Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 264 of the 1915 volume:

ACORN Dee. 1915 tee __ —_ —“_ . —_—™ ae Vocational Number Che Arnrn Authorised by the Associated Students of A. H. S. Edited by the Class in Journalism Financed by the English Department, the Graduating Class, and by the sale of copies Superbised by flr. Agard fHlanaged by fH. fAcBimmings CLASS IN JOURNALISM C. Adams Alma Halcrow R. Medcraft Marie Bangasser Vera Halcrow Frances Melcher Beatrice Braue “1s H. Pitman : : : Elsie Hebrank Margaret Caleutt : ; Alice Ryan Carol Higby Velma Delamater C. Shepard P. Holden L. Fisher Geraldine Traphagen ae C. Lamborn ae Elizabeth Funke W. Vaughan A. Gilliland H. Larkin Marion Walden Vivienne Hallowell Ruby Lindberg H. Weaver W. E. Vaughan er .-.-.-.--Kditor elected by Administrative Board R. Medoraft; A... Gilliland’... occ: cn icsic. ss cccsdadecsotstecneetédanteaseca- e-- ABOCIate (A Gtors Margaret Calcutt Editor in charge of Drawings C. Lamborn, Alice Ryan Editors of Athletic Section Velma Delamater..........................--.-ss-c-es-secsececseeeese-e--------u itor of Literary Section C. Shepard Editor of Section on School Notes Edith Corde, P. Holden.................00..0000..200................--...-----ditors of Joke Section Ruby Roddel, Ruby Lindberg, Ruth Benas................. mores. Executive Assistants Dr. George C. Miss Abernethy Mr. Agard Miss Berg Miss Blacow.. Mr. Carpenter Mr. Chourre.. Mr. Coan.. Miss Connelly. Mr. Daniels....... Miss Du Bois Miss Dyer. Mr. Evans. Miss Garretson Miss Hair... Mrs. Hallett Miss Haworth Thompson, Principal Alamrida High School Cerm July-December, 1915 The Faculty Subjects Taught and Number in Classes Enrollment 644 Metal 29, Freehand Drawing 29, Decoration 14, History of Art 12 Literature and Composition 48, Study 140, Novel 21, Journalism 27, Drama 2] Study 152, Latin 22, Literature and Composition 122 Sewing 42, Costume 7, Textiles 3, Millinery 30 Electric Wiring 20, Arithmetic 25, Elementary Physics 15, Applied Mechanics 10 Mechanical Drawing 30, Forge and Drawing 46 European History 26, American History 72 General History 28, European History 97, Library 10 -Latin 114 cee Algebra 151 ..Botany 51, Zoology 23, Hygiene 19, Study 154 _.........Stenography 54, Penmanship 66, Commercial Law 17, Bookkeeping 144 chee ....French $0, German 25, Study 132 Commercial English 32, Typing 81, Office Practice 7 Bank 2, Arithmetic 55, School Secretary Geometry 83, Solid Geometry 11, Study in Room 37 Miss Hewett......Household Chemistry 15, Geometry 22, Physical Geography 12 Algebra 40 History of Music 8, Choral 31, Harmony 7 Physics 39, Chemistry 74 Miss McDermott Mr. Minium... Miss Neale............ Miss Oehlmann Mrs. Partch Mr. Phelps...........- Mr. Rittler Miss Schloss......... Mr. Smith............. Miss Tornoe Miss Venard psd English Literature and Composition 144, Study 145 ....German 65, German Conversation 11, Study 140 Typing 126, Stenography 31, Office Appliances 13 PE Ia ee ees ee. Manual Training and Pattern Making 42 amma, Ce Dae tae Cooking 42, Household Expenditure 12 Ma a eee ee NE English 124, Economics 14, Study 200 Che Acorn of December, 1915 is respertfully dedicated tn CG. J. AuHK our Superintendent of Schools hay the Graduating Class, the Class in Journalism and the Administrative Board of the Alameda Gigh School HE high school of yesterday was a strictly academic institution. The scope of its curriculum was limited by the entrance requirements of the leading universities and elasticity in its course of study was an unknown quantity. During the past ten years high school education has been subjected to a closer scrutiny and its usefulness has become a theme for scholarly investiga- tion and much intensive study. The educator of today is no longer able to satisfy his fellows, nor indeed his own conscience, with dogmatic or visionary reasons for the teaching of subjects, for the methods employed, for the time allotment, or indeed for any- thing bearing upon the conduct of his school or department. The Alameda High School has apprec iably broadened both in the scope of its curriculum and in its co-ordination with the life of the community. A few years ago it was a creditable academic institution and an excellent college preparatory school. Today it stands solidly as a training school for life, taking into account not only the general intelligence that is a part of good citizenship, but the ability to earn a livelihood as well. Courses under trained instructors are now available in manual training, millinery, dress making, cooking, nutrition, food chemistry, household expen- ditures, interior decorating, copper and leather work, bookkeeping, stenog- raphy, business law, commercial arithmetic, accounting, practical banking, applied mechanics, forge and foundry work, mechanical drawing, machine design, surveying, practical journalism and in other vocational and prevoca- tional lines. In striving to meet the economic demands of the times there has beep no underrating of the educating and refining influences of subjects usually classified as cultural. Through an effective division of faculty labor a class advisory system has constantly before it the problem of properly balancing courses in the interest of broadening rather than narrowing the vision of the student. The strength of the academic or college preparatory departments has steadily increased and the rating of our graduates attending the universities is, as it always has been, high. A volume might be written upon “The Spirit of the Alameda High School.” The atmosphere there is earnest and serene and the loyalty of faculty and student body for their school and for each other is something distinctly worthy of admiration. My interest and belief in the Alameda High School makes my apprecia- tion for the dedication of this volume the deeper. —C. J. DuFour, Superintendent of Alameda Schools: At Eleven-Forty At Eleven-Forty “CO” YES, the Domestic Science course in High School may be interest- ing, but frankly I don’t think it practical. It is necessary to know how to make a good soup, prepare a roast, and make scalloped potatoes.” After a visitor had expressed her views so decidedly on the subject, | quickly made up my mind that it would be necessary to show how very practical the course in Domestic Science is, as taught in the Alameda High School. “Well,” I answered, “it certainly is nice to make cream-puffs and French pastry, but it is better to be able to cook all the every-day-things such as soup. The attractive may be combined with the practical.” “But,” the visitor demurred, “is it possible to be thoroughly practical in a cooking school? This kitchen is fitted up very sensibly, I must say. However, are you ever given an opportunity to demonstrate that this work is practical at home? It is easy to cook only one thing in one day, but how about preparing a meal and serving it? You know a meal is made up of several “one things.” “This is where we have the opportunity to show that we are thoroughly practical in our work. This is our own dining-room, and as a part of our work we have to prepare and serve meals. On next Monday we are to have a luncheon at whic h six of the Senior girls, Miss Haworth, and a lecturer who will address the Senior girls, will be guests. Here is the menu for the luncheon with an estimate of the cost. I'll read it to you: Fruit salad .2217, dainty chips .05, peas .2165, mashed potatoes .0628, shoulder of lamb .7123, hot rolls .0529, and strawberry pudding .3109. Doesn’t that sound delicious?” “Do you mean to say this second term class will serve a meal like that without the help of a teacher; though, of course I suppose when a great many do it, it is not so hard?” “But all of us don’t cook the dinner; that would be too easy!” | exclaimed. “You see, on different days we take turns, because the teacher says that we must learn to work alone here.” As the visitor said good-by, she remarked, “In that luncheon I cannot help but notice how well balanced the food-values are. Is that a part of your work, or was it just an accident?” As I answered. I thought of the “exams” we have had in food-values. “Indeed, that wasn’t an accident; that is just about half our work. If any one should suggest a meal made up of all starchy things or fatty things, why then she would get a red mark in that book that tells so much at the end of the quarter.” —Alice Ryan. Military Officers of Alameda High School ISIGUPTICEOR, OF GAUOTA:. cc Seeao soe eset cad Captain C. P. Magagnos, N. G. C. Cadet Battalion Adjutant First Lieutenant Lester K. Souther Séngeant- Majori2. inne ee : James P. Moffatt Quartermaster of Battalion...............................- Second Lieutenant Walter Cramer COMPANY A Captain, H. Kahn; First Lieutenant, H. Adams; Second Lieutenant, M. McKimmins; First Sergeant, E. Long. COMPANY: B Captain, F. Miles; First Lieutenant, R. Cundall; Second Lieutenant, J. Wilson; First Sergeant, G. Nordlund. Good Americans 4° SOON as the 11:25 bell has finished ringing on every Tuesday and £ Friday morning, the shrill tones of Ellis Meinecke’s bugle are heard above the clatter of changing classes, sounding the “Call to Arms.” There- upon all privates of the two companies make a spirited dash to the Quarter- master’s Department, otherwise known as the Physics Laboratory, where each takes his numbered musket from the rack. Accompanied by frequent exhortations from sergeants and corporals, the soldiers straggle into line. After repeated commands by “non-coms” of “Squads, fall in,” the ranks achieve symmetry. Then fully realizing their duties and always under- estimating their lung capacities, in tones hardly sotto voce, Captain Miles and Captain Kahn exclaim as one— “Company A, attenshun!” “Company B, atten-shun!” Thus, as on the opposite page, we have the two companies of Alameda High School Cadets drawn up at attention. There they stand, a proof of the energy and interest of Captain Magagnos, N. G. C., their commander and instructor. Captain Magagnos has sacrificed time from his business and given generously of his knowledge that the cadets may receive his instruction. He has been well aided by some of our student officers, notably Captain Miles, Lieutenant Souther, and Sergeant Cramer, who h ave drilled in the U. S. A. Student Camp. Captain Magagnos has given practice in squad and battalion marching and the Manual of Arms. That the drill is fast becoming worth seeing is evidenced by the frequency with which the movie people have filmed the exercises. However, the captain is not content with mere yard drill; it is his intention, as military becomes established in the High School, to have all the cadets provided with uniforms such as the commissioned officers are now wearing. There may be some pacifists who see a menace to their ideals in this new activity, and to these upholders of peace we can only point out that should need arise they may have cause to appreciate the organized efforts of the better sort of schoolboys. Perhaps the reason for the success of military this semester is the healthy and manly attitude of the boys themselves. They have preferred discipline and exertion because they are learning and doing something which may be of value to their country. They are good Americans. —Coltman Shepard. Making Posters for the Pet Show at the P. P. I. E. Designing Posters “WHNHIS is the class in Poster Designing,” said the teacher to an interested mother. “Just at present the students are busy making posters for the Pet Show at the Exposition.” “What other posters do you design here besides these?” asked the visitor. “This term we have made advertisements for the Acorn, the Orchestra Dance, the Senior Play, the two school performances, “Scenes from the South- land” and the “Park Play,” and for the designing class. “Are the students really interested in this work?” “Indeed they are, because of the competition in developing original ideas, styles, and color schemes. In making the different posters they learn about the different mediums for drawing, such as charcoal, ink, water color paints, pastel, chalk and distemper of frescoe’s paint. Few posters are made with more than three colors in order to lessen the cost of reproduction.” “Is that a copy from life?” “Yes. The student made a sketch of a neighbor’s parrot, then brought the drawing to school and enlarged and colored it here in class. Now the poster with rabbits silhouetted against the moon is not as simple as the parrot, but its charm lies in the color. As you see, the sky is purple and the moon and printing yellow. These two main colors of the drawing form the greatest possible contrast because they are complementary. The other colors so con- trasted are blue and orange, and green and red. These combinations are always effective. Above all things a poster must be simple—both in wording and design. If a person looks at an intricate picture he loses the dominating idea and the advertisement is a failure. It must be held in mind that a poster is an advertisement intended to catch the eye, hold attention, and con- vince the reader that he wants the article advertised—and it must do these things as beautifully as they can be done. If it fails in any of these things it is neither art nor an advertisement.” “What styles of lettering do you use?” “The lettering is a matter of great importance and we use all styles. It is absolutely necessary that the type of lettering conform to the style of the poster. If the picture is delicate, long, thin, graceful lettering should be used; but if the subject is heavy and dark, the lettering must correspond. “A notable fact about the German posters is the substantial, compact lettering, and the bold and plain color scheme and design. Ludwig Hohlwein is the best modern German poster-maker. On the other hand, the lettering on French posters is in frailer type and more scattered. The colors are varied and the design fantastic. They contain an element of grace and are less conventional than the German style. Steinlen is the greatest French poster worker. Strangely enough, his greatest and most popular poster is an adver- tisement for sterilized milk. In Europe many artists of international fame do not scorn the lucrative satisfaction of poster-making.” —Margaret Calcutt. Making Hats for the Exhibition of Millinery Millinery---A Practical Course N THE Millinery Class the first thing I made was a model hat of blue out- ing flannel by which I learned the different stitches necessary, such as the blind, catch, overcast and blanket stitch. I also learned to accustom my hands to use buckram and wire, and the art of covering a hat. My next step was to apply the stitches and work learned from experiment with the model hat to a hat which would fit me. I made my design, cut my pattern of heavy paper, and worked over it until the shape suited me. After the pattern was made I cut it from buckram and wired it, and bound the edges with crinoline so the wire would not wear the velvet with which I intended to cover my hat. After covering the hat, I put the necessary trimming in place and lined the crown, thus finishing my winter hat. The next task was to make sample bows, which I fashioned from paper cambric. Although there are many kinds of bows, the types only were prac- ticed and these were made as carefully as if of expensive ribbon. The next work was to make flowers of velvet, satin and other materials. After much experimenting I made folds and hems, which are necessary to know in order to sew two pieces of material together or to finish the brim edge of a hat. The last work of the term was braid-work, and to learn this I made a small buckram shape and covered it with silk braid. Many pretty hats were the result of the term’s work in Millinery. One of these was a brown velours of the Puritan shape with three bands of gros- grain ribbon around the side crown and a lighter brown ostrich fancy in front. Another was a large, white velvet, picture hat trimmed with brown fur, and a fur rosette with a flower in the center placed on each side. Another more simple hat was made of black taffeta underlined with rose taffeta and with a single large pink velvet rose as its only trimming. These are examples of the many pretty hats made in class. “Is millinery a practical course?” I was asked. I consider it one of the most practical courses in the school. One learns to make hats, to choose becoming and appropriate styles to suit the wearer, the season and the occa- sion, and to appreciate the cost of materials, thus making possible a future economy. The cost of the hats displayed at the November Millinery Exhibit in Dr. Thompson’s office ranged from $2.50 to $5.00, making an average cost of materials $3.75. In these days of arbitrary prices and quick changes in fashions one can seldom buy a suitable hat at so small a cost in even the least pretentious millinery store. —Alma Halcrow. Office Appliances Mrs. Partch Explains the Time Savers’”’ hid) hes remaining part of this period will be devoted to the explanation . of some of the time savers which have recently been added to our department. Every large up-to-date business house has one or more of these common office appliances, such as the typewriter, adding machine, mimeograph, multigraph, and dictaphone. “The mimeograph is used in connection with the typewriter. It is a device for making copies from an original copy, which is a stencil. The stencil may be either a wax one, which can be used but once, or a perma- nent (dermatype) stencil, which can be saved and used again for more copies. The wax stencil has a stiff backing sheet, a tissue sheet on top to keep the wax from adhering to the type, and a silk sheet placed under the wax to catch the wax cut out by the type. This is placed in the type- writer and typed on without the ribbon. It is better not to make mistakes because very often they are difficult to correct. The mimeograph is inked and the stencil placed smoothly in position. For this work we usually use mimeograph paper which is laid on the left-hand side and is fed to the machine either by hand or by the self-feeder attachment. You see the ink on the cylinder goes through the impressions on the stencil and prints on the paper. Hundreds of copies can be made by this machine.” “But what are those numbers under this glass when he turns the handle?” “That registers the number of revolutions of the cylinder; in other words, counts the number of copies.” “This machine is a multigraph. We use this rather than the mimeo- graph when the copy is to be printed on letterheads and when a very large number of copies are needed. It is rather slow work to set up a letter on the multigraph, as each letter and space is placed on separately; but time is gained when the copies are printed. An inking device is attached to the machine after the type is set; and this handle is turned to pass the paper through. The work of this machine looks more like printing than does the mimeograph. You will notice this machine also has the attach- ment for counting the copies. “This period is now at an end, but I think we have accomplished a great deal if we begin to know the use of the appliances we have here for office work.” —Ruby Lindberg. = 4 4 a — = — = 7” = — al -_ -s - “OD W orkin To Make a Copper Bowl ee Y ILL you show me how to make a copper bowl, Miss Abernethy ?” “Have you some sixteen-gauge metal?” “Yes, I have a piece eight inches square.” “Very well. Cut a circle of that diameter. Weigh the copper and you will find that it weighs about two pounds, which, at the present rate, will make the bowl cost eighty cents.” “Is not this metal too heavy for a bowl?” “No. An article requiring so much hammering needs metal a sixteenth of an inch thick on account of the great stretch it undergoes. Now, take the egg-shaped anvil, fasten it in the vise and hold your circle over the anvil, beating the metal downward over the curved edge with this wooden mallet.” “What am I to do with the fullness that comes around the rim?” “Oh, that will disappear. Now it is necessary for you to heat your metal, place it over a sandbag and beat on the inside of the bowl with this long-necked hammer.” “Well, Miss Abernathy, this is a good hour’s work. The making of a bowl is a long process, is it