Natrona County High School - Mustang Yearbook (Casper, WY)

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LETTERS TO January 9, 19-ll. Dear Editor: Football started for our team at camp on Casper mountain. This was the first gathering of the squad of '40. A group of ninety boys reported for the first prac- tice. This number was cut down from time to time by class team demands and other obligations. Our team was a success when all facts have been considered. We had a new coaching staff and not one regular from last year. With these odds against us, we won five games and lost three. Our reserve squad won four games in four starts. These results were far better than we had expected considering the promise of our first practice. On November 26, a banquet was held for all the boys who completed the season, and on De- cember 2O, letter awards were presented in an assembly. Sincerely, JOHN SCHMIDT Dear Editor: January 24, l94l' The next morning I wondered if it had all really happened-the Inkslingers' Ball, I mean. It was one of the most successful dances given in the gym this year. The most important event of the evening was the crowning of the Inkslingers' King and Queen, Bill Bentley and Jean lllarie Speas, after hotly contested campaign battles. The two were presented with news- paper crowns. Then they led the grand march. Added attractions were the novel programs which were miniature Gushers with Inkslingers' Ballu break- ing through the print in bold type. Each dance was named after some newspaper term. The High School Swing Band furnished the music for the dance, and both Ethyl Joslyn and Bobby Bur- well sang. For decoration, ink pots holding pens with orange quills were strung across one end of the gym. Sincerely, SUSAN SEIDEL Dear Editor: Feberary I, 194-1. I takes my pen in hand this day to tell you about the big doins' down at Gladstone Holler last Tuesday. Come last lllonday, I was alisten' in on three longs and one short and I overheard Shanty Shidler atellin' Slewfoot Scott they was athrowin' a shindig for Boss Dearn lVIorgan, aseein' as how he's been at Districk 2 school house agoin' on six years now. Tuesday evenin' all the folks was there: teachers from Salt Creek Districk and Curly Cioolbaugh and his new partner, and Stringbeans Walsh in his new store shoes Cseems lllrs. Stringbeans had to catch him to put 'em onj, and Shorty Scholl and Pretty Boy Bunting. The mens had brung their gals, but the 4 THE EDITORS teachin' wimmin warn't aloud no men folks. There was a speshul or-ches-try, songs by the Rover boys, a square dance teached by Tiny Trowe, and a poem, A Fishy Tale, writ by lllrs. Slewfoot and all about the Boss. Everybody seemed to have a real nice time. Stringbeans took off his shoes, Curly helped pass the victuals, and llliss Beuly Bayless, the elocuation teacher, read a story about Boss llflorgan writ by ll-Iac and Mayme Mac- Winterlin. The wimmin in charge passed round a broom so's everybody could straw hisn or hern old corn- cob, and everybody just kinda relaxed on all fueds fer the evein'. All of us which works at the districk schools gave the Boss a fishin' line to show him we likes him and hopes he'll stay fer a long spell yet. Sincerely, Miss FANNY IFERISJ Dear Editor: February l5, 1941. . . . I went to the lVIilitary Ball last night, and if anything it was a little bigger and better even than last yearls. The balcony was packed with spectators. Johnny Higgins, as you know, was appointed cadet major. The captains were Jerome Galles, Don Lyle, Jim Jones, and Bob Wehrli. The first lieutenants were Hayden Arnold, Raymond Barker, Neal Walker, and Jim Woods. The second lieutenants were Ernest Gettle. Charles Gilstrap, Bill Bon, Bill Armogast, James llIcDermott, Leonard Chamberlain, David Johnston, and Bob Koler. Bill Fritchell was appointed battalion adjutant. All the officers and their dates had a banquet at the Crystal before the ball, and after the pictures of the grand march were taken, they had their pictures taken for the annual. Colonel Mullins presented the war- rants, and gave each oflicer's date an orange and black lei. Colonel Burton had sent the leis from Hawaii. There was a large cardboard fort at the entrance to the gym, and the 'gym itself was decorated with flags and bunting and streamers. All in all it was a very successful and outstanding event. BOB KOLER Dear Editor: FCIWUHVS' 20, 1941- lllother and I have just returned from the bianmial llflother-Daughter tea and I c'an't tell you how much we both enjoyed it. There was a play, A Dish of China Tea, enacted by seven girls, a skit about after-school sports, by girls from the gym departmentg a song by the girls' Sextet, and a style show by girls from the sewing department who had even made the sport dresses, blouses and wash dresses they modeled. After the program, we took our mothers to the cafe- teria for refreshments while the sophomore and fresh- men girls took their mothers to meet their teachers. The food was delicious and looked almost too good to eat. It consisted of a George Washington salad,

