The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-11-09

An excellent entertainment was Civ
en- in the high school auditorium last
Friday night, under the direction of
Mrs. Season The seventh and eighth
grades, the Girls Glee club, and the
school orchestra took part. The or
chestra is a new institution but has
been practicing faithfully and will be
a wonderful addition to high school
will soon start practicing an Operetta.
Last Thursday night IA pep rally
was held to prepare yells for the
game. Before the game, Friday, the
students of the seventh and eighth
grades joined with the high school in
u serpentine through the down town
district.
The sophmores, at class meeting,
decided to give dance for the high
school students next Friday night,
November 0, and charge % cents n
couple admission. Every class seems
to be giving something in the way of
entertainment
Well, the subscription contest is
over, and peace is restored once more.
The Barney GOGGLES won the contest
with a majority of three subscriptions
over the Spark Plugs. The Barneys
had 33 and the Plugs 30 subscriptions.
The school will receive half of every
dollar taken in. 1t has not as yet been
determined who is the best statesmen.
The boy and girl selling: the most will
be awarded a COnklin fountain pen.
The Junior English ella SIS is laboring
with short stories of LOCO words. Miss
Pond says that they have the most
extraordinary imaginations, as stories
of everything from gold! mine robber-
les to love have been turned in.
Juliet Carter Is now a student in
school and has enrolled for CONNER
cial work. Alice Hemquist and Kate
NOyes have also entered school.
A large crowd of fans enjoyed the
game between Oroville and Omak on
Friday last. The game started slowly
with OrOville playing on the defensive
while Omak made abundant yardage
through the line. Peterson played Il
star game for Omak and made his
weight felt on his plurlges through the
line
Omak scored first just after the
opening of the second. quarter, but
failed to convert the extra point. Orc
vile received, and ma tie a touchdown
on passes and we'll executed end runs,
after very few mlnu ties of play. The
extra point was converted. Omak
was received and held for downs, the
Hornets taking the bali in the center
of the field, and rushing it through
for a touchdown. The point was miss
eG and the half ended W it'll score OF
Hornets 13, Omak 6.
The second half begafl with a snap
and vim on both sides. OrOville recelv
ed and lost the ball on downs. The
game then went into Il. punting duel
between the opposing teams, with
Omak showing the superiority in thar
department of the garDe. The Hornets
finally rushed the BALI to Omak's
three yard line, but was met there by
a stone wall defense ON the part Of
the down river aggre cation, and con-
sequently lost the BALI on downs, with
but six inches to co. Omak made a
bad punt which was stopped on the
one yard line, and rushed over for
Oroville's only score. in the second
half. The game ended in a few MIN
utes with the score of 10 to In favor
of the Hornets.
Both teams played hard, Omak
hampered by inexpe Tience, and Orc
vile by the last nj olnent loss of the
Curtis boys, star players for the pur-
pie and gold. Tom Beck, diminutive
half for the Hornets, starred for the
Oroville team by making exceptional
yardage around end. Ross Griffith
played fine game at full while call
ing signals.
Tonasket upset the dope by defeat
ing the Bulldogs In 10 to score at
Tonasket last Friday. That leaves the
Bulldogs hopelessly QUIT of the race
for county hOnors.
The Hornets play at Omak on FRI
day, November 16, and on the home
field on Monday November 10 against