Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-12-05
JOHNSON


johnson, who are not in school, have
organized town basket ball team
to practice the coming winter with
the fast high school team, which is
getting into excellent shape for the
season just beginning They will
practice in the high school gymnas-
ium.
The fuel situation here is bad as
the supply is practically all sold out,
and no prospects of getting any
more Fortunately il is not so far
to the timbered areas of the noun
tains but that wood can be hauled
from there. Perhaps the situation
will clear up in the near future. AT
any rate it is most earnestly hoped
that it may.
Miss Ada Walker visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Buena Kincaid, on Union
flat, west of Pullman, during the
Thanksgiving vacation.
This part of the country has been
shivering under fierce attack OF
winter the past week. Saturday and
Sunday there was a heavy snow fall
and Sunday night it drifted badly,
practically stopping traffic on the
Inland Empire state highway, which
runs through here.
Lester Babcock and his two sis
ters, the Misses Zula and Irene, Wis
tied their parents, Mr.. and Mrs l..
T. Babcock, in Johnson last week
during the two-days vacation. They
are all students in the State College
this year
A. o. White, who formerly lived
here for several years, is visiting
this week at the home of Frank
Willoughby, cashier of the Farmers
State bank, and incidentally attend
ing to business affairs.
Over so people attended the meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor soci-
ETY. at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday night. Quite an interest is
taken in the weekly meetings of the
society and much good will no
doubt result from it.
A basket social will be held on
Friday evening of this week in the
school auditorium. A short pro-
gram. consisting of readings and
will hn nv h.
pills of the high school, The phys
ical education class of girls will ex-
emplify some drills they have been
taking under Miss Miles Proceeds
of the basket sale will be used for
athletic purposes the present school
year
On Friday evening, December 10,
the amateur play, won by Wire
less" will be staged in the school
auditorium by cast OF characters
selected from the high school This
was the late Prof. Hopes favorite
amateur entertainment The pro-
ceeds of the play will be put into the
piano fund of the Johnson school.
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week, just before the Thanksgiving
vacation, the pupils of Miss Belle
Bishops room gave an interesting
program. Several mothers of the
pupils were present and after the
program was over refreshments
were served to them in the domestic
science room by the first year high
school girls.
The school board has purchased a
fine set of maps for the use of teach
ers and pupils in studying and teach
ing geography and American his
tory. These were badly needed and
are one step toward meeting the re-
quirements for full accreditment of
our schools to the higher education
al institutions of the state,
L. R. Virgins of the Rolling
Green country, west of town. visit
ed Harold Haynes over last Sunday.
He is a student at the State College
and was accompanied back to Pull
man by Mr.. Haynes.
small crowd listened to two ex.
cellent addresses in the school audi
torium on Thanksgiving day by the
Rev. J. A. Hedges and Prof. Lindsey
The latter was formerly connected
with the public schools OF johnson
and assisted materially in organiz
i1g The Christian church here He
is now attending tn State Colleg,
. d is "A member Of nc coi4ese de
bEtisg ea.n his year.