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

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Alumni VER since our first graduates left Old Eau Claire High in 18% we have had a record of all the Alumni. From this time until the first gradu- ating exercises were held in 1905 sixteen students, all girls, were lucky enough to be graduated from our school. Of these sixteen girls, four- teen still survive and twevle of them are married. 1905 marked the beginning of thee ommencement exercises. Two of its grad- uates, Ona Enders and Ida Crandall, now Mrs. Perle McDowell, are teaching in Cass and Berrien Counties, and the third, Nellie Hanks—Mrs. Harry Ferguson, passed away a year ago. In 1908 we have our lirst record of masculine graduates—Lucian Yanderhoof and Amos Green. The following year there were no graduates and in 1908 only one Viable llodell. now Mrs. Frank A andenberg. After this the classes grew larger with the exception of the class of 1912 until in 1918 w hen there were six once more. In 1916 there were only two graduates again, William Tatinan (deceased) and George I rick. In 1918 came the largest graduating class that Eau Claire had sent forth on their career, there being fourteen members. Since 1896 Eau Claire has graduated ninety-nine pupils, sixty-six girls and thirty-three boys. Out of this number ninety-one still survive. Fifteen of these: Bertha McFallon. (Mrs. ('.has. Wilder), Ida Crandall, (Mrs. Perle McDowell), Millie Whalen, Helen Paul, Beulah W halen, (Mrs. D. Lybrook), Victor Ferguson, Chester AYycotf. Emma Franz. (Mrs. A. Ferguson), Marshall Momany. Beatrice lluple. Edwin Hector, Ethel Birkholm, Gladys Horton, Ivan Lavanway, and Murl Momany have become instructors in prominent near-by schools since their graduation. One of the graduates of '17, Kenneth Tatinan. is cashier of the Eau Claire State Bank and in spite of the fact that many were compelled to go away from their home town to prepare themselves for work, a large percentage of them have returned and settled near by. We appreciate this fact and feel proud of them and so would you if you could see how loyally they hav e supported and are still sup- porting—Old Eau Claire High. Tn Appreciation AST fall w hen we assembled upon September 7, we had for our janitor and knight of sanitation Walter Sykes, from London. He is more commonly known to us as “Shorty,” or “Gopher.” As we were all quietly seated trying to arrange our schedules so there would be no conflictions, our attention was drawn to a depse fog of floor oil which appeared in the main hall. As we watched, it advanced over a larger area and was accompanied by a hissing sound. Finally the fog cleared away somewhat and we could behold the figure of “Shorty” with a small sprayer in his hands already upon his errand of cleanliness in our new building. As the year passed, we found that our janitor-friend was a friend indeed. He helped us very much by building our backboards for basket-ball baskets, be- sides very many other useful articles w hich he has constructed, out of the building, for our use and convenience. He is always cheerful and a friend to all, and we are certain that our days at E. C. H. S. would not have been complete without the acquaintance of “Shorty,” who has remarked several times that he would hate to trust US with a “wagon load of bubbles!” Vagc Twenty

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Sophomores Hilda De Witt, Pres. Emma Laberdy, Vice-Pres. Roland Moody Donald Clark Gladys Momany Marion Becker Sophomore History Cur school days will soon lx- over The second year is nearly done. If we keep trudging patiently onward. Our goal and our aim will be won. One by one we have lost our classmates But still jolly nine remain. We are all climbing steadily upward Regardless of notions or fame. 'jest year we were what they called “Freshmen,” W ith actions which they all said were green. This year we are happy Sophomores And work hard that our record be clean. We are not like the Sophomores of old times To initiate the Freshmen queer; But we gave them just the same as we got, A marshmallow roast last year. We went one night to the river Where the Freshmen returned our good will. Wre still remember that happy time And if nothing happens, we always will. The Freshmen and Sophs gave a party To the high school at Hallowe’en time. It was such a short notice we thought we might fail. But we surely came out with it line. Our president and class colors were chosen A new secretary and treasurer we found, Next year we all hope to be Juniors, At least to that end we are bound. Fern Ruple. Sec'y andTreas. Ard Baker Florence Rosenberg Page Twenty-two 0. M. 23