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lu- . LETTERS TO The halls of N. C. H. S. re-echoed again to the tread f students on September 3, two days after Labor day. si - ments were given without delay and the utine of l LIFE began with little dallying along Moy.-El . O 25, 1940. Dear Editor: Tonight we went to the Coed Ball. hat f e had! The gymnasium had been decorate the occa- sion. A Wishing Gate led us to the danc floor. The orchestra stand was a lovely fall garden, and a Wishing VVell held the fate of many a little freshman girl. About 10 o'elock came the announcement of the Queen and Princess, followed by the grand march through the Wishing Ring, which was the theme for the evening. Escort Marybeth Burns, in full dress suit, announced that Renee Lester was the lucky Queen, and Dorothy Chapin the fortunate Princess. For the Wishing March, King Virginia Davis con- ducted the charming Queen, and Prince Joyce Reeve the lovely Princess. Everyone paused under the Wish- ing Ring to make his own private, very private, wish. l am sure that all our wishes came true for there was a new cordiality the next day in the halls of Natrona County High School. Until 1 can be an escort, BARBARA Later-r TOWNSEND November 18, 1940. Dear Editor: Did you get to see the 1940 Junior Follies, one of the most successful shows ever to be presented in N. C. H. S.? CThe public demanded a repeat on the following Wednesday., The theme was The Circus Comes to Town. We were thrilled with grace, beauty, and rhythm every moment of the time. The circus band started things off at a rapid tempo. Then the circus barker began to advertise the show when the train pulled in, and the two hundred per- formers began to get off. There were clowns, tight-rope walkers, midgets, Indians, powerful men, and all the usual things that one sees at a circus, plus several others that no one ever saw before. just imagine fourteen pairs of Siamese twins! In the second episode, called Under the Big Top, we saw the graceful Blue Danube ballet, the strong man, the lndian dancer, the tumbling clowns, the tight- rope walker, and a beautiful, glittering ice carnival. The side shows made up the third episode, and we en- tered the tents along with the rest of the crowd. We saw here the mysterious Nautch dancers, the comical educated horse and its trainer, the dear little midgets lsophisticated grown-up ladies, charming in long, blue formal gownsl. THE EDI ,L Th ' g s ow transpo ed us b ck o the sixteen ' y, and saw a farce ' ed ' mmer ' ton's Needle. The p ot red a d l ' eedle, a precious ar ' se da Ga Q nally found her edle a hat was s rily settled. After h ay, e trai reloa an ch gged out on its way. Si ours, EORGE BROWN Dear L ' Or: November 29, 1940. Last night was the Football Ball, the dance to which the girls ask the boys, furnish the transportation, and trade the dances, in general treat the fellows to a swell time. The gymnasium was decorated with a canopy of orange and black crepe paper streamers, the colors alter- nating in quarters, resembling a huge wheel. June Anne Siedel had charge of the decorations, and jovce Reeve designed the dance programs. The latter vvgite of shiny black patent leather paper with Foothill Ball . . 1940 printed in Old English letters in orange ink. Les Parson's orchestra played. . J UNE L'INTZU:f Dear Editor: December 14, l940.g Guess ya all were kinda surprised, ch? Spgcially when ya seen all them gals, 'n' guys arunnin ar urtq, with Dogpatch clothes, 'n' funny beards and is tv' other night, December 14, ah think. Wall 'twern't much-that thar A. K. A. gang went 'n' cooked up some sort of dern idea of a Sadie Hawkins Day Dance. lt seems as though each gal had gotta ketcl .h 'er a man afore the big dance and drag 'em to it. They all go 'n' pin some green and yaller ribbon on ther had' purty letter'n what read I been kotched by-- , then' the gal's name was writ on. ! Wall, after we uns got thar lit was held in the high school armoryl, there was the bestest gol-derned or- chestra ye ever bent an ear to! 'Twere even better 'n' Ezra 'n' Abner when they play on their dishpan and funnel! They called themselves the High School Swing Band, er sumpin 0' the sort. Some o' the kids at the school gave a big assembly afore the dance-sorta pluggin, I guess-everybody was thar, Rita 1Sadie Hawkinsl Hadley, Marvin lMaster of Sourmoniesj Campbell, Don CEarthquake Mc- Goonj Lyle, Bob 1Little Abner, Wehrli, and all the rest o' the tribe. They say they got two smart gals wot wrote the script, Verginie Basket 'n' Betty Keyes. Yer faithful friend, RITA ANNE HADLEY December 20-the final day of preholiday schooling. Boys and girls left to commence the holly-decked rounds of vaca- tion LIFE. They returned January 6, after three weeks of Christmas partying and playing to find preparations for semester exams in the offing. Religious education for freshmen was introduced.-ED. 3 ,-

