May 18 to May 24, 1913

Sunday, May 18

Fine

Home Morning. 

Out canoeing wi. G. had good time.  Home 8: P.M. had lunch and home.  10:45  P.M.

Monday, May 19

Fair

School. home 1:30 P.M.  Slept afternoon.  Study eve.  G. over.  Turn in 11 P.M.

Tuesday, May 20

Fine

School - Worked on Boiler Test all afternoon.  Took some of Gooderham's books to him.  Over to G.N.M. Home 9 P.M.  Study Steam till 10:15 P.M.

Wednesday, May 21

Fine

School all day.  May Festival

Home 6 P.M.  Out on Lake on Launch party, dance at Ammet's had grand swell time.  Home 1:45. Along wi G.

Thursday, May 22

Fine

School - Got out of Mechanics at 3 P.M. to see races. We won both of them wi Vancouver and Berkeley.  Home 6:40 P.M. Over to G. Little while. Turn in 11 P.M.

[1913 was an exciting time for the UW rowing team. There is an excellent web page telling how the AYPE of 1909 and the vision of Coach Conibear brought the Washington Crew onto the national stage.  E. Clarence was there to see it. http://www.huskycrew.com/1910.htm ]

Friday, May 23

G.M. Geburtstag  - 19 - ['Geburtstag' is German for 'Birthday'  G.M.'s birthday- 19 years old?  5-23-1894 birth date?]

School - Worked on Engine Test.  Down town got G. home.   Down to Orpheum.  [Not sure which Orpheum Vaudeville Show house this would have been, since this was a time in Seattle of great competition. Vaudeville, live theatre and films were all vying for the entertainment dollar.]  Home 11:30 PM.  Had fine time.

Saturday, May 24

Fine

Out to school for E.E.  Nobody showed up.  Came home and worked with engine.  Then out to "U" with Ryan and worked with wireless sets.  Got F.A. in Tacoma easy.  [I think he means he reached someone in Tacoma, approx. 30 miles away, on the wireless.]  Home 10 P.M.

May 11 to May 17, 1913

Sunday, May 11

Rainy

Home all Morning.  Down Town for dinner.  Over to G. afternoon.  Out for walk up to Society Theatre wi  G.  Huey called up.  Home 10:15 P.M.

[The Society was at Broadway and John St. It had an Organ in its early days, so possibly even in 1913. The Society later was renamed The Broadway and today is a Pharmacy.]

Monday, May 12

Fair

School - Worked on Gas Engine.  Nearly finished.  Home 6 P.M.  Study Calculus.  G. over few min -12-  Turn in 10 P.M.

Tuesday, May 13

Fair

School - Worked on Gas Engine.  Got it done.  Couldn't get it to run tho.  Tired out.  Home 6 P.M.  Saw G., made up Ex '13 in Experimental.  Turn in 10 P.M.

Wednesday, May 14

Fair

School - Exam in 41.  Home abt. 8:30.  Took Gooderham's Books over. [J.W. Gooderham lived a few blocks away at Harvard & Thomas.]  Then went to see G.N.M. had supper there. 

Thursday, May 15

Rain - Fair

School.   Home 4:45  G. over eve.  Fixed bath tub at 508.  Turn in - 10:30 P.M.

[E. Clarence lived with his mother who, I believe, owned the apartment house at 504 E Republican Street, in Seattle.  So when he says he "fixed the bath tub in 508" or "made key" or "looked for leak," he means he is working on the apartments, for his mother.]

 Built in 1910, this is how the apartment house looks 100 years later.

Friday, May 16

Fair

School - Exam in Exp. 40.  Drove for Mrs. Dow 4 hrs 2-6 P.M.  Over to G., Lulu over.  Home 10:30 P.M.    

4 hrs    $2.00 [Mrs. Dow is probably Mrs. Frank P. Dow who lived at 627 36th N. Her husband was the President of the Frank P Dow Co., a Custom House Brokerage Business.  I imagine that in those early days of the automobile, a lady of wealth may own a car but not, for one reason or another, want to drive it.  For E. Clarence, this would have been an excellent source of income. In 1913 bread cost about 6¢, a quart of milk 8¢, but more importantly for Clarence, shows were 10-25¢.  $2 could come in very handy.]

Saturday, May 17

Rain

Out to School.  Worked on Gas Engine.  Did not get it to run.  Home afternoon.  Tired out. Had nap.  Over to G. eve.  Down town with Howard and Farmer.  Home 11:40 P.M.

May 4 to May 10, 1913

Sunday, May 4

Fair

Sunday School

Home till 3:30  Then out to Woodland Park with G.  Had nice time.  Home abt 8 P.M. Study E.E.  Turn in 11 P.M.  Had feed at 512.

