White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-12-04
SCHOOL NOTES

The Screen Gambol' which was
held at the high school on November
rs in honor of the Freshmen was a
most successful party. Never before
has the gymnasium been SO attrac-
lively decorated. The Thanksgiving
theme combined with the freshmen
green" streamers was carried out ct
fectively. The evening began with a
well balanced program including selec-
tons by the high school orchestra
vocal solo by Marguerite Troman-
hauser, recitation by Effie Mykol and
some i,npromptu speeches by Edward
Jaeger, Russell Blair and Patrick
Clark. Following the program ten
Freshmen; Eleanor Allen, Carol era
ven, Leon Barnes, Marguerite Clarke,
Madeline and Erma Ferguson, Philip
Heath, Dorothy Morford, Minor Sling
shy, and Robert Ren1linger were in
itiated into the Freshman Class of
White Bluffs High School. The in
itiation stunts proved to be very anus
ing for the onlookers if not for the
victims. The remainder Of the even
ing was spent playing games and
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of the party. The committee chairmen
were; Lois Morford, decoration; Viii
la Wright, entertainment; Cordelia
Stone, initiation; and Martha Suther-
land, refreshments.
On December II the White Bluffs
High School will debate the Richland
High School at Richland. We will
have the negative side of the state
question: Resolved that the Constitu-
ton of the United States shall be so
amended as to empower Congress to
restrain, regulate and prohibit the la
Dor of children under fifteen years of
age.
Our first scheduled basket ball
game of the season will be held De-
cember IL with Hanford at Hanford.
Hawley Young is now playing a
trombone in the high school orchestra.
The Boy Scouts held their weekly
meeting at the grade school Tuesday
November "a as the gymnasium of
the high school was decorated for the
party held there on Wednesday even
ing.
All the grade school children were
feeling particularly happy when they
left school for their Thanksgiving
vacation. Mr.. Friedrich English had
sent candy bar to each one of them.
Both the high school and grade
school are trying to increase their
daily attendance. In the grade school
the teachers have printed on large
cards 'This room is 100 present"
The cards are hung on the outside of
the door every day that every one in
the room is present. A sporting prop
os:tion has been placed before the
students of both schools whenever
there shall be twenty half days of
perfect attendance in both schools a
quarter holiday will be declared for
the following Friday afternoon. If
one school should get more perfect
half days than the other, or if one
room in the grade school should have
more perfect half days than another,
those days will be counted to its
credit and in the spring any unit
which has twenty extra half days to
its credit will be permitted to take a
hike or any other recreation that the
pupils and teachers may decide upon.
In the high school there will be a
banquet given in the spring and the
class having least days of perfect at
tendance shall prepare the food, wait
on the table, and wash the dishes.
The class having the next least num-
Der of days of perfect attendance
shall be responsible for the decora-
tons. The class standing next shall
furnish the entertainment and make
appropriate after dinner speeches.
The class having the greatest number
of days Of perfect attendance shall be
the guests.
Miss Griffin visited her friends and
family in Spokane and Miss Friedrich
went to Yakima during the Thanks
giving vacation. Miss Smith, Miss
Withrow and Mr.. and Mrs. Burkrnan
remained at White Bluffs. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burkman were entertained on
Thanksgiving Day by Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson.