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TIMBERLINE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1934. VERNONIA HIGH SCHOOL SECTION GIRLS’ LEAGUE OFFICERS ATTEND SEMI - ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN PORTLAND The Girls’ officers, accompani ed by their adviser, Mis.s Hughes, attended the semi-annual confer ence which was held last Saturday at Reed college in Portland. There were 272 members and deans of Girls’ league organiza tions present from all parts of the state. 52 schools were represent ed. The main feature during the forenoon was a very interesting talk on “The Girl Herself” given by Dr. Chambers, professor of Psychology at Oregon State col lege after President Keezer of Reed college had extended his welcome. At 11:45 luncheon was served and then the girls went to the gymnasium to play games tor an hour, During that hour, a trio from Oregon City sang three songs. Dr. Chambers gave another talk in the afternoon and then the girls each went to one of six discussion groups. After that, there was a busi ness meeting and then the group sang songs. Everyone had a very enjoy- able time and learned many things from the meeting. Those who attended from Ver nonia were Miss Hughes, adviser; June Michener, president; Zelda Miller, vice-president; Doris Rae Estey, treasurer, and Katherine Dowler. The secretary, Alice Hoffman, was unable to go. Mr. and Mrs. Estey took the girls in their car. The next conference will be held next May at the Pacific university at Forest Grove. SEEN AND HEARD TIMBERLINE STAFF Editor Feature Editor . Sports Editor ..... Joke Editor Here and There Column Charleen George Elmo Aldridge .. Toshi Kuge ....... Elmo Smith ....... Bert Mills .......... REPORTERS Thelma Lincoln Lolamae Smith June Michener Scappoose “redskins” 26-0 in the PEARS PROVE TOO GREEN first league game of the season. St. Helens was the second con Several of the high school boys ference eleven which tasted de borrowed a jar of pears from the feat at the hands of the local domestic science room the other team to the tune of 27-7. This day, and were they disappointed, hectic battle ended in the first When they opened the jar defeat which St. Helens has suf they found to their disgust that fered at the hands of Vernonia they were colored a bright green. in years. But that isn’t the half of it. For The clever Clatskanie gridders when they finally managed to with their baffling aerial attack fish the glossy, green fruit from gave Vernonia its first and only the jar by means of their fingers set-back of the season. When they were unable to masticate the final whistle blew, we found them. ourselves on the short end of a I Don’t you think Miss Drake 20-7 score. should be more careful about In the final league affray of leaving such indigestible matter the year, the boys outcharged the lying around. Some one might fighting Rainier “Huskies” to a succeed in chewing it and then 41-13 victory. die of indigestion. SOPHOMORE PLAY CHOSEN ASSEMBLY HELD Monday, during activity period, A one-act play, “Troubles of a short assembly was held. an Editor,” is chosen for the i Milton Lamping gave instruc Sophomore carnival play to be I tions to the students how to leave given November 17. the building during fire-drill. It is a very humorous sketch Mr. McEntire announced that where the editor of the Daily Doo a fire drill will be held some dad has many worries and cares. time this week. The chosen cast are: Samuel Scan, editor of the Daily Doo DANCE TO BE GIVEN dad, Ralph Condit; Freckles, the A school dance is to be given office boy, Joe McNutt; Fanny November 23. It is undecided Smiles, stenographer, Martha yet which class will have charge Middlebrook; Wilma Weeps, who or whether both the eniors and gives advice to the love-lorn, Ed juniors will combine and spon ith Anderson; Miss Nellie Nose sor it. SUMMARY OF FOOTBALL poke, news gatherer, Dorothy Vernonia high school has near Overson; Miss Bardrite, a self- HALOWEEN RESULTS . . . ly terminated the most successful made poetess, Beulah Reed; Han “Phew! What Halloween prank football season in its history. nibal Spud, a subscriber to the ster had the nerve to leave a The only remaining game is to be paper, Dick Lewis; Enoch Graves, dead skunk in the front yard of played with St. Marys Academy an undertaker, Leo Ludwig; Dora the Vernonia high school?” said Monday at the local field. Window, who loses a dog, Lillie many a student of good old V. Mr. McCrae, a former college Ann Murphy. H. S. And that, readers, is just gridster, worked and molded a Practice began immediately on exactly what some prankster did. team of championship caliber in the arrival of the play. There will No one person has the nerve to his first year here as head coach, also be several other numbers venture near the skunk so 1 which would be a very satisfac on the program which will be guess the students are going to tory accomplishment for any per announced later. suffer from the prank of some son. He had a nice bunch of in overbold Halloween prankster. experienced but husky and ener Help! Murder! Screams of hor getic lads to work with. The fine ror and terrorism issued forth Hazel La Chine from Seattle spirit among the players and fro mthe science room last Fri visited school here last week. their willingness to work and i day. An enormous spider decided CLASSIFIED cooperate with the coach to the! to interview or make himself fullest extent, were some of the known to a number of junior FOR SALE—One perfectly dead skunk with a very clinging main factors in the development science girls who seemer to think of such a strong team. his place was in the gutter. Be odor. Any one wishing to pur In the five major games thus cause of his uncouth behavior he chase said skunk may