Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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MRS. J. P. McCLINTOCK TWO ESSENTIAL PEOPLE MRS. HAZEL CONLEY We were tempted to include the pictures of Mrs. J. P. McClintock and Mrs. Hazel Conley on the page with our Ranchester faculty. The fact is. we should like to move Mrs. McClintock and her Carnegie Library and her staff to Ranchester! Mrs. McClintock has been Sheridan’s librarian since 1922. She had, at that time, been a resident of the city for twenty years. These are only two of the reasons why this county can be grateful for having Mrs. McClintock as librarian because she is acquainted with this entire area, its past, its cultural tastes, and its builders. Another qualifi- cation is the fact that she has kept in sympathy with modern trends and has seen to it that cur- rent books of worth or importance are available, .Belong with the standard requests. The influence Mrs. McClintock has had on the development of g the taste of Sheridan County readers is truly be- yond estimation. She has led the almost continual struggle for more appropriation so that the library could keep on a par with others in similar cities. In August, 1949, she attended the Regional Librar- ians Convention at Fort Collins where she heard Margaret Henry speak on Children’s Literature. As Ranchester’s enrollment increases, our requests from the library become greater. It would cost us thousands of dollars to have a reference library here that would in any way compare to the num- ber and variety of books we check out. As any class begins the study of a new unit, a new group —15—

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MRS. OLSON S FIRST AND SECOND GRADE PRIMARY ROOM No one ever questions the fact that the Primary Room is the most important room in school—and the happiest. Here is where everybody is always anxious to do everything. Here there are no argu- ments or objections. Here is where the pupils are polite, mannerly and the kind of good citizens all students should be. Here is where children actu- ally want to learn! This is the room that had only one accident (Bobby and the swing) and only one good fight (—well, let’s not tell this one) all the whole year! There were fourteen beginners last September: Judith Rawlings. Virginia Pelesky, Gary Addleman, Byron Black, Brian Hauf, Elbert Belish, Mary Ann Kukuchka, Charlene Kaufmann. Lawrence Paustian, John Ferguson, Robert Klinkosh, Karen Shipley, Robert Fiedor and Cora Mae Graham. Then, there are twelve in the second grade. During the year Viriginia Pelesky moved to Sheridan, Joetta Frank- lin moved to California, and Dorothy Carden moved to Dayton. Cecilia Aksamit joined our second grade and Jack Proctor joined our first grade. The first exciting thing we did last fall was to practice our Primary Rhythm Band for the big “Stunt Night. It was a lot of fun. Big Frank Kukuchka from high school practiced with us be- cause he was stage manager. Rebecca Rawlings was director. Elbert brought his accordian. Bertie beat the drum. Our next entertainment was for the Christmas program. Tom Puett from the eighth grade was our “master of ceremonies. We did three whole scenes called, “The Skater’s Holiday. Both Beckie and Bonnie played xylophone solos! The first grade children sang Christmas carols. At the last Byron, Bonnie. Walita, Nancy, and Ronald came out on skates and pretended the stage was a frozen lake. While they skated the rest of us played “The Skater’s Waltz. Judy Rawlings directed the band. In May our band played at the Sheridan County Choir. All of us knew our sonks too. This means we knew our second verse as well as the first! This year we have drawn some nice pictures and murals. In October we drew “The Circus.’ Every- one drew a different animal on the paper across our bulletin board. At the head of the line we hung the funny paper-bag clown Dorothy Allen sent us from Laramie. In November we sent fifteen Junior Red Cross boxes to Mrs. Conley’s office so that our friends across the Atlantic could have some things they needed. We wanted them to know we do not forget them, especially at Christmas. In November we drew a fine Thanksgiving Mural. Everyone worked on it It had Indians, pilgrims, a church, cabins, turkeys, trees and tepees. In December we made some beautiful Christmas scenes. We cut out Santa and his reindeer, which we hung in front of the stage. We decorated a little tree in our room and the big one in the school hall too. We had Santa Clauses and pine trees all over the black boards and red candles in the windows. We had some parties we shall always remember: Last October all of us got to go to Sheridan to see the play. ‘Toby Tyler. We thought it was wonderful. Besides Christmas and Valentine parties, (Continued on Page 17) —14—

