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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PUT IN BUSY WEEK IN VARIED ACTIVITIES
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Girls Work on Preparation of Meals Teachers Consent to Have Photos Taken Track Meet Is Feature Reed College Is Visited by Many Seniors.
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 14. 1922
Benson Tech Show Is Most
Elaborate Affair.
Department Vie With Each Other
In Putting o Rent Possible Dis
plays to Please Public
BY KEXXETH RAUCH.
THE Benson Tech show, held In the
school on the evening, of May
3, 4 and 5, was highly commended by
every one who attended. From the
time of their entrance into the build
ing until they reluctantly left for
home, when the lights were turned
out, the visitors were held In a high
state of entertainment afforded by
the many displays. Some people even
found that one night's time was not
enough to cover every exhibit in
the building. Nine thousand enthu
siastic visitors went through the
school during the three nights.
The visitors were met at the main
entrance to the building by Benson
band in their new uniforms. Many
stopped to hear the finely-playe se
lections, directed by Fred B. More
lock. A short distance down the hall
the Orange 'B" club operated an ar
tistically-decorated booth from which
they dispensed refreshments. At the
opposite end of the hall in the cor
ner next to room 6, the Oyer-un-gon
club had their exhibit. Here, a
uniquely-prepared camping scene
wa portrayed. A small but grace
ful waterfall between an arrange
ment of cedar boughs was the back
ground. A small tent and usual
campers' paraphernalia was distrib
uted before it. A pot of boiling cof
fee on a small camp fire made of an
arrangement of electric light globes
and an electric plate covered with
red paper and small sticks gave an
aroma which added greatly to the
realism of the scene. A display of
Oregon minerals, loaned by the bu
reau of mines and geology, and a
demonstration of the regular forest
rangers' fire-fighting equipment were
two other features of the display.
The Band candy store operated at
least one stand in every hall.
The federal board men and the
fire squad captains took it upon them
selves to police the shops and halls,
watching for fires, accidents, etc.
The Camera club, held its exhibit
in the federal board room. The room
was lighted with red lamps so that
a demonstration of film developing
and printing could be carried on.
These lights, however, gave suffi
cient light to enable the visitors to
come and go and to see photographs
which were on display around the
room. An enlarging camera was also
on display and actual work was
turned out by it each evening. Small
snapshots were enlarged to twice and
three times their original size.
The gymnasium was given over to
radio concerts each evening. A large
radio receiving set equipped with a
magnavox was loaned to the school
by the Meir & Frank company for
this event. Motion pictures were also
thrown upon a screen in the front of
the hall. On Thursday evening mu
sic played by the Benson orchestra
was broadcasted from the W. P. Haw
ley station in Irvington from 9 to 10
o'clock. From 8 to 9 o'clock on the
same evening the Northwest Radio
company broadcasted an exceptionally
fine special concert at the request
of the Benson Radio club. The stu
dent body and even the public are
deeply Indebted to the Northwest Ra
dio company for this concert because
It was given during the usually quiet
hour on Thursdays. The Radio club
exhibit and contest was a great suc
cess. Practically all of the different
types of receiving sets were dis
played. An exhibit of the many types
of aerials used today also proved
popular. These aerials were con
structed in miniature and were com
plete as to the finest details. The
winners of the competition are as
follows: For the best audion set,
"William Burke won a pair of Bran
des superior phones; F. Brewster took
the detector tube for second bett. For
the best crystal sets F. Taylor won
the loose coupler for first, while Ed.
Bell received the second prize, a cryo
tal detector. The freak-set prize of
a pair of phones was Von by Harrison
S-.-hoolfietd. The judges were Dr.
Labbe of the Northwest Radio com
pany ; J. B. Weed, operator of The
Oregonian set, and Joe Hallock of
Hallock & Watson.
The Benson Tech Boosters club
had full charge of the running of the
cafeteria all three nights or the show.
The room was most gorgeously dec
crated to resemble a Chinese tea gar
den. Many beautiful Chinese art tap
estries were loaneed and hung by the
Chinese students of Benson. Ice cream,
wafers, specials, milk, coffee and
punch were served.
The engine room, where the elec
tricity Js generated, was open for in
spection. Besides the regular exercise work,
the electric shop had constructed a
miniature hydro-electric plant. The
plant was modeled after and built to
scale from one in Montana where one
of the shop instructors at one time
bad charge.
The print shop was working as
usual and had the big cylinder press
turning out copies- of the Tech Pep
as fast as possible for the visitors.
Lathe work was the predominating
feature in the woodworking shop. Alt
of the small speed lathes were turn
ing out small cups, table lamps, trays,
etc., while the large lathe was used
In turning out a floor lamp.
