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PART TWO
VOLUME 114.—N0.
SCHOOL DAYS END FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
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Lowell and Commercial Classes Receive Their Diplomas
GIRL GRADUATES \
DESIGN AND SEP!
THEIR OWN GOWMS
Class in Domestic Artl Finds
Way to Reduce Expense
of Their . Commence
ment to Parents
' Graduation week for the students of
Ihc various high schools of San Fran
cisco, launched Tuesday * by the exer
cises of the Girls' High school .-1913
class,, was featured yesterday by exer
cises of the girls' high school 1913
held in the auditorium of the, girls'
high 7'school, and the . Lowell high
school exercises. -?-.'- " :
, Members of the board of education
attended the High School of Com
merce festivities. Dr. A. A. d'Ancona
presented the diplomas. 7 Addresses
were made by Superintendent ; Alfred
Roncovieri, Mr. Munsell and Warren
Nolan. The graduating class presented
the "Cantabile" from "Samson, and
Delilah." A class of S5 received di
plomas. Two of the class had com
pleted the ,four year course, which is
an innovation with the commercial
school. •
The senior, class of the Lowell high
school held its exercises during the
afternoon. Martin Rosenblatt dcliv
• ered the valedictory address, Frank
Aimer gave the salutatory address,
Harold Black read the class* history,
A. B. Wetter, a graduate of the class
of '99, made an address, and the class
song was sting by an octet of vo
calists from the class. Prof. F. H.
Clark, vice principal, presented the
diplomas.
"Everywoman," the morality play.
was presented by the Lowell Reading
club in the school auditorium last eve
ning. 7:*-■ '7-.-;- " .-". >'•" .. ; 7*; '■.» ■•
This.evening the Lowell seniors will
hold their final dance in the assembly
hall.
OTHER EXERCISES ARRANGED
Pupils of the combined Lick, Wil
merding and new Lux high schools
will hold their annual ;exhibition in
the Lick high building this afternoon
and evening. The graduating*; classes
of these schools will hold their"* final"
program in Native Sons' building next
Tuesday evening. 7 -.7"
"One of the interesting; features of
the exercises of the class.; at the poly
technic high tonight will be ; the ap
pearance on the stage of seven girl
graduates In white gowns planned and
finished by themselves. 'These seven
girls are graduates of the sewing de
partment of the domestic - economy
class. " i.
The .frocks are models for taste and \
economy, the most expensive' costing
<"*: and the ; least costly $4.35. Mrs.
Elizabeth Howe, instructor in sewing,
urged the girls to keep the -cost of
their graduation dresses as near $6 as
possible, v -_'.',-■'' - 7-<'*-- , *'• .',''
Friday evening the exercises of the
senior .lass of * Humboldt evening
high school will be held in the- audi
torium of Mission high school.■■■,;.'. \
LARGE CLASSES GRADUATED '
• Following is a list of -the graduates
of the High School of Commerce:
' Irwin ('. Barrett, .lames J. Brncan, Adrian R."
Crooks, Charles C- Gore, Abraham - Heller, Ben
jamin Hclmniel, Percy Jackson,, Colin W. Mac
dpnald. William Mitchell. W. Warren Nolen,
Frank O'Donnell, Charles 15. Purcell. Fred Suhr,
lajflcn I- Schwartz, George A. Sweeney, George
R. Wagner, Theodore E. Whit ton and Rudolph
Acnes C. Allison. Bessie C. Arzherger. Mildred
Baker, Eda Bacigalupl. Emma Baldocchi, Mary
R. Blatkin. Ethel B. Brennan, Ethel Bnimmund,
Mabel M. Collins. Ruby Currie. Virginia Ds-ven
roy. else *C. Douglas, Mary. E. Dugan, Anita
Edwards. Estelle R. Eitringham. Ebba G. Er-;
landson, Pauline F. Fredericks,-Eugenia Farmer.
Estelle K. ("rant. Louise Guenther. Nellie Gup
till, Theresa Guy, Annie P. ; Hendricks.* May E.
Jensen. Alice koenlg, * Fannie K. Korublura.
