Condon High School - Review Yearbook (Condon, OR)

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$illiam QImmig Eigh $tlgunl I 4 , , . j w'QASW 1E a The Harvester Staff A;- 77.qu LEONARD CRAWFOR , ,23 ..................... EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EMMA SMITH, ,23 ............................ ASSISTANT EDITOR f BETH EVANS, ,23 ........................... BUSINESS MANAGER VIOLET WEST, ,23 ...................... ADVERTISING MANAGER ; A GEORGE LOW, ,23 ............................ ATHLETIC EDITOR 3:: x BESSIE HAWES, ,23 ........... ' ................. SOCIETY EDITOR ' SADIE HUDDLESTON, ,23 -------- - -Su, JOKE EDITOR Z S GRACE SCHOTT, ,22 .............................. CLASS EDITOR g EMMA SMITH, '23 --L ----u-.; .................. CLASS EDITOR HELEN FLETCHER, ,24 ........................... CLASS EDITOR DORIN WILBURN, ,25 ............................. CLASS EDITOR 2 y Leunty High School Board L. E. FOWLER, County-Jtldge, Chairman W. J. EDWARDS, County Commissionel SHERMAN WADE, County Commissioner MYRTLE FERGUSON County Treasurer MRS. JEAN K. PORTER, County Supt, Secretary The Faculty HARRISONK. SHIRK, A B., PRINCIPAL, MATHEMATICS JOHN STOVALL, A. B, EN'GLISH AND SCIENCE MRS. FLORAH SCHROEDEPL, HISTORY AND LANGUAGE- MATILDA S. JONES, COMMERCIAL 4 k ,Jiybv9QA'RFQQ'vrAMM MWW Cigilliam Gunning ?.Eltgh 5:110:31 j Range 2

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Cgilliam Gnuntg giggly $5311an I History Of Gilliam County High School In the year 1906 the need of a high scheol was felt by the taxpayers of the county. A petition was circulated for the signature of the voters and was placed on the ballot. This was submitted to the voters at the General Eiection June 4, 1906., The vote was in the affirmative but therCounty Court was. unable to decide on a location for the school. On, December 21, 1906 'an amendment Was. proposed to sections 3433 and.- 3434 of the laws of Oregon which provided for the establishment and maintainance of a County'High' School. On being submitted to the voters of the county at the . General Election the amendment was voted upon affirmatively. 1n the vote for designating the'locatioln of the high school, the result was as fele ,- lows: the Republican vote-Cotndon 220, Arlington 26, Olex 4, Lonero-ck 3, Mayvilleu2, The Democratic votFCondon '26, Arlington 12, Mayville 3, Lonetrock 1. The total vote wasg246 for Condon and 38 for Arlington, mak- ing Condon the site of the location of the County High School. , School was: held several years in the court huse. J. C. Sturgill was the iirst principal. , In 1907 the school was standardized and the: graduates of the local High School were admitted to the University of Oregon without examination. At a meetihg of the scheplheard Miss Clara Irvins resigned. Miss Scott of Eugene was selected to- teach Language and Physics and Miss Min- erva Thiessen of Arlington for Mathematics and Science: for 1907-08. ' 'iA te'n-r'nillitax was levied. in 1907 in order to pay off the indebtedness . of maintaining a high school for the: last three years. Iti-was net until July 1', 19081 that the school board met ahd permanent- ly rorganiZed. A' thr'ee-mill tax was levied in 1.908 for'school purposes. This brought in, $20,000, of which $15,000 was to be'used for the con-Ji struction of a new building J. N. Bayles, evrector, engineer and architect constructed the building on block sixteen. The first day in May, 1909, the new buiiding wasrunder progress. It was constructed of Condon-made bricks. The dimensions of the buildings were 40 feet by 80 feet with. an e-11,of 14 feet by 19 feet at the rear. It is a two story structure with a full' basement, steam heated and electrieally wired. The plans for the building were drawntby James Jacobberger. , The building was ready for use; by the opening of the fall term. i The: school ,board selected H. K. McCann as principal. ' On May 14, 1910, the County School Board met to decide upon the teachers for the following year. J.' A. Mc-Morris made the motion that they employ the same teachers at the same salary as the previous year. They were Principal H. L. McCann; Minerva Thiessen and Bertha Kretzchmar, assistants. ,The graduating class of that year were Guy Linville, Veva Port- wood and Myrtle Scrivener. 4.9.4. .4 .39, mm 4 , . Wu; Jm oaiir A .7 CigHIiaht lemtg gaigh $thunl ' gauge 4 .0