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, rVaunfori High
4 V By Blarjory Rood, .
THE Feb. '17 class bas organised its
class Lena staff as follows; , Elms
BITjera, euiiur-iii-toiet svu wwr,
associate editor; William Banks, buat
nos manager; John Scheffier, assistant
business manager; Nolan Hammersley.
Aeartlatair manarer! fiction. Olive
Snyder, Bernlce Krouse; verse, Muriel
McKinlay, John Blggerstaff ; school
notes, Edythe Flora. Ruth Worden;
exchanges, S her rill Ewln. Louise Whar
ton; society, Ella Iarsh. Ruth Leaman;
' art, Jane Eyre; debating, Marion Dlck-
'y i library notes, Doris Saw tell; staff
photographer, Charles Btrube; athletics,
'Walter Phillips, Josephine Pease; under
the Lens, Ruth Leaman, Beryl Vinson,
Wayne Loder, Dorothy Ariss, Dewey
Gearln, Earl Waller; essays, Gretchon
Dickenson, Frank Hecox; historian,
Bernlce Krouse; prophets, Gretchen
Dickenson, Muriel McKinlay, Bertel
. Oerboth,- advertising staff, Wayne Lo
der, John Scheffier and Dewey Gearln.
The visiting California boys .were
'Successfully entertained by a number
of boy from Washington during the
day of October 17. The Washington
hoys were: Bob Cooke, Bob Henley,
'Harold Henry, Roscoe Hemenway, Clar.
enoe Hlckok, Remey Cox and William
"Grout.
In the evening the visitors were en
tertained in the school gymnasium by
the .girls and boys of the Chamber of
, Commerce and many or me scnooi wno
vrere interested.
.". A none of the boys danced, games
, wer resorted to. Cookies and punch
Jwere the refreshments.
"' The cakes remaining from the June
17. get-acquainted party were distribut
ed among the needy the following day
'by the Chamber of Commerce member.
-- The Eukrioneon ; Debating aoclejy
: has. been organized. Hubert Barzee.
newly elected president, is doing his
. hut to tirlnv the aocletv uo to Its orig
inal high standard. The other officers
re:; Albert Une, vice-president; Al
len Cover, secretary; Paul Patterson,
- treasurer; Eugene Kelty, editor; John
1 Dentler, sergeant-at-arms.
A new plan of advertising school ac
tivities was instigated Wednesday
'morning. Each Wednesday, after the
regular singing, some student will talk
on some specific activity. Last
"Wednesday Janet Daniel spoke; her
topic was the Fhrenodlken Debating
society. An assembly hall program is
HO be given by this society Tuesday
afternoon. A playlet and a short con
cert by the school orchestra will be the
main features. .
' Howard Dark and Hubert Barzee, of
Jhe affirmative, and George Black and
Albert Lane, of the negative, debated
the question: "Resolved, That Presi
dent Wilsons Administration Justifies
His Re-election," at the Ad club lunch
eon Wednesday. The affirmative was
Victorious. Principal H. H. Herdman
presided.
-The "Refuse Problem" is again under
discussion. A meeting was held by the
"chairman, Tom Hewitt, Thursday morn
ing. Plans are being made that will
' again solve the problem for this term,
at least. The members in charge are:
Committee of five, Tom Hewitt, Janet
Daniel, William Grout, Howard Staub
. and Josephine Pease; the committee of
(0, Russell Patterson, Madelene buther
Jand, Mabel Johnson, Mary Appleby,
Harry Holllster, Sard Welst, Albert
Coombs, Robert Vial. Will Gregory,
Helen Whitfield, William Keenan, Bue
- ford Turner, Richard McLardy, Miriam
JUlton, Nolan Hammersley, Marjory
Itood; George Sutherland, Hubert Bar
Bee, Er Meade, Bernadean Grebel, Ruth
..Crittendon, Josephine Felts, Elizabeth
Loudon, Elsie Peterson, Alice Gohlke,
-Clifford Whltaker, Dorothy Nell, AI
;hert Lane. Don Bates, Ella Larsh. Jean
'-Ilastle, Albert Clark, Ernest Walker,
-William Banks, Dorothy Arlss, Joel
Reynolds. Florence Brown, Ruth Lea
?ma,.. Frank Roehr. Floyd Bowles Wal
'Tter Btleger, Roscoe Hemenway. Edward
Xdndsey, Ed Daly, Florence Tenneso.i,
JW Zona Melchl ig, Dorothy O'Strander,
(Movena Larse i. Alma Scharpf 'and
Frank Gloss. Another meeting of the
committee will be held Monday In the
assembly at 9 o'clock.
. i Wednesday afternoon the Phreno-Ne-akahnl
entertainment for new girls of
' tHe school was held in the gymnasium.
The following was the program of the
afternoon: A recitation given by Ellz-
abeth Slnaleton. "Soliloquies of a Small
Boy," written by Bessie Ford; a fairy
dance by Andry Bally; a reading, "The
; J Mustard Plaster," given by Agnes Lov
ier; a solo by Mildred Fenntmore, and
a honeymoon race. The program was
followed by dancing and refreshments.
Franklin High .
. ' Tim Vm TClnrfdl.
i 1 Last Thursday the club for boost-
lng all school activities met and pr.ic-
tlcally decided on' the Pep club for Us
jnarae; however, this will not be finally
adopted until next meeting. Two com
' mittees were also appointed. Lucius
""Koote, Dan Gage and Katherlne Mack
- enxle were 'appointed to draw up a con
! atltutlon for the club,, to be presented
: .. jaoon. A committee was also appointed
5 to see Principal Ball to arrange for a
; mass meeting prior to the Franklin
Washington game. With Mr. Ball's
i approval the Peps will probably have
The Franklin Parent-Teacher asso-
rv-, .
