Baker High School - Nugget Yearbook (Baker City, OR)

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Class of 1831 When the Baker C1ty Hlgh School was built in 1887 I had not been go1ng to school for several years Up to this time I had been attendmg school at the old Academy bullding Professor Bingham being the principal Our school wasnt graded 1n those days and we d1d not ad vance with our work like it is possible to do in graded schools We would get 1ust about so far along in our studies each year The next year we would go back over pretty much the same work I had concluded not to go to school any more and ln fact was arranging w1th one of my school fnends to go on an ex tended trapping exped1t1on 1n which we expected to accomplish wonders when the h1gh school was built My father did not view me that now that we had a chance for higher educatmon I had better finish a course in the h1gh school I reluctantly gave up my trapping plans and became a member of the class of 91 the first class to graduate from the Baker City H1gh School At that time the following students were in the class Duane Terry Carey Iackson Dora Iackson Lee Stewart Leonard Stems Henry Kmnison Carne Geer Lizzie Kellogg Bert VanCleve Lulu Chandler Sophia Moeller Bert Lewis Musa Geer Myrta Iames Albert Lew Ada Chambers Dora Terry Myrtle Tracy and my self CWalter Palmerl At the t1me of graduatlon there were but four of us left Duane Terry Carey Iackson Dora Iackson and myself fWalter Palmerj Of the others some had marned some had gone to other schools some had quit and gone to work Article by Walter Palmer from the Nugget May 1904. G I C' , . , this trapping expedition of ours in a very favorable light. He told I . . I - I . I I I I I I - : , . I I I I

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1-Q-id Blass of 1891 First Class to be Graducxied from Baker City High School Seated, left to right-Duane Terry, Dora Icxckson, Waller Palmer Standing, left to right-Prof. Herbert Kiliredge. Carey Iackson CLASSES

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The C1833 of 1902 Seated, lelt to right-Ella Louise Moulton. Harry Dale, Edith Prescott, Iames Donnelly, Theresa Adler Standing, left to right-Frank Mitchell. Belle Kellogg. Cliliord Tice: Lelia Thomas, Will Kennedy Seniorsl Seniorsl full of vim! Mitchell, Edith and Donnelly Iiml We are the people, we are swelll Lulu, Therese, and Kellogg Belle, Students ot the High School still, Ella Moulton, Harry and Will. Seniors! Seniorsl Rah, Rah, Hool Wonderful class ol Naughty Twol The Class of 1902 has organized and elected the iollowing offi- cers: Lelia Thomas, President: Harry Dale, Vice President: Belle Kellogg. Secretary: Iames Donnelly, Treasurer: Ella Moulton, The Nugget Class Editor. The class motto is I am the master of my fate : the class flower is yellow Carnation: the class colors are orange and black The graduation exercises are Friday evening, May 23, with the address rendered by W. L. Patterson. Frank Mitchell, by his profound oration on Pan-America. won with ease the C. A. Iohns Medal in the high school oratorical contest held in the Baker Theatre on February 22, 1902. Will S. Kennedy. in a masterly fashion, delivered the Arbor Day oration from the east balcony oi the South Baker School to a crowd of 1400 school children. SENIOR CLASS