Sheridan High School - Bronc Yearbook (Sheridan, WY)

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12 THE OCKSHEPERIDA + + + + + + + SOPHOMORE NOTES. + + ----------------- + + By Dorothy Buell. + + Miss Willits — Herbert, that translation of Caesar is anything but correct. Herbert—Oh, that's all right; it's just a liberal translation any way. Florence Masters is with us again after a long absence, due to illness. Mr. Hawkes—(in Geometry)—Clara, what is the plural of radius? Clara—Er—um—diameter. The Sophomore English class has at last managed to get Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream off its hands. However, it was, in most cases, a nightmare, rather than a dream. The following was observed in one of our leading periodicals: Leading educa- tors of the United States have agreed that it would be much better if more male teachers were employed in the public schools. The main reason given was that the majority of female teachers, especially those who have passed the thirty line,” are inclined to fav r the bays.” (How about it?) If members of the clasp do not get busy and hand in items, the Sophomore notes will soon be very conspicuous for their ab-sence. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ ♦«❖ • FRESHMEN NOTES. + ------------------ By Emma Thurmond ❖ 9 .j. .5. - • • • The class mourns the loss of several members: Beulah Scullen. Eva Clements and Osborne Teague. Edith Soott and Hazel Loman enjoyed their Christmas vacation on the ranch. Edythe Polly spent New Year’s with her father in Parkman. The Christmas vacation slipped by pleasantly for Nellie Ray. She visited friends and relatives in Shanute, Kan. A number of the Freshmen hoys composed a paper of their own, called The High School Lyre.” The class wishes them all success. Myrtle Carroll has been absent from school for several weeks on account of a slight attack of the scarlet fever. We hope to have her with us soon again. The people thought a great landslide had come last week when Bernice Cahill, after climbing to the top of the hill, slid to the bottom; the result was not serious. Jesse Eubank has returned to school after enjoying a pleasant trip to Tacoma, Wash. ♦ ♦ + ATHLETICS. + + --------------------- . •F By Tiverton Tynan. + •S + ♦ ❖ Basketball is now in full swing. We have had the good fortune to secure the Auditorium at a very reasonable rate and practice is.now being held each evening. We could have hardly wished for a better place in which to practice and hold our contests. The Auditorium is well lighted and heated, while another feature welcomed by all is the separate dressing room for each player. The spectators will gladly hail the two balconies, as now everyone will be able to see without having to climb the back of their chair at the risk of a hard fall. Another thing which should be looked after is the rooting. Everybody knows that good, enthusiastic, organized rioting has helped win many a game. But everyone also knows that a bunch of rooters strung around the hall, each yelling at his or her pleasure are little better than none at all. So let those of us who do not make the team, get together and do something How about it?

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THE OCKSHEPERIDA 11 c£br ©rkfiliryrriiia Entered as second-class mail matter at the postoffice at Sheridan, Wyoming. The Ocksheperida, published monthly, during the school year, by the students of the Sheridan High School, at No. 22 Grin-nell avenue. Subscription price, 75 cents, if paid before January 1st; otherwise, $1, Single copies, 10 cents. EDITORIAL STAFF. Editor-in-Chief .......... Mabelle Goehring Business Manager Oakley Overton Exchange Editor ................ Ona Tola id Alumni Editor ............... M. H. Campli.i Athletic Editor Tiverton Tynan Class Editor, TO Clara Wade Class Editor, ’ll Georgia Sheldon Class Editor, T2 ......... Dorothy Buell Class Editor, T3.........Emma Thurmond HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORY. Executive CommTtee—Athletic Association. President ............... Warren Camplin Vice-President .......... Vernon Waisner Secretary Treasurer Jeanette Tschirgi Senior Class. President .................... Elmer Polly Secretary ................... Ethel Baker Colors ........... - Purple and White Flower ................... White Carnation Junior Class. President Philip Spear Secretary Nellie Polly Colors - Green and White Flower ......... ............ White Rose High School Colors...... Blue and Yellow High School Pianist Hattie Atchinson SANS PARIEL LITERARY SOCIETY. President Helen Stuby Vice-President ............ Harr Id Barrett Secretary-Treasurer Sadie Aber Critic ................... Willis Barrett EDITORIAL By this time the gloss of our New Year’s resolutions has worn off and things are running normally again. Of course, we all look for improvements and expect to find them, too. Our High School resolution for this year might well be, “boost ” There are still some who cannot resist the temptation to date papers 1909;” but mcst of us are getting so used to the new year that we can write 1910 at least at the second, and often at the first attempt. At last an Exchange table has been put in the Assembly room and is being pretty generally patronized. When reading the exchanges, it would be well to compare them with our paper; but it is requested that all exchanges be left at the table, rather than taken to the desks. The Literary societies have been organized and have adopted the names “Ciceronian” and “Sans PareP.” Each society has charge of the program every alternate week. The first program was given on Christmas Eve. by the Ciceronian society, and was much enoyed. The Sans Pareil society had charge of a most excellent program the first Friday morning in January. We are glad to see the societies take so much interest in debating, for we certainly are in need of oratorical training. Athletics are coming back to life, and the members cf the Athletic Association are wearing the “smile that w’on’t come off.” The daily attendance in the H!gh School during the cold weather has been remarkably good. The new books for the library have arrived, and much pleasure and benefit are being derived from their use. If the Board continues making annual library appropriations. we shall have a fine collection of books in a few years. CICERONIAN LITERARY SOCIETY. How About It? President --------------------- Lucile Traut Laugh and the world laughs with you, Vice-President ................ Irvin Smith Laugh again, and you laugh alone. Secretary-Trea8.:rer -------- Dorothy Buell The first time it is the teacher’s joke; Critic .................. Lucy Fedderson The second joke is your owTn.—Ex.

