The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-04
School Notes.

j Our public schools must emphasize
patriotism in its truest sense by inoul
eating proper ideals of niviu righteous
ness and full appreciation for our great
leaders. The Athena schools will give
patriotic entertainment consisting of
songs, orations, recitations and drills
on Washington's birthday Tuesday
February %. at Athena opera house.
Game Losers, Always.
We have lost nothing of our enthus-
iasm or confidence in Athena by reas-
on of having ''lost. Never did
new high school make more splen-
did showing in Athletic and Literary
work. Never were students more I'M
tied and loyal to their school, results
that surely follow up such lines of
policy. Recent athletic games have
caused other teams to "sit up straight
and take due notice." while the re-
suits of our debates show what can
and will be done 'snext time,." To
say that Athena won the debate at
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such is the almost unanimous verdict.
One of the Walla Walla judges cast
his vote for Athena without hesita-
tion, another made the statement at
the hotel that he intended to vote
for Athena but got mixed up and vot-
ed for the negative. Be that as it
may it is idle to argue such points
since the substantial fruits of victory
are ours. All concerned are to be
complimentud upon their efforts and
we wish all competing teams their
full measure of deserved success.
Athena's negative team received one
vote at Pendleton out of three and
another judge stated that Athena's
arguments were superior. Delivery
won for Pendleton.
1t is matter of considerable salts
faction to Athena that in all our
athletic games we have encouraged
fairness and clean sport for discipline
sake. The time will come when such
standards of conduct will win both the
games and the people. We declined
to let our girls play boys rules. Other
neighboring towns have since chang
ed to girls rules for some reasons.
Next year Athena will develop win.
ming teams from this years expert
ience.
Attendance and interest continue
good. Only few have shown them
selves to belong to the "quitters, and
it is question whether the student
or the parent is to blame in those ex-
oeptional cases.
The coming of spring weather has
awakened the base ball enthusiasts.
There seems to be good material for
a good school nine.
The basket ball teams have several
games scheduled yet and confidently
hope to prove winners before the
season closes: -
It will soon be time to begin work
for our big county track meet to be
held in Athena in May. Some of the
boys are already training for the 100
yard dash and the one mile events.
This will be the zig event of the year
in Athena, and will probably take
place during the middle of May.
The Athena Literary Society has
caught the spirit of debate and from
now on more interest will be taken
in this most essential department of
educational wok. Results are what
we want.
The Athena schools will have a,
Commencement week program the
last of May.
We would like to see more of the
patrons visiting school. Come and
, confer with teachers regarding your
children. 1t is your privilege and
your duty. The latch string hangs
out, and SO long as you do not use it
you can escape part of the rsspoDs
ibility for any failure.
AS result of the High School Lit
erary society's election last Friday
The following officers will serve for the
remainder of the term: President,
Hugh Lieuallen; vice president. Belle
Mcintyre; secretary, Ruth Stewart.
" Monthly Reports.
Z Pupils neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the month ending January 28,
1910. Primary department, Miss Bev-
rely, teacher: Clara Henley. Frank
Miller, Bill Barker, Mildred Winship,
Everett knight. Areta Iittlejohn,
Harle Roby. Highest average for the
month, 2nd grade, Areta Littlejohp.
SO "a; 1st grade, Mildred Winship. 50
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Third and Fourth grades. Miss Vel
ma Wilkinson. teacher: George Ban
mister Sylvester Crabill. Darwin Hall,
Ray Jones, Charley Sawyer. Kendall
Smith, Harry Taitinger, Martha HUT,
Hazel Sanders, Odessa. Russell. How
ard Clemons, Claude Coomans, Verne
Dudley. Donald Weaver. Highest ay-
erage Third grade. Mae Forest. "a
12; Fourth grade, Henry Koepke. 96.
4th and 9Th grades: Lawson Boo
her, Matte Lee Case. Sidney Crabill,
Katherine Frooms. Lighta Grant. 10
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