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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 22, 1927.
Periodical of the Heppner Public Schools
Editor John Conder
Associate Editor Letha Hiatt
Baa. Manager Rosella Doherty
Boya Sporta One Parker
Girla' Sporta Haael McDaid
Grade Nawa Virginia Dix
Humor Stanley Minor
Reporters: Katherina Bisbee, Eve
lyn Swindig, John Parker.
Personala Ellis Thomson
Office News Eva Hiatt
GRADE NEWS.
The grades are giving the music
period to the practice of Christmas
carols for the program to be given
Friday afternoon in the auditorium.
The program consists of a reading
from Dicken's Christmas Carols given
by a pupil of the seventh grade. The
children from each of the grades
are preparing Christmas carols of
many lands. The first, second and
third grades will sing a French carol,
"The First Noel," and an American
song, "On Christmas Day in the
Morning." The two French songs,
"Noel" and "Ye Olden .Christmas,"
will be sung by the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades. The seventh grade will
sing the German carol, "Good King
Winceslas." The eighth grade will
sing the two English songs, "God
Rest Thee, Merry Gentlemen," and
"Round Christmas is Coming." A
beautiful tree has been secured and
placed in the auditorium. The eighth
grade has charge of the decorations
under the direction of Miss Thorpe
and Mr. Beighle. The various rooms
are contributing the decorations, some
stringing popcorn for the tree. Each
room has drawn names for the dis
tributing of presents among the
grades.
The Boy Rangers initiated the fol
lowing fifth grade boys Thursday
night, Dec. 14: Frank Anderson,
William Thomson and Billy bchwan.
Orville Rood was to have been init
iated but the boys said he was fright
ened and ran away.
Margaret Sprinkle of the fifth grade
is planning to spend part of the
Christmas holidays with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Blahm,
who live in the country.
Wayne Terry, with his parents is
leaving immediately to make his home
in Stockton, Cal.
Jennie Swindig visiUd friends in
Pendleton, last Saturday.
Miss Thorpe and Miss Wilaon are
planning to leave Friday morning
for Portland in Miss Thorpe's car.
They will spend the Christmas holi
days in that city.
The sixth grade had ten days of
absence and no tardiness in their
room this week.
The seventh grade was forced to
postpone their spelling match from
Friday, Dec. 16, until a later date as
the A class was taking a standard
ized geography test given by Mr.
Burgess.
The A c!as of the seventh grade
had three days absence and no tar
diness this week. The B class had
one-half days absence and no tardi
ness. The Christmas calendar is now
completed in the fourth grade. The
committee for decorating is com
posed of Mary Eleanor Adkins, Earn
est Clark, William McRoberts, and
Rosanna Farley. This committee dec
orated a small tree on Miss Phelps'
desk. Chains and bells, which have
been put on the wnidow curtains also
add to the spirit of Christmas.
The lower grade rooms are appro
priately decorated for the Christmas
season. The sand table in the first
grade room is arranged in the form
of a miniature Christmas landscape
with snow and a tree. A tiny red
house which is very realistic with its
snow-covered roof adds to the scene.
Santa Claus is there in person with
his aeroplane, the "Spirit of Christ
mas." The children have enjoyed
contributing the toys which adorn
this attractive sand table. During
their art period they have cut free
hand Christmas trees which were
placed above the board. Below are
brightly colored paper chains which
are also the work of the children.
The second grade room is gay with
a brightly colored frieze of Santa
Claus and his reindeer. The boards
and windows are decorated with red
and green chains and brilliant red
lanterns which were made by the
children in their art period. The A
class, flolowing directions which they
have for silent reading lesson, is mak
ing Santa Claus. This adds to the
decorative scheme of the room.
Earl Chrismonson with his parents
will leave today for Silverton where
he will spend the Christmas holidays
with an uncle.
The third grade walls are adorned
with free hand cuttings in the Christ
mas red. They have a beautiful tree,
bright with tinsel and colored orna
ments. Two new students have entered the
third grade this week: John Wat
kins and Leonard French.
The grade children attended the
matinee of the junior class play
"Dummy," Tuesday afternoon. They
were accompanied by the teachers.
Miss Wilson, Mrs. Dix, Miss Thorpe
and Mrs. Rodgers.
Basketball Practice.
