Oakland Technical High School - Talisman Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 292 of the 1917 volume:

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Hudgins (On leave) Miss M. E. Moore Mrs. B. C. Pope Miss M. Skinner Miss R. I. Swett Mr. Geo. Thiriot Miss E. E. Wylie LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Mr. E. H. Coffey, Head Miss E. Bridgett, Spanish Miss Anna Breu, Spanish and French Miss M. Bunker, Latin Miss J. Case, Spanish Acting Vice-Principal COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Mr. R. R. Stuart, Head Mr. K. F. McMurry, Sub-Head Mr. C. J. Bannick, Bkkpg Sales Miss I. L. Carruth, Sten., Typ. Mrs. L. D. Chandler, Bkkpg, Sten., Typ. Miss C. L. Comings, Sten., Typ., Office Prac. Miss Nora Evans, Law, Bkkpg. Mrs. L. L. Harford, Stenotypy, Sten., Typ. Miss H. Mason, Bkkpg. Mr. W. E. Moore, Pen., Arith. Mr. F. A. Morrill, Pen., Bkkpg. Miss May V. Swift, Bkkpg., Arith. Com. Geog., MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Miss M. W. Tyrell, Head Mr. C. L. Clawson Miss L. M. Garner Miss C. E. Hampel Miss A. M. McCracken Mr. A. S. Williamson Miss A. B. Wythe MUSIC DEPARTMENT Miss B. Kummer Mr. H. Trutner Mrs. M. W. Davis Miss Eva Meek (On leave) Mrs. L. F. Tudor (Substitute) Mr. CSE; Cave, German, Latin GYMNASIUM DEPARTMENT Miss M. Goddard, Spanish Miss E. Martins, Latin Miss E. Mehlmann, German Miss R. Tanquery, French SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Mr. S. E. Coleman, Head Dr. A. H. Ayres Miss H. D. F. Haub Mr. M. B. Nichols Miss M. Simpson Miss B. Rader LIBRARIAN Miss E. A. Steel Miss C. V. Reiter, Asst. SECRETARIES Mrs. W. S. Martin Miss C. Bignami HISTORY DEPARTMENT Mr. Wm. J. Cooper, Head Mr. W. M. Case Miss Anna Keefe Mr. Edwy K. Safford Mr. C. F. Martin (Head boys’) Mr. S. W. Martin, Asst. Miss C. A. Covey (Head girls’) Miss H. Landon, Asst. Mr. George Hijelte, Military Mrs. H. H. Crafts, Pianist Dr. M. Wythe, Physician HOME ECONOMICS Miss M. P. Clark, Acting Head Miss P. D. Johnson Miss C. McGillivray Miss M. Mowbray Miss E. Waterman Miss H. French (Substitute for Mrs. Strange, ill) SHOP DEPARTMENT Mr. J. E. Doren Mr. M. W. Haws Mr. J. A. Robison Mr. J. Petty Mr. W. Walker Mr. F. W. Wetmore Class Srribe Staff Editor-in-Chief oy Uae niin acta Andrew Gallagher Pee Fd Borg oie OS IMU ako a aL eee aR Cole Tilley ASSOCIATE EDITORS Emma Holub Harold Ryan Dick Clark MANAGERS Manager, Ralph Coffey Ex-Manager, William Rea ART STAFF William Gillies, Art Editor Arthur Barney Doris Cayot Lois Disher John Walbridge, Cartoonist ATHLETICS George Sondag Alma Young LITERARY Charlotte Burlingame Margaret Kelley ORGANIZATIONS William Maxfield EXCHANGES Lester Van Vranken JOKES Henry Hoey Marie Laurent STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Steve Bechtel Wm. Mahood FACULTY ADVISOR Miss Florence Fortson STENOGRAPHER Herbert Mathiesen Andrew Gallagher, Editor Ralph Coffey, Manager tA ts ee MM fy, Cole Tilley Associate Editor William Rea -Associate Manager 4 , } Richard Clark Nina Hobrook Alma Young Henry Hoey Maupin Maxfield Emma Holub Wm. Gilles George Sondag Leslie Van Vrankin Steve Bechtel Charlotte Burlingame Harold Ryan Editor-im-Chie fig 23 scones a eine James H. 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(Roe: WIUSADY Pur AguYUIOT -jO Val Be OD OF oyeatg teosy, “UIgnay o A2oas Syy ypexod j ues Aq” poder tog 03 aimatg ce vayeaus aa SED DY INO aAav 1OLS Si O wsOu. porusog] a v4 th SAVTd | DEDICATION Our Parents. o our Parents, who have labored that we might learn, this book is affectionately dedicated. a, ——— cs Toma Akers, Secretary Helen Hill, Girls’ Treasurer James Bretherton, President Ralph Coffey, Sergeant-at-Arms Dewey Westaway, Boys’ Treasurer Katherine Blackburn, Vice-President ee, ee ee oe Or Marvin Brown. Yeh, and High Senior Class; Tennis Club, Margaret Beaty. Entered from O. H. S., Spring 15; Fresh- man Reception, 16; Vodville Jinks, 16; Freshman Reception, Fall ’16; Girls’ Glee Club, 7°16; Girls’ Swimming Club, 716; Freshman Reception, 717; Vaudeville Show, 17; Member of Low and High Senior Class. Irma Kessler. San Francisco, Cal. Freshman Reception Committee, 715; Honor Society, ’16;. Member of High Senior Class. Lawrence Washington. Honor Society, 713, ’14, ’15, ’16; Histori- cal Society, ’14; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Guy Dyke. Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Electrical Club, ’15. Toma Akers. Entered from Los Angeles High, 716; Class Representative, ’16; Latin Club, 716, 17; President of Forum, 7°16; Historical Society, °16, °17; President of Alpha Liter- ary Society, ’16, °17; First Manager of Christmas Work, °16; Secretary of High Senior Class, 17; Member of Girls’ Co- operative Board, 717. Wallace Elliot. Member of Low and High Senior Class; Honor Society, 16, 717; Swimming Team, nT; Margaret Wood. Visalia, Cal. Freshman Reception, 14, °15, 16; His- torical Society, 715; Hiking Club, 715; Mem- ber of Low and High Senior Class. Naomi Mears. Entered from O. H. S. in 1915; Member of Historical Society; Freshman Reception, 15, ’16; Member of Honor Society; Mem- ber of Co-operative Board, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Vodville Jinx, ’16; Ukulele Club, 7°15; Swimming Club, 717. Edward Knapik. Orchestra, °13, 714, ’15, 716; Low and High Senior Classes. Harry Thomas. Entered from Oakland High, Aug. 716; Senior Entertainment Committee, 717; Treasurer of Vulcan Club, 717; Chairman Senior Day Committee; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Stella Peterson. Donnelly, Minn. Entered from College City High, Jan. 716; Member First Crew, ’17; Manager Senior Crew, °17; Member Senior Class. George Vestal. Assistant Yell Leader, 13; Scribe News Staff, 714; Yell Leader, 714; Glee Club, 717; Manager Scribe News, 714, 716, 717. Anomode -Bailey. Transferred from Lowell High School, San Francisco, 716; Member of Girls’ Glee Club, Fall, 16; Member of Ukulele Club; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Emma Holub. Student Representative, °14, °15, 716; Basketball, 714; Rowing, 714; Vice-President Junior Class; Secretary Student Body, 717; Secretary Executive Board, 717; Freshman Sanne 14, °15, 717; Dance Committee. 16. Clarence Williams. Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Richard Varnum. Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Faith Corbin. Entered Tech from Berkeley, Spring 716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Donald Atterbury. Buffalo, N. Y. Entered from Lafayette High School, Buffalo, ’16; Student Representative, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Marion Anderson. Entered Tech from Fremont August, 716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes, Nina B. Holbrook. Entered Tech ’°15 from Ukiah High; Freshman Reception, ’16, ’17; Secretary G. A. A., Fall ’16; Co-operative Board, 717; Rowing Crew, 715, 716; Member Low and High Senior Classes. Hanlon Hall. Entered from Santa Clara College, Aug. 16; Swimming Team, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Wm. Maxfield. Entered from Fremont, Jan. ’16; Co-op- erative Board, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Organizations, Class Scribe, °17; Spanish Club, 717. Mary Beebe. Denver, Colorado. Entered from O. H. S. in 715; Manager Athletic Benefit, ’16; Freshman Reception, 716; Student Representative High Senior Class, ’17; Freshman Reception, ‘17; Mem- ber of Low and High Senior Classes; Mem- ber of Senior Class Entertainment Com- mittee. Andrew Gallagher. Entered from Fremont High, Jan. 16; Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Editor Class Scribe, ’17; Spanish Club, 717; Student Representative, °17. Carolyn Mothersole. Entered from O. H. S., Fall 715; Fresh- man Reception, 716; Vaudeville Shows, ’16, 17; Swimming Club, ’16; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Helen Hill. Entered from O. H. S., Jan. 715; Fresh- man Reception, ’16, 717; Vaudeville Jinx, 716; President of Girls’ Swimming Club, ‘17; Girls’ Treasurer of High Senior Class. Bernard Hoegeman. Football, 714, ’15, 716; Secretary B.A. A., 17; President Low Senior Class. Emil Bouhaben. Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Student Representative, °16. Gladys Matthews. Oakland, Cal. Entered from Miss Horton’s School, Fall 715; Student Representative, ’16; Vaude- ville Show, °16, °17; Member of Honor So- ciety, 17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Kenneth Walsh. Yell Leader, ’16, 717; Com. Organizations, 17; Manager Vodville Jinx, ’17; Executive Board, °17; Vodville Show, °17; Member Low and High Senior Classes. Dorothy Houston. Transferred from Fremont, Aug. 716; First Crew, 716; 717; Spanish Glib} 16: Swimming Club, 716, 717. Saline Low. Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Alfred Wong. Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Leslie Van Vranken. Low and High Senior Classes; Football. 15; Basketball, ’13. Basketball, ’13, 14; Tennis, ’15; Football, 16; Scribe Staff, ’17. Florence Rhein. Entered from Alameda High Jan. 716; Secretary of Spanish Club, ’17; Honor So- ciety, 716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. a eee ciate atl ot Tile Ls Ralph Coffey. Junior Dance Committee, 716; President B. A. A., 717; Captain Swimming Team, 717; Sergeant-at-Arms of High Senior Class; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Roberta Speddy. Entered Tech from Los Angeles Poly, Fall 716; Basketball, ’16, ’17; Baseball, 717; Member of Senior Class. Katherine Blackburn. Transferred. .from -;0;; H..-S.,) Jan: : 7153 Freshman Reception, ’15, 716, °17; Honor Society, 16, ’17; President Girls’ Club, 716; Athletic Jinks; Vice-President of High Senior Class. John Sanden. Member of the Machinists Club, 715; Member of the Radio Club, 715; Member of the Cadets, ’15, 716; Member of the Low and High Senior Classes. Wm. Gilstrap. Honor Society, ’16, 17; President Honor Society, °17; Council Representative, 15, 17; Baseball= 716,17; Band,.715;-716; 74 5 Orchestra, ’14, 715, ’16. Lois Disher. Class Scribe Staff, ’17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. William McRae Gillies. Art Editor Class Scribe, ’17; Band, 714, 15, ’16, °17; Secretary Boys’ Glee, 715, 716; Football, 714, ’15. Alberta Shafsky. Entered from El Dorado County High School, Aug. ’15; Honor Society, 716, 17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Freshman Reception. Myrtle Hakin. Member of Historical Society, ’16, °17; Member of Honor Society, 716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Winner of Discussion Contest, ’°15. Henry Hoey. Track Team, 716, 17; Manager Track Team, ’17; Tennis Team, 15; Sporting Edi- tor Weekly Scribe, 17; Council, ’13; Class Scribe Staff, 17. Ear] Coates. Machinist Club, °15, 17; Vulcan Club, 17; Cadets, ’16, °17; Secretary of Officers’ Club, ’17; Sergeant Company 20, ’16; 2nd Lieutenant Company 20, ’16; Battalion Ad- jutant, 717. Ariel Octavia Hull. Sacramento, Cal. Student Council, 714; Rowing, ’14; Hik- ing, 14; Latin Club, ’16, °17; Swimming, 17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Arthur Eggleston. Basketball, ’16, ’°17; Manager Basketball, 17; Swimming, 716; Scribe News, 716; As- sistant Yell Leader, ’16. Eunice Reth. Entered from Miss Ransom’s School Aug. °16; Freshman Reception, °16, 717; Swimming Club, 716; Vodville Show, ’17. Mary Belvedere. Forum Debating Society, 716; Member of Spanish Club, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Cris Milisich. Member a Low and High Senior Classes; Le 714, 45, 716, ?47; es. el: Zero S ae Harold Coffey. Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Emma Olson. Phoenix, Arizona. Rowing, 714; Honor Society, 717; Fashion Show, 716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Dewey Westaway. Co-operative Board, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Honor Society. Lillian Diamond. Rowing Club, °15; Hiking Club, ’16; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Hilda J. Schmidt. Transferred from Benicia High; Piano Club; Junior Class; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. George Sondag. Honor Society, ’ 16, °17; Class Scribe Staff, °17; Orchestra and Band, ’15, 716; Member Low and High Senior Classes. Donald McKittrick. Member of Student Council, ’16; Sergeant Cadets, °16; Captain Cadets, Fall, ’16; Major Cadets, ’17; Member of Honor So- ciety, 717. Laura White. Honor Society; Historical Society; Mem- ber of Low and High Senior Classes. a) ip 4 “y i a a tr alate ens leet ates Pima en he be Ae eet pe ae RO aoe Aubert Buteau. Orchestra, 716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Edith Faw. Co-operative Board, ’16; Historical So- ciety, 714; Freshman Reception, 715, 716, ’17; Swimming Club, 716; Vaudeville Jinx, 714; Member of Low and High Senior Class. Gladys E. Frame. Transferred from Central High, Manila, P. I.; Latin Club; Spanish Club; Rowing, 716, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Leonard Jordon. Football, 7°12, ’15, ’16; Co-operative Board, ’14, 715, ’16, 717; Basketball, 714; Yell Leader, 715; President B. A. A., 716; President Student Body, 717; Commissioner of Organizations, ’16. Lai Soon Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Dora Davis. Captain Girls’ Baseball Team, °14; Man- ager Girls’ Baseball Team, 717; Swimming Club, 716, 173. Rowing; ’14, °15;°716; 717; Freshman Reception, ’16; President Uku- lele Club, 717. Cole Tilley. Football, 714; “Winter Tale,” °16; Stage Electrician, 15, ’16, 717; Associated Editor of Class Scribe, ’17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Marie Aubertin. Entered from O. H. S. January, 715; Per- sian Princess Operetta, ’15; Vaudeville Show, ’16, 717; Dance Committee, ’17; Mem- ber of Low and High Senior Classes. Myrtle L. Mesler. Historical Society, 715; Freshman Recep- tion, °15, ’16; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. James Bretherton. President of High Senior Class, ’17; Class Representative, °16; Co-operative Board, 16; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Samuel Gofine. Historical Society, ’16, 17; Member Low and High Senior Classes; Entered from University High School July, 716. Regina Meraglia. Alpha Literary Society, Fall ’16; Ukulele Club, 15, ’16, °17; French Club, Fall 716, 17; Freshman Reception, Spring ’17; Piano Club, Spring 717. Zire AOI William Rea. Crew, 715; Scribe News, ’15, 716; Class Scribe, °16, °17; Co-operative Board, ’16; Manager Class Scribe, ’17; High Senior En- tertainment Committee, °17; Locker Key Committee, ’17; Student Council, ’16. Dorothy Colbert. - Vodville Show, °13; Boating, ’13, ’14, 715; Captain Boating Crew, ’15; Swimming, ’13, 16, °17; Hiking Club, 14; Historical So- ciety, °13, °14; Piano Club, °17; Latin As- sembly, 16; Latin Club, ’16, 17; Secretary of Spanish Club, 717; Freshman Reception, 716, °17; Senior Class Representative, ’17. Adele Zeckendorf. Rowing Crew, ’°14; Tennis, 715; Honor Society, °16; Member of the Low and High Senior Classes. Gabril Ticoulat. Orchestra, 714, 715, ’16; Band, ’15, 16, ’17; Student Representative, ’15, 717; Honor So- ciety, 16, °17; Basketball, ’17. Elmer Roessener. Treasurer Latin Club, 16; Vice-President Boys’ Debating Society; Scribe News Staff. et 7s Cadets-+ L671 7; Marion Bearden. Orchestra, °14, °15, ’16, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Harold Ryan. Weekly Scribe Staff, °17; Class Scribe Staff, °17; Locker Key Manager, ’17; Dance Committee, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Dollie Wobbs. Class Representative, °12; Member of Swimming Club, ’12; Vice-President Or- chestra Club, ’17; Class Representative, 17; Rowing Club, ’16; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Alma E. Timm. Basketball Captain, Spring 717; Vice- President G. A. A., Fall 716; Girls’ Basket- ball Manager, Spring 714, 7°16; Student Council, 715, ’16; Rowing, ’14, 715; Manager Tennis, Spring °15, 716; Freshman Recep- tion, Fall °16; Honor Society, Fall 716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Vernon Robinson. Co-operative Board, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Track, ’15, ’17. Earl Meyers. Member of Low and High Senior Classes Margaret Kelley. Oakland, Cal. Historical Society, ’14, ’15, 16; Rowing. 14; Basketball, ’16; Honor Society, ’17; Class Scribe, 17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Duff Gerlach. Baseball, 715, °16, °17; Football, ’16; Rally Committee, 15, 16; Co-operative Board. 716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Bernice Morse. Transferred from Oakland High, Mem- ber of Low and High Senior Classes; Freshman Reception, Fall ’16; Honor So- ciety, Fall ’16; Spring ’17. Dorothy Eschbacher. Member of Co-operative Board Spring terms of °15 and ’17; Swimming Club, 716; Boating Club, 15; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Adolph Brewer. Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Francisco C. Jesena. Athletic Jinx, ’16; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Ruth Gerichten. Rowing, 713, 15; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Louis Weisman. Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Dorothy Benham. Dubuque, Iowa. Transferred from Dubuque High, Iowa; Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Member of Swimming Club; Member of Latin Club. Edith Hill. Historical Society; Ukulele Club; Mem- ber of Low and High Senior Classes. Chelsey Eaton. Entered from Denver High, 715; Histori- cal Society, ’15; Glee Club, 715; President Glee Club, 717; Spanish Club, 717. Seito Palaypay. Historical Society, ’16, 717; Honor Soci- ety, 16, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Marie Laurent. Member of Botanical Society, ’15; Man- ager Freshman Reception, °17; Commis- sioner of Girls’ Affairs, ’17; Member of Ex- ecutive Board, ’17; Class Scribe, ’17; Vice- President Low Senior Class, °16; Dance Committee, 17. Alfred Smith. Entered from Oakland, ’15; Crew, ’16, 17; Associate Editor Scribe News, 717. Mary Eccleston. Social Service Secretary, °17; Assistant Editor Weekly Scribe, 717; Dance Commit- tee, °16, °17; Freshman Reception, ’15, 716, 717; Vaudeville Show, ’17; Vice-President Honor Society, 717; Ukulele Club; Athletic Jinx; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Grace Berry. Transferred from Lowell High, San Francisco; Swimming Club, 16, 717; Latin Club, 716, 717; Piano Club, 717. : Uriel Smith. Football, 13; Captain Company 20, High School Cadets; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Fook Lee. Member of Low and High Senior Classes Irene E. Joseph. Ukiah, Cal. Entered from Ione Union High, Fall, 715; Girls’ Freshman Reception, 16; Girls’ Glee Club, ’15, ’16; Girls’ Crew, °15; Member Low and High Senior Classes. Richard Clark. Entered Tech from New York; Class Scribe Staff, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Evelyn Schoen. San Jose. Entered Tech from San Jose, 716; Mem- ber of Low and High Senior Classes; Girls’ Freshman Reception, Fall ’16. — Mary Tait. Orchestra, °15, ’16; Rowing Club, 15; Tennis Club, ’15; German Club, 715; Wind- mills of Holland, ’14; Island of Cocoterus, 15; Honor Society, 716, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Emil Larger. Class Representative, ’13; Historical So- ciety, 15; Executive Secretary Historical Society, °16; Honor Society, °15, ’16, °17; Graduate of Two-year Course, 715. Walter Anderson. Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Viola E. Carignan. Honor Society, Fall ’16; Ukulele Club, Spring °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Charles Wait. Entered Tech from Berkeley January, 715; Honor Society, ’15, ’16, ’17; Machinists Club, ’15; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Aileen Farmer. Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Marguerite Eva Johnson. Member of Girls’ Glee Club; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Herbert Roberts. Historical Society, ’14, 716; Forum, ’14, 715; Spanish Club, ’15; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. George Stewart. Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Crew, 717. Miriam Gross. San Francisco, Cal. Captain Basketball, Fall ’14, Fall 716, Spring °17; Secretary Girls’ Glee, Spring 715; Yell Leader, G. A. A., Fall 715; Secre- tary Student Body, Spring 717; Society Edi- tor Girls’ Scribe; Manager Basketball Team; Secretary G. A. A. Lloyd Lincoln. Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Charlotte Burlingame. Entered from Pasadena High, Feb. 714; Member of Historical Society; Winner of first Discussion Contest; Scribe News Staff, 16, 717; Class Scribe Staff, ’17; Honor Society, 716, ’17. A SONNET ON A PICTURE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Ah! this is he—this homely, pensive man: That form which answered with itself the cries For Liberty—and paid with blood its price! Those large and humble ears that did not ban But hearkened to the pleas of Publican; Those thoughtful, piercing, shrewd, all-seeing eyes That marked within their untold depths, the rise Of Liberty—the Savior of our Clan! He sits and gravely broods, not of himself, But of his countrymen, by war oppress’d— A war that righted evils; wrongs redress’d. No crave for fame had he, no thought of self. Such men as he do not but live and die: Their works, which are themselves, live on for aye. ARTHUR HUNT. His Reason “Boys of war age who won’t enlist are cowards and slackers!” cried Nancy, her black eyes flashing and her whole body quiver- ing with feeling. “I tell you, Don Lathrop, no boy is a friend of mine who doesn’t enlist! I won’t have anything to do with a slacker!” The last word crackled with scorn. “But, Nancy,” argued Don, “suppose a fellow has affairs he must attend to at home? Suppose——” “Suppose nothing!” exclaimed the girl. “To a boy who loves his country, nothing is so important as his country’s honor. He will uphold it in every way, and be willing and glad to give his life to keep it fair and clean!” . “T don’t agree with you, Nancy.” There was a harsh tone in the boyish voice, now. “A man’s duty to his country is a mighty big thing; but sometimes there are other duties which come first.” “Don Lathrop, are you a slacker?” Nancy sprang to her feet. The boy rose, too, and they faced each other, stormy black eyes fixed on firm gray ones. For an instant they stood thus; then the boy flung back his head, his eyes snapping as he ans- wered. “I am not.” “Then,” very quietly, “why don’t you enlist?” There was another silence. The boy gazed before him as though he were studying something with the greatest care. Finally, he asked, “Nancy, have you ever seen my mother?” SINOu “Then put on your hat and come with me. If you still want me to enlist after you’ve seen and talked to her, I'll volunteer to- morrow.” For a moment he thought Nancy was going to refuse; but she answered: “I'll go—and you'll enlist tomorrow.” He watched her as she put on her hat. She was so small, so pretty and dainty with her curly black hair and rosy cheeks, that he wondered how such a tiny bit of girlhood could be so full of fire and furious anger. As they left the hou se together, she, in her turn, looked at him, not with admiration, but with scorn. He was tall and fair, with clean-cut features, and clear, frank eyes. “What a fine looking boy to be a slacker,” she thought, as they walked in silence; and again her only feeling was scorn. They left the main street of the little town and turned into a lane almost unknown to Nancy. “T didn’t know you lived in this direction,” she remarked. Don winced. “Well, there’re just mother and I,” he said. ‘We needed only a small place, and happened to find one here.” Nancy made no reply. They stopped before a tiny white cot- tage. “Is this where you live?” she asked, and again there was that note in her voice which made Don wince. Then Nancy saw a woman’s face watching them from the win- dow. It was a sweet, lovable face, framed in soft white hair. “Is that your mother?” This time the girl’s voice was very different. “Yes,” replied Don, as he opened the door. Nancy stepped in. Instantly her eyes met those of the little woman by the window. She thought she had never seen anyone else just like her. Mrs. Lathrop sat in a low rocker, her knitting in her lap. She was very small, and as exquisite as a piece of Dresden china. “This is my mother, Nancy,” said Don. “Mother, I want you to meet Nancy Starring.” “T am so glad to know you,’ heard a great deal of you.” Nancy placed her hands in the ones stretched out to her, and smiled at Don’s mother. “Sit down, my dear,” said Mrs. Lathrop. “I want to have a nice chat with you.” As Nancy seated herself she glanced at Don. He was not look- ing at her, but at his mother; and there was adoration in his eyes. “Oh, Don,” said the soft voice, “Mr. Bluell wants you at the store for a little while; run along while I talk to Nancy.” As Don went down the walk, both the girl and the mother watched him until he was out of sight. “Oh, you must be proud of him!” cried Nancy, impulsively. “How can I help it? No mother ever had such a son, why .’ she hesitated. “But perhaps you don’t want a “Oh, yes I do,” replied Nancy. “I want to hear what his mother says of him.” Don’s mother smiled. “There’s so much to say,” she answered. “You know, his father died when he was just fourteen. He didn’t leave us very much, just enough to put Don through high school. Then he went to work. I have been an invalid for three years, and Don has had to stand all sorts of expenses. He never once com- plained, and when we had to leave our old home, he came away from his friends without a murmur. Now he is working here and takes the very best care of me. We don’t have much, but we are very happy. Now,” she sighed a little, “now I know he wants to enlist, and is staying here just for me. I have told him to go, that his country needs such boys as he; but he pays no at- tention, and lately has said nothing about it. I want him to go and yet—oh, he’s all I have, and But I shall urge him just the same, and maybe, after awhile, I can do the one thing in my power to help my country—give her my son.” Again she stopped and the hands clasped in her lap trembled. “But ve had him to love for twenty-one years,” she went on, “and surely I can spare him for a few years now. I know he will come back—even though—I’m not here to greet him when he comes.” There was a long silence in the little room. Nancy’s mind was a turmoil of emotions, and the mother’s thoughts were— b) replied a soft voice. “I have he just mother’s thoughts. Then Mrs. Lathrop asked Nancy about the school; and when Don came back they were chatting gaily. “I must go now, Don,” Nancy said, rising. “Good-bye, Mrs. Lathrop, I'll come again, and soon.” Nancy scarcely spoke to Don until they reached her gate. There she turned to him and said softly, “Don, you mustn’t en- list. You’re not a slacker; I’m sorry I spoke as I did, because to- day I learned to look at things from another point of view, and I BuO that love of country must sometimes come after love of mother.” MARY STROTHER. Kerplop! Went the Cornucopia “But, Margaret, I just wish you could see him.” “Oh, he must be wonderful.” “T didn’t say he was wonderful, did I? I said he looked very interesting, and besides he—oh, dear, there goes that bell. Well, bye, Margie; I'll meet you down in the basement after school, and don’t forget to get that book.” And Ruth went up the stairs, while Margaret was lost in the crowd of students changing class- rooms. “Hello, Margaret, why the rush? Did you look up those ir- regular verbs?” “Oh, hello, Bernice; yes, I looked them up and had a lovely time doing it. Say, Bernice, Ruth’s got it again.” “Ruth’s got it again? What do you mean?” “Need you ask? Another boy, of course.” “Mercy! I hope she doesn’t get as dreamy as she was last term. Who is he?” “Really, I don’t know. She was telling me about him and then the bell rang. She said that he is very attractive, slender. and looks as though he could dance divinely.” “Fiddlesticks! I’ve known boys who were so slender they were actually skinny, and they danced as though they were on stilts.” Margaret giggled. “All the boys Ruth ever—oh, hush! Miss Berveau is looking straight at us. I hope she doesn’t call on me.” After school Ruth and Margaret met in the basement and walked home together. “Now tell me about the beautiful young man, Ruth.” “Margaret, aren’t you silly. I didn’t say he was beautiful. No, you c ouldn’t call him beautiful, because his nose is—is—well, rather retrousse.” “That’s a fine description to give me. You tell me he is slen- der and has a ‘retrousse’ nose. Out of nine hundred boys at school, do you think I could pick your hero with that descrip- tion? What color eyes and hair and complexion has he?” “Oh, his hair is a sort of dull gold color, and he doesn’t wear a greased down pompadour, either. I can’t stand slick pompa- dours “Ahem, you didn’t use to mind Mendall’s.” “Margaret, my childhood days are over; I was eighteen last birthd “How dear to your heart are the dreams of your childhood, when fond recollections bestow on your mind, dear Harry, sweet Georgie, pug-nosed O’Larvy,” Margaret sang. “Margaret Merden, aren’t you ridiculous,” and both girls broke into laughter. “Now tell me what color eyes he has.” “Oh, my dear, you know he sits in front of me in English, and I have never had a real good look at his eyes. They seem a sort of liquid-gray, but the other day I saw him in the hall and his eyes were perfectly black—Margaret, stop laughing, or Ill never speak to you again!” “T can’t help it. ‘“Liquid-gray eyes.’ He must be a beauty. Proceed; he is the most interesting boy I ever heard of.” “Then don’t continually interrupt me. Yesterday, I was read- ing some of Riley’s poetry, and I came across a couple of lines that exactly explained my predicament.” “What were they?” “Let me think—oh, yes— “IT know not whether his eyes are light as day, or dark as night, I know only that they are dim with mystery.’ ” “Terrible predicament, I must say,” said Margaret. “But we've said enough about your Adonis. Has Bernice given you your invitation yet?” “Invitation to what?” “A masquerade dance at her house. She told me that she was going to ask you, but what do you think? She wants me to bring my cousin for a partner, and he is the stupidest, silliest gawk I ever set eyes on.” “Which cousin?” asked Ruth. “He has been at Tech about three or four weeks, transferred from L. A. High.” “Why, Margaret, you didn’t tell me that you had a cousin coming to school.” “Didn’t I?” That proves how incessantly I think of him.” “What year is he?” Is he in any of your classes? What does he look like? Does he live near you?” questioned Ruth. “He is a senior—thank goodness he is not in any of my classes and he lives about five miles away from me. Is there anything else you would like to know?” “You haven’t told me what he looks like.” “Funny-looking!” volunteered Margaret. i “Your English teacher would give you a five on that descrip- ion. “Oh, he looks like—well, he is skinny, pugnosed, freckle-faced, cat-eyed, and has yellow hair. He is not the kind of boy you would rave about; but he does dress well. T’ll give him credit for that. Isn’tit warm, though? I feel as though I would melt,” concluded Margaret. (Continued to page 134.) Keith's Light “Keith’s playing.” “S-s-sh.”’ ““He’s as good at the violin as he was at football.” “We've got our Keith back, fellows.” “He’s different though.” “Of course he’s different; but he’s Keith.” All over the big auditorium a breathless silence fell, and out into that silence, causing it to throb like the pulse from the heart of the violin which was being played, stole the music. Near one of the doorways a group of boys was gathered. “Seems like old times, with Keith back,” said one. “Gee, how does he play so when he can’t see anything?” ques- tioned another. A girl whispered to her companion, “Don’t his eyes seem to light up and shine? You would never know there was no sight in them.” “TI don’t see,” answered her companion, “why you should all be so enraptured over this boy’s playing. Of course, it’s beauti- ful, but then there are lots of blind musicians.” “Yes, but don’t you understand? He’s Keith.” “You must remember I am a stranger and don’t know all your school deities.” “That’s just it. Keith is almost a deity with us. Of course, we worshipped him as captain of our champion football team, and as our best track man he was great; he’s held every office from yell leader up; then, last year, he was nominated for presi- dent. Nobody thought of running against him. We all wanted Keith. Jimmy, my brother (he and Keith are great friends), said Keith was always planning things to do after election—not in a conceited way, but he was just wrapped up in this school. Oh, I can’t express it. Jimmy says he used to sleep it, and eat it, and live it. It was his life, you understand. He wanted to make it for the school, not any glory to himself, but just for the school. And the way the fellows looked up to him; not up ex- actly, because he was one of them in everything, never thought of himself as any different; but it was ‘Keith says this,’ or ‘Keith proposes that.’ He was more than just a school hero. Some- how he seemed to stand for everything that was big, and splen- did, and democratic about the school.” “Well, how. a “Don’t interrupt. Isn’t that music wonderful? Sounds as though it were sobbing away down in the dark somewhere. ” “Go on about Keith.” “Well, a few days before election a bunch of us, girls and fel- lows, were in a corner of the big chem lab. Keith was there, too. Little Elsie Gates, you know—the blonde I pointed out to you as we came in—was finishing up some work and came over to get a big bottle of some sort of acid off a shelf near us. We asked her what it was for. She mentioned the formula, ‘Some sore of stuff she had to put together,’ she said. “Keith looked at the name on the bottle. “ Say, it’s funny you would use that,’ he said, and went over to her table with her. “We watched her pour a lot of the stuff into her mortar; then we heard a sizzle and saw Keith lunge across the table and push her away, just as the whole mass blew up, right into Keith’s face. Of course, we girls screamed; then laughed. No one thought it was anything serious. Keith had his arm across his eyes. He took it down and looked around, and a queer expression came into his face. He fumbled for his handkerchief and daubed his eyes; then he stumbled forward and fell over a chair. We all ran to help him up. After his eyes had been bandaged Jimmy took him home. “Two weeks later the election came off, and of course Keith was made president. The boys were wild. They had known he would be elected; but still it was great now that he really was. The bunch went over to his place that evening and held a regular jubilee on his front lawn. Keith came out on the steps, his eyes still bandaged; but Jimmy says he was grinning with his big friendly grin. “This is great, fellows,’ he said. ‘I-I-you know how I feel. Only, —the grin went away—‘you see, I’m not coming back to (Continued to page 138.) In Years to Come I. In the years that will come with their sorrow and grief, Many times will you sit by the fire for relief From a day of great joy, or a day of hard work, And your mind will drift back to the times that you shirked From lessons too long, or duties too hard, Or from teachers called “strict” or a bad report card. Ly: You will think of your friends and perhaps lovers, too, Or the girls that you queened and some you just knew; And the dances you danced, and the shows you did see; Of the times when old “Tech” was so run by the “Gee”; Of the games that were played, and the victories won, And the times that the rallies and games were such fun. Il. But if back you would come just to see the dear place, You would feel as if dropped in a new and odd race Of people you knew not, with customs quite queer; Old friends would be gone that you once thought so dear. They'll have left “Tech” for ever, and old you'll have grown— Oh, times will have changed, and you’ll wander alone. GALATIA VRETTOS, June 718. Leonard Jordon h . ! WwW As President of the Student Body I am pleased to report the progress in student co-operation with the school. The Student Co-operative Board has had few, if any, unpleasant experiences. The general disposition of the student body has been good. Next term the school session will begin fifteen minutes earlier and will close fifteen minutes earlier. The major period will be left free so far as possible for real advisory work and study. Night school will begin as early as 3 o’clock and it looks as though the plant will be in use from 7:15 a. m. until 9:15 p. m., with little interruptions. On behalf of the Co-operative Board I desire to express a sense of appreciation to the whole student body for their general good support. L. K. JORDAN. i t pa duvOd HWAILVYAdO-OD SAO ddvOd AAILVYAdO-OD S'THID EXECUTIVE BOARD Marie Laurent, Com. Girls’ Affairs Harold Girvin, Entertainments Emma Holub, Secretary James Oakley, Com. of Publications Mary Eccleston, Social Secretary Wm. Wilson, Auditor Kenny Walsh, Organizations Robert Kellog, Com. of Finance Robert Kellog Low Senior Class Robert) Kellogg: s)cc cg aes President Hazel; Brownie oe Vice-President Doris: Gayot gens rior) ane anes Secretary Gertrude Potter nna Girls’ Treasurer Hugo Methmani seal Boys’ Treasurer Abel Jackson. 03a ta Sergeant-at-Arms The Low Seniors organized this term with an unusual amount of spirit and enthusiasm, the class numbering over eighty mem- bers. A very attractive combination of red and green were chosen for class colors and an artistic pin was selected. On Friday, the 13th, a parade of joyous good-natured rivalry was held between the Low and High Seniors, in which many bedecked and fantastic costumes were seen. After the parade the campus become the main scene of action, where many con- tests took place. The girls sold candy and peanuts on the grounds. The day was an immense success from every stand- point. Wm. Gilstrap, President Mary Eccleston, Vice-President The Honor Society William Gilstrap President Mary Eccleston Vice-President Irene Whitford Secretary and Treasurer The Honor Society added in the neighborhood of a hundred new members at the close of the third quarter. A contest was held to raise money to buy silver “T” pins, and prizes were given to the winners. The pins are to be loaned to the students when they enter the society and are to remain in their possession as long as their scholarship warrants membership. They may be- come their permanent property if the student is a member of the society at the time of graduation. A gold “T” is given to the student who makes the society five times, and a special pin to a student who makes the society eight times. The Latin Club Arleen) Scotti in san vonen acu aU o re yea President HarrissHolromiy ua uaa coi Vice-President Albert (Phi tips icyou iac nn eine aussie Secretary Fvelyan Weeks aie igi Cae uae Acer eben Treasurer Joy Holloway 2 ey cena Editor of Bulletin Willian 3A dais n uni ae suai Manager of Bulletin The Latin Club has flourished this term, its most important asset to both the club and the school at large being the pub- lication of a Latin-English Bulletin once a month. Although the paper is now small, it promises to be a live monthly in a short time, as it is most interesting. Entertainments, excursions, talks, and picnics have been en- joyed by the members of the club, who are all such enthusiastic boosters of their organization that we may well expect to hear even greater things from them during the next year. The Cercle Francais JACK Baker eve core saa be egal ats he ney Re President Leona’ schifiman one een Vice-President Bernice Braun ce ace Secretary ‘Thelma Peterson coi ese ean Treasurer Le Cercle Francais, organized last term by Miss Holden and Miss Breu, has completed its second successful team as a regular organization of this school. The fifty members of the Cercle Francais have enjoyed many games and entertainments at the regular club meetings; while hikes and parties, on holidays, have added to the already popular name of the organization. An inter- club dance, held by the three language clubs of Technical, met with great success. Among the many accomplishments of the club is the adoption of a French War Orphan, which will cost the club thirty-six dollars a year; another will be the production of “Le Voyage de M. Perrichon.” E] Circulo Hispano Americano Lawrence G. Allyn President Helen Bray Vice-President Florence Rhein Secretary Elidia Ropero Treasurer Within the space of a few months El Circulo Hispano Ameri- cano has grown from the smallest to tone of the largest organi- tions in the school. A membership campaign at the first of the term resulted in nearly 250 names being placed in the roll. Owing to the fact that the club was practically reorganized at the commencement of school this term, its activities have been limited. In the early part of the term a very successful dance was held in conjunction with the French and Latin Clubs. In March there was a skating party at Idora Park. Several fine entertainments were given to the club: one by the Ukulele Club, and the others by talent in the club itself. A club paper is being issued monthly with great success. The staff consists of Donald Johnson, editor; May Renwick and Helen Bray, associate editors; Lawrence Allyn, business manager. The Vulcan Club Edwin Fairchilds President Robert Taylor Secretary Harry Thomas Treasurer John Anderson, Sergeant-at-Arms Mr. Petty Faculty Advisor The Vulcan Club is an organization composed entirely of shop boys and formed for the purpose of promoting good-fel- lowship among its members, and of studying the activities of the iron industry. Good-fellowship is fostered by occasional bean-feeds, where talks on industrial work are given by men of experience. The activities of the iron industry are studied by occasional trips to the shops and factories about the bay, where the boys can see for themselves how things are done on a large scale, and also where they can gain an idea of the kind of work they would like to engage in after leaving school. Class of June 1918 Ray Larson toutes keane President Clindinin: Brown Ant ee ae Vice-President Joy “Hollowey so ie ee ee Secretary The class of June, 1918, held its first meeting January 22, 1917, for the purpose of organizing the High Juniors. The main event of the term was the High Junior Dansant. held in the girls’ gymnasium on March 16. Good music and a jolly crowd combined to make the affair a success, both so- cially and financially. The High Juniors have organized only twice in the history of Technical, but it is sincerely hoped that this will become a permanent class organization. The Radio Club Howard: Josephss 0 aiy tener enn earn President Giibert Mokena iis tatan ani Vice-President Lloyd Hardy Wee pean Secretary and Treasurer Under a new constitution, which has proven itself to be de- cidedly better suited to the needs of the organization, the Radio Club has accomplished much during this semister. Two new wireless sets have been installed in the new oper- ating room, built especially for the club—one a Marconi cabinet set, purchased by the club, and the other a Navy set, which has been loaned to it. The ope rators who have obtained their licenses are in charge of the new apparatus. The club is exceedingly grateful to Mr. Coleman for the aid he has given them in his illustrated lectures on “Wireless The- ory,” and from the increasing number of licensed operators in the club. The Girls’ Swimming Club Through the hard work of a few girls this term, a Swimming club was formed for the first time in Tech’s history. At the organization the officers elected were as follows: Helena yi oot, cass ar seal pe eee eae President Regina Gane seein ee ere Secretary Every Monday at 3 o’clock an average of twenty girls meet at Piedmont Baths. Two hours of good swimming are enjoyed by every girl. All belonging to the club are given special rates —five tickets for one dollar. Next term, if enough good swim- mers show up, it might be possible to challenge the bay schools. Top Row: Lieutenant Earl Coates, Lieutenant Elden Colby, Lieutenant Robert Trevey, Lieutenant James Bretherton, Lieutenant James Oakley. Bottom Row: Left to right—Captain Uriel Smith, Major George Hjelte, (Commandant) Major Donald S. McKittrick, Captain Donald D. Johnson. Cadets Organized under the laws of the State of California, the mili- tary department holds forth as the largest organization in the Technical High School. The Twentieth and Twenty-first Com- panies of California High School Cadets, stationed at Tech, con- stitute a battalion. There are also two auxiliary branches of the service represented—the Signal Corps and the Hospital Corps, the latter being the only detachment of its kind recog- nized by the Red Cross and Adjutant-General.. During the past term the cadets have participated in many public events, advertising Tech and its need of a gymnasium. They acted as the escort of honor at the Second Annual Ad- Masque and gave exhibition drill at Neptune Beach on Red Cross Day. Several military ceremonies were conducted on the parade ground on field days. The big event of the term was the annual cadet camp held from March 26 to April 2 at Danville under the supervision of an army officer. The cadet battalion has gained fame from California to Maine through the “movies.” In the present crisis those cadets who felt it their duty to answer their country’s call have found their training in the military department of great aid to them, as this training was in an officially recognized military organization. The present cadet officers are: Major, Donald McKittrick; Lieutenant-Quartermaster, Elden Colby; Lieutenant-Adjutant, Earl Coats; Twentieth Company, Captain Uriel Smith, First Lieutenant James Oakley, Second Lieutenant Robert Trevey; Twenty-first Company, Captain Donald Johnson, First Lieu- tenant Harrison Ketcham, Second Lieutenant James Bretherton. y 4 y Ralph Coffey, President Lou Fairchilds, Secretary | The Boys Athletic Association Ralph: Coffey pian Osan President Lewelyn:; Fairchild yao a Secretary During this term the Boys’ Athletic Association has been quite active in promoting the “Tech” spirit in the various kinds of school athl etics. The nominating and electing of a yell leader to fill the place vacated by the resignation of “Lou” Dougherty, and the discus- sion of finding training quarters for the swimming team filled the first three meetings of the term. The victorious 110-pound basketball team received their Ger- man “T’s” at the mid-term meeting and twelve Block “T’s” and four “Stars” were presented to our championship baseball team at the final meeting for the term. Minnie Brodke, President Miriam Gross, Secretary The Girls’ Athletic Association Minnie ‘Brodke Vesta Everett Miriam Gross Never before in the history of the school have the girls’ ath- letics gained so much prominence and popularity. This is due to the fact that the girls who go out for the various sports do so with the proper spirit, the spirit of each for all and all for each. Basketball, crew, tennis, hiking, volleyball and baseball are now recognized girls’ sports at Technical. The girls turned out a champion crew, winning the Enquirer Regatta race against Fremont, Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley and University High, thereby receiving the silver championship cup. Many long hikes were enjoyed by the girls, such as those to Muir Woods and Redwood Creek, while the tennis teams and inter-class volleyball teams gained considerable popularity. Some of the speakers at the rallies were: Miss Van Hager, head of the recreation department of Oakland; Mr. Fisher, Miss Covey and Miss Wilder. The meetings this term have been well attended, the girls singing the school songs and entertaining themselves by their own talent at piano, banjo and drums. A. Gallagher, Evans, Kitchener, Sondag, Texas, Kilgo, Maxfield, Coffey, Proctor, Spencer, Eggleston, Genesy, Robert, S. Hyde, W. Hyde, Hoey, Powning, Benner. Reception Committee The Reception and Information Committee was organized in January, 1915, under the supervision of Mr. Fisher. Its purpose is to give a hearty welcome and information on all school mat- ters to visitors, and to conduct them about the buildings. It also takes charge of all lost and found articles. The stu- dents acting on the committee voluntarily give up one period a day to the desk, which is located at the right side of the lobby near the office. ESE PIS ES t ft t The Girls’ Glee Club Catherine Wilkinson...........-..2............. President Anita Dado see Pelee i ee Vice-President Margarete Cartee........ Secretary and Treasurer The Girls’ Glee Club was organized this semester by Mrs. Davis for all girls advanced in singing. They made their first appearance in the auditorium when they sang “Row Us Swiftly” and “Old Mother Goose.” They promised the school a surprise, and it appeared in the form of a cantata, “The Lady of Shallot,” given at a reception to the glee clubs of all the high schools. An informal dance was enjoyed after the performance. The club will continue next semester during the major period. All girls having had two years of music are welcome to join. The Boys’ Glee Club Milton Tait President Chelsea Eaton Vice-President Charles von Konigsberg....Secretary-Treasurer Sherman Dana Gihanian During the course of this term, the Boys’ Glee Club has made itself recognized as one of the best organizations in Tech. Like wine, it has improved with age until now it has in its numbers nearly a hundred of ‘“Tech’s” best male voices. At various times during the term, programs have been given at the Friday morning assemblies, gaining much applause from the students, and many favorable comments from parents and visitors. Two large programs were given this semester, the first at the Civic Auditorium, and the second at the school auditorium. Both entertainments were well given, and with the bright future which seems before the club, even greater things must be ex- pected of them during the coming terms. CGNVd AHL The Band The Tech Band originated in old “Poly” in the spring term of 1914. Among the old and reliable members who constituted the first small band and remained until their graduation were Ver- non Ferry, Ross Mack, Mervyn Geary, H. Hittinberger, Alfred Wallitz and Walter Welch. There are many others, also,—good old reliables—still with the organization, who, with Director Herman Trutner, have been loyal and have worked hard to place the Tech Band in the position it now occupies as probably the best high school organization of its kind in the country. It has about forty-five members this term, who play because they ap- preciate and enjoy music. On the trips to Chico, Santa Rosa, Fresno and other places, the band was greeted with a hearty wel come and invited to return in the near future. These trips were, in addition to a pleasure, a demonstration of what we are doing in the line of instru- mental music. Splendid programs were played, uniforms were neat, and the marching of the band was fine. The band, without a doubt, is the most appreciated organiza- tion in the school. It has turned out to all important games this term to save the rooters’ voices and to help our teams to victory; has put up a good vaudeville skit; has played for the field-day sports, and has added color to the Senior Day jinks. Nekawa Club Ida Levy Captain Minnie Brodke Overseer The Girls’ Hiking Club has seen a second term of great success and pleasure. At the initial meeting this term the name Nekawa was chosen for the organization. There are about thirty active members who with some of the teachers enjoyed many delight- ful tramps. The girls all have such good times that it is to be regretted that a club like this was not formed sooner. They meet on certain stated Friday afternoons at 3:15, and then pro- ceed to hike in whatever direction they selected that day. Some of the places traversed are Muir Woods, Wildcat Canyon, Red- wood and Grizzly Peaks. Through the enthusiastic spirit of Minnie Brodke the club has been kept alive. oe KR — xq 0 = o — an al “ = = +) = = = ry w “ w ) _ = = Orchestra The first orchestra, now numbering forty-three, has accom- plished much during this term. On its initial appearance this term—a fine concert in the auditorium—the success of the pro- gram was unquestionable, and the orchestra deserves hearty commendation for the work accomplished. Individuals under Mr. Trutner aided in the concert given to raise money for suits for the band. In addition, the orchestra accompanied the Girls’ Glee Club in the production of “The Lady of Shalott,” and also supplied music for the Vodville Jinx and for the Commencement Exercises. Both Miss Meek and Mr. Trutner have worked hard to accom- plish such excellent results, and recognition with much praise is their due. Hf d Mr. Gove, Our Custodian The Girls’ Ukulele Club Dora Davis Gertrude Potter Dorot hy Colbert Secretary and Treasurer After a year of inactivity, the Girls’ Ukulele Club was re- organized at the beginning of this term, and has had a very successful term. The club has enjoyed many hikes and one party. On Feb- ruary 27 a program was given before the Spanish Club which consisted of several novel skits and solo dances. At an early meeting in the term, the club selected its pin, the appropriate design of a small gold ukulele. SENIOR DAY LIFE Senior Day About one thousand Technites were treated to a real rough- house day on Friday, April 13, when the High Seniors met the Low Seniors on the field of battle, and indulged in a traditional “rush”—an event long hoped for in Tech. Sad to say (for the Hi Seniors) the Low Seniors succeeded in tying up all of their enemies of June, 717, but they were out- pulled, however, by the Hi Seniors in the tug-o’-war—the last event on the program. The ceremonies started at 3 o’clock, led by the famous Tech “Jazz Band,” and followed by “Cockey’s Cadet Company.” The parade of Seniors started in front of the school and marched around to the athletic field, where a halt was called, and where the June ’17 class succeeded in bury- ing the bones of the Class of December 17. In the meantime the “Jazz Band” played a funeral march, while one of our apostles danced the hula hula. The next number on the program was a very romantic wed- ding ceremony performed in the center of the ring of spectators, while Chris Milisch and “Wally” Elliot, as Queen Garlica and King Epsom, respectively, entertained on their palatial bridal float. Among the pedestrians there were “Gabe” Ticoulat, who certainly made a cute “baby”; the devilish Vestal and West- away; Doris Cayot, as a sporty young fellow, and “Dot” Shane, a “cute little girl’; a company of girl cadets, who were taken for boys; “Mex and Tex,” with their usual laughter production; “Aubey” Buteau, as a crippled cadet; and Sondag and Spencer (what there was of them), as the last survivors of Coxey’s army. Some of the heroes of the fatal tie-up were: Jonny Paulino, Bob Trevy, Lew Fairchilds, Al Smith, Heinie Hoey, Bob Kellogg, Bill Maxfield, Andy Gallagher and Bill Eggleston. The pie-eating contest was the envy of every spectator. Among the “pie-faced” fellows that embibed the luscious tarts were: Fat Hanlon, the champion pie-swallower; Andy Gallagher, Lou Fairchilds and Jonny Paulino. The day was ended by the tug-o’-war, when, with the able aid of “Chick” Jordan, as anchor man, the Hi Seniors won the con- test, having pulled the handkerchief to their side of the mark when time was called. Thanks to the able management and spirit shown by Harry Thomas for the Hi Seniors and Bob Kellogg for the Class of De- cember 17, the rush was carried through without a hitch on either side. The girls and fellows who took part showed lots of the old Tech pepper and snap. This was the first roughhouse day that Tech has held for many years, and the hearty enjoyment of all the spectators and participants has proven that we need one of these traditional rushes at least once every term, in order to put some class spirit into our fellows. A suggestion which would undoubtedly be backed by every true-blooded Technite would be to have a Fresh- man rush as a starter in the first month of school, and a Senior rush to the end of the season of “pep” and “jazz.” Class History August 18, 1913, to June 1, 1917, a period of four years of good, conscientious work intermingled with just enough play to break the uniformity. This is our record. We have taken part in every form of athletics the school has offered; the girls in basketball, tennis, hiking, swimming, base- ball and boating, and the boys in baseball, football, basketball, track, tennis, swimming, hiking, and boating. Tech’s athletic reputation has been upheld by the diligent support of such stu- dents as Miriam Gross, Bernard Hogemann, and Kenneth Walsh. Of the school organizations, there is scarcely one that has not been influenced by members of our class. The position of President of the Student Body has been filled for one term by a member of the Class of June 17; that of Secretary for two terms; that of Secretary of the Girls’ Athletic Association for two terms; that of President of the Boys’ Athletic Association for one term, and of Secretary for two terms; and that of Scribe Editor, Boys’ and Girls’, for one term. Many other positions, as the offices of various clubs and societies, have also been filled by members of our class. Our own class officers are: James: Brethertons 3 a aa President Katherine Blackburn .................. Vice-President PomialiA kers Joie nun ey ai aioe Secretary Helen. Bi i olen wana aie age Girls’ Treasurer Dewey Westabay 20.0.2... Boys’ Treasurer