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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1920.
LEARNING the essentials of household fixtures. Boys at Couch, one of the six schools
already fitted with the new course in household mechanics, putting in plumbing facilities,
door bells and electric lights. The course aims to acquaint the boys with the , principles
of plumbing and electricity installation and enable them to do their own repair work.
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Mechanics for
Household Use
Taught to Boys
HOW to repair doorbells and do their
own wiring or repair their leaky fau
cets without having to call the plumber,
through familiarity with the main
easentiala of plumbing, electricity and
house construction, is being taught eighth
grade' boys in several Portland schools
through the new course In household me
chanics introduced this fall.
The idea is Superintendent Grout's, and
was one of those which he brought from
Detroit where he visited in the early
dawn of his administration and whence
he brought so many innovations he
hopes to introduce in Portland's schools.
P. M. Groehong, supervisor of manual
training; worked out the details. On a
single frame, which the boys themselves
make and which are of standard form of
house construction, are attached a door
bell, a lighting system and a plumbing
' system With the three kinds of standard
faucets.
The boys are taught the proper meth
' ods of wiring and insulation so as to
avoid fire hazards, the makeup of a bat
tery and different connections.' They are
taught how to take a faucet apart when
It leaks and screw up the rubber washer,
and to make new washers out of old
shoe leather. They are taught to dis
cover what is wrong when the doorbell
won't ring, and to. repair it.
, They are taught the making and
functioning of locks and hinges, of
screens and window weights. They are
taught all the terms used in connection
with electrical appliances, and how to
thaw out a frozen pipe. '
No attempt whatever is made to
teach the boys the Installation of a light
ing (system in a house, since this is con
sidered a job only or skilled hands be
' cause of the fire hazard that would re
sult from an Improperly wired house.
. At the present time, only six schools
are giving the course, but it will be ex
tended into other schools as rapidly as
facilities can be procured. Couch, Haw
thorne, Vernon, Central, Sell wood and
Irvlngton are the schools now conducting
the course.
The-Junior Red Cross will give $50
to the cooking department of Port
land schools to finance the making of
Christmas cakes by the girls in the
cooking classes under the direction of
Supervisor Edna- Groves, for distribution
among needy families by the public
welfare bureau. The greater part of
the work will be done by the Wash
ington high schoof -girls, who will not
only make the cakes but also wrap
them, leaving only the distribution f or
the welfare agency. The Junior Red
Cross and the cooking classes have al
ready cooperated in a similar fashion
in the furnishing of jelly to the Louise
home and to the nursery. ;
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The girls reserve at Glencoe school
has been holding sessions since October
9, says Leta Kent, president of the
eighth grade corps. "There are three
corps," says Lets, "those of Mrs. Har
rison of the eighth grade, Miss Howe
of the seventh and Miss Walner of the
sixth grade. The eighth grade has
made about 20 bibs, with the help of
the seventh grade, for the Waverly baby
home, and are now making little books
out of cloth, with pictures In them for
the babies of the Albertina Kerr baby
' home. They expect take clothing
and ' food out , to a poor family just
before Christmas vacation and intend
to Co more service work in the future."
Failing was the first school in Port
land .to inaugurate a milk station for
under-nourished children. It is now
a regular institution, and each day
promptly at 10 a, m., about 150 children
gild softly out of their classrooms to
, the station in the ; lower court, where
Percy Lockitch and. Sam Goldstein pre
side over the distribution. Five minutes
later : the children ( are back in 4 their
rooms, '-:
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' Basketball teams at Creston school
are now practicing for the coming inter
school schedules and hope to carry away
the honors as neatly as they did in the
football games. . .
Portland Pupils to Study Oregon
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History and Facts to Be Taught
TORTLAND school kiddles, through
.L the establishment of the "Oregon
hour" this year, are given opportunity
to learn many things about their state
never before available. Heretofore, pupils
have been taught all about China and her
resources, the history of the Revolution,
a bit of United States government and
other information pertaining but in
directly to Oregon, but never before has
concentration been placed upon an un
derstanding of Oregon, its history,
geography, government, resources, in
dustries and literature.
