipped schools for doing this
class of work. ' .
On Thursday. May 27, Miss Ethel
Sawyer, a lecturer from the central
library, will address the graduating
class on "The value of good reading
and the accumulation of private
libraries."
The Lettermen's club met Monday
at the home of Paul Feldman and
discussed plans for the coming cam
paign. They will call their ticket
the "Big B" ticket. The candidates
from the club are as follows: Presi
dent, Herbert McCoy; vice-president.
Otto Mueller; secretary. William
Maloney. At a meeting Thursday
the ticket was enlarged to include
candidates for places on the execu
tive committee. ,
On Friday the Lettermen held a
dance in the gymnasium. Leo Palley's
orchestra provided the music and the
gymnasium was decorated with the
school colors. The receipts will be
used to purchase necessary equip
ment for school athletics. -
On Friday. May 28. the school will
be dismissed for the afternoon In
order to allow the students o attend
the track meet on Multnomah field.
On Saturday. May IS. the track team
went to Corvallis and won a number
of points. Mueller and Bell did espe
cially well and tbe relay team ran
in third place.
The January, '21. class entertained
the same class of girls of the girls'
polytechnic school at the girls'
school Thursday with a party. The
committees were: Refreshments.
Carl 'Klase. Kenneth Harvey and
Urria Williams, entertainment, " Otto
Mueller,' Alva Myers and Fred Tum
burg. The lnter-class track meet held
Friday was a most successful event.
A large number of men turned out
and it Is hoped that this will de
much to increase interest in track
work.
Thursday afternoon the Benson
band paraded the downtown streets
in a truck and played on corners to
attract crowds which were then ad
dressed by fou-minute men on the
millage bill.
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The Zographemians at their meet
ing Wednesday completed plans for
a hike to Larch mountain Saturday.
The club's object 'is the taking- and
making of pictures.
The library has received a card
catalogue cabinet which is rapidly be
ing put into use. It has also pictures
of English historical subjects, which
have been decorating its walla for
the last week.
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Thursday, May 13, Benson met its
first defeat at the hands of the Lin
coln team. Mueller pitched until the
seventh inning when he was relieved
by Baker. Scott played a good game
at short and Akres came up to his
usual standard of not allowing any
outfield hits to reach the ground.
The score was 12 to 11.
On Tuesday, at the Franklin game,
the score was 5 to 2 in Benson's favor.
Baker pitched a good game the whole
nine innings, allowing only eight hits.
Bennett displayed his batting ability
to good advantage and Feldman made
some woderful catches.
Tuesday afternoon a fire drill was
held, after which the entire student
body marched to the front steps and
posed for & picture for the Poly-tech.
Nine hundred and fifty boys, all in
place and perfectly still, provided an
unusual sight for passers-by.
ALUMNI DAY SET JUNE 5
Graduates- of Oregon Agricultural
College Expected to Return.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallis. Ma 22. (Special.)
College alumni are expected to re
turn in force alumni day, June a.
G. R. Hoerner. secretary of the alumni
association, has hoard from many of
the "grads, ' who plan to renew ac
quaintances on the campus.
Former students will meet in the
lobby of the men's gymnasium at 11
A. M. Registration starts at once.
The graduating class will arrive at
noon and luncheon will follow in the
cafeteria ot the men's dormitory. The
programme will consist of college
songs by a male quartet: address by
President W. J. Kerr; vocal selections
by male quartet; presentation of the
senior class by Professor i. B. Lemon,
'11; receiving senior class. S. B. Hall,
'09; response. Robert H. Watt of the
graduating class; vocal selections.
male quartet, and song, "Hail to Old
O. A. C."
A business meeting -will be held at
2:30 P. M. This will be followed by
reunions of the classes of 1870, 1875.
18S0. 1885, 1890, 1S95, 1900. 1905, 1910
and 1915.
The faeulty-senJor baseball game
will be playetl at 4 P. M. ' The final
feature will be the aiumnl ball and
reception at 8 P. M.
