TIIE SUNDAY OREGONTAN, PORTLAND, MARCII 27, 1921
RADIO CLUB LIVE NEW ORGANIZATION AT FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
Members and Associate Members Seriously Take Up Study of Wireless Happenings Reported From All of City's Secondary Schools ,
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Franklin Students Organize
Radio Club.
Member Hope to Install Practice
lOnnlpment Senior Girl Enter
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,.. 1 BT GERALDINE ROOT.
J I RADIO CLUB has been organized
' A at Franklin which bids fair to
'.be one of the most prominent and
-. popular clubs of the school. The
' first regular meeting was held last
'Thursday afternoon, at which time
. officers were elected as follows:
:Walter Rasmussen, president: Fred
' .Burgefeld, vice - president; Donald
"Peterson, secretary; Billy Webb, as
lsistant secretary; Charles Savage,
treasurer; Raymond Rasmussen, ser-
' goant-it-arms, and Mr. Bymhall, fac
. 'ulty adviser.
. I At a former meeting Newton Han
sen was elected temporary chairman
'and a committee was appointed to
'draw up a constitution and by laws,
- - 'which were accepted. The object of
this club is to stimulate Interest in
. - radio activities and to give those in
' iterested an opportunity to increase
-khelr knowledge of radio operation.
I An attempt will be made to secure
one of the vacant rooms in the
school as a clubroom, and install a
i code practice table, which will ac
,. Jcommodate as many as 25 or 30 mem
;bers at a time. It was decided to
' .'class the members as active and as-
'Bociate; active members to include
'those who have a receiving set and
'associate members those who are In
.' iterested, but do not yet have sets.
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i The reception for senior girls arid
" fitheir mothers, at which Mrs. Wilson,
.dean of girls, and Miss Drew, library
''. instructor, were hostesses last
'.- Wednesday afternoon was elaborate
" ',ln every detail. This was the third
. .affair of Its kind that has been held
',' in Franklin and was well enjoyed by
' the girls and their mothers. .Dean
. " Fawcett of Oregon Agricultural col-
. ;lege was introduced by Mrs. Wilson
' jand she told of college life and its
' 'purpose and also the requirements
'. ..'lor entrance and the funds necessary.
A letter from the collegiate alum
' ni was read, offering a scholarship
..'.to any girl qualified, and Mrs. Tracy
v ' of the collegiate alumni further em
: phasized the value of such an offer.
.'.Mrs. Root then told of the Frank
.lin scholarship loan fund, which is
accessible to all girls. Mr. Melendy,
vice-principal and dean of boys, also
'.' told the girls of college and urged
'.."- 'all to make efforts to further their
, . education.
. 1 Ices and wafers were then served
'., by a group of seventh-term girls,
Mrs. Boon and Mrs. Root cutting. The
, ' reception was held in the library,
' which was beautifully decorated for
;the occasion In daffodils and Ore-,''-on
grape, with spring leaves and
. " blossoms.
. Vi Next Friday evening In the school
. Jfi;ymnasIum the Home Economics club
.V iwill give Its annual formal dance.
V ,'This will be In the form of an "April
,' lirolic," and a committee is planning
r jthe elaborate decorations and pro
k""' grammes. Punch will be served and
- ineveral interesting features will be
.; i , introduced during the evening.
. The floor committee is composed
t: .'-of Irene Jones, Sadie Garvin, Mildred
i ..'Howard, Gcraldine Root, Irene Bar
' 'tiur, Muriel Harrison, Louise Doug
. ; jlas and Jeston Quesenberry. Patrons
- '. jand patronesses for the affair will be
" ' jMessrs. and Mesdames S. F. Ball, N.
' - .V. Wilson George G. Root, A. W.
. Douglas, W. W. Garvin, C. W. Buck-
" tlrer, F. B. Jones and Miss Kareen
,' . , Hansen.
' .' The student body association held
'A nr-hnllHnv r!iinA Th 111-0H a v suan.
log at which the Franklinites turned
' out In full force. There was ex
.'oelleht music and everyone had a de
', .Jightful time, as usual. The proceeds
, were turned over to the student body
, -.und.
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' '.'j The vaudeville for the benefit of
I.V,"the student body fund, and for which
-oil clubs and organizations have been
.'.' busily practicing for the past several
.weeks, was postponed until next
,. 'w Tuesday afternoon, due to the large
' number of events taking place last
" ; -..week, preceding the Easter vacation.
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,' j Mrs. Wilson, dean of girls, spoke
'.(:','cn "The Dean in Service for Girls"
' it a meeting of the Richmond Com
. "-rnunity club Saturday evening
-"'.llarch 19.
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--'.( The Hl-Kl-Kl girls, chaperoned by
-- their adviser. Miss Neikirk, took a
locality of St. Johns; the special
; feature being a potato-roast., anu
. at terwaras tne gins niaea aown anu
" . examined the docks.
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".'.' ' In the near future the Franklin
'' - : "PnrAnt-Tparher association will Dre-
'J' i sent John Frederick Mason, the im
- ',' personator, in an evening of sketches.
.'The Franklin orchestra will play,
': '.the glee clubs will sing, and there
iwill be several additional numbers.