The foundry was of special inter
est because it Is there that every
first-year "Tech" has to go for one
term. On Wednesday evening a
large amount of aluminum was cast
Into souvenirs for the ladies, while or.
Thursday a like amount of brass was
cast. Friday, however, was the big
night of the three because at that
time the cupola was fired up and
several hundred pounds of gray Iron
was cast. Kach night about 12 o'clock
aluminum griddles were given to the
ladies holding the lucky-number
cards.
The plumbing shop vied with the
electric shop for the best miniature
display. The scene portrayed by the
plumbers was a most realistically-arranged
replica of the Bridge of the
Gods, which according to the old
Indian legend, stood over the Colum
bia river near the present site of
Cascade Locks. The scene was com
plete, event to a small Indian camp
on the river bank with painted te
pees and with small fires glowing in
front of each one. The sheet metal
shop boys had flour scoops, funnels
and cookie cutters, which they sold.
In no instance for more than just
the bare cost of the materials used
in their construction.
The Liberty airplane motor was
the greatest drawing card of the gas
engine shop, although a great deal
of attention was paid to the antics
Of the small Cleveland tractor, which
was being demonstrated. Overhaul
ing jobs were being done by a few
of the more advanced students.
The blacksmiths' display covered
practically every exercise that is nec
essary for each Tech student to make
during his term in the shop. Two
artistic jardiniere stands made from
strap iron and square Iron occupied
places ot dignity at each end of the
exhibit table.
The large steam hammer was oper
ated by one of the smallest boys in
school. Miniature ball-peen ham
mers were forged on the power ham
mer and were given as souvenirs to
the visitors who asked for them.
The English rooms displayed the
students' books, essays and other
written work for the inspection of
the parents.
The school library was in charge of
Miss Kiemle, the librarian and was
used as a rest room. Music was pro
vided by the school phonograph for
the entertainment of the guests, who
stopped to rest a while.
The drawing department had all of
the best drawings, blue prints and
tracings arranged for inspection. The
making of blUe prints was demon
strated in room 21. Also in this room
was located the Radio club's receiving
set and magnavox.
Lincoln Will Feature Track
Meet May 26.
Baseball Team Wins First Game
on Multnomah Field Playing
Commerce Music Entertains
Assembly.
BY ROBERT L. GARDNER-
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MAY 26, the date for the inter-
scholastic track meet, all the
public schools are to meet in the
business district of the city and march
to the Multnomah field. As a result
all the boys are drilling in marching
every noon. Each term has its cap
tain, who belong to the Oregon Na
tional guard and its faculty adviser.
Over all the terms is a commander-in-chief.
Melvin Battee has been ap
pointed commander-in-chief while
the following have received the rank
of captain: Wallace Young, first
termers; Paul Tate, second termers;
Patrick Hughes, third termers; Louts
Hawk, fourth termers; Roy Hawk,
fifth termers; Leo Turtledove, sixth
termers; Fred Sugnet, seventh term
ers, and Vaughn Lawson, eighth
termers. The faculty advisers for the
various terms are : first term, Mr.
Shainwald; second term, Mr. Bennett;
third term, Mr. Blackler; fourth term,
Mr. Reynolds; fifth term, Mr. Stauf
fer; sixth term, Mr. Verry; seventh
term, Mr. Schwartzstrauber, and
eighth, Mr. Thome.
The Lincoln baseball team won its
first game on Multnomah field last
Tuesday by defeating the Commerce
baseball team, 8 to 7. The game was
one of the most exciting ofsthe sea
son, the score being tied for several
innings. The battery for Lincoln was
Clarke King, Jerome Gunther and
Veryl Flynn, pitchers, and Ben Mar
gulis, who caught in place of the reg
ular catcher, Neville Walker.
At the regular weekly assembly
last Tuesday the students enjoyed a
solo by Miss Katherine Hicks, a stu
dent of Lincoln. Following the solo
Mr. Ingram, music teacher, announced
that Lincoln's Glee clubs would pre
sent a musical recital at the public
auditorium.
The members of the Lincoln Tri-Y
club, together with the other Tri-Y
club of the city, are making prepara
tions for a mothers' tea to be given
May 14, mothers' day. Invitations
have already been extended to the
mothers of the Tri-Y members. May
Agile Barr is managing Lincoln's
part in the affair.
The members of the Aeolian mu
sical club are now completing plans
for their annual musicaj programme
whleh is to be given in the school
auditorium in the near future. The
programme is to consist of violin
solos, piano solos and songs by the
various members of the club. Presi
dent Albert Roenicke has induced a
great deal of enthusiasm so that the
event promises to be a very Interest
ing one.
