Sheridan High School - Bronc Yearbook (Sheridan, WY)

Text from Pages 1 - 24 of the 1909 volume:

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UNLESS YOUR WATCH HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND OILED WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS, IT CANNOT BE ABSOLUTELY DEPENDED UPON. WE ARE COMPETENT TO CLEAN AND REPAIR THE MOST COMPLICATED WATCHES. ALL OUR WORK IS DONE THOROUGHLY AND ON TIME. AND THE CHARGE WILL BE NO MORE THAN YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY WHERE LESS SKILL AND CARE IS EXERCISED. J. FRANK HEALD, The Leading Jeweler Burlington Watch Inspector Uhe OCKSHETE'RI'DA Sol. 1 Sheridan, Wyoming. January, 1909 JSo. 4 IN AFTER YEARS By Mpbelle Goehring, 11. “Sheridan! Sheridan!” called the porter. I motioned him to take my suit-case, and picking up my umbrella, started out of the car. It was a lovely November evening. Though rather cold, it was clear, and the moon shone bright as day. The depot, showing up plainly in the moonlight, looked strange to me. It was a stone structure with many arches. It was twenty years since I had visited this town. Perhaps I should not say visited, for at that time, I lived and went to school here. Why, twenty years ago, this very night I had stood in a jolly High School crowd, cheering good bye to our basketball team, who was go ng to Hillings. But that was at a squalid little two-story frame station house: and this—why, this was a city now! The street cars shouted it, the paper sellers cried it, and this depot, too. attested the fact. “Cab to any hotel you wish, mam.” said a man, touching my elbow. “What are the best ones?” I asked. “Sheridan Inn. Great Western. Columbia. Willits, Meteor, Union. Potter House-------” he began, not stopping for breath. “0. please, I said, “stop saying the list, and take me to—let’s see—the Sher'dan Inn. the names sounds familiar. “O, yes, it’s an old hotel, mam, he replied. The cabman earned his half dollar easily, for the Inn was just across the street. Walking boldly up to the clerk’s window, I asked for a room. “There is only one private room left on the first floor,” sa d he. Calling a porter to take my bag. he gave me a key. The room to which I wras led was a low ceilinged. large room, pretty well furnished and entirely different from anything I had ever seen before. The porter looked apprehensively at the floor, and I, following his gaze, saw there a round el-low spot, which gave off a phosphorescent light. Though it was very light in the room, the porter lit the gas. and went away. I hung up my things and was about to sit down when the light spot again attracted my attention. It gleamed persistency and fascinated me so that I was unable to take my eyes from it. Now, I am not a superstitious person, b it I am nervous, abnormally nervous. I presume that ten years of school teaching has played its part in making me so. When I was no longer able to stand the stra'n, I went down to the office and demanded another room. But no one seemed willing to investigate the spot and there was no other room to be had unless I shared with someone else. It was too late to go to another hotel and I always abhorred sharing a hotel room, so I mustered up my courage and went back. I resolutely pulled a small rug over the spot and then sat down to read. I had not read long, however. when the same tantalizing spot showed, on top of the rug. I w ent down to the office agan, resolved to share, if I must, another’s room. But the demon of ill luck followed me for then there was not even half a room left. Back I w’ent. resolved to “do or die.” Again seating myself, I picked up the “Oek-sheperida. How wTell I remembered it. All the names in it were strange to me, but the Sophomores still roasted the Freshmen, and the Seniors still warred with the Juniors. I nearly jumped out of my seat as the spot once again attiacted my attention. Thinking the light might have something to do with it. I turned out the gas. But 4 THE OCKSHEPKRIDA still the light shone—and shone and shone. As I looked at it, it slowly resolved itself into a tall white figure—a ghost! Strange to say, I was not fr'ghtened—or maybe, 1 was too terrified to be afraid. Apparently, not seeing me, it glided swiftly to a corner near the window. Then it began a tapping as if to find a loose board. I saw a bony hand put a paper down and close the board and when the ghost arose, glided back to the spot and disappeared. 