VERNONIA EAGLE EIGHT —Aews of Vernonia Schools We beg you to accept our best wishes. "Your comrades of the school of the bridges.” Thursday, February 9 1928. — —' *~-*"^* the priviledge of addressing both national republican convention, . I the house and the senate upon was given fifteen minutes to pre­ the same subject and urged the sent our case before the committee legislature to make provision for a on resolutions. Judge McCammant delegation from Oregon to cooper-|Wa3 a member of this committee ate with a like delegation from earn and also a member of the sub-com- of the other forest land states of mittee to uraft the platform that , the west in pleading with congress year. He very earnestly co-opera- for the appropriations we wanted , ltd with me and much credit is : for this purpose. j due him. All the delegates from In 1920 I was a delegate to the the west gave loyal support. Notice Catherine Hoffman ............. Editor Della Cline ............. Administration Frances Lappe .... Junior Reporter I will not be responsible Louise Simmons, ........ Asst. Editor Norman Green ................... Literary Charlotte Green........ Soph. Reporter debts contracted by my wile, L Clarence Wardle ...................... Sports Ralph Peck ........ Senior Reporter Larry Marshall Freshman Reporter Merle Lane, after February 9. MERLE LANE. Every time he takes a bath he Vernonia Defeated By | Girls Team Wins From leaves a ring in the tub. Foresi Roads and St. Helens Friday i St. Helens Friday (By Clarence Wardle) Nature has certainly played a Trails, Their Need (By Clarence Wardle) Vernonia lost to St. Helens in The local girls defeated the St. dirty trick on one of the campus' (By E. J. Adams) a hard fought basketball game last Helens sextet in a preliminary to I "roers here at the University. All The national forests are not set Friday at the county seat by the the boys’ game at St. Helens Fri­ day long he sells numerous kinds score of 28 to 19. The first half day night 19 to 9. The Vernonia of hair tonics and restorers, but __ aside ifi solid blocks at one side of at night when he goes home he a state, but they are scattered ended 17 to 17, but in the second team has not been beaten this half St. Helens did nearly ali of season and is said to have one of takes his hair off and lays it aside throughout the state, as the valleys the scoring. I the best teams this high school has until another working day rolls ant* mountains are scattered. They j separate the settled portions and The team that made the trip ever had. around. to St. Helens was: Bergerson Ben- The pIayers were; Hden We noticed a man on a crowded forbid social or commercial com­ nett, Hodges, c ams, ar er, jcja ^,jae jlawkins, Mildred Hawkins, bus the other day who was so munication between the several communities without highways and A. Adams. A large crowd of -Mary Oberst, and Charlotte Green. ovale ae excused himself when he across them. high school students and townspeo­ beat a co-ed to a seat. l These girls will play Scappoose girls ple accompanied the team on the Without highways through the When she starts talking about I *n a return game here Friday night her biscuits and cake, look out('forests *t is impossible to lay out trip. a preliminary to the boys' game. ' and build a state system of high- men, it’s Leap Year. League Standings Telephone operators in a mod- waVs- Without roads and trails Second Team Wins Team W L Per The second team of Vernonia ern college town surely earn their within the forests it would be im- Rainier 4 1 890 boys beat the second team of St.1 money. Telephones in campus liv- P°s«ible to utilize them for graz- St. Helens 4 1 800 are ------- about the Helens Friday with a score of 10 mR organizations —------------- — — *n® an^ recreation or protect them Vernonia 2 600 Players were: Hieber, Mel- busiest things around here. During lrom “re anc* P“sts- Scappoose 1 3 250 to 12. j “ From the date of establishment (» 5 900 linger, Oberst, Hixson and Green, the rush period of the day they Clatskanie report that 50 attempts to get one of the forests, to 1921 4,325 «rules —_ I Training For Track number are not unusual. Of course, of road costing an average of $3,- ==•■ The boys are beginning to train it is impossible to get in so many 245 per mile, and 3,647 miles of , l’or track, and many are now prac- conversations in that time. Many trails costing an average of $207 | living the field events, especially sororities and fraternities have a per mile at a total cost of $10,- I die shot and javeliin. Sv.