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iV'l Work on the June class Issue of the
4 Post is progressing rapidly and col-
' llatAia Viova ftAAn nnnnintH in pnrh
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out about May 1, which is earlier than
usual for the class issue.
A special assembly was called
Thursday afternoon In the seventh
period, preceding an early dismis
sal for Easter vacation. Miss Bums
talked first on the student body
funds; Kenneth Patterson announced
the vaudeville for next Tuesda"y, and
John Kalkana announced the student
body iance for Thursday night. Dor
othy -Robertson and Mr. Southwick
also spoke for the dance.
Staff Picked to Publish
School Book.
Glrln' Polytechnic Poplla Get Iteady
to Inue Number of the Poly
technic Maid.
BY WAHNETA MILLER AND
LOLA HOLMES.
THE SENIOR girls of the depart
ment of home economics of Ore
gon Agricultural college were guests
of the school Friday, March 18. They
took luncheon In the cafeteria, after
which they viisted the different de
partments of the school. They
seemed much Interested in the work
done here, especially that done by
the art classes.
Mary Peattle, a graduate of this
school, who is now attending college
at Corvallis, was a guest of the
school last Tuesday. She was greatly
interested In the many changes of the
school, and was pieased to see her
former teachers and friends.
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At a class meeting held last week
the second-termers elected Mrs. Bat
terson. domestic science teacher, as
i their faculty adviser. The officers
elected were: President, Marjorie
Purdy; vice-president, Paulino Zinn;
secretary, Mabel Frewing; treasurer,
Nedra Luke; yell leaders, Alice Ken
nedy and Dorothy Aspland.
Leatherette table runners, luncheon
sets, flower pots and other painted
Jars are being designed and made by
the industrial art classes. Several of
the girls have been filling orders for
these articles, thus covering all their
expenses for the course.
Lillian Coperude and Eunesca Cook
gave a luncheon last week at which
they entertained members of . the
class and their mothers.
Two spring coats made by the
fourth term students, and several
gingham dresses, work of the second
term class, were on display in the
main hall last week. These attracted
much attention from girls who are
anxious to see what their problems
will be later on.
At a lively meetinsr held Wednes
day afternoon by the senior- class,
the staff for the school book. "The
Polytechnic Maid," was elected as
follows: Editor, Erma Woodward:
business manager, Agnes Munson; ad
vertising manager. Hulda Knecht: as
sistant advertising manager, Wah-
neta Miller; circulation manager.
Beth Sutherland; class historian.
Gladys Gill; class prophet, Verna
Bale;; class willanaker, Alice Meek;
Joke editor, Eleanor Banes; art editor,
Edna Fox; assistant circulation man
ager, Ruth Luesine: associate editor.
Gladys Higgins; assistant business
manager, Beulah Gordon.
Wool and silk dresses for Easter
were the work of the third term sew
ing classes the past week, as well as
hats to wear with the dresses.
Many delicious hot cross buns were
made by the cooking classes. These
were for home use on Good Friday,
as well as for sale in the cafeteria on
Thursday.
Easter hats are toeing made of silks
and braids by the girls of the millin
ery classes, while others are finishing
renovated hats.
Many new and attractive stitches
to be used on dresses and blouses are
being made by the second term sew
ing design classes. The first term
art classes are designing note book
covers fer their English notes. These
designs have attracted much atten
tion from the girls In the upper
classes, as this work has been Intro
duced Into the school within the past
year.
League of Nations and Im
migration Debated.
Washington Illicit Clnsses Discuss
Current Theme Clubs Hold In
terest Ing Session.
BY MARY FRANCES COX.
ON Wednesday, in the third period
eighth-term debating class, the
subject was, "Resolved. That Euro
pean immigration should be restricted
for a period of five jears." The af
firmative speakers were Helen
Backus, Jeanetta Disch and Inez
Dunn; the negative, Herman Harper,
Robert Tasker and Francis Wuinn.
The decision was given to the affirm
ative. On Monday in the fifth-period class
the subject was, "Resolved, That the
United States should Join the league
of nations." The affirmative speak
ers were Helen Pearl, Dora Ten Eyck
and Irma Myers; the negative, Mau
rice Hoffman, Carl Meissner and Ed
ward Van Nuys. The decision was
given to the affirmative.
On St. Patrick's day the Tri-L. club
held a very successful grab-bag sale,
from which they cleared J14.50. The
committee in charge consisted of Al
leen Armstropg, Enid Smith, Margue
rite Butler, Helen Fleming, Anna
Howell, Aileen Burrows and Eleanor
Eastman.
On Tuesday at the regular meeting
an interesting programme was given.
It included a piano solo by Hazel
Glass, an Interesting recitation by
Margaret Miller, an essay written by
Inez Reifsnyder and Jean Hatton and
a piano solo by Adeline Zurcher. All
of the programme was given by new
members.
A number of Washington graduates
who are now attending Oregon Agri
cultural college were present at the
Wednesday assembly. Albert Bauer
and Paul Emmett gave short talks
Mr. Emmett extended an Invitation to
all the students to attend Junior
week-end. The Washington high
school band furnished the musical
part of the programme at this as
sembly, owing to the fact that the
piano Is being repaired. Selections
from the Easter programme at the
auditorium were given.