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J Disfigured and 'Skin Burned,
'j ; In One Month Completely
HEALED BY CUTICURA
' l' SOAP AND OINTMENT
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Timpleg broke out on the sides ot
- .my face, and later became more serious
4nd 'tchsd terribly. The pimples were
t , , lare. refl. ann - son.
and they came to a white
head. They came in
, blotches all overmy face
and one side of my neck.
I was disfigured for the
time being, and itched
and burned.
"I tried all sorts of
remedies but could ret no results. Then
I tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
oThey afforded results In a few days, and
after about one month I was completely
healed' (Signed) Mrs. L. Shaop, 2338
King St, Denver, Cola, Jan. 30, 1916.
Sample Each Free by Mail
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Htudent body officers at James John high: Left to right Delbert
Day, president; 8usie Lindley, commissioner of literary depart
ment; Clifford Crouch, commlsfcioner of public welfare; Wesley
Wrinkle, commissioner of athletics; Earl Kelliher, commissioner
of finance; Lola Murphy, commissioner of music.
elation has had a number of antlrigar.
ette letters prepared. These will be
handed to the students and so reach
the parents. Several names of well
known firms in town appear on the
paper, as not employing cigarette users
In their work. Several reasons are
given why cigarettes should be abol
ished, and the parents' help will be
solicited in the campaign against this
growing habit.
Eight hundred and flfiy-four stu
dents are now enrolled in Franklin.
Two to three hundred more are ex
pected at the opening of the spring
term in February. The classes have
so Increased that a few of the rooms
In the new wing: have been pressed
Into service, although incomplete.
The Goggles held Its regular weekly
meeting last Thursday. There was an
open debate on the "Homemakers" Loan
Fund" amendment, so soon to be voted
on. Stella Sullivan gave a reading
from the Pictorial Review on, "Why
We Go to School." Mabel Sutherland,
former secretary for the Goggles, waa
forced to leave school because of her
health, and Stella Sullivan was. elected
In her place. Mary Raines and the
secretary were appointed a committee
to make new posters for the club. The
next meeting will be held next Thurs
day.' Another debate on one of the
other amendments will be the main
feature. Miss Graham, one of the
members, will give a dance, and a
violin solo will be a prominent fea
ture. Miss Esther Tucker, librarian, has
been having class In the instruction In
library work. The students are all
first termers and take a great Interest
In the work.
Mr. Parks and Miss Davis have both
returned, and were heartily welcomed
back by the students.
The boys' lockers will be ready next
week.
A covered archway between the new
gymnasium and tho administration
ouildlng Is nearing completion., All
of the buildings, when completed, will
be connected with the main building
In this way, affording a dry passage
in wet weather.
The Mandolin club was organized
last week and will begin work Imme
diately. There was a good response
to the summons, and excellent work Is
expected from the club.
A Ukelele club -was also organized
last week under the supervision of
Miss Poulsen. The idea of the club
was conceived at the county fair,
where a number of the students,
dressed1 in Hawaiian- costumes, gave
several selections oa the "Uks." Lu
cius Foots was elected manager of
tho club.
The boys' and girls' glee clubs will
begin work together soon, and hope
to have work ready in time for the
dedication of the gymnasium. R. B.
Walsh has been looking over light
opera scores, preparatory to starting
soma work In that line.
The greatest event in th foothnll
history of Franklin took place a week
ago Friday, when the first touchdown
ever made by a Franklin man in an
lnterscholastia game, was scored, and
the first lnterscholastio football gams
was won. The game was with Lincoln,
and the latter was defeated to a tune
of 7 to 0. "Shrimp" Post, jit end. made
the famous touchdown. He also dis
tinguished himself in his catching of
xui vyu.ro passes, ".fudge ' Brown was
very accurate in his passing and placed
several timely punts. The result was
a surprise to everyone. Last year
Franklin was the "easy meat" of all
the games, and was hardly expected
to climb so rapidly In a season
Another surprise sprung by Frank
lin was the Columbia university game
last Wednesday, when they held tha
husky "v team down to a 0-0 score
"Baby" Powell starred for tha Oimi.-'
ers, when he was shifted to the line
and broke up several of Columbia's
punts and place kicks. "Jack" Davis
made the "U" line look like a sheet
ui vvvt mm nis ramous line plunges
ruage- Brown was again efficient
jn ms passing and punts. No man
mm me line quite as bard as 'Ebs'
Barbur. This was esneciaiiv t,m.
able In the Columbia game, when he
Iad f,m,.three to f,ve yards througj
""cu wnenever ne ot th
ball.
t. Pea Reynolds, star pitcher for
, 7 u lem' donned the mole
skins Thursday niaht ni rmri.
Dewer is going to make a heavy line
u,cu vui vi. lufl nusKy.
Jefferson High.
By Myrle Brown.
The Initial meeting, of Trl-elle club
wa8 neiu recently ana Miss Burton,
ma leuijiuui euuoaior or the Y. W
c. A., was tne organixer. The book
Bcauoi vin iaeais is to be studied
The following officers were elected :
President, Katherlne Morse: vies nrEi!
dent, Winona. Lambert; secretary-treasurer.
Verna Johnson: editor, Averil
Temple; sergeant at arms. Merle Ger
man; iacuuy aaviser, Miss Brace
' At Monday morning's assemblv'wn
Ham Bolger, the new yell leader, went
through several yells. The June, 17
class, who had prepared a few echo j1
songs, aiso sang to the student body,
and then all participated.