RENTS LOWER BIRTH RATE
Tonne People TTnable to Wed
Owing to Lack of House Room.
DENVER, Colo- May J2.-HIgh rents
cause low birth-rates, declared the
Rev. Dr. H. Nutting Rascomb. pastor
of the Plymouth Congregational
church.
"Tonng people cannot get married
because they have no place in which
to live and In this way the birth rate
is kept below normal.' he said.
Girls' Polytechnic Seniors
Tendered Party.
Prospective Graduates Entertained
by Class Party Chorus Will
Sins; "Mikado" Selection.
BT HOPE SPOONER.
APARTT was given to the seniors
by their advisor, Mrs. E. J. Clin
ton, at her Jiome on Friday evening.
Games and music furnished the enter
tainment, after " whioh refreshments
were served.
An exhibit of baby dresses made Toy
the third-term domestic art class was
held in the lower hall last week. The
work on the dresses was all done by
hand, embroidery being used as the
decoration.
Graduation dresses are well under
way, the materials used being white
and rainbow tinted organdies. The
organdy dresses are being trimmed
with tucks, ruffles and hemstitched
edges, and those made of nun's veil
ing are of cream, with accordion-
pleated skirts and trimmed with
Bat in.
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Uhe erirls chorus will e-tve an adan-
tation of the Tadies' chorus from the
opera "The Mikado." The principal
characters will be: Nellie Bramberg.
Yum Turn; Lucile Atkinson, Peep Bo,
and Eddys Reynolds, Pitti Sing. This
class has among its numbers a Japan
ese girl, who will assist in the Jap
anese setting and look after the cos
tuming. The stage will be arranged
in typical Japanese fashion. This
operetta will be given in conjunction
with the play, "The Piper's Pay," by
members of the senior class. Friday
evening. May 28. It will be held at
the school on Fourteenth and Morri
son streets.
KALAMA SCHOOL CLOSING
Baccalaureate Service to Take
Place This Evening.
KALAMA. . Wash. May 22 (Spe
clal.) Commencement week for the
graduating class of the Kalama high
school will open tomorrow, with bac
calaureate services in the M. E. church
in the evening by Rev. B. F. Brooks
of Kalama. The commencement ex
ercises of the class of 1920 will- be
held Thursday evening. May 27, in the
Carlson theater building.
The class is composed of six girls
and one boy, the members being
Flora Desaenberger. Matilda Smith,
Bessie Buffum, Anna Gloor, Sainia
Toivonen. Aino Toivonen and Ralph
Harpole. Miss Dessenberger has
earned the honor of being valedicto
rian and Miss Smith that of ealutato
riao.
VETERAN BUYS OLD SHIRT
Stephen A. Kanning Finds Gar
ment Discarded Two Years Ago.
OAKLAND, Cal., May 22. Stephen
A. -Kanning. former overseas soldier,
recently was planninig a hike, so he
went to the army quartermaster store
here and purchased a reclaimed army
shirt.
Later he examined the shirt and
found "Stephen A. Kanning" written
in indelible penciL It was a shirt he
had discarded two years ago. )
Walls Walla Roads Are Improved
WALLA WALLA. Wash., May 22.
(Special.) Dally improvement 'of the
roads in this section is reported and
the dirt roads are now in " ' xcellent
condition. Preliminary work is being
done on the section of hi'.nway be
tween Walla Walla and Dipcle, which
is to be paved, and pou'lng of the
concrete will start in a fiyW days. The
Independent Asphalt company expects
to start work on the hifhway to state
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Franklinites Will Enjoy S
nior Promenade.
All Eaarerly Look Forward to Bis;
Social Event New Letter Men's
Club Formed by Boys.
BY GERALD INE ROOT.
