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NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, THURS., NOVEMBER 4, 1937 NYSSA JUNIOR GATE CITY JOURNAL Published by Students of Nyssa High School EDITORIAL— SOCIAL NEWS— We want to call to the attention of all those interested that there are certificates and medals of award given each year to the outstanding boy and girl In the Senior class. The outstanding boy Is selected for his courage, leadership, honor, service and scholarship. The outstanding girl Is selected for her courage com panionship, character, service and scholarship. These awards are given by the Nyssa Post No. 79 o f the department of Oregon of the Amer ican Legicn. We want to urge every senior to do his or her best to obtain this award and to urge lower classmen to keep this In mind for their Senior year and to work hard to increase their chances of receiving It. The Junior Class entertained patrons and patronesses, faculty and families, and student body, on Friday, October 29, with a Hal loween masked dance in the school gymnasium. Dancing, brcom dances and apple bobbing furnished the entertain ment for the evening. Helen Boydell sang 'Three Blind Mice" in a comic duet; June Marie Wilson played a piano solo. They were granted this privilege of entertaining the crowd when they held the breams in the broom dance, as the music stopped. Patrons and patronesses for the dance included Dr. and Mrs. E. Norcott, Mr. and Mrs. Artie Robert son, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boy dell. The gymnasium was cleverly dec orated with ccrnstalks and pump kins. At the close of the evening cider and doughnuts were served. —N. H. 8.— FOOTBALL PLAYERS YOU SHOULD KNOW— Professional Cards WE RECOMMEND THEM C A R L H. C O A D ATTORNEY - AT-LAW NYSSA OREGON DR. E. D. N O R C O T T DENTIST Office Phone 35P2 X -R A Y EXAMINATIONS NYSSA OREGON T O W N SE N D CLUB M E E T IN G S Meetings of the Townsend club are held once a month In homes oi members. The Public is Invited D. R. Det'rosii ...... President Mrs. A. V. Pruyn ___ Sec. N Y S S A L IB R A R Y OPEN SATURDAY Tcwn Patrons...... 2:30 to 5:30 Out-of-town Patrons 2:30 to 7:30 ALL PATRONS WELCOME Mrs. Fred Marshall, Librarian ON THE OLD JOB H. D. H O L M E S TRANSFER and BAGGAGE All Kinds of Hauling in City Limits NYSSA. OREGON Phone 5 N Y S S A A E R IE F. O . E. N O . 2134 Meets Wednesday Night AT EAGLES HALL Visiting Eagles Welcome BERNARD FROST, Pres. HARRY MINER, Sec. C IT Y T R A N S F E R TRANSFERRING and TRUCKING Phone 15 and Phone 28 C. KLINKENBERG W . J. P IN N E Y Robert (Bob) Duffy Is one of those feather weights who really play football. He is another Fresh man who Is trying for the position as halfback. Playing as quarterback we have Robert McCoy who of course is nicknamed "Bob” . His one hundred pounds have been capable of hold ing down this position at times. Lester Keizer who is known as “ Buster," is beginning his first year rt experience at Nyssa as quarter back weighing a hundred pounds. Winifred (Win) Rogers, weighs ne hundred and fifteen pounds. He i plays end and this is his first year with the Nyssa squad. —N. H. 8.— INTRODUCING NEW JUNIORS— Lorraine Ridder comes from Cald well, Idaho. She is about five feet four inches tall, has dark brown hair and hazel eyes. She is one of the yell leaders for Nyssa high school. Nelda Chamberlain comes from Athel, Idaho. She is five feet five and half inches tall has dark brown hair and brown eyes. She is usually seen with Betty Schwelzer and Bennie Matlock. —N. H. S — STUDENT BODY MEETING— The meeting was called to order by the president Irene Poage. The minutes read by June Marie Wilson, There was no old or new business brought up and after a few an nouncements the meeting was ad journed. The state song was sung followed by the schcol song. Two selections were then sung by the Monday section of the boys glee club. The program was closed with a pantomine entitled “The Light house Tragedy” put on by the Jun ior class. —N. H. 8.— He told of his experiences in Canada, Africa and Mexico and displayed trophies, skins of wild animals and weapons of many dif ferent peoples. The Major, now 71, being an ex ample of perfect health and vigor, old an Interesting story of being "a poor immigrant from Germany with tuberculosis and how after reaching United States and Canada he was restored to health. Both the high school and grade schools attended. — N. H. S.— that strong. He just said. "Pull down the normal school. Mrs. Elzlabeth ively and took up their work In your cap, here comes a wood-peck Harris, the new training teacher, Salem in September. er.” halls from California, and Mr Alvin Kaiser, English and Speech instruc Placement Record— tor, comes from Hllnois. E. O. N. boasts a placement record for its teachers that few institutions Gets Ph D — E. O. N. School Notes i Editor's ncte: This column is is sued from the office of the Eastern Oregon Normal School and is print ed in this paper that friends of the school and alumni may be better in The Junior High which Includes formed as to the activities of higher the sixth, seventh, eighth grades. education in Eastern Oregon. Winning football team at E. O. N.