Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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FRESHMAN CLASS

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J3tStorj of Glass of 1926 first E entered Vernonia High School in 1922 as Freshmen and certainly lived up to our name. Early in September we elected the following officers for the semester: President. Margaret Smith; Vice President, Thor Roberts; Secretary and Treasurer, Leatha Poynter, and Mrs. Beaman our class adviser. The officers for the second semester were: President, Charles Hoffman: Vice President, Loel Roberts; Secretary and Treasurer, Julia Keasey. We initiated the Frosh during the first week of October and surely had them hopping around and obeying orders. The Sophomore class is a talented one. Three members of the High School Orchestra are Sophomores: Louise Malmsten, pianist: Louise Lester, violinist, and Charles Hoffman, xylophone. Last November the Sophomores had a Soph Day. We all came to school dressed up. The girls wearing boys’ shirts and the boys in girls’ middies: had our picture taken at the noon hour and all had an exciting time. One Tuesday evening we had a Sophomore Party, with Miss Bell as chaperon. Louise Malmsten, Julia and Margaret “Sophomores,” had a good share in the annual student body play given this year. The Sophomore class has turned out some star basketball players. The Vernonia High School yellow-jackets probably wouldn’t have the county championship this year if it hadn’t been for Mildred, Beany and for Julia who was captain of the team. Loel did his part on the boys’ team. We all expect to return next year and make V. H. S. proud to have such splendid Juniors.

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•JH .......[ V E R H I A X ]. ptesljman Class Qtstotp OX a bright September morning thirty-two shy youngsters entered V. H. S. to begin a four-year tour of High School. Since that time, a few have decided that the road to knowledge is too rough so have fallen by the roadside. Others have joined us and now we have a bright, lively bunch. The officers for the first semester were: Marshall Malmsten, President; Lora Smith, Vice-President: Opal Hall. Treasurer; Russell Mills, Secretary. For the second semester the officers were: Jessie George, President; Lora Smith, Vice-President; Dudley Spencer. Secretary-Treasurer. True, during the first week we freshies withered under the haughty looks of the sophisticated Sophomores, but we are no longer as green and innocent as we were. You see our initiation was a success although we liked the last part, which was the refreshments in the gym. Xow we have completed one-fourth of our journey. On April Fools evening we showed the future freshies how to have a good time, which precedes the hot time they will have next fall when they start their journey through V. H. S. Our roster for the year includes: Thresa Bays Muriel O'Conner George Corey Myrtle Van Blaricom John Hatten Elda Hale Lora Smith Carl Fowler Raymond Tichenor Dudley Spencer Louise Schmidlin Jessie George Amy Hughes Wilbur Bradley Reva Cook Orlene Counts Opal Hall Lena Wiles Jeneva Wright Edgar Wilson XTorman Pettijohn Leonard Malmsten Kenneth Whitsell Marshall Malmsten John Wardle Paul Voshell Percy Bergerson George Currie Frank Coburn Lewis Laramore Anna Rea Webster Ethel Wilson Gladys Krinick Herbert Heltzel Russell Mills Richard Peterson Mildred Staley Virgil Douglas Mr. Nash, our class advisor, has always “stuck by his babies and was a very attentive nurse during our initiative days. —21—