The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 04, 1917, Page 38, Image 38

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    . " Lincoln High.
"., .By XValter B. Scbade. ,
v Th econd Nttwittr of the school
year . 191 and 1917, commenced last
-Monday morning. Nearly 175 boys and
- - girl entered Lincoln high 'a students
' for the first time. Of this number
about 15l were freshmen, 13 sopho
mores , and the rest juniors and
senior. Besides , this new enrollment
there are four graduates of the Feb
ruary class who . have returned for
s post-graduate work.
Vjmm Gertrude Jamas, a member of
'the . faculty of - Lincoln, has Just ' re-
turned to school after a leave of ab
' ene. While on ber leave Mine James
1 : attended two college for Che purpose
of studying English literature and fa
' mUlatfzing herself with Vthe college
courses of today Last wmraer Miss
James attended th University of Ca.ll
" fornla summer '. session and last fall
enrolled a a student in the University
of, North Carolina.
' . A coorss in economics haw been adI
ed to the t Lincoln - curriculum.
. - Irma - Hart, Blsa" Armstrong, Lucile
I Miirtdn and Hedwlg Leick are four
graduates of the February '17 class who
v have returned to school for post-grad--
uate courses. V- '
Many memfcers of the February :'17
.class will continue their education by
" attending college. Several member of
ths olas - have already entered col
lege and other are planning to do so
- next fall. Florence Boyrte and E'.sl
-r . fomer have enrolled at Reed college.
Ellen Anderson will leave next Satur
' day- for O. . A. C. and Alice Lighter is
planning to enter the University of
Oregon this week.
The students who are taking ohem-
Istry are pleased to have Stanley; Bor--leaks,
as assistant In this subject. Ow
ing to the large number of students
" who Have enrolled in the chemistry
classes the last two semester.', it has
been almost impossible for Mr. Thome.
In charge of this department, to give
them W much attention aa they need,
' In - order to get the most from th-j
' course. Mr. Borleske will be in) the
r-i laboratory five periods a day and Mr,
Thorn four period.
The boys' glee club will start active
rehearsals Tuesday morning. The work
of the club will be under the direo
. tion of W. H. Boyer. Under the guid
; anc of Mr. Boyer the olub has become
one of the most efficient activities
of the school. The boys are planning
. to work hard, as they have been in-
united to aid in the concert which wijl
take place at the-opening of the new
auditorium. r.
Enrollment of members for the ath
' letlc association for this arm was
started last Wednesday morning.; Mem
bers of the association are admitted
v free to air ihterscholastlc basketball,
.soccer and baseball game.
-. At the last meeting of the Adelphian
Debating and Literary society held
tost term the following officers were
looted: Carloe Laub, president; Mary
Holmes, rice-president; Lucile Reslng,
-..secretary; Una Foltz, assistant secre
v t4jy; Marion Marks, treasurer; George
'Jones, sergeant-at-arms, and Katharine
, Kerr, editor. The president has ap
' pointed the following committee: Par
. liamentairy, Oeorge Jones and Craig
'EJiot; program, Inez Anderson, Shan
non! Pettinger, Ksther Erfck&on and
Myrtls. Forthum; Initiation, Bessie
Waloh,.. Walter Schade and Iouls FrU
'.-i, berg; social, Scott Brown. Marie Wade
and Elizabeth Hailey; visiting, Erma
; Lace, Joyce Savage and Marie Canel.
The book exchange under the direc
' tion "of B, E. Schwarztrauber of the
t faculty and several assistants has
h proved itself a great success. The
" purpose of the book exchange is two
fold. First, it is a handy medium fur
- exchanging books, where the seller gets
a fair prloe for his book. and the pur-
i't ohaser is sure to get the right edition,
and secondly, a small commission is
; deducted on each sale, which is applied
to the ochool scholarship fund.
"Our American Cousin." the June
eflass play, will be presented in the
school auditorium on the afternoon
and evening of April 14. The date, set
, for the production is the fifty-second
- anniversary of the assassination of
Lincoln. "Our American Cousin," is
the play that was being produced at
lord's theatre at the time of Lincoln's
v assassination.
Lincoln's basketball team was de
' v feated last .Wednesday afternoon in th
- T. M, C. A. gymnasium by Columbia
university, the score being 22 to 11.
Lincoln's team lined up as follows:
Hugh Olerin and Myron WilseyT"for
i wards; Ralph Knudson, center; Henry
Stevens and Orrin Thomas, guards.