Ralph) Coffeyiiiuinas cain Sergeant-at-Arms We have done all in our power to influence those who have been about us and leave a record worth following for those behind us. Our great undertaking as a class was our Senior Day celebration, the first of its kind in the history of the school and a success. The readers of this account may receive the impression that our time has been spent in everything but study. This is not so. A large percentage of our class are members of the Honor Society and some few have held offices in that society. Thus we have been real factors in scholarship, in athletics, in organizations, in society, and in the politics of the school. Our influence as our number has been mighty. To write a full history is a hopeless task, for to those who have been with us there is no need to recite well-known facts; to any others we can only hope to give a confused idea. As a class, we are of the democratic element of “Old Poly” and up- hold but a moderate appreciation of our efforts and attainments. EDWARD KNAPIK. DANCE COMMITTEE Harold Ryan, Dorothy McQuilken, John Evans, Marie Aubertin, Harold Girvin, Marie Laurent, George Stewart, Herbert Mathieson. Valentine Dance The first spring dance of Technical High School was held at the Claremont Hotel, Friday, February 16. The ballroom was decorated in red and white and a very unique plan was fol- lowed out by the committee in charge. The programs were in the shape of a heart and these, with the red and white decora- tions, formed a very appropriate setting for a Valentine dance. The music, supplied by Tech talent, combined with the Tech spirit, furnished a good time for everyone. The Dansants The committee in charge decided to allow three dansants for the Spring term of 1917. These were held in the gymnasium and the admission price was ten cents. Because the dansants were given solely to promote and facilitate the making of friends and a spirit of friendliness among the students, no outsiders were admitted. That this plan succeeded was shown by the large attendance at each dansant. The first of the series was held before the two weeks’ vacation and the last two after the vacation. As the committee on introductions were all active workers. no one’s enjoyment was spoiled by lack of acquaint- ance. The Vodville Jinx On Friday, March 23, Tech had its annual ‘“Vodville Jinx.” The features of the “Jinx” were: lots of talent, lots of the old “pep,” and an overflowing house. Pep was displayed by “The Seventeen Minstrels,” in a snappy band performance led by “‘Heinie” Gentry; and in “A Night of Study,” a piano, banjo and drum skit, by Gallagher, Engs, Hin- man, Maxfield, Atterbury, Robinchung. Talent galore was shown by Margaretta Binckley and Leon Dunning in the “Vicious Circle”; Kenny Walsh and Mary Ec- cleston in a song and dance; Harold Girvin and Marie Aubertin in a snappy skit of their own origination; Helen “Peggy” Mar- tin, Mildred Crawford, Cecil Callison in a clog dance and a well- rendered vocal solo; and last, but not least, the famous Tech Quartette—Bachelder, Spencer, Kyte and Johnson—with its as- sortment of major and minor chords. Marie Laurent Marie Aubertin Girls’ Freshman Reception Since the freshman receptions started there has been a steady improvement in them each term. The Girls’ Freshman Re- ception of the spring term of 1917 can almost be the climax of this constant advancement. It would be difficult to imagine a better performance or more successful management. Much credit is to be given to Marie Laurent, manager, and Marie Aubertin, assistant manager, for their effort toward making the affair a success. The program went off without any of the usual difficulties attending an amateur show. The acts were as follows: Nursery Rhymes; London’s Latest Sensations: Margaret Man; “Love of a Bonnet,” Angelo Pingetore; Speech, Mr. Fisher; “Nifty Nieces of Neptune’; Somewhat Different Trio, Mary Eccleston, Violet Marshall, Nona Paulson; “Winter Entertain- ment in a Hotel Garden.” Thanks is due to Harold Girvin, George Vestal, and Gilbert Kneiss, manager, electrician, and property man respectively, who worked hard to have the stage effects good and the acts run off smoothly. -| Worron— VN Lv a ee = x Baseball “PAT” BARNEY Basketball 9-37 “BALDY” MILLER “ART” EGGLESTON TOMMY CLEMENT “MURF” MURPHY “CHICK” JORDAN “BOB” HUTCHINSON EY “CUTIE” MacMEEKIN JOHNNY PAULINO HENRY HOEY Pree Te “DUFF” GERLACK “OX” KEANE “BOB” DANIELS “HAM” McCOURTNEY JOHN GILLESPIE “BILL” FREITAS “CLARKIE” BOWEN “BERNIE” VIVIEROS RAY EBE “GENE” FITZGERALD “ART” FONSECA “FAT” HARMON DAVID OLIVER “ABE” RUBIN “WALT” JORDAN LYLE INGERSOL ROY JOURNAL “DUTCH” McNIEL Gillies 9 Basket Ball Tech’s basketball team, on account of lack of experienced coaching, did not come up to the previous standard this year. The players were all determined and worked hard, but they were light and in nearly every case inexperienced in playing on a high school team. Then, too, as Tech has no gymnasium of its own, arrangements had to be made for practicing at Plymouth Center, where there are many drawbacks. The three principal games, namely, with Oakland, Berkeley and Fremont, were fairly lost and, as far as I can see, there is only one remedy for this—“‘Go-get-’em.” Tech’s prospects for the coming season have never been better and I hope ev ery loyal Technite will fight to put Tech in the lead again. I here wish to take the opportunity of thanking the student body for its loyal support and the team for its earnest efforts to uphold the former standard of Tech’s basketball teams. Berkeley Y. M. C. A. 24—Tech 47. In a very one-sided game, in which lack of experience and team-work were features, Tech’s 1917 quintet beat the Berkeley Y. M. C. A. to the tune of 47—24. The game was also featured by the true shooting of Kork, and the fast footwork of Clement and Horton. Tech vs. U. C. (145-lb. Team). In a fast game at Harmon Gym on Thursday, January 22, U. C.’s crack 145-lb. team defeated our basketball Hopes with a score of 26 to 34. The game was featured by the great improvement in our team’s passing, and by the fast teamwork of Eggleston and Kork. Players Our bunch of basket ringers this term consisted of “Eggy” Eggleston, “Lou” Kork, “Murf” Murphy, and Jack Spence, for- wards; ‘Buck” Buckley and “Tom” Clement, centers; “Tudy” Coney, “Tic” Ticoulat, and “Skee” Horton, guards. We had “Eggy” and “Tom” as our last year’s veterans. All the rest of the fellows were new to most of Tech’s rooters, but they showed clearly that Tech had excellent material from which to pick a fast and “furious” team. Oakland 24—Tech 16. In the first league game of our basketball season, Tech went down to defeat in the hands of Oakland Hi’s hoopers with a score of 24 to 16. “Down but kickin’” expresses perfectly our attitude after this game; the fellows in our team being bested only because of their rawness and inexperience in playing on a high school team. In the first half of the game, it looked very much as though our fellows would come through with the traditional “bacon”; by the experience of Oakland’s veteran team finally became a very evident factor in their playing and Tech came out on the short end of the score. Kork and Horton, our two new men, played a strong, heady game as forward and guard, respectively; while “Eggy” Eggle- ston, our last year’s veteran player, was ‘“‘all over the floor’ at all times. University 9—Tech 37. In the fast and “peppy” game that resulted in an easy victory for the basketball hopes, University High’s team was beaten by a score of 37-9. Playing like a different team from. that which faced Oakland High, our basket-tossers had no trouble in pilfering the bacon, although U. H. S. had first chance to score. The line-up that Tech put on the floor was: Spence, Kork, Ticoulat, forwards; Horton, Buckley, centers; and Eggleston, Coney, Murphy, guards; Jack Spence, starring by his clever and fast passing, with Horton and Eggleston, played a strong offen- sive game, featured by their clever shooting. Last year Tech’s hikers were disbanded, and, as a result, the “Tech Bohemian Club” was formed this term by a number of prominent Technites. Baby Golds 23—Tech 28. In a hard fought game, Tech’s fast 130-pound team defeated the Baby Golds, at the Y. M. C. A., on February 20. It was a brilliant game, and the Tech boys played a fast, heady game, Robbins and Sandoval starring for us. The final score stood 28 to 23. University California (145-lb. Team) 34—Tech 26. In a fast game at Harmon gym on Thursday, January 22, U. C.’s crack 145-Ib. team defeated our basketball hopes with a score of 26 to 35. The game was featured by the great improvement in our team’s playing and passing, and by the fast teamwork of Eggle- ston and Kork. Fremont 29—Tech 18. The 1917 basketball season was closed, as far as prep schools were concerned, on March 2, when our basketball quintet met defeat at the hands of Fremont, thus giving the Green and Gold the A. C. A. L. championship. Fremont’s experienced five began to show its strength at the first of the game, and maintained.a constant lead over our fel- lows until the final gun, the score standing 29—18. Although we stood defeated, this game showed us that our team was composed of fine material, but was lacking in experi- ence. Spence, Horton, and Kork shone among the stars of the game, while Talt and Dearborn of Fremont featured with their teamwork. Berkeley—Tech. In a nerve straining game with our old rivals, Berkeley High, our fighting five went down to defeat on February 29 at the Municipal Auditorium. The game was not one featured by stars on either side, but one that teamwork alone decided. Our fellows showed a spurt of fast teamwork in the first half of the game, but the headwork of Ponsi, Berkeley’s guard, was greatly to blame for breaking it up, and in the second half Tech had to play on the defensive side until the final whistle blew. Horton and “Eggy,” our two consistent stars, were again the feature of Tech’s team. Captain Eggleston, our veteran star, played a cool, snappy game throughout the season. The nu- cleus of a fast team, he distin- guished himself by his accurate basket-shooting as a forward, and his fast and clever passing as a guard. As “Eggy” will not be with us next year to help the team along, he will leave a large gap to be filled next season by a new man. “Skee” Horton was one of the “finds of the season,” and per- formed the difficult job of holding down two positions, guard and center, as the conditions necessi- tated. “Skee” was apparently un- known until this semester, but turned up as the fast and furious iron man of the team. As he is also a sophomore, he will be ex- pected to take other laurels in the future. “Louie” Kork was a hew man to most of our rooters this season, but by clever playing in the first game he made a fine reputation for himself among the Technites, and was, throughout the rest of the season, looked upon as a dan- gerous man to Tech’s opposing basket-ballers. “Louie” will be with us again next year, and his clever foul shooting will be an added asset to our team. “Tic” Ticoulat, our “fighting Frenchman,” showed what train- ing could do in developing a good basketballer. “Tic” showed up conscientiously at every practice, and won his place on the team as a result, “Tic” is graduating this term, and we are all sorry to lose him from basketball. “Tom Clement—our old friend “Tommy’”—was kept out of the game during the first part of the season on account of some trouble over C. I. F. ruling; but he put new life into the rooters and the team when he got into a suit at the Tech-Vocational game at U. C. “Tom” has had three years’ experi- ence in high school basketball, and his fast work and ability as a cen- ter give bright promise for next season. Jack Spence although handi- capped by his light weight, played a good game at forward, his fast footwork being a noticeable point in his favor. - Due probably to a little nervous- ness, Jack’s shooting was weak in his first games, but he distin- guished himself by his clever shooting in the Tech-Fremont game, and will surely show up well for us next term. “Tudy” Coney showed us what a fighting man can do among real players. “Tudy” played a very dif- ficult position, “standing guard,” and his “never say die” spirit kept our enemies from scoring many a point. “Tudy” is a soph in Tech, so were expecting him to help bring the bacon home next season. “Buck” Buckley’s playing at center was notable, and although “Buck” was a new man to us, he showed his experience and ability as a fast and clever player. “Buck” will be in the lineup again next term, and we’ll all be there to watch him go. “Murf” Murphy’s training of last year showed in his heady play- ing this season and his knowledge of the game was very beneficial to our team. “Murf” played a fine game as sub-forward, and he will have to be reckoned with next sea- son. = cc = m a = Z Se = - = Coach Martin, Rhodes, Daniels, Powning, Spence, C. Fairchield, L. Fair- child, Captain McMeekin, Kilpatrick, Manager Hoey, Hutchinson, Hyde. Track The result of last season’s track at Tech, although discourag- ing from a standpoint of scores, bore a very favorable aspect for a championship team in 1918. Many fellows, especially juniors and lower classmen, came out for practice and showed that, with another season’s experi- ence, they could be developed into first and second place men and thus become a great asset to a winning team. It is impossible for a school to have a winning team out every year for this reason: Fellows who in previous years have been place winners, graduate or have left school and their places have to be filled nearly always by a new man or men not yet de- veloped into stars, while in some other school the bulk of the stars do not leave until the preceding term, and in this way are out in the field winning places for their school, which finally wins the meet. This has been the cause of Tech’s defeat in track this term; for with men like Calden, Starret, Black and Hutchinson leav- ing at the same time, it is hard to expect to fill the vacancies with new or inexperienced men. Track “Capt” MacMeekin was un- doubtedly the star of the team, winning the 100-yard dash and the high jump in the A. C. A. L., and taking first in the 100 and second in the high jump in the Stanford Inter-scholastic. Mac’s time in the 100 at Stanford was 10:2, tying the former record. This gives him two records to his credit, as he broke the record in the high jump last year. “Cutie” is a junior and will be back next year to help the team win the A. CeAy te PRS Reirass eam UCmRamasinc re MNNERI ses: “Pas” Passur, a new man in track this year, showed up well in all the games, taking places in the 220 in the A. C. A. L. and Stan- ford meets. “Pass” is only a junior and therefore will be a great asset to Tech’s track team next year. “Heine” Hoey, last year’s star A. C. A. L. pole vaulter and this year’s track manager, was right there with his old class of last sea- son. “Heine” featured in all the meets, taking first in the A. C. A. L., third in the Stanford Inter- scholastic, and second in the San Jose meet. Hoey graduates this term and will be a great loss to our track squad. “Mex” Kilpatrick sprung a sur- prise this year by his work in the low hurdles. “Mex” worked hard all season, and, as a result, took second in the hurdles in the A. C. A. L., pressing Henderson of Oak- land hard all the way. As a result of his hard work and good show- ing, “Mex” was elected Captain for next season. “Killie” is a junior and will be with the team one more season. “Pot” Powning, although only a sophomore in, Tech, has always shown the old “pepper” by going out for all form of athletics. “Pot” was on the football team last term, and by regularly going out for track practice was able to take a place in the A. C. A. L., thus put- ting himself on the track team. “Wally” Hyde showed up well this term as a star broad jumper, taking first places in both the “four-cornered meet” and the meet with the California Frosh, and made a third place in the A. C. A. L. “Wally” will be with us an- other year to help our team along. Rhodes showed up well this year, running a good lap in the relay and also a fast 440 after being boxed at the start. Rhodes is a Soph and has two more years with the track team. “Lou” Fairchilds was one of our track stars this season, taking sec- ond in the half mile in the A. C. A. L. and the San Jose meet, and capturing fourth place in the mile run at Stanford. “Lou” has al- ways shown great interest in ath- letics. He was elected manager of football for next season because of his clever playing on Tech’s foot- ball team of 1916. “Skinny” Spencer put one over on us by coming out third in the high jump and third in the javelin in the A. C. A. L. Spencer is a low freshman and will be with the track team three more years. “Skinny” deserves a lot of credit, as he was the only freshman who made the team. “Bob” Daniels, one of our last year’s track men, was not able to take part in all the meets this year, but he showed up well in the Stan- ford meet by taking third in the 220 and gaining his lay in the re- lay. “Chop” Fairchild came out all the time and made a good showing, taking a place in the 220 and run- ning a fast lap in the relay in the A. C. A. L... Fairchild is a third year man and will be back next year to help the team along with his speed. “Bob” Hutchinson, our last year’s A. C. A. L. star, was not able to participate in any of the league meets this year on account of the four-year rule, but he came out for track and helped many of the new fellows along. However, Bob was able to enter the San Jose meet, taking first places in the 100 and the 440, and running a game lap in the relay. nto soe - =o SES ao et Tech vs. San Jose. On Saturday, March 31, Tech’s track team journeyed to San Jose and were beaten by the S. J. H. S. team in a hard-fought fee iy track and field. The score at the end of the meet stood to 90. All of our fellows were most cordially received and enter- tained by the San Jose men. Our team was shown about the town and treated to dinner after the meet. Although San Jose displayed a lot of class, both on the track and in the field, “Bob” Hutchinson of Tech was by far the star of the meet, taking first place in the 100 and 220 yard runs. “Cutie” McMeekin distin- ee paste also, by winning the high jump and taking third in the : Track A. C. A. L. The A. C. A. L. track meet at U. C. oval proved fatal to our team’s fame. Oakland High, our down-town enemy, succeeded in winning the meet with a score of 8034 points, while Berkeley left us the cellar championship. Owing to the fact that the meet was held in vacation, not many rooters turned out, and the team was further handicapped by the absence of a few important men. However, the fellows showed up very well, considering the number of men the other two schools had on the field. “Cutie” McMeekin starred by winning the 100-yard dash, the high jump, and by running a game lap in the relay. Hoey again showed his first place ability in the pole vault; Kilpatrick took a close second in the 220 hurdles; Fairchilds got a second place in the 880-yard run while Brobst, our only 120- Ib. man, took second in the 8-lb. shot put. Cf (4) Sic’ IMs NS AS ns 4 oh rer WHO ARE WE? Baseball Once more Tech romped home with the championship of the A. C. A. L. by defeating all of its other high school foes in the league. This makes the fourth consecutive year that Tech has won the championship. Tech played stellar brand baseball in all of its games, winning nine and losing one. Although deprived of four of its star players at the beginning of the season by ruling of the league, Tech came right back and showed its jazz and fight by putting out a team that surprised the other schools. The team was as follows: Captain, John Paulino; Gene Fitz- gerald, Johnnie Gillespie, Roy Ebe, “Gus” Bowen, Roy Journal, “Pat” Barney, “Verney” Vivierros, “Bill” Gilstrap, “Cupid” Har- mon, Dave Oliver, Art Fonseca, “Dutch’? MecNiel, “Abe” Rubin, Walter Jordon, and Lyle Ingersoll. Captain Johnny Paulino proved himself ‘to be one of the most valuable captains ever at the head of a high school team. This is his fourth year on the ball team, and he has received a block letter every year. This year he was leading batter, base stealer and run getter. Duffy Gerlack, this year’s manager and last year’s captain, although unable to play on account of professionalship, did more than any other indi- vidual in turning out a championship team. Tech has always been fortunate in having an ex- ceptionally good third base- man. So it was this year, with Viverious on third. He acceysted many hard chanc- es with only a few miscues. Ray Ebe behind the bat, showed up as_ the_ best catcher in the league, mak- ing only one error in 69 chances, and hitting in the first division. Harmon in the out field played in most of the games, and always came through with an extra base hit in the pinch. Dave Oliver and Art Fonseca divided honors in other games, both pitching in good form.. Abe Rueben, the utility catcher, worked in only one game, but he displayed good talent. We expect to hear a lot of “Abe” next season. “Gus” Bowen was shift- ed to center and played great ball. His hitting and fielding were all that could be expected of him. “Pat” Rainey played his third year on the team and put up a wonderful brand of ball. Gene Fitzgerald played first and accepted fifty- seven chances without a boot. So well liked was he by his teammates that he was elected to captain the 1918 squad. Walt. Jordon, unable to come out at the first of the season, due to blood poi- soning, came out about the middle and displayed such enthusiasm and talent was put on the club in favor of other competitors. Johnnie Gillespie, first string pitcher, was prob- ably the best pitcher in the league. He pitched sensa- tional ball, having several four-hit games to his credit. Dutch MecNiel is one of the most sensational field- ers in the league. Lyle Ingersoll, extra out- fielder, played in one game, and from the looks of things, he seems to be a comer like Rueben. Roy Journal was the dark horse of the team. His sensational playing at short in the Oakland Hi game brought him to light, and showed him to be a clever and heady ball player. Bill Gilstrap, one of the best infielders that ever donned a high school uni- form. His fielding was a sensation, accepting seven- teen chances without a bobble. Along with this, his heavy hitting was a feature, batting in third CLEA Pp nee place at the end of the sea- ‘i son, with an average well 4 over 300. if) ah A) Box Score. Box Score. a Palo Alto— AB. R. BH.PO.A. E. Tech— AB. R. BH.PO.A. E. a C.. Green) ss. Cun ye are Bowen, cf.......... 43 needed we) e Wallace, 1b........ Die hd aay Gilsctrap, 2b...... Ae Site eare aac e heey oA ‘ Schnect! pwn. Osco Lie Oe-0 Pauling ewiat we Ao 2 ee Oe oO) AS Green, Ca As Oise 0 e227 0 Fitzgeralds 1b edie oe Patrick. cefscsuan Ae Lue SO sO Barney, ‘ss.......... A Saye Holston, 2b........ AS Oe Qe Ba OREO be) eigen oe BCE A Wyn Ged Meyer). rhe SEO Oi eee ie Gillespie, p......... Bs Siar paced Maney | yg We = Poulson; Ifa: AT oe Lae ae Ont) McNeil ti20 8) 42 2 0 0-8 Kelley: Sb A LED cand Viverios, 3b........ AMPEG ES ioe g Totalsiuue 10 Oley Deda we Totals......34 221615 9 2 : Tech— ; eae oes E Home runs, Fitzgerald and Ebe. Gilstrap., Sb ea ao ein Oakland— _ AB. R. BH.PO.A. E. Paulino, If... 4 1 1 1 0 0 — Stevens, 3b....3 1 0 1 1 2 Fitzgerald 1b..3 2 2 8 0 0 Hermie, 1b-p..2 2) oie Barney ea IR Y Arist Oe pol eee La Coste, Abe ve 2 Ue Ee Laren Ebe, Eri pee Ben RT eee G Thompson, :..02N Peis cal et Gillespie, _ p........ Aoi eae Okara Chubb, If... 202201 McNeil, rf... 2° 2) 0. 00 Ant a OS ane SRN te PCR era nee 9 3.9 | LAD USS cie ts 2 Viverios, 3b Sy Ser ot Cee phen Bloomheart, cf. 2 0 1 0 0 1 Totals... 331010 27°85 Fisher, rf... POO yO AY Summary: Three-base hit—Bar- MacDonald, Dagat Ke of io 2 oe ney. Two-base hits—Barney, Bo- TOtalsiene {RS akB oe aey wen. Struck out—By Gillespie 9, by Schnect 4. Bases on balls— Off Gillespie 2, off Schnect 4. Sac- rifice hits—Bowen, Gilstrap, Pau- lino, Viverios, Schnect, Green, Pitchers’ Records. Gillespie mainstay of pitching staff. Weir nite dpmeot Gillespie ........ 6 0 0 1000 Fitzgerald ..... 1 0 1 1000 Olivers 1 0 0 1000 Fonseca ........ 1 1 0 500 PO=Pat? Outs: A.—Assists. E.—Errors. Gene Fitzgerald. Was elected captain of the 1918 baseball team at an elec- tion held in the gymnasium last Tuesday at Major. He was captain of the Longfel- low Grammar School base- ball team two years, his team winning the city champion- ship in 1915. Entered Tech in 1916 and made the team as pitcher in his Freshman year. Played first base this year, his effective hitting and good fielding having been a large factor in Tech’s winning of the championship. Johnny Gillespie. Chosen as manager of next year’s baseball team. Pitched for Durant Grammar School team for two years. Entered techs in’ the Fall -of 471915. Made the team when a High Freshman as a_ pitcher in 1916. Pitched wonderful ball this year, having won six games and lost none, and having several four-hit games to his credit. Baseball St. Mary’s 0—Tech 1 In the first practice game of the baseball season, Tech de- feated the St. Mary’s boys, 1 to 0. Ebe was star for Tech, catching a wonderful game and bring- ing in our only run. The batteries for Technical were as fol- lows: Cordoza, Gillespie and Ebe; for St. Mary’s, Collins, Bloom- field and Smith. U. C. Frosh 3—Tech 6 In their second game with the U. C. freshmen, Tech was victorious, bringing in 6 runs to U. C.’s 3. Johnny Paulino touched the U. C. pitcher for a three-bagger, while Oliver, our twirler, allowed ten well scattered hits. U. C. Frosh 5—Tech 2 In a hard-fought pitchers’ battle, Tech’s nine lost to the U. C. freshmen with a score of 5 to 2. Oliver and Gillespie twirled for our hopes, Oliver allowing one hit in four innings and Gillespie four hits in three innings. Fremont 4—Tech 16 Tech’s baseball team slaughtered Fremont nine in the first league game of the season with a score of 16 to 4. The game was featured by the heavy hitting of Tech and the pitching of Gillespie, who relieved Oliver in the third inning. Gillespie allowed only one hit during his six innings on the mound. Paulino, Fitzgerald and Journal featured at the stick for Tech, driving out three hits apiece. Fremont 2—Tech 4 Fremont managed to do a little better in their second game with Tech’s nine, keeping the score only 4 to 2 against them. Gillespie pitched stellar ball for our team, while Ebe featured behind the plate, holding our enemies well down on the bases. Oakland 0—Tech 9 Oakland’s hitters proved easy game for Tech’s box artist, Gillespie, and as a result were beaten and shut out by our nine, who got nine runs over the plate. Tech knocked Oakland’s star pitcher, Gambs, out of the box in the first inning. Paulino, Gilstrap and Ebe were Tech’s stars at the bat, each touching Oakland’s pitchers for three hits. Berkeley 3—Tech 1 In a pitchers’ battle at Grove Street Park, Berkeley defeated Tech 3 to 1. This was the first league game in which Tech was defeated. Fonseca, for Tech, pitched wonderful ball, allowing Berkeley but four hits. Bliss, for Berkeley, broke up things in the sixth inning, how- ever, by touching one for three bases with two men on. University 0—Tech 11 Two hits netted us eleven runs, which easily won the game from University High, at the Grove Street Park. University High’s pitcher could not locate the plate and the result was that he walked ten men. Fitzgerald, Oliver and Rubin were the battery for Tech. Alameda 1—Tech 10 Out-hitting and out-playing Alameda, Tech won the game which practically gave us the championship. The game was played at Lincoln Park, Alameda. Alameda’s only run was a homer by Moore in the third inning. Tech cinched the game in the early innings by gathering six runs off Moore’s offerings. The infield worked like veterans, not letting a chance escape. Gillespie held Alameda to four hits and struck out seven men; he was never in danger. Ray Ebe showed up well in this game, making seven put outs and many assists. A serpentine was held by our fellows on the field after the game, which ended with a big “Oski.” Oakland 5—Tech 25 In the last baseball game of the A. C. A. L. and the one that theoretically decided the championship, Tech defeated Oakland to a 25 to 5 score. The game was featured by the steady twirling of Gillespie, who duplicated his feat of the Alameda game, allowing but four scattered hits. Fitzgerald, Gilstrap and Paulino featured at bat. Alameda 5—Tech 5 Alameda tied Tech in a fast game on the Grove Street Park the first week of vacation. Fitzgerald started for Tech, but gave way to Gillespie. Tech’s inability to hit in the pinches saved Alameda from an overwhelming