La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 20, 1934, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextLA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. LA GRANDE, ORE. Tucsdayr February 20v 193 1 Tiger' Hi-Lights $ub Tournament Fri. and Sat. r Sub' Tournament Fri. and Sat; '3- VOLtiME 1 Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1931 Edited And Published By Students of La Grande High School Issued Every Tuesday NUMBER 20 Tag Two Sophomore Class Presents Talent Assembly The La Or untie High school stu dent body met in assembly J-Tldft), fVb. J6 at 9 b. m. The purpose of the assembly wus the prvnition of the Sophomore chins talent program; the third talent prugrm to be pre ented this semester. The rreuhmen class, which WM to have presented Ita program this earning Friday, will not do, to until Friday, March 3, on orount of the imb-district touriu. me it t which will bo staged tn La arftnde thU coming weekend, fallowing R Jw preliminary an iXQuncemcuu by Principal Oralapp, the Sophomore claw took charge of the buembly. The scene of t!u progTani wus a courtroom. The program waa a pres entation of renowned character or personagm whom the prosecuting at torney charged wern being Imperson ated by irresponsible individuals. In order to prove Uiat they were not Impostors, the apprehended persons were required to give aome perform ance that would prove they were who Uty claimed to be. The characters In the order of their appearance were: Judge. John Blgg. Prosecuting attorney. LU Kennedy. Solo, Hay 1 fend rliit son. Dance, Marguerite Trowbridge. Solo, Vioia Rogers, Heading, ldoa Oliadwlck. Flute solo. Hart Kechlln. Piano aola, Dorothy lee Reynold. Violin sola, Catherine Scully. Dane. Bethel Baker, Vadta Baxter. a Verne Carbine. Patricia Clark. Mary Free. Mildred Green. Pty Jease. Kathleen Pcare, Ellen Torreuce. Accompanisu, Mary Jane Johnson. Lorralive Ciulck. Management Authors, Won Chad wick, Viola Rogers. Stage manager. Robert Koylc. Electrician, Earl Swart. Duivciug. Mlse Ovbome. One of the moat outstanding ft turea of. the program wad the dance presented by the nine girls from the Modern Interpretiw dance class. It was done lu the true modern style, that is, the dancers selected a piece of music and arranged their dance with a rein to reproducing the mood and character of the music. The pur pose of such a dance la not to give a realistic reproduction of what the mu-40 cuggvsta but to create that tnipree&ton by line, pattern and de-c-'.gu. Tlie musical composition that was interpreted; "Chopta's" "Military Polonaise," is of a military nature as the title sugyeat. The costuming for the nance wss not of a particular - warrior, but only auggwUv of war fare. In the dance two groups were seen working tn opposition to each ochrr as though they were engaged tn com bat. Toward the end of the dance death separated fTvxn the group and came forward. The combat ceased and both groups united tn an effort Red 8 White Coffee Packed in reusable wide month jars. Soct;iI all this week at 29c Airplane Free !:! Earn l.T Graduation P-irrk M,rSa Villus sa nry Nelson Opposite Post Office Service! Satisfaction! Lower Prices! Men's New Dress 0ftnis Prtord at $US $2.49 $3.19 and $3.69 Mer.'s Kst v.