100 years ago: “The Hesperian Literary Society of the Durango High School met in regular session. A dramatic offering in the nature of a one act force was the feature of the program.”
75 years ago: “Work on the manual training room addition to Smiley Junior High School will begin Dec. 19, the WPA regional authorities at Fort Worth, Texas has approved the $17,637 bid of George Whitlock of Colorado Springs.”
50 years ago: The following appeared in the section titled Junior High Jottings. “Miller and Smiley are talking about: How much Paul needs a haircut ... Robert and Cynthia ... victims of Spanish class ... Spanish Christmas carols ... the Friday 13th movies.”
25 years ago: “The 1989 budget for School District 9-R was approved with another $10,000 cut from the subsidy given to the food services program. The $15.42 million budget includes a $40,000 subsidy for the food services program. That subsidy was cut from $50,000 in 1988 and $62,000 in 1987.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
