THE EUGENE GUARD
'Page Nine
URPLE AND GOLD FLASHES
News of Interest of Events, Past and Future, at the University High School
operas Mikado and Princess Curysau-
i tbeniuru,
, Mrs. Ruth Rugh Is coaching the
i entire play, while Mils Esther Pike
I is supervising the dances.
Saturday, April 11, 1925
.Marjorie Landru
u.naeer.
.Kay Ford
Margaret Iladey
Editorial
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u " . .t. llhror. or owe
, nil about
Some stuoeui-
tooi
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. .. fume the
friend most
, the office
. luirriTeU iruui
much better it would be
were paia m -
, returned on 'f
' el . ... - ...n morn Piiullv
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there no
last-minute hurry with
nn.retta Nearly Ready
,, ,, settings for tbe operetta
.rogreaiiu rapidly. Tuesday two
i,- of toe regulation Chinese
tern were imu -
. ..to nf the operetta are staged
ae Emperor' garden trie entrances
. .fc.m-li these pagodas.
:P continues lor Hie cnorus arc
.i ,-r.nin and many or ice leuu
-amfi re unujuc u -...
w final dress rehearsal, which
been Net for Saturday night was
; t'ridtiy night msn'tui as me Ay
frolic let tor Nitnruuy mgui ton-
. ilia roliniirHlll.
be tickets are for mile by all of
fiee club members and the re
: over and above-expenses will
i the student body iunu.
South America to Be Studied
ue ten o'clock modem history
under the supervision of Mr.
i'i..tinr linn cnnmleted the
,lj of Japan and China. .Next week
.i... u-iil sfnrt the study of
ih American countries. Each stu-
t will choose a special country to
e i detailed history of it and the
nctensticB of its people. The re
jn of these countries to world af-
ti will be emphasized.
fter a tttiiily of European iinper-
... .k U'..rl,l ivni- iiiul itH ri'inntP
will he taken up. The term
I W imiSIieu up wjiii a oiuuj ii
.... ..iilam u in l-'in-imo ii ml en I' -
.1 Etc no.
Patrons and patronesses were Mr.
and Sirs. Webster, Mrs. Assenheiiner,
Miss Bodine, and Mrs. Simons.
Sophomores Elect Officers
In the sophomores' meeting last
Friday, Juanita Kilborn was elected
president; Sylvia Kerlee. vice-president;
Dorris Hardy, secretary-treasurer.
No program chairman was el
ected because it was decided it was
too hard to get up a program for
each week but if anyone wished to
bring up any business, a notice would
be put on the bulletin board.
Conference Reports Given
Reports onvfhe Reserve confer
conference held at Vancouver, Wash.,
March UI, 28, tit), were given, last
Friday, at the regular meeting of the
tiirl Reserves.
Helen Ney, who represented, the
University high group, reported on
the conference in general. Margaret
Edmunson, and Kathryn Seelye, Eu
gene high representatives, gave re
ports in the discussion groups and the
council hour.
These reports gave the girls some
idea of what is being done by Girl
Reserves in other parts of the state.
Mental Tests Given
Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Goods 11 are
giving a -series of tests to the sev
enth, and eighth grades. They are
given for the investigation of differ
ences between pupils who elect the
French course of the junior division
with - those who choose the word
study course. The tests are being
started now and will be checked up
on before next mid-year. Mrs. 'Pat
tee will be back in time to help check
the tests. Following these will be
the test titles, national intelligence
tests. Holly sentence vocabulary
scale, Monroe silent reading' test.
Gray's check list on oral reading,
and Frnsseen's diagnosis test in lan
guage. The members of Dr. Rainey's
class in educational measurements at
the university are administering and
scoring the tests.
Cafeteria Profitable
A cafeteria ,was given Thursday by
the seniors. The menu consisted of
scalloped potatoes, baked beans, pic
kles, sandwiches, fruit salad, club
house salad, ice cream and cake. Ev
erything was five cents. Many ex
clamations by the students showed
their appreciation as well as the re
ceipts since $21.00 were taken in.