1 jumped up. I must have been asleep I thoi ght. My head was throbbing. Quickly striking a light 1 walked over to the corner, where a few moments before, the ghost had been, and tapped the boards. Sure enough, one of them was loose! I took it up and dug in the dirt which was piled nearly up to the floor level. There was a parchment there! I could feel It distinctly! I drew it forth and read, “Wash in H. S. water.” O. mockery of it all, what could it mean? Surely not Hire's Soda water, or Hood's Sarsaparilla! Then I thought of the paper I had just read. H'gh School water! How I passed the few hours till breakfast is a mystery. I'm sure I did not sleep for fear of losing the parchment. As soon as I heard the hall clock strike 6 o’clock, I put on my hat and coat and went out. I enquired from a boy where the High School was. Which High School—Hartvi'.le, Bryan, Western------?” Sheridan, I gasped. Surely these people were unusually fond of giving strings ol names. Take the First street car to Alger, and transfer to the Nielsen He gilts line aud ride until you see a six-story red brick building. That's it.” It was not hard, by following the directions to get there. The building was decidedly fne and would have held a good half dozen of bu ldings like the one of which we were so proud. 1 found a fountain in the center of a lawn and quickly soused my parchment. No immediate change took place, but after what seemed hours of waiting, I began to see words; when these became thoroughly visable, I walked off and sat down on a bench. The sun was rising high now. but no higher than my hopes. This would prove a veritable gold mine, a burled treasure, and release me from tne trend of teaching. I never need look at a book tgain, except for pleasure. But, alas! pride goeth before a fall and my hopes suddenly fell flat, when I read: One more woman's curiosity Hath led her to become Initiated into Fooldom! ” A TRIP TO SAN PEDRO, CAL. By Francis Eggart, Long Beach, Cal. The train came to a halt and I jumped of. I was at my journey’s end, or Long Beach. Of all the dead places. Long Beach is the deadest ever. In about two hours I had visited all the places of importance and was looking for something exciting. I decided to go down to the beach, lay in the sand awhile and see if something would happen without my hunting it up. I accord ingly descended to the sands and was hunting a place suited to my taste when--------1 saw an old friend. Talk about being glad to see anyone, well. I was certainly glad to see him. We talked about th!s and that. but as the boats were new to me I began to question him about where they were going and so on. He said that they were either going to San Pedro or Catalina Island, and that the boats came and went every hour between San Pedro and Long Beach. I suggested we make a run over there and he agreed, so we went off to the pier where we purchased our tickets and got aboard a boat, “The Flyer,” by name. After a delay of ten or fifteen minutes we started. I was very much interested in this and that about the boat or something. At any rate, we never noticed that the sky THE OCKSHEPERIDA 5 was clouded till a cool wind, hinting of rain, caused us to look up in alarm. The sky was very dark and we realized that a storm was upon us. Even as we gazed, it began a steady downpour. It was still raining when we got off at Pedro. We at first thought to stay upon the boat all the while it was there, but the conductor said it was to stop fifteen minutes so we walked a block and back to get our blood into circulation. When we got back that boat had sailed. Well, there we were, out in the rain and a long ways from home. To make the rest of my story understood, I must describe the city of San Pedro and its harbor. The city is divided into two parts, East and West San Pedro. The division is made by the bay which is long, narrow' and deep. The only connection between the two is a ferry boat which crosses every thirty minutes. The street cars connect East Pedro with Los Angeles and the steam cars connect West Pedro with Long Beach. We saw a passenger train on the track about ready to leave the West Pedro depot, so we jumped onto the ferry which at that moment came up and were ferried across. When we got across, the depot agent told us that the train was a special and would not take us back, but the only thing to do was to take our medicine no matter how bftter. As we were on the w'est side of the harbor we decided to see that part of the town even if it was raining. We walked around for a few minutes and took our way back to the ferry. The ferry had crossed and there we were. (The boats from I ong Beach did not come to the west side.) As we were waiting for the ferry, our Long Beach boat came in. We got on the ferry as soon as it came and were just starting