VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON
THURSDAY, FEB. 1, 1929 '
News of
Vernonia Schools
Student* To Attend
Conference
The high school students had a
valentine box in the assembly,
February 14.
All the students seemed very
happy to have the box, and ap
preciated the kindness of Pro
fessor Wilkerson to let
them
have one.
Typing Class Receive
Certificates
Benji
Wilkerson,
June
The Koster Products started
Michener, Leia Beveridge and operations Monday, after the win
Beth Davis. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. ter shut down they found plenty
Wilkerson and Miss Ruth Taylor of snow in the woods but not
accomapnied the contestants to enough to hinder operating.
Rainier.
Mr, and Mrs. Sidney Baker
The following Palmer Method were called to Portland on ac
awards have been received. Pal count of the death of her mo
Party Held By Girl*
mer Method button, Frederick ther, who had been in ill health
Athletic Association
Roediger, Lor«n Lionberger, Har for some time.
old Purney. Merit button, Helen
Mrs. R. John and her mother
The girls’ athletic association Burke, Betty Lee.
Mrs. L. Hoagland of Scappoose
held a party in the local gym
visited Mrs. Geo.
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Baslington Wed-
nasium Thursday, February 14.
nesday.
Everyone came in costume vary Still Again Vernonia
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Uhlir
ing from the pirate to the danc Win* & Wins & Win*
entertained a group of their
ing girl. The group was divided
friends with six tables of 500
into two parts, the hearts and
The Vernonia basketball team Sunday. Mrs. Geo. McDonab! and
the diamonds. Charlotte Green handed Clatskanie another defeat Lode McDonald received prizes
took charge of the entertain last Friday night by a score of for th/» high score. Delightful
ment. Each class gave a stunt; 31-18 in a fast game on the lo- refreshments were served by the
the freshmen act was judged the cal floor.
hostess, delicious home made
best. 'Games were played in which
candies were placed at each table
The
game
was
a
one-sided
af-
the two sides contested. The
throughout the evening,
Rainy Day Race decided the con fair from the beginning. The guests present were:
Clatskanie
team
fought
hard
but
test when Dorothy Holtham won'
Mrs. Geo. McDonald,
from Joy Ball. This gave the Vernonia five outplayed them. Mrs. Frank Schmidlin,
They
were
unable
to
recover
hearts one point more than the
Mrs. Lode McDonald,
diamonds. Two flashlight pictures from the lead Vernonia piled Mrs. Robert John, Mr.
up
in
the
first
half.
were taken. Refreshments of hot
Harry Pearse, Mr. a
Harold Nelson was put out of Robert Spencer, Mr. and
chocolate, sandwiches and cook
the
game
for
fouls
in
the
last
ies were served.
Geo. Baslington, Mr. and
quarter of the game.
Ralph A. Nelson, Miss Margaret,
George, substituted.
L. Hoagland, Hugh McDonald,
Stanley Overson, Stanley Parker,
This is the second time that Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bennett, Mr.
Toshi Kuge.
Clatskanie has been beaten by and Mrs. Harry Condit and the
Vernonia, and Clatskanie has host and hostess Mr. and Mrs.
LINCOLN SCHOOL
beaten Rainier and nearly beaten Charles Uhlin.
Mrs. Dooley and Mrs. C. W. several others of the league,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pearse
Shipley visited the first grade winning this game meant a lot spent several days last week at
last week.
to Vernonia.
Jimmie Faught who was in the
This is the last game to be
first grade has moved away from played on the local floor. Ver
town.
nonia has not lost a league game
For Sale
Melvin Rose who has been at this year. They can’t afford to
tending school in LaGrande since loose one, and as these games
ROCK CRUSHER
Christmas has reentered the first depend a lot on the Bupoprt the
team has, it is up to all of us
grade.
and trucks
The first grade had a spelling that can possibly go to supoprt
match Friday. Howard McGraw the team on outside flors. Let’s
go!
Take All or part of
was the winner.
Equipment
All the rooms had valentine
boxes last Thursday and the pu PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL
Price Right
pils exchanged valentines.
Verla Mountc received her
The following had 100 in spell merit button and Edward Baker Roy E. Smith Vernonia
ing: Second grade, Harold Burke, the Palmer Method button.
Bruce Holcomb, Violet Johnson,
Edward, Vert* and Loretta
Francis Davis, Montana French, Baker
were absent Monday be-
Josephine Murray. Third grade, cause of the death of their grand-
Melvin Boeck, Leila Nelson, Mava mother.
