hits and six walks while he took the total of 42 strikeouts. The new players of this season, Lyle Jay, “Pete” Vasey, Floyd Kelderhouse, have played their positions in left, center and shortstop in a manner worthy of comment.
Season Batting Averages Forest Lafferty – rf (33) = .375; Lyle Jay cf (34) = .333; Earl Jay 2nd base (32) = .458; Keith Marlow c (32) = .458; Orville Smith 1st base = .304; Floyd (Penny) Kelderhouse lf (32) = .391; John Weld ss-3rd base (33) = .266; “Pete” Vasey 3rd base-ss = .304; Milo Dodd – p - .240; Lloyd Patton of (31) = .333.
Junior High Declamatory On MonDay and TuesDay evenings of this week, the Junior High Declamatory elimination contest was held. The students participating in this activity were much pleased with its present success and intend to make the regular contest as much so. The final local contest will be held FriDay evening, Oct. 17. The selections and readers are: Oratorical – “I Am An American,” Oscar Serbein; Dramatic – “No Room for Mother,” Alta Vasey; “Scratch,” Elizabeth Chambers; “Little Boy Blue,” Alta Tiffany; Humorous – “Who’s Afraid?”, Rose Etta Pritchard; “Betty at the Baseball Game,” Ellen Hansen; “Can’t I Maw?”, Milo Nessa; “Sammy Sees His First Circus,” George Sokol; “Biff Perkins’ Toboggan Slide,” Lowell Holmes; “Tommy Stearns at the library,” Oliver Shearer; “Busy Body,” Lorraine Tipton; “Mud Pies,” Phyllis Benson; “Busy Piano Teacher,” Leona Vasey.
Grade News: Fifth Grade: The students in the fifth grade language class have been having a study in the use of quotations. As a climax to this project, the class wrote several short plays by which they proved themselves to be very efficient play writers.
Freshmen Enjoy Picnic: The Freshmen class enjoyed a wiener roast at Cleverley’s timber WednesDay evening of last week. Baseball proved to be very interesting and amusing to the crowd. All but two members of the class were present and the guests included nine of the faculty members, namely: Miss Njus, the class sponsor, Miss Day, Miss Breeden, Mr. Towne, Mr. Keeney, Mr. and Mrs. Cope, Mr. and Mrs. Jespersen, and grade mother, Mrs. John DeBusk.
There has been a great depression in the spirit of the High school students this week. Why? Here’s the reason: Six Weeks Exams!
October 16, 1930 High School Notes: The school picture that was taken has been finished and is pasted on the bulletin board. Those who wish to order the picture, which is a dollar, should see Mr. Cope or sign your name on the bulletin board. Two more of the old wagon busses have been remodeled and make quite comfortable motor conveyances. These are being used on the routes driven by Carl Day and Ralph Vasey. In assembly MonDay morning a committee was elected to plan for a high school carnival that will be held October 31. The members of this committee are Forrest Lafferty, Wallace Inman and Daisy Mary Kimberley. They are planning a program and are choosing various booths, which will be in charge of different students.
Grade Notes Third and Fourth Grades: The third grade pupils are beginning to study their multiplication tables. The third and fourth grades are having a contest in their arithmetic drills, which