Vernonia High School - Memolog Yearbook (Vernonia, OR)

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o ernonic, Jiign Then — 1923-24 N ow — 1944-45 Yearbook is called The Memolog , is mimeographed, and has 65 pages. Vernonia High School is surrounded by a lawn, cement sidewalks, and shrubbery. The back part of the ground floor is the science room and shop. Running hot and cold water. There are now nine teachers in V.H.S. with W. V '. McCrae as principal. Attendance is approximately 174, with 85 boys and 89 girls. Students take five subjects at the most. Typing room is equipped with 18 typewriters, and students receive instruction daily. County champions in football. V.H.S. basketball team won district championship and participated in staue tournament taking sixth place in A schools division. Music consists of boys' and girls' glee clubs. Clubs are: Glee Clubs, Girls' Ath- letic Club, Drama Club, Journalism. Girls have no interschool sports. Freshman initiation lasts one day. Senior play: Letters to Lucerne, Ray Mills—supervisor of student body treasurer. Yearbook was called Verhian , was printed, and had 67 pages. The grounds for the two-year-old building were bare except for a maple tree which was later cut down. The back part of the ground floor was the gymnasium and dressing rooms. Water came from well in front yard. There were five teachers then with P. M. Nash as principal. Attendance was 82 with 33 boys and 35 girls. Students sometimes took six subjects. Typing room had three or four typewriters and students learned by themselves without instruction. First football team was organized. From the 14 games played, 6 were won and 8 lost. Music was an orchestra with five members j a band with eighteen members. Had a debate team, Spanish Club and Ancient History Club. Girls' basketball team won county championship. Freshman initiation lasted a week. Senior play: Nothing But the Truth .

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