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Last Thursday, May 11, the To
logian and Oratorian debating socie
ties held their big annual inter-society
debate. The Tologian team
consisted of: Leslie Gosslin, Robert
Holzer and Jack Leiter; the Oratorian
team was composed of: George
Frlede. Vaughn Lawson and Morton
Goodman. Mr. T. T. Davis was chosen i
chairman while Judge Walter Evans I
and Judge Kanzler presided as
judges. -The question was: Resolved
that United States should cancel the
allies war debt. The Tolos stood af
f irmately and Oratorians negatively.
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The commencement invitations of
the June '22 class have finally been
chosen and will soon be delivered to
the seniors who desire them. The
committee in charge of the invita
tions is composed of Earl Flinn,
chairman; Frances Mills and Martha
Prothero.
The Lincoln High quartet, consist
ing of Melvin Battee, leader; Roy
Hawk, bass; Louis Hawk, tenor, and
Harold Williamson, baritone, were so
successful in the Turn Verein enter
tainment that they were immediately
asked to sing at an exhibition to be
given at the Woodmen of the World
hall. At the Turn Verein last week
they were called back for four en
cores. The various terms of the Girls
league held an election last Thurs
day. The purpose of the election was
to choose new officers for next term.
The girls of the Girls' league are
planning on taking an important part
in the preparation for the annual
open house, which will be given
May 25.
The athletic board of Lincoln is
making arrangements for a new elec
tion for members. The present board
consists of Melvin Battee, Francis
McCarthy. Borris Rosenberg, Erl
Vhiles and Meryl Berry. At a recent
meeting Earl Chiles was appointed to
take charge of tennis, which is to be
begun this week.
The members of both senior classes
and both Card inal staffs enjoyed an
interesting talk, last Tuesday, on
journalism. The speaker was Dean
Allen, head of the journalism course
at the University of Oregon. Dean
Allen spoke for a half hour on the
daily life of a journalist and the op
portunities of the profession. At the
close of the talk the students were at
liberty to ask any question concern
ing the course.
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Preparations are now going on for
the annual Lincoln open house which
will be given May 25. All the history
classes are preparing various maps
while the art classes are completing
a great many posters. The Lincoln
HI-Ys have been chosen to manage
the advertising of the open house.
Soda Lake Found in Siberia.
Scientific American.
The discovery of a lake, rich in
carbonate of soda, in the neighborhood j
of Kulumda. has been announced.
The lake is located in a very fertile
region, and active steps are being
taken to exploit the discovery and
erect a srap factory in the immediate
vicinity of the lake..
Officers of Franklin Science club. Left to right Helen Bartholomew, treasurer! Mervin Nelson, secretary; Miss
Howard, faculty advisor; Emil Furrier, president; Sylvia Seymour, vice-president; front, Lee Powell, serjeant-at-arms.
Jefferson Schedules Live
Wire Vaudeville.
Class Play Receipts Will Assist In
Good Cause Camera Club Has
Interesting Session.
BY HARRY G. JOHNSON.
THE annual Live Wire vaudeville
has been scheduled to be given
at Jefferson on Friday and Saturday
evenings, May 26 and 27. All of the
Jefferson student organizations are
energetically working to put on
Bome kind of an act. As there are
more than 30 clubs in the school, and
only 10 or 12 acts can be presented,
there is strong competition between
the organizations to be one of the
30 to put on a stunt. Of the work
which has been done so far toward
preparing an act, the boys and girls'
glee clubs deserve the most atten
tion. The two organizations have
combined their efforts this year and
are working together to put on a
musical comedy entitled "The Mani
cure Shop." The remaining clubs of
the school are working on various
pantomimes and skits. The Camera
club has chosen a pantomime as its
effort. The Latin club is planning
to give a humorous bit of Roman life,
and so on through the list of clubs.
The art classes are making posters
in various designs to advertise the
show, and from all present signs it
will be a precedent-establishing suc
cess. The regular weekly assembly on
last Monday was utilized by the
school for the purpose of advertis
ing the play "Green Stockings,"
which was given by Miss Ruby Page
Ferguson (Mrs. Anthony Euwer)
last Friday evening. The student
speakers were Frank Kenin and Pat
rick Merrick, who emphasized the
fact that all of the proceeds would
go toward purchasing a set of books
for the Jefferson school library, the
collection to be known as the "Maude
L. Ferguson memorial collection."
Constance Roth told the plot of the
play. The remainder of the assembly
was then taken up in showing movie
films. Two films were shown, one
being scenes of historic Mexico as it
is today and the other depicting the
various stages in the production of
oranges and olives in California.
