Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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SENIOR CUSS HISTORY The senior class of 1938 entered Vernonia High School in September, 1934, They were a promising group of young students and they endured with stoicism, the freshman initiation which only slightly shook their supreme dignity. Their president for the year was Esther Froembling until she left and her place was filled by Kyle Clark. The class adviser was Miss Hughes, Although freshman initiation was probably the outstanding event of the year, a candy sale and a freshman party also contributed to the list of successful events. A year later, feeling more confident than the previous year, the class registered as sophomores in Vernonia High School. This year they chose as their president, Sonny Schalock, and for class adviser, Mr. McCrae. Although they devoted much of their time to spit wad throwing, gum chewing, and note writing, they managed to achieve many scholastic honors, for they were, on the whole, a note-wo»thy group of young intellects. After a brief, but effective, ceremony with the freshmen, they settled down to deep concentration and study. The freshman parties were a part of their successful social events of the year. In September 1936, the class entered Ye Olde High School for their third year. -Their president for the year was Clarence Lamping, and their adviser was Mr. McCrae. It was as juniors that the class really proved that their1s was an unusually brilliant and successful class. Arizona Dude Ranch will long be remembered as one of the most unique and amusing comedies ever to be presented by a junior class of

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this high school. This play was very profitable and enabled the juniors to give a prom which was equally successful, A garden scene was chosen a3 the prom scene, and after much hard work, the result was fairly breath-taking and proved to be a great social success. And now we come to the present year when the senior class, a group of very serious-minded young people, entered this school for the fourth time. They proved to be truly great intellectuals and they proceeded to show the high school an example of a model class. Their president for the year was Sonny Schalock who successfully led the class in its many activities. Mr, McCrae was again chosen as class adviser. The senior play, The Green Light , was one of the best mystery plays ever produced by a senior class of Vernonia High School, It was very spooky and entertaining and was a success financially. It was from this class that the May queen was chosen. She was Edith Ludwig and the two senior princesses were Elizabeth Wall and Margaret Salo-monsen. The senior skip day was spent at Seaside, Oregon, and will long be remembered by all the members of the class. The culmination of the dreams and ambitions of the class came on the night of May 20, The graduation exercises were simple and beautiful and brought to a close the brilliant career of the class of 1938. Ruby Condit