The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-10-16
High School Happenings

The opening of the big ditch last
Friday morning was thought TO be of
sufficient momentum at the high school
for special assembly. Prof. Gibson
gave an address, giving few facts
about the canal, after which Wilson
Yowell. the yell leader, piloted a few
wells from the students, and patriotic
songs we're sung.
The first meeting of the II. r. H..
S. Literary society October 23 will be
a good chance for all doubtful voters to
get next on that vital question to be
voted on Nov. 4-The referring OF the
u. of 0. appropriation. The debaters
have gone through every source of in
formation. getting knowledge. A few
musical selections are also On the pro-
gram.
1t was impossible for H. R. II. s. to
get foot ball games for awhile. The
Dalles foot ball artists vent out on a
strike and refused to play and Steven
son, White Salmon and all OF the neigh
boring towns have no high school
team. Prof. Critics was even thinking
Of letting the wind out Of the old ball
and putting it away for another year.
However. games have been offered by
the Hill Military academy. "Tin Sol
diers," Vancouver high school and
Gresham high school and one of these
teams will PIKE here soon.
The II. X. H. S."Has Been" and the
II. r. II. s. "Never Wasfr foet ball
teams met in terrific struggle ut the
ball park last Friday afternoon. The
score ended 1876 in favor of the
"Never Was" team. The players OH
the "Has Been" team were: SuthoF,
Coshow, Johnson, Bragg, Jacobson,
Breed, RegnelI, P. Harris, Nc Donald,
Carnine and Lofts; on the "Nevei
Was" team: Mcclure, McLucas, I'm.
holz. Ross. A. Harris. Laraway, Deth.
m,.I, l.. Bentley, Jones, Wickham and
Nickelsen.
The junior class will hold ''cass
feed" Friday night at the high school
building. The junior class has been
known as a dead one, but is starting
out now to be a real live wire. The
juniors is the largest class at the high
school. All persons who belonged to
the present junior class at any time in
the past will be invited to get in on the
good time.
W. Il. Colby has made a somewhat
hard proposition to the II. X. H. s.
foot ball team. Mr.. Colby says that IL
the proposed gymnasium is to be built
he will help out financially S25 worth il
the H. X. II. S. foot ball team will
defeat the team at The Dalles playing
under the name Of The Dalles high
school team. The foot ball team may
take him up on this, although the team
is not a school team. The Dalles team
fractured rib and broke finger fol
Mr.. Colby when he and his junior team
played there awhile back. Mr.. Colby
is helping coach the high school team.
Fred Coshow injured bis knee in the
foot ball game last Friday and will
probably be out of the game the rest
of the season. Fred was the mainstay
of the team and his absence weakens
the team considerable.
The senior girls are going to serve
dinner at the high school during insti
tute week. IL the proposed gymnasium
materializes the proceeds:will be turned
over to it; il not the proceeds will *
into the "Mascot fund.-"
A committee of five high school stu
dents, Leon Noble, Bill Mcclure, Johi
Allen, Helen Sutthoff and d. McLucas
with Truman Butler as spokesman
raided the school board meeting Tues
day ana attempted to convince tina
body that they should donate $500 to
ward the new gymnasium. The schoo
board, although partly convinced. ha
to have additional information befor
they could come to a conclusion.