Myrtle Point high school reports and class activities
The Myrtle Leaf lists staff including editor Wilda Barker and assistants Clarine Nelson Evelyn McPherson and Aileen Barker. Debate tryout set for Friday December 11 at the high school with participants named. Freshmen defeat Grammar school 19 to 0. French I studies restaurant ordering. AG I class works on carpentry projects and shop drawing. geometry and physics classes progress on mechanical principles.
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William Ladd
Leland Wagner
Rodney Davenport
Wilda Barker
Aileen Barker
Francis Keltner
Clarence Carrick
Napolian
Florence Felsher
Norman James
Evelyn McPherson
Mabel Hall
Jennie Luttrell
Linn
Physics Class Petition For Removal Of Feline
The Physics class drafted a petition to remove the pickled feline from the laboratory. Miss Halverson pledges immediate action to remove the object.
Missionary Dr Smith speaks at High School on Africa life
Dr Smith, a missionary in Africa for seven years, gave an engaging talk at the High School about African life. He displayed elephant trinkets to students and faculty and urged attendance at the Presbyterian Church on Monday evenings to view pictures of African people, aiming to help everyone appreciate their own country.
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Dr. Smith
Africa
Presbyterian Church
Classroom Activities Highlight Varied High School Projects
Electric plates and biology specimens arrive as students dissect four crawfish. Classes showcase experiments from the platform while physiology studies a cat. World History explores feudalism, English analyzes classic texts, and geography emphasizes projects.
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Jefferson
Lewis Find Clark
Louisiana Purchase
Aaron Burr
Marshfield Triumphs Over Coquille In Thanksgiving Clash
Marshfield defeated Coquille 14 to 6 in a hard Thanksgiving Day football game. The score read 56 at the 2nd and 8th quarters with Marshfield scoring a late touchdown and touchback in the final period. The league wrap left Marshfield first with North Bend and Myrtle Point tied for second, followed by Coquille third and Bandon fourth.
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Marshfield
Coquille
North Bend
Myrtle Point
Bandon
Arago
Senior Class Meeting Plans Penant Purchase
A senior class meeting held December 1 at 3315 was called to order by President Ovid Hervey. Members decided to purchase a class pennant with style to be decided later and to plan the senior party at the next meeting. Each member will contribute 50 cents to the class treasury for the first semester.
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Ovid Hervey
Bessler Senior Girls Plan New Activity Club
The senior girls formed a new organization to carry on class activities. They met December 1 and elected Geraldine Watzling president, Minnie Ramsey vice president, and Lena Wallen secretary and treasurer. The club name has not yet been decided.
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Geraldine Watzling
Minnie Ramsey
Lena Wallen
Treasury
Juniors Elect Representatives to Girls League
The Juniors held a meeting Wednesday and elected Ena Christensen and Mildred Russell as representatives from the Junior class to the Girls League. Katie Furman was elected chairman of the meetings of the Junior girls represented in the League.
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Ena Christensen
Mildred Russell
Katie Furman
Ocean creature joke prompts classroom joke at Corvallis
A fragment humor item from Corvallis notes a student exchange about a sea horse and a saw horse. It mentions grades for six weeks and a suggestion to remark on a possible result. The piece blends a teacher teen chatter with playful wordplay.
True sportsmanship and education notes from Eugene High School
A school note emphasizes that grades come from earned effort, not teachers trying to fail students. It defines true sportsmanship as the ability to accept defeat and see others' views, and invites parents to a PTA meeting on December 8 at the high school Auditorium with speeches, music, and student performances.
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Evygene High School
Eugene High School
The Fanny Side of It and School Snippets
Miss Manly revealed a riddle in shorthand about reforming a criminal as a joke in class. Shirley, a sophomore, mixed up English and history, causing humor in a freshman history room. Oregon State Library donated sixty seven books for loan until Christmas to boost outside reading.
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Shirley
Oregon State Library
Library use grows as students embrace new system
The Myrtle Leaf notes the library's shift to new quarters and management. Classes such as drama geography and seniors study topics, with a rising circulation from eight to eighteen books daily and reference users from twenty five to fifty five, reflecting growing student appreciation.
