The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-12-14
School Notes.

The Athena girls basket ball team
met defeat at Touchet last Friday
night by score of AZ to 81. Touchet
beat Athena by only two more points
this year than they did last. so the
girls do not feel badly over this score,
as Touchet has a much stronger team
tn s year, having all old players again,
while Athena has only three of the old
team. The lineup for Athena was:
Kathren Froom and Evalyn Hurd, for
wards; Helen Russell and Ellen PAM
brun, guards; Audra Winship running
center and Hazel Sanders jumping CEN
ter. Principal ]. 0. Russell refer
eed the game. The girls are going to
Weston tonight. They have been
practicing hard all week so they ex-
pect to return with a victory. The
lineup for tonight will be the same
as at Touchet.
A joint Christmas program will he
given again this year by the pupils of
the lower grades. on December 81.
The program by Miss Sherman's pupils
is to be given with the other grades,
instead of in her room as was previous
ly planned. Recitations, small plays,
instrumental and vocal solos and duets
and other musical numbers will be
given. The public is cordially invited
to attend this program.
At the midweek assembly of the
High school, the thee boys who at
tended the Boys Conference at La
Grande, gave interesting talks. Law
renee Baker told about the reception
given the visiting boys. Ralph Haynie
spoke of the conference in general,
and told Of the topics of the different
lectures and the meaning of each.
George Lieuallen visited the public
schools of La Grande. He was espec-
tally interested in the Manual Train
ing department. George thinks it
would be we'll for Athena to show a
school spirit similar to that Of La
Grande.
A general assembly was called Tues
day morning when the work of the
American Committee for Armenian
and Syrian Relief was discussed by
Mr.. Russell. Literature explaining
the Armenian-Syrian condition was
given to the pupils to be taken home to
their parents. Athena has been appor-
toned $500 of the $4,000 to be raised
by Umatilla county for this relief
fund.
The seventh and eighth grade boys
basket ball team will play the fifth and
sixth grades this evening after school.
The seventh grade will receive an.
other fourth Of holiday this week az
reward for not being absent for
twenty successive days.
Brice Baker registered in the eighth
grade Monday.
Miss Florence March, who has been
teaching on the Reed and Hawley
mountain, visited Miss Sherman's room
this week. Miss March is interested
in Primary work, and will, finish the
year teaching the first and second
grades in Milton. Other visitors to
this room we're: Mesdames Read,
Schrimpf, Holt and Hansell.
In the High school auditorium We'd
nesday evening, Mr.. Bragg, of Spok-
ane talked on the condition of the Ar
menian and Syrian people.
The school is desirous of Keeping be-
fore the public the Lyceum course, the
first number of which will he "The
Rob Roy Quartette, on February
2s, and the second, Colby, the noted
cartoonist, on March IA. Keep these
dates in mind.
The pupils in Miss Lawson's room
are busy making Christmas presents
such as blotters and calenders.
The Bird and 4th grades under ths
supervision Of Miss Lawson, are prac
ticing play to be given Dec Fl.
The members of the Bird and 4tl
grades are bringing fruit. potatoes
and apples to send to the Boys ant
Girls Aid Society.
| Lelo Kilgore. who has been attend
ing school in Pendleton, registered il
the sixth grade this week.