VERY interesting plans are under
way for the June class senior
promenade, which is an annual event
and by far the largest and most elab
orate affair of the season. Friday
evening. May 28. is the date set.for
the "prom," when Franklin students
and their friends will enjoy dancing
and refreshments in the beautifully
decorated gymnasium. The following
members of the senior class have been
appointed by President Earnest Gtll
ard to manage the affair: Jeanette
Bear, Ruth Le Van Laurence Cook,
Marguerite Amato, Harvey Bennett,
Erma Giles, Lynn Anderson, Helen
Glover, Donald Lockwood, Harold
McEwen. . Geraldine King. Leonard
Roberts and Earnest Gillard. Pa
trons and patronesses who have been
secured are: Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Ball,
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Walsh, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles H. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs.
George G. Root, Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Glover. Mr. and Mrs. J van. aiiss
Lucille Dairs and Miss Florence
Mitchell.
An event which is holding the cen
ter of interest for Franklin students
is the Institution of a new lettermen s
club, which was formally organized
last week, with the purpose In view
of managing athletics and wholly per
forming the duties formerly carried
on by the Maroon-F club, as that club
is no longer a school organization.
Already the club is showing what
excellent work it will do. Peanut
sales have been held during the week
and last night a lively dance was
held In the gymnasium under the
auspices of the Parent-Teacher asso
ciation, as starters toward a fund.
The new officers elected are: Hl)-
liard Atkinson, president; John Kol
kana, vice-president; William Poul
son, secretary; Archie Loomis. treas
urer; Harold McEwen, sergeant-at-arms;
Laurence Cook, editor. The
club will be not only a letterman
club, but all athletic boys are eligi
ble. The meetings will be held in
the school building after school hours.
and as the club is working for the
interest and betterment of the school,
it expects to meet with the hearty
co-operation of the Student Body.
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The Pedagogy club has been work
ing diligently for some time on a play
which will be given in the gymna
sium on June 4, for the benefit: of the
Franklin statue fund. It is a com
edy entitled, "The Deestrik Skule,"
and the characters are chosen from
the members of the club, with ex
ception of a few male characters.
The cast of pupils is: Donald Peter
son as the "Smart Aleck"; George
Wilson as the English boy; Thaxter
Daniels as the Irish boy; "Virginia
Volts and Mabel Lamer, twins: Ha
zel Loy, teacher's pet; Hazel Wells,
the tattle-tale; William Mahon. the
sissy. The school-master ts Herman
Rodmacher, who is visited by the
committeemen. who are, Eugene
Fletcher, Leon Erickson and Hugh
Walton. Maisie Weinstein Is the vis
iting poetical mother; Ruth Rosen
bury, the visiting, teacher, in love
with the school-master. The twins'
very small brother is Lyle McCallum.
Other characters are: Erma Giles,
Thelma Eiler, Ted Sutherland, Curtis
Powell, Mamie Boyle, Myrtle Moore
and Alice Kessler. Tickets are now
on sale and . may be bad from any
member of the Pedagogy club.
The Franklin Parent-Teacher asso
ciation entertained the Student Body
and their parents and friends last
Tuesday evening with a programme
composed of excellent talent. Mi
Margaret Garrison of the faculty
gave a play from Lady Gregory; Mrs.
Blanche Myers sang a group of songs.
"Morning." "A Lullaby" and "Sum
mer Winds." Several piano selections
were given by Miss Camilla Canfield
a reading by Dorothy Farley, and the
Doys glee club furnished several hu
morous songs; and Helen Harper, i
former student of Franklin, played
several beautiful selections on the
violin, accompanied on the piano by
ner sister, jean Harper..
The girls of the Tri-L club accepted
an invitation extended by the Tri-Ls
of Commerce High last Friday eve
ning, and attended the party at the
Y. W. C. A. social hall. Half of the
girls were obliged to dress as young
men, thus causing much merriment
A delightful time was had by all
and the guests heartily appreciated
the hospitality of the Commercial
girls."-
Two unusually interesting assem
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blies were held last week. On Tues
day the Student Body assembled for
the joint purpose of hearing a very
interesting talk on Alaska by Mr.
