Benson Polytechnic High School - BluePrint Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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The POLY TECH 31 BASEBALL TEAM Base Ball Season of 1918 Although not first and yet nowhere near last, the baseball team is uphold- ing the name of Benson. The fielding and batting of the nine is as good if not better than that of any team in the league. However, the players are smaller than that of any other nine. There will be seven of the nine players back next year, and those who are leav- ing are taking with them all that the school had to give and they gave all they had in return. The players that we count on having with us next term are: Baker, Bennis, McKinney, Acres, Feldman, Mueller, Edwards. Baker, although his name is not bread, is always needed. He is some pitcher. You ought to see him throw a French curve in drawing. He is always a steady pitcher and a good batter. Feldman is our catcher who even at- tempts to catch dogs so as to help the poundman. He is as good a catcher as can he had: of which the team is very glad. He always gets a good hit. Dennis is the first baseman, who can catch anything or pick up anything that comes his way. Last game he caught two cases of pop bottles and then picked up a girl who had turned her ankle. Al- ways ready for a good hit. Mueller, Rough and Ready, is a life saver. He generally plays second, but is always ready to relieve Baker in case of trouble. He is a coming pitcher for next year and a good batter. Edwards looks like a piece of furni- ture. Why? Cause he has legs. He plays short, and, by the way, he is not very tall. He likes to hit the ball in dif- ficult places. McKinney is our left-handed right fielder, alias, a acrobat. He can catch anything anywhere, as I saw him catch- ing flys in the English room the other day. Generally a good hitter. Akers will most likely become an all star: or rather see all kinds of stars if some pitcher hits him. His name im- plies well to him because he can cover just one acre. Always a good hit is his motto. Scotty plays third and sings bass in the Glee Club: is a hard one to pitch to, but when one comes over. my but he does hit it. This is his last year at Benson. The school gave him all it had and he gave the school all he had in return. Simpson plays left field although he is right-handed. He is one of our heavy hitting men. This. too. is his last term at Henson. He does what is right with all his might.

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30 The POLY TECH 7, THE STOCK ROOM The Stock Room The stock room is located in the center of the building, and is headquarters for practically all work, and the materials that are used in the school. All the goods received by the school is listed in the stock books, and all finished work leaves thru the stock room. This makes it possible to keep a close account of all work in the school as well as the finished work. It would seem as though there is much unnecessary red tape connected with the stock room, but when it is considered that all work turned out by the school is used for some practical purpose, making this a veritable manufacturing plant as well as a training school. No stock is given out to the students without a written stock order for the ma- terial, and the order is valid unless there has been a shop order issued from the stock room for the job the material is to be used for. The principal of the school must Oli. these orders. therefore giving him knowledge of all work circulating thru the school, also eliminating waste and keeping a written account of this work. There have been over four hundred practical jobs turned out since the new school has been occupied by the different departments, besides the required exer- cises that have been finished by the stu- dents. The stock room is one of the most modern and best equipped it is possible to find. The stock consists of materials used in all the trades taught at the school, and each is a complete line of stock for every shop. The present stock of goods is valued at a very good price, as only the best ma- terial is used for production in the shops. The stock room has also been the head- quarters for the XVar Savings Stamp sales, and registration quarters for the lloys' NVorking Reserve. The present stock room is a great im- provement over the old method of han- dling the stock in the respective shops and is greatly appreciated by the students.

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32 The POLY TECH The Track Team The Benson Tech track team was or- ganized for the first time in February of 1918 by M. D. Wells, the athletic in- structor of the school. For the first several days only the long distance men turned out, but as the weather became warmer a larger turn out appeared for practice. TRACKMEN The track men all worked faithfully, and with the help of Mr. 'Wells their progress was remarkably rapid, taking in ,consideration the condition of the track. Mr. Wells was kept busy sup- plying the track men with material to work with. This being the first team Benson has ever put on the field, it cer- tainly was a surprise the showing the boys made on the field meet. The sprinters were rounding into shape pretty good, when the big track meet was held at the Ice Palace. Al- though the boys lacked experience a re- lay team consisting of Maloney, Green- burg, Woods and Etchells was organized and entered, where they gained some val- uable experience. Several weeks before the annual track meet, M. D. Wells coacher of the team, was called to Camp Lewis as Y. M. C. A. director, thereby leaving the boys with- out a coach: but F. Anderson, faculty member, came to the boys assistance and coached them for the remainder of the season. The regular annual track meet was held on Multnomah Field, May 24. Al- though the runners did not win any honor for the school they expect to come back all the stronger for next year's meet. The following are the track men who won honors for Benson Tech: Shotout-Schwind, 2d. Javelin throw-McKinney, 1st, a dis- tance of 143 ft. 6 in. Mile run-King, 4th. High jump-Mueller, gd. This giving Benson a total of eleven points. In all probability F. A. Anderson, who had coached the team for the latter Dart of the season, will be in charge of the track men next year. and Benson can rest assured of a winning team under Iii: coaching. Stanlev Henson was track manager for the past season. Football Season of 1917 There are several features connectel with the football season of 1917 that make it of unusual interest to Benson. In the first place it was the first time that we have had a team on the field. In the second place we did not win a league game and last but of most importance it demonstrates that Benson has a fight- infr spirit, that bodes ill for future op- ponents, for with the score against us in every game there was never a let up in their playing until the final whistle. What was accomplished by the team in its uphill fight is probably not realized bv those not directly connected with it. When the players were first lined up to-