Rawlins High School - Roundup Yearbook (Rawlins, WY)

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making my identity known to her we talked for sometime. She told me that Philip had taken up his long desired occupation, of cartoonist for the Denver Post. Looking up at the clock I saw that I only had a few minutes to catch my train as I was going to Rawlins. In Rawlins I learned that Edrie Perrett was launched in politics, as she was running for mayor on the Socialist ticket. She was the first woman candidate. She had hoped to be the first woman to serve Rawlins as mayor. Thus Fortune seemed to have dealt fairly to the class of '19 and time had brought about many favorable changes in the lives of my class mates. —Charlotte Cook T9.

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 ntplipry nf tiff (Hlasa of 1919 (Written in 1929.) Six months ago, having just returned from two years in Europe, I had the good fortune to meet all but two of my former class-mates. I was traveling across the country as fast as trains would take me, being anxious to breathe Wyoming air again. At Omaha I had to change cars. Getting on my car I was just settling myself when a man across the aisle spoke to me, “I beg you pardon, but you certainly remind me of one of my school mates.” Looking up I recognized none other than Waid Wilkes. From there on we had a very pleasant trip talking over our school days in R. H. S. Waid was returning to his home in Los Angeles, California, from a business tr'p to Chicago. He said that his wife’s sister had been sick so that his wife had been unable to accompanv him on his trip east. “I dQn’t suppose I know your wife?” I asked. He looked at me in surprise. “Why you got one of the wedding announcements, surely Mary sent you one. We were married three years after we graduated.” Well, this was a surprise, Mary Buckley and Waid Wilkes. Married! At Fort Steele, I left Waid after promising to avail myself of the first opportunity to visit him and his wife at their home in Los Angeles. Fort Steele is now a city large enough to boast of street cars. It’s growth was due to the finding of oil just outside that city. As I was walking slowly from the depot through the business district I glanced across the street and saw “Fred Robison, Undertaker.” I could not help associating this name of another of my class mates. While I was wondering if this could be possible an ambulance drew up to the door. Fred Robison himself got out and took from the back of the ambulance a huge basket of flowers which he carried into the building. I was about to cross the street when Fred came out and got into the ambulance and drove off. I then went on to the hotel. The next morning I awoke with a dreadful tooth-ache. I decided to go at once to a dentist and have the troublesome ivory removed. So the first thing I did after eating my breakfast was to look up the leading dentist of the city. When I had been waiting for nearly a half hour a very formal and business like woman came out and asked what she could do for me. I asked if the doctor was busy. She informed me that she was the doctor and that I must state my trouble as many of her patients were waiting her attention. Something about her seemed very familiar but her abrupt manner kept me from voicing my thoughts. After the aching tooth had been extracted. I found courage to ask her if she had ever attended Rawlins High School. She said that she had and that she had graduated from that school in 1919. I knew at once that it was Forrest Healy. After

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Hill flf tljr OIlaHH nf 1910 I, Edrie J. Perrett, of the Class of ’19, of the Rawlins High School, of the City of Rawlins, Carbon County. State of Wyoming, being of a sound mind and not influenced by any policy or consideration contrary to the interests of the said Class, do declare the following to be the last will and testament of the Class of ’19. First—We order and command that we be buried in the records of the Rawlins High School on or about the fifteenth day of May, 1919, and that we be remembered as “The first class that left the High School Accredited.’’ Second—After our debts have been paid and our sins forgiven, we give an bequeath our seats in the Assembly to the Class of 1920. provided they give their present seats to the Class of 21. And dismiss their present prejudiced feelings. Third—To the Cass of ’20 we give and bequeath our love for the High, and our class spirit, for we know they need it. Fourth—To the Class of ’21 we give and bequeath our spirit of athletics and our interest in the High School, for we are certain they will need them, in order to keep up their aggress’ve reputation. Fifth—To the Class of '22 we give and bequeath the title of Sophomores—provided they acquire the studious habits for which we have always been noted. Sixth—To the High School of Rawlins we give and bequeath the jolly spirit of good sportsmanship providing the said institution keep on friendly spirits with other schools of the State. Seventh—To the faculty we give and bequeath the responsibility of the Senior Class of '20. Individually we give and bequeath the following chattels, enumerated and assigned as follows: First—Waid W Ikes gives and bequeaths his position as Captain of the Basket Ball team to Pat O’Melia. Second—Mary Buckley gives and bequeaths her love for bookkeeping to John Larson. She feels sure John is capable of carrying out this duty left to him. Third—Forrest Healy gives and bequeaths her love for History to Eva Anderson, which she knows Eva will need. Fourth—Charlotte Cook gives and bequeaths her ability to take the exams, to Chrystie Anderson. Fifth—Edrie J. Perrett gives and bequeaths her rapid speed in typewriting to Marion Johnson. Also the usefulness of her powder-puff to Frances Phelan. Sixth—Fred Robison gives and bequeaths his gifts of “bluffing” in his studies to William Clifford. Seventh—Philip Zingsheim gives and bequeaths his artistic ability to Morene Kuykendall. Eigth—To anyone who will pay one dollar in order to get twenty dollars worth of enjoyment, we give and bequeath the issue of “The Round Up’’ of 1919.