Roundup High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Roundup, MT)

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In a beautiful spot in that lovely garden, Roundup High School, a small, very green little plant first made its appearance on a September day in 1931. This tree grew and thrived under the sunny smiles of the Seniors and the frequent wet blankets of the Sophomores. The young plant weathered Its first gale, initiation, successfully, and proceeded to shoot up rapidly. Soon the first tiny leaves ap- peared, shyly peeping forth. Roland Ortmayer was chosen leaf-leader, with Willie Byrd his assistant. Edwin DeFriez recorded the progress of the plant, and Veneitah Havlik was chosen for the all-garden coun- cil of leaves, the Cabinet. Miss Mathison was selected gardener. In the all-school play, A Peach of a Family, Veneitah Havlik and Dorothy Mae Bunker unfolded. Several orators budded on the tree and placed' in the declamatory contest. One of the outstanding events of the year was the leap-year party given tinder the shade of the tree. And so the sapling budded and thrived during its first year in the garden. In the next year the tree leafed profusely. Having survived the faculty storms, examinations, the genus became Sophomore, and the plant branched out in many directions. A bevy of leaves called to- gether by a gust of wind again chose Roland Ortmayer to lead them. Carol Clark became second in command; Edwin DeFriez and Veneitah Havlik retained their former positions as scribe and representative. Miss Husoth proved to be an efficient horticulturist. A cluster of leaves, Florence Miller, Melba Mitchell, Donald Larson, and Billy McLean appeared in A Pair of Sixes. New branches on the already luxuriant growth appeared as the Sophomore girls took the interclass basketball championship and the boys tied for first in their tourney. Roland Ortmayer fluttered to honors in football and basketball. Billy McLean blossomed as yell king. The tree became firmly rooted socially after the novel dancing and card party presented by the foliage. And so the tiny plant of yesteryear is now a tree of large pro- portions, bearing tho distinguished title of Junior Class. Early autumn again found Roland Ortmayer at the head of the leaves, with Margaret Balock as his advisor, and Ruth Darling tabulator of growth. The Minnesota west wind. Miss Buck, was elected caretaker of the tree? Five star-shaped leaflets, Florence Miller, Jean Engstrom, Norma Fletcher, Billy McLean, and Edwin DeFriez, twinkled in Lady of the Moon. In the autumn the verdure assumed a deeper hue, for under the guidance of a northerly wind. Coach Marshall, Captain Roland Ortmayer, Donald Larson, Casper Tressl, and Joe Zupec swept to honor in foot- ball. At the end of a whirlwind season, Roland Ortmayer, Alfred Eiselein, Orrin Loughlin, and Marvin Calahan alighted on their basket- ball R»s. Billy McLean led the garden in cheering. Edwin DeFriez was chosen to write in the extemporaneous essay contest. Thus thriving, the former arboreal midget became a mighty forest monarch, with the shade of its majesty covering a great sphere, and its leaves carpeting the floor of high-school memories.