Flora E. I.andler. Elizabeth lAUtie. Gertrude Ise
Mar Lillian Agnes Lerda. Mabel Lewis, Myrtle '
Lin'dbcrg, May Izett List on, Ethel Marron. Flor
ence Moses, Estelle Meyer, Janet M. McLeod,,
Eleanor M. McEntee. R. Elaine I Pfarrer, Ignore
3. Poo. GeneTleve M. Pult, I Ethel .W. Pierce,*
Gladys A. Rag-sdalp, Agnes |G. j Riley, Catherine,
Rodewald. Cecilia Ryan, Marie A. Santisteban,"
Jolantbe L. Schumacher, Agnes Flora Scbuppert,
Knld Skootsky. Mary X. Sloan, Madeline L.
Smith, Sylv-le .M. Soules. I Josephine A. Spaeltl;
Martha J. Urban, Rose L. B. Viera. Hare! Wil
son. ; Flora Wede, ! Harlette A. Ackerman, Rose
Barron and Grace M. Mosber. ~7. : . ,;
Following is- a list of. the graduates
of Lowell High: 77, 77 7
R. Ablko Frank X. Armer, Wallace Barnes,
Russell Bell. - Robert Bering; - Reddick Bkkel,
Harold Black, Edward lard. '* Leon Carasso,*
Milton Colin, Raymond Crook. .H. Syrii. Dusen
bery. John W. Erwin, Oliver Field. Isadore Har
ris." Emerson Herrick. Erwin Ilirschfelder, Joseph
Hooper Jr., George Hotallug, Ernest Ker. Lester.
Kllgarlf, K. Koda-Tsadore Lewln, Samuel Lewis,-*
Lester I-onergan. Dana McEwan, j Albert MKJuln
i'pss. Joseph Meyer. Stanford: Olsen. Vincent
"juartararo, Prosper Relter ■■ Jr., Martin Rosen
blatt, Frank Rosenthal, Carleton Schtlnghyde,"
Waiter Schonfeid, Robert Smlrle,J Peter Sommer,
Harold Stein,' Thomas Tissot. Frederick Verleger.-
Robert White, Earl Wilkin*. Warren Wilson, Ed
ward Wlaser. Robert Woodward, ■ Julius Zedtz
man. •'."'.' • -''-7-:' *' --.-'*- '■"','. *7-*
Caroline Abbot. Frances Bell. Constance Boes
ken. Phoebe Cole, Marie Crowley. Myrtle Fitschen,
Dorothy Goodwin, * Ernestine Hers. Hazel Hol-
worth Symona Jacobs. Marlon Long, Martha*
McCloughry, Isa belle McCracken. Alta McQualde,
Styrtle Oser. Ethel Rawles. Gladys - Beaton. Eliz
abeth f.-iggles. Carlotta Sawyer, Mildred Thomas, -
Underbill..Charlotte Wolf. Vera Wood. «;
EVEXING SCHOOL GRADUATES
The senior'class of the' Lincoln Eve
ning school held graduating exercises
last evening in the '.Mission High
school auditorium. .-'■'; *,'• ■.-'-'; 7 "
Judge George *H. ' Cabaniss j gave the
address. "Alfred Roncovieri, v-superin-i
tendent of schools, presented,the-; med
als. Dr. A. A, d'Ancona and' Principal
Frank L. Kenton spoke.* Col. James
K. Power,7 a. member of 7 S the board \of
education,7 presented 7 the "-diplomas. 7; 7
The following :members". of the- class
also took part in the program:; **.*"*. ■
■ Norman Barthell, ; Edith^--Enler.7 Edward Ander
son -" Harry Eisner, Ellis Lapkin, = Ethyl; D. -Mc-
lure. Alva Msloney Blanche - Emerson, * Cecil
Rauh'ut and Coleman Lee. . 7,7 7^7
Following is the graduating class: 77
Edward Anderson. Mario Blebl.*" Philip J.; Boyle,
Irene C. Doberty."Harry: Eisner. t Walter L. Krns.
Tanlos G. Habeeb, Jamessl*"* Kenney, Coleman
M Lee Ethyl I). McGinn*, Alra? C. Moloney,
George J. Marsell, Joseph E."Pennento.<Hngh J.
