Rawlins High School - Roundup Yearbook (Rawlins, WY)

Text from Pages 1 - 50 of the 1911 volume:

TAKE A KODAK WITH YOU This is vacation time. Before starting on yours, come in and get a kodak. The pictures you will get will often recall pleasant memories. ANY ONE CAN KODAK. Prices from $1.00 to $20.00 i stock Only Eastmans Rawlins Drug Co. The Rexall Store n SUNDIN A new Electric machine will be installed as soon as the day current is put BARBERi n, and we will be prepared £3 1_i ri to do Hair Shampooing II and Passaging for Ladies. AL FRED JOHINSOIN Successor to J. J. O’MELIA CIGARS AND TOBACCO Candy, Post Cards, Newspaper, Magazines, Stationery. Get Your Confetti Here THE RAWLINS NATIONAL BANK OSBORNE BLOCK Up-to-date banking in all its branches Capital, surplus and profits $160,000 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY We solicit any and all legitimate Banking Business. Careful consideration of our patrons inteiests and courtesy to all is our aim. Open an account, pay by check and you always have a receipt I. C. MILLER. PRES WM. DALEY. VICE PRES J. E. OSBORNE. Vice Pres J. A. RENDLE. CASHIER I AM YOUNG AND HANDSOME AND LOOKING FOR A WIFE i PAUL R. ZYLKA H. E. MCFARLAND DEALER IN GROCERIES Our Goods Are Always Fresh Telephone Double Four and Your Wants will Receive Prompt Attention. PR. C. L. HOPKINS Dentist Office-Osborne Block Phone 110 blk. F. E. FROLING Maker of Fine Boots and Shoes Repairing Neatly Done RAWLINS, : : WYOMING. SMOKE CUBA VITA and RED RIBBON CIGARS MADE IN R A WLINS McMtCKEN BLYDENBITRGH Attorneys At Law Osborne Block : : Rawlins, Wyo. The MURPHY-READY CO. HIGH-GRADE CLOTHING Cluett Shirts, Stetson Hats, Walk -Over Shoes. - RAWLINS, : : : WYOMING. T. A. COSGRIFF, Pres. J. B. COSGRIFF. V Pres. GEO. A. BIBLE, Cashier. R. A. LOGAN, Ass't Cashier. THE: FIRST NATIONAL BANK % Capital, Surplus and Profits $160,000.00 J -4 We extend to you the services of an up-to-I date and efficient banking institution. Your business is strictly confidential Five per cent inierest paid on time deposits v DIRECTORS _ T. A. COSGRIFF, j J. B. COSGRIFF, JOHN MAHONEY, j L. A. SMILEY, j j GEO. E. BIBLE, j J THE FAMOUS 1R. XL. STOCK SADDLES Knox Tanner Co. Rawlins, Wyoming. Cullen Commercial Co. LEADERS IN Staple anb jFanc (groceries Men’s Furnishings Complete and Up-to Date i O i SATISFACTION ALWAYS IPO l The Little Store on Front Street who MADE HOME PATRON EIMOSHES for swell orc = R5 Carbon Count? Journal Official Ipapcrof Carbon Count? anb of the Cit? of ‘Rawlins. Will IRetfc, Editor Stock (Browers IRational JSank IRawlins, M?o. cr =£) Me fl a? Untcrcst ©n Savings accounts an Hime ©ertificates. Me (5tve |)ou a Square IDeal IRawlins Mercantile Company “Xlbe Sous'e Store'’ pbone 7 Ret ■Rawlins, M?o. FERGUSON MER. CO. General Merchandise -Stores at- ' Rawlins and Wamsutter CIGARS TOBACCOS WALLACE'S PIONEER GROCERY AGENTS FOR A scientific compound for horses, cattle, hogs and sheep. We also handle Poultry a Pan-a-ce-a and Dr, Hess’ insect destroyer for poultry. s GROCERIES, STAPLE AND FANCY THE MAIN MARKET A. A. ROBERSON, Prep. “NIFF SED” PRINCIPAL e 9Ua cot —vCF«l m aty. OlV? Refund Ctidu fRijotil “ ’Tis true that she is much inclined To chin and talk with all mankind.” % “ 4s prone to mischief As able to perform it.” J 2afyn fHifumLa 1 And if a mouse were to meet her She'd sink away in a swoon. 9)tux,( 9RaA onv’i !l “Never sigh when you can sing, But laugh like me at everything.” 9lla« £R, “Apples make cider, But Pear s' make ‘Soap.’ ” Cta,,ORofto: “iJiRuA 6 ml.s 0ut £dton” CL,, %ff Rickety-Rackety-Thunder in Heaven Nineteen Hundred and Eleven. ( iaAA i.Wailat: die OaAA olj 19I I. ATE one afternoon in May as I was strolling X y. along the sandy beach in Rawlins, Wyoming, looking over the marvelous expanse of water commonly It' called Sugar Creek—ftho’ how it derived its name I have been unable to ascertain—I was suddenly aroused from a semi-conscious state of meditation by a long drawn, weird howl from a nearby tent of an ancient Arab Magi who told future and past events. Curiousity obtained the upper hand and I walked quickly over to the tent to see what was doing. Cautiously I opened the tent flap and peered into the semi-darkness. In one corner sat the old Magi on crossed legs with terror in his eyes. In front of him was a a string of beads interwoven with camel's hair, which were swaying violently. The old Arab look ed up as if conscious that somehow was watching him and, as he noticed me, he beckoned me to come in “Sit down, Sahib, he said, “and may Allah protect us both for some great revelation is about to be made. The beads are humming and it is time for something to occur.” I sat down shaking with fear, I believe—and presently a voice which seemed to be hovering over the beads began: “Abu- Merwin, it is the wish of the unknown that certain facts of the past should now be revealed. These facs pertain to that most High and Royal Order