Henry Stevens starred for Lincoln.
The Adelphians held their first .meet
ing of the term last Thursday after
, noon. Shannon Pettinger read two se
lections from O. Henry's works. An
.., Impromptu debate, was held on the sub
(leot: -''Resolved. That the Aanelphian
. . ; boys should escort the Adelphian girls
to the society s parties. The af
. flrmatlve was upheld by Tom McCam
v ant'and Marlon Marks, the negative by
Craig Eliot and Scott Brown.
The-Hakanakl campfire girls went
.Swimming last Friday afternoon. The
society Is planning on visiting the
children's ward of he Good Samaritan
T hospital next FridSy Afternoon. The
i society Is also planning on a hue
X- moonlight picnic to be given the.fiwt
week in April.
'A naw department that "may be added
' to the Cardinal this term Is the book
review department. The purpose of
this department will be to instill In!
' Students a desires to read books that '
are not wtdoly known, by publishing'
.' tn each lasue of the Cardinal a brief
synopsis of some good book.
.r A prise was awarded by tine domestic
1 Science department last term to the
student of each session, who baked the
best loaf Of bread at -home. Each stu
. ' dent was required to bake a loaf of
bread as part of the final examlnaUon.
: Eva Kktd won the prize for the morn
bg -Classes, and Minnie Swerfllik for
the afternoon classes. The prize in
. ' each case was a wooden spoon.
. s. Ths; semi semester election of of
ficers for the Tolos Debating society
was held last Thursday afternoon. The
' new officers who are to pilot the club
for the next ten weeks are; Donald
Morse, president: Edwin Wright, vice
president; Oscar Helmer. secretary;
Aioerc .-wortennycK. assistant secre
tary; ; Raymond Koessel, treasurer;
1 Donald Harris, sergeant - at - arms;
Ernest Haycox, editor.
Members of the Phiolexians society
rathered in room 114 last Thursday
after school for the purpose of electing
DRINK HOT TEA
, - FOR A BAD COLD
v.,.4Jt-a- small package of Harabura
Breast Tea, or as the German folks
ail it. "Hamburger.. Brust Thee.'r at
ny pharmacy: ..Take a tablespoor.ful
tf the tea, put a cup of boiling water
spon It, pour through a sieve ami
Irlnk a teacup full at any time, it !s
p most effective way to break a cold
tnd cure-grip, aa it opens the poies.
relieving congestion. Also loosens the
Kiwels, thus breaking a cold at once.
. It is inexpensive and entirely vege
table, therefore harmless. . .
officers for-the ensuing ten weeks. The ,
result are as follows Henrietta Bet-
tlnger, president: Mary Nickel, vice
president: Dorothy Reed, - secretary;
Helen Moreland, - assistant secretary ;
Fannie Mel Us, ; treasurer; Mary Bul
lock, sergeant - at - arms; Marjorie
Scfioeneck, editor. . ,
Lincoln High Ice hockey team will
play Jefferson High next Monday
afternoon ajt the ice palace. 4
Washington High.
By Marjory' Rood- v
About 200 new students were regis
tered at Washington during the past
week, making the total enrollment up
to date. 1380.
All of the new students are not
freshmen, many in the higher grades
having transferred from other schools.
Mies Ella B. Chave, a graduate of
the University of Wisconsin, will take
the place of Mien Fhila I felt. Miss
Helt I now teaching' at Modesto Cal,
The June 17 cflass, now supreme,'
held a meeting Wednesday to discuss
a coming event, a carnival to be giv
en by the class some, time this month.
"Burnett Walker was appointed chair
man and manager, Ion Bat s, adver
tising manager. A committee consist
wig , of Miriam Hilton,. Bessie Single
ton, Janet 'Daniel, Dorothy Nelll,. Mar-
JWry Rood, Howard Dark, Albert Lane.
Don Bates, Burnett Walker and George
Black, win act as a board of directors.
The senior rooms thdg term are: No.
5, Mathew Llnnehan; No. 10, Miss
flstetJe Armitage; No. 14, Omar N.
Bltner, and No. 15, Miss -Hannah O.
Schloth. Never before has it been nec
essary to hare four senior rooms, but
the number in tbs Juns class de
mands It.
A very auocseeful oahdy sals was
held Friday noon by the June olass
Instead of having one big table In the
hall, girls with bAkets were stationed
at every staircase and all doors. This
was to make escape impossible. This
new method proved more successful
than the old.