When Mr. Owens recently gave a
banquet to some of the domestic sci
ence pupils he told them he would
give a prize to the girl who invented
the best name for his Oregon prune
pudding that was a part of the menu.
Following up his offer he this week
sent to the domestic science depart
ment a 12-pound pudding of the same
variety and also the necessary trim
mings consisting of quantities of
lemon sauce and whipped cream. The
class decided unanimously that it was
much easier to find a name after such
a feast. Gwendolyn Beach acted as
Judge and awarded the prize to Mar
garet Hubbard for her choice, which
was "Supreme-Prune Surprise."
The Neakahne Literary society
held its regular meeting on Wednes
day. After the business meeting a
short programme was given. It con
sisted of a reading by Louise Lit tel.
a dance by Marjory Todd, a reading
by Marguerite Hagar and a vocal
solo by Gwendolyn Richau.
The Pedagogy club gave a pro
gramme on Wednesday in the com
munity house. It consisted of the fol
lowing numbers: Reading, Sylvia Sea
holm; vocal selection, Gladys Fim
mel; reading, Alice Heacock; vocal
selection, Ruth Riley; reading, Faye
Helny; reading. Iris Diamond.
On Friday. March 18, the members
of the Hiker's club went to the for
estry building, where Mr. Gorman,
Oregon naturalist, gave them an ex
tensive and very interesting lecture
on Oregon woods.
The Phrenodlkln Debating society
has taken in four new members this
term. They are Kathryne Jane Seek.
Pauline Hardy, Ann Karkon and
Catherine Munzig.
Miss Brown of the English depart
ment has been absent because of ill
ness, so on Wednesday her sixth
period English II class sent her an
Easter lily.
The domestic science girls gave a
St. Patrick's day banquet to the bas
ket ball boys, their coach, Mr. Fens
termacher, and Mr. Boyd. St. Pat
rick's day was featured in the menu
and the decorations. .
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The members of the Julie '21 class
are having their pictures taken for
the class Lens this month,''
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Commerce V'pper Clanimen Will
Present "I.ooklnK for Mary Jane."
Seventh-Termer Elect.
BY GEORGINA AUSTEN.
THE weekly assemblies which the
June '21) class has had charge
of have been very enjoyable. Gail
McDonald was chairman of the as
stmbly held on March 17. Dr. S. C.
Kohs of the court of domestic rela
tions gave an unusually Interesting
talk on pyschology as applied to
business.
Dorothy Strejc was presented a
card case for passing the Underwood
typewriting test at a rate of 60
words a minute for 10 consecutive
minutes. Annette Feldstein made an
announcement about the community
chest drive. Mr. Elton expressed his
appreciation of the school spirit and
urged the students to work for a
higher ideal and greater co-operation
in all school activities.
At their regular meelng In room
9, March IS, the June ('21) class de
cided on "Looking for Mary Jane" as
their class play. Miss Belat will be
the coach. Tryouts were held on
Wan.aHsv No definite date was
set for presentation of the play, but it
will probably be given in ine laner
part of May. The class also chose as
Its motto "Through difficulties to
grandeur," and its class flowers will
be lavendar sweet peas and yellow
rosebuds.
Four students of the Gregg short
hand classes Queena Stroupe, Nellie
Freeman, Sophie Bernstein and Jack
McConnell attended the community
chest drive at t"e audltor'um Wednes
Hnv ThA students reoorted the con
tents of the speeches which were
given.
The January ('22) class organized
March 22. No student is considered
a member of the class unless he pos
sesses at least 23 4 credits. The fol
lowing were elected to hold office:
Vern Camplan, president; Marian
Sibley, vice-president; Helen Mackey,
secretary; Montie Smallen, sergeant-
at-arms; Lucile Martyn, treasurer;
Frieda Korn, editor.
A group of girls took advantage of
the holiday Friday and went on a
hike up the Canyon road.
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The Commerce Hl-Ys organized at
the Y. M. C. A. on Wednesday.
Maurice Kieling is president; William
Fehse, vice-president; Werner Uhlman,
sergeant-at-arms, and Vern Camplan,
editor. Maurice Kieling and Neil
Agan were elected to represent the
boys in the Inter-Hl-Y association.
Charles W. Koyle of the Y. M. C. A.
is the temporary adviser.
The spring issue of the Ledger was
distributed Wednesday. A very
unique cover design was made by
Doria Cooper.
Students of Miss N. M. Rankin's
law classes visited the city jail and
police court Monday, March 21. The
students inspected the cells of prison
ers and the Bertillon room, which
has been given over to the finger
print system of identifying prisoners
and suspicious characters. The offi
cials explained various other features
regarding the police station, police
court and, detective bureau.
The students of Mr. Murphy's busi
ness English classes are writing ad
vertisements about Portland and
Oregon's assets. The students sub
mit the plans and designs to Miss
Mulrden's art classes, which com
plete the ads.
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A question box has been fitted up
In the hall so that students may
ask questions about other students
in school. Ching Lee, the Commerce
Cynthia Lee, will soon be kept very
busy publishing answers in the
Ledger.