The high school basketball team
has been practicing hard on "funda
mentals" for the past week. The
boy9 are working against much com
petition and are going into the prac
tice with determination to learn bas
ketball. They are fast and accurate,
with, the old "fighting spirit" and are
out to win. They do not intend to
give up until the high school wins the
championship. Never before were
the boys as anxious to put out a team
that would always be remembered by
the school and town.
Four boys of the B group have
been promoted t the A group: No
lan Turner, Duane Brown, Jack Cas
teel and Cornet Green.
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Girls' SdoHs.
The girls' basketball practice was
held Friday at 3:30. The following
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gins turneu uui.. wuueo,
Rosella Doherty, Ann McDaid, Hazel
McDaid, Louise Langdon, Erma
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Evelyn Swindig, Velton Owen, Janet
iurner, narriet morgan, eim mc-
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week end many of the girls complain-
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this practice.
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Athletic Awards.
Athletic awards, including this
Da,,1, fnothall Reason, have been
brought up to date. The awards con
iat of letters and monoerams. The
lAttara rA the original "H" with
nnmlo background and do not exceed
eight inches. The letters are of the
block type. The monograms are felt
footballs with the perpendicular let
i.r. "H. H. S." across the football.
A letter must be won three years be
fore getting a monogram.
Newa Notes of the Gym.
Four large radiators were installed
in the new gymnasium, two in the
auditorium and two in the showers.
F. E. Parker has been doing the work.
The floor radiators in the auditorium
will add 200 feet of extra heat, which
will make the auditorium very com
fortable. The wall radiators in the
shower rooms will also supply suf
ficient warmth.
Mr. Crump has rehung the curtain
and reinforced the hangars on the
basketball floor.
The light dimmers on the basket-
ball floor have been rewired by Mr.
Starkey. He states that the lights
are in good condition.
Janitor Driscoll and his helpers
have been cleaning the windows of
the new building.
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Grade Sports.
The grade basketball team under
the coaching of Mr. Beighle has been
showing much progress during the
past week. Various plays and forma
tions have been the subject for talks
among the school children. Three
or four teams turn out at every prac
tice which always develops competi
tion. Every boy is determined to
make the team, and he is putting all
effort in the game to do so. Mr.
Beighle has not made any selections
as yet, but in a few days he plans on
having his team well organized.
The games for the grade school
have not been scheduled as yet. Mr.
Beighle intends to engage six games
with Lexington, lone and Condon.
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Pennant Ordered.
The Upper Columbia league pen
nant, won this year by the Heppner
high school football team, has been
ordered by Mr. G. C. Winters of Con
don, who is secretary of the league.
A very careful selection must be
considered in choosing the pennant
It is important that this pennant
does not resemble others of its cali
ber. The pennant is expected to be
presented to the student body dur
ing the few weeks following Christ
mas vacation.
Student Body Meeting.
A high school student body meeting
was called Wednesday, Dec. 14, by
the president, Gerald Slocum. A re
port of the student council concern
ing the Christmas program and tree
was submitted.
The Booster club girls are arrang
ing a Christmas program and will
decorate the tree. All those who have
decorations in their homes are asked
to bring them for this purpose.
A tree committee was appointed by
the president, the duty of which is
to. get a tree by the most convenient
method.
The president also appointed a com
mittee for the distribution of pres
ents, and another for cleaning up.
Those who are to distribute the pres
ents are Joe Swindig, Gordon Buck-
num, Mary Beamer, Velton Owen and
Letha Hiatt. The clean-up commit
tee is composed of Jack Casteel,
Bruce Gibb, Nolan Turner, Paul His
ler, Terrel Benge and Jack Rogers.
A report of the committee on de
bate awrds was read by Marvin Gam
mell. It has been decided that a pin
will be given for those taking part
in debating. The pin will consist oi
a gold letter H, not to exceed one-
half inch in height, mounted on a
gold plate. Under the H a bar will be
fastened by means of rings for each
year that the person is in debate. On
the bar will be engraved the year
that the bearer debated.
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PERSONALS.
Heppner high school was a scene of
bitter tears and sordid faces (?) when
news was received that school would
be dismissed Thursday instead of Fri
day for the Christmas holidays.
Once more Christmas vacation ap-
proaches and the various techers de
part for their destinations to spend
the holidays. Mr. Burgess will spend
his vacation in Portland. Mrs. Smith
will visit at her home in The Dalles,
and expects to motor to Portland dur
ing the holidays. Miss Ede will return
to her home at Victoria, B. C. MUs
Pearson will leave the latter part of
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