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THE, 6REG0N SUNDAY. JOURNAL, PORTLAND," SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER' 16, 1917,"
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SUff of Lincoln High School Cardinal, which Includes the following: Ruth Alderman, Frances Habersham, Ixoise Smith, Marie Cavel,
- Dorothy Reed, Mary Holmes, Kathryn Donald, Celia Isenstein, Gladys Blaine, Harold Miller (business manager), Myrtle Forthnn
'- (aaaociate editor), Harry Tennell (editor), Mary Gill, Helen Stewart, Delphine Rosenfeld, Wanda Daggett, Judith Uppett, Harley
r Stevens, Earie Larrimore, Chester Kelsey, Emily Veaxie, Eldrea Mallory, Ray Daly, Charles Bemt. Edwin Wright, Claig Eliott, Al
' bert , Wortendyke and Isabelle Kidd.
PUPILS of Portland' twblic schoola
have Joined the rank of the food
conservationists. The toys and
girls of the hlfh schools and gram-
- - . 1 M
mar graaes are aispiaying a Keen '
terest in the national food program.
Recording to Superintendent L. R-
Alderman. The students are spreaa-
. In w th at i can at economy In tneir
homes. The domestic science depart
ment or me scnooia. in cnr
Miss Kdna Groves, is doing real work
In furtherance of the food conserva
tion program. Next Monday after
noon Miss Oroves will open classes
for adult women housekeepers at the
Olrls School of Trades. Lownsdale
' and Morrisdn streets. The classes
will .bs in session from 2 to 3:30 on
Monday. Wednesday and Friday for 10
weeks. Baking classes will be held
St the same time and place. The Je
partment. Is giving out Information on
cannlns.
'. Kindergarten schools are well at-
hold doable sessions.
Cafeteria lunches are being served
- tn some of the schools and the plan
will be generally In vogue soon.
f X Jeffer$on High
i V By Ralph H. Thayer'
wlOrFlTRBO;N start V the week with
J accord: witn ttis spirit or me 11
Its first assembly of the year. In
the entire student body saluted the
flag. W. H. Boyer made a short talk,
and patriotic songs were sung. Princi
pal Jenkins made an appropriate adr
dress, instilling m the mlnda of the
' students the fact that the present Is
the time, to lay the foundation for
1 their life's work and calling to their
attention the wonderful opportunities
. of the day and the still greater op
portunities of the future. Mr. Jen
kins confessed that he is a firm be
llever In athletics and said that every
' boy should participate in some form
of athletics to improve himself phys
Jcally. f Owing to his strenuous duties as
, "W. - H. Boyer will not be able to
handle the glee club this year.
w . nidH will anln direct the
school orchestra. The orchestra has
'lost a number of musicians, but the
school looks forward, through Mr.
' Bailey's good work, to added members,
.4 & .h Ai..af ill vaar
, HDecial emphasis Is being made on
- ' food conservation In the domestic
science department, following out the
plans of Herbert Hoover. Large quan
tities of fruit and vegetables are be
., ing preserved In various ways. All
-food stuffs prepared by the depart-
- ment this year will be used In class
work and In the school cafateria. The
r girls will be given special Instruc-
' lion in COOKing in lamuy vjuojh.ii.iob.
The February class held Its first
meeting of the year Tuesday. The
followlnr are the class officers: Wil-
. Ham Bolger, president; Florence Wll
" ber, vice president; Elvera Swansoa.
' secretary: Hobart Cunningham, treas-
ursr; and . Raymond Versteeg, ser
, gtant-at-arms. "She Stoops to Con-
quer, oy uoiasmun, was aeciaea upun
for the class play.
The boys in the mechanical drawing
. . class have returned tq. school with
' new vim and vigor and a determina
' tlon to make good. They realise the
wonderful opportunities along this
' line. In the many ship yards through
out the country. Mr. Mangold reports
, a bigger demand for draftsmen than
ever before, and advises those me-
Kar lra 11 v In pi in A tr I If a t nat Mil rail
. . Walter Russ anj Oeorge Olander
: Lave left school to work in the ship
' yards..;., '' .
The employment bureau has been
' very busy, placing th boys and girls
; In positions Where they can work
1 before and after the school day.
Ray Varsteeg. Jack White, Wilbur
Phillips,' Fred Krueger, Roger
' Plumber. -Nelson English and Hal
Nloolal spent their summer vacations.
V working .In the canneries in south
eastern 'Alaska. - - .w;:-
f; ' Ous Hixon, who was business man
ager of the February class issue of
the spectrum, ! now business man
ager of The Short - Circuit, a small
publication edited by the boys at,
Mare Island, Cai. Qua joined the ool-
ors ' last- May- -; - -..-.
