The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-12-22
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Inc nigh ScnOOl student Drains
are more befuddled than usual, this
week. for thoughts of Santa Claus and
Christmas presents become mixed up
with geometry and history. We know
they will try hard (O to settle down
after Christmas.
School will continue this week as
usual, but Christmas week will be
free for skating, hard study &? etc.
The exciting race between the Nuts
and Jeffs has ended and we are
breathing freely once more. The Jeffs
were confident of victory. and they
received the surprise Of their young
lives when the final count was given;
for the Nuts had won, AZ to 80. The
contest was exciting for the boy and
girl who secured the most subscrip-
tions were to receive gold pencil.
and those who had three or more, to
receive a silver one. The sum OF $ol.OO
was turned in and the school received
one half of 1t. AS money Is always
needed. the high school wishes 10
thank those who subscribed for the
Country Gentleman, thus helping the
school. The two who received the goio
penciis are Arnelda Clarke, with 10
auhscriptions. and Clifford Tompkins,
wao secured 12. The winners OF the
silver pencils are Edward Barney
Francis Hart. Marjorie Reed, Alice
Mitchell, Margie Bragg, Ruth JONI
ston. Georgiana Rice, Helen Peck ana
Mable Schlief. The pencils have not
been received yet, so they VIII De
awarded after the holidays. The los-
ing side was to give party. Inc
Nuts decided that a party was not
enough and challenged the Jeffs to q
game of basketball, having every con-
.fidence in their team. Before the par
ty tae basketball game was played OF.
The Nuts received the surprise OF
their lives when they were beaten.
The Jeffs had been silently and Sc
cretly plotting to- get revenge, SO
when the basketball game was pulled
of they came in for blood. The Nuts
helt their own through the first haif'
with . score of 13 to IL in their favor,
hut the Jeffs came in with renewed
fury and completely outplayed the
Nuts in the last half OF the game
At the blowing Of the whistle tne
scoYe was 20 to 19 in favor OF the
Jeffs The Nuts were heard wallne
about the halls but the Jeffs were
happy at last. Tne lineup was:
""pP' aa,,s Nuts.
Erwin Curtis Dairel H"H,
Edward Smith r. Ross's Ross Griffith fifth
Francis Hart Ie KISS w pataraoo
Virgil Piper rg Aman % ano,,aad
After the game the children amused
sheroselves playing Wink-at-'em' Drol
Sbe handkerchief, Ring around tht
a3osy and other exciting games. iloss
were the few we played for the oehe
t,t ~ the "cradle roll" or Frosn
After they had their fun. wesplaye'
games taey couldn't understand.
iRefreshments, consisting or denc
fous salad, sandwiches and col,ee a'
were served at a late hour' ai'e'
which the party soon broke up a.
the Freshies were getting sleepy
Everybody had a good time and declar
~ - Ie,fs were perfect hosts ant
0Q LQe JclAS "SAS
Monday the high school boys turne'
out for basketball The squad Is IN.
tied as too many boys could no. =
handled Three Freshmen were luck
enough to make the squad-Ar,nu
Lewis Cecil Cay and Jack GriIii.n.
Three or four Freshies didn't com
10 school Monday morning. Proiesso
navennort decided that the fros
thought It time for Christmas vass s
tiop to begin. but few OF sne WE we
and noSee seniors claim that tne mes sa,S 20
served ~ at the party was too muca =, 70 .
tho Young anf innocent Frosn as 'ns
are not used to eating such inoise''
ihle food. ...word
January ( when Nelson and oroV,,'
vii, toss the little ball aro"nu :. -
gym II is understood that Mo,son D, :,
= fine team. so the game VIII SUI =
be exciting. Tho ella,
The last and best game OF the s, c.s,
series was PLAYED last wednesoe ,ar
hetween the Freshies ana 9un,v .,
Mear,v al, Of the high school roofs .s
sor the Frosh because they knew u