Ranchester High School - Rustler Yearbook (Ranchester, WY)

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SOPHOMORE CLASS NEWS On the first day of school twelve angels came up the stairs and went into the study hall. We were just as brave as could be, knowing that we were Sophomores and that we would have the Fresh- men to try to boss; but our spirits were soon knock- ed for a loop, because the bossir.g soon became too great a problem with which to cope. The first event was the choosing of subjects, which are geometry, American government, Span- ish. English I, typing I. high school geography, and general science. Then came the selecting of officers. They are as follows: Donald Kramer, president; Dick Mast- ers, vice president; Katherine Mock, secretary; Barbara Fleming, treasurer; Joan Johnson and David Hallowell. student council representatives. Next came Stunt Night with its glamor and terror. We presented The Shooting of Dan Mc- Grew, with Dick Masters as narrator. After it was over, we were quite proud, knowing that it was high on the list of the best. We soon welcomed Dale Okert as our fellow classmate. This made our class one of the largest classes in school. This has proved to be an exciting year in the lives of the Sophomores, one which we’ll never forget. —Jeannette Kawulok, Grade 10 teas SEVENTH and EIGHTH GRADE NEWS On September 5, we lost our freedom and had to come back to school. This year we are very happy to have Mr. Iron- hawk for our teacher again. We also have Mr. John- son as our English and literature teacher. We like him very much. On October 27. we had our annual Stunt Night . We had a very good stunt on “Modern Arts of TV . It went over as a big success. On November 23. we got out for our Thanks- giving vacation. We all had a good time and plenty to eat. The next important event was the Christmas program. It was very good, and we even had a vis- it from St. Nick. This year we had a trip to the Bee House. We ate a lot of honey and wax. Mr. Reed told us all about the bees and how they carry out their work of making honey. On March 30, we—or mainly the high school— are planning a party. We hope to be invited. Then coming down to the month of April, we see that the Junior prom will be held on April 20. This year we are planning a party, or rather, a mountain climbing expedition. Then we are plan- ning a trip to the airport to study the weather, etc. At last we get down to the merry month of May. where we see that fishing season opens on the first. Then the most cherished dream of our lives will be here. Yep! You guessed it—school’s out! Last, but not least, we want to thank our lunch cooks. We are very grateful to them. —Robert Kramer and Darryl Lowell, Grade 8 caneiei OUR FIELD TRIP On November 21, our room took a field trip to the Honey House. At that time of the year, we were studying bees in agriculture. When we arrived at the bee house. Mr. Reed told us about the bees. The types most common in Wyoming are Italian and Caucasian. The Italian bees will not stand so much cold weather, or pro- duce so much honey as the Caucasian bees will. The reason the Italian bees die in winter is that they don’t store up enough honey in their combs. Then Mr. Reed showed us a glass case in which he had some bees, including the queen bee which had her wings cut, so she wouldn’t swarm or fly away. He took a bee out of the case and let it sting him; then he showed us how the poison in it work- ed. If you’re not afraid of bees, they won’t sting you. Then he told us how mice get into the hive, and the bees sting them to death. After they sting them to death, they cover them with honey. Next Mr. Reed showed us how he cuts the honey off the comb with a steam heated knife. Then they put the honey combs into an extractor, which is turned by power three hundred times per minute. This process takes about twenty-five minutes to get all the honey out of the frames. There are seventy- two frames in this extractor at one time. After the honey is taken from the frames, it goes through a pipe into a big tank. This tank has four compart- ments. It goes through all four compartments; then it goes into a tub to another tank. They take it out of the tank and put it in containers. The wax that is taken from the honey is used for water-proofing guns and submarines. The queen bee lays one to five-thousand eggs a day. The size of the bee depends on the size of the egg. The queen is the largest of all bees. She lives as long as seven or eight years. A worker bee has a very short life but is very helpful. The workers pollinate flowers by carrying pollen from one flower to another. The drone bee is lazy and just eats and sleeps. When winter comes, the other bees drive the drone front the hive. Because of this field trip, one of the students in our room became so interested in bees that he de- cided to play with a hive; as a result he (Joe) couldn’t see out of one eye the next morning. We wonder if he chews “Bee-Man’s” chewing gum, too, because of his interest in bees! —I'rances Birdie and Francis Klinkosh, Grade 8 —15—