-h tt- Pivfues - $:.P." Montgomery Ward & Company I Cut Hair to Improre TJie Shape of The Head. If NfcesrT Baxter's Sew rJey Biif. Off. P. a LATIN CLASSES HOLD DEBATE During the past two weeks the sec ond year Latin classed have been giv ing reporta. These reports concerned CacMr'a life, achievements, personal ity, place in history. Gauls. Germans and Britons, and lamou men asso ciated with Cacuar. Among these re ports the most Interesting was a de bate. This debate was: Resolved: That Rome with her su perior culture was Justified tn Impos ing her civilization on the primitive Gauls? In the third period clans those participating were: Affirmative -Ellen TorrriKe, Josephine Coohnin and Lorraine Ouitck. Negative Patsy Jesse, Mary Frees and Patricia Clark. The negative was victorious. In the fourth period class the affirmative won. The sides were composed of the following student: Affirmative Winifred Scott and Marguerite Trow bridge; Negattve-Mary Jane Johnson and Kathleen Peare. D. A. 4 COMPLETES FIRST PROBLEM Oirls in the D. A. IV clsss me completing their first problem of the semester. The choice of pattern was required to be very difficult and the variety choseu was surprising. Dresses for all occasions are being nude, g DEBATE CLUB DISCUSS LINCOLN Abraham Lincoln was brought back to lire In the minds of all the Debate club members Wednesday, His life, both private and professional, wus thoroughly discussed. We learned many things of interest from Roy Fleshmans talk on stories of his life. This was about the only recognition given to the UMh birthday of Lin coln in the high school. iVo Adult Classes Held Last Week The adult education classes were postponed last week owing to a re arrangement of C. W. A. funds. How ever, they are being contiuued thl week and will run until further no tJ.,. Ol Mae tto her mother: Why do you do so much darning? Mot net r: Humph! Runs in ,the f unity. - u.- to resist death, but death won p.d lead the spirits o( (he group from tue fteM to the light. The program showed eftlctent end effecu preparation. The different characters were commendable tn th, performinc. arKl a 1 the opinion ol the writer that the Sophomore class to to be saluted. Following tit presentation by the Sophomore elas a brief pep steeling was held. Gilbert Stein, vice presi dent of the student body, olifc.-;ated. Student body chrtnj as parttct. Ptl In. irttit Wayr. Ckxxwrttam. atudtnt body thw leader, in citarjr. NEWS STAFF Sdltor Soph: OleUhuber Asst. Sdltor Betty Bohnenkamp iorts Editor Tom ItiTkortcj Bill Smith Reporters Shirley Zlon LaVelle Hanna Joanna Leslie Netm Stem fell Twidwetl Lou Hardy Clola Siran Scott Bunten Freshman Sdltor ... Cswtjie WTjon Sjprtoraaw Editor - - Irnta Kln;hanur.er Junior suitor Helen MelTiix Senior Editor Yudath. Victor Advertising Manager Charles Skinner Circulation Expert W attenourg Psculty AdTtsor Kdrrtte Hvlrman Piggly Wiggly No. 1 Tall Can DOG FOOD 60 Can You Will btProperly . EQ'jiPPrd to Earn a Lirilihood if You.St cure Business draining at c Draper's School of CommeiW Stwe .T. 1$. Adar- & Honiivk .Main 641 Store N t,, not. A-.9lr! Aw. Main $90 Sti r N rcxj. 13U AdAtii? Ave. Main "11 toiv No. 4V No. nr St. Main 731 Dorothy Kirby Heads Romance Language Dept. Miss Kirby Is the instructor of Ro mance Languages and one class of English In the La Grande High School. She graduated irom ttie La Grande High School in Hi 23. In 1924 she graduated from the University of Oregon with a B. A. degree. She majored in Romance Languages, and sent one summer in Europe study ing French and Spanish. She 1ms attended summer school at the Uni versity of Washington. She teaches English IV, French II and IV, and Spanish II and IV. The following receive Instruction I In English IV from her: Francis I Adams, Robert Borry. Wren Csse. : Joscpnlne Cochran, Ruth Draper. Bob Dunn. John Fori, Ear) Fay, Albert Hughes. Goldie Kelley. John Kilby. Jack LeGore. Ellen Lovely. DeVert