The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-01-31

McClurg Book Company for new
books. The departments of agricul-
ture, science and home economics re-
ceive the smallest number of books
but require the largest sum to pur-
chase them. The department of his
tory and English cooperate. and
choose their books so that they would
be suitable for both courses. The
money for these purchases was OBJ
tanned from the high school yaude-
vile which cleared $106 for the school.
"a Year Out of Doors" "The Boy
hood of Naturalist" and the story
of a Thousand Year Pine" are new
books that have been added to the
library this week for the use of the
science department. The money for
their purchase was donated by an
alumnus.
The Popular Science Monthly has
been added to the magazine depart
ment of the library for reference
work in the chemistry class and for
the study of current events in gen
eral science class. A course furnish
ed by the publishers will be followed
by the freshman science class.
The basket ball squad were the
guests of the Epworth League at
sleighing party Wednesday evening,
January 18th. Twelve members OF
the squad attended. The party stopped
at the home of John Scroggs where
the boys were entertained royalty.
Home hygiene and home nursing
is a course that is being offered to
the girls of the local high school as
a result of the effort of the Colville
Red Cross and the school authorities
Miss Dorothy Rowe, graduate OF
the University of Cincinnati and a
graduate Red Cross nurse, opened
classes Monday morning in the do
nestle art rooms. "Home Hygiene
and Care of the Sick" Red Cross
publication, is used by the classes as
a text. These books are furnished
to the students at actual cost, 40
cents. Miss Dorothy Anderson, who
has proved her efficiency in handling
school activity funds, has charge of
the finance. The course promises to
be very successful, as there is much
enthusiasm for the work. Interest
in these courses has been shown by
the boys and there have been several
demands from them for similar
course. There are five classes, with
an average enrolment of 27. This
includes all the girls in the high
school and several from the eighth
grade
Howard Duncan, student athletic
manager, and member of the
Junior class, is absent from school on
account of serious illness.
81 to 10 was the score of the
basket ball game played at Chewelah
Friday evening by the Colville boys.
The game was hard fought from the
starting whistle. At no time was it
a question as to who would win, but
the wearers of the maroon and white
made the Jenkins high representa-
tives fight for every point that was
made. Van Devanter played the
best for the Colville team. His OPP
ponents were held to one basket and
he scored 8 of the 10 points. The
other two points were scored by Men
n,,ir when he made a field goal
from a short shot. c. Hutchinson
was the high point man Of the
Chewelah team, scoring eight field
baskets. The lineup at the start OF
the game for Colville was: Conner,
MenMuir, Wilkin, Kohlstedt and Van
Devanter. For Chewelah: Sears, Cox,
C. Hutchinson, Cook and Folsom.
Harmeson of Lewis and Clark acted
as referee.
Sophomore Yarns" the weekly
publication of the sophomore English
II class, opened its third subscrip-
ton campaign Tuesday morning with
bang. Their goal is 200 paid sub
scriptions. They have now reached
142 as the result of the first two
campaigns. Florence Shepard was
the winner of the first campaign.
The second contest was conducted by
the class as whole and no record
was kept of the individual confess
tants. Tuesdays campaign was start
ed by placing cards on the desk Of
each student in the high school who
were not subscribers of the yarns"
The cards reminded each student
that they were not subscribers and
gave them some practical advice and
interesting information regarding the
paper. Subscriptions are being taken
by three teams, two from section A.
captained by Wilbur Copp and Helen
Hemenway. Plans are being made
by the business manager to place
a copy of this paper in all the high
schools of Stevens county.
Wednesday evening, January 2lst'
the Skookum staff started its regu-
lar weekly meeting. Little has filter
ed through the office door, but from
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