Out of the 48 wo were graduated
in this class about 10 are taking post
graduate work,
The Lens staff for this term will be
as follows: Editor. Marjory Rood; as
sistant editors, Elizabeth Singleton and
K 11 gene Kelty; business manager, Don
Bates; assistant business manager,
Paul Patterson; fiction, Bessie Ford,
Mildred. Weeks, Howand Dark, Erie
Hum, and Gladiys Goto; verse, Jo
sephiins Fels, Minnie Pomeroy, Mar
guerite. Partln, and Renney Cox; es
says, Russel Pearson, Vera Hender
son, Helen Straus and Mable Black;
exchanges, Betty London, Miriam Hil
ton. Janet Daniel and Florence Gray-
don; school notes, Gwendolyn Stevens,
Dorothy Nelll; society, Ruth Critten
den, Florence Teimeson; art, Elizabeth
Johnson, Edith Robertson and Ken
neth Coleman; cartoons, Lee Jones,
Fred Mouser and Lyman Oooley; de
bating, Albert Lane and Milton Hatsky;
athletics, George Black, Marie Tonseth
and George Graves; Jokes, Hubert Bar
zee. Helen Whitfield, John Oolby. Kath
erlne Wilson, Walter Middleton and
William Grout. The first Issue of tho
term will be published in March.
Jefferson High.
By Myrle Brown.
Two hundred and twelve freshmen
were enrolled at Jefferson last Week.
The fire squad has appointed of
ficers for this term as follows: Don
McRay, chief; Hal Nlcholi. assistant
- I chief; Morris Mann, oond battalion
Ohief; Rosa Anderson, third battalion
chief; Jos Trowbridge, fourth battal
ion chief; Theodore Elliott, assistant
battalion chief. The first fire' drill.
under the leadership of Don McRay,
was held Friday.
t)ne great help to the students of
Jefferson was the exchanging of books
at school, under the management of
the" Live Wires. Any student having
any book to sell brought it to the Live
Wire office, where it was sold for not
more than hajf pries. This gave many
students a chance to make money and
also buy books cheap.
The February '17 class of Jefferson
certainly" has a good showing in post
graduate work. About one-third of
the students returned to school.
The June '17 class now reigns su
preme, sines ttue graduation of the
February '17 class. Work has already
begun for the last term. The letters,
February 17," in the circular plot in
front of the school have alneady been
removed.
The teams have been appointed for
the debate to take place this term. Tha
question is on compulsory military
training. The negative team consists
of Hobart Cunningham. Clarence
Pierce, Fred Clayson and William
Bolger and the affirmative of Ross
Anderson. Raymond Smith, Mr. Carl
son and William LaJhti.
The Jefferson High basketball team
is working fine now. They have three
victories to their credit and no defeats
The most recent victory was that of
Commercial High, which score was 31
to 16. Captain Denny Williams is
figuring on many more victories under
his leadership.
The girls of the June '17 class are
preparing to entertain ttue boys Febru
ary 9. he girls have arranged for' a
number of novel' features. They have
announced that "they hope the boys
will entertain them in the future
The Phi Deltas enjoyed a banquet at
the Multnomah hotel Friday evening.
All members and alumni were eligible
to attend and tine attendance was
large. A fine program was arranged
by William Bolger and Herbert Swett
All present, wer called upon to speak.
The ice hockey team is sure showing
speed now. Last Monday afternoon
they defeated Washington High by the
score of 4 to 1. All the members of the
team have been working hard and ex
pect to bring a few more victories to
Jefferson. The new schedule has been
given out and each team meets the
opponents in the league twice.
The soccer team is to play its first
game very soon. The boys are in good
trim and Coach BUllngton has been out
every day to develop team work.
Franklin High
By Vera F.lwell.
.a tteiightruo. surprise party was
given in honor of Mildred Barlow, Jan
uary 2S. The guests met at the home
of Helen HarpeY, going from there to
the Barlow home. The evening was
spent in music and games, and light
reiresnments were served. Those ores
en from Franklin were: KatJhryn Ball
Florence. Bicknell. Martha Eklund
Helen Harper. Mildred Barlow. Verne
Isom and. Sam Geysbech.
M-nree new teachers' were added to
the Franklin faculty- this semester.
Miss Aliae Johnson, who came from
Seattle and the University of Wash
tngton, is teaching Spanish.
