SHORTRIDGE DAILY ECHO VOL. XX. NO. 42. SHORTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL. INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 1917. TWO CENTS. Y.W.C.A. FIELD WORKER ECHO CENSUS MAKING S. H. S. ALUMNI FORM STUDENTS ASKED TO GIVES TALK TO GIRLS VERY GOOD PROGRESS NEW CLUD AT I. U. AID FOOD CAMPAIGN
Miss Hyatt Tells of Ways To Returns From a Large Number Byron K. Elliott, S. H. S. '17. Will Go After Neighbors and Help — Patriotic League of Rooms Indicate Splen Elected President — Sixty See That They Hang Out Described. did Support. Persons Turn Out. Food Placards.
All Shortridge girls assembled The census which was start A Shortridge Club, with more H. E. Barnard, Federal Food in the auditorium yesterday to ed Tuesday by the Press Club, than sixty members, has been Administrator for Indiana, has hear a most interesting talk by to determine the interest of the formed at Indiana University. issued a statement to the effect Miss Hyatt, field secretary of school in the Christmas Echo The club was organized for the that the school children have the Y. W. C. A. and to obtain an estimate of the purpose of keeping the alumni got nearly 100 per cent results The speaker explained the number of Echoes which would of Shortridge at Indiana in in obtaining the signatures of urgent necessity of every girl be purchased this year is mak touch with each other and with their parents on the pledge rendering her services in every ing fine progress. All but twen Shortridge. The club plans to cards, but that there are many way possible to our country. Va ty-five rooms have been can give a banquet to the freshmen neighbors of school children's cancies are constantly being vassed. In a large number of at the beginning of each college parents who have not the food left by enlisting men and there the rooms of which the census year and a monthly informal membership placards displayed are positions in almost every has already been taken, the banquet at the Commons Cafe in their windows. There are a line of work which must be number of Echos wanted ex teria throughout the year. The few windows on every block filled by girls. It seems that ceeded the enrollment of the Club organized with the thor that do not have the cards in American women and girls real room. If the total is as high as ough approval of President them and according to the pres ize the urgent need of their present returns indicate, the Bryan. ent plan the students will be services for, on a recent visit to prospects for a Christmas Echo The «first meeting was held a supplied with blanks so that New York City, Miss Hyatt no again this year will be very week ago last Tuesday evening. they can go after these "un- ticed that the agent at the tick bright. Byron K. Elliott, S. H. S. '17, placarded" families and make et window was a girl. A girl The list of rooms assigned to was elected president, Mozelle them do their patriotic duty by was employed as bank teller; the various persons taking the Stubbs 3. H. S. '15, vice-presi getting the person in each fam girls acted as street car motor- census is on the board in Room dent, Jfflia Tutewiler, S. H. S. ily who has charge of the men, elevator runners and in 9. Arthur Shea, who has '16, secretary, Harold Victor, S. kitchen to sign the blank. practically every capacity. Miss charge of the census, desires, H. S. '16, treasurer, and Grady With the co-operation of the Hyatt told of the splendid serv that all returns be taken to hi nf Stubbs, S. H. S. '17, yell lead students of Shortridge in this ices rendered by 1,300 girls in a or Mr. Otto by conference to er. '* Business matters concern matter, the food conservation little Illinois town. These girls day. ing the first of the Club's ban campaign should be materially are all employed in an ammuni quets were settled, and a pro aided. tion factory. The call for work "Bother!" exclaimed Franklin, gram committee appointed. A ers came unexpectedly and the as he looked out of the window and list of the Shortridge alumni at The zoology classes have fin town was not prepared for the saw the clouds clearing. "Not a Indiana University was obtain ished insects and are beginning onslaught of young women. very propitious outlook for my kite ed from those present, and it the study of one-celled animals. experiment. Still I think I'll go Wilson's statement, "It is not and take a copy of the Echo with was found that their numbers an army we are training for me so that I won't waste my time extended to each of the four OFFICIAL NOTICES. service, it is a nation," well il if I am unable to try the experi classes and to the faculty mem ment." Do YOU always have the bers. The real Shortridge spirit Indianapolis Public Schools. lustrates the common appeal to current Echo with you? each and every one not to be a was found when the club "gave To Principals: slacker. 