Union High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Union, OR)

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Harn Geertsen Jensen Chadwick Wortman Q O JlchcitiniT The Debating team, composed of Murray Jensen, leader of the affirmative side with Ardythe Harn, and Susan Chadwick, leader of the negative with Nellie Geertsen, started out with high hopes and hearty zeal, though not without some fears. The subject of debate given to this district was “Resolved that the Philippine Islands should be granted their freedom within five years.” For some time they worked hard preparing for the first debate which was with Imbler for the county championship. On February 28, the negative team left Union for Imbler to compete there, leaving the affirmative team at home awaiting the arrival of the Imbler team with some anxiety as well as curiosity. Union’s amateur teams met Imbler courageously but were defeated by a vote of four to two. The negative team of Union won from Imbler by a vote of two to one, and the affirmative team of Union lost by a vote of three to nothing. Although they were defeated in their first debate, it has given them something of high value—Experience. The successive years will prove it. Page Eight

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C’ ‘3 I—'O Delap Swiger Conklin Wight Edvalson Rosewall 3h O Ulu' tEeacItcrs’ Training Class The Teachers Training Class of 25 consists of five girls selected from a group of nine desiring to take the course. Three of these are members of the Senior Class; the others are Post Graduates who returned especially for this work. At the beginning of the term the book entitled “Practical Problems of the School was used as the text. Then followed an eight weeks' review of grammar, during which time the class learned how to diagram. At least they should have done so. Next came a review of the seventh and eighth grade arithmetic. School law was one or the deepest subjects they tried to master. Ethics of the teaching profession was the main topic of the last few weeks of school. Mr. Conklin, the instructor, was chief advisor. The most difficult part of the training was the observing and teaching— just a little explanation, please—those most studious girls have spent from forty to ninety minutes each day for seventeen weeks, teaching in the different grades of the Union Public Schools. For this work, plans for each day’s teaching had to be written out and accepted by the critic teacher. After the teaching was done a written review of it had to be made to send to Mr. Churchill, superintendent of public instruction. Observations were made for the same length of time, notes were made and written up for Mr. Conklin. One book on the “Principles of Education and one on the “History of Education were read and a report made on each. Practically all the girls have positions for the coming year. The fact that the Training Course will not be in the curricula in the coining years is regretted by all because it was such a help along educational lines. Page Seven

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Q C'r J.Q Crouter Emmel C Baxter Jensen 0 0 tork Jjuituum It has been the custom in past years to send a Stock Judging Team from Union, to represent Union in the Pacific International Livestock Show at Portland. As usual a team was sent to Portland this year. In the past two years Union has won fourth, but this year they fell to eighth place. In 1923 a team consisting of Henry Cadwell, Donald Lamb and Kenneth Kof-Ford went to Portland. They won fourth place and were beaten out of third place by one point and out of second place by twenty-two points. This year there was a great deal of difference in the scores but eighth place was not bad since there were seventy-five boys in the contest. Union lost the Union Stock Show Judging contest last June by one point, but prospects look bright for a very good Stock Judging Team this year. Although the team will consist of three judges which have never been in competition, since all the boys who have gone to Portland will be ineligible for any Smith-Hughes judging contest in Oregon again. Three cups are in the office now to show what the Stock Judging Team has done for Its school. Two of these have been won at the Union Stock Show. The other was won this year by Dan Crouter, Clifton Baxter, and Murray Jensen at the Wallowa County Pair. This cup must be won three years in succession to entitle the school to keep it. Union won this cup by over one hundred forty points. The boys that attended the Pacific International this year were the same ones that won the Wallowa County cup. A new form of Stock Judging is being introduced which saves a lot of time and in the future it will not take all day to judge stock at Portland. The boys of the Agriculture division have formed an organization called the Ag Club. This club with the aid of some of the High School girls put on a play named “Yimmie Yonson’s Yob.” This play brought in enough money so that the Stock Judging Team has enough to take them to Portland next year. The business men of Union have put up the money to pend the team to Portland in the past year. They have been the team’s hearty supporters every year. With the aid of It. C. Emmel, a competent instructor the team ought to place well in the State next year. Page Nine