Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-03-16
ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Various Notes That Tell of Activi-
ties in the Realm of the
Three RS.


Professor Briscoe last week on the
subject of Graduation" He out
lined the costs that would come to
each student and gave his advice on
matters of Importance in graduation.
After Mr.. Briscoe's talk the class
chose Professor Van Scoy, formerly
teacher in the high school, to de-
liver the baccalaureate sermon. 1t
has not yet been decided just where
the commencement exercises will be
held but it is probable that the
Chautauqua tabernacle will be used
if available and the high school gym
nasium in case. the tabernacle is not
to be had. The graduating class is
about the largest the school has ever
known, numbering 33 members.
Those who expect to receive diplomas
are Everett Acklin, Mildred Apple
gate, Lucille Barber, Oonita Barnard,
Billie Briggs, Voda Brewer, Marguer-
penter, Alice Cromar, Kenneth Cum
mings, Dana Frame, Charles Free
man, Fred Garrett, Frances Hamlin,
Mabel Hanson, Marion Hodgson,
Kenneth King, Dorothy Lennart,
Marie Martin, Kenneth McWilliams,
Harold Merrill, Kathryn Miller, Leila
Mitchell, Minnie Owen, Loretta
Owens, Margaret Patterson, S. A.
Peters, Elmer Scott, Margaret Sic
Mantel, Thelma Throne, Ruth Tur-
ner and Jay Withrow.
Miss Mcknight of the faculty gave
the Wednesday morning speech last
week on the topic of Journalism"
She outlined the plan of all the big
newspapers and told of the workings
of these in the different departments
and gave the students many new and
interesting facts concerning the
American newspaper. Miss Mcknight
told how the newspaper article
should be written, and compared these
rules to few clippings for illustra-
tion of the many errors made by
some newspaper men. First there
must be head, and under that lead
comes the five main points of the
Introductory paragraph, the who, the
why, the where, the when and the
what. These may be arranged in any
order the strongest point always
coming first. The talk proved very
interesting as well as instructive.
Professor Briscoe spoke to the stu
dents last week on the coming fair
and the contests that will be held
The prizes are to be given for prod
ucts of agriculture, domestic art and
manual training. Ten of the boys
and girls of the state will receive, as
rewards for their efforts, a trip to
the Panama-Pacific Exposition for a
week under no expense whatever for
fare or anything else. This reward
is estimated as being equivalent to
$125 and is surely worth working
for.
The baseball squad has been work
ing out daily and are beginning to
round into form. Every night after
school Coach Proc has the aspirants
at batting practice and then he fin
ishes mp the evenings work with
about an hour of fielding. The line
up has been considerably changed
and this week finds Finneran at first
Shinn at second, Lilly at short, and
Riley holding down the third station.
Plymate is kept busy taking slants
! from McWilliams and Harris, at pres
ent the most promising members OF
the twirling staff. The outfield Is
still unsettled. The weather is ideal
for baseball and Coach Klum expects
/ to play scrub games all next week
There has been no schedule ar,
ranged for baseball as yet. but al
soon as the team gets into a little
better shape Coach Klum promises
plenty of games. 1t is understood
that Grants Pass is looking for re
venge and Proc has also threatened
to take on the Chemawa Indians, sc
the fans needn't worry about plenty
OF baseball this year.
Lectures were held at the gram
mar schools last week, at the Eas
Side Thursday Afternoon and at tn,
West Side Friday.
Several class doings were held a
the end of last week. The junior
staged some kind OF festivities Fri
day evening and the sophs enjoyed
picnic to Durkee Falls Saturday.
Seven baseball suits have alread
been assigned. although II is quit
early in the season as yet Thos
receiving the suits were Catcher Ply
mate. Pitchesrs Harris and McWil
liams, Infielders Finneran, Shinn
Grisez and Lilly,
Howard Frame, the star left field