Louis, and receiving an invitation
to attend Junior week-end at Oregon
Agricultural college. Several new
songs were Introduced by the boys'
glee club, and Mr. Walsh taught the
Student Body two new Franklin
songs.
.
Wednesday, assembly was called at
8:30 A. M., and after a talk on the
children's bill by Mr. Egby, a four
minute man. Miss Coffee, gymnasium
instructor, presented her classes in
a series of drills. Relay races be
tween the different period classes
caused much excitement. There were
aleo Indian club drills and basketball
races. The work the girls have been
doing was shown to advantage. Har
vey Bennett told of the matinee dance
which the Dramatic club was to give
Friday; Louise Leonard of the noon
dance; Hilliard Atkinson announced
the senior "prom," and Laurence
Cook, the sale of tickets for the Alas
kan pictures which were shown Fri
day night in the gymnasium by Mr.
Louis. A great many Franklin stu
dents took advantage of the oppor
tunity to learn of Alaska through
the moving pictures.
Poets Club Will Present
Special Programme.
Janes John Rhymesters and Lim
erick Writer Lay Plans for As
sembly at Party.
BY CHARLOTTE B. JONES.
A THIRD-TERM hike was taken
Saturdav. Mav 15. Miss Clinton.
the class adviser, chaperoned the
care-free crowd to the Columbia
slough. Although there were only 13
members of the class present, it really
didn't seem to be a very unlucky
number, for everyone had a good
time. An unusual picnic lunch was
served.
The James John Poets' club met on
Saturday evening at the home of Mary
isenson. . Plans for the assembly pro
gramme to be presented by the club
were perfected. The poet laureate
proved himself very versatile by fur-
nisning some brilliant music to drive
away dull care. The club members
who were present then composed
limericks concerning absent members
and the faculty. The hostess served
punch and cookies for the evening's
refreshments.
At an assembly on Thursday vari
ous student body members made cam
paigning speeches for ihe candidates
for student body offices next term.
Then Mr. Boyler led in the singing of
a few songs. Four principals of local
grammar schools Messrs. Van Tine
of Central, Prince of Linnton. Petteys
of Peninsula and Blough of Ports
mouth were present and gave short
addresses.
Tuesday morning a representative
of the Oregon Agricultural college
student body extended the James John
students an invitation to attend Junior
week-end at that school. Principal
Fletcher discussed such "family" mat
ters as clean-up week and fire drills.
James John's system of "cleaning
up" was. thoroughly systematic A
representative committee of two was
chosen from each class to clean up
"Lunch boulevard," the winners being
awarded an extra-large banana cream
pie. A standing committee of three
was also appointed from each class to
see that the vicinity of the school is
kept "spick and span."
UKULELE MAKER IN RACE
Native Hawaiian Would Be Demo
cratic Committeeman.
HONOLULU, T. H., May 22 Jonah
Kumalae, territorial senator, member
of the board of supervisors of the city
and county of Honolulu and maker
of ukuleles, will fight Mayor John
H. Wilson of Honolulu for the post
of democratic national committeeman
from Hawaii.
Mayor Wilson is the present demo
cratic national committeeman and is
conceded to be favorite in the race,
but friends of the ukulele-maker leg
islator say the latter will give the
mayor a hard run. The primaries will
be held May 24.
Large Attendance Expected.
MONMOUTH. Or.. May 22. (Spe
cial.) The Oregon Normal school is
looking forward to a large attendance
at the summer school which begins
June 21 and ends July 31. All the
rooms in the dormitory have been
reserved for several weeks.
Jefferson Class Scores a
Dramatic Triumph.
Seniors "Win Sincere Praise in
Twice Producing "I'm Never Can
Tell" Successfully.
