PAGE TWO HBPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 1928. Periodical of the Heppner Public Schools EDITOR JOHN CONDEB LETHA HIATT ASSISTANT . BUS. MGR. . .BOSEI.I.A DOHEBTY REPORTERS : Huel McDald, Mary Beamer, Eva Hiatt, Jeanette Tur ner, One. Parker, Stanley Klnor, Ellis Thomson, Clarence Hayes, John Parker, Joe Swindiff, Gay Anderson. GRADE NEWS. Hazel Wilson and Ruth Hunt, third grade students, are unable to attend school because of severe coids. Several seventh grade pupils are un able to attend school on account of ill ness. They are Roy Gentry. Mary A.I bee, Edna Jones, Jack S locum, James Farley, Alex Langdon, Miriam Moyer, Carolyn Moyer and Viryl Brown. Billie McCaleb, who has been quite ill at his home with a severe cold, was able to return to school on Tuesday. The sixth grade began the new se mester by making a perfect attendance for the first week. This is the only room not having absences due to illness. Cleo Hiatt has been absent from school for several days because of a severe cold. Francis Nickerson has been absent from school on account of the flu. All of the sixth grade pupils passed in their state examination on Oregon History and physiology. The A division of the eighth grade are preparing for their state examina tions at the close of the semester by taking weekly examinations covering their work. Adele Nickesron, eighth grade stu dent is confined to her home on accouut of illness. The grade basketball team started their season's work by defeating the Condon grade team on the home floor last Saturday evening. The boys provtu their capability by running up a score of 18 to 6 against Condon. The grace boys wlil play Condon a return game a week from Saturday at Condon. The last Saturday game was not only successful as a victory but also a finan cial success. The tickets were printed by the eighth grade students and is sued to the four upper grades for sale. Mr. Beighle reports that this method of ticket selling proved a very satisfac tory one and will be continued for fu ture games. Martha Weatherford. who formerly attended school at Pendleton, recently enrolled in the Heppner grade school. JesBie Tinsley and Mary Knoll, fourth grade students, are absent from school with severe colds. The students of the seventh grade were entertained last Friday by the narmonica players 01 that class. The entertainers were Mary Albee, Doris Cox and Winifred Case. They played two selections, via rjiacg joe and au tumn Holidays.' ' Annabel Turner was absent from school Monday. She went to Momi' ment with her parents to attend tne iunerai ot bam coenran, her grand father. Margaret SDrinkel. fifth trade miDil. has been confined to her home in the city since a week ago Tuesday with tne cnicKenpox. ' James Driscoll was absent from school Monday. Ruth Green, who has been at the Shriners' hospital at Portland for sev eral months, recently returned and took up her work In the second grade. Ruth is much improved but will return to the hospital next April for further treatment There were eight children absent from the first grade this week because of colds. Until this time the first grade nas naa almost penect attendance. Debate Elimination Contest. The elimination contest for the de bate team was held Wednesday. Janu ary 25, and resulted in the decision that Margaret Notson and Harlan Devln should represent Heppner on the nega tive side and Kathenne BisDee and Fletcher Walker should uphold the af- lirmative side. Alternates will be chosen for the af firmative from the following candi dates: Evelyn Swindig, Marvin Bran- non, Harry Wells, Robert Turner and Earl Thomson. The following candi dates will compete for the places of alternates on the negative team: Mil dred Green, Jeanette Turner, Cornett Green, Gerald Slocum and John Parker. The alternates and the debators will receive letters for their work. These will be gold pins about one half an inch in heighth in the form of an H. For each succeeding year, the person, if he or she is a debator or an alter nate, will receive an additional bar to be put on his or her pin. Engraved upon this will be the year in which he or she debated. Our affirmative team will meet Mac- Laughlin high school, Milton-Freewater. on Thursday night February 2, at Hennner. The local negative team will meet Pendleton hign on the same night at Pendleton. Students' Assembly. A special entertainment period has been granted to the entire student body every Friday afternoon. The entertaln- ment is to consist of student body songcraft under the direction of Miss fcjde. Miss .de nas already selected song books, which contain American Community songs, and the same have been purchased by the students. 5S Senior Clan Newt. The senior class has chosen the an nouncements by which they wish to proclaim to the world that they have successfully climbed to the top of four more milestones along life's way. rnese announcements are ot a cloud ed, or ripple, white design and are en graved in silver. The order has been sent to the engravers and will be re turned in plenty of time for commence ment Each individual will select his own calling cards, and have them ordered on his own initiative. 