Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Dr. Nelle C. Reed Nurse Ruth Kemena At the General Store on the second floor of the senof high the prospectors buy their supplies, have their health checked, and receive their maps before setting out for California, gold, and graduation. The earliest gold seekers to check in with Doc” Nelle C. Reed are the Pigskin prospectors. These rough and tough prospectors must be checked from head to toe before they start out on the rugged trip. Strong hearts are essential for California athletes — especially those who will become the heroes of the season. Nurse Ruth Kemena takes the pulses of the football miners, some of whom will be stopped by the Indians, wild animals, and others they will encounter on their western trek. Scout Bess Day spends much of her time plotting the courses our prospectors will follow. Hers is the difficult task of guidance. Deserts of failure and mountains of despair must be avoided. Not all of the pioneers trekking westward can share in the glory of mining; it is the job of Miss Day to help those who are undecided make their plans for the days ahead. In every group there are joy seekers and adventurers. Dead-eye Warren Tones is always on the look-out for joy riding prospectors who stray from the trail. Mr. Jones also registers those who are willing to work, and to these ambitious one he gives mining permits. Though these General Store advisers also go out to the young prospectors in the grades, the elder prospectors know that they can count on these advisers when need arises. 10 Miss Bess Day Mr. Warren Tones

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Mr. M. L. Knapp, Superintendent of Mining, has a busy job keeping the many mining camps in running order. He covers an untold number of miles, visiting the various camps each day. He, too, has his office at the fort. The Forty-niners are aware of the fact that Mr. Knapp has made the long journey many times before and has himself panned for and found gold; therefore, he is very capable of teaching them the art of panning and of thus finding the gold within themselves. Mr. M. L. Knapp Miss Lois Johnson, secretary to the Superintendent of Mining, fulfilled many varied duties. Aside from her secretarial work, she checked attendance data and supervised the distribution of mining supplies. In March Miss Johnson resigned, and Miss Ann Ludwig took her place. 9 Miss Lois Johnson

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Mr. Cecil Humphrey, our principal, is the head driver of the wagon train. More than once he has led naive prospectors over the long trail toward graduation. There were times when the trail was especially steep and difficult; the going was never easy. A wagon leader must push as well as pull his train. The slogans Gold Seeker, Strike It Rich, and Now or Never were written on many of the wagons. It has been Mr. Humphrey's task to help the Forty-niners fulfill these slogans. Mr. Cecil Humphrey Many of the miners went to California with the washbowl on their knee, but Mrs. Martha Weisflog started for California with the typewriter on her knee. As secretary to Head Driver Humphrey she is kept busy keeping accounts of the day's mileage and of the number of prospectors reporting for work each day, and reporting to the Directors of Mining Operation. r Mrs. Martha Weisflog