not?” “Yes, it takes more physical strength than any other problem. You see the fullness is beginning to disappear now. I think it would be well to anneal the bowl, making it red hot with the flame. This is necessary to expand the pores of the metal to make it soft. Much hammering always hardens the metal.” “The bowl is coming into shape nicely, but it looks rather rough and uneven.” “The symmetry and color will be produced by surfacing with this planch- ing hammer, which you notice has a slightly domed end. Now invert the bow] again over the egg-shaped anvil, and, starting on the edge, hammer as rhythmically as possible around the bowl in regular circles.” “I notice that the hammering is giving the bowl a rich color.” “Yes, sometimes rouge is rubbed on, giving it a reddish brown appear- ance; but, in time, copper will turn brown without artificial color.” “Is there to be no ornament on this shallow bowl when I finish it?” “The charm of the bowl lies in its proportions and simplicity. Although it is possible for you to rivet some handles on, or to rivet or solder a design around the top edge, or to emboss a pattern if the bowl is large enough.” This requires hammering on the inside with an embossing tool, but it is not practicable on such a small article as yours.” “Metal work is fascinating, isn’t it, Miss Abernethy ?” “When the pupil sees the material result of his original ideas, he is always interested.” Geraldine Traphagen. Surveying in the School Yard Surveying the School Yard =. called Frank Estes, the Rodman, reading the leveling rod. The volunteer Surveying Class was running a line of levels around the school yard. “This screw is so worn, it won’t stay adjusted,” “That’s so,” replied Mr. Carpenter; “that instrument is pretty badly worn and exceptional care must be taken to keep it adjusted. Still, last year, nine students did some very good work with this instrument. They made a cross section, every twenty feet both ways, of the athletic field at McKinley Park, and made a complete map of the field showing all these elevations. They estimated the cubical contents above an assumed “datum” and computed the grading necessary to give an even slope of about one foot in a hundred. This work was so done that the amount of material removed from some high spot equaled the amount needed by some low spot, thus making the least possible work for the teamsters. After the teamsters had cut and filled, the boys laid out a 220-yard oval track. After school closed we spent a week in the foot- hills back of Palo Alto, and made a complete survey of a very hilly irregular ranch. A trip like that will be made part of the work if surveying is given as a regular course next term. This will be possible if, as we hope, additional equipment, such as a level and transit, are received.” “Mr. Carpenter, do you think I could get a job with a surveying party after I finish here?” asked Leslie Delamater. “T certainly do,” answered Mr. Carpenter. “When a capable student has completed a year’s course, he should be able to become transitman on any surveying party. I emphasize the year’s course. The first term really .gives the rudiments only, while in the second term you get the real surveyipg. | know of one graduate of a course similar to this who went directly to the oil field and took up surveying there. I see no reason why any one of you fel- lows should not do the same thing. Even if you don’t get work in surveying, this course will do you a world of good. The maps that you have to make give you excellent practice in mechanical drawing. The reading of the transit and leveling rod gives you fine training in accuracy, for, as you probably have found out, a slight mistake in reading gives a result totally wrong.” “There goes the bell,” called August Johansen. “Finish this leveling for tomorrow,” said Mr. Carpenter, “and work the results out by Trigonometry. Tomorrow, Estes be instrument man; Townsend, rodman; and Johansen, notekeeper. Remember, the maps of the Profile Survey which you made of Walnut Street are due next Monday, and the plans from the measurements which you made of the basement and third floor of Porter school, will be due the Monday following.” —Lorin Fisher. STEEL EH “AN Au nw Tt My 1m a | ial Ni ee biti ai | = A Gorner in the Library The Library bs eel what does this number on the back of this book mean?” J “Why,” answered the cheerful librarian, “that is its classification number in the Dewey or Decimal system by which all books are catalogued. Accord- ing to this system the field of knowledge is divided into nine classes, which are numbered by the digits 1 to 9. Each class is similarly separated into nine divisions, which are divided into nine sections, and the process is repeated as often as necessary. In this case, the number 814 means: Class 8 (Literature), Division 1 (United States), Section 4 (Essays); 188 is the author’s number.” “That sounds interesting,” replied the inquiring pupil. “Now, how about this one.” Here he picked up at random another book, which happened to be “Training for Efficiency” by Mardon. “The number on this one is 371m33.” “Well,” said the library student, “the digit 3 represents Class 3 (Soci- ology), the digit 7 means Division 7 (Education), and the digit 1 stands for Section 1 (Teachers, Methods and Discipline). M33 is the author’s number, as before.” In directing our work the teacher is very insistent on our acquiring the personal characteristics requisite to success and she also grounds us thoroughly on fundamental features of the work. First of all, each student must develop a taste for books. We should have a good general knowledge of the fields of English Literature, History, and Science. Furthermore, sympathy for human beings and an open mind ready to receive suggestions and complaints in a cheerful manner are two of the requisites for a good librarian. As library students, we must learn to be systematic, accurate, painstaking, and tactful, and we must be willing at all times cheerfully to assist those who need help. We are taught how to use the card catalogue, are introduced to the Dewey or Decimal system, and are shown how to catalogue books and how to make out the cards for the card catalogue. The location of the various classes of books in the library is then taken up, because the librarian must be able to locate quickly any required book. The student librarians learn what books are in the library and exactly where each book is located, and then set about to gain a general knowledge of the contents of these books. The proper manner of handling and caring for library books is also considered. Through- out the course we are constantly considering its various features. Twenty-six hundred carefully selected reference books are in our High School Library, and these range from the classic to current literature. In addition to these, government and state reports and several current magazines are received regularly by the Library. With its present equipment and corps of workers, the Library is in a position to be of great service to the students of the High School by supplying them with good reference books and opening to their vision the field of good literature. Charles Adams. “oO =| o- iI o o- = = o o — ey 4 }I Electric Wiring N HOPES of reaching boys who would not otherwise enter our High School, new and practical courses have been introduced. Among these is the course in Electric Wiring. Many boys after leaving Grammar School enter shops as apprentices to learn certain trades. Here. it is a case of the boy shifting for himself, because those about him have their own work to do and are not eager to stop and show a beginner methods that make for economy and good workmanship. So one purpose in having these different courses is that boys may gain a fair knowledge of a trade where there are people willing to show and help and to point out the right and wrong. Some pupils in our school are still unsettled as to future occupation. By having these practical courses introduced and accessible for experimentation they may find just what has been sought. The first term of the year might really be called House W iring. Novices have a regular scantling frame-work as seen in the picture, on which to do work just such as any regular electrician would do in wiring a house in course of construction. They are taught how to do knob and tube work in such a manner as to produce no fire hazard, how to splice and do the concealed work, how to install switches and fuse blocks with the necessary spacing and arrangement, as a part of the regular routine of work. These courses are given to prepare for a mechanic’s future rather than to give a complete train- ing within the time spent in school. After completing one term in Electric Wiring, a pupil is by no means trained to take a position as a full-fledged electrician; he is prepared to start at least half-way up the ladder instead of at its bottom. Each student is required to study the National Electric Code. a book published by a joint committee of the Fire Insurance Companies and Elec- trical Engineers for fire prevention and safety. This committee has studied incorrect house-wiring as a cause for fires and has compiled laws into one small book which is the final word for all electrical work. Students are re- quired to study these laws and then with them in mind to proceed to do their work. After finishing the required assignment they must use this book of laws to help them in inspecting all the work done by all members of the class. In the second term of work a decided advancement into the electrical field is made. Students are taught signaling, telegraph and wireless work and rewinding of motors, dynamos, and transformers. The class consists at present of fifteen students. When the course has had more publicity many boys who have not heretofore entered school will prob- ably enroll for this most practical course. —H. Weaver. Manual Training Manual Training N ANUAL Training provides an experience not obtainable in other A� school subjects. Pupils are taught the name of every tool and the names of their principal parts, the manipulation of material with ease and economy, and to carry on necessary conversation on craftsmanship in proper technical terms. The art of modeling and turning is acquired; joinery is taught; and lastly, the pupil learns the classification and properties of the common woods. The Alameda High Manual Training Shop is modern and well equipped. The shop can accommodate twenty students per period of forty-five minutes. The building is well lighted and ventilated. In summer, with the windows open, the shop is a shaded work-house; while in winter the room is kept warm at no cost by the burning of refuse. Fourteen workbenches of hard Wisconsin maple are each fully equipped with useful tools consisting of a rapid acting vise and bench stop, a hammer, mallet, tack, sack, chisel, try square, rule, bench brush, spoke shave, block plane, and jack plane. Tools for general use are located around the shop in their respective places. The machinery, which consists of a band saw, a double arbor combination circular saw, and six lathes, is propelled by an electric-driven motor. These machines are great savers of work and time and are used constantly. The lathe is a tool which every student learns to use with skill. At first the novice turns out simple pattern exercises, but with practice he becomes experienced and more proficient. He is given a piece of mill lumber and told to square it to certain dimensions. Upon finishing this work, the pupil is allowed to design and make any article which he desires. Usually the first attempts are small articles such as stools, tabourets, and boxes. Soon the craftsmen take up the construction of larger and more elaborate pieces, such as tables, desks, chests, chairs, and many fine speci- mens of each have been made. The course in Manual Training is popular, as is evident from the num- ber enrolled in the four periods in which it is taught. Too much credit cannot be given to Mr. Phelps, the instructor, for his capability, his genial earnestness, and for his practical results. Taken as a whole, the course is intended to add to general human usefulness as well as to the dividends of a future employer. —Clyde Lamborn. Experimenting in Household Chemistry Household Chemistry H SEHOLD Chemistry is a science necessary in the proper manage- ment of our homes, and is therefore of particular interest to women. Its theories deal with the preparation and different ingredients of food and with those necessary implements and utensils with which our homes are supplied. In the preparation of our food, the chemistry of digestion and nutrition are of far more importance than the satisfaction of taste. The work done in the laboratory and the knowledge gained from research and experiments enable the future house-keeper to prepare food according to a balanced ration which will furnish such sustenance for the body as nature requires. Household Chemistry also teaches the composition of different utensils required about the home, and the knowledge of the effect of acids and cleansing compositions necessary for their proper care. The principal subjects of study are fuels and their management, food adulterants, balanced ration to secure a just proportion of fats, carbo- hydrates, and protein, the chemistry of digestion and nutrition, and the effects of food on the system. The pupils notice the action and ingredients of such materials as flour, baking powder, and lye. Knowledge of ventila- tion, sanitation, and the disposal of waste are important details in every household and these are among the problems which this course endeavors to simplify. Some of the important experiments which the class perform during the year are the tests of the action of acids and alkalies upon fats, starch and protein, also upon cotton and silk, and upon the materials used in the manufacturing of kitchen utensils, tests of soaps. and tests of the adulterants found in common foodstuffs. —Carol Higby. During Banking Hours The High School Savings System -_ THIS the High School Bank?” asked a business man of Alameda. “Yes,” replied Mr. Evans. “May I inform you of our work ? Just step inside where you can inspect more closely. A student in the Commercial Department is sent to each Grammar school one day a week to collect money deposited, make deposit tags, and make a double entry, one in the depositor’s bank book and another in the grammar school’s duplicate. Money and tags are then brought here to the High School Bank. The first boy, the one count- ing the money, is the cashier. The fellow over there by the adding machine is totaling the deposit tags. The tags and money must balance. We have a checking system with the teachers whereby any mistake can be found. When the tags and money balance, entries are made on the day book. From here entries are made on the individual folders kept here in the bank. After these entries are made they are audited by a faculty member. After the business day closes at 1:15, the young lady now using the typewriter makes out a financial statement.” “Well, how do you get by the state banking authorities here?” “The state law allows school departments to install School Savings Systems by the permission of the Superintendent of Banks. The law defines such school-savings-systems as branches of some specifically appointed savings banks that have agreed to collaborate with the school department. We are affili- ated with both the Alameda Savings and the Citizens’ Savings Banks. Our collections are turned over every afternoon. Everything is done just as at the main banks. The regular 4% is given and accounts of one dollar and over draw interest. The figuring is done at the beginning of the term when 5 banking is dull and clerks can devote more time to it. “Does the bank fulfill expectations?” “T will put the history of the bank before you and let you answer the question. The bank was installed in the spring term of 1914. High School accounts only were handled. The students received the idea of a bank with great enthusiasm and by October about $2500 had been deposited. The depos- itors elected directors, who elected officers. The finances of the grammar schools were then handled and have proved to be our chief source of collec- tion. High School accounts have diminished through graduation of large de- positors and failure of Freshmen to realize the advantage of the bank. At present we have for Alameda Schools 1,825 accounts with a total deposit of $4,855.22, but before the Holidays we will have a total deposit of over $5000. —Harold Larkin. thay ti, we ee aD gia P q Forge and Foundry Work “IT IS TO A MECHANICAL INSTINCT, WHICH IS FOUND IN MANY MEN, AND NOT TO TRUE PHILOSOPHY THAT ARTS OWE THEIR ORIGIN.” —From Voltaire’s “Letters on England.” Vocational Guidance r REE years ago our school began in a systematic way to study the 7 5 t=) P, 7 P, vocational abilities of students, and to try to plan their courses in school in accordance with this ability. We believe that it is the duty of all girls as well as boys,—for women now are going out in the world to fill places, for a time at least, almost as much as men,—to search out and to develop whatever God-given talents they may have, so that they may make an honorable position in the world. Boys and girls, you cannot all be leaders, but if you have an occupation to which you give the best that is in you, you will become a force and a power in the community. Your parents and the state are giving you much in the way of training and education. Much will be expected of you; but how can you live up to your heritage, how can you become a strong force for right in the state, if most of your energy is wasted in the vain effort to do a kind of work which your rival across the street can do much better and more easily because he has a natural aptitude for it? We advisers feel that we can help students find their lifework; we do not offer you any cut-and-dried program; you must decide your future your- selves. But with our broader horizon, with our opportunity of seeing you day by day and of comparing you with others, with our opportunities for conference with fellow-members of the faculty as to your ability and your character, with our greater opportunity of knowing the demands of the business world, we feel that we can save you perhaps from wasting time in preparation for certain occupations for which you are manifestly unfit, but which appeal to you, simply because some friend has been successful and made money in them. The vocational committee has recently prepared a letter to send out to employers asking them to send to us whenever they want help of any kind. We hope to place worthy students in positions where they can make good, and where they may have an opportunity to rise as high as their character and their attainments entitle them. But, students, we shall not be able to do much for you unless you possess the fundamental requirements,— health, intelligence, honesty, industry, dependableness, character. —Emma M. Garretson. Two Shots Chapter I ILENCE hung over the dark room. Even the faithful old clock had stopped as if it were waiting for something unusual to happen. A figure arose slowly from a bed in the corner and stood in a tense attitude as if conscious of the presence of an enemy. Every one knew that H. B. Cord had many enemies. As if the rising of the man were a signal, a report broke the silence. The man, without uttering a sound, swayed, and with a thud struck the floor, never to move again. The echoes of the report soon died and the room became dark and silent as if it were providing a mantle for the dead. Chapter II When John Cord heard the news of the death of his father, he quietly excused himself from his friends and went to his room so that no one might see his grief, for he loved his father more than any one else in the world. “Father is dead, father is dead,” was all that he could think. “Oh. why could it not have been me! Poor old Dad! I shall never see you again. Who could have murdered my father? Oh Dad, I will never rest until I have found your slayer, and then a When John’s friends went to him in the morning, he was in a heavy sleep, but they could hear him muttering, “Dad—oh, Dad.” John Cord was not a man to mourn over past wrongs without doing something to right them. Within a week he hired the best detectives in the country, and he worked himself, but after five months everyone but John HAROLD ETTER— President of Associated Students “President and friend to truth! of soul sin- cere. In action faithful and in honor clear.” —Pope LILLIAN SUYDAM— Vice-President of Associated Students “T have no other but a woman’s reason; I think him so because I think him so.” —Shakespeare HAROLD LARKIN President of Graduating Class “I dare do all that may become a man, Who dares do more is none.” —Shakespeare GERALDINE TRAPHAGEN Secretary of the Graduating Class “She moves a goddess And she looks a queen.” DOROTHY DAVIS Vice-President of Graduating Class “She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.” —Proverbs HARRY ETTER— Treasurer of) Graduating Class “Be merry and employ your chiefest thoughts To courtship, and such fair ostents of love As shall conveniently become you there.” —Shakespeare CAROLINE BORKMAN— Editor of Graduating Class “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.” —Longfellow BEN BENAS “TI never knew so young a body with so old a head.” —Shakespeare RUTH BENAS “No, never say nothin’ without you’re com- pelled tu. An’ then don’t do nothin’ thet you can be held tu.” —Lowell DOROTHY BIRBECK “Thy voice is a celestial melody.” —Longfellow THOMAS BIRBECK “IT am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark!” —-Sh akespeare ADELINE BROWN “Fashioned so slenderly, young and so fair.” —Hood MARGARET CALCUTT “In framing artists, art hath thus decreed: To make some good, but others to exceed.” —Shakespeare VELMA DELAMATER “She is pretty to walk with, She is witty to talk with, And pleasant, too, to think of.” —Sir John Suckling VALENTINE DELOPENA “A moral, sensible, and well-bred man.” —Cowper IRMA DELIUS “°Tis beauty, truly blent, whose red and white Nature’s own sweet and cunning hand laid on.” —Shakespeare LORIN FISHER “Now the Lord bless that sweet face of thine.” —Shakespeare BUFORD H. FISHER “He would not with peremptory tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own.” —Cowper RUTH FOX “How sweet and fair she seems to be.” —Edmund Allen ELIZABETH FUNKE “Made up of wisdom and of fun. Medley of all that’s dark and clear, Of all that’s foolish and of all that’s dear.” —Praed WALLACE GREENLAW “No wher so bisy a man as he there was, And yet he seemed bisier than he was.” —Chaucer MARGUERITE HAHN “Such notes as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto’s cheek.” —Milton VIVIENNE HALLOWELL “A merry heart maketh a cheerful counte- nance.” —Proverbs XV SAM HARDIN “Of his stature he was of evene length, And wondrously ‘active, and great of strengthe.” —Chaucer EMMA KING “The mildest manners and the gentlest heart. —Pope ” CLYDE LAMBORN “For of all compositions we thought that the sonnet, Best repaid all the time you expended upon it.’ —Lowell FRANCES LEE “She looketh well to the ways of her house- hold and eateth not the bread of idle- ness.” —Proverbs HARRY PITMAN “Tutor’d in the rudiments of many desperate studies.” —Shakespeare FRANCES PRESTON “Blue were her eyes as the fairy flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day.” —Longfellow ALFRED REA “Ful longe were his legges, and ful lene, Y—lyk a staf, there was no calf y—sene.” —Chaucer CLARISSE SHELDON “The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation.” —Shakespeare PAULINE TURNER “And she that was not only passing fair, But was withal discreet and debonair.” —Dryden FREDERICH WARFORD “An excellent and a sweet songster, And would have done rarely in a cage, With a dish of water and a hempseed.” —B. Jonson NORMAN WEEDEN “Square built, hearty and strong, With an odor of the sea about him.” —Longfellow HOWARD WEAVER “And witch sweet ladies with my words and looks.” —Shakespeare The Student And now the sun had stretch’d out all the hills, And now was dropt into the western bay. At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blew! Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures new. —Milton. at Lincoln Park Terry é ame Fred rkeley G a 2 D a = D da-Be Alame Football Team CAPTAIN HAROLD LARKIN Half-Back 712, 713, 714 and 7°15 Football Teams. Captain of 1915 Football Team. Second base on 713 and °14 Baseball Teams. Captain 1914 Basket Ball Team. Member of 1915 All-Northern Rugby Team. Member of 1915 All-Star High Rugby Team. SAM HARDIN Right Breakaway 713, °14 and 715 Football Teams. All around track man 712, 713, 714 and 715. Captain of 1914 Track Team. Member of 1914 and 1915 All-Star High Rugby Teams. WILLIAM BEAN Center-Three on 1915 Football Team. First year at school. Winner of Tilden Punting Trophy 1915. ALFRED BEGGS Sub-Forward on 1915 Football Team. Guard on 1914 Basket Ball Team. JOCELYN BATES Left Wing on 714 and 715 Football Teams. Member of °14 and °15 Swimming Teams. HOWARD DICKINSON Sub-Forward on 714 and °15 Football Teams. Played in Berkeley, Palo Alto, Stanford Fresh- man, Cogswell and Lowell games. ANDREW TOWNSEND Middle Rank on 714 and 715 Football Teams. Sub-Back Field man of 1913 Football Team. Baseball, Swimming and Track man. HAROLD DEXTER Right Wing on 714 and 715 Football Teams. Catcher on 713 and 714 Baseball Teams. Pitcher and Captain on 1915 Baseball Team. Member of 1915 All-Star High Rugby Team. DEAN PERKINS Second-Five on 712, 713, 714 and Teams. Yell Leader in Spring term 1913. Track man in 712, 713, 714 and 715. Captain of 1913 Track Team. 15 Football Manager of 714 and 715 Football Teams. HARRY MOORE Sub-Forward on 1915 Football Team. Played in Palo Alto, Stanford Freshman, Cogs- well and Lowell games. CLARK GILL Full-Back on 714 and 715 Football Teams. Member of °14 and 715 Swimming Teams. THOMAS BIRBECK Left-Breakaway 713,14 and °15 Football Teams. Fielder and pitcher on 714 and 715 Baseball Teams. LESTER BISHOP Front Rank on 1915 Football Team. First term in school. ROLAND VON SCHMIDT First-Five on 7°12, 713, °14 and 715 Football Teams. Captain of 1914 Football Team. Member of 1914 All-Star High Rugby Team. Track man 713 and 714. LESLIE DELAMATER Middle Rank on 1915 Football Team. Forward on 1914 Basket Ball Team. Outfield on °14 and ’15 Baseball Teams. BERT SMITH Front Rank on 714 and °15 Football Teams. GEORGE LATHAM Front Rank on 714 and 715 Football Teams. Captain-elect of 1916 Football Team. Captain of 1915 Rowing Crew. HARRY ET TER Sub-Back Field man on 1915 Football Team. Yell Leader Spring 1914 and Fall 1915. MR. OTTO RITTLER Director of Athletics 1914 and 1915. Football, Baseball, Track, Swimming, Basket Ball, Tennis, Gymnastics. . H. S.-Lowell, A. H. S.-Cogswell, 22-5. A. H. S.-Stanford Freshmen, 3-6. A. H. S.-Palo Alto, 6-8. A. H. S.-Sacramento, 14-3. A. H. S.-Oakland, 11-3. A. H. S.-Berkeley, 3-11. Basket Ball Teams had given up the case as one of those unsolved mysteries that excite the curiosity for a while and then are forgotten. Even John probably woul d have ceased if Grace had not stayed by him and urged him to keep trying. Who was Grace? She was the person to whom John had transferred all his love since the death of his father. They were engaged to be mar- ried, but they refused to marry until the murderer of H. B. Cord had been found. Chapter III The only one whom Pedro Bodega cared for was his little daughter, Maria. He loved to watch her play in the street and to smile at her childish joy. One day he was horrified to see a runaway bearing down on her. The poor child was too terrified to move and would have been run down had it not been for the timely aid of John Cord. He was passing by in hopes to find a clue to his father’s death in this strange quarter. “Amigo! Amigo!” ‘cried the excited and thankful Mexican. “I am your slave. I am dirt under your feet. Madre de Dios! Let me do some- thing to show you I am your servant. Ah, my Maria, my Maria! Amigo, let me do something.” “You can do nothing for me,” replied John. “I have all I want except—May be you know something of the murder of H. B. Cord?” “Ah, senor, I know all. I will tell you; you who have saved the light of my life. Sea V. bendito, para siempre.” “You know? You know? Tell me quick! God! how I have waited!” “Jack Wilkins, he do it. He kill the Senor Cord for money which he do not find, and he go tonight to hunt again. No more I tell you for I fear as I fear the devil. Adios. I leave you.” Chapter IV “Don’t go, John. You don’t have to go. You can have the house surrounded and take him when he comes out,” pleaded Grace. “You don’t understand. I must go and wait for him. I must right the wrong against father. You can’t understand.” Chapter V Silence hung over the dark room. The faithful old clock had rusted in its mute waiting for something to happen. A figure arose early from a bed in the corner and stood in a tense attitude as if conscious of the presence of an enemy. As if the opening of the door were a signal a report broke the silence. The figure at the door, without uttering a sound, swayed and with a thud struck the floor, never to move again. The echoes of the report soon died, and the room became dark and silent as if it were , providing a mantle for the dead. —Wallace Edwin Greenlaw. Yellow, the Color of Gold CCW CAN’T see why they don’t give this fellow, Chub Gimball, a chance at fullback once in a while,” said Roy Porter, the husky lock of the Cedar Cove Rugby Team. “He has a dandy boot and he can drop-kick better than any one else on the team.” “They say he has a yellow streak,” replied his companion, one of the front-rankers of the team, “and you know how the coach is—if he thinks a fellow is yellow, it’s all off—there’s no use arguing with him on that subject.” The two boys were on their way home from the final football practice of the season. The following day the “big game” would be played with their rival school—Grant Military Academy. Everything was in readiness. The coach had named the team and all were prepared for the fray. There was no surprise when the line-up was announced, since the team was made up of veterans from the preceding year. However, there had been great rivalry for the position of fullback. Two men had been considered for this place and had been worked their hardest in every practice. The only other man who had tried out was Chub Gimball, the supposed coward of the squad. He was small but well developed and possessed a marked ability for punting and drop-kicking. Im spite of this, he had not been considered for the team. Nevertheless, Chub had turned out for practice every afternon, had never complained about the way he was treated, and had always worked hard. This was one of the reasons why they thought he was afraid—he had never even asked for a chance. The day of the big game arrived. The game was scheduled to begin at ten o’clock, but as early as half-past nine the bleachers were crowded with rooters. Never be fore had such an event created so much enthusiasm! The whole town was football mad! The gridiron, freshly marked, glistened under the bright sunlight. On the far side, a big red and white banner fluttered briskly in the breeze and beneath it were the Cedar Cove rooters, noisily shouting their school yells and songs. Opposite were the Grant Academy supporters under their blue and white flag; their lusty voices could be heard far and wide as they strove to outyell their opponents. As soon as the Cedar Cove boys were ready to go on the field, the coach called them together and gave them their last instructions. He charged each man to uphold the honor of his school. He told the forwards to get down on the kicks and the backs to make their passes accurate. “And above all things,” he concluded, “fight! Fight as never before!” He then announced that the substitute fullback had been unexpectedly taken ill and would be unable to be in uniform. This left Chub as the only substitute for the position, but as the regular fullback was a strong, reliable player, little thought was given the matter. The teams came on the field amid a din of cheers. After passing the ball u p and down the gridiron, both teams took their position for the start. Grant had won the toss and had chosen to defend the south goal. Stone kicked off for the military team, and soon the ball was see-sawing up and down the field, first near the Cedar Cove goal and then in rival territory. The teams were evenly matched and fought like hungry wolves for the possession of the ball. The first few minutes of play were marked by brilliant passing rushes by both teams. One of these resulted in a gain of forty yards by the Blue and White backs, only to be stopped on Cedar Cove’s five yard line. The remainder of the first half was featured by. thé continued fight between the forwards. Only once did the ball get to the backs for another passing rush, and this time with a serious result. Grant received the ball from the scrum in mid-field and succeeded in passing it out to their speedy wing, who dodged his Cedar Cove opponents and tore down the field. All hope was in the Red and White fullback, who was calm and steady. The wing tried his best to dodge him, but was brought to the ground by a beautiful flying tackle. The ball rolled outside as the gun sounded the end of the first half, and the players made for the club house. However, the fullback, who had so gallantly defended his goal, could not get up. A doctor was summoned and he found the player was seriously injured and could not continue the game. Now came the question of who was to replace the injured man in the Cedar Cove line-up. After much discussion, it was decided that Chub should play fullback, because he was the only one who had received training in that position. This caused much worry among the Cedar Cove supporters as Chub’s reputation for having a yellow streak was well known among the fellows. The game was continued after the ten-minute intermission with as much excitement as before but without the same confidence. The Cedar Cove forwards gradually worked the ball down to the rival thirty-yard line, where they received a free kick. A drop-kick over the goal posts would mean three points and Chub was called upon. He took careful aim and the ball went sailing between the posts as the throng of Red and White rooters yelled at the top of their voices. However, this did not change the opinion regarding Chub in the minds of those who thought him a quitter. It did not take bravery to do a thing of that sort—it was a mere matter of skill. The game continued, and soon the ball dribbled at the feet of the husky Grant forwards toward the opposite goal. The attempts of the Cedar Cove backs to stop the rush failed and, once again, Chub was called upon. He responded equally well by falling upon the ball and thus checking the advance long enough for the other forwards to get around the ball again. This was truly an act of courage and no one could deny it. Even the coach uttered words of praise for the stocky little fullback. The Cedar Cove forwards seemed to be weakening under the pressure of their heavier opponents and more than once it looked as though the military boys would surely win. With but two minutes to play, Hover, the star first five of the Academy team, intercepted a pass in the middle of the field and succeeded in passing the opposing backs. At this the Red and White sup- porters shuddered. He was regarded as the terror of tacklers when he got loose and was almost sure of dodging even the best of the fullbacks. Chub calmly awaited the speeding runner and, at the proper time, made a dive at his opponent. His aim was good, his shoulders striking the runner just above the knees. Chub held on to his legs with all his strength and the runner vainly struggled to get away. Just as his adversary seemed about to fall to the ground, Chub’s arms seemed to lose their strength and his grip weakened and the runner tore himself loose. In the stands there arose an angry cry, “I knew he was yellow!” “I told you so!” But the first-five was an instant too late—the Cedar Cove’s backs were upon him and he was tackled five yards from the goal-line. As he struck the ground, the ball shot from his hands and rolled across the side-line just as the report of the gun was heard, ending the game. we In the training quarters thirteen grimy members of the Cedar Cove team hastily removed their mud-smeared uniforms. Everywhere in the room there was confusion. Each outstanding feature of the game was thoroughly argued in excited tones. Finally a voice was heard above the din. “Say, we had a pretty close shave right at the last, didn’t we? Chub Gimball almost spoiled our chances. He certainly showed that he had a yellow streak then.” At this instant Roy Porter, the big lock, entered the room. He opened the door just in time to hear the words, “yellow streak.” His face turned red with anger. “Yellow streak—be damned,” he shouted, “why, he broke his collar-bone tackling the best five-eighths in the State! He held on to him long enough to save the game! Do you call him yellow? Chub is in the doctor’s care now. Believe me, the grittiest man in Cedar Cove team today is Chub Gimball. He’s pure gold!” —Harold Etter. Angel Food AMES DANA was one of those unfortunate beings who apparently are @F born to silver-rimmed spectacles and a lisp. At first sight one imagined his name to be “Algernon,” or “Percival,” but closer acquaintance failed to justify the mistake. His manner, his appearance, his voice were all blond. but beneath the womanish exterior there lurked suggestions of inner strength, of manliness waiting to assert itself at the psychological moment. Dana was forty years old and he never had had an adventure. Super- human stolidity precluded the possibility of his indulging in the ordinary recreations of his sex; therefore, his knowledge of women was almost a minus quantity. He knew, instinctively, no doubt, that his food was more tasty if a feminine hand were concerned in its making, and he did admit her desirability when his wardrobe was in need of repair, but here his experience ended, and so here, naturally, the hand of Fate intervened. You must admit, considering what I have already told you about Mr. Dana, that it was a clever coup d’etat on Fate’s part—the idea of entering into his life in the guise of a girl. She was a sweet. pretty, little thing, altogether in keeping with the large-hearted, middle-class sort of people with whom James would have associated had he had the heart qualification. She was trying, not very successfully, to be a music-teacher—“piano and vocal” the sign in her window proclaimed. She played very well indeed, and sang not quite as well, and her youthful confidence and determination would surely have brought her some measure of success had not the firm from which she was buying her piano taken it from her in lieu of an installment long overdue. They met in a cafeteria. Now there is nothing in the world so unromantic as a cafeteria, unless one is naturally susceptible or the romance already in bud. The endless clatter of a thousand inch-thick dishes combined with the fortissimo strains of a violin and pianola playing the latest “rag” in assorted keys is not exactly helpful to a sentimental attitude of thought, unless a stinging desire to get away comes under this heading . But, taken all in all, the Palace Cafeteria was better than most. You could have beans, a vegetable, coffee, and hot rolls for eighteen cents, or a genuine “luncheon” for twenty, provided you weren’t especially “partial” to warm food and were a good waiter yourself. When Mr. Dana, at about five minutes after twelve, had successfully manipulated his tray through the maelstrom of people, hats, umbrellas, and elbows which obstructed his path, he found to his annoyance that someone was already in possession at his customary table. However, he resolutely sat himself opposite this female and proceeded to season his beans. As he arranged the sugar bowl so that he could rest his newspaper against it, a peculiar sound reached his ears. Raising his eyes, he saw that the intruder was crying. Two large, shiny tears rolled down-cheek and into her coffee before he was able to speak: “Er—I—I beg your pardon,” he stammered, “but—did you want the sugar?” “N—No,” sobbed