'em the axe" in connection with There is in slock a limited number Art Lecture. the Indiana yells. The first of Ihe following books which will be Miss Hyatt told the girls of a meeting was an enthusiastic one, distributed on an equitable basis after national organization for girls all of the requisitions are in." Miss Anna Hasselman ad and foretold success for the Dodge's Elementary Geography. —The Patriotic League. She dressed Shortridge art pupils club. Tarr & McMurry's New Geography, explained the purpose of this and others at the Art Institute Hook I. organization by reading the yesterday on the Renaissance of Gordy's American Beginnings in pledge, which is Former Shortridger Dies Europe. Italian Art, which she defined Bourne & Benton's Introductory "Realizing my nation's need I as the rebirth of classical art. Willard L. Green, 19 years American History. will express my patriotism by She explained that this art old, 327 Layman avenue, died Nlda'a Dawn of American History, dping to the best of my ability treats idealistic subjects, and Tuesday in Tarrytown, N. Y., If you desire any of the above copies whatever work I have to do. I kindly make requisition before Fri showed slides of famous paint while en route to this city from day. November 16. will be dignified, thoughtful of ings, most of which were mural Dartmouth College, in New In making requisition, state the the welfare of others, including decorations. Some of the Flor Hampshire. He was a member number of copies of each you have women of other nations, careful entine artists mentioned were of the class of '16 at Shortridge. on hand (counting only copies which to keep such standards of living Fra Bartolomes, Leonardo de are tbe property of the Board of ; His father was the late Arthur School Commissioners) as well as the as shall make me a good citizen. Vinci, Michael Angelo, Raphael L. Green, at one time dean of number of copies of each desired. I will render whatever concrete Sanzio, and Andrea del Sarto. the Purdue University School Respectfully, service I can at this time to my The Venetian artists of whom of Pharmacy and later head of II. S. GRUVER, country." Each girl was given she spoke were Titian, Paul a school of pharmacy in Irving Pirsl Assistant Supt. of Schools. a pledge card, which the Thera Veronese, Tiepolo, and Vasari. ton. The school extends sym November 8, 1017. No. CI. pon girls are to collect and if The pictures were all in very pathy to Mrs. Green. To Members of the Primary Council: possible get every girl to sign. brilliant colors. The lecture was A meeting of the Primary Council At present the League Army will be held on Friday, November 10, extremely interesting and thor If any addresses of Shortridg at four o'clock, in the Assembly Room consists of 205,000 girls. The oughly enjoyed by all who at ers pubished in the Echo are of the Public Library. All IB teachers members will later receive tended. incomplete, and any one knows are invited. pledge buttons bearing a little the complete address, he will Respect f u I lv, white square, meaning, as one EDITH I). WACHSTETTEH, »/>. Frances Wocher, who has be doing the school a great fa President. girl said, "We are on the been out of school for three vor by notifying Miss Ridpath square." November X. 1917. No. 02. weeks, returned this week. in the Study Hall. Continued on page four SHORTRIDGE DAILY ECHO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1917. SHORTRIDGE DAILY ECHO attendance increases this week METROPOLITAN SHORTniDGE HIGH SCHOOL it will h»ve to be. done. The censor can not waste valuable o TELEPHONE Automatic 28-915 time at a' thankless task for Scbool ^ .flfouslc PUBLISHED EVERY SCHOOL DAY BY such results. North and Pennsylvania Sts, THE DAILY ECHO PRESS Magazines. Opposite Shortridge WILLIAM N. OTTO.. .Managing Editor Magazines fall under two Lessons 60 cents to $3.00 J. F. WEINBERGER. Business