SCHOOL NOTES
FIFTH GRADE
The fifth grade lost two mem
bers, LeRoy Reader and Julia
Brown. LeRoy is Outside and
Julia is attending school at White
Mountain.
Bonnie Jane Burkhalter and
Jack Muller are new comers to
Nome. Bonnie came here from Ta
coma. Washington, and Jack
comes from Teller.
We are sorry that Madeline Pis
coya is ill.
SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADES
We are glad our first semester
tests are finished. We have some
new drawings illustrated from our
history books. They are on sub
jects we have had in class. In
geography the seventh grade has
been studying about the Low
Countries and a “polder” which is
the name for a Holland farm, be
low sea level. The dikes hold back
the sea. In the sixth grade we are
studying about India.
SEVENTH & EIGHTH GRADES
The fourth six weeks has be
gun. In health we are studying
about tuberculosis. For literature,
the seventh grade is reading
‘Treasure Island,” while the
eighth grade is reading “Bambi.”
In the sports department the
eighth grade continues to go un
defeated. The ninth grade team is
in second place with the seventh
grade in last place. Hats off to
Clarence Willoya, eighth grader,
who played a splendid game
against the Base Officers, in which
the high school lost 34-31.
HIGH SCHOOL
Report cards were given out
Wednesday. The following stu
dents made the honor roll: John
Bell, Ralph Bingham, Bertha
Bjornstad, Margaret Bjornstad,
STAN PARSONS IN HOSPITAL
IN ANCHORAGE
Stan Parsons, local manager for]
the Alaska Airlines is recovering
in Anchorage from a hand injury
sustained while on a trip to Coun-'
cil last week when he had trouble
with his plane. He has been in the
hospital in Anchorage but is re
ported getting along nicely.
HERBERT FINK HERE
FROM FAIRBANKS
Herbert Fink, deputy tax collec
tor for the Territory from Fair
banks is a visitor in Nome.
MRS. A. BRUNELLL TO STATES
FOR VACATION
Mrs. A. Brunell, mother of Mrs.
Jack Dowd and Mrs. Nels Swan
berg, Jr., left for the States on the
Pan American to visit with other
members of her family. She is re
cuperating from a recent opera
tion.
June Dunbar, Juanita Fagerstrom,
Olga Hay, Glenn Mazen, Loretto
Snyder and Frank Whaley.
The following students made a
perfect attendance record: Bertha
Bjornstad, Margaret Bjornstad,
George Bourdon, Jack Dowd,
Marilwyn Dowd, June Dunbar,
Juanita Fagerstrom, Olga Hay,
Arthur McLain, Corinne Snyder,
Loretta Snyder and Ellen Wald
heim.
A thrilling basketball game be
tween Nome high school and the
64th Prospectors was played at the
army air base last Wednesday. A
score of 27 to 26 in our favor was
well earned by good team work
and quick passing. Harold Bell,
George Bourdon and Aarnout
Castel made seven points each.
On clear days, four planets are
now visible some time during the
twenty-four hours.
GOOD GAMES WEDNESDAY
AT BASE GYM
The crowd at the base gymna
sium Wednesday night was kept
on their toes while witnessing two
hard fought and well played bas
ketball games.
In the first game the Nome high
school team nosed out the Base
64th Prospectors 27 to 26 in a close j
game that went into overtimej
Play.
The score follows:
Prospectors
Player F.G. F.T. Pts.
Woodrich,* rf 6 0 12
Lent, rf 0 0 0
Moise,* If 10 2
Gutman, If 0 0 0
Barrett,* c 3 17
Eubanks, c 0 0 0
Brien,* lg 10 2
Bohn, lg 0 0 0
Beeman,* rg 0 3 3
Russell, rg 0 0 0
Total 4 26
Nome High School
Player F.G. F.T. Pts. I
j Ahkolik,* rf 10 2
O’Connor, rf 2 0 4 1
Bell,* If 3 17
Bourdon,* c 3 17
Castel,* rg 2 15'
Willoya,* lg 1 0 2
Longley, rf 0 0 0
Totals 12 3 27
The second contest between the
Base 53rd Airways team and the
U. S. Mercantile team was a fast
game closing with the Mercs on
top with a score of 55 to 31.
The 53rd team didn’t play up to
par while the Mercs’ passing and
uncanny shooting brought results.
U. S. Mercantile
Player F.G. F.T. Pts.
Farrell,* rf 19 2
Ulrich,* If 7 2 16
McDonnell,* c 9 5 23
Emmons,* rg 0 0 0
Beimer,* lg 5 2 12
Romano, If Oil
Oliver, rg Oil
Totals 22 11 55
53rd Airways
Player F.G. FT. Pts.
Prigg,* rf 4 0 8
Fiscus,* If 5 2 12
Bounds,* c 3 3 9
Norris,* rg 0 0 0
Bauman,* lg 10 1
Jansen, rg 000
Vollmert, lg 0 0 0
Totals 13 5 30
Both games were ably handled
by referees Pew and Massey. The
score and timekeeper, Lt. Lajoie
performed creditably.
NOME ROTARY HOLDING
LIVELY MEETINGS
Nome Rotary club “full of life”
. as new members, new place to
I
meet and excellent food prove
i conclusively that “the way to »
man’s heart” has never changed.
New members include Colonel
Burkhalter, commanding officer
of Nome air base, Antonio Polet
j Gordon Osborne, Keith Hedreen
and Elmer Straub.
Using the Pioneer Hall and with
excellent food prepared and
served by Ruth Reed and Helen
Grady, the boys endeavor to find
no excuse for being tardy or ab
sent.
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