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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1928
Page
6
Professor Owens of the Agriculture College gave a splendid talk to Uintah High students last Thursday. He spoke on education and its advantages to the people today and congratulated the student body on the new building and future opportunities.
Sophomores presented a March 16 program featuring NM Pixton and Mr Childs with invocations, Junius Hacking representing St Patrick, a birthday tale by Sher tel Johnson, Earl Goodrich singing My Wild Irish Rose with Marvel Hatch dancing, La Rue Hunting reading St Patrick youth mischief, another guitar solo by Goodrich with Marvel Hatch dancing, Owen Blaugh and Loyal Merkley Irish wit, and Miss Johnson's vocal solo with chorus-dance finale.
Our typewriting students have worked conscientiously this year and several medals and certificates have been awarded by the Underwood Company. In the next three monthly contests we hope to achieve many more expert results at the Vernal Express.
Melba Henry receives the Gold Medal Emblem for 62 wpm in fifteen minutes. Bronze Medals go to Edna Dudley Beth Pope and Ruth Johnson for 49 41 and 40 wpm. Several others earned Bronze or Certificate of Proficiency with speeds from 30 to 39 wpm. The last three named are first Type A recipients from Underwood Company.
On Friday March 9 the student body hosted a program with community singing led by Mr Olsen and Mr Childs playing trombone solos. Howard Calder recalls a baseball game and Mr Morrill singing A Sleep in the Deep. Mr H W Woolley spoke of perseverance and Major Cooper announced new town sidewalks to the school and town backing the basketball team as they head to Balt Lake.
Sophomores pledge victory amid stiff competition. Key athletes Jake Hullinger Owen Brough Wright Noel Bob Steele Ben Richards Lloyd Pope Art Woolley Roe Hatch and Owen Hullinger spearhead the bulwark in weights and high jump with optimism for solid vault and event finishes.
The writer urges Uintah High students to value the yearbook as a record of their school days. It describes how future readers will reminisce on friends and moments captured in the Uintah High memories.
On March 2 the Juniors staged a splendid program with prayers by Mr Lyther and music by Mr Olsen on vibraphone. A group of Junior girls including Jane Behrman Melba Henry Claudia Puller Lela Goodrich Hallie Willis and Marie Anderson danced to Fairyland. Madam Butterfly and ukes and guitars from Earl Goodrich and Charles Glinea guided the flight to Japan before inviting all to the Junior From.
Last Wednesday the Dramatic Club combined casts Poor Flusher and Heart Balm for a banquet and social guided by Miss Harris Grant and Charles. Groups searched for a treasure with clues found in the faculty room and a gym dance followed, ending with dishes and peppery sneezes as the party wrapped up.
Leota Mrs M Larsen recovers from illness while Mrs Russell Burns returns from Idaho visit. A fundraising dance supported baseball equipment. Ouray Valley Irrigation stockholders meet in Vernal with rising interest. Albert E Jenkins dies at Littl Emma mine. funeral held with speakers Wm H Smart B Cotton and Lester E Ekelund officiating. He lies in Leota cemetery.
Mayor John F Bowman returned from the golden spike program at the east portal of the Moffat tunnel. He praised the tunnel’s road bed and electric lighting, noting the Uintah Basin’s vast undeveloped resources and the need to extend the Denver and Salt Lake railroad to Salt Lake City.
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