At th Technical club meeting- last
Tuesday plana were discussed -for the
annual high links which Is to be given
me laiier pan oi tms term. A com
mutes consisting or jrred Applegren,
nay Winkieblack. E. Vreeland, R.
uacaman ana air. Atney was appointed
to take charge of the affair. The fol
lowing? members . Were appointed to
rind some way to raise money for th
clubt I j. Perry, Ralph Halvorson and
John Waistead. A program commit
tee was also -appointed for the high
jmss, ins zouowtng to serve: Ben
f A y
f
Schieve, L. Perry, John Brewer, Paul
Flagel and F. Sneezer.
The June, '17, boys have challenged
the February, '17, boys to a football
game in the near future, Steve Wil
cox was appointed captain of the Feb
ruary, '17, boys. Much interest is ex
pected to be shown over this game.
The February, '17, class started on a
trip to Larch mountain Saturday night
end expect to hlko during night and
enjoy Sunday ort the summit. Air.
Catlln. Mr. Kendrick, Miss 8ecler, Mr.
and Mrs. Herd, Mr. and 'Mrs. Goode,
Miss Burllngham and Mr. ' Jenkins
chaperoned the hikers. The committee
of Miss Felker, Miss Hodgens and
Loyd Mller was appointed to look
after the eats.
The February, '17, girls held a meet
ing last Wednesday morning and
planned a Halloween party for October
28. The girls had a great deal of fun
during the meeting. They put the
boys' names in a hat and each girl
drew out a slip. The girls are to
ask the boys who they drew as a part
ner. The Phi Delta Epsllon Debating so
ciety met Thursday. A mock trial
was held, Charles Webber being con
victed of a crime charged. -Arrangt-ments
were also made for the initia
tion of new members.
A plan is under way by Chief Hast
ings of the fire squad whereby mem
bers of the fire squad wll be desig
nated from the other students. A fire
drill was also held this week for a
man from Chicago, to show our method
of clearing the building.
The Live Wires enjoyed a party Fri
day evening in the school gymnasium.
All old Live Wires, as well as those
serving now were invited, and all en
joyed tha evening to the full extent.
The Live Wires are due a ereat Ana
tof credit for the sale of tickets to
the class play.
The February, '17, class play, "Offi
cer 666, was a huge success. The
auditorium, was crowded on Friday
evening and Saturday evening. Ths
class was under a very heavy ex
pense to produce this play and a
profit of about $400 was realized. The
prizes as yet have not been awarded,
but are to be presented in the near
future.
An assembly was held Thursday for
visitors from California, A musical
program as follows was given: A trio,
consisting of Mrs. Van Dyke, Miss
Yerex and Mr. Tindolph, accompanied
by Mrs. Heals. A Spanish war dance
was given by Miss Frances Hanrakam,
accompanied by Mrs. Ollie Lance. Mrs!
Charles Allen gave a talk on the "Mis
sions of California and the Beauties
of California." A duet selection was
given by Mrs; Van Dyke and Miss
Yerex. 'which concluded the program.
The June, '17, class at the last
class meeting decided upon a chal
lenge to the February, '17, boys to s
game of football. Discussion also took
place upon the entertainment of the
February, '17, class. Committees will
be appointed later to look after the
affair.
James John High.
By Clarice Wilson.
The first election, under the new
commission form of government of the
associated student body of James John
occurred last week. Delbert Day was
elected president; Susie Lindley, liter
ary commissioner; Wesley Wrinkle,
commissioner of athletics; Lola Mur
phy, commissioner of music; Clifton
Crouch, commissioner of publlo we!
fare, and Earl Kellher, finance com
missioner.
Friday night a meeting was held in
the high school auditorium under the
auspices of the parent teacher asso
ciation for the purpose of discussing
the proposed amendments to the con
stitution up before Oregon voters at
the coming election. The following
amendments were discussed: Single
Item veto, Mrs. J. M. Shaw; ship tax
exemption, Alan Rutherford; negro
and mulatto suffrage, Mrs. J. M.
Shaw; full rental value land tax and
homemakers' fund, P. A. Getz; Pen
dleton normal, a debate by Clarice Wil
son, Susie Lindley and Vera Irvino,
affirmative and Dorothy SChafer; Es
ther Fitterer and Marie Marcy nega
tive; anti-compulsory vaccination, L.
A. Strong; repeal of Sunday closing
law, P. A Getz; permit to manufac
ture 4 per cent malt liquors, Wesley
Wrinkle and William Dierdorf; pro
hibiting Importation of liquor, Adolph
Asher; rural credits, C. C. Thomson;
state-wide tax and Indebtedness limi
tation, C. C. Thomason.
Although James Johns' second game
in the league with Jefferson, resulted
in defeat, the school is proud of the
team for the fine spirit shown In Its
play against heavier and more experi
enced teams.
Ruth Stahl posed for the Sketch
club last week in beach costume. The
club has received new members end
great Interest is taken In this' work.
In the metal department the. girls are
making stickpins, and the members qf
the ad department, are making foot
ball posters. Luch Hudnut and Edith
Ketchum made artlstlo place cards 'or
the Friday 10-cent luncheon, which
was the first this term.
The Sodalitas La Una Latin club mot
and elected the following officers:
Consuls, -Margaret Nelson and Russel
Myers; praetor, Dorothy Schafor;
aediles, Susie Lindley and Marion
Dunsmore, and quaestor, Charles
Spackman.
The Greek class, with the assist
ance of Antonio Pap pas. a native of
Athens, made some ' original re
searches on the subject of the differ
ence between ancient and modern
Greek.
