White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-02-19
SCHOOL NOTES


The final scheduled debate of the
school year was held last Friday, at
Selah, between the White Bluffs and
Sclah high school teams. For the
fourth time this year the White
Bluffs team got the decision. The
judges were Mr.. Hartman, principal
of the Wapato Junior high school,
the Rev. w. r. Ineson OF Yakima,
and the Reverend w. D. Trout of
Lower Naches. The Reverend Chas.
Cresy of Selah ofiiciated at the chair.
The members of both teams evidenc-
cd a keen understanding of the ques-
ton at issue. The Selah teams, up
holding the negative of the state ques-
ton, Resolved, That the Constitu-
ton of the United States should be
SO amended as to empower Congress
to restrain, regulate and prohibit the
labor of persons up to IS years OF
age" based their argument on the two
propositions that the amendment is
necessary and that it is unfeasible.
The White Bluffs team argued that
a child labor situation demanding &C.
ton exists, that the states are failing
to handle the situation and that pub
lie opinion is strongly in favor of the
amendment. According to statements
made by the judges at the close OF
the debate, the teams were so nearly
matched that the decision was given
to White Bluffs primarily because
CT the more marked courtesy shown
by the members Of cur team to their
opponents.
The victory puts White Bluffs
right in line for the district cham
pionship which Is determined solely
rpon the number of judges decisions
cast for each team during the year.
But whether the championship is won
or not, the local team has won all its
dom from the high schools OF the en-
tire Yakima valley, and is entitled to
the hearty congratulations Of the en-
tire community. With one exception
our school is the smallest in the league
and this is the first year it has been
entered as an official participant in
debate. Only one other school in the
league remained indicated up to the
time of the last debate.
It has been three months since the
four classes Of the high school start
ed their race for, the highest perfect
attendance record. The Junior class,
possibly on account of its size (the
class consists of its four officers) and
poss bly, on account of it's superior
virtues is the winner of the contest.
And now, according to previous agree
nent they must be banqueted and
l1v,
classes. The Seniors who stand next
to the lowest in attendance have charge
Of the decorations. The Sophomores
will furnish the entertainment and
the Freshmen, who are at the end Of
the list and who by this time ought
to be used to being the goats, must
prepare and serve the banquet and
wash the dishes. The party will be
held at the high school Friday, Febru-
airy 10. The patrons and patronesses
will be Mr.. and Mrs. c. I. Wright,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. S. Angle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmund Anderson.
Miss George Bennett of Yakima
was the guest of Miss Hazel Smith
over the weekend, February H.
The pupils of the fifth and sixth
grades have been making collection
Of poems and pictures for Lincoln
poster which has proved very inter-
esting to the pupils themselves and
will undoubtedly be source of inter-
est to other students and to visitors.
Friday. February IL, the grade
school gaze Lincoln program. The
c7t;re school gave the flag salute
which was followed by patriotic
eongs and the reading of the Gettys-
burg Address by Willie Hall.
The seventh and eight grades eel
ebrated Saint Valentines Day Mon
day, February 49, They had large
box where the children dropped
valentines with which to mystify
their best friends.
The family of Nut is no more
Justice has its own reward. Once the
three little Nut cousins swan around
in the aquarium in the science room
as happy as any gold fish could be.
That is, they were happy until Wat
Nut, the beautiful, vain and domi-
neering Fantail, became more and
more greedy and more and more bru-
tai, until poor little Hickory Nut
grew faint and died. For one week
the triumphant Wal gloried iazily in
lis victory. Then six tiny goldfish,
distant cousins of Hickory and Hazel
invaded his domain and made life less
pleasant for him. They knew the Sc
crets of cooperation and his threats
we're in vain. Possibly they came
for vengence sake, possibly to fulfill
the law of justice. Howsoeyer, it was,
Wal Nut grew weary and faint, des-
paired of life and died and there is
no family of Nut.
Miss Faye Withrow of the high
school faculty was suddenly called
home Tuesday morning by the
itical lines of her mother. Miss
Withrow went by way of Othelio SO
as to reach Seattle in the shortest
possible time.
Remember that the funds from
the Silver Tea will 60 to the IL
brary fund. Remember the date
Saturday afternoon, February
goth, and the place Liberty hall.