Each week teachers, are given a bibli
ography of suggested reading ' upon
which to base class instruction. Since
no suitable text book of Oregon history
has even been written, teachers must
rely upon their own reading in class
instruction. - Tests are given period
ically to all the eighth grade classes
and to the history and, civics classes
in high schools, bearing upon Oregon
topics.
Last Monday's test would hve
stumped many a parent of the kiddies
to whom it was given. Among i the
questions asked were: "What delegate
from Oregon nominated Coolidge for
vice president in the Republican national
convention last June?" "How many
members are there in the - state house
of representatives?" "When will the
next session of the legislature convene?"
Xmas Spirit Is
Evidence at
Lincoln High
By IsabeUe Petri
THE spirit of Christmas is visiting
the art department of Lincoln high
school, where the boys and girls are
busily making gifts for father, mother,
little sister and brother.
Under the direction of Miss Irene'
Wuest .and Miss Martha Stegamen, the
Lincoln students are making Christmas
cards. They design the cards themselves
and ' then hand-paint them. Some of
them are printed. The cards are then
sold for 10 cents each or two for 15
cents, the money going to the art de
partment of the Cardinal.
Another unique practice the depart
ment is carrying out is painting Christ
mas candles. The students bring white
candles to school and then paint holly
and Christmas designs upon them.
Boxes are also brought to school, re
touched and finished so as to make
them very desirable gifts.
Luncheon sets are being made,
linoleum is painted with beautiful de
signs, and candlesticks and parchment
shades are being made. Applique work
is put upon table covers, aprons, iron
holders and many other things.
Students are also making chains,
pendants, rings, bracelets, pins, trays.
book ends, knives and everything imag
inable in jewelry. Cuff links are made
for father, pins and chains for mother.
rings for Bister and watch fobs for
brother. The work is -done mainly in
silver and copper, although some gold
is used. Elaborate designs are worked
upon the metals and the finished product
is well worth the labor spent in making
it
The Attic' .
By Marjorta Oram.
An 13, 8-A. Kmu School.
: Tb attic, the old dust? ttie -.
Tire attis not buna or bare,
not so fall of treasure
That no one can sMacnfe, -The
wonderful iT hiddea than.
Th na and th tnuty oM bnmd-eiroidB,
The ram that, an rutj and won
Are constant reminder ,
To all tha yoonc finders
That aomebodys heroet bred them
The diahea. the fanny old dishee.
The dishes ee heavy and grey
The oandlee that hide there
And atray bits of tinware
. That somebody coca pat away.
The spiden, the fnrry black spiders, - :
The spiders that work that each day;
There's a fat little field mouse - .
That makee thh hie play bouse .
And then (aUopa caylr away.
Poultry Exhibits
By Children Are
Of Much Interest
pXHIBITS of poultry and rabbits by
--J Portland and Multnomah county
school children at the Poultry and Pet
Stock show at The Auditorium last
week aroused considerable interest
among adults as well as the young
sters. Forty-eight chickens and nine rabbits
were shown by the children, and on Sat
urday egg and poultry Judging contests
were held. Prize winners were :
Brown errs, Virginia Miller, Lenta; white
eees, first, Carl . Zimmerman, Graham : second,
Edwin Gronquist. Fulton Park school; third.
Robert Sodenmist, Graham; fourth. Henry
Brown, Gresham; fifth, Ole FTigard, Colton.
White Leghorns, cock, first, Edwin Gron
quist, Fulton Park; hen, first. Carl Zimmerman,
Gresham; second, Leonard Blair, 'West Lin;
yonnc pen, first. Edwin Gronquist. Fulton Park;
second. Henry Brown, . Gresham.
Orecona, first cockerel and first pallet, Mar
garet, 8L Clair, Gresham.
B. I. Whites, first cockerel, pullet and young
pen, Robert Richardson, Kellora school.
R. 1. Reds, cockerel, first, Virginia Miller,
Lents; second. Dorothy Nelson ; pullet, first,
Dorothy Nelson; second. Carl Zimmerman,
Gresham; third, Dorothy Nelson, Boring; fourth,
Virginia Miller, Lents.
Barred Rocks, first, old pen, Carl Zimmer
man, Gresham.
