Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-10-04
(By John Anderson.) }


plosions which, although they injured
no one, were rather violent. The
only damage done was the breakage
Of two beakers and several test tubes.
Professor Moore announced last
week that the tennis tournament,
which was put off in the spring be-
cause of rain, would come some time
early in October.
The commercial law class is having
some real work. A mock trial was
the central feature of last weeks
work. A damage suit was brought
against John Finneran to the extent
of $25 by J. Heston Jones. The at
torneys for the defense were Cleo
Kirk and Fred Payne; those for the
plaintiff, Charles Prescott and Aubrey
Redifer. Professor Hodge was the
judge, and jury was called from the
rest OF the class The witnesses for
the defense were Charles Delsman
and Milton Fraley; those for the
plaintiff, Ernest Abbott and Reed
Harrell. There was a supposed con-
tract between John Finneran and
John Heston Jones in regard to some
work which the latter was supposed
to do. On account Of some difficult
ties a second contract was drawn up,
in which John F. was to pay John j..
s25 more. The difficulties did not
hold out, however, and John F. re-
fused to pay the extra money, where
upon John ]. sued him for the $25.
The decision was in favor of the de-
fense.
Last Thursday someone inadver-
tently Cor otherwise) sprinkled some
antiseptic powder in Fred Paynes
hair, which caused that unfortunate
young gentleman to smell like we'll
kept chicken roost.
Rev. Carnahan and Mr.. McAdam of
Salem, who are endeavoring to work
up a lyceum course in Ashland, Wis
tied the high school last week.
Professor Moore was very much
surprised to find dance invitation
on his desk Friday afternoon.
The schedule for the football sea-
son as it reads now is: October 8
with Yreka, here; October 16 with
Grants Pass, here; October 23 with
klamath Falls, there; October 30
with klamath Falls, here; November
6 with Grants Pass, there; November
1S with Medford, there; October 20
with Medford, here. OF course this
schedule is subject to change.
Miss Harris entertained the rest of
the faculty last Monday evening in
the music room with the music of the
victrola and refreshments.
Misses Helen Dickerson and Alice
Vandersluis, who are taking teachers
took trip to the Neil Creek
and Siskiyou schools last Thursday
with County Supervisor of Schools
Chase. They must have had fine
time, from what they say.
The boys and girls choruses were
Wednesday evening. They
have not done enough singing yet to
enable one to say whether their mu-
sic will be a delight or the reverse.
However, let us hope for the best.
In order to satisfy the curious ones
as to why some of the teachers looked
drowsy Friday morning, let 1t be
known to all that the East Side teach
ers entertained all the rest OF the
teachers of the town at feed up the
canyon Thursday evening. OF course
no one knows exactly what they did
up there, and we all hope that they
behaved themselves as becomes staid
teachers, but it was remarked the
,ther day in teachers training that
punch of professors on a picnic are
generally much more silly than a
,rowd of kids"
The first meeting Of the high
school orchestra for this year was
leld Wednesday night in the music
oom. The number of the endeavor-
RS was not great, but they all did
heir best and, with few additions
will no doubt form very creditable
Archie Anderson Of the class OF
II, who has been taking a dairying |
curse at the o. A. c., recently pro-
.ured a position as tester for the
,ewis and Clark Cow Testing Associa-
ion at Astoria.
Kenneth Lilly, who graduated from
he Ashland high school last year, is
ow taking law course in Leland
stanford University. He says he has
o work down there or he will get
licked out.
After today each class is to have a
eparate day to use the tennis courts.