Buffalo High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Buffalo, MT)

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Only five copies of the Buffalo Booster were published due to the fact that school was closed for over two weeks in February and the days lost were made up on Saturdays. The Booster staff is as follows: Editor...................................................Marie Flugge Assistant Editor...........................................Colin Dover Business Manager..................................................Ruth Dover Art Editor................................1st semester, Herb Campbell 2nd semester, Jim Kjersem Society Editor..........................................Edith Crabtree Advisor.................................................Miss Loebach INITIATION PARTY September twenty-fourth marked a big day in the lives of three Freshmen. When they entered the door of the school that morning, the Sophomores were waiting for them. They were made to dress in various costumes and their faces were painted with lipstick. They were made to wear big signs on their backs bearing the words, “I am a Greenhorn.” Miss Loebach, a new teacher, was also initiated by the Seniors. She had to wear a cowgirl outfit and toted a toy pistol. That evening, instead of having a party at school, they all decided they would rather roller skate. After everyone was exhausted from skating, a lunch of pop, cake, and coffee was served. Altogether, inspite of the Freshmen's misery during the day and the spills that were taken skating that evening, everyone enjoyed himself. BOOSTER PARTY October fifteenth a party was put on by the Juniors and Seniors , losers of the Booster campaign. This was another skating party, as everyone agreed he would rather skate than have a party at the school. A lunch of cocoa, cookies, sandwiches, and coffee was served. Everyone had a good time. Because of the small number of students in high school, parties were scarce this year. However, the P.T.A. sponsored roller skating every Sunday evening which afforded entertainment for the students. 25

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DRAMATICS MOUNTAIN JUSTICE Cast of Characters Grandma Slocum (owner of the property) Pa Slocum (her son) Clementine (his oldest daughter) Clarabelle (his youngest daughter) Johnny Matthews (Clementine’s suitor) Uncle Elmer (one of the family) Aunt Betsy (his wife) Mrs. Cheatham (city lawyer) Mrs. Gaither (her client) Eberly (Mrs. Gaither’s son) Jonathan Hatfield (terror of the Ozarks) Edith Crabtree Benton Dover LaVonne Gardner Elois Harrison John Flugge Phillip Lilley Ruth Dover Mary Plane Marie Flugge Colin Dover Harold Dover The setting of the play is in the Ozarks where Grandma Slocum owns a cabin and lives with her family. The mountain folks are getting ready for the wedding of Clementine and Johnny Matthews when some city folks arrive and swindle Grandma Slocum out of her land. A court is held and as events evolve it becomes evident that the mountain people are far from being as ignorant as the city swindlers think. Johnny has had more than sufficient schooling and has obviously passed some of his mentality on to Clementine. The rest of the family are merely folks who want nothing more than to be left alone. “Mountain Justice” was put on by the high school students on February 18. Mrs. Jay directed the play. No class plays were given this year because of the small number of students in each class. BUFFALO BOOSTER STAFF The staff that edited the school paper, Buffalo Booster, also put out the school annual. The students in the typing I class assisted in typing stencils. 24

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CHRISTMAS PARTY December twenty-third was the scene of a Christmas party in the High School Assembly. Mr. Jay played the part of Santa and with the aid of two boys passed out the gifts. After the gifts were opened, Mrs. Jay played the piano and everyone enjoyed doing the Virginia Reel which Miss Loebach directed. A lunch of cookies, ice cream and pop was served. Everyone went home, then, to start the Christmas vacation. Miss Largent departed for her home at Ulm. Miss Greenslate spent Christmas at Utica. Mr. and Mrs. Jay and Miss Loebach left for Hobson where they enjoyed the Christmas Holiday. TRACK MEET WEEK The high school students drove to Missoula to attend the track meet at the State University May twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth. On the way to Missoula stops were made at Great Falls, Helena and Virginia City for the purpose of seeing the points of interest in these cities. 26