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

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Class Prophecy As I was returning home last night on the train, from teaching in the Grand Summer Consolidated School, in Polk county, Iowa, I met Lora Kendall, one of the 1920 high school graduates. My! how long it seemed since we were classmates to- gether at the Eau Claire high school, yet it has been but ten years. She was on her way to Salt Lake City, where she was going to take a week's vacation from her work as private stenographer for the governor of Iowa. What an interesting chat we did have! And we were wondering about the rest of the class of 1920 when my junction came and I had to leave her. But on my stop at the postoffice I received this circular letter of the class of 1920. How anxious I was to get it tom open so that I might read the contents! I found that Ruth LaPlant, after spending a number of years at the Michigan Agricultural College, is in charge of the Home Economics department in Berrien county Elmira Hoadley had three years commercial training in high school and is now the chief bookkeeper and stenographer at the Eau Claire Basket Factory, where she has seven assistants. I notice that Juanita Goins, after six years of strenuous!?) study of Law at the University of Michigan, has become a successful lawyer, and at the last election war chosen congresswoman from the fourth district of Michigan. By the speeches she har already made before congress, she has proved her ability in handling the interests ol the people, and at the present time is busy with a bill concerning higher standard tests of education. This letter also states that Arvon Collins, after graduating from Michigan Agri- cultural College, is located on an up-to-date farm near Naomi, where he has specialized in pedigreed stock and I noticed in the last Michigan Farmer that at the state Live Stock Show at Lansing, he received the first prize for one of his thoroughbred Guernseys. Lucile Kelsey is a successful kindergarten teacher in New York City. Juanita writes that, on her way to take up her duties as congresswoman, she stopped in the metropolis and visited Lucile in her schoolroom and witnessed the strong interest which she inspired in her pupils by her patience and influence over them. I am delighted to learn that Coral Miner is a talented painter, and is artist for the art section of the Metropolitan Gazette published in Eau Claire. Recently one of her paintings was displayed in the Gallery of Fine Arts in Chicago, during the Inter- national Art display. It was purchased by the Prince of Wales and presented to the Art Museum at London. Lois Clark, regardless of all her scientific work, still finds time to keep up her correspondence in this circular letter. At the present time she is engaged in her own laboratories, completing a powerful telescope which enables us to see the inhabitant? of Mars. —R. Merrill. —R. La Plant. —L. Kendall. fiitrhlccn

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Class History Juniors were likewise hindered in this way, we decided to join forces, and the play “Ruth in a Rush” was given April 16. On December 8, we received our class rings, which will be a constant reminder of the last happy days we spent together in the old Eau Claire High. Having been entertained by the Juniors in the fall, by a weenie roast in Elizabeth park, we returned the favor by giving a party at the home of Bradford Dibble, where all reported a fine time. The class honors this year fell to two girls, Lois Clark having received the honors of Valedictorian, and Juanita Goins, those of Salutatorian. Although wre have had to study under great inconveniences, for the last two years, we feel that we have not failed to accomplish the kind of work which wrill do credit to the school. It is our sincere hope that the future graduating classes of Eau Claire High may enjoy all the advantages of the new school building, which we as a class have missed, and it is with pride and real regret that we leave the place where we have spent four years of work and play with our school-mates. Opportunity This I beheld, or dreamed it in a dream: There spread a cloud of dust along a plain; And underneath the cloud, or in it raged A furious battle, and men yelled, and swords Shocked upon swords and shields. A prince’s banner Wavered, then staggered backward hemmed by foes. A craven hung along the battle’s edge, And thought, “Had I a sword of stronger steel— That blue blade that the king’s son bears—but this Blunt thing!’’—he snapped and flung it from his hand And lowering crept away and left the field. Then came the king’s son. wounded, sore bestead. And weaponless, and saw the broken sword. Hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand. And ran and snatched it and with battle shout Lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down. And saved a great cause that heroic day. —Edward R. Sill. Seventeen

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Class Will uWe th ,cla“ of 1920- of the Village of Eau Claire. County of Berrien, State of Michigan, being of sound mind and lasting memory, realize that we are about to leave the life, that for four years has been such a pleasure to us, do hereby publish, declare and proclaim this, our last will and testament, in the following form: First, Unto the school we leave all the advantages of the new building. Second, Unto the Faculty we leave a more intelligent crop to harvest. Third, Unto the Board of Education, we give our thanks for the favors they have given us in our troubles. To Mr. Hickok, we give the privilege of teaching a special English class. To Miss Kortering, we leave the honor of teaching French. To Miss Riggs, we leave the collection of school queries. To Mrs. Dohm, we give the position of housekeeper. To Mr. Hatland, the privilege of seeing A. Gale, and the joy of chasing mice. To the Freshmen girls, we leave Donald Clark. To the Sophomores, we leave the joy of playing with atoms and molecules. To the Junior class, we leave the honor of graduating from the new school house To the Library, we grant better conditions under which to work. To the janitor, we leave a new broom and dust pan. To a certain Junior girl, we leave the mirror. To Ida Maile, we leave the prospect of becoming the school pianist. To Hilda, we leave a western Gale. Elmira and Lucile leave their apron and sunbonnet to Kate Freitag. Coral leaves her talent as an artist to Grant. Arvon Collins bestows his talent as a speaker to Elmer Hastings. Lucile leaves a portion of her smiling (countenance) to a certain Freshman girl Arvon and Ruth leave their method of courting to Roland and Adella. To Alex we give a chance to choose between Kate and Hildah. Ruth Merrill leaves her jokes to Kenneth Merritt. Lois Clark transfers her fancy for A’s to Kenneth Merritt. Lora leaves her violin to Floyd Urick. Juanita leaves her speed in shorthand to whoever needs it. We leave to Fred Holle, a sub-Freshman girl (Alma Miner.) To Helen Winans we leave the privilege of studying Animal Husbandry. To Mildred DeWitt we leave a harmless little mouse. To Mike Tidy we leave SOMETHING. WITNESSES: SIGNED: Class of '20 Lucile Kelsey. Coral Miner. Elmira Hoadley. Arvon Collins. Ninetet-n