Oeorge Van Deurs, a member of the
June class. It 17 passed tlrs examina
tions for. Annapolis. 1 He Is 1 years
1 old. Russell Kelly is also at Anna
. polls. He received one of the highest
averages ever reached in this stats
for entrance to Annapolis. ; -'
Clayton O. Frlsby, a member of the
fourth company, Canadian machine
run corps, now fighting on the French
- front, who was formerly a Jefferson
student, wa injured In -battle a short
time ago. . Later reports stats .that
he has returned ' to the tiring Una
Frlsby was popular around the school.
and 1 also among . the flstio fan ? of
this city, having participated In many
- boxing wowav, v-ij'a -"' A !H-.,,r,
. Steve Wilcox. , Chancey Whitman.
pany, Third Oregon, and were for
merly Jefferson 'boys.
Moe Sax was also a visitor this
last week. Moe is a member of com
pany D, Third Oregon infantry, with
a number of other former Jefferson
students.
Washington High.
By Phil Neer
rv HE long desired want for a cafe
I teria at Washington high is about
to be realized. A large piece or
land near the school has been obtained
by the school board as the site for
a cafeteria. The building, which will
house the cafeteria will be three
etories high, the main floor to. be
tcupied by the cafeteria while the
upper stories will be used for other
school purposes. At present the needs
of the pupils of Washington are sup
piled by ueveral privately owned light
lunch counters about the school..
In view of our future relations with
South and Central America the Span
ish department has changed from the
Castllllan or Spanish tongue to that
of South America, which has a few
noticeable differences. The fourth
term Spanish . class will carry, on a
regular correspondence with pupils
and firms In South America. The
third term Spanish class will later In
the term, study and act out a Spanish
play. 1
Monday morning Principal Herd man
called an assembly of all the boys to
consider the matter of football and
other athletics. In the opening re
marks of his talk Mr. Hardman em
phasized the necessity of each and
every boy to obtain an education. Mr.
Herdman asked each boy present to
persuade boys of school age not at
tending school to do so. When the
question of retaining athletics was
put to the boys the response was
unanimous for the affirmative. That
evening- a football meeting was called
at which over 60 boys were present.
Coach Earl now has the situation well
In hand, and has had the boys out
for practice since Wednesday.
Wednesday morning occurred the
first regular singing assembly of the
term. Principal Herdman greeted
the pupils and said they were doing
their patriotic duty by continuing
school and their education. Then
everyone arose aand sang the 'Star
Spangled Banner." At the close of
the song all remained standing and
saluted the flag. W. H. Boyer,' In
structor of music, made hisfirst ap
pearance of this term In leading the
assembly in a short address. Mr.
Boyer salu that he long has been
trying to find a way by which all the
musical organizations of the different
high schools would be hearc In uni
son. The new auditorium will serve
such a purpose. Mr. Herdman pointed
out the numerous- oportunltles for the
boys to take up music in the differ
ent musical organisations of Washing
ton, stating that those who desired
to take up music in one form or
another in the school could have their
programs so arranged.
Ths announcement was made that
there would be a regular wrestling
class under Coach Leon Fabre for all
boys above first term during ths first
two periods every Wednesday . morn
ing.
Mr. Herdman emphasised the ur
gency for all to take part in patriotic
work, cmeny ths Red Cross. Miss
Esther Wuest of the art department
spoke at ths assembly, stating that
art classes would be open to all
students who desired to help their
country and at ths same time learn
something which will be of great
value, wo previous training in art is
necessary to enter these classes ana
ine will he held In the morning be
fore school for the oonvenienoe of
those who have full periods. The
character of this work I art will be
making tags for Christmas : sale.
making small designs in sliver , and
making numerous other - - Interesting
things which can be sold for the Red
cross.
There is also to be soma special
work for boys. The programs will
be arranged so that' students can 40
this work, which will be during either
ths second, fourth - and fifth periods.
Ths - "Lens" for the coming ; term
will bs run on the same business
basis as Jast semester. ; Ths staff -officers
have not yet been appointed. .
Tho following graduates - of ths
June '17 class are attending :. college,
as follows: Harold Robinson. jCar-
negle Institute of Technology; Glen
Sprlgrs. O. A. C: " Marionr Rood. O.
A. C; Lillian .Ten Eyck, Oregon State
normal scnooi; JCivira Thurbow, ,-U.
or u.; Helen wait, - Reed ; College
Garth Young, O. -A C.;. Isabelle
Zimmerman, TJ. of O.; Mary Zimmer
man. V.' of O.: Georre West. O. A. fl :
Clifton Wlttaker, Stanford; ; - Donald
Feenaughty, U. o 0.s Blanche , Wil
son, U. of O.: Herbert Barsee, Reed
coiiege; ueorge ; stack. Normal; Ken
net Cook, O. A. C.; H. Dask, IT. of
0.;.Iytpuimlwayrn.3ar1dsy;- Ruth
Eiton, u or o. j m. Farrell. o. A. C-
Josephlne Felts. Reed collere;" F.flith
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lege; Eva Hobson, O. A. C: Frank
Gue, Reed college; Clyde Lawson,
Reed college; Lawrence Lockle, O.