Williams, Edith May Holgate,
The school is preparing a pro
Gordon Warner, Wilma Stolen,
Modena Hall, Boyd Hixson, Ber gram for Thursday afternoon
tha Thompson, Margaret Salmon honoring Washington’s birthday
sen, Charles McGraw, Buster all are invited to attend.
Jeanette John, Flqrence Tiche-
Nance, Billie Carter. Fourth
grade, Irene Thompson. Fifth nor, Arvada Lines, Ida Beaver,
grade, Lyla Nelson, Sylvia Sess- Doris Timme, Twyla Moton,
man,
Helen
Holgate,
Erma Roberta Andreason and Ethel
Thompson.
Kelly are ready for the second
Benji Wilkerson of Vernonia division in their cooking
won second place in the fifth work, having completed the
and sixth grade division of the division the past week.
county spelling contest held at
Rainier last Friday. Benji was
TREHARNE
the only one of the four entries
from Vernonia who won any
Mrs. A. R. Stanton and
honors. The first prize winner J. Munger called on Mrs. S. A.
It will surprise you how
was Helen Kolden of Columbia Morton Saturday.
City. In the seventh and eighth
Mr. and Mrs. A. Webb were much we can save you
grade division the winners were hosts to a number of their during the year on your
Hazel Clifford of McNulty and friends Friday evening after an
Hilma Wirkkala of Mayger. The evening of 500, delightful refresh shoe bill. All we ask is
lower division spelled for an hour ments were served. Those present that you bring your
and a half while the upper divis were: Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Mor
ion Bpelled five minutes larger, ton, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bergstrom, shoes to us for repairs.
Prizes consist of a $5 saxu'.gs Mr. and Mrs. Prutzman, Mr. and
account in some bank of the win- Mrs. Robert John, Mrs. L. Hoag
ner’s choice and a $3 account for land and the host and hostess,
second place, The contest was Mr. and Mrs. A. Webb. The ac-
held under the supervision of the casion being Mrs. Webb’s birth
Columbia county division of the day.
Oregon State Teachers’ associa
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith and
tion.
Oliver Lindsay motored to Yam
The contestants from Vernonia hill Sunday.
The Timber Line
♦
Representatives
Elected
Freshmen
are
Winn.r.
Mcnday afternoon the senior
Ths freshmen were the win
and junior classes elected the ners of the best stunt at the
students who are to represent the girls’ athletic party.
Vernonia high school ut Corvallis.
Kathryn Malmsten, a ' fresh
The seniors
elected
Merle man won a large beart-Bhaped
Mills and Archie Adams, and the box of candy for being the best
juniors elected Charlotte Green costumed attendant. She dressed
and Glen Heiber. Miss Hazel us a gypsy man._______________
Malmsten will accompany the
students.
The students will leave Ver W. Wolff; saxophone solo, Myrtle
nonia Friday morning and reach Mowe; “Should Congress Further
Russell
Peck;
Corvallis in time to register at Immigration?”
French
class;
French
song,
ten-thirty.
The school is entitled to send “Building Air Castles,” Thelma
four representatives, but was re Spencer; vocal solo, “Trees,”
quested to send no more stu Alice Dübendorf; “Life and Ra
dents as the college campus dio,” Catherine Hoffman; violin
solo, Charlotte Green; “The Real
would be too crowded.
The representatives transpor Value of Athletics,” Neal Bush;
tation ts paid by Vernonia high “Eulogizing the Flag,” Betty
school, but after the students Cambell; vocal solo. La Velie
reach Corvallis, their -board and Gosa; Wind music, Girls’ Glee.
room is provided for.
Every year students from all j Student* Take Exam*
The students have been taking
over the state are sent as re
presentatives to Corvallis ami ! their .six weeks examinations
Eugene, for the
purpose of this week.
bringing new ideas back to the
school.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL
The typing students having
filled the necessary requirements,
were given their typing awards
Friday afternoon.
Merle Mills, Alberta De Rock,
Dorothy Throop, and Russel
Peck were given Remington cer
tificates for typing twenty-five
words per minute with ten or
less errors.
Betty Culver, Myrtle Hall, and
Oliver Mellinger were given
Remington silver pins for typing
fort^ words or over per minute
with seven or less errors.
Erma Kent of the first grade
Merle Mills, William Culver, Mrs. Judd Greenman
has been absent for several days
Neal Bush, Catherine Hoffman,
Give*
Interesting
Talk
with flu.
and Myrtle Ozment were given
Before School Students The following in the second
Underwood certificates for typ
I grade had 100 in spelling last
ing thirty words or over per
Hazel
' Rundle,
minute with five or less errors.
A very interesting and instruc week. Howard
Charlotte Green received an tive program was given by the I Parker, Billie Holmes, Betty
Underwood silver pin for typing high school students at the high I Schalock, Kiyoko Kuge, Truman
FridayafteXon.