across when our boat started home. We were left again. When finally across, we thought best to camp right there and wait for the next boat. As we w'ere talking, my friend said the street cars would get us home in a little bit if we told them to stop and let us off at Carson Junction, s0 that we could catch the through car for Long Beach. I thought it best to go on through if we could so we went up to the office and found that no cars left for thirty minutes. We sat dow’n to wait, but hearing a boat whistle in, wTe hit a double-quick to the landing and boarded the conductor said that the sea was so rough, the boats would not run any more that day. We nearly fell over when he told us that but again decided to take the street cars. As we were running to the street car station. I slipped and fell into the mud. I got up and by increasing our efforts, we caught the car and were off for home—at last. I swore then never to go to San Pedro again, but I have been there twice since. Both times, I was delayed and came home by other means than the water. Fate must be against me. “SEEKIN’ HIS FORTUNE” By a Senior of 09. Little black-faced Rufus commonly known as “Ruf,” crept out of his hiding place and after a careful survey, made a dive for the shelter behind the board fence and dropped behind an ash barrel, just as his mother, known as Mammy Chloe. came from the kitchen after a vain search for the “black imp Ruf,’ as she called him. “Ruf, she called threateningly. “ if you don’ come heah------” then she stopped, “an I reckon it don do no hurt, guess I’ll let im go this time, but ne’ mind, next time—” This was as far as the threat got, for it was a common joke that Mammay’s “next time’’ would never come or perhaps Ruf w'ouid not have been so happy, as he sneaked off with a triumphant smile on his dirty face. He had not gone far when he was confronted by another boy of his own age. equally ragged and dirty. “Where y’u goin’?’’ shortly, from the stranger. 0 THE OCKSHEPERIDA “Goin’ to make nia fortune answered Ruf, mysteriously, unconsciously drawing up his shoulders. “What’s thet?” queried the stranger again. “Humph,” ejaculated Ruf, contemptuously “you don’ know; go chase yerself,” then, without further words, he strutted past the quest oner and disappeared around the corner. “Well,” he mused thoughtfully, “some folks is terrible ignorant and no mistake! guess I’ll go swimmin’ for I go to git ma fortune and when I’m rich,” he said dreamily, “I’ll learn dese here poor folks how to seek der fortune.” After a dive in the duck pond in a neighbor'll field he again started on the road. It was not just clear in his mind where he was going to find his fortune, but he already felt years older. He was his own boss: his mother could no longer rule him. “Guess t’aint fur to Mu York.” he muttered, “guess I’ll go there and buy sum gum and sell tu folks; wish I had sum now. Aw guess I’ll take a nap tu take away dis here empty felin’ in my stonruk,” he exclaimed, as he threw h!mself, hot and dusty, in the shade of a friendly tree. He was in reality about a mile from home. “Must be ’bout forty hundred miles from Mammy, now, he whispered; wonder if she’ll feel awful bad ’bout me; w'onder if----” He stopped here for he was fast losing consciousness in sleep, althought he tried to think he was “just goin’ to rest p. little.” • Ruf was having some exciting experiences on Broadw'ay. making “big” money, when a man rode up on horseback. “Him.” he said, as he looked at the dark little face besmeared but peaceful in sleep. “That’s Mammy Chloe’s boy; guess he’s up to h's old tricks, carefully, and without waking him. carried him to Mammy’s house. When Ruf awroke, his mother was regarding him with a broad grin, “What’s that 'bout yer fortune. Ruf. you wus sayin’ in yer sleep?” “Nothin’.” answered Ruf. as he closed his eyes in pretended drowsiness. Why is a Junior like a ball of string? Because he’s all w'rapped up in himself. SENIOR NOTES By Lela Thurmond. The year has arrived of 1909— Senior Class is doing fine. While all through our school career. We’re going to make this our best year. Harry Winterling has been sick again. Console yourself, Harry. Christmas dinner comes but once a year. Lucile had a funny dream New Year s night. She dreamed that Clarence had become a famous German professor. She has gone to Wolf to recover. Eliza’s frozen ear w’ll improve rapidly now that Oliver is occupying the seat opposite her. Ask Herbert how cold it w’as Tuesday, but then, it was all the fault of Santa Claus that he froze his ears. He should have known the little fellow wanted a fur cap for Chr'stmas. We have only had