Helen Hanna was chairman of the
committee. -
33;- Helen Hanna, 29; May McFad
gen, 20.
This typing contest is held annual
ly under the direction of the Office
Machinery ond Supply company to de
termine what school will represent
Lane county at the state tournament
at Cor vail is. To the winner of the
county contest a silver loving cup is
presented. The University high won
the cup last year, '
Mr. Jones Sings.
D. J. Jones, principal of the high
icuooi, sang at a meeting ox ine
No. 25 Daughters of the Nile, Thursday eve
ning. April v. "Little Irish Girl,'
"Old Fashioned House," and "On the
Rosd to Mandalay," were the nuui
bers which he sang.
Library Fines Raised
Miss Turnidge, librarian, has raised
the fines on over-due books. Up un
til this time, one cent a day on each
book was the fine, but starting Wed
nesday, two cents a day is the fine on
each book. This was done in order
to have tbe books returned more
promptly and thus keep the library
in better order.
Typing Tryouts Held
The tryouts -for the annual county
typing contest, held Thursday, was
the special feature of the assembly
last Friday, April 3, From those
contestants Mrs. Scott picked-four
.students to represent University high.
The rates made were! Gwenn Stivers,
59 net words; Rowena Hoven, .49;
Cynthia Scott, 47; Dean Condon, 39;
Th el ma Burton, 36; Juauita Kilborn,
Personals
Arthur Larson, a senior, has been
absent from school for the past week
because of poison oak.
Adelaide Church returned the first
of the week from Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia. She has spent two weeks
with her parents who have been
stuying there this winter. She was
accompnnied by her brother Camp
bell, who was a member of the class
of 1924. -
Mr. Props t, a University student,
now has charge of the two o'clock
geometry class. Before this change,
Miss Mark taught tbe class.
Eugene High School News
Class Shown Slides
Iht university class in music ap-
. iatiun was shown slides on the
irwluy morning. The class is un-
the glides ore some that nhe
,,l.t ,.iup On in KtvilyiM-liiml.
Visitor Civon Reception
1 ue IV u viiH.h biuiij iiuii mat .uuu-
gave its visitor a noisy welcome
spite of his rather small size.
ifn the news'
-hei all the pin:
ill the intention (perhaps) of giv-
tbe tisitor more running space.
the height of the excitement the
l-ils (especially the girls) were
it much reassured by the teacher's
rlimarinn "fi- mil. i.tnu.tl" 17i
i jr having run in u corner, lie wus
ken prisoner by one of the boys
led uutli the excitement and the
Debate Teams Chosen.
Interning debate teams were chos
en the first of the week. Members of
the senior team are Don J. Campbell
and Wilfred Schnren and the juniors
chosen ure Alice Clink and John Lud
low. The question for the debate Is "Re
solved that congress should have the
power by a two-thirds vote to over
rule the decisions of the supreme
court declaring acts of congress un
constitutional." The members of the winning team
are to have their names engruved on
the Dauuer-Robertaon. trophy cup.
The cup was won latt year by the
senior class.
The debute will be given in as
sembly in tbe course of the next
three weeks.
Library Books Missing.
The libruriaus of Eugeuu high
school have started the annual in
ventory of the fiction bookts. Sad, nut
true, 45 of the most used, uml most
called for books, are missing. These
books mean a 'great loss to our li
brary, and it is very difficult to check
up ou students guilty of this crime.
Tnc books are taken from the library
without leaving any card or notice
liiiiivi aiiitiii tnc i , . .... ,
f hi, mry aaU d.re nut tttuj-noJ..Ahen complete
pila. many pair, of ! '"vmory ,. taken it w likely tli.it
gotten.
Seniors Have Meetings
seniors derided several things
frrnm rim im nm ' ia i-nni.
the auditorium of the Musjc build-
i June lit. Itiifi-iihm urn to nvi'r-
Hill I'llllri'lt .1 im 7 Km- Siriw.ru
to five the addre.stt.
At 1 Blliviiil nipntiiirr .', t-i v mnrn-
Mr. i.iiis from thi Ki'iinel-l-.llis
;dio. told tin i-tuMi utiout the pic--i
to he taken.