the girl, “I want my p—piano!” There was an audible note of vehemence in her tone which seemed to demand immediate satisfaction. James was naturally rather fussed. Having had no experience with women, the inborn insti nct of chivalry still smouldered in his breast, yet he knew well enough that he didn’t have her piano and that at that moment he could not possibly provide her with one. From various. books and magazines he had long since inferred that women were creatures with whom it was impossible to reason; hence you can imagine the state of his mind upon being suddenly confronted with the problem of producing a piano. He looked vainly at the sugar bowl, recalling in an indefinite way those miraculous stories of childhood wherein it would be necessary merely to touch the bowl, murmur “Little Goat Bleat”—and there on the table would ap pear a mahogany-cased baby-grand! These musings were broken by a faint snicker from the girl, and looking up, he found her casually wiping her eyes, her mouth curved in the most adorable smile he had ever dreamed possible. “I suppose you think I’m crazy,” she announced. “Well, ’'m not. Pm worried. ..... Don’t you dare feel sorry for me! If you do, Pll weep again—and you don’t like to see girls cry, I can see that!” James smiled in uncertainty—the girl actually seemed to have sense. “T don’t care if you’re in love with you’re wife or have eight children,” she continued, “I’m going to talk to you. I’m a music-teacher and I had three pupils. Two of them moved the other day and I haven't enough to pay the installment. on my piano, and so now I’ve lost my money, my piano—and my hopes. ..... And unless you pay for my lunch, I won’t have a dollar left in all the world—and I’ve no—friends.” Her voice broke and before James realized what she was doing, she rose, threw her check in his plate, seized the coat that hung across her chair and made a dash for the door, losing herself in the crowd in the busy street. For a moment he stared stupidly at the empty chair, then he rose, grabbed his hat and the two checks, and rushed after her. As he passed the cashier, he flung the checks and a dollar on the counter and without waiting for the change, hurried on. Once on the sidewalk, he realized the futility of his efforts. Half an hour later, Mr. Dana tried in vain to resume the work the noon hour had interrupted but he found it impossible to concentrate. After an attempt to dictate to his stenographer, he put away his work, and resting his head on his hand, stared long and silently through the window out on the numberless roofs which baked and blazed in the hot sun. Acting on sudden impulse, he took the telephone book and jotted down the names and addresses of the six largest music stores in the city. He called his stenographer and dictated a letter to each, stating that a young lady whom he knew to be worthy had defaulted in payment of her piano, which had been returned to the stock of the firm from which it was bought, and that if the name and address of the purchaser were furnished him, he would pay all that remained on the purchase price of the piano, and return it to the young lady, to whom it was a means of livelihood. These he signed and despatched by the office boy who returned an hour later with two replies. The first, which stated that an elderly lady, Miss Mehitable Simpson, had defaulted in payment, James destroyed in disgust. The second he opened with nervous fingers. It read: “Dear Sir:—We returned to our stock for non-payment yesterday morn- ing, a piano sold to Miss Josephine Sutphen, a music-teacher with studio in the Napoleon Apartments. We regret the necessity of taking such action, but were forced to do so on principle. The amount unpaid on the piano is $76. “Yours truly “DOUGLAS PIANO €O.” Taking his hat, he informed his stenographer that he would be gone for the rest of the day. When he reached the door, he turned and said calmly: “By the way, Miss Jones, do you know where the Napoleon Apart- ments are?” “Sutter street,” came the muffled reply, as she wiggled the gum from beneath her tongue. Next morning, the large moving-van of the Douglas Piano Company stopped before the Napoleon Apartments and deposited a piano in the parlor of apartment 18, and also a little blue receipt for seventy-six dollars. The bewildered Miss Sutphen almost lost her temper at the stupidity of the piano-movers. They could give her no information, there could be no mistake, they were merely obeying orders. Her astonishment was doubled when the postman arrived, bringing her a letter. She opened it hurriedly and an exclamation of astonishment escaped her. The writer was answering the advertisement which had appeared in the previous evening’s paper and desired to have her son, George, take lessons. In the left-hand corner of the letter, a small clipping was pinned. Almost overwhelmed with amaze- ment and perplexity, she read: “Miss Josephine Sutphen, competent teacher of piano, will take a limted number of pupils. Studio, Napoleon Apts.” The afternoon mail brought eight replies, the next morning three more; but her happiness was not complete; her efforts to discover the identity of her benefactor proved unavailing. A week passed, and then another, but still the mystery remained. The “personal” she inserted in the newspaper was unanswered. Her patron evidently desired to remain unknown. Grad- ually, she came to accept her prosperity as a matter of course; she smiled at the thought of the incident at the cafeteria, and once or twice thought of visiting it again—just for fun. And then one day, something happened which upset the routine she had established. George, her favorite and most promising pupil, fell down and hurt his ankle, and, rather than give up his lessons, he persuaded his mother to ask Miss Sutphen to come to his home until he could walk again. George’s mother met her at the door. “George is delighted with the arrangement, Miss Sutphen,” she said. “He is very fond of you.” After the lesson, when she rose to leave, a picture in a small frame on the piano caught her eye. She flushed slightly. “Who is this, George?” she asked. “Don’t you know? That’s Uncle Jim! He said he was a friend of yours.” “T_T couldn’t place him at first,” she said. “He is a friend of mine—a very good friend.” She opened her bag and took out a quarter and three pennies, then upon her card she wrote one word—“Thanks.” “George,” she said, “will you do me a favor? Give this to him when you see him—next.” A week later, when James had successfully manipulated his tray through the maelstrom of people, hats, umbrellas, and elbows which obstructed his path, he found someone else in possession at his customary table. But he was not annoyed, he expected it, and lest she should season his beans with her check, he took it from her as soon as he sat down. They both blushed a little when he failed to remove his hand from hers as soon as platonically usual. Her mouth was curved in that adorable smile he had been dreaming of for a month. “Did you get beans, too?” he delicately fluted. —R. G. Medcraft. By Still Waters F I were a poet, I should write the song of the windmill. Walt Whitman could have sung it and glorified the strong, resistless arms that do all the Dutchman’s toil, grind his grain, crush his pepper and spice, and lift the water from sunken Holland. He would have celebrated the windmill tower that, quaintly capped, serves as a storehouse for Holland’s wealth, and which is the true symbol of the nation’s usefulness and the most common feature of her landscape. If I were a painter, I should copy endlessly, as the Dutch have done, the picture of the windmill. I say “copy” because that is all the artist has to do with the mills of the Low Country. Mesdag, Hobbema, Ruysdael have drawn it and the whole world has grown to love the simple tower and woven wings that mean life and prosperity to sleepy Holland. If I were a traveling merchant I should follow that slowest, safest, and most lovable of lazy pursuits, to ride in a “treykschuyt” from one tiny town to another. A treykschuyt is a freight boat characteristically Dutch. Like the gondola, it is in its design and proportions the outcome of its work and the peculiarity of the narrow winding waterways it traverses. It is very long and narrow, for the boat must be steered with its heavy load of grain or cheese or schnapps through the turnings of village streets. It is very low, for there must be room to pass under the toll bridges in the country and beneath the crossings in the towns. The cabin, divided into two compart- ments, extends almost the entire length. The flat roof is covered with sand and shell over bitumen, so as to afford a foothold to the workmen when it is necessary to pole the boat around a difficult corner. There are sometimes a little mast and sail which nimbly curtsey to every foot bridge; sometimes a stolid boy to tow the boat through these tideless paths; sometimes a fussy engine which in its speed and insistence seems a little out of character with the deep peace of the landscape. The traveler, if he wills to see the country intimately and away from the routes vexed by tourists, may bargain to go on a canal boat all over Holland for a penny a mile. He will have in addition to unusual points of view for pictures, a chance to fraternize with a people amusing for their quaint costumes, winning for their simple hospitality, and admirable for their sturdy self-reliance. The owners of these freight boats are filled with curiosity at the sight of any one who cares to ride with their loads of produce over these slow waterways, and who cares to photograph a windmill. But when they find that the traveler admires their neat little country they become childlike in friendliness and insistent in proffers of schnapps and coffee and the long pipe full of black Holland tobacco. They look at the pictures with intelligent curiosity. They tell him of a fine, large mill near Schiedam, of one near Enkhuizen and of another at Katwijk. I had fondly imagined that a windmill was a windmill the world over. But the Dutch windmill has at least thirty varieties. These range from great watermills, sixty feet in height (like that in Golden Gate Park) to the little wheels of home dairies. Furthermore, the mills of Northern Holland and Zeeland differ from the stunted mills of Brabant and Luxembourg. Strange as it may appear, the Holland peasants seem to be able to recognize and locate from a picture any mill in Holland. The journeying on a treykschuyt is not exhilarating—there is no haste, but must rest. After the doubtful joy of bargaining in a foreign language for the ride, and trying to find where and when the boat will arrive, there is the pleasure of watching the loading of the boat. Then comes the charac- teristic sensation of traveling in a Dutch treykschuyt. The boat moves slowly and heavily; but a slight ripple breaks the water reflections. There is no throbbing or jarring, just a calm sense of leisurely motion. There is little sound, for the talk soon lapses into tobacco wreaths, and Holland is a very still country. Here are advancing slowly on you homely pictures, untouched by time and fresh from the great colorist, nature. The elements of a Dutch landscape are very simple—as simple and as often recurring as the details of a common Dutch interior. A few straight lines made by the bank of a canal and by the hedge of grass or lime trees growing near, the nobly simple lines of the windmill and its arms marked clearly against a dull sky and reflected in the water; these are the essentials to which may be added the toiling bulky peasant, the sleek black-and-white cow and the far-off church spire. And always one finds in these nature pictures that curious property that rural Holland alone shares with some parts of Italy, by virtue of which any scene becomes a fit subject for painting or photography without any very careful selection as to point of view or change in composition or coloring. These endless combinations of mill and water, spire and farmland are what the treykschuyt loiterer learns to love. Here is Pommerend, the paradisé of the dairy country, with waving fields of alfalfa, between the rows of lime and willow trees that mark the canals. Here are Delft with narrow streets of blue tile down which the wooden sabots of the children clatter, and Rijswijk, whose tower can be seen throughout Western Holland. Here is Leyden, whose universities are more numerous than churches in an Italian town; here Zaandam, whose gardens of tulips and begonias are like some unfaded tapestry; here Edam, where the blushing round cheeses, thrive; here Monnikendam, the dead city of the Zuyder Zee, whose pinnacled houses show the beauty of centuries gone by; here Alkmaar, where the windmills whirl in battalions and file down the landscape like the arches in the Roman Campagna. Here in Holland, however, the traveler will find no pathos of a degenerate people mocked by a splendid landscape that had witnessed old deeds of glory. There are only thrift and cheer, health and cleanliness, busy towns full of schools, priceless pictures, and crowded markets; and in the country there are long waterways, where the laden treykschuyt slowly moves and where the windmills turn. —Arthur F. Agard. 2 oe a A RY GALES SATB MSA | El Capitan OD, one day, looked down upon the earth And found it cluttered with the huts of men; No spot too sacred for their marring hands, They felled the forest and despoiled the glen Of all its virgin beauty and profaned The silence of the snows. And so He mused A while upon the earth and men, and thought, “To carve in stone My image for the world— For miracles the ancient sages sought, But this were more than writing on the wall.” And then He called the power of the wind, The lightning’s foree. The elements at His word Came forth from where they lay the stars behind And struck the earth, and made in i t a gash With walls of solid rock, and in the rock They carved a face sublime, stern featured, grave. And this alone no man shall dare to mock. —Janet Brown. Philippine Legends A GREAT number of interesting myths and legends are in circulation in 4 the Philippines. These are believed to be true by the more ignorant classes, but are told for entertainment by the educated. Some of these tales have been handed down orally for many generations, but others are of recent origin. THE ORIGIN OF GOLD MINES The Igorots have several myths connected with the origin of the gold mines of the Philippines. One of these myths runs as follows: Once upon a time an Igorot from the village of Suyuk was walking along the road. Suddenly a crow alighted in front of him, gave him a look that seemed full of meaning, and then flew away. This filled the man’s mind with alarm and he dared not proceed, for he believed that the crow was a mes- senger from the gods. He decided to hold a kangaw (feast) and sacrifice a pig to appease the gods. The day of the feast came. A number of the guests attempted to catch the pig. As the chase was in progress, a very old man suddenly appeared. He seemed very weak and sat down upon a mortar to rest. One of the men who were chasing the pig accidentally bumped against the mortar and knocked the old man down. All rushed to assist him to arise, but he declined their aid and said, “Leave me as I am. Cover me with a cauldron. Remove the cauldron on the third day of the feast, and a tree will be found growing under it. Gather the fruits only, and you will be happy.” The people did as the old man requested. On the third day the cauldron was raised and there was no sign of the old man, but a wonderful gold tree was seen growing rapidly from the spot where he had lain. Before the people could recover from their surprise, the tree had grown to a height of several feet. Golden fruit hung from its branches. The people became wildly excited. They forgot the old man’s instructions that they should take the fruit only, and a struggle followed to obtain fruit, leaves and branches. They even began to dig to get the roots. All this time the tree was growing and soon attained a great height. When the roots were all bared, the tree fell with a crash that made all the people unconscious. When they had recovered consciousness, they looked in vain for the tree. But every trace had disappeared. As they were searching the ground for the golden treasure, they heard a voice say, “You disobeyed me; so the gods will punish you. You want gold. Then work, dig for it.” The Igorots believe that the gold mines of Suyuk came from the roots of the tree, those in other parts of Mountain Province from the trunk and branches, and those on other islands from the leaves and fruit, which were thrown to great distances when the tree fell. THE ECLIPSE This eclipse myth is told by Tagalog peasants. The Sun and the Moon are brothers and were once joint rulers of the universe. Because of their different natures, they had frequent quarrels. Their father, Bathala, the om- nipotent sovereign, in order to prevent this discord, divided the universe into the kingdom of Day, which was given to the Sun, and the kingdom of Night, which was given to the Moon. The earth lay on the boundary between the two kingdoms and was a constant source of dispute between the Sun and the Moon. So Bathala gave the Sun control of the earth for twelve hours and the Moon for twelve. Thus the day was divided into twelve hours of light and twelve of darkness. While the Sun ruled, the heat was very intense and was felt even in the kingdom of Night. But during the Moon’s rule the people on the earth suffered from extreme cold. The Moon devised the plan of putting out one of the Sun’s eyes in order to lessen the heat that annoyed him. So he stole into the kingdom of Day and, when the Sun was sleeping, pierced his eye with the point of a sword. The Sun then ran after the Moon and caught him by the leg. The Moon pulled his leg loose and escaped, but his leg was broken in the struggle. Thus the heat of the Sun was moderated by the loss of his eye, and the cold of the Moon by his lameness. Still another time did the Sun and Moon fall into bitter dispute. This time Bathala sent the fierce beast Laho to eat up the two brothers. Laho tried repeatedly to do so, but never to the present day has he succeeded. He has often seized the Sun and Moon in his mouth, but they have’ always escaped. Laho’s attempts to eat the two brothers cause the eclipse of the Sun and Moon. THE ERUPTION OF TAAL VOLCANO Taal Voleano is on a small island in the center of a lake about thirty miles from Manilla. In 1911 the eruption of this voleano caused great loss of life. The people living in this neighborhood had for generations believed that the voleano was the abode of a rich and powerful magician, who, when displeased, caused an eruption. This magician possessed two golden cows, which went to drink every afternoon from a small lake near the crater. After the eruption of 1911 an interesting legend appeared. It was said that two Americans heard of these golden cows and determined to catch them. Shortly before the eruption they crossed from the mainland to the island, lay in wait for the cows, captured one, and then hastened away with their prize. Very soon the magician learned of his loss. In his wrath he stamped his foot, shook his fist, and uttered fierce and angry words. Whereupon earthquakes shook the country for miles around and an eruption of the voleano followed. The Americans were so frightened that they freed the golden cow, which returned to its master. But the two Americans were buried in the ashes, which cov- ered the whole island, and were never seen again. EARTHQUAKES It is thought by some of the Igorot tribes that the earth is flat and sup- ported -by four posts. They believe that black giants and huge animals live under the earth. An earthquake, they say, is caused when these giants or animals rub against the posts that support the earth. THUNDER AND LIGHTNING In certain Tagalog provinces the peasants believe that God grinds rice for His food as they themselves do. They believe that thunder is the noise made when God grinds His rice between the stones of His rice mill, and that lightning is the spark caused by rotating the mill very rapidly. When a