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UMPQUA ACADEMY 47 remarked, "Well, Tensa, I guess this will be the last time." She answered back with manifest resentment, on account of the presence of her newly wedded husband, I presume, "Yes, and the first time, too." On October 28, 1875, Clay Pinkston died at Salem, Oregon, and all were affected with genuine sadness, for he was one of us. On Tuesday, December 7, 1875, Lyda Dimmick and 1 Harry Pinkston were married. A band of boys, led by Harry's old friend, Jep. Grubbe, went over that evening and executed an old time charivari. Harry threw a boot jack out of the win- dow, and hit Ota Reed, knocking him senseless for a time. On Thursday, May 18, 1876, Ada Alysom and William Kuykendall were married at Wilbur. The Academy adjourned school for the day at forenoon recess, and all attended the wedding. That evening, after prayer meeting, we held a socia- ble in the Academy in honor of the occasion, where we marched and sang and all enjoyed themselves. We lived about eight miles north of Wilbur, on the Cala- pooia. My father, John H. Mires, had no education, but our family, at different times, sent eight pupils to Umpqua Acad- emy, five of whom graduated. They were W. H. Byars, Eliz- abeth B. Byars, afterwards Mrs. Lewis Stout ; Austin, Benton, Anna, Margaret, Addie and John S. Mires. W. H. Byars graduated in the first class along with Nina Stanley and Miller Royal, children of the then principal, T. F. Royal. Austin Mires graduated June 9, 1876, in the class with Emma Chapman, John I. Chapman and P. H. Burt. Margaret and Addie Mires graduated June 23, 1882, in the class with Hattie Benjamin (later Mrs. Frank Benson) and Bina Maupin. The present judge of the Supreme Court of Oregon, H. L. Benson, was then principal, with Frank Benson assistant, I believe. John S. Mires graduated in 1884, in the class with Addie Smith, Cora Booth, George M. Brown (now attorney general of Oregon) and J. I. Creteser. I do not have the date. Professor Curtis was assisted by his sister, Josephine Curtis,