The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-12-13
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.
(By High School Students.)

(By High School Students.)
Mrs. j. v. Johnston made the school
a pleasant visit last Friday @
Aubrey McMahan has returned to
school after an absence of few days.
FOund-A brown felt hat with the
initials K. F. on the inside. Call at
the Oroville High school. A
Last Friday no recess was taken,
and the teachers and high school at
tended the Parent-Teacher's assOcia-
ton Q
The basket ball team is In good
shape. With little more practice the
team will be ready to play a hard
game. X
Some of the pupils have been having
a ripping" time playing basket ball
this week and had to go home for re-
pairs. A
busy this week. as Miss Riste and Miss
ers' examination. X
The pupils of the High school now
have room to themselves, as the
Eighth grade pupils have all been
moved into another room. |
The force with which some of the
students collide with old mother earth
would cause one to think that she held
great attraction for them. A
Miss Haeder, Mrs. DeVos and Mrs.
Sigrist will unite their rooms and
give an Xmas program in the Lyric
theatre Friday afternoon, Dec. 20.
The pupils have noticed that for
some reason or other, within the last
few days. Prof, Riste seems to be very
happy about something. Wonder why?
The pupils of the High school
seemed to have enjoyed their Thanks
giving dinner. After they returned to
school they did not feel in the mood to
study. Z
The tenth year English class will
debate the question: Resolved, That
tiOn." They are reading Shakespeare
AS You Like 1t" for their classic. T
With the exception OF an occasional
slip of the plane, and scratch on the
table, or their finger, the girls are
making good Roadway at manual
training. Maybe better than the boys
will make in domestic science" M
Last Friday a new pupil, or teacher,
seemed to be mixing freely with teach
ers and pupils. 1t proved to be Supt.
w. e. Gamble From where or when
he came, how or where he went, we
know not, but he made us a very
pleasant call. X
Resolved, Not to whisper in school;
not to laugh at any ones misdeeds;
not to eat apples in school: not to
draw allegOrical pictures represent
ing (Or misrepresenting) anyOne's ap-
pearance or character; and above all
to study physics! docs any one ever
keep a resOlutiOnD T
The flavor of an apple Is increased
100 per cent II eaten in school time
even though swallowed in Jumps, II
the criminal Is In danger of detection.
1t Is slightly awkward, however, II
the teacher happens to come to ones
desk and asks q question when ones
mouth is crammed with the forbidden
fruit. T
The sidewalks on the southern end
of Main street are built, in some plac-
es, several feet off the ground. The
fathers Of the city council have put
ratings around the sidewalks at these
places so that any person who might
not be quite well and who might be a
little dizzy may not fall off and hurt
themselves. P
Over fifty parents and teachers at
tended the meeting of the association
last Friday. Mrs. A. e. Schultz pre-
scented valuable paper on sex hy-
gene, In which she showed the vital
Importance of the homes and schools
doing better work along this line. Miss
Faye Riste read paper by Mrs. w.
G. Riste on medical examination In
schools. These papers were ably dis
cussed by several present. Mrs. De
Vos, Rev. F. M. McCreary and Mrs.
Chas. Sigrist gave five minute talks
on What Will Improve Our Schools?"
Supt. Gamble was present and added
much interest by talk and discus
sion. Miss Edwyna Tilley and How
ard Porter favored the association
with excellent solos. x
Until Friday of last week the boys
and girls of the 0. H. s. were each
maintaining a club for the same pur-
pose, the main object of which was to
furnish Friday afternoon programs.
Last Friday the boys submitted a pro-
posal of consolidation of the two clubs
to the girls. After hearing all argu-
ments for and against consolidation,
a vote by ballot was agreed upon to
decide the question. The majority
were in favor of consolidating the
two clubs A meeting of the new club
will be held Friday, Dec. 10, to ar
range program to be given In the
near future. AS both clubs have been
fairly successful in their efforts SO
far, the combining Of the two promises
to make success dOubly sure