Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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Z 0 OUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL

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XXX. Abel Wright doth bequeath to Dorothy Epping hi talent for drawing cartoons. XXI. Also all the rest, remainder and residue of our knowledge, con¬ duct and privileges whatsoever, though few, which we may own or be entitled to dispose of at the time of our leaving, of any kind, nature and title what¬ ever, the same not being hereinbefore disposed of, we do give and bequeath unto Miss Badollet, who has so faithfully been our guardian and who has kept us upon the straight and narrow path and brought us to the precipice of life ' s wide and open sea, to her executors, administrators and assigns, absolutely forever. And we do hereby appoint our principal. Mr. Schmidtke. executor of this, our will, and invest him with all necessary authority to carry out the provisions of this, our last will and testament. In witness thereof we have hereunto set our hand and seal this —- day of June, in the year one thousand, nine hundred and eleven. (Signed) THE CLASS OE 1911. EXTRA! EXTRA!! The High School “Cannery” Gaes Bankrupt—It Will Go Into the Hands of the Receivers Next Fall. (By Special Wire.) Astoria High.—Yesterday afternoon the editor received a telegram from a reporter who happened to vis’t the office of the High School Cannery,” to the effect that the High School “Cannery” had gone bankrupt. Last Tuesday Mr. James Mobcrg was caught in the act of drawing a picture of Secretary Johnston. Mr. Johnston appealed to President Schmidtke to “can Mr. Mobcrg, lint President Schmidtke refused to enforce Mr. Johnston ' s wishes. Later -everal heavy stockholders, including Miss Badollet, Miss Hulse, Miss Woodward, Miss Moncrief. Miss Louckes, Mr. Merrick and Mr. Ford met with President Schmidtke and Secretary Johnston to discuss the assets and liabilities of the company. It soon became known that removing into the new quarters had played havoc with the assets of the “cann-ery and the company had been declared bankrupt. It is rumored that the “cann-ery” will go into the hands of the receivers next fall. 1911,

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©ur Bevv Mt0b School We, the members of the Astoria High School, were very much dis¬ appointed at the beginning of this semester to find that the new building was not ready for occupancy. But now ' that we are settled in our new quarters, we feel that we are more than repaid for waiting, as the building is nearer completion and we can better appreciate its advantages. Situated just beneath the brow of Coxcomb Hill, it occupies one of the loftiest positions in the city, from which it commands a view of expansive harbor extending from Tongue Point on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west and including the breadth of the river to the northward and the hills beyond. It is centrally located and is in the most desirable part of the city. The grounds cover a block, leaving room for a tennis court at the rear of the building and for a lawn in front of it. These are not in perfect order yet, but we expect them to be so in time to make a good showing during our Centennial in August. The building itself is a concrete structure, about one hundred and seventy by eighty feet, with two stories and a basement. It is plain and rectangular, the straight line of the front being relieved by the main entrance and the projection of the two corner rooms. The entrance is approached through a porch of Doric architecture, constructed of terra cotta, and lending dignity to the appearance of the structure. We have twenty rooms, eleven on the first floor and nine on the second, besides a gymnasium, manual training department and a number of rooms yet to be completed. In addition to this, our assembly hall will be, when completed, fifty by eighty-five feet. Each floor has a long hall from which the rooms open. The corridors are especially beautiful. Around the walls in subdued salmon colored burlap cornice and frieze of white glazed plaster. At each end of the lower hall which extends half way to the ceiling, and above which is the horizontal are the stairs leading to the second floor and decending to the rear en¬ trance of the building and to the basement. The main entrance opens into a vestibule which is also finished in glazed plaster, but with a fancier cornice and frieze than that of the halls. This vestibule leads up to the lower hall from which open the several class