PENDLETON ELKS DINE
Opening Gun of Membership Cam-
paljn Fired at Banquet.
PENDLETON, Or., March 26. (Spe
cial.) Two hundred members of the
Pendleton commercial association met
Tuesday night at the local Elks' club,
at a banquet as the opening event of
the new regime's induction into office
and the opening gun of a campaign to
increase the membership of the asso
ciation to 600.
Frank Branch Riley was the chief
speaker.
Claud I. Barr, new executive secre
tary of the association and formerly
of Astoria, also spoke.
Bicycle Thieves Spanked.
Two Shelbyvllle, Ind., youths, taken
In custody for "borrowing" bicycles
from mn employed at factories, were
taken to the basement of the city
building and spanked in the old-fashioned
way by their fathers. Lee Hoop,
mayor, called the fathers of the boys
to his office to hear their stories, and
then instructed them to spank their
boys before leaving, the building. The
fathers applied the rod with a will,
and the boys promised never to take
bicycles belonging to others for a
rido.
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Members of the staff -which publishes the High School of Commerce Ledg-er
are shown here, left to right, a follow i Front row Marian Sibley,
editor; Pearl M runner, assistant, joke and exchange department) Mii
ine Martin, nltant personal department; Annie Rune, literary; Fran
el Wilson, nsHlstant activities department. Middle row Clarence
Wilson, circulation manager; John liudelman, poetry; Bernlce Lewi,
personal; Helen Roger, joke and exchange. At rear Nell Agan,
busines manager; Werner l'hlman, activltie. Below Miss Sibley, edi
tor, set for action.
Alumni Gets Warm Wel
come at Jefferson.
Visiting- Graduates Are 'Seated on
Platform at Assembly Athletic
Prize Given to Boy.
BY VIRGINIA BROUGHTON.
THE alumni who visited Jefferson
on Monday were entertained by a
particularly interesting assembly. The
returning graduates were greeted upon
their entrance by the -Tune class slo
gan song "Alumni Look Fine Today,"
which was sung with great enthusi
asm. After the alumni were seated
on the'plaform, Edward Miller, presi
dent of the Pi Delta Epsilon debating
society, took . charge of the pro
gramme. This was the customary PI
Delt assembly, which is held each
term. Mr. Miller gave his speakers
very amusing introductions.
The PI Delt trio, Carroll Bullen,
Floyd McKalson and Frank Lacy,
sang "In Old Manila"; Warren Day
and Robert Berry debated the ques
tion, "Resolved, the Burnside bridge
should be rebuilt." Price Sullivan
gave a humorous selection, and John
Sullivan delivered a tongue-twisting
speech.
Mr.- McKinney and Kenneth Joy
spoke to the students on college life
and the junior week-end at Oregon
Agricultural college, after whicn
Principal Jenkins presented the gold
medals to the boys who participated
in the Columbia track meet. The
championship pennant and two silver
cups were presented to the school by
boys of the team. The assembly was
dismissed after a short talk by Mr.
Jenkins.
Jefferson boys carried off the lau
rels at the Columbia indoor track
meet Saturday, March 19, and by so
doing won the championship pennant
and three silver cups. The meet was
open to all northwest high schools.
The point winners for Jefferson
were Whitney Higgins, high point
man, who was first in the 220-yard
dash and the 50-yard dash; Harold
McAndie, first in the 50-yard high
hurdles; Walter Kelsey, third in the
220-yard dash; Floyd McKalson,
fourth in the 880-yard run, and Philip
Swank, fourth in the mile run.
The members of the relay team
were Whitney Higgins. Alex Scott,
Penn Wilbur and Elbert Gardner. A
handsome cup was received by these
boys. The cup will be placed in the
library wtih the boys' names en
graved upon It. The boys who re
ceived gold medals were Whitney
Higgins and Harold McAndie.
-Jefferson
cleared $456.55 from the
presentation of "A Strenuous Life"
for the Junior Red Cross. The new
plan of giving the students some re
turn for their money Instead of rais
ing it by subscription was very suc
cessful, as results show. The indi
viduals who participated in the rais
ing of the funds deserve a great deal
of credit for their efforts.
Word has been received by Mr. Jen
klils that several of the Jefferson
graduates attending Stanford uni
versity have made places for them
selves. Worth Caldwell, president of
the class of January, '20, has been
made managing editor of the Stanford
Daily Palo Alto, official publication
of the college, and a member of the
freshman debating team. Emmet Mc
Cafferty, another Jeffersonian. is also
a member ot this team, which is
scheduled to meet the California
freshman team.
Marion Kyle, a Jefferson boy who
took an active part in tao war, is au
thor of an article on "Why We Want
the Honor System," which was pub
lished in the Stanford Cardinal. Jef
ferson is very proud of the. gradu
ates who make names for themselves
In this manner. '
The January '22 class has shown a
greta deal of enthusiasm since its
organization. It has defeated the
June class in three games of basket
ball, thereby claiming the senior
championship. On March 18 robin's
egg blue and Harding gray were
chosen as the colors of the class. The
motto will be selected at the next
meeting. Arrangements for the pins
have been made and the class expects
to be wearing them soon.