defeat. TW ERS The support given to the basketball and baseball teams by the student body this year was very gratifying. The sportsman- like spirit shown by the rooting section was especially notice- able and the enthusiasm at the baseball games was better than it has been for years. I want to thank all the fellows and girls for their support in the rooting section; and I wish Tech the best of luck for next year. KENNETH WALSH. Yell Leaders and Rallies Due to the able management of “Kenny” Walsh and “Steve” Bechtel, our yell leaders and “jazz” extractors, Tech’s host of rooters were treated to a number of entertaining rallies and jinxs this season. The programs consisted of three large audi- torium rallies, the largest and best being the basketball rally in which serpentine and music were features; four gym rallies, a step rally, in which Alameda’s baseball hopes were buried; an “old clothes” day; a “beaner” day; and last, but not least, a senior roughhouse day, a treat long hoped for in Tech. The talent which our yell leaders obtained to entertain us at the auditorium rallies was of the very best. The McCoy, Moran, and Ebe trio was the feature of one of them, while a number of famous college athletes and trainers spoke to us at the others, not to mention the Tech home talent, which was in evidence at all time. Spring Football I am very well pleased with the showing that the boys have made this term in their spring practice. With about eighty fel- lows out and every one fighting hard tfor a aposition on next _ year’s team, the six veterans who are left will have a hard job to hold in to their old positions. Even with the discouragement of having no regular place to practice and with the lack of equipment, things look very prom- ising. The school should get behind these fellows next term and boost for all that is in them, because if they want a winning team they have to feel confident that they will have one, and then the next thing to do is to show the team that they are be- hind them. The team next year will not be a team of stars, but I hope it will be one in which team-work will predominate. Football for the smaller boys will be given at regular gym periods, and in this way we will have material growing up for the next two or three years. All the light fellows look the gym program over before they make out their next schedule and reserve the football period. I expect to have a large crowd of fellows sign up. We are off with a whoop, and with a Captain like Cutie Mc- Meekin and a Manager like Lew Fairchilds the school should show more pep than has been seen for a long time. Everybody behind the team. It will be a winner. W. S. MARTIN. Crew The past season has been a thoroughly successful one for the boys’ crew, as compared with previous seasons, even though at the start of the season there were but two fellows on the crew who had rowed before. The Enquirer Regatta, the only main event of the season, did not result in a cup for the crew in the inter-high school race; yet they did remarkably well when the fact that they did not have outside coaching is taken into consideration. In a second race of the regatta Tech beat Stockton, in a closely contested race, by about six feet. The only long trip that was taken was to see the Inter-Col- legiate Regatta between Washington, California and Stanford. This race created a great deal of enthusiasm because many of the fellows, when they register in college, will go out for crew. The outlook for a winning crew next term is exceptionally bright, as there will be a boat full of veterans who can easily be expected to go strong for the Bulletin cup. Swimming Due to the hard work of a number of well-known Technites, swimming this term has been taken quite so seriously that it has become prominent among our athletic events. For the first time in many terms, Tech has been able to pick a good-sized swimming’ team, which, with a little more training and experience, would compare favorably with any other high school swimming team in the State. A few of our “splashers” will not be with us next term, but as the bulk of this year’s team will remain, our prospects next year have a very promising outlook. LD e Tennis [eam The Tennis Club met at the beginning of the term and the following officers were elected: . Teen Tavlorso eee sate eet Manager Annie. Daniels 3. isos aa eres Secretary Of the many girls who played for try-outs, een Taylor and Annie Daniels won places for the school team. So far we have played only Oakland High, but won that game. This is the first time in the last few terms that we have challenged a team. By next year a tennis court is expected, and then we hope more girls will show up and learn how to play tennis. Girls’ Baseball Why not? Are not girls just as good batters and runners as the boys? A baseball team for girls was established this term, which has surely been a great success. At present the membership is twenty and all girls are welcomed to come out and join. The meeting place? Well, just look in back of the school and there you will see a fine diamond. Everything is ready. All that is needed is pep. Other schools have the same organization, but why not have people say Tech’s girls’ baseba ll team is the best? Some of the members that have practiced faithfully and are worthy of note are Lena Ferriera, Dora Davis, Mayble Young, Christine Ericson, Verda Hobson, Myrtle Hill, Elsa J ung, and Florence Rheins. Under the able leadership of Lena Fer- riera, captain, and Dora Davis, manager, the team is now one of the strongest aggregations around the bay. Gils’ Basketball Miriam Gross, Mer....Forward Roberta Spedder.....Forward Olive McDonald Forward Ione McDonald Center Minnie Brodke Center Dante Robbins Vida Smith Alma Timm, Capt Elizabeth Lynch Miss Landon The girls in the basketball team have worked harder than ever before. The practice has been twice a week at Plymouth Center, and an average of fifteen girls have attnded every time. The team has sent challenges to all schools around the Bay, and when the season for basketball comes and these challenges are met the school will have an occasion to be happily surprised at the records which these enthusiasts have won to the credit of our beloved Tech. The girls of the basketball team wish to thank Miss Landon for the great help as our coach. Girls’ Rowing Once more the Girls’ Crew of Tech carried the honors of the day. After weeks of hard practice their efforts were shown. The place? When? Well, it was at Lake Merritt on April 21. Out of the six events in which the girls’ crew entered in the second Enquirer Regatta at the lake, two first places and two second places were made. The race was against five other crews and we finished a boat length and a half in the lead, Oak- land coming second. A silver cup was awarded as the prize. The lineup was as follows: Port—Marjorie Melvin, Carrie Edmunston, Dorothy Houston, Gladys Gerhardy, Helen Sulli- van, Tarraine Ely, Beatrice Anfinson, Marguerite Tuttle; star- board—Dorothy Moring, Stella Peterson, Helen Starrett, Gladys Frame, Myrtle Peru, Thyrza Sharwood, Lillian Lungren; Minnie Brodke, coxswain; Florence Warnock, pilot. SSS See as r 1 f-) of BP Through the medium of exchanges, we have become better acquainted with other schools, and have received many helpful suggestions. We are most grateful for all the publications which have been sent to us. We have endeavored to avoid the spirit of the caviler, and sincerely hope that we have written helpful criticism for you all. The Flame of Fremont: You certainly have the popular method of encouraging literary talent. Under the so-called “Fremont Spirit” and a system of interscholastic competitive training, Fremont should be a leader in both intellectual and physical activities. We would advise a consulting art critic— one from the faculty—for better arrangement of cuts, which would greatly enhance the appearance of your volume. Yuba Delta: Your literary department is splendid. We humbly submit the suggestion that action in cuts of an athletic character prove them more attractive. Your book is well bal- anced and quality in such quantity is out of the ordinary. The Artisan: Why intrude on the felicity of the student by a cryptic comparison such as that of the alligators? We cannot help but realize the support which Manual Art’s men receive from the entire student body by the forceful manner in which Sport brings out the school spirit. Blue and White: Too many publications are disposed to satiate their readers with sport activities. Your department, “Music and Drama,” gives academic interests their proper rating. The June 1916 Bell: Due to our relative changes and ad- vancement we are quite able to realize the benefits of an im- proved school such as progress suggests. We enjoyed your pub- lication from cover to cover and were quite interested in the U. of C. agriculture extension work. Acorn: Your sketches are happily conceived. The snaps of field and about school are proof of action and interest. Vocational Record: Your proverbs are an original factor. With the great improvement in the monthly Record, we believe the June edition will be a decided advance over your successful semi-annual of December. Cogswell: It is improbable that your advertisers receive the recognition they are entitled. We suggest interlarding of jokes. Indiscriminate arrangement of departments certainly does not cultivate interest. Aegis: You are neat and attractively arranged, a credit to your Alma Mater. IN THEIR SETTER DAY eR Ne iy ‘Marvin Brown Ay allagher E:-Mothe rsole As Schatshy WekElliot : As Whein Wine Maxfield This page is honorably dedicated for Mr. Williamson’s interest. aa ere SAT, ANDY, GIMME A MATCH, ’ I WANNA LIGHT MY SToGiE? GAWAN! CANT 'CHA | a SEE IM Busy |! Eunice Roeth—I suppose, if you should meet some pretty young girl, you would cease to care for me. Clarence Williams—What nonsense you talk. What do I care for youth and beauty? You suit me all right. Kenny—Gee, I had a funny dream last night. Girvin—Yes, I saw you with her. M. Brown—Will you share my lot? G. Matthews—Is there a house on it? Marian Anderson—Oh, it’s so cold Id like to have something around me. Harold Girvin—What would you care to have? M. Anderson—Oh, anything (And the poor boob brought her a shawl.) “Pep” is a short descriptive word of something hard to exhibit. “Why is a freshman like a telescope?” “Because he is easily drawn out, seen through and shut up.” Porter (knocking at bedroom door)—“Eight o’clock! Eight o'clock! Gilstrap—Did you? Better call a doctor. New Magazines Outlook Ree Ney peak cee Commencement Exercises Lop Noth. 22 se ee ee eee ears Office of Yell Leader Youth ssCompanton 2:2 eee es ea ee Eunice Roeth Reviewsof Reviews) eau Sane en ener Week before reports SIMMAE Seb oe ets eae a lee) De ee Sophomores World's Work..2 oS ee ene The Scribe Short Stories........ Excuses made to Mr. Williamson for tardiness Ger Lye ae er wee eee ae Cy Coleman’s physics class Pen fine lise ween eos 6 AO ieee i a ee cae Basement Committee aturday. Evening, Posto) ec Your girl friend’s house JUD B48 ee Sse NE Ns eee ka ne Mr. Fisher Dae soieo se ee 2 an Cra ee ae Henry Hoey Public? Opintonses e789 ss cents Wally Martin’s marriage When you can’t remove an obstacle plow around it.—Lincoln. Notice—We guarantee to find and return anything you lose except your reputation.—Information Desk. Lost and Found. Wanted—A college “rec” in anything.—Bob Hutchison. Wanted—Horseshoes, four-leaf clovers, or anything to change my luck.—Duff Gerlach. Wanted—Old clothes and paper.—Bob Kellogg. Lost—My chem. notes kept over from last term.—Flunker. Lost—The ruddy hue of my nose.—‘Wally” Eliott. Notoriety. We wish the following to be known to the public: Lain. $0 Sweebe gil OG! Nee arn Nina Holbrook Tam. yery ‘handsome. 2 ee _.Steve Haines Tam oawfully:cnte: cee oe VE UR os NE eae Florence MacGregor lamisome dancer’... ec Martha Gallagher I always.carry a looking glass... Sherman Dana I-wear: theisportiest ties: ss a Maupin Maxfield lve gotiall the girls'on the string 2.009. Ray Gallagher Pinvgoing to, graduate: 2.2: eo) Auby Buteau I'm. a’confirmed bachelors 2. ee Andy Gallagher My complexion: looks) reals eee “Dot” McQuilken Herb Roberts—I can’t get this electricity through my head. Mr. Coleman—Of course not; bone is a non-conductor. Teacher—Howard, what are you doing back there? Are you learning anything? Mr. Shinn—Oh, no; just listening to you. Rockabye Seniors on the tree top, As long as you study the cradle will roc k; But if yau stop digging, The cradle will fall, Down will come Seniors, Diploma, and all. . “ ; x PJ eine GENTRY LED ey Saee SRRADE WITH HIS Gale Bic FEATURE, was THE TiE-uP, JAZZ BAND. BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW SENIORS! Gr COURSE THE HIGH SENIORS won FROM 7 fais IS A PORTRAIT OF THE LOW SENIORS, IN THE TUG OF WAR. REO” THOMAS, AFTER THE CEREMONIES WERE OVER. NOTE — THERE WERE OTHER INTERESTING FEATURE S, Bur ae LOOKED Like ales ENO LACK OF SPACE PREVENTS US FROM PUTTING THEM ALL IN OF A PER cT DA Track Team Standing Broad Grin Steve Bechtel Standing Joke Lawrence Spencer PERI TEC ELEC ns ee ae eet ns At deen interac etna Auby Buteau Hop, skip, and flunk Fat Dinkelspiel Throwing the bull George Sondag Running broad sarcasm Ed Engs Long slump Clarence Williams Delay team . Blackburn and R. Coffey Novels. SOld: Cuntosity Shop Tene aio se eet oan Information Desk “The Seats of the Mighty”... -.... Front Rows in Auditorium Phe Scarlet; Detter isi Sar Se She eer Seo Oe ier Orr ebhe: Crisis Soca 0bu Weeretay aos ee era Rae Final Ex’s. “The: Lamp Lighters teas Se IA ee Mr. Gove “Daddy: Long Degs Assy sts, baer et eects ena Mr. Ewing September 1—1’m going to study this year. October 1—I gat to begin studying this year. November 1—I must begin to study soon. December 1—If I don’t start studying soon, Ill get behind. January 1—I should have started studying sooner, February 1—I wish I had studied. Miss Byxbee—What are the five great races of mankind? Cutt McMeekin (absent mindedly)—The 100 yds., the hurdles, the 220, mile, and relay. N. Holbrook—Who wrote “Gray’s Elegy?” E. Olson—Oliver Goldsmith, of course. Don’t ask so many questions. Cheating in an examniation is like cheating at solitaire. The only person cheated is one’s own self. Miss Burlingame—Oh, I’m just crazy about Milton. I think he’s just too funny for anything. Freshie Girl—Tell me what room he has, so I can take him next term. Always laugh at teacher’s jokes, No matter how poor they be; Not because they’re funny jokes, But because its policy. Hoegeman—I heard of a new stunt, today. V. Roberts—What was it? Hoegeman—A bald-headed man had a rabbit painted on top of his head, so he’d have a little hare there. Father—Daughter, how could you be so inhospitable to that young man, who called last night? Daughter—Inhospitable? Why, daddy Father—You should by no means have let him go without ask- ing him to breakfast. Andy Gallagher—Noah must have had a dull time. Howard Shinn—Why didn’t he play cards on the ark? Andy Gallagher—Because Noah sat on the deck? Where is the spirit of the eighty’s? All drunk up. Voice from Audience—I suggest Texas Robischung for a can- didate. Mr. Cooper—I appreciate a joke; but he won’t do. Steve Haines—The stationary dance is the latest. Josephine—What’s that? Steve—The young man sits in the balcony with his arm around the girl’s waist. The chaperone is there, too. Jo—Why the chaperone? Mr. Haines—To see that he removes his arm when the music stops. Percy (our new English chap that floats around the steps in the afternoons for a few minutes—the one with the pinch col- lar, the tight suit, the kid gloves, and that “dandy” smile that won’t wear off)—My physician advised me to—aw—take more exercise, doncher know. Algy (second ditto)—How will you do it, deah boy? Percy—Heahafter I shall woll me own cigahwetts, doncher know. The fraction leaned over and touched the whole number on the shoulder: “Say,” she whispered, “is my numerator on straight?” J. Sander—I haven’t slept for days. Earl Meyers—Smatter? Sick? J. Sander—Naw, I sleep nights. N. Mears—Did you visit Venice when abroad? M. Beaty—Yes, indeed; but they were having such a flood when we were there and everybody had to go around in boats. George Stewart—What time is it? I’m invited to a swell party tonight and my watch isn’t going. Wm. Gillies—Wasn’t your watch invited? George Stewart—Yeh, but it hasn’t the time. NK ASMA CHEAROVOZSRI Remo smbOED Tech’s Colors. Of Gold and Purple our colors be, Tints borrowed from the sun and sky; Our pride to wear them worthily, Our aim their praise to magnify; Badges be they of truth and love, Of duty and pure friendships— Constant remembrances to prove, tie; Our loyalty shall never die. —EMMA A. HOLUB. Alphabetic Seniors. is for Andrew G allagher, a busy man is he, is for Bennie Hoegeman, quite a famous “Gee”. stands for Clarence Williams, whose nerve no one can down, is for Duffy Gerlach, of the tempetuous frown. brings in Emma Holub, who works enough to kill, is for Frederick Ring, otherwise known as “Bill”. stands for Gladys Matthews, where did you get those eyes? is for Heinie Hoey, the cause of girls’ soft sighs. is for Irma Kessler, industrious and mild, is for Jimmy Bretherton, by all the girls beguiled. of course, is “Kenny,” prof. of the mighty yell, is for Leonard Jordan, before whom Freshies fell. well, Marie Laurent begins her name that way, is for Nina Holbrook, who’s frequently told him “Nay”. is for Oakland ‘‘Tech,” the best school on the earth, is for P. M. Fisher, who makes it what it’s worth. is for the queer Low Seniors, who bother us so much. is for Richard Clark, Oh! that there should be such! is the first of Stuart, which suggests to us George and Red, is the beginning of Toma; we all know her—“nuf sed”. is for Captain Uriel, of Tech High’s famous corps, is, alas, for Vestal, but we shall say no more. is Walter Anderson, white hair did win his fame, is the unknown quantity, there isn’t such a name. yes, perhaps, there are some, asking Miss Tyrell “Y?” is for Zed, and the last of us, as the “Lows” so mournfully. (?) cry. —MARY STROTHER, 1917. Laughing gas in not prepared by tickling the chandelier with a feather. She—Am I the only girl you ever loved? Ray Gallagher—I cannot lie, but you are the best of the crowd. Gillies—Soldiers should not use much butter. Gilstrap—W hy ? Gillies Because it always runs when exposed to fire. Talking of Bravery. “Eggy”—George Washington was the bravest of men. He was never licked in his life. Elliott—Oh, yes, he was; he was licked on a postage stamp. “Eggy’—Yes; but then they had to do it behind his back. Cole Tilly—I want to get a chicken. Groceryman—Do you want a pullet? Cole Tilly—No, I want to carry it. Lines of Latin all remind us, If we had old Caesar here, We would go and leave behind us, Loving footprints on his ear. Auby Buteau—The telephone bell is ringing; why don’t you answer it? Steve—Well, I can’t talk bell language. Chem. Info. Kenny Walsh—You are the breath of life to me. She—Just suppose you hold your breath awhile. Reminiscences. Mr. Jordan (banging on his desk) —Order! Mr. Duff Gerlach—Hamburger. Overhearing a conversation on famous springs, the tramp said to the tourist: ‘Why, I bathed in the spring of ’96.” Bill Patterson—Who’s dead? Chop Fairchild—Why, nobody that I know of. Bill—Well, I saw a crepe on the shop door. Chop—Crepe nothing; that’s the shop towel. Doctor—Well, Hall, have you taken the box of pills I sent you? “Fat” Hanlon—yYes, sir, but I don’t feel any better. Maybe the lid hasn’t come off yet. It Was at the Dance. “Who is the belle, today?” she asked. He looked around to see. She never spoke to him again. Don McKittrick—Now, men, fight like heroes until your powder is gone; then run for your lives. As I am a little lame, Pll start now. G. Dyke—Chicken croquette, please. J. Bretherton—Foul ball. Andrew Gallagher—Is there going to be any class in history, today? . Carolyn Mothersole—Why, Andrew, of course; I’m going to i| be there. 5 Then the Lights Went Out, By Mistake. She—What would you do if you heard the call to arms? Bill Maxfield—Td be Johnny on the spot. First Cannibal Second Cannibal First Cannibal Our chief has hay fever. What from? He ate a grass widow. What He Saw. First Freshie—I looked through the keyhole last night when Sis had her feller in the palar. Second One—And what did you find out? The First—The lights. Grandpa—Just hear the baby crow! Papa—What’ s strange about that? His mother was some chicken? He—TI feel like a fool, to-night. She—Why to-night? D. Westaway—What is a swimming hole? R. Varnum—A body of water entirely surrounded by boys. Massoury—My soul is filled with poetry. Editor—So is the waste basket. 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If you can keep your head when all about you Are pretty girls, some making eyes at you; If you can think of them and do your lessons, And make allowance for their flirting, too; If you can master love and mathematics, And treat these subjects just the same; If you agree with teachers when they tell you “That dreams of love will never lead to fame”; If you can calmly watch some other fellow Take home your girl, because his car is new; If you can drive your Ford and keep from longing To break his head and own a Buick too; If you can say you'll be her “darling brother,” When she tells you she’s that other fellow’s pearl; If you can wish him joy, and really mean it, And say: “Old boy, you’re welcome to my girl;” If you can calmly meet such dire disaster, And gently say: “All things are for the best;” If you can keep your temper and look pleasant, And think your broken heart is but a jest; If you can gladly fill each blessed minute With only noble thoughts and deeds well done, You’re far too good for earth and all that’s in it; What’s more, you'll be an angel soon, my son. 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Two old Frenchmen, obviously puzzled by their costume, were having a heated argument on the same. Said one: ‘“Zey cannot be men, for look at ze dress and ze skirts!” Replied the other: “Zey cannot be women, for zey have.ze moustachios.” “Ah!” replied the first speaker, “I have it. Zey are ze famous Middle-sex regiment of whom I have heard so mooch!” Cocky—Why do the girls smile at me? Jordan—Perhaps they’re too polite to laugh out loud. Elmer Roesner—James Bretherton made an awful break at the Styles’ tea. Vernon Robinson—How so? E. R.—Some one handed him a cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream on it. V. R.—What’s wrong with that? EK. R.—Well, he put his foot on the round of the chair and blew off the cream. She—I kissed your photograph yesterday, because it was so much like you. Harold Coffee—Did it kiss you back? She—No. H. Coffee—Then it wasn’t like me. pax TELEGRAPH 33% Phone Piedmont 2198 Always the Highest Standard of Photo Plays. GOOD MUSIC Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank Franklin at Thirteenth Street, Oakland A Savings Bank of Strength and Character Depository for School Savings OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Edson F. Adams, President Geo. S. Meredith, Cashier S. B. McKee, Vice President F.C. Martens, Asst. Cashier C. H. Redington, C.H. Daly, Chas. D. Bates A kiss, A sigh, A long good-bye, And she is gone. A glance, A curl, Another girl, And life goes on. Why Teachers Turn on the Gas and Lock the Door. From examination papers: Tennyson wrote “In Memorandum.” Louis XVI was gelatined during the French Revolution. Gravitation is that which if there were none we should all fly away. Algebraic symbols are used when you do not know what you are talking about. Queen Elizabeth was tall and _ thin, but she was a stout Protestant. An equinox is a man who lives near the north pole. The five great powers of Europe are: water power, steam power, electricity, horses, and camels. 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H. O. Harrison Co. High Grade Motor Cars 3068 BROADWAY Telephone Oakland 460 OAKLAND DON LEE 2265 BROADWAY OAKLAND One day Mr. Bannick saw some pupils unoccupied and imme- diately gave them some work to do; then said blandly: “You know, boys, that Satan finds work for idle hands to do.” A Northern woman was taking a trip through Virginia. See- ing an old darkey, who was smoking a vile-smelling pipe, she said to him: “Why, Uncle, how do you ever expect to get to heaven with such a breath?” “Pshaw, Missis, when Ah goes to heaven, Ah expects to lose my bref,” was his answer. Ticoulat—How can anyone get a date? Knapick—By looking at a calendar. E. Larger—How long will I have to wait for a shave? Tony (glancing at him)—Oh, about two years. The Piedmont Market W. J. LUND Best Quality Selected Meats Poultry, Fish, Oysters and Crabs Fresh Every Day 4042 PIEDMONT AVENUE Telephones: Piedmont 27; Piedmont 28 Oakland, Cal. We make a Specialty of School Work. “Let’s stop at the corner and get a cone; I’ve a dime,” sug- gested Ruth. “With pleasure. Let’s cut across the street.” The girls came out the store munching their cones, chose the shady side of the street, and started toward home again. In sweet contentment, they walked two blocks in silence. Then Ruth suddenly asked: “What is your cousin’s name?” Margaret took another bite of her cone before answering, “Lawrence Harrison.” Kerplop!! went Ruth’s cone on the hot sidewalk, while she stood there, mouth agape, gazing in surprise at Margaret. “What’s the matter?” asked Margaret. “Why, Lawrence Harrison is the boy who is in my English class!” Margaret took a generous bite of her cone and said in a with- ering tone, “Well, love certainly is blind.” Gladys Mathews—How clean the surf keeps the sea shells. Ray Gallagher—Yes, you know the sea is very tidy. First Presbyterian Church of Oakland Broadway and 26th St. OAKLAND’S TEMPLE BEAUTIFUL For sixty-four years it has stood for Christ and the old Gospel, the only Gospel that saves from sin. Rev. Frank M. Silsley, D. D. A young man’s preacher Pastor ne Charles Hoffman Co. THEATRICAL and MASQUERADE OS Ue Mine Rs WHOLESALE and RETAIL Lapikgs’ Hair Dressers ‘TOUPEES FOR GENTLEMEN and WiG Makers A SPECIALTY Manufacturing of Wigs and all kinds of Hair Goods Phone Oakland 5806 585 FIFTEENTH STREET Freshman’s dramatization of “Barbara Fritchie” (English) after hearing story: First Act. A (Soldiers and General talking)—Soldiers—We ain’t got no ag. General—Ain’t it fierce. Second Act. (General and Barbara talking)—-General—We ain’t got no ag. George Washington—Ain’t it fierce. Third Act. _ (George Washington and Barbara talking)—-George Wash- ington—We ain’t got no flag. Barbara Fritchie—Ain’t it fierce! You hold the baby, and Pll make one. 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Miss Crandall—I’ll give you just three days to make up your dramatics. Herb Mathiesen—All right. [ll take Easter, Fourth of July, and Christmas. { JUNE 717 GRADUATES Get Your Flowers and Bouquets AT H. M. SANBORN FLORIST AND DECORATOR ‘Telephone Oakland 575 1375 BROADWAY BARTELS ROGERS ™oxc.s83 Why not purchase a car with a pedigree. The Stutz has one, winning every show Miss Fortson—That boy spent a week on one paragraph. Mr. Williamson—That’s nothing. I know a fellow who is spending five years in San Quentin on one sentence. Mr. Cooper—Your explanation is about as clear as mud. “Duffy” Gerlach—Well, it covers the ground, doesn’t it? Mr. L.—‘‘Marie,” said her father, “your young man stays until a late hour. Has not your mother said something about this habit of his? M. L.—“‘Yes, father,” replied Marie, sweetly, “Mother says men haven’t changed a bit.” AFTER VACATION FOOTBALL SEASON ure University of California Football Team for Season of 1917 to be equipped by Maxwell Hardware Co. Making your vacation homelike. See our camp outfits 481 FOURTEENTH ST. Maxwell Hardware Co. Pieehaws school.’ Jimmy said you could have heard a pin drop. ‘I’m— blind, fellows. Ill never be able to see again.’ “And then it was so different. The fellows all got so quiet. They didn’t say much—just wrung his hand and went away. It was growing late. Jimmy went up last. “That you, Jim?’ asked Keith. 66 ‘Yes.’ “Sit down a minute, will you?’ They sat down, Keith with his elbows on his knees and his chin in his hands. ‘Has the sun gone down, Jim?’ ““Yep, getting kinda late now.’ Jimmy said he tried to speak naturally, but that he just wanted to run. To think that Keith, who has always enjoyed the bright things, sunshine, and the out- of-doors, should have to ask that. Then “All the suns have gone for me, Jim.’ “Oh, no, old fellow, now— —’ “ Yes, they have, Jim. I’m not pitying myself, you under- stand. School will get along without me. By the time the pres- ent freshmen are seniors they’ll never know I existed. The fel- lows will all be out doing things, making the world notice them. While I—I’ve got to stick away off in the dark and not be a help to anyone. Jim, that hurts.’ “ “Nonsense, Keith, the fellows won’t forget. Why, you’ve made that school. You’ve put it on the map—big and plain.’ “Jim, you don’t understand. Athletics and school and things have meant so much, and now they’ve been taken away, just as the light was.’ “Jimmy said he did understand. I’m not sure that I do, but, well, Keith was so different, so big, oh, he was Keith, that’s all. “While they were sitting there some one across the street be- gan to play the violin, something from the old masters, I think.’ Keith listened awhile; then the music swelled out, just the way he’s playing now, and Keith got up slowly. Jimmy said there was the strangest expression on his face, like one who sees his whole life spread out before him as it is to be. When the music stopped Keith turned to Jimmy. “ You heard that?’ he asked. ‘I’m going to play like that. I'll not go down into the dark. Oh, Jim, I’ve found the light.’ “Doesn’t it sound like it? Hear that music laugh? It was sobbing awhile ago, but now—oh, it’s laughing so. It’s Keith himself.” FOR A TECHNICAL HAIRCUT—Call on JOHN TISCH SON First-Class Work Fourteenth and Broadway Thirteenth and Broadway Central Bank Building TWO SHOPS Union Savings Bank Bldg, “Clean Blue Crushed Rock”’ Portland Cement Niles Gravel and Sand Paving Contractors’ Napa Gravel Supplies and Equipment Rio Vista Sand Roofers’ Supplies Frank W. Bilger Successor to The Oakland Paving Company and Qakland Building Material Co., Inc. 5000 BROADWAY Phone Piedmont 8600 Cor. McAdam St. When You THINK of i hotographs Remember the HOUSE. of HAR TSOOK Special Rate to Students 408 FOURTEENTH ST. Ai rell dresediten Wakes manveteends Beers hetcleives RReticc: is pereonaliees Oi ilonnonvort Satine lane Fendesver to dress well. AMBROSE THE TAILOR Next to Pantages Theate OAKLAND W. P. Fuller Co. Importers and Manufacturers of BAINTSeOUESe GWASS Pioneer Lead and Varnishes TENTH AND ALICE STREETS Telephone Oakland 6486 OAKLAND, CAL. The Oakland Bank of Savings (ESTABLISHED 1867) RESOURCES OVER $32,000,000.00 Savings, Commercial, ‘Trust Open a Savings Account with One Dollar or More Cor. 12th and Broadway, Oakland OAKLAND BRANCH BERKELEY BRANCH 1228 Seventh Street Shattuck Ave. and Center Street EAST OAKLAND BRANCH---23rd Ave. and E. [4th St. This Store Offers a Good Education in Dependable Merchandise Learn to shop here where goods are dependable and service of the best Complete stocks of sports apparel for summer wear Young Men’s Furnishings a Specialty CAPWELL’S OAKLAND Harrison B. Wood Eugene A. Platt Harrison B. Wood Co. DISTRIBUTORS OLDSMOBILE STEWART TRUCKS 2835 BROADWAY OAKLAND, CAL. Telephone Lakeside 202-203 ATTENTION! Males of the Oakland Tech. We are showing the boys something new in wearing apparel, specializing only in the keen Up-to-the-Minute Togs McNutt Swift THIRTEENTH AND BROADWAY OAKLAND The Master Model Royal Typewriter “COMPARE THE WORK” A Trial will convince you of its Wonderful Superiority Let us show you the machine ROYAL TYPEWRITER CO., Inc. Call up Oakland 2259 1752 Broadway, Oakland, Cal. Phone Piedmont 692 THE PIEDMONT HOME-MADE CANDIES ICE CREAM and ICES 4024 PIEDMONT AVENUE OpposITE KEY ROUTE OAKLAND oC GAKLAND $ Sh erRobucr Oo By this sign you shall know that this book was printed by Harrington- McInnis Co., 265 12th St. Phone Oakland 89 Appreciation. We of the Class of 1917 wish to express our gratitude to the members of the faculty for the friendship, the advice and the inspiration they have given us, and in return we hope to fulfil in our lives their high ideals for us. ae td wt St —————— fae en) ay oa k rer. . ons = 3, a w D Wien) ple ¥ Se 0 To ee .F Es hed is | ot EY ee ae � ae ed . . x - ; ’ , - fi tea’ iv. -——- oo “ LO ap 4 as = . : _ . - + F . i g - - es : in ae : : ee fet Spare 7 = ; ’ eel Phe - ” oe - be. = aes - = + pe ey = ’ i a Pigs J ad = 7 os cS Rasy a ae a. — i — ae NE Vas eat ist a a - il ait i oe = i “, = SS S he 4 } 2? itvter,, es f 5 Gs de Nc sa i rie Dna eK SCHOOL. OR us there is but one choice. We have made it. Woe be to the man or group of men that seeks to stand in our way in this day of high resolution when every principle we hold dearest is to be vindicated and made secure for the sal- vation of the nations. We are ready to plead at the bar of history, and our flag shall wear a new lustre. Once more we shall make good with our lives and fortunes the great faith to which we were born, and a new glory shall shine in the face of our people. WOODROW WILSON. P. M. FIsHER, PRINCIPAL Haculty Fisher, Mr. P. M. Keefe, Miss Anna Ewing, Mr. Wm. F. Kummer, Miss B. Wilder, Miss A. R. Martens, Miss E. Bailey, Miss B. Marten, Mr. C. F. Bannick, Mr. C. J. Martin, Mr. W. S. Boyd, Miss M. Mason, Miss H. Braun, Miss H. Massey, Mr. H. W. Bridgett, Miss E. McCracken, Miss Bunker, Miss M. McGillivray, Miss C. Burum, Mr. R. Y. Meek, Miss Eva Byxbee, Miss B. B. Mehlman, Miss E. Carruth, Miss I. L. Moore, Miss M. E. Cave, Mr. C. E. Morrill, Mr. F. A. Chamberlain, Mrs. B. C. Mowbray, Miss M. Chandler, Mrs. L. D. Nath, Miss Clark, Miss G. W. Nichols, Mr. M. D. Clark, Miss M. P. Petty, Mr. Jos. Ciawson, Mr. C. L. Pope, Mrs. B. C. Clayton, Mr. W. S. Pryor, Miss Cora M. Clock, Miss M. E. Rader, Miss B. S. Coffey, Mr. E. H. Robison, Mr. J. A. Coleman, Miss C. Safford, Mr. E. K. Coleman, Mr. S. E. Schraidt, Mr. F. Comings, Miss C. L. Simpson, Miss E. M. Cooper, Mr. W. J. Simpson, Miss Miriam Covey, Miss C. A. Sisson, Mr. R. C. Crandall, Miss H. L. Skinner, Miss M. Crocker, Miss Steele, Miss E. Davis, Mrs. M. D. Stuart, Mr. R. R. Doren, Mr. J. E. Swett, Miss R. L Evans, Miss N. Swift, Miss M..V. Everett, Miss L. B. Tanquary, Miss R. Flanders, Mr. J. K. Thiriot, Mr. G. M. Fortson, Miss F. H. Trutner, Mr. H. Gale, Mr. G. Turner, Mrs. L. M. Garner, Miss L. M. Tyrrell, Miss M. W. Hampel, Miss C. E. Waite, Miss Amy Haub, Miss H. D. Walker, Mr. Wilbur Hayne, Miss M. Waterman, Miss E. Haws, Mr. Murray Wetmore, Mr. F. W. Herriot, Mrs. Williamson, Mr. T. Howes, Mr. John G. Wylie, Miss E. E. Hosea, Miss Wythe, Miss A. B. Hudgins, Mr. G. Bignami, Miss Celestine Irvan, Miss C. Crafts, Mrs. H. H. Jacobi, Mrs. P. C. Morse, Miss Bernice Johnson, Miss P. D. Suerstedt, Mrs. C. R. J © those former students of the Oakland Technical High School who are now in the service of their country, we, the members of the High Senior Class of December, nine- - teen hundred and seventeen, dedicate this book. Kitchener Robischung Bretherton Powning Peppin A. Oakley Jordan Colby T. Storer Notley Roll of Tech Students Now Serving in the United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps TOOMEY, HUGH HITTENBERGER, HERMAN ZIEGINFUSE, FRED W. KITCHENER, RAYMOND S. ROBISCHUNG, ROBERT HJELTE, LIEUT. GEORGE THOBURN, LIEUT. JAMES H. BONESTELL, FARGO deHERMIDA, CAPT. EUGENE FEIDLER, ARTHUR KETCHAM, SERGT. HARRISON ASHER, JOHN McCARTNEY, FELTON MAYER, HENRY WRENCH, GEO. C. DAVIES, LEE DABNER, LEONARD FRENCH, DONALD FROST, CLARENCE GOVAN, JAMES HYDE, SIMEON MASTERS, HAYWARD MULLER, LAWRENCE OAKLEY, ARTHUR PEPPIN, EARL RODGERS, WESTLEY SHIDLER, CORPORAL BYRON SWICK, GEO. DEWEY WELCH, JAMES WHITE, ALBERT WOOD, DENSLOW ZANDER, EDWARD POWNING, DOUGLAS HEWSON, FULTON COATES, EARL COLBY, SERGEANT ELDEN FERGUSON, HUBERT IRISH, SERGEANT VINCENT ALBRIGHT, WALLACE JORDAN, THEODORE RIEGELMAN, CARL REA, HENRY BULL, VICTOR HANLON, HALL CALDEN, LIEUT. GUY C. EIVER, JOHN EVANS, JOSEPH R. JOHNSON, CHAS. G. McMAHON, GORDON PALMER, LEON RICHARDS, ARMAND SIBBETT, ELLIOT TENNY, THORNTON TILLEY� COLE ENGELBRECHT, WALTER RING, CORP. F. WILLIAM VAN VRANKEN, LESLIE BRETHERTON, JAMES G. STORER, TRACY I. HERMAN, SAMUEL FISHER, CHARLES eee = Se Gertrude Bilkey Minnie Brodke Vice-President Secretary Robert Smale President Byron Thomas Roberta Hull | Boys’ Treasurer Girls’ Treasurer HIGH SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Lloyd Brown Forum, °16; Student Council, 14, °15, and °17; Spanish Club, 16; Discussion Contest, °16; Honor Society, °16 and 717; Junior Chamber of Commerce, 17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Agnes Toomey Transferred from Oakland High, Jan. °15; Historical Soci- ety; Fashion Shows. Cecil Gallison Entered from O. H. S., 716; Piano Club; Ukulele Club; Girls’ Glee Club; “Lady of Shalott’; Freshman Reception, °17; Vau- deville’ Jinx, °’°17; Y...W..C.- A: Club, °17; Swimming Club, 717; Tennis Club, °17; Co-operative Board, Spring and Fall, 7°17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Emmy M. Henley Entered from Lowell High School, S. F.; Class Representa- tive, 17; Honor Society, 716 and 717; Latin Club, °16. Elmer S., E. Roessner a Sa a ee ee ee ee ee ee Ba, ond, Entered from U. H. S., Spring °15; Sergeant, Cadets; Assistant Editor Journalism Class Scribe, Spring °17; News Editor Scribe News, Spring °17; High Senior Class, °17. Gladys Manley 5 ere eS eee Historical Society, °13; ‘“Per- sian Princess,” ’14; Hiking Club, 14; Patriotic Concert, 717. William Patterson Olga Johnson =... CO oe i (ae eee, “Persian Princess,” °14; Hik- ing Club, ’14; Spanish Club, 15; Historical Society, ’13; Patriotic Concert, °17. George Glade intered Tech, 715; Color Ser- geant, Cadets, °15, °16, and 717; Acting First Lieutenant, Cadets, ay Roberta Hull Re-entered Tech from Stock- ton High, Spring ’16; Co-opera- tive Board, 717; Swimming Club, °17; Kirmess, °17; Girls’ Treas- urer High Senior Class; Mem- ber of Low and High Senior Classes. Richard Heney Journalism Class Scribe, Fall 716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Vesta Ewert Student Representative, °15; German Club, 715; Secretary Girls’ Co-operative Board, °17; Assistant Co-operative Board, Fall ’17; Freshman Reception, 16, °17; Secretary Office Prac- tice Club, °17; Vice-President, GivA AS) 173): Honor’ Society eight successive terms; Swim- ming Club, °17; Member Low and High Senior Classes. Lawrence Spencer Historical Society, °14, °15; Scribe News, 7°15, ’16; Class Scribe, June °16; Track Team, 16; Alumni Jinx, °16; Vaude- ville Jinx, °17; Kirmess Jinx, ene Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Lois Boone Transferred from Miss Head’s; Historical Society; Fashion Shows. Earl Nelson Holm Entered from Willits Union High, Fall ’16; Honor Society, 17 Muléan, )Club1722 Glass Scribe Staff, 17; Kirmess, 717; Dance Committee, Senior Fare- well; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Anita Crook Girls’ Glee Club, °15; Cast of “Island of Cocoteros”; Girls’ Swimming Club, ’17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. . us ea Frank Colin Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Margaret Milwain Transferred from O. H. S., 16; Honor Society, °16; Girls’ Swimming Club, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. R. W. Bennett Entered Jan. °14; Member of Machine Club, 715; Member of Vulcan Club, °17; Member of High Senior Class, ’17. Marion A. Boyden Entered from Oakland High, Jan. 7°16; Member Dramatic Class; Jinx, Jan. 716; Freshman Reception, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Hugo Methmann Honor Society, °16 and 717; Lieutenant-Adjutant of Cadets, °16; Sports Editor, Scribe News, °17; Manager Class Scribe, 717; President of Glee Club, 717; Freshman Basketball, Spring °14; Treasurer Low Senior Class. Gertrude Bilkey Rowing Club, 714; Hiking Club, ’15; Historical Society, 16; Associate Editor Scribe News, 17; Freshman Reception, 717; Vice-President High Senior Class, °17; Honor Society. Brodie. Ahlport Scribe News Staff, ’15; Lieu- tenant-Adjutant Cadets, Spring °16; Class Scribe Staff, °15; Pres- ident of Forum, °15; Glee Club, 16, °17; Honor Society, °15, 716, 17; President of Student Body, i fe Doris Cayot Class Representative, ’15; His- torical Society, °15; Freshman Reception, ’16 and °17; Board of Control, °17; Assistant Art Edi- tor, °17; Secretary Low Senior Class, 17; Business Manager, Freshman Reception, ’17; Assist- ant Board of Control, °17; Art Editor Class Scribe, 717. James H. Oakley Latin Club, ’15 and 716; Jour- nalism Class Scribe, 716; Com- missioner of Publications, 717; Editor Scribe News, 17; Cadets, 15, °16, and 17; Captain, Cadets, 17; Editor Class Scribe, 717. Sarah Bailey Transferred from Oakland, 715: Freshman Reception, 15 and °16; Swimming Club, 715 and 716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Edmund Anderson Bicycle Club, ’14; Art Exhibit, 16 and °17; Low Senior Repre- sentative, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Dorothy Shane Transferred from O. H. S., 15; Commissioner of Girls’ Af- fairs, 16; President Girls’ Swim- ming Club, °16; Scribe News Stafidto. dO ands 173) 4 editor Girls’ Scribe, 7°16; Manager Freshman Reception, °16; Vice- President Ukulele Club, 716; Dance Committee, °16; Scribe Staff, °17; Kirmess, 17; “Island of Cocoteros,” °15; Dress Re- form Committee, 17. Jesse J. Hobert Entered Tech Jan. °15 from Oakland High; Member Low and High Senior Classes. Blanche Louveau. Honor Society, 14, °15, and °16; Choral Concert, 717. Clarence T. Reichhold Football Team, 713 and 714; Interclass Basketball, °13, °14, and °15; Vulcan Club, 717; Mem- ber of Low and High Senior Classes. Victoria Grace Shorey Basketball, °13, 714, °15, and 16; Rowing, 13 and ’14; Glee Club, °17; “Lady of Shalott’; Choral Concert, 717; Indian Rev- els, °17; Roman Wedding, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. ee (= gre ery : Hugh Hunsinger Winifred Lutz Rowing, °14; Hiking, 714; Manager Girls’ Rowing, °15; Cast of “Island of Cocoteros,” 15; Alpha Literary Society, 16; Girls’ Scribe Staff, °16; Scribe News Staff, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Alice Gomer Entered from Seattle, 7°17; Swimming Club, 717; Latin Club, °17; Assistant Co-opera- tive Board, 717; Discussion Con- test, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Muriel Hearsch Byron Thomas Orchestra, Spring °14; Class Representative, Fall °15 and Spring 17; Member of Honor Society, 16 and 7°17; Treasurer High Senior Class, ’17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Minnett Brodke Basketball, °14, 715, °16, and AL Gaptarmy nk cy Grew Lo,0 Los 17, Captain, °16; Historical So- ciety, °15; President Hiking Club, °16; Girls’ Yell Leader, 15; Freshman Reception, °16 and 717; President Girls Athletic Association, 716 and °17; Scribe News, 717; Girls’ Scribe, 717; Class Scribe, Dec. ’17; Secretary Class of Dec. 17; Co-operative Board, 16 and 717. Robert A. Smale Entered from Berkeley, Spring °15; Rally Committee, 16; Base- ball Team, 715 and °17; Football Leaman loser. oe andeyray Yel Leader, Spring °16; Commis- sioner of Finance, Fall ’16; Commissioner of Entertain- ments, Fall ’17; President High Senior Class, Fall 717. Naomi Fisk Office Practice Club; Girls’ Treasurer Honor Society; As- sistant Co-operative Board, 717; Student Representative, °15. a ra ee Se ee a Oe Charles S. Pedersen Junior Chamber of Com- merce, °17; Business Practice Club, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Edna Thomas Cast of “The Persian Prin- cess” and “The Mikado”; Girls’ Glee Club; Honor Society. Annabel Clark Entered August, 1916, from New Rochelle, N. Y.; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Mary Houston Rice Entered from O. H. S., 715; “Persian Princess,” 715; “Mika- do,” °16; President Latin Club, 17; Freshman Reception, °17; Vice-President Glee Club, 717; Kirmess, 717; Honor Society, °16 and 717. Richard Varnum Annual Debate, °14; Indian Revels, °17; French Club, 717. Doris Brown Entered from Jone Union High School, 17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Harold Reiter Entered from O. H. S., Spring 17; First Lieutenant ’ Cadets, fe Irene Thoms Member of Historical Society, 14; Major Representative, °17; Spanish Club; Kirmess, 717. William Eggleston Co-operative Board, June 717; Track Team, June °17. Gertrude Potter Entered from Miss Head’s School; Student Council, 715 and °16; Rowing, 15 and 716; Vaudeville Jinx, °15, °16, and 17; Freshman Reception, 715, 16, and °17; Dance Committee, 16 and °17; Glee Club, °15 and °16; Class Scribe, ’16; Vice-Pres- ident, Ukulele Club, ’16 and 17; Treasurer Low Senior Class, 17; Secretary of Student Body, WoO WC A CUD. bee Plano Club, 717; Chairman of Senior Day lz. Angela Pingitore Freshman Reception, °14, 715, °16, and °17; ‘‘Persian Princess,” 15; “Mikado,” 716; “Lady of Shalott,” °17; Vaudeville Jinx, 16; “Marriage «Maker, 17; Girls’ Glee, °15, °16, and. 717; Honor Society, 717; Co-operative Board, °17; Latin Club, °16; French Club, °17; Assistant Co- operative Board, ’17. Marjorie Melvin Entered from O. H. S., Spring 15; Major Representative, °15; Ukulele Club, 716; Freshman Reception, 16; First Crew, °16 and ’17; Honor Society, °15, °16, and °17; Vice-President G. A. A., OL Pepe ea Ay COLLEGES? Assistant Co-operative Board, 17; Business Practice Club, °17. Herbert Dickey Entered Tech, °15; Forum, 16; 2nd Crew, °16; Secretary and Treasurer Radio Society, °16 and ’17; President Boys’ De- bating Society, °16; Honor So- ciety, 16 and °17; Scribe News, 17; Manager Scribe News, 717; Class Scribe, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Mary Strother Entered from O. H. S., 715; Social Service Secretary, 717; Class Scribe Staff, °17; Student Representative, °17; Freshman Reception, Spring and Fall, 717; “A Rose of Plymouth Town,” 17; “Garroters,” ’16. Helen Ewing Entered from Miss Ransom’s School, Fall ’16; Swimming Club, 16 and ’17; Freshman Re- ception, 716 and ’17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Dance Committee, 717; French Club, 16; Vaudeville Jinks, 16. Aurelia Bonham Rowing, °14 and °15; Hiking Club, 14 and °15; Historical So- ciety, °14, °15 and ’16; Member of Low-and High Senior Classes. | que oe a ert Oliver Bosso Spanish Club, °15 and 716; Junior Chamber of Commerce, 17; Commissioner of Organiza- tions, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Eulila Lutz Rowing Club, °14; Historical Society, ’15; Honor Society, °16; Latin Club, ’?17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Ray Ebe Bicycle Club, ’14 and 715; In- terclass Baseball Team, °14, 15, 16, and °17; State Champion- ship Baseball Team, 17; Co-op- erative Broad, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Bertha Goodwin Rowing Club, 14; Student Representative, Spring °15; His- torical Society, Fall °15; Con- cert of Choral Classes, Fall 17; Member of Low and _ High Senior Classes. Oe Harrison Edwards Entered from San Francisco Polytechnic High, Spring 716; Boys’ Glee Club, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Phoebe Colby Entered from Randolf High, Fall °15; Latin Club, °15; His- torical Society, °15; Class Rep- resentative, °17; Honor Society, ahs Ethel M. Clark Honor Society, °14, °15, and 716; Choral, ’?14-and 715; Senior Day Parade, °17. Irma Bryerley Transferred from Oakland High, 716; Swimming Club, 717; Member of Low and _ High Senior: Classes. rao x ee a le Vernon King Transferred from O. H. §S., °15; Journalism Class Scribe, 16; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Stina Barkman Vice-President German Club, 16; President Business Prac- tice Club, °17; Honor Society, 14, °15, Spring °16, and Fall ’17; Member of Low and ‘High Senior Classes. Fred Glatt Entered, °13; Machinist Club, 15; Vulcan Club, °17; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Agnes Dorothy Allen Entered from Oakland High; Freshman Reception, ’15; Senior Pin Committee, ’?17; Swimming Club, 716, 717; Committee Senior Circus, °17; Freshman _ Recep- tion, 717. re Sy (A emery} William G. Wilson School Auditor, Executive Board, Fall °16 and Spring °17; ‘Arms and the Man,” 15; Inter- class Debates, 14. Mary Loomis Member of Low and High Senior Classes; Fashion Show, 715; President Y. W. C. A. Club, 17; Choral Concert, ’17; Honor Society, 17. Jeannette Normand Historical Society, °14, 715, °16; French Club, ’716; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. Edna Walden Member of Historical Society, 14; Major Representative, °14; Spanish Club; Kirmess, 17. eee an 9) i em el James G. Robb Spanish Club, 15; Sergeant, Cadets, 716; Honor Roll, 714 and 15; Junior Chamber of Com- merce, 717; Member of Low and High Senior Classes. i Helene Buteau Lawrence Walter Entered Tech from Richmond Union High School, Fall 716; Member of Low and_ High Senior Classes. Francis Newton Herbert Dickey Staff of the Scribe News Franicis .Newtone non DURAN DRE Editor-in-Chief Ruths Vander Peer ingnmanwulicain in Guna aac, Assistant Editor Gertrude Rilke i swine 1 MacUser Associate Editor Donald (Folsom Neen ah ie oes ae ee News Editor LawrencevA lyre Nias (ul CAG) ea Assistant News Editor Hugo Methane OU a NS ta a MA ua eres Sports Editor Willian aio Och seinen ne Ck Ne COS naan ea aan Photographer HerbertsDickeycnny gi val OU Conte as sa cwnmuag ya Business Manager Richard Van besten 20a. es als Advertising Manager Kenneth Newton uncannily ano oie aaan Circulation Manager Willianv:Swalesm ng iun inci Assistant Circulation Manager Reporters Minnie Brodke Dorothy Shane Thelma Melick Winifred Lutz Helen Suhr Whitney Tenney [oO] [o) SAV.LS SAVAN HErdOs eueys YUP uoIMeN, “4 lo9q ep ue, uosuyof Aoytg eypoig uUeUYye]] Auus | uATIV iyng ieasoo}{ ueA peeyel seTemMsg uoyMeh] ‘SI eS = eqtiog sse[ ‘198 eur eqilog sse[ ‘1OVIPY uueuwyef] osny A2]7128O souef @asc scbe Stall, Dec. 17 ——————— oe EDITOR-IN-CHIEF James H. Oakley MANAGER Hugo D. Methmann ART EDITOR Doris Cayot CARTOONIST John Walbridge PHOTOGRAPHER William Mahood LITERARY Mary Strother ORGANIZATIONS Alma Young SOCIETY Dorothy Shane GIRLS’ ATHLETICS Minnie Brodke JOKES Earl Holm FACULTY ADVISOR Mr. Guy Hudgins ART ADVISOR Miss M. Simpson Mary Strother William Mahood Alma Young Doris Cayot John Walbridge | Minnie Brodke Earl Holm Dorothy Shane | CLASS SCRIBE STAFF School Calendar JULY. 30—Everybody shows love for Tech by standing in line and melting while trying to get registered. 31—We once more traverse the halls of our Alma Mater; fresh- ies continue to decrease in stature. AUGUST. 1—Brodie Ahlport president instead of Bob Kellogg. Every- body studying dictionary. 2 “Jazz” is Tech’s middle name! Our commercials are even learning to type to “Jazz” music. 3—We always knew that Mr. Gale was a man of talents, but we never suspected him of possessing a knowledge of the gentle art of knitting. 4—Ed Engs may be a good yell leader, but his talents c ertainly do not extend to geometry. Really his efforts are painful. 7—Elegant rules laid down for “frosh.” Avoid girls; say SSI: to seniors, etc. 8—Ed surely can pull off a good rally. Witness the “pep” dis- played today. 9__First “Scribe” out. Pretty good, Fran. Keep it up! 10—First assembly. Co-operative board introduced. Student body learns that “Cutie” Mac is the “essence of masculine pulchritude.” 13—Ed isn’t the only one that can stage a rally. Gertrude Potter ran him a close second at the Girls’ Rally today. 14—Our cadets are growing. Major Smith expects to beat the Germans next term. 15—Some of our football stars have “peppy” mothers. Foot- ball field is result of this “pep.” 16—Advertising campaign! Hurry up, everybody, and see how much money you can spend. 17—According to Scribe, Mr. Hudgins had one grand time on his vacation. 18—Discovered! ’IT'was Brodie who wrote that wordy letter in the “Open Forum.” We might have guessed it. Such shocking language! 20—Bobby Smale back at school. Gets elected senior president right away. Some pull, Bobby! 21—Brodie forgets board meeting! Why, Brodie. Social Sec- retary committee of one to remind him after this. 22—Jimmie Oakley plans to make high seniors pay dues. Run away, Jimmie, it’s a hard job. 23—Dorothy Desperate Desmond floats around halls in Red Cross head gear. About twenty fellows immediately dis- covered seriously wounded. 24—First Dansant for Library in girls’ gym. Good work, Herb. Have another soon. 27—Knitting tabooed in study. Hard luck, girls, but sweaters are distracting. 28—We scent a conspiracy. Low senior class to be ruled by boys. How can it be? 29—Ching, chong, Chinaman! Tech has a class in that Oriental lingo now. 31—Letters from Guy Calden appear in Scribe. Guy must be having a roaring time in France. SEPTEMBER. 1—Wild wails in hall during assembly. Great excitement. Surely some freshy in woe. But, no! only a very small boy has lost his mamma. 4—Jimmie Thoburn and Winifred Brown visit Tech. Con- gratulations! 5—Donald Johnson seems to be forming an affection for mem- bers of the opposite sex. Poor Don! If he only knew what trouble comes from small beginnings. 6—Everybody sings at assembly. Some noise! Believe me. 7—First Tech dance at Hotel Claremont. We surely had a good time. 10—We always thought girls were gentle creatures. But when Mary Strother gave Angela Pingitore a nose bleed at a freshman reception rehearsal—well, times certainly are changing. 11—Gertrude Bilkey wrathy. Somebody spelt her name with a “yu” in the “weekly.” 13—Elizabeth Clay tears through the halls with a dagger. Fresh- men run for shelter. 14—First report cards out. Bobby Smale got high mark in civics. Yes, he did. Four’s higher than one. 15—High senior girls have semi-annual wrangle over gradua- tion dresses. Our beautiful sweet girl graduates will get their pigskins while clad in white or pastel shades. 16—Bill Rea back in Tech. Mr. Cooper looks forward to some lively arguments in civics. 19—“Mex” Kilpatrick now known as “Guinea.” It doesn’t pay to wear stripes, “Mex.” 90—Our Social Secretary becomes too social and Mr. Cooper sends her to office. Bet Mr. Fisher wasn’t warned of her presence, however. 91—Second dansant; better than the first. Gertrude Potter de- velops a liking for minister’s sons. 24Freshman reception all over. Some show and Ileen Tay- lor’s some manager. Wouldn’t Angela Pingitore make a grand burglar? 25—Dizzy Allyn discovered at the Roof Garden Dancing Acad- emy. How could you, Dizzy? °96—Kermiss, Kirmiss, or Kermess. Which is it? We don’t know, but we’re going to have it. 27—Library Fund Campaign. Shell up, everybody! Don’t be a slacker. 28-Brothers are very much alike. The MacMeekins are very good football players and also have other interesting char- acteristics. OCTOBER. 1—Bobby Smale has a wild day and quits school. At least he thought he did. High seniors elect new president. Then —Bobby comes back! 2 Brodie teaches German. Frightens class into obedience. Brodie could put the German army to flight by slinging a few words around. 3.-Freshman boys have reception in form of rally. They didn’t seem highly appreciative. 4 Cutie and Mex doleful. Whazamazzer, fellows? 5—Thank goodness, it’s Friday. 7_Mr. Williamson disgusted; he always is on Monday. 8—We play Oakland tomorrow. Rip ’em up, boys! 9—Oakland 9, Tech 6 10—Cutie has row at “Y.” Poor Mac wanted a shower. 11—Bobby Smale seen in hall without jaws moving. Swallow it, Bob? 15—Boys going to have a jinx. Won’t let girls in. 16—Boys jinx no good. Girls said so. 17—Berkeley 25, Tech 0—WOW! 18—We have some parade. Rah-Rah-Rah! 19—Margaretta again exhibits great skill as actress. 22-—Oh, hum—Monday morning. 23—Miss Goddard leaves us. 24—So does Mr. Burum. 25—Girls have tea in 300. Boys don’t seem to like teas. 26—Grand Military Ball! ’Bout eight militarians show up, rest civilians. P.S. Alameda 11, Tech 0. 29—Harold Girvin and Heinie Gentry learn to knit. Student body rendered speechless. 30—Indians revel in auditorium. G. Potter is a fetching child. 31—Three months gone! Two more to go! NOVEMBER. 1—Tomorrow’s Friday. Nuf ced! 2—That French dance was some event. We approve of caba- rets, 5—Evverybody tired. Yesterday was Sunday. 6—Extra! Over supply of boys at Gym Dansant. 7—Journalism class tries its hand at “Scribe.” Fran envious of results. 8—Hazel Brown caught cutting! How did Miss Wilder do it? 9—Movies in Aud. “Slacker” inspires patriotism. 12—Mr. Cooper comes to school with a cold. 13—Members of Mr. Cooper’s classes develop colds. Sad! 14—Great excitement every place getting ready for Kermiss. 15—Same today. 16—Kermiss! No more can be said! 19—Awful slump in work. Kermisses are not conducive to study. 20—Kelsey seen in halls minus “curls.” It cannot are! ! 21—Brodie admonishes his freshie sweetly. He doesn’t ap- prove of childish pranks. 22—Don Johnson getting more cheerful. Quarantines only last a month. 23—Rainy day. Freshies don’t wipe boots. Mr. Gove dis- gusted. 26—Only three days to this week. 27—Not much studying. 28—Same today. Everybody thinking of turkey and cranberry sauce. DECEMBER. 3—Only fourteen more days. 4—Member of executive board discovers that Mr. Coleman has a dimple on both sides of his moustache. 6—Seniors begin to take it easy. 7—Freshmen study heads off. 10—One more week, too good to be true. 11—Bobby Smale wonders how he will act when he gets his hands on his diploma. 12—All seniors do same as Bob. 13—Seniors in realms of ecstacy. 