55 Booster Sale. About ten dollars was taken into the booster club treasury from the "hot dog" sale Tuesday noon, January 24. The purpose of this sale was to secure funds for a mysterious event whidP' will probably be announced next week. 55 Chemistry Class News. The chemistry class has started work on term papers. Instead of having se mester papers. Principal Johnson decid ed to have them work on a year DaDer. He did this to give uiem more time and also to enable the chemistry stu dents to take part In a contest spon sored by the American Chemical So ciety oi PhiiadelDhia, This society stands lor tne advancement of chemis try and to get the students of high schools interested in chemistry. The students have a choice of one of six subjects to write upon. These deal with tne relation ot cnemistry to the various phases of everyday life. The main prize is a four-vear schol arship to Yale University, to Vassar College, or some other institution, in cluding tuition fees and $500 annually. The prizes are ail worth working for and the chemistry students of Heppner mgn school are out in earnest for then. 5 GRADE GAME. The Heppner grade basketball team defeated the Condon grade team 18-6 Saturday, January 28, at Heppner. The Condon boys were much larger than Heppner's, but were unable to compete with them. The local five were in pos session of the ball most of the time by their sure passing. The line-up: Heppner Condon Farley ...... If Cook Ulrich rf A. Morgan Gentry c G. Lear Prock rg Henrich Furlong lg E. Lear Substitutions for Heppner: Jones for Furlong; for Condon, Morgan for Cook. Bennett for Hemrlch. Ulrich was high point man for Hepp ner, with ten points; Morgan was hign point man for Condno, with three points. Hollingsworth of Heppner was ret eree. -85-Clvict Class News. Mr. Burgess is reported to have made several recent stupendous assignments to his civics class. Some members of that group have testified that they never lack for something to do and the worst difficulty they find is to get it all done. A term paper has been assigned to the class, and will be of about 3000 to 6000 words in length. Individual topics have been given out and these deal with the relations of the United States to foreign countries, etc. Other assignments have been such as the following: "Secure name, age and occupation of all ambassadors from the United states to foreign countries,' and "Secure the names of all the secre taries of state, their age, occupation, etc, since Washington's cabinet 58 Heppnerlan Meeting. One o'clock on Thursday has been set as the time for the weekly Hepp nerlan staff meeting. This period was chosen because there will be fewer class recitation conflicts by the mem bers of the staff. Plans are under way for a Heppner lan staff party, and final arrangements will be completed soon. 55 Town vs. High. The Heppner women's team and the girl's. high school team met in a battle Monday evening, January 30, preceding the boys' town teams of Heppner and lone, at Heppner. The score was 6 to 9 in favor of the school. m .sm iff L When your appetite craves something dif ferent, eat shell fish. Delicious OLYMPIC OYSTERS may be had any time. You may buy them in bulk. ELKHORN RESTAURANT ED CHINN, Prop. 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 "WE HAVE ' IT WILL GET IT OR IT IS NOT MADE" The high school team, ahead during the first quarter was substituted by their sub team the second and third quarters, resuming their place again the last quarter. rne iine-up: School H. McDald rf J. Allstott If Town S. Hiatt . If. Ritchie J. Erwtn ... A. Smith Mrs. Smith R. Neill H. Morgan . jc - E. Swindig .. sc . K. Bisbee ..... rg , R. Doherty lg , O. Bisbee refereed tne game. Miss Ede has chosen the operetta for this year. It is called "Tulip Time" and til setting is in Holland. It is full of light and breezy comedy and gay tunes. A resume and the cast will be given later. Hazel McDald and Margaret Notson were absent from school Monday on account of illness. Btoh girls returned on Tuesday. -55 High School Girls' Basketball. The high school girls journeyed to lone Saturday evening, January 28 to play basketball. They were defeated 16-22. The lone girls' "team work" got the best of the Heppnerites and al though the locals had the ball most of the time, they could not make baskets as accurately as they might have. The line-up: Heppner lone H. McDaid rf R. Fletcher J. Allstott If G. Brashers H. Morgan jc . L. Miller E. Swindig sc T. Morgan K. Bisbee rg L. Ritchie R. Doherty If A. Farrens 55 JOKER John C. (after playing the piano): "That was 'Kitten on the Keys!' " Bob T. : "Hey! Call the janitor and order the cat outside." 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