The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-12-16
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
(By Mark Moel

The high school gave their football
team a reception, on general principles,
Saturday night at X. of p. hall. IL
was the first time this year the school
has all gotten together at a social
event. No admission was charged. as
the expenses were very light, and
time.
Prof. L. B. Gibson made the welcome
address to the team, ana each one of
that worthy troupe responded. Alto
gether. with the dancing and very good
amusements that we're provided, every
one felt that the reception was marked
success and it is liable to be an annual
event hereafter.
There was TO have been a basketball
game tomorrow with White Salmon
over there. However. since there are
reported 6l cases of diphtheria and
there is no telling how many more. the
game has been postponed indefinitely.
Last Friday the members of the card
club. with Miss Hilja Hukari as host.
ess, enjoyed their weekly game.
Dickens Christmas CAROL will be
presented again at the grange hall at
Pine Grove Saturday. Admission rs
cents. After the play there will be a
dance, free of charge to ali present.
At their first appearance the chief
and only objection was that there were
too many curtains. Miss Brunquist,
however, intends to decrease this OBJ
lection and together with more rehears-
ing. the play should be we'll worth see-
ing.
Matthew Miller. who attended the
local high school two years ago. is now
working for an aeroplane manufactur-
ing company. Lately. while in school
in Connecticut, he made an model aero
plane, in contest, which had new
and profitable design, and this company
at Marblehead. Mass. engaged Matthew
to work in their shops.
Payne Whitney, millionaire, engaged
this company to build him an aeroplane.
The company sent Matthew to superin-
tend the work. While young Miller
was there he became we'll acquainted
with Mr.. Whitney and after he had fin
ished his work and gone back to the
factory Mr.. Whitney wrote letter to
the firm, telling them what PERSONAL
ity they had working for them. Mr..
Whitney also enclosed check for $50
for young Miller's special benefit.
When he was here he seemed to be a
wide awake, .ambitious lad. He entered
into track and tennis and took great
deal of interest in the school while he
was here.
At the last meeting of the literary
society held last Thursday at Library
hall Prof. B. Grout, presented very
interesting program.
Miss Case will have charge of the
literary appearing this evening at Lii
brary hall. There will be the play, "a
Troublesome Family" presented. to-
gether with debate, Resolved, That
the United States should adopt the
Swiss military system" Affirmative,
Lura Merrick and Lester Fisher; mega
tive, Pearl Florer and Alfred Thomp-
son.
IL this school had a gymnasium il
could present plays in it with a great
deal less cost than there is in present
conditions. Then the high school would
not be always asking for money at
every move they make. On the other
hand, if the gymnasium is not built,
mure money will be demanded because
the school is growing very rapidly. Of
course, this is not the whole difference,
but everything counts.
Coach Cohoon seems to be coming up
to all hopes of good coach, for now
the team is rapidly developing into
shape. He bas not picked the first team
yet, but he has picked the first 10 men.
They are, Capt. johnson, Hale, Nickel
sen, Bentley, Tucker. Wonder Abe, Moe,
Robbins. Breed and Lafferty. Although
the team will be handicapped this year
because no games will be played on the
home floor, conditions do look as if they
would be in the running for the pen
nant