11 my gymnasium classes re
sumed this term under . the able In.
st ruction of Robert Krohn Jr.. , while
rne girls was taken by Miss G. Sauvain
Tv student enrollment of the school
is rapidly approaching the thousand
mark. Last Tuesday . the attendance
was 3, of whom 155 were4 first term
ens. 40 from other high" schools, an
about IS old Franklinites who had been
away nor a term.
Tho first .class party given by
was tn Franklin .was given by the
J4n 19 ; das at . th horns' of its
president, Arthur Mackenzie, last week.
Th class consists of 15, and all were
present. ..... .. v:V ? ,;'
The Pen club held Its regular meet
ing last week. It was decided to give
a banquet for the football boys, with
a dance In connection, a soon a a pos
sible. 5 A plan . was also discussed by
whiich: a ' book - exchange could be es
tablished in the school. A short play
and a dance will also nrobablv be
given " this term under the direction
of ithe club, - A Rooters' club will be
formed this week. M
The first Interscbolastic basketball
game to won this season by Frank
lin! was played with Benson. The final
score stood: Franklin 45. Benson IS.
The PhUogonians met last Thursday
to hold -an election of officers, for thi
semester. Fred Jones was chosen
president,-Philip Strack, vice-president,
and Ray Haizlip. secretary.
i . j
James Jofin High,
By Clarice Wilson.
An interesting course In civics is
offered this year to be given' without
text books. , Most of th term will be
devoted to tho study of the city of
Portlands The government industries,
social and. economic relations will be
taken up. . v
An early "fly" campaign is being
planned by Frances D. Curtis of the
science department. In the near future
an illustrated lecture on "The Fly" will
be ! given under the auspices, of the
Agassiz club. The club intends to
make a very thorough "fly" campaign
during the spring term.
A' challenge has been sent to each
of the otftner Portland high schools
from the Sodalltas Latins, for a, Latin
vocabulary coptest. The teams are to
consist of. eleven members each. The
Sodalltas members are awaiting a re
ply to their challenge.
The Ciceronian club held a meeting
Tuesday afternoon for election of of
ficers. Those installed were Lindroff
Skarr, president; Fred Saterlee, vice
president, and Hugh Whisler, secre
tary-treasurer.
- The spring term of night school has
opened with1 large classea A special
class in sewing' is offered besides the
regular classes.
The basketball team played Hill
academy Thursday on the Washington
High floor. The score was 36 to "Lin
favor of James John. w
Thursday morning- the 20-minute
period was devoted to the election of
class officers. By the new honor
credit system a number of students
were ineligible. The senior class
elected William Dlerdorff, president;
Lola Murphy, vice president; Esther
Fitterer, . secretary; Marie Marcy
treasurer. The Junior class 01 fleers
are: Charles Spackman, president;
Jc-nnis MacNiven. vice president
Marlon Dunsmore, secretary; Russell
Myers, treasurer. The second-term
sophomore officers are: Merritt Whit-
more, president; Hugh Whisler, vice
president; Gwenneth Young, "seeratary;
John Wulf, sergeant-at-arms. Tho
first-term sophomores have elected
Russell Drinker, president; Harlan
Hlatt, rice president; Alice Brown,
secretary; Esther Piele, treasurer.
The incoming Freshman class does
not organise. The second term Fresh
men have elected Solon Dugbee presi
dent and Percy Johnson vice president.
High School of Commerce.
By Ernest Peterson.
. Th new 'term brought about 85 new
students to Commerce, 60 of whom are
freshmen. The remaining 25 have
come to take, advanced or extra work
Commerce lost 19 in ttte graduating
class, so this new- influx increases the
registration materially. About 350 are
registered.
It has been necessary to enlarge the
scope of the Spanish department and
three terms of that language will now
be taught. Many requests have come
for German, but complete arrange
ments for teaching this subject have
not been made.
The most popular classes in the
school are the office knowledge, bus!
ness knowledge and office training
'I he first class was so large that it
a as necessary to divide it into a boys'
and girls' class.
Commetraial art is a new subject ann
is being taught by Miss Worth. This
will consist of work In lettering and
studying advertising.
The basketball team played two
games last week. Tuesday they went
against Jefferson and on Friday
against the Benson Polytechnic.
Miss Nettle Rankin of the faculty
has been elected corresponding secre
tary of the High Sdhool Teachers' as
sociation.
