The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-20
H. S. BEATS TOGGERY TEAM
Score 30 to 29-GirIs Teams also
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School Notes

nigh school gymnasium floor Friday
evening. The High School team de-
feated the winners of the previous week
in the series for the city championship.
One of the girls teams, the Middies,
failed in the attempt to reverse the
score of the first game with the Orange
and Black. 1t was thought that the
girls rules could be tried out, but as
there was misunderstanding the mod
flied boys rules were played. AS all
girls teams of the valley play straight
girls rules, the local team will change
to these rules in all games to be played
in the future. The two teams were
we'll matched and played close game.
For the Orange and Blacks, Grace Col
ley threw two field goals and Murilla
Meikle one. Grace Pryor and Helen
Stewart, of the Middies, divided honors,
each making one basket. One foul was
thrown by the Middies, giving them
five points, against six for the Orange
and Black,
The game between the High School
and the Toggery was we'll contested,
the High School winning the first half
16 to Is, and the second half 16 to ID.
Ten fouls were thrown, of which the
Toggery got eight. Copeland led the
High School with five baskets. Carna-
han and Howe got four apiece. Larkin
threw five for the Toggery, CARRIER
and Bowers made three each. Earl
johnson and Walter Barquist replaced
Howe and Burmaster in the second half
1t is interesting to note that with one
exception the members of the Toggery
team are all old high school players.
The result of this game leaves the High
School and Kennewick Clothing Co.
teams tied for first place in the city
league.
Christmas spirits are lowering very
near. All the grades in the public schools
will celebrate the Yuletide, some with
Christmas trees in connection with
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and eighth grades will have an informal
gathering in the high school auditorium
Friday afternoon. Christmas songs
will be sung and games played; Christ
mas tree with nuts and candy will be,
perhaps, the most interesting feature
of the afternoons fun.
An extemporaneous program will be
given by the high school pupils in the
assembly hall. Readings and recita-
tons by the youthful orators in our
midst, and selections by unsteady in
clined students, will help to while away
the afternoon before Christmas vaca-
ton.
The German classes are preparing to
celebrate Christmas this week by hav-
ing little Christmas tree with gifts,
"Flittergold' (tinseD and Bohemian
glass balls. There will also be ''Magir-
pan" and ''braune Weihnachtskuchen,"
without which no Christmas is COM
plete for German child. The Christ
mas feast is the most joyous children's
feast in Germany. Each family has its
tree with its beautiful glittering array
of trimmings and gifts. There is often
a miniature wooden manager at the foot
of the tree, with little wooden figures
of Christ and of Mary, Joseph, the
shepherds and the angels. In many
places the story is taught that the
''Kristkind" (the Christ child brings the
beautiful gifts and goodies" to those
children who have been kind and
obedient. The festive "Yule-tree."
however, had its origin in Ger
many long before the advent of
Christianity. The Teutons in their fair
and fine forests used to celebrate their
festivities at this seas on of the year,
for the winter solstice was regarded as
a most important time of the year, as
a beginning of renewed life and activity
of nature and of their gods. One widely
practiced custom was to set out tree
on certain night for the gods. This
tree was loaded with gifts and good
things to eat, with the hope that lit
might please the good spirits and ap-
pease the evil ones. On the next morn
ing the chileren were given the good
things that remained. When Christian
ity was adopted this custom was nat
urally retained and modified to the ex-
tent that the tree was adorned and the
good things prepared primarily for the
children; while the beautiful story of
Christ's birth was celebrated in song
and story, adding touch of love and
unselfshness to the feast The idea of
giving gifts is but a natural expression
of the feeling of good will toward
men"
Did you hear the talk on the Babcock
Tester? The high school now has one.
Bring in your milk and see if your cows
are .'boarders.
The Christmas vacation will last only
through Christmas week. Of course,
New Years Day will be holiday. The
teachers hope to see the pupils refreshed
by their weeks rest from the strain of
brain work and ready to dig into their
school work with more vim and deter
mination than ever.
The Domestic Science girls will serve
the annual banquet given to the football
boys by Mr.. Groom next Saturday even
ing in the high school dining room.