A. C; John McCourt. Reed college;
Mary McClaren. U. of 0.; -and Clara
Manning,- Normal school.
M. Linnehan s . special classes in de
bating: held the election of team of
ficers Tuesday. The officers in the
first period class are: Paul Patter
son, president, and Nelan Clark, sec
retary and editor. The officer of the
sixth periods class are; George La
Roche, president; - Eugene Kety, vice
president, and Lester Newmann, sec
retary and editor. These classes in
debating have now commenced ac
tive preparation for the tearors "work.
Debates for the first half of the
term will be assigned Monday of this
week.
The February '18 class held the
first business meeting of the term in
room 10, Tuesday at 2. SO. The only
vacant position was that of secretary,'
which was promptly filled by Allen
Cover. Plans were discussed for the
annual freshman frolic and a com
mittee was appointed to ferret out
the matter.
The girls enrolled in the sixth.
seventh and eighth ' term classes of
the teaching course met on Wednes
day afternoon to reorganise ; ths
pedagogy club. The meeting was
opened by the reading of a short re
sume of last term's work for the
benefit of the new members. The
following officers were elected:
Helen Straus, president; Bertha Mae
Johnson, vice-president; Eunice Tich
enor, secretary; Gladys Goln; corres
ponding secretary; Esther Hal den.
treasurer; Lavelle Carey, serjeant-at-
arms, and Orpha Phelps, editor.
Wednesday at 3:30 there wa a
meeting of Neakanions. The prin
ciples of the club were first explained
ior me Denerit or the new members.
The following were elected to hold
office: Alma Scharpf, president; Mil-
area .LAUaeradie, vice president;
Emma Garbade. secretary: Anna Ms.
f heron, assistant secretary, and Mll
red Tennyson, treasurer.
Jamie John High
By Opal Wetmer
IHE civics and sociology class
visited the city hall on Saturday
morning, where they went to
meet the mayor, commissioners, and
ether officials.
A special class in. domestic science
for which a number of girls had been
hoping, has been formed under Miss
Chollar. The class is composed al
most entirely of juniors and seniors.
The course consists mainly of home
nursing. The Ormandy furniture store
has loaned a bedstead and : mattress
for the use of the class, and more
equipment will soon be obtained for
the practical demonstration needed to
make the work more efficient.
The course will Include the study
of special diets for Invalids and the
care of the Invalid s room.
Ths third term class In commercial
English, as on of their assignments.
nave written to the secretary of
state, Ben W. Olcott, for a number
or copies of ths Oregon Blue Book.
These books will then be used in the
civics class.'
The German. Latin. Enrllsh VI and
English V. and general science
classes are not - using text books.
Miss ward has been teaching ths
commerce classes for ths latter part
or ma weea, as suostltuts for Mr.
B8BD, wno IS 111.
Football practice bearan l&nt Mon
day and on Thursday the names of
the following boys were posted, who
were to receive outfits: John Wulfe,
William Schroeder, Herman Schroe
fler. Louis Dunsmore, Jos Toole,
Charles S packman. Russell "Mever.
mviiavru vain., max c learns, -i Deibert
Day. and Oliver Jessup. , i , y
-Ths girls' hiking club, ths Wiak
Klatawa. met on Wednesday after
noon to elect orncers with ths f ol-
former secretary, .was sleeted nr-l.
aeni, uwiaayi is.eeny, vice president;
upai ,weimer, ,; secretary-treasurer:
Eleanor i Thomas. seraeant.at.iLrm.
President Dunsmore has not yet ap
pointed her standing committees
a ne Agassi g club sleeted ths fol
lowing orncers: FresiJenfc - Ana
Vincent, vies president: Edward Rood,
secretary; Gwenyth Touna. rerarten
aiics wusirap. members-at-large;
Esther- Piele v and Ella Rles, - faculty
aaviwor, jr. u. uurjis. -
Delbert Day has been elected presi
dent and . Martha Holter vies presl
dent of the senior class. - .
Ths fourth ; term; class has Sleeted
its officers, as follows: Prsaident.
Harlan Hiatt, vies president; Edmund
Kugel, secretary ; Esther Prele, treasurer.-
Rudy Anderson,
. , Assembly was. called on Friday in
tho regular assembly neriod bv Stu
dent Body . President5 Charles 8pack
man, who gava s, yery . enthusiastic
talk on "Pep;" F, D. Curtis explained
ths constitution f ths student- body
organisation, and tho ; naming of j ths
honor system i Hsl ? Ltndnntvt nil
3Mi 1
journed after an enthusiastic demon
stration of the word "pep" in the
form- of a number of veils, led by D.
uay. popularly knows as "Pop.
In the regular Thursday morning
singing assembly, the students were
bglad to Welcome back W. H. Boyer.
Mr. Boyer was well pleased with the
singmg of the students and voiced
his intention of having the school
give a recital in the new auditorium.