A matter of much Interest about the
school during last week was the an
nouncement that a school paper was
soon to be published and that, the staff
had already been elected. All that is
known is that some of the ' real en
thusiastic students decided that it was
time to stop talking about having a
paper and get busy and publish one.
The Ledjger" will he the name of the
new publication, which will he issued
twice a month. The subscription price
has been fixed at 35 cents per term.
and the first issue has been promised
on Tuesday. February IS.
Everybody in the school has been
invited to become a member of this re
porting- staff. Miss Nettle Rankin of
the faculty will act as "copy reader"
and censor the "news" and Miss Rita
Banfleld Is to correct the English and
spelling. Frank Bartholomew has been
chosen editor with John Johnson as
resistant. William Meyer will be re
sponsible ror the business manage
ment and Theodore Trautman will en
deavor to make the new venture a suc-
s from the circulation standpoint.
Benson Polytechnic (Girls)
i - By Winifred Peterson.
Over 300 students are registered
this term and the increased attendance
has made it necessary to put more
hooks in the cloakrooms and order ad
ditional chairs for the sewing classes.
Many of the f registration rooms are
crowded to capacity.
Owing to te crowded condition no
attempt was made to organize special
classes last f week. Those special
classes, which are in some cases open
lll W nrranluul Monday.
"The freshman -students .met in the
gymnasium Monday morning for regis
tratlon.
Several of the graduates returned to
take post graduate work. They will
specialise in some line preparatory to
coins- to coileae next fail.
'Twelve, new students . joined the lace
department.. This. Is a comparatively
new studv In the school, but It is
nrovinar vwrr noDuIar.
, Mrs. i Blbbaad ..has . placed several
beautiful articles of embroidery and
iao on exhibition In the office.
The officers and class advisers of
the June 1T class, of t both tne tooya
and girls' departments, held a , business
meeting : at - the' ; home of i Miss Rosa
SpaJhn. 664 tadd avenue, .on .Thursday
evenino- to discuss plansf or the senior
class. Those present were ths class
advisers Mra i Page c ana Mrs
Graham and ' th officers: . Raymond
Clifford, president Miss Rosa Spahn,
vice president: Miss-" vioia urgese,
secretary ;BSd W!ndel.itrearer,ran
Scott Slmn, sergeant -at-arms. , -
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The Benson polytechnic school for
girls is directing its efforts in teach
ing young women a trade. The pur
pose of this school is twoCold first
to train young women for home work
and second o train them to more easi
ly earn a JiverEhood. ,
Among the courses offered are a home
maker's course, domestic science coarse,
dressmaking. mMlinery, Industrial art.
hvcemaklng and. special courses for
mother. The hc4tieraakers course Is
aimed to train a girl how to properly
amd eoonom icatl y -manage a home -eft her
of her own or for others. In this line
wot only cooking, sewing and mil
linery are taught, but the-- PupB is
shown how to buy her articles of food
and clothing to advantage, how to plan
meafl-s, the real value" of foods, how
University
And College
Happenings
Oregon Normal School.
Monmouth, Or., Feb. 3. The spring
semester of the sohool year, 191C-17,
opened Monday morning with an in
creased enrollment of . about 25 per
cent. The enrollment now exceeds 500.
The president and the faculty are
-ry much rejoiced over the passage
of senate bill 41, which made It pos
sible to secure district schools for
training facilities. Taking advantage
of this law the Independence schools
and the Mountain View rural school
have already been acquired for train
ing purposes for the future. This
gives to the Oregon normal school the J.
largest training facilities or any norm
al school in the northwest.
Dean George H. Alden of "Willam
ette university was the chapel speaker
on Fridaiy. Hia subject was "Histori:
Lies."
The rural department of the Oregon
normal fxihool, under the direction of
Mr. Pittman, is planning a rural week
to begin February 19. There are 159
students enrolled In the deparement.
and the plan is that each of them
shall spend one week in some rural
school in Washington, Yamhill. Folk.
Marion or Benton county. The pur
pose of this week, will be to give the
members of ttie class a definite grasp
of all of the details of country achoo'
work, and they will be distributed
among so many; school that vt he gen
eralizations Which will oe drawn m
round-table discussion after the week
aloseg will be practical and accurate. ,
University of Oregon
Eugene, Or., Feb. 3J B. R. Bryson,
practicing attorney of Eugene, has
been added to. the faculty of the law
school as a lecturer on Oregon law
and practice. Mr. Bryson will lecture
on Tuesdjay evening of each week of
the second semester and during the
latter part of the term will conduct
moot ' courts, a new feature in the
work Of the law school.
