The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-10

COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES

the best specimens of writing during
the past three weeks District No. so,
Elmer House, Ralph Ages; District
No. IL, Dollie Chandler, Mae Muir
ply, Lane Mcdonald; District No. 13,
Irene Dotson, Gladys Howard, Vada
Monltt; District No. 80, Roy Harding,
Rose Harding; District No. 4G, Clara
Anderson, LYDIA Johnston, Edythe
Swigert; District No. 3S, Mary wal
lace, Joe Wallace; District No. 52
Area Moore.
Mrs. Griffin, one of the eighth
grade teachers in the Ontario schools,
encourages the pupils in her room to
bring to school pictures of people who
are prominent in the current AFFAIRS
of the nation. These are clipped from
magazines and placed on bulletin
board. They are referred to again
and again as current events are dis
cussed and the pupils soon become
familiar with the faces Of the people
who are making history.
The Grove and the White star
schols we're closed a part of last week
on account of bad weather. The
teachers. Miss Thompson and Miss
Welbourn spent the enforced vacation
at their respective homes in Nyssa
and Parma.
White Settlement Notes.
Notwithstanding the deep snow our
enthusiastic Parent-Teacher Club
met at No. 33 in regular session OF
the afternoon of February 4. Or.
Weese OF Ontario who was TO have
made the principal address did not
arrive. Nevertheless n splendid pro-
gram was rendered. After the pro-
gram a bountIful lunch consisting
OF sandwiches. pickles, cake and cof-
fee was served to about forty persons.
The association has purchased Bah.
cock milk tester and placed II in the
school TO be used by the school in
connection with the agriculture club
and class work. Several new memb-
ers were present at the meeting FRI
day.
The Philotaxian Literary Society
which meets every two weeks on
Thursday evening at the white Set
tlement school house IL doing some
good work. This society Is putting
forth a strong effort for the uplift OF
the community.
Cecile Hagood of the eighth grade
took the State examination in Janu-
airy and secured her exemptions In
physiology and geography.
We have been suffering from an
epidemic OF measles but Just as soon
az victim can possibly return to
school he Is found at his post OF duty
The following pupils were neither
absent or tardy during the month OF
January, Leanard Fairbanks. George
and Maurice Dunster. Harry Smith.
Thomas sullens. Myrtle waun. Ara
and Joe Marshall. Clark winslow.
Stanley Harper, Carl Brown. Earle
Hickey, Marie and Leah smith. Vic
tor, Gus and Tom Hagood and Hugh !
Lamb.
The school children are feeding the |
birds and trying TO save them during |
the stormy weather.
Wade School (Big Bend).
The following pupils were neither
absent nor tardy during the month OF
January. Lois and Walter scholes.
Maurice and LYDIA Johnston. Rex |
Brumbaeh, Averitt Hickox and Myron
Brown. These pupils are all in the
upper grades.
The final examination In history |
was given last week. The grades re-
ceiyed are. Rex Brumbach 90. LYDIA
Johnston 95. Averitt Hickox 80 and
Wayne Robinson SO.
Clara Anderson, an eighth grade /
pupil has given up her school work
for the present but will resume her
studies before the next final examin-
alton.
Owing to the deep snow during the
PNHN "'Nhp ~ bAAh WAS
opened. This was supplied with
scraps from the ehildren's lunches.
Our feathered friends were not the
least backward about helping them
Riverside Notes.
January 21 we organized a Lib
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officers were elected: Vice Director,
Theron Levee; Treasurer. Gladys Poe
and Secretary, Bevel Orrell, We
have held two very enthusiastic meet
ings and the boys have built some
good bird houses. The girls bring
of food for the feathered
friends. The other day one of the
little five year old boys found an in
iured snow bird and is caring for IT, /