Th third football game in the league
Is scheduled for Tuesday with Lincoln
nigh school.
Under the leadership of Miss Beat
rice Kundall and Esther Fitterer, the
girls xf the . Uyak Klatawa enjoyed
a hike Saturday to the lighthouse ct
the end of the peninsula.
Lincoln High.
By Walter V. So hade.
The February, 17. class held a very
Important business meeting last Wed
nesday afternoon in Toom 203. Nathan
Twining was elected sergeant at arms
to succeed Elmer White, who has not
returned to school this term. Douglas
Powell was elected manager and David
Cohen advertising manager of the
class play. Mr. Koehn of the faculty
was made an honorary member of the
class. A committee was elected to
meet with a committee from the June,
'17, class and formulate plans for a
Joint party. The committee appointed
to represent the February class are as
follows: Belle Countryman, Priscilla
Hobbs, Cal Von Cleff and Douglass
Powell.
Plans are progressing for the Feb
ruary, '17,. class football game which
Is to be held in the near future. Ralph
Strong, manager of the June class
team, issued his first call for turn
out last Wednesday afternoon.
Last week the Franklin high school
football team succeeded in defeating
Lincoln's team by the close score of
7 to 0. The game was played before
a large crowd of enthusiasts from
both schools and was full of quick
plays and thrills.
An important meeting of the Card
inal staff was held last Tuesday after
school. Ira Berkey. editor, spoke to
the staff and urged them to aid in
making the next Issue of the Cardinal
a success. The next issue will be
known -as the "Football Issue." and
many snappy football stories will fea
ture it. The last issue, which was
called the "Vacation Number," was de
clared by students and outsiders to be
a great success. The cover design
drawn by Chester Cobb and the inter
esting way in which the material . was
arranged drew special comment.
The 12 Lincoln boys who are de
bating on the t Initiative amendments
that are to appear on the ballot In
November, debated before- a Joint meet
ing of the Tolos, Adelphlan and Philos
Debating societies last Thursday after
noon. The purpose of the debates were
twofold. First, they gave the debaters
a chance to practice before an audi
ence, and secondly they gave to those
present an opportunity to hear the
pro and con, on three of the leadius
questions that are before th voters
of Oregon. Those who debated are:
James Hamilton and Russell Colwell
vs. Will Kessl and Earnest Haycox;
David Cohen and Scott Brown vs. Ray
Martin and Ralph Holzman; Raymond
Koessel and Donald Harris vs. George
Cowen and Donald Morse.
The Lincoln high athletic association
held its second meeting of the term
last Wednesday after school. The
meeting, which was attended by a
small but enthusiastic crowd, was
presided over by Ralph Searow, presi
dent of the athletic board. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Norman
Yeomans, baseball manager; Wallace
Livingston, basketball manager; Rus
sell Coffmen, yell leader; Ralph Spear
ow, track manager, and Richard Sharp,
soccer manager. TJie latter two were
elected by a unanWnous vote.
Miss Wold's physiology class visited
the city bacteriological laboratory last
Wednesday. Professor Pernot con
ducted the students through the La
boratory. High School of Commerce.
By Ernest Peterson.
The enthusiasm aroused by the first
football game hardly had time to spend
itself before It was time to talk of thi
second game, which was played Friday.
Last Wednesday an informal rally
was held and speeches were made by
Mr. Haroun, Miss Banfield, Coach
Schmitt, Robert Barger and Yell Lead
er Sinnett. After the speeches a few
yells were practiced. One of the new
yells originated at Commerce is:
"With a reebo, and a ribo,
"Ad a rig, rag, rlminy,
"Jig. Jag, Jiminy,
"High School of Commerce, Rah!
"Hoorah, hoorah, hoorah, hoorah!
Who?
"Commerce!"
The equipment for the gymnasium Is
arriving. The dumbells, wands. Indian
clubs, volley ball and basket ball have
been received. The fixtures for these
will be Installed soon.
The building was cleared during the
last fire drill In 45 seconds. This is
the low record mark for this term, and
is almost half the maximum record es
tabllshed at the beginning of the term.
The debating teams are now. prepar
ing to talk before the parent-teacher
associations. The proper school au
thorities were notified this week that
the teams were ready. Commerce has
three teams. One team will debate the
proposed rural credits bill amendment
Miss Courtney Is instructing this team.
The affirmative are Norman Hender
son and Carl Slhler and the negative
Miss Laura Kempy and Neil Robertson
Another team In charge of Miss Meader
Is debating the proposed state-wide tax
limitation measure. The members of
this team are John Johnson and Wynn
Keppinger, affirmative, and Robert
Barger and Milton Margulls, negative.
The third team is in charge of Miss
Rankin, and Is debating the proposed
"Full Rental Value Land Tax and
Homemakers' Loan Fund" amendment.
The affirmative are William Myer and
Albert Christensen and the negative
Miss Belle Countryman and Ton Sin
nett. All three teams have been debat
ing the different English classes of the
school in preparation for the final de
bate before the Parent-Teachers' asso
ciation.
The attendance at night echool Is
still increasing rapidly. On the open
lng night three weeks ago 350 regis
tered, and there are now 600 pupils.
Over 75 registered this week for the
first time. The members of the night
classes seem to thoroughly appreciate
the advantage offered for a business
training.
Benson Polytechnic (Boys')
By Donald McClung.
What promises to be one of the
largest events of the team Is a Hal
loween party to be held in honor of
the seniors by the June, 17, class.
The entertainment is to be held next
Friday at 8 o'clock.