Chief Mason of the Jefferson fire
squad held a fire drill last Tuesday,
which tied the record time of the
term, 70 seconds. As the weather was
clear, the students marched entirely
out of the building.
The Jefferson Camera club held its
regular weekly meeting on last Mon
day afternoon. Leah Stiverson was
VANCOUVER ELKS ENTERTAINED BY RADIO
CONCERTS FROM ALL STATIONS OF COAST
Visitor to Clubrooms Hard to Convince That Outfit Is Not Phonograph and Hoax Is Suspected Antenna
and Ground Lead Wires Entirely Concealed From Observer and Apparatus Is Assembled in Cabinet.
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CORNER OF VANCOUVER, WASH., ELKS' CLUBHOUSE.
RADIO CONCERT.
HERE is one corner in the club-
er in the club-
couver. Wash., I
hich is fast be-
room of the Vance
Elks' clubhouse wl
ciks ciuimouae nn:cn is ibl ue-
coming the favorite lounging place ,
for many of the members. Here, m
comfortable leather arm chairs, the j
"Bills" spend enjoyable hours listen
ing to the radio concerts and other
programmes broadcast from nearly
every radiophone station on the Pa-
cific coast
With all the antenna and ground
lead wires entirely concealed from the
observer, and the entire apparatus,
magnavox and all, assembled in a fine
phonographic cabinet, the visitor to
the clubrooms is hard to cosvice that
appointed chairman of the committee
to have charge of the Camera club
stunt in the Live Wire vaudeville.
Miss Stiverson has not yet chosen the
students to assist her on the com
mittee. Several students of Jefferson
took a hike to Oswego lake today, in
which eeveral of the Camera club
members participated. Start was
made early in the morning and the
company will return to Portland at
sunset, via the Pacific highway.
Miss Patterson's art classes at Jef
ferson have been working with gesso,
a plastic substance composed of oil,
glue, varnish and whiting, during the
past few days. Many beautiful arti
cles have been made from this sub
stance by the students, such as jewel
boxes, picture frames, napkin rings,
flower pots and novelties. The ar
ticles are decorated in high relief by
striking designs, and then enameled
in attractive shades.
Leta Kennedy, an alumnus of Jef
ferson, has been accorded the dis
tinction of winning a scholarship for
the coming year at the Columbia uni
versity in New York. Miss Kennedy
is now attending that institution in
the art department.
The Boys' Radio club at Jefferson
has chosen the official pin for the
club. The emblem is to be m the
lorm of an audion detector bulb,
worked in silver, engraved with the
letters "JRC." Since the organiza
tion of the Girls' Radio club the Boys'
Radio club has a healthy competitor,
and there is keen rivalry developing
between the two organizations.
Yosemite Museum Has Relics.
Scientific American.
This new government museum al
ready has a wonderful collection of
Indian basketry, beautiful arrowheads
chipped from volcanic glass, and an
important geological exhibit. It has
the only existing specimen of a Piute
rabbit blanket, woven from strips of
the tanned skins of many rabbits;
then there is a soft, pliable water
bottle, still usable despite Its 200
years of age, woven in a stitch that is
a lost art, a stiich so close that no
resin was needed to make the bottle
watertight. Letters written by John
Muir are also numbered among the
treasures.
Volcanic Water Poisonous.
BOKHARA. Many persons and a
large number of animals in the vicin
ity of Koktak are reported dead as a
result of drinking poisonous water
flowing from eight new waterfalls
created by a volcanic disturbance far
in the interior, near the Afghan
frontier. The eruptions are said to
have destroyed several villages with
a resultant heavy loss of life.
it is a radio set and
phonograph. Even aft
distant unknown vo
radio set and not the usual
fter he hears the
oice come out
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thrniir.h TV,. cminri fhsmhar i n rt art-
nounce that .os AltoS( CaU is now
broadcasting and that Madame FIfi
Cazaza will sing- the aria from 'Trigo-
letto,' " the visitor thinks it all
hoax and begins to look all around
the cabinet for the phonographic rec
ord that ought to be around some
where. The Vancouver Elks' radio set has
been in use for about two weeks and
it, giving excellent results. Words
and music from stations in California
and Washington come .in nearly as
well as those in nearby Portland.
The set consists of a Westinghouse
James John Tumalum Staff
Is Entertained.
Senior Class Partakes of Reed
College HospitalityInteresting
Speakers Detail Features of the
Loan Fund.
