The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14
School Notes.


ceiged on Wednesday letter from
J. g. Kelly, editor of the Walla Wsl.
al Evening Bulletin stating that the
Athena High school has won the
Pathesoope given by that paper to the
school in Umatilla county obtaining
the greatest number Of votes through
subscriptions. in proportion to its at
tendance aud enrolment. Mr.. Kelly
states that the machine cannot arrive
from the east in less than two weeks.
but that be has endeavored to hniiy
it along as fast as possible. A cat
alogue Of films will be sent with the
machine. With the receipt of this
Pathesoope the Athena schools will be
greatly benefited, since the Glasses In
both the High school and the grades
will be able to have moving pictures
of demonstrations 10 various subjects,
presented to them with it. 1t will
also be possible for patrons OF the
school to see demonstrations given
with the machine in the school aud
itorium. The students Of the school
and the mem bers of the faculty desire
to thank all of those who have assist
ed them 10 obtaining the machine.
The Athena High school girls has
ket ball team and local independent
boys' team we're defeated at Walla
Walla last Friday eveaing ty the gills'
and boys High school teams OF that
city. the scores being 17-3 and 7l-S
respecti ively. The Athena Toys went
| MP against one OF the fastest High
school tsams on the coast. The Wal
la walla quintet displayed excellent
team work as we'll as good basket
shooting. Their girls team was also
strong aggregation. 1t is hoped.
however, that Athena can raise their
number OF points when The return
game il played here January Il.
Pauline MyIick threw the three
points for the Athena girls from the
foul line and Grant threw one anu
Kilgore two fouls for the boys, theIt
being no field baskets made by tht
Athena teams. After the game thu
Walla Walla girls took the Athens
girls out to the country home of Luoit
Hale, Light refreshments were servet
and all had Jolly time.
Two scheduled basket hall game
will be played in the local gymnasium
between the Athena high boys aud th
Ferndale and Waitsburg high sohoo
teams, tonight and tomorrow nigh
I respectively. Nothing is known !
! particular Of the Ferndale team OF thl
! year as this is their hrst game ]
: which all their regular players hav
been represented. The Athena teal
= has been reorganized, one of the ref
a ular forwards having returned. and
:. close game is anticipated. The Wait
q burg team will play Peudlston th
"a evening. Athena is in much bstt'
:. condition than when the trip wi
made to Waitstu urg and il ia thougl
they will give them harder figh
q One Of the closest games OF the SO
,t son was played here last saturdI
,. night between the second High soho
a. teams of Milton and Athena. the 500
Eeing 30-28 In favor Of Milton. w
a game was fast from start to finish.
! the finish Of the last half 1t wou
q. have been a tie had the last bask
~ thrown by Athena bit tbs goal bAto
A. the whistle blew which ended t
game. The Athena lineup and I'M
vidual scoring follows: KilRore. Il
an ward, A fouls and 8 field goals; XII
1g forward, A field goals; Dudley, gua
nd Hrst half; Bauister. guard second ha
nd oher,sguard, field goals; Tha
Of center, one field goal.
.o According to the schedule made
w No the faculty, for the second semest
10 20 Sophomores will take up English t
" nv tory in the period where during t
.as m 9. mester they have taken Physiolt
',s and Plane Geometry, after complet
'n' their Algebra. Juniors and SEM
will take up Psychology iu the per
ng OF Geology and Higher Arithmetic
rst the place of Solid Geometry.
ted other studies are full year courses
'er. will be continued through the sect
'es- semester.
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