Johnson County High School - Wyomalo Yearbook (Buffalo, WY)

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4 OUT HERE where it is a long ways to town and where travel is made diffi- cult by rough, unimproved roads, we , have to provide our own entertainment. Many of us find enjoyment in music. It is lucky for those of us who are inter- ested in instrumental music that one of the hired men studied it and is willing to pass on his knowledge to the rest of LIS. Mr. Mentzer helped us gather up a few musical instruments, and we spent long hours under his supervision before reaching the point where we could play music anywhere near the way it should be played. When some of the fellas put on a show or when the VVest becomes show- minded and every ranchman is willing to bet that his horse can outrun any other one in the country, and contests are held to settle the affair, the band is usually there to do its part toward making the show enjoyable. Some of the other outfits around have organized a band and in the Wi MHNTZW spring a festival is held at Casper. which the bands all attend. Our band would not have received such high ratings at these festivals as they have received in the past, had it not been for the excellent coaching Mr. Mentzer so energetically gave. Mr. Mentzer has studied under Arthur Heft, dean of music at Drake University. and Jacob Schmidt, Leipzig Symphony Orchestra. He also attended the American Conservatory of Music and the Vandercook School of Music, both in Chicago. Before coming west, he played professionally in theaters in and around Chicago. E 1' A pf 'S uwmwai' M.-W we f -:Sec if .... sssw Ns X '-. ,t Hi ll' ' K 5 yur vi

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THE SOUND OF TYPEWRITEBS, which take up part of the room in Miss 6 Baird's cabin, can be heard above the bellering of the cows and other sounds -. N-0 peculiar to a ranch. Miss Baird taught the art of typing to those who are in- terested in learning to type. To those wanting to acquire the skill of taking dictation speedily and putting their thoughts down in the briefest possible way, she taught the tricky system of shorthand. After the chores were all done and everything taken care of, the gang had a lot of time on their hands. Many en- joyed passing the time by playing ping- pong and soccer. She taught the girls many interesting games and refereed games of basketball. She showed the acrobats new stunts for tumbling, and supervised all the other forms of girls' physical education available to us out here on the ranch. Miss Baird also sponsored the Pep Club. The girls in the club furnished the applause and cheers while the boys were MISS BAIRD riding fierce broncos, having a race, or performing other entertaining feats. She helped sponsor that busy group of workers. the juniors. Miss Baird is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. lVhen she was not busy at the ranch, she spent a lot of time in her Chevrolet coupe. Many miles have been registered on the speedometer between here and Sheridan, where she went nearly every week end to visit her sister. She loves to play Chinese checkers and dissipates to the extent of numerous cokes and cups and cups ot' black coffee minus the trimmings. I we

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MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE 1 required in ranching, as in nearly other vocations. Estimates of how much hay and grain we will need to put up for the next winter have to be figured we have to find the average number ot bushels of grainy reservoir dykes have to be constructed just so, which means that the slant must be worked out be fore they can be built. To solve these problems and many more similar ones encountered in everyday life on ranch, requires more mathematical knowledge than the average ranch hand has. Miss Perkins has prepared some of the hands for these tasks. She taught us the fundamental principles and uses of algebra. geometry. and other forms of mathematics. lVhen some of the group were mak- ing preparations for a big show, she did the coaching. She showed us how to arrange ourselves on the stage, told us how to present our speeches, and gave all the other forms of coaching neces- sary in producing a successful per- formance. '9 ' 4 ,,,.v-NX MISS PICRKINS During a part of the term, Miss Perkins was unable to carry on her sc ool work owing to an injury. Mrs. M. J. Martin substituted for her classes, and. in fc dition. took charge of the preparations for the Christmas play, Judith.' ti cheerfulness and keen interest in everything we did made us forget, for a time at least. the deep sorrow we felt because of the absence of Miss Perkins. Miss Perkins graduated from the Unlversity of North Dakota and took giadu ate work there and at the University of Minnesota. ,Q K 1 . X A X