Rawlins High School - Roundup Yearbook (Rawlins, WY)

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY It was in the year 19 51, while I was sitting in my home at Ft. Steele, that i turned on my television instrument and saw again the members of the outstanding class of 1931. I first heard a voice which sounded familiar, and as the vision became clearer, I discovered that it was the recently elected president of the United States. Elwood Johnson, who was delivering his inaugural address. He mentioned in his speech the wonderful work of the Jusice of the Supreme Court, who I later learned was Cora Sheahan, although he disapproved of the flirtation between Cora and Albert HMsnmss.cn. who was Speaker of the House. As Elwood’s speech began to be uninteresting, I turned the dial to the Palm Leaf Night Club, in Honolulu. Richard Sheahan, the radio announcer, announced that Ruth Bruhns, the hostess of the club, would sing “Lovelorn Blues ’ after which Larry Brown would render a violin solo. At the conclusion of these numbers Richard announced Joel Hays, the head of the Hays Follies, which was. by now, more famous than the Ziegfleld Follies. Marlyiss Stauss, a famous dancer, was the leading dancer in the Hays Follies, and Margareti Sanden and Muriel Logan were also members of the Follies. Dorothy Huffer then led the orchestra in a snappy musical number. At this point the program was interrupted when the police force, led by Myles Gilbert, raided the night club. I then turned the dial to the Metropolitan Theatre in New York, where I tuned in on the play “A New Man,” starring Gwendolyn Doggett and Cale Riddle. Between acts Walter Cross, the world’s most famous tenor, sang several solos. Martha Groff, now “Miss America,” was also presented to the audience. When the play was over, I tuned in on station KOA and was surprised by many of the news items broadcasted by the'announcer, Iris McDermith. She first announced that the world’s heavyweight boxing title had just been won by Verna Hudley, after which she stated that Jimmy Banta had recently completed the first non-stop flight around the world. The next news item of interest to me concerned the building of the steel bridge across the Mississippi, which was und r the supervision of Laurence McNeil. Iris th°n announced that Martha Jones was now the world’s champion typist; and that Peter Trejo, the U. S. Ambassador to Scotland, had resigned his position, as the climate affected his growth. Iris then turned the microphone over to the president of the American Explosive Corporation, William McNees, who awarded a gold medal to Elmer Nelson for inventing the highest explosive known. I tuned in on another station just in time to hear Bernard Swanson, manager of the Ford plant, announce that a new model Ford had just been perfected by Mvrl Foster, and was to be demonstrated by Cleta Ferguson. As part of the Ford advertisement, a fashion show was held, and I saw among the mannequins, lone Dineen, becomingly dressed in a gown designed by Winifred Cameron. Just as I turned off the, radio, Rhoda Weller, a prominent artist, who was on her way to Oregon, dropped in for a visit. During our conversation I learned from her that Gilberta was happily married, but was so busy attending to affairs of society that she had hired Sylvia Dalfors to look after her children. Rhoda told me that she was planning to stop at Robert Riddick’s large cattle ranch in Arizona, to make a few sketches. While in Chicago, Rhoda stopped off to isee the famous Pixler-Peck circus, of which Laura Joe McAdams was the snake Charmer and Rosemary McDermott was the tight-rope walker. While there, Rhoda had also listened to the preliminary divorce proceedings of a former classmate of mine, Juanita Pope, who claimed that her husband had been flirting with Bertha Humphreys, a beauty shop owner. Before leaving, Rhoda told me that she had just , heard that the University of Wyoming had fired its two best professors, Katherine MacPherson and Curtis Sample, because they could not agree. When Rhoda had gone, I realized that I had heard of every member of the Class of '31.

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CORA MAR SHRAHAN “Corky” “Tri T” Club - 1, 2, 3, 4 O. A. A. - 1 Dramatic Club - 3, 4 Declamatory - 2, 3 Pep Club - 4 Junior Play - 3 MARYLYSS STAUSS “Stauss” Glee Club - 3, 4 Dramatic Club - 4 LAURA JOR McADAMS “Jo-Jo” Rntered from Rossville, Kansas - 3 JUANITA POPR “Pope” Dramatic Club - 3. 4 “Tri T” Club - 4 --------------------------------— •) In Meinoriam RUSSELL SHANNON Sept. 1!), 15)80

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THE JUNIOR CLASS Melvin Engstrom Ralph Sundin .... Vada Woods .... Lyle Van Norman ('lass Colors . CLASS OFFICERS .........................................President. .....................................Vice-President ............................... Secretary-Treasurer ...............................Class Representative ..................................Black and White Chloe Anderson Hazel Ashford John Bangs Esther Betty Frank Bond Hazel Bowser Eileen Cameron Melvin Engstrom Angela Espy Mitchell Evans Mildred Flegg Louise Foster Virginia Garretson Martha Gustafson Watson Innes Frances Irwin Katie Jaure Laura Jensen Fred Johanson Harold Johnson CLASS ENROLLMENT Alice Johnson Helen Kirk Leslie Kolsen Bill Lane Ernest Lindahl Eloise Le Masters David Lloyd Frank Mattison Walter Moriarity John Mowrer Hester Nelson Ernest Neath Vincent O’Connor Kathleen O’Connor Elizabeth O’Donnell Dorothy Olsen Peter Pappas Hal Pope Jack Reed John Riley Louise Roberts Dick Romero Orpha Schoeber Maurice Shaw Billy Scott Eric Schmidt Charlotte Smith Marguerite Stanley Robert Stookey Elizabeth Stratton Ralph Sundin Hope Tiinks Harriet Tupper Lyle Van Norman Florence Watts Vada Woods JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY When the “Class of ’32“ first assembled in September, 1928, it consisted of eighty-seven promising students, who passed safely through the perils and hardships of their Freshman year. In the fall of 19 29 sixty-seven of us again met to continue our course. September, 1930, found fifty-six of the more ambitious once more enrolled in R. H. S. This, our third year, has been most eventful. In December, the Jufniors scored a “big hit” in their class play, “The Mummy and the Mumps,” which was directed by Miss Lelah Erwin. The members of the class entered so heartily into the spirit of the play that eight of them actually had the mumps. The class was ably represented in Dramatic Club, R. Club, Tri T, Home Economics Club, Glee Club, Orchestra, Football, and Basketball. We are especially proud of two of our members, Ralph Sundin and Vada Wooos. Ralph won second place in Novice Typing at Laramie, and Vada won second place in Dramatic Reading at Rock Springs. We are also justly proud of the fact that Ernest Lindahl and Eric Schmidt were mentioned for all state basketball honors in Class B. The Junior Banquet and Prom, held on May 27, at the Paroo Hotel and the High School Gymnasium, was a big success. The attractive decorations, based on pioneer life, were cleverly carried out in the colors of the Junior and Senior Classes. Having spent three happy and profitable years in R. H. S. under the sponsorship of Howard W. Wood, we are eagerly anticipating our Senior year. TL W. WOOD Sponsor