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

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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

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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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SUPERVISING AGRICULTURE in all the different forms carried on on the ranch, takes all the time of one man. The methods of farming that our ranch considers correct and just which way of doing things the ranch prefers, have to be explained to all the newcomers. Once in a while, a green hand joins the outfit, someone who knows little if any- thing about agriculture but is willing to learn. Mr. Roath's assignments included the job of overseeing all the agricultur- al undertakings of the ranch. He showed the boys ways of determining a good animal so they would get a good deal when they bought stock. He taught mechanical drawing and carpentry to the boys, and in their spare time, they made furniture, wagon boxes, and other useful articles. In addition, Mr. Roath sponsored the F, F. A. organization and helped the boys with their meetings and proj- ects. He took several cowhands to the MP-W RU-W5 state agriculture meet in Laramie last fall, and later in the year, he and some of the boys took a trip to Denver. VVhile they were there. they attended the live- stock show. Mr. Roath attended the University of Wyoming of which he is a B. S. graduate. He held a night school on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from December to February which had a total enrollment of forty-five. He liked all of his assign- ments, but enioyed the field trips the most. M. i Asp ROOM egfrl 3-11-