Imbler High School - Golden Reveries Yearbook (Imbler, OR)

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 191S The History of Imbler High School 1915-1965 In 1913 school was held in the old Mormon church in Imbler. This building is being remodeled to serve as part of the school again. The old part of the present school-house was built in 1914, so the main part of the schoolhouse is now over 50 years old. At the time of making plans for the building of a new schoolhouse, everybody was in favor of a new building, but there was quite Spo q Reyi Sponsored by: Reynolds Insurance Agency (since 1914) d Row 1: Mrs. McKelvy. Marvel Cleaver, Olga Johnson, Elva Conklin. Row 2: Darrell Larson, Wilford Westenskow, Pat Rollins, Lyle Wilson, Laurence Martin.

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DEDICATION To you-------the previous graduating classes of Imbler High School-------we dedicate our Golden Reveries. May you always remember Our high school silhouetted against the mountains in the west, The lilac bushes beneath the class room windows, blooming with fragrant flowers, And the pine trees shading the playground. May the excitement of high school athletics, and the romance of a high school sweetheart stay with you all of your life. May you recall The many teachers who helped you along the path of learning, and the many friends you made during your years at Imbler High School. May thoughts of high school bring back fond memories of class parties, old friends, and laughter in the halls. May you ever remember Thebeloved phrases of our Alma Mater, our high school standing tall and proud against a sky of blue, and may all the memories of your school days at Imbler High be happy ones. by Jeani Rollins

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a bit of argument and indecision as to where it should be built. Some wanted it on the schoolhouse lot south of the town of Imbler, where the old school building still stands, and others wanted it on the location where it now stands. For a time, the town of Imbler was divided into two districts, the North and the South. The students went to school in two different buildings. At this time, the lots where the present school stands were used as a lumber yard for the original Summerville Lumber Company. Mr. Irvin Wade and Mr. Waldo B. Bach were the owners. To bring the discussion to an end, a committee of five men took the situation in hand and took out petitions for signatures in favor of the present location. These five men were Reuben McBride, Clay W. Fox, Peter H. Westenskow, Charles W. Cleaver, and Walter Stringham. The cost of the building was above $30, 000. A contractor from La Grande, Pete Bosquet, was in charge of the construction. Bonds were voted in the amount of $30, 000, and to pay off these bonds when they were due, an annual payment of $1, 332 was made and deposited in the Investors Syndicate. This was known as the Sinking Fund. These bonds were held by the state Deputy State Treasurer, called on Leonard Billings and suggested that the School District withdraw from the Investors Syndicate because various concerns all over the country were going broke, and he was afraid that this company would too. Imbler school teachers about 1918. when the panic came in 1929 and 1930. Mr. Fred Paulus,