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of helpful current books are available to us from the library. We do not mean that no portion of our budget goes for books. This year we purchased a $26 atlas, 1949 edition. Another valuable addition to our library was “The Every Reader Series” of classics, suitable for less advanced readers. How- ever, it is still a necessity to depend on the Car- negie Library for our reading and reference lists. In speaking of the library we include Mrs. Lillian Stuart, downstairs in the elementary book depart- ment and Mrs. Alma Grimes, assistant at the up- stairs desk. The welcome and the help we receive from these folks have led to most pleasant friend- ships. The Ranchester teachers sometimes feel they almost handle a branch library, but about thirty Ranchester pupils have cards of their own. Mrs. McClintock believes all pupils should learn how to use the library, but she says it is much less work for her to have the teachers select the books most usable for the needs and tastes of the individual rooms and classes. No effort is spared to try to procure the very book we need for a particular topic. We are proud of the com- pliments Ranchester and Ranchester's students have received from Mrs. McClintock for, next to Mrs. Conley, she is the person in the position to know and who is more capable to judge the quality of reading done in Ranchester as compared to the county and state. MRS. HAZEL CONLEY Mrs. Conley came to the Northern part of Wyo- ming from Missouri in 1887 and settled near Park- man. She went to school in Parkman her first four years. In 1909 the Cossitts moved to Sheridan. There she finished school. In high school she took Normal Training as a fifth year subject. After she graduated, she taught in Southern Montana for three years. From there she went to the University of Wyoming. In 1925 she received her B.A. degree and then took a year’s graduate course in English and physiology. After that she taught until 1928. In 1937 Mrs. Conley and her family moved to Ranchester. During that time she substituted in Ranchester School. In 1941 she completed her term in the 4-5-6th grades. Her two oldest sons started school in Ranchester. Because of this she is partciularly interested in Ranchester’s progress. When she taught here the students who are now in R. H. S. were in the primary room. Mrs. Conley said, “I still think of them as child- ren, not as young people who are ready to gradu- ate. I always enjoy coming to Ranchester because I feel I have real friends there.” Mrs. Conley has been in office since January 1947. Her former deputy, Mrs. Maxine Torbert, went from the office to teach in Ranchester High. Mrs. Lucille Hillard, another R. H. S. friend, has been deputy for two years. Mrs. Hillard stated she enjoys coming to Ran- chester for the programs and she thinks she has always had a good, full evening’s entertainment She especially enjoyed having the Office Practice girls in, while they were visiting at the court- house. Mrs. Conley has always thought of Ranchester District and Board as pleasant and cooperative to work with. Ranchester has produced some outstanding gradu- ates, whose progress and successes she follows with pride. Mrs. Conley feels that the election of Mr. Lyman on the Executive Committee of the W. E. A. and Mr. McCormick as Secretary and Treasurer of Wyoming Classroom Teacher Association points to the fact that Ranchester has been successful in choosing outstanding teachers. —Shirley Lewis, Grade 10. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT This year the science class for the Freshmen and Sophomores was biology. Mr. Lyman was our teacher. We had several nice field trips. One of these was to the honey house where Mr. Reed told us many fundamental facts about bees. Dur- ing the year, Mr. Lyman showed us some educa- tional movies which made biology more interesting and easy to understand. We also looked at slides of different insects. We had a four week’s course in first aid for which we received official Red Cross certificates. One thing that has made Mr. Lyman proud of this class is the good work shown in our sketches. Ina Jeanne Turner and Robert Townsend are the best artists but all the drawings have been very good. —Beverly Barbula, Grade 10. This year the advanced science class was physics, taught by Mr. Ironhawk. The students in this class were: Julia Cable, Arnold Tschirgi, Bruce Portwood and Robert Lyman. The study of physics we think is not only useful, but fascinating. During the year we found the answers to many questions which come up in everyday life. Although we were handicapped by lack of equipment, we were able to work quite a number of interesting experi- ments. Among the units studied were: Molecules, pres- sure, gravity, work, motion, heat, sound, light, mag- netism. and electricity. We’ve had a good time together. We look for- ward to studying chemistry next year and hope that each year a little more equipment can be added to our laboratory. —Robert Lyman, Grade 11. THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The Ranchester High School is very proud of their commercial department. They have made progress in the past few years. This year beekkeeping. shorthand, and typing I and II are being taught. The classes are enjoyed by both the boys and girls. Great interest is being shown. The students are reaching for a goal that can be made by hard studying and interest in their work. The second typists have the responsibility of put- ting out the school paper which comes out once every six weeks. The job has been simplified a great deal with the assistance of the new mimeo- graphing machine that was purchased last fall. —Thomas Fiedor, 11th Grade. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS School elections were held September 13 in ac- cordance with the 1949 Constitution of the Student Council. To be elected as either the editor of the Rustler, the school paper, or the Rustler, the school yearbook, have become the two most respon- sible and distinguished honors that a member of the Senior class can gain. The following were elected to the paper staff: Roberta Goodill. editor: Raymond Kawulok. assist- ant editor; Bruce Portwood, circulation manager. Julia Cable was elected editor of the Rustler year- —16—