Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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20 THE TOKA The Girls’ Glee Club holds its practice every Wednesday afternoon and is progressing nicely. Before a very long time passes, they hope to show the school what they can do. • • • Mervyn Cheetham, who has been confined to the Southern Pacific hospital, has had an operation performed for appendicitis. He was brought home October 24 and is now doing nicely. • Bertha Coats has reentered school. Although she attended the Grants Pass High School last year she did not enter at the beginning of this year. She is extremely lucky in being in the class of 1914. • • • “Ikey” Kesterson was appointed yell leader for the game with Ashland. He did good work but he was seriously handicapped by not having a horn and having to borrow one from Ethel so often. « • • Ray Bailey visited school October 31. He later enrolled as a student and is taking special work preparatory to taking examinations for entrance to Annapolis. We are glad to have him with us. • • • Teachers’ Institute was held at Medford, Octobet 25-27. The time passed very slowly for the students but the teachers were enabled to see many examples of what both teachers and pupils really should be. • A rooters’ meeting was held in the assembly room for the last fifteen minutes on the afternoon of October 8. Some enthusiastic yelling was done and interest was aroused for the approaching game with Ashland. • • Miss Young is rejoicing over the arrival of her parents who have come with the intention of making this their home. They have purchased. a residence on Tenth street and hope to take possession early this month. . • • 0 Fritz Dean, Earl Webb and Clarke Morey have been helping the foot-': ball team in their practice after school hours—Fritz Dean helping by giving the boys practice in forward passing, Earl Webb by his coaching and Clarke by telling how he used to do it. • • • After Institute at Medford, Mr. Turnbull, in company with two of the Medford faculty, “hiked” to Ashland to see the football game at the latter place on October 28. » • Ross Bailey was so pleased with his first visit to O. P. H. S. that he gave us another call on October 30. We are always glad to see him. • • » The debating society is not so large this year as it was last although as much interest will be shown by the students. Ashland and Medford have joined the Southern Oregon district. The question to be debated will concern the land grant to the California and Oregon railroads. Erie Best and Helen Love have been kept on the team and there will be four competitors for third place.

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THE TOKA 19 ICnrala. Mrs. Savage was a visitor October 19. • • Mrs. Pattillo, Mrs. Moss and Mrs. Klocker visited the school November 2. • Mrs. Riddle visited school October 16. You should have seen Matthew working. • • • Irene Darneille, a former G. P. H. S. student, attended Institute at Medford, October 25-27. • • • Tyrrell Carner took sick Just before the Ashland game. The rest of the team took sick just afterwards. • • • Frances Gilflllan has been compelled to leave school as her mother was taken sick and was unable to do her work. • • • Annis and Helen Love spent institute week at their home in Myrtle Creek, returning to Grants Pass Sunday, October 29. • • • Harry Hull. Paul Kinney, Leah Slover and Roy Welters attended the Southern Oregon fair at Medford, Friday, October 7. • • • The High School orchestra met for the first practice on November 2. Practice will take place regularly once a week from now on. • • • Mr. Teuscher, President of the Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society, gave a six minutes' talk to the students which was enjoyed by all. • • • Robert Harryman and Clarence Pummill were both unable to take part in the Ashland game on account of slight injuries received in practice. • • A letter recently received from Miss Mueller states that she misses her friends in G. P. H. S. We are glad to hear that we have not been forgotten. • • • George Kroh took a party in his auto to Ashland to witness the game between Ashland and Medford. He arrived Borne little time before the game ended. • • • The authorities took great pains to create the Columbus Day holiday just before leap year so that it will be three years before they will have to give us another.

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THE TOKA 21 The rooters (?) who attended the football game at Medford were Miss Young, Mr. Turnbull, Louise Harvey, Josephine Moss, Fay Kiser, Glenn Howard and Rex Tuffs. They went down on the train while Paul Kinney took Harry Hull, Marguerite Cleveland, Alice Hansen and Miss Owen (chaperone) In his car. The auto arrived In Grants Pass somewhat later than the train. • • • Since it seemed imperative to say something after the game with Medford, although no one seemed Inclined to have much to say in public, Mr. Turnbull made a very neat speech, calculated to bring consolation to the hearts of many, in which he pointed out Instances similar to the Medford incident in which the defeated teams had later redeemed themselves. and he closed by admonishing any who might be inclined to show their pity to the football players, to save all their sympathy for Medford. • • • The Lyceum Entertainment Course for this season Is being run for the benefit of ihe High School library. There are to be five numbers In the course as follows: Senator Gore, Friday, November 3. Strollers Male Quartet, Monday, December 4. Dudley Ruck Co., Ladies Quartet. Tuesday, February 6. Le Brun Opera Co., Wednesday, March 13. Rntto, Impersonator, Saturday, April 27. The course should be very liberally patronised by students and friends of the high school. A special rate of SI.50 for the five entertainments is offered to students. • • T.ast August the City Recorder, M. L. Opdycke, was in correspondence with a large bonding firm of Toledo, Ohio, relative to their sale of certain Improvement bonds. In order to give the firm some idea of our city, Judge Opdycke forwarded to them some advertising literature of the Commercial Club and also included a copy of the Toka for June. We quote below from a letter afterwards written by the firm to Mr. Opdycke, as It may be of Interest to the readers and friends of the Toka. Not that so much is said, but the fact that so large a corporation, doing millions and millions of dollars of business each year, should take notice of the Toka Is a very fine compliment to our school paper. We quote from the letter: Toledo. Ohio, August 19, 1911. Mr. M. L. Opdycke, Grants Pass, Oregon. Dear Sir: We are In receipt of your letter of August 14th, and the literature of your Business Men’s Club which you forwarded giving Information requested by us. We wish to thank you for sending this literature as it will be Just about what we want. We agree with you that the school publication “The Toka”, Is a meritorious one and that In Itself goes to speak well for your city.