Batavia High School - Bee Aitch Ess Yearbook (Batavia, IL)

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1916 BEE AITCH ESS 1916 Alumni The aim of the Bee Aitch Ess this year, is to have the Alumni well represented. In order to do this We asked one member from each class to give a short write-up for his class. The responses which We received are: M. E. Q. Sv. 1874. To tell of the class of 'seventy-four In sixty Words, is difficult, very- Though its members were few and graduates fewer, The good times We had were many and merry- Miss Harriet Mann, Miss Kenyon, Miss Bacon, Were pupils Whose industry rivaled the bees, The boys, Mess1's. Collins, and Kilbourne, and Briggs, Drained school of its pleasures and joys to the lees. I could tell, if I might, of pranks and of mischief, But of Words I have used fully sixty or more- I must close, 'tis most sad, but I still sing the praises Of that Wonderful class, one-eight-seven-four. MRS. H. B. WILLIAMS. Class of 1877. A Class of 1880. I 1881 The first public commencement exercises of the West Batavia High School were held in the old school hall in 1881. The class that year was composed of one girl and five boys all of whom are still living. Horace G. Kaufman was Superintendent at the time and his Wife was his able assist- ant. HORATIO G. SHUMWAY. Class of 1883 Class of 1885 Class of 1887 1889 From Widely separated homes-New York, Oregon, Minnesota, Illinois -The class of 1889 send their greetings. MARY LOUISE BURKE. H1171

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1916 BEE AITCH ESS 1916 ALUMNI SNAP SHOTS H161

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1916 BEE AITCH ESS 1916 1891 The class of 1891 of West Batavia High School was considered fby themselves? a perfect class numbering seven, a perfect numbe1'. Three of the class, DeEtte Barker Renaud, Grace Allen Bothwell, and Kitty Bradford, still remain in Batavia, while Mary Buck now is in North Yakima, Washington, but is soon to return. The others make their homes in other cities, Lena Gunzenhauser Ap- pleton in Chicago, Amy Wolcott Bradley, Pomona, California, and Kather- ine Wolcott Hunter in Los Angeles, California. KATHERINE WOLCOTT HUNTER. Class of 1892 Class of 1893 1895 The class of 1895 started on their course with a fair membership, but for various reasons only three survived to claim diplomas. One of the smaller classes in number to graduate from West Batavia High, but weighty in brains and accomplishments. Class colors were pink and cream -class pin a butterfly, but they were far from resembling a butterfly in their ideals and ambitions. MISS MYRA CRANDELL. Class of 1896 I 1897 Your city may well feel proud of its institution of learning. I am glad to remember that my name appeared on its list of graduates. DWIGHT WADSWORTH. 1898 The class of 1898 entered the West Batavia High School with the usual number of students, but many dropped out after a year or two, leav- ing only six in the Junior year: Charles Morris, Dwight and Leon Wads- worth, Carl Walt, Myda Woodward, and Esther Challman. The first five named of these left at the end of the third year. For that reason only one was graduated from West Batavia High School in 1898. MISS ESTHER CHALLMAN. Class of 1899 1900 The class of 1900 welcomes you-welcomes you into the big, broad world. There you will find much joy in your work if, with Mrs. Wiggs, you adopt Emerson's philosophy. In the mud 'n scum of things, Somethin' always, always sings. MISS LILLIAN WAGNER. 'W 11181