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

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E. C. H. S. Annual '24 School Diary SEPTEMBER 4. The beginning! Are we happy? Well, perhaps. You see we have a brand new faculty. 5. Seniors met and organized. Aren’t they peppy? Cleola went to sleep. 6. Juniors and Sophomores followed the Senior’s example. 7. Freshmen answered the roll call with perfect attendance. In other words they had a class meeting. 10. Pei manent ??? seats were issued to-day. The hells were rung any time hut the right time. 12. Athletic Association held its initial conference. Plenty of work assigned to the students on the Library Staff. 13. The Seniors will soon lie flashing their rings,—perhaps. 14. Seniors take lead again. First event of Social Calendar is a party at Kirk's tonight. 17. Faculty no longer need reducing exercises, hence liells are placed within reach of desk. We students will now miss the daily comedy. 18. Read the Journal! School news to lie published. 21. Great event of the season! Sophomores are receiving. Whom? Just the Freshmen. 24. What’s this I hear? Oh! the Seniors are planning an amateur performance. 26. Events of the day. Mr. Taft’s address. Few vacant seats. 27. What’s the matter? Why all the vacant seats? Hartford Fair. 28. Third Great Event on Social Calendar. Juniors entertained at Joe Mosher’s home. OCTOBER 1. Noon time recreations! league baseball. Juniors vs. Seniors. 3. Vacation—Benton Harbor Fair. 5. A joyful, yet sad occasion. Report cards are passed out to-day. 8. Whv the late arrivals? Change in schedule of interurban. And the initial appearance of the “Tunerville Limited. Toot! Toot! 9. Juniors christen their jiajier the “ Eclipse.” Parents and Teachers formed an organization whose chief aim is to lienefit the school and equip the play- ground. 12. Br-r-r. Great noise and excitment! The fire gong rang. Juniors are toiling ceaselessly on their paper. 15. Agriculture classes are making daily excursions to the nearby farms and orchards. 17. Why all the anxious looks? The Senior rings have not arrived yet. 25. Forrest had the nosebleed in English Literature class and gained permission to leave the class. What did he leave behind him? An empty red ink bottle. 26. Excitement! Nothing else but! Two parties tonight. Freshmen and Seniors are hosts. The Seniors entertained a ghost and a witch. 28-30. Vacation. Teacher’s Institute at Kalamazoo. 31. Chester Dohm broke his arm cranking a flvver. So he says? NOVEMBER 2. Seniors give first program at Chapel. Juniors entertain this time. Where? In the gym. What? The Seniors. (Continued on Page 55) 25

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Maroon and White Standing:— F. McOntber. J. Mosher. L Kirk. C. Dillon. K. Hubbard. ( Burns. Oosser. K. Gray. C. Sova. K. Freeman. II. Richards Seated Filler, R. Trowbridge. V. Hastings. I. Hollc, A. La Riant. Mrs. Gilmore (Sponser), N. Preston, C. Dohtn, R. Du lartz, R. Thumm History of Class of ’25 There was an old )wl. With eyes big and bright, W ho sang in a tree top One calm summer night. He sang of the Juniors,, Of Our Old Eau Claire High And lauded each memlier As high as the sky. He sang there all night Till early next morn. When President LaPlant Came out to plant corn; Alvin heard him singing Of Helen so fair. With a bright rose carnation Tucked in her hair. And then the ()ld ()vvl. In the tree top that day. Sang a very good song Of our Treasurer Gray. Xow just what he sang He will leave you to guess. For the care of much money Is sure hard I confess. (Continued on Page 43) 24

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