Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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0- [ V E R H I A N ] 11111 • I i M: 11111 • 11 ’ 1111111 : 11111111111111111111 • -11M1111111111111111 III 11 ■ 11.111111111II111111111111 ■ 111111111111111111111M11III III I • IM11111M MI (I III I ■ 111111.11111111F111 ••• 111 111111111111.1 l l. Rebate i I • III 11 • 1111II.1111MI ■ III111M U111111111111111II11111111111111MII Ml 11II111111111 • III111MI III 111 III M • lit M11111111IIMI III IIII1111 III 11111111M1111II1111111111111111111111111 Ml 1111111111111 DEBATE The Vernonia High School has every reason to be proud of her debaters. This year’s debating season was very successful, although only one debate was won. We were a member of the Lower Columbia River District and debated the question, ''Resolved, That the United States should cancel the allied war debt.” The teams, selected in a tryout debate from a squad of eight members, were: Affirmative, Helen Brown and Ray Mills, and Negative, Robert Hoffman and John Wharton. The first debate was held February 1, 1924, with Rainier. The affirmative team, accompanied by the coach. Miss Holaday, went to Rainier to debate their negative team, and the latter school met the Vernonia negative team in Vernonia. The Vernonia affirmative team lost by a 2 to 1 decision, but the negative team won by a 3 to 0 decision. This winning of four points out of a possible six gave the high school the right to he represented in the final district contest for championship. This final debate was held one week later, February 8, 1924, when the Astoria, Warrenton and Vernonia High Schools engaged in a triangular debate. The Vernonia negative, with Mr. Nash, journeyed to Astoria to meet their affirmative team. Here our team met defeat by a 3 to 0 decision. The Vernonia affirmative team, this time debating at home with the Warrenton negative team, suffered a 2 to 1 defeat, while Warrenton in winning a 3 to 0 decision over Astoria became the champion school of the district.

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0 [ V E R H I A N ] S3 I .AND Our high school band is the result of the suggestion and encouragement of Mr. P. M. Nash. It became an organization October 15. after the hoys had invested in new instruments, and then began their studies which continued under varying degrees of success and hardship until February 14. when it asked Mr. W. F. Willing to become director and instructor. The membership at the present time consists of the following members : Ross Graham, Veldon Parker. Norman Pettijohn, Kenneth Whitsell, John Larimore and Robert Hoffman, cornets; Loel Roberts, bass horn; Eddie Condit, baritone; John I latten and Charles Hoffman, snare drums; George Corey, Allen Ray and Marshall Malmsten, saxophones; Dudley Spencer, Russell Mills, Richard Peterson and George Currie, altos; Thor Roberts and Ray Mills, trombone; James Currie and Leonard Malmsten, clarinets; Henry Leavitt, base drum ; Virgil Vanalsted, tenor. —26—

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B......................y E R H I A N ]................ B 1 = OUR PATIENT ALLIES Slam went the books into the locker, among them the old decrepit Geometry. “Sail on, this is my own, my native land,’’ said the slick new English book, as she turned her hack to the poor, old, dirty Geometry. “Prove,” cried the one spoken to. “This rectangle where I am has always belonged to me. I am equidistant from all its sides, therefore I’m not near you.” “Sail on, touch not a single page,” shrieked the English book as he endeavored to slide away from the Geometry. “Not a segment is adjacent to you, English. I shall make you prove your assumption,” returned the old book. La,” finally exclaimed the cumulative Harmony. “You do annoy me so. Let us have harmony now. and besides. Geometry has very high titles, so don't treat him so disdainfully.” “High though his titles, proud his name, he shall go down to the vile dust from whence he sprung,” said English scornfully. The little poetry book had been looking on this dispute from the corner, all the while grinning at the poor old Geometry. “Grinning doesn’t harmonize with scene,” said Harmony as he turned and scowled at the one in the corner. “I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here,” said the poetry book apologetically. “Now this discord must stop. sang Harmony as he turned to the two janglers. “Do tell us why you look so unharmonious that English will understand.” “Well, if this presumptuous English will stop, I will prove to you why I look so interior and exterior. I have had many masters before, because of their abuse I have become polygonal rather than rectangular. They have drawn all manners of things on my interior, my once square —28—