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THE OCKSHEPERIDA 13 SHERIDAN WINS AND LOSES. The High School basketball season opened Saturday, January 22, by two games with Buffalo High School. The first game, played between the girls' teams of the two schools, resulted In a victory fcr our team; while in the boys' game, Buffalo carried off the honors by a margin of four points. An enthusiastic but orderly crowd of over four hundred people attended the games, assisting materially in rooting and swelling the financial receipts. The S. H. S. rooters certainly carried out their part of the program in fine style, using all their yetis and roasts with might and main, vfter the games, a reception was tendered the members of the four teams by the Athletic Association. One thing which was particularly noticeable was the ill-feeling existing between the two schools. Let us forget it” during the games and afterward. The best results in basketball can be achieved where competing teams are on friendly terms. Beys’ Game. During the first half of the boys' game, Buffalo received somewhat of a surprise in the strength cf their opponents. With but two-weeks’ practice, the Sheridan boys surprised everybody. With the knowledge that Buffalo had been practicing practically since school started and that the Sheridan team was handicapped in this re-spec our boys realized that if they won it would have to be done by strong guarding rather than good throwing. This was the Sheridan boys’ tactics (nm start to finish. Camplin was playing guard against Buffalo's best forwatd and held him down hard through both halves. Ackerley, the other guard, did well in keeping his opponent from making goals. Billings was up against a tall and powerful center, but he showed plainly that with a little more practice he could look after his position with ease. Our forwards made a fine showing, hut were held down, both by lack of practice and the long-trained Buffalo guards. Most of the scoring on Sheridan’s side was done by free throws resulting from fouls. The final score was 19 to 15 In favor of Buffalo. With additional practice, our boys are confident of turning the tables in the return game to be played in Buffalo in the near future, and it would not be surprising if they made tl.e victory so decisive that it would more than even accounts. The line-up of the teams was as follows: B. H. S. Position. S. H. S. Lawrence, Capt... Forward Barrett Ross.............. Forward .........Overton Miller...... Center ............... Billings Watt............... Guard Ackerley Heustes........... Guard ..Camplin. Capt. Sheridan sub3.—Colin Camplin and Abel. Girl’s Game. (By Ruth Evans.) Amid great enthusiasm combined with the rousing yells of the rooters, the Sheridan High School basketball girl-i entered their first game of the season with the Buffalo team on January 22. Both teams were strong and consequently a hard, exciting game was played. Mr. Murphy, science teacher of cur High School, acted as umpire, and Jean Van Dyke of Buffalo as referee. At the close of the first half, the score stood in Sheridan’s favor which seemed to cause the teams to play with all their might to win. During the fore part of the second half, the Buffalo team glined the leading point, hut Sheridan would not permit the lead to stand and the final score resulted in favor of our girls the score being 15 to 10. During the game the following players made field goals: Hazel Stahl, two; Dor- othy Buell, three, and Nell’e Flint, one. The remainder of the points were made by foul throws. Following is the line-up rf the two teams: S. H. S. Position. B. H. S. Evans .............. Center Woodside Tschirgi..........Center McWilliams Stahl, Capt. Forward McN’eese, Capt. Buell Forward Flint Thrasher Guard Jnhnson Dunning Guard ............ Vanatta Sheridan subs.—Helen Stuby, Sarah Grid-ley and Minnie Burnett. Buffalo subs.--Clara Cook and Williams.