White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-03-02
SCHOOL NOTES

Several of the students who wrote
to students in Clermont- Ferrand,
France, have received replies to their
letters. These replies have proved in
teresting in many ways. The station
cry used is very fine, thin quality
of paper most of the envelopes are
lined with colored tissue paper. ,Judg-
ing from the samples received here,
writing seems to be an arr Al France.
| The students here are a much more
lively interest IN France and the French
and their knowledge Of them has been
increased both by the description con-
tanned in the letters and by post cards
which were enclosed. One girl sent some
snap shot pictures of herself. There is
considerable discussion at the White
Bluffs School concerning ne best
correspondent" One of our girls is
writing to boy six feet tall but an
other is writing to a football hero"
The French students seem eager to
continue Their correspondence with
their friends across the sea-" as one
of them praised it.
Through error, the date of the High
School Play was announced for April
s when it should have been April 13.
The following boys attended ths
first day of the Yakima Valley
Basketball Tournament at Yakima last
Friday: George Hammer, Russell
Blair, Jack o. Larey, Dudley Wsllzin-
son and Arthur Anderson. The boys
were given transportation by Mr..
Wilkinson and Mr.. Underhill. On the
following day Mr.. Underhill took the
following group to see the last day
of play: Tom Clarke, Donald Heath,
Robert Ren1linger, Joe Wagner and
Miss Mcdonnell. On a whole very
high class Of basket ball was offered
and the boys expressed themselves as
very much pleased with the trip.
Keeping promise made early in the
school year to the high school basket
ball team, and conditioned on their
keeping the conference cup won last
year. Mrs. Remlinger entertained the
nine members of the team with a big
chicken dinner last Sunday.
School was closed Friday, March 2;
so as to allow the teachers. to visit
schools for one cay as was arranged
by County Superintendent Stranwold
when he limited the sessions Of the
County Institute to two days. Miss
Boudin and Miss Buddenhagen will
spend the day visiting the Spokane
schools. Miss Davis will visit Ellens-
burg. Mr.. and Mrs. Underhlil and Miss
Mcdonnell will visit the Yakima
schools. Mr.. Melville will visit the
Tacoma schools.
Mr.. Jones of the Curtis Publishing
Company spent half day at the
High School Tuesday and inaugurated
subscription campaign for the pub
locations of his company. AS part OF
the work of Reorganization he gave two
very good talks on craftsmanship which
should be of value toy tie students.
Should any of the readers of the
Spokesman wish to place subscriptions
for any of tile following publications
any of the High School Students will
be glad to handle the business; the
Saturday Evening Post, Ladies HON.
Journal and The Country Gentleman.
The High School Orchestra played
for half hour at Liberty Hall Sat
urday evening. Those present were:
violins, Madalene Ferguson, Erma Fer
guson; clarinets, Dudley Wilkinson,
Jack O'Larey; Comets, Elmer Larsen,
Etiil Woods; saxophones, Fife Mykol,
Alice Bonn; Slide trombone,
George Hammer; drums, Hawley
Young; tuba, Russell Blair; piano, Vir-
ginia Kincaid.
The General Science Class are Ut
present working out the mysteries OF
Government Geological Survey maps.
They were very much surprised to
find how little above sea 9evel white
Bluffs and neigliboring towns are and
how much work has been done by
the government in putting out these
maps.
The High School Orchestra will play
for the Girl Reserve entertainment
March 9, 1928,