Class Studies Scott
The siuih rude F.uglish classes
reading Mr Walter Scott's novels.
The student lust year studied "The
'"i 11 Mil l ll.'HUnilllt.'M
ut sixteen Uaverly novels are be-
reail m the two divisions. Lock
e's Life of Scott wan read in class
me spring vacation. -
Ue Stories iirp rhusm SiTiirdinir
fcislonail settimtH ami t line. MiiKt
e elans hour is siient in discuss-
. th .Alt! I .! .
- ... iuii(a ui ui wiut'iim'sg.
me muling is mostly done out
f of clann while the regular hour
Pit io rending other literature.
Field Trip Is Held
'Mie of the student of the nine
"wk tiMlngi class. uiidtr th Mttior-
nof Miss llnyrs, went on a field
P tin morning rrm PjKlt v.
n. They (v.ih'ttrd various kinds
'litlla ,.) .. .
' "Ttam ijpW ( flowers, and ani
l' nfe a i,0v u.,nt tnt.r I ...,
'He wti,.P ,;lsjt Wltl n fj(,w
P and sprtnl an rniire dav finding
Track Exercise Taken Up
Merr.a.'i fr ih( track deimmstra
" are being practiced out-uf -doora
"e :rls' s.wiiuasium i'Imm. Ite-
r and Inch jump are held out
kMb..k.,iall throw f..r .liXl:inco
ml IxiM'i'all in the
Fred Chess Visits.
Fred Chess, head - of the manual
truining department in Kugene high
school, went to l'orthind Friday and
visited the Benson Polytechnics! higi)
school. Mr. Chers also visited the
Smith-Hughes classes, so called be
flmse of the bill that gained the par
tial support of the federal government
in the teaching of industrial arts.
These classes, under the supervi
sion of A. R. Nichols, state supervisor
of industrial education, meet in var
ious districts of Portland.
Girls Sponser Hike.'
The Girls' Athletic club will spon
sor a bicycle ride and a hike Monday,
April 13. They will meet , at the
Womuu'a buildiug at ID a. ui. Miss
Esther Pike and Miss Frances Elisa
bet h Baker a re to accompany the
girls, who are going to the Eugene
View farm where they will have a pic
nic lunch and spend the day.
Play to Be Given.
"The Maker of Dreams," n fantasy
by Oliphnnt Dawn is to be given Fri
day evening, April 24, in the high
school, auditorium by the Dramatic
club under the auspices of tbe Parent
Teacher association for the benefit
of the student loau fund. Folkwiug
is the cast for the play: Elvert Vad
nis, Pierott; ,ly Ingalls, Pierotte;
Justin McDonald, the Manufacturer.
Other numbers will be added to the
program later.
Mrs. Jones In Wales.
In a recent letter received by D. J.
Jones, principal, from his wife, she
stated that she was now with her
relatives in Wales, and that accom
modations en the S. S. American line
were the best that could be had. Mrs.
Jones also mentioned that the wea
ther tn Wales wns very beautiful.
dent body president in 1910, paid the
school a visit on Wednesday, April b.
Art Notes.
Invitations huve been sent to Ore
gon artists by the art department in
viting them to submit paintings and
artistic desigus for tbe art exhibit
which will be held here next May.
The beginning art classes have been
working on decorative papers of dif
ferent kinds which are suitable for
Easter and greeting cards .
The drawing of flower forms from
nature -has been given special atten
tion by students of the v advanced
classes. The purpose of this form of
drawing is ton train the students'
power of observation and co-ordination
of eye and hnnd in making re
petitions of native form.
These productions will be used as
future reference material for design
work.
Newspapers In Library.
Chinese newspapers from the Chin
ese press nt Shanghai have been
placed in the library. They are prlntca
in much the same fashion as our
newspapers, the same type being used.
The papers are the property of W. 1.
Walters, boys' secretary of the Y. M.
C. A. The papers arc very interesting
and give one a good knowledge of the
conditions of the Chinese people.
Shop Notes.
