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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1925)
In the presentation of two views of the school facilities of Vernonia today, a vast change has came over the valey in the past three years. Thirty-five years ago the old-time students then went to a one room school house shown in the bottom picture made from logs, today the Vernonia students go to three schools, two grades and a high school. The facilities UNION HIGH , NUMBER ONE MR- LINCOLN GRADE SCHOOL K ’ •» V» ’ .*3 k 1 O Hl F! jj —L-l ✓’ j I at that time were not what they are today. The sub jects then could not be delved into as they are to day. The course of study was inadequate. Today in the fast growing city of Vernonia we have the Lin coln and Washington school (the Washington is not shown in this group) comprising several rooms and several teachers to handle the pupils. • The Lincoln school has as its teachers: Primary, Mrs. Wilkerson; second grade, Mrs. Larrimore; third and fourth, Miss Morris; fifth and sixth, Mrs. Knowles. * i f * SCHOOL BUILDING OF THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO r - I The Washington school was completed a year ago at a cost of $22,000. It has as its advisors: Primary, Mrs. Ilay; second, Miss Kizer, third, Miss Aus tin; fourth. Miss McDonald; from the fifth up in the different departments are: Miss Weed, Miss Enstrom, Miss Condit, Mrs. Rodgers, and Mrs. Hadley has charge of the seventh and eighth grades. A. W. Johns is superintendent of both grade sch9ols. The grades are co mposed of 509 pupils UL Äh I ' là- The faculty of the high school are: J. B. Wilkerson, principal, who has charge of the Math and civic classes ; Mr. Austin, science ; Miss Cecilia S. Bell, english; Mrs. Marjorie Cole, languages; Mr. Thos. Graham, commer cial, and Miss Mirabelle Goodin, history and sewing. A £ " kîf . JWM 1 X ■’ * "Oft Is / * SSI Si wà w The photo on the left was taken 35 years ago of the first school house in this Dis trict and on this side of the river. Here was displayed the first Christmas tree in Ver nonia. Miss Loveless was the teacher, and some of our older citizens may recognize in the picture Omor Spencer. Josh Rose, Wm. Will and Perry Mellinger, Jim Edmonds, Pete and Clarence Palmer, Bert Hasford, Lena Tucker, Oral Spencer Falkner, Mrs. Clara Cleveland, Sadie and Anna Campbell, Guy, Bert and Clyde Mills and others we do not know. A picture you will want to ke ep. 1W CLEVELAND RESIDENCE 1. VERNONIA WOOD WORKING PLANT * W.C.T.V. COLUMN ♦-------------- ■ . ♦ Roy C. Lyle, prohibition adminis trator for the 20th district, com* prsing Oregon, Washington «id Al aska, said that only 10 par east of the liquor is being used that was used before prohibition, and that social moral and economic conditions had been greatly improved. Sober America in the fatare will be a moat dangerous competitor to commerce with all nations. In the future it is either sobriety er eons* mereiai decadence of other Battana —Thomas A. Edison. * I * 1 4 I - * |ij ft i I “Vernonia, the City of Homes, and a new home a day,” can well be | tested by the finness and beautiful h ome of Mr. Cleveland. There are several beautiful homes in Vernoni a, and with their appearance and well kept lawns, and beautiful flowers, well makes Vernonia a town to live in. • 4 * T • • workmanship than one usually see.« in the big city Stores an<j plants. One, of the best jobs turned out recently [ on ewe all see often and one to be, proud of is the bank fixtures in the’ new Bank of Veronnia. ANNOUNCING FORDSON TRACTOR SCHOOL $>600 property near new school at only $1300, if you can pay $500 and $25 per month. G. C. Olsen. Vernonia Realty—Adv. 181 2 room house, furnished and good lot fdr only $400. Pay down $100 and $20 Per month. A good value^i^^C^Olsem^JVernonia^eak^ to be held at Crawford Motor Co. VERNONIA, OREGON on « FRIDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1925 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. . Experts from Ford Motor Co., will be in eharge of program and all Fordson owners and others intrested in Fordson Tractor are invited • * I indeed fortunate ti have these me chanics located with us. On a recent visit to the esahlishment we viewed tables, dutch kitchens and various in the entire Northwest for cabinet pieces of cabinet jobs, counters, li and furniture work, and Vernonia is brary», etc., that are far better in In the above building one. will see some wonderful pieces of "handy work.” A. F. Stan key and Geo. Stan- key. Stankey A Son are unexcelled Phone HOFFMAN HARDWARE CO All ftews Items Many county jails harp til» J closed in Massachusetts, have sold several. •••• •• »m Excerpts from hearing befose the committee on aleholic traffic, House of Representatives: If a man empties his purse into his head; no Ms can take it away from him; an Invent* ment in knowledge always pays the best interest. PUBLIC OP1NIOK J Vernonia, Ore. Dee. 4, 1»M Editor Vernonia Eagio, I 1 Dear editor: Having read several articles in your paper regarding “Boy at Hemo and Save,” it would I------ - have entirely forgot! this fact to the Vern I i L Main 192 Prohibition is already a success here. Wine soaked cannot compete with a dry ca for many generations vive.—Burton W. Currie. • •• ••• Arrests for drunken in the last fiscal year, 000 from the total in 1 liquor traffic was fi The Hoffman Hardware company, located on Bridge street in the business part of Vernonia have a highly up to-date brick fireproof building adding much to the ap pearance of the business structures found on this artery. The building has a stuco front with large show windows. « If yon wtt notice ns foods, vegetables and their stores are shipped *n fornia and Washington, sumer to not the only one away for things. Why not a little attention as w sumer? Lot’s keep this <on. Will be very glad to on this subject. Readtil •* •
