The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-01-13
SCHOOL NEWS
BY Roberta G. Lane

The basket ball season opened with
a whoop, when the Junior High boys
defeated The Dales Juniors on the
local gym floor last Friday night, with
a score of Is to IL. The same night
the Senior High team met defeat at
Goldendale in a score of % to 10. This
coming Friday night the High School
quintette will go to Dutur but will re-
turn Saturday and play their first local
game Saturday night with the fast
Columbus Club team of Portland. At
four O'Clock Friday afternoon, the Jun
ors will play Mosier in the High
School Auditorium here. The girls are
arranging to play some local games
soon with Mosier, Cascade Locks and
Valley teams. They are also planning
girls gym exhibition in the near fu-
ture. e. E. Fleischman is coach of
the High School team. Principal C. C.
Newhouse of the Juniors, and Miss
Frances E. Baker of the Girls.
At the regular meeting of the school
board last Thusday night, it was de-
cided to raze the old Park street build
ing as soon as weather permits. AL
ready the electric fixtures, the plumb
ing and the heating system have been
dismantied. These materials, the out
buildings, and the ola building mater
als are for sale.
To aid to the pleasure of teachers
and pupils at the new Park street
school, Mrs. Watt, wife of DR.. j. F.
Watt, has donated three beautiful
framed pictures to the school: Sir
Gaaha1 by Watts. and Wakefield, the
Birthplace of Washington. and The
Birthplace of U. S. Grant. both by
Ernest c. Post.
In order that the people of School
District No. 3, Hood RIVER, may all see
the new Park street school, its equip
ment and furnishings. the building
will be open for inspection Friday
night, January %, from 1880 to 8 100.
This will take the place of the January
Parent Teacher meeting. You voted
the bonds and taxes for this building,
come out and see how the money was
spent.
The first half of the school year ends
Friday, January Ia, when the semi
annual promotions all thru the system
are made. The High School pupils |
will have their regular semester tests
on Thursday and Friday. On Monday, |
January II, the incoming Freshman |
class of about 80 will arrive from |
Junior High and during the next |
semester will be under the particular |
instruction of Miss Ethel Bickford. |
This will increase the present Fresh.
man class enrolment to 100, as large |
AS the entire High School attendance |
was a few years ago. For the most |
nrf tho pfhar alapCno Of fba Hinh |
School will continue but new classes |
English, Physiology and Botany.
Mrs. Harriet Blashfield, principal
of Junior High last year, and teacher |
of several years experience here, was |
granted leave of absence for next |
semester to complete her Normal train
ing at Monmouth. Miss Gertrude |
Foley, of Park street, will succeed |
Mrs. Blashfel in Junior High. and |
Miss Velma Wilkinson, who has re-
turned from the Bellingham Normal,
will receive the incoming class of 3B's
at the Pa. street school. Mrs. Pearl
GLADDEN. has been employed to take the
beginning class of first graders at the
Coe Primary January II.
All beginning first grade pupils who
have dropped out of school during the
past term or year, and other children
who are now six years of age, may
start Monday morning. January II. in
The Coe school. This is the regular
nid-year beginning class. An expert
enced Primary teacher has been Sc
cured to t Ike charge of them.
At the Monday morning Assembly
Mrs. Henney led the singing. Mr.
Fleischmann gave a report on the
game. Principal Conkle an
lounced the weeks program Of exam
nations. etc. and Superintendent Can
ION gave a report on balancing the
lear's accounts.
Business Manager Paul Sletton of
he 1921 Mascot is very busy these
lays getting pictures and other mater
al ready. This week he has had the
faculty. and seniors looking pleasant"
n an impromptu studio in the mechan-
cal drawing room.