Eureka High School - Sequoia Yearbook (Eureka, CA)

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Glue SEQ UOIA dulcet strains of the performing orchestra tempted to trip the light fantastic were loud in their expressions of pleasure. During the term wondrous things had been happening in the chemistry lab. They always do. Raids-the nefarious practice of taking that which is not thine -were exciting, and, when successful, highly lucrative, hence they were often en- gineered. Accidents were frequent and amusing. John Locke, after his somewhat extensive experience with hydrogen explosions, became a really expert shot with a thistle tube, and succeeded in burying more than one in the ceiling above his desk. At Christmas time the chemistry class had its own Christmas tree-interesting and instructive. On the last Friday of the term they prepared a banquet in their basement home, to which a few privileged outsiders were invited. A table stretching the entire length of the lab., bore a simply indescribable assortment of viands. Retorts Hlled with steaming coffee, and evaporating dishes containing salads were the order of the day. It was truly a great event. Commencement night, '05, was a time of much excitement. Ingomar thea- ter, where the exercises were held, was packed to the doors. On the stage, the girls of '06 added their own charm to that of the flowers which they were engaged in arranging. In the auditorium, their masculine classmates expounded the merits of the Sequoia and effected its sale wherever possible. The 14th day of August, 1905, which marked the beginning of our Senior- ship, at length arrived. At the election of class officers, which presently was held in Room I, May Bennett was elected president, Grace Shaw, vice-president, and Harriet Welch, secretary and treasurer. Christmas week was one of social activity. All the High School did so- ciety and enjoyed itself immensely. As the year wore away, a list of the gradu- ating class was posted in Room I. This looked like progress, but when we were instructed to have our pictures taken for insertion in the Sequoia, it seemed as if Commencement were near, indeed. Such has been the history of the class which is the next to graduate. Its mem- bership has changed considerably. Some, finding the pace of a four-year course too strenuous, have been obliged to seek the hospitality of iO7. New faces from other schools have, from time to time, been .heartily welcomed into our midst. It is not without a feeling of sadness that we realize our High School days are draw- ing so swiftly to a close. We of ,O6 have gone through much in company and are bound together by a peculiar bond of sympathy. ' Realizing, however, that the time has come at last to bid farewell to our High School, we now entrust it to the tender mercies of our friends of ,07, and only hope that they will treat it with tlie consideration it deserves. ,O7, take good care of the lawn, be kind to our amiable janitor, and make it the aim of your life to see that your Alma Mater is well protected. In times past, that has been our duty. Hereafter, it is yours.

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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

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Ube SEQUOIA Class Prophecy .0 The Humboldt County Fair By T. B. H. 'o6. Full twenty years had passed away Since that eventful date: XVhen, gathered on the platform, NVe had learned our awful fate. And now the I-lumholdt County fair XVith portals open wide, Had welcomed in the motly crowd- The speilers barked outside. Then quickly I bethought me, To wend my steps that way To see my old-time classmates, And hear what they would say. And there upon a coal oil box, Wfithout the entrance wall, Bob Edmonston was speiling, And loudly he did bawl. Step right up here, young ladies, And see the wondrous sight. At half-past two the trained goldfish Are going to start a fight. ' So up stepped Mildred Farley, So dapper and so trim. She pushed aside the motley crowd And butted right straight in. The goldhsh started Fighting. It surely was a fright. They stood erect upon their tails, And struck with all their might.