Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1921-04-15
SlLETZ SCHOOL

On Friday evening was held the
meeting of the Community Club. The
business meeting, the reports of some
standing committees, and the discus
sion of a number OF avenues of help
fulness by the club to the community
and schools. Among the points i'm
pressed by the president, Mr.. Larsen,
was that of school visiting by all pa
irons. Some communications to the
club were presented, and the need and
program OF the Near East Relief waa
taken up, after the discussion Of which
a committee was appointed to take
charge OF this work in Siletz. This
|committee consists OF: c. Fl. Eagy,
w. S. Hal, Mrs. r. e. GOWN. Miss
Alma Ojala, and Miss Junia Smith.
Follow !ls the bus!uess meeting was .
short program consisting of: song,
No Land Like Oregon; songs by pri-
mary children; The Mocking Bird and
Its Call by Blanche FRANC; Hawaiian
solos by Mrs. Larsen accompanied by
Miss Chalcraft on organ and MIR, Lar,
sen on Cello High School newspaper
| by Mary Henry; and song That's
Where the West Begins, by the Club.
The travelling library is ready for
exchange with the one at Toledo upon
the return of h. Z. Chandler who was
hastily called away from Siletz for
few days. -.
The school garden Is now planted
and ready for the last showers. Many
boys and girls have taken great inter-
est in getting their rows to appear the
best possible.
The school has recently had more
visitors than usual, two from outside
points who have given short talks be-
fore the High School, and recently
visits and talks by members OF the
school board 1t is the position of the
school board OF education to stand
squarely and firmly for all of, and only
those interests, activities md associa,
tions, which mean the best influences
for the boys and girls Of Siletz, The
pupils thoroly express renewed in.
terest and vision for supporting every
thing best for the success and good OF
Siletz School.
| AS the 7th and 8th grades have been
learning some spring songs for open
ing exercises. and nature poems for
language work, they decided to give
program of that kind to entertain the
4th, 9Th and 9th grades. Miss Lillian
Dowd was appointed chairman Of the
program committee. Since, until this
year trees have been completely lack
ing in our school yard, and but few
have been planted this year, the boys
and girls thot 1t would be well to have
a tree planting On April ith, Evald
Ojala, Herbert hudson and Tom Dowd
secured from near the bridge one mile
north of Siletz a convenient sized ma
pie. The boys and girls voted to name
the tree miss Treat" They also
prepared a paper containing the sigma
lures OF all in their room, put this In a
bottle, which was sealed to be buried
at the roots Of the tree. On Friday
after the last recess the organ was
carried to the front part OF the school
yard near the flag pole. The benches
from the gymnasium were moved
around 1t. Here under a clear and sun
ny sky the two rooms assembled to
take part in and listen to the program;
Home Going Song by 7th grade; Amer
lea for Me, song by all; Historical
Trees: Liberty Tree, by Edgar Col
vim, Washington Elm, by Herbert Lud-
son, Burgoyne's Elm, Aarne Pompel,
Treaty Elm, LaVelle King, Carry Tree,
Linda Kimmel; Happy Days, song by
glrls An Apple Orchard in Spring.
poem by Linda Kimmel, Mary Alive
Bensell, John Kosydar and Helen
King; The Meadow Lark and Its Song
by Blanche Freng; Flowers that Bloom
in the Spring, song, 7th ard Sth
grades; Planting Of Tree, Dave Pom
pei, Tree Setting, Harry Downey and
David Goodell; My Own United States
a song by the 7th and Sth grades.