of Stag Seven cf 1911. Listen while they are told: “The year 1891 will always be remembered for it was during that year’s annals that a human marvel was born, by name, Myrtle Ivy, in the wonderful city of Baggs,—second only to Rawlins —of parents who could well be proud of such a daughter. Myrtle, as she grew older showed such a steady increase in Mental Activities that her parents thought it best to move to Rawlins where Myrtle might enter a school accustomed to such mental phe nomena; here she soon became a member of the High and Royal Order of S ag Seven of 1911. Unaccustomed to anything but the pursuit of knowledge Myrtle was much put out when attentions were paid her by admirable young students. But in spite, of dissapointments and discouragements she persevered and list, She graduates. For a space there was silence the voice commenced again: Nov. 3, 1891, dawned with an event of great im- portance for on that day Mae Ryan was born. Mae was a wee little mite‘and was much taken by an indespensible universal household substance which she considered necessary in the cultivation of many of the major arts of maidenhood particularly when applied by a fond mamma who also appreciated its advantages. When she attained the higher ranks of maidenhood, she by reason of certain peculiar endowments was also admitted to the High and Royal Order of Stag Seven of 1911. Not given to vice she nobly fought against liquors being served at their Stag Seven club meetings and, by the aid of a little red hatchet she succeeded in prohibiting all intoxicating liquors with the exception of Pear’s Soapine Extract. Having successfully paddled her little canoe on quiet waters so far, she now branches forth to battle with the angry billows of the sea of life.” Again the voice ceased for a moment and the beads made a sound like someone in great pain. Truly I felt something fearful was about to happen or perhaps it was to foreshadow what the voice would next ay. I had no time to think further for it began again: ‘‘This time, Oh Abu-Merwin, I shall tell you about a wonderfu little lassie by name Cassie, born Sept. 21, 1891. Cassie was one of a kind of marvels that lessons are simple play to them. When called upon to recite she would show such marvelous intellect that the teachers were overawed at this wonderful personage. In French she jabbered so incoherently that the teacher started immediately for France thinking she had better take another course in the language in which her pupil so far excelled her. Little more is known of her career until she entered the Fourth Year High and was admitted to the ranks of the Stager-ines. While in that noble order she distinguished herself by constant restorations of peace and above all by her extreme courtesy to teachers and students alike.” Here the beads began an awful popping and I s-.w the Arab was paralized with fright so I was certainly thankful that the voice began immediately: “Abu,” the voice commenced, “there was a grave mistake in the last few words of what I was saying, and because of my grave error I am instructed to say nothing further of her re arkable career.” Again a pause and again the voice recommenced: On Jan. 12, 1892, a great earthquake occured, the thunder rolled and the Lightning flashed while the whole world was enveloped in darkness. The cause was the birth of a baby girl in the home of the Riford’s. Her name was Aida. She stepped into the limelight in the Fourth Grade under the leadership of Miss Hogan. By diligent studying and constant application she passed from Miss Hogan to Miss Krueger in the Fifth, Miss Howe in the Sxth, and again became one of Miss Krueger’s pupils in the Seventh and Eighth grades. The history of her adventures in the ETghth grade alone is wonderful. Here she was taught the art of moving in rainstorms, studying in a room heated by a measly little cook stove, packing desks upstairs and occasionally getting a good whiff of furnace gas for her trouble. She entered the High School with a flourish and continued to maintain an excellent record until on May 25 she was graduated an Esteemed Noble of the High and Royal Order of Stag Seven.” Silence reigned supreme. “In a modest little house on the corner of Buffalo and between Fourth and Fifth streets the hearts of Father and Mother Mahoney were gladdened by the birth of a daughter Nora. But Nora was destined never to grow up with undisputed privileges for at this time a certain little sister Mary, two years six months and twenty-six days her senior, came forward and put up such a protest that in order to avoid a breach in the family her many rights were granted. From the time whdn they were old enough to enter school to the time when they entered High School there was a continual race for supremacy. But by good management they both started in High School at the same time and continued together until the High School course was finished. They too, were admitted to the Order of Stagerines, but being of such quiet and modest manners they found it quite hard to agree with that Noble Order. No withstanding their quiet natures disputes occasionally arose between them which were nothing more or less than fresh outbursts of babyhood fueds. They were not given to such sensible pranks as throwing rubbers filled with water on unsuspecting citizens or hiding Faculty bonnets or turning hats wrong side out, but quite taken up with studying and more important work. Mary was exceedingly fond of pet animals and lizard soup was always welcomed by her. It has even been said that she took a little pet lizard to school out day and so frightened the teachers that one of tjiem had nervous prostration for a long time afterwards, while a number of the students have not recovered yet.” A howl from the Magi drowned the voice and all my attentions for a short time were occupied in restoring the Magi to consciousness. When at last he was quietly seated in his chair a gentle Wyoming zephyr fanned the tent flaps and a far distant voice began: “In a magnificient and splendid city in the west a certain couple surnamed Hilands were presented with a daughter destined to be a belle among the cow-boys. Her early years in school were fraught with no events of great importance, but when she came back from Encampment in the year 1906 all Rawlins was stirred to its depths by the doings of this wonderful girl. Tall and graceful as a swan there was no difficulty for her to win the hearts of all the cow-boys. She loved the water and her favorite haunts were the Banks. She would s i by tie hour and watch the Eddy. Her coquettish propensities easily placed her in the seat of honor in the Order of Stag Seven. Having imbibed the fun loving spirit of the ccw-bojs si e eas. y induced this noble order to spirit away ice-cream from the •sen-ior party of 1910, and in 1911 being weighted down by the honorary title of Senior she laid a restraining hand upon the skating parties, sleigh rides and and door paintings. Just at this instant an automobile crashed into the tent and when I next regained consciousness, Arab, tent, beads, and automobile had vanished. I was sitting alone in total darkness on the banks of Sugar Creek. —VIRGIL HICKS. NE evening, for the very simple reason that I had neglected my lessons, I was told to stay after school. The afternoon was fine and I wanted to get out, but instead of getting to work so that I could do so, I sat with my books before me, daydreaming. Some little time passed when I heard what seemed to be running water in one corner of the room. 1 went over to investigate and there I saw a little pool of water with a rapid whirlpool in the center. I sat down to watch it, for it seemed that I saw pictures of things I knew rising to the suiface and then disappearing in the whirlpool. Yes, that was it, scenes of the everyday life of my schoolmates; pictures of things we had done, hist year, and this year. Now the pictures were of events just passed, of what we had done a week ago, yesterday, today. What would the next be? Would it be the future? My question was soon answered, for there in the water was the reflection of somebody I seemed to know. Somebody who had grown older by about fifteen or twenty years. A typical old maid, prim, dainty and precise, living all alone in a pretty little house in the quiet village of Richmond, Virginia. As I looked the resemblance became stronger. Surely my eyes were deceiving me, for, no, that could not be, but yes it was, Mary Mahoney, the gayest girl in school. The picture moved on, leaving Mary with her cats and her knitting. The next picture showed a large and flourishing city, which I soon recognized as Rawlins. There, in the suburbs, in a house of modest size, was a man, rather tall, with da:k hair and blue eyes, who looked as if he’d much rather coach a basket ball team than write, trying hard to get an editorial article for the next day’s edition, meanwhile seeing, or at least trying to see, that nine children of all sizes and ages did not get into mischief. Just in the midst of a most inspiring sentence somebody screeched out, “Pa, Johnny’s in the glue pot.” Distracted, Pa goes to the rescue and is just getting absorbed again when something else happens. “That’s the way it always is,” he said, thoroughly disgusted, “When your wife’s a suffragette and goes out preaching woman’s rights.” Just then the door opened and his wife came ■ in. She saw the state of affairs, and, “Roscoe, why did you ever let Johnny in the glue pot,” she said; ‘‘Why, I couldn’t help it, Mae, don’t you see 1 was busy,” he answered. The picture now changed to a small country tow,n. It was a fair day and the circus tents were brilliant with flags and posters. I saw the interior of the side show tent and all the curious people in the side show. Very prominent among them I noticed the fat girl. She was most