Franklin High
By Veva Elwell
THE state fair board has invited
the Franklin double quartette to
come to Salem on Portland day of
ths fair, offering to pay all expenses.
R. V. Walsh, musical Instructor, has
accepted the invitation and- is having
ths quartette work diligently on the
selections to be offered there.
A large number of the old students
have returned to school - during the
past week and the confusion of get
ting settled is well over with, although
there are a good many who will not
return for another week.
There were three members of last
year's faculty who did not return
this semester. Dr. Mary Madigan was
too ill to" take up her work, which
has been temporarily: assumed- by
Mrs. R. V.Walsh. Miss Grace Tucker,
whose place was ' taken by Roberto
Allendes, returned to New York to
visit her father, who is 111. Miss
Mary E. Bets was granted a year's
leave of absence, which she will spend
on her wheat ranch In Eastern Ore
gon. Her work has been allotted to
other teachers.
A class of 15 has been organized
ir. medical Latin to begin work next
week. This is comprised of students
who intend to take up their life work
along the medical lines.
There are now six football letter
men reporting for practice, three hav
ing returned last week. Coach Dewey
Is expecting at least two mors to re
turn this week. Badly, who did some
noteworthy work as center last year.
will be placed back of line. The sec
end team is composed ' of very green
material, but L. A. Dillon ia doing
some splendid work getting them
whipped into shape to give ths first
team soms good stiff practice.
The members of tho June '17 class
who will attend .college this year are:
Artnur Mackenzie, mecnanical en
gineering at O. A. C; Stella Sullivan.
Journalism, at U. of Oregon; Muriel
Nichols, English, at Reed; Lois Tom-
linson. Liberal Arts, at University of
Southern California; Hllmar Grondahl,
scientific, at Reed; and Mildred Bur
dick, winner of the Pan-Hellenic
scholarship, will attend TJ. of O
Roberto Allendes, the new instructor
in Spanish, will teach the Latin-
American Spanish, which is that used
In -this country and South America,
and which is becoming so imDortant
in the business world of the United
States. Mr. Alendes believes in taking
tns tnree most - important divisions
of the language, that Is, tho speaking
or it, ins writing or it. and ths gram
mar, ana teacmng them torether.
Ths social club mads its first trfo
or ins year during the latter part of
wuu Aiis iruuuu ceverea waa
around Wahturn Lake. The next trip
will be in the Mount Adams district.
Tnose s wnOi went on the trip this
summer were Mrs. Grace Smith, Bere
nice ana irene jsmott. Dana SmalL Al
ma nuraicjt, jsaene weicn. Francis
uersnner. ; jsioert JHoskin. instructor
in, science. Fred Kelly. Geora-e Ftm--
burger, Robert Gaselk Ben Popham and
Haroia 'Ooo. i'B club went up ths
Columbia to Cascade Locks and from
there to Wahtum Lake where - they
camped for four daya making various
exploring inps mrougn the surround
mg country. Mr. Hoskln shot a 20a
lb. black bear on a hike to Indian
mountain. He reserved the skull for
work in his science classes. Ths trip
lasted for eight , days and covered
aoouc su miies.
Lincoln High
By Marie Canel
rjtHB first assembly of the year was
, a patriotic one. " Principal T. T.
; ra via nmilat UIm n.,. i
of : -.the sacrifices of ; - ths boys in
ths trenches were making for' Amer
lea,' and. also told of the work that
those at home, could accomplish. Miss
Perry of the art department spoke
of ths classes to bs formed to assist
In ' Rsd Cross work.: The work Is to
be voluntary and v will consist of
making Christmas tags, postcards, and
leather , work. The entire proceeds
are to be given to ths Red Cross. Prin
clpal Davis closed tho assembly with
an urgent request that everyone help
In Bed - Cross work. -.
'A meeting of ths "cardinal staff was
.held . Wednesday ' , . afternoon. - Miss
Moore, faculty advisor, urged ths staff
to make this , year's '"Cardinal" the
best that it has ever been. Four Is
sues Is to be - published during the
term.'; Ths first issue is to bs an
outdoor Issue; and' all 'material must
lta, In : 111. hanta fit , a Al , - w.
.lih r-0 - (,
have made- a few changes in The
Cardinal staff. ' m- At present ths staff
is as follows; Prose. Una Foltx (edi
tor). Marcile Cartock. Marls CaneU
Cells Isenstein. Charles Berst, Gladys
Blaine, Malcolm Stowell; poetry.
Frances Habersham t editor icmuy
Veazle, Ruth . Alderman, Pheerber
Lewis; athletics. Edwto- Wright : edi-
tor), Russell Kaufman. Kathryn Don
ald, Dorothy Reed; ; music. Louise
Smith editor. Jans O'Reilly : jokes.
Robert Wilson (editor).. Mary GUI;
school notes, Helen Stewart (editor).
