The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-05-15

torium, the program being in charge
of committee of which Jack Rice
was chairman. Many interesting
and amusing viewpoints of tn
seniors were received with relish by
the assembled students.
Commencement
The graduation exercises of the
class Of 30 were held at the Colville
Theater Friday night, and diplomas
were presented to the 40 members
of the class as evidence of their sue
cssful work in the Colville high
school. Full program of the eve
ming is given above.
Student Body
The students of the high school
are all members of the organization
called the "Student Body" with a
constitution, officers, and rules for
action. Jack Rice has been the
president of the student body this
year, Mildred Maurer secretary, and
Dorothy Anderson treasurer. Next
years president will be Wallace
Buckley. The student body finances
all activities, and looks after many
matters of student discipline.
School Activities
The past year has seen the most
successful student activities in the
history of the school. Each class
has a class adviser, selected by the
class, but responsible to the superin-
tendcnt and principal for the sue
cessful work of the class. The class
advisers for the last year were:
Senior, Miss Stephen; junior Miss
Hendrickson; sophomore, Miss
Schroeder; freshman, Miss Hunt.
Faculty members in charge Of the
various school activities were: Dra-
matics, Miss Van Devanter, Miss
Stephen; athletics, Mr., Scarborough,
Mr.. Lindahl; assembly dramatics and
orchestra, Miss Hunt; assembly
music, Miss Stephen; noon lunch,
Miss Hendrckson; social, Miss Van
Devanter and a committee of stu
dents, one from each class; Skookum,
the annual high school publication,
Mr. Scarborough.
SkOOkum
The largest high school annual
ever issued in Colville made its APP
pearance this week, comprising 92
pages and cover The subject mat
ter was the work of the students an
staff, and gives complete inform@
regarding all classes, school activities,
organizations, and instructors. The
pages are embellished with more han
two hundred dollars worth Of en-
cravings. The staff of the Skookum
was Mary Allin, editor; Wallace
Buckley, associate; Fleetwood War
rem, business manager; Josephine
Bresnahan, assistant; class reporters,
Alsberg Anderson, Dana lsom, Mar
garet Taylor, Kelsey Hudleson;
writeup committee, Ruby Schwerd-
field, Mildred Maurer, Con Durland;
athletic committee, Floyd Pond, Lu-
rella Corey, Horton Christman.
Outside Study
A feature of the school work of
the year was that of outside home
study and reading along lines cor
related with school work. The re-
ouired time was an hour a school day
per pupil, and it is found that the
freshmen had the highest average OF
result-60 minutes a day. The
sophomores averaged 55 minutes,
juniors 55, seniors as.
Successful School Year
Marked success has resulted from
the efforts of the faculty during the
last year. Supt. G. l.. Putnam IS
finishing his first year in Colville'
but his 18th year in the work OF
public school principal and superin-
tendent. He has gained the respect
and the close friendship of students
and citizens, has introduced number
of new methods in the work, and is
rewarded by having the largest en-
rolment in the history of the schools
The largest previous high school en-
rollment was l57, while the last year
showed 213: with prospect of many
more next year. The freshman
class of next year will number about
Is.
Supt. Putnam has been ably as
sisted by Principal Scarborough
whose specially is science, but VINO
has exercised considerable direct
supervision over the work in the high
school, with excellent results. ''
Scarborough's previous experience