Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-04-18
High School Notes
(By Dave WHITLEY


read at the commencement exercises
the class prophecy. No one in the
class is better fitted to do this than
Miss Scott. A committee composed
of Ruth York, Alta Scott, Maria Cald-
WE'LL Olin Conwell and Archie Eu-
banks was appointed to work with
Miss Anderson in selecting a senior
song.
Instead of the regular lesson, the
physics class enjoyed seeing set Of
slides in the lecture room last Friday
morning. The slides were Of the in
dustries of Oregon, showing lumber
ing, fishing and mining. The most
realistic scene of Crater Lake thus
far received was the last picture
shown on the screen.
Edith Herrin is reported much bet
ter. Her host Of friends hope to have
uCl DdCh dJ oCuOOl bOOn.
Professor Briscoe gave out the
Thrift Stamp prizes offered by the
First National Bank to the winners
in the thrift essay contest on Monday
of this week.
The Junior Four Minute Men work
is to be taken up by some of the Eng
lish classes. The English eight class
is to have their first speeches Thurs
day afternoon of this week.
The baseball game with Grants
Pass was cancelled. Arrangements
may be made to play series of four
games with Medford beginning next
Saturday.
Intensive practice on the operetta
"Bulbul" has begun. Those taking
the leading parts met Miss Anderson
Monday night at the high school for
the first night practice. The oper-
eta will probably be staged about
May 10, depending on weather con-
ditions.
The physics class is fright up to
snuff with the experiments for this
semester. A visit to the power house
and ice plant may be made before the
seniors are out.
AS far as known, there will be Al
members in the graduating class this
year. They are: Rosa Banks, Elmer
Bagley, Nina Brewer, Maria Cald-
we'll, Olin Conwell, V. Hugo Dale,
Grace Davis, Miller Dunn, Archie Eu-
banks, Elizabeth Finneran, Donald
Fraser, Edwin Fraser, Esther Free
man, Reta Gard, Dwight Gregg, Mar
guerite Hammond, Alice Hast, Mabel
Hearn, Agnes Hedberg, Aida Heer,
Edith Johnson, Helen King, Ida Lar
sen, Award Leavitt, Amy Leavitt,
Naomi Moore, Sadie Nelson, Alvin
Neville, Mary Norton, Alice Poor,
Flora Provost, Teresa Reinhart, For
rest Reynolds, Frances Robinson,
Lyle Sans, Anna Steinmetz, Marian
Summers, Doris Taverner, Helen Van
Dyke, Helen Walker Harvey Watt,
David Whittle, Lora Wiley, Ruth
York, Lloyd Turner, Elmer Biegel,
Alta Scott.
The English eight was divided into
three groups and each group were the
toastmaster and after-dinner speak
ers one day this week. The first was
a reunion Of the class of '1S two
years hence" on Monday. The class
gathered around the tables in the
cooking rooms, where punch and
Hoover cookies, secretly prepared by
some of the girls, did much to make
it seem like the real thing. Miss
Lilly pronounced the work very salts
factory for beginners.
Donald Dickerson, who is here on
furlough from Fort Stevens, visited |
the school Monday. He made an in
talk to his old classmates
who are in the English eight class,
telling of the different boys at the
fort. A social gathering of his MANY
friends has been arranged for We'd
1esday night of this week.
Tuesday of this week the seniors
urned in their names as they wished
hem to appear on their diplomas.
final examinations will be on Thurs
lay and Friday, May 16 and II. Sat-
lrday afternoon the students will
,ome to get report cards and examin-
ltion results and school will be over
or this semester.
The date for the baccalaureate
ermon has been changed from May
2 to May on account of prohibition
peech to be made by Richmond Hob
on on May 12.
Theodore Russell has accepted
,osition at the power house. He will
axe one of the regular eight-hour
hifts, but will continue his school
york.
The weekly program was given by
Iiss Arendt in the gymnasium We'd
esday morning. His topic was
Current History" illustrated by
umerous slides showing work on the