[Guy Phinney, who built the first industry on Lake Washington, invested $40,000 in 1889 to develop his residence estate, "Woodland Park". Woodland Park was to have a small zoo near his residence in the southwest portion of the park, a bandstand and paths through the woods to Green Lake (where Phinney built a bathing beach and a boathouse), picnic grounds, and two ballfields. Phinney then built a trolley line from the southwest corner to the Fremont line to Seattle.

In 1900 the City Council bought the park from the estate of Mr. Phinney, in spite of vigorous protests over the price - $100,000 - and complaints that it was "too far out of town"!  Another trolley line had been built to connect Seattle with the east and north side of Green Lake, and by 1904 it was extended on around the lake and through Woodland Park on a trestle.]

Monday, May 5

Fair

School  -  Worked in shop.  Home 5:30 P.M.  Kane home yesterday.  Went down to Metropolitan with Mama and Kane.  [The Metropolitan Theatre was located on University Street between 4th and 5th Avenues and originally opened in 1911 showing plays.  In 1913 it also screened motion pictures.]    Home 12 M.

Tuesday, May 6 

Fine

School - Boiler test.

Home -  5:30 P.M.

Over to G. little while.  Study E.E. eve.  Turn in 11:45.

Wednesday, May 7

Fair

School.   Got 2nd place in mech - 41.

Home 5:00 P.M.  Study till 9:30 P.  Work wireless some.  Turn in 10:30.

Thursday, May 8

Fine

School - Mechanics.  home 5 P.M.  Over to G. then G over here  study Steam till 10 P.M.

Friday, May 9  

Rain

School  -  Worked in shop.  Home 5:30 P.M. Over to G.  Wireless Club Meeting.  Home 1 P.M. [I think he means A.M.]  

Out at Kraft's.

Saturday, May 10

Rain

Junior Day

Out to shop working on Engine.  Home 1:30 P.M.  Bum weather, feeling mean.  Over to G. few times.  Down to Empress wi G. 

                                       [Seattle Star May 6, 1913] 

Home 12: P.M. [I think he means A.M.]

April 27- May 3, 1913

Sunday, April 27

Rain

Home all day studying and working wireless.  Turned in 11 P.M.

Monday, April 28

Fair

School     Worked on gas engine.  Heard Lecture on General Elec. Co.  Home Eve.  Study E.E.  Turn in 9:30 P.M.

Tuesday, April 29

Fair

School  -  Boiler Test home 5:15 P.M.  Saw G. got her to write Notes for me not much studying.  Turn in 10 P.M.

Wednesday, April 30

Fair

School  -  Mechanics.  Home 5:00 P.M. Over to G. N. M. Study  Electrical.  Turn in 10 P.M.

Thursday, May 1

Fair

School  -  Mechanics  Home 5:30 P.M.  Over to G.  Eve up to Movies. Home 10:30 P.M.

Friday, May 2

Fair

Campus Day. Had great time building trail. 
["Campus Day was an annual event from 1904 to 1934.  Students and faculty worked together to clear land and improve the campus, with a break for a communal meal." These pictures are from the University of Washington Digital Libraries... please do not copy.]  

   [1913 Campus Day showing lunch tables near Denny Hall, University of Washington]

        [1913 Campus Day showing students on Denny Hall steps, University of Washington.]

         [1913 Campus Day showing students with a horse, University of Washington.]


Got Finch's Tuner.
[An example of Type E Tuner from United Wireless Telegraph around 1912 (see sparkmuseum.com)]

Also Got wave meter from Kraft.  Monkeying with them eve.  Turn in 10:30 P.M.

Saturday, May 3

Some Rain  -  Fair

Out at School - worked on Gas engine, No Class in E.E.  Home After noon working with wireless set.  G. over.  Down to Clemmer wi G. Home 11 P.M.
[He and G probably saw "Through Many Trials," two reels and "Hiram Buys an Auto," silent films that had just been released that week and were being shown at the Clemmer. The cost of admission, 10¢.]

April 20 to April 26, 1913

Sunday, April 20

Dandy  - Fine

Sunday School with G.  Over to Dinner, good too.  Then out canoeing with G.  Had fine time.  Back abt. 8 P.M.  Home at 10 P.M.  Turn in 10:30.

Monday, April 21 

Windy   Fair

School   -  Worked on Electrical Exp 9 + 10 all afternoon.  Home 6 P.M.  Study Calc.  Turn in 10 P.M.

Tuesday, April 22

Fair

School  -  Exp. Valve setting.  Home 5:30 P.M.  Gladys sick with Mumps.  [I wonder if 'Gladys'  is his often mentioned 'G.']   "Lu" called up too.  Study eve.  Till  9P.M.

