Easton Area High School - Rechauffe Yearbook (Easton, PA)

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The Senior boys formed a Glee Club to take the place of the one formed and put in cold storage two years ago. and have been in great demand both as entertainers and otherwise. Every member of the class handed in a Historical Essay and it was a difficult task to select the deserving one. As the State Encampment of the G. A. R. this year was in Easton, the ladies of the G. A. R.. Dept, of Pennsylvania, offered a prize for the best essay on the life of Lincoln, and the Women’s Relief Corps offered a badge as a prize for the best essay on Patriotism. Our social affairs were all greatly enjoyed and one or two were quite elaborate. Thus runs the nearly completed scroll. Now we can count the hours until we leave the “Dear Old Building On The Hill” forever, in person, if not in spirit. No more shall we be driven over the Bridge of Donkeys. or hear the same old Quiet please in the main room. In our too short sojourn we have seen the Mandolin Club grow from seven members to eleven. We have seen the evolution of the RKCHAUFHfc from a pamphlet of about 20 pages and 125 cuts and illustrations, to a book of 75 pages.and we have seen the Junto and other school organizations grow correspondingly. But our game is played and we will soon go to our various paths of life, and borrowing the language of Daniel Webster I am sure that I can say that our High School Course has been to us all a copious fountain of intellectual, social and personal happiness.” This is the history of the Class of Nineteen-Hundrcd-and-Scvcn as undergraduates. I«et us each try to make their history as Alumni still more glorious. G. M. Horn.. 12

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The class, selected for colors, old rose and white and the design of the pin was chosen later. The best theatrical performance ever put out by High School talent in this section of the country, was rendered during holiday week this year, and of the thirteen members of the cast, eight of them came from our class. This term also we had the misfortune to lose our president and John Merrill was elected to fill his place. We were well represented in Athletics,having Crcvcling, C. Smith. E. Smith, and Noll on the Football team, and Creveling and Jones on the Baseball team. Our first public appearance on Arbor Day. April 20. was a pronounced success and great things were then predicted for our Senior Year. Nothing more of note happened in the rest of the term except the election of officers for the ensuing year, the favored ones being President, John C. Merrill: Vice-President, Miss Robinson ; Secretary, Miss March ; and Treasurer, Russell E. Jones. We had gone through the Stone Age of our history as I have described, and the Bronze and Iron, and now with but sixty-five of one hundred and forty-three, we returned for the Golden Age. The Golden Age in every manner, in school, social, and athletic affairs. We made a good beginning by very nearly breaking up the Junior's first Class Meeting, and while they held it every Junior ran the gauntlet of our missiles before he got there. On the Football team Bock, Creveling, Duffin, Jones, C. Smith, and E. Smith held up the Senior's part as did Creveling, Jones, C. Smith and E. Smith on the Baseball team. At the close of the Football season a banquet was given to the players by the class and the Athletic Association, at Belfast, on December 14th. Our class was the first to see a systematic conduct of the Scrub team, and it was mainly through the efforts of Mr. Simpson who gave them a banquet at Nazareth, on December 20th. that this was brought about. Members of the second team instead of getting a “Thank You’’ at the end of the season now receive an emblem and recognition by the Athletic Association. Minor but no less pleasing events of the year were McKinley Day and Flag Day. The Athletic Association being in straightened finances, instead of a theatrical performance a bazaar was resorted to, and need I say anything more about it? Who does not know what a grand success it was and how we cleared more money on that than on any of the theatricals ? On 107th Day we kept up to the standard set by our Arbor Day performance and even advanced it. The main room was prettily decorated and all the selections and orations were first class. As no one was technically qualified to be captain of the Track team, we started all over again and elected Ellsworth Krantz, Captain, and Wm. White Manager. It was with difficult that matches were secured but several were arranged, and considering the disadvantages under which they labor they had a very successful season. 11

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SENIOR CLASS. 1907