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While the family's finances seemingly improved with the acquisition
of a new house and even the hiring of two servants, it soon became
apparent Edwin was an alcoholic. Five years later (in 1914), he was
forced to retire and although he attempted to rehabilitate himself
through treatment, he was never reinstated at the Rock Island Railroad.
At about this time, Earhart's grandmother Amelia Otis died suddenly,
leaving a substantial estate that placed her daughter's share in trust,
fearing that Edwin's drinking would drain the funds. The Otis house, and
all of its contents, was auctioned; Earhart was heartbroken and later
described it as the end of her childhood
In 1915, after a long search, Earhart's father found work as a clerk at the in St. Paul, Minnesota, where Earhart entered as a junior. Edwin applied for a transfer to,
Missouri, in 1915 but the current claims officer reconsidered his
retirement and demanded his job back, leaving the elder Earhart with
nowhere to go. Facing another calamitous move, Amy Earhart took her
children to Chicago where they lived with friends. Earhart made an
unusual condition in the choice of her next schooling; she canvassed
nearby high schools in Chicago to find the best science program. She
rejected the high school nearest her home when she complained that the
chemistry lab was "just like a kitchen sink. She eventually was enrolled in
but spent a miserable semester where a yearbook caption captured the
essence of her unhappiness, "A.E. – the girl in brown who walks alone."
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