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There will be a formal debate be
tween the Zetas and Pi Delts on
April 13. The debaters will be Edgar
Fengra and Harry de Franq for the
Pi Delts and Jean Rugg and Odelle
Egbert for the Zetas.
The date for the Zeta-Pi Delt dance
has been set for April 16. It will be
a "hard times" affair and the bids will
be issued as soon as possible.
Baseball practice has begun and
the boys are turning out in large
numbers. About 60 candidates have
appeared so far. The letter men who
have returned are John Sullivan, cap
tain; Earle Broughton, Russell Bur
ton, Price Sullivan, Arthur Andrews
and Ed Peck. Coach Clifford will
have charge of the team again this
year.
The girls' glee club now numbers
195, almost as large a number as first
started at Jefferson. The club is un
der the direction of George Wilbur
Reed, 'who keeps the standard well
up. Just now the girls are planning
for the Live-Wire vaudeville, but
they steadfastly refuse to divulge
their plans. The girls' and boys glee
clubs have been asked to participate
in the Sunday concerts at the munici
pal auditorium. This was done very
meritoriously last term and if the
present interest continues the per
formance will be far better this term.
The Kana-da-ka club took one of
the best hikes of their career when
they made the trip to Lake Grove
Friday. The girls started at 7:30
o'clock, taking only their lunch with
them. This consisted of rolls, sand
wiches, cake, salad and fruit. After
the picnic luncheon the party re
turned home, tired but happy.
The Pi Delt held a very interest
ing meeting Wednesday afternoon
for the benefit of the visiting alumni.
The boys who took part in the pro
gramme were Edgar Pengra and
Lewis Payne, both of whom gave
talks that were pronounced very
good by the audience.
ESPERANTO TO BE TAUGHT
Paris Commission Reports Upon It
Favorably After Several Tests.
PARIS, March 26. Esperanto, the
artificial, international language, has
been ordered introduced as an elective
course in the commercial schools con
trolled by the Paris chamber of com
merce. The language was studied by a
commission whose members reported
favorably upon it after several tests.
One test was the translation of three
complicated documents Into French
and then translation of the Esperanto
texts back into French. It was found
there was no change In the sense.
The Introduction of Esperanto in
all schools was recommended, not as
a substitute for any other language
but as a means of communication.
Pleasing: Operetta Given at
James John.
Members of Orchestra and Glee
Clubs Cleverly Present "Wind
mil of Holland."
BY ELOISE GRAY.
JOHN CLAIRE MONTEITH, with
Miss Ida May Cook as accom
panist, delighted the students by
singing a number of selections at as
sembly on Thursday morning, March
17. "Where My Caravan Has Rested,"
'The Ninepenny Fiddle," "Monday.
Tuesday," "At the Postern Gate."
"Trade Winds." "Rolling Down to
Rio" and "'On the Road to Mandalay"
composed the list of songs given.
Miss Dorothea Clinton, faculty ad
visor of the Sodalitas Latina club,
was hostess to the members of the
club executive board at an enjoyable
luncheon Thursday noon. Vircli 1 7.
given in the domestic science dining
room. at. Patrick's day decorations
were employed and the table was
most attractive. Those enjoying the
hospitality of Miss Clinton were: Lena
Crump, Eloise Gray, Oscar McKinney,
Earl Stevenson, . Maynard Miksch,
Raleigh Meyer and Clarence Whisler.
Kate Allen and Friscilla Sandifur
served.
The seventh-termers returned to
childhood on St. Patrick's day. The
girls of the class looked most "child
like" with their pretty aprons and
their hair arranged in hanging curls,
secured by large green paper ribbons.
The boys were equally as "child-like,"
being arranged in short trousers, old
straw hats and large green paper ties.
All the students agreed that the
seventh-termers had original and
clever ideas for their "stunt" day.
The Philathenaeum society Initiated
a large number of girls into the
club Thursday after school. As a part
of the Initiation the girls were re
quired to wear green paper hair rib
bons that day, and after school the
members of the programme commit
tee administered the oath of member
ship and had charge of the. pro
gramme which followed. The meet
ing was successful In every detail.
President Dorothy Coulter and Miss
Hollenbeck, faculty advisor, explained
the club and its activities to the newly-Inducted
members.
The opretta, "Windmills of Hol
land," by Otis M. Carrington, was
presented by the James John orches
tra and glee clubs Friday evening,
March 18. The setting of the operetta
was in Mynheer Hertogenbosch's
mill In Holland, and the story took
place on one summer's day. The plot,
which was clever and interesting, was
made most enjoyable by the able cast
which acted it.
The players were: Mynheer Her
togenbosch. Jack Vinson; Vrow Her
togenbosch, Mary Benson; Wllhelmina
and Hilda, their daughters, Zelda
Mulkey and Jessie McNiven; Bob
Yankee, an American salesman. Earl
Tormey; Hans, a student of music,
Owen Robertson; Franz, a rich farm
er's son. Maxwell Adams; Katrina, a
rich farmer's daughter, Dorothy
Coulter.