Marshall. Rose Us Matott. Billy Moore. Frank Peterman, Colleen Plummer. Viola Rogers. Katalle Ssmuelson. Margaret Sine. Henry Stoddard. Na- dine Z we if el, Maxlne Noah. Tliose in French II are: Cecil Ayres. lenette Bergland, Blanclie Bote. Marian Chsussee. Edgar Draper. Frances Evans. Barbara Fines, Roy F9hman. Vern Gillape'. Edyth a it hens. Lave He Hauna. Ruth Hilder bmndt. Sylrla Hodgin. Kathleen Huff. Letter Johnson, Reba Kail. Zella Kurtr, Gordon Leonard. Walter Leon ard, La Veda Millering. Maxlne Kess ly. Cotutance Pearson. Lois Robert son. John Rogers. Frances Smith. Gloria Swan. Exigene Taylor, Ada Thompson. Jane Van Elsberg, Bob Wobb. Shirley Zlon. Those In Spanish IV are: Legrand Allen. John Biggs. Janet Biugner. June Butterfleld. Bill Cantretl. Leon ard Cooper. Rsymond CTossen. Earl Fay, Donna Fetk. Elsie Gillham. Helen Glllham, Lois Greene. Oma Mae Her ald. Clarence Hoover. Albert Hughes, Jttanita Vte. Jack McClay. Glen McKenrle. Harold Munro. Constance Pearson. Jerry Pierson. Hart Rechlin. Frankie Smith. Susie Smith. Elden Walte. Audna Wlnburn, Margxiertte Winters Those in French IV are: Bethel Baker, Marianne Boyies. Grace Chandler. Donald Hlcgins. Retha Kail. Catherine Lindsay, Blliie Myrn Loyd Betty Martin. Natalie Samuelson. Jean Sturdtrant. Faye Walker, Doro thy Wall. Vena Wetrel. Those in Spanish II are: Howard Beck. Robert Berry, Norman Burns, Henrietta Cone. Grace Owgcr. Vivian Ha nun. Doris Marshall. Helen Mel ville, Kenneth Regain. Pete Tliomas. Bcb Van Ebcrg, Mirie Woolf. JoJe Warden. Bob Webb: "Shirley, did you ever hear the Joke about the Berptian guide who showed a group of tourist two skulls of Tutankhamen, one when t he was a boy. and the other wien he was a man?" Shirley: "No. let me hear it " POPULAR SHEET MUSIC We have the latest numbers on sale now Let us play them for you. "0:d Spinning- Wheel" "The Day Tcu Came Along" -Alice in Wonderland" Song of Surrender" "Snioke Gets in Tour Exes'" Ar.d Many Others to Crwxw From Radio & Music Supply Company Deperxtal-le Servtce and A Square Deal Adj.ma Ave. Phone Main 805 Ttt STEVENS VAN ENGELEN CO. First Pry Goods Keady-to-Wear Men) ar.4 Boys FMrtusitli! Sh oes For AU Hate seea th Latet In spwt Shirt Tjkn Talewn. - Huttoeivn CttUr anil Rt Hea.e New York Stort IVo Senior Squad Teams Win Basketball Tournament For Girls Last week the squad team tourna ment, which has been running since the first of th? year, ended with the Seniors winning first place, giving them 4 pep points; Sophomor?s, 3 points; Juniors, 2 points: Rooks. 1 point. Two Senior teams took first and second place; two Soph squads, third and fourth, and two Junior teams, fifth unj s x'.h. Try outs for the flr.'t teams were held Saturday and the i allowing are the girls making tne first team: Rooks: Forwards. Dorotha West. Marlon Oehring. Marian Walker, Irma Jean Gekelsr. Guards. Imogen Schil ling. France Smith. June VanElsberg. Lois Burnett. Sophomores: Forwards , Ellen Tor rence. Idon Chad wick, Constance Pearson. Estelle Lyell. GuarxH, Mary FTees, La Verne Carbine. Kathleen Peare. Marguerite Trowbridge, Juniors: Forwards, II a Mae An Lockwood Takes Scoring Honors Bob Lock wood. Senior B center, won the high point scoring lor the lmerclass basketball series, which ended last Wednesday, wltn a total of 7 points. Morris Robertson, Junior A center, failed to overcome Bob in his final game with Uie Seniors but finished in second place with 68 points. Owen Allen made the best Jump during the weekend, rising from 13th place to 9th. He added 13 points in his laat game against the Senior A. The first 35 high scorers in class basketball are: 1. Lockwood 79 3. Robertson . 