Wednesday, April 23

Fair

School  -  Home 5 P.M.  Nothing doing  Turn in 8 P.M.

Thursday, April 24

Fair

School  -  

Down Town Morning Lectures at School.  Home 5:30 P.M.  Over to see G. She's pretty sick.  Study eve.  Turn in 10 P.M.

Friday, April 25

Fair

School  -  Worked on gas engine turning up flywheel.  Home 5:30 P.M.  Went to see G.  little better.  Study till 10 P.M.

Saturday, April 26

Fair

School  -  Home afternoon.  Study E.E.  Out to County Fair Eve[ning].    [The King County Fair is the oldest fair west of the Mississippi River. It is held in Enumclaw, WA.  Clarence probably took the train from Seattle to Enumclaw, a trip of about 40 miles.]   Had hot time. Minnie there had couple of dances also with Miss Baucher. [Popular dances in 1913 USA: Chinese Ta Toa, Newman Tango, Pavlova Gavotte, Philadelphia Drag, Rumba, Ballin' the Jack, Innovation Waltz.]     Home 12 P.M.  G. Better.

April 13 to April 19, 1913

Sunday, April 13

Fair

Sunday School as usual.  Home till 3:00 P.M.  Howard and Lulu over.  Went for walk to Volunteer Park then to Lu's house had grand feed.  To Clemmer.  home. with G at 9:30 P.M.

      [Volunteer Park 1910]

Monday, April 14

Fine

21 - My Birthday.  School again after vacation.  At top in Mechanics still. at 84.  Worked on gas engine in shop.  Home 5:30  P.M. saw G. went over got cushion, some class to her.  Got stick pin from mama.  Study eve till 11 P.M.  Pretty tired.

Tuesday, April 15

Fair

School  - Worked in shop.  Tired as Dickens.  Study little.  G. over min. Turn in 9:30 P.M.

Wednesday, April 16

Fine

School  - Home 5:30 P.M. G. over few min.  Study til 9:P.M.  Not much doing.  Dell up had new Merkel twin. 

        [1913 Flying Merkel twin engine]

Thursday, April 17

Fine

School  -  Went to Ball Game.  We got cleaned by Oregon.  Home 6:40 P.M.  Study till 10:P.M.  G. over few min and then sneaked away.

Friday, April 18

Fine  -  Rain

School  - Home  - 1 P.M.  Study afternoon Exp. Over to G. eve then to Movies also with Mary.  Home 10 P.M.

Saturday, April 19

Fair

School - Down Town with Babe.  got his trousers etc. got watch.  Home 4:30 P.M.  Study little, Down to Emp. with G. Home 11:30 P.M.  Good Show.

April 6 to April 12, 1913

Sunday, April 6

Fair

Sunday School as usual. Home till 3:00 P.M. over to G. Lieben and Lulu up. had good time.  For short walk.  

Home 10:00 P.M.

Monday, April 7

Fair

Home all day.  Worked on Hot water plant looking for leak - found it in Pearman's Apt.  

Over to G. eve. she was laid up with 'mumps'  - not sure. Home 10:15 P.M.

Tuesday, April 8

Fair

Left for Victoria 9:00 A.M., on Princess Victoria.   Saw G. before I started.

  Loafed around town. Out on Foul bay car. To 2 shows.  Had 2 meals. Home to Edwards apts with Kane.  10:30 P.M..  Turn in 11:00 P.M.  Pretty tired. 

Wednesday, April 9

Fair

At Victoria.  Got up 10:00 A.M.  Went to Museum  [probably the Royal BC Museum that was founded in 1886]  and Park then to Esquimalt [on the southern tip of Vancouver Island]. Back abt 3 P.M. had dinner then home agn took sleep.  Read magazines. Turned in 7:30 P.M.

Thursday 10

Fair

Got up 8:30 A.M.  Had breakfast.  Got magazine.  Went out on Oak Bay Car.  Then to Park and read, then to movies.  Had supper at Dominion, pretty good.  

Down at Empress, heard music.

        

 Pretty nice. Home, 9:00 P.M.

Friday, April 11

Fair

Left Victoria at 11 A.M. for Seattle on the Sol Duc.  

Ate lunch at Port Angeles.  Met Finch on the boat at Port Townsend.  Got in at 8:10.  Home at 9:00 P.M.  

Turned in at 10:00 P.M.

Saturday, April 12

Cloudy

Downtown Morning.  Saw Huey went to Nat'l City Bank.  Got cushion for Canoe.  Out to Lake.  Saw Papa.  Home 3 P.M.  G. over then over there took G. to Empress.  Home 11:15 P.M.