14—We love you all, but—Gee! We're GLAD TO SAY “GOOD- By He bi el hf rt | , ae Wise ear 4 ” P i LD - th h: WO a i ) { a N fn ‘ A ) a Q I rN r i c wl his Wy ri aw on 1 f = 7 = Ty hae a it rel} i Hy pall ay Hi el iM Al i r i ly i iy Paying Our Debt Gertrude Bilkey +6 AY, Jimmie, these Frenchies sure are glad to see us.” “I should say so. Will you look at the loving way they are greeting the fellows. Kissing em! Huh! Here comes one this way. I’m going to duck.” “No you don’t, Jack, my boy. If I’m going to get kissed you have got to take your share. I don’t want to be selfish.” Laugh- ingly the speaker caught the would-be deserter’s coat-tails as he attempted to duck under the canvas flap of their tent. An excited litthke Frenchman hurried up, gesticulating and jabbering French breathlessly. Before Jack even had time to thrust him away he had flung himself at him apparently de- lirious with joy, and with his arms about the tall struggling soldier, was soundly smacking him on both cheeks. “For the love of Mike! Don’t do that!” Jack managed to gasp at last, backing away bashfully and waving his arms help- lessly out in front of him in the general direction from which he evidently feared another attack by the happy little French- man. “My friend, mon camarade,” cried the little Frenchman in broken English. “Er—er—Comment vous allez?” stammered Jack in bad French as he tried to recall a few phrases he had painstakingly learned while in the training camp. “Let’s shake on it.” They shook hands. “I am Pierre Auvary. Eh, we shall be amis mes bons cama- rades.” x x It was some weeks later and a very different Jack from the newly arrived “Sammie” was toiling, “somewhere in France,” just behind the lines, unloading huge shells from a large auto van. His face was thinned and hardened; his new uniform and cutfit of which he had been so proud was mudstained and worn. By some freak of chance, in spite of belonging to different armies, he and Pierre had been thrown together often since their first meeting and it was small Pierre who now toiled beside the lanky westerner. “Mon Dieu, the air—it chokes me,” gasped Pierre, who had learned some more English, pausing to pull his collar, and rub a dirty sleeve across his grim, perspiring face. Tears were roll- ing down his cheeks and he was breathing with difficulty. “Your gas mask, Pierre, where is it?” cried Jack, whose strong lungs, hardened by an out-of-door life, could stand more than Pierre’s city bred ones. “Ah—my mask—where is it? I—am—careless. I laid—it __there—a—moment—ago,” gasped Pierre, wandering aimlessly about. “Here, take mine; I can stand the air better than you,” said Jack, as he slipped his own mask over Pierre’s head and fell to work again. A few moments later as he swung a shell from the truck a sudden weight seemed to press on his chest, he felt as though he were choking; he dashed the moisture from his eyes and strug- sled forward. Then he dropped the shell and turned about, scarcely knowing what he was doing, his one thought, “I must get a gas-mask somewhere.” The weight pressed heavier, a blackness was enshrouding everything. Then out of the blackness there leapt a great light and a terrible pain seared down his right side. Then came blackness again. When Jack opened his eyes he found himself in the hospital tent. Beside him was a narrow cot and beyond that other nar- row cots. Someone on the other side of him was speaking. “You don’t think he can live, doctor? He seems so strong.” “Yes, it’s too bad. He will be himself for a little while and then go—poof—like that. What the gas didn’t do to him, the shell did.” They moved away. Whom were they talking about, Jack wondered lazily. Some poor chap. Why was he there? They surely weren’t discuss- ing him! Say—he guessed he wasn’t done for. He’d show ‘om. He raised his head to call commandingly, “Nurse!” To his surprise he managed only a husky whisper. But the nurse had seen his movement and came to his side. He wondered idly what he had wanted with her. Oh, yes, he would ask for Pierre. He cleared his throat; he would not be husky this time. He wished it didn’t hurt him so to breathe though. “Pierre, I want Pierre’—again to his disgust it was only a husky whisper. “Certainly, I will find him for you,” said the nurse as though it was the most simple thing in the world to find a Pierre in the whole French army. Somehow she did find him, for, just as the blackness and the pain were crushing down on him again Pierre’s imp-like face smiled out of it at him. “My comrade, it is because you gave me the gas-mask that you are here!” cried Pierre. “Nonsense, my own fault,” mumbled Jack. He wished Pierre wouldn’t be so dramatic, it always embarrassed him. “Ah, but it is my fault, you saved my life,” insisted Pierre. “Oh, well, let’s shake on it,” Jack couldn’t think of anything else to say just then, and the blackness was slipping down over everything again. He raised his right arm from under the bed clothes—and gazed in startled amazement at the bandaged stump that appeared. Pierre choked and bent nearer. “Never mind, mon ami, this will do,’ and bending, he kissed Jack on both cheeks. Jack attempted to squirm away, but the weight and the darkness were crushing him now, so he only gasped, “Pierre—for—the love—of Mike—don’t do that.” Then he lay very still. PGi TO It Is for Us, the Living Mary Strother. LL Europe was in the throes of a great war. Its peo- ples were sacrificing and starving, fighting and dying for a cause which they scarcely understood, but for which, because it was their country’s cause, they will- ingly gave their all. Then America came into the world war, and her men and boys, with her women and girls, began to work and fight for her. Mrs. Alberton, in her luxurious home, living happily with her only son, was unmoved by the threatening war clouds. She gave little notice to the news from Europe, and scarcely heeded America’s declaration of war, for war did not enter her life in any way. She was happy, too happy, for she forgot there was such a thing as war. Then came a night when the war was brought home to her so vividly and so forcefully, that she awoke from her passiveness with a shock, and became a woman who was not only aware of war’s existence, but one who shrank from it, hating and loath- ing it. She was sitting before the fire, before her, her son, lean- ing against the mantle. His was a comely figure, and a manly one, though he was but a boy. As she looked at his straight features and clear grey eyes, her heart beat more highly at the thought that he was hers, all hers, no one else had even a shadowy claim upon him. In the midst of her reverie, the boy turned from the fire and faced her. “Mother,” he said and hesitated. She glanced quickly at him, for the tone in which he had said “Mother” was very strange. “Mother, ’'m going to join the Navy.” “Harold!” She was on her feet in an instant. “Join the Navy! Why?” “Why?” he repeated wonderingly. “To serve my country, of course, Mother.” “But you’re too young!” Every fibre in her was quivering now. “They don’t need you. There are plenty of other boys. You’re all I have, and I need you more than your country does.” “Why, Mother.” His voice was gentle, almost pleading. “You don’t mean that. America needs every man now. I’m not too young. I’m nineteen. Boys younger than I have already gone.” “I won't let you go!” she cried. “You can’t go! Why should I give my only boy to a cause of which I know nothing, for which I care nothing? This war will end soon, and you won't be needed.” She stepped close to him and put her hands on his shoulders. “Boy,” she said tenderly, her full voice throbbing through the room, “Boy, you're all I have. You’re my very life, my exist- ence. We’ve been so happy together.” Her son took her hand in his own, and his voice trembled as he answered her. “Mother, dear, you don’t understand, this war will not end soon. It cannot. The cause for which we are fighting is too sreat. And because it is so great, America needs every man to help her. So don’t you see, Mother, that I must go?” Slowly the mother pushed him away from her. “Go—if you must,” she said tersely. “In taking you, Amer- ica is robbing me of all I hold dear. Yes, your country may have my son, but nothing more of mine may she have. This war is wrong and forced on an unwilling people. I, for one, will have nothing to do with it. Not one thing will I give, either in money or service, to help carry it on.” There was a long silence. Then the mother’s low voice vi- brated through the stillness. “You may go as soon as you want to, Harold. I will not say or do anything to stop you.” “Thank you, Mother.” Startled at the tone, she looked up, and saw that in those few short moments her boy had become a man. Then as she met the cold, grey eyes of the man looking down at her, her own grew wide and dark with unutterable pain. ate ste st ste ate St 7 ep i The “Seeadler,” a German destroyer, was sinking ship after ship in the South Pacific. The loss of vessels and of life was excessive. The American government was trying desperately to capture the destroyer, but could find no trace of her. The last report told of an American cruiser, the “Melita,” which had been wrecked, and its crew marooned on an island. The cap- tain and seventeen men had been rescued. Mrs. Alberton read the account of the wreck with ghastly hor- ror. Harold had shipped on the “Melita.” The room whirled around her, and all the world grew black. Out of the darkness gleamed just one faint ray of light. Perhaps her son was one of those rescued. Her mind grasped the threadbare hope, and clung to it. Gradually, as that light grew brighter, the darkness lifted, and her mind revolved around the only hope she had, that her son might be saved. She saw him as he had been the night he told her he was go- ing to join the Navy. How manly, how strong, and how dear he had seemed to her. Her eyes filled, but she forced the tears back and gazed into the glowing fire. She remembered how frantically she had urged him to stay with her, and the threat she had cried out in her desperation. She recalled that threat vividly, and smiled grimly as she thought of how well she had carried it out, how she had refrained from helping her country in its need. She had angrily refused to purchase a “Liberty Bond,” and declined to help the Red Cross. She knew that a speaker of the Red Cross had mentioned her name as the only person of means in the town who had not helped in the Red Cross campaign. She also knew of the manner in which her name had been re- ceived by the audience, an audience of those who had once been her friends. Then she remembered the look in her son’s eyes as she finally gave her consent to his enlistment. She trembled at the mem- ory, as she had many times since he left. It was unbearable now. She sprang to her feet, and paced the room, trying to drive it from her mind. As she passed the table, her skirt brushed a book to the floor, and stooping to pick it up, she no- ticed that the margin of the open page was covered with notes written in a boyish hand. A few words were underlined, and almost unthinkingly she read them. “It is for us, the living, to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take in- creased devotion to that cause for which they gave their last full measure of devotion.” She flung the book aside, but all the night, and all the days that followed, the words burned in her mind, and she could not forget them. Then, one day, a visitor was announced, Alan McCloud. A young man in the naval uniform entered the room. “Mrs. Alberton?” he asked. “Yes. Won’t y ou be seated?” “No, thank you. I just came to tell you that—that I was on the ‘Melita’ with your son.” Mrs. Alberton sprang to her feet. “Ts he alive?” Ah, the yearning tenderness in those three words! The boy stepped forward. “No, Mrs. Alberton, he is not. He died on the island, from a wound he received while lowering the ship’s flag to save it from the Germans. He died just after we were left on the island, and sent this message to you. ‘Tell my mother,’ he said, ‘that I died thinking of her. Tell her our country needs her, and ask her to take my place in our country’s service.’ ” Long after Alan McCloud had left, Mrs. Alberton sat motion- less. Then she rose, and taking a book from the table, opened it. “It is for us, the living,” she read, “‘to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave their last full measure of devotion.” There was a long moment of silence. Then with a smile on her trembling lips, she whispered, “It is for us, the living,” and slowly closed the book. Pe Tigeee aaa) Experience and Bees Henry Hosea aly, OBBING a bees’ nest is as simple as getting a four in geometry if you understand the process. If not, it is like handing a stale excuse to a policeman—you get stung. But experience is what teaches. One experi- ence will often enlighten an individual more than long hours of reading. I say, depend more on experience and less on books when it comes to learning entomology. I was taught in twenty minutes by experience all I cared to know about bees. Mildred, the Governor’s daughter, and I sat down to the breakfast table, after a brisk morning’s walk. Washington, the old colored servant, having poured the coffee, returned to his place by the door. Mildred was helping me to some sugar and looking into my eyes with loving admiration, when the leg of my chair broke and I fell over backward. The next thing I heard was a voice saying, “Come on, get up.” It wasn’t Mildred’s voice. I dreaded to open my eyes. At last I did, and what I had feared was really true. It had been only adream. Standing over me grinning was my partner, the “Lizard,” so called from his constant association with nature. “Don’t look so disgusted,” he said. “I’ve found something to eat.” “Yes, and if you hadn’t kicked that block from; under my head, I should have finished eating breakfast with the Govern- or’s daughter,” I snarled. “Sure,” he snickered. “You’re always making a hit with some millionaire’s daughter in your sleep, but I don’t see any of them chasing you around when you are awake. Put on your shoes and I'll take you where you can get a real feed.” I put on my shoes, stretched a bit, and followed the Lizard down to a solitary house surrounded by oak trees. In the back yard were about forty bee-hives. A hurried inspection showed the place to be a deserted bee-ranch. Most of the hives were vacant. “Now, if we had only a loaf of bread to eat with the honey, we would be fixed,” said the Lizard as he came up to my side, “I don’t see any honey yet,” I replied pessimistically. “Do you see that hive under that oak tree?” was his answer, pointing in that direction. “That’s full of bees and there is bound to be lots of honey there,” he continued. “There may be lots of honey, but, as you remarked, it is full of bees,” I retorted. The Lizard looked at me in surprise. “Haven’t you ever robbed a bees’ nest?” he asked. I shook my head, “No.” “If I had a mask and a smudge, I’d soon show you how,” the Lizard assured me. “Yes, and if I had a ‘jit,’ ’d walk into town and buy a loaf of bread,” was my cheerful answer. We sat down together on an old box and admitted that it was a tough world. I was on the point of starting for the railroad grade, when my partner suddenly slapped his knees and exclaimed, “I’ve got an idea!” It so surprised me that my partner could have anything so serious as an idea, that for a minute I forgot my hunger pangs. “How did you get it?” I asked as sarcastically as I knew how. “Look,” he said triumphantly, “do you see that old mosquito netting on those windows? Just the thing for masks.” “Boy, you’re going to be a great man some day,” I said ad- miringly. We were soon busy making masks from the mosquito netting and sticks. While we were making them, the Lizard gave mea ttle scientific instruction in the delicate art of robbing hives. I was to be sure and not strike at any bees that might show any signs of examining me closely, and I was not to move around any more than possible. Then a close search of all my pockets resulted in my finding the “live” end of a match. I soon had an old sack smoking to my partner’s satisfaction. The masks be- ing now ready, we fixed them over our heads, tied our gloves and coat sleeves around our wrists, and headed for the hive where our breakfast awaited. The Lizard was to knock the lid off, while I kept the smudge smoking. Then we were each to take all the honey we could carry and walk away. One poke with his stick and the lid was off; so were the bees. The buzzing that they made was worse than a girls’ club meet- ing before being called to order. Suddenly they all seemed to be coming my way, not figuratively, but very literally. Just as suddenly, I forgot all the main points of my instructor’s scien- tific lecture on successful hive-robbing. I began to swing the sack around like an Indian club. The more the bees flew at me, the faster I swung the sack. All at once that sack burst out ina blaze and my mask caught on fire. In my frantic efforts to re- move the burning mask, I tipped over my partner’s mask so that it was tight against the back of his head and his hat was pushed forward, covering his eyes. The bees took an unsportsmanlike advantage of his predicament and landed on the tight side of his mask. He, too, forgot the scientific method of holding a peace parley with barbarous bees and started off at a pace that would make Howard Drew sit up and take notice. As for me, I was going my limit to shorten the three feet which separated me from him, when—bang! The Lizard ran right into one of the few remaining live hives. I saw the smash and put on my emergency. It was no use. I landed on top of the lot—hive, honey, and my partner. I assure you we made only a brief stop, but even the second’s delay gave the bees from the first hive time to unite forces with the main army of the second. Take it from me, bees have some wallop, and I ought to know. They swarmed on me as the Allies might swarm on a few retreating Huns. Neck and neck, instructor and pupil ran down the yard and through a patch of willows. It is true the willows brushed the bees off—yes!—and most of our skin too. We found a mud- hole and applied mud-plasters to our stinging heads. Mud- plasters, I might mention, are, up to this writing, the most high- ly approved method of treating bee stings. How I longed for a comb of honey that afternoon. Only the Lizard knows. But experience said, “Boy, thy head is as two heads.” Experience won. The Patriotic Service Campaign The most of Tech’s physical and financial energies for the term were expended on the seven weeks’ patriotic service cam- paign from October first to November seventeenth. The great success of the drive overshadows any failures of other activities for a cause so worthy at this time. The amount raised during the entire campaign was $3,000.00. This amount was divided among nine branches of the relief work, namely: Belgian babies, French orphans, Armenians, Y. M. C. A. fund, soldiers’ recreation fund, soldiers’ library fund, West Oakland Home, Associated Charities of Oakland, and knit- ting for the soldiers. The affairs given by the school throughout this campaign were well patronized and the spirit of generosity and good-fel- lowship displayed will help Tech’s name far into its big future. The entertainments given were the sophomore and_ senior dansant, October third; choral concert, October seventeenth; dramatic production, October nineteenth; Cadet Ball, October twenty-sixth; Indian Revels, November second; soiree dansant, November second; Roman Wedding, November ninth; and the Kirmess, November seventeenth. With the final day at hand $1,900 of the funds had been raised, and with the help of five thousand friends of Tech the amount was shoved up past the two thousand mark and on to the three thousand. This was more than had been counted on. November seventeenth found Tech a fairyland of artistic booths and improvised ballrooms. Mysterious fortune-telling camps, where lurked bespangled gypsies and monkey music, freak side shows, and shooting galleries tempted the nickles and dimes of the visitors. In the evening hundreds of students in costumes of Spanish senoritas, Southern girls, checking agents, nurses, Japanese maids, and many other varieties sold delectable dainties such as popcorn, candies, nosegays, balloons, and cones. The big jinx given both afternoon and evening proved exceed- ingly popular and remunerative. There were five skits given, a banjo quintet, a short play, called “An Obstinate Family,” “Watch Your Step Chorus,” “Heinie’s Jazz Blacks,” ‘‘Bachel- der’s Quartet,” and a candy chorus. The entire campaign is one Tech may be justly proud of. It was a call to the hearts and generosity of her friends, and the answer was more generous than was expected. It proved de- cisively that Tech’s spirit is not dead. a | AN pe b= SN Brodie Ahlport President of the Associated Students of the Oakland Technical High School fe gq N ASSUMING the office resigned by Robert Kellogg, we made but the one promise of discharging our duty as we saw it. That duty, as revealed in the school’s watch- word, consisted in fostering the welfare of the greatest number rather than the interests of potential factions or clam- orous cliques. It was our purpose, then, as it was our bond and our duty, to resist every effort that violated this ideal. In giv- ing definite direction to that purpose the school moneys were apportioned more equitably, and with a view to the number of students concerned, in the hope that the benefits would redound to the school at large rather than to insistent groups who sought to make their own interests imperative. The public condemnation of hazing found ready response in Tech, as in the more enlightened schools throughout the land, and for the first time, the welcoming of the freshmen was ac- complished without assault and browbeating, and yet, with no sacrifice of that spirit and enthusiasm which was supposed to have been implanted by the vicious methods now discarded. Notwithstanding the press and importance of her own imme- diate concerns, which had become unsettled and acute in a period of great public moment, the school contributed gener- ously when the nation called and gave richly in tithes of her time, her wealth, and her sons. BRODIE AHLPORT. Robert Smale Ileen Taylor Francis Newton Com. of Entertainments Com. of Girl’s Affairs Com. of Publications Oliver Bosso Mary Strother Com. of Organizations Social Secretary Douglas Miller Gertrude Potter Donald Johnson Auditor Secretary Com. of Finance EXECUTIVE BOARD Ray Ebe Vaughn Miller Llewellyn Fairchild Donald MacMeekin Brodie Ahlport Alex Genesy Gene Fitzgerald Louis Dougherty THE BOYs’ CO-OPERATIVE BOARD Verna Boles Astra Montagne Ruth Van de Peer Gertrude Potter Minnie Brodke Roberta Hull Cecil Callison THE GIRLS’ CO-OPERATIVE BOARD Vaughn Miller Alma Young The Low Senior Class Officers Vaughn Miller John Hampel Secretary and Treasurer Alma Young Committee of Entertainment.....Abel Jackson The Class of June 1918 held their initial meeting early in the term and immediately organized, electing officers and appoint- ing committees. A constitution committee was appointed to draw up a constitution, which was later adopted. A very attractive combination of purple and white was chosen for the class colors and an unusually artistic shield-shaped pin was decided upon. The top of the pin is set with pearls and the center, which is black, is engraved with the gold letters T. H. S. On Tuesday, the sixth of November, the seniors gave a dan- sant in the gym, the proceeds of which were donated to the Bel- gian Relief Fund. The high seniors were entertained later in the term by a most successful dance in the gym. All seniors of the school were present and the evening was greatly enjoyed. SN a a ES PIO PGR - = a SS a NOILOV NI SLACVS HOAL The Military Department Organized according to the laws of the state of California is the First Battalion of California High School Cadets. The or- ganization consists of the First California High School Cadet Band, the Twentieth and Twenty-first Companies of infantry, a sanitary company, and a signal corps. The sanitary corps is officially recognized by the American Red Cross and is subject to a call to the colors by the President. There are approxi- mately three hundred students enrolled in the battalion. Prac- tically every nationality is represented. The cadet band of forty-two pieces is the largest in the state and the drum corps which is combined with it is the first of its kind in the state cadet organizations. The Oakland Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club have taken the band on trips with them on their boosting trips both up and down the valley. During the past semester the cadets have participated in many public events. They have taken an active part in all of the liberty parades and patriotic celebrations in the east bay cities. Rifle practice has been held both on the school range and at the state rifle range at Leona Heights. Many Saturdays have been spent in the hills back of Claremont learning the game of war. A number of cadets have made remarkable scores and are competing for marksman and sharpshooter’s medals. During the present world war those cadets who felt it their duty to answer their country’s call have found their training with the cadet organization of great aid to them, as this train- ing was with an officially recognized cadet corps. ‘ The present commandant of the cadets is Major F. M. Essig, under whose guidance the cadets receive t heir instruction. The present cadet officers are: Major—tUriel Bergen Smith. Lieutenant-Adjutant— Lieutenant-Quartermaster— Presley Price Douglas B. Miller Twenty-first Company Captain—Donald Durward Johnson. First Lieutenant— 3 Second Lieutenant— Harold Reiter. Ketner Rehbock. Twentieth Company Captain—James H. Oakley. First Lieutenant—Wilber Follett. ti Py 11) SO aa ‘ ai is - Lieut. Price Capt. Oakley Lieut. Rehbock Lieut. Miller Lieut. Reiter Major Smith Capt. Johnson Lieut. Follett CADET OFFICERS Whitney Tenney Clinton Fairchild Junior Chamber of Commerce The Junior Chamber of Commerce has been organized with the idea of doing for the school in some measure what the Chamber of Commerce does for the city. In addition to boost- ing for the school it aims to develop a more intimate relation between the school and the other community enterprises. Ar- rangements are being made to visit the plants of local industries to the end that a clearer idea may be had of the relation of these factors to the development of the city. The chief value of such visits, it is felt, will be the personal insight given of the oppor- tunities offered to those who are to be, in the near future, re- cruits to the ranks of industrial and professional service. Another advantage offered is the assistance accorded by the Chamber of Commerce. From the beginning they have mani- fested a keen interest in this organization, Mr. Karbach, their membership secretary, having made an address to the students prior to organization, and Mr. Bowles, their publicity secretary, having kept in close touch with the organizing of the body. He has asked for the pictures of the officers and the names and ad- dresses of the members in order that they may be placed on the mailing list of the official paper of the Chamber of Commerce. The pictures are to appear in this paper in a future issue. At the election held October seventeenth the following officers were chosen: President, Whitney Tenney; first vice-president, William Rea; second vice-president, Roy Journal; secretary, Arthur Bouterious; treasurer, Clinton Fairchild. Mr. Morrill is acting as faculty advisor. The spirit manifested by the officers since their election augurs well for the success of the organiza- tion. Vaughn Miller Clinton Fairchild Boys’ Athletic Association The Boys’ Athletic Association has been conducted on a new basis this term. Only those fellows who have come out for some sport this term are now members. This includes those who have played in interclass games. The purpose of this change is to have an association of real athletes instead of ex- tending the membership to every boy in school, and also to en- courage fellows to go out for some sport. It has been decided that those who do not participate in any school athletics cannot be well enough acquainted with athletic affairs to be able to vote intelligently on matters vital to these school athletics. The association this term has had few meetings, but these few have been important ones. Crew has been returned to its former status as a minor sport, and the unfortunate fate of football has put a damper on our spirits for the time being, but we are amply justified in our high hopes for the success of the three major sports next term, as all three teams look like win- ners at present. Minnie Brodke Olive MacDonald Girls’ Athletic Association Minnie Brodke Marjorie