Manager classifications — literature and According to teacher selected. Subscriptions—$1.00 pur your in trash. We need not say as to advance; l>v mull In Indianapolis. $1.50 pi„, 1 Automatic 28-783 extra for postage. Semester rate, (,0c; which of the two is worth monthly rate, 20c, delivered at tho while. The price on the cover Phones } Bell. Main 1275 school.' Advertising rates made known upon is in no way indicative of the application to the Managing Kdltor. interior quality; there is cheap personal and collective, it takes Sintered as second-class matter feep- tember 17, 1909, at the postoiiice at In- trash as well as expensive. The up, in more detail than is possi dlunapolls. Indiana, under the act of only advantage of paying more ble in the daily publication, our March 3, 1879. The MnnncliiK Editor nnd Manager than a dime for a dime novel is school sports and athletics, and nrr mem born of the Shorirldu.- Illicit that your conscience is allevi it reviews the more serious School fliruMj. ated. The solidity of the price things that we have taken up would seem to point to a similar in connection with our school MONDAY STAFF quality of the contents. But on work. It gives the story-writers Albert G. Mueller, Editor the other hand literature is oft a chance to try their skill in the Auto. 43-030 en cloaked in the guise of pov story contest and it gives the Assistants—Armand Golay Dorothy erty. And it is then spurned be school as a whole a chance to Without a single exception. Perkins, Emilie Steeb, Lucile cause it has not that indefinable get the benefit of the fine work Without a single reservation. Stokes, Christine Wilson. something given it by its being of the Art ' Department. The TUESDAY STAFF. expensive. As a rule birds of a Christmas Echo has something Robert E. Gates, Editor. feather flock together; but even of personal interest for every Our Entire Stock North 4365. in the best of flocks there may one and it gives outsiders a view of women's, misses', boys' Assistants: Charlotte Howe, Justine be a black bird. The best of of the things we do here. When and girls' Pritchard, Lowell Stormonl, Lau magazines now and then has its we think of these things we re rens Van Zant, Margaret Williams. black bird—and every one of alize more fully why it is that WEDNESDAY STAFF. these that is read, lessens the it means so much to us. We feel Footwear Mary Henderson, Editor. reader's ability and desire to ap sure that the Christmas Echo Circle 3349. at a 10# to 35# Assistants: Arthur Shea, Mary preciate the rest, of the flock. will receive the support from Wright, Wilma Enyart, Florence And then vice veiEngland, still Friday—Edgar T. Forsyth. ridge spirit is an influence and it might have been laid in this this club is an indication of its country. The lack of their presence. showing their feelings to each BUY CHECKS AT other at first, and their over coming of this was admirably THE RENTAL LIBRARY The Christmas Echo. set forth. Such plays as Barrie's The members of the Press are assuredly of the kind that Club without exception express are above the average. ed the feeling that the Christ Wholesome Food. Moderate Prices. mas Echo was really appreci THE THURSDAY LINE. ated by all people interested in Spirit. Shortridge life and Shortridge On Which We Hang Everything Indiana Dental One of the best liked and most activities, that the pupils of That Is Not Too Dry. popular (formerly) organiza Shortridge would really feel that tions of the school will have to something worth while had been In the old days "settin" a per College be abondoned unless more spir left out if the Christmas Echo son up" used t' imply a visit t' An institution that has been teaching it is shown. Every one has al was not published as usual this a sody fountain, but now y' al young men and women the art of dentistry ways liked to hear the Mando year. The Christmas Echo has ways know it refers t' a person for thirty-nine years come to occupy a definite place bein' shown how t' get her sock lin Club play, but no one will Offers a Four-year Courae come out. For the past few in our school life. We have come started. Leading to tbc Degree of D.D.S. weeks the average attendance to look forward to it as one of the many things which add to And the worst is yet to come For catalogue and booklet address has been not to exceed three —on Monday, that