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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1930
Page
5
Numerous Athena residents engage in business and social events including temporary work at McFadden's Pharmacy, farming and equipment use south of Athena, hospital treatment in Walla Walla, and community meetings. The week covers visits, illnesses, construction, baptist and missionary activities, a Valentine party, and a surprise marriage in Seattle.
Attendance at the Bible school is steady and good with activity in every class. A food sale on the 22nd by the school will aid the song-book fund. Mr. Sins speaks on "A Good Church Member" at Sunday morning worship, inviting a hearty welcome to all attendees.
Dr W H McKinney physician and surgeon lists office hours at Athena 1 to 5 pm and Weston 8 am to 12 noon with phone numbers 462 and 83. Calls available day or night.
The Athena High School staff extols spring as the best season noting sunlit days warm air clear skies and budding nature. It edges winter out with renewed vigor and plans to form Athena league by committee including Loi Montgomery Elizabeth Walters Helen Foster and Beatrice Hiteman.
Wa-Hi edged the Walla Walla second by 18 to 17 in a hard fought Friday night basketball game. The Athena floor posed a handicap but the local quintet battled throughout with Rogers at center Myrick Jenkins Huffman Hansell and Jim Wilson subbing for Huffman.
The Athena girls traveled to Adams last evening and were defeated by Adams with a 12 to 10 scoreline.
The Girls' League held its first formal meeting last Tuesday and decided to hold meetings every two weeks. Standing committees were appointed as part of the agenda.
Ist to 8th Grades Helen Rogers Armada Coppock and Mary Louise Hansell miss school with flu. Mrs M I Miller teaches third fourth grade while Miss Blanche Thorsen recovers. Ralph Bruce returns after two weeks. A Valentine Day program by the fifth sixth grades delighted students and parents with a play songs and recitations. Freshmen in E E Dodds science class discuss how to study with seven sharing views.
Mary Tompkins Goldie Miller and Myrtle Campbell were in Walla Walla Saturday. Jim Wilson attended the caterpillar school in Walla Walla Tuesday afternoon. Eldon Myrick and Emery Rogera accompanied Pike Miller the coach to see the Whitman Willamette basketball game.
Miss Dorothy Brodie and Miss Beulah Smith spent Saturday in Wallula. Miss Blanche Thorsen, the third fourth grade teacher, has returned home to Stanfield with Mrs. Milton. Miller replaces her in the classroom. Principal E. E. Coad spent the weekend in LaGrande with his wife as she recovers from flu illness.
A nationwide program shows 4,222,935 students participated in school savings during the last school year. They deposited 23,672,496 dollars and achieved net savings of 10,539,923 dollars, lifting total balances in the movement above 50 million dollars. 15,697 schools are enrolled, per the American Bankers Association Savings Bank division annual report.
Dr. John R. Mez of the University of Oregon praised for work in international relations will be among speakers at a February student conference on International relations in Portland.
George Hopkins a noted American pianist and composer is named head of the piano department at the University of Oregon School of Music. He has taught there since 1919 and earned a Peabody certificate and a BA from Oregon. Fellow faculty member Mrs. Jane Thacher resigned last June to devote time to students and concert work.
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