BY ELOISE GRAY'
A THEATER party of recent Interest
was that given by Dean Randall
in honor of the regular James John
Tumalum staff. The ocoasion for
the enjoyable affair was Walter
Hampden's presentation of "The
Taming of the Shrew" at the Heilig
Saturday afternoon, May 6.
Practically the entire senior class
enjoyed Reed's hospitality on Reed
day. The canoe races, tilting con
tests, dance and canoe fete were the
principal features of the college
event. A number of students in the
June '22 class are planning to at
tend Reed.
Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Hewitt were
very interesting speakers Friday
morning when they explained the
Oregon College Women's loan fund
to the senior girls.
The people of the St. Johns com
munity greatly enjoyed Mr. Mona
han's illustrated lecture of "Early
St. Johns," given in the school audi
torium Thursday evening. Mr. Clarke
was another very interesting speaker
in his' presentation of the situation
calling for the vote for school tax
levy. The programme was sponsored
by the St. Johns Parent-Teacher as
sociations, and children from the
grade schools of the community aided
in presenting the delightful pro
gramme. Elaborate plans are being made for
May 24, when the members of the
St. Johns Community club will be
guests of the student body at a din
ner prepared by the domestic science
department. The students are plan
ning "open house" and the seniors
will act as guides to show the guests
the various departments. The Boys
and Girls' Glee club and the James
John orchestra will furnish numbers
for the programme. The purpose of
the affair is to present to the peo
ple of the community the desirabli
ity. of keeping certain departments in
the Portland schools.
j The seniors have now completed
their visits to the photographer, and
their pictures will soon be in readi
ness for the Tumalum,
Bar pins are providing the first
problems in soldering in the, metal art
class.
SEVEN "BILLS" ENJOYING A
two-stage detector and amplifier
with a large magnavox. A hole was
cut In the motor board of the cab
inet and the detector and amplifying
panels set in at an angle so that the
connections are located beneath the
motor base, and only those parts are
exposed which are necessary in the
adjustment of the units.
A storage battery and a Tungar
rectifier for charging the battery
have been placed in an acid-proof
compartment in the lower part of the
case. A double pole and throw switch
allows the charging of the battery
when the set is not in operation.
The antenna is a single wire made
of No. 4 aluminum cable 150 feet long
and 50 feet hisK
Commerce Ledger to Have
Cartoons Issue.
Class Play Cast Gets Into Action
a Bit Teachers Coaxed Into
Having Photos Taken.
BY MEIEN ZWIXGL.I A.VD AEMN
PANG BORN.
THE JUNE class sponsored a. very
successful ice cream sandwich
sale last week. Several dollars of
profit were realized.
Cartoons galore such is the prom
ise of the coming Ledger. Because of
the expense entailed in making cuts,
but few cartoons have heretofore
been used in each issue. This Ledger
will probably be rather small and
the text short, but will all be made
up by the number of pictures and car
toons. At the weekly assembly Thursday
Mrs. Bess Whitcomb gave a short
talk, and the various members of the
class play cast gave a sample of their
wares. A great deal of enthusiasm
was aroused over the pjay through
the medium of this assembly.
After much persuasion gentle and
otherwise the teachers were pre
vailed upon to have their pictures
taken. They must have been coached
in behavior beforehand they lined up
without a tremor. The ordeal lasted
but half a second, so most of them
were able to endure the strain of
looking pleasant during the process.
The teachers are deserving of three
cheers. .
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Miss Rankin, senior registration
teacher, and a number of the stu
dents of the June class, attended the
O. A. C. junior week-end at Corvallis.
They left Friday and plan to return
late today.
New members for next term's Sil
ver Pencil club will be voted in at
the next meeting, Friday, May 19.
Seventh and eighth termers who wish
to join should make that fact known
to Louise Jacobsen, the secretary.
The Alpha and Beta Sorosis meet
ings were held jointly last Wednes
day. The girls decided to entertain
the graduating members of the club
with a hike. Those appointed or. the
committee to take charge are: Mable
Johnson, Willa Jones, Vivian Boon,
Irene Crocker and Bernce Lewis.
Glen Anderson, a well-known for
mer pupil, visited Commerce iast
Monday. Glen, who held an Import
ant position on the Ledger staff sev
eral terms ago, left Commerce to at
tend the Tillamook high school, where
his parents had moved. He was wel
comed by all his old friends who have
not yet graduated, but many of them
now are gone.
Mr. Peterson, representing the
Portland branch of the Bradstreet
company, gave an instructive address
on credit and its use in the business
world at the last weekly assembly.
Mr. Peterson stated that over 90 per
cent of all business transactions are
accomplished on the basis of credit.
