The Cabin on the Au Sable (Old Curwood Cabin)
The Conservation Clubhouse, Six Miles North of Owosso.
Curwood donated several Thousand Dollars for Its Construction
and the Property Surrounding It
The Home of James Oliver Curwood at 508 William St.,
Owosso, Mich.
Curwood Grave in Oakhill Cemetery, Owosso, Mich.
The room was silent and still as pencils moved over the papers. As Jim pondered over them he began to feel a strange paralysis come over him. Even at that time he firmly believed with all his heart that none of the teachers at seemingly far off Owosso and Central School could have answered a single one of those almost terrifying questions. It was with a feeling that his scholastic grave was already dug that Jim ploughed into the series of questions. He tackled them with all the fury of a wild, untamed lion. But at the same time the long, silent wilderness trails beckoning toward Alaska and the great North came in a vision to him. Was this vision to prove to be one of those unexplainable destinies in his life? He wondered.
Young James Oliver Curwood, just slightly past twenty, sat many long minutes trying to answer the questions. Evidently Professor Scott must have noticed the sick look upon his face, for he came over to Jim and told him he need not hurry. He explained to the young man that he had plenty of time, that he would accomplish more if he proceeded slowly.