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

"The following children, according
to the Thrift Essay Contest commit
tee, are entitled to the prizes offered;
First prize, consisting Of 81 worth of
thrift stamps: Lucille Arant, Law
renee Wagner Ruth Rouse, Beth
Johnson, Constance Caldwell, Doro-
thy Hoag, Bernice Yeo, Isabel Bar
ron, Mrs. DeLoras Wall, David Whit
tie. Second prize, consisting of 81
worth of thrift stamps; Marcella
Sander, Dorothy Paddock, Glenn Sitz,
Clara VIII, Flora Putnam, Linda
Pinion Hazel Green, Ruth Morris,
Mildred Carlton, Maria Caldwell.
The Junior high school is entitled to
the war certificate Of So. 1t won
two first and three seconds against
Hawthornes one first. We could not
arrange a competition between Jun
ior high and Senior high schools, so
am asking that one first and one
second prize be given to both 9B and
81 grades in place of one prize Of
S. to the winning school. They will
divide the prize equally between the
pupils of the two schools concerned"
The ten teams selected from the
Senior high to work on the thrift
stamp drive met with good success
as a whole, The amounts raised by
the teams ranged all the way from
s25 to 5000. Those who solicited in
this drive we're: Alice Hast and
Mildred Carlton, Aida Heer and
MariaA Caldwell, Laura Wenner and
Grace Bess, Ruth York and Alta
Scott, Ray Long and Clyde Young,
Dwight Gregg and Award Leavitt,
Harvey Watt and David Whittle,
Charles Cooley and Arvin Burnett,
Harry Silver and James Porter, and
Viletta Wilson and Wilma Chattin.
An 20. Henry" program was given
in the assembly by the members of
the senior class last Thursday after
noon. Nina Brewer gave the life of
O. Henry, Maria Caldwell read a
short story written by him, and Eliz-
abeth Finneran talked on the Incl
dents in the life of o. Henry. Mabel
Hearn recited a poem. "Our Hired
Girl" by Riley, that won hearty ap-
plause. Leith Abbott gave the stu
dents a most interesting account of
life at the university, touching on
all phases of the work and play there
as one "who has been there and
knows" could do so. His talk was
much appreciated by the whole stu
dent body.
Ray Clary is working FOR L. j.
orres before and after school and on
!
Saturdays.
The school board is considering
giving diplomas to Lloyd Turner and
Earl Biegel, two boys who quit school
in their senior years to join the serv-
ice of Uncle Sam.
The spring gardens are interfering
considerably with the athletic work
Four games of baseball have been
scheduled with Grants Pass and
Medford and some hard work must
be done in this line.
Wednesday morning of this week
Miss Lane, the mathematics instruct
ress, talked to the student body on
the animals being used in Europe in
connection with the war. The facts
and statistics given concerning the
horses, mules, camels, dogs and pig
cons, together with the interesting
stories told by Miss Lane, made a
very instructive talk. Dick Shin and
Isabelle Barron sang a duet as pre-
lude to the speech.
Gertrude Moore is taking post
graduate course in the commercial
department.
Edith Herrin has been absent from
school the past week on account of
sickness.
The senior play, "Charley's Aunt"
is progressing rapidly. The play Is
one of college life and abounds with
fun and novel situations.
Flowers were sent by the senio"
class to the funeral of Mr.. Conwell.
A phrase often hear about school
and in the halls is, TRADE with me?"
Sure" The seniors are exchanging
pictures.
The physics class enjoyed pleas
ant hour last Monday night. Pic
lures, music and experiments occu-
pied the evening until Hoover re-
freshments" were served in the cook
ing rooms. /
The day for student body nomina-
tions has been set for Tuesday of the
last week the seniors are in school.
which will be April 80. Election will
follow the Friday following, May 3