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PAGE TWO HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 1928, Periodical of the Heppner Public Schools EDITOB JOHN COKDB LET HA HIATT ASSISTANT . BITS. MGB.-BOSELLA DOHERTY KEFORTEBS: Haul McDaid, Mary Beunar, Evs Hiatt, Jeanetta Tur ner, Onei Parker, Stanley Minor, Ellia Thomson, Clarence Hayes, John Parker, Joe Swindle, Oay Anderson. HEPPNEE.IAH CONTEST ENDED. The contest that was established for the writers in the Heppnerian staff and all others who wished to enter the con test, came to a close at the beginning of the second semester. The content was won by Ones Parker, making a score of 211 points. The closest com petitor to Onez was Virginia Dix, with a score of 125 points. Virginia had worked very hard in attempting to win the contest, and deserves much honor able mention. This contest Is for the person who has the largest number of inches of paper clipping during a certain length of time. The winner received a valua ble clock. -S8 BBINQ HOME THE BACON. The Lexington high school basketball teams met with defeat when they clash ed with the Heppner teams Friday, January 20, the score being 10 to 7 for the Heppner boys and 20 to 19 for the Heppner girls. The girls' team did not use any of their substitutes whom they brought along. At the end of the first half, the bcore stood 10-10. The girls' line-up: HEPPNER (20) LEXINGTON (19) Hael McDaid rf Doris Wlcox Jane Alston Jf Mary Slocum Harriet Morgan jc Delons trowel! Evelyn Swindig .sc. - Erma Duvall Katherine Bisbee rg Elsie Tucker Kusella Doherty lg Given Evans The substitutions, for Heppner, Alva Mcuunee, Anna McDaid. Mary reamer. Winifred Thomson; for Lexington, V. Ureshears, Peg Warner, Carl Beach of Lexington refer eed the game. The Heppner boys have won two games and lost one, but they still have a chance to tie the winning team fcr championship The boys are working hard passes and trying to master bet ter snooting. At Lexington the boys were unable to roll the ball in the baskets even from short shots at first but they managed to come out of the game with the long end of the score. At the end of the first half the score stood 1-2, in Lexington's behalf. In the second half the gang came back strong ani ran up nine points to Lexington's five. Hisier was put out of the game near the end of the fourth quarter on four personal fouls and Miller also went out on four personals. Hisier was high point man for Heppner with four counts, while Warner of Lexington had three. The lineup: HEPPNER Farley . Robertson Hisier Gentry Thompson -.g LEXINGTON McMillan Warner Lane Miller Hill Beighle of Heppner was referee. Substitutions: Heppner, R. Thomson for Farley, Farley for Hisier, Robert son for Hisier and Hisier for Robert son; Lexington. Burchell for C. Miller. -58- NEW HEFFNEBIAN STAFF. Aspirants for this semester's Hepp nerian staff met Monday afternoon to discuss plans for work. There will be several changes on the staff. Mary Beymer, Jeanette Turner, Gay Anderson and Joe Swindig will re place Virginia Dix, Katherine Bisbee and Evelyn Swindig. Old members who will work again are John Conder, editor; Letha Hiatt, assistant editor; Rosella Doherty, bus iness manager, and the following same reporters: Ellis Thomson, John Parker, Onez Parker, Stanley Minor, Eva Hiatt, Hazel McDaid. Clarence Hayes has as sumed work with the staff. He resigned last semester when junior class play practice and football occupied all his out-of-school hours. Definite appointments have not yet been made to positions. S FEP MEETINGS. The call for a pep meeting the past week was eagerly backed by the entire student body. On Friday the two high school basketball teams, who were to meet Lexington that night were given some encouragement and cheers, and a few of the well-known players respond ed with an ideal speech for the occasion. And on Monday, Jan. 23, the new frosh were honored by another pep meeting. The cheers that arose were loud and welcoming for the timid fresh ies, who were somewhat embarrassed by the entrance on high school soil. 55- "H" CLUB INITIATION. The "H" club boys held a meeting