Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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INTERMEDIATE ROOM MRS. PAULINE MOORE. Teacher

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Junior High School This year has been a very successful one for the seventh and eighth graders. We have had three teachers: Mr. McCormick, our home room teacher, who taught social sci- ence and spelling; Mr. Lyman, who taught arithmetic; and Mrs. Belding, who taught English and reading. At the beginning of the year we organized a club which we called ‘“The Ran- chester Junior Rustlers” and w'hich we nicknamed “R. J. R.” We elected officers twice during the year and had two parties from the dues we collected. The girls organized a Junior Pep Club and elected the following officers: Dorothy Zawicki, president; Jeanette Kawulok, vice president; Barbara Fleming, secretary; Joan Johnson, treasurer; and Beverly Barbula and Joan Feidor, cheer leaders. They bought pep club hats that added a great deal to the appearance of the pep club at the games. The hats were yellow with purple lettering. We had some nice field trips last fall. We visited the places of historical interest near Story—the site of old Ft. Phil Kearney, the Wagon Box Fight, Fetterman’s Mas- sacre Monument and the fish hatchery. This spring we made a trip to Custer’s Battle Field in Montana. We saw Reno’s Battle Field, the National Cemetery and the old guns and uniforms in the museum. We also enjoyed a picnic dinner enroute. We have made a good rock collection from this neighborhood. In February we visited the Big Horn Coal mine. This spring we lost our friends, the Seders, who moved to Leiter. At the first of the year Tony Pelesky joined our eighth grade from Sheridan and everyone was glad to have him. Although Marian Seder had the highest spelling average before she mov- ed, Dorothy Zawicki and Barbara Fleming were nearly as high and represented us at the county spelling contest. We also took in the county choir and the track meet. Last fall we all went to see the stage play “Hans Brinker.” For our stunt on “Stunt Night” we put on a negro minstrel; “Lady Minstrel from Dixie” with Donald Graham as Molly Apple. We have had many nice times and have enjoyed both the studies and our teachers. —David Halowell, Don Kramer THE OUTSTANDING COMPOSITION FROM THE GRADE SCHOOL FOR THE YEAR: “WASHINGTON, THE FARMER AT MOUNT VERNON” We so often think of Washington as a great gen- eral and president that we almost forget he was one of the best progressive farmers in his day and, in many ways, the “Father of American Agricul- ture. We know that though Washington was call- ed away from his home during most of his life, he always longed to return to his “beloved Mount Vernon to live as a farmer. Washington was truly a “dirt farmer. Though he could afford servants, he enjoyed planting and harvesting with his own strength and he even mixed fertilizers with his own hands. He kept detailed ac- counts of all his many experiments. He was always looking for better methods and he imported new machines from England and even invented a plow of his own. He believed farming was the most im- portant industry in America. He wrote letters to other progressive farmers everywhere and toured New England looking for methods that he could take back to Mount Vernon. Long before his neighbors realized erosion was a serious problem. Washington was practicing soil conservation and studying the importance of grasses and pasture. Washington also worked out a plan for rotation of crops. His care of Mount Vernon showed his belief in keeping the wealth of the land that our nation today might inherit good soil. Washington’s love of agriculture was not limited to crops. He grafted his own fruit trees and vines and experimented with foreign fruits. He and his neighbors exchanged grafts and cuttings and the beautifying of Mount Vernon with all kinds of shrubs and flowers always delighted him. (Continued on Page 28) 13

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INTERMEDIATE ROOM ENROLLMENT SIXTH—Jon Davis, Doris Hauf, Dorothy Hauf, Norma Hauf, Richard Lyman, Mary Lou Pelesky, Tom Puett. FIFTH—Frances Birdie, Joseph Fiedor, Robert Kramer, Robert Seder, Charles Belding, Edward Keller, Darryl Lowell. FOURTH—Barbara Addleman, Larry Cook, Jack Fleming, Donald Hauf, Eddie Kukuchka, Nancy Roswadovski, David Schreibeis, Larry King, Helen Ann Pelesky, and Edna Keller. We have had a busy year and have enjoyed our classes. We have had some nice field trips last fall and were taken to see “Hans Brinker.” We had wonderful trips to the Bird Farm and to Eaton’s Ranch and to visit the Freedom Train. The fifth and sixth grades accompanied the seventh and eighth grades on the trip to Custer’s Battlefield. Everyone had a good time in art and we made some good plaster casts which we painted for souvenirs of our school year. For music we joined with either the primary or the junior high. Most of us attended the county choir. The fifth and sixth social study class went upstairs to have Mr. McCormick for their teacher. We had some good talks from some of the high school students. The best was Douglas McLean’s who told us about Joan of Arc. Darryl Lowell made the most trips to the library and read the most books. In the nation-wide Every Pupil Tests, given Jan. 8, the fifth grade ranked among the highest 35% in arithmetic. Thus, by this standard, proving themselves the best math class in school. Robert Kramer was highest. In the sixth, Richard Lyman and Jon Davis, and, in the fourth, Barbara Addleman ranked highest. The year’s honor roll included each of the above and Helen Ann Pelesky and Dar- ryl Lowell. PRIMARY ROOM ENROLLMENT John Fiedor, Bertie Graham, Gary Kramer, Bonnie Lewis, Alixe Paulus, Nancy Puett, Charles Birdie, Joyce Cook, John Jolovich, John Puett, Clayton Schilling, Gary Bo- cek, Peter Davis, David Ferguson, Ed Fiedor, Clifford Kaufmann, Lyle King, Barbara Lewis, Marcia Masters, Jack Paulus, Robert Prill, George Wondra, Tommy Belding, Rog- er Egan, Lou Ann Adkins, Wayne Keller, Edward Seder, Richard Seder, Jerry Seder. In January our teacher, Mrs. Nalivka, became sick and had to tell us good bye and go to her home in Monarch for a rest. We felt very badly to have her go because we all loved her very much and didn’t know how school would be without her. We were all sor- ry for any noise we had made even though we had never meant to be noisy. Mrs. Doris Olson then came to be our teacher. We knew her because she had tak- en Mrs. Nalivka’s place some times so it wasn’t long till we were just as happy in school as ever and we hope Mrs. Olson will be our teacher next year. She helps us get our les- sons and sees that we have good times too. We couldn’t give our Christmas operetta because so many had the measles but on stunt night we sang songs and gave the “Rye Waltz.” We decided Gary and Alexie were the best dancers. On Halloween we joined with Mrs. Moore’s room for a good party and on Valen- tines Day we again had a nice party together. Our Easter party we had by ourselves as it was Charles Birdie’s birthday and his mother served refreshments. We attend “Hans Brinker,” the County Choir and visited the Freedom Train. Charles Birdie won the marble championship for our room but as he was sick he couldn’t go to Sheridan for the contest. All of us have had a good time in school and like our studies and our teacher. 15