Cut Bank High School - Wolf Yearbook (Cut Bank, MT)

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Burl Cobb Philippa Landry Merlin Fisk Jack Alger Carlyle Webb June Oliver Mary Louise Murphy Joan Rigney Doug MacCarter Dorothe Judson Frank Denney Ruth Stack James Bell Mary Lawrence Gerald Berger Betty Linder Ernest Good Lois Judson Mr. Horsley In 1920, Cut Bank High School first decided to have a school paper and selected the present name, Live Wire. For several years the paper was mimeographed and almost entirely essay in form. Around 1925 it was discontinued for two or three years and when it was again resumed it was more like a newspaper but still mimeographed. A printed form was attempted for two years but discarded as the school seemed not yet large enough to support it. Last year and this year the printed form has been used fairly successfully. The purpose of the Live Wire is to promote school spirit, interest, originality, and responsibility. It has been the policy to dedicate most of the space to school activities, news of the different classes, and original articles submitted by students. The paper this year is a four-page printed news sheet, issued twice a month. It receives its income from regular advertisements. The staff of the Live Wire consists of the editor-in-chief; assistant editor; business, circulation, and advertising managers, classroom, music, humor, society, sports, news, club, and class reporters; columnists; printer's devil; typists; and an advisor chosen from the faculty. Each person on the staff receives one-quarter credit a year for his work.

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unit a l Every one was busy as you can see by the picture. The editors and managers of the Wolf Staff have endeavored to publish the best annual ever put out by the Cut Bank High School. Merlin Fisk as editor-in-chief, was kept busy superintending the work of all those laboring under him. Gerald Berger as assistant editor helped Merlin withstand all of the difficulties which he encountered during the time he worked on the year book. Burl Cobb looks lazy in the picture but in reality he isn't. He is one of these artists who dwell on the surrealistic art and very modernistic modes so popular in this era of time. Frank Denney, who was so absorbed in his sports writeups, is one of those people, who seems to have a promising future especially as a sports editor and commentator. Who knows but that Frank will some day be another Ted Husing. Joan Rigney, our senior class editor, is another writer on the slaff who can think of the correct words to use when and where they should be placed to create the desired effect. She was the person who had the ability to foresee our future and to be able to know us as we will be thirty years hence. Her legal ability was outstanding for who could have more ably stated our various bequests if she had not known the peculiar characteristics of each person? Now what about Joan Minette, our humor editor? Really we were quite fortunate to have had her in this position. Her sunny disposition shone forth and fit her perfectly for the task alloted her. Ruth Stack was another outstanding person. Because she was outstanding we really thought she would be the best suited to write up the activities and organizations. She has done this very capably as is shown by her articles. As a result of his knowledge of photography, Dick Kindle, our snapshot editor, was successful in that position. He has ably chosen fitting snapshots to portray the history of the school and graduating ciass. James Bell, circulation manager, was well qualified to be in charge of all those who were the annual salesmen. James will some day be a prominent business man if he always does as well as he has done while on the staff. Philippa Landry has shown that she can handle the job of advertising for the annual. She, we are sure, will always do as well in the years to come. Our typists, June Oliver, Mary Louise Murphy and Dorothe Judson, were very faithful in helping to arrange the annual for publication. They're the girls who cut the glossies and helped to make the 1939 Wolf what it is. Roslyn Norman, our business manager has had to bring all her knowledge of mathematics into play in order that the Senior Class of '38 could present you with this annual. The fact that you are now reading of her troubles proves her ability. Mr. Davis and Mr. Keyes are our able sponsors and advisors. Their cheery smiles and encouraging words were very helpful to all of us on the annual staff during the weeks we toiled over this book. For this we wish to extend to them our appreciation and thanks. We, of the annual staff, leave this yearbook with the hope that it will refresh the minds of all those who leaf through the pages and see us as we were in the year 1937-1938. Thus we, having fulfilled the task set before us, hope that everyone will always remember us as we would have them remember us.

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 Burl Cobb Merlin Hsk Gerald Berger James Bell Marjorie Williams Mr. Horsley Ruth McKnight Until 1931 when this school became a member ol the State Debating League, debate was only an extra curricular activity. Before this there was little thought given to debate for there was not the goal to work for that there is now that of being state champion. Until 1936 Mr. Micken was the advisor and coach. Mr. Horsley succeeded him. The question for debate this year is Resolved: That the several states should adopt a unicameral system of legislation. On March 8, 1938, Merlin Fisk and Burl Cobb journeyed to Conrad and there upheld the affirmative in a non-decision debate. Ten days later on March 18, 1938 the two teams debated with the “'two from Great Falls. This was also non-decision. Merlin Fisk and Burl Cobb upheld the affirmative while James Bell and Gerald Berger upheld the negative. There were two debates in the afternoon with the squads taking the opposite sides. This same practice was followed on March 22 when two Conrad teams met us here. This time the affirmative and negative were upheld by the same teams as in the Great Falls debates. On April 1. they met Simms and Great Falls in those towns and on April 22 and 23 they participated in the District Tournament at Great Falls. This year more schools in the district have entered the Debating League thus making debating more interesting and stimulating for the other schools in the district. Left to right: Miss Millspaugh, Lucille Johnston, Lois Judson, Beverly Getter. Eleanor Price. Miriam Miller, Evelyn Butler, Evelyr Teterud, Helen Meade. Roslyn Norman. Ruth Stack, Ruth Henry, Esther Jacobson When the Glee Club was first organized, it was composed of both boys and girls, but for the last four years it has been composed of girls only. Practices are at 8:00 A. M. on Mondays and Wednesdays. In 1934 Melba Johnston represented our Glee Club at All-State Glee Club at Lewistown. This year Ruth Stack and James Bell represented us at Kalispell. Every year the Glee Club gives several public perfotmances. including an assembly program and a concert with the Orchestra. For several years the concert consisted ot vaudeville acts but this yea: the operetta. Polished Pebbles, was presented. The leads were taken by lames Bell Ruth Stack. Lucille Johnston, Denny Gordon, Roslyn Norman. Ruth Henry. Syvilla Gore. Joyce Hume and Charles Bonney.