Rawlins High School - Roundup Yearbook (Rawlins, WY)

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Niff, and Charles Higley. Although our boys were unfortunate in basketball, our girls were successful. They won the coverted cup in the Inter-Class games. Among other things in which we were active during the year, was the Junior Prom. This was an event of which we were all proud. Then, toward the end of school, we had a picnic which nearly caused our entire class to be suspended from school. However, after careful consideration, the school board decided that ours was too good a class to lose. And so, after a glowing year, our third spoke was completed. Now to the fourth spoke. We had only twenty-five to help us mak this last spoke. The following people had left us: Alma Sanders, Gladys Tobias, Agnes Fitzgerald, Ruth Street, Everett Sanders, George AVeller, and Boyd Conley. These new people joined us: Alice Wallace, Elizabeth Hill, and Harold Johnson. Glenn liigbv started the year with us, but left at the end of the first semester.. During the early part o' the school year we gave a dance to start things moving. The Staffs of the “Exhaust” and the “Round-Up” were made up of Seniors. AYe gave a program in the assembly this year. The name of the one act play which we produced at this time was “The Filming of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” The rest of the High School was fortunate in hearing several of the Seniors from tin Public Speaking Class speak at different times during the year. Two of the representatives from our High School in the Academic Contests at the State Tournament were Seniors, Marion Porter and Gordon Larson. We gave another dance at the last of school as our last activity in High School. Now our fourth spoke is finished and the wheel is completed. AAT sincerely hope and believe that this wheel will keep the High School moving at a rapid pace, in the years to come. MARION PORTER, ’26 1926 - - SENIORS - - 1926 CLASS COLORS—PURPLE AND GOLD CLASS FLOWER—YELLOW ROSE CLASS MOTTO—“PLAY THE GAME” CLASS MASCOT—AMERICAN EAGLE

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OFFICERS OF THE SENIOR CLASS CHARLES BATES...............PRESIDENT OLIVE KEENER....SECRETARY-TREASURER JACQUELINE BUST ............. SPONSOR Senior Class History Let us consider this year’s Senior Class as one of the four wheels that keeps our High School moving. Each Of the four classes in High School is a wheel, composed of four year’s work, making four spokes. This year’s Senior Class has just finished strengthening its fourth spoke. We had forty-seven , , L ’ :us make our first spoke. We were duly initiated into High School, as Freshmen. However, we managed to keep our dignity and pride. It seems impossible that we were as “green” as the Freshmen we have seen enter since. During this first year we were very lively, and we accomplished a great deal. One of the most notable things we did was in making arm bands. These were of a brilliant purple and gold. We blush now to think of them. By numerous events our first spoke was strengthened, until it was finally completed. We entered our Sophomore year with thirty-four pupils. Those who had left us were Veda Lloyd, Maxine Fox, Alice Sydenham, Rose Lujan, Freeman Jones, George Hand, Fred Ducolon, Helmer Engstrom, Edgar Steward, and Leo Roszell. Their places were filled by Florence Swanson, Ruby Green, Edith Buchanan, Beatrice Burgess, Rose McMahon, Nellie Murphy, Alma Sanders, Gladys Tobias, George Weller, Everett Sanders, Lee Vivian, Boyd Conley, Lyle Burton, Harry McFarland, and Carl Chase. Although we were fewer in number, we were no less active. We, of course, initiated the Freshmen, by superintending them while they made an “R” on the hill south of Rawlins. During this year the championship in the Inter-Class Basketball games was won by the Sophomore boys. This was the only year in which our boys were really successful in basketball. The Sophomore Class gave the Hallowe’en dance this year, and such a dance as it was! It will never be forgotten by tlipse who were fortunate enough to attend it. Thus, the second spoke in our wheel Avas finished. We had thirty-seven Juniors to make our third spoke. We had lost Elizabeth Birmingham, Florence SAvanson, Ruby Green, Rose McMahon, Lorene Gosney, Laura Mae House, Beatrice Burgess, Edith Buchanan, Lori Chase, Charles Alsop, Lyle Burton, and LeA ris Hughes. Some of the neAv ones avIio came into our class were Agnes Fitzgerald, Mike Me- 12698763

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Senior Class Prophecy Jn 1936, after having traveled with minor circuses for several years, 1 was offered a very good position as an acrobat in Higley Nielson Circuses, Inc. This circus had grown in the last five years, until it was even greater than Ringling Bros., or Barnum Bailey’s. The owners of this circus were two of my former schoolmates, Charles Higley and Arnold Nielsen. Although I never came into direct contact with the owners, I heard a great deal about them. For example, 1 heard that Mr. Higley had conducted a soft (!) drink parlor for a couple of years before he organized the circus, lie had been arrested for some reason, and vowed that he would never again earn a dishonest living, so his circus was run on a strictly honest basis. On my travels through the world, I met some of my old friends. I shall here endeavor to tell of my meeting them, and of their various occupations. We started from Toledo, Ohio, one day in the early part of March. Our first stop was at Indianapolis, Indiana. We were informed that we wouldn’t have a very large crowd at our opening because one of the leading actresses of the day was in Indianapolis. I t was so long since I had seen anyone act outside of a circus, that I decided to see her as soon as my part in the circus was over. The name of the play which she appeared in was “Her Diamond Necklace.” The name sounded interesting. 1 was greatly surprised to recognize Hazel Burrell as the actress who had caused such a sensation. She had changed her name to Blondina Kristackus. After the play, I went to see Hazel. She was very glad to see me, as I was only the second school chum she had seen since she went on the stage. She told me that when the play was staged in Columbia, she had met Irving Draper. He was the professor of English at Hale University. We talked for a long time about Rawlins and our school days. Hazel informed me that she was very unhappy, even though she had become famous. When I left her, she told me that we should correspond with one another, because surely in our travels we would meet some of our old friends. We did write to one another for a couple of months, but Hazel married an old man for bis money, and he wouldn’t allow her to correspond with a common circus acrobat. After we left Indianapolis we went to Springfield, Illinois. Here a murder trial was in progress. As I had never been to a trial, I decided to go to this one. It semed to be causing a great sensation. I was greatly surprised t recognize Rapheal Lackey as the District Attorney. I was more surprised and grieved to see that Evelyn Startzell was the accused. She had murdered Mike McNiff. Evelyn was dressed very well, and sat there flirting with the judge. When she was asked to tell her motive in killing Mike, she said that he had simply aggravated her beyond endurance. When I left Springfield, the accused was being examined, in an attempt to prove that she was insane.