Dancing lessons are again to be con
ducted this year under direction of
Miss Wey. A similar class was held
last year and was quite popular with
the students. Instruction will com
mence next Friday after school in the
girls' school gymnasium and will con
tinue every week.
New blowers for the recently or
dered forges Intended use in the bla.-k
smith shop have now arrived, and the
xorges are expected anji time. They
will be installed as soon as possible,
to take care of the large Increase in
enrollment In the shop.
At a luncheon held last week an
interesting program was given for the
entertainment of the Rotary club.
The entertainment was entirely car
ried on by several members of the
Portland School for the Sightless,
which is situated in the same build
ing at Benson Polytechnic. Demon
strations in chalrcaning and hammock
work wsra ' given.;" Mr. Miller, a grad- I
uate of ' the - school sang, to the ac
companiment of one of the blind stu
dents on a piano. The demonstration
was. under the direction of Mr. Myers,
head of the school. Marshal N. Dana
was chairman of the day.
Basketball is now the popular game
for those taking "gym" at Bensciu
Students are taking to the game with
much zest and by the looks of the
available material. Benson should be
able to make everyone slt up and
take notice.'
Benson Polytechnic (Girls)
By Winifred Peteion.
The second term girls gave a party
for the members of the boys' school on
Friday evening In the gymnasium of
the girls' school. Miss Toon, elass ad-.
visor, directed the entertainment. The
officers of the class. Freda Farshman,
president; Lots Standage. vice-prei-
dent; Rosalie Burkhardt, secretary, and '
Jeanette Ritchie, treasurer, were the
committee in charge of the arrange
ments. Miss Schmlt's classes are studying
furs, fur-bearing animals and the coun
tries from which they come. Fur is
also being used in class work.
The French terms used In sewing and
millinery are being studied. Among
the hats recently finished are a cream
colored panne-velvet, with a gold lace
crown, a new French shape and Tam-o'-Shanters.
Hand trimmings were
used on the hats.
Odile Richen. who Is taking graduate
work, entertained a few of her friends ,
Saturday at a luncheon at her home.'
Among those present were-. Miss Alena
Jacobsen, Miss Blanche McKittrlck,
Miss Velma Thomas, Miss Alma WUe
and Miss Lydla Fimmel.
The graduating class of Synnyside
school visited the school last week.
They paid particular attention to the
sewing and cooking classes.
The senior class meeting held on
Thursday evening was to decide upon
a class play and select a class advisor.
The sewing and millinery teachers of
the city were entertained with a tea
given at the Central library last
Wednesday afternoon.
A fine collection of books was made
suitable for use in sewing and millinery
classes, and dans were made for co
operation between these departments of
the school and the library.
Fridav was Edison day. Talks were
given in the different English classes
on the electrical Inventions of the age,
and on the life of Mr. Edison.
Failing.
The Dunils of Miss Caughey's class
have formed a civic club, the object
of which is self improvement an.i
neighborhood betterment. The presi
dent is Reuben Giicknran.
The students of the 8-B class, unaer
the direction of their teacher, Miss
Kate Porter, visited the South Port
land woofls on Tuesday afternoon for
the purpose of observing the wiia
flowers and native trees that grow
around Failing school. Many speci
mens were brought back to school.
such as the wild carrot, blue aster,
golden rod, etc. These were used in
making motives for conventlal de
signs in drawing and for a lesson on
nature work. A very Interesting fea
ture was the comparison drawn be
tween the Oregon varieties and he
Maine varieties. The teacher had Just
reqeived in response to a request an
interesting collection from Portland,
Maine.
Little Doris Cooper of Miss Lock-
wood's room has become a poet. She
has written several poems of late.
Brooklyn.
The Brooklyn school orchestra was
recently reorganized under the direc
tion of Miss Evelyn Cornutt. So far
there are 11 members.
University and
College News
Events of Note.
Reed College.
Seventy-six boys are taking advaii-
tag of the Reed college extension
course In physical education. The
course consists of classes held on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Frloays of each week, under the su
pervision of some man at Reed col
lege who is studying physical educa
tion. Professor Charles S. Botsford
la in general charge of the work.
The boys come from various parts
of the city, principally Sellwooa,
Brooklyn, Woodstock and Waveriy.
They are of various ages, classes being
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held for Doys unaer n. aiiumci iui
those between 14 and 17, and another
for boys under 14. The last class
meets on Saturday mornings. a
charge of 75 cents Is made for tne
older boys, 50 cents for the-middle
class, and 25 for the youngest, which
pays for the whole course, and is used
to pay for gymnasium supplies, and
tennis shoes for those who cannot af
ford to buy them.
The Reed students who conduct the
iafiH are Sleurd Grondahl, Holland
Houston, and John Damtrach. Thql
work includes games, and apparatus,
mat and bar work. It has, been the
policy of the department of physical
education to give these courses every
year since their very successful start
nrr vArS ACO.
Edmond Rostand's "The Roman
cers " and Tirstard's "French Without
a Master." will be given by the Reed
College Drama club at the Little Thea
tre on Friday and Saturday, November
24 and 25. Three performances will
be held, two m the evening and one
matinee on Saturday. Miss Althea
Morris wll be stage manager of "The
Romancers," and Ivan Elder of
"French Without a Master." Ray Wil
son will be business manager and
Gleen Klelnau advertising manager.
Arbor day. a new event on the col
lege calendar, will be held on the after
noon of Wednesday, November 1, for
the purpose of cleaning up the college
campus.
Arthur House has been appointed to
take' charge of the eating arrange
ments for the evening, and Edgar
Means to select committees to do the
work. The afternoon will be spent In
work and the evening in amusements,
following something of the plan ot
the annual campus day held in March.
