The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-09-14
OFFICERS CHOSEN
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Miss Dora Williams is President
and William Sly Manager of
Student Body

Tuesday afternoon the High School
assembly convened for it's annual elec-
ton of officers. As William Sly, the
general manager of last year, was the
highest officer present this year, he
acted as president pro tenn until Dora
Williams was unanimously chosen
president for the coming year. Ruth
Cresswell was elected vice president;
Earl Anderson, secretary. William
Sly was reelected to his position of
general manager and Norman Lynch
was chosen assistant manager.
After the election all the newly
chosen officials were called upon to
speak. Dora Williams asked the high
school assembly to cooperate with
her in making this the best year the
high school has ever known. The
president then called upon the faculty
members to speak. Mr.. Lewis spoke
of the work which was done in the
past year by William Sly and Mr.
Meikle in raising the high school funds
from a thirty-dollar deficit to a fifty
dollar credit, and of the pride he felt
in the high school. Mr.. Meikle said
he thought that collection of photo
graphs of the winning teams, pennants
and trophy cups should be started, SO
that the school would have traditions
to live up to. He offered a pennant
to the class which should make the
largest display in cooking at the school
fair.
After the speeches came ten min
ute recess. Then Mr.. Meikle appoint
ed the committees to do the work at
the school fair formerly done by him
self and Mr.. Lewis. After this Mr..
Lewis explained the method of pro-
cedure in voting at the primary cleo
ton.
Wednesday Mr.. Lewis obtained
ballots so that primary election
could be held in the high school. The
polls were in the physics laboratory
and during the day all who wished
had the opportunity to vote. Bess
Hendricks, Perry Soth and Sherida /,
De'erine acted as election judges,
while William Sly was inspector OF
election. The purpose of this primary
election was to familiarize the pupils
with the method of voting.
Two canning club teams, one COM
posed of Geneva Story, Margaret Bein-
hart and Ruth Cresswell, and the other
of Erma McAuley, Doris Harper and
Gladys Motter, have been practicing
all week, getting ready for the school
fair and for the county try-out at
Pasco to find out what team in this
county will go to North Yakima. Only
one county team will be sent. At q
try-out in the domestic science labora-
tory Wednesday morning to decide
which team will go to Pasco, the team
composed of Geneva Story, Margare,
Beinhart and Ruth Cresswell wor
out. The two teams were so close an6
both did such good work that the
judges, Mrs. Lewis, Miss Shirley
Holmes and Mrs. Bier, had hare
time choosing between them. Botf
teams will give demonstration al
2:30 Friday afternoon at the Prin
cess Theatre.
The Freshmen elected Randolph Sly
president, Ward Johnson, vice presi
dent; Ross Willsey, secretary and Mr.
McKim, sponsor, at meeting hell
Wednesday noon.
At a meeting of the Junior clas:
Stanley Randolph was elected presi
dent; Earl Anderson, vice president
Gladys Hudnall, secretary and treas
urer, and Miss Pearl sponsor.
About one hundred and ten pupils
are enrolled in the cooking and sew