Buff Leg boms, first pallet and first young
pen, Robert Soderquiit, Gresham. -
Anconaa, fust pullet and old pen, Robert
Rabbits, Snfos Red Belgian, first Junior doe,
Ernest Oordano, Failing school.
White English, first senior buek. first anil
second senior does and first junior doe, Clarence
burner, neiiogg;
New Zealands. first junior bock, Ralph Schad.
Failing; tint senior buck and second senior do.
Eugene C. Bishop, Tigard. .
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Children at Hosford are making
Christmas gift boxes in the art department
JSTATIUNAI, QTJARTJf?
r irlE! Armarr la riAinir imnl f a
JL make it a social center for the mem
bers of the different military organiza
tions meeting there. One of the new fea
tures is the ladies' room, which Is to be
provided with new furniture, an electric
stove, tables, reading lights, and other
conveniences as suggested by a commit
tee of officers' wives called In by Adju
tant Captain L. A. Millner. -
The Armory now has a comfortable
and well liehted rlnh nvim whinti kn
been fitted up with pool and billiard' ta
bles and is free to members of the' Na
tional Guard at all times. Adjacent to
the club room is the Fifth Infantry ex
change. Captain E. J. I vers has both
under his command. Color Sergeant C. P.
eimitn is in charge of the exchange, and
will accommodate the boys who desire
articles of Dersonal nleaaura iimsliv p,k
ried by army exchanges. -
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The fitting up of the main hall of the
Armory for an athletic contest arena Is
going on rapidly by a detail of four men,
the mill work being done outside. There
will be Beats for over 5000, and the first
encounter is dated for December 27. -
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Company B, Fifth Oregon Infantry, is
recruited up to 80 men, and Captain D.
u. Hanr an overseas veteran, is proud of
them. They drill every Wednesday and
it is claimed that they deserve a prize
for percentage of attendance.
-The
supply company under Captain
Raymond Conner has a full organisa
UHiI! rae.tS every Monday night and
value? accountlnK are of great
Thje engineers under Captain George E.
"d7, PfPering and enjoying the
prosperity. .The company meet every
Friday night and 1 entirely made up of
y5nff, Jlnf1re' ara"ej. architect
and electrician. It is plarmlng a thor
ough course in engineering with lnstruc-
tor from the O. A. C. and it will be free
to every member of the company and to
all tha commissioned officers of the Na
tional guard.
The Machine Gun ComDanv under Can-
tain E. J. I vers has recruited up to
wiuua uu-ee or tne maximum peace
strength of 66. There are 14 of the men
veterans of the World war and the Third
Oregon. After January 1 the company
will drill every Thursday evening. While
it is rumored that three infantry com
panies will be armed with machine guns,
Captain Ivers will command the to be
termed regimental machine gun com
pany. The medical corps of the Fifth regi
ment is fully organized and mustered
in Major W. G. Scott commands;
Captain W. E. Hemstead, Captain
Amos E. Waller and . Captain W.
Kettle, an well-known physicians, give
valuable Instructions every Tuesday even
ing. Lectures to the different companies
on sanitation, will be given shortly.. .
Company H ia up to 67 men on its rolls
and First Lieutenant V. C Stetson, com
manding, expects to have over 75 active
menfln the rolls on December 27, when
the two sides into -which the company is
divided, will count up recruits brought in
and the -winners eat turkey at the ex
pense of the losers. It drills every Mon
day evening at the Armory and has
many veterans on it roll.
Company F, under Captain E. C. Libby
move on wiin vu men every Tuesdav
night, less those excused for cause. Any
absentee Is hunted up by one of the com
missioned officers and excuses must be
valid. '
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Captain Harry Hansen . commands
Company E. the athletic company of the
regiment. It received 14 recruit ia De
cember, and is . seeking athletes with
room for seven more only.
Commerce High
Graduates Find
Jobs Awaiting
STUDENTS at the High School of Com
merce are preparing for a specific
purpose entry into the business world.
How this entry is made and how closely
the School works in coopt ration with
business firms is told by Marion Sibley,
one of the students, who Bays that most
of the seniors are already at work with
out even waiting for their graduation
in January.