The dinner will be furnished by the
college, and at noon the day students
will have a spread.
The second of the Interclass debates
will be held next Tuesday night in
the college chapel at 8 o'clock, between
the Junior and senior teams. The
subject is the abolishment of inter
collegiate athletics.
About 60 students attended a col
lege skating party at the Oaks rink
"Wednesday evening.
The total attendance at the Reed
college extension courses for the week
ending October 14, was 2821, whioh
was tha record week so far this year.
Besides this number, there was an
attendance of 1084 at the community
meetings arranged by the college. The
total. 3905, is greater than the total
attendance at the extension' lectures
the first year" they were given, which
was 2360.
President William T. Foster spoke
at the teachers' convention at Hllla
boro Friday..
A conference of the board of mis
sionary preparation was held at the
college Tuesday afternoon,- under the
direction of its president. Dr. Frank
K. Sanders of New York City, Profes
sor Norman F. Coleman of Reed col
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Above, left to right George ItAsmassen, Forest Grove, manager of
football team; A 1 vena Howard, Portland, president Philomathian
Literary society; Alice Smith, KHlsboro, president Kappa l5elta
Literary society; Glenn H. Jack, Woodburn, president student sen
ate. Ilelow, left to right Leo 8. Lucas, Portland, football cap
tain; Ruth Haines, Forest Grove, president Y. W. C. A.; Leslie
Webb, Forest Grove, president senior class and president Gamma
Kigma Literary society; Sam Cox, Forest Grove, president junior
class.
lege, was chairman of the day, and
gave an address on "The New Strategy
of Missions." A series of these con
ferences iis being held in various
cities of the west and middle west.
Including Louisville, Ky., St. Louis,
Mo., Minneapolis, Minn., Kansas City,
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Dr. Max P. Cushing will speak be
fore the Portland Drama league at
the Little theatre Tuesday evening,
November 28. His subject will be
"Tho Dramatic Quality of Anatoie
France."
The date of the annual debate with
the University of Washington has been
changed from December 15 to 14. at
the request of the University of Ore
gon. Negotiations are now being car
ried on by Horace Miller, debate man
ager at Reed, to secure a debate with
Oregon for some time in the spring.
W. R. Wheeler of the student vol
unteer movement, spoke at chapel and
at the weekly assembly last Thursday
morning. He told of the work of the
movement and gave some of his ex
periences in China- He also held some
conferences with some of the students
at the college who are planning to go
into missionary work.
Dr. Roy B. Guild, executive secre
tary of the Federal Council of
Churches In America, and of the Men
and Religion Forward movement, for
merly of Topeka, -Kansas, will be the
assembly speaker in the chapel next
Tuesday morning.
W. H. Lewis of the Lewis-Wiley
Hydraulic Construction company, and
a leader In local Y. M. C. A. work.
will be the vesper speaker in the 'col
lege chapel this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
to which the public Is Invited.
University of Washington.
Seattle, Oct. 21. Members of the
class in Russian language, instituted
at the university through the bene
faction of Samuel Hill, are receiving
their elementary Instruction In the
Slavic tongue without the aid of books.
Unable to find Russian grammars in
the United States, the university has
been obliged to send to London, Eng
land, for a supply and is not sure of
being able to obtain them there.
The Alumnus, the magazine pub
lished in the interest of the graduates
of the university, which will appear
October 25, has been thrown entirely
on its own resources. Heretofore the
university has given some support.
The first issue will appear October 25.
Dr. Perclval Lowell, noted astron
omer, has established a scholarship in
astronomy exclusively for the Urn
verslty of Washington to be known
as the "Mars Fellowship." This recon
nitlon of the work done In astronomy
by the university follows Immediately
upon ur. liowwrs recent visit to Seat
tie and his inspection of the courses
in astronomy offered to Washington
students.
A memorial library to keep fresh the
memory or Frederick A. Churchill. Jr.
a talented young alumnus who fell
a victim to Infantile paralysis in New
York last summer, will be given soon
to the university department of Jour
nalism Dy nis mends.
Night classes In the Chinese lsn
guage will be offered at the unlvritv
this semester for the benefit of thosa
ousiness ana faculty men who are not
aoie to attend the day classes. The
Chinese language is taught in the
United States only at Columbia uni
versity, the University of California
aim me university or Washington.
University t f Oregon.
Eugene, Or.. Oct. 21. A. R. Sweat
ser. professor of botany, left yesterdav
morning for Olympla, Wash., to lec
ture Derore tne uiympia Woman's club
Monday evening on the fleshy fungi
ui me uiympia neignDsrnood.
Mrs. D. C. Kellems. a student nf th.
University of Oregon 28 years ago. has
returned for graduation. She hopes to
unisn ner 1.4 nours in two years and
to be graduated with her daughter.
Miss Vivien Kellems, now a Junior.
The. Woman's league of the univer
sity has pledged $100 as the minimum
amount of its contribution for the
year toward the proposed Woman's
Memorial building.
