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

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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

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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 are now residing in Beaumont. We recently heard that two of the above were seriously contemplating Inatrimony and one will probably have adopted a new cognomen by the time this goes to print. Jake Serafino is serving in the capacity of chauffeur to his father. .Take says he can make the benzine boat do anything but talk. Folyd Spurlock collects money where others fail. He is official clean-up man for the Beaumont Enterprise-that is, he cleans up bad debts. Bliss Mabel Goodman lingers in Beaumont still. However, s11e is non-committal regarding her affairs and will not divulge her plans for the future. Miss Ruth Adams and Miss Goldamae Britton can be seen on Pearl street almost any afternoon. Goldie's dimple is the most cov- teted thing in town. - We saw Miss Ona Carroll in a local picture show a short time ago. She was accompanied by a very pretty girl-a relative, we suppose, as beauty runs in the family. VVe tried to get an introduction to the new girl, but found that we were not qualified for the honor. Miss Grace Cha1'lton, the avowed enemy of one I. H. H., is tak- ing out her spite on a typewriter in a local office. Coy Thomas Bright takes his daily promenade down Pearl street, and in justice to his efforts we venture- the assertion that he is the neatest dressed youngster in town. Box-earn Buddie Harder is connected with the Gulf Pipe Line Company in Beaumont, and he has the reputation of being the most industrious employe in their fold. Misses Helen Fitzgerald and Nona Hamilton, our two smiling coquettes, continue to disturb the hearts of several Beaumont youths. 'Twas ever thus. Miss Kiber and Miss Duperier-you cannot speak of one without the other-are daily contributors to the cause of the local picture shows, and no one can blame them, as we would all do the same if we had the silver. ' VVe expected to have the pleasure of reading an article in one of 17