The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-05-04
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
(By Dorothy Frey)

Final plans for rebuilding junior
high were completed this week. The
new building will supply four class
rooms and principals office and util-
ize the old basement walls, the first
floor and the heating plant which is
practically new. The two rooms and
separated by folding doors, which
when open, will make one large'room
for assemblies. The building will be
erected and equipped with the money
obtained from insurance.
Mrs. Harriet Blashfeld took party
of teachers to the Billy Sunday ranch
Sunday afternoon, including Miss Be-
atrice Pogue. Miss Bessie Goyette,
Mrs. Henrietta Cornelius and r. B.
Kizer. Among other things which they
encountered was a growth of poison
oak.
The teachers corps for next year
has practically been filled. OF the old
high school staff these will return:
Prin. Conkle, Mrs. G. II. Henney, K.
G. Goodman, Miss Bertha Hunter, A.
L. McCauley and Miss Helen Frease.
The other teachers of this year did not
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The new teachers are Miss Esther
Hettinger, English; Miss Helen Car
son. language and girls physical train
ing Henry G. Keeney, science. boys
physical education and athletics Ed
win Tingelstad. mathematics; Mrs. c.
j. Hollingworth, English and algebra.
There is but one new teacher in ju-
nior high. Miss Ella Crummett. The
new teachers in Park Street are: Miss
Adeline ]. Dietrich and Miss Louise
Knoll. The new teachers at Coe pri-
mary are Mrs. L. B. Gibson and Miss
Carrie Park. Other teachers for Park
Street and Coe primary are yet to be
approved by the school board.
Tickets are placed on sale this week
for the senior class play entitled,
"And Home Came Ted" to be given
in the high school auditorium Friday
night. May IL, at O'Clock. All seats
are so cents. Tickets may be had at
the different schools, from members of
the play, and at Clarke's drug store,
at which last place seats may be re-
served without extra charge. Miss
Bertha Hunter, of the high school fa-
Guilty. is directing the play.
The best athletes and "would be"
athletes from Park Street and junior
high school will take part in county
field meet on Gibson field Saturday.
Several Of the city teachers will at
tend a dinner Friday evening at the
Columbia Gorge Hotel. given by the
Hood River County Teachers Associa-
tion.
Supt. Cannon will 60 to Portland
Saturday TO attend a meeting of the
investigating committees of the Ore
gon State Teachers Association, and
to make preliminary report on stand
ards of supervision.
The April speed and accuracy test in
typewriting was held last Tuesday in
the commercial department. Tests
were given on the Remington, Smith
and Underwood typewriters. Mildred
Van Horn, averaging as words per
minute, made the highest average. !
Robert Wilbur was second with as
words and Paul Sletton, first year
student, was third. writing 40 words a
minute. The students meeting the re-
quirements Of the typewriter company
in speed and accuracy will be awarded |
medals by that company. They are
Paul SlettOn, earning an Underwood /
bronze medal, and Esther Hutson will /
receive an Underwood efficiency certif-
ieate for writing an average Of 81 /
words q minute.
Last Friday afternoon a track meet
was held between the clases. The i
juniors were winners with q score Of
s.. TIE seniors were second with Al /
points. The sophomores took third /
with 20 points, freshmen last with 10
points. There was much interest in
the different events because there was
TO be given a pennsnt to the winners.
Paul Friday was high point man, win
ming all the sprints. adding l9 points
for the Juniors. Jack Cram proved to
be q long distance runner, winning the
mile. Harold Dixon was the next
highest man with IL points for the
seniors. John Carson surprised every
one BY high jumping I've feet one inch.
More athletie ability was shown IN the
meet than was expected and material
fer a good track team Is considerably /
The following assembly program
vas given last Thursday in memory Of
the birthday Of General Grant: Amer
can Flag salute by the school Life