Converse County High School - Bearcat Yearbook (Douglas, WY)

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I .L ' 'Nm ' Q geo1,s.1rrwra'w.saa 0 , 'Y' .1- 'r X ' , '73 n The Growth of the Douglas Schools I-IICN the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was built from Cliadron west in 1886, the population of Fort lfetterinan moved bodily to the present location of Douglas, which was then the end of the road. The large proportion of the people were unmarried or newly-wed, so the school question was not serious. Then with the extension of the railroad the next year, many moved to Casper, the new terminus. The original building of the town was built in 1886, and was a two-room, two-story building, located where the North Side Grade School is now. This two-room building accommodated the schools until 1896, when an increase in children necessitated arrangements for a third teacher for part of the year. XfYl1en l took charge in the fall of 1897, this was made permanent and the third teacher was hired for the full year. The faculty for that year was T. C. Rowley. principal: Alma Sherman, intermediate, and Hattie Brockway, now Mrs. Jay Y. Lucas, of Pasadena, California, primary teacher. Miss l-lrockway was furnished a school room in a frame building where Dr. l'. l.. Campbell's office is now and which had been used as a photograph gallery for some time. VVe had altogether about 90 pupils enrolled. There were only two schools in the State at that time giving a high school course, Cheyenne and Sheridan. lt was commonly understood that the Uni- versity Preparatory school was the Laramie High school. ln 1898, Louise Olivereau and Stella Smith came back and wanted to do some work beyond the grade school work and remained in school through the year. ln 1899, Vllilliam larchow moved to Douglas with two daughters, and james VVillox came back from California with his family, including a daughter who had finished the grades. So Stella Smith, Mamie and .losie larchow and Bess VVillox started in on High School work, A three-year course was planned with very little choice of subjects as the faculty was limited to one. These four stayed together and formed the first graduating class in 1902. l resigned in September, 1901. to take a position in the bank, and Mr. Balfour hlohnston, a graduate of the University of Chicago, was elected to take my place. The survivors of the first class are Mrs. A. A. Clough, nee Mamie larchow. and Mrs, Otto liolln of Casper, nee Miss lless Wlillox. ln 1901 the school census showed the need of more room, so a two-room addition was built on the south side of the old building. A few years later, a four-room addition was built on the west side, completing the North Side building as it is now. Further room being neededa year later, the frame building now occupied by'the janitor, was built and used as a class room, being affectionately called the chickencoop by the pupils using it. The brick addi- ition to the chickencoop was built for a class room with the idea that it could be used as a manual training shop in time. This North Side building with the poultry annex housed the schools of Douglas from the kindergarten to the senior high school class until the building of the present high school building. Nothing remains of the original building as it was torn down and the rooms on the northeast corner of the North Side school occupy the space. Lack of space prevents the recounting of interesting details, but many of the alumni can supply the links in the chain showing the growth of a school of 90 in a town of 500 people to the present school with three good buildings, complete high school courses, and a large enrollment in a town of 3,000 people. T. C. ROXVLEY.

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Iii! '!lxI Ii ! gi, Zqifiotmwfaa. sea .if 1 + ' . ff J ' 'f 1 G.. ' C. C. H. S. Behold this tale I tell to you! 'Tis old and you ought to know It's a story of life in an old high school- 'l'he one we all loved so. Once its halls resounded with pleasure, And the thought of each New Year, Came down with work and also leisure, Its companions were always near. Alas! That was long, long, years ago, The schoolhouse has now been fixed: So it does not look like the one I knew. In nineteen hundred twenty-seven. It happened, one day, I wandered there, just to pass my time away: I wanted my childhood memories to share, And to come back to me that day. I opened the door and stepped inside, Ah! I did not know- That years had gone since I did abide, And that they changed it so. I climbed the old, old stairs alone, So solitary and blue, Then my lips escaped a moan- I saw no one I knew! Strange faces and smiling eyes looked up No one said, I-low do you do! I turned away, simply out of luck- VVith me, that school was through. Ilack to the world I went again XVith just plain memories of old, I suddenly realized it was a dream then In those days Know unforetoldd And now as these words I tell you, It seems that I want to say, I wish I was back to that old school, Back to that high school, today. Xfxsfffif To Ea! I'oor old -Iallitol' lid, The one who never gets to bed, Because of parties and all Staying up to get decorations ot? the wall. The one who does all the work And treats the kids like a clerk, His poor old broom never rests From being pushed under the desks. -JUST GUESS. 1 1 I