Albany Union High School - Whirlwind Yearbook (Albany, OR)

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“Uncle,” said the little boy, “tell me the story of the pioneers of ’26.” “Class o’ 1926? Wall now, you set right still hvar while me taters ar boiling an’ I’ll tell you about thet thar bunch. You see this here bunch o’ pioneers was divided first. Half of them started at Madison and half—or purtv nigh that—started at Central.” “Now before they started out, they reconed as how they would have to have some leaders, so what’d they do but call a mcetin’ and elect one person for each bunch. They that was at Madison took Priscilla Watrous, and those that be at Central chose Vic Clinton.” “Now they worked right hard and were well stocked up with this, that and tuther such as Readin’, Ritin’ and Rithmetic, and fust thing they knowed, they was at the post o’ Sophomore. An’ what you reckon they did ?” “What did they do, Uncle?” “Wall Sir—that thar bunch o’ people had a monstrous conflab, or I bleeve they call it—let’s see—Debate, yes that was what they call it. Wall Sir, they had this here big debate, and it was some fightin’. Dat’s wat —words was flying like bullets out o’ that thar gun o’ mine. But bless ye, they jist naturally beat the other folks all to tar. Dat’s wat.” “Then did they stay there, Uncle” “Why bless you, son! That’s all you knows about pioneers. Why, son, I bet my old corn cob pipe that they’d not stay thar, and they didn’t, they I jist plowed right on and fust thing they knowed they was at the Junior (1 Supply Station. Now here they restocked with all the Basket Ball honors V and the wimin folk got some o’ them thar typewritin’ medals—and some of U them had their pictures posted all over that there town. Dramatic Actors Lr”ta,hey ,bl v' Page 20 Albany High School

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Mentors MOTTO: “The plains of knowledge If e have traversed and won. COLORS: Purple and Gold FLOWERS: Sweet Peas

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“How long did they stay there, Uncle?” “Jist one year, honey. It was now three years that they had been travelin’ goin’ on four year.” “In the fall of 1925 the lights of the long-sought-for settlement of Senior was in sight. Now, Son, this was the last settlement they was to hit before they started out into unexplored country. So—they used good jedgment. They didn’t do much tuckerin’ around this time. They jest loaded on a bit o’ everything. Why, their wagons was jist chuck o’ block with supplies, most everything that was of use. Course they was of a kind who’d get things thet was useful. And then they was ready to begin on another long trip.” “Is that all, Uncle?” “Yes, Son, that’s all; but jest you remember this. Find um whar you will an’ when you may, they are the best pioneers that ever hit this old Oregon Country.” B. B. Pa 'nc Ralston Stanford Morgan Potwin Whirl-wind Page 21