"Plppa Passes" (Browning) and
,"The Cradle Song" (Martlnes Sierra)
Will be put on by the class in dramatic
Interpretation on the evenings of Oc
tober 27 and 28. The cast of "Pippa
Passes" will be: Helen Bracht, Port
land; Eyla Walker, Corvallis; Earl
Flelschmann, Eugene; Victor Sether,
Glendale; Harry Hargreaves, Mllwau
kie; Melvin Solve, Roseburg; Earl
Murphy, Portland; Russell Fox, Aa
tcria: George Colton, Portland; Evah
Hadley, Newberg; Clayton Baldwin,
Portland Frances Frater, Riddle;
Margaret Crosby, Riddle; Helen Pur
ington. Burns; Hester Hurd, Florence;
Charles Prim, Jacksonville; Robert
McNarry, Portland; Kathryn Hartley,
Hood River. The cast of "The Cradlq
Seng" is: Ernesx Wat kins, Bandon:
Burt Thompson, The Dalles; Emma
Wootton. Astoria; Adrlenne Epplng,
Hcod River; Harriet Garrett,' Eugene;
Vivien Kellems, Eugene; Rosamond
Shaw, Pullman, Wash.; Harriet Pol
hemus. Portland; Jeanette Calkins,
Eugene; Helen Guttery, Hood River;
Benrice Lucas, Portland; Martha Beer,
Areata. Cal.; Helen Wilson, Eugene.
G R. McAuslan. professor of com
merce, is conducting extension classes
In LaGrande for -the retailers. The
course lasts three weeks. He will next
glvo courses in Baker and Pendleton.
Oregon Normal SchooL
Monmouth, Or., Oct. 21. Each stu
dent who enrolls in tha Oregon Nor
ms school pays SI-IS per semester
student body fees. This small amount
is nsed for the various purposes In
which (he students of the school may
be Interested. One of their Interests
is that of entertainments. This year
It was decided try the student body
to have fewer entertainments, but of
higher quality and more expensive in
price. In pursuance of thla Idea the
big number of the season waa given on
last Saturday night, "The Melting
Pet." Israel Zangwlll's drama had
been studied by the student body be
fore the. presentation of the play by
very capable company.
Miss Mary Hoham. head of the do
rartment of publlo school music of the
Oregon Normal school wrote the state
course of study dealing with publlo
school music. One of the particular
features which Miss Hoham empha
sized In the course of study is teach'
lng appreciation of music in the rural
schools, by means of the Victrola. On
Friday morning Miss Hoham enter
tained the student body at chapel time
by given an interpretation of the ,
course of study, and showing how the
suggestions which she makes may be
applied
On Saturday evening, October 21,
the president's annual reception ten
dered by President and Mrs. Ackerman
to the students of the normal school
and the townspeople of Monmouth waa
held in the parlors of normal hxll.
Mrs. Power, harpist, and Miss Dagmtr
Ines Kelly, soloist, of Portland, parti
cipated in the evening's program.
During the week President Acker
man did institute work at Hlllsboro,
Mr. Evjenden at Roseburg, and Mr.
Plttman at Marshfleld.
Oregon Agricultural College.
tlorvallis. Or., Oct. 21. R. D. Hetsel,
director of the extension service, ha3
received an invitation to address the
nation conference of county agricul
tural agents, which meets In Washing
ton, D. C, November 10 to 15. Pro
fessor Hetsel has accepted this invita
tion, which gives favorable recogni
tion to a western man, and will at
the same time take advantage of the
opportunity to attend the annual meet
ing of the American Association of
Agricultural Colleges and Experiment
stations, and to" confer with officials
of the United States department of
agriculture on cooperative extension
Makes
mehes:a Month J
'They're All Just Raving Over
It-Tve Never Seen Any
thing Like It in All My
Stage Career," Says
Valeska Suratt.
By Valeska Suratt.
THEY thought I was acting
when I began telling soma
ot my friends about the
results of a hair grower
which I had prepared myself
after several years of experi
menting and looking up" on
the "qt" "Well." I said, "I'll
let you try It yourselves, and
I'm not going to ask you any
thing about the results I'll
watt until you come back and
say something only don't
mob me!" Well, 1 wasn't
mobbed, girls, but I was
kissed. Think of it. But
they were all women everyone craiy earB. younger in a m.gniv snort time,
happy. The results proved I told the rr&w fcct an1 0,ller wrinkles will
truth. It's a wonderful hair grower, nish.
this. I'll giv It to you right here.
Mix it yourself at home today and start ni?ArrntvxR-t it
using it. Then you'll "send m a kiss h.D"nE? si,, rVim-? vm.r Hr?,l
by wire." Get ons ounce of bets-qulnol f.An?. ,h .',Ln. 1 r"r,dru,J
from your druggist and mix with half Sermoi,0nn0T Kftv
a Pint each of water and alcohol, or a Vo P-sretrV to vM ykui! ?
full pint of bay rum Instead of water L0hnm! etR"L, ' cm .- in .
and alcohol. Rub Into scalp very free- Tthwm.f ' "Bull dl ng. C hi, cago. 111., and
ly with the fingers every day. I 11 wlu De "nt t0 yu at onc-
needn't tell you all th results; you'll
see them yourself in a short time. It .
YJ& 'K-lUkbJutlrul' MRS. B. O. T. Your hair is brittle
making the hair long, silky, beautiful. bcau,e of tne BOap ttn, ordinary
shampoos yon have been using. You
" know thev all contain alkali. That
i i i ii ii dries up the natural oils. Now, Jut
AflSWUM TO QTTBBTXOWS. dissolve a teapoonful of eggol In a
cup of water and ue as a headwaKh
Mrs. T. C. p. Oheer up! You 11 be anj you-n ee how different your hair
one of the happiest women in the wm be. AH fattv accumulations and
world in a few days. I can promise dandruff will disappear like magic,
you that, because your dream of a You'll never use anything else. Enough
beautiful complexion will surely come eggol can be obtained for twenty. flv
true If you do as I say. Thousands cents at the drug store for over a dozen
have done it. You can do it. It never 0f these shampoos,
falls. Stop using all the prepared com
plexion creams sold in the stores and
make your own this way, in a few mo
ments. Mix one ounce of xlntons and QUESTION You can hardly ret a
two tablespoonfuls of glycerine in a face powder that Isn't chalky. I had a
pint of water. It's elmple and wonder- face powder made specially for my own
ful. Every spot will vanish and leave use for thin reason. It Is now sold iri
your skin like that of the fairies you drug stores and known ss Valeska
read about. You can be sure of It. Suratt Face Powder, at fifty cents, in
white. flPiih and brunette. You never
used a finer powder. It is invisible
v ' and gives a wonderful , bloom to the
SUPER HAIR It's too bad that complexion. ...