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LETTERS TO rolled sandwiches, nut bread sandwiches, crystalized ginger, lemon slices, cherry ice, cherry cake, and tea or coffee. It does sound inviting, doesn't it? The tables were decorated in the patriotic colors of red, white and blue, and while we were eating and having a grand time, the string ensemble played several very enjoyable numbers. After eating, we took our mothers to meet our teach- ers. Mother still talks about the lovely time she had at the TCH- Sincerely, JEAN IXTARIE SPEAS Dear Editor: February 27, 1941. Has anyone told you about What a Life ? It was the three-act play chosen to be presented by the A. K. A. and National Thespian clubs for this year. February 27th was set as the big night and about three weeks previous to that time the cast and Miss Bayless, drama instructor, were hard at work on the production. VVhat a Life, is a quick-moving comedy, written with sympathy and extraordinary understanding of the viewpoint of the high school boy and girl, and of their teachers and parents. The entire action of the play is laid in the principal's office of Central High school Cir might have been N. C. H. SJ. The principal character of the play is Henry Aldrich, a youth in his teens. Bill Bon was aptly chosen to play this title role with Evelyn Bliss playing the girl of Henry's dreams, Barbara Pearson. George Bigelow CVVendell Wellsj, Henry's enemy, almost gets him into serious trouble. However, throughout the play Henry has one champion, lX'Ir. Nelson, the assistant principal, played by Dave Wash- enfelder, who manages to straighten out Henry's tan- gled affairs. Don Lyle played the role of the harried principal of the school. The most impressive feature of the play was the nat- uralness and ease with which Bill Bon portrayed this well-known favorite of stage and radio, Henry Aldrich. Miss Bayless, director, warrants much praise for her excellent coaching and staging of that fine performance. A full house witnessed this performance and from my own reactions and those of others, I know that a more delightful evening of entertainment has not been offered a Casper audience in the high school auditorium for many seasons. Sincerely, IXIARGARET HENDRY i Dear Editor, March 8, 1941. We went to the English Club Carnival last night and we certainly had fun. We enjoyed the slide and dart games a lot, and then tried to make some free throws. l didn't know there were such cute babies in N. C. H. S. until I saw the pictures in the gallery. The fortune tellers predicted a fascinating future for me for a nickel, they said I would become rich-and in the very next booth I won a prize! THE EDITORS As soon as we had visited all the booths and stuffed ourselves thoroughly on candy, popcorn, and soda pop, we danced to the music of the N. C. H. S. swing band. We weren't lucky enough to win a door prize but ,Jeanette McCarthy, Kathleen Crow, and John Cough- lin were able to walk off with season tickets to the .basketball tournament. YOUR JOHN Lowav Dear Editor: Thought I'd tell you about the 1940-41 Mustang basketball season. The Mustangs opened their season on Friday, December 13, against the Superior Dragons. Casper lost their first two contests to the team which placed third in the state tournament. The Mustangs copped their next two games with Powell in two deci- sive victories. ln the district tournament at Gillette the Mustangs were victorious, winning the district title from Mid- west, 34-27. fln an overtime thriller. Previously the Mustangs had defeated Gillette and Newcastle., The biggest and most successful state tournament ever held was in Casper this year. When the four-day cage meet was over, the Rock Springs Tigers were the champs and the Mustangs fifth. This season was the first for Darrell Hathaway as coach and he should be complimented for the successful manner in which he led the team. Truly yours, Bun DANIEL A short spring holiday, allowing preparation for the Easter Parade, came April 11-14.-ED. -lin-i April 26, 1941. Dear Editor: I Our class surely threw a big hop last night. We made up our minds to make this Junior Prom the best ever given in N. C. H. S., and the comments of those who attended make us believe that we succeeded. We chose a constellation theme. The crepe paper ceiling suggested a midnight sky. Metallic stars of all sizes shimmered and twinkled in the heavenly blue. A huge wishing star made of metal hung in the center of the room, and colored lights played on the beautiful centerpiece. There can be no doubt this prom was the best ever. Sincerely, ' BILL BENTLEY The most important and last events in the LIFE of a high school student are baccalaureate, june lst, and graduation, June Sth. This is the last time the Senior class of 1941 appears as a group. june 6-the last bell rings and another year of high school LIFE, with all its bustle and excitement, is gone.-ED. 5