Maids and millhands who composed
the chorus were: Doris Smith, Ruth
Meyer, Helen Jacobson, Floyd Monda,
Peter Ermler, Martha Hopper, Lucy
Thomas, Ruth Schaeffer, Eugene Mar
tin. Ellery Landers, Elizabeth
Schultze, Anna Poe. Bertha McNiven
and Clifford Coon. The dancers were:
Margaret Holbrook, Ida May Padden,
Mary Harney and Virginia Douglas.
The operetta was directed by Miss
Olive Kincaid, glee club leader. The
staff which aided greatly in the pro
duction was composed of these: Busi
ness manager, Ellery Landers; stage
managers, Raleigh Meyer and Leon
ard Harrington; costumes, Lena
Crump and Miss Von Wintzingerode;
decorations, Anna Poe and Irene
Bodway. '
Preceding the operetta a number of
glee club girls sang "The Call"; Irene
Bodway sang the solo, "The Road
That Brought You to Me" and an
Irish folksong was given as a solo
by Miss Kincaid, with flute obligato
by Mr. Taylor. Eliza Vinson acted
as accompanist for the evening.
A desire to give some of our pupils
practical platform experience and to
give some small groups of Portland
people .pleasure, has prompted Mr.
Bay, public peaking teacher, to use
some of the'public speaking and glee
club students in various ways. At the
St. Johns Community Club Dorothy
Coulter. Eloise Gray, Wylma Wagner,
Zelda Mulkey and Clara Edwards
have given readings. Dorothy Coul
ter and Zelda Mulkey have read re
cently at the Men's Resort. Miss Kin
caid, Zelda Mulkey. Irene Bodway.
Lena Crump and Eliza Vinson have
sung, read or played at the Portland
Settlement center.
The eighth-termers have chosen for
presentation the play. "Robina In
Search of a Husband," by Jerome K.
Jerome.
Miss Bertha K. Young, dean of
women at Reed college, spoke to the
junior and senior girls at the study
period on Tuesday morning. Her
talk pertained to vocational training
and was most Interesting and valu
able. On Tuesday a group of 12 from the
eighth-term English class visited the
central library for the purpose of
gathering material for reports on
"How the library serves the public."
Miss Rockwood, who has been con
nected with the institution ever since
it has been a free library, conducted
the group through the building and
explained its eouipment and methods.
The reports will include the archi
tecture and general plan of the build
ing, the business administration and
the work of each department. The
group assigned to this work were:
Svbil Barrett, Dorothy Coulter. Helen
Hood. Gladys Poe. Mary Benson, Lola
Shirley. Owen Robertson. Margaret
Bueerman. Jessie McNiven. Selma
Moe. Ellery Landers and Benjamin
Jower.
Progressive Business Men
Visit Benson.
Guest Dine at Cafeteria and Are
Shown Through School Orche
tra Being Formed.
BY HUBERT W. ESRY.
THURSDAY noon 150 business men,
members of the Progressive Busi
ness Men's club, held their weekly
luncheon in the Benson cafeteria. D
A. Grout, superintendent of schools
was chairman of the day and C. E
Cleveland, principal, delivered the ad
dress. The programme was as fol
lows: "Philo Senate March," Benson
band; introduction of Chairman Grout,
Dr. William F. Fiebig, president Pro
gressive Business Men's club; "Influ
ence of the Polytechnic School In the
Community," C. E. Cleveland; "Bells
of St. Mary," Benson glee club; "When
the Autumn Leaves Begin to Fall,"
glee club: "Star-Spangled Banner."
Following the programme the mem
bers were shown through the building
by a committee of boys who endeav
ored to show the visitors everything
of interest in the institution.
Wednesday of last week Miss Rock
wood, head of the reference depart
ment of the Portland library, gave
several very interesting talks to the
third, fourth and fifth-period English
classes on the subject of 'The Mak
ing of the Book." She traced methods
of recording history for 4000 years
back. Miss Rockwood brought with
her several clay fac-similes of tablets
upon which were written by various
methods records of transactions and
events. She also exhibited a Bible
written by hand which is now over
400 years old, and posters showing
the methods of writing on the tem
ples and columns. Miss Rockwood's
talks were greatly enjoyed by those
privileged to hear them.
Thursday afternoon Miss Virginia
Broughton and Miss Elizabeth Van
Hook editor-in-chief and society edi
tor, respectively, of the Jefferson high
school Spectrum, were Benson visi
tors. The Spectrum, since the re
moval of the printing department
from Jefferson to Benson, has been
published regularly by the Benson
Tech press.
A week ago Friday evening the
Benson Tech Boosters were guests at
the home of William Hamilton, a
member of the organization, at' his
home in Irvington. The affair was
given in honor of the new members
of the club and several stunts were
staged for their special benefit.
At a sumptuous "feed" served later
in the evening James G. Tontz, vice
principal and faculty adviser, made a
brief address and President Joseph B.
Gilsdorf spoke on "Service." Verne
Bishop, vice-president; William Ham
ilton, secretary, and Millard Johnson,
treasurer, each made brief remarks.
Hubert Espry acted , as toastmaster.