is. tbc college at members. More often ono mem the enjoyment of our Christmas S. W. Cor. Meridian and North Sta., ber was present. We should hate vacation. It takes up all the Why certainly, of course. A Indianapolis, Indiana. to see this club dropped from phases of our school life. It deals carload of soap for the girls, NOTE—Dental work of all kinds Is the active list, but unless the with the fun in school life— done for the general public In the Op- please! eratlng Rooms from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m SHORTRIDGE DAILY ECHO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1917. ways as dry as the Sahara Vlew s an d R eviews when you need it most. Did you hear us, James? And always so Perpetrated by George Washington. leaky; "fountain" is an 'extreme Bon jour, whatever that ly good descriptive adjective in means. this case. He must be gone; we'll have to go and do it our And now for the first picture selves. Owing to the fact that —er we promised you views, we never did understand, ma didn't we? Well, the first view: chinery very well, we always Verseless Verse. repair to the cellar to fill our To scribble free verse there are some pen. An extremely complicated aspiring, process. Didjaever? He doesn't November days lire overcoat days. There's But they always end by themselves seem to be aroused. We will bem'ring; have to do it ourselves. Having something niti^ in the new styles that comes And the reader ne'er fails to try ex piring. exhaustively treated the sub Don't write free verse! ject, we now close. up to Shoitridge standards. Then, too, the (This essay copyleft 1fll7. AH lefts When the eye of the reader happens reserved.) price has not advanced with the styles. to light On a verse of this kind he wishes to fight; Slanting Slips. And if the author he'd sec—Oh, what a plight! Shaken from an M. T. DOME. Don't write free verse! Parker Likely was discovered sit ting in the study hall empty-handed There's many a person who's written and with nothing to do during test such stuff— week! Something supernatural about As a usual thing it's nothing but bluff. that boy. If it's all you enn write—well il sure 33-37 W. WASHINGTON ST. is tuff. Mary Coleman has lately developed DON'T write free verse. some very original and fascinating "Meet me in the Strauss Arcade." theories in regard to the things worth Note:—We are NOT responsible tor while in life. She was nobly assisted any mistakes or discrepancies in the in her investigations by Telford Orbi above effusion: poetic license applies. son. Ocean Breezes. Our poetic license Is No. 2867 IND. '17. Morris Edwards has a highly per Dear M. T.: Levinson If you have survived and are fected system of robbing people on We assure you that we meant no still conscious we might hint in the plea that he is soliciting their aid offense in adopting a title. Further Hats $2.50 a subtle way that we are one of in patriotic causes. It is rumored more .we didn't think that we were the greatest essayists of the that his Echo subscriptions run up Imitating a genius. time. We are willing to contest into numbers out of official compre OCEAN. this point with any one who hension. A Little Publicity. Caps$l and $1.50 feels inclined to doubt it. We We learn everything in Miss Lynch's The other day we met T. Orbison. , append the following sans com French II class from curing colds to He told tis that he was dissatisfied Owing to the increased cost of manufac ment. parlor etiquette and then back again. Willi his publicity. So we wilTtry to ture, we raised the price 50c. How make amends. ever, we're still giving the same An Essay. My! It's a relief to have that city Mister Orbison was born in 1492 election over and to know that things B. C. (judging by his jokes) in some high quality. (According to the dictionary, an are not as had financially as they where and someplace. .';<. the Tl$ of "essay" is an "attempt"—as to the might be. Ave years he was going on six years conclusion to be drawn, we leave that of age!!'