Drumright High School - Gusher Yearbook (Drumright, OK)

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DEDICATION Nestling among the low lying foothills ofthe western Ozarks, Drumright, once referred to by an Eastern visitor as a typical New England town, owes its very existence to the third largest industry in America, and, because the very life stream of this community, school, and homes is chiefly dependent upon petroleum this 1936 volume of the Gusher is respectfully dedicated to the OIL INDUSTRY AND ITS ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES LOCATED IN OR NEAR DRUMRIGHT Of the average workingman in America the oil lield worker is paid the highest monthly wages. As Drumright's existence depends upon oil and its citi- zens are mainly workers of that industry, this money enables the people as a whole to have more oppor- tunities, to enjoy better things of life and to main- tain higher standards of living than any other indus- trial group. I This has resulted in good schools for us students. The civicforganizations of Drumright, together with the sincere cooperation of the oil companies and ,workers, have made this one of the busiest towns of its size in Oklahoma, providing many of us oppor- tunities for earning a livelihood. ,., ft Y .fi ,A -.t N JS 5.- --fs is 'f ,ein .i,, . ,,, as .. 34 .33 . M.. li FI!

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