The purpose of the Bradstreet com
pany is to provlc for the business
man an easy access to information
concerning the credit standings of all
his prospects.
Mr. Peterson also emphasized the
value of veracity and asserted that a
large majority of credit is given be
cause of personal dependability rather
than for collateral security. Miss
Frances Wilson introduced the speak
er and acted as chairman of the as
sembly. Commerce completely upset the
dope when they played their second
game of the season with Benson. The
game was played Wednesday at the
East Twelfth and Davis street
grounds. Excitement prevailed on
the field during the entire nine in
nings, for the teams proved to be
very evenly matched. Benson made
two runs in the first inning, and held
Commerce to none. With the be
ginning of the first half of the fourth,
however, things began to change
somewhat. Commerce scored four
runs. Gurian created quite a sen
sation in the fifth by knocking a
homer. In the sixth Benson rallied
and raised her score to six. She led
for only a short time, for Commerce,
during the seventh inning, added
three more runs to their score. Ben
son tried vainly to even up the lead
held by Commerce, in the last half
of the ninth. They succeeded in
earning one run. The game ended
8 to 7.
One of the outstanding features of
the battle was Korhonen's pitching.
The constituents of the team were:
Korhonen, Swanson, Peterson. Ron
ner, Howard, Matson, Gurtan, Wells
and Kirigin.
The Lincoln game proved a sad
one for us. Nevertheless, tne game
was very close and extraordinarily
exciting. The excitement, however,
was not occasioned in the least by
any unusually skillful playing
rather by the mediocrity and even
poorness on the part of players in
both teams. It seemed at first tio be
a contest to see who could make the
most errors. Commerce did not at
all lack promise of winning the con
test either.
The game had a regular story-book
climax, but the hero did not meet the
expectations of the crowd. Swanson
was up. The bases were full; two
men had already been put out, three
balls had been called and two strikes
hung over the hero's head like the
sword of Damocles. They might as
well have been he struck an easy
grounder out to the shortstop and
never saw first.
As usual Bruno Korhonen's excel
lent pitching stood out as the most
prominent feature. He also did well
at the bat and made a good "all
around" showing.
A surging commotion has begun in
room 4, which gives fair promise of
continuing until the end of the term.
Senior girls are choosing graduation
dresse3, are arranging for partners
for the Commercement day exercises,
and are preparing in general for that
great day when they will be sent out
into "the land of beginning again."
It has been decided that organdy
dresses in pastel shades will be worn.
A warning to boys! Do not speak
about graduation to any of the senior
girls, if you are lucky enough to
know one. She will invariably bring
forth an array of organdy samples
ranging from alligator pink to ginger
purple, and woe be unto you if you do
not by accident pick-out the color she
herself likes best, ' You will have lost
a friend, and a good one.
A large number of facs have dis
appeared from school during the last
week. As is the custom of Commerce,
seniors have been allowed to leave
the classroom to gain practical ex
perience as workers, and not as stu
dents. Six weeks before srraduatatoa
they may procure positions in offices
and firms about town and the quality
of their work In these places is
judged in giving them their fourth
and final quarter's grade. Many of
the seniors are taking advantage of
this custom and have already ob
tained positions.
To accommodate those on the
Ledger staff who are leaving school,
the senior issue of the Ledger is be
ing rushed in publication as much
as possible. This will detract in no
way from the quality of the work,
for all suitable material has already
been selected, revised and sent to the
printers. It is forecasted that this
Ledger will appear exactly in accord
ance with the schedule.
Franklin Science Club Hears
Discussions.
Class Play Is Declared Great Suc
cessGirls' I.enKuc Holds Meet
Ins and Plans for Picnic
BY EDNA MAY ROOT.
THE SCIENCE club, one of the
most active in Franklin, has been
honored from time to time by promi
nent people attending its meetings
and talking on subjects of interest.
Thursday. May 4, Miss Willard. pro
fessor of chemistry at Pacific uni
versity, talked on the subject "The
Political Influence Upon Chemistry,'
and dyes in particular. Miss Howard,
faculty advisor of the club, secured
the visit of Miss Willard.
Also at this meeting a cocoanut
which was sent by Theodore Barber,
a former member of the science club,
now located In the Hawaiian islands,
to Emil Furrer. president of the club.
was opened with due ceremony and
ail naa a share of its delicious con
tents.
Beginning May 18, the science club
will have a box placed at the entrance
of the library, in which students may
place any questions relating to
science which they wish answered
The teachers in the science depart
ment will aid in answering questions
which the committee cannot answer,
also to add to what the students al
ready know. The questions will be
answered at the regular club meet
ings.