At the conclusion of the supper a mu
sical programme was rendered by
Mrs. Hamilton. William Hamilton and
Ralph Schlegel of Washington high
school.
Those present at the function be
sides the host were Gerald Clover,
W. C. Holmes, Harold Hunsacker, H.
Miller. Leland De Laney, Ralph Jones,
Norman Bruek, Emerson C. Taylor,
Glenn Chandler, Morton Schilt, Hubert
Esry, Joseph Gilsdorf, Millard John
son, Enos Quesnell, Robert Smith.
Verne Bishop, Ralph Schlegel and Mr!
Tontz.
Philip Parcher. a member of the
staff of the drawing department,
called a meeting last week of those
interested in forming a school or
chestra. A large number were pres
ent, although -there is still room for
other members. The student body ex
ecutive board has appropriated a sum
to be used for the purchase of music
for the organization and it is expected
that the organization will take a real
part In school musical circles soon.
Alaskan Doctor Journeys
1100 Miles by Dog Team.
Dr. BtMon Win Race to Save the
Life of Claude Baker, Banker of
ldltarod.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 26.
More than 1100 miles of Alaska
winter enow trails were covered re
cently by Dr. J. B. Beeson, an Anchor
age government railroad physician,
by dog team in what probably was
one of the longest professional trips
ever made by a doctor In response to
a call from a sick bed. It was a race
to savo the life of Claude Baker, a
banker of .Iditarod, and Dr. Beeson
won.
Once on the trip the temperature
dropped to 50 degrees below zero and
biting winds made going hard part
of the way for the relays of "mash
ers" and dog teams who waited for
Dr. Beeson every 30 to 50 miles along
the route. At one place the doctor
had to climb out of his sleigh and
change places with his dog driver,
who had suffered an injury, and, on
another stretch the doctor covered
512 miles with but one night's rest in
bed.
Off on the long trail, Dr. Beeson left
Anchorage January 24. When the call
came that Baker was dying, a gov
ernment train was given the right of
way so it could rush Dr. Beeson to
the end of the railroad to start him
on his way. On. the train with him
was Bill Corey, dog driver, with a
racing team of setters and mala
mutes. Across an 84-mile gap In the
railroad the dog team rushed the doc
tor. A few miles out the malamutes
gave. out and the setters finished the
run. ;
An engine and caboose were wait
ing at Healy, where they met the
railroad again. To Nenana the doctor
was carried by the locomotive and
there he met the "Scurvy Kid," a
well-known Interior musher. At 11
o'clock at night the two set out on
the trail north to the Yukon river,
with the temperature 40 below. A
short distance from Nenana the driv
er met with an accident and Dr. Bee
son took his first lesson in mushing.
Reaching a cabin 23 miles on, an In
dian took him 58 miles to the next
pest. Here a horse was tried, but
could make no time, so dogs were
pressed into service.
Arriving at Tolovana, on the trail
to the Yukon, late at night, the doc
tor changed drivers and left at 11
o'clock down the trail over the ice
of the Tanana river. It was dark, the
wind was blowing a gale and the dogs
followed the trail by memory. Near
ing Fort Gibbon the driver went Into
water up to his knees and at Gibbon
found he had frozen two toes. Dr.
Beeson gave him medical attention
and then took to a bed at 8 o'clock
at night. Arising at 4 the next morn
ing, he was off. with a musher and
13 dogs, for Birches. From Birches
another relay carried him 40 miles to
Cockrines. where an Indian, sensing
the sporting feature of the race,
piloted the doctor over the 30 miles
to Ruby in four hours. Similar re
lays completed the trip from Ruby
to Iditarod.
Going in. It took five days and ten
hours. On his way back the doctor
made the trip in 14 days. He took a
different route, part of which was
across a glacier, and was piloted by
Leonard Seppala, noted racing-dog
driver.
Dr. Beeson, back at his desk here,
said .the trip was Just what he need
ed. "Arrangements were made ahead
of me long the line for drivers and
not a man failed. It was wonderful,
the spirit of the mushers and their
gameness," he said. "I now have a
fine gang of pals all along the line."
A change of climate was recom
mended by the doctor for Mr. Baker.
Dredge Bringrs Hawaiian Riches.
HONOLULU, T. H. Strange things
were thrown up from the bottom of
Honolulu harbor at Pier Two where
a suct'on dredge had been deepening
the' slip. A little money in small
silver pieces and quite a considerable
quantity of opium in tins, presumably
lost or hidden in process of smuggling
have been brought to light. One
Hawaiian member of the crowd which
has been grubbing in the muddy swirl
from the dredgepipe was reported to
have found 43 tins of opium which he
disposed of at S65 per tin.
Lincoln Seventh-Termers
Enjoy Party.
Jolly Function Held by January,
Kf, Cla Paper Drive by Fresh,
men Kxclte Intereat.
BY MARGARET KRBSSMAX.
MEMBERS of the January '22 class
held their get-together party at
Jane Fleckenstein's home last Thurs
day. Lincoln's four-piece orchestra
furnished splendid music for the
evening. Both dancing and games
were enjoyed during the early part
of the evening and were followed by
delicious refreshments, consisting of
ice cream, punch, candy and home
made cake. Almost all the class and
several members of the faculty were
present at the party and they all pro
nounced it a huge success.