.' He attended a school in the' to you.) We heard several expressions of classic portion of our city. He re THREE STORES We forgot to announce in the fondness for extremely cold weather deemed himself from this misfortune from people whose teeth chatter at a by coming to S. H. S. Here he ac 37 North Pennsylvania St., 41 South Illinois St. head what the essay was to be fall frost here lately. Looks as though quired the title of the "Handsome on; so we now take the liberty the race Is getting lazy? Heartbreaker." He is still among us Corner Illinois and Market Sit. of telling you the subject: and is an ardent Jewett supporter. Nothing more nor less than the Funny we didn't get the usual com Now Telly we think that is enufl. pliments on our edition last week. It How many of you saw Marshal Postage Stamp. Don't you like seems as though extra efforts are not Robertson "labor" at the football Complete Your' that subject ? Ah! many a time appreciated any more. game? have we licked you and sent We met a bunch of weeping pupils you on your way with a sigh! A Senior Log. Friday, in the annex. We inquired the There; we forgot to state that cause and found that Room 05 was School Equipment Nov. 5.—Getting close to election. too cold for a class. Horrible! that last sentence started the Accounts for everyone's being so cor essay proper; we were referring dial. Mr. Leon Earp announces that he to the stamp, of course. But to Had four assignments for today. is soon to go to Europe to open a Didn't get any. Don't believe in it. checkroom at the battlefront so that AT return: Many is the time that Nov. 6.—Was genially accosted by soldiers may not be impeded in fight we have entrusted the carrying numerous candidates, promised each ing. of a letter to George Washing one my sincere support. There was a poor crippled called Kid. ton (he of the pink complexion). At Crawfords in the lunch room I Sprain his ankle he surely did. Yea, but we have seen the last stumbled onto a political meeting. It Now we pity the Red, CRAWFORD'S day when such a thing can hap seemed that my presence wasn't de For they need to be led, sired. Or downward they'll cruelly skid. ACROSS FROM S. H. S. pen. It is now needful to affix Nov. 7.—Seems I got into trouble Did everyone see John Wright in by the side of George Washing promising so many candidates. Han long trousers? Some sight. ton (he of the pink complexion) cock and Mueller surrounded and held me while Wells delivered a speech Miss Alpha Bramlett has returned a second likeness of the afore upon the iniquity of Breech of Con from a million dollar week-end at said gentlemen; but this time it tract. Speech was delivered in close Franklin. must -be a picture of George proximity to left ear. The right ear We are much afraid that Fred has Washington turned green:—with only is left. controlled the liquor interests. envy, perhaps, because he is not Heard a horrible noise in Room 9 ECHO the seventh. Monkey Earp and Ike Ima Clove TAKE Notice. worth as much as he of the pink were trying to harmonize. Turned complexion. my deaf ear and let 'em rave on. That offFISHal* notice, sprung in Advertisements the last edition of (he Friday sheet, Here, James! Would you mind in which notice the Thurs. Ed. was Keep your name and business taking that record off the type Notice. said to be the chairman of the all before Shortridgers and make it writer? We're tired of listening Owing to the fact that the balloon to girls' picnic, was—was—er . . . a part of tin-it education. to it. Beg pardon! We're off the which the Traveller with a Donkey Well, if we have anything to say about subject again. As we were—er (Engine) attached his auto, remained it we're going io waste a perfectly at such great heights on Tues., the good brick and in said process of —what is the subject, anyhow? ink in his fountain pen froze and he wasting, "Ima" is going to be "Was-a. Call 28-915 for Rates Oh, yes, the Fountain Pen. A was unable to send in a report of his •Accent on middle syllable to indi very interesting specimen. Al I travels on that day. cate description of Ima. SHORTRIDGE DAILY ECHO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1917. /r OFFICIAL NOTICES. See Style.island in trie Harbor of Smartness Windows.' Shortridge students are cordially Continued from page one. invited to enroll in Miss Berry's High School Class which meets —news for Men and Boys To the Members of the Federation: The following committees have been appointetd to serve the Federation this year: Every Schloss Bros. Company Judiciary Committee—Jane Gray- ilci;, Frank 13. Wade, Bertha Ebbert, Stale Life Building i Salome Taylor, Eunice Hoefgcn. Wednesday Children's Barber Shop, 2nd Floor. Press .committee—Deborah Edge- worth, Grace