The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-23
School Notes.
Contributed.

won their fifth victory of the season
last Friday evening when they defeat
ed the Hermiston team by score of
II to on the latter's floor. The
boys put up good fight but lost by
score of "a to IA, owing to the fact
that they were greatly handicapped by
the slippery floor and the absence of
two players, Elmer Martin, center,
and Rex Payne, guard. Both teams
have shown improvement over the pre-
vious games and stand good chance
Of ending the season victorious. The
Athena lineup was as follows: Kath-
ren Froom and Evelyn Hurd, forwards;
Hazel Sanders, jumping center; Fran
ces Fehr, running centre; Marguerite
McLennan and Eloise Bergevin,
guards. Lawrence Tharp and Lloyd
McPherrin. forwards; Verne Dudley,
center; Lawson Booher and Ralph
Richmond, guards. Claude King was
substituted for Richmond in the last
half.
Tonight in the High school gymna-
sium Athena will meet the Touchet
teams in double header contest
which will be the last games of this
season on the home floor. Both games
will be fast. The Touchet girls de-
feated the locals on the Touchet floor
some time ago, but the local girls have
been practicing hard and expect to win
this game. The Athena boys won
from Touchet on their floor and good
things are expected of them tonight.
Tomorrow night the girls first team
and boys second will journey to Wes-
ton to play a double-header game in
return for the one played here on Feb
ruary 3rd.
A County Fair" will be held in the
school gymnasium on the evening of
March TO- The money received from
the booths will be used for purchasing
base ball suits for the High school
team. A committee has been appoint
ed to arrange the booths and Stunts"
and an interesting time is guaranteed.
This is the first entertainment of this
kind to be held by the Athena school
since 1919. Sandwiches and coffee
will be served.
On April 7th will be staged the sec
ond high school play, S"Mr. Bob;" q
comedy drama under the direction Of
Mrs. J. o. Russell. The cast, which
| will be announced later, will consist
of students from each class, except
those of the graduating class who took
part in the first play, coax Farm. F."
Last Wednesday morning Rev. W. S.
Gleiser and Mr.. Stockton, the evan
| gelist singer, visited the grade rooms,
announcing the organization of the
"booster band, :" in connection with the
revival meetings of the Methodist
church.
At the assembly Tuesday morning,
Mr.. Stockton, the evangelist singer at
the Methodist church gave short
talk. His purpose was to interest the
students in the meetings which are be-
ing held this week. His talk, which in
volved many amusing illustrations,
was enjoyed by the entire student
body. He arranged with the basket
ball squads to boost for their games
with Touchet tonight, providing they
would attend the revival meetings and
postpone the games until s:l5. The
teams readily agreed.
1.-THE spelling contest which has been
held for the past three weeks between
the pupils of Miss Wagner's and Miss
Fortna's rooms, resulted in victory
for Miss Fortna's pupils, with an ave-
rage of 66 per cent, Miss Wagner's
pupils receiving 4S per cent. The
words, 645 in number, were taken
from the journal Of Education for Jan.
s5. The three highest contestants
from. Miss Fortna's room: Savannah
Smith, 81 p. c.. Maebelle Duncan, 81
p. c.; Mildred Winship, S5 p. c. Miss
Wagner's room: Sadie Pambrun, 81
p. c.; Lucinda Dell, 70 p. c. Lawrence
Estes, n p. G.
Miss Barnes now has total enroll
ment of 40 pupils, Cecil Maestrett
having entered school this week, ant
Eppa Piersol. who has been ava!
since Christmas, returned recently.
Winston Taggart, a pupil of Mis-
Sherman's room, has gone to Spokane
! Mrs. VIM. McPherson, forme
Athena teacher, visited the schoo
recently.