The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-22
School Notes.

The majority of schools are prepar-
! ing for the Oratorical and Declama-
tory contest, and great interest is be-
ing taken in the work. The number
of words in selections has been re-
duced. The A division in orations in
the High school has been changed from
1900 to 1850 words. and B division
declamations from 1900 to 1900. The
C and D divisions in the grades are
changed from 1900 to 1000; 500 to $50,
! respectively. The dates planned for
the series of tryouts will be about as
follows: Local tryout. April II; Sec
tional contest. April 10, at Weston;
County or final Contest, May 8. at PEN
dleton.
The cast for the two act play en-
titled Somewhere in France" has
been chosen, and the play will be given
as part of the last number on the
Lyceum course. The title suggests
the play is up to date, with scenes laid
, in France, and will have modern char
acters. The cast is as follows:
Pierre Gaudet, Frenchman. Henry
Koepke. Madame Gaudet, his wife.
Vernita Watts. Jean, their son, Ralph
Haynie. Nanon, their daughter, Mil
dred Winship. Lisette, another daugh-
ter years old. Marjorie Booher. Ma
ry Dale, American Red Cross Nurse,
Helen Russell. DR.. Montaine. surgeon
in the French Army, Harry Martin.
A spelling contest was given in the
grade rooms last week. Lists of test
words were selected by Mr.. Russell to
test the ability of each class according
to the lists of words given them. The
percents of the classes will be given
later.
Eppa and Gale Piersol have left
school and have moved to their home
on Weston mountain. where they will
continue their school work.
Cliffrod Wood, who has been absent
on, account of measles, has returned
to school.
Miss Sherman's room had the fol-
lowing visitors past week. Mrs. Henry
Roober, Mrs. a.. Booher, Mrs. Lloyd
Michener, Mrs. Victor Burke, Mrs.
Will Kirk, Mrs. Casper Woodward,
Mrs. W. E. Emmel, Mrs. Geo. Wood
ward, Mrs. Baddeley. Mrs. Hansell,
Mrs. Taylor. and Mrs. Shigley.
More Thrift Stamps are being sold,
but the sale is not what it should be.
Plans are being made to keep score
cards to show the progress made in
selling Thrift Stamps by children.
The regular meeting of the Liter
ary society is being held this after
noon. An interesting program has been
prepared to which the public was in
vited.
Last Wednesday at the regular Md
week assembly. Mr.. Shaffner gave an
interesting talk, which wss very in
structive as we'll.
Miss Lawson has begun to drill girls
from the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
and first and second grades for play
to be given with the High school play.
The Manual Training class of the
! seventh and eighth grades have made
some red crosses for MIR. Gribble's
room.
The seventh and eighth grade girls
are hemming tea towels and are also
knitting for the Junior Red Cross.
Ellen Prambrun returned to school
Monday after long illness and is
planning to graduate with the Senior
class.
In behalf of the Red Cross, thu
High school have divided the town into
districts and this week solicited clothes
for the Belgians and French.
Lorene and Hollis Dennis will COM
plete the third and first grades respec-
tively, at Meacham, where their par
ents will reside in the future.
A Thrift Stamp contest is taking
place in Miss Sherman's room between
the first and second grades. This will
result in each child getting the amount
which the government requires, invest
ed in stamps.
The Silver Tea, given at the home
of Mrs M. L, Watts by the Junior Red
Cross last Saturday afternoon, was
well attended. The sum of 1880 was
realized. During the afternoon music
was rendered by several of the High
school girls.