Vignette Vol.3 No.7
Resource: BEHIND THESE MOUNTAINS
Excerpt: Noxon - September 1, 1925, Noxon's school opened with grades 1-12, and an enrollment of 19 in high school. Three weeks later, there were 24 high school students.
The paper included this quip, one of many similar witticisms in subsequent issues: "We have found out that Ina could not kill a poor helpless grasshopper. She sure is not chicken hearted."
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Resource: BEHIND THESE MOUNTAINS
Excerpt: Noxon - September 1, 1925, Noxon's school opened with grades 1-12, and an enrollment of 19 in high school. Three weeks later, there were 24 high school students.
During the
early years of the high school, the principal was also part of the teaching
staff. He taught several high school classes, in addition to answering to the
Board of Trustees concerning the school's operation.
The Board took
the dominant lead in ordering supplies, personally interviewing and hiring each
teacher, janitor and school bus driver. Board members also scrutinized each
expense before giving authorization for spending school district funds. They
were directly accountable to Sanders County School Superintendent and Sanders
County Commissioners.
Noxon High School was three years old when,
on September 26, 1925, the Sophomore and Junior English classes published the
first issue of Noxon Buzzer, the
school newspaper. Under the supervision of Principal W.A. Rollwitz, the
students dedicated it to "The Bravery Of the Freshmen Class During Their
Initiation."
Jack Olver, first editor of
the Noxon Buzzer wrote, "Noxon can be justly proud of its high school. We
have as good a building as any in the county and will compare well with any in
the state in comparison to the size of the town. Excellent teachers, loyal
students and loyal support of the district residents."
The paper included this quip, one of many similar witticisms in subsequent issues: "We have found out that Ina could not kill a poor helpless grasshopper. She sure is not chicken hearted."
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On September 18th, "Freshies" [freshman] initiation was a community event, held Friday evening at eight o'clock in the school gymnasium. Each Freshie got an all-day sucker, and were feted for a couple of hours, before everyone had lunch. Dancing and games completed the evening. Among the sixteen students in this early 1920s Freshman Class initiation are Bill Finnegan, Fern McNeil, Anna Mercer, Cora Tempro, Betty Berray, and students whose identities are lost to history, courtesy Jaspar Redfern collection.
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[Resource is also available free online @ Behind These Mountains, Volume II ]In addition to eKindle editions PDF editions of "Behind These Mountains, Vols. I, II & III" are available on a DVD - $50 S&H included. Plus author's permission to print or have printed buyers personal copy of each of the approximately 1200 page books which contain about 1,000 photographs from homesteaders personal albums.
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