Quinn Edward Sullivan, "■*"Benjamin• B. * Smith,
Kmile W. Welz, Normal i Bartheli,* I .' Michael P.
r.rennar.. Willie S. Clayton. Paobert ?E. - Dolan,";
Blanche W. Emerson. Adolph J.:Huttmacher,fAr-"
i'liur W: • Kennev, Ellis Eapkin. X John i I.owney,
A 'ioma«F. Moss, James B. s McGrath.Y James J.
anion Charles K. Pistole. i Max :.- P.;*",; Strelow.i
Ernest Spencer. * Lillian M. G. Thomas,* Charles
If. Welch. 7 < . "'-.-.. 7 ... **-. *7
Commencement :exercises.;•",".of* 7St.*
Mary's 7 Presentation academy • **" were
Seven maidens of the graduating class of the Polytechnic high school, made their own graduation gowns. They are (from left to ; right) : Jessie
Pratt/ Lillian Jackson, Marion Cohn. Agnes Kellie, Crace Bridfcdd. Phyllis Rosenberg and Hannah Schwartz. The smaU group comprises three lassies
of the sewing class of the school, who are shown busily engaged at one of their tasks. The girls (from left to right) are: Beth Cilman, Flo Beicke and
Alma Tanzer. ' ' 7 . . *■ •* '
held in the academy, Eddy and Frank
lin streets, last evening, ... .. v ,7tt*7-',
pOSTS ARE LOWERED
BY DOMESTIC ART
77 *. .. —\ ■- •;: ■-:.-
--:': 'Seven girl seniors of the Polytechnic
high 7 schools solved the high '/ coat 7of
graduating. 7- •--* - -.;:.'._ \ r~~- -■:/ *7-:*7
They are graduates of the sewing de
partment of 7 the j- domestic economy
class. 7 Under the ".guiding skill of Mrs.
Elizabeth Howe, instructor in sewing,
they made .their own graduation gowns
of .7dainty,,7white, lace trimmed and
modish, for a , maximum cost of $7.
The ?" cheapest dress in the seven cost,
completed, |4.55. 7 7 .'7' * -''' 7-<'-.'■'■*'7?
! In addition to"7tbe."gowns *" they ,will
"." MM *sW ''■"-'■'"' tt'-'-': "' ■-■■"
LIEBES— —
One- Half Price Sale
Silk Suits
Two and Three Piece Models A Colors. 34 to
46 Bust Measure. Big Assortment for Little Women
Silk SuitS that were $40.00 MbW/ $ 19'H
Silk SuitS that were $50.00 NoW /25'=
SUk r ihatweres6s.oo Now $ 32 =
..... ~ .._, . . , _.. ...,...,.-... ~* ... . : , . ,
SUk SuitS that were $75.00 NoW $ 37=
SUk SuitS that were $95.00 NoW %2 =
SUk SuitS that .were .$ 50 NoW $ 75™
1*67~177 POST ST. *G> I3e-144 GRANT AYE.
•©7~177 POST ST. €> l 3©-*44 GRANT AYE*
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, JUNE *5, 1913.,
I wear today - ; these * needle experts will
have on display tailored suits, hats and
lingerie, the work of thefr'Vwn fingers
during their high ; sell o*o years -as a re -
minder to their friends of some of the
useful accomplishments of a domestic
science "-course'- 77- ; ,"•"'■':--'* i 7 7 ''•.■■--• ■'"-?- - '•■ '.'-
NORMAL SHEEPSKINS
STILL ARE MISSING
• 'Remember when *,y outstepped 'out lon
the platform In response to the call of
your name and strutted up the * stage
.to. receive a diploma from the president
of -sthe r state board of -s education? 7
i7 ; lt wasn't your own sheepskin, of
course, but it had the i* same :feci and
same - seal; and th©. »ame ; latin • inscrip
tions upon it y'£'!.'gs "had, and you hunted
among % the br%fW>T clansmen back 7of
the wings until you found the parch
ment with;your,patronym.wrltteh upon
it in Roman script an inch ta11.7 7
.-Graduates of the San Francisco state
normal school—loß of them—a re; going
to have "a: different experience at .the
class| exercises in; the Greek ?theater in
Berkeley;. next Monday, .unless • the' lost
diplomas appear.' '77-7,* 77
7 The handsome parchments were sent
to the' office;of • the, state.superintendent
of public instruction in Sacramento' for
the £ signature of 7 the superintendent.*
two weeks ago. 77 Then they were -to
move along'to the governor's; office for
Hiram W. Johnson's signature. They
never 7 reached lithe*: governor's office. 7
Frederick Burke, principal Jof the
normal school, *= says ;it is "a ■; strange
occurrence i and --; will - cause „ ah 'tin usual
.situation." but he rcfuses-to worry be
fore Monday comes. . 7^.' ; >""'""- <i',
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NOTICE
H »_■'"' *MP ' Mfp :.'■ <B '""" *<**! * ■ ■"'.■ . .' ■
To Holders of mhMj?
