Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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THE VERHIAN School History N SEPTEMBER 10th in 1915, County Superintendent Allen called a meeting to organize a union high school in Vernonia. George Trageser was elected chairman of the board and F. E. lklalmsten, clerk. The school board then rented a school room and equipment from Dis- trict No. -1-7. Professor J. P. Claybaugh taught the first two terms of the new school. Ten Sophomores and seven Freshmen enrolled the first term, but five dropped out later and two others changed schools. It was during this first term that our high school piano was bought. At the beginning of the second term 21 students started, but eight of the boys joined the navy during the term. They were Everett Tucker, Omar Sheeley, Glen Sheeley, Gale Stanton, Russell Stanton, Cyril John, Curtis John and Dewey Van Blaricom. Eighteen enrolled for the third term and only one dropped out. It was that term that our V. H. S. put out its first graduating class. hir. J. B. Wilkerson was the principal that year and was elected for a second term, with lyliss Deerwester as his assistant. Twenty-four students entered school the next term under Mr. G. W. Brown and Miss Davis. Lola Brown and Hazel Malmsten were Ver- nonia High's first debating team. The next term C1920-21D 30 students entered school. The high school entered the State Athletic Association and put out its first basketball team. lNfIr. W. W. Kelty was the principal the next year and Miss Marjorie Holaday his assistant. Miss Holaday, now Mrs. Cole, has been teaching in our high school ever since that term. This is her fifth year. The next year the new school building was built. Mr. Kelty and Bliss Holaday were the only teachers at the beginning of the term, but Miss Gleason was added to the faculty at the end of the first semester. The following term C1923-24-J school started with Mr. P. M. Nash, bliss lilarjorie Holaday, Mrs. Mae Beaman and Mr. William Schreiber. Bliss Cecilia Bell was elected as an English teacher at the beginning of the second semester. This was the first year that our girls had played basket- ball, and they won the county championship. The boys, also, did well, and we had two winning debate teams. It was in this year that our first annual was printed. Mr. J. B. VVilkerson was the principal in 1924-25, with Mrs. Cole, Bliss Bell, lVIrs. Beaman and hir. Austin. Mr. Graham came at the middle of the term as our commercial teacher. It was this year that the boys put out a remarkable track team, and the girls, in this, their second year, won the upper Columbia district cham- pionship. This year Mr. Wilkerson was the principal, with the same teachers as last term, except Miss Goodin, who took Mrs. Beaman's place. It has been an eventful year. The boys made a better athletic showing than ever and the girls won the lower Columbia district championship. They have chal- lenged the other high school teams for the state championship. M. S. '26. Page Ten

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