3. Price 67 4. Clegg 62 5. Mmiro - 59 . Alvey 57 7. A. Stitt .-. 55 8. D. Stoddard - 54 D. Alien Arnoldus Gillaspey E Johnson . Burgess A. Beck Walte Goxterham L. Allen .... Ftoberg McKenzle ... B. Ho&ensoii Vorua - C. Williams Rihn Shulta Chad wick aA FROSH ASSEMBLY POSTPONED The Fres'.unan ta'.ent assembly ha? been postponed cu.e week due to fche sub-district tournament being staged here Fr:day. This assembly is sure to be good as the Rooks are running arc end trying to tap and the like. A woman is always ready to take hA5 :s be-fining to her. When You Think of Dry Cleaning Think of The Standard Laundry & Cleaning Co. Phone: Main S6 La Grande's "Wife Saving Station" THE NOOK - BAR-B-Q Plate Lunch Service at All Hours All Kind of Sandwiches Popular Prices Open Til One Phone: Slain SSS Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company "Always at Your Service" WASH Wfth Gentle Katlm mail Zenith Wattn; LKtiiRe at Wagner's Hardware Men's fJ BoW New, SPRING" SIsACKS S4.85 O FALKS drew; Marjorfe Grey. Betty Bohnen kump. Donna Felk. Guards. La Wanda Cantrell. Gloria Swan. Neva Stein, Faye Walker. Seniors: Forwards. Florence Doher ty. Nadlne Attebery. Muriel Grey. So phia GleUhuber. Guards. Doris Dun can. Ruth Nelson, Opal Connor. Amelia. Asia, , For the next, few weeks the first teams are having a Round Robin tournament and all those Interested, both parents and students, are wel come to come and watch theae games. Each, week the schedule will be post ed and the following is the schedule for this week: Monday, Juniors vs. Rooks. Tuesday. Seniors vs. Sophomores. Wednesday, Rooks vs. Sophomores Thursday. Juniors vs. Seniors. Al! games will begin promptly at 3:35. Washington Program Wednesday The Washington day program for the Debate club which will meet to morrow is In charge of Yudath Vic tor. It la as follows: His ancestry His childhood His education His military life Yudath Victor Ellen Torrence George Wilcox Mary Frees Frontier training . Carrol Price With Bntddock ..G!enn Victor His political life ..Wallace MacC&ffey Revolution period Carl Baum 1783-1789 Lewis Smith Career as president Hugh Bunten His personal (ralt .Mlldred Hebener Religious life ChrJ Zinc Importance of hta work Donald Jasper Anecdotes tn Ills life Prances Singleton Our debt of gratitude ..Roy Plesoman Attitude toward temperance Yudath Victor The meeting is to be held in Mr. Blunts room. Kenneth Webb Runs For Mayor Kenneth Webb proved to be a pop ular name in Seattle. Wash., running in Seattle's mayoralty race. On the last day of the race , he announced; his wiuwirawal. Webbs tictet was lor. the state's bone dry laws. Kenneth. Webb from LHS was sur- j prised to know that there was an- i oiaer sennet n, neon in tno country but was sorry to learn that he had withdrawn from the race for mayor. TEST POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH - The O G. shorthand tesxs which j dancing choruses. were to be given this week have been I - 1 postponed untU Mrcb. Mrs. HaS6'1? O 7" J jrjrv and the students thought it beat lo i iivO I r.tj postpone it because so many students w:U attend the sub-distrtn tourna ment. .1 Permanent Waves Cc 4-.e wtth hair cut and iirigr Wave $1.50 CENTRAL MARINELLO BEAUTY SHOP Across From Hl-$chol Blue Mt. Creamery Manafarfvrers Blue ML Batter and Ice Cream 11 Vf!, rta Mala C Jest ers ror the Firest of Sho Repairir.g The 1931 Chevrolet r.Te ft i 3 stiijes sad ya.H cwr be sstusfirl wt-.a, say ccher Icw-prWrrt csr," 0 TASTSS - RETT'S Larison-F rees Chevrolet Company Mrs. Thompson; Miss