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

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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.

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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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22 THE TOKA Alumni. Helen Clarke ’08 is receiving high social honors at O. A. C., where she is a Junior this year. • • We notice with pleasure that Errol Gilkey ’10 has attained the high honor of associate editor of the Willamette Collegian, his college paper. We are sure that Errol will fill this office well and hope to see him receive many more honors in his college life. • • • Max Tuffs ’ll visited school one day this month. He has returned from Dorris, California, to take a business course in one of the schools of Portland. • • • Three of our alumni attended Teachers’ Institute this year for the first time. Lolita Woodcock ’10 and Elizabeth Davis and Ierne Ahern of last year’s class, were the ones thus honored. They are going back to their schools with so much knowledge that they will doubtless bring under that contrary boy and help that ignorant girl who have been the bane of their teaching experience. • • • De Ette Tetherow, ’10, was married on October 18 to Lester Coburn of this city. The young people are both well known here and are popular in social circles. They have a fine new bungalow on B street where they will be at home to their friends after November 1. • • • Oregon City, Ore., Oct. 30, 1911. Mr. Vernon Basler, 934 N. Ninth Street. Grants Pass, Oregon. Dear Vernon: The request that I write something for publication in The Toka, received some days ago. The honor conferred upon me thereby is felt far more keenly than any inspiration wherewith to comply. My first inclination was to frankly acknowledge my utter inability to write anything of interest to Toka readers and out of consideration for them, to decline to comply with your request. Upon further consideration, however, I have decided as did the newly hired cook in a surveying camp, and go ahead. The cook was a small man of weak and squeaky voice. He was a