Buffalo High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Buffalo, MT)

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1 As I sit here on the Eastern po'.nt of the Twin Sisters, wondering how so many lights could ever arise where so few had “been in the old High School days, many things pass through my mind. The most prominent and persistent of these thoughts are the memories of the graduating Class of f27 and of the marvelous change that has taken place in the City of Buffalo, Montana (not Hew lock). Since oil was struck some forty years ago, Buffalo has grown into one of the most beautiful of the modern cities and is quite noted for its oil refin- eries. The short extensions to the Consolidated Northern enables the people to take great quantities of iron ore from the Belt Mountains and bring it to Buffalo where the largest smelter in the world sends its health giving fumes over the surrounding farming territory. By a new scientific process, this smelter smoke has become one of the best fertilizers in the world and has done much to improve our local conditions. Trees, fruits, grains of all descriptions now flourish in this wonderful basin and forty in- ches of rain falls every year all of which is due to the new smelting methods. Willis A. Noel has been mostly responsible for the magnificent change in our locality. He has become the greatest inventor and research worker the world has ever known. Even while going to high school he showed a marked liking for mathematics, science or any other subject that required deep thought. After graduating from West Point, Bill became an army officer and rose to a very high rank in the Mexican war. It was while he was taking an active part in this war that he be- gan experimenting with different metals and compounds in the hope of bringing forth some sort of gas with which to meet the terrible attacks of the Mexicans, As the result of much thought, he finally brought forward a mixture called Swisscam- phoratedcopper made from the fumes of hot limburgher cheese and copper which had bee heated in vinegar until white hot. This gas when sent over the enemy lines proved so penetrating that their best gas masks were of no avail and they immediately, unconditionally, surrendered al- though it affected them in no way than to give them convulsions of the stomach. This first success spurred Bill on to still greater efforts of which the nev smelter process was the result. Since that time he has become the richest man in the world and is now resting on his laurels and thoroughly enjoying himself for he — — is the head of a happy family. 20

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SENIOR CONGLOMERATION NAME NICK-NAME Hope Ristine Frenchy Victor Reimers Vic Gladys Oliver Jeff Willis Noel Bill Lillie May Hammer Bill Ethel Galey Pickles Miss Nelson Say HOBBY Posing Going Out???? Riding in a Ford Coupe Fighting (with Frances.) Having dates (with dentistsj Writing Notes Assigning lessons AMBITION BRIGHT SAYINGS Vic To he a musician ”1 need some inspiration,” Bill N. To he an aviator Oh! I’ll bite.” Frenchy To he a ”second,T Mon Dieu!” Sarah Bernhartd Jeff To he an authoress I’ll do the best I caft. Pickles To he an actress Say-- Bill H. To he a nurse I’ll say so! Miss Nelson To play the violin Where’s the shield for your machine?” WHERE THEY DWELL YE SHALL FIND THEM Hope Gladys Victor Willis Ethel Lillie May Miss Nelson Judith Gap Great Falls Buffalo (?) At home Otica Belt Buffalo At the show! No telling where. Primary Room Kliere his ha£ s hung High School Hotel Parlor I Jeff Pickles Vic Bill H. Frenchy Bill N. Miss Nelson FAVORITE SONGS AND LITERARY WORKS ’’I’ll Never Stop Dreaming.'1 lie Too11 Song of the Wanderer.” ,fMy Isle of golden Dreams.” Andantine v ' I’m Looking at the World thru Rose-colored Glasses.” that’ll I do?” True Stories True Romances Tom Sawyer College Humor Love Letters Unment i o nah1e Gregg's Notes

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Prince tal to All at once lights, formed into a giant star and colored like a rainbow, blaze up over the very center of the city Without glancing at my watch, I know that it is now nine o’clock for Hope Ristine never opens the Star Opera House at any other time. Years ago, not so many at that, Hope was one of the beauties of the agee and became one of the most artistic ballet dancers the world had ever seen. She spent many years in Europe and it was only just in recent years that Hope abandoned her public career, came back to Buffalo and financed the Op- era House. The phenomenal growth of our community is due largely to her efforts, as her great beauty and the excellent programs which she puts on, draws people from all over the world. In no oth- er city of the United Sta bes or Europe, can so many famous musicians, dancers and other artists be found as in ours and the people as a whole have really began to appreciate the worth and value of their work. Miss Ristine, although she has had several notable love affairs, one with a famous bank president, has never married. It seems that she has never been able to find a Charming to suit her varied taste or, perhaps she is too temperamen- suit the men. Lillie May Hammer, about ten years ago, became the world?s champion debater. After acquiring all the fame possible in this line, she returned to her home city and has become active in the political field. It took much persuading on the part of Miss Hammer’s friends before she decided to take up this work but finally she agreed and now has become the progressive mayor of our industrious city She has a very bright future ahead and it is predicted that she will he the governess of our state and may fin- ally reach the position, first woman president. Many Buffalo have been due to methods. She has developed the marvel trict and and be honored as our of the improvement of our mayor’s efficient a police force that is of the state. There is no tenement dis- the streets are so well lighted that it is difficult to tell night frorty day. On the eastern end of this wonderful city may be seen a great, white, marble building some forty or fifty stories in height. It is the Institution of Mental Developement and is presided over by Gladys Oliver the most prom- inent educator of our time. Even while going to high school, Gladys gave promise of the glory to be hers and many are the algebra and geometry stu- dents she helped over the hump in those days. Being of a sympathetic nature and finding a certain facination in being of assistance to people, she took