Roswell High School - Coyote Yearbook (Roswell, NM)

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Page Thirteen J. D. SHINKLE D. N. POPE R. E. MORRIS Principal Superintendent Asst. Superintendent 3Higi1z111ic5 Qfnxnnuiiive WILL PURDY E. C. MINTON ALBERT PRUIT DAN H. XVILMOT C. C. CAGLE - J QI? if ' 1.75 I fi . 4 5 FM . T ' lm ' . ,539 , Cfifls X gf A, 9 f L. . ...Q .-v , -., 1

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l ' I Page Twelve C' N this great land of ours there were certain men selected to act as our advisors ygll and especially to advise and act with our guides as we crossed the plains and traveled through the Indian country. At many water holes, where no water was found, and when things looked the bluest and there was much dissatisfactibn, these trusty men came to our aid and gave us the spirit to carry on. Never can we forget the loyalty and aid that our head guide gave us. Ml- though he weighed many pounds and made a good target for the Indian arrowsj he always had a ready smile and a helping hand. Second in command and in charge of all the persorgiel of the train was the sturdy backwoodsman and pioneer Tex Shinkle, and well has he carried his post of command. When the vigilantes committee picked our Math,' Morris to carry the third command in the train they could truly say, A job well done. As well as being third in command of our trip he also showed us how to hunt the big theorems down around Geometry Gully, and many a time he has taken chalk in hand and shot out of the air an algebra problem which was vexing some poor driver with its call of x, y, z. The committee was always on hand when any matter concerning the camp was discussed. It was they who had to sanction the actions of the other advisors. The guides, too, were all responsible to them in seeing that the part of the difficult trail over which they guided the train was safely crossed, or at least, that help was rendered as far as it was possible for them to do so. This vigilantes committee, consisting of Will Purdy, Albert Pruit, E. G. Minton, C. C. Cagle, and Dan Wilmot bagged much of the big financial game. They were often found setting out in the early mornings for some section of the country to hunt this game for the use of the train. This game, although not so rare, was very hard to get and these five men were getting to be expert in the handling of the finance. Besides knowing how to handle the elusive finance they were experts in the repairing of wagons which broke down. But, as they looked the whole train over frequently and generally found all the weak spots, it was very seldom that any part was seriously incapacitated. The whole train realized what great aids these advisors were and they were favorites among all. 'n I N X, 4, N. . Q Q Q' M , W f 2 I , , I, . X '1 'ff Q - T of ' Z ff , n , ' V. . . fnfl fsWma?f'e' ff X h w Staff 1 f.. Tk G

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Page Fourteen j J 1 fl! W 1 if iz ANY guides accompanied us in our journey across the westland and all came in handy in solving the many problems and questions that confronted us. George Carothers and Howard Deaton were in charge of the chemicals of the Carothers had his stuff in wagon number l2 and there he advised us in the ways of the test tube, H20, and other things of a similar nature. His greatest interest, however, was in the squals along the way. These particular squals were produced by a minute body. train. Deaton had a lot of junk he carried with the train and claimed that he could show us why an apple fell down instead of up when the stem broke. Then there were other things he claimed to know such as why sound traveled at a greater speed when Fanny Fordon made the sound with her mouth, than when A. B. Corum made the same effect on the ethereal waves. Some of us were always straying from the train and getting lost so they had to have a guide to hunt us up and see that we stayed with the wagons. A corkin' good guardian we had in Gladys Mell, always on her job. In fact, as some found to their sorrow, she had such piercing eyes that no matter how secluded were the ravines in which they wandered, Gladys would espy them. After the long, wearisome drives of each day Pat McNally proved her ability to develop the artistic instincts of those so inclined, by presenting short comedies, tableaux, and gymnastic performances in the light of the camp fire. Many an evening the news quickly spread through the camp, Pat's pulling off a shin-dig tonight! Immediately a great uproar would arise. Such was the enthusiasm that Mamie Urton, although she had already crawled wearily to bed, instantly rolled out. Even in this isolated country Cupid was not forgetful of his duties. Before our journey was half over shy little Dorothy Bergquist fell a victim to the wiles of an audacious young tribesman from the north who boldly carried her off on his horse, into the mountains. Stella Jacobson was very spectacular bouncing along on the hard wagon seat beside the driver, poring over a worn copy of Macauley's 'iLife of'efg.Johmison. Frequently her attention was called to some of the more unruly ones whbse over- exuberance required a severe reprimand. After administering the necessfry rebuke she would immediately resume her literary pursuit. i -7 Mamie Urton, who was so interested in the evening's entertainments, was always on hand when needed during the day. Many a time has she helped some one over the difficult hill of Rhetoric. She could be found 'most any time ex- plaining to some driver the reason why he should be active instead of passive. On one wagon was a flag bearing the inscription '4V'eni, Vidi, Vici ' and, as you might know, was the wagon belonging to Fern Williams. She was able to read Latin as well as she could read English. Many of us discovered, to our despair, that the delightful sounds which she uttered were better in her vocabulary than they were when we tried to establish them in our own. Although she hounded the brave into learning Latin, she bore no grudge against those who could not do so, and thereby won numerous friends and admirers. .X V ss-au-, i 'Eg X V, . ,. - -, LE -el Us f A-f J wif if-1 I --XX ,- . fl 'ff . 4 - ff .- M M ' Hrfllfl' J ix f Il ifiif d im is fifl 0175 s I