Beaumont High School - Pine Burr Yearbook (Beaumont, TX)

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I-T ',.3 , F The Pine 'Burr I Another attractive member of the class of '12 now residing in Beau- mont is Miss Alice Kent. She is very popular in the younger society circles, and a classmate of whom we are justly proud. Miss Daisy VVells has decided that she is especially adapted to the work of moulding the mind of the young, and she is now working at her vocation in one of the city schools, much to the disappointment of a certain Dir. Thomas previously mentioned. There is a rumor that Miss Louise Andrews is to be a bride on her next birthday, and we hereby extend our congratulations to the for- tunate groom-to-be. A Miss Thekla Harrison is teaching in the city schools, taking an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth-sometimes two teeth-this being one of the rules of conduct required by the board for admission to the faculty. hir. Stewart ltlartin, alias Sleepy, is picking splinters out of saw teeth in a lumber mill at Merryville, La., that is, when he is not busy writing odes to a certain young lady in Beaumont. The University of Virginia is now the camping ground of, VVillis Maxsion. VVhen he is not on the athletic field or participating in a soiree he puts in a little time on those subjects so dear to every stu- dent's heart--mathematics, science, history and literature. Biac says he cannot stay away from Beaumont much longer and we are looking for him any day. VVilliam Stanley is assimilating the rudiments of Blackstone and incidentally teaching Texas University students' the proper way to pole-vault. Along with him in his law studies toddles ruddy-faced George Nlasterson, the wit of the class of '12. George VVilkinson attended Rice Institute in Houston for some time, but decided he liked iron-working better. He is now draughts- man in an iron foundry in Houston, where he expects to make a mil- lion in the next three or four years, at the expiration of which time he intends to lead her to the altar. Our debater, Everett Haycraft, has removed to VVashington, D. C., where he is studying law. 15

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The Pine Burr Qlumui Sixty-two prodigies in the glare of the footlights faced an au- dience of about two thousand at the Kyle Theatre, Beaumont, on the evening of May 23rd, 1912, and with all the pomp of an English coronation, the stamp of high school graduates was plastered on their bulging foreheads. Since this memorable occasion the little party has broken up, and now the former constituents of this once glo- rious union are scattered throughout the earth. Miss Merta Jones is the alias of that popular girl we used to know. She is now known, honored and obeyed as Mrs. Eastham. VVe extend our heartfelt sympathies to her many unsuccessful suitors. Miss Mary Greer is now a student at the Texas University. Mary was one of the most popular girls in the school, and we are sure she is equally popular in her new surroundings. Miss Helen Blewett, one of the prettiest girls i11 the class, is one of those now making their home in Beaumont, but we have it from good authority that her thoughts are often centered somewhere way down in old Virginia. We say this with due apologies to a certain young gentleman of this city. Miss Verna I-Iooks, the noblest 'poet' of them all, is attending school at Belmont College. We were expecting her to follow in the footsteps of Merta, but our expectations were seemingly ungrounded for she says her mind is yet open. Our graceful little dancer, Miss Neanie Wheat, remains faithful to her home city. She is now debating with herself the question r VVho shall it be, a doctor, lawyer or a 'doubting' Thomas? VVe trust the question will be amicably settled between all parties con- cerned. Miss Marie Shattuck is another who remains with us, but we share but little of her time, as she is generally engaged in reading large, yellow manuscripts, which come by parcel post from a little sawmill town in Louisiana. Among the many pretty girls who have left us is Miss Emily Robertson, who now lives in Montclair, N. J. She was one of the best liked girls in the class and her absence' is keenly felt by everyone. 14 L he L

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The Pine Burr Thomas Kelly is supervising a class in railroad construction. He seems very much impressed with the choice epithets of some of his underlings, and is seriously contemplating the organization of a class in oratory, wherein their talent may have a chance for development. VVorking along the same line as Kelly, we find Pledger Eastham. He expects to be president of the Frisco some day. Clyde McAnelly takes a thief out every morning and steals a little oil from all the tanks of the Magnolia Petroleum Company in the south end of Beaumont. To be explicit, he is gauger for the above named corporation. Hutt Reed, president of the class of '12, is engaged in the con- struction of a gravel road in Orange County, and incidentally grow- ing a beard that will be a good protection against the attacks of mos- quitoes later in the season. y , David Sobel, mathematical prodigy, is attending the State A. Sz M. College. His first request on reaching the school was that he be shown the cow that gave buttermilkl-and he was shown. 1 Theo Tusa, the walkin g fashion plate, attended Tulane for a while, but his eyes became so weakened by the glare of the Crescent City that he was compelled to return to Beaumont, where he purposes becoming a medicine man, or to be exact, a physician. Benjamin Irby, poet laureate and otherwise distinguished scholar, is now learning to be a first-class real estate salesman. It is said that he can convince a prospective buyer of real estate that an inundated swamp is a French boulevard. Tie is now in the office of his father. Eric Carroll is official taster at a local bakery. This accounts for his notable increase in corpulence. Harry VValker has removed to Houston, where his talent as alma- chinist will be given an opportunity to develop. Harry says the Houston society is what attracts him most, though-too slow for him in Beaumont. Miss Irby Lockhart is now living in Ore City, Texas. She has the distinction of being the belle of her city. Misses Ethel Sparks, Mary Brinson, Ida Fehl and Goldie Fields 16