"Commercial seniors may leave school
and studies six weeks before the official
close of a school term," says Miss Sibley,
"provided their grades are good and they
obtain employment in some office as a
clerk, bookkeeper, stenogra; er or sales
man. As a general rule, the graduates
find no difficulty in obtaining desired
positions. In fact, there are business
houses in the city that call repeatedly
for the young business school graduates
and feel slighted if their call cannot be
answered. .
"The typewriter companies and the
order of Gregg artists verify these state
ments, for during the last week several
students have obtained either an order
of Gregg artists' certificates for superior
work in shorthand, certificates of
proficiency in typewriting, a card, case
for a work or merit in typewriting, or
even a gold medal. One of the last was
presented to one student for exceptional
ly good wofk on the typewriter. .
"All these incidents play a big part in
the life of the student who goes through
Commerce, with a desire to make good,,
to rise above the common level of the
business world.
"Room 4, the haven of all the past
and present seniors of Commerce, is al
most empty. The students have fol
lowed the custom of leaving school to
accept employment offered by business
men of Portland, and the desks are
vacant, awaiting next term when an
other class' of future business leaders
will fill them."
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Robert Gill, editor of the bulletin of
the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lum
bermen, gave a talk before the gradu
ation class at Glencoe school, in which
he emphasized the following points, ac
cording to Jennie Bell of the 8B class.
"Cheat and lose the satisfaction of
winning.
"What good is a million dollar if
you don't win it with your own head
and hand.
"Be a strong link in the chain.
"Don't go over a bump, bore through
it.
"The two big thoughts Mr. Gill wanted
to leave with the class," said Jennie
Bell, "were to relate yourself to the plan
of civilization in force about you and
to have an ambition with the right
point of view."
"After Gill left, the Glencoe class
debated over his talk and decided it
would be a food thing if all the schools
could have such a talk."
To provide a stimulus and a reward
for excellence in scholastic standing four
medals, two gold and two silver, known
as the Hopkin Jenkins scholarship
medal, are awarded, each term, to the
students of Jefferson high school having
the highest standing in their work, by
Hopkin Jenkins principal of the school.
A gold medal ia 'awarded to the boy and
the girl of the graduating class having
the highest grades tpr the entire four
years of work in the school. The two
silver medals are given to the two mem
bers of the freshman class making the
best record for the first year. These
medals1 are awarded in the last assembly
of each semester, Mrs. Gay, head of
the industrial arts department of the
school, designed the medals.
Mothers in Irvington district found the
nut cakes made by their daughters in
cooking class so good that recently when
Instructions were issued by the cooking
teacher that any child wishing to keep
her cake might do so by bringing the
materials from home, they started their
youngsters off with twice the amount
of material necessary. "Mother said she
wanted the ; cake that big," explained
each girl. , In most of the .schools the
product of the cooking classes are sold
to patron of the school, and the money
put back into the department for the
purchase of more materials. Any pupil
wanting to take her own cooking home
may do so by paying for the cost of the
material.
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Because of the paint, the game was
lost, according to the explanation of
Clyde Williams of the 8A grade, as
to why the school lost the first; basket
ball game. "Last year the assembly hall
floor of Glencoe school was sandpapered
and waxed," says Clyde Williams. "At
the beginning of the basketball season
the boys had to play without 'lines.
The board ordered lines to be put on
and it was completed about a month
ago. We had a terrible time with the
floor, as they painted over the wax
and it wouldn't dry. Several games
were postponed on account of this. .As
the boys had no practice for a month,
they lost the first game."
Mis Fymie G. Porter, principal of
Falling school, has a unique method of
preventing tardiness. She has appointed
a boy in each room whom she holds
responsible for the promptness of every
boy and girl in his room. This lad takes
it upon himself' to see that the few
late comers who always lower the at
tendance morale of a room are awak
ened early enough in the morning to
reach school on time.' If they have
no alarm clock, he goes about and raps
on their doors.
The January graduation class of Lin
coln high school presented its. class play
Friday and Saturday nights in the high
school auditorium. "Mrs. Temple's Tel
egram" was the play selected, In which
Florence Fowler and Malcolm Stole took
the leading roles. Other parts were
taken by Madeline Coffey, Martha Shull,
Katherine Cressman. Howard Coburn,
Theodore Weise, Harold Karo and Henry
Hollman. Miss Christina MacConnell
coached the play and Dr. Henrietta
Moore and Alva Patton of the faculty
assisted in its presentation.