A success indeed was the June, '22
class play, given last Friday even
ing in the Lincoln high school audi
torium. The play, "I Love You," won
many laughs and much applause from
the audience, made up of a large
number of Franklin students and their
friends.
Those who took part in the play
all or whom did creditable work,
were: Margaret Meeker, Elizabeth
Rauch, Bernice Anderson. Martha
Billeter, Orrin Clark, Howard Hobson,
Arlington Crum and Arthur Ander
son. Other members of the class sold
candy between the acts, also a bevy
of the senior girls in attractive
dresses ushered. Helen Cady was in
charge of the ushers, who were: Ma
bel Renne, Leona Nelson. Irene Jones
Gladys Onstad, Maxine Wheeler, Anna
de Witt, Virginia Endrizzi, Dorothea
bibley, Kathryn Pickard. Alta Brash,
Ruth Oswald, Gladys Marshall. Mar
ion Rhodes, Cecilia Ellis, Irene Leiohty
jd Irene Hollenbeck.
A meeting of the girls' league was
held Friday after school. Mrs. Althea
King gave an interesting and helpful
talk on "The Care of the Hair," fol
lowed by an open discussion.
During the business meetings of
the respective divisions of the league
plans were discussed for the big pic
nic which will be given by the league
In about two weeks. Ways to raise
needed funds were also discussed,
and plans made for further service
work. The girls are planning to
gather together food for several poor
families as soon as possible.
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Many Franklin students are at Cor
vallis this week-end for the O. A. C.
junior week-end festivities. Some
of them are: Martha Billeter, Helen
Leonard. Gladys Onstad, Elizabeth
Rauch. Phoebe Moffatt, Catherine
Palmer. Dorothy Dodge, Frances Gil
bert, Florette Schwarting, Gladys
Marshall. Howard Hobson, Arlington
Crum, Paul Walker, Glenn Moore,
Vernon Goetz, Orrin Clark, Norman
Johnson. John Harkins and Clarence
Turnbull.
Fourteen of the girls of the Hi-Kl-Ki
club, with their faculty advisor.
Miss Neikirk, went on a very de
lightful hike recently. Under the
leadership of Frances Sefton, the
girls hiked from Council Crest to
Garden Home, where they ate lunch,
then hiked back to the Fulton car.
Fiance Is Disappointed.
Meggendorfer Blaetter, Munich.
The Fiancee You will give up
smoking when we are married, won't
you, Felix?
The Fiance I don't smoke at all.
The Fiancee Oh, what a shame!
PHYSICIAN SAYS GREATEST CURSE
of American people is lack of iron in the blood which WEAKENS
ALL THE VITAL ORGANS and often causes severe
suffering from derangement of the heart, stomach,
liver, intestines and other organs.
EXPLAINS WHAT TO DO
New York. In a recent conference
with the writer in regard to why such
an enormous number of people now-a-days
are in poor health, weak and
low in vitality. Dr. James Francis
Sullivan, formerly physician in Belle
vue Hospital (Out-Door Dept.), New
York, and the Westchester County
Hospital said: "In my opinion, the
greatest curse, to the health and strength
of American people of today is the alarm
ing deficiency of iron in their blood. More
than half the people you meet lack 100
per cent iron and as a result all the vital
organs of their body become more or lesi
weakened and this In time often leads to
serious derangement of the heart, stom
ach, intestines and other organs.
It seems almost Impossible to get peo
ple to understand and appreciate the
value of iron in the blood. There are
billions of red corpuscles in your blood
stream and each one must have iron or
it becomes weakened, starved and dies
and your blood becomes pale, thin and
watery. Without iron, your food merely
passes th rough your body without doing
yon any good. You do not get the strength
out of it and you may therefore become
thin, emaciated and all run -down. The
shrinking of the facial tissues and mus
cles frequently caused by this lack of iron
makes both men and women took years
McDowell Chorus Charms
Girls' Polytechnic.
Metal Art Work Display Note
worthy Feature Domestic Sci
ence Class Specialises Pre
paring Meal.
BY KATHLEEN SHAW.
THE McDowell chorus of women's
voices entertained the students
with & wonderful concert Thursday,
May 4. The first three numbers on
the programme were sung by the
girls of the school. The McDowell
chorus then sang "Only to Thee," ar
rangement of the Swan song: "To s
Wild Rose" (McDowell), "Nymphs
and Fawns" (Bemberg); chorus of
"Seraphim" (T- Dubois); serenade,
"Good Night, Good Night. Beloved."