Monday at which time the following boys were accepted: Clarence Hayes, John Farley, Paul Jones, Harold Gen try, Fletcher Walker, Henry Robertson and Homer Hayes. These boys became eligible to mem bership by having won a letter in atlP letics. At 8:45 Tuesday afternoon the above boys went through a strenuous initiation in the boys' locker room. Owing to unavoidable circumstances, John Farley was unable to attend the Initiation, but the rest of the boys were carried through the merciless proced ure. The "H" club has not been func tioning very extensively this past year, but the group plans to do more tills next semester. 5S GRADE NEWS. Miss Case, third grade teacher, pro moted 15 pupils to the fourth "B," and received eight new students from the second "A." Nina Cox, third grade student is quite ill at her home with appendicitis. It is hoped that Nina will soon be able to return to school and resume her former work. Mr. Beighle, eighth grade teacher, graduated 12 students from the eignth "A" to high school, and promoted eight students from the eighth "B" to the eighth "A." The graduating class con sisting of Pat Monahan, Mary Thom son, Ruth Turner, Lucille Beymer, Vir ginia Cleveland, Florence French, Eve lyn Schulz, James McNamee, Theodore Thomson, Earle Bryant and Homer Hager entered the high school Monday morning. Donna Brown was also a member of the graduating class, but will not enter high school until next term in September. Betty BurnBide and Lola Hiatt were absent from school the first of the week on account of illness. Beatrice Thomson has been confined to her home for the last few days with a severe cold. Twelve students were promoted from the sixth "A" to the seventh "B." New work was started for the classes last Monday morning. Howard Cleveland motored to Port land last Friday and spent the week end in the city. T .Irtvn Rurkenhine. who previously at torl,.rf nrhonl at Hermlston. enrolled In the fourth grade of the Heppner school. Thomas c.ontv. who absence from scIkkjI was caused by Illness, was able to return last Monday. . Miss Wilson promoted ten pupils from the first grade "A" division to division "B" of the second grade. The fifth grade begun its new semes ter's work last Monday merning witn an enrollment of 25 pupils of whom 17 are hi division A and eight in div ision "B." Lyle Cowdrey. eighth grade student. who has been seriously ill at Hot Lake tor three weeks, is reported to be im proving. Lyle may not attend school again until next term. . 55 PERSONALS. The mid-term Freshmen were wel comed to the high school with much applause. The other students wish them good luck, for goodness knows they will need it The following courses were given them: English I and IL World His tory I and Chorus. The class has the following mem bers: Evelyn Schulz, James McNamee, Ruth Turner, Florence French, Earl Bryant Theodore Thomson, Homer Hager, Mary Thomson, Elmer Hake, Patricia Monahan, Virginia Cleveland and Lucile Beymer. Both Mr. Johnson and Mr. Burgess went to Portland last week. Mr. John son caught the train at Lexington and traveled the rest ot the journey in company with Mr. Burgess. Both went down to bring home their cars that they had been forced to leave during the Christmas holidays. Mr. Burgess returned on Saturday while Mr. Jbonson arrived here Sun day. These gentlemen state that the roads are in fairly good condition. News reached here through the Port land Oregonian of the death of Miss Wright's mother, Mrs. O. C. Wright in their Portland home last Friday eve ning. The entire school extends its deepest sympathies to Miss Wright and ner father, in tneir pereavement. Terrel Benge went to Portland with his father who is attending a political convention. While in Portland Terrel will have his eyes tested. Marvin Gammell was absent from school for two and a half days because of a bad cold. Gerald Slocum, the president of the student body, has recently been ill. Lucile Driscoll was absent from school Thursday and Friday to assist with work at home. -5-OFFICE NEWS. Since the high school library has been moved into the new building, Mr. Burgess has placed a table