The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-02-28
SCHOOL NOTES
Some Socks

| Some Socks
The annual loud Sock" day was
held officially last Thursday, when the
everyday somberness of the assembly
hall was frightened considerably by
profusion of riotous colors which
were conspicuous not only in socks,
but neckwear as we'll, and in feminine
hair dress and ornamentation.
Loud Sock day comes but once year
But when it comes-Oh, what smear
! Of colors bright, fantastic, gay
We must endure thru all that day!
Defamation Contests
There shall be held during the pres
ent school year two declamatory con-
tests. The first will be held on Friday
evening, March goth and will consist
of contestants from the 9th, 7th or 9Th
! grades of the following schools: Pasco,
Kennewick, Richland, Kona, Grand
view, Prosser, Mabton and Outlook.
The second contest will be held Friday
evening, April 5, and will consist of
contestants from the same schools as
listed, but will be selected from the
high school department.
The places of holding the contests
have not been decided nor the dates of
the preliminary tryouts at Kennewick.
This is chance for everyone. There
should be good representation from
Kennewick in both these contests.
Wearing Khaki
! No, it's not sign of spring, nor
yet strike against the dictates of
society; neither is it an attempt to
corner the supply Of khaki.
No! The boys have simply agreed
to Hooverize on wool by wearing the
khaki till the end of the term. Stay
with it, fellows! That's the kind of
stuff the X. H. S. is made Of!
Last Thursday afternoon the men,
bers of the seventh and eighth grades
gave a very entertaining George
Washington program in the gymnasi-
UNI. Those who were present were
delighted with it and have expressed
their appreciation of it in the highest
terms. The patriotic note of it ap-
pealed to everyone and the pretty
costumes of the boys and girls gave
a charming touch to the whole pro-
gram. Mr.. Moulton gave splendid
address in which he drew comparisons
and contrasts between the ideals and
policies of Washington and Wilson.
He showed very clearly how the poll.
cies of Washington and Wilson in re-
gard to foreign Intervention were Of
necessity different, due to the differ
ence in the nature of the crisis that
the nation had to meet.
The piano selections were received
with enthusiastic applause, as they
were so pleasing and so well rendered.
TIE Boy Scouts showed that they had
learned some important codes Of sig
railing.
The feature of the program that APP:
pealed to most of the audience per-
haps, was the reading of several orig
inal poems, written by eighth grade
pupils. Some Of these were remark
ably good in poetic form and express
sion for people of the eighth grade
age.
The closing feature was tableau
which brought out various features of
Americas war activities. These were
Red Cross nurses caring for the
wounded soldiers in khaki, the stall
wart sailor boy in his uniform OF
blue and white, the people who were
doing their bit at home in knitting for
the soldiers, and the "home soldiers"
the farmers, who play the important
part of raising the food for the SOL
diers abroad.
AS the audience rose to sing the Star
Spangled Banner, George and Martha
Washington, who were the central
figures in the tableau, unveiled the
statue of Liberty, which made very
fitting close to patriotic entertain;
ment, which reflected great credit on
the teachers and pupils Of the seventh
and eighth grades.