Examination week at the university
closed yesterday. Registration for the
second semester is to open Monday
February 5, and class work will be
gin Tuesday.
Requirements for general honors have
been amended by the faculty. Here
after, in order to be graduated with
honors students must have, for each
semester hour of their credits, ranking
below "3" (satisfactory), three hours
of work rated above S" In quality.
Professor. E. F. Iawrence, dean of
the school of architecture, is convales
cent after an operation , performed In
Portland.!
i-Figures' .recently summarized by M.
H. Douglass, librarian of the univers
ity, indicate-that of 215 freshmen re
porting only. seven do not. read regular
ly at, least one daily newspaper. ,The
nrai-j wr mi ua , wvmeo covwrea.
the report are members' of a class in
practical ethics. . -
: Edison Marshall of Med ford, a form
er student Jn ths Unrrersityof Orsgojtt
sohool of- journalism, ha Just ben
notified that "The Missing; Seventeen."
a short story of his which appeared la'
the Saturday Evening Post last May,
has been rated by f Edward J. O'Brien,
millinery class; group of seniors working on their graduation dresses. Center Miss Edith Stile of February
made by herself. Below, left to rightFirst term cooking class; pressing dress of her own manufacture.
to feed, the sick, how to plan a home1
eo as to make It neat and attractive,
and probably the most important, the
value of sanitation. These same sub
jects are also taught In other courses,
but they are specialized in the home
course, . All courses cover a period of
two years.
Tbe domewttc science work embraces
meal planning, buying, household man
agement, oost.of food, food values and
cooking: Tfae stud en ts are res ui red tp
pay SO cents a month for the food, wa
ter, and fuel used. This department
is -run Itt-ooti jtmctioTt- with -fche Sohool
cafeteria, and the food cooked is sold
for lunch. . This makes the domestic
sdenes and cafeteria departments self
supporting. This plan also enables the
pupils to obtain the advantages of
HONOR ROLLS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Llewellyn.
Harriet Boll en
Elm Hermaoi
Ingrld Hermans
Ronald Hewitt
Donald Jameaoa
Emma Kienlen
Boyd Macnaughtoo
Eastmoreland.
Marias Howard Helen Bauer
Pearl Galloway
Uterary critic of the Boston Transcript,
as cats of the 100 best Short stories
written in America last - year. - Mr.
O'Brien read 2700 stories which ap
peared In the leading weeklies and
monthlies of the United States. Many
of the' best-known producers of fiction
failed to win, a place in the select
group to " which Mr. Marshall was ad
mitted.' Mr. Marshall is' In Eugene,
expecting to. spend several weeks here
preparing- to produce several short
stories. He also has ' a novel under
way.
II. M. Fisber. superintendent ' of
grounds, is already receiving applica
tions from schools and individuals for
rose slips. He has this season 6000
Caroline Testout and Frau Kail
Druschki slips for distribution among
the schools of the state. Mr. Fisher
explains that no slips can be sent to
private individuals
Dr. George F. Richardson, assistant
professor of English, nas just completed
a literal translation of Beowulf. . on
wfalcta he has been engaged for about
two years. Drl Richardson has writ
ten his translation in the quaint old
English meter - and characteristic - al
literation of Uie original. Ho has also
mad ; a prose translation of ths fa
mous epic Both versions prescrv
the freshness and -rigor of the original
poem.
.Miss Cella V. .Hager, Oregon, ''U,
ha been .'added to the teaching ttaff
of the , university as graduate assist
ant in the. department of psychology.
For the last four years shs has taught
In Hood Ricer high school and during
the last semester taas been doing grad
uate work in psychology at the uni
versity. -Miss Hager will have charge
of several quis divisions and will as
sist in the laboratory. Dr. E. B. Conk
lln, head of the department, announce.
Oregon Agricultwcl College.
t Corvallls, or:, Feb. 3. The sum or
$36.65 was subscribed by students of
the annual short course, wbloh closed
last Friday, and turned over to the
college librarian,. Mrs Ida A. Kidder,
to be used in purchasing new books for
the library. This annual custom . was
originated in 1910 by Homer Rogers,
a Tale man who was animated by a
stronr desire to extend the usefulness
of th institution by adding to Its
library . resources, and the first con-j
tribution was made by the class of
that year.
