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

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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-

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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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A SOCIAL STUDIES EXPERT is in- cluded in the personalities that we have on the ranch. When we first came to the ranch. Mr. Price was always explaining the civic problems to us and giving us in- structions in how to be good citizens. Then later when he thought we knew all about civics, he began relating his- torical happenings. By the time he fin- ished, we were familiar with the history of our country from the time America was discovered until the present day. In addition, we learned from him some of the things about geographv that we hadn't gained full knowledge of at some of the previous ranches where we had worked. His teachings were mostly in geography relating to and affecting commerce. He interested some of us in forming a history club to study as a group the current events of the world. Mr. Price's advocation is not re- stricted to social studies, however. Some time ago the outfit adopted the idea of publishing a paper. He supervised all MR. PRICE the work of the Pemmican staff: his helpful suggestions and assistance made pos sible the. high quality which the paper possesses. The junior division of the ranch hands welcomed his able sponsorship and he helped them make this a very successful 'ear . . 5 - . Mr. Price gained part of his knowledge at the Arkansas Agriculture and lll chancis College. He also attended the University of Wyoming where he obtained both his B. A. and M. A. degrees. XM fi'