Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-09-25

such were the case.
The first football meeting of the
season was held Wednesday evening
in the drawing room of the high
school. Manager Klum was in
charge of the meeting and gave
very Instructive and interesting talk
on the elements of football, which
was very helpful to some of the new
students of the game. He also ex-
planned a few of the simpler plays
and inspired determination and conf
dence in all those present. The
meeting was well attended
Leroy Ashcraft, although greatly
handicapped by his game arm, has
turned out for football Ashcraft is
the youngest of a great family of
football artists, all of whom have
won fame in former Ashland high
teams. Norman, George and Perry
Ashcraft will always be remembered
as stanch supporters of the red and
white, while Elmer Ashcraft, of last
years team, can hardly be forgotten,
at least by Albany and Medford, who
considered him simply terrible"
The non-appearance of two husky
freshmen, namely, Fred Van Dyke
and Homer Payne, from their we'll
warmed seats on the right field
bleachers at football practice was no
ticeable Monday evening. 1t is ru-
moTed that Payne is bothered with
thoughts of the official paddle and
Van Dyke has already started train
ing for the cross-country run, but
ewing to the present use of the ball
grounds he considers the path from
the athletic field gate to his own
back door quite practical for such
use.
Principal Moore delivered an ex-
cellent talk on school studies We'd
nesday morning. He outlined a way
for the students to be more efficient
in their work and give better salts
faction to the teachers. Among the
more important points of the talk
he discussed the surrounding condi-
tions of the student which would as
sist his thinking powers, health,
comfort. abundance of pure air, and
freedom from confusion and noise.
He urged that the interest of the
pupil be distributed equally among
the different things in school life
and stated a time element, eight
hours work, eight hours sleep, and
eight hours play. The student must
have the specific lesson and must
supplement the book by his own
thoughts. All the leading facts of
the lesson should be grouped as in
history. The use of ideas and the
personality also have a great deal
to do with success. The speech was
preceded by piano solo by Edna
Dougherty, formerly of Ashland
high.
The senior festivities of Saturday
were continued early Tuesday morn
ing when 90 members of the class
gathered at the train to bid farewell
to one of their classmates, Miss Edith
Lowry, who left for her future Ban
don home. After proceeding from
the Plaza by means of an auto con-
tributed to the cause by Billy Briggs,
the jolly party dismounted at the
famous Palace Chop House, which is
noted for its delicacies. Breakfast
(Which consisted of steak while it
lasted) having been consumed in the
brief space of ten minutes, the party
escorted the guest of honor to the
train. where the class songs and yells
were given. Several snapshots were
taken of the carefree bunch and then
the class divided, some going in
search or substantial food, while
others went off by auto for water
melons, which, by the way, were Sc
cured honorably. Following the big
gest and best feed of the morning
the dignified ones were carried to
our respected institutions of learn
ing through the efforts of Chauffeurs
Briggs and Acklin, not forgetting
Dana Frame and r. L. Burdic, who
did their share of transporting with
bicycles. After being reprimanded
for causing too much disturbance,
faces again became solemn and the
band marched into the assembly to
the tune of the jangling bells in the
hallway.