The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-11-17
School Notes.

A letter has been received from
Supt. A. T. Park of the Psndleton
High school and chairman Of the De-
bate committee, stating that the de-
batting league will ce divided into
three sections. The first includes the
towns of Milton, FIeewater and Ath-
ena; the second. Pendleton. Hsrmiston
aud Stanfield; in the third. Condor
and Fossil. The different schools in
each section will debate, then the win
ners will meet the other sections to
decide the final results.
A double header basket ball game
will be played with Columbia College
in the local gym tonight. Both teams
have improved over last year and close
games are expected. Despite the fact
that the Athena teams are lighter
than ever before, they are picked to
win against their heavier opponents.
The game will teein promptly at y o.
clock. Come and give enoourageme
10 the hume school. Athena will liue
up as follows: Girls. FIoom
and Evelyn Hurd, forwards; Hazel
Sanders, jumping center; Frances
Fehr, running center; Elouise Berge-
vim and Marguerite McLennan, guards;
Lucille Taylor, Helen Russell and
Frances Williams, suos. Boys. -Tharp
aud MoPheifiu, forwards; Payne, cen
ter; Dudley and Booher, guards; Cia-
till. Richmond and Martin, subs.
A Thanksgiving program is teins
prepared by the pupils Of Miss Sher-
mans room. 1t will be given Nov.
| 80 and parents and friends ale invited.
The program: Song. Thanksgiving
Day Has Gomez" dialogue, "Fliday
Afternoon at school," 9nd grade; rec
itation. ""red's Story of ThanksRiv
ing.' Freddie Radtke; solo, "Kid-
land" Melvin Coppook; dialogue in
ostume, "The Little Pilgrims" lat
grade; song, "That Good Old Pump
kin Pies" folk dance; farce, "Atter
ThankgivinR," lst grade; solo. "Ihe
TeHkettle, Florence Ross; dialogue,
"The Grooer's Thanksgiving" lst
grade; chorus in costume, "The jolly
Jampots, seven girls.
Among the visitors TO tie grade
rooms the past week are: Mrs. Myr-
tie Hass, Mis- Henry Dell. Mrs. A. A.
Foss. Mrs. Ida STAR, Mrs. Henry Mil
Ter, Mrs. Huffman and mrs. MoEwen.
Miss Sherman had one new pupil.
Wednesday afternoon the weekly
mhly was held. Supt. Russell ex-
planned the system of grading the High
school pupils tits year, and distfihut
ed the report cards. Mr.. Russell an
nounced that a band lie to- be fol- med in
Athena aud the first practice will be
Monday evening; also that Miss Nc
CulleiRh is intending to give violin
lessons. The remaiDlng time was spent
in singing and in pIaclicing new yells
for the basket ball game tonight.
In the auditorium Friday afternoon,
the 24th inst. will be held the usual
literary program. The main fehlur
will be a debate between four Of the
class on the question: "Sbould Ore
| Ron adopt Health Insurance Law
EN- bodyiuR the essential features of
the Standard Bill of the American AS
sociation for Labor Legislation. The
| public Is cordially invited to be pres
ent. The program follows: Song,
High School Days;" discussion, Hazel
Sanders and Anpabel Mcleod; duet,
Mamie Sheard and Zola Keen; funny
story. Elouise BerRevin; solf. Lucille
Taylor; DEBATE, affirmative. zola Keen
and Henry Koepke, negative, Florence
MoLennan and Verne Dudley; report
of critic. Vernita Waits.
A "hard times" party was given by
the High school ia the Domestic Sci
ence room Friday evening. Every
body arrived in hard-times oostuna
consisting of saok-apIons and overalls.
Patches we're much in evidence. Mus
ical selections were given, also humor
ous readings by Martha Hutt. The re-
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