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Cee
School Returns and Absences Explain Quiet Week
Selah Kirk returns after flu absence while Calea Maraters again attends following a blood related illness. Helene and Leona Barry miss days this week due to illness. Harold Detrick starts as a Freshman. Durward Druliner comes back after mumps. Genevieve Clarke visits Coos River during Thanksgiving recess. Maybelle Dey quips about Santa Claus.
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Selah Kirk
Calea Maraters
Harold Detrick
Durward Druliner
Genevieve Clarke
Coos River
Maybelle Dey
Junior Play to Open in New High School Auditorium
The junior class will perform Booth Tarkington's Clarence on December 10 in the new High School Auditorium. Cast members have practiced for weeks and junior girls will serve as ushers for the evening.
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Booth Tarkington
Clarence
Junior Party Delights With Medicine Show At Coquille
The Junior party featured a medicine show led by an efficient doctor who predicted a visit to Coquille Saturday night. After several transformations the act ended, followed by a Five scents stunt by the losing team. Mrs. Cooley directed the Virginia Reel while faculty members displayed skill. Refreshments included ice cream cake and chocolate.
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Coquille
Coos County Athletic Association Meeting Notes
A meeting of the Coos County Athletic Association was held at Cognille to discuss upcoming boys basketball activities for Saturday December 6. The agenda covered scheduling and event coordination for the local youth league.
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Coos County
Myrtle Point Experts Plan 1925 26 Basketball Schedule
The nine member league splits into Class A and B. Myrtle Point teams open with Albany at home on December 31 and play a full set of both class and cross class games through February. The girls also prepare for a strong county championship run in a new gym with Coach Lever optimistic about the season.
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Bandon
Myrtle Point
Coquille
Marshfield
North Bend
Powers
Arago
Coos River
Riverton
Albany High
Edwin Keltner
Clayton Mast
Bobcats
Oaks Pavilion
Lever
Girls Basketball Team Sets Up Season Under Coach Manly
The girls began basketball practice with six seniors 11 juniors seven sophomores and 16 freshmen turning out. Seniors and sophomores practice Tue Thu and juniors and freshmen practice Wed Fri. Class games are planned and the team shows strong enthusiasm.
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Manly
Football Banquet Honors Team and Local Sponsors
A football banquet followed a big feast and a free show on Thursday night. It was hosted by Dr. Mast and local boosters Clark Fenster, Wallace Dement, James Whitaker, Bob Redell, John Arnold, and Charles Harlocker. Speeches celebrated the team seniors including Nosler, Keltner, Hervey, Redell, Clark, W. Ladd, and N. James with Wallace Dement as toastmaster and praise for the business community’s cooperation.
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Dr. Mast
Clark Fenster
Wallace Dement
James Whitaker
Bob Redell
John Arnold
Charles Harlocker
Mr. Lever
Nosler
Keltner
Hervey
Redell
Clark
W. Ladd
N. James
Students Attend Sixth Annual High School Conference
A group of young people traveled to Eugene for the Sixth Annual High School Conference returning Saturday night with a profitable report. Attendees included Rodney Davenport president of the student body, Aileen Barker editor of the annual, Robert Ladd business manager of the annual, Wilda Barker editor of the Myrtle Leaf, and advisor Miss Helen Whitaker. The Myrtle Leaf staff plans a Myrtlewood novelty for Perkins Drug Store as gifts for friends. The G E Hamilton family moved to a new Alder street bungalow completed by Lee Ray, with Mrs Nosler and babies visiting relatives in Lebanon during holidays.
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Eugene
Rodney Davenport
Aileen Barker
Robert Ladd
Wilda Barker
Helen Whitaker
G. E. Hamilton
Lyle Nosler
Lee Ray
Alder Street
Household Goods for Private Sale in Powers Oregon
Private sale on Saturday December 19 at 10 a.m. includes a Remington piano American Beauty Windsor range fruit jars and more. Held at the Corbin home Powers Oregon signed Ida Corbin Medlock administratrix for the estate of Louisa Jane Corbin.
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Corbin
Powers, Oregon
Ida Corbin Medlock
Louisa Jane Corbin
Thanking Friends After Siblings Death
The Bell family expresses gratitude for support during the sister's illness and death. They thank pallbearers flower donors caregivers the choir and ministers from J W Bell and Family.
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J. W. Bell
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