Eau Claire High School - Beaver Tales Yearbook (Eau Claire, MI)

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SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY On a rainy morning in September, 1916. about thirty young people entered the Eau Claire High School as Freshmen. We came from all directions and many of us were nearly strangers to Eau Claire. But we had all dome for the same purpose.—to learn what we could and experience something of high school life. And as for the customs of the high school, it didn’t take us long to become accustomed to them. With Mr. Conkling and Miss Keppler as teachers, we soon found our proper classes and. well, we will leave it to them whether we learned anything or not. At any rate, it didn’t take us long to let them know that we knew a few things and didn't care who found it out. After we had been enjoying life in this way for several weeks, people began to ask us who our president was. or what our colors were. We hadn't thought anything about that, but when people began to ask so many questions, we decided that we ought to call a class meeting and elect officers at least. So one day in November we asked Miss Keppler to help us get started. And when we once got started we kept on going until we had fin- ished. We elected Victor Abbs as our first president; Bradford Dibble, vice president; Lois Clark, secretary, and Louise Collins. treasurer. We selected rose and white as our class colors, and he carnation as our flower. When school closed in the spring of 1917, scarcely two dozen of our number were left to enjoy the three months of. as we thought, well-earned vacation. And of this number only eighteen came back the next fall as Sophomores. But two others. Ruth La Plant, of Benton Harbor, and Leona Shaffer, of Dowagiac. joined us. making twenty in all. Since that time four have drop- ped out so at the present time there are still sixteen. This year. Lois (Mark has been elected president; Lora Ken- dall. vice-president, and Ruth La Plant secretary ami treasurer. We changed our colors to green and white and chose the white lose as our class flower. But we were not satisfied with these, so after much discussion we decided on maroon and gold. At the declamatory contest held at the school building. March 8. Ruth La Plant won first place, bringing that honor to the class for the second time. Victory Abbs having gained it last year. We hope to leave a record better than that of any pre- ceding class, one that we can look back upon with pride. LOIS CLARK ’20. Stanley Preston Lois Clark SOPHOMORE ROLL Victor 'Abbs Kenneth 1 homson Bradford Dibble Arvon Collin Elmira Hoadley Coral Miner Ruth LaPlant Leona Shafer Ruth Merrill Dorothy Inman Alice Rodell Lorn Kendall Juanita Coin Lucile Kelsey