Sheridan High School - Bronc Yearbook (Sheridan, WY)

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13 THE OCKSHEPER1DA street hill has become the sport of the year. Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen, teachers, dignified, frivolous, sober, jolly, young and old have had the exhilarating pleasure of whizzing half a mile over the icy track. They have delightful, shivery “spills,” when a bunch of boys and gils roll and slide heads over heels and proudly display bumps and bruises next morning. A few more serious accidents have occurred among the ineexperienced “grownups” who have not yet learned to ride or keep out of the track, but these are few, considering the crowd and confusion on the hill. One mother was heard to remark: “Well, there’s my Johnny walking five or six miles up that hill every night, pulling a sled, and ii he had to go half that way on errands, he woud very likely think he was a badly treated boy.” Among the High school boys who enjoy coasting are: Carl Griffen, William Johnson, Lowell VVelton, Jack Moody and Lelin Zanders. For the first time in years, basketball has been eliminated from the High school athletic schedule. This was due partly to the indebtedness of the Athletic association, the long and expensive football season and lack of a suitable place for games and practice. The Sheridan public has always supported and been heartily interested in basketball, especially the girls’ teams, and will undoubtedly miss the lively conflicts between Sheridan and Buffalo. The girls particularly regret the decline of basketball, for while the boys have football and track for consolation, the young ladies are bereft of every- thing in which they have a part. Dr. Holmes has offered a cash prize to the High school pupil who will write the clearest explanation of why the creosoted paving blocks are bulging. ) his is a very opportune subject, and, as nearly everyone is interested in our lovely (?) pavement, there ought to be manj contestants. THAT HILL. From time immemorial, the Nielson Heights hill has been an abomination to “seekers of knowledge.” On summer days it is so hot that the extra effort put forth on that slope takes all the snap out of a person, while in winter the wind usually blows us back one step out of every two. In spite of this, very nearly every person who comes to speak to the school mentions that hill in a complimentary manner. May-lie you have never noticed it, but it is so. One gentleman back in 1909 said: “Boys and girls, you are fortunate to have that hill between you and your homes. Coming up that long sidewalk this morning, I never saw anything more magnificent than that snow capped Big Horn range, unfolding before my eyes as I ascended that hill.” Other remarks have been made concerning the “beneficial exercise gained from the climb,” “the plucky effort put forth by the pupils in walking so far for their education, and just lately. Dean Cross said: “You High school pupils ought to and probably do appreciate all the more what you receive here after climbing so hard for it.” So perhaps we ought not condemn that hill after all. The naked hills lie wanton to the Bare are the limbs of the shameless breeze, trees, The fields are nude, the groves un- No wonder, then, the corn is shocked, f rocked, —Exchange.

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12 THE OCKSHEPERIDA EDITORIAL THE OCKSHEPERIDA “Camp Crier” of the Sheridan High School Published monthly during the school year by the students of the Sheridan High School at No. 32 West Brundage Street. Entered for transmission through the mails as second-class matter at the postoftice at Sheridan, Wyoming. Subscription Rates: 75 cents, if paid before January 1st; otherwise, $1.00. Single copies, 10 cents. EDITORIAL ST AFT Editor-In-Chief.................Dorothy Buell Business Manager .... . Baxter Jouvenat Exchange Editor ........Esther Waugh Athletics....................Bert White Humorous........................Matilda Axton Class Editor, T2... ....Jennie Williams Class Editor, ’13.................Edyth Polly Class Editor, ’ll ...... Hazel Helvey Class Editor,'15..........Hazel Perrine NEW DIRECTORY. Athletic Association. President .............. Vernon Waisner Vice President ......... James Gridley Secretary .................. Anna Axton Treasurer ............... Colin Camplin Senior Class. President .............. Esther Waugh Vice President ......... Herbert Bramel Secretary and Treasurer .. Florence Brown Class Colors—Maroon and White. Junior Class. President ................ Harvey Luce Vice President......... Bernice Stevens Secretary and Treasurer......Paul West Class Colors—Lavender and White ... Girls’ Glee Club. President ............... Dorothy Buell Vice President ............. Anna Axton Secretary ............... Matilda Axton Treasurer ................. Pearl Case Librarian ............. Bernice Stevens Exchange Editor................... Ruth Evans A NEW ORGANIZATION. The Girls’ Glee club of Sheridan High school, the first musical club ever organized in the school, elected its officers and adopted its constitution Friday afternoon, January 19th. Under the direction of Miss Lord, some girls will meet weekly to study music and musical subjects. Music has not had the prominent place in western schools that it has occupied in the east and middle west, and it is hoped this iii st organization will become a permanent thing in the school. Although the club has only a few months ahead of it for this year’s work, it will make the most of its limited time, and set the club on a solid basis for the next school term. There are few rules to he observed—a regular attendance and a strict attention to work will be re-cpiired. Dean Cross entertained the High school on Wednesday, January 10th, with a most profitable talk on “Personality.” The point “do something,” not “somebody,” was especially emphasized, and applied well to High school life. Most of the Seniors and Juniors realize that a few years ago, there was more or less of this “doing somebody” in High school. One class strove to “do” another class, and so on. This method is fast passing away, and a more sensible method of each class “doing something” is coming into prominence. Dean Cross remarked that he would enjoy coming again to the High school, and the High school will gladly welcome him at any time. Perhaps one of the most absorbing and interesting topics of the month has been “coasting.” This winter has brought out more interested spectators and enthusiastic participants than ever before, and the coasting on Thurmond

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14 THE OGKSHEPER1DA AThLETICS Bert White The High School A. A. has a very unique way of making money. It had several hundred watch fobs made, and these are being worn by nearly all the High school students. The fobs are made of oxidized metal, and are being sold at twenty-five cents apiece. Any of the towns-people wishing to help the association may get one of these fobs from the boys at the High school. Price, 25 cts. GYMNASIUM. An indoor gymnasium has been started in the large basement of the High school and is being carried on under the management of Messrs. Hawkes and Sherman. The equipment of this gymnasium consists of traveling rings, dumb bells, Indian clubs, pinching bags, boxing gloves and horizontal bars. The floor of the basement being made of cement, thin mattresses have been spread all over the floor. The exercises that are being used are to help get the boys ready for track, which will be started as soon as some more of the snow is off the ground. The High school has much good material from which to pick a track team. BASEBALL. The sun has cleared the snow off from a small place in the school yard, and this is lined every day with boys playing ball. The High school, having a large baseball field of its own and many baseball players, will make nearly as good a showing as they did in football. No games have been scheduled as yet but we will probably play all the towns around here which get up a baseball team. VVe might also take a trip around the world and play before Kings and Queens. BASKETBALL. The High school was unfortunate this year in not being able to have a basketball team, but the boys and girls are not taking it hard. The girls practice with the basketball while the boys play baseball. Several of the High school girls and boys play on church teams. The rest of the High school that is interested in basketball go and watch these play, and that is nearly as good as playing yourself. TRACK. The boys are beginning to collect their paraphernalia which they intend to use to good advantage during the coming season. A few of last year’s track men are with us this year, and, in addition, a few new ones which we expect to turn out well. Mr. Sherman, an expert trackman, imported direct from Dartmouth college, will take the track under his protecting wing, and when the track meet comes off the people will see some speedy fellows. Mr. Sherman was a speedy man in his day and we believe it will all come back to him when we get to practicing. The track for practice will be marked off on our baseball field, and the crosscountry running will be somewhere between here and Dayton. The hurd-