Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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FEBRUARY 6—Loggers walloped Clatskanie, 49-19. FEBRUARY 9—New Pacific War Time began. Many yawns are resulting as some fail to abide by it. FEBRUARY 10—Senior play poster contest began. Basketball team defeated Hill Military with a score of 42-37. FEBRUARY 13—Loggers stopped Seaside, 42-39. FEBRUARY 14—Girls' League Valentine dance was very successful. Kathleen Lolley was elected Valentine Girl. Miss IVillers received Valentine posies from Bon. FEBRUARY 18—Parkrose goes down under the mighty Loggers. FEBRUARY 19—Seniors have chosen royal blue caps and gowns, FEBRUARY 20—Quill and Scroll pins were awarded to Joy Willard, Virginia Redner, and Bill Shepard. FEBRUARY 23—Another Logger victory—they scalped the Scappoose Indians. FEBRUARY 26—Loggers defeated Hill Military in last game of the season. MARCH 3—Students were required to register, as a checkup for national defense work. MARCH 4—Ex-mayor Joseph Carson of Portland and Jack Erickson, district commander of the American Legion, were guest speakers at a student assembly. . MARCH 7—The Loggers won third place trophy at the St. Helens w Columbia County basketball tournament. Freshman girls carried off j girls' basketball tournament honors. MARCH 10—Students are getting spring fever, again. MARCH 13—(Friday) The seniors produced a very successful three- act class play entitled Double Door .

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JANUARY 16—First honor roll of the new year was read,which ended the first semester. Bill Duncan was the graduating mid-term senior. Through extensive reading, Patricia Moran received the book, Two Ends to Our Shoestring , as an award presented by Mrs. Hearing. The purpose of this contest was to stimulate the reading of good books by the students . JANUARY 20—Pledges by students for defense stamps and bonds were made. JANUARY 21—Mr. McCrae was chosen to be head air raid warden for this district. Students and townspeople will assist. The Loggers slapped Seaside, 44-21. JANUARY 22—The spring-like weather is having a romantic influence on the students. Memolog staff has been chosen with Opal Scheuerman as editor. JANUARY 23—The junior class presented What a Life , a three-act play, at the Washington Grade School. JANUARY 24—Erma Koberstein, outstanding junior, moved to Portland. Loggers trimmed Parkrose 29-27. JANUARY 27—Blue Masquers attended a Blue Room production at the Civic Theatre in Portland, JANUARY 28—St. Helens' Lions roared too loudly for the Loggers. JANUARY 30—Basketball squad stopped Scappoose with a score of 31-28. Mary Lee Hall was informally, officially, initiated into the Pep Club. FEBRUARY 3—Memolog subscription drive completed. Girls' League officers for second semester were elected. Dorothy Millis was chosen to have lead part in senior class play. FEBRUARY 4—Dr. D. V. Poling spent the day visiting with and speaking to the students. Kate and Cloice are collecting on bets that they won't go steadily again. FEBRUARY 5—For the first time in our history, caps and gowns were chosen by the senior class to be worn at commencement. The vote was close—25 to 17. People are getting shot—with a flash camera. All for the sake of annual pictures. Rainier made a hitch in Logger wins.

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MARCH 20—The drama club presented Little Red School House at Hopkins Corner at a community gathering at the grade school. MARCH 27—Vernonia won s econd place in spring relays at Hill Military. APRIL 1—'The Timberliners produced an April Pbol issue. First time the editorial page was really read. (It was The Tattler in disguise.) Papers were passed out during an early morning fire drill called for the purpose. APRIL 9—Girls' League sponsored a successful Mother and Daughter tea in the gym. APRIL 10—Track team retained its championship by winning Hayward relays at Eugene. New talent found '. Eleanor Corll favored the student body with xylophone solos. APRIL 14—The junior leaders for graduation ceremony to be chosen by the seniors are Mary Katherine Norris and Keith V alker. APRIL 16—Track boys went to Beaverton meet. Walter Erickson of Willamette University spoke entertainly to the morning assembly for students. Opal Scheuerman and Winifred Romtvedt were chosen for valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. APRIL 17—Glee club girls participated in the annual Northwest State Music Festival. Second place '. APRIL 18—Sextet placed second in music festival and soloists did well. APRIL 21—The s eniors skipped '. Had a picnic at Arcadia and then some went to Portland. APRIL 25—Another successful junior prom with a garden party theme. APRIL 28—Magicians were scheduled for the National Assembly. Magic—they weren't there 1 APRIL 29—Dancers practice on lawn for the May Day exercises. MAY 1—Everyone looked hopefully at the skies but it rained instead of clearing. JMay Day was postponed to next Monday, if nice.