Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-06
High School Notes
(By Dave WHITLEY

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Rameyn Long, Harry Silver, Clyde
Young and Bill Allen, as a commit
tee of the Junior class, were absent
from school Monday searching for a
suitable place for the Junior-SenioI
picnic to be held on Wednesday OF
last week. The boys received per-
mission from man to have the pic
mic in his field near the Biby bridge
en- Rogue river.
Prof. Briscoe called the Senior to-
gether in Miss Anderson's room Tues
day morning and outlined a part OF
the program for the two weeks the
Seniors are out OF school before COM
mencement. The class sermon was
given Sunday evening, May 5, by Mr..
Hammond in the Methodist church.
The commencement address will be
given by Mr. Edwards in the Chau-
tauqua building Friday evening, May
IN. 1t is to be on the order of pa
triotic speech. Two mornings were
set aside for practice with Miss An
derson on the Senior class song. Prof.
Briscoe complimented the class on its
record in high school and assured
the heartfelt interest of all the teach
ers.
Olin Conwell and Alvin Neville dis
tributed hand bills advertising the
Senior play.
Chester McCrackin took the part
CT Stephen Spettigue in the Senior
play. Though at disadvantage in
not having taken the part from the
first, but he readily picked it up.
Prof. Briscoe announced, much to
the joy of the Senior, on Monday Of
last week, that the commencement
exercises will be held on Friday even
ing May II. The date had been
changed to Thursday evening, May
16, Friday being primary election
day. The invitations have arrived
and it will not be necessary to change
the date on them.
The meeting for the nomination
of the student body officers was call
ed to order at 315 last Tuesday af-
ternoon by Student Body President
Harvey Watt. Minutes were read
by the secreary, Marie Caldwell,
and the report of the manager call
ed for. Forty-one dollars was the
amount from student body dues.
Prof. Moore made report in which
lie estimated the amount of cash
on hand after present bills are paid
to be approximately 175. This is
the best report in seven years. Nom
nations for student body president
were opened. Bill Allen. Arvin Bur-
nette, Ray Clary and Harry Silver
were nominated in snappy nomination
speeches. Mildred Carlton and Jas.
Porter were nominated for Senior
vice. president. Bill Mcmillan for
Junior vice-president. There were
seven nominations for Sophomore
vice-p president. For secretary OF the
student body Dorothy Jones, Wilma
Chattin, Jessie Inflow and Stewart
Hast were nominated. Fred Engle
was the sole nominee for treasurer.
Ralph Moore and Merle Walters were
nominated for editor-in-chief of next
years annual. All together there is
some splendid material for officers
for next school year. Clyde Young
proposed an amendment to the con-
stitution providing for the giving OF
letters to football players of no.
score game. The game must be a
winning one as it now reads before
letters are awarded.
Coach King has called for more
support of the baseball boys. He is
skeptical as to the outcome of the
next games with Medford unless more
boys turn out to help the team.
Mr.. Hollowell has been giving type
writing tests the past week in which
several of those ION the fence" made
their credits. Miss Laura Wenner
passed with the flying record of 81
net words a minute.