The Shop club is starting work on
finish panels, stained with wax, stain
ed with varnish, stained with under
Inc, natural with varnish covering,
bleached coated with varnish, and dif
ferent kinds of vari-colored woods.
Some of these panels will be finished
with paint in both flat colors and
enamels. The blue print work is at
tracting much interest among the boys
and it is a very practical type of work.
Cookery Club Notes.
At the meeting of the boys' Camp
Cookery club held Tuesday. April 7 in
room 21S, Kay Jeffries was elected
secretary wit 4 Marvin Simpson treas
urer to tak) the place of Boice Cook,
former aecretary-treasurer. who re
signed. ,
A citizenship committee consisting
of J. G. Swan, advisor, Stanley Peter
son, and Darwin George was elected
to settle any disputes that may arise
among the members of the club.
Plans for a hike to the Three Sis
ters were discussed but nothing defi
nite is as yet decided.
club to fill the vacancy left by the
resignation of Katherine Winchell.
The society is developing plans for
a float to be entered in the history
pageant of May i). The committee in
charge is Bertrice Milligan, chairmau;
Virginia Keid, Lester Oleson, Harold
King, Edna Welch and Don Campbell.
Plans are also being made to enter
historical themes written by members
of tbe society. If possible they also
wish to have a display of relics in a
booth.
Trl-Y Play Coming.
The Tri-Y play, "Abbu San of Old
Japan,"-which will be given April 17
in the high school auditorium is weil
under way. Each costume has been
carefully planned to add to the artis
tic qualities of the play.
The first act is of an indoor scene
in a Japanese court where many com
plications arise concerning the Princ
ess Abbu ban (Helen Barnett).
The second scene depicts a mountain
inn, during the chrysanthemum fes
tival where Natsuna (Mary Klemm)
chooses the queen of the annual fete;
where Japanese maidens and peasant
girls gather to display .their beauty
as candidates for queen.
The music has been takon from the
Custard Twists Sold.
Tbe art club, which is sponsored by
Miss Hazel .Fish wood, sprang a sur
prise in the line of noon hour sales.
Heretofore ice cream, sandwiches,
daughnuts, pie, candies, snails, and
hot dog sandwiches have been the
usual foodstuffs used by those spon
soring enles.
The club decided to try custard
twists for a change. The idea was
not only. new and novel but it was n
success. The twists were all sold and
netted the club J4 ".
them to one half day lioliday. But
they are waiting until after the Easter
holidays to take advantage of thi.
- The eighth A pupils are making
scrap books in the study of history.
They are getting material to cover
the historical events of this semester.
Everyone is looking forward with
pleasure to the Easter holidays which
will be from the tenth, to the four
teenth of April.
The fifth A class is reading tbe
book of "Little Men." It has proved
very interesting.
Due to sickness and many other
reasons there has been' but fifteen
pupils in the fifth A class for the
past week.
At the .Beautiful
Temple Gate
stretch out their Btrong right arms
in helpfulness, even more wonderful
things might happen today than hap
pened long ago at the beautiful gate
of the temple. Humanity that now
languishes In helplessness might in
deed be "walking and leaping and
praising God."
Earth Like Golf Ball
WASHINGTON, April 11. The
earth ia much like the old metal core
golf ball, says Professor K. D. Wil
liamson of the Carnegie Institution.
Around the metal core are wrapped
several layers of lighter material,
ending with a thin surface crust. He
says the metal core of the iron is of
pure irou.
Fewer Children
LONIK)N. April llA-Only 7SO,2Sft
children were born in England and
Wales last year, the smallest peace
time record ever recorded. Of this
number about fi.'i,0Hl died. The num
ber of marriages was 2tMj,024, nearly
4000 more than in 1923.
SALAb
Mrs, Beebe In Play.
-Mrs. Beatrice Beebe of the English
department, who is enrolled in the
dramatic department of tbe Univer
sity of Oregon, has been cast for a
leading part in the play "Miss Lulu
Belt." The play is a three-act com
edy representing modern American
life in a small town.
The date of the presentation is
Apnl is April 22, 23. and 24.