In order to raise funds for the
Junior Red Cross and the community
chest drive and as aid to the dental
clinics, the Lincoln freshmen are con
ducting a paper drive under leader
ship of Mr. Harlan. Every day all of
the freshmen boys and girls and many
of the upper classmen can be seen
carrying papers and magazines to
the school. Great piles of paper have
been accumulated and are being
steadily enlarged.
A new song, to the tune of "Vene
tian Moon," was introduced in the
regular Tuesday assembly this last
week, advertising the paper drive. It
was first sung by two freshman girls
and was then taken up by the entire
school. Wednesday, freshman boys
went around to all the rooms of the
building and delivered enthusiastic
speeches on the subject. A contest is
being held between the boys and the
girls to see which ones can bring the
most paper. The results of each day's
efforts are posted on a large bulletin
board in the front hall and the board
is watched with keen interest.
The school is planning to give an
other open house programme Friday,
April 8. Admission fees are to go into
the athletic fund. The purpose of the
programme is to permit the parents
of Lincoln students to see the work
their children are doing and to meet
the members of the faculty. Work
from the various departments will be
on display and students will be at
work that night in the chemistry and
physics laboratories and in the art
rooms. Just such a programme was
given a year ago and proved a great
success, both financially and other
wise. The eighth-termers held a class
skating party at the Oaks rink las!
Thursday night. The party was a
very novel one and afforded a great
deal of amusement.
The first-termers launched out intu
the social activities of Lincoln i"
Friday. March 18. when they sav.
reception to their parents anil tfa !.
ers in the school gymnasium. Tln
had a delightful programme, whic1'
disclosed considerable talent. It was:
Welcome speech by Sylvia Nayel;
French recitation, Eugenia Snmmcrs:
violin solo. Katie Davis; recitation.
Esther Mosorosky; vocal solo, Kath
ryn Hecks; recitation, Margaret
Getty: piano solo. Marjory Thomp
son; Dance. Caroline Miller: recita
tion, Alfred Goldblatt; piano solo.
Harold Hirsch. While the freshmen
were introducing their parents to the
teachers. Ice cream was served. The
freshmen are to be congratulated on
the success of their first party.
The members of the January, '22,
class selected their class pins last
Monday. The pins are of green gold,
of an octagonal shape, with beveled
edges on which "L. H. S.. Jan., '22"
are slightly raised. There is a small
pearl in the center of the pin. The
pin is very pretty and individual and
the members of the class are eager to
obtain them as soon as possible.
m
The second-term girls entertained
the first-term girls on Thursday. The
affair was an Easter party, held in
the school gymnasium. A special pro
gramme was given, refreshments
were served and the girls took part
in many interesting games.' Very
clever invitations were sent out to
all the first-term girls. They con
sisted of a fluffy looking, yellow
chicken, with the following invita
tion printed on a slip of paper tucked
under its wing: "You are eggspe
cially invited to come to an eggs
ceedingly good time in the gym,
March 24 at 3. You are eggs-pected
to come, so eggs-ert yourself to
please us."
A meeting to discuss the formation
of a French club was held last
Wednesday and it Is almost certain
that such a society will be estab
lished. Lincoln has heretofore had
no organization for French students,
although there has been a Spanish
club for several years. .
Lincoln's Hl-Y boys, together with
Franklin's Hi-Y's tramped to Wah
tum lake last Friday, spent the night
in the Boy Scouts' cabin there and
tramped back to Portland Saturday.
They had a splendid time at the lake
but enjoyed the trips to and from it
even better. The hike was quite an
undertaking so early in the season,
but the boys enjoyed it even more
because of the difficulties they had to
meet.
New uniforms have been purchased
for the members of the baseball team.
The boys practice some -every night
on the lot in back of the school, but
real, earnest practice has been put
off until the weather permits the use
of Multnomah field.
Lincoln was very glad to see Mr.
Boyer again last Tuesday. He has
not been leading the singing assem
blies for some time but led the one
last week and the welcome extended
him was some of the best singing
Lincoln has heard in a long time.
Miss Amos of the English depart
ment has received a letter from Law
rence Jones, a Lincoln alumnus, say
ing that he is leading in an English
class of 100 and laying his succrxs
to the grammar he learned at Lin
coln. The English classes have de
cided that grammar may not b- so
useless after all and have determine!
to spend more time on that subject
Tanks to Clear Land.
VICTORIA, B. C. For the Purpose
of clearing up thousands of acres of
land for farmers in British Colum
bia by means of war tanks to be im
ported from England and France, the
convention of farmers' institutes here
delegated certain of their members
to place this scheme before the gov
ernment. The convention was also
in favor of a wholesale house, to be
run along the lines of the California
system. This project was referred
to the board of statistics.
British Columbia Gains.
VICTORIA, B. C British Colum
bia's population Is 555,536, an Increase
of 89,700, or a little more than 20 per
cent, over the previous year, accord
ing to the provincial board of health
annual report for 1920. This total In
cludes 25.649 Indians. The figures
are based on vital statistics shown
in births, marriages and deaths and
also in school registrations.