The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-12-29
SCHOOL NOTES.


All the pupils in school are heartily
enjoying Christmas vacation; that is,
all except the editor, his work goes
on forever. There's mo rest for the
wicked"
It's good thing that Christmas
comes on Monday, so the high school
students can have the rest of the week
in which to recuperate. They will
probably spend all their time playing
with the games and toys Santa brings
and this will apply especially to the
sweet young Freslies.
There wasn't much work done last
Thursday and Friday. OF course this
was very unusual, but couldn't be
helped. Thursday afternoon short
program was given in the assembly by
the Girls and Boys Glee Club and
four graders. The Girls Glee Club
sang group of carols followed by a
recitation by Frank Truax from the
First grade. The Boys Glee Club sang
better than they ever have before. Two
boys played a beautiful violin duet
and responded to an encore. Billy
Bevis gave a recitation which was
thoroughly appreciated by all present.
Last Tuesday the assembly voted to
wasn't much use to draw names for
each one traded around until he got
the name he wanted, anyway. We have
heard that some poor benighted
swains went so far as to pay ten cents
to get the name Of their lady-love.
Talk about profiteering! Well sup
pose they thought it was worth it.
The presents were distributed Friday
afternoon at 2:30. To look at the gaily
decorated packages, one would think
that there was really something won
derful in them-but pride goes before
fall Every toy known was repre-
sented and the children were very
much excited over their gifts of waist
les, bugs, balloons, balls, blocks, dolls
and many other such gifts. The Fresh
les and Sophs looked so sweet playing
with their little toys, that no one had
the heart to tell them to be quiet The
wise and noble Seniors tried to main
tain their dignity, but We noticed they
had as muca fun as the rest of us.
Children will be children.
1t seemed strange to go to school
Friday with four high school teachers
missing. They probably had had about
all they could stand of us and were
glad of rest Well, we don't blame
them. Miss Burroughs and Miss Cham
berlain will spend Christmas in Seat
tie and Miss Yule goes to Bellinglam.
Miss Hendricks has been absent all
week, called home to Seattle on ac-
count of the death of her brother. The
high school unanimously voted to send
Miss Hendricks a message of SYM
pathy.
Mrs. SCOT and Mr.. Davenport substi-
tuted for all three absent high school
teachers. Prof. Davenport was glad to
have charge of the classes, for he said
it wasn't very often that he had
chance to tell us what he thought of
us. He must have thought that we
were doing as we'll as could be ex-
pected, for he didn't say anything
about us.
Mrs. Brown mas been substituting
for Miss Wogenson and Miss Yule for
for few days.
All the grade rooms had programs
and gifts. The Third grade was elab-
orately decorated and surely looked
Christmasy. Mrs. Gay gave nuts and
candy to all Of her pupils.
Miss Stipes pupils lad fine pro-
gram of music, recitations and two
dialogues, one depicting the hardships
of a homesteader's life, was in con-
nection with the school work.
The basket ball boys are practicing
nearly every night. The first game is
with Nelson, to be played on January
5. We nope many townspeople will be
present to see the home boys trample
on Nelson.
Last Friday night an exciting game
was played between the town team
and the high school boys resulting in
an overwhelming victory for the high
school. At 7:15 the higi school Midg-
cts and the Eighth Graders chased the
ball around the floor. The two teams
were evenly matched, and if the eighth
graders had had couple more good
players the Midgets would have felt
rather stunned. AS it was, the Midgets
only won by one point, 16 to Is. Imme-
diately after this game the Town team
and the high school took the floor. The
Town team had neither practice nor
wind and so were outclassed by the
High School boys, although they did
the best they could. The first half
ended with the score of % to 0 in the
High Schools favor Four minutes af-
ter the second half was started
number of changes were made in the
High School team. Darrell Irwin took
Erwin Curtis's place at center, Norris
Gjerde played R. F., in Edward Smiths
place and Frances Hart took Ernest
Sanborn's place at right guard. w.
Allen took BIZ Curtis place, on the
Town Team These changes did not
weaken tle High School team in the
least. The game ended with the lop
sided score of 33 to in favor Of the
High School. The Town Team made
their points by shooting two fouls.
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