Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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COLLEGE OR THE ARMY In this period of trouble and strife, it seems only fitting that we, who are graduating from High School, should be deeply inter- ested in the requirements that society demands of its young genera- tion in the present international crisis. I believe that each atod every one of us here tonight has the feeling that the demands cannot be too great for anyone of us. We will have to give up many of the pleasures which wre have enjoyed for such a long time. The many things we used to consider as ordinary or nat- ural will become priceless in the next few months. When the working day was over, we would put away our tools, but now we must continue after working hours, by filling national defense jobs. We have a battle to fight. This battle will be fought on the ocean, in the air, and on foreign fronts. There, the soldiers must have supplies to keep them moving, to give them victories. These supplies must be produced at home, and therefore there is the call for specialized workers to turn the wheels of this great nation. These must be supplied or there will be no hope for the victories which await the allied nations in the future. We won't, I hope, have to fight the bullets of the enemy, their poison gas, bombs, and mechanical monsters of war here, but we will have to fight them at home by producing the essentials of war; the crops which will feed our soldiers, the ammunition, guns, tanks, planes and ships with which they will fight and defend us and our liberty. At this point, we graduates of ’42 find that there are two paths before us—joining the armed forces of our country, or con- tinuing our education. Many young men have gone ahead and joined the forces, some even before finishing high school. To those boys, we all (Continued on page 42) —24—

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SOPHOMORES ♦ Class Roll Virginia Bruce President Anna Louise Cable Vice President Dorothy Schreibeis Secretary and Treasurer William Tschirgi Student Council Reporter Mike Kukuchka George Kukuchka Marion Wondra Motto—Live and Learn Colors—Red and White Flower—Gladiola The Sophomores and Freshmen had most of their classes to. gether this year. English, World History, Latin I, Biology and Geometry were the courses offered them. The Sophomores made many interesting projects throughout the year in their various classes. Two members of the Sophomore Class were on the Student Council: Virginia Bruce, who was the secretary, and William Tschirgi, Student Council Reporter. Mike Kukuchka and Marion Wondra were active members of the Rustler football and basketball squad. —23—

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