The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-02-09
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Last Friday evening Athena High i
was defeated in double header game
at Walla Walla, the girls l9-6 and the
boys, 4S-l2. The girls game was one
of the fastest and cleanest Of the year.
Prof. Jones Of Walla Walla High com
plimented the Athena girls upon their
clean playing. The Athena boys were |
outclassed in size and team work.
Great interest is being shown in the
coming declamatory contest. Many )
from the different grades entered are |
preparing for the tryout. Athena has
taken either first or second place in the |
contests in the past two years, and
means to hold her place again this year.
Miss Fortna reports the following from
her grade who are preparing for the
tryout: Darwin Phillips, Betheen
Read, Elizabeth Mather and Savannah
Smith.
The pupils of Miss Barnes and Miss
Sherman's rooms will observe Lincoln's
Birthday with appropriate exercises.
Parents and patrons of the school are
cordially invited to attend.
Miss Fortna was called to Milton
Friday evening by the illness of her
| sister, who is teacher in the schools
there. She returned Monday morning.
The following were recent visitors
| to Miss Sherman's room: Mrs. F. b.
| Radtke, Mrs. w. G. Russell and Mrs.
Coppock. Three new pupils are regis
tered: Lorene and Hollis Dennis, and
Kenneth Maestretti.
Wayne Huffman of Miss Fortna's
room, has been absent this week on
account Of sickness.
| Following is the monthly report for
the Athena schools beginning Jan. ],
and ending Jan. 26, 1917:
No. pupils at end of last mo. Is0
No. new pupils registered, =
Total No. registered to date, 2l0
No. pupils end of this mo. 1870
No. days taught, III
Total days attendance, s5l0.5
Total days absence, l0l.6
| No. times tardy, "a
| Neither absent or tardy, l24
| Average No. belonging, 1905
| Average daily attendance, 1S4.S
Per cent of attendance, $40
No. visits by parents, 10
W It may be observed that f95 students
lis the largest number remaining in
school for any month so far this year
and exceeds the number for last year
by good margin.
j. o. Russell, Supt.
Roll of Honor.
II First Grade. Athena Russell, Kath-
leen Radtke, Leonore Reeder, Dorothy
Geissel, Beatrice Dickinson, Florence
Ross, Dorothy Bear, Wanda Holt, Es-
ther Helms, Lepha Cox, Opal Starr.
Lois Smith, Elver Miller, George Pam
! brun, Winston Taggart.
Second Grade.-Joe Engemann, Roy
DeFreece, Melvin Coppock, Clifford
I Wood, Freddie Radtke, Lois johnson.
Third Grade. Gale Anderson, Will
: Jam Coppock, Merl Dickinson, Clara
Engemann, Leonard Geissel, Alice
5 Huffman, Ray Huffman, Vera Miller,
{ Dean Pinkerton, Wilford Miller, Dean
s Pinkerton, Arthur Taylor, Mary Rich.
mond, Juanita Woodruff.
Fourth Grade. Stanley Bush, Frank
Carstens, Wilbur Harden, Arthur Holt,
. Blanche johnson, Marvel McAlexander
Fay Pambrun, Elmo Russell, Velton
! Read, Itol Schubert, Dalbreth Taylor
Leonald Willaby, Ruth HUT, Nci
Mcintyre.
Fifth Grade. Brooks Anderson, Yer
non Miller, Alton Lieuallen, Lorair
: Shick, Richard Cartano, Thelma Cra
BILL Beulah Banister, Dorothy Koepke
Gertrude Martin, Bessie Martin, Elsi
!, RingeI, Ethel Geissel, Mildred Math
. ers, Areta Payne, Ivan Cox, Charlotte
!, Hass.
Il Sixth Grade. Lowell Richmond, Lee
Banister, John Pinkerton, Conrad Mil
Z Ter, Maurice Banister, Delbert Read
= = Verva Gross, Sadie Pambrun, Eva Car
y stems, Mildred Stanton, Ruth jackson
: lone Garden, Ethel Woodruff.
= Seventh Grade. Leila Schubert, Sav
annah Smith, Nina Tharp, Dollie Ban
= lister, John Starr, Herman Geissel
Henry Knight, Willard Parker, Lloy
Mathers.
Eighth Grade. --Betheen Read, Thel
ma McEwen, Mildred Winship, Georg
!, Lieuallen, Clay Jackson, Elizabet
y Mathers, Edna Pinkerton, Wayne Hofi
,e man, Esther Miller, Frank Miller.
j High School.
= Seniors. Edna McAlexander, Elme
:. Martin.
~ Juniors. Henry Koepke, zola Keer
Lawrence Tharp, Leslie Smith, MAJ
:. guerite McLennan.
% Sophomores. Lucille Taylor, Frar
y ces Williams, Ernest Duncan.
I, Freshmen. Enid Cartano, Ida Cri
= bill, Carrie DeFreece, Martha Hut
!" Areta Littlejohn, Velva MANSFIELD
Helen Russell, Velma Schubert, We
nita Watts, Fay 1erba, George Adam
he Ralph Richmond, Roy Richmond, Kel
4 meth Bentley, Lawrence Baker, Clauc
or Baker, Harry Martin.