The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-19
School Notes.

A meeting was held last Tuesday
afternoon in Miss Grants room and
the first and second basket ball teams
were chosen. Hazel Sanders was cleo
ted captain of the first team. The
teams are beginning regular practice
now and it is thought that they will
have a strong team this year as they
show signs of some very good work. p
The High school play, "The Little
Big Horn." is to be given in the aud
itorium Friday evening, November IL.
1 This is to be the best play the High
school has ever produced. The cast is
very busy practicing on their parts and
each member is taking great interest
| in the success of the play. Mr.. Rus
sell has added this week to the stage
scenery some new panels which are to
be used in the play, to give the stage
the appearance of fort.
Atpresent the Manual Training class
| is engaged in making footlights for the
| stage. The Red Cross tables will soon
be finished after which, if the weather
permits. the boys will put two cement
sidewalks around the school
house.
The class in Agriculture has sent to
the Secretary of Agriculture at Wash
ington, D. c., for complete set of
farmers bulletins which will be a
great asset to the school as well as
the community at large.
The class in General Science visited
the flour mill last Friday with view
of becoming better acquainted with
the .community's biggest industry.
They are ready now to answer any
questions in regard to what happens to
the wheat after it arrives at the mill.
Last Wednesday at assembly the
Seniors gave some verv interesting cur
rent events which ended the series of
talks given by the different classes.
The next series will be given by some
of tn. prominent business men of the
town, the first being Mr.. B. B. Richards
who will speak next Wednesday on the
"Pros and Cons of Business Exper-
| ience." The public are cor rdially in
vited to attend these weekly assem-
blies.
/ At the last meeting of the Literary
society, Lawrence Tharp was elected
vice president to take the place of
Lloyd McPherrin who has left school.
Kathren Froome was appointed tenn
porary president while the president,
Henry Koepke performed on the stage.
A special feature of this meeting was
the reading of the society paper, "The
Spectator, by the editor in chief,
Vernita Watts. Parents and friends
are urged to attend these meetings.
Laat Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 the
fire gong was sounded and the pupils
cleared the building in l minute and
80 seconds. This was rather slow
time but with more practice the pupils
are expected to act more quickly.
The girls of the seventh and eighth
grades met in Mr.. Gribble's room last
Tuesday evening and organized sec
ret society to be called the Hi links
Glib. Blue and gold were chosen as
the club colors and club pins are to be
purchased in the near future. After
stump speeches were made by some of
the members of both grades very ex-
citing election followed when the fol-
lowing officers were elected: lone Car
den, Pres, Helen Downing, Vice
president, Lucinda Dell, treasurer.
Savannah Smith. Sec., Mildred Stan
ton, Sergeant at arms. A constitution
is to be formed by the following who
are members of committee for that
purpose: Jeanette Miller, Nina Tharp,
Audra ,Win5hip and Miss Lawson.