Syndicate (■■
You can trade your "Syndicate? 6's" at
face value for choice residence property in my
rapidly growing new hillside, view property-
Toler Heights.
The Southern Pacific is completing its electric interurban
pas! Toler Heights and within a ;few. weeW the trains will be
running to 7th and Broadway, and Oakland Mole for San Fran
cisco. These trains will bring a great building activity in Toler
Heights.
Toler Heights faces on the Foothill Boulevard for nearly a
mile and is called the "Piedmont of East. Oakland.''
Because of its delightful climate and unsurpassed panoramic
view of the bay and cities Toler Heights is destined to-be the
.-" social center and choicest residence property,in the Oakland
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warm belt. ;
B9Bp|Bring your "Syndicate 6 s and exchange
them at FACE VALUE for choice homesites
in the best residence property on the market
—Toler Heights.
See Me Personally
E. N. TAPSCOTT
215-216-217-218-219-220 First National Bank Building
i ;'V . •;. OAKLAND,' CALIF. .: ■ c Z/'(/'-'.
ALARM FELT OVER
HOPPER PLAGUE
Horticultural Commission
Refers Farmers to Bul
letins Issued
Palo Alto Invaded by Vast
"; # . Army of Caterpillars
/ in Oak Trees.
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i
A.J. COOK
State Horticulture Commissioner, •
•7There; is great alarm over an invasion
of -locusts" in ' our state. The cry comes
from Fresno even ■to Tehama county. * I
have"' appeals for help 7, from Tehama,
! Glenn, Placer and i Sacramento counties.
i Nearly.* all crops are * attacked —alfalfa
I and : orchard;trees r are . especially threat-
I ened. -17 have- spent a day ;in .Glenn
I county, and. Superintendent Smith of the
I insectar*"7■ Is ;in7Placer county in re
j sponse to a \ call from the Chamber, of
Commerce of Roseville. 7 77 7*7
;: All7lnterested7 are } asked:, to ; consult
! '.'California"lnsects,", our monthly bul
| lotin. volume 2. numbers I ". and 2, page
[ 13. This 'gives 1 full directions In case of
j such 7 attacks. 7- The best poison fs the
: bran —bran . 40' pounds, > molasses
, (cheapest*) two gallons and arsenic five
! pounds. Wet - bran till *" water*! can ;" just
! be; pressed - out by hand, then-- add mo
! lasses and stir well, after which ,stir ;
lin the white arsenic. Leave.over;night,
X then stir again' thoroughly. "Place por
-1 tlons of this the size of an egg, at, the
j base of each tree. The hoppers eat this
j and are- killed. ■':.;.<
:\ PROTECTION.FOR TREES : .7* 7.7
j The hoppers crawl up the trees. Thick
I fresh whitewash will often prevent this.
