Eureka High School - Sequoia Yearbook (Eureka, CA)

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THE EQUoiA Class History. 2 In nineteen hundred and two rain fell on the Fourth of July: earthquakes shook the ground in midsummer: the weather was hot and oppressiveg the wind sighed ominously. XVise men solemnly stroked their beards-surely something out of the ordinary was about to happen. It did. Vife, the class of naughty six, made our debut into high school life. Notwithstanding these portentous circumstances, the first term passed peace- fully enough. The High School occupied the upper Hoor in those days, the grades being located beneath them. XVhen the term began, we were distributed among rooms 4, 5 and 8, and began the bewildering task of choosing a course of study. After a period of much confusion each youngster learned to find his way alone and unprotected to the proper class-room. This showed progress and we, proud young freshies that we were, presently attained a wondrous degree of scholastis deco- rum. This period of docility lasted only while we were adapting ourselves to our new surroundings. Soon a truly remarkable talent for mischief-making develop- ed. lirasers found their way about with speed and accuracyg '06 was having a good time and the furniture suffered correspondingly. VVlien report cards came, many from our midst found it expedient to leave. At the end of each successive quarter more departed: and by August, ,O3, there were barely enough left to fill Room 3, which now became class headquarters. Witli the able assistance of Miss Colt, the class was formally organized. Thomas Hine, with his usual plump dignity, presided over its deliberationsg Mildred Farley performed the duties of secretary and supervisor of finance. In due time a class pin was adopted. NVe were no longer nameless ninth gradersg we were Juniors, and exhibited our new pins with pardonable pride. ' The buying of a picture was an act presently perpetrated by the new organiza- tion: '05 had arranged to purchase A Reading from Homer to edify the occu- pants of Room 2: so TO6, not to be outdone in this fashion, followed suit with the Chariot Racef' a picture which adorns the front wall in Room 3. Another year passed. It was a hard one. VV e had now experienced about all the trials and tribulations that can well befall a student in High School. just before vacation, the few survivors gave a dancing party at Gustin's Opera House in hon- or of the Senior class. The affair was one of much enjoyment. Those whom the