The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-01-05
.M|D-YEAR EXAMS A
new DEPARTURE
IN ATHENA's SCHOOLS
New Courses Offered in High
School Observation-Disclosures
Teams Selected for Contest.

During the past week the students
of tie High school have been busily
studying and making preparations for
tha first mid-year examinations ever
given in the school and as result
they have aroused much interest
among the student body. They will
commence at s o'clock on Wednesday
morniug January 10, the semester
ending on the l2th. Among the new
COURSES offered to the high school stu
dents next semester are: Oivios, Mod
ern History, Botany. and Current Lit.
eature. History aud Vocational course,
the latter which will be class Of read
ing and making reports. This course
will be taught by Mr.. Russell and
promises to be very interesting.
In the tryout for the debate teams
held in the high school auditorium
Friday, Dec. ~. 1915, Henry Koepke
and Zola Keen we're chosen to detate
on the affirmative side of the question
and Edna NoAlexander and Florence
MoLennan were picked for the neg
ative. The negative will debate 10
Milton January 10. The Affirmative
expected to debate the pendleton high
school team in the local auditorium
on the same date, hut learned by Tues
days East OregoDian that they had
dropped out of the Debating league.
With Pendleton's withdrawal, only
Athena and Milton are lett in this end
Of the county, and they will have but
one debate. The winner will then
meet the winning team Of the other
end of the county. Peudleton's excuse
for dropping ont is that the members
Of the debate teams would graduate
at tnis semester aud also that they
could not get suitable material to work
on the question. Considerable com-
ment is being made by other schools
concerning their helated decision, as
they had identically the same matarial
as the est Of the leagne.
The Athenn High basket ball teams
lost two games when they olasned 10 q
dauble-beader contest with the Fen
oleton teams Leo. ~, the girls losing
w to and the boys ~ tc ". Ine
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gamely. were ousclassed and had no
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Following is tue monthly report foi
the Athena public school for month
ending Dsc. ~. 1915, 10 comparison
With the preceding month:
Dec. ] Dec. "
NO. pupils end month lS5 loe
No. new pupils reg glstered
Total No. reg. to date 204 20i
NO. pupils at end OF mo. lSS lo'
No. DAYS taught during mo. 10 II
Total days attendance 326f.5 2434.'
Total days absence 1910 46.
NO. times taidy 30 II
No. neither absent or tardy l4O ~
Average No. belonging 1873 lS5.'
Ave. daily attendance lSl.b 1872
Per cent OF attendance 96.S 3d.
No. visits by parents W "
Ihs per cent of attendance for To-
past four months has 6eeD held up .
the average OF 97.9' The Athenl
ffess Honor oup has helped ID thi
respect. j. y. Russell, Supt.
Roll OF Honor.
FlF6t Grade. o.-AtboDa Russell. kath