Hansen Teach Adult Classes Two classes iln adult education have been started through C. W.' A", funds, Mrs. Frances Thompson Is teach ing a combined class in Arithmetic, Grammar and Composition with an enrollment of about 35 adults. Miss Cornelia Hansen has enrolled about 36 persons for a combined class In Public Speaking ond Written English. Classes meet In the High School building every Monday, Wednesday and Frld&y night from 7 to 9 o'clock. Classes will continue for four weeks only. JUNIOR A WINS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS Team W. Pet. 1000 888 777 777 SSS 5S5 444 33S 333 232 111 Junior A Senior B . Senior A . Junior B Senior O . Rook A . Soph A ... Junior C Sop a B Rook B Soph C Rook C 000 The crock Junior A quintet closed the season for the lnterclass basket ball by nrtue of a 10 to 13 win oyer the hopeless Senior A team. The game proved to be a thriller from the start to the finish. The Seniors held a 11 to 5 lead In the first half out the last naif saw the tide turn. The seniors were only able to score one field goal In the last half. The Juniors began clicking and the lnter class basketball championship was In their possession for 1934. Owen Allen scored 10 jxxnLs In the final half which spelled defeat for the Seniors. The game was very ex citing with a large crowd of high school boys there to witness the championship game. Owen Allen was the high point man with 13 points. The summary: Junior A (IB) (13) Senior A Price (3) p Stoddard Allen (13) .,3 Beck Robertson (1) .C N. Hozenson ' Lenard O ,s, Alwr! waldon O (4) WllliamB; Bob Os'.erling. referee. ; Officials: Willie Torrence. scorer, MR. LONEY ILL LAST WEEK Mr. Loney was confined to his home last week because of an illness. All ! of his music classes were discontin ued and also all practices relating to it musical part of the Operetta. I Miss Sartain practiced with some of RULES TEST Last Thursday all girls who were r interested in getting on a squad or ttret team took the basketball roles test. Ix one wished to get- on a first team It was necessary to get at least 90 per cent tn the test. CATS j The other day Hiss White received ! the followtng composition on "Cats." i "Cats that's meant for bora to j tnaul and tease is called Xtsultese I i cats Some cats Is recherniied by how i quiet their purr and theae Is named I j IMrrstan cats. The cats that hare rery bad tempers are called Aagorie j i cats, and cats w-.:h deep teeltns ts ! called IVline cats. I dont like eats." SALES RENTALS TYPEWRITE SERTTCB Tuckers Phone JM-W ICS Depot St. Expert Repairing Cleaning- - Overhauling H & S Electric Co. Electric Snpplies and Apphances Majestic Radios Repalrtar and Construction. Plane: Maine 1I7 17 Depot St. t Sweaters for Spring All the New Ones Trotter's Tie S:cce foe Every Ma UNIQUE MASKS 0ECORATE MISS SARTA IN'S ROOM Miss' Bartaln'B room Is attractively decorated with picture maps and masks. On the front board Is a plas. ter mask using Catherine Cornell as a suggestion for that type. Borne of the masks are carved from stone and some were cast in plaster. These were made by some students In the art department of the University of Oregon. LIU Hoffman drew a colorful mural showing' a Chechoslovakian country scene. CLASS PRESENTS PANTOMIMES The Expression Class was given topics like Purple Patches, Brass Buttons, Hurricane, Stardust and such for pantomimes. Purple Patches was voted best by the class. The mother, Evelyn Bal lard, was washing clothes when a small boy. Jack Hendrlckson, came In crying. Alas! He had a great hole in his pants. The mother rum aged through the scraps but could only find a purple patch, which, she im mediately began applying to the hole. The needle went clear through, the boy jumped and began crying again. Finally the pants were presentable and the mother resumed her worth ing. Ex-L. H. S.