Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-02-26
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
various Notes That Tell of Activi.
ties in the Realm of the
- .r.a Three RS.

| liOl MS northern tour ldSI week anu
delivered talk upon his trip 10 the
students last Wednesday morning.
Professor Briscoe visited fourteen
schools in all, including several OF
the most important institutions of
learning in the state of Oregon and
| Washington, but he says that fo' 10.
cation, advantages in athletic fields
and sy mnasiums, and various equip.
ments ard furnishings he has found
CCne superior to Ashland schools AMI
but few schools that have better
buildings. He says that the drainage
of the grounds of Ashland schools is
far better than any in other Oregon
or Washington schools and that stu
dents are every bit as intelligent and
industrious as those of other schools.
He quoted an instance in Tacoma
where there are 1850 students in
one building and he states that the
assembly room never has a teacher
in charge of it and that there is
complete order in that room at all
times. This is unusual, of course,
but there are a number of other
schools that have just as striking
qualities as this and Ashland has her
share of them, states Mr.. Briscoe.
There are 800 students in Corvallis
high school, $50 in Eugene, and
about 1000 in Lincoln high of Port
land and also large number in Sc
attic, but none can compare in some
things with our Ashland school.
There are many Japanese and Chi
nese students in the northern schools
who are being educated, but Mr..
Briscoe states that he takes much
more interest in educating and teach
ing American-born students than he
does foreigners. Ashland also Of
fers about the same course as other
schools and if everything goes on
we'll we will have courses in type
writing, stenography and bookkeep-
ing as good as any other school next
year.
The musical program Wednesday
morning was given by Our Girls"
who sang a couple of excellent selec-
tions for the benefit of the rest of
the student body. The boys gave
them a selection of rahs and Mr.. Bris-
coe stated that even Tacoma couldn't
beat them.
The freshies have organized shin
ny team and are thinking of arrang-
ing games with the Belleview team,
Miss Engle's sixth graders and Cap
tain Browns East Side football team.
The senior debates were handed in
promptly February 20 according to
order and now Miss Wagner will be-
gin picking class debating league.
The Annual material is to be in by
Monday, February 23, without fail,
since a certain amount must be in
the printers hands at that date.
Professor Moore permitted the
physics students to correct few quiz
papers last Friday, and it was really
remarkable how we'll the grades aver
aged up.
Cecil Grisez has commenced high
school duties as soph and he will
be mighty welcome addition to the
present basketball squad. Coach
Klum hopes to use him in the Med
ford games.
Kenneth King missed the greater
part of the. weeks schooling last
week on account Of a serious illness.
The baseball season is coming!
You can see 1t on all sides. Bats,
gloves, balls are being used with un-
firing vigor. The high school team
promises to be good one. The only
thing no win doubt is the pitching
staff, which is very doubtful with
only one pitcher of any degree now
in the school. We have a first-class
catcher in Gravy Plymate and a good
infield ought to be built up with such
players as Kenneth Lilly, Cecil Gri-
sez, Neal Shinn, Ralph Harris and
Howard Frame. Other promising
material includes Babe" Van Dyke,
Chick" Farlow and Milton Fraley.
Five veterans of last years team are
left as a nucleus.
Medford plays basketball here Fri
day and Saturday nights and a cou-
pie of good games are promised.
Medford is an old-time rival and the
two teams are evenly matched. Buy
your tickets at Rose Bros
The senior poems were read in
English class last Friday and a great
deal OF merriment was INDUCED in
Some of the most promising were
Harold Merrill's poem on THE Cow
and Dorothy Lennart's on the Fac
ulty."
Charles Freeman read few yer!
personal limericks in English clasI
last week and IL so happened tha
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