Melvin Secretary Olive MacDonald Sergeant-at-Arm s Vida Smith During this semester the Girls’ Athletic Association has made more progress than ever before. More girls have taken part in the various sports and a greater interest has been shown all around. Crew, tennis, swimming, and basketball have been the major sports this term. Crew was probably the big factor this term. Tech had three crews out on the lake twice a week. In the inter-class races, the junior and senior crew combined won the championship, beat- ing the sophomores by scarcely a boat-length. More girls signed up for swimming this term than ever before. Many jolly times were enjoyed by the girls at Piedmont Baths. At the girls’ rallies, which were held in the auditorium and attended by all the girls in the school, a great deal of enthusiasm and pep was shown. Tech talent, including the Girls’ Jazz Band, school songs and selections on the piano were displayed at the rallies. Mr. Fisher, Miss Wilder, and Miss Covey were among the speakers. The Y. W. C. A. Officers Presidents... ae ee Mary Loomis Vice-President... an = Margaret Avery Secretaryi see a eee Josephine Holub DC@ASUPOD: he, mee eis ae eee re eee Mildred Dills A Y. W . C. A. Student Club was organized at Technical this year. Service work, good times, and the study of the all-round girl have been included in this term’s program. The big event of the year was the Jinx given at the Y. W. C. A. Auditorium on November ninth, for the benefit of the Belgian and Armenian funds. Musical and dramatic skits combined to make an excel- lent program and the proceeds were increased by a candy sale in the intermission by an international candy chorus. On November second a tea was given at Tech by the club and the proceeds, $13.13, were given to the Belgian fund. The girls have also during the term contributed their services in the after- noons to the Baby Hospital, aiding them in care of the little children at the supper hour. Christmas work, too, has been started; the club has been dressing dolls and making gifts for the poor children in the city. With a competent corps of officers and enthusiastic members the next term promises to be an unusually interesting one. The Vulean Club Officers President: 5-710 ne ey ae Frank H. Barrett PecGrelaryins ect eee eee Edward Tacker LYEASUTEr: 2a 5 ees Warren White Sergeant-at-Arms =. ee James Kenny Faculty “Advisorj.:.02. eae Mr. Petty The Vulcan Club, organized last term by the shop boys, has completed its second term as a successful organization. The members of! the Vulcan Club had the pleasure of enjoying a bean feed given in the school cafeteria by the club. Interesting talks were given on the iron industry by the shop instructors and superintendent Mr. MacMurtry of the Judson Iron Works. The second event of the term was the shop boys’ day on Octo- ber sixteenth; the purpose of this great event was to raise funds to be spent for recreation for our soldiers in France. During the school campaign to raise money for different re- lief societies, the Vulcan conducted a booth in the large Kirmess, where they sold articles that were made in the shops. Honor Society To wear a silver “T” is one of the most coveted honors Tech offers to the students. About one hundred and seventy-five now qualify for that honor. To become a member of this or- ganization the student must qualify according to the following general rule: He must have no mark on his card less than a “two,” or if he has one “three,” it must be offset by two “ones.” The “TT” becomes the property of the student, if at the time of graduation, the student is a member of the society. A gold “T” is awarded to the student attaining membership for five terms, and a special pin to one who makes the society for eight terms. Eighteen gold “T’s” were awarded at graduation last semester. The meetings of the society this term were a success and im- portant business was transacted. At the first. meeting of the term the officers of the club were elected. William Adams was elected president, Leona Schiffman vice-president, and Lester Root secretary. The Latin Club Officers PAPOSLCeT terres ee Pew le Miee pen np aes te Mary Rice Vice-President Albert Philips Secretary Evelyn Weeks Treasurer Ella Miller Miss Martens The Latin Club, now one of the largest organizations in Tech, has had a most successful term and promises a successful future. Several well chosen programs in addition to the regular meet- ings have proved most enjoyable to the members. Miss Fort- son gave a very interesting stereopticon lecture on some of her travels abroad, and Professor Price of the University of Cali- fornia spoke to the club on two occasions: first, on the life of Horace, the poet; and later, on his works, illustrating both with many interesting relics and manuscripts of ancient times. The big event of the term, however, was the one-act play, “A Roman Wedding,” presented at the major period of November ninth. The cast was chosen entirely from the Latin department and managed by William Adams. The musical numbers were prepared under the able direction of Mrs. Davis and the Girls’ Glee. It was decided that the proceeds from this affair be de- voted to patriotic purposes. E] Circulo Hispano Americano Officers. Presiden ths.diviec Se eee John D. Shea Vice-Presidéntiiog 3 eet Lucille E. Johnson DECKELATY tes co ur eee rae Imogen Scott Tredsurersicwe tee eee May Renwick Hornish rete en ee S Lawrence G. Allyn Sergeant-at-Arms...................... Andres Palama El Circulo Hispano Americano may well count this past sem- ester as one of the most successful in its career. It has increased materially in size and many attractions have been added which make its meetings most enjoyable. Meetings are now held only once a month instead of twice a month as was the custom in past years. The meeting is devoted entirely to entertainment, all business being done by the executive committee. The chief event of the term was the Spanish Vaudeville held in the auditorium to raise money for the Service Campaign. A large number of students were present and the skits and danc- ing were greatly enjoyed. The Vaudeville was followed by a dance in the girls’ gymnasium. Le Cercle Francais Presiden tie. te io ene eee ee Warren Nash Wace-President: i. kicks Angela Pingitore SLES UTE dan phot Ma ete bee aa Angelo Rossi FPaculty Advisorcs is Miss Tanquary The Cercle Francais has been more fortunate this term than in either of the two preceding it, in that it has had the co-opera- tion of all the French students and their friends in carrying out their principal aim, namely, “To Help France.” The result has been the sending of dozens of useful garments for gifts from “The Technical High School Christmas Tree” in Paris, and the adopting of eight additional French orphans, a movement started by the Cercle Francais last term. Moreover, the cost of this work has been estimated and the value added to the list of “The Patriotic Service Campaign,” thus helping to raise Tech’s required fund. The club has also done much in the line of entertainment, their most recent French play, “Jean Valjean,” having had the honor of being repeated before the French Club of the University of California. The grand climax of the French students’ success this term was the French Cabaret Dance, held in the gymnasium. | ag THE BAND The Band The band was first organized in old Poly during the spring of 1914, but it was not until the spring of 1915, when the school had moved into its new building, that much interest was shown. Band was made a regul ar subject and pupils received full credit for their work. Since then the band has steadily grown, until now it has about forty-five members. The membership this term is greater than that of any preceding term except that of the spring of 1917. Several boys who have played in Tech’s band now have posi- tions in bands of the regular army. Among these are Vernon Ferry, Herman Hittenberger, Earl Peppin, Walter Vervais, and Felton McCartney. Vernon Ferry is at American Lake, where he is soon to take charge of a new army band; Herman Hitten- berger is also in a band at American Lake; Earl Peppin is play- ing in a band with the California Grizzlies, and Walter Vervais and Felton McCartney are in an army band also, the old Cali- fornia Fifth Regiment. During the last few terms, the band has taken trips to Chico, Fresno, and Santa Rosa. On the Fresno trip, stops were made at various towns, and in some of the larger ones concerts were given. All these trips, except the one to Santa Rosa, were made with the Oakland Commercial Club. One of the important events of the present term has been the forming of the entire band into a cadet band. This has helped the marching so much that on occasions when, the band has made a public appearance, Mr. Trutner has received many com- pliments. When the band led the Liberty Bond parade of the grammar and high school students, many people told Mr. Trut- ner that the marching was better than that of the regulars. A drum corps has also been formed during the term. Among the selections studied and played during the term are the overtures, “Franz Schubert,” ‘“Zampa,” and “Wedding Ring”; operatic fantasia, “The Opera Mirror’; classical selec- tion, “The Hall of Fame”; operatic selection, “Romeo and Juliet,” and many marches and smaller numbers. These selec- tions are regularly played by professional bands. As far as is known the Tech Band is the finest of its kind in the United States. Both Mr. Fisher and Mr. Ewing deserve thanks for their efforts and interest in the band at all times. THE FIRST ORCHESTRA The Orchestra Officers Fenton Daugherty Joy Holloway Harold Doell Tech’s first orchestra this term has had a membership of forty-three. In addition to furnishing excellent music for sev- eral assemblies, the orchestra took part in the Patriotic Concert on October twelfth and furnished accompaniment for the “In- dian Revels” given on October thirtieth. Eight of the advanced string players in the orchestra gave a concert for the Art Gallery Association at the Municipal Audi- torium on November eleventh. Individual solo work was in- cluded in the program. np The orchestra gave a get-together party at the beginning of the term and, entertained as guests the second orchestra and band. ‘The big social event of the organization was. the Hallow- e’en dance given the night of November first at Glenview Hall for all former and present members of orchestra and_ band. The proceeds were devoted to equipment for room 300. Under the direction of Mr. Trutner and Miss Meek, both the first and second orchestras have accomplished a great deal this term, and prospects are good for a successful spring term’s work. THE SECOND ORCHESTRA I co 2) —] O tx) [ea —] ) THE BOYS’ The Boys’ Glee Club Presicetits a4. pes er ersaties Hugo Methmann Secretary and Treasurer............ Lester Colman PAbrariari: seep ison ee ee Robert Beal AGVISOMS caeunseniper enon ctaees laa Miss Kummer The Boys’ Glee Club began with a membership of forty fel- lows, who have been singing lustily every day at the major period in Room 300. Two appearances were made at assem- blies, where the club was received most enthusiastically, On October twelfth, a concert by the combined Chorals and Glee Clubs was given for the benefit of the Armenians. The Boys’ Glee contributed two numbers, beside furnishing the bass and tenor for the Cantata and mixed choruses. The organization had charge of the dance at the Kermiss and thus helped to raise funds. It is urged on all the boys of the school, who like to sing, to sign for next term’s work. The Girls’ Glee Club Officers. Presidents nic vene unreal a Thomas Vice-Presidenti annie Unive Mary Rice mecretaryec) sss hii alee Mildred Crawford NEVIS ODI) Pxtinid Niele) Cet ea alana mianliaayy Mrs. Davis The Girls’ Glee Club, one of the largest organizations in Tech, has never been more flourishing than during the past term. It consists of forty members, all of whom have had one or more year’s training in the choral classes. The club meets daily at the major period and once each week a joint meeting with the Boys’ Glee is held. The pins of both clubs are very much alike. The Girls’ Glee, under the management of Mrs. Davis, has furnished music on several important occasions throughout the past semester. The first affair of the term, a concert at major period, was appreciated by all. The fact that the Girls’ Glee is known outside our own circle is shown by the way the girls have been asked to sing for out- side festivities. They were well received when they sang at the annual luncheon of the Parent-Teachers’ Asso ciation at the Key Route Inn, October the twenty-fifth. “Indian Revels,” presented by the Girls’ Glee on October thir- tieth, was entirely a success, and the part taken by the club in the Latin Club’s production of November ninth was thoroughly enjoyed. NTO AITO .STYID AHL SALLINNODS AONVG AHL ulyIeAy UeTeLy 12}}0q epniziery eleug yeqoy [eystefy [OLA ysnojy so1usisg uosyoef I2dV Aouue | Aouzy se[snoq oula A uMOIG UlUepuT[ ueWyIYA, ued The Dances Tech was so busy attending war benefit affairs, knitting sweat- ers, and jearning to be soldiers and Red Cross nurses, that the dances for the term were rather neglected. It was no fault of the commissioners of entertainments, however, who both (Her- bert Mathieson and later Robert Smale) worked faithfully on every dance. The first dansant was given September twenty-first for juniors and seniors. On October fifth, the sophomores and juniors had a turn; November ninth, the freshmen and seniors; and Novem- ber twenty-third, the freshmen and sophomores. The regular dances were given on September fifteenth, Ath- letic Ball; October twenty-sixth, Military and Cadet Bail; and December fifth, the Senior Farewell. These were better at- tended than the dansants, though still less than former terms. The dance committee for this term was: Herbert Mathieson Robert Smale Chairman Clindenin Brown Whitney Tenney Abel Jackson Hazel Brown Verne Douglas Violet Marshall Isabelle Barker Dan Whitman Helen Martin Gertrude Potter Bernice Hough Ileen Taylor Girls’ Freshmen Reception P The Girls’ Freshmen Reception of this term was held on Sep- tember twenty-eighth in the school auditorium and proved not only successful in its production, but in a financial way as well, clearing $65 from the admissions and the candy sale that took place during the intermission. lleen Taylor, assisted by Marguerite Jensen, managed the per- formance, but was aided by managers from the faculty and stu- dent body at the head of each skit. The skits were: “A Country School,” managed by Miss Byxbee and Dorothy Shane; “Imper- sonations,” Lydia Stromberg; “Morning, Noon, Night,” Miss Covey, Helen Martin, and Dorothy Desmond; “Burglar Movies,” Miss Crandall and Mary Strother; “A Girl for Each Month in the Year,” Leonore Grey; “Girls’ Jazz Band,” Josephine Holub. There were fifteen hundred women and girls present, and the money cleared was expended in mirrors and paper hand towels for the girls’ locker room. et eT AC wt THE FRESHMAN RECEPTION NOSV4S ‘TIV LOOA AHL Tan ae a L161 WVSL TIV@aLOOA HOAL SPIO Snoltejnog uUTyxseoeP] urezde PIryorrey Ty eouedg seyoly yorzediry lopAéey uosi9}j}eg Jaiqieg uoj10F] Ay19y3no0q SNOIIOATA ywqoig euyeny plryozre 4 i Aouuos | STATISO ule] yoeo’) I ESENG HUH es a The Football Season, 1917 LTHOUGH the football team faced its most unsuc- cessful season of rugby in three years in the matter of scores in games, there has been the same fight- ing spirit shown this season on the part of the bleacherites as well as the members of the team as in previous years. If games were won only through earnest effort, hard practice, and desperate fighting against heavy odds, Tech would have had a state championship team this year. The man who deserves the most praise as a rugby player is Captain MacMeekin, who is considered by all Technites, and also by members of opposing teams, the greatest exponent of the game in any high school “in these parts.” “Wally” Martin coached the team again this year and worked hard against adverse situations. The practice season started out with a defeat at the hands of Cogswell High of San Francisco, 3—0. The only score of the game was made when Cogswell made good on a free kick in front of Tech’s goal-posts. The game was fairly even through- out with Cogswell having a slight advantage on account of hav- ing played several practice games previous to this one. The second game was another 3—0 defeat, this time by Lick- Wilmerding of San Francisco. The Tech machine was still green, and Lick scored a touchdown in the first half. Tech came back in the second half and fought their opponents to a standstill, but were not able to put over the necessary touch- down. Tech found it hard going in the first half against the San Francisco Polytechnic team, Poly trampling all over them and scoring nineteen points. However, Tech came back in the sec- ond half, sweeping Poly from her feet and scoring two. touch- downs with one convert, while Poly scored three points on a kick from placement. The final score was 22—8, but that last half put confidence in the hearts of the Tech bunch and they immediately got going. Manager “Lew” Fairchild made his first appearance in this game. A week later Tech went up against Lowell High, considered the strongest team in San Francisco, and lost again. The first half again was the cause of Tech’s downfall, the score at half time being 13—0. In the last half, however, Tech again had the advantage, the final score being 16—3. A practice game with Tamalpais was easily won by Tech, 19—0. Art Bouterious starred, scoring three of the touch- downs. The team went into the first league game, against our old en- emy, Oakland, with confidence, which was accelerated by the enormous rally held in the morning. Oakland went over the line twice in the first half, but failed to convert either try. Tech scored one touchdown also, the score being 6—3 at half time. Each team got a field goal in the second half. Both teams were following the ball closely all the time and every inch of ground was hotly contested. The game ended with the score 9-—6 in favor of Oakland. Berkeley gave Tech her worst defeat of the season. She scored two tries in the first fifteen minutes, and this seemed to take the heart out of the Tech ruggers. Berkeley went over time after time during the rest of the game and ran up a score of 26—0. Alameda surprised everyone by beating Tech in a hard-fought game at Alameda, 10—0. Both tries came in the first half and both were converted. In the second half the play see-sawed from one end of the field to the other, both teams being on the point of scoring several times. Just before the Fremont game an unfortunate incident oc- curred. A physical examination of the football men, which had been delayed from the first of the season, took place and seven members of the Tech team were declared unfit to play. As it was so late in the season and as Tech had no chance for the championship, it was decided that the best thing to do was to cancel the two remaining games on the schedule. This was a great disappointment to the team and to the school, but this step was necessary because there were no men available to take the places of the rejected players, the second team having al- ready broken up. The outlook now is all in favor of American football for next season and Tech will have a chance to redeem her defeats next year in the old game. Captain “Cutie” MacMeekin was the individual star of the team. His marvelous speed at center three and his ability to get away from the pack with the ball marked him in every game. He received a kick in the side early in the season which kept him from playing at his best and also kept him out of part of every game. However, when he was in the game and Tech was in need of a score, all the rooters wished for was expressed in the shout, “Give the ball to ‘Cutie.’ ” Manager “Lew” Fairchild was also kept out of the game on account of injuries. He did not return to school after vacation for six weeks, but immediately got into the game at his old po- sition in the side rank. He was one of the few men left from last year’s team and his experience served to steady the rest of the forwards. “Pitter” Patterson took over the position which his brother “Bob” left at front rank from last year, and “Pit” proved a worthy successor to his brother. A front ranker does not often get a chance to do spectacular work, but has to work as hard as anyone else, but when Patterson got loose we all knew about it. “Larry” Taylor was Patterson’s mate in the front rank and is considered one of the best men in his position around the bay. His favorite way of gaining ground is dribbling. He tackles hard, as Oakland High knows. Norman Ogilvie proved himself as good a lock as “Wallie” Martin said he was. He is also a good defensive player and fol- lows the ball all the time. “Fighting Lou” Dougherty, another of last year’s veterans, showed to advantage at breakaway and certainly justified his nickname. Offensive work is his forte, although he is not back- ward when on the defensive either. “Jean” Barbier started as a sub, but they could not keep the fighting Frenchman down, the result being that he starred in every game, particularly that with Oakland, when he got away with the ball several times for substantial gains. “Whit” Tenney, although he came out late and was new to the game, stepped right in and immediately cinched a job as a rear ranker. He is aggressive, reliable in a pinch, and tackles hard. “Boo” Olds was the only freshman regular on the team. He also was new to the game, but took naturally to the position of rear rank. He is not very fast, but follows the ball and fits in very nicely with the rest of the scrum. “Skee” Horton has added to his other accomplishments the knack of playing football, and was in evidence at wing forward this season. On numerous occasions he got around on the op- posing half-back when the ball went out of the scrum, thus blocking a passing rush. “Mex” Kilpatrick repeated his old antics and manufactured some new ones at half-back this season. His favorite trick was to pick the ball out of the ruck and rush into the opposing scrum with head down. This not only often gained ground, but put more action into the rest of the team. Jack Spence, one of the lightest men on the team, held the responsible position of first-five. He started many passing rush- es, and on the defensive he was a sure tackler. He developed rapidly as this was his first try at rugby. “Dudy” Brobst was also new to rugby, but showed up well, particularly in tackling and punting. He was a substitute at first, but got his chance when two other backfield men were disqualified by league ruling. “Red” Kuehne developed rapidly into an excellent wing. He seemed a marvel at getting off his boot in quick time before being tackled. He also did some fine tackling himself. “Art” Bouterious proved to be one of the best wings in the league. His punting and drop kicking gained ground and saved our goal many times. He used his head and helped steady the team when “Cutie” was out of the lineup, playing at center three or second-five on these occasions. “Chop” Fairchild played wing and full-back, and showed to advantage in both positions. He was good at finding touch and was a hard man to get past when he was on the defensive. “Bill” Freitas was the regular full-back. He had never played rugby before this season, but improved steadily. He rarely fumbled the ball or let an opponent get past him for a touchdown. “Bernie” Viverious also played full-back at times. He had a good boot and a cool head, and next year will probably find him better than ever at his position. He is a freshman and so has three more years of football ahead of him. MacMeekin Barbier Tenney Patterson Dougherty L. Fairchild Taylor Ogilvie Olds lverious . Spence Brobst Vv Horton Bouterious Kilpatrick . Fairchild Cc Kuehne Freitas Captain Horton Manager Spence Basketball Four of the eight members of last term’s basketball team will be on hand for next season. These are Captain “Skee” Horton and “Tudy” Coney, guard s; Jack Spence, forward, and “Buck” Buckley, center. These fellows will form the nucleus of the team which will be built up from material from the class teams which played in the interclass in the latter part of November. Spence is light, but fast on his feet and a good basket shooter. With his experience gained from last season he should be one of the stars of the team next spring. Buckley was a substitute last year, but gave promise of developing into a finished player next term. Horton and Coney undoubtedly form the best pair of guards that will be seen in action in the league next season. When it comes to guarding a goal, Horton and Coney are hard to beat. This was shown last year when we lost games because our forwards could not score, not because our opponents ran up big scores against us. Captain Fitzgerald Manager Gillespie Baseball Prospects for another championship baseball team in 1918 are unusually encouraging. Gilstrap, Ebe, Barney, Paulino, and Fonseca are the only men who will be lost to the team. Cap- tain Gene Fitzgerald will be back at first base, Roy Journal at shortstop, and “Bernie” Viverious at third. “Dutch” MecNiel can play either at second or in the outfield, and Bowen and Har- mon will also be on hand for outfield duty. We have lost an excellent backstop in Ray Ebe, but Abe Rubin, last year’s sub catcher, will be there for spring practice. Johnny Gillespie, who won six games last year, including one no-hit, one one-hit, and several four-hit games, will be back in the box and Dave Oliver will probably do some pitching for Tech also. Then there is Captain Fitzgerald who can help out in the box in case anything goes wrong with Gillespie or Oliver. The team played a benefit game with the A. C. A. L. All-Stars on November sixteenth and lost by a score of 4 to 2. Bobby Smale, who starred in baseball and football at Tech in 1915 and 1916, played center field, the rest of the team being the same that brought home the state championship last spring. THE JUNIOR TEAM Interclass Baseball The interclass baseball games played early this term uncoy- ered some new playing material for next year’s team. The seniors proved their superiority on the diamond as else- where when they won the interclass by beating all the other teams. They started out by walloping the sophomores in eleven innings, 4—3, while the juniors beat the freshmen in ten innings. The juniors then won from the sophs and the seniors licked the freshmen, both games being close. The deciding game between the seniors and juniors went to the seniors, 11—8, errors being numerous on both sides. The senior team was due to win, as six members of former championship teams were on it. The juniors finished second, the sophs third, and the freshmen last. Captain Kilpatrick Manager Fairchild Track When Captain “Mex” Kilpatrick sounds the call for track next spring he will find all of last year’s team back with the exception of “Cutie” McMeekin, “Heinie”’ Hoey, and “Pot” Powning. Manager “Lew” Fairchild, “Chop” Fairchild, Rhodes, Daniels, and Passur will count in the sprints, Captain “Mexico” himself in the hurdles, and “Skinny” Spencer, “Dudy” Brobst, and “Wally” Hyde in the javelin, shotput, and broad jump. These men are not all shining lights, but are a first-class, steady-going bunch, and Tech may well expect to see most of the second and some of the first places coming her way in the A. C. A. L. next term. New men will also be on hand, notably “Boo” Olds, a freshman who was on the football team this year. The outlook is decidedly encouraging, therefore, and we are justified in hoping for great things in the athletic line next term with such bright prospects for the three major sports, baseball, basketball, and track. In behalf of my assistants and myself I wish to thank the student body as a whole for their co-operation and able support that they rendered the football team this semester. Although the team came out on the tail-end at the end of the season the students were behind the men on the field all the time. Whether the team was in the lead or on the short end of the score, the bleacher support was always gratifying. It was a pleasure to lead the school in their yells when they responded in such a splendid manner. I also thank the fellows who were kind enough to furnish entertainment at the rallies. EDWARD W. ENGS. Due to the efforts of Tech’s yell leaders, Ed Engs, “Bo” Brown, and “Shep”? Hodapp, the host of Tech rooters were treat- ed to several entertaining and “jazzful” rallies, notably that be- fore the Oakland game. The Boys’ Freshman Reception was also in the nature of a rally and was the first of its kind pulled off in Tech. The yell leaders were energetic and efficient in ex- tracting the noise from the rooters. rs A i} a GIRLS’ CREW Girls’ Rowing � Crew has been one of the major sports this term. At the beginning of the term a freshman, sophomore, and a junior and senior crew combined were formed. About the middle of the term the sophomor es beat the fresh- man in the semi-final interclass boat races. The junior and senior crew beat the sophomores, thus winning the interclass championship. In one of the closest and most exciting races Tech’s first crew and last term’s champions, beat all the high school crews, but were passed by scarcely a quarter of a boat-length by Ransome’s private school at the Bulletin Regatta, held at Lake Merritt, Sat- urday, November seventeenth. All crews were evenly matched, although Ransom’s was slightly heavier than the others. Tech held her own from the start, but just at the finish, Ransom’s passed her by a quarter of a boat-length. Oakland High came in third, while Fremont finished fourth. The judges could not decide upon the winner of the Flotilla, as there were so many crews. It was decided to hold that at a later date. The freshman crew made a splendid showing in the regatta and is a credit to the school. With no one graduating from the first crew and the freshman crew that will represent Tech in the future, Tech girls’ crew will always hold its own. The Enquirer Regatta will be held early in the spring, and it looks as if Tech will again be the winner of the cup. Thurza Sharwood was elected captain of the first crew next term, while Helen Sullivan will be manager. Both girls are excellent rowers, having rowed on the first crew for three years. They will undoubtedly pull Tech through a victory in the spring. The following girls rowed on Tech’s first crew: Minnie Brodke, coxswain; Mildred Miller, pilot; Alice Scheeason, Verna Rogers, Thelma Peterson, Alice Powning, Natalie Sherbert, Caro Walker, Gladys Gerhardy, Lorraine Ely, Thurza Shar- wood, Helen Sullivan, Mabel Kinney, and Freda Brown. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL TEAM Girls’ Basketball Although this is not the regular basketball season, the girls have been out practicing diligently at Emerson court on ‘Thurs- days. Miss Coleman, recently of Weslesly’s College and now assist- ant physical director at Tech, is coaching the girls, and it is ex- pected she will turn out a star team next term. This term the team will not suffer as they did last term through the graduation of some of their star players. Captain Minnie Brodke will be the only one whose place will have to be filled on account of graduation. This will give the team an ex- cellent chance for superior team-work over other high schools. The following have been out contesting for various positions: Forwards—Minnie Brodke (captain), Olive MacDonald (man- ager), Nate Mazer. Centers—Ione MacDonald, Leona Tuttle, Evelyn Denny. Guards—Vida Smith, Elizabeth Lynch, Francis Lochart. Daniels Taylor Scott Toft Interclass Tennis Interclass tennis tournaments have played a prominent part in this term’s sports, as a result of the number that have turned out for tennis. These tournaments have developed many fine players. In the semi-final match Aileen Scott was the winner of the juniors; Jone McDonald, winner of the sophomores; and Meta Toft, winner of the freshman. The final tennis match was held at Mosswood Park, Saturday, November tenth. Aileen Taylor, captain of last term’s tennis team, beat Aileen Scott, winner of the junior interclass. Meta Toft, winner of the freshman, beat Ione McDonald, winner of the sophomores, thus having a chance to play for the lower class championship. Annie Daniels, manager of the tennis team, de- faulted to Meta Toft. The school team will be made up of Aileen Taylor, Annie Daniels, Aileen Scott, and Meta Toft. Margareta Binkley, Katherine Wilkinson, Lillian Ames SWIMMING CLUB OFFICERS Gils’ Swimming Club Of ficers President 222... Catherine Wilkinson Vice-President.c2. see Lillian Ames Secretary and Treasurer.....Margareta Binkley At the organization of the Girls’ Swimming Club this term one hundred and twenty-five girls became members. Through the united efforts of Mr. Fisher and the officers, the club was recognized by the Girls’ Athletic Association. The girls of the club then chose a regular team to represent Technical. All members not able to swim were grouped into two classes, each going once a week to Piedmont Baths to receive instruction from Professor Dugan for fifteen cents a lesson. Girls that could swim at all were charged ten cents. Still another set re- ceived advanced lessons in swimming and diving. It is hoped that next term the Tech girls will have a regular team to repre- sent Tech, and other schools to compete with. Las OCS ( ce po BZ ing ot iy ) a ate Fhe DS ¢ : ; o 8 sa 4 be sae he St2 che be SI | e ) Qy “sy eS ae ty Sey cose “— iS Mesa z ¢ t rea : ; ‘ eC : ee Were i} Bok : =o aha ' nM : . 6 i k ae NE : UpS¥ ee tt i % ets. ® So 4 é NS =) ACS A 10 0 . : . , ie “ree S . SIFFS ee. area eet ae = KOEN ANAL ORIDGE = WHAT MARKS ON THEIR REPORTS? If you exclaim at first glance, “Gee, the josh department’s rotten!” We'll know you’ve been badly stung, Or else left out—forgotten. ok kK K A Request. The world is old, yet likes to laugh. New jokes are hard to find. A whole new editorial staff Can’t tickle every mind. So if you meet some ancient joke, Decked out in modern guise, Don’t frown and call this thing a fake, Just laugh—don’t be too wise. 2K ok 2K Humor Classified. The jokes in the Scribe this term may be classed as follows: On SQUeeTT RAG Eo ee hon alern Ne 36 On ‘the dameési ao ee ee een 13 On the teachers 30.00 ea aii 23 Old jokes snc Sue iin ae 99 Rehashed? jokes noon Wie wane 107 Risque jokes unfit to print ....2..2....... 3 Near jokes—adding machine busted. K K 2K Dedicated to Mr. Coleman. Lives of seniors all remind us, We can strive to do our best And, departing leave behind us, Note books that will help the rest. K ok ok Poor Man. “Give me,” he wrote the paper editress, “Within your heart a place.” But he got the usual answer, “Declined for lack of space.” LEARN ADVANCED, EXPERT Shorthand | _typewnting @Prepare yourself for the better office | position, with the better opportunities, | with the better salary. Be a high-grade stenographer and typist—one who _ has prepared herself by advanced efficiency x methods. @The Ilsen Shorthand Institute has been established seventeen successful years and trains young women to become high-grade office assistants. A @You learn in small mstruction groups MMMM, under the personal, helpful guidance of i WN, high-speed experts. @ Our courses include stenography (Gregg or Pitman), touch typewriting, office training and the practical matters that a business man cares to have his office assistant know. Mm {LSEN if - SHORTHAND INSTITUTE . 529 TWELFTH ST. (Elevator 1121 Washington Street) | OAKLAND, CAL. ee a ® 5 Qu � 5 Qu cr a 3 nan o os o Ss. @ = 5 0a “y =e ® = S = T KNOW WHAT MISS Niet MR. BANNICK ARE TALKING AGOUT, ut THEY SEEM INTERESTED: EIEN me CoFFEY IS'NT BUSY WITH SPAIISH, HE 1S WALKING DOWN THE HALLS, Re Vulit SWING ING’ 4 HIS KEYS WHEN IT COMES To CHer|| PHYSICS, ETC.— THATS MR. COLEMAN. b THE BEST KNOWN MAN IN TECH —-MR. FISHER — OUR PRINCIPAL — HERES To THE BEST HIGH-SCHOOL COACH IN CAKLANP WALLY oS ‘Pop’ GALE- BEING AN ARTIST ite cee : POSED BEAUTIFULLY M@, THIRIOT, THE ENCLISH US, WHILE TALKING TO — TeRCHER, WOULD MAKE A ING, ACCORDING To MR. : ScHRAIDT, THE PEN IS a ANOTHER TEACHER CONE eR LRING . MIGHTIER’ THAN THE SwoR?, SOME MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY AS WALBRIDGE SEES THEM Note: If any of the above teachers noticed someone staring at them occasionally, it was to get their proper characteristics and features to fill this page.—J. W. Students, Machine Shops—Polytechnic College of Engineering THIRTEENTH AND MADISON STREETS, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA One of the Best Equipped Schools in the United States Immediate Employment at Excellent Salaries for All Who Qualify Join the Industrial Army Now A MACHINIST IN SIX MONTHS Why serve four years as appren- tice learning the machinist’s trade when you can learn to be a journey- man-mechanic in six months at the Polytechnic College and receive a minimum wage of four dollars a day to begin with. This is the record of many of our students, and it is being demonstrated every day. TIME IS MONEY. Don’t waste three and one-half years of time “sweeping out’ or doing some one thing six months or a year that can be learned in a week. The Polytech- nic Shops are run on a Commercial basis. Contracts for construction work are taken and students are ad- vanced as fast as they master the successive steps in shop practice. MECHANICS IN DEMAND Throughout the country, and espe- cially in California, the demand for mechanics and mechanical engineers is pressing. Every machine shop is running full capacity and “MORE men wanted” is the cry everywhere. There is no excuse for idleness if one is qualified. The great industrial army now in service must be in- creased by thousands of new recruits. But they must have the proper train- ing. They must KNOW how to do the things that MUST be done. Actual practice on the most practical kind of mechanical construction is the daily program at the Polytechnic College. Seeing is believing. Visit the College and see for yourself and then decide to take advantage of the opportunity. : Many of the leading firms in Oak- land have mechanical work done at the Polytechnic Shops. Many outside machine shops have special work done at the College Shops where the facilities for handling all classes of machine work are complete. The College is open the year round, and students admitted at any time. A descriptive catalog will be sent free to anyone upon request. EMEMBER Se Tony Hires 14 1126 Broadway 435 Twelfth Street Look ’Em Over. As we see through— Melba Smith’s dark blue eyes—Strong character—talented— deep emotions—jealous to a degree—vitality—passion of love controls the nature. Olive MacDonald’s light grey eyes—Pleasant disposition— moody at times, reserved on short acquaintance— shrewd—very affectionate with those you love. Gladys Leslie’s dark grey eyes—Very determined—quick temp- ered, but easily reconciled—practical in all things. Head rules heart always. Lou Dougherty’s light brown eyes—Fickle hearted—no great depth of feeling—craves diversion—makes friends easily—your eyes will get you into mischief. Mildred Crawford’s dark brown eyes—Deep thinker—loves to travel—independent—people love you and believe in you for your sincerity, and your eyes are your best weapons. Cecil Callison’s green eyes—Good natured—takes life easy—op- timistic—willing to share happiness to others—sought after for the cheerfulness you emit. Bill Rea’s hazel eyes—Sweet tempered—loving and easily led— you believe in a good time and are at your best when in company. GOING UP! Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior The Editor’s Reward. “What do you get for all this work?” I was asked the other day. “Oh, nothing else but thanks,” I said, “Our glory is our pay.” And straight around the corner came Some classmates on the run, And advancing toward my helpless self Said, “Gee! this issue’s bum.” kK K K Assistance. Donald Johnson—Whenever I look at these curios, I am re- minded of your jokes. Josh Editor—So interesting? Johnson—No, so far-fetched. K K K What a Crust! John Walbridge (in a car)—Pardon me, but would you mind lending me your glasses for a moment? Other Passenger—With pleasure, sir. Walbridge—Thanks. And now since you can no longer read, would you lend me your newspaper? “The Bank of Superior Service” Character One of the biggest financiers— perhaps the biggest—America has ever had, rated character above collateral. Get it?—-what a man was, counted for more than what he had—and if character didn’t back his collateral then he could not do business with the bank the financier represented. These are your character-forming days—never forget it. And re- member that one of the first essentials to a sturdy, dependable, confidence-begetting character is the habit of thrift—an apprecia- tion of the value of money— its use as against its waste—saving instead of spending. Central Savings Bank (Affiliated with Central National Bank) COMBINED ASSETS OVER $31,500,000.00 Broadway and 14th Street, Oakland Convenient Branch at Telegraph and 49th Street Westwood, Lassen County, where about thirty Technites worked last summer. - a SSS S ay iG = GRADUATES OF 1917 @We wish to extend our con- gratulations to each and every one of you. 7 @Though you are about to enter a higher step in the school of life, the memories of your years spent at Technical High will always be of sincere regard toward your faculty and class- mates. @The beautiful in life is built upon memories. @Your photographs are mem- ories. @ We are in business to preserve memories, that we may register yesterday and today for the eyes of tomorrow. We Have Filed Away Your Negatives. California Photo Co. (KALIPH STUDIO) 1214 Broadway, Oakland Phone Oak. 8164 36 Years With the Jewelry Business in Oakland. F. WILLIS SHARPE Jeweler La Tousca Pearls Watches Diamonds Silverware 487 FOURTEENTH ST. Phone Oakland 3578 OAKLAND, CAL. Ouch! Mr. Hudgins—Fools ask questions that wise men cannot answer. Douglas Miller—Maybe that’s why I flunked in English last month. R. Beal—Your hands remind me of a camel. J. Evans—How’s that? Beal—They go so long without water. 2K K kK A Clever Frenchman. “Frenchy” Colin—Should a person be punished for some- thing he hasn’t done? Miss Garner—Why, of course not. “Frenchy’—Well, I haven’t done my Solid for today. F. W. LAUFER OPTICIAN AND OPTOMETRIST — — 487 Fourteenth Street Oakland, Cal. TELEPHONE OAKLAND 4010 ANYBODY CAN PLAY IT The BANJUKE (Banjo-Ukulele) Exactly the same tone and the same classy appearance of a fine Banjo, but not nearly so dificult to learn. The Banjuke is strung, tuned and played the same as the Ukulele. It is just as easy to play as the Ukulele. Thoroughly practical for both solo playing and club work and conse- quently the best musical instrument ever invented for collegians. THREE GRADES $8.50, $12.50, and $20.00 Instruction book and transportation charges free. Also free bag with $ 12.50 grade, free canvas case with $20 grade. STEINWAY and other PIANOS VICTROLAS, VICTOR RECORDS PIANOLA PIANOS—SHEET MUSIC “This is a dead beat,” said the cop as he made the rounds of the cemetery. = Saar, - WALBRIDGE “Snipie” Mahood exposing Ruth Jeffrey SCHOOL LIFE Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank Franklin at Thirteenth Streets, Oakland A Savings Bank of Strength and Character Depository for School Savings OFFICERS AND DIRECTOR S EDSON F. ADAMS, President GEO. S. MEREDITH, Cashier S. B. McKEE, Vice-President F. C. MARTENS, Asst. Cashier C. H. REDINGTON C. H. DALY CHAS. D. BATES eS epeicemmmiipentesesni ee si iin 6 In Memoriam. Freshman— Milk famine, Not fed; Starvation, He’s dead. Sophomore— Conceited, Swelled head; Burst cranium, He’s dead. Junior— Toiled fair one, Hope fled; Heart broken, He’s dead. Senior— Hard lessons, No bed; Brain fever, He’s dead. IT MAKES ME FEEL Like DANCING 7 WHEN HEAR: use A THAT QuARTET ee NS CG ON antl yt 0 Be —= aL LD 4 ie TY A FEW OF OUR LOCAL TECHNITES IN ACTION (1) Desperate Desmond living up to her nickname; (2) “‘Cutie Mac,” that’s all; (3) Art Bouterious at his favorite pastime; (4) Ed Engs ready for a big ‘‘Oski’’; (5) Kyte and Bachelder making Verdi turn over in his grave; (6) Mexican Kilpatrick in a characteristic pose; (7) Brodie Ahlport looking for a new vocabulary; (8) Whit Tenney and Margaretta Binkley rehearsing a play; (9) Fox Holm viewing the Girls’ Freshman Reception (he hasn't missed one yet); (10) Tech’s Quartette giving us a throb; (11) Ross Himes, clog dancing expert; (12) Jim Bell and his Tech tumblers. Firing-line of Fashion You will always find suits of ROOS Quality are in the lead. High School students who desire real “‘class’’ in their clothes plus enough conservatism and individ- uality to be indicative of “good taste’ will always find the proper model in fabrics of their own choice in any of our four stores. Headquarters for Hart, Schaffner Marx Roos Bros. San Francisco OAKLAND Menlo Park Berkeley 13th and Washington Streets Fresno (soon) jlo Deep Enough. Mr. MacMeeckin—Remember, Kelsey, that beauty is only skin deep. Kelsey—That’s deep enough for me. I’m no cannibal. AEE SST ad SLED. VU AOL Ad an aN 5 Ai VX y 1 Y ) ) ayy i That FLOWERS are acceptable for every occasion W. I. Macdonald Has Them and Assures Prompt Delivery 1731 BROADWAY Phone Oakland 213 He Will Never Try Again. Herb. Dickey—‘Whit,” do you know Effie? Tenney—Effie who? Herb.—Fe SO 4. Later. Whit—Ray, do you know Effie? Ray—Effie who? Tenney—Ferrous Sulphate. ] Just a Moment Please--- Read This Our advertisers helped to make the SCRIBE a success. It is up to YOU to patronize them. Tell them you saw their advertisement in the ScrRIBE. Every little bit helps. Don’t forget. JAMES OAKLEY, Editor Huco METHMANN, Manager H[OUTS RAMAGR OAKLAND’S FOREMOST CLOTHIERS HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SUITS $15 and $25 Thirty new swagger Winter Models to select from. And Overcoats, too. 1311 Washington Street Oakland, California W. P. Fuller Co. Importers and Manufacturers of PAINTS; OILS; “GEASS Pioneer Lead and Varnishes TENTH AND ALICE STREETS Telephone Oakland 6486 OAKLAND, CAL. Oakland Battery Co. 2533 BROADWAY Lakeside 371 U. S. L. Battery Service Station Willard and Exide Batteries Repaired and Recharged Rental Batteries on Hand for all Makes of Cars A Sentimental Ballad. Never hit your teacher with a brick, It ain’t right. Never bean your teacher with a stick, It ain’t polite. You may take her by surprise And swat her between the eyes, But never hit your teacher with a brick. sl ok Literally True. Mr. Nelson—My daughter tells me that you have all kinds of money. “Sprout” Evans—Yes, sir. Mr. Nelson—May I ask what your business is? Evans—Coin collector. se x) K K Who Would Believe It? Miss Wilder (to Roberta Hull)—Good morning. I hear you have been coming early of late. You used to be behind before, but now you are first at last. A K ok Suspicious. “Dot” Shane (at home)—Father, I want to consult you about changing my course of studies. Father—See your mother. Dot—I don’t care for chemistry any more, I would rather take up astronomy. Mother—No, you can’t change. You will have to think up a better excuse than that for staying out at night with “him.” At the Printer’s. “What's this?” inquired Ring, picking up a hot linotype slug and. quickly dropping same. “That,” muttered Newton, “is part of a burning editorial.” { ALMOST HAVE MR. BO BROWN ONE WHOLE E Sock Go 1 | _ AS Al CHEF FINISHED Cy ! yy) Ww —— i lh [fl nS Steve BECHTEL MR. CEreey EiNcne As a MINUS HIS SMILE. THE HIGHLAND FLING. By You ARE C HASTISED FoR V jy HUMILIATING A POO Yj HARMLESS ROAD- INSECT, Yi EWING, READY FOR. DRILL IN THE US _ ARMY a N sess = MR: COLEMAN , THE FANOS -OLYMPIC STAR — DEFYING _ff BUCKING | BRoNCcHO MR, FISHER DRIVING A LIZZIE BEING SToPPEO BY “DIZZY ALLEN THE FEARED TRAFFIC COP. rg AE rs CAN YOU IMAGINE IT? Not Saying Much. Katheryn W.—And is the color also genuine? Salesman—As genuine as the roses on your cheek s, miss. Katheryn—H’m! Show me something else, please. PN vellicteeed ra RE ea trends Bence fis lothe: Feller his peroralty. Orr alone work Syrehesall whe Endeavor to dress well. AMBROSE. ——— THE TAILOR ——— Next to Pantages Theatre. OAKLAND 410 TWELFTH STREET Again Mary’s Lamb. Mary had a little lamb, But it began to sicken, She took it to a packing house, And now it’s labeled “chicken.” Some Cook. Hodapp—Gee! your cook is some swell looking woman. Abel Jackson—Sure, she mashes the potatoes by looking at them. K Kk ok Lots of Juice. Dickey—I went to a lecture on electricity last night. Reiter—Shocking. Herb—I don’t quite get the connection. Reiter—Aw, ring off. OAKLAND’S CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES CENTER AT CAPWELL’S : Do your Christmas Shopping at Capwell’s, the radiant Christmas store. Here are gifts in great abundance and pleasing variety for your family, your school friends and the brave boys in blue and in khaki. This store of never failing good cheer and smiling service will solve many a gift prob- lem for you. The Men’s Shop offers a wealth of serviceable gifts for the young men— gifts of quality that will be readily appreciated; gifts that are Inexpensive. Gifts for the Girls are readily found in the form of novelty jewelry, neckwear, handkerchiefs, blouses, hosiery, books, candy, middy ties, and hundreds of ribbon novelties. CAPWELL’S Clay, 14th and 15th Streets, Oakland “The Most Beautiful Car in America” 3000 Broadway, Oakland Lives of football men remind us, We can write our names in blood, And departing leave behind us, Half our faces in the mud. « One on Women. Naomi E. (angry)—Yes, the word male is only mule mis- spelled. He—According to Latin, woman is “mulier.” Good Job All Right. John Walbridge—I had a beautiful job this summer. F. Newton—Shoot! John—Demonstrating face powder which is guaranteed not to kiss off. 2k Kk The High Cost of Living. T was in a cabaret they met, One Romeo and Juliet. ’T was there he first became in debt, For Romeo-d for what Juli-et. Absolutely. Harold Girvin—Lend me a dollar? Bob Smale—There is just one thing more impossible. Harold—What’s that? Bob—Why, my getting it back again. TAKE THE HUNCH AND FOLLOW THE BUNCH TO Peters Bros. Shoe Co. For Your College Shoes Sole Agency BURT PACKARD “Correct Shape’? SHOES Oakland San Francisco 482 Twelfth Street 766 Market Street Bet. Broadway and Washington Phelan Building Heard in a Trial. Brodie Ahlport swore to the following affidavit: “T hereby solemnly swear that the prisoner set upon me, call- ing me an ass, a precious dolt, a scarecrow, a ragamuffin, and an idiot, all of which I certify to be true.” TNA See Your Favorite Stars at Their Best we New Piedmont Theatre Linda and Prcoinent Aves. MATINEES DAILY AT 3 P. M. INNA TU ) Moral: Tip the Waiter. Like the Bridal Falls of Yosemite, The soup flowed on his plate, He didn’t tip the waiter, So the waiter tipped the plate. 2 F—ierce lessons L—ate hours U—nexpected company N—ot prepare d K—icked out. ay —— 0100 10 — 097 - — ee fr es He Knows from Experience. “Mex’’—Billiards is certainly like life. Barbier—Yes, often one little kiss will upset all your calcu- lations. For Your Sporting Goods go to MAXWELL'S 481 Fourteenth Street 1320 Washington Street Special prices to students on Baseball, Basketball, Football, Tennis, and Track Goods, and on Sweaters with order from Physical Director. i D ONE MAN TOPS JOBS RETRIMMED SEAT COVERS and DUST HOODS A. A. MacDonell AUTO:T OPS AND TRIMMINGS Telephone Oakland 3100 2961 Broadway, Oakland Compliments of George P. Schmitt THE FURNACE MAN Borkman and Wagner AUTOMOBILE ELECTRICIANS Official Service Eveready Storage Batteries Gray and Davis Lighting and 2509 BROADWAY Starting Systems OAKLAND Eisemann Magneto Berling Magneto THE PIEDMONT MARKET W. J. Lund Best Quality Selected Meats POULTRY, FISH, OYSTERS and CRABS FRESH EVERY DAY 4042 PIEDMONT AVENUE Telephone: Piedmont 27; Piedmont 28 Oakland, Cal. AT Him WITH THE Acc | Took wuz] foo8 IN THE 0005, YER HONOR $20,000, 000, ICE - Box: @) a one fi — bie KE £ re i 2) Rx sy nT 1, lj YEP, ine | “AVE Moicy (PACK TH ALRIGHT ove) BoY. PUT ‘BR OVER! WLM Hey Pu MORE ACTion INTo (t- You. Fs AS A sea ae a LD GORY _ aX ¢ ; is AS , YI, ; Ua, yy YY, LY Ope LeU Nee M A t GG GRY ) HY S : ae “Bu 2 anny 7 ay’ é. | iy . Ra peer ae ie Ht : we i) GEE WH i) il A BuNCK OF Sort Ton t 2 ; never— ; 5 t co ; fh F mS SENIORS ) wy yy SEA _ Of mo opp ro Nt Aa i. 4 WK TA x a BOSOe OLY Wein § SENIORS AS THEY MIGHT BE IN LIFE (1) Alice Gomer, physical instructor at Mills College; (2) Phoebe Colby, teacher at the Milpitas Union High School; (3) Marian Boyden, female cop, pinching Fat Reiter; (4) Brodie Ahlport pleading for defendant to (5) Judge Geary; (6) Ray Ebe, catching for the Sight Wox; (7) Angela Pin- gitore, successor to Charles Chaplin; (8) Jimmie Oakley, editor of the New York World; (9) Herb Dickey mixing one; (10) Madame Cecilia Callisonupi, Metropolitan Star; (11) Dot Shane and (12) Jesse Hobert, now with the Friangle Film Co.; (13) Bob Bosso, director; (14) Dick Varnum with an infinite number; (15) General Roessner, B.V.D.; (16) Bertha Goodwin, Red Cross; (17) Doris Cayot talking to (18) Hugo Methmann, manager of Wana- maker's, on ‘business’; (19) Sarah Bailey serving the soup. Never Again!. I kissed her on the cheek, It seemed a harmless frolic; I've been laid up a week, They say, with painter’s colic. 2x Why We Don’t Study. When you have studied all night, And your lessons are all right, Who calls on you to recite? Nobody! No! Hoseproof. He—Everwear hosiery at this counter? She—None of your business. K ok The last lap of a joy ride is usually made in a hearse. The Oakland Paving Company Incorporated A. D. 1870 Street Contractors High Class Pavements 5000 Broadway Oakland, Calif. Frank W. Bilger ‘Clean Blue Crushed Rock”’ SAND, GRAVEL AND CEMENT ROOFERS’ SUPPLIES, BASALT BLOCKS GRANITE CURBING, CRUSHED GRANITE VITRIFIED PAVING BRICK QUARTZ AND TERRA COTTA OFFICE: No. 5000 Broadway, Oakland Telephone Piedmont 8600 eee neeeemoeeenes oes ee neeene eee a ey A Good Business Man. Henry Hosea—I want 10 cents’ worth of ether. Clerk (suspiciously) —What for? Hosea (at once)—For 5 cents. 5 xc Our Janitor. Our janitor, we pity him, As all good people must; For every morning, poor Mr. Gove Again returns to dust. “Ke How Surprising. Gertrude P.—You will be the victim of a fatal accident. Kathryn W.—Good gracious! Gertrude—Calm yourself; it wont happen until the end of your life. A Bridge Scandal. She—If you should hold a hand like that, to you what make would best appear? He—Why, if I held a hand like yours, I think I’d make it dia- monds, dear. “Tech” Champions. Champion Heavyweight—“Bill’ Freitas. Champion Lightweight—“Dudy” Brobst. Champion Queener—“Norm” Ogilvie. Champion Style-setter—‘“Mex” Kilpatrick. Champion Near Jokesmith—“Fox” Holm. Champion Hot-air Merchant—‘Fighting Lou” Dougherty. Champion Heart Breaker—“Whit” Tenney. Champion Glowing Dome—‘Gene” Barbier. Champion Ladies’ Man—‘Cutie” MacMeekin. k ok ok A Hobo Tale. Kind Old Lady—Poor man! You look as if you had seen bet- ter days. Willie Deadtired—I have, mum. Once I dwelt in granite halls. Kind Old Lady—And how did you come to lose such a home? Bill—My term expired. A Boston spinster had a dog, One of those high-toned towsers, Who’s so well bred and nice, ’tis said, That he never pants—he trousers. x Don’t Weaken. When you court a girl to wed her, Never let the question stop: First you have to pop the question, Then you have to question pop. “A little of this goes a long way,” remarked the aviator as he flicked the ash off his cigar. 1m. Your Optical Needs Are Studied Intensive and constant studying of your optical require- ments necessary to render you exceptionally good optical service, makes it possible for us to produce maximum results in which your comfort and satisfaction are paramount. Your interests are our interests—your eyeglass problems, our problems to solve. You must be entirely satisfied here before the transaction is complete—that is the foundation we have builded upon. California Optical Company Oakland - 1221 Broadway San Francisce - | Wet ge St. Practical. Mr. Flanders—How would you tell the depth of the ocean by means of a hydraulic machine? Frank Colin—I’d lower the machine by a rope and measure the rope. Be “He who Mrs. to take a kiss, Has Mr. thing he should not Miss.” ok ok Kk Shrimpy. Jesse Hobart—Why are you so short? “Tiny” Edwards—Why, I guess because I was raised on short- cake and condensed milk. | | By this sign you shall know that this book was printed by Harrington- McInnis Co., 265 12th St. Phone Oakland 89. Try It. Laugh and the world laughs with you, Laugh, nor sigh, nor groan; Be first when the joke is the teacher’s, And last when the joke is your own. kK Kk k Only Football. After the game is over, After the field is clear, Straighten my nose and shoulder And help me to find my ear. The staff of the Class Scribe wishes to thank the following students and teachers for their valuable efforts in helping to make the Scribe a success: i | Miss Simpson of the Art Department D | and those students in that department who made drawings for the Scribe. Those students who submitte d stories for the Scribe. The numerous boys and girls of the school who helped sell Scribe tickets. The teachers and students not on the staff who aided by suggestions and contributions. Si a = yatttta, = %, Che Seniors,’ 4) wots U01r Al) pay err Christmas. ay iy Vd Byeh Clune th 4g vie Pn re . - a 2 re p53 : Z . sea 42). we er eet SOEs we c a = “ _ ‘ie vd Ue ne del at os