Harley Stevens, Delphine Rosenfeld,
Albert Wortendyke; art. Earls Larri
more (editor. Ray Daly. ; Harold
Detje; exchanges, Millard Rosenblatt
(editor), Judith Lippett, Uaude Dog
gett. Isabella : Kidd; alumni.:v Craig
Elliott (editor) Mary Holmes.
The Scribblers'- club is to bs : re
sumed this year. In order to be a
member one musf be on the Cardinal
staff or have bad an article' published
in the Cardinal. The purposes of ths
cicb are: To provide a reward for
those who have had material accepted
ror the Cardinal., and. to bring- - ths
editors and the staff into closer con
tact with one another. . -
Lincoln's first singing - assembly
was held Tuesday morning. Most of
the songs sung were patriotic ones.'
At a meeting of the February '18
class a new president' and treasurer
were elected, as Emmett Rogers, for
mer president, snd Russell CoIweL
former treasurer, are not at school
tnis year. Kdwin K. Wright was unl-
mously elected president, and Zina
Wise was unanimously elected treas
urer.
Shannon Pettinger and Zena Wlss
entertained the February ll class at
a party Sataurday afternoon and
evening at Shannon Pettingers home
in Oswego. Boating, dancing and out
door games were enjoyed. Miss Mer
titt and Miss Hayward, honorary
members' of the class, chaperoned ths
party, .
The officers of the Tologelan de
bating society, are: President, Edwin
K. Wright; vice president, Oscar
Helmer; secretary, Albert Worten
dyke; assistant secretary. Earnest
Rlchter; treasurer, Millard Rosen
blatt; editor, Harry Pennell; sergeant-at-arms,
Ralph Knudsen.
Edwin K. Wright, president of the
Tolos, has appointed the following
committees: Program, Charles Berst
(chairman),. Jacob Holzman, Herman
Kehlli; entertainment. Robert Dick
son (chairman), Forrest Llttlefleld;
membership, W. D. Olson (chairman),
Ed Teeming, Estelle Hanson.
During last term 4300 credits were
attempted by. Lincoln high students.
making an average of four credits per
student. Only 430 failed; 426, or-almost
10 per cent, made "A. A total
of 1206 made "B," 1100 made "C," 1036
Rehearsals are in progress for the
February '18 class play. "The Private
Secretary," to be produced November
23 and 24 In the Lincoln high audi
torium. The cast at present Is as
follows: Mr. Marshland, Kenneth
Taltt; Harry. Edwin Wright: Mr Kat
termole, Harley Stevens; Douglas (his
nephew), Russell Kaufman; Rev. Rob
ert Spauldlng, Zena Wise; Edith
Marshland (daughter to Mr. Marsh
land), Mary Holmes; Eva Febster (her
friend and companion), Delphine Ros
enfeld: Mrs. Stead (Douglas's land
lady), .Maxine Schaafer; Miss Asford,
Elolse Lowenson.
Ora Spurlin, Philo president, has
appointed the following committees:
Program, Ruth Alderman (chairman),
Elsie Rlgney, Frances Habersham;
entertainment, Elizabeth Stephenson
(chairman), Florence Hunt. Helen
Stewart; refreshment. Mignlanette
Dolph (chairman), Dorothy Ray, Ruth
Ferguson: resolution,. Kathryn Donald
(chairman), Anna Wheeler. Helen
Morgan; initiation, Leota Burt (chair
man), Margaret McGowan, Genevieve
Matson; placard, Clementine Williams
(chairman). Virginia Graham.
Mr. Schwartztraubers civics classes
are to make a study of the best peri
odicals this term. A group has been
appointed rrom each class to have
charge of the work. Each' student
in the class is to be responsible for
the contents of one magazine during
the term, and is to report upon ths
magazine twice a month. The stu
dents in the first period class in
charge of the . work are: Earls Larri
more, Dorothy Corbett. Earnest Dyott.
Maris Canel. In ths sixth period
class the following are in charge of
the work: . Ralph Knudsen, Helen
Stewart, Fred Main. Among ths peri
odicals to be studied are the follow
ing: Literary Digest, Review of Re
views. Nation, Living Age, New Re
public, independent, current Opinion,
World's Work, Atlantic Monthly. Cen
tury, Scientific American, Outlook,
Survey, English Journal, Popular Me
chanics, Sclentiflo Monthly and
American Magazine of Art.
The, Girl's cadet .corps is drilling
every Tuesday morning. One of the
youngest and most progressive or
ganizations at Lincoln is the Boys'
Bible class. There are 47 members
and ths officers are: President, Ver
non Duncan; vice president and edi
tor, Craig Eliott; secretary. Vernon
Rudy; treasurer. Harold McGowan.
Ths purpose of the club is to crests
a higher standard among Lincoln
high school boys, and also to boost
Lincoln. The first meeting of the
society was held Friday. Mr.
Schwartstruber is critic of ths organ!
cation.