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Boys of Hosford school are getting in
shape for the basketball -season. A
practice game was played with Glencoe
Monday evening, the first the boy had
played, and the opening game was pulled
off with Arleta, Friday night Hosford
players are : Mariam Pipes, Ray Alrlch,
George Kitchener, Sylvester King, Har
old Dixon, Gerald Leonard, Harry Llcht-
garn and Malvie Dixon.
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Hosford school has just purchased a
cart upon which to haul its phonograph
from one room to another:- The, cart
was purchased with surplus money
raised above the quota assigned the
school by the Red Cross during the
paper drive. The school is now aiding
the Red Cross in the sale of Christmas
seals. Already $15 has been gathered
in the school.
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The Parent-Teacher circle surprised
the principals and teachers at Creston
school at noon Tuesday with a chicken
dinner which they served in the assem
bly hall. Hostesses were . Mesdames
Stambougn, Jose, Richards, Glover, Sef
ton, Anderson and Sherman.
Basketball teams wishing to stage a
game with Glencoe school are asked to
telephone Captain Stacy Potter, Tabor
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The
Christmas
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Bring your gift problems to us for solution. Let us show you
.our immense stocks of ideal Christmas presents priced to meet
the pocketbook of everyone. Give something useful this
Christmas, something different .and get it at
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We Have a Sale This Week of Reed. Grass and Willow Furniture
in Old Ivory, Frosted Brown or Fumed -Finishes
$11.50 Rocker
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121.50 Rock
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$7.95
$17.95
$27.15 Rock
er at
$23.35
efat ' $25.90
116.60 Chair r I M DC
or Rocker.. li03
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BUY GRAFONOLAS HERE
WE SPECIALIZE OX .
Columbia Grafonolas and Columbia
Records
Every model in every kind of finish in stock. For a limited time
only we will offer a special outfit, including records, needles, etc
? I fl fill nnWN Placea this beautiful Grafonola and 10 selections
VlUiUU iruiin (fjve 10-inch records) in your homethen pay
CO flfl WFr"K rhUt outfit consist of Model F2 in either mahogany,
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REMEMBEB Qadabys sell oaly standard roods and guarantee
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or Rocker iU' . .; tiJ
135.00 Easy Qn or
Chair at .. VUU.Za
J32.50 Ivory 07 QC
Table at ,. W .33
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J33.75 Chair 07 DC
SMOKING
STANDS
WITH
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ASH
TRAY
$2.85
FOOTSTOOLS FOR CHRISTMAS
CHEAP AT GADSBYS'
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PUT ONE OF THESE LABOR
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66.00 Exten
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CIDAR CHEST
BUY MOTHER,
SISTER, WIFE
Or your sweet
heart a beautiful
Cedar Chest lor
Christmas.
Special Sale at
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Great Sale Cedar Chests
What makes a nicer present than a Cedar
Chest? We have a big showing ot this popu
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120.00 Chest for ... ...L.. .1. $ I lYyU.
$25.00 Chest 1 g jj I 54 75 hest
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Magazine
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Golden
price.. $3.50
Tt will be so much easier for you to
prepare your dinner if you have
one of these Labor-Saving Kitchen
Cabinet in your home. Just a
small amount delivers it the.bal
anoe as convenient.
BUY HER ONE FOR CHRISTMAS
. $47.85
GOOD. STRONG FOLDING
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PRICED $4.50
n
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A nice as
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v $18.90
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Pretty Bassinettes
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at
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$9.25
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- want something more up to date and
better phone us and -we'll send a com
petent man to see it and arrange to take
it as part payment on the kind yon want
the Gadsby kind. We'll make you a
liberal allowance for your mod and we'll
sell yon new furniture at low prices. The R T)rtii rarTiar- now white tha
new fumitnr will he ommnti. h.h-4 bu" l011 tarnarjei now, wmie ins
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somet hi n g
doing at
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Solid Mahogany Lamp
Sticks
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