White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-12-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

A real Christmas tree has been
spreading It's tinseled branches IN
the high School Auditorium this
week. The exchange Of names has
furnished the cheif subject Of con-
vcrsation between classes. The turn
over of names b running high and
much strategy and high finance Is
employed in an attempt to secure
the desired names. A Csc limit has
, been set a., the price of the gift.
The distribution Of The gifts viii
| take place Friday afternoon, when
the entire. school will have a little
party in the study hall and gym
nasiiifi. -
School will be dismissed, at. $500
o'clock on Friday Dec. 80. School
will be closed Wednesday Jan. l.
Katherine Kirby has. rsturned. to
school to- continue her high school
! course. III IA, tia, 49, = N}gN
Philip Heath was confined to his
bed from Monday to-. Wednesday
when he was able to return to school.
!. "A four game series has been ar
ranged with Hanford High School
boys basket bali team. The first
game, Thursday, Dec. 10, will be
played at Hanford; the second, Jan.
10, at White Bluffs with Hanford's
gate receipts; the third, Jan. ~ at
| White Bluffs with White Bluffs gate
receipts; and the final game Jan: q
also at White Bluffs with White
Bluffs gate receipts. BY special ar
arrangements White Bluffs season tick
ct holders are admitted to the games
played at White Bluffs Jan. 10, II,
q. all games played in White Bluffs
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1 The Older Boys Conference was
held at Prosser Dec. IS, IA, and Is
the following represented White
Bluffs at the conference: Earl Wade,
| Philip Heath, Robert Nitzsche, Don
] aid Wheeler, and members Of the
faculty, Mr.. Atkinson and Mr.. I'm
derhill Philip Heath says II certain-
ly had fine time. Some Of the best
in the State Of Washington there
and some Of the best speakers have
ever heard" Donald Wheeler and
Robert Nitxsche were overheard to
say with big smile, "We came back
reformed men," Earl Wade also
byings back favorable report. He
says, IT am looking forward to the
next Older Boys Conference. What
enjoyed. most were the discussion
groups" ,5.S
The people, Of awhite Bluffs had
an, pporsanity sef witnessing o. q,
Friday night an cshtirely new type O
athletic achieyerpent The first ttln-
bling show in the history OF the
White Bluffs Schools was presented
in the High School gymnasium last
Friday evening. Parents and other
townspeople voiced an enthusiastic
approval of the new sport as health
building activity as well as first class
entertainment. The personnel of the
performance included the Boys
Tumbl:ng Club, the Junior High
School boys q. and a group o
ten Junior and Senior Higf
School girls. The opening nambe,
was the Forward Roll for both boys
and girls. This consists in a run, 4
jump, a landing on the hands and
continuous roll heels over. head thu
length Of the mat. Next, just to show
their versatility both groups execut
ed the Forward. Roll without thei
ilands and !, a. second time over tn
> body, of q person kneeling. The girl
demonstrated The Stomach Balancl
in which one girl reclining on tn
mat balances on her feet, anothel
girlr in the position Of a swan dive
After the boys had executed div
to "A forward roll over ! jumping
standard, the girls returned with
head stand stunt by Louise Shinn
Olive Walker, Lenoir McMurray, AL
ia Wight, and Jane IRemlinger. Tn
girls assumed the stomach balance
position and then, the top girl eli.
; down. into head stand. ~ The boy
after, a dive over the standard, turne,
,, handsprings the length OF the mat
,. Boys and girls both turned hand
;; springs from the knees Of a reclining
person, stomach and sitting Tips. TIL
following couples performed the An
te Over: Lenoir 3McMurray and OF
i've walker, Louise Shinn and Louis
Walker. In this stunt one girl pick
her partner up ~ the feet and roll
! her over her. back. The. following
boys demonstrated one ct the higl
spots Of the eveningzthe Back Air
! Joe Kelly, Ray Wade, Fred Hall
Clarence Blair, Forest Heath, Ra.
Walker, Emil Wagner, Tom Wade
Roscoe Ray and Thurston Foltz
j, This stunt consists of a leap in tn
y air and backward revolution in tn
air with the performer landing o,
his feet. Louise Walker, Louise Shin,
and Jane Remliager gave the boy
rest. by putting on. 8 head stans
acrobatic stunt. .!esr's,
The following boys then put o,
.. the most Sensational stunt Of TIL
evening, The Pitch: Joe Kelly, Ra.
! Wade, Fred Hall, Clarence Blai,
Forest Heath, Ray Walker, Emf
Wagner, Tom Wade and Roscoe
Ray The performer steps into tn
hands of his assistant, is tossed int
tho air, executes turn in mid al
many feet from the floor and land
on the mat in a standing position
This is stunt rarely seen executed
by amateurs. While the audience wa
Z recovering its breath Il was amuse.
by the antics or Louise Shinn WIKI
walked on all foyts,. bent over back
wards, the length 81 the mat ant
back. Louise and Olive Walker exc
cpted the turn over. Boys and girl
! We'd with each other in the doubl
; forward roll in which the partner
hold onto each, Others ankles and tn
; combinations roll over and over. TIL
boys showed excellent team worl
by demonstrating both the forwar'