All the classes in ths domestic art
department ars to do soms Red Cross
work and also do renovating for
needy folk. Ths first term girls are
working on their aprons, ths second
klmonas, and the third term girls ars
working on wool skirts. The classes
spent Friday in darning stockings.
Ths Hakavara camp Tire girls took
a hike Friday, toastsd "weenies" and
marshmellowa and apent the after
noon in knitting. The club is planing
to give a skate at the oaks Rink but
the date and details will bs announced
later. :
The Tri-Is-elected ths following
officers at their meeting oMnday:
President, Elizabeth Griggs; vice pres
ident, Maude Andrews; Secretary,
Helen Cluster treasurer, Esther
Hardner; editor, Agnsa Schults, ssr-
geant-at-arms, - Katharine Kressraan.
President. Elisabeth Griggs has ap
pointed ths following program com
mittee. Ruth Alderman (chairman).
Celta isenstein. Adah Nelson.
The officers of the LAurelhurst club
ars: President, Margaret Tucker; v)te
president. . Gene Mcuaniels ; ' secretary
treasurer, ? Nora ' Bunnage; editor,
Agnes Schults. Miss Northrup Is
critic or tns society, vvi
' The Washellt camp firs girls elected
ths ' followlnr- i officers: - President.
Elizabeth Stephenson; secretary. Mar
garet . McGowan; v treasurer. V Olga
Proska; editor. Emily Teazle. Ths
girls ars planning to devote one meet
ing a month to Red Cross work, to
swimming, one to business, and ons
to ceremonial.
Tuesday, September 11. ths - Wash
111 camp fire girls delightfully sur
prised' Miss Marlon Schneider, their
guardian with a birthday party.
. The officers of Tecknopbolas ars
President. Esther McGa ire: vice nresl
dent Caroline Stober; secretary, Edna
Ferguson; treasurer. Maxine Schafer.
Esther McGuire. n president, has an.
n pointed the following program com
mittee: Constance Button (chairman)
Edna- Ferguson, Edith V Anderson.
Catherine Macey. At the - meeting; of
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Above Scene from playlet given
by Laurelhurst children.
Below Jtrs. Hubert Ferris, chair
man of the Laurelhurst Red
Cross unit.
Cameron, Louise Nex, Maxine Schafer,
Florence Leonard, Madeline Brown,
Edith Anderson, . Esther Gardner.
The football candidates are practis
ing four times Per week.
An athletic assembly was held
Thursday morning. Edwin K Wright
(chairman, told the purpose of ths
meeting and introduced the speakers.
Dorothy Reed appealed to the girls of
Lincoln to support the athletic asso
ciation. Harley Stevens - spoke of
cltfcsenship in the school. Mary Holmes
spoke on "Why our support is neces
sary in a financial way." Russell
Kaufman, yell-leader, then led the
chool through soms rousing yells
t-.. n-.-.i.n a -h. I
Adelphian literary and debating so-
ctety. has appointed the following
committees: Program, Lucille Rleslng
(chairman), Shannon Pettinger, Caro
line Stober; social, Mary Holmes
(chairman), Lelah Stone. Eva Kidd,
Zena Wise, Claire Robeits; member
ship. Marls Canel - (chairman), Lena
Foltz, Vernon Duncan, Margaret Han
son, Marlon Marks; pep, Laurence
Franklin (chairman), Tom McCam-
ant, George Mays; parliamentary law,
Craig Eliott (chairman), Isabelle
Kidd.
At the meeting of the Adelphians
Thursday Miss Lillian Amos as hon
orary member spoks to ths society.
An impromptu debate followed on
"Resolved that a dish rag is more es
sential to household happiness thsn
a mop rag." Eva Kidd and Craig
Eliott upheld the affirmative, Vernon
Duncan and Margaret Ewing upheld
the negative. The judges rendered
the affirmative a unanimous decision.
Arthur Johnson, Morista Howard,
Ruth Liessman, former Adelphians,
who were grsduated in June '18, vis
ited the society. The following were
voted into the society: Clara Peter
son, Judith Lippett, Mary Gill, Emily
veazle, Harriet Griffith, Jane
O'Reilly, Wanda Daggett, Robert Wil
son, Emllio Riluco, Lsland Lowenson.
High School of Commerce
By Jaaon McCune .
THE total enrollment 'at the High
School of Commerce so far is 307
mm la. of whom 102 are first
term students. Freshmen . ars en
rolling in large numbers, many mors
thsn expected. Some of ths . former
studsnts ars not returning,' due most
ly to the profitable positions held by
them.
The faculty remains ths same.
except for Mr. Taylor, who has left
me scnooi. aui worm, inm arc
teacher.' Is back from an extended
trip throughout the -east.- While en
routs shs visited many of ths noted
art museums,- Miss Hyde, the secre
tary in the office, has left for the
east, where shs Intends to take ths
secretarial course at Simmons col-
legs, Boston.