j Tanglefoot is successfully used for the
same purpose. Bands" four or. five Inches
I wide surround the'tree; trunks: A piece
of ; bright* tinf our ilnches wide around a
! tree will keep climbing cutworms from
crawling up, I believe it should be tried
! here. A nail hole and slit aids In-fasten- 1
ing to the? tree. 7 I have used these to
keep cutworms from grape, foliage with
' entire success. 7 , - ;- .7-7 ,
7 For field I invasion ; the hopper dozer,
figured and described in the bulletin
named ' above, - which 7is " possessed 'by
: every county horticultural commission
' er, ;is "easily * and cheaply made. It is
j figured on page 13 of the bulletin men
tioned. 'Drawn! through;;, the - field, it
catches the j locusts by millions."' ; j
j BURNING STUBBLE IS GOOD 7': f ;
7Of course, burning the stubble, when
this can be safely done, is always-in
order.77/.. ■'■" ~'-,*- ." „1 ~ ...':■.,-*- 7
}7 Spraying, the tree with arsenical poi
sons*' Is 1 not "■■ successful.yThey7 are poi
soned, but eat much before dying, and
there | are r so * many that,**; though j killed
by thousands, other thousands complete
the work v total defoliation. They
often eat' not only the leaves,7,but|the
bark ' of-the twigs; as • well. So early in
the season defoliation is r a r serious shock
PAGES 13 TO 20
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Boy: Scoots on Long Bike
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New York to Golden Gate
- 7 NEW YORK, June 4.—A tramp
t t rem "< New j York Jto j San j Francisco
/by.; accompany .-''of/ 25 American
boy scout* -la being . arranged by
7 Captainv|Ernest 7Galiard©, 7 the
national director of ; . the * organ
-7 isation. ' '•'//■ " " 7777
77.Thej7atart.7ia^expected-- to he
made about June, 15, nod along
the way recruit* ,wlll be enlisted
among any. boy* wishing .to join
in the*;-long hike. A military
automobile with necessary"equip-,
ment 1 for camping will accompany
the- scoot*. t 7,; *■■">- - '.;'"'.
: .There will -also be a physician
along to look after the health of
the boys. ' %
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fto the trees and may be" fatal to them,
I especially young ones. - ~--.
NEW INVASIONS OF
INSECTS REPORTED
:•-:•-: ;•*—-•,."7-.
SACRAMENTO. June 4.^ 7 - 7 From various
points in the Sacramento, valley '-coun
ties and a3 far south as -Tulare and
Fresno reports of new invasions of the
grasshopper came to ; the •"horticultural
department today. '"'/' "■■ .'*'•"■;'
7 f Delay on;the part of farmers to,enter
intol a;' co-operative campaign - ; against
the cicada"" pests may make * defensive,
measures practically useless, ;it; Is de
clared. • ;.. 7„, ~••'.* - .-■-•- . ■/
Doctor Cook says that the horticul
tural commission .has - exhausted its ■ re
sources to aid*the; farmers affected. It
is -up'to. the county " authorities and the
persons affected to rid themselves of the
pest. The ;K state commission " has no
authority to expend money in combat-,
ing s the insects. Instructions have been
given to'all county 1 horticultrlsts and to
as | many \ farmers as; have applied for
information as to how relief »can be ob
tained. 7' ':•/' '■■•■'' -7" 7-;--. * *.- '•■.■■. ' •
PALO ALTO INVADED
I / BY CATERPILLARS
PALO ALTO, June '4. — Millions of
caterpillars invade I ' the outlying dis
tricts of Palo Alto and Menlo Park to
day and : are ; literally .swarming, in ;■ the
oak trees on the country estates. :Own
ers of -large tracts *of wooded land be
lieve they are confronted7wi th* a ; prob
lem: equal, in proportions to the grass
hopper 7 plagues reported 7 from New
Mexixo. 7ldaho,! Kansas and t southern
California. '''*-*7 •*7;'.7.,-,,,7.7-7--. 7'
|-. - The great army *of • caterpillars • was
: first 7 discovered by '~. employes of the
Southern-Pacific, company, who reported
to Health Officer 11. O. ■-. Jenkins that
passengers ;awaiting arrival 7of trains
had been drivenV from the station park
by the appearance of the crawlers. The
health department investigated, and
discovered, the trees covered with small,;
black and white beetles. These bugs,
the officials explained, were in transi
tion from cocoon to caterpillar.
* Entomologists? from -Stanford univer
sity will ;be .asked to assist in fighting
the worms. •- ■■■ ; 7 - .- - •'.
