The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-12-08
Per cent of attendance 94.5 96,8
No. visits ty parents 3o
]. 0. Russell, Superintendent

j. O. Russell, Superintendent
The base ball season will stayt in
earnest next week with two doubls-
header games, on Friday and Saturday
nights, December Is and l6, On Fri'
day night both boys and girls teams
of Milton High school will meet the
Athena teams in the local gymnasium.
The Milton team was the fastest In the |
county League last year, winning the
championship. A coed game Is ex-
peoted. The Athena High girls team
defeated the Milton squad last year III
two games and are out to repeat the
performance this seuson, December 10,
both Athena teams will 60 to Weston
for double header game. The Wes-
! ton teams have undergone some chang
| es since last year. when the girls de-
feated the local squad in two games
early in the ssason, and the Athena
sextetse is ont to reverse that result
in the coming contest The local boys
will have to put up hard Fight In or
der to win from Weston, as both
| toums hto Veiy sttonB.
The First and Second grades won
the Athena Press honor cup this
month. having the lowest per cent OF
tardiness and misbebavior and the
highest per cent of attendance, and
grades above 80. The Fifth aud SiktE
grades, who had the cup last month.
lost this time by IL points, huvinR
1853. whils tbe lst room had 179R
points. The standing of the rooms
follows: Primary, 179k points; Srd
and 4th grades, 1878 points; 9th aud
9th grades, lG8 points; High school,
143, and 7th and 9Th grades, 142.
| A Christmas program is to te given
in the auditorium Friday afternoon.
Dec. az, in which there will be given
three or foul selections. A Christmas
tree aud "real Santa Claus will be
addition to the program, which pGom
ises to he very interesting and is the
first of its kind TO he given in She
school, The public is cordially invited.
| Miss Sherman has rented piano for
her room, to lie ussd in entertainmentf
and every day work.
Mrs. Richmond was visitor in Miss
Barnes room this week.
(, Tho superintendents and principals
of the schools of Umatilla county met
10 the County School Superintendent
Office on Saturday. December 2, fol
the purpose Of organization and tt
plan the county school contests for tb'
ensuing year. The new Organization
is TO be known as "The School Mas
ter's Clut OF Umatilla County" Supt
!, John B. Wasbturn OF Milton, wal
elected president and Supt. J. o. Rus
sell OF Athena, secretary.treasuTer
Superintendent Gilbert q. Wood oi
] Ferndals and g. r. Robinson Of Wes
s ton were elected to complete the mem
s teIship OF the Executive Committee
s Twenty -one superintendent and prin
( oipals were in attendance. Among sew
t real important matters discussed, In
9 dustrial Fairs, DeclamatoIy Contests
!, Institutes. Athletics aud School LaR
J, isIation, tusied those present for iiv'
z hour session. For the purpose OF In
= teIsnboiasiio contests, the schools o.
i the county have been divided int
J. East Eud. West EBd and Central dis
u tIicts. Ia the east end OF the county
D II was voted to hold local institute
for teachers at Milton some time II
}. February. The declamatoTy contes
ia will he held 10 Athena, as well az
probable grade school athletic contest
# Each conuiy organization is entitled
@ TO be represented at the State Teach
IS ers' Association, which meets at Port
Z lard on Dec. 27-2s.29. Ia oonse
a queuce, supt. J. o. Russell of AtbenI
Is was elected as tho School Master
8 Club delegate, and he will have al
s active vote on all matters 20 come be
% fore the business section Of thE
10 Association. Ibs purpose Of
10 eanization ia to effect msaDs
& mote The best interests Of all thdss.un
! tty schools,