Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-03-01
GRANTS PASS HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
Prin. Harrison Goes to Pendleton.

Prin. Harrison Goes to Pendleton.
We can hardly reconcile ourselves
to the fact that our Principal, A. E.
Harrison is going to leave us soon.
He has held his present position for
almost two years and during this
time the growth and development of
our High School has been most
gratifying.
Mr.. Harrison, in cooperation with
the other High School teachers has
done much to encourage good,
wholesome High school spirit and it
can truly be said that more thorough
study and earnest work on the part of
the students have never been known
in our High School before; much of
this must be attributed TO the splen-
did discipline which he. as Principal
has been able to maintain. 1t was
through his efforts that the Grants
Pass High School became a member
of the Western Oregon Debating
League and in this connection our
High School has already been brought
to the front by our victory over the
Roseburg High School.
The chances of winning this victory
would have been greatly lessened, but
for the untiring efforts of Mr.. Harri-
hA
team will miss him. especially since
tho debate with Salem is TO take
place in the near future. He has
also made arrangements for the es-
tablishment of High School paper
which for this year is being printed
by the Courier, but will next year be
an independent publication.
In every way, Mr.. Harrison has
proven himself to be. a wide awake
and enterprising teacher and princi-
pal who has had the best interests of
the school at heart and it will be hard
to find another who can fill so salts.
factorily the place he is about to
leave.
AS soon as he is relieved here he
will go to Pendleton, to become
Principal of the High School there.
Pendleton has one of the largest and
best High Schools in the state, the
enrolment being much larger than
here. The change means more work
and greater responsibility but Mr..
Harrison is entirely capable of filing
the place.
Although we certainly should like
to keep him in our Grants Pass school,
we wish him every success in his new
position and congratulate the people
of Pendleton in being able to secure
the services of such man.
On Saturday afternoon, February
90, Miss Clara Calhoun gave a most
enjoyable Washington Birthday party.
The invitations which had been sent
out earlier in the week were in the
form of little hatchets. The rooms
of the Jewell home were prettily
decorated with the national colors,
flags aud portraits Of George Washing
ton besides a great many red hatchets
and cherries which Dor. .the questions
for two very original games. In the
frs of these games the questions had
to be answered by words ending in
nation, aud the second by the abbre-
viations of the names of states. In
both OF these first and a BOBBY prizs
was awarded. One of the prizes, a
worsted doll. received by Miss Gene
We've Patillo, occasioned much merri.
ment One Of the most interesting
games of the afternoon was search
for ring, thimble and a penny,
which had been previously hidden.
The ring found by Miss Minnie
Zimmerman, foretold a speedy mar
riage the thimble discovered by Miss
Ethel Riggs prophesied spinisterhood
and the penny gained by Miss Anna
May Thomas promised riches. A