elegantly gowned in the very height of fashion. She had dark brown hair and brown eyes, she was very much like someone I knew. Then she walked across the platform. I knew that walk, but, no it couldn’t be. Then to her attendant she said, ‘‘Well, what in Sam Hill is that?” My suspicions were confirmed. It was Evelyn. Then taking the place of this fading picture I saw Mt. Hamilton and on its summit the great Lick Observatory. I saw myself going into this magnificient building, where I was met by a very enthusiasitc woman, who seemed to be one of the most important personages of this institution. She led me into the great room containing the telescope and bade me look through the 36 inch lense, asking me to see some of the wonders beyond our small sphere in the infinite vault of the heavens. I looked and saw a star which she had recently discovered. It was 4,274,-880, 221 and one-half miles from the earth, she said; also that it took four years, seven months for its light to reach us; that it was 4 hours, 20 minutes right asceniton and 4 0 degrees declination; and its orbit was eliptical and required 6,093 years to make one revolution. She also said that she had made all these calculations herself and that she thought it magnificient, wonderful, to be able to make such wonderful discoveries and calculations. The voice telling me this seemed familiar, although in the dark I could not see her face, but was greatly impressed with the power for mathematical conclusions hidden in the brain of this wonderful woman. As we were going out we came into a lighted hallway. I turned and saw her face, and lo, it was Casia Phelan. The picture vanished and in its place I saw a broad, green lawn with a tall square building standing in the center. On the lawn were many little children, mostly girls, and of all descriptions, dressed exactly alike in dark blue dresses and snowy white pinafores. It was an Orphan’s home. Then from the dcor of the house came a woman, the matron of the Orphan’s Home. She was a very sweet faced woman, dressed very plainly and her hair drawn back quite severely. She looked very serene and happy in the midst of her little charges, for Aida had not changed much. Again (the picture shifted to Rawlins, that great metropolis of the wefet. Over the city an airship was flying, returning from an extended trip to Europe. The pilot becoming careless hit the steeple of a great Cathedral. The machine being badly damaged fell to the ground, severely injuring a very wealthy woman, the wife of the greatest doctor In the west. The ambulance was at the spot almost before the aeroplane reached the ground. A nurse, meek in deportment and plainly dressed, for nurses cannot dress extravagantly, you know, stepped from the ambulance, and immediately recognizing the woman in the airship, went around to the rear of the car, put the receiver of the wireless telephone instrument to her ear and called for this wonderful doctor. He soon came and said to the nurse, “How is she, Myrtle?” Well, doctor, she is pretty badly hurt, but all she wants is to see you, come this way to her apartments.” The doctor went, and Nora upon seeing him, said, “O you don’t need to worry, Virgil, I’m all right.” The doctor in surprise that she could speak, dropped his case containing a bottle of liouid air which exploded. Just then I sat up, Miss Kreuger came into the room and ft',, You had better run along home now, Mary, it’s getting Breathes there a man with soul so dead,, Who never to himself hath said, When he aimed at a taek and missed the head, “Blankety, Blank, Blank, Blank.” Breathes there a man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said As he stubbed his toe against the bed: “All policemen have big feet.” There is a High School in our town Whose Seniors have won much renown, They often essayed Some wild escapade And the Faculty wore a perpetual frown. -----------had a little plan, Which was against the rule, She told it to her classmates And they gilded up the school. ---------- had a lizard She took to school one day, It nearly caused a panic. The results—we need not say. —x— When a Freshman doesn’t hear plainly the teacher’s question, he says in a subdued voice: “Pardon me, Teacher, but I did not understand your question.” The Sophomore says: “Will you please re- peat your question?” The Junior says: “What, Sir?” The Senior says: “Huh.” Away in the dim past I see a class of grinning Freshmen. But harken Can these at last he Juniors? They certainly are, for little by lit- ) tie they have withstood the tests and at last are members of the brilliant Junior class. They are ten in number, three boys and seven girls; all of them shining lights, although no one else knows it. This class is not noted for anything in particular as the members are very reserved and bashful. But one remarkable trait of this class is SILENCE. Ivi Vi, Ki Vi, Ki Vippity Vi, Ki Vippity, Vippity Vi Vi