Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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On account of the Student Body’s debt against them the High School have placed a candidate, Miss Emma Wootton,in the field for the prize offered by The Morning Astorian. Our candidate is supported by every school in the city and many outside individuals are interested in our welfare. We need all of this support and as much more as we can get. We have numerous opponents in the field, some of whom are ahead of us at present but the prize will be ours if we work hard enough for it. Let us make every exertion in our power, subscribe for the paper and otherwise help out. If possible hand all your votes and subscriptions to the follow¬ ing active committee: FANNY GREGORY LENNAH PARKER LENORE McGREGOR GEORGANA GARNER MYRTLE HARRISON She sits across from me at school So now you see, why I’m a fool. I try to study all the day But she does naught but talk and play So I can’t get my lessons-and then— Whe n the exam’s do come—its flunk again.

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are interested in. The staff much regrets its inability to publish a spring number, but we intend to make up on it by publishing a paper representing the whole school. Each student realizes the expense of such an undertaking, and the able support that is needed to carry it out. The former is not possible, unless the latter is in evidence. The students of this institution of learning possess excellent school spirit, especially those of the Upper Classes and the Staff wishes to heartily thank them for the able support extended towards the paper. By some oversight the short story, “Trials of a Watch” signed Charlie Johnson, which appeared in the winter issue of this paper, failed to have the name of Mark Twain attached to it. Mr. Johnson had laid aside extra credit for the talented humorist by inserting after the title line, “With Cyrologies to Mark Twain.” However, by some mis¬ take the phrase failed to appear in print, much to the discomfort of the contributor, Staff and faculty. However a lesson may be obtained from this incident. Contributors and editors alike can not be too care¬ ful in the matter of placing a due credit where it rightfully belongs. How easy it is for young pupils in preparing composition work, or an article for the paper, to appropriate without due credit to the rightful author, word for word the language of some well written article bearing upon his theme! The same pupil would not think of approp¬ riating to his own use anything else which did not belong to him; that would be theft. Little does he think when he uses the words of an¬ other as his own that he is committing theft—plagiarism, which is morally as wrong as any other kind of theft. Often we learn of pupils being suspended or expelled from the higher institutions for the offense of plagiarism. The disgrace brought upon an institution by such an offense is not easily obliterated. Pupils in their high school courses should be taught the folly of such offences and should heed their teach¬ ing. If this were done there would be no necessity for overcoming the habit in later years. The pupils of the Astoria High School have had strict training along this line and we believe will not commit the offense of plagiarism in the future.

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It has been customary for many years pas ' in the Astoria High School for the different classes to give launching parties, picnics, tallv- ho rides, etc, near the close of each school year. Quite enjoyable have been these occasions and it is quiet safe to say those of this year will prove no exception. In the near future there will probably be many class gatherings, on the river, in the country, or at other inviting spots. The Freshman Class was the first to be socially inclined this spring and they inaugurated the season with a rousing class picnic held Saturday, May 14th at Columbia Beach, the well known seaside resort. They took the morning train as far as Skipanon and walked from there to the beach. They amused themselves for a time digging clams and then lunched in the woods, after which they played games and went boat riding, returning on the 5:30 train to Astoria. Everyone voted it a most successful picnic. A social event long looked forward to took place Friday even¬ ing May 20th, when the Junior Class of the Astoria High School gave a dance at the Astoria Amateur Athletic Association Hall. The hall was handsomely decorated in pennants of red and green, the class -A 0