Sh“>’ Lucllle Mil’
1.1 T.1
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fifty words or over with five or school
4 4* z> » rl n rl The
n cw
Vi crc* CI,
Kess errors.
the .. parents r* attended.
songs
The typing stuaents are doing by the glee clubs were reported
Those having 100 in arithmetic
extraordinary work this year „ un to be exceptionally well sung. in the fourth grade are Haze!
der the supervision of Miss Hazel
E—1 This js the f ¡rst time that the Chapman, Rose Yana, Louise
Malmsten.
I boys’ glee club has done any Crawford, Rachel Throop, Hazel
Ross, Everett Meeker, Elma Lit
’ part singing in public.
f.
Science Cl... Studying
Mrs. Judd Greenman gave an tle. In spelling, Hazel Chapman,
Interesting Topics
interesting talk using for her sub Willa Crowder, Robert DePue,
The general science class has ject, “Visions, and using the Louise Crawford, Marjorie Huge-
been studying many interesting head and will power.” The five nin, Dorothy Overson, Pauline
topics, such as magnets and mag minute talks by the different Dial, Doris Phelps, Leona Fetsch,
netism, levers, electricity, and students were also unusually in Wilburn Hall and Raymond Hall.
Attendance in the fourth grade
different kinds of machines. They teresting. Those who were pres
have also been following Byrds ent and heard the program stat was 100 per cent Monday for
expedition to the South Pole.
ed that it reflected a great deal the first time since the Christmas
The Btudents find that science of credit on both the teachers holidays.
The fourth A and fifth B are
is very interesting as well as and pupils who took part.
educational.
The program follows, Selec- making an intensive study of the
tions by the Boy’s Glee club: life of Washington thi» week.
Friday’ is Washinpton’s birth
Glee Club Working on Song
“To Greet the Spring,” Girls’
day
and no school will be held
Glee;
speech,
Mrs.
Judd
Green
The Las Alegros glee and
that day.
Orioles have Tiegun working on man; “Our Next President,” six 2 class after a week’s ab
the song "Nightfall Lubestraum” Ethel Tousley; “By the Waters sence with tonsilitis.
of Minnetonka,” solo, Mrs. W.
by Fraz Liszt.
The eiphth vrade are havinp
an attendance contest between
the boys and girls. Last month
the pirls won. This month 14
boys in the clas sand 19 girls.
Report cards will be issued
next week and examinations are
beiny piven this week.
Twn trophies are being offered
to grade, school basketball teams
this year. The tournament for
the cup offered to grade school
basketball this year. The tourna
ment for the cup offered by the
elementary coaches’ association
will be held at Rainier for n
cup which is being offered by
the commercial club of Rainier.
Results were recently received
for the examinations held in
January for geography in the
seventh grade and agriculture in
the eighth. All those taking the
examinations passed. The follow
ing are those who passed the
geography examination in order
of merit. Bert Mills, Juanita
Mossman, Delmar George, Alice
Watts, Willie Marks,-Reba Adams
One secret of easy housekeeping is to
Thelma Johnston, Aubrey Austin,
Robert Cline, Marjorie Meeker,
have a boiled or roast ham in the ice box
I Arnold Trude, John McKee,
for emergency use. Everyone likea them,
Grace Mills, Warren Aldrich,
especially if you select it here where prime
Verda Chapman, Virginia Field-
ing, Wilma Johnston, Anna Lang-
quality hams always await your order.
pap, Celesta McDonald, Audrey
Austin.
The following passed in agri
culture. The names are listed
alphabetically. Chester Baker,
Harold Bergerson, Anderso Brim
mer, Melvin Chapman, Harvey
Edens, Haryl George, Ellis Hall,
Donald Holtham, Melville Malm
sten, Bernice Miller, Irene May,
Arthur Nanson Donald Northrup,
Mildrel Nutt, Kenneth Parker,
A. L.. Bowniar1, Manager
Oscar Rss, Clyde Sesseman, Wil
liam Tisdale, Richard Young. The
following had one half an ex
emption and only had to take
half of the examination. Junior
Aldrich, Leia Beveridge, Vernon
Bronkey, Gladys End, Faith
Hiatt, Clarence Lindsay, Helen
Scribner, Louise Whitsell.
The following in the fifth
grade had 100 in spelling all last
week. Annabel Heath, Andrew
Donald, Elbert Brock, Eleanor
Edens, Elizabeth George, Gene
vieve Alexander, Fred Hender
son, Helen Murray, Joe McKee,
Lucille Lindberg, Leone Mills,
Lolamae Smith, Lillian Updike,
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