Instead of applying the fund to th
purchase of books for the general
library it was determined by Mra
Kidder tofoand a special library for
short course students. The books se
cured with these testimonials, of short
fours people are scientific ' in c har
der, but ooDularlv rather than tecb-
inw - ncally Written. They ar most ex-
eellent," says. Mrs. Kidder, "for those
interested in science, but without spe
cial technical, train tnr persons Ilk
myself. I greatly enjoy reading tbem."
u Th i volumes were selected In the
main c by th dean ; of school , and
heeds "of departments. In agriculture,
cemmercs, hom making , and engineer
lng.ITney are flied in ar separate sec-
learning to cook in family quantities.
Some of the students work in the cafe
teria and help to pay their, way. Op
portunities are also given, for train
ing In lunch room and special demonstrating-
work.
In the dressmaking- course, the, girls
are not taught to make doll clothes,
but from the beginning are taught to
make their own clothes. Simpler arti
cles of wear are made first, very-often
under-clothing, until in the senior year
suits, dresses and coat are made.
Every girl makes Her own graduation
gown Girls taking this course often
take- orders for clothes' and work, out
on Saturday at sewing.
Girls graduating, from the millinery
course seem to have little difficulty
in securing positions. Graduates are
in demand. Two distinct classes are
Malcolm Maeaangbtoa
EM ward Mater
Wlltfnr Petarkla
Helen Rnahllgbt
Otaa Sadilek
Clara Ublman
frank Griffin
tion and not subject to circulation to
students other than those of the short
courses. The general students may
read th books, and must do so In the
library rooms. It Is only when, the
short course people come back that
the volumes are taken down and put
into outside circulation. The . present
contribution to the fund will be em
ployed in the purchase of bright, new
readable books, especially helpful- to
those specialising in some practical
Industry in' future short course work.
Reed College.
Enough contributions have been re
ceived from the members of the first
class graduated from th college to
guarantee the. success of a plan for
insuring the members for a. small sum
which will mature Just before the
twentieth class reunion and be pre
sented to the college. The plan is sim
j "ar to th endowment insurance funds
successfully started at Columbia and
Princeton universities. The plan was
drawn up by a committee appointed by
the members of the olaaa of 191C. in
cluding David Brace, chairman; Miss
Annie Jordan Harrison and Joyce
Kelly. The class of 1916 Is working on
a similar plan, and many members of
the class hare already sent In contri
butions for it
. President William T. Foster has
been appointed chairman of the uni
versity council of th National Society
for th Promotion of Training for
Public Serivce. Tho other member of
th committee are: 'Professor Beard
of Columbia university. Professor
Haines of the University of Texas.
Professor King- of the "University , of
Pennsylvania and Professor Ross of
the University of Wisconsin. The
council has been appointed for the pur
pose of publishing a monthly state
ment, and holding conventions to keep
the society informed of th progress
Of universities In training their stu
dents' for publ 1c service.
Professor Hudson B. Hastings of. the
department of economics has accepted
an appointment to the faculty of th
1S1T summer school of the University
of California. He will give two courses
In the fields of commerce and indus
tries Professors Norman F. Coleman.
Bertha Stuart and William F. Ogbura
have given course there in previous
yeare.and President Foster has given
a series of lectures. : ,
Dr. E. H. Lindley spok at the as
sembly' j.pf students, last Thursday
morning In th college chapel on. "The
New Pioneer a" Ha defined the pioner
spirit as.th passion for improvement
and th eagerness, to solv problema
The extension course by Dr. Lindley
will begin tomorrow evening- at S
FOR THROAT AND LUNGS
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BOZiO ST JkJsXt ItXJMTMQ SXtTCKIZSTS
held in this work. One, the com
mercial cdasa,.and the other a3 short
course disss in conjunction with the
dressmaking. The first named has long
periods; of work. A stock room is con
ducted with this department, and here
the care and value of different mil
linery materials is taught. Short trade
courses are also given In flower mak
ing. Infants' and children's millinery,
frame making and trimming". A spe
cial course for mothers is given two
afternoons a week.
In connection with these courses, in
dustrial art and design are also taught.
A sound training in design and color
is essential to a successful dressmaker
or milliner.
Dacemaking is a new' subject, but
is becoming popular. Good filet and
Venetian point lace have been made In
o'clock at the Central library, and will
deal with various phas of psychology
as applied to business. Th. are open
to the public. Dr. Xiindley will also be
the speaker at the Ad club next
Wednesday noon, and at the meeting
of the Portland Realty board on Fri
day. Engagements are also being
made for him to speak at the -University
of Oregon and the Oregon Agri
cuyltural college.