two Senior programs this month on account of vacation. First program was given by Norma Wilson—a talk; piano solo by Gladys Fuller; talk by Blanche Williams. The second program was given by Louise Portz. a talk, piano solo by Norma Wilson, and talk by Lona Martin. We are going to ask the janitor to kindly leave the door unlocked till Miss Stover has time to get out, because the idea of having to crawl out the window is not as easy as it sounds, at least Miss Stover doesn’t think so. Vacation days are now' over and good resolutions have been made by all to start out with a clean page and keep it free from black marks the w’hole year. Miss Stover—From the looks of some of the German grades. Prof Herbst must have been feeling badly w’hen he put some of them down. Clarence.—I think he must have been real sick when he wrote mine. ;:il: ocksheperida 7 Exams! Oh, let's talk about something more pleasant. They were such a frost— rather, a cold wave. The Seniors were moved up to the Assembly room, hut Miss Stover missed their smiling faces and winning ways so very much that she had Mr. Knapp grant the perm ssion of having them down in her room again. Met a ham sandwich (Mrs. Payne’s own make), that Santa Claus passed the Seniors up cold: serves us right, though. See how we passed the exams. Can’t expect two blessings in succession. De Royce Dudley ate Christmas turkey with the folks at home, hut had to hurry back for the basketball game at Billing3. Several Senior boys w’ent to Billings during Christmas week, but we haven’t been very successful in finding out about people around there except for the few wild r� j-inarks Oliver Hasty lets escape once in awhile. Junior (after Christmas)—I hear you’ve been livin’ off’n the fat o’ the land. What d ye eat it wid? Smart Senior—With the forks of the road, of course. Pauline Is becoming a real shark in Chemistry. She can figure out anything you hand her. If you don’t believe it, just try her. JUNIOR NOTES By Lucy Fedderson. The Junior’s Troubles. Physics is an awful study— Oh, it is a fright: When I go into the laboratory. I feel like I could fight. And General History, too, I think. That it is just as bad. Whene’er I see room number three, It simply makes me mad. And then, there is that awful Dutch, But w'hat I cannot see, Is how' professor e’er expects To pound it into me. But worst of all is Literature; It surely is a shame. To make us learn all author’s works And call them all by name. But then our time is coming. 'Tis work that makes us men: So, if we don’t succeed at first. We’ll try and try again. Ethel Baker spent the holidays at her home in Gillette. Downey Frank spent a very delightful vacation visiting friends in Lincoln and Omaha. She says she had a good time autorng about the streets of the great city. Amy Jackins went home to spend the holidays. Mr. Knapp (in Literature)—Miss Minnie Burnett, mention in age sequence .the authors that we have studied. Miss B. (absent-mindedly)—Mr. Knapp, how many di 1 you say for us to m—m—marry? We are glad to see Edward Jackson at school again. Mr. Jackson had quite a siege of vaccination. He informs us that it always takes in the weakest place. Old Santa was quite liberal this year lie left a sack of presents at each Junior’s door, each sack bearing this inscription. “To the industrious, hard-w'orking. deserving Juniors.” Hazel Stahl, our expert basketball player, went to Buffalo, December 18th, to play for tilt Business College in their game. She re. ports having had a good t ine. Miss Stover kindly gave the Juniors the sunny side of the Assembly room. They are bright and always looking on the sunny side of life, so they deserve the bright ani sunny east. We are beginning a new year and the Juniors have resolved that they w’ll make the 3 T11K OCKSHEPERIDA class of 1910 the very best. The Juniors the the ones that can do it, too. Skating has been excellent during vacation. Every night some Junior's voice could be heard floating on the still air. And He Left It All. Old Santa came to town last month. And called on a Senior, dear. He took a peep, and then he sa d, I'll leave no presents here.” So on he sped to the Junior’s home. Who was very busy with his Lit,” He gave a smile and in he came And left his pack—every bit. Grace Ridley spent her vacation clerk;ng in the Broken Dollar Store. We wonder what was the attraction. It surely was'at the Broken SOPHOMORE NOTES By Josephine Adams. Moving Day. Georgia Sheldon with her arms full of books and papers was making her way down the aisle in the Assembly room. Just then an inquisitive Junior poked her head in at the door and said: “Why, Georgia, are you moving?” “Not at all,” said Georgia, with a scowl. “I am just taking these books out for a walk, that’t all.” We are all very glad to see that Clifford Goodnight is over his long illness, and is with us in school again. In Latin, the Sophomores are taking up some of the Roman customs and ways of living. “Some prose is also being done. Another Christmas has come and gone. During our vacation, we slid into 1909 so easily and quickly that nine out of ten have as yet been unable to write '09 without first writing ’08, and then erasing it. There were several surprises at Edwrard Martin’s surprise party the other evening. The most important, as reported by Jeanette Tschirgi, was that Ed could sing. The editor thinks that those who handed in notes for the paper deserve special mention. It will not take long to do it for Georgia Sheldon and Jeanette Tschirgi composed the list. Gertrude Coyne has been absent from school for some time, but she is back to start 'n the New Year. FRESHMAN NOTES By Dorothy Buell. A Sophomore stood on the burning deck; But as far as we could learn. He stood in perfect safety. For he was too green to burn. Clark Pierce has been absent from school some time on account of the popular epidemic—“smallpox.” The “A” division of the Ninth grade are through with the “Vicar of Wakefield.” Hallelujah! Sing a song of sixpence. A pocket full of rye. Seven little B. B. g'rls Starting on a fly; Seven little suit-cases standing in a row, Seven little good-byes, and off they go. Seven little sore-heads (glad-hearts), the very next day, We beat Newcastle (got beaten), ve hear them say. One little laugh or one little moan? Seven little B. B. girls, safe at home. Vera Hughes and Florence Brown have left Sheridan—the former for Roundup, Mont., and the latter for Oregon state. We are sorry to lose the girls and hope to see them again in the near future. Annice Cahill and Minnie Enochs have forsaken the grand old High School for Spencer’s Business College. Very sorry they made such a mistake. The Freshmen class was well represented during the cold spell, even if they did frost their noses and ears slightly. THE OCKSHEPERIDA 9 EXCHANGE By Maurine Tschirgi. “The Wolf Hall Banner” (Denver, Col.), is a very interesting and suggestive paper. In “The Fram,” (Sandusky, Ohio), the stories are well written and the notes are plentiful, but there are not so many cuts in this paper as we would expect from its criticism of others. “The Wyoming Student,” (Laramie. 'Wyoming), contans very interesting reading matter, but is without an exchange column. Credit should be given “The Evening School Voice” (Cincinnati. Ohio), on its several headings of the class notes. They are very appropriate. Athletic notes are g'ven an important place in “The Totem ’ (Wannamae, Ind.) extend our thanks to the “Picayune, for the “God speed,” it has wished us and want to send the same “right back to you.” “The Somerset” (Somerset, Ky.)f is as interesting as usual. “The Classicum” (Ogden. Utah), is a new exchange which we hope will come often. Judging by the paper, we would say that they have an excellent High School. But. Class cum. where is your Exchange column? Another new exchange on our table is “The Yeatman Life” (St. Louis, Mo.), and is one of the most complete magazines we have received. The club notes are interesting and speak well for the school. “The Observer” (Chillicothe, Ind.), made its usual visit this month. We received “The Caerulea” from Long Beach, Cal., this month, through a member of our faculty. It is without exception, the best High School paper we have seen thus far and one which we would be glad to see on our Exchange table often. We recived this month, with pleasure, the following well-filled papers: X. P. H. S. Roundup, North Platte, Neb., The Booster. Chadron, Neb.; The Wertern Union Journal Le Mars, Iowa; Hastings Collegial, Hastings, Neb. Another new exchange on oar tabic this month is The Yeatman Life. St. Louis. Mo. It Is one of the most complete magazines we have reczived. The Clab notes are interesting and speak we’.l for the school and the humorous department was well re-mem be; ed. The whole story: Cram, Exam; Flunk, Trunk. Gee! That Billings Game. We’re not afraid of Bill’ngs, We’re not afraid of them; We’ve got a bunch of players Full of ginger and with vim. They wanted the game in Billings, Xnd that’s enough to show That they wTere afraid of our parade And also, even “dough.” We think we have a nut to crack, Of Buffalo we thought the same. And when the Buffalo boys went home. They’d lost their basketball fame. So never worry, just play ball, And give them what you know; And Sheridan rooters will always call Just any old kind of dough. So play the game and get the fame And play with with all your ginger. The bell will ring and we will sing. “Sheridan’s got the winner.” An old darky wfho was sick, having received no relief from his colored physician, sent for a wh’te doctor. The doctor came and after looking at the old fellow', and feeling his pulse, asked if the colored doctor had taken his temperature. “Sor I don’ know , sah,” said the old man. “I ain’t missed nothin, but ma’ wratch.