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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1936
Page
4
The passage argues for sound cooperation based on definite business principles to improve farm production and sales methods. It warns that experiments in business carry bankruptcy risk, and stresses disciplined practices for farmers, shopkeepers, and distributors to maintain steady markets.
A fragment notes requirements for plants of a certain type and states they are for use at the Polk County farm outlets conference. The text references a plan or specification but lacks full context or dates.
Old city reports warn that lack of cemetery space threatens public health and future burials as population grows. Officials consider expansion options and timelines while residents debate land use and costs. Community groups urge prompt action to avoid crisis.
Bald Hill School mourns for absent first grader Earl Huntley who remains seriously ill at Mast hospital. The entire student body sent flowers and letters while upper grades prepare for six week tests this week. Noon hour hikes to Hele Theore for a trillium gathering noted.
Wilmer Mercthap, an eighth grade student, fractured a bone in his right foot last Friday while playing at Junier High School.
A Myrtle Point High School journalism class issue urges doing your best in all tasks from sports to study. The editorial argues persistent effort improves learning, grades, and teacher support, contrasting it with giving up. The piece includes musings on snow and weather reflecting student life.
A fragment of Myrtle Point High School life covers classroom focus on studies amid snow and weather, a grocery list mix up with a student excuse, basketball game notes, T B test details, and upcoming school events. It mentions staff, students, and club activities with plans for a carnival and band starting March 2.
James T Hamilton of Reed College Portland will visit the high school this week. He will first address students in the study hall and then speak to the seniors to spark interest in Reed College. Hamilton has toured schools in the state before as part of his outreach. On Tuesday Feb 25 home economics girls attended a cooking school at the Junior High with attendees from Myrtle Point area. A small admission was charged with proceeds benefiting the Junior High milk fund.
Girls League officers supervised by Miss Smith met in the home economics room on February 27 for a roundtable on improving the group. Attending were Miss Smith, Evelyn Bones, Norma Martin, Evelyn Berry, and Greta McClellan. They planned redecorating the new room, upcoming meetings, and lunch was prepared by the members. A bulletin board display featured portraits traced from a magazine by a young artist signed Pee Wee. Myrtle Point’s Bobkittens defeated Coquille’s Imps of Satan 40 to 11 at the Coquille Community building last Friday night as Ellis and Theo starred for Myrtle Point.
A student earns pins and certificates in the Torch Honor Society by reaching point milestones each year. Freshman 20 points earns a one-bar pin. sophomore 58 points yields a two-bar pin. junior 90 points awards a torch pin. senior 124 points grants a certificate. Points come from debates interclass speaking and interclass athletics with the year's average slightly above a grade.
A fragmented school memo lists courses from English and American history to biology and civics. Students study The Merchant of Venice, Silas Marner, and The Lady of the Lake while geometry and trigonometry tackle the hypotenuse. Public speaking and interpretive reading contests are also noted.
An extemporaneous speaking contest was held at the high school on Tuesday March 3 at 6 38 pm. Contestants included Verlin Hermann Bar Osborne Karl Hoover Vance Freeman Hollis Mast and Robert Lundy who spoke seven minutes with three minutes for judge questions. Hollis Mast won the contest and plans to enter the county contest this month with Robert Lundy taking no second place.
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