-ersAt Pendleton High Many acquaintances were renewed at Pendleton between La Grande high students with students who nave lived here in the past. Some of the former La Grande students are: Ernie Roush, Albert Rose; Grace Johnson. Dorrta Murray, Bud Sams and "Monk" Garden, former E. O. N. basketball player.' , Mr. Huffman: Jack, what are you doing? Jack McClay: Tm doing what Larry is doing.' Mr. Huffman: What's Larry doing? Jack: Nothing. La Grande Music Co. A Complete Line of Musical Merchandise Exclusive Agents for Conn Instruments Paul Ifortlmon 1104 Sprlnj- LOOK Seniors Get Tour Graduation Cards From Charles Skinner L GRADE PRINTING COMPANY The Palmen SPORT 'OXFORDS White - Tan $1.9$ to $2.9S C. J. Breier Co. Automotive Parts and Sporting Goods Roy Farnam ' Supply Phone Uain i3 La Grande Oregon LADLES ATTENTION tr T m- Hair Is Get-ons Too Tate. Drop In at the SACAJAWEA BARBERS Aral We W:a Thin t; Out For Tou 001 TnU Lorn, carter THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of La Grande, Ore.a Appreciates Your Patronage RIVERIA WINS GAME 10 TO 5 STANDINGS Team Central ... Riverla ... Greenwood W. L. Pet. 3 0 J000 a 1 666 0 4 000 Riverla gave notice to Central that they were still In the running for the grade school basketball title when they defeated the hard fighting Greenwood quintet, Although Green wood lost, they had possession of the ball-most of the time but couldn't seem to hit the basket for points. "Swede" Johnson starred for the I Rlveria hoopers, scoring all of the ! points for his team, Riverla has one more game left to play against Central and if they should win it would put the two teams In a tie for first place, and anouner game wouia nave to be play, ed to determine the grado school championship. i FEBRUARY February is taken from the Latin verb februare. to purify. The festival of Februalla occurred In the space of Ume set Aside by Umo to be the sec ond month of the year. The feast of Februalla celebrated the mirif,ro( and for this reason the month was caiifxi Druary, The Roman senate believed that the month nampd aitr Aitrrif.. should have the oame number of dnys ua uie monwi namea alter Juliua, Therefore, one day was taken from February and added to Aiunmt making July and August equal num ber of days and leaving February the shortest month of the year. Class Notes Mr. King's German class Is having quite an amusing time sorting out -passages from a German newspaper, i This newspaper, the "Illustrlrte Zel-. : tung" (ie. Illustrated paper) is pub lished in Berlin, Germany. It la a : close ; resemblance of the Saturday Evening Post. His solid geometry class has made ; various models of pyramids and hexagonal prisma. Miss Kirby's French IV class Is hav- Ing a very difficult time in learning the fourteen tenses of verbs. The Spanish IV class has been reading the story of two famous painters, Vellz- que and Ooga. along with their reg- : ular otudy in grammar. COLLAR-KITE SHIRTS Stay Clean Longer Xow I5o Modern Laundry & Dry Cleaning Phone M-77 Finger Waves Wet Dry . 35c . 60C CINDERELLA BEAUTY SHOP Phone M 250 Let Ub Show You the Latest Patterns in Mohawk Rugs See Them In Our Window 9x12 - $2925 up Fitzgerald Furniture Co. We Have Added the De Soto and Plymouth Cars to our line and invite you in to drive the New Plymouth with knee action. It is Different! M. J. Goss '1 h