Ths work in connection with the
school organizations is - - progressing
snd will soon be expected. The gym
nasium classes will be resumed un
der the direction of Mr. Wells. Ths
futurs athlstlo situation has not been
fully determined, but it Is assured
that there will be a football team.
The new classes in business knowl
edge snder the direction of Mr. Carl
ton has shown a large attendance.
The office knowledge classes contain
many interested and enthusiastic stu
dents who are ready for a years
work on business employments..
About 20 boys showed up for foot
ball Thursday. Mr. Wells will do all
he can in training them. No coach
has yet been chosen. The suits will
soon be purchased..
i Benson Polytechnic (Girls)
By Edna Wilson
JflSS ; OAFFNTT- and i Miss Toon
lyl have been ill and wars not able
" to Tsport', at, ths opening of ths
semester but both are improving rap
Idly snd it Is expected that they will
soon return Mrs. Davidson is In
charge of Miss Toon's class and Miss
McFaul is ' in chargs of
Gaffnsy's. ,
: A number''' of girl - worked ' during
vacation in - ths department - stores.
Soms of them have -decided not to re
turn but to remain as clerks, t In seme
cases the ? wages have been advanced
to the - regular scale 1 although : ths
girls have worked but a few months.
Ths art department In accord with
the art - department of the other high
schools of . the, city has opened two
Red Cross industrial , classes one - of
which, will meet Thursday and 4 Frl-
cay ; mornings and . the other . Monday
afternoon.';..- r.i. . ;'.' .
The purpose of these classes is the
making of various articles as baskets,
favors for parties, fancy bags. Christ-
Laurelhurst WomenExhibit
Contents of Hospital Chest
The completion of hospital chest
number eight for the American Red J
Cross by the Laurelhurst unit of the !
Portland branch was celebrated Mon
day afternoon when 60 of the women
who spent the summer sewing for
this box gathered to view ths entire
traits of their labors, to enjoy a cup
of tea together and to listen to an
entertaining program and the expla
nation of the registration which took
place the previous Saturday.
At the conclusion of the Study club
seslons last spring the women organ
ised a Red Cross unit with Mrs.
Hubert, chairman, and all summer the
women have met Monday afternoons
snd busted themselves In sewing and
on several tables last Monday were
displayed two dozen shoulder wraps,
two dozen bed socks, 20 dozen handker
chiefs, 20 dozen substitutes for hand
kerchiefs, 20 dozen table napkins,
eight do-sen tray covers and a number
of comfort bags.
An Interesting feature of the dis
play, in addition to what ths women
made, was a goodly supply of tooth
Red Cross. Any residents of the city
as well as regular students of the
school may enter the classes and
those working five periods a week
will receive half a credit.
Mrs. Graham, dean of ths girls,
spent a delightful vacation In the
east, visiting many points of Interest
including New York, West Point,
Baltimore, and Washington. Whlls
in Waahlnsrton she attended congress,
I hearing the debate on the ueotnais
Denman controversy. Shs went to
J Fort Myer to visit the officers' train
lng camp, and also Annapolis to see
the naval academy. After spending
two weeks at Atlantic City shs re
turned by ths way of ths Canadian
Rockies.
Miss Holmes with Mrs. Page at
tended the Dow art classes. The two
weeks previous to ths opening of the
fcemester. jMiss Holmes spent with
the Sellwood camp firs girls at Co
lumbia Beach.
At noon hour the cafeteria is a
busy place, from 80 to. 100 students
partaking of lunch there daily.
Miss Meehan, cafeteria cook, has ac
cepted a similar position at the boys'
school. Miss Alena Jacobson. a grad
uate of June '18 class, has succeeded
Miss Meehan. ,
The housekeepers' sewing clsss has
been organised and will meet two af
ternoons a week to sew whatever
their experience fits them for. There
are about 40 members and more are
expected to enroll. The cooking class
for housekeepers will start this week.
Benson Polytechnic (Boys)
By Clifford Mendenhsil
rrE administration building, which
Is ons of the most Important
buildings in the group, is but
partially completed, therefore the in
structor in that unit are experienc
ing difficulties in organizing meir
classes. ' 9
One of the new departments in the
school is the foundry, which has an
able instructor in F. Wahlgrsn, who
has been aasoclated with this work
for vears. Part of the prominent
equipment of this shop Is ths blast
furnace, anotnsr is tns crass xurnaee.
For sneclal work a sand is imported
from the east. With many other ma
chines and supplies, this shop is pre-
rared to cone with practically any
problem. The enrollment of this shop
numbers 90,
Another new department, and one
that promises to become a leader. Is
the gas engine depsrtment. wun
J. R. Stair at ths head, this shop ex
pects a very active season, and has
already two large cars, an OUsmobile
and a Winton, which are of a late
model and both of which have ths
latest ignition and lighting systems.
Mr. Stair expects the arrival of two
mors automobiles, also a Diesel ana
semi-Diesel engines. The studsnts
will have some machine work and
electric work in connection with this
trade. With the training this ooarss
will give it - will enable the careful
student to become a full-fledged auto-
mechanlo by ths time he has com
Dieted his course.
