Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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12 3 4 5 6 7 S 9 IO 11 i2 13)4 1516 17 18 19 2o21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 The basketball tournament was 4 held at Astoria. 8 Juniors honored Bobby Schwab and Cotton Bass, who were home on leave, at an evening party in the gym. 8 Irene Driscoll was elected to lead the Girls’ League for the second semester. 10 Four students initiated into Quill and Scroll, an honorary society for high school journalists . 14 Girls served refreshments provided by Mrs. McCrae at joint grade and high school faculty meeting. 17 Junior class sponsored a St. Patrick's dance in I. 0. 0. F. hall. 23 Glen Hawkins addressed the Forestry club on maping and surveying for railroads. 27 The Forestry group took a hike to inspect and study telephone lones. 28 Dr. Hulin,director of admissions at Pacific University, spoke to the Seniors about the opportunities offered by Pacific University. 29 Three windows in the school building were broken today.Baseball is being played. 31 Student Body April Fools' Dance. 31 Student council held meeting to order basketball and track letters.

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Q£J 1944 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 i 5 16 17 18 19 20 2 i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3o3i Q44 ■fS’fX .It? fe!jxuaru I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 i2 13 i4 i 5 6 i 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2829 3 Back to school after vacation. 3 A short assembly v as held to honor Lester and Lyle Galloway who were leaving that afternoon for naval training at Farragut , Idaho. 4 Mrs. Orile Robbins filled the resignation of Miss Lucy Howe. Miss Howe was married during the Christmas vacation. 11 The Junior class gave a party in honor of four of their boys who were leaving to join the service. 19 Two R.A.F. English pilots spoke to the Student Body about conditions in England. 27 Home Economics girls prepared luncheons.(They had to eat themj no deaths reported as yet.) 31 Boys took Army Air Corp Aviation Cadet examination. Four made the grade. Also a movie showing the training of aviation cadets was shown to the Student Body. 4 The Junior class presented their annual play, Blithe Spirit. 10 Office Training students had the use of a dictating and transcribing machine for a few weeks. 10 Substitute teachers took over. Mr. MeEntire, Mrs. Kamholz, Mrs. Phelps, and Mrs. McCord took the places of Mr. McCrae, Mrs. Hearing, Mrs. Dement, and Miss Willers. All teachers were absent because of illness. 11 Students contributed to the March of Dimes. 14 Mrs. Robert Martin, the former Miss Connell, filled Mrs. Hearing's place for the remainder of the year. Mrs. Kamholz took Mrs. Hearing's position until Mrs. Martin could begin teaching. 21 The Reverend Backer of the Evangelical Church substituted for Mr. Mills who was ill with the flu.

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IO l l i2 13 i4 l 5 16 17 18 19 20 2i 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5 Moving pictures of opportunities and training in the WAVES and the Navy were shown at the grade school. 14 G. A- A. attended play day held at Forest Grove. 17 Timberline again won second place in the mimeographed weeklies and bi-weeklies division of the annual Oregon High School Press contest. 18 Phyllis New was chosen as May Queen. 21 Professor Mahaffey, director of promotions at Linfield College, , spoke to the Senior class. 22 Annual Junior Prom was given in the I. 0. 0. F. hall with the music of Glen Davis and his orchestra. The theme of the prom was a South Sea Island night club, Club Hilo. 24 Seniors were measured for caps and gowns. 25 Students took T. B. tests. 25 Forest Grove Vikings outsoored the Loggers 71-J to 69 3 4 at a dual track meet at Forest Grove. 27 Juniors ordered class rings, 27 Glei. Shipman and Leonard Belon-gia, both Juniors, left to join the Navy. 28 The Senior play, The Patsy, was given in the grade school auditorium.