per- son is struck by lightning, it is thought that a spark from the mill has fallen from Heaven. A RIZAL LEGEND Jose Rizal is the martyr-hero of the Filipinos. He was shot in 1896 by the Spanish authorities, who believed that he was implicated in the rebellion of that year. So great was the popularity of Rizal when he was living that the peasants believed him to be possessed of magical power, by which he could make himself invisible. The story was told that whenever the Spanish soldiers tried to capture Rizal, he would disappear, and his pursuers would always find in his place the trunk of a banana tree. A remarkable legend grew up about Rizal’s death. It was said that when he was standing, waiting to be shot, the lightning flashed and darkness over- spread the earth for a few moments. When it became light, the soldiers shot Rizal. The day after the execution, the governor-general ordered that the coffin be opened and search made for a certain paper. To the surprise of all, the coffin was found to contain, not Rizal’s body, but the trunk of a banana tree. The people believe that Rizal is still alive in a foreign country, but that he will return to the Philippines some day and restore the golden age. —Miss Neale. LN) a Class Autobiography N January, 1912, one hundred of us children stepped with trembling feet upon the threshold of the Alameda High School. To lead us with the courage of their inexperience we chose the following class presidents in the four terms of our course: H. Larkin, $. Hardin, and H. Etter. The selection of a class pin was the most urgent reason for electing as officers in the Low Junior term: W. Nash, V. Delamater, C. Lamborn, H. Etter, L. Suydam, S. Hardin, and D. Lum. The Low Juniors chose a conventional design of the acorn for a class emblem, which, in our opinion, made one of the most pleasing pins ever selected. As the long-sought-for goal of seniority approached, the Low Senior Class created among its members an abundance of interest and made a complete success of school activities. To advance the welfare of the class the follow- ing officers were chosen: President, Harold Etter; Geraldine Traphagen, H. Etter, L. Fisher, M. Caleutt, S. Hardin, and V. Delamater. The Senior reception to Freshmen and the farce, “Julius Sees Her,” were appreciated by the Freshmen. But the crowning interest of the term was the per- formance of the Senior play, “Mrs. Dot,” given at Adelphian Hall on March 12, 1915. Its financial success has helped to make this issue of the Acorn of December 1915 better than others preceding. Of the one hundred entrants of the Class of December 1915, eleven have completed their course in less than the usual four years. The remaining thirty-four hereby finishes its chronicle of outward happenings, leaving all unsaid and unhinted the record of the vital things of its real growth and achievement. Suffice it that for us the 1915 means achievement and fullness of promise. —Caroline Borkman. Girls’ Athletics oN curriculum of the Alameda High School requires that each girl shall have some kind of systematic physical training. This may be taken two periods each week during school hours under Mr. Rittler’s instruction. The class exercises consist of Gymnastics, Baseball, Dumb-bells, Wand Drill, Indian Club exercises, Squad Drills, Basket-ball, Relay Races, Dodge and Volley Ball. As an alternative, work in Physical Culture, such as Tennis, Swimming, Rowing and Basket-ball may be taken after school hours under the general supervision of Mr. Rittler with the assistance of the Girls’ Athletic Committee, which con- sists of Miss Hair, Miss Connelly, Miss Venard, Miss Blacow and Miss Tornoe. Martha Hyde is the captain of the Tennis Team and the girls in each advisory room have elected captains subordinate to her. For practice twice a week the player receives the quarter of a unit of credit necessary for athletics. The Swimming Team was very active the first half of this semester. On October 14 an inter-class meet was held at Cottage Baths. Ruth Crane won the 25-yard dash, Alice Moran was victorious in the 50-yard and 75-yard races, and in the 220-yard race between Helen Adams and Adeline Brown, the former reached the goal first. The girls from Miss Connelly’s and Miss Dyer’s room each tied with fifteen points. A great deal of enthusiasm has been shown this term for Rowing by the girls. Mr. Elbert Vail, the commissioner of playgrounds of Alameda, has been supervising the crews, but has now engaged Mr. Madge, of Lake Merritt fame, to coach. Assisting Mr. Madge is Miss Anita Sheffield of the University of California. Girls, enough to form two crews, are now turning out regularly and are improving rapidly because of the excellent training they are receiving. The girls, this term more than ever before, have shown a great deal of spirit for Basket Ball. At the beginning of the semester a meeting was held, at which Margaret Fulton was elected captain and Ruth Benas, manager. The girls, numbering over twenty, turn out regularly every Monday and Thursday after school, and with Mr. Rittler as a coach, are becoming expert players. As Basket Ball is practiced in all the schools about the bay, inter-school games are being arranged in addition to the practice games with the grammar schools of the city. —Ruth Benas. THE PARK PLAYS Presented by Pupils in the Classes in English Literature, McKinley Park, October 2nd, 1915. Air from “Il Re Pastore” Mozart INTERLUDE, “THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS” BERNARD SHAW A Sentinel pt eee ; Charles Adams William Shakespeare Fred Warford Queen Elizabeth Geraldine Traphagen The Dark Lady Velma Delamater Songs from Shakespeare’s Plays -Miss Claire Higby “Where the Bee Sucks” : Dr. Arne “Under the Greenwood Tree” Busch Serenade ; Gounod SCENES FROM “MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM” (1) The Woodland Rehearsal (Quince F Harry Etter Snug Albert Gilliland Flute ...Russell Mederaft Snout Henry Westbrook Starveling Lester Souther Bottom Foster Miles Titania =! Evelyn Mulvaney (2) The Play of “Pyramus and Thisbe” Theseus .... = : Sherman Asche Hippolyta Lillian Suydam Demetrius ... Walter Cramer Helena Edith Corde Lysander : Harold Etter Hermia ___... : : ....Mignon Henrici Quince, as Prologue; Bottom, as Pyramus; Flute, as Thisbe; Snug, as Lion; Starveling, as Moon; Snout, as Wall. Pantomime of Sleep (Schumann).......... - Margaret Fulton The incidental music throughout the program played by E. Brown (flute) and R. Buben (violin). “SEVEN SISTERS” Presented by the Class of June ’16, Adelphian Hall, October Loth, 1915. A Domestic Farce, adapted from the Hungarian of Harezegh. Mrs. Gyurkovics, Widow of an army officer Ruth Eubanks Katinka, the eldest daughter, 24... _...Elsie Bishop Sari, the next sister, aged 22. Beatrice Braue _...Lottie Hamilton Marion Walden Ella, pretty but stupid, aged 20 Mici, witty, charming and pretty, aged 18 Terka, aged 10..... =¢ eens wriievishes esate Virgenia iGohn Liza, aged 8... Claire Ansel Klara, aged 6 -Eugenia Clinchard Mrs. G. : Don Thomas Janko, a peasant boy, servant to Henry Westbrook Albert Dunn Horkoy, a wealthy, dashing, young man of 27... Sherman Asche Roland Cundall Baron Radviany, a colonel in the army Gida, the colone l’s nephew, a youth of 22 Sandorffy, a member of Parliament, aged 30 Toni, a college � yrofessor and Mrs. G.’s vodson. _Lester Souther 5 I be) “A SOUTHERN FESTIVAL” Presented at Adelphian Hall, November 11th, 1915. A revival of old songs and tales of plantation days. Miss Lucy. Margaret Kollmyer [eer Fh « ieee ee eee aaa eae _..........-Cyril Roesling Mammy Chloe.. Geraldine Traphagen Melvin MacKerricher Sonny Jack Du Four Uncle Ben.................. A ; _...Jessyl Jacobs Uncle Rastus Herman George Smith Lamentations of Jeremiah : Gordon Smith Southern Girls...Hermoine Rohr, Louise Mears, Annette Haskins, Ray Crosby, Virginia Didier. Cake Walkers........ Margaret Fulton, Richard Spencer, Mary Kramer, Willard Wood, Virginia Younger, Lester Souther. LECTURES American Industries Professor Litman Some Phases of the Drama Professor Traver Berlin and Munich Professor Hermann The Crusaders and the Eastern Question Professor Cutler Forest Preservation Mr. Ellis PIANO RECITAL Gavotte D’ Albert Three Etudes (opus 25) Chopin Si Oiseau J’ Etais Henselt Magic Fire Scene from “Die Walkuere” Wagner Mr. Douglas Bacon Soule. MELODRAMA Reading of Tennyson’s “Enoch Arden” with the Accompanying Music by Richard Strauss Miss Berg and Mr. Agard DEBATE Resolved: That Military Training in High Schools is Beneficial to the Interests of a Community....Affirmative, A. Gilliland; Negative, R. Medcraft CHRISTMAS PROGRAM “Heilige Nacht,” “O Tannenbaum,” “Die Lorelei” By Combined German Classes in Grammar and High School “Cantique de Noel” (Adam) French Classes “Der Bibliotekar” (Scenes) Third Year German Classes Short German Play by Pupils from Porter School Songs by Pupils from Lincoln and Haight Schools. READING Selections from the Verse of James Whitcomb Riley Judge Flenner High School Orchestra Leader: Miss McDermott. Violins: R. Buben, G. Nordlund, J. Jacobs, R. Lagemann, B. T. Walters, K. MacKenzie. Flutes: E. Brown, W. Toye. Cornets: W. Cramer, E. Meinecke, R. Moulthrop. Trombone: H. Almond. Piano: F. Daniels, N. Eckley. Drum: W. Vaughan. Tomaier, The Administrative Board of the A. H. S. President ; ; H. P. Etter Lillian Suydam Secretary Pre. H. J. Bates Vice President DELEGATES AT LARGE Velma Delamater, Geraldine Traphagen, H. Dexter, A. Gilliland, W. Vaughan, C. Shepherd. CLASS REPRESENTATIVES Margaret Caleutt, Ruth Eubanks, Virginia Younger, Elinor Malic, Alma Lauenstein, Dorothy Deardorf, Eileen Nelson, Annabel Wheaton, S. S. Asche, R. Medcraft, 1. Edinger, H. Davis, T. Bacon, R. Hardin, Vaughan, P. Lum. 5 THE DEBATING CLUB YBN HE Debating Club has elected A. Gilliland, President; Elizabeth Funke, Vice-President; W. Cramer, Secretary; I. Edinger, Treasurer. Following the revival of Debating as a school activity comes the added stimulus from the donation of medals by Mr. Jesse Robinson, a graduate of most proficient students in the Public Speaking course. Training will be given throughout the year by Mr. Smith and plans have bee n formulated for exer- cises in Public Speaking, such as general discussion, speeches, orations, and extemporaneous talks, in addition to the similar work which has been for years part of the regular training in all English classes. These exercises cultivate the art of public speaking and prepare for future work in Debating. About the middle of the spring semester, the twelve pupils who have shown the greatest ability will be chosen for the preliminary contest, and of these there will be not more than eight girls or eight boys. The Debate will be held about a month later. The six best speakers from this preliminary will be chosen for the final contest to be held on “Medal Night” of Com- mencement Week, with the provision that there shall be not more than four boys or four girls among the six contesting. The student showing the greatest ability will receive the gold medal, and the pupil graded the second highest, the silver medal. No one may receive either prize more than once. Heretofore the members of our Debating Clubs have been boys, few, but interested and energetic. The girls now come to the front in large numbers to attend the meetings, which are held every Thursday in the advisory period. Last year Alameda belonged to the State League and won the Debate with Berkeley. The necessity of joining the League is obviated this year because Mr. Robinson’s donation has aroused interest and has given us plenty of opportunity for contests within the school. E. Funke. THE STAR AND KEY SOCIETY “The Star and Key Society,” the honor organization of the school, re- vived its former spirit at the beginning of the term, when the following officers were elected: President, Harry Etter; Vice-President, Ruth Eubanks; Secretary, Clarisse Sheldon; and Treasurer, James Pitman. THE UKULELE CLUB The Eukulele Club, composed of girls from Miss Connelly’s advisory class, organized again this term, electing as President, Marguerite Hahn, and as Manager, Edna Littlejohn. The members of the club are: Irma Delius, Bernice Pellow, Hermione Rohr, Virginia Vargas, Helen Daniels, Alice Moran, Lilly Anderson, Marie Busse, Maybelle Bangs, and Vyola Spence. THE ORCHESTRA The excellent work done by the Orchestra this semester proves that there is plenty of musical talent in the school, which needs only regular practice together to secure a harmonious result. Rehearsals are held daily at 8 a. m. The Orchestra has played acceptably at various student meetings and football games, at the Senior Play and the “Southern Festival,” and probably will assist in the Graduation exercises. With the new instruments and fresh music, purchased from the proceeds of the Orchestra Dansant, the musicians will yrobably be of greater service and give greater satisfaction. —Marian Walden. I 7 oS z Dp SCHOOL DIARY July 28—“Shades of the prison house begin to close upon the growing boy.” —W ordsworth. 29—Inearceration begins; very quiet. Tom Birbeck absent. 30—Much gloom; Happy Jack, Jonathan Tibbitts, and other celeb- rities not yet back. August 2—Help! Rumors of a revival of military! What have we done to deserve this? 3—First football turnout with all the “vets” in harness. t—Ah! We have him—worthy successor of Clamdigger—“Jar” Moffatt! 5—Gus Weeden, eminent back-steps orator, delivers his famous reading, “As I Live, a Piece of Junk.” 6—Shades of the old book-trusts! Star and Key has a monopoly. 9—Everybody stalls until after vacation. O. U. N. E. A.! 10—Perkins and Hardin fail to show up for football practice, claiming that chimney-sweeping at Dow’s is hard training. 11—Minute scrubs pay no attention to Soph proclamation; let’s get the ant-paste and “slug the pest.” September 12—Mr. Agard’s Advisory offers reward for return of absent mem- bers, alive and kicking. 13—Two weeks vacation! Ooray! A thousand bronze plaques for N. E. A. LAS VACACIONES—NEMO IN DOMICILIA! 30—Tibbitts shows—much rejoicing. 31—Student Body officers installed at student meeting Thompson. “Snookie” appears fussed. 1—Nat Neal’s Panama given the “once-over.” 2—Prof. Litman, of University of Illinois, speaks to the Student Body on “American Industries.” 3—A. H. S. swimmers defeat Grammar School team at Cottage Baths by one point. Rally held for football game. 4—Alameda 22, Cogswell 5. Some start. 6—Freshman Reception at Adelphian Hall. Fred Terry gets in as an “electrician.” 7—Somebody says the Star and Key is extinct! Harry Etter de- nies it. No High Junior Dance! Hits fellows like Hesemeyer kind of hard. 9—Administrative Board meeting at which Sec. Bates threatens to kick Hardin out for not paying dues! 10—“Pot” Maguire has a bad night with “Skib.” 11—Football team beats the synagogue (Lowell) at Lincoln Park— Listo::S:. 13—Thirteen Alameda boys win silver bar-pins in Tribune Merritt Marathon. 14—Administrative Board elects Walter Dennison, Yell Leader! They must be crazy. 15—Foster Miles creates laughter by appearing in a regular sol- dier’s uniform originally made for Taft! 16—All sign anti-“frat” circular with a clear conscience. 17—Infamous Physics “ex” takes place. Frederick and Lorin pull two 38’s. 18—Roly Joe says it was a “tough race, boys!” Stanford Frosh 6, Alameda 3. Administrative Board meets, electing Harry Etter as Yell Leader. 21—Otto says “eight times around!” No condition in Stanford game. 22—A. H. S. second team 22, Hayward first team 0. 23—Student Meeting—Debating medals offered to school. 24—-Girls’ committee has great lunch prepared for San Jose boys. 25—Alameda 20, Prune Pickers 5. October 27—Edinger likes Choral, but the Powers That Be don’t. 28—He packs a gun instead of yodling. 29—Westbrook has a scheme. Look out! 30—Get-Rich-Quick Westbrook starts the “T. O. C. it means “Take our coin!” ” Tibbitts says 1—Student meeting to boost for Palo Alto game and Park Plays at McKinley Park. 2—Alameda 6, Palo Alto 8. Shoot the beagle, boys! Park Plays big success. Chairs returned at 2 a. m. 4—Westbrook makes a “find” in Chemistry—something with a red coat. 5—Hearst-Selig movie man “shoots” the A. H. S. Cadets. 6—First league football game at Lincoln Park. Alameda 11, Oakland 3. Zowie! 7—Snookie exhibits pennant for Advisory buying most student tickets. No claimants! 8—“Bish” appears as Rip Van Winkle. 9—Alameda beats Sacramento at Football, 14 to 3. 11—Larkin blossoms out with tan sole-mates! 12—A. H. S. second team 3, Berkeley seconds 11. 13—Student Meeting. Elsie Bishop and Coach Carlyle tell about Senior Play and Asche tells all about Asche. 14—First “Oak Leaf” appears. Alice Moran is sensation at girls’ Swimming Meet. 15—Football Rally. “Jar’ Asche as osculator is entertaining—very. l6—“Lights Out” and violets. A. C. A. L. Finals: Alameda 3, Berkeley 11. Great rooting section, though. + Moffatt, a speech. Senior Play with 18—Illegal holiday, bank closed. Tom Birbeck repulsed while attempting to osculate the stenographer eighteen times. 6 19—“Crum” Adams and “Jar” Moffatt wear real soldiers’ uni- forms! What’s the school coming to, anyway? 20—Is Lamborn dreaming or does he see a scantily garbed young lady in the office? 21—It’s all wrong, Lena! Merely the “Star Maiden” doing first exercise in gymnastics. 22—Searing and Ryan come home from “Fair Day” in a deep-sea- going hack! 23—Oakland Tech fails to show up at Lincoln Park. 25—“Reckless” loses his hat and overcoat at California Building. It “crawled” away from him. November December 26—“Buck” Weaver rescues a poor old lady from being run over by a Fadgl jitney at the Fair. 27—Joe von Schmidt comes from the Presidio in a special train to have his picture “took.” 28—Edinger nearly murders a burglar! 29—Miss Haworth takes a class to Fair to see the umbrella exhibit. 1—Millinery, “but not expressed in fancy, rich not gaudy.” 2—S. F. Day. Miss Vivienne cannot get by with the school-girl stuff at the gate, being too big. 3—Carol and Fil get lost on the Zone! 4—Douglas Soule, of Munich and Berkeley, gives a piano recital during advisory period. 5—Ukulele Club girls entertain. 8—Mr. Ellis gives illustrated lecture on “Forest Conservation” during advisory. 9—Millinery, and Pet Show Poster Exhibit, in the office. 11—Debate held during advisory in the Assembly Hall. Gilliland defeats Medcraft by a close margin. 12—Miss Neale’s classes spend many happy hours at the Fair. 15—Miss Rosenthal gets married. 16—“A Southern Festival” produced prettily at Adelphian Hall. 17—More hats in the office. “Sooey” thinks she is in Capwell’s. 18—Basketball League starts. Carpenter’s Room beaten by Minium’s. 19—Alameda High Swimmers compete with Stanford Freshmen at the “Farm.” 22—Daniels’ Room trims the Coans in Basketball Game. 23—Evans’ Room defeats the former champions, Agards, by 34 to 15 score. 24—Orchestra gives a classy dansant at Haight School. 25—Mainly turkey—that’s all. 26—We recover from the effects. 29—Cross-City Race between Advisories. Otto is very busy. 1—Miss Berg and Mr. Agard give “Enoch Arden” with accom- panying music by Strauss. All weep. 3—High Senior Vaudeville Show—and they charged 15c. {—Prof. Travers, of Mills College, talks over our heads. 10—Great German invasion from Grammar Schools; feeble resist- ance by French of High School; everybody else neutral. 13—“The Acorn.” 16—Commencement exercises at Methodist Church. 