Radio Slides Shown. -
Lantern slides showing the deve
lopment of the radio, diagrams, sen,
and portraits of Heru, Marconi, De
Ferest. Edison, and other men who
had a prominent part in the develop
ment of the radio were shown at the
meeting of the radio club last Mou
day. The slides were secured from the
extension department of the Univer
sity of Oregon. At some meeting in
the near'future the pictures will be
shown again and each one thoroughly
explained.
A program committee consisting of
Othel Stroud, Carl Hanson, and Milo
Marlatt were appointed by Gerald de
Broekert, president.
Geary School News
j
By EDNA DILLON and -
GRACE FARRIS
The baseball players have set the
days Tuesday and Thursday to prac
tice baseball from 4 to 5:30 o'clock
They hope to win the majority of th
games this season.
(Continued from page five)
selves, and their faitii. This Peter
declares:
"Silver and gold have I none, but
such as I have give 1 thee."
And then, note the record. "He
took him by the right hand and lifted
him up."
Suppose that everywhere in the
world tomorrow men and women of
professing Christian faith and purpose
should become thus thoroughly de
voted to the suffering, the weok and
the ne,edy. Suppose that those who
have stiver and gold gave their treas
ure in full consecration to God and
to huniauity. And suppose that, in
addition, those who had neither goid
nor silver gave themselves. Could
Christians then not say to suffering
and bleeding humanity, "In the name
of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up
and walk," with full assurance of th?
manifestation of God's power?
But divine power and human agency
go together in the nccompiishment of
great things. Peter's faith did not
leave all the giving to God. He em
phasized God's grace, but he said
none the less, "Such us 1 have I give.
And while he trusted in God's power,
he didn't fail to make use of his own
strong right arm, "He took him by
the right hand, and lifted him up."
If men everywhere would give
"such as they have," and would
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DEPT. Kl
Bertha Thomas has left the second
A class to enter the Coburg school. I
La vina Curtis was transferred to J
Lincoln school from this grade. j
The pupils of Miss Poill's art clans'
are making Easter posters,, using tbe;
rabbits and eggs. Some of them are !
splendidly done. -
Edna Harper haa left the fourth j
grade. She will attend the Coburg;
school. 1
The eighth A civics class wrote f
essays in the past week on the "Dis-
tribution of the Powers of Our Gov-!
ernment.' !
The eighth grade have gained,
thirty perfect days, which entitles
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IMPERIAL LUNCH
Committors Announced;
Comniitlcea (or the senior day pro
crnm were announced in assembly on
Wednesday. April 8, by Carol Eber
harl, class president. The members of
the committee f"r the senior assembly
are: Verne Godfrey, Haiel Heiuv,
Inea Monroe. Scott Miiligan, and
Katherine Winchell Tor the senior
pirnic. Dorothy .Mallin, Virginia Kiley,
and Joe Jt.illy. Senior luncheon: Kutj
Hudson, H.iye Marshal, Jessie l'owell.
and Dorothea Uushnell. For the col
on., flowers, and motti) the member
are. Alice Spuritin. Frederica Tenh
ner, Victor i'helps and Harlow Hud
son. "Robinson Crusoe" Dramatized.
Klorino Klliott, Ituth Hose, and
I.ilv Anderson took pans in th"
Social la Planned. - drumatuntiou of "H. binson Crusoe"
A meeting of the minutemen will ' liven by Mrs. Ruth I'ioroe Hush's nri- :
be eslled some time neit week lojvanced Kngliah class Thursday. April
plan for some sooinl event to be hold ! . This class is now studyin eiith- j
in the near future. The committee i ternth century writers and they are;
t In. t will have chsrse is Ilnrold King, permitted to ive a IS minute ski
once a week to give tne pnpus ot in
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Each member will be allowed to In
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ormer Officer Visits.
Dr. Leslie Schwering. farmer grad
uate of Eugene high school and stu-
olas! a clearer view of the character
istics of that century.
Club Plans Float.
Lincoln Constnnce 1ns been electnt
secretary-treasurer of the Hitor
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