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THE WILL OF THE CLASS OF 1951 JUNIOR CLASS NEWS We. the members of the Senior class of 1951, being strong in body and mind, have found that our days in R. H. S. are numbered. Therefore we do hereby leave our possessions and estates, as wc have listed below, to be administered by Silas Ly- man: Item I: The Senior class leaves the good times we’ve had at R. H. S. to the Junior class. Item II: The Senior class leaves a wonderful faculty to the whole high school. Item III: Lorna leaves the following: 1. The book entitled “1001 Ways to Cook Beans” to Joan Fiedor. 2. The book entitled How to Catch a Hus- band” to Catherine Mock. Item IV: Bruce leaves his advice on women to the coming Freshman class: Never, never trust them.” He leaves his number 19 basketball jersey for Roy Powers. Item V. Frank leaves his quietness to Dick Lyman, in hopes that he will use it. Item VI: Ray leaves his ability to ditch school and not get caught, to Dale Okert. Item VII: Eugene leaves his ability to hit bask- ets to Jimmy Melton and his number 14 basketball jersey to Jerry Shatzer. Item VIII: Margaret leaves the giggle she in- herited from Ruth Schreibeis (’48) to Shirley Lewis. Item IX: Betty leaves her job as editor of the Rustler school paper to Joan Fiedor. Item X: Marvin leaves his brooms and mops to anybody who want’s them—first come, first served. Item XI: Tom leaves his great assortment of used and unused jokes to Donald Kramer, to be told during study halls, and also his number 12 basket- ball jersey to his brother, Joe. Item XII: Bobby leaves his title of the fastest driver in Ranchester to Dale Okert, and his num- ber 15 basketball jersey to Dick Lyman. Item XIII: The Senior class leaves its bank ac- count to the Junior class, which amounts to a de- ficit of $37.50. This will was properly witnessed by the un- dersigned and will go into effect on the sad day of May 16, when the ten Seniors will leave R. H. S. for the last time. Signature of Witness: JAMES MELTON President Joan Fiedor Vice President Dona Madron Secretary .........— .... .. Adeline Koch Treasurer Jimmy Melton Student Council Representative Beverly Barbula Sponsor Mr. Johnson Junior Class Colors Blue and Silver Junior Class Flower Blue Violet Junior Class Motto—Ever Onward, never backward. There are eight pupils in the Junior class this year, seven girls and one boy. They are Jimmy Mel- ton, Joan Fiedor, Dona Reed. Shirley Lewis, Carol Carter, Beverly Barbula, Dona Madron, and Adel- ine Koch. The subjects taken by Junior students are: English III. speech and drama, high school geo- graphy, office practice, typing II. and chemistry. The Juniors received their class rings around the first of the year, and everyone was pleased, es- pecially the owners. They are very nice. Most of the Juniors took part in the two class plays given at R. H. S. this year. We are proud to say that Jimmy Melton and Joan Fiedor from the Junior class had leading roles in Here Come the Brides.” There were six Juniors in our next play, Aunt Cathie’s Cat.” The Juniors have set the date for the Junior- Senior prom. It is to be held on April 20. The theme is to be kept secret as yet. We Juniors are now looking forward to our next year as Seniors of Ranchester High School in 1951-52. —Adeline Koch, Grade 11 FRESHMAN CLASS NEWS On the morning of September 6. 1950, some slightly bewildered Freshmen entered Ranchester High School to embark upon a new part of their educational career. After a most rousing reception on the part of the upper classmen, which was the initiation of course, we were allowed to go about our business— the business of studying, naturally, which we’ve been doing ever since. This year the Freshman class consisted of nine pupils, most of whom enjoyed the subects of science and algebra, which Mr. Lyman taught. They also had English and American government. These sub- jects were taught by Mr. Johnson and Mr. East, respectively. Almost all of the Freshmen boys turned out for football and all of us were out for basketball. I think that, as a whole, the year of 1950-51 was a very interesting one for the entire school as well as for the lowly Freshmen. —Roy Powers. Grade 9 —14—

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THE MIDDLE WAGONS . . . (Our Fifth and Sixth Grades) —16—