17—“Lights Out.” —Coltman Shepard. = al 4 4 }- j 3 | 3 The Class in Journalism The Class in Journalism has prepared the Acorn and four numbers of the Oak Leaf as part of its regular work. The editing and writing for the Acorn has been apportioned as equally as possible among the members of the class. C. Shepard, A. Gilliland, Alice Ryan, and P. Holden have served in turn as chief editor of the Oak Leaf, and Tom Ryan has served as manager. —A. F. Agard. School Prospects 7 prospects for expansion of the curriculum in the Alameda High School are especially interesting. Judging from many plans formulated the school work is changing to include the practical as well as the cultural. In the Dome stic Science Department a course in third term cookery will be introduced which will specialize on nutrition and diet for invalids. The pupils will be taught how to handle cafeterias and to cater to large numbers. Equipment for a complete course in laundry will also be installed. An extension course in Library Work. to further the library students’ knowledge in cataloguing and handling a large library, has been planned by Miss Connelly and Mrs. Krauth of the Alameda Public Library. Two or more students who have received instruction in library work this term will be posted at the Alameda Public Library at certain periods each day. Students will be allowed to go back and forth from school to Library and will be checked in the same way as in the school. A special corner in the reference section of the Public Library has been set aside for the books of the various departments. A Bureau of Local History will be established in connection with the Public Library to further the historical knowledge of our own home town, Alameda. All students will be asked to help to scour the town for memoirs, to times old newspapers, reminiscences, letters, or other materials relating past to be placed in the Alameda Historic Museum. NEW COURSES Next term a practical and up-to-date course in Salesmanship is to be taught by one of the teachers of the Commercial Department. Co-operation with large business concerns in Oakland, Alameda, and San Francisco is to be practiced and this course will be based upon the general idea of appren- ticeship. The Art Department hopes to expand by instituting courses in Keramics. Clay Modeling and Pottery Making in which designing, coloring, and firing will be taught. A Printing Press large enough to be capable of printing our school publi- cations is hoped for. Alameda High knows the secret of making zine cuts and has already done some creditable work. This press would be of immense service to the school system in that a large amount of manuscript work has to be done in all the departments. Surveying, a course irregularly pursued in the school, will be taken up regularly with adequate equipment. A class in Sheet Metal Work will be organized under the supervision of Mr. Chourre. This will be an introduction to the wide field of tinning and sheet metal trade which includes pipe work, tinware manufacture, cornice and ornamental sheet metal work. The course gives the practical application of the principles of intersections and developments learned in Mechanical Drawing. A c ourse in Shop Mathematics for students planning Mechanical work will be conducted. At present we have only two mathematical courses, the Algebra-Geometry-“Trig” course and the Commercial Arithmetic course. The preblems will all be practical applications of the fundamental principles of Mathematics to practical mechanics. In the English Department an elective course in Bible History and Liter- ature may be established as an elective alternative for Senior English. If the course is given it will be the first of its kind in California. A course of Practical Dramatics open to all Low and High Seniors will incorporate the present regular course in Drama with the Low Senior Play and School Pageants. The school intends to develop dramatic presentation. The Senior Play will be staged as a part of the regular class work, just as the publications are a part of the work of the Journalism Class. Instead of giving the play at the beginning of the term it will be produced toward the end. The coaching henceforth will be in the hands of the school, which will tend to solve the peeuniary difficulties of the Senior classes. Part of the work in this course will be the writing, construction, and presentation of original short plays and pageants, giving careful attention to the laws of dramatic compo- sition. Clyde Lamborn. School Dramatics ATTHEW ARNOLD, in his essay, “A History of English Literature,” A successfully contends that literary criticism is to be valued only as much as the personal opinions of the critics are valued. The drama, besides being one of the highest forms of literary art, is fundamentally a criticism of life, and its value in this sense to the civic, moral, and intellectual life of the people is based upon their willingness to recognize in the drama that authority for criticism which we expect in the individual. This may seem rather re- mote in its relation to school dramatics, but as students it is our duty to obtain as much educational value out of all student activities as is possible, and therefore to devote our energies, when producing a play, to one which is instructively interesting in addition to being entertaining. The Low Senior classes in their selections of plays have in recent years chosen those of the latter type—pleasant, vapid, entertaining trifles which are nevertheless shallow in conception and entirely inappropriate as productions given under the auspices of an institution of learning. When we have the plays of such dramatists as Pinero, Moody, Galsworthy, Jones, Shaw, Barrie, and others to choose from, why do we present some inconsequential attempt written by a nobody and forgotten by everybody a few days after the per- formance? The writer is sufficiently unconventional to admit that he is not a perfervid admirer of Shakespeare—but how much more pure and lasting enjoyment, as well as educational value, would be received if we would present a Shakespearian play rather than—well, let us say, “The Seven Sisters.” This sort of play no doubt has its place, but its place is certainly not in a High School. At least half the merit of education is the culture attained. For this reason, persistence on our part in giving trifling plays is a reflection on the faculty of our school and on our own power of appreciation. The plays we have produced for the last few terms, with the possible exception of “Barbara Frietchie,” have been educationally worthless to both the audience and the participants, a frittering of time, energy, and money, while the acting of the better plays by modern playwrights would be beneficial if it did no more than to acquaint us with what is genuinely worth while. The purpose in giving the play has always been to raise money for the Senior Class to give a dance and to support the Acorn. The Acorn is published for the entire student body and is equally enjoyed by both the Lower Classmen and the Seniors. Why, therefore, should the Low Senior Class, any more than any other, give a play for its benefit? In the interests of common sense and fair play, the suggestion is made that a Dramatic Club or Class be formed, the membership of which should consist of all who desire to partici- pate in school dramatics, the activities of the club to be devoted to provide entertainment for any occasion as well as to produce the semi-annual play and the Park Play; the club to be under the general supervision of the English department. —Russell G. Medcraft. Expenses pens editors have heard in the market place many indignant remarks about school expenses. Human nature seems to delight in magnifying the amount of money spent even when the facts are trifling. Said a mother with a happy gift of idealization to one of the teachers, “The lace on Mehitable’s petticoat for her graduation cost me $87.” The editors have accordingly asked a member of the Graduating Class to make a list of her necessary expenses for the term. The reader will kindly note that gasoline, cornucopias, hot-dogs, lace for underskirt, orchids, and moving picture shows are omitted. A Low or High Senior taking a Language, History, English, Physics or 5 other Science would spend about 55c¢ a term for books. Here are the figures to prove this. The History Book costs when new $1.65 and about 85c second- hand, and may be resold at 65c, leaving a cost of 20c for two terms. The English Book costs new $1.75, but about $1.00 second-hand; when resold at 75e it costs 25c for one term’s use. For two terms the English will probably cost in all 50c. The Latin Book costs $1.50 when new, and 75e when second- hand; if resold for 55c the cost is 20e for two terms. The Physics Book when new costs about $1.55 and second-hand about 80c; when resold at 60c¢ it costs 20c for two terms. Thus for the two terms the books cost $1.10 and for one term 55e. A real citizen of the school will also have an expense of $1.00 for student dues, which includes the four issues of the “Oak Leaf.” There are also ex- penses for different entertainments, but these are purely voluntary. For this term these are 10c for “Freshmen Reception,” 35¢ for “The Pageant,” 50c for “Seven Sisters,” 10c for “A Southern Festival,” and 10c for “Enoch Arden.” This amounts to $1.15. In the near future, the Orchestra Dansant, also volun- tary, will cost 25c. This makes the amount for all school entertainments $1.40. High Seniors will have additional expenses of 50c for the “Acorn” pic- ture. Then, of course, each pupil will buy an “Acorn,” which costs 50c. All these items added make the expense of a regular pupil in an upper class $3.95 for one term. The Oak Leaf “NO™ then, where’s the first boy?” said Mr. Wackford Squeers. “Please « sir, he’s cleaning the back parlor window,” said o ne of the boys. “We go on the practical mode of teaching, Nickelby, the regular educa- tion system. C-l-e-a-n, clean, verb active, to make bright, to scour. W-i-n-d-e-r, winder, a casement. When a boy knows this out of books, he goes and does it.” A member of the Class in Journalism was reminded of this famous passage in “Nicholas Nickelby” when asked concerning the class work. I will give some of the questions and her answers: “Ts the work practical?” “Yes, it is. Many of the students who take this course in Journalism in- tend to make newspaper writing their life work and are able to begin it while in High School. One enthusiastic pupil left our class in the early part of the term to work for the ‘Times-Star,’ and another has been placed on the appren- tice list of the ‘Call-Post.’ During the first month many theories and rules about leads, paragraph-writing, and the use of simple words in concise sen- tences are explained. Then, in the intervals of other work, the class edits a newspaper. As Squeers said, ‘When a boy gets this out of books, he goes and does it... The students write and rewrite all the articles, solicit advertisements, attend to the printing and general management, and correct the proofs.” “How is the Staff chosen?” “The Administrative Board is privileged to elect the Manager of the paper. The Manager remains in office throughout the term in order to simplify business arrangements and because he makes contracts with the advertisers, printers, and subscribers. At the beginning of the term an Editor and Assistant Editor are elected by the Class. The Editor remains in office until an “Oak Leaf” has come from press, when he gives place to the Assistant Editor, who will have charge of the next issue. A new Assistant Editor is elected, who in turn will become Editor. This system permits of many pupils acting in editorial capacity, but inereases the difficulty of publishing the paper.” “What material is chosen for publication?” “School activities and anything that will appeal to all members of the school. Athletics, work of organizations, reports of special events, such as lectures, interesting facts of school history or of early days in Alameda, and personal notes, are the subjects most desired.” “How is the “Oak Leaf” supported?” “By a strictly limited number of advertisements and a small sum voted by the Administrative Board. Next semester the Manager hopes to get sub- scriptions from the alumni and from interested citizens of Alameda.” “Do School Journals accomplish anything for the good of the public?” “Indeed, yes. They furnish practical work for the students. They show the public what a modern High School is accomplishing. They may be the voice of the school. The more any community knows of its schools, the better for it.” —Velma Delamater. Y CROCODILE. A crafty crocodile Once dwelt beside theNile These secs profound He did propound Wilh a mest fetching se ‘ile. nh. THE MERRY CROCODILE Said a whimsical old crocodile Who slithered in sun by the Nile, “Jokes passed by the censor Will surely incense her Whose goodness forbids her to smile.” A PICNIC One day when spring was almost Gohn, I took my best girl for a picnic. We found a beautiful spot under a large Asche tree. The Westbrook babbled at our feet, and while I read aloud from a history of Queen Elizabeth’s time, my best girl thought she would fish. She watched a man down the stream and said, “He Bates his hook with worms.” While she was Holden the pole, she had a bite. She pulled like a Bruton the line, and it sailed over a limb of a tree, and wound itself around my neck, and | thought it would Lynch me. I said, “You Knowles than I thought. Next time Spear them.” Just then a Dutchman came by who said he would teach her to fish. “Dot he was ex-Burton fishing.” After awhile we had lunch, and it was Suydam good I wanted more, but she said she had Morris plenty. Just then I saw a man coming down the hill looking hotter than Helen blazes, and I said, “Great Scott, Mignon comes a crazy man,” but as he approached I saw it was an Englishman, who said he was so ex-Heidt-ed as he had seen a ghost. As it was not the time of year for Jack o’lanterns, I was puzzled. Min looked rather pale, but said she had eaten an apple and swallowed the Corde before yester- day. I hurried her to a doctor, but he said you couldn’t Palmer off for a sick girl. She felt dizzy by this time and said, “Pauline on me.” Just then we met her three Younger friends, Pattiani and Kate, and as things were not going Merrill-y, I suggested we go to a show, but Min said, “Kolb and Dillman, I’ve seén many a time and anyway I would rather go to Maurer.” Then I said, “Min, Bee mine.” But she replied, “We can’t Marion your salary and Pa says, no girl of his Sheldon the wedding veil.” WHILE TRANSLATING LATIN Mr. Daniels—Translate, “Caesar sic dicat unde cur egessi lectum.” Ginger—Caesar sicked de cat on de cur I guess he licked him. Little bits of rubber, little bits of ink Make a bad report card look like what you think, Little bits of humor, little bits of bluff, Makes our Howard Weaver think he’s just the stuff. HEARD IN THE “ZOO” CLASS Miss Linderman—Oh, do tell me how to kill this beetle. Reynolds—Pinch its borax. Fat Miles—Why doesn’t one of you fellows get up and let one ladies sit down? Birbeck—Why don’t you get up and let them all sit down? Alice—During the past month it seems that every function has been a stag party. Marie—Owing to the scarcity of Doe, perhaps. “Down in front!” ordered Fat Miles, as he gave his uniform a pull. Mr. Minium (calling the roll in the chemistry class)—Berlin, Bates, Bean and Asche. Ryan (awakening)—Who said Boston baked beans and hash? The Co-ed—I don’t see how you can read Chaucer so readily. The spell- ing is so queer. Mr. Agard—I have had much experience while examining Senior papers. THE RUBAIYAT OF A. H. S. (With apologies to Omar and Mr. Fitzgerald) Y AKE! For the Sun now rises in the Sky The Bacon’s in the Pot so ope thine Eye, Forsake thy Bed, and don thy Gingham Duds, And with Belov’d Tomes to Lessons Hie! And first with Dimples Rare and Husky Thigh Bud Larkin comes to tell to us the Why And How of Chemistry—poor lad’s in Love And would with Bul-Bul Wings to Damsel fly. And next to Grace the Student-Roll is Ruth— That Human Mass of Ones—she is; Forsooth 4 Moon midst Planets cold, she makes us All Wax Envious (if Lips should Speak the Truth). And then comes Dennison with Many a Book, Like Cassius—he has Lean and Hungry Look— Tis Well that Such a Lank should go with “Hank,” For They'd inspire the Skill of Any Cook. And now Through gath’ring Mists comes One whose Head Is filled Inside with Sense—Outside it’s Red— Al Gilliland’s the Bryan of our School— His Eloquence and Smile would raise the Dead. And Now comes One whose Genius we have Seen As “Mici” she was for Sure a Little Queen, Her Future is in Movies so she Says; But shame, Sweet Lass, to Hide behind a Screen! And then we Pass from Fragrant Winds to Gloom, Blinding ourselves to Sky and Lotus-Bloom And With soft Sighs and Usual Plaints of Youth— Resign ourselves to Terrors of School Room. —Russell G. Medcraft. Virginia Gohn—Don’t be down-hearted; there are so many other nice girls. Heinie Westbrook—I know; but I have spent all my money on you. A VERBAL GURGLE N THE swailful swirl of the soughful wind, as the gust goes glooring by, I sit by the bole of a baneful borch, with a moan and a soulful sigh. The millowing mists of the eye are low, and the frog in the dankful marsh chirps chirpingly sad in the ghoulsome gloom in a swivering voice and harsh: “Oh, where is the swing of the swoonful swish, And the voice of the flam-flam fowl? Methinks it moans from the murky mould, And the home of the hootful owl.” The feeble song of the sportsome frog comes solemnwise soughing slow, and again I hear by the bournful birch the wail of his wimpled woe: “Oh, where is the swing of the swoonful swish, From the land of the springful sprole? Must the blue mists blur on the drinkful drale, And freight with their frought my soul?” “LET US ALL JOIN HEARTILY” Cramer, on a Sunday evening call, has just finished singing “Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid?” but Miss Bruton remains preoccupied. She per- ceptibly brightens when he says, “Now, I’m going to sing something just for you.” “Oh, what is it? ‘I Need Thee Every Hour’?” “Oh, no,” he replies, “‘Abide With Me’.” “Oh, yes,” she flutes, “‘Lead ‘Thou Me On’.” HEARTILY ENDORSED Lester Souther, on being asked by Ed. Horwinski to endorse his first check, wrote: “I heartily endorse this check.” Eyes of black, of brown, of blue, Oh, I’ve suffered long for you; Eyes of blue, of brown, of black, Eyes, with hooks all down the back. Charles Adams—The band played “A Perfect Day” at the ball park. Hack Dexter—Any particular reason? Charles Adams—Yes, our team won. Margaret—Why were you so long at the photographer’s? Geraldine—Merely awaiting developments. P. P. I. E. IN ALAMEDA Elizabeth, the living doll—Annabell Wheaton. Battle of Gettysburg—Generals Souther and Cramer. Irish Village—Alice and Tom Ryan. Incubator Babies—Francis Graves and Dorothy Baird. German Village—Alma Lauenstein. Race for Life—Tiny Bates, M. Linderman, and that “Dodge.” Madame Ellis, Mind Reader—Mrs. Hallett. Hula Hula Girls—Ukulele Club. Bowls of Joy—Foster Miles. Safety Racer—Green Dragon, Sally Robbins; Red Devil, Albert Gilliland. Creation—Y. M. C. A. delegates. Captain—With an almost human brain—Fred Warford. “Old Faithfuls’—Phil Holden and Carol Higby. Jesters’ Palace—Don Thomas and Oliver Searing. Merry-Go-’round—“Weenie” Williamson. Toyland—The Freshmen. Bohemian Glass—R. Buben. Thelma—Il’ll be down in just a moment, Harry. Harry Etter—Then I'll have time to run around to the barber’s and get a hair-cut. C. Lamborn—I’m the man that will keep you from sinking when you go swimming. Claire Ansel—Some buoy, eh? NOW ELSIE! Elsie—Heinie, your answer in History reminded me of Quebec. Heinie—Why ? Elsie—Oh, because it was founded on a tall bluff. Gill—Did he strike you favorably? A. Ward—Well, not exactly favorably, but quite accurately. Horoscope of Class of December, 1915 As Captain rang 35 bells, Madam Ellis rapidly mentioned the Aspect, Hobby and Besetting Sin of Who’s Who in The Senior Class. Ben Benas.....................Short but solid Solving hard problems Laughing at others’ misfortunes ..Talking too fast Sister Benas .Good natured....... .....Pieing type ..Helping Tom select flowers for?........ Going to the Hippodrome Dotty Birbeck.............. Blond ..Singing in the choir Tom Birbeck................ Nifty Blowing Kewpie Borkman........Dignified Hawaiian Building.....Flirting? Ad Brown...... Canoeing at Rio Nido..Open-air dancing Margie Calcutt Managing .Admiring actors Dot Davis..... ...Svelte Driving machine .-Dreaming of the future Vel Delamater ...Dramaties ....... Polly Delius Phil Delopena Etter .. Smiling Looking for Ernie ..Innocent Reading French Knowing history ..American Giving speeches Economics Genial Sherman street Exposition dinner for four ..Jolly ... stern ....Chubby ....Modest Snooky Hairy Etter...... Sunday night calling..Queening Bu Fisher Staying out late Dink Fisher...... Ruthe Fox....... Playing ping-pong Calling on Ruth..........Not reciting Reciting Her walk Funkie Funke Greenie Greenlaw Peggy Hahn... Viv. Hallowell Gunboat Hardin Zapie King............... Judge Lamborn Bud Larkin..... Little Lee Wop Pitman................ France Preston Al Lady Sheldon..... Luey Suydam Cutie Traphagen Biff Turner............ Fweddy Warford. Buck Weaver Gus Weeden ..Peaches and Untroubled cesses tite mods Sleepy ...Elongated ....Light headed Earnest ...Manly Small . Slim ..Girlish ....Straightforwarl wove Dainty .... [mportant ...Fragile Pein HT) | Cv: Us | onion -Rough and ready Poetic cream.... Studying Studying English Being a reporter ..Lessons? Regularity in class Playing football Riding with Ward Rooting for the Seals ...Geometry ..Lemon pies Pretty necklaces Playing jokes....... Acting . ..Keeping house ..Hearing himself........... Spending money.......... Building boats.......... .. Arguing ..Palm Beach neckties Girls’ Athletics Honor Roll Profitable management ..Hanging around Minnie Rooting for the Oaks..Calling on Piedmont girls ..Falling for feminines Making furniture Matching ..Gossiping English orations ‘ Bashfulness ..Asking Bill for pictures ..Anti-fat Growing stouter _Trying to explain Getting a hair cut ...Going to church Class Horoscope---Continued The audience having paid to go inside, Madam Ellis next gave the Ideals of the Seniors and acted as Vocational Guide. Ben Benas.............--..-.-----Mrs. Hallett -Professor of Mathematics Ruth Bemnas:....: ... ..2.2 Charlie F...... ....-..--.-Court. Reporter Dorothy Birbeck. -Mr. Cooper ...... Suffragette Thomas Birbeck Any Oye ss Minister Caroline Borkman Henry Kailemai............Tropical Explorer Adeline Brown Alice Lloyd _.......Expenditure Teacher Margaret Calcutt............Either Etter _.......Artist and Decorator Dorothy Davis...............Hard to find .......Missionary Velma Delamater.........A Cogswell man -Matron of an Orphan Asylum Irma Delius......... .....Charlie Chaplin -Director of Vocations Valentine Delopena......George Washington........Leader of Constabulary Band Harold Etter....................5. P. Ferry Chauffeur Harry Bitter...:...:. Doctor of Medicine.......Horse Doctor Lorin Fisherv.................... Senator Curate Buford Fisher. Burbank _........................Country Farmer Ruthe Fox............. ...Edith Noyes _Dramatic Reader Elizabeth Funke Irish gentleman ...Kindergarten Teacher Wallace Greenlaw Mrs. Lehnhardt Candy Kid with a Sticky Front Marguerite Hahn Rutie- ... = Specialist on the Ukulele Vivienne Hallowell........A uniform _.......-Mrs. First-Lieutenant Sam Hardin...... Clig Canfield : Mountaineer Emma King ......2Al Rea ....----- Demonstrator Clyde Lamborn..............Ty Cobb............. ..--Member of the Oaks Harold Larkin...............Charley Austin ....Stanford Football Hero Frances Lee : _...Mr. Evans ....Architect Harry Pitman....... King Solomon ..-Matrimony Frances Preston...... Miss Haworth ..School Teacher Alfred Rea ismewle ce ...-Pie Baker Clarisse Sheldon “Lucille” _... ....-Parisian Modiste Lillian Suydam “Bud” . ...-----Full-Blown Rose Geraldine Traphagen...Sara Bernhardt .--Ballet Dancing Pauline Turner A farmer a Insurance Broker Frederick Warford........Mr. Bartlett Tailor’s Model Howard Weaver. (case ore Eo ee Choir Master Norman Weeden............Norse Viking ....Old Sea-Salt Exposition Number Lf A ced ie] THE ACORN PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF ALAMEDA HICH SCHOOL i SEMI ANNUALLY wii ul Chis wumber of the Acorn is respectfully dedicated to Miss Enuna M. Garreitson Gead of Modern Language Department; Efficient Counselor in Horatinnal Guidance an Miss Mav VW. Haworth Bead of Mathematirs Department and Esteemed Friend of all the Students “ She openeth her mouth with wisdom; a in her tounge is the law éf Rindneés”™ .- Prot € hs x CONTENTS | The Faculty The Faculty Che Stat Faculty Committers KENNETH R. LYNCH THOMAS D. RYAN LILLIAN SUYDAM SHERMAN ASCHE VIRGINIA GOHN HENRY WESTBROOK WHITNEY SPEAR HAROLD ETTER SAM HARDIN RUTH EUBANKS MARION HUBBEL JOCELYN BATES MARK McKIMMINS WILLIAM VAUGHAN HALLOCK DAVIS REGINALD HOHENSCHILD student interests, a1 stress Bx oo) Cc ic x cco) NI if 7 A JA WHAT DISTRACTIONS ARE DETRIMEN TAL TO GOOD WORK AT SCHOOL AND WHAT ARE NOT OU SONT LES NIEGES D’ANTAN”? FOR PARENTS ONLY 1 tl he opposite seat wit The Great Aerial Invasion SONNET TO LINCOLN BEACHEY From low-pulsed earth he rose to noble height, Faint glowing domes which smiled in evening light. That skillful master of the winged air, Who looped kis sunward course in azure glare, Swift wheeled his woven wings in lonesome flight, Glided and floated through the star-lit night When upward soaring with exultant dare; Cloud-wreathed beneath him fields and watery lair Lo! with lost control and loosened strings, Headlong he rushed through the affrighted air With limbs distorted and disheveled hair. Hapless Icarius on unfaithful wings! Though jealous gods strike quick at The whirring plane yet fearless soars and sings LYDE LAMBORN. Crowds watching Beachey « a z Colonnades, Palace of Fine Arts. o ”) u i) 2 = J ev x Ss = 3 ° cv) = v 7 wG iG vu Pe °o ens Entrance to Court of The Four Seasons from Court of Palms Group “The Waves’, Fine Arts. ¢ broad bow SONNET TO with ads bulged hatches food, cl n with compassion, left one day her love-b« VOY started swift rose and fell to rift ship dic se stored a age THE JASON Full sail! O ¢ ull sail and lift With children’s cheer the gloom in hearts hate cold Her load exchanged in Europe's fevered strand, Dark sullen waters passed with ceaseless care, With treasured cargo more than fabled gold That other Jason carried, reached our land War-grey, full freighted, rich in storied hold ere} HEIZABETH hristmas ship! [| I | NKI Roll of Class of Dune H {dams 15. Dorothy Cunningham 1, Karl C. Payne lvin K. Aster 16. Ynez R. Drake 10. Ruth S. Pennocl F. Baker | Edna A. Evans Florence H. Peterson Baldwin 18. E. Glenn Hart 32. Loreme E. Remmel Boodt Claire Holbrook 3. Elbridge F. Russell VW. Bost . Edmund Horwinski 34. Irene A. Schalich Boyd George W. Johnson Clyde Shepardson Bradford Delia I. Laiola 16. Olof E. Snyder H. Brandes 3. Donald D. Lum Elaine W. Stack . Burgh 24. Christle R. Lydecker 8. Margaret S Temple Cockroft 5. Kenneth R. Lynch Vinnie L. Toomb ladys E. Cole 26 ali E.. Morgan 10. Weston F. Volbers arton D. Cornell P illiam S. Nash romie C. Walden ra L. Craig Beatrice O'Leary f H. Loyd Weichhart CLYDE SHEPARDSON LOREME E. REMMEL OLOF E. SNYDER President Vice-President Secretary H. LOYD WEICKHART LAURA L. CRAIG WILLIAM S. NASH Treasurer Class Editor Class Editor GRACE L. BRADFORD KENNETH R. LYNCH MARION D. CORNELL Class Representative Class Representative EDNA A. EVANS EARL C. PAYNE CLAIRE HOLBROOK BM see ee ee Gem PF ini are Ace, a “ vs ‘ ROMIE C. WALDEN ROBERT F. BAKER MARGARET 8S. TEMPLE RUTH S. PENNOCK WALTER E. MORGAN CHRISTIE R. LYDECKER e EDMUND HORWINSKI GLADYS E. COLE DONALD D. LUM MINNIE L. TOOMBS WILLIAM H. BRANDES AGNES G. BURGK ee ee ae one GEORGE W. JOHNSON MARGARET M. BOST IRVING R. COCKROFT FLORENCE H. PETERSON ALVIN K. ASTER BEATRICE O°’LEARY DELIA I. LAIOLA MARK H. BALDWIN YNEZ R. DRAKE SORTER - ae a? ate ELBRIDGE F. RUSSELL IRENE A. SCHALICH CHARLES W. ADAMS . BOYD WESTON F. VOLBERG ELAINE W. STACK MADGE B. 4 4 j t : WILLIAM A. BOODT DOROTHY CUNNINGHAM E. GLENN HART CLASS HISTORY CLASS HOROSCOPE CLASS HOROSCOPE HOROSCOPE t j 4 | CLASS HOROSCOPE CLASS HOROSCOPE FAVORITE OCCUPATION “ “Barbara Frietchie”’ Alameda High Farewell ‘ 799 4 TCI HET 4 4 ‘RII — ARBAR ee B | Sa 1S3M, 6UIYOOT ‘SUapPued YING «qi oy De [eh] fearqsey ‘avouetquy Uuaj}sam ete. ¥O eS erent =8 TALS. A. HLS. | WESTON F. VOLBERG GLADYS E. COLE THOMAS BIRBECK President Vice-President Secretary Associated Students Oréanization {[E MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD WILLIAM NASH LLOYD WEICHHART President VELMA DELAMETER Recording Secretary HARRY ETTER Vice-President WILLIAM BOODT Treasurer Corresponding Secretary Activities of the Star and Key Society ror eS Nee.) lf axe biel | al) { rae | IOS ro (ura — RA The Band. 1. H.S. Branch Bank. account over $4,7 total of $5,000 is expected to be reached before � end of the term, and as school will be in session three weeks lo! 1 mark will be reached. The officers of the bank sincerely hope that all fut classes will uphold the same regularity of de asses heretofore ger it seems very probable that this | force consists of the following member cashier; Elbridge Russell, manager ints; Earle Jones, Rudolph Neil Greene, bookkeepers; John Larkin, stenographer. Many other pupils are also entitled to mention, especially those handling grammar school accounts. Mr. Evans, director of the commercial department, deserves honorable mention as the founder and manager of the banking system. In the near future, if the present enthusiastic support con i ost talked of high school banking system in California, if not in the United States. The bank wants you to help make it so. 1 tinues, the A. H. S. Savings System will be the n Sprior HFrealinarn See Sunriver ; ie Ranting The rooting this semester has been far superior to all pre hown mot! To account for this the fellows have sh he fell wwWS hav vious terms. “pep.” It has been the first term that t up and taken the front seats in the student meetings. It is also the first term in the history of the school that we have had new motions, all of which adds much to the vim and enthu siasm of the rooting. “JEFF” J. D. GANSER. Jeff’’ Ganser Yell Leader “MRS. DOT” SES — : 194507 “SUIpIING elusojiie) ——— jeune) Benedickson, a substitute of the shortstop position for m f the seaso middle HAROLD DEXTER Captain naking the second veteran on the team Edinger, a recruit from Santa Clara, proved to be the star of the infield and starred with the bat during the first half of the season. The A. C. A. L. brought forth a great deal of spirit on the art of the local fans, for our team ranks well up with the in average of 500, with two wins and an equal eaders, having : The league is not over as yet and we still 1umber of loses. lave two more games to play and a good chance to bring home the bacon. “Red” Gay, member of the 1Gog-10-11 teams, coached the oys in the fine points of the game during the first part of the season, while Otto Rittler was busy with basketball and other sports. Mr. Rittler took charge of the team in April and rounded the team into form. The scores of the games played to date are: ameda High 11, St. Ignatius 3. amed 1 12, Mt. Tamalpais U. C. Freshmen 86. ame . amedi igh 5, Lick 4. San.Jose : 3, Berkeley 3. Oakland Technical y. Hitchcock 3 Oakland ameda i a Berkeley 3- } I 1 la ameda is , Belmont o. A. H. S. BASEBALL TEAM Reading from left to right: Shepardson, Etter (Manager), Benedickson, Rittler (Coach). Hart, Horwinski, J. Birbeck, Dexter (Captain), Merril (Trainer), T. Birbeck, Buben. Bottom row: Edinger, Caya. BERKELEY PrN NODES Caya f. Horwinski T. Birbeck, Dexter, lf Edinger, 3b De La Mater, Benedickson, Hart, 1b Shepardson, Kavanagh, Nevin, « Ottoman, p, McCord, lf Heinze, 1b Farrel, rf Dresser Berlolacci Pries , 2b oonocoono” Ph Prd Db wd =| rOooCOoOroOrFrOSO: oroooonrr® PAGaAWaaad = KFOQOOhrM W710 Totals ©! CONOR NOFA: 3 1 3 1 2 oO 2 0 2 4 ©' COoOnoWOrNDHE ©' OrFWOWrRCOFY ° re a eo tais Q Horwinski out for base HAROLD ETTER Manager ee = = SSS FES=E=EShh9� 9� nnBnBBanBnana2=S§ ¢)..S yemeeares 3] C I= = ———SSSFES =c | TENNIS BASKETBALL es 1 1} _— oe Inter-Class Basket-Ball. gard’'s Che first room Mit Mr. Daniels Mr. Minium’s Up to this time ugh Mr. ard's Top Row: Merritt, Dexter, Mr. Agard, Mehan, Redmond. Middle: Adams, Etter. Bottom: Lamborne. = FOOTBALL 1 the basket-ball work are: Alfreda rgeson, Margaret Fulton, Helen Anderson, Ruth Hendrick- n, Edith Nickerson, Ethel Musgrave, Ruth Crane, Ruth en , Margaret ose, Adabelle Sutton, Bernice Boardman Ruby Rodell, Alvera Johnson, Hattie Miller, Edna Littlejohn, basket-ball girl ish to take this opportunity to thank ache wl ac mpal ied thei oOo gam on outside aptain. Girls’ Basket-Ball. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM Plus Coach Rittler GIRL’S (a — On accou rainy season, the girls have not had suf ficient tennis to compete with other high schools around the bay. However, the large number participating in this sport is encouraging and we hope that in the coming term a team will be selected which will be victorious in all tourna- ments. Martha Hyde was chosen as the captain. Miss Hyde is also special captain for Lincoln Park. The other captains and their districts are: Marion Stack, McKinley Park; Eleanor Sharpstein, Washington Park; Edith Meyers, private court; Virginia Gohn, private court. These captains keep track of the number of hours play ed by each oirl in their district. Two turnouts a week are required to gain the one-fourth unit which Dr. Thompson has offered to encourage athletics among the girls. Time was when athletics were considered harmful to the home life of the race. The girl was kept at home to learn cooking, sewing and household management. But the time has come when the world realizes that to be efficient the body must be considered as well as the brain. Many great minds have overcome physical deformities and weaknesses. is a fine exercise, and we hope that in the coming term the girls will organize and select the best players among their number to represent the school. Tennis TENNIS GIRLS’ TENNIS TEAM Minus Coach Rittler Second Team—Baseball. _ mowing has not t tarted thi account of the un- favorable weather cond vill probably be included Rowing is said rengthens pularity of rowing the last Fall any of the girls will participate reorge Kellne r, MR. OTTO RITTLER Physical Instructor Perculating Percy ” THE SCHOOL DIARY March. ciated Students meeting. A csi ith great ( ve announce that J. Tibbitts has said y was no more than to recruit members into mn league. He also says that the powder puff Lost on the 24th of February. . H. S. 12, Fremont 28. d, the spitball artist’s star idents meeting. gins. No cribbing allowed. y on steps. More Jazz shown. Hoo-ray, bo-D. Doz. formed under Gen. Lathomovitch. ustralian boys entertained by the high school. Many suspicious doings around the shrine. We usher Lincoln 12 under guidance of Col. Staffordheiner. d. Board meets and Dr. if R. Jones of Chicago spiels. Extra! A heavy fight has ensued and which will last - several days around the shop works sociated Students meeting. 9. We hear from “Happy,” alias “Clam Digger,” in an ssociated Student meeting. 23. Mr. Minium says that sulphuric acid cannot explode, but Prof. Berlin disputes him and proves it, with startling results. 24. Most of the actions of the past week have died on ac- count of the accidents on both sides. Lecture by Mr. Munsell. x. Activities renewed. General Lathamovitch defeats Col. Staffordhiemer. 27. First recital given by Mrs. Robert Hughes and Mfrs. Cedric W right. Surf Beach open. Prof. Searing can be found at all ‘Ss ALAMEDA HIGH MAY DAY QUEENS April. I. Jit recital by Messrs. Agard and Smith. 20. 19. First league baseball game—A. H. S. i... S..4, Another club organized by the name of Dida a 2. General Ganser departs from the Shrine. Razzberry. ee ; ; acter | . Rally for Technical Hi game. 425. — = : . Baseball—A. H. S. 3, Technical Hi 9. 12. Many flunks. Too much Joy Zone. Hi School Crawl. Many in attendance. Baseball—A. H. S. 4, O. H. S. t. The second cripp leaves crutches home. Senior ballet. What do you mean, Mouse? Baseball—A. H. S. 3, B. H. S. 13. Fle). Red Roses. 13. Miss Krusi gives us a treat by showing her face around school. Nuff said. 14. Ad. Board meeting. 15. Associated Students meeting. 16. Freshie Jinx. Oh, Charlie! Page g2 MUSICAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL EVENTS Star and Key Social Ay li . H. S. BENEFIT DANCE Miscellaneous Freshman Reception. Orchestra “Julius Sees Her” Room i SUMMER VACATION I 1 isit Santa Cruz intend to spend part of the vacation use- ill be a moving picture operator. Robert ‘er Elevator Company. Har a driver for touring parties trucks for a San Francisco wholesale fir Nat Neal intends to go to Guerneville, do some surveying work and help Tom load trucks (5 a. m. 7 p.m. Nothing E | to do Gil beeen Lickum Doz. Meeting SWEENY os In Memoriam _—} Will Condon ; . Bied April 14, 1915 Olga Jnhnson . . Bied April 16, 1915 Arnold Cheus ; Died May 1, 1915 = — — 5 ——— + sy TIY Wit Writ IY WW IN WT UI SST S S TSS VUNS T S T 8 9 S 18 95 AN EXPOSITION COURTSHIP TOUOUOIWOLOU SOUT OMON TOMTOM at natty little English chap Came to the West to see A monocle and cane he wore: (He was his Lordship’s son and heir!) j And when he viewed the wondrou And travelled through the sali ‘Twas not its beauty struc n dumb But maiden glances, sweetly coy 5 Ssccuc. Sir Percy lisped, as l vers do The pretty things so soft and His arm he snuggled ‘round her N And faster then their hearts did beat “You are my Tower of Jewels,” he said (A lover’s depth was in his tone) ‘My own Court of the Universe! My jolly, care-free, happy Zone!” “The search-lights bright ar s pure as every deep | She quivered slightly, drew her breath t (How sweet is when lovers spoon! In Festival The organ play They journeyed through the great ( And now live at the Inside Inn. R. G. MEDCRAFT. Luneh Time Visitors enjoying themselves - oe Index to “Acorn” Advertisers Index to “Acorn” Advertisers—Continued t horthand in Private Classes Picture to yourself a small group of students deeply interested in the fas- cinating study of shorthand, with the encouraging help of a thorough, effi- cient and willing instructor. z : There prevails an atmosphere of : y courtesy and mutual helpfulness, the '% surroundings are refined with abun- dant light and good ventilation. fhe progress is rapid. The students learn eagerly. Questions are asked with full sense of freedom and an- swered cheerfully by the interested instructor. In each little instruction group the tudents think and talk about business subjects, commercial customs, the engrossing affairs of the real live business world. They absorb business knowledge of real value. The students are under the guidance of an instructor, a business man of years of experience, whe tecahes them from his own prac- tical, intimate knowledge of business, who has actual high-speed knowledge of shorthand and typewriting. For the better results and greater efficiency of the work, these day private classes are limited to young ladies only. These are our methods and their success is demonstrated by a record of over fourteen successful years and verified by many graduates holding responsible positions in prominent banks, civil service, state and federal offices, business firms and corporations of high standing. The Tuition Rates are reasonable—no higher than usually prevail. THE ILSEN SHORTHAND INSTITUTE TWEE TH Sie 929 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA ( Elevator 1121 Washingte n Sé.9 PLEASE MENTION DELIVERY TO ANYWHERE HAYASHI’S FLORAL STORE | ALAMEDA eS) SANTA CLARA AVENUE BET. PARK AN ADVERTISERS THE NEW DRUG STORE WARREN'S PHARMACY DRUGS STATIONERY ICE CREAM CANDIES Telephone Alameda 1188 High Street and Santa Clara Avenue REMEMBER IT’S THE EAST END PLEASE MENTION “THE ACOR ALMONDS The University of California, College of Agriculture, on Page 8 in Circular 121, dated October, 1914, states that the average income from an acre of Alfalfa is $40.00, from an acre of Seedless Raisins $80.00, from an acre of Wine Grapes $70.00 to $75.00, and from an acre of Almonds $138.00. Comment as to which is the better investment is unnecessary. We are selling Almond lands and orchards near Woodland, Yolo County, on easiest of easy terms. For particulars write T. E. BIRBECK 807 WESTBANK BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO MONEY MODERN GROCERY Groceries, Fruits, Vegetables. 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This encyclopedia of athletic paraphernalia will give you ideas you never thought of—it may even be the means of saving a trip to the doctor, for the first step toward good health is plenty of sane exercise, and the equipment listed in our catalogue is of such great variety that something is bound to appeal to you. A postal will bring this catalogue to you free; or, better still, make a personal call. uy as de ie hts $5 A. G. Spalding Bros. 156 Geary Street San Francisco Heard at Miss Horton’s School. Chief puts one over (th Thankful for It. believed in handling his Ginger—W hat is that book Heine has wi Lillian—W hy, that’s a new one— Thelma.” I Wonder Why. Heine (after a slow evening at the nick)—Won't you drive the machine, Alice? Alice Culver—Oh, I'd simply love to. