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BIRT 2 PLAC Colorado Springs Colorado
Earl taught himself chemistry and learned to do radio in his basement.
He did not start regular attendance at school until his 8th year, because they lived out a ways on a ranch. He graduated as salutatorian (see speech).
His graduating class was small and lost several to a car accident at graduation time.
Earl graduated with two engineering degrees from Washington State University, in 1934 and 1935. He was both chemical and mechanical engineer. He worked supervising CCC men in Heppner Oregon and then joined the Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture. He worked in Tacoma, Spokane, White Salmon, Everett, Sedro Woolley, Vancouver, Spokane / Seattle. He was, at retirement, the head of Flood Control for the State of Washington. He wrote a several volume evaluation of watershed for the state. He traveled a great deal in his work.
He served in the Navy Construction Battalion in WWII on Canton Island in the Pacific, purifying water.
On his 62nd birthday, Oct. 7, 1973, en route home after celebrating with sisters in Lincoln County, his car was struck by a drunk driver. He spent a month on a respirator and his pelvis was broken in five places. His lungs were damaged.
Isabel, his wife had multiple injuries and spent a long time in the hospital with shoulder, lung and arm injuries.
A year later, Earl retired. He and Isabel regained health and vigor.
He lives in Spokane.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES May 23, 1929 Thursday Evening Salutatory Speech
Kind Friends,
You have come here to-night to listen indulgently to us, to wish us God-speed. Your presence adds imeasurably to our pleasure. Words are empty things.... often they fail to express what the heart would say....
but as a representative of this class of nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, I have this desire .... that every thought, word and act of mine will make you feel our sincere appreciation of your kindly interest.
To bid you "Welcome".
To you this may be a pleasant occasion. We hope to make it so and yet, at best, it will be one of passing interest. But to the class of 1929, assembled here to -night, this is a great occasion, one of the brightest in our lives,...one that will live long in our memories. It marks the attainment of a goal,....the closing of a period of years that are of the upmost importance in their influence upon our future careers.
We are proud of our class and yet, full well, we realize how small we are in the great scheme of things. Fortune has favored us with privilege and advantages. We realize the honor that is ours, yet we fully comprehend that it you.... our parents.... our teachers....the public.... who have made it possible. We are aware of the responsibility that is attendant upon that honor... and you to whom we owe so much, have a right to expect of us that we bear ourselves in such a manner as to reflect credit upon our training. We may not all do well... but our aim...is to do our best. May we look up and on, and merit your assistance and encouragement by our future accomplishment
There comes a measure of sadness when we reflect upon the severance of these happy class associations, but this goal is reached, we are looking forward to another milepost ahead. For us, to-night, in truth, is "Commencement" ... for we have not finished....we have just begun. We anticipate our entrance into you midst. May we be... eveb as you are here...tonight.... most heartily "WELCOME"
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MARR 2 PLAC Tacoma Washington
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