News of
Vernonia Schools
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/ERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1928
The Timber Line
Mesage
Seniors Make Trip
Sent
In Latin
Several of the high school seniors
made a trip to the Oregon Ameri­
can camp and the Inman-Poulsen
Lumber company Sunday afternoon.
The students reported that it
was quite a novelty to get to ride
on trains and speeders
and to
learn the locations of the camps.
La Velle Cosa
Editor
Science Class Studying
The Caesar class sent several Water Supply
messages written in Latin by the
The annual staff held their first
The general science class pass­
students to Larry Marshall who is meeting Friday and the editor,
ed with very good grades this six
in the hospital at Portland.
Archie Adams, urged the students
weeks. No
freshmen
failed
in
to begin work immediately.
science this time, but the first six
Five on Honor Roll
The contract for engraving for
weeks there were eight who fail­
The spelling honor roll for last the annual has been made and
ed.
week in Miss Anderson’s room of signed between the West Coast En­
They are now studying water sup­
the Washington school was as fol­ graving company and tl.o student
ply and sewerage. This is said to Report Cards Received
lows: Wilma Alexander, Mary Brun­ body.
be the most difficult problem in
ton, Marian Miller, Ethel Christen­
America at
present.
In
many
Report cards for the second six sen, Virginia Cummings.
LINCOLN SCHOOL
places in the United States if they weeks term were received yester­
Honor roll: Second grade, Brace
had water, many valuable crops day noon. According to class re­ Singing Three-Part Music
could be raised. The government ports this six weeks work shows a
The Orioles have been working Holcomb, Violet Johnson, Har.ld
is trying to control the water sup­ decided improvement in the grades for the first time on three-part Burke, Junior Wilaquit. Third gr: de
ply so as to provide water for the of the students.
music. They have also been prac­ Leila Nelson, Daisy McDonald, Au­
brey Fitzgerald. Fourth grade, Jean
larger cities.—P.C.
ticing on Christmas carols.
Lillig, Alice Hoffman, Herbert An­
Studying Christmas Carols
derson. Fifth grade, Ruth Burke,
The Las Alegras Glee is study­ We Wonder?
Herbert Hoover Well
Helen Holgate, Betty Lee, Nell
ing studying Christmas carols which
Why
the
boys
in
the
Mist
bus
Hewett.
Fitted For Presidency
they expect to use very soon.
sit in front?
The art classes of the Vernonia
Why Elizabeth Lauden likes to schools have sent their free hand
Herbert Hoover, the Republican
Finish Journalism Course
type
all
noon?
cutting and Thanksgiving projects
nominee that carried the country by
The junior English class has
Ellen Ek talks French so to the Doernbecker hospital in
Why “
such a sweeping majority in the ished the course in journalism
much?
Portland.
recent election has both the ability, are now studying Hitchcock’s En-
Why George and Gustof look
The art club at the Washington
experience, and education that fit glish book before they take up the alike?
school have been worxing on Christ­
study of literature.
him for the Presidency.
Why “Tubby” blushes so much mas card project. They expect to
His judgement is sound and he
nowadays?
have a card sale in the first part
If the students are unhappy be­ of December.
gains his point fairly as his stand Joke«
shoes
Merle
—
Harold,
what
size
cause they are getting a vacation
on the campaign issues, prohibition,
Paul Brunton, Emma Gene Fred­
this week?
immigration, and farm relief show. do you wear?
rickson and Paul Powell are new
and
a
half,
Harold
—
Two
How
many touchdowns Neal pupils in the second grade and
Immediately after his nomination,
Merle—What, two and a half?
made?
Hoover took a definite stand on
Pearl Faught in the fifth grade.
Harold
—
Two
cowhides
and
Why Merle likes to walk down
the outstanding issues and kept it
half
bushel
of
tacks.
the street with Howard Lee?
through out the entire campaign.
How a student feels when he is
This proves that when he believes
Miss
Hickman
—
(In
American
sent out of class?
he is right nothing can sway him
history
class)
William,
what
was
I
If the freshmen will ever be
from his belief. He stands for
one of the leading mistakes of seniors?
everything that is right and just.
President
Washington?
How it feels to be engaged?
“Freedom of the Press”
He proved his efficiency while
William—(Brightly) He cut down
One of the greatest stories of
food administrator during the
the
cherry
tree.
Junior News
newspaper life ever shown on the
World war. That was a trying job
Miss Hickman (in French class)
when
and Mr. Hoover certainly held the
The rings have been ordered, screen will be seen here
Oliver,
did
you
study
your
lesson
and the class expects to receive “Freedom of the Press,” Univer­
position as well as any man could.
Hoover has the honor of being today?
them within the next five weeks. sal's excellent motion picture of
Tubby—Er, ah, I looked over it.
the press and the underworld shows
the first native son of the West to
Miss H—I think you overlooked Just try and Study When:
at the Joy theatre on Thursday
become president. He is also the
with Lewis Stone in the leading
first president to be a full-fledged it.
Kathryn is eating an apple.
role.
mechanical engineer. This will fit
Bodie and Neal are arguing.
him more adequately for his neigh- A Thankful Thanksgiving
Dot files her fingernails.
Vacation at last and what a re-
“Tenderloin”
est duties.