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS ANDERSON ’S SHOE STORE Anything New in Rie traces: NP We Have It PARK STREET Phone Alameda 3210 The Very Best of Everything in Drugs, Medicines and Toilet Articles F. 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Ehrenberg THE ART SHOP Stamping, Art Needlework and Materials MORTON STREET STATION 1413 ENCINAL AVENUE ALAMEDA, CAL. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS | AMBROSE the Tailor | Complete Line of Smart, Summer, Styles at Popular Prices PLEASE MENTION THE ACORN 4j0 Twelfth Street Pantages Building | Oakland Calif. Phones Alameda 84 and T. D. RAYMOND FANCY GROCE We aim to give you the best in the market on all your Should anything prove unsatisfactory, w: purchass s. if you will notify us and have will consider it a favor the matter properly adjusted at once MORTON STATION ALAMEDA, (¢ J). E. NOVAK GA Vay 1349 P PARK Alameda. HO STREET Cal. KERMAN Phone Alameda 2477 Prices Moderate CLEMENT LAUNDRY {ll Hand Work Done { full dress suit for $35 in First-Class Style HALTON DIDER PARK STREET at SANTA CLARA 2411 CLEMENT AVENUE Don’t get the idea that a dress suit is an expensive luxury. We have them Work Called For and Delivered here for $35; the kind you ll see worn by most particular dressers. Hart Schaffner Marx have used fine black dress worsteds in these suits, they’re lined and faced with excellent silk the latest design. No use waiting any longer; you really can't afford to be without one at such a price. PLEASE MENTION “THE ACORN” TELEPHONE OAKLAND 4010 r Sign nt Ue Aroru = LUNCH ROOM Hours 12 to | W., F. LAU FER 2201 Central Avenue Alameda Opposite High School =} OP Tt i-G ia N INV FOURTEENTH ST. OAKLAND Between Washington and Broadway Germany vs. the Allies. Che Allies’ left is trying to move around the Germans’ rig s ht, � Germans’ right is also moving around the Allies’ left. left of the Germans’ right moves around the right f the Allies’ left, then what is left of the German right must � right where the Allies left. But if the Germans’ right’s left left right where the Allies’ left’s right was right before the llies’ left, then the left is left right where the right wa right before the left’s right left the right’s left. Why do you find Heine in the Pure Foods Building at the : Star and Key Stuff Raten She—Who was the first person to discover the world revolved? 111 Fs a : . = e He The first drunk He is looking for “Ginger. 32 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS J. F. HANSON of the Liggett Myers Tobacco ertificates of J. F. Hanson all onditions of Leggett the redeems the Coupons and Tags Co., the John Bollman Co. and the ¢ of one kind or assorted, according to the « Myers catalog J. F. Hanson Certificates are following basis of equal value to two whole tags is redeemable on each 25c Certificate is an example, an article marked 50 Coupons coupons or ® secured for J. F. Hanson Certificates. PREMIUM REDEMPTION STATION J. F. HANSON PIPES AND CIGARETTES can be AND TOBACCOS Agent for Ma Belle Chocolates PHONI ALAMEDA 66 Telephone Kearny 565 H. W. TUCKEY JEWELER Established MANUFACTURING 10. ¥Ot Platinum, Gold and Silver Jewelry of the Latest FRATERNAL Emblems CLASS Pine and 30 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAI PARK STREET Shakespeare on Baseball LEASE MENTION “THE ACORN” CITY BOOK STORE | DEALERS IN | SCHOOL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES — | OFFICE AND SOCIAL STATIONERY NEW STORI NEW STOCK NEW LOCATION 1343 Park Street Phone Alameda 625 Opposite Park Theatre PHONI ALAMEDA 289 Chestnut Station Delicatessen WILLIAM P. THIEN Proprietor 1914 Eneinal Ave. Alameda. Cal. American French Laundry r. Berges, f -rop! ietor 2217 Encinal Avenue Bet. Oak and Walnut Alameda, Cal. | | —— S== ————— —— PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THE MARINELLO SHOP ELECTRICAL FACIAL TREATMENTS H I R O P O D sd : —- , I can stand anything but ALL KINDS OF HAIR WORK temptation and Lehnhardt’s Candies are certainly tempting LENHARDT’S 1159 Broadway Oakland JENNIE TAYLOR POSTEL BLDG. 1332 Park Street Phone Ala. 626 Optician and Manufacturing It has been reported that Sherman Asche and Henry West- Jeweler rook are weekly attending the “nick” with the “kindergarten We use the latest and best methods for testing your eyes. Correc stvles in lenses and mountings. Manufacture anything in the Jewelry Line. ‘ond Mother—Johnnie, stop using such awful language! i Well, Shakespeare uses it. 1363 PARK STREET Mater—Then don’t play with him any more. He's no com- panion for you. Resolve to set aside part of your income or allowance every week and deposit it in a savings account, where it will be safe and earning interest for you. Citizens Savings Bank This is an age of specialists. The specialty of this bank is commercial banking. Citizens National Bank Automobile Delivery Phones Alameda 458 and 459 Patey Cocks GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS Delicatessen Department a=) | CORNER PART STREET and CENTRAL AVENUE ARAMEDA. CAL ised to stand by the wager you what you mean and besides some He Started Out Wrong. v did he take you to see over in the with ladies dressed in PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS LYNNE STANLEY should be your HABERDASHER if you wear the newest collars and the very latest neckwear and shirts also B. V. D. and silk sox LYNNE STANLEY is the answer 1320 BROADWAY OAKLAND Cut Rate Prices on Developing Printing and Enlarging C. P. Magagnos Established 1879 PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES ARTISTIC FRAMING Official Photographer for {lameda Schools 258 Park Street {lameda. Cal. S. KITCHENER PRINTER JUST INSTALLED Latest Vodel | inotype No. 14 Latest Model Miehle Press No. | Latest Model Auto Press IN ADDITION TO OUR UP-TO-DATE PLANT 918 CLAY STREET “ic OAKLAND TELEPHONE OAKLAND 44 FRANK JACOBS MERCHANT TAILOR IZ 2337 Santa Clara Avenue Near Park Street Phone Alameda 257 ALAMEDA CALIFORNIA LEE-TIRZS PUNCTURE PROOK WILLARD—L. B. A. BATTERIES verything for Your Machine CHANSLOR LYON CO. 2537 BROADWAY OAKLAND Phone Lakeside 515 MORAL TRAINING IN ZOO. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS A wy e ° , . i Polvtechnie College of Engineering A Special School THIRTEENTH AND MADISON STREETS of Engineering OAKLAND, CAL. REGULAR COURSES Recular two year college courses (24 months work) te] d we) are sustained in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Mining Engineering, and in Architecture. SPECIAL COURSES Special courses requiring from six to twelve months are sustained in Surveying, Assaying, Machine Shop, Automobile Engineering, Architectural Drawing, Mechanical Drawing, ete. EQUIPMENT The college is completely equipped with Machine Shops, Pattern Shops, Forges, Laboratories, and has all the instruments and apparatus necessary to teach engineering subjects in a practical manner. Send for large illustrated catalog. a LEASE MENTION “THE ACORN” Telephone Oakland 16 Water Ices and Frozen Dainties NATIONAL ICE CREAM COMPANY ie VIRGIN DELICIOUS PURITY FLAVORS Office, THIRD and CYPRESS STREETS OAKLAND, CAL. T. HARA COMPANY Ail Kisés of Plans, Ferns and 1701-03 PARK STREET Telephone Alameda 2777 ALAMEDA ———_— —_———S—_—SSSSSHEEEEEEEEBEEEES| re I42 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS FRANK BEXAN MORTON STATION BARBER SHOP HIGH SCHOOL GENTS HAIR CUTTING A SPECIALTY .. GIBLET, Proprietor. Phone Alameda 3914 WEST END DRY CLEANING and DYE WORKS Ladies’ and Gents’ Suits Made to Order First Class Work Guaranteed WE ALSO SELL MEN’S FURNISHINGS 1513 WEBSTER STREET ALAMEDA — =! CHOOSE YOUR DRUGGIST With the same intelligent care that you select your doctor ) HE ABILITY and integrity of the man who prepares your medicine is just as important to you as the knowledge and skill of the man who orders it. Our AMBITION is to deserve to be your druggists and to supply you and your home with all needed sick room supplies as well as toilet requisites and other goods carried by a high-class drug store. Our Prescription Department represents all that is best in quality and skill in pharmacy. SUTHERLAND’S PHARMACY Cor. Encinal Ave. and Sherman St. ALAMEDA Phones: Alameda 336 and 337 _| {OUTS RAMAGF STEIN-BLOCH SMART CLOTHES WASHINGTON STREET BETWEEN 13 AND M4™ =O -A KH Li AN iS Alameda Steam Laundry Association GENTLEMEN’S FINE WORK A SPECIALTY Office and Works: 2235 LINCOLN AVENUE PHONE ALAMEDA 482 PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS ——— LUTGEN’S CYCLERY indian Motorcyle —— | FOOTBALL Repairing Vf ON | Beschall Enamelin : “t wh SS Stee ; a .— Basketball HIGH GRADE Track and BICYCLES Supplies 1918 Eneinal Ave. Tg =a € = ox) EE eee We lennis fo ALS : Phone Ala. 999 , | @te ' a Gn Waranse a Sporting Goods H. M. Sanborn Co. FLORISTS AND DECORATORS ga Phone Oakland 575 SROADWAY 1 and 14th Sts. (SE MENTION “1 Chestnut Street Station STATIONERY STORE ICE CREAM AND CANDIES BOOKS AND MAGAZINES FILMS DEVELOPED PICTURES PRINTED Leave Your Orders for the Latest Novels F. B. KLEIN Successor to Hardin Hardin CHESTNUT STATION, ALAMEDA PASTEURIZED MILK Fresh Churned Butter ISLAND CREAMERY 1350 PARK STREET Phone Alameda 6] PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Mr. and Mrs. Me Cowns PRIVATE STUDIO AT RESIDENCE All the Walk Latest Society and Dances Taught Classes Monday Evenings at Hotel Oakland Private Lessons by Appointment 211 Twelfth St., Oakland, Cal. Phone Oakland 6403 a A Hot Finish. Once upon a time a very popular young fellow from this school passed his checks in and knocked at the gate of St. Peter. Our friend, St. Peter, opened the gate a little and asked : “Who are you?” “IT was a popular student before I died “Ah!” said Peter. ‘Acorn’ while you were there?” “Yes, sir, I did.” “Did you patronize its advertisers?” he then asked. Er—er—ah, no, I—I forgot,” he stammered. “Sorry,” said friend St. Peter; “just step down there be low,” and slammed the door shut. (Moral—Patronize the advertisers and help the business manager out of some of his difficulties.) at the Alameda High School “And you bought every copy of the PLEASE MENTION “THE ACORN” Premature Joy. He popped; the maiden answered, “Yes With joy he thought he’d smother; But she’d not finished, “Yesterday I said ‘yes’ to another.” Bee—I’m so glad you've taken Latin again, Ruth. I haven't taken it; only been exposed to it. EATON.CRANE PIKE COW Cy 4 4 ———— — Rese Point Initial Paper 25c Per Box THIS IS A GENUINE SPECIAL The usual Schneider kind. Let us show you this Paper HENRY SCHNEIDER STATIONERY ENGRAVING PRINTING 1435 Park Street ALAMEDA, CAL. Cards Printed from Plate $1.00 Per Hundred Page 147 ]] i Ohlson Holmes College MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING 1324 PARK STREET Developing Printing Enlarging 1y Part of Alameda PHOTO SUPPL AVENUI NEAR _ KODAKS | Pictures and Framing 1 ADVERTISERS ee UKELELE LESSONS Biase $e bo lel. Alameda 771 94 Benton street {oa a PHONE ALAMEDA 1478 G. KATAGIRI Encinal Dye Works | THE TOKIO TAILORS 1916 Eneinal Ave., Cor. Chestnut St. neinal Ay I lestnu CLEANING, DYEING AND PRESSING y ; — REPAIRING AND ALTERING e Spec ze O Us ( eC ers r pectaliz n tricn ther 4 SPECIALTY Alterations and Repairing on Ladies’ and Gents’ 9395 CENTRAL AVENUE, near Clothing Done by an Expert Tailor ALAMEDA, CAI ce ————— CITY MARKET B. E. COMBS Dealer in All Kinds of MEATS, POULTRY FISH OYSTERS Santa Clara Avenue 2317 ALAMEDA, CAL. PHONE ALAMEDA ] PHONES: Alameda 59—Alameda 60 DELIVERIES DAILY TWO WESTERN DAIRY CO. All Kinds of Pure DAIRY PRODUCTS ALAMEDA, CAL. MILK 1420 PARK STREET AGENTS FOR CERTIFIED ed 58 = OAKLAND PHONOGRAPH CO. VICTOR AND EDISON Talking Machines and Records THOMAS B. WATSON, Manager. Phone Oakland 5987 ELEVENTH STREET OAKLAND, CAL. A472 She (passing a confectioner’s window)—Doesn’t that cand) lox yk good? He—Uh-huh! Let’s stand and look at it awhile Thomas (in village notion store)—W shape of automobile tires? Funeral wreaths, life preser valid cushions Saleslady and doughnuts. Carol—You played football yesterday. Tom—How do you know? Carol—I see it in your eye. brains? Chief—Can a person live long without Search me; how old are you? Hack PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS “The Hastings ” Young men’s Spring and Summer suits are the smartest of the season, are correct in fabric, model and price. $15.00 to $35.00 The Newest in Furnishings Shoes HASTINGS CLOTHING Hats Post and Grant Ave. PLEASE MENTION “THE ACORN” Phone Alameda 344 Dependable Drugs Fine Stationery, Perfumes and Toilet Articles Eastman Films, Candy and Quality Ice Cream NEW MANAGEMENT COMPLETE STOCK EFFICIENT SERVICE PROMPT DELIVERY Sterling Pharmacy CHESTNUT STATION, ALAMEDA CHAIN TREADS Something New in Tire Construction G. J veo G. J. UNITED STATES TIRES Cc. A. MULLER “THE TIRE SHOP” Distributer and Adjuster 2213-15 BROADWAY, OAKLAND 2121-23 BANCROFT, BERKELEY nager—Well, anything in the way Editor—Sure, the censors � won’t even exercise his He lice—I don’t know. Why did you give me such a nasty look? aret—You have a nasty look, but I didn’t give it to you. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Established 1876 Phone Alameda 560 L. W. VOSBURGH HARDWARE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS 1433 Park St.. near Santa Clara Ave. ALAMEDA JIM, Shines Shoes THE BEST BOOTBLACK IN ALAMEDA 1209 PARK STREET Try Him Once Old Lady (Andy | ‘Catis ks for, my young set anything better to do, lady. p Ji 1d oner ge—Your first 1 risoner —( Diner X VV aiter Phone Alameda 3894 Y. Yoshino, Prop. YOKOHAMA DYEING AND CLEANING WORKS Gent’s Suits Steam Cleaning and Pressing Gent’s Suits Pressing 50¢ Gent’s Suits Sponge Cleaning 75¢ $1.25 up $1.00 Ladies’ Suits Steam Cleaning and Pressing HATS Cleaned and Blocked 50c¢ up 2302A ENCINAL AVENUE ALAMEDA, CAL. Alameda 1405 J. L. Lally J: L. Seott Phone THE SUNSET GARAGE EXPERT AUTO REPAIRING STORAGE, ACCESSORIES, GASOLINE, OILS, ETC. WEBSTER STREET ALAMEDA 1716-18 F. WILLIS SHARPE JEWELER GOLD AND SILVER NOVELTIES 4 Jeweler in Oakland For Thirty-Four Years 187 FOURTEENTH STREET Bet. Broadway and Washington Street Oakland. California FIXTURES ALAMEDA ELECTRIC CO. 1335 Park Street SUPPLIES, HEATING APPLIANCES REPAIRING HOUSE WIRING OUR SPECIALTY Insured Under the State Liability Act M. HATANAKA BICYCLE SUNDRIES GAS AND MOTORCYCLE AND REPAIRING FITTING 1609 Park Street {lameda, Cal. F. C. Deetken Phone Alameda 3308 be . Ansell Freddie Warford—You vant to get ahead. Margare o t Calcut—Well, you need one Volberg—Everybody ought to see Gertrude L. Remmel—Why so? “Westie” Oh! simply as a matter of form. Carol—And so you love me with all your heart you die for me? Harry Etter—No, dear, | wouldn't. Carol—You wouldn’t die for n Harry—No if ft , mine is an undying affection. PATRONIZE know I am very ambitious. OUR ADVERTISERS v a | a M. L. HANCOCK Dealer in Staple and Fancy Groceries Goods Delivered Free Notions and School Supplies Teas and Coffees a Specialty PHONE ALAMEDA 2959 3200 ENCINAL AVENUE Marion r hold? ——————— | —— | Rea—Chief never wants anyone to see his watch. There must be a woman in the case. ornell—Does a ship always have to have an ren Of course she does. Why do you ask that? But if she loses her anchor, doesn’t she still keep Hiab St. Coal s Express Co. Wood : Coal: Hay : Grain ; Ice Supply and Lawn Fertilizer All Kinds of Furniture Moving Expressing and Jobbing PHONE 1316 HIGH STREET ALAMEDA 148 ALAMEDA, CAL. L EASE MENTION “THE ACORN” _——$-————— STUDENTS ATTENTION! Have You Thought of Your Future? Have You Decided on a Means of Livelihood? We are teaching vraious branches of practical art work. 4 clean and remunerative occupa- tion, taught by practical men who have made a success in their various lines. TheCommercial School of Applied Art 1827 FILLMORE ST. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Phone West 2978 Send for pamphlet with full list of courses. When Music, Heavenly Maid, Was Young. Singing Teacher (in Annex) Now, then, children, let us sing once more heartily, “Little drops of and for goodness’ sake put a little more spirit in it. water ’’- Many a bride sweeps up the aisle who would faint at the sight of a broom. H. Bruton—You remind me of a boat. “Yonnie”—Why? H. Bruton—Oh, because all the swells follow you. Donald, what do you intend to be when you grow up?” asked our superintendent. “A doctor,” said D. Dyer Lum, proudly. “That’s fine.” ; “Can I put you down for my first case of appendicitis?” came back our young friend. Page 155 —— Alameda 1639 JAPANESE SANTA CLARA LAUNDRY Collars Manner Phone ROUGH DRY Gentlemen’s -Shirts and Done in First-Class We Deliver to Any Part of Oakland and Alameda 1605 PARK STREET ALAMEDA PHONE ALAMEDA BOSTON TAILORING CO. S. Taylor, Proprietor LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S SUITS end PRESSED 50c ALTERATIONS A SPECIALTY 3400 Work Guaranteed Satisfactory 1906 Encinal Avenue Alameda, Cal. Phone Alameda 3472 CHESTNUT STATION MOTOR SHOE REPAIR SHOP ). E. ROSE You Wait Class Shoes Repaired While {ll Work First 1900 Enecinal Avenue Alameda, Cal. =} K. Lynch—She doesn’t like It’s pretty and al thing to improve i Phil Holden wear it. her new 2own. but she thinks it still needs some loesn’t she let some other oir Teacher was Alexander the [lI killed? Reggie Vaughan By a bomb. leacher | Reggie—lIt exploded. want to keep your eyes open around here Soph—You Jack Birbeck—Why? Soph eo around Because every body with will think you’re a fool if you them shut. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS 1025 BROADWAY, Bet. 10th Ith Sts. 1321 BROADWAY :: near 14th St. Everything That Ts Good in Footwese | | JAPANESE SHOEMAKER AT I K. NAGAI DUREIN’S SHOE STORE | REPAIRING NEATLY DONE AT SHORT NOTICE 1505 PARK STREET Near Santa Clara Avenue Only the Best Material Used Give Me a Call LAMEDA : CALIFORNIA | 163114 Park Street Alameda, Cal. ve —| [ke | PLEASE MENTION “THE ACORN” age 157 Phone Alameda 2379 ——==S=S- =—E|E LLLYS _ —SSSSa S|] = SPENCER-STOLTE| ee eNO TOCRAPHE RS. 2 ose NM 2114-16 Santa Clara Avenue, East of Park St. Alameda, Cal. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS =F guesdNyT4voO é' “IWDAONYWINVO ee aNOHG 3134 7 “1S BALSEIM9ZB Sy aT Pas x e Freshman Proclamation RE ENT writhings among the grubs groveling at our feet have attracted us to the existence of the classe of June and December, .1918 Realizing the. };MBRONI( state of their deformed and misshapen intellects, innocent as yet to the internal traditions of ALAMEDA, NXIOl S that they shall not degenerate the school in its many activitic _ the Upper Classmen of Alameda High School, [)0 lesign to publ sh, promulgate and | laim the followin rule ordinance R! MOVE all thy rammar-school pins, tags and label Abandon pap bottles and other relic of thy infantile and misguided past; I: VER remember hat l i red to tl OPHOMORI 16 to the JUNIOR and °15 to the SENIOR Vi AINTAIN a meek and humble ttitude in the presence of JUNIORS SENIORS; keep clear from the SOPHOMORE; [{NTI R the school by the basement steps only. Crawling creatures defil ng the glorious abode of the UPPER-CLASSMEN will be exter- ited Vii RDEROUS assault will be dealt all freshlets cutting-up on the school rounds; BI WARE of littering the back step vith thy clumsy carcasses because th ish can waits }{MBRACEI rot the nsuspecting co-e« The lorn bleating of impas- i ionate calf love : trictly prohibited Env not the privileges of thy superiors R! LINQUISH all pipe ines lower animal forms are easily killed by fumigation ( )BSE RVE all rallies and stude ‘ meetings Hustle to all Baseball, Football and otl thletic umes: PAY YOUR STUDENT DUES BI ever ) rve these, our commands. Whosoever fails in any shall be forever doomed Nor shall fis APE the veng wrath of the vigilant SOPHOMORE, whoever . EARNS to douse the pun vabic 18 under the noted faucet Be Warned in Time rTREMBLE AND OBEY!!!!! CALIFORNIA, ‘17. PAGE PAGE