Vi, Boomity, Boomity, Sis, Boom Bali Juniors, Juniors Ball! Bah! Bah! x = So p liotnotc—li mam atc- o o The Sophomore and Freshmen classes of 1910 and 1911 were the largest, finest, and most brilliant classes of the High School. Other classes have made this claim, but don’t believe them. This may seem treason to the Juniors and Seniors, hut— We had the best basket ball players in our classes. There was Leta Alcorn and Esther Clause who were so evenly matched that neither could get the better of the other . “Crow” Schalk distinguished himself as center. John Quinlan and John Lynch were not behind in their accomplishments. John Quinlan for “The Grizzly Bear,’ John Lynch for “Flirting.” “Brush’ Mahoney often made his opponent stare into space and wonder where the ball had gone. Walt Smythe and “Nugget” O’Melia were certainly two great little forwards. Will Tierney, Walter Hansen, Lawrence Gunning, Christine Frand-sen, Kitrina Larsen—all Freshmen — 3hocked, surprised and dissapoint-ed the teachers by their 100 per cent marks in their examinations in Algebra. Milly Paulsen was famous for her giggle, while John Ryan kept the class from the “indigo” feeling by his antics and grin. All the rest of both classes were always in for a good time. Space does not permit us to mention each member of our classes, but we don’t have to. They speak for themselves. Thirty-one credits are required for gaduation:— NINTH GRADE Required. Elective Eng. I. Latin I. Algebra I. Com. Physical Ancient History Geography TENTH GRADE English II. Geology-Biology Algebra II. Book-keeping Med. and Mod. Hist. Caesar ♦Com. Arithmetic ELEVENTH GRADE English III. Cicero ♦Plain Geom. German I. ♦Chemistry Sh’d Type-writing Civios-U. S. History TWELFTH GRADE ♦English IV. Virgil. ♦Physios German II. Pol. Econ.—Psy. Adv. Sh’d Type-w’g ♦Algebra 1% years and 1 year Plain Geometry except in cases where Algebra is so extremely hard that it seems pupil has not power to get Geometry, in which case Vz year of Commercial Arithmetic in addition to the Algebra in all the mathematics required. Three yrs. of English are required of pupils taking other languages. Pupils taking no other language are required to take four years of English. Regularly one year of foreign language will not be accepted. One year of either Chemistry or Physics is required. Hot Potato, Hot Potato, Half Past Alligator Ram-Bam Bolleator Chick- a- wah Saw, Rawlins, Rawlins, Rah! Rah! Rah! This year, for the first time in the history of the Rawlins High School, elocution was practiced extensively. Almost the entire student body was enrolled in this study and to say that they lacked enthusiasm in this particular branch of the school curriculum would be far from the truth. Basket ball furnished the outlet this year for most of the students enthusiasm; and that they appreciated the opportunity given them for “elocuting,” is proven by the fact that at every game played here the students attended almost to a person. Along in December several of the boys of the High School met and decided to organize a basket ball team. They elected Ros-coe Alcorn as coach and manager and John Schalk as captain. Practice was not started in earnest until about the first of January, about two months after the season had opened. This handicap was partially overcome, however, by faithful training and attention to the game. Several games were played with the R. A. C. team, most of which were won by our team. It was the latter part of January, however, before the first game with an outside team was played. Daramie High School was the) team and Rawlins lost the game by a narrow margin. A couple weeks later the Cheyenne High School team played here and again Rawlins lost. In February a trip was taken to Cheyenne and Daramie where, although beaten, the boys played good ball and each game was better played than the previous one. The last game of the season was played here against the Wyoming University Second Team. The result of this game was very much in cur favor, and the season closed with us feeling very proud of the Rawlins High School Basket Ball team. Walt Smythe and Emmett O’Melia were the forwards and two better forwards could not be found anywhere, while John Schalk at center was always in the game. Frank Mahoney, John Quinlan and John Lynch were the guards, and we were certainly proud of them. Remember this is the first year that the R. H. S. has ever been in any form of Athletics, and no player on the team had ever even seen a basket ball until last fall. Conidering these facts it will pay every school in the state to reckon with the Rawlins High School in deciding the State Championship in Basket ball next year. fjBadctHWf =§ = Are we proud of our basket ball girls? Well, I guess yes! The R. H. S. girls, starting out with no experience in athletics, especially basket ball, were able to play with any girls team in the state. They played several practice games, most