BY GIBSON BOWLES.
pOACH QUIGLEY'S track team
istered its fourth consecutive '
tory by winning the interscholaasSs
field meet held at Corvallis on Sat
urday, May 15. under the auspices e
the Oregon Agricultural college. Je
ferson totaled 51 points, while he
nearest competitor. Washington, was
only able to gather 28 points to her
credit. Jefferson easily won the
"century." Grilly, "Louie" Coulter and
Higgins won first, second and third
places. respectively. Grilly was
high-point man. registering 11 H
points to his credit. "Chuck" Wright,
captain of the team, won the mile in
4:47. "Chuck" ran up a total of IS
points to his credit. Jefferson ended
a perfect day by capturing the relay
race. Other men who showed un
well for Jefferson were Higgins.
Murray, McAndle, McKalson, Kelsey.
Walker, Chambreau. Gardner and
BidwelX
On Monday the regular assemblr
was called. Mr. Boyer was present
and led the student body In singlnx.
The. musical programme was fea
tured by Mr. Nelson's solos, which,
were enthusiastically received. A vis
iting speaker addressed the students,
oh behalf of Portland's dean. - up
week.
so
Coach Clifford's baseball athletes
met the Washington school baseball
team on Monday. John Sullivan.
Jeff's second-sacker, made his debut,
as a pitcher and. except for the sec
ond frame, made a splendid Bhowlng.
He was relieved in the sixth inning
by "Louie" Coulter. Jeff, because of
a blow-up In the second inning; lost
the game by the score of 6 to 2.
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A special assembly was called eta
Wednesday. Ambrose Murphy. Har
old Brown and James Lively ad
dressed the students on the necessity
of supporting the June class play.
which was staged Friday and Satur
day evenings. H. B. Mulke, presi
dent of the Ashland normal school, ad
dressed the students on the 2-mill
tax levy for the benefit of higher
education. His speech was highly
appreciated by the audience.
The June class created the sensa
tion of the season by presenting
"You Never Can Tell" Friday and Sat
urday nights. 'It was tbe first time
the play has been shown in Port
land and was conceded by all to be
cleverly written and highly entertain
ing. The play was a great success
from financial, artistic and dramatio
standpoints. The cast enjoyed the
sensation of playing to a full house
at both performances. .The cast con
sisted of Harold Brown as Mr. Val
entine, Helen Brown as Gloria Clan
don, Claire Wallace as Mr. Crampton,
Eleanor Woodard as the maid, Mar
garet Westgate as Mrs. Clandon,
John Reisacker as Phil Clandon.
Eleanor Wells as Dolly Clandon.
Charles Leigbton as McComue, James
Lively as Mr. Bohun and Raeford
Bailey as the waiter. All members
of the cast played their parts so well
it would be impossible to say that
anyone starred. John Reisacker and
Eleanor Wells, taking the part of the
twins, won much applause for their
cheery wit and graceful manners.
Eleanor Woodard and Raeford Bailey
were commended for their manifest
ability throughout the play. Harold
Brown, Claire Wallace and James
Lively were praised for the enthusi
asm and thrills which they con
tributed. The poise and grace dis
played by Helen Brown. Margaret
Westgate and Charles Lelghton won
the approval of the whole audience.
The success of the play was, to a
great extent, due to the efficient
coaching and sincere efforts of Miss
Nina Greathouse. Miss Labor also de
serves credit for valuable assistance
and opportune suggestions rendered
during rehearsals.
Silverton Boy Honored.
Lloyd Haberly of Silverton. Or., a
Reed college graduate of 1917, has
been awarded the Carnegie fellowship
in international .law at Harvard for
the third consecutive time. The fel
lowship was originally won in compe
tition with students from all over the
country and is one of -the highest edu
cational honors for graduate students
in this country. Mr. Haberly com
pleted a 600-page thesis for the course
this year. He expects to specialize in
higher branches of International law
nex't year. While at Reed Mr. Haber
ly distinguished himself in the depart
ment of politics as a writer.
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