CALENDAR.
1911-12.
FIRST HALF YEAR.
1911.
September 15 and 16, Friday and Saturday-Entrance examinations and registration of students.
September 18, Monday-Instruction begins.
November 23 and 24-Thursday and Friday-Thanksgiving, recess....
Wed. April 10, 1912: Ther. Cool., Wea. Showers. Sowed about 120 rods of barley in the Will Ruesch field got about half of it plowed. Thursday 11: Ther. Cool. Wea. Raining Done a little patching on the oakcreek fence this fore-noon.
Fri. April 12, 1912: Ther. Cold. Wea. Ground covered with snow Storming all day so that I can’t get outside to work. Saturday 13: Ther. Cold S. Breez Wea. Clouds. Planted a little of White flint and Sweet corn in the garden this morning....
Sun. April 14, 1912: Ther. Cool- Wea. Clouds- around the house most all day. Monday 15: Ther. Pleasant. Wea. clouds Got my barley furrowed out and set twenty-eight (28) apple trees
Tues. April 16, 1912: Ther. Cool. Wea. Clouds- Light rain Set 12 apple and 40 peach trees this fore noon Plowed about a quarter acre by the John Winder House this evening. Wednesday 17: Ther. Pleasant, Wea. Cloudy part of day. Cleaned head ditches...
Thurs. April 18, 1912: Ther. Cool. S. Breeze Wea. Partly Cloudy. Plowed our garden spot above Dan’s place, on the river bottom. Planted a few potatoes for father, on the Sand bottom this afternoon. Friday 19: Ther. Cool, or Cold. Wea. Light...
Tues. April 2, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear We went over to Santa Clara with our lucern seed only sold one sack of it. Wednesday 3: Ther. Pleasant, Wea. Clouds Started on our way home Myra Lemmon came with us till we met Jesses at Purgetory Flat we...
Sat. April 20, 1912: Ther. 28Âş Clear & Frosty Wea. Ptly cloudy afternoon Working on the Breakwater upper end of Washout Pinecreek ditch. Sunday 21: Ther. Cool Wea. Few clouds I attended the meetings this afternoon our missionaries John Farnes and...
Mon. April 22, 1912: Ther. Pleasant Wea. Clear I worked in Pine Creek, got a small stream of water in the ditch. The other boys worked on the washout. John, Squire and I went in the head of Oakcreek to water our colts, too late, we didn’t get...
Wed. April 24, 1912: Ther. Windy as the dickens Wea. clouds going to beat time. I got the water down and watered my trees, then planted 20 rows more to of corn. I have it all planted over to the little piece I had in corn last year. Thursday 25:...
Fri. April 26, 1912: Wea. Clouded up- Rained Fixed for a garden on the river bottom piece and planted some carrots parsnips etc. Am. Worked on Pine Creek ditch afternoon got wet too. had to come home in the rain Saturday 27: Wea. Clouds going...
Sun. April 28, 1912: Ther. Pleasant Wea. T. clds. Father, Mary and I went to Rockville this afternoon. Monday 29: Ther. Warm Wea. Windy T. clds Worked in the garden most of fore noon Went over in field got Walter Ruesche’s plow and took it...
Tues. April 30, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Thin clouds Dan and I are working on the Pine Creek ditch lack about thirty feet of getting it thru the washout Wednesday, May 1: Ther. Warm Wea. Wind Wind We worked on the ditch till noon We then came down to...
Thurs. April 4, 1912: Ther. Pleasant Wea. Mostly cldy We left Hurricane this morning nooned at the pocket lane, got home a little after dark. Friday 5: Ther. Warm Wea. Ptly cldy plowed nearly a half acre of lucern and sowed it to Red Chaff Wheat
Sat. April 6, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear Finished plowing and sowing the wheat. then harrowed over nearly an acre of my orchard ground that I plowed before I went to St. George. Sunday 7: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear Few Clouds Mary and the children...
Mon. April 8, 1912: Ther. Warm. Wea. N. Wind Jim, Dan and I are Sowing and plowing father’s wheat in. got about two thirds of it done. Tuesday 9: Ther. Pleasant Wea. S. Wind Rain 7 pm Finished fathers wheat before dinner. Plowed a little more...
Sat. Aug. 10, 1912: Ther. hot Wea. Clear. Wind- We got the machine started and threshed 120 bu of grain Sunday 11: Ther. Hot Wea. clear I am watering in the F. Field
Mon. Aug. 12, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Clouds Finished up Johny’s threshing and 5 1/2 bu of Barley 25 bu of wheat for me dand of wheat for dan. Tuesday 13: Ther. Warm Wea. cloudy threshed Jim’s wheat then 115 bu of barley for Aaron Flanigan,...