have him far, Vernonia has amassed a to now sleeps under the spell of for a charge of no dollars and tal of 205 points to the opponents Either Alus, his bones are pre no cents. He is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction. Verno 40; an average of 41 points per served forever. nia high school. game. Wallace McCrae was unable to After returning fresh from a week’s training at Cannon Beach, attend school Monday due to ill Vernonia opened its grid season ness. His classes were taught with the lop-sided 104-0 victory by various students. Bill Lumm, graduate of ’34, over Banks. Being all pepped up from this satisfactory start, the visited school Friday afternoon. boys proceeded to trounce the Bill is attending Linfield college. À Dry Wood Pasture Laundry Work That Is Reliable . . . Seed Our work is guaranteed as reliable and absolutely safe for your clothes. They’ll come back snowy and clean —and nicely finished. Our prices are low—in perfect accordance with these times. WE TAKE SCHOOL WARRANTS— Will make change up to 50 per cent in cash. A PAGE 3—VERNONIA EAGLE VERNONIA LAUNDRY And Dry Cleaning Phone 711 Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle —hey, this isn’t Christmas yet. j It is just the typing students ringing the bell on their machines in unison. We wonder why teach ers and mothers get gray. What a Halloween this was. It rained all night and none of the V.H.S. angels did any miscnief— except for a few of our influen tial citizens getting a free trip to the city jail <»nd a deceased skunk being laid out in front of the school hohse. If it isn’t chemistry, it is home economics or skunks. According to one of our pro minent junior students of this high school, the grasshopper be longs to the Orthodox order of in sects. A ladybug is Cleopatra too. The journalism students are racking their brains (?) trying to think up a feature story. That is a good feature story right there. Alice Hoffman, who has been studying archaelogy lately thinks that the tall shelf which is be ing made in the back of Miss Hughes’ room is a mummy case. Wrong again, little one, it is a music shelf. If the odor of cinnamon rolls, cookies, etc., doesn’t quit sailing up the study hall, there will be a whole army of students march ing down stairs to borrow the teacher’s keys. We hope they don’t have the same luck that Thelma Lincoln did though. Well, guys and guyesses, it’s nearly time for us to either build some row boats or borrow some of Richard Banzer’s shoes if it doesn’t quit raining. It looks as if he seniors “bal loon dance” has blown up. There is no talk about it any more. Vernonia has such a good foot ball team this year that they can’t get to play with schools any closer than Salem? The reporter’s life is a hard and dangerous one. This one nar rowly escaped a spit wad. Ed Baker took a nose dive down the front steps. Maybe he is a sleepwalker. Four of our well-known girls were recently seen trying to get under an umbrella scarcely large enough for one. That’s psy chology. The home ec. class has re ceived a whole lot of pills. Oh! Yeah. Coffee beans. Guaranteed! The government is behind every deposit you have— up to $5000. That is the finest guarantee in the world—as certain as the very existence of our gov ernment! Make your de posits with confidence — they are guaranteed, by Federal Deposit Insurance. “THE ROLL OF HONOR BANK” i VERNONIA Trading Co. PHONE 681 Hä? If everyone spends . everyone works The Forest Grove NATIONAL BANK J. A. Thornburgh, President R. G. Thornburgh. Cashier Editorial SLANG One of the pastimes of the high school students is to “pair off” or get in a group and exer cise their collection of slang. This is a very bad habit and should not be practiced by high school students for what do we come to school for and take higher English if it is not to improve our vocabulary and type of speech? The use of slang at athletic games doesn’t help the general attitude of the school’s spirit and sportsmanship. If anything it gives the other school a chance to criticise our school. CLASSROOM BONERS The balloon ascended with a velocipede that was amazing. These goods will be sold ex clusively by our agents. George Eliot was one of the great English novelites. The tornado wept over half the country. The room was so still you could almost hear a pan drop. One of V.H.S. bright spellers at the zoo said to the elephant, “Hello, elephant, I can spell you." THROUGH A MICROSCOPE “Let me see! Quit pushing! Wait a while!” The physicists are delving into the microscopic world. As there is only one microscope it is con stantly kept busy by the indus trious students. What amazement when a dim- unitive insect is transformed in to a monstrous beast. A fly glares up with huge eyes and long hairy legs. A centipede with its numer ous feet wriggles and twists like the dragon of by-gone days. Bacteria wriggle around in wa ter like numerous fish and a par ticle of dust is transformed into a large stone. | LODGES | A. F. of L. LOGGERS Local No. 18742 meets second and fourth Thursdays in the month at Grange hall, 8 p. m. Visiting members cordially invit ed to attend. Fred Lumm, president. A. F. & A. M. Vernonia Lodge No. 184 A. F. A A. M. meets at Masonic Temple, Stated Communication First Thursday of each month. Special called meetings on all other Thurs day nights 7:80 p.m. Visitors most cordially welcome. J. B. Wilkerson, W. M. F. D. Macpherson, Secretary Order of Eastern Star Nehalom Chapter 158, O. E. S. Regular commu nication first and third Wed nesdays of each month, at Ma sonic Temple. All visiting sis ters and broth ers welcome. Mrs. M. F. Wall, W. M. Leona McGraw, Sec. Pythian Sitters Vernonia temple 61 meets every fourth Wednesday in W. O. W. hall. Rose Fletcher, M.E.C. Clara Kerns, M. of R. A C.