Each piece was rendered perfectly
and a great deal of praise was due
Miss Van Dyke Hardwlck, the accom
panist. The chorus is a large one and
is ably directed by W. H. Boyer, di
rector of music In the public schools. -The
girls thoroughly enoyed the pro
gramme. e e
Many beautiful pieces of metal art
work were on display In the lower
hall Friday, May 5. Rings, pins,
chains, bracelets and lavallieres of
sliver were shown and tea stands,
book ends and candle holders of cop
per were displayed. Kach piece was
perfectly made and exquisite designs
were used in the work. Many of the
rings and lavallieres contained set-In
stones, while others had initials or
designs worked upon them.
Planning and preparing a meal Is
the problem upon which the second
term domestic science classes are '
working. Special emphasis is laid
upon the fact that each girl knows
how to prepare s certain food better
than others, and although taking all
branches of cooking, they specialise
in that dish. It is then brought Into
the mealwork In as many ways as
possible. The girls also have to take
into consideration the cost of the
meal, ss only a certain amount of
money is allowed for each person.
I e s
Both the teachers and pupils were
very glad to see Mrs. Clinton, the
third and fourth-term English teach
er, back at her work Monday, May S.
Mrs. Clinton has b, on ill since the
first week of the term an she will
only teach In the morning until eh
regains her full strength.
Dainty little baby dresses axe be
ing embroidered in the third-term
sewing classes. They fit a child of
six months to one year.
The chorus Is working hard on the
music for the graduation In order
that It may be a success. The girls
are also preparing for a programme
to be given in the near future, and
the quartet is learning several new
songs.
Practically every senior has chosen
the color for her graduation dress
and orchid seems to be the most pop
ular color. The dresseS will all be
in the pastel shades and as soon as
the list la complete Miss Arnold will
arrange the colors so that there will
be an even number of each. Much
to the delight of the girls they re
ceived their class Dins on Wednesday.
Three hundred and thirty-nine dol
lars' worth of advertisements had
been collected by May 8, 939 more
than was expected. The girls hope to
get at least $500 worth by next Mon
day. The school trustees and the super
intendent were entertained at a very
enjoyable luncheon on Thursday,
May 4. During the intervals between
the courses groups of girls from the
different clases exhibited end de
scribed their work.
Fires Fought by Alrplunr.
Paris, stirred by the 40.00d.n00-frano
fire that consumed a big department
store, Is considering the equipment
of airplanes with flre-extlngulshing
bombs. These would be filled with
gas that chokes out the flames
without being injurious to the neigh
boring population. Aviators propos
ing the plan claim one airplane could
carry enough bombs to extinguish a
large fire well undnr way. Experi
ments are to be conducted in the
suburbs to determine the feasibility
of the scheme.
Scientists Investigate- Altitude.
Mountain miners in the Andes do
heavy labor in a rarlfled atmophsre
that makes the slightest effort fa
tiguing to newcomers. American and
Canadian scientists are In Peru to
discover whether this Immunity of
the miners is due to changes In the
blood or to other functions. The
scientists will yield their own blood,
both at sea level and at three miles
altitude, and the samples will go to
our universities for analysis.
TO HEALTH AND STRENGTH
older and entirely robs women of their
freh. youthful beauty and clear, smooth
sktn, as wIl as nice complexion.
If you have been going on for mn4
time In a weakened, run-down condition,
doctoring for one thing and another with
out obtaining relief, I strongly advUe
that you have a blood examination mail
by a specialist and see whether or net
your blood is 100 per cent efficient in Iron.
In about eighty or ninety per cent of this
kind of cases, however. I feel I can safe-ly
predict that such an examination will
how Iron deficiency and that before yaw
can expect to obtain complete relief you.
mast do something to put back the Iron
which your blood must have to make yefl
stronc. vigorous and healthy For this par
pose I alway prescribe Genuine Nuxate
Iron, which contains tru organic Iron
like the Iron In your blood. It is there
fore a true red blood ood Nuxated Iron
la an entirely different thing from metallic
Iron which people usually take. If yow
have taken other iron producta and bav
failed to get results, such ta no proof that
Genuine Nuxated Iron will 4iot help yon.
It Is strongly recommended that you try
one er two bottles, and If such trial does
not give you most surprising results and
convince you that you have at last 'ouajt
the remedy to reach the neat of y ur
trouble, the manufacturers will promptly
refund your money
IMPORTANT NOTE. Prominent drug
gists who have baen interviewed In regard
to Nuxated Iron state that It has ilvea
such highly satisfactory results that they
do not hesitate to recommend it to their
patrons. The demand for li is so greaa.
that more riruggixta carry It In . k
than any other similar preparation