— Saturday night had a Halloween masked and costume party in the Coach Quinn of Eastern Oregon high school gymnasium. Prizes were New President E. O. N.— Normal School and his husky foot given to cne boy and one girl for the ball team are enjoying a very suc Dr. C. A. Howard, formerly Super best costume. Marion Suitor won cessful season thus far. So far they intendent of Public Instruction, took the boy's prize and La Dora Booth have suffered no losses and have over the administration of the East won the girl’s prize. been held to a tie score only once. ern Oregon Normal School on Sept Different games furnished the The Mountaineers have met Oregon ember 1. The school opened its fall entertainment for the evening. Tech of Portlond, College of Idaho, term under this guidance September The gymnasium was decorated Gooding College, Lewiston Normal, 20. Dr. Howard has expressed a with com stalks and pumpkins At (tie) and Whitwcrth College of Spo special interest in developing the the ck.se of the evening, cider and kane. Games are being played this junior college function of the in doughnuts were served. year on the new La Grande High stitution as well as keeping up the —N. H. 8 — School field. The field is equipped splendid teacher training. with flood lights and the games are A Frenchman was learning Eng playeo at night. A marked increase lish. He had mastered the varieties Homecoming— has been noted by the managers of presented by such words as ‘thought’ E. O. N.’s most extensive home in attendance of those night games ‘bough,’ ‘tough,’ and so on, and coming was held October 21 and 22 the sport. thought that he was making good in conjunction with the regional progress. meeting of the Oregon State Teach Extension Class in Baker— Walking along the Strand in Lon er’s Association. The days were fill Mr. Elmo Stevenson, instructor in don he saw a poster reading, "Cav ed with activities, including: foot extension alcade Pronounced Success.” Over ball with Lewiston Normal (19-19 biology, is conducting whelmed, the Frenchman burst in tie), bonfire and rally, homecoming classes in Baker this winter. The class, made up of adults, meets every to tears. parade, alumni banquet, and dance two weeks and Mr. Stevenson states —N. H. S — for grads and students. that he has a large enrollment. Heury Mitchell—My father was a Dr. Hunter Assembly Speaker— Dramatic club— great man. He dug the Mississippi river and threw the dirt out and Students of the Eastern Oregon The Sock and Buskin, dramatic made the Rocky Mountains. Normal School were privileged to club on the E. O. N. campus, has Wllllard Smith—That’s nothing; hear Dr. Frederick M. Hunter, chosen its fall play, "Remember the You know the Dead Sea—well my Chancellor of the Oregon 8tote sys- Day” by Higley and Dunning, and of Higher Education on Thurs father killed it. will being selectkn of the cast'soon. day, October 21. Their regular week —N. H. 8.— The play is to be presented on De ly assembly was postponed in favor A Mexican and an American of the teacher's meeting at which cember 3. worked together in a mine in Kan Dr. Hunter was speaker. College game at Baker— sas. On several occasions the Mex ican had rabbit for dinner, and Hectic Year— The College of Idaho football shared it with his work-mate. game was played in Baker on Oct Miss Winona Westenskow (1935) One day the American asked: ober 16 instead of in LaGrande. By “Where do you get rabbits, Jose? I of Imbler, Oregon has finally settled special arrangements made by down to real teaching after a rather can t find any.” school friends in Baker the Moun hectic start in the profession. Dur “ My wife she get ’um.’ Jose re taineers met their opponents from plied. "Ever night they come ‘round ing her first year of actual exper Idaho under the newly Installed ience (1935-1936) Miss Westenskow the house and make noise. She shoot flood lights on the Baker field. Ro- was the mistress of three different um.” tarians and other business men of "Noise?" Rabbits dont make noise schools. The first one was washed La Grande by furnishing oars made away—the second was moved—and "Sure,” asserted ose, positively. it possible fer many normal students the third, at New Bridge, proved to “Go, meow, meow.” to follow their team on this trip. be a stable one. This year Miss Wes —N. H. S.— Porter: This train goes to Boise tenskow is teaching at Freewater Fine promotion for E. O. N. Grads— and hopes that there will be no fire, and points east. Two E. O. N. grads have been Mrs. Young: Well I want a train water, or earthquake to remove her elected to teach in the Salem schools that gets to Nampa and I dont school from her. this year. They are .Miss Ruth care which way it points. New Faculty Members E. O. N.— Fraser (’31) and Miss Elizabeth —N. H. S — Ash ba ugh (’33). They left La Two new members were added to Squad leader I heard the battalion Grande and Rufus systems respect commander called you a blockhead. the E. O. 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No. I Cedar Posts C O W S -the pick o f the market PIG S — a big range o f choice Clothing and Household Goods Stock Will Go On Sale at 3:30 D O N ’T F O R G E T T H E C A S H A N D M E R C H A N D IS E A W A R D S ! Nyssa Sale Yard Col. Bert Anderson, Auctioneer Fox & Son, Managers