Sheridan High School - Bronc Yearbook (Sheridan, WY)

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Class History On September 8, 1915, Sheridan High School was shaken to its very foundations. On that day it was invaded by a more conglomerate mass of barbarians than ever startled the geese of Rome into cackling wakefulness. This mass consisted of 122 Freshies of the greenest and freshest kind. Not as a conquering army did we come but rather as tho surprised that we had the audacity to show ourselves on this sacred spot of awfulness. Once there, however, we were not to be turned back and in the course of time came to realize that upperclassmen were not as fierce and terrible as was supposed and could be trusted not to pounce upon unsuspecting Freshmen without warning. On September 16, election of officers was held and we as Freshmen elected the following: Glenn Hurd, President; Grace Godwin, Secretary; Gerald Aus- tin, Treasurer; Mr. Pound, Class Teacher, and Dorothy Lamb and Maurice Mills, Commissioners. September 15, 1916, saw 105 Sophomores entering S. H. S. with heads held more erect, especially when a timid Freshie lurked near by, and determination showing itself more plainly. This year not only advanced the courage of the class but class spirit of a more pronounced type appeared. This year, namely, 1916-1917, was, however, a quiet year for us, due, for the most part to the Great War which was being brought closer to our homes. During our Soph year, Martha Becker, Richard Cornell and John Brosius entered our class. For officers, the following were elected: Blanch Logan, President; Walter Kutcher, Vice-President; Grace Godwin, Secretary; Martha Becker, Treasurer; Miss Van Boskