Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-10-16
Ashland High
School Notes
(By Leith Abbott.l

Bob" Spencer, Is, there are about
as many Ashland students in the
University of California as there are
in the Oregon schools. The Ashland
students who are enrolled there this
year are Evelyn Merrill, Alene
Bomar, Gertrude Meikle, Blanche
Salisbury, Robert Spencer, Harold
Merrill, Red" Richards, Ralph Sal
isbury, Victor Mills, Kenneth King.
Bob said he didn't like the spirit Of
the California school as well as he
did that of the University of Oregon.
There are about 5000 pupils at Cali
fornia and about half that number
at Oregon, but the Oregon school is
noted for it's lively, ever active
school spirit, a thing which is lack
ing in the enormous California stu
dent body. Ebert Farlow and
Ralph Harris of last years seniors
are enrolled at o. A. c. this year.
Audrey Redifer is at the University
of Oregon and Harold Frohbach will
enter the University of Wisconsin at
Christmas. 1t is planned to put in
university preparatory course in
the high school in the near future
so that Ashland pupils can take one
year of university work in the high
school. This would call for several
more well-paid teachers and would
make Ashland high very distinctive.
There are rumors to the effect that
a university freshman course in cleo
tricity Will be installed bel,re long
in Ashland high.
Coach Klum's bunch of Medford
huskies went through Ashland Fri
day on their way to klamath Falls.
Medford has a husky team and re
ports show that klamath Falls has
a beefy bunch of gridironers, so that
this game will store up a lot of
dope" as to future contests. The
Medford boys went in autos over the
Green Springs mountain road to
klamath Falls. Coach Higgins Of
klamath Falls had one of his legs
broken in two places in a scrimmage
last week but will probably be in
condition to watch Saturdays game.
The fact that the klamath boys
treated their friend, the coach, so
roughly spells disaster to the Med
ford hopefuls. The Medford boys
and coach were a dubious lot and
they were not feeling overconfident
of the klamath game. Ashland high
plays Klamath on November 4 at
klamath Falls.
Medford high has an overabund-
ance OF school pep this year, ac-
cordhg to the Medford football play.
ers. About 200 rooters accompanied
the team to Grants Pass last weeb
for the Medford-Grants Pass game,
and in every way the student body is
lively and loyal. Mutt" William
son, a wellknown Medford athlete,
but who is to be kept off Medford
teams this year because of parental
was recently elected yell
leader, and his marshaling of the
rooters' gang has united a husky
throated bunch of yappers. It is
also reported that Medford will have
some stunts" to pull off between
halves of the MedfordAshland game |
which will rival the far-famed stunts
which Ashland high has executed for
the last few years. The Ashland |
high school spirit is abominable so
far this semester. No yell leader
has been elected to replace Leith !
who has held the thankless |
Job for two years. There hasn't been !
an executive committee meeting yet .
TO settle the student body president |
of last year. Not a single |
class, seniors included, has been Or
ganized. No class receptions or par
ties have taken place, and when the
football team has a practice game |
and invites the students out to wit
ness it there are not half dozen
students from the 23S who will come
out and practice the school yells and
watch the team practice. Some
spirit for a school of Ashland
highs reputation to support. If the
,ootball team doesn't have a success
'ul season the fault must be laid to
very student in Ashland high school
md not On the coach or team. They
ire doing their part by working
and practicing for a team
which will hold up Ashland highs
standing in athletics, but the stu
lents are willing to let them do it,
or as far as staying a few minutes
lfter school and helping the team
'ut by appearing on the field and
'oicing their support of the team
hey haven't time" and scurry
lome or to the tennis courts like
,ood students who have spent a
Whole day in Ashland high school.
Teachers institute called several