Eau Claire High School - Beaver Tales Yearbook (Eau Claire, MI)

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CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 6—First day of School; Seventy-four pupils enrolled, thirty-six of whom where Freshmen. 8— Seats rearranged. “Tis hard to part with those we love.” 9— First Senior Class meeting. Alex. Gale visits school. (Must seem good to “visit”) 11 Mr. Balfour (in Physics class): “Miss Rosenberg, what is the law of impenetrability ?” Morence: “No two bodies can occupy the same space.” Mr. Balfour (sitting in the chair she just vacated): “1 am occupying the same space you did.” Morence (quickly): “Yes, but not at the same time.” 13—Junior Class Meeting. Mr Dunn was so interested in something that he forgot to have the classes pass “We should worry.” 14 Algebra ami Geometry books are ninety-six cents. Are they worth it? Let “Freshies” and “Sophs” decide. 15- hirst work in Physics Laboratory (measureing the table in meters.) Charles Burns informs Mr. Balfour in Arithmetic class that the only meter he ever heard of was. “Meet’er by the garden gate.” 17—Baked goods sale given by the Seniors. 19 hirst fire drill. Puts us in mind of January 9, 1919. 21 Why all the noise? The Freshmen are having their first class 22—A nother Freshman Class Meeting. 23 And another Freshman Class Meeting. (They must be getting ready to study!) 29— Miss Voigt to Hilda DeWitt in English. “Now tell me all the important dates you can remember in your own life.” Ouch! “A Fair Day.” 30— Circus at Eau Claire High. Did you see “Mary Ann?” “The Swimming Match?” “The Figure Eight?” OCTOBER 3— First snow. 4— Mr. Balfour wears a pink rose he got at a wedding reception. His own? b—Program by Senior-Freshman Committee. 7 Junior-Senior party at Mr. Rector’s and a Freshman-Sophomore party at Elnora Winter’s home. 12 Pictures of High School “Kids” taken. The Freshies had theirs taken last. A good thing! 13 Juniors and Sophomores gave a fine entertainment. 14 Teachers Institute today. 21 — breshman-Sophomore party in the “Gym.” 24—“Surprise test” in Physics. 26— Freshies are attending night school. 27— Abe Kushner came back today from a “detour” in California, New York and other distant points. ass meeting. (Continued on page 22) Eightftn

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important in the past seem so unimportant as we climb up to higher things. We have only one life to live and we want to do our best with it. The question of life is not, however, “How much time have we?”—for each person has all there is. The question is rather, “What shall we do with our time?” If we do not do the work we were ordained to do, it will forever remain undone. In theannalsofeternity there will be that which we should have had. A person may work in the dark, but some day, light shall beam upon his labor. Although he mav never with his own lips declare the victory complete, some day others will behold in his life’s work the traces of a great and thinking mind. How true are these words of Emerson, “Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables him to do some feat impossible for others.” There are no two of us with the same kind of work or the same opportunities. Some of us pass quickly up to fame; others struggle bravely through countless difficulties; and still others seem content with the shadows of the Old Year. With this thought in mind that God put us in a place abounding with oppor- tunities that we are capable of filling, many difficulties that beset our careers can be conquered. As long as we live we shall have a task to do. 'I hat we are alive today is positive proof that there is something for us to do. As Doctor Trumball says, “On what we do today may depend the success and completeness of our entire life’s struggle.” Why not then today if we have not already chosen, choose some goal toward which we may strive to w'in success in the future? We may never reach our ideal in life. It may keep floating on before us. But the sailor never reaches the Northern Star, yet without it he may never come to port. The dawn of his success was reached by following the beam of sunlight that pointed to the Land of Promise. Likewise, we, as individuals, may never reach our ideal in life, but still mere striving for it will help to avoid many stumbling blocks along life’s pathway. We may look up to it, as, “a lamp unto our pathway,” to guide our footsteps, as the beacon from the far-off lighthouse serves to guide some sailor home over a stormy sea. Classmates, as we face the Dawn of the future, whatever the Evening of the past might have been, let us remember that diplomas are merely stepping stones to the greater success of the pathway that leads upward toward our goal. “ And then only the big world shall praise us. And only the big world shall blame; Tho’ we work for the joy of the winning. And climb up the pathway to fame; For each in our separate calling Our separate thoughts must express. As we follow the gleam as we see it. To the goal that to us means—Success. IVe are leaving our High School forever. With the dawn of a new life in view. Yet we pause awhile before going And silently bid you adieu. —Ethel Mitchell Stvsntfrn

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E, THE class of 1922, of the Eau Claire High School, F.au Claire, Michigan, being about to pass out of this sphere of education— in full possession of a crammed mind and well trained memory— hereby proclaim this our last will and testament, making void all former wills or promises by us heretofore made or carelessly spoken. hirst, unto the school we leave our noisiest yells that have been composed and made use of, on condition that they shall be kept in constant usage. Second, unto our beloved faculty we leave all the amazing knowledge and startling information that we have furnished them with from time to time on our various examination papers. We leave the keys of a “Certain room” with “Shorty,” the Janitor, with the understanding that he shall not lend them to Mr. Dunn. We leave the right to become pianist to Ardis Baker on condition that she let I.ouis Brule and Burton Richards play a duet once in a while. To Mr. Balfour we leave all the new facts furnished by the Physics Class to be used in an “Advanced Course in Physics.” Melvin Seel leaves part of his skill as cartoonist to Donald McCoy. Donald is not to use the Freshmen as models. We leave Miss Ludden all important dates made (and kept) by the Seniors as a reminder that we were “always doing and never pretending.” To John Hogue and Donald Clark we leave the right to act as traffic cops to keep “some” from exceeding the speed limit in coming to school or going to classes. To Miss Skinner we leave all our music and “Art.” Gerald Williams leaves his fondness for study to whoever needs it. Apply early and avoid the rush. We leave the Sophomore girls in care of Jacob Lutz. Lois Hoadley leaves her basket ball suit to Lissabel Holle or Ida Momany. To Miss Voigt we leave a rest for the nervous breakdown she has received from looking over orations. To Lucy Kirk we leave a steady beau. We leave all paper wails found on the floor of the assembly room to the Freshmen, as we hate to keep anything that does not belong to us. To Rolland Moody we leave a Baker. All pennies left over in the treasury are to be spent in purchasing high chairs for Frank Brule and Keith Young. Witnesses: Signed: Class of '22 ETHEL MITCHELL Ninrtfrn