The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-12-07
SCHOOL NEWS
Kathryn Morrison


At Tuesdays assembly, Novembe
Il, Mr.. Delepine of the Baptist churcl
gave talk to the students about 9Th,
Importance of the Bible in Forminl
Our Character. Mr.. Green, from
Portland also gave very interesting
talk. He brought a message to thu
boys, urging them TO attend the Oldel
Boys Conference, which was held il
Eugene last week.
Thursday afternoon, during the
eighth period. Miss Rolfe talked to the
girls in the auditorium and the mer
teachers talked to the boys in the
study hall.
The Literary Society gave their first
program Thursday evening. November
%, under direction of Miss Esther Het.
finger. Music was supplied by Mrs.
G. Ii. Henney and her department.
Frances Fuller, president of the Liter
ary Society. opened the meeting with
a brief explanation of the organization
and.plans of the society. The program
was as follows: Group of songs,
Girls Chorus; vocal solo, Betty Sta
ten; recitation, "The Highwayman, "
Dorothy Frey; vocal solo, John Mohr
talk, Autumn and Its Poetry" Gertie
Mills; whistling solo, Mildred Shinn
Thanksgiving story, Frances Zolls
piano solo, Clifton Emmel; paper,
Little Theatre Movement" Violet
Hukari; play, "The Three Pills" IT.
ma McCauley, Viola Colvin, Fred
Cooley, Wendell Keck, Walter Isen-
berg, John Mohr, Gertrude Coin and
WeTdna lsbell.
The boys had a football game be.
tween the fourth hour physical train
ing class and the eighth hour class, last
Friday evening.
Miss Frease and the cooking class
served hot lunches Monday and Tues
day at the teachers institute.
Throughout the United States atten-
tion is being called to the public
schools and to the American education
system everywhere. in the observance
Of what is known as American Educa-
tion Week. A JOINT program of pub.
licity and activity was worked out by
the National Educational Association
and the school committee of the Amer
ican Legion. Each day of the week,
from December 3 to 8, is specially des-
ignated as follows: Sunday, for God
and Country Monday, American Citi-
zenship Day; Tuesday, Patriotism Day
Wednesday, Schools and Teachers |
Day; Thursday, llliteracy Day; Fri
day. Equality and Opportunity Day
and Patrons Day; Saturday, Physical |
Education Day. President Harding |
issued special proclamation Novem-
Der 70. setting aside this week as
American Educational Week and most |
Of the state governors and city mayors
Of the country have since taken similar
action.
In our local schools the teachers, pu-
pills and school board are urging the /
patrons to visit the schools, not only |
the class rooms in which their children |
attend but also other class rooms in
this building and If possible some class
rooms and departments in all the build II
ings in order that they may have a
idea Of the school sys-
TEN as a whole. And Friday, tomOr-
row, Patrons Day, we urge the people II
OF Hood River to visit the schools. III
You will find a building directory in II
SIDE the main entrance Of each build III
ing. Go into the several rooms or de- III
partmeuts without the formality Of III
examine the pupils work, III
listen to recitations, stay as long as
you choose and leave when you please.
The teachers are expected to 20 right II
ln with their work 20 your coming and
going viii cause them no interruption. II
LAST year we bad a total Of over $50
visits in ali the schools. Let Us try 10
iouble that number this year.
Tuesday the Lunch Club met at the
Ugh school and was served by he girls