Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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RANCHESTER SCHOOL-1948 Here has been the scene of many pleasures and worth while pursuits, some struggles and lots of fun. Here we made many of our first decisions. Here we ful- filled, in part, some of the hopes of our families, teachers and friends. Here are the halls where friendships have been made that we hope will last forever. We love and respect our school. It is the center of our community’s interests and is a symbol of this district’s culture, ideals and sacrifices. So, in presenting the 1948 “RUSTLER” we review the activities of this school with the purpose that every friend of the smaller high school will be encouraged to help their school go forward and keep its place in a community. We hope these pages will help to demonstrate that our school is holding to the purposes for which it was founded and that we are meeting the obligations by filling a vital place in this community. To the many friends who have made possible the standards, progress and pleas- ures of The Ranchester School We Dedicate This Annual of 1948. Raymond Johnston, Editor. As adviser for the 1948 RUSTLER I wish to thank each one for the efforts, sug- gestions, and the fine cooperation you have all given. We hope THE RUSTLER reflects both the dignity and the hilarity of the year we’ve just had together. Someday this year which may seem long now, will be only a day’s sunshine that has swept across the hills behind you and has faded away. Sometime you will want to hum the old tunes over again and lift the heavy cur- tains of bygone days. Then, may THE RUSTI ER be useful to you as you sit by the fireside and try to remember the best times of your life—your school days. —John S. McCormick

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TO COMMEMORATE THE PASSAGE OF ANOTHER HAPPY YEAR, THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PRESENT THIS, THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE RANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL, RANCHESTER, WYOMING. CLOUDS PEAK PRINTERY PRINTERS - LITHOGRAPHERS SHERIDAN, WYD.

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Congratulations from the School Board The Trustees of School District No. 33 extend congratulations to the graduating class of Ranchester High School, and best wishes to the undergraduate students. Our purpose is to provide the best school we can for you, and our wish is that every student will make the most of it. We hope you learn a great deal, and have a good time, too. Fred Lowell Lois Johnson Lee Davis The Heart and Soul of a Schoolhouse Our schoolhouse was built in the 1920’s. Since that time it has developed a heart and a soul which are made up of the people who have gone to school here. If it could talk, how much it could tell! This schoolhouse has seen the shining eyes of an eager young face, as a child starts in the first grade on the paths of education. Within this schoolhouse such traits as honesty, fair play, good sportsmanship and how to get along with people are devel- oped. These traits lay the foundation of our lives after we leave school. Our schoolhouse has seen the eighth grader graduate—one of our first goals in life. It is an onlooker to the shy, hesitant freshman entering high school for the first day. All the time, it is watching these children’s characters form and watching them overcome disappointments and hardships. Last, and the most glorious moment of all, is when it sees the proud flash in a senior’s eye as he reaches the goal he has been waiting, fighting, and working for for the past twelve years. The schoolhouse alone has seen the struggles, faults, and assets of these people. The soul of a schoolhouse is keeping these memories of the children who pass in and out of its doors each day, —Julia Mae Cable. I think the people of Ranchester have something to be proud of when their taxes go to support such a fine school as this town has. It has an excellent faculty—by this I mean they are helpful and understanding. They find time to help any pupil, not only in school, but in all community affairs. The school itself plays an important role in this small town, for it brings all the people together. The pupils of Ranchester are unusually loyal to the school. They take great interest in all sports and activities. Volunteers are never lacking when there is a job to do. With such a fine spirit, I know this school will continue to be important in the years to come. —DeLoris Edmonds, 10th grade. I like school because you can learn to serve your country. Without an education you would be helpless in the world trying to get a job. I am glad I have a free school to go to and that it is not like it is in most foreign countries where it would be impossible to get an education. When lessons seem hard I try to think how easy it is to become acquainted with all the other fellows and the teachers and what good times we have in sports and the other activities. —Eugene Fackenthall, 9th grade. So much is furnished us freely that we should never complain. Much time is spent in preparing teachers to teach us and we should really appreciate them more. American children should be grateful for the opportunities and the people should realize how much our schools are doing to prepare for America’s future.—Lorna King, 9th grade. 3