Laramie High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Laramie, WY)

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Quill and Scroll Marc a ret Conover No one of you would have heen rec- ommended unless you had put in some time after school. No one of you would have been recommended unless you had had at least sixty column inches in the first six issues of the Plainsman Herald ; unless you had done some outstanding: work on the paper: unless you were in the upper third of your class in general scholastic standing; and unless you had been approved by the National Secretary of Quill and Scroll. stated Miss l.ouise Scott, journalism adviser, as she pre- sided at the Quill and Scroll initiation 'tr vices for eight journalists in the Home Economics room, assisted by Pat Hath and Peggy Costin. both Quill and Scroll mcmliers of the class of 1940. As a group you all met these five re- quirements, and have heen honest, de- pendable, and energetic. As individuals, you have all made souk definite contri- bution to the paper. ■yohn Clay, I shall remember you for ?living the Future Farmers the best pub- icity they have ever had. John Tilton. I shall remember you for your ability to inject your personality into your work, and for writing stories that were more widely read than those of any other person. Pat Burke and Helen Collins. I shall remember you for your potential ability to write charmingly, and for your bubbling enthusiasm. Bill Avery. I shall remember you for the time and effort you spent in trying to write a really good story, and for your many headlines. Martha Kawatata. Bernice Murdock, and Margaret Conover, never Itcforc have I had three girls in the same class who arc as dependable as you. When I assign a task to you. I know it will he done, it will be done on time, and it will l e done well. You have been splendid editors.” Climaxing the formal initiation. Miss Scott was hostess to the group at din- ner in the Connor Hotel. Off the record. (Superb music from the novachord—John Clay serving rolls —the huge round table with the Easter lily candles—girls at dinner without hat»—Miss Scott drinking tlie last of her pineapple sundae—twelve inches of slushy snow outside—all served to en- lighten the party, not to mention (shhh) tin ride home in Miss Scott's coupe with six passengers, through all that snow). I.eft Column- Bill Avery, Martha Kawabata, Patricia Burke. Center Column— John Tilton. Bernice Murdi ck. Right Column— Helen Collins. Margaret Conover, John Clay. V

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National Honor Society Martha Kawabata I'm km ut: nt..............Margaret Conover Vice-President......Margaret Scott Secretary..................Beatrice Snively Treasurer......................Bill Hamilton Advisor........Miss Jessie Roulston If you Itave let your studies ami all aliout you Slip and slide and fall beyond your view: Then you should start when you're a Seventh Grader To teach your '•brains ' just what to do: If you can’t master sums and fractions As well as all the others do; Then you should start when you're an Kighth Grader To solve your problems two by two. If you have tried and done the best you can And yet all threes and fours appear. That is all we expect of any man Who lives on this big hemisphere; If you have passed ami arc now a Freshman And next year pass to Tenth you plan: Then you must study two hours a day Or you will still a Freshman stay. If you can pass without a bit of effort By passing we mean a two or three) And with four hours sleep you can keep alert. Then you arc a real child prodigy. But. since we all weren’t born that-a-way. We might as well start this very day To study Unglish. I„«tin. and Geometry And win our Sophomore and Junior degree. If and when you are a Senior If you have been to class each day. If you can say that you're a scholar. And you can write a good essay; If you can make the honor roll And doing it you've hail some fun. The Honor Society is your goal And—which is more—the honor you've won! I-cft Column— Margaret Conover, Mary White. Martha Kawabata, Ethel Erne, Mary Lee Willoughby. Center Column- Bill Hamilton. Bernice Murdock. Bill Avery. Geraldine Marts. Right Column— Beatrice Snively. Margaret Scott. Ixirna Sandstrom, Mae lwasaki, Joseplnnc Struble.

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Pi rut row: K1ain « Smith. Bob Corbridgc, John fiuthrio. rat StfrMaM. John Tilton, Htibt0 Baker, Kric Hog bent. Jarkir Pitt. Soooo.1 row: Mlu Linford (Dramatic» Coach), Willia Jenaen, Gene Smith, Kuthann John»». John Clar. Kathryn Duffy. Mr Aarwtid. Third row: James Porbea, George Hulls. IKiria Jean Neal. Bill Scott. Willa Corolla. Byron Foreman. Janice Allen. Not in picture: Mary Lee Wlllmutfiby, Harrison Bruner. FORENSICS Joiin Tilton LONG CAME March, the windy month of the year, and I aramie High School “breezed” through the Wyoming State Speech Festival with all the gusto that characterizes the successful achievement of a hard-earned goal. John Guthrie, Pat Stoddard, and John Tilton awed the debate participants in the tournament by defeating the most formidable team in the running— Casper. Willis Jensen, James Forbes, George Hultz and Byron Foreman upheld their laurels in the Fes- tival debates, thereby showing the might which will characterize next year’s debaters for Laramie High. An amazed audience watched a miracle performed on the auditorium stage at the University—the mir- acle of high school dramatists successfully present- ing one of the most difficult and heart-touching plays yet written. “The Valiant.” The play cast—John Tilton, Shirley Baker, Bob Corbridge, Eric Hogbcrg, Harrison Bruner and Bill Scott—thrilled Compton Bell, drama critic, to the extent that he said. “I have seen only one better performance of ‘The Valiant’ and that was on Broadway. The ability to give a beautiful speech in a beauti- ful manner is well coveted. Gene Smith deserves the praise usually reserved for professional orators for his inspiring presentation of Thomas Wolfe’s “The Promise of America. Of the six prose and poetry reading contestants, Kathryn Duffy. Jackie Fitt. Doris Neal. Willa Co- rolla, Kuthann Johnson, Mary I,ce Willoughby, Kathryn was the only one who received a “Superior rating in that particular division of the tournament for her presentation of “The Birthday of the In- fanta. Thus, the contestants of 1940-41 have left their marks in I «aramie High. Their success was one, not measured in trophies and honors, but in the es- tablishment of personal achievement which should set the goal for future students to strive toward in years to come. STUDENT' COUNCIL (Continued from Pane 4) In order to pay for that beautiful picture which you sec above, they gave jitney dances in the activ- ity room, not to forget those “pennies they take from little children who lose their locker keys. To make sure that the Student Council of 1941 would not 1m? forgotten in 1942. they have also planned assembly programs which they hope will lie carried out next year. M