Eagle River High School - Northern Trail Yearbook (Eagle River, WI)

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THE NORTHERN TRAIL An Ode to Teachers As we think of the past school year, Of all the fun We've had, Thoughts come of all our teachers dear, Whose leaving makes us sad. To Mr. Kracht our thoughts we turn, . The booster of our school, 5 And best of all from whom we learn 1 Our physics, he's a jewel. , In mathematics we all know How well Miss Austin taught us. She made us learn those rules just so, For she had patience and was ever thus. And Mr. Wolff in Latin, oh! At languages he really was a wonder. He could teach us all its irregularities And never once permit us to blunder. And next, our vocal teacher, Miss Strong, Whose fame in music is very well known. Miss Seim in typing is never wrong. Her skill in shorthand she has us showng With Bookkeeping the Sophs she does perplex, Which they must get if they desire a grade of Ex. Miss Walter in English is sure to shine, For slang is not at all in her lineg And Whenever we our duties shirk She comes back at us with some good hard work. In Civics Miss Walrath sure knows her stuff So- well that not a one of us can even bluff. Miss Bagnall, high in our esteemg It is most very easily seen Why we all think so much of her. And now again we hear Loud pouding and ia noisy whirr That seems to be quite near. Oh yes, that's Mr. Stuart's class Below in manual training. How they can work in such a mass Of hammering, sawing, planing! Of -all our teachers we are fond, We hate to see them go. Between us has grown the bond Of friendship true. And so For all that yo u have done for us For help, advice and time Spent in working over us, We write this little rhyme, To thank each one, to thank you all, And say good-bye to you. And so we part until next Fall With Wishes kind and true. -GRETA TETZLER. Page seventy-eight

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THE NORTHERN TRAIL their loafing places, in doors and out. Study the mischievous influence that one or two mischievous ones can have over such a group night after night, week end after week end. Then contrast the situation with young people of the same community,rwith the same inheritance, who spend five hours a day with high school students' high school teachers, with studies in the accuracy of mathematics, with the marvels of science, with the vision of history, with the inspiration of literature, with the culture of language. If there were no other value obtained from money invested in thigh schools, its social influence over the young people of the non-pros- perous class would pay one hundred per cent on the investment. In one generation it would eliminate much of the immorality, licentiousness, and baser crimes. -E.W. KRACHT. fe The Spirit of Scarlet and Blue THE spirit of the scarlet and blue has been the basis for the success of the Eagle River High School. This spiriti notlonly influences the boys and girls in school, but also characterizes the work of the alumni. Blue designates truthfulness towards the Alma Mater. The scarlet sym- bolizes courage which inspires everyone of the Eagle River graduates. The reputation of any institution is established by the type of men and women it gives to the world. The achievements of our graduates are responsible for the glory of our school. Their influence may not be clearly seen, yet we feel that the ideals of our school have been carried by them into all communities of which they are wa part. We are proud of our graduates and since space will not permit us to mention them all, we mention only those of last year. Harold Guth, at home, Pelican, Wisconsin. Marie Regenfuss, at home, Conover, Wisconsin. Elaine Adams, Zimpelmann's Confectionery, Eagle River, Wisconsin. Lillian Ferguson, Chicago, Illinois. Jack Pride, Chase's Oil Station, Eagle River, Wisconsin. Iola Briggs, Oshkosh State Teachers College, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Myrtle Bellman, Oshkosh State Teachers College, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Loretta Ziebell, Oshkosh Teachers College, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Louise Kukanichf at home, Eagle River, Wisconsin. Ruth Lawler, Ward-Belmont School, Nashville, Tennessee. Helen Regenfuss, office work, Wausau, Wisconsin. Vera Armstrong, Herold Electric Shop,,Eagle River, Wisconsin. John Wojcik, at home, Eagle River, Wisconsin. Arthur Ketz, at home, Eagle River, Wisconsin. John. Matesa, at home, Detroit, Michigan. Duane Esbensen, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Alice Holtorp, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Genevieve Buck, at home, Eagle River, Wisconsin. Ester Kilpi, at home, Eagle River, Wisconsin. Anna Morrison, at home, Eagle Riveri, Wisconsin. Arthur Sparks, section hand, Eagle River, Wisconsin. Charles Smith, clerk at Camp 7, Land 0' Lakes, Wisconsin. Page seventy -seven

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THE NORTHERN TRAIL History of Eagle River High School THE schools of Eagle River have grown very rapidly in the past forty years. If we compare the first old log shanty built in 1884 to the modern high school built in 1924 we will have some idea of what a won- derful advancement has been taken to promote education. The first school house stood at a spot now in the street, just north of the Finn Lawlenhome. The use of the building was donated by John O'Connor. There were but a very few pupils. Miss Anna O'Connor taught the first winter, and in the spring was succeeded by her sister, Miss Mathilda. I The first school house is worthy of description. The log shanty was about 24 feet square, and had a -scoop roof made of halved and hollowed out logs from the ridge to the etaves. The space between the log wall and the roof was stuffed with sphagnum moss from a nearby marsh. There were but three small windowsand the room was very dark except on sunny days. A fourth' window was added the second year when the school got so large that nearly all the 1umbermen's bunks which filled the west end of the room had to be taken out to make room ,for the thirty- odd pupils who crowded in daily. The school furniture was made from pine boards by a local carpenter and was patterned after the forms in English schools 'at that time. The desks' were about sixteen feet long and three feet wide, with tops sloping to each, side so that thel children sit- ting on the long benches faced each other at about the right distance to kick shins under the desks. Two miserable years were spent in this rus- tic school. As a whole the pupils learned as much folly as they did good. The following summer a two-room school house, now the M. Frankel home, was built. Mrs. Hughes from Antigo taught the upper grades and Miss Tillie O'Connor the primary grades. This school made progress. Mrs. Hughes was a woman of many years' experience and reigned by tact and diplomacy. The school rooms soon became crowded, and a six-room building,-was built about 1887 on the spot where the present grade school now stands. In the fall of 1892 it was decided to erect a new school building in Eagle River, which was completed in 1893 and is the large school house which is now used as the grade building. Its construction cost S23,000. In the school year of 1897-1898 Eagle River had an excellent school with seven teachers. J. A. Walsh was principal. For a while the conditions seemed favorable, but as the population grew, more and more pupils strived for an education. The crowded con- ditions were terrible. Some classes had to be held out in the hall, from where they could hear the noise of the pupils downstairs at recess time, and the sounds of the classes passing back and forth. The high school had only four rooms to use-the English room, the mathematics room, the commercial room, and the assembly. Oh, yes! They had a library, too-a tiny room squeezed in between the English room and assembly, which served as reference library, text book library and office. Page seventy nine