The elementary school at the college
for the faculty children and others in
Eastmoreland has been organized for
the second semester. ' Students at the
college teach various subjects in the
fcctaool in connection with their studies
in education. Miss Frences Greenburg
has general charge of the school. She
is assisted by Miss Caroline Wurten-
berser. who teaches the besrinnlna
'class: Miss Lola Richmond has chares 1
of the reading work; Miss Adelaide
Wilson, history: Mis Gladys Lathers, i
sewing; Walter Carl, manual training;
Miss Ellen Jensen, music: Miss Msriei
Blttleston. geography, and Edgar i
Itieana nature study. I
The college has Invited the depart -
mnt of higher education of the ZSa-J
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the college buildings next July.
The lecture Tuesday evening at the; The juniors are very much ; excited
University club, in the Course on "Ho-I OVsr th event and have started mak
man Nature and progress." will be ing out y,1r ainc orders already.' ,
riven bv Professor William F. Oi
burn. His subject will be "The Mani
as-a Primitive Hunttr." Th lecture;
will be illustrated. ,
Professor Hudson B. Hastings spoke
recently befor the forum of Unitarian
church on "The Proposed Zone System
for the Buildlno- Cod in Portland." )
speakers nave now-oeen securao ion
every vesper service for tb rest of t
the present emeatr, and a pamphlet
has been printed announcing them.
which will bo sent free on request. Dr.
Llndley wlU b th speaker this after- ;
noon and next Sunday Dr. J. Douglas
Adam of the faculty of the Hartford
Theological seminary, in Connecticut,
will be the speaker on February 1 S.
He will be at Reed several days and
will also speak at the student assem
bly on February 16. Dr. George
Herbert Palmer, professor of philoso
phy at Harvard university, who-will!
give courses In philosophy at Reed
during; April and May, will be th
speaker vfor two Sundays In April.
Other speakers besides member of the
college faculty and Dr. Thomas Lamb
Eliot of the board of trustees, will be
Dr. A. A. Heist of the Rose City Park
Methodist.-church, - Dr. Joshua Stan
field of the First. Methodist church.
Tm Tnl. XM Daj9 K TT T -V...
terian cburoii and Dr. Walter T Sum-
r.er,' bishop of Oregon. The services j
all begin at 4 o'clock and are open to
th public- A choir of the students at
th college, organized , by Dr. Max P.
Cushing. will sing today for the first
time. ,
Missionary Address Today.
Dr. E. 'h. East; medical missionary
in Burmah, will give a missionary ad
dress at the Marshall Street Presby
terian .church today at 11 a m. In th
evening" a lantern exhibition entitled,
"Hers and Thar With th Camera."
will be given by George Stevn at
7:30 o'clock.'
Th thinnest f drawer- fronts will
contain a new German fumltur lock,
Jthe entlr mechanism of which Is con-
Jtained ln a cylUndrical tub. ' J
1917 clsss in graduating dress
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the school. Crocheting, tatting.
making and leather work are also
given. All this work is dona by hand.
Gymnasium work Is given twice a
week and corrective gymnasium .work
is being started Una term. Other sub
jects taught are civics, hygiene, Shop,
arithmetic, textiles. English, element
ary science and music.
One of the faculty acts as dean of
girls and places needly - students in
good homes and endeavors to find posi
tions for other.
A night school is also being con
ducted, and new classes are now being
formed. The night school offers about
the same work as the day school, with
special training in home care of the
sick, household furnishing; and dress
design. The special classes in the day
school will bo started on February S.
Wellesley Juniors to
flave "Man" Dance
Wellesley, Mass., Feb. 3. A ""man.
dance" Is going to be given by th
junior class of Wellesley college- for " ,
the first time in the history of th
college. It is only since 1913 'that
"man dances" have been allowed. At"
that time the Senior class gave ,a -promenade,
and each succeeding class
has been allowed this on dance. No
other class has been allowed - to have
a dance until It reached its senior
year.
It is only after persistent efforts
that the class of 1918 finally received
& coveted permission for the hop.
The dance will be held February
10. aftr the mid-year exams are
over. The annual glee club and man-;
dolin club concert is also held at this
'time. The Maugus Country club ;.has
.1 w
special cars will be provided to tak
and from WlIe1eT..
The refreshments and decorations ar
to be an simnle aa Doaalble:
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