“—Ex. Nellie greased the sta rs with soap. Papa struck the slippery slope. Mama said. “Hasn’t Xell’e tact? I always look so w'ell in black.” 10 THE CCKSHEPERIDA % I t i T t £ t f • T % t f- t T ! i t ■ | f •S' The Most Complete Line of Boohs and Stationery In Wyoming Herbert Coffeen T t T + t f f + t t f • t t I T ! T f •S' t t t + t Sheridan t r THE OCKSHEPERIDA 1 ahr (Drkaljrprriha In case the name of our paper should be the cause of wonder on the part of our readers we will explain that “Ocksheperida ’ is the name meaning “Camp Crier in the Crow Indian language. The Ocksheperida, published monthly during the school year, by the students of the Sheridan High School, at No. 22 Grinnell avenue. Subscription, sevjnty-five cents, if paid before January 1st, otherwise, one dollar. Single copies, ten cents. Editorial Staff. Editor-In-Chief .............Marie Landin Business Manager ...................Oakley Overton Exchange Editor....................Maurlne Tschirgi Alumni Editor............M. Hugo Camplin Athletic Editor.....................Warren Camplin Class Editor, 09 ....................Lela Thurmond Class Editor, 10.....................Lucy Fedderson Class Editor, 11 ...............Josephine Adams Class Editor. 12............Dorothy Buell HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORY. Athletic Association, Executive Committee. President—N. B. Knapp. Vice President—Hazel Stahl. Secretary and Treasurer—Oliver Hasty. Captains—Warren Camplin and Hazel Stahl. Senior Class. President—Lela Thurmond. Secretary—Lon a Martin. Colors—Red and White. Junior Class. President—Warren Camplin. Secretary—Eva Williams. Colors—Purple and White. Literary Society. President .................Willis Barrett. Vice President ............Elmer Polly. Sergeant-at-Arms ..........Frank Powell. Critic ....................Clara Wade. High School Pianist—Norma Wilson. High School Colors—Blue and Yellow. EDITORIAL The first examination of the year is over. To those who were fortunate enough to ije excused it is not of f0 much interest. Those who took them and received the marks that are indicative of good, honest work for the preceding twelve weeks have every reason to be well satisfied for they not only have received their reward, but have the consciousness of work well done. Lastly, for those who failed to receive satisfactory marks, or sadder st 11, failed to pass, there is the consolation that the year is but one-third gone and we have every chance to ne-gin anew. Thus far, our school year has bet u broken up and each time a good start was made, it was hindered by a vacation. Now, we will have a straight term until the end of the year. Let us aror.se ourselves and “make good. Those whose grades averaged over 90 per cent for the entire twelve weeks are as follows: Seniors: Maurlne Tschirgi, Doris Mun- fcrd. Florence Pate. Mar e Landin. Juniors: Amy Jackins, Eva William-. Hazel Stahl. Mary Minnick. Nellie Ree.i, Lucy Fedderson. Sophomores: Josephine Adams, Helen Stuby. Sadie Aber, Willis Barrett. Grover Bramel. Ruth Evans. Mabel Gettys, Mabelle Goehring, Peter Paul. Elmer Polly Nellie Polly. Georgle Sheldon, Ona Toland Jeanette Tschirg . Freshmen: Nellie Thompson, Esther Johnson, Dorothy Buell, Herbert Bramel. Clara Timm, Clarence Wagner, Florence Taylor. Since so many of our exchanges are having trouble in pronouncing the name of our paper, the editor has decided to try to make it a little more clear to them. As has already been explained. “Ocksheper da’’ is the name for “Camp Crier, in the Crow Indian language. These Indians are numerous here and Indian names are very common to us. but to our eastern friends, we admit, it might be a little confusing. Ocksheperida is pronounced “Ock-she-per’-i da.“ Accent ?s on the third syllable. With this information we can hardly see how anyone could fail to pronounce It corrects. 