Roswell High School - Coyote Yearbook (Roswell, NM)

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I . l Page Sixl een ' K- 1 74 'X x, 'f ff . . f fl . lf , Y K l HE wagon train was kept well informed of the enemy's where-abouts along the if trail by a sturdy bunch of scouts, under Sergeant Corum. Well did he H train his men in the ways of the plains. Besides being known throughout the , west as a great scout, he also achieved fame in camp as a provider of theorems. ' l His genius for picking the theorems out of the air and bringing them to earth with very little struggle from them was the envy of all. ,l A Along the trail many rocks were discovered bearing strange inscriptions. li. 1 These aroused great interest and caused us to wonder what they meant. Fanny I i Fordon gained notoriety as soon as it was learned that she could teach anyone to ' understand these curved lines and loops. ln spite of the fact that a great deal of 1 her time was occupied in transcribing these queer characters she rode around camp , i cheering us by her jocosity. ' K Robert Reynolds was new to the west as a guide but well did he fill his place 4 . and quickly did he learn the lesson of the trail. One of the hardest lessons he had O to learn was to have patience, and to keep his temper, when attempting to master ' the trick of roping. His rope was continually getting him into trouble for it in- cessantly caught on the wrong object. l ,I I Martha Cowan kept all the records of the train because she knew that she - f was among those who were making history. For her, history was a consuming 4 passion and in the keeping of these facts she took an insane delight. Each evening I she wrote up the events of the day while the antelope steaks were broiling over the A . fire, or while the buffalo stew was simmering. I K When spirits lagged and we were worn out from discouragement, we were V furnished momentary forgetfulness by the wines Hazel Vineyard kept in her wagon. x, Although she had such a good way of cheering us, she also caused despair. Most K of her time was spent on the trail of some shiftless pioneer who refused to keep his - wagon neat. Hazel insisted that each wagon would present a much better appearance I ' if the nouns, pronouns, verbs, and other parts of speech were carefully stacked and f. ' labeled. 1 fi When we reached New Mexico Esther Morgan, because of the excellent way ff if in which she spoke Spanish, struck the fancy of several Sefiors. They were im- X mediately serenading her with soulful melodies, and great was our fear that she- f would desert the train. f J 'ii Jr We often observed Retha Landreth turning up stones, and searching around f I among the bushes for zoological specimens. One day she returned to camp ' triumphantly bearing a large burrowing rodent. This she persistently guarded and was almost overwhelmed by grief when some impish member of the train released it. One very worthy character in our midst was Amelia Bonney. It was to- her that the love-lorn youths and maidens went for help when composing love letters . to the sweethearts they had left behind. f QN . 'W' ' Q. 'L , . rf .2 a H5113 W, 6' E. .gy ' If pl XX if f 'vi l ,' .fbi 1 l I- rf' V,' H4 Y . ' 'iff' i3l-'iff' 1 Ml m. K.. . 4 X f I W e 0 an i ' I

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Page Fifteen I MR. G. N. CAROTHERS. A. B. Learned the trail at Marietta College, Ohio. Scientific Guide. V 4 I Miss ESTHER NICNALLY. A. B. Traveled with the Iowa State Teachers College ' 'train. ln charge of Dramatics and Phy. Ed. Miss C-LAm's MELL Formerly with the University' of Illinois train. Guide in the Office. MR. P. H. DEATON. B. S. Hails from Missouri University Engineering School and Missouri State Teachers College. Guide in Science, Football, and Baseball. MRS. MAMIE G. UHToN, B. S. Went over the trail at Ohio Wesleyan University. English Guide. Miss DOROTHY BERCQUIST, A. B. Former member of the University of Wyoming train. Guide in History, Spanish, and Latin. Miss STELLA JACOBSON, A. B. Joined our train after traveling with the Univer- sity of Oklahoma train. Guide in English. Miss FERN WILLIAMS. A. B., M. A. Acquired knowledge of the trail at the State Uni- versity of Iowa. Guide in Latin. fir- i 4-A 1 c . - -V . , I-ff X, 11 ,X If X9 vs f YV . . 3' , Y I . 1 U , 'X f s .1 . t. 1 . ww, N fm . ' X f gk: ' gf Fi g I -' A' - 2 - i l Hi 4 ff H 1 A ' Q x X X V it ' .34 1 f'4f .fax 'x ,l, l .l ' I' f .4 3 ix sk 1 Fig' , I I Q W,'.f Q 1 v Ili' i x , K.. , f x . rg,

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Page Seventeen l MR. A. B. CORUM, B. A. Traveled with the Drury College train of Mis- souri. and later with the University of Colo- rado truin. Guide in Mathematics, Basketball and Track. Miss FANNIE FORDON. B. Pe. Miss Fordon came west with the New Mexico State Normal University train. Commercial Guide. Miss MARTHA COWAN, B. S. Hails from Missouri State Teachers College. Guide in History and Sociology. MR. R. W. REYNOLDS, B. A. Obtained his ability at Iowa State Teachers Col- lege. Mathematical Guide. Miss RETHA LANDRETH Learner! the twists and turns at , B. S. the University of Missouri. Guide in Biological Science. Miss HAZLI. VINEYARD, A. B. Judson College train claimed her among its num- ber. English G-uide. Miss ESTHI-:R MORGAN, Learned the trail at the Unive Mexico. Guide in Spanish. MRS. AMELIA BoNN1-:Y, A. Acquired guiding experience at the Illinois. English Guide. 4,-X A. B. rsity of New B., A. M. University of tt: A A' fx. .. ... --. 7 i - N a ' , 1 , , X-R J l 4 ' ' L , xy 1 N :J at . x fir x Q . T.. pf.--2:-.lA -1451517-' I is . '93 L fi ...a-' 'yr . -s J xrfgufg 24.!: 'Al il J V ps, .,.,lA,. ,.L., .. AI.. , , ..k 'Q U iff, .f