Charlotte tries to imitate Al Jol-
Women are beginning to figure
For the next president has the lief! The high school turned into son.
problem of flood relief along the primary grades this week waiting
A first-year student sits at the more prominently in the operations
of criminal bands, a fact which
Mississippi river and the problem for Thursday to come. Every page typewriter.
forms one of the complications of
of financing it goes hand in hand had a turkey, goose, duck or chick­
effectively en on it and every pen or pencil
with it. Hoover can
When asked by a stranger who ‘Tenderloin,” the crook melodrama
was a drumstick.
solve these problems.
was captain of the football team, in which beautiful Dolores Costello
The students wore holes in the Stanley replied: “Oh, Bodie and
Mr. Hoover is able to undertake
the tremendous duties that con­ saying “I don’t know,” which they Neal, I guess.”
front any president of tile U. S. most generally used when reevived
and particularly the nekt president. by a question. This was the best
Question: How long is the incline
He is the man for the office. M.T. way to prevent being asked again at school?
so that they might once more slip
Answer: Oh, two bumps and a
back into those dreams of “another
nose dive.
Herbert Hoover a Friend
helping.”
Question: What is the greatest
Of the People
No one thought of how the teach-
ers were taking those few days of volume ever produced by the drink-
Herbert Hoover is our friend; the grace, but ther eis no doubt that ing fountain at school?
Answer: 265 drinks in five min­
friend of every class of people in i they wish them all a plentiful
utes.
the United States. He feels close Thanksgiving.
towards the farmer because he was
once a farmer, and he is a dear
friend to the laborer, because he
was once a laborer. He is especially
sincere to the struggling youth, be­
cause once he was just such a youth, i
This great man of .today who re- j
ceived even more electoral votes
than Woodrow Wilson, seems closer
to each one of us than most men
of his rank, because he has been
one of us. He knew nothing
of
wealth. It cost him hard, tiring,
labor to make his way through
college.
During the war, he felt the same
pride and eagerness to defend his
country, as other patriotic boys.
Hoover used the United States
money for a good cause in the
flood control, and saved many home­
less people from starving.
So it seems that the popular
president-elect has a big heart, and
opens it to every class of people.
He wishes to be their friend. -N.A.
is starring at the Joy theatre Fri- ing and swelling. If the proper
day.
care is taken the silage will not
be affected by the creosote, finds
the experiment station.
“The Big Noise”
How a man can rise from ob-
Alfalfa Seed Scarce
scurity to fame overnight when the
Alfalfa seed for planting next
power of the press is behind him,
and how he can disappear as quick­ spring may be scarce as there was
ly when the power is removed, is a short crop of seed in the north­
shown in “The Big Noise,” a bril­ west the past summer. Names of
liant satirical comedy at the Joy men having certified seed to sell
may be had by writing to the farm
theatre Saturday.
crops department of the college,
Corvallis, Oregon.
“Th. Terror”
The creeps and quivers of a
Grimm Alfalfa Seed Grown
dozen ghost stories and detective
Grimm alfalfa seed has been
yarns all rolled into one are in
“The Terror,” Warner Bros.’ mys- grown for the first time in con­
tery crook picture, which comes to siderable quantity this pear for
certification in Oregon. Fields were
the Joy theatre Sunday.
inspected and certified in Malheur,
Union, Crook, Umatilla, Linn and
“Fast Action”
A western thriller with two out- Dechutes counties, with the princi­
pal acreage in Malheur and Crook.
laws, at the Joy theatre Monday.
“Th.
Michigan
Kid”
A huge boat such as carried the
adventurers to Alaska during the
gold rush of 1898 was chartered
by Universal for use in “The Michi­
gan Kid,” which shows at the Joy
theatre Tuesday and Wednesday.
This is the screen version of Rex
Beach’s great novel and co-stars
Renee Adore and Conrad Nagel.
Treat
Silo
Wooden
Japanese Clover Not Suited
Japanese clover is not suited to
conditions in Oregon for pasture
or forage purposes, according to
the experiment station tests. It is
a fairly successful crop in the
southern states, but does not fit
into the cold winter conditions in
Oregon, or the dry summer months
that prevail in most of the state.
It does not offer nearly as much
promise generally as Ladino clover.
A thorough treatment with coal-
tar creosote will will make a wood­
The “freedom” most people yearn
en silo in- Oregon more resistant for is merely the privilege of boss­
to decay and less subject to shrink- ing people who now boss them.
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Joy Theatre I
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Oregon-American
Lumber Co
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Pictures Expected
The seniors
pictures which
few weeks ago
tographers at
are expecting their
they had taken a
by the Coffey pho­
Portland.
No School Thursday and Friday
Hot Tamales
Are Proving More Popular
DAILY AT THE
Lincoln Candy Kitchen
TRY THEM!
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Wish Them a
Merry Christmas
By sending a Christmas card with your
name printed thereon. We are handling
Burgoyna’s exclusive line of Christmas
greeting cards this year, with 100 samples
ranging from the moderately priced to the
best hand made cards.
Order Early to enjoy the best selec­
tions as some stocks are rapidly
depleting
Professor J. B. Wilkerson an­
nounced that there will
be
no
school Thursday and Friday. He
also stated that school will close
for the holidays December 21 and
will open January 2.
Jack Ozment Return»
Jack Ozment has returned
to
school after an absence of several
weeks. Although he has to walk
with crutches, he seems to be en­
joying himself.
FINNEY OF THE FORCE
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