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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1921
Page
7
Edited by students of Newberg High School, the page notes changes as spring arrives. Girls wear flowers and dressed in gingham, while boys swap overalls for grey tweed suits, windows open, and the campus eases into a playful spring mood.
On Monday afternoon students were dismissed at 2 30 to attend a Baker Theatre performance titled The Beginning of Life. The show proved interesting and educational, providing a vivid picture of life’s origins.
The girls of the domestic art department have done good work all winter and now create new spring hats under Mrs Waterman. Many stylish creations have been turned out this season.
About 30 pupils enroll in the Bible Class to study the New Testament under Mr Matthews. The class meets after school on Mondays and Thursdays. It is a very interesting and beneficial subject. Each pupil passing the state examination to be given in May 1921 will receive one credit.
The play A Strenuous Life scheduled for April 8 was postponed due to illness of a cast member. If no further issues arise, the production will be staged April 16 at Wood-Mar hall. the cast list appeared in an earlier issue.
Last Thursday Mr Evang photographed the Freshmen Sophomores and Juniors plus the agricultural students student body and class officers. The images will be used in the 1921 annual.
On April 1 both divisions of English five debated the proposition Resolved that greatness depends on genius and not environment. The affirmative team Maurine Youngs Anna Deach and Jean Macdonald defeated the negative Walter Stambrough Larame Rankin and Willie Ganders in the first round after preparation time. The second division ended without a decision.
In Mrs Uddleston's Math three class the six week contest ended with the girls leading. Last Thursday the boys treated the girls to ice cream and cookies. The next contest keeps the same format with two captains choosing sides so both sides include boys and girls.
School released at 3 p.m. Friday to witness a fast game against Hillaboro. The final score favored us 11 to 8, marking the third game of the season with two wins so far. Back us up.
Students arrive in bright spring outfits marking a schoolwide mood shift. Teachers praised the display of creativity and class unity as windows open to warmer days.
A general science field trip Monday aimed to find snakes but none were seen. A lizard kept in the science room died from wounds after its tail was snapped off, studied by biology and science students.
The 1921 high school annual will surpass all previous issues with about 100 pages. It will focus on snapshots jokes and drawings by student artists to capture school life. The annual goes to press May first and will publish before school closes.
Oregon's 1920 population reached 783 285 with Portland 258 238 Salem 7 679 Astoria 14 027 and Eugene 16 598. The state gained 16.4 percent since 1910 and crops totaled 106 185 746 dollars on 2 940 690 cultivated acres.
Subscribers must notify the company immediately to place correct numbers in the new directory going to press. 2012 Newberg Telephone Company.
Mrs Bertha Stewart wife of Robert Stewart died after a short illness last week. She lived near the Staley sawmill about seven miles northwest of Newberg. Funeral held at the Allen home with Rev Carter of Newberg Friends church officiating. Burial in Guenther cemetery below Bald Peak. She was thirty six years old.
The County Court of Oregon Yamhill County has appointed Xavier B Duncan and other executors of Ella C Duncan to manage the estate. Creditors must file claims with vouchers at the law office of C R Chapin in Newberg within six months after first publication. First publication March 31 1921. Last publication April 28 1921.
An OCR fragment mentions a person aged years old who leaves behind a husband and one daughter aged fifteen, indicating a bereavement notice with missing precise ages.
Mary P. Johnson executrix files final account in Oregon Yamhill County Court. Hearing set Monday May 2 1921 at 10 a m in McMinnville court room to show cause why final account should not be approved and estate closed. C R Chapin attorney for estate.
Undersigned executors of the last will and testament of John Hutten deceased have filed their final account in Yamhill County Oregon. The County Court of Oregon has fixed April 18 1921 at 10 o clock forenoon in the county court room at McMinnville Oregon to hear why the final account should not be allowed and the estate closed. Executors W H Woodworth and A C Ruby of the Hutson estate. First publication March 17 1921. Last publication April 14 1921.
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