The sheet metal working shop is
a new department and Is under the
supervision of G. Dryden. It has a
fins daylight location, therefore when
all of the machinery arrives and is
installed there will be no question
as to ths ability of this shop to turn
out eomnlete work in this una
Ths students of tbs machine shop
under th; direction of the Instructors
have been installing machinery In
their shop. " Among their machines
they have 10 new lathes of the same
type as those used by the government
in its machine shops in the navy
yards.
Ths blacksmith shop under Mr. Hoi
den has received its new equipment
consisting of a large power-driven
hammer and eight forges of the most
advanced model
Ths wood shop with F. O. Benson in
charge has started work and has in
addition to Its former equipment a
new swing cut-off saw and a band
ssw Dwwtr, ,. - - -
" Mrs. Mauds Richards has 'returned
to take charge of an English class
after a years absence.
. Merle McLean and Castmeh Syrek,
graduates of the electrical depart
ment, -are installing wiring In - ths
various units of the building
Bensofl ia entering a football team
for ths f lrrt time in the lnterscbolas
tic s league l .The "school has sk bright
outlook due - to - ths class of the ma-
a. a a, I .a, an a, J
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brushes, tooth paste and soap. These f
articles were purchased with funds J
turned over to the unit by the lttls f
girls who presented some time! ago ,
the playlet. "The Fatal Luncheon," i
written by Elaine "Bennett, a littls
Laurelhurst girl. The little .playlet
was repeated at the tea Monday, those
taking part being: Elaine Bennett, I
U...t. t . i. ti . . I
Vivian Blair and Catherine Moore.
In addition to the play songs, piano
numbers snd recitations were given
by the girls.
At the conclusion of the program'
Mrs. Ward Swope, representing; ths
woman's committee of the Council-of
National Defense, explained the plan' 3
tor registration of women and an
swered questions on the subject..
Tea was then served, Mrs. J O.
Tamlesie being in charge of ''this
feature of -the afternoon. The table
was centered with a basket of mag
nificent zinnias - from the Tamlesi
gardens. Those pouring were: Mrs.
H. D. Coale and Mrs. A. B. Combs.
The unit will meet Monday to make
plans for further Red Cross work;
and at one time was trainer fori ths'
Beavers. t
The cafeteria will be In operation
the early part of this week, which
will no doubt prove a most popular
feature of the new school.
"Country School" .to
Resume Monday
?
The "Country School will! bs"
opened for its second season Monday
in Its new quarters In the country
home of Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett at
Rivera with Miss Myra Banks; of .
Wlnnetka. 111., as principal. Addl
tlonal members of the faculty include
Miss Helen Arnold, primary .work;
Miss Frances Rocchl, dancing and
playground, and Mile. Jean "ds" la
Barthe, French . j ;
The" "country school" Ides, which,
has attained wide popularity in Eng
land and In this country, emphasises ,
the educational value of play, i ths
economy and discipline of Interesting
work and the fundamental need of a
child s self-expression in suitable
activities amidst the natural ; sur
roundings of the out-of-doors. ts'
Portland's country school prepare
children for secondary schools, whlls
a preparatory class In Latin has .been
CONSTIPATION IS
A PENALTY OF AGE
Nothing b so esssntUTTlo
health in advancing age as frse
dom and normal activity of tho
bowsls. It makes on fssl
younger and fresher, and fore
stalls colds, piles, fevers, and
other dependent ilia. J
Cathartics and purgative arv
violent and drastic In action and
should bo avoided. A mild, ef
fsctive laxative, recommended by
Ehysicians and thousands who
avs used it. Is far preferable.
' This is tho combination of simplo
laxativo herbs with pepsin sold
by druggists under ths nam of
Dr. CaidweU's Syrup PspsinJ It
costs only fifty cents a bottle! a.
trial bottle, free of charge, can ho
obtained by writing to Dr. W. B.
Caldwell, 456 Washington 3t
Monticello, Illinois.
1-
SUFFERED TERRIBLY
ViTII SKIN TROUBLE
CUTICURA HEALED
All Over Body and Face. Burned and
Itched. Scratched and Became So
Irritated Had to Remove Clothing.
, i-.. -
"l suffered terribly for
breaking oat and an awful burriinjr grid
itching sensation all over my body and
nee. ne 1 icoing was so
intense that I scratched un
til my body became so irri
tated that I would have to
remove my clothing three,
or four times a day. I could
not work when the weather
was warm and I could not
rest at night. HI became
heated I seemedtobeworse.
, "A friend advised me to use Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, as they had healed
her of a akin irritation. I immediately
purchased the Soap and Ointment and
now Jam completely healed." (Signed)
ffirs. a- i-asaier, mliu : at., -Denver,
Cola " v. . .--
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most cases of skin troubles its proper-'
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use in the toilet, bath and nursery.
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