Slump, Flora Love, Ce- "elia Calvin, Pauline, Chambers. At 4 p. m. at Caps Shirts NOVEMBER 8, 1917 Social 'Committee — Lillian Weyl, Eleanor Colay, Grace Duzan, Vivian The Propylaeum Sowers, george Kemp. In this select class, under Miss Visiting Committee—Alice Cullen, Berry's experienced guidance, Style Anna Ross, Dorothy Wenner, Lillian one may in a short lime become Brown, Emma Mohr, Ida Andrus, J. H. quite proficient in' the new CMART style you want wherever you go Wilson, £race Berry. dances. Nominating Committee — Grace For invitations to the Saturday ^ and whatever you pay for clothes. Wbitsit, Elizabeth Witt, Josephine afternoon dances for the army Heron, Viola M. Baxter, Jocelyn officers, call at Studio or phone You get it here and just right. Court right. Miss Berry. EUNICE JOHNSON. Girls or groups of girls prop $15 to $35 Overcoats and Suits. Corresponding Secretary. erly chaperoned may attend the November 8, 1017. No. 63. Saturday evening dances with out gentlemen escorts. Underwear more comfortable and less Expected Bleachers Arrive. chance of cold-taking. MISS BERRY The, long-expected bleachers for the gymnasium have at last The Propylaeum, 17 East North St. arrived. They were brought in to the gym. last night and will be sec up for today's basket ball Kathleen McKee for Vice games. Thes#- bleachers will President. make~things vhore comfortable for the onlookers? and should Kathleen McKee has announced her FOOTBALL give the games a larger attend true representative of Shortridge, ance. -. candidacy for senior vice president. The large membership of the class Save Ybur Echo! makes it necessary that a vice presi dent with a large acquaintance be chosen. Kathleen has a large ac Tur*. them in at the Study quaintance in the class. She has been Hall to be ..sent to our boys in an active member of the Math. Club. the army and navy. If any one She has a thorough knowledge of par liamentary law through her long is sending the Echo to some membership in the Senate and she one in the service, please let won first place in the pin contest there De Pauw Miss Ridpath know so that no last year. She is a well liked girl, a one will receive more than one true representative of Shortridge. copy. . - Senior List vs. Mr. Otto was elected editor of the English section at the State Center I, Section 25—Beatty, Paul Teachers' meeting. There is also ine, 24; Booth, Blanche. 28; Boyd. Philip. 2!>; Callaway, Helen, 26; Car- another office to which some one ley, Redding, 24; Clipplnger, Charles, Wabash was elected, called "The mem :10; Coleman, Shirley, 23.5. ber at large." We don't suggest Left I, Section 26—Day, Winifred. A that our "professor" got the 24; Dempsey, Fred Lillian, 24; Gau- wrong position, but if you con ker, Foster, 25; Glick, Henriett. 29; Hurst, Alfred, 24; Johnson, David, 25; sider the position as descriptive McCullough, John, 24 (f). Right J, Section 27—McGowan, Jo Washington Park seph, 29; McKee, Kathleen, 31; Me- Mr. Barnhardt was heard yes dias, William, 25; Mills, Elizabeth. 26; terday over the telephone to Mueller, Albert, 27 (f); Osborn, Mar Next Saturday, November 10 say, "Hello, is this Cicero?" As tha, 26; Perkins, Dorothy, 27. to whether he thought he was Center J, Section 28—Pritchard, Game Called at 2:30 getting into communication Justine, 26; Render, Ollie, 24; Rich- wine, Elizabeth, 23; Sandy, Mary, 27; with the old literary gentleman Shea, Arthur, 27 (f); Shea, Robert, 24; or merely with the town, we are Stewart, Blanche, 24; Stewart, Eula- not aware. lie, 27; Tiernan, Arthur, 25; Tuck, Louise, 31.5. Mr. Wm. F. Hyers, a former Left J, Section 29—Van Wie, Grace, Shortridge pupil, who is pre 27; Walle, Alberta, 24; Ward, Katha paring to take the Ohio bar rine, 26; Wells, Kirby, 27.5 (f); Wheeler, Marion, 28; Whithead, Jean, examination, wishes to be re 25; Williams, Dorothy, 24; Winn, Ber membered to his friends among Tickets now selling at Clark & Cade nice, 27. the faculty and students of Right J. Section 30—Woodruff, John, Claypool Hotel Drug Store Shortridge. 29; Yant, Mary, 28.
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Edward Raub has been at The election of Jewett has, Craig we feel sure, effectually Chalmers, Ind., for a day or two STANDS FOR THE BEST IN CANDY IN THE because of the death of his "swatted" the inefficient city grandmother. rule fly. MINDS OF ALL SHORTRIDGERS