of which they won; they also beat Laramie, both here and on Laramie’s own floor. In the first game played with the Laramie High School, played in the R. A. C. rooms, the Rawlins girls proved that they were far superior to their opponents, and again at Laramie later, they played a game that made everyone of their fellow students, as well as everyone in Rawlins, proud of them. Esther Clause and Rachel Chapman were the forwards and Roxie Vivion center, Leta Alcorn and Hazel Anderson were the guards. Boys rules were played and we believe that we are safe in saying that under these rules there was not a team in the state that could beat them. Rah! Rah! Rah! for the best girls basket ball team in the state. =§© A few words might not be amiss here regarding athletics in the Rawlins High School. This year was the first attempt and that athletics were a- success can not be denied. They were not only beneficial to those directly in them, but to every student in the school. A new spirit seemed to pervade the High School. The old class spirit was absent but in its place was something new, something better, a High School spirit. It is this spirit that is responsible for the various H. S. Alumni, that causes a graduate to always think of his own High School first. While it might be possible to have a High School spirit without athletics it is not probable; but it is impossible to have athletics in a school without finding the spirit. Athletics has brought the students closer together, have given them something to keep them in school and as long as they are kept in the Rawlins High School, you will not find so many students, especially boys, leaving school in the 8th, 9th or 10th grades. Not only do they prove beneficial in a physical way, but also in a social way. Games are played with other schools; acquaintances are made, and a student is broadened in every way. Here’s hoping that athletics have come to stay in the Rawlins High School. SOME GREAT AND SOME NEAR GREAT SOME GREAT AND SOME NEAR GREAT (0i|Oini!Uj; and ilutiac f , 9ll««' 5Rc,«m YOMING, or the broad plains made up largely of lofty mountain ranges, vast plains and fertile valleys, is the heart of the continent and from net mountains flow the headwaters which form the mighty rivers of the west. The climate, which has a very equal temperature aids in making it a desirable home for man, and because of its eternal sunshine, this state may be called the Italy of America. The very early history of our state is uncertain, buit there are many circumstances which lead to a Spanish occupancy in the 17th century. The foundations of old houses, worn tools and implements of war, point to the presence of the white race and show that the section was inhabited by a civilized people. The first Americans who entered the state were trappers in the early part of the 19th century. They braved the rigors of climate and the cruelty of the Indians that they might enrich themselves and their employees, but they made no effort to form permanent settlements. Nothing was accomplished, save trading from one to another, mingling with the Indians and learning their language. This period was but a time of trading, gambling and brawls and aside from the trading, there was indeed little to remind us of the better side of civilization. The first settlement was made at Fort Laramie in 1834 and the second in Uinta county in 1842. With the scarcety of fur-bearing animals, the first period of Wyoming’s history closed and the second opened with the discovery of gold in 1845. During this year over 3,000 people passed through Wyoming on their way to Oregon. Wagon load after wagon load, went through. Many of these emigrants suffered greatly and died on the way. I cannot pretend :o give an account of these expeditions, nor to tell how many stopped at the gold fields of Wyoming, but can simply show that Wyoming had become a popular highway of human hopes and ambitions to make new homes and build new states in the middle and far away west. Soon the American people felt the necessity of connecting the Pacific coast with the Atlantic and with the building of the Union Pacific railroad, a third era opened for Wyoming. Many citizens gave their private fortunes to aid in this great work, and by the year 1869 the track was laid through the greater part of the state. This helped to give protection to miners and pioneers, more than doubled the population and developed enterprise of every kind. Then, when our pioneers had freed the country from dangers, our cities, churches and schools were built, civil institutions were formed and law p,nd order came to rule the state. In 1869 Wyoming became an organized territory and in 1890 she added another star to our glorious flag. Savage beasts and still more savage men no longer lurk in our mountains or roam through our valleys. That great law, “the survival of the fittest’’ has been applied and has surely done its