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

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Calendar [Continued from page 16] Thirteenth Week: Another victory for our teams! Mrs. Shaw is here again. Friday—Senior Class Meeting. Fourteenth Week: 1 rid ay—Basket Ball Came at Coloma tonight. Eau Claire won, of course. Fifteenth Week: nother Senior Class Meeting. We’re going to have our pictures taken. Sixteenth Week: Eau Claire is defeated by Niles. Tuesday—Cerald and his Ford go to— he ditch. Library and Junior Meeting. Wednesday I he Senior boys decide to give a play. I hursday Chapel; Kenneth Mason got tired of standing up. Seventeenth Week: GLORIOUS VACATION. Eighteenth Week: SOME MORE VACATION. Nineteenth Week: Back to school again. One more week till finals. Tuesday—Library Meeting. Senior boys give Abe a hair-cut. Senior Class Meeting. Twentieth Week: Mr. Balldur gets his weekly allowance from Chemistry students. Melvin thinks it's his turn next. I uesday—A visitor! Must have been some of Gerald’s relatives. Anyway he was asked to escort her downstairs. Annual Election of Athletic Officers. W ednesday—Peppery-pep meeting. I hursday Alarm clock went ofl in school and Miss Wagner told us (the English Class) that it was time for us to wake up. Twenty-first Week : Examination week; beginning of the end that is for most of us. Another scalp in Basket Ball—Berrien Springs. Twenty-second Week : Monday—Chapel; Singing and a debate by Balfour and Dunn. W ednesday—Guess Mr. Ground-hog didn’t see his shadder. Thursday—Why the tears in English Class today? Friday- John (in History (’lass): “They spread propaganda over Greece and then stirred the people up.” Twenty-third Week: farmers meeting has taken nearly all of the boys from the classes. The Geometry Class was boyless and Mr. Balfour informed 11s that he felt so unnecessary during that period. Report cards again. Heard in Chemistry today—Balfour: “How many have your note-books up to date?” A few hands went up. And a very few at that. Balfour: “Seeley, did you raise your hand?” [Continued on page 32] Page Twenty six

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Fresh i es l imy cull us green nn l nil sorts of mimes. Hut we're always there when it comes to fume; IVrhups we’re not such a hanilsome linneli Hut nevertheless, we’ll give you a hunch That even though we may he shy You may stand luick. while we pass by. First comes Mina, so neat and prim Who thinks so much of our old Jim (Gym) Then copies Sylvia W ith her sweet smile. To look at her is sure worth while. I). Tatuum, who is so short and fat It’s hard for him to get a hat. Hut not because lie’s so very wise For he’s just a freshie, in disguise. Here comes Keith lluhhard With his Ikix of pills And he prescribes, when we are ill. Hanna I tunnel z, who lives so far You’d think she came up on a ear; Hut she’d make an awful fuss If she couldn’t ride in our high school bus. Then there’s Flnorn. with her eyes of blue. Her hair is of the darkest hue; We love her for she’s so very kind For never a fault does she ever find. Next I mention is our little Joe, They say he’s alsmt to join a show And if so, we’d like to know. I hen conies Tins si ora. She’s such a dear She tills our schoolroom full of cheer llarland and Kdward at basketball Are always there at our beck and call. Fern Tidey lives just out of town Hut never walks in. when Forrest’s around; Oh! what a shame his bus is broke! But he s not to blame because he broke a spoke. I mo Kirk, the butcher’s Imy Does not have much to say Hut then, lie’s rather jovial In a sort of off-hand way. And when we all feel sort of broke Then conies Helen with all her jokes; Always so cheery, so bright, so gay. She starts us cheerfully on our way. Then there’s Tela. Fern Gouts, Emily and Ruth If it’s facts you want, they’ll tell you the truth. Floyd Trick, who likes to hunt Hut found it wasn't such a stunt hen Mr. Dunn, so changed his mind And after school, his work assigned. Then comes l)ud; Allen. Mary, and I We four are all so very shy; Hut. when a problem to us is assigned W e’re sure to solve it. if given time. Dll, yes! There’s Abe. I most forgot To class amongst our jolly lot. Hut just before I lake my seat It’s of the teachers I’d like to speak. First comes Miss Higgs, so very kind With a nice long lesson to us assigned: And then Miss Wagner, who’s not so slow She gives us lessons we have to know. We lind Miss Ltiddcn in the assembly hall Try ing to do her duty to one anil all. Then conies Mr. Balfour Oh goodness sakes, Next spring lie’ll make us use the rakes. Hut doesn’t he know, w ith our complexion so fine Girls ain’t supisised to lie out in the bright sunshine? Gee! I’d give a nickel If Mr. Balfour’d get a freckle. And now comes Superintendent Dunn Who’s brimming full with life and fun; lie’s so forgiving, kind and good W e wouldn't deceive him if we could. And if you’ll all stand by us true These next three years, we’ll all lie through For don't you see, we’re full of lore And we’ll graduate in ’21. Fern Merritt, ’24 Page Twenty-five

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