in the as sembly room for the express purpose of enabling the students to read cur rent magazines. Kacn student nas tne privilege of taking a few minutes of spare time to look up important ref erences. Mr. Burgess states that this plan will be acceptable only as long as it does not cause an interierence witn studies. -55- , DEBATE. On February 2 the local debating team will meet the Milton-Freewater high school and the Pendleton high school with the following question be fore them: "Resolved, That the Jury system of the state of Oregon should be so amended that less than an unan imous ballot should convict a criminal." HeDnner's negative team will journey to Pendleton, and our affirmative will engage Mac-Hi in the local auditorium. -55- PHYSICAl EDUCATION. Physical training classes are now permanently established under the su- pervision or Mrs, amun ana t-roiesaor Johnson. The girls and boys are each scheduled to report at the gym twice a week for their gymnastic work. . At present, those pupils taking up basket ball are exempt from the regular phys ical training classes. BOOSTER CLUB NEWS. The officers of last semester were reelected at the meeting of the girls' booster club, Friday, January 20. They are, president., Eva Hiatt; vice prefa iden. Hazel McDaid; secretary, Letha Hiatt; treasurer, Mary Monahan, and sergeant at arms, Jeanette Turner. It was voted that the dues be 26 cents ia semester rather than 50 cents, as has been heretofore. Preparations were made for the "hot dog" sale, to be held Friday noon. The mid-year iresnman gins nave been invited to Join the club. -8-GYM NEWS. When the contractors for the new gymnasium finished the building, they did not enclose the electric aparat'is or curtains in dust-proof or "tamper" proof cases. Since the completion this has been a source of constant trouble. Several times recently the switches have been tampered with by students, and as a result the fuse plugs were blown out. To remedy tills, the school authorities have, had box protectors built and Janitor Driscoll now has them under lock and key. -55 SOPHOMORES ELECT. Officers for this semester were elect ed by the sophomore class, Friday. The results are: president Roderick Thomson; vice president, John Parker; secretary, Mary Monahan; treasurer, Fletcher Walker. -55-HUMOR. Gerald Slocum to visitor: "See that chap coming out of the chemistry lab? That is Johnson, the science teacher. He likes girls, but he is so bashful that he reminds one of Litmus paper." Visitor: "Why. how's that?" Gerald: "When he is with a girl he turns pink, and when he is alone he gets blue." John F.: "I want the life of Caesar." Ruth F.: "You're too late. Brutus took It a long time ago." Marvin G. : "The story of the discov ery of rubber is very interesting." Pat M. : "I suppose It was stretched a lot Johnson: "Name some liquid that won't freeze." Veiton O.: "Hot water." Before Selling Your Wheat ij ELLIS WINNARD PASSES. A letter received the past week by A. M. Phelps, announced the death of Ellis Wlnnard at Klamath Falls on Tuesday, January 17, and burial there the day following. Mr. Winnard was at one time a resi dent of this section and followed farming, having the place of W. C. Lacy, for a few seasons. He had been a sufferer with cancer for sev eral years and it was from this disease that he died. He was a brother of Dr. N. E. Wlnnard. SEE X fTT rT Representing BALFOUR- U f I llfflDr GUTHERIE CO, A T X 1A.M. At Heppner, Phone 152 Send a copy of our big booster I edition to your friends and rela tives at outside points. LESSON No. 15 Question: Why is emulsified cod-liver oil so important as an added ration with milk in the diet of children? Answer: Because when it is mixed with milk it makes milk a more effi cient rickets-preventing food and builder of strong bones. Children like it best in the form of SCOTT'S EMULSION & IN HARDWARE 4,WE HAVE IT WILL GET IT OR IT IS NOT MADE" mm i bisbee MEN! Come here for the clothes you're needing now SWEATERS AT SPECIAL PRICES ! V-neck, wool knit, heavy weight sweaters with special collars. A DANDY BUY! 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