work well. Wyoming is not the state that it was thirty years ago. It is no longer symonymous with alkali, sagebrush and cactus. Even the days of the cowboys are passed and we now find ranches and farms, cities and towns. What was once a beautiful wilderness is still beautiful, but the wilderness has given way to some of the largest mines and fertile, well cultivated farms in the country. Where once there were but water tanks beside the railroad, now are prosperous towns. The many isolated schools have given way to city schools and High Schools, surpassed by none in the country; and so we find Wyoming in the opening years of the 20th century, possessing unsurpassed possibilities in the way of future development. Contemplating the inventions of recent years, one is ready to believe any prophesy for coming years. If our fathers a century ago had been set to farm the waterless plains of Wyoming, they would simply have perished, for they knew not how to do such an unheard of thing. They depended entirely upon nature to help them produce their crops. Even irrigation was unknown in the early years. In the future, however, we are not going to depend upon the kind of nature but are going to farm with brains. Dry farming will soon make the most barren plains blossom like the rose. For centuries and centuries men plodded on through the great plains until they reached the western shore and could go no further. There they saw that they were to work out and solve these great problems of cultivating the watelass plains. The same progress holds true in the mining industry. If there ever was a man who followed the old saying: “I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way,” it was the old-time prospector. The prospector of days gone by, simply hunted and hoped he would find something, sometime, somewhere. As a result the rock covered wealth of Wyoming has not yet been found and the man who inds this wealth will not only know he is on the road, but will know just where he is going. There is no limit to the scientific achievements of the men of today— not in the valleys where minerals were found by accident—but in the great rock covered hills will be the place where brains will discover wealth. With her mineral wealth, with her farming and grazing interests, with her men and women of sterling character, the foundation has been laid, and time alone will show its results and to us of this generation lies the work of making Wyoming the greatest state in the union. i 1 oo h£ t«uwA LOST, STRAYED, OR STOLEN. Mi’s. Morrison’s overshoes. They dissapeared on the day of the High School lunch. A small child about four years old; is supposed to have strayed toward KuBter House, Room 35. It is thought that the bugs in the bed may have devoured him. He went by the name of Johnnie. When last seen he was resting on pillows and wore a black dress—suit. All hopes of passing in Algebra. INSEPERABLES Miss Krueger and “Don’t you shoe? Leita and Esthre. Will Clause and his grin. Bob Craig and his pipe. Nugget and Laramie. Johnnie Quinlan and his smile. A sore throat and a basket ball gam }. An optimist is one who, when handed a lemon, uses it to make lemonade. We have turned, over a new leaf; this Annual is, as far as we have been able to ascertain, the first attempt of its kind made by the students of the Rawlins High School. While it is always a matter of satisfaction to begin with a class record, yet lack of precedent has deterred us in many ways. This Annual is therefore largely experimental in its subject matter and its arrangement. But the increasing importance of our High School seems to demand a record of the happenings, intellectual and otherwise, which occur there during each scholastic year. May we not venture to hope that those who succeed to our dignity and honors may continue this good work. Our advertisers: —Long may they reign over the life and fortunes oj this Annual. We trust that they who have made this important project possible may long see the result af their generosity. -5- The trials of the editors have been many, and varied. We have had to observe common sense and tact in all particulars. If we have erred grossly, we must plead that we knew no better. H. LARSEN Contractor and Builder Lumber, Glass, Paint, Oil I | and Builders' Hardware Rock Springs Coal Rawlins Lime Rawlins, Wyo. KEEP COOL Bennett Hardware Co. HAVE A COMPLETE LINE OF X Refrigerators, Fireless Cookers, | Gasoline and Oil Stoves and } Ice Cream Freezers CALL AND SEE US 4io West Cedar St. Cannon Market Bldg. DAVID R. RIDDICK MERCHANT TAILOR Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing ■RAWUNS, WYOMING Get Your CANDY IGARS ONFECTIONERY At PAT'S W. E. BIBLE CO. Phone 154 Black GARAGE and AUTO SUPPLIES Electric Irons and Fans. Everything in the Electrical Line. Repair and Job Work. Ladies and Gents TAILORING no Fourth Street G. W. 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