Roundup High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Roundup, MT)

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i,rs iUA, j xien you hear the word ‘'gold-rush, you quite naturally W Jj Jk J] think of California. Did you ever wonder why Montana is called the Treasure State ? From the time way back when Benetsee Francois Findaly, a French-Canadian half-breed, discovered gold on Benetsee Creek, up to the discovery of the Last Chance Gulch near Hele- na, all the law-breakers, convicts, and deserters who left home, poured into the golden frontier of Montana in search of wealth or, sometimes, for adventure only. The Stuart brothers, as they returned from the California gold rush to their homes in Iowa, prospected a little on Bene- tsee Creek, and found what they considered a good find; but, because they lacked equipment and because the Indians stole their horses and everything else, they left, returning in 1860 to develop the first real mining camp in Montana. A journal which reported this, also stated that gold could be shaken from the roots of the sagebrush at the Beaverhead Mines where the Grasshopper Creek meets the Beaverhead River. Good news travels fast, and in 1863, a gold-rush almost equal to that of the forty-niners poured into Montana to shake up the sage- brush, Henry Edgar and William Fairweather discovered Alder Gulch, at the head of the Jefferson River, as the result of Old Bill's search for a little tobacco money. They rushed back to town to get tools and upon their return found half the town following at their heels. Other rich discoveries were Last Chance Gulch (later Hele- na), Cooke City, Confederate Gulch, Silver Bow, and Emigrant Gulch. The gold production in Montana from 1862 to 1896 amounted to $144,400,000, and up to 1930 the sum had doubled; even now it increases daily. The Land of the Shining onward 11 Mountains marches triumphantly

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JUNIOR CLASS ROLL Row I-----Bob Delomater, Grace Skagen, Mary Margaret Noel, Betty Louise Storer, Gene Gruden, June Curry, Eileen Brown, Lheo Essman, Jennie Cuculioh Row II----Gearl ine Klos, Jane Matzke, Lowell Rathbun, Rita Fisher, Ruby Badovinatz, Keith Mihalovich, Mary Elizabeth Joyce, Henrietta Dodds Row III---Leona Rice, Helen Compton, Mervyn Banks, Bette Lawson, Anne Badovinatz, Woodrow Cinotto, Mary Ellen Graham, Vivian Polich Row IV----Audrey Rae, Mildred Polich, Robert Reeploeg, Henrietta Weinhold, Dorothy Lynoh, Frank Koncilya, Geraldine Jones, Lois Sabins Row V-----Ru£h Harmon, Marjorie Charlton, Wallace Mercer, Elsie Koncilya, Eleanor Mitchell, Edward Spidel, Margaret Wacker (deceased), Thelma Lekse Row VI----Frances O'Brian, Raymond Rediske, Dorothy Graham, Clifford Adolph, Margaret Stefanich, Teddy Harper, Emma Mae Huxtable, Stanley Blalina Row VII---Althea Maris, Don Kensmoe, Donna Moyers, Georgo Fink, Opal Cartwright, Glenn Ray, Inez Sabins, Koith Richardson Row VIII—Ruby Erkenoff, Tod Max, Ethel Wildon, James Ussin, Joanne Wier, Jamos Ihn- nohill, Betty MdMillon, William IUrk Row IX----Dorothy Robson, Joromo Goffona, Jean Lonnon, Earl Bakor, Margaret Lynch, Rudy Joncic, Dick Chosterfiold, Frank Flynn This class has always had tho reputation for being the noisiost group of stu- dents in tho wholo Roundup school systom, and no wonder, for look at its mombors. This wholo class simply bubblos ovor with pop. From tho start it has boon ono of tho largest classos in tho history of Roundup High. Scholastically this class has ranked high, and last year Jeanne Wier placed in the Banking Essay Contest. These students do not fear to carry difficult subjects, as disclosed by tho number who havo token Latin, chemistry, math, and stonography. In the all-school play this year tho junior class was woll represented. Coach has groat faith in tho athletic prowess of certain mombors of this group. Ono member, Charles Brown, quit school aftor tho first semostor to join tho Canadian Air Forco. Anolhor formor mombor, Poggy Garrick, ta rriod ono of tho famous Dond End Kids of tho movios. From this rosumo it is easily soon just haw variod tho activitios havo boon. It is ono of tho dutios of oach junior class to sponsor tho Junior-Senior Prom, and this yoar thoso tradition-brooking juniors institutod a plan whoroby outsiders might bo invitod. What will thoso juniors think of noxt? Only time will toll, so until noxt year—- Class Prosidont...............................................Don Konsmoa Class Vi co-pro sident. .................................Stanloy Blazina Class Socrotary........................... ..........Joanno Wier Cabinot Roprosontativos.......Eloanor Mitcholl and Edward Spidol Class Sponsors..........................Missos Zogs and Williams