- « time limit on calls. Some even have 467,975 of which the federal gov- " A sport which falls solely in the more than one telephone In their ernment paid $11,042,126, had been p category of the grade school and houses. constructed. ___ I " . ich has now reached a feverish Whatever troubles Adam had, It is estimated there are 14,725 I pitch for the season is the shoot- When he an Eve were mates, i miles of states and interstate high­ Iing of marbles. It is a great game, He didn’t have to skimp all week ways needed within the national with its rules and regulations more For his Saturday night dates. forests to connect up the state and Auto Tops, Curtains, complicated than a railway time We’re going up the McKenzie federal highways. The cost of these Cushions, Seat Covers I 1 the “winner” usually being River this week end and learn to highways is etimated to be $133,- the one who can most loudly and ski. In about ten sittings probably. 664,000. Of strictly forest roads re- Auto, Sign, and t01c*5iy convince the others of his CAMPUS STROLLING I | quired for the administration, pro­ House Pa;oting. g - icr knowledge of the “rules.” Hurrying to eight o’clock classes tection and utilization of the for­ Thi most objectionable part of with tc_st i nd jam still in the ests, 25,927 miles at an estimated the sport is that it keeps the boys corners of mouths. Why didn’t I cost of $51,877,000 are required. Decorating, Calcirrinirg, .roni omilig home at the time ¿o to led earlier last night? Up- 70,319 miles of forest trails at an •n they are expected. Tinting. . _ erc..,s.‘ ni-ix i„ military suits eight estimated cost of $9,367,000 are 1 sizes tuc large. Dean Straub, the also needed. A total cost of $194,- ■’and eid man of Oregon, saying 908,000. 58,000,000 Since 1921 b.llo t0 everyone. Girls hurrying to As the Studer.* Sees I see if they received a letter from When congress convened in 1921 Bv PAUL LUI’ ; home this morning. Frosh lids as there were $4,000,000 unexpended Next Door to Brown Furni­ University of Oregon big as buttons don’t keep off much of the appropriation of ten million School of Journalism ture Company rain. | dollars provided by the act of 1916 * and made available at the rate of My roommate’s getting more and one million dollars per year. The more careless with jewelry. Vocational Conference To .Be Held in St. Helens following appropriations weie made by congress after that, m 1921 1922, $13,000,000; The principals of the high schools $15,900,600; of the county met with the county 1925, $15,000,000; and 1926 $14,- school superintendent and Dean 000,000 a total of $58,000,000. Of Dubach and Dean Jewell of the this amount Oregon has received Oregon State college to plan a $7,897,899. Perhaps a few words as to how' tentative program for the vocation­ al conference to be held for all the the increase in appropriations for i I schools of the county March 2 at forest roads and trails came about, | St. Helens. i beginning with 1921, may ’ be i of | Those present were Stephen E. interest to show the value of planks Smith, Scappoose; O. D. Byers,' *n Party ptatforms. Rainier; J. Austin and H. B. Ferrin, Craving the pardon of the reader St. Helens; Lester Wilcox, Clats- for personal reference, permit me kanie. | to recite the steps taken to get the Here is Kitchen Ware That The committee has agreed to , increase. Impressed with the fact that the [ we are glad to guarantee. meet at Corvallis during the state , Not alone because the manufacturer guarantees educational conference February 17 government; holding the vast wealth and 18 to define and form the , of the national forests for the ulti­ it to us, but because we know from experience mate benefit and protection of the program. that it will give complete satisfaction. While Vernonia and Birkenfeld I people of all the states, including high schools were not represented I those that had harvested the tim-1 at this council, word has been re­ , ber crops of their own states; that. ceived from each of the principals , our western states were severely of their hearty cooperation and handicapped in development by the that they will be present at the withdrawal of these large areas from possible private ownership and Quality Merchandise conference. Dean Jewel, who is considered taxation; that highways were liec- one of the foremost educators in cessary through the national forests; this state, stated that if plans and that the federal government could be carried through with as should bear tne cost of building much success as last year, plus the these highways; I first suggested added experience of having had in an after dinner talk at the con­ one conference, this event would clusion of a tri-state highways ga­ be given national publicity as it thering at Crescent City, Calif., in is one of the few places in the 1917, that we send a “petition In United States holding such a con- boots” to Washington to plead for appropriations for forest roads In ference. sure ■ mounts equal to the sum the lands Each community should be ___ that each senior has an opportunity "oul