superfluous hair remover left a red
spot on your upper lip, but they all xrrSB 7 n a r wih r u,a kn,,n
do that. Why don't you dissolve HifS r um hilJ 2J von
.!,,. halra is v Inatlarf f burn- 't before, i coum nave saved you
Ine'tVm offTTt'I th?o?ly w.y.b Get ree jr. '''? JVM
.nintinn at tha im- and can get rid of all those blackheads
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moisten tne nairs wun
shrivel up and leave the
before and it removes every
it anywhere on the body, shoulders,
arms, arm pit, face. It's magic.
MISS N. R. VThat's the way.
Ona actiuJlv arata wrlnlrlaa trvlntr to
get rid of them by using the useless
wrinkle creams cold these days. My
dear, break away from them all for
once. If you'll use this, I'll promise
rou a revelation. I've known wonder-
ul transformations to Occur In a week
from this formula. It never falls. Get
two ounces of eptol at any drug store
and mix with a tablespoonful of glycer-
lne in a halt pint of water. . Rub It In
work now being ; carried on or !to bd .
initiated in Oregon,- v - v: w
A three day movable school will m
held la Lake county beginning October
34, by the agricultural college exten
sion service. The sessions will be (held
at Lakevtew on the 24th. Paisley the
zatn ana wew nne the 27th. The work
in agriculture will be in charge ot
Professors E. B. Fltts and J. K. Un
ion, and work in home making in
charge of Miss Anna Turley, all of
the extension staff.
Fred C Sears, Head of Pomology nl
the Massachusetts Agricultural '-oiler,
inspected the work of the hor
ticultural division at O. A. C. -:
Tuesday. Professor Sears is making -an
investigation of the ripple situation.
as it exists in the Unted States today,
and in an address before (he faculty
and students of pomology declared the
outlook to be very encouraging to apple
growers who have good orchards of
right varieties on good apple land..-Ho
is the author of the 'sophomore text,
"Producing Orcharding," now in uso
at this institution.
The Manual Training, published at
Peoria, Illinois, devoted to the manual
arts in vocational and general educa
tion, has given considerable favorahfe
comment to some of the recent publi
cations of the Oregon Agricultural col
lege, written or edited by Frank If.
Shepard, assistant professor of Indus-,
trial education. The September issue
quotes with approval from his eour.o
of study in manual training and llsi3
It among the valuable -ontrlhutions to
the manual training literature of the
hour. The October Issue comments
editorially on his September number
of the Teachers' Exchange and quotes
extensively from Its column-.. Such
attention as this, coupled with a two
page comment, equally commendatory,
that appeared last xprlng in Vol. XVli,
No. 7, of Manual Training and Voca
tional Education, gives some Indica
tion of the dynamic effect Professor
Shepard's ideas are having on his fal
low workers In the field of industrl.il
education.
College Presidents
At Army Conference
Sepresentetlve University Executives
Attend Meeting at Army War Col.
lege to Discuss Organisation.
Washington, Oct. 21. (I. N. 8.)
Presidents of more tlmn a dozen lend
ing American universities met at tin
Army War college here to confer wlt;t
the general staff on methods of build
ing up a great officer reserve force
for use in time of national emergency.
Systematic uniform methods of In
struction in army work will be estab
lished at most Anicrlinn schools of
higher lrarnlng. Tho classes will lo
largely taught by United States offi
cers and the work will be under tin)
supervision of the war department and
the unlvermlty fncultlen. Jointly.
These military roiirses will be or
panljicd in nccordanre with tho pro
visions of the new army reorganisa
tion law.
The college presidents were told
that the army must maintain a i-orp;i
of at least 50,000 partially tralnfl
Junior officers on which to tinnc t!'i
organization of an adequate milltniv
force tihould the nation clash with a
first class power.
As the main source of supply for
these young officers, the nation must
de-rend on institutions with approved
military courses.
In addition to represpntatl ves of (Ilo
schools, officials of the Military
Training Corps association of the
United States also attended the tun
. ference.
The temperature of a new electric
flatlron can be regulated to four dif
ferent degrees.
fiair G
TOW
thick, night and morning. You'll JooK
1 v. . tmmi
gotten at any drug store. You'll bn
happy again, poor girl, and you'll foi
get you ever had those humiliating lit
tle pests. v
"
HOPING) It Isn't right to claim tht
the bust can be developed in every
case. There's always a doubt. Here's
a formula, though, which. If anything
can, should do the work and do it
quickly. To a half pint of cold water
add two ounces of ruetone and a halt
cup of sugar. Mix thoroughly and tak
two teaspoonfuls of this after each
meal and at bedtime. Any drug slor
can supply you with the ruetone.
' mlntlfea bv inrlnVllnv flnmn
mm 1 ne v lust - - .. . . .
skin as u was powdered neroxin on a wet sponre and
hair. Use ruDDing it over me uiacaneaas. n
worn everT nm-; 1 nm neroxin can 00