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History Blue Mountain Eagle Boxing crowd in Mt. Vernon Wednesday, October 7, 2015 A9 Parading down Main Street, John Day, 1910 Contributed photo/Grant County Historical Museum Taken in Mt. Vernon; time and people unknown. Boxing was a popular sport in Grant County years ago. Joseph Sewell, popular boxer Contributed photo/Grant County Historical Museum Scene from a Fair parade in downtown John Day, circa 1910. School days in Fox, circa 1914 All boys at Izee School Contributed photo/ Grant County Historical Museum Contributed photo/Grant County Historical Museum Joseph Sewell, a well-known boxer and brother of Thomas Sewell. Date unknown. The Lofton District School in Fox, circa 1914. Top, from left, Otis Robbins, Homer Halstead, Ray Berry (teacher), Willis Born and Reuben Snode. Second row, from left, Clyde Johns, Byron Berry and Carl Born. Third row, from left, Altha Prescott, Auna Robbins, Zella McBride, Francis Crossett(?) and Clarence Snode. Front row, from left, Ray Prescott, Leet Vaughan, Melvin Snyder, Erma Robbins, Velma Snode, Lenora Synder, Lavern Johns,Velda Halstead and Bertha Vaughan. STATE OF OREGON Questions for eighth grade diplomas 1931 TO THE APPLICANT: Select any ten of the follow- ing questions. TO THE EXAMINER: *rade the ¿ rst ten answers only. GRAMMAR 1. Use each of the follow- ing words correctly in an in- teresting sentence: seen, laid, isn’t, went, set. 2. (a) Use the possessive form of a proper noun in a simple sentence. (b) Use a plural noun as the object of a verb in a com- plex sentence. 3. Use the neuter nouns in the following list as the sub- jects of sentences, masculine nouns as objects of verbs and the feminine nouns as objects of verbs and the feminine nouns as objects of prepo- sitions: bundle, lion, table, queen, hero. 4. Write a sentence which contains pronouns of all three persons. 5. Use the correct form in the following sentences: (a) One of them (is, are) going to be here. (b) Either Joe or Susan (know, knows) about the af- fair. (c) A box of lemons (was, were) overturned on the high- way. (d) If you are one of the men who (is, are) going to town, start at once. (e) I (shall, will) probably write the letter tonight. 6. In the following sen- tence is seen transitive or in- transitive? Give a reason for your an- swer: The cloud was seen by her before the rain began to fall. 7. Properly punctuate and capitalize the following: the smith sash and door co on 16th street jacksonville or- egon was given a large or- der for windows casings and doors last thursday 8. Write a compound sen- tence containing an adjective phrase, a compound object and an adverbial phrase. 9. Write the principal parts of the following verbs: go, teach, write, show, play. 10. 'e¿ ne an appositive and give an illustration. 11. What parts of speech are used as modi¿ ers? Illus- trate the use of each. 12. Make sentences be- ginning with the following groups of words: (a) Crying softly (b) Eating the apple (c) Slipping on the ice (d) Catching the ball (e) Defending the fort (Courtesy of the Grant County Genealogical Society) Blue Mountain Surgery Dr. Keith Thomas specializes in a wide range of procedures, emphazing minimally invasive and advanced laparoscopic surgeries including: • Hernia Repair • Gallbladder Surgery • Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Keith J. Thomas, MD, FACS Board-Certified General Surgeon Quality Surgical Care Close To Home Blue Mountain Hospital • 170 Ford Rd. • 541-575-1311 Contributed photo/ Grant County Historical Museum Izee School, date unknown. Two teachers and eight students, all boys.