12 THE OCXSHEPERID When schorl opened Monday morn'ng after the hoi days, we Wire given the pleas ire of a:i address by Rev. Jones of the Baptist church. This was the first time this year that we have enjoyed hearing Rev. Jones, bat sincerely hope that it will not be the last. Rev. H. Livingston of the Congregational church addressed the High School during assembly one morning before the holidays, on the subject, “Good Times.” When the short but forceful talk was finished, every student felt that they were better prepared for the work of the day, and would be glad to have him come and speak to us often. We have reecived some Lat’n pamphlets from the State University called “Caduce-ator.” They have been g ven out among th ■ Junior and Senior I atin students, who are getting pleasure out of translating them, not only because of the good things contained in them, but because we realize what labor it means to get out a publication of this kind. In our opinion, the article “Autum-nus in Wyoming” is especially good. PROFESSOR EARLY HONORED. The Sheridan schools have been honored by the election of their superintendent, J. J. Early, as vice president of the State Teachers’ Assoc ation, during their last meeting at Laramie in December, 1908. It is understood that Professor Early was not an aspirant for this honor, but that his election came as a result of the good reputation of the Sheridan schools throughout the state. We feel, however, that it was an especial honor for Professor Early, because he is a new man here, having been with us only since August of last year. The Shes-:dan High School predicts that there will be no occasion to regret the confidence • laced in our superintendent. ATHLETICS By Warren Camplin. On Thursday morning, Dec. 30, 1908, about 3 O’clock, the Sheridan High School and th® Spencer Business College teams left for B llings, where they were to meet the Y. M. C. A. Athletes and Y. M. C. A. Seniors. We were to play in the Y. M. C. A., and under several disadvantages. First, the gymnasium floor is not at all like oar home floor but very sticky, which will not permit a player to slide. Secondly, our opponents have all necessary conveniences handy when they are practicing, as a shower bath, plunge, etc., wh'ch are a great help to a team while training. These we do not have but hope to next season. The Billings Y. M. C. A. Athletics and Sheridan High School met the first nigat and regardless of the fact that we missed most of the previous night's sleep, the boys went Into the game determined to win. The game was a fast one. Credit is due to the Sheridan boys for the way they tried to win. The score was very close at the end of the first half and we were more confident of winning at the last half. During the second half, some fast team work on the Billings team enabled them to net several bas-beis and get several points ahead of us. Soon, t0 our surprise and sorrow, three new players were put in and then they proceeded to net several more pretty fieid throws. Time was called with a score of 35 to 14 in Billings’ favor and we were reminded of Buffalo by the loud rooting the Billings people did. On Friday night we were to play the Y. M C. A. Seniors, who had been defeated the night before by the Spencer Business College, and this game was a different story. We were playing against a good sized men's team, all experienced basketball players, but never letting one defeat discourage us, went into the game determined to w'n if we coul 1 This game was the cleanest exhibition of basketball of the four games and was refereed by Mr. Du Bridge of Billings. The boys did exceptionally well in this game and played the best game of basketball of the season. Everyone was surprised, however, because we held the Y. M. C. A. team down to 29 to 18, a score not to be ashamed of. We were playing against men who exceeded us in weight and height and the Sheridan High School put up a good game with this team. These games do not discourage us and we are more determined to win when we play Billings in our own town and upon a floor we are used to. the ojksheperida. 13 One thing we need and should have to win the next game is a large crowd to witness the sport and some good rooters, because nothing will encourage a team more than this. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL. With Buffalo withdrawn, and slightly recovering from the reactions of a double defeat, our attention has been given to local interests. Tuesday night, December 22d, the Spencer Business College team was in the arena for battle. The spectators were surprised at the rush of onslaught. Every one knew it would be a hard one to win and a close result. But “The H gh School girls.” says the Enterpr'se. “had the best of the situation from the beginning.’ They ended the first half with a score of 10 to 5 ir- their favor. Th's enco. raging score cheered our players as it would any athlete and they went into the second half with a grim determ nation to make it even more decisive than that. Miss Meyers w'as the strongest player for the College and netted all their points by successf il free throws. Miss Haywood, also as forwaid was in evidence. The High School guards played unusually wrell in this gime. Miss Buell as forward for the High School captured two field goals. When M ss Tschirgi as running center did not have the ball. Miss Stahl did. Miss Stahl made baskets w’hen she got the ball. Despite the defeat the College girls remained in sweetest spirit. The game was a pleasing and interesting event, devoid of those d stressing features that usually ' ccompany local contests. The final score was 19 to 10. The game was referee by Fred Portz, ’08. who is “aU right” and umpired by Barrett of St. Louis athletic fame; Tiverton Tynon was the “Rooting King.” His presence was both felt and heard. The lineup: High School. Position. College. Stahl (capta’n) .................. Haywood. Forwards. Buell ............................. Bruc°. Forwards. Tschirgi ........................ Aldrich. Center. Bezoid. Schmillan ..................... FriebeJ. Guards. Arrangements are now being made to meet Billings and Newcastle. Miss Whittier has taken the coaching and managing of the team so w’e continue to look for effective results. WHAT THEY KNTW ABOUT AMERICA. Ti e confus on that foreigners make of our geography s w’ell illustrated by a German poem that appeared not long ago. The p'et, with edifying unconcern as to loca tlons and dista ices, wras guilty of some amusing blunders. Tile argum nt of his extraordinary effort is something 1 ke this: Under a palm tree on the shore of Lake Fr e the hero is devoured by an alligator. The heroine, learning of his fate, rushes from her home in the everg ad s of Florida on the banks of Lake Superior, captures the alligator, extracts the hero’s body, and burl‘s it with magn ficent pomp in Greenwood. in the city of New York, state of St. Louis. In another instance, a German who really w shed to know’ the geography of this country. fell into the mistake so common with Eurcp ans of not appreciating the rather large scale on which nature has dealt with us n the matter of land and water. Near Concord. Mass., is Walden Pond, the little body of water near which Thoreau lived a cne in a h t for about two years. His most famous book is. as everyone knows, entitled Walden.” It purports to be an account of h s lif in that hut, and ranks with the masterpieces of American literature. Once a German professor, engaged in stlid es of Am rica. received from Washington a large map of the continent. Soon afterward. in writing to an eminent American, he said that he had looked all over the map without finding Walden Pond. This seemed tc him an amazing omission, and he urged his friend to lay the matter before the government author ties with a view to correcting the map. Perhaps the most amusing of mistakes in American geography are those to be found :n the “nigger” songs of which cockney singers in English m sic halls are so tond. Of the?e a most entertaining example is the effert of which the chorus bears ih s r � fra!n: Evans Guards. 14 THE OOKSHEPERIDA A STATE OF MIND. In the state of Mass There lives a lass 1 love to go N. C. No other Miss. Can ere 1 Wla., Be half so 1 ar to Me. R. I. is blue, And her cheeks the hue Of shells where waters Wash. On h r pink-white phiz. There Xev. Ariz. The least complexion Wash. Loi could 1 win The heart of Minn., I'd ask for nothing more: But I only dream upon the theme And come to think it Ora. Why is it. pray, I cant Ala. This love that makes me 111.? X. Y., O. Wyo., Kan. Nev.-Ver., I Propose to her, my will? I shun the task, T'would be to ask This gentle maid to wed: And so, to prass My suit, I guess Alaska Pa. instead.—Ex. A Boy and Girl. Numquam speak, As they pass by; Non etiam de the weather. To the Scicere Teacher. The following is a poem by Albert Johnstone and Charles Billings to their Science teacher: Miss Alice Venters Has spent many winters Among the hills of old Nebraska. She seems so old. And so very cold. As though she were from far-off Alaska. She's tail and fair, With dark brown hair. And eyes of a darker hue, But the way she can look, And still read a book. is a mystery to me and you. But this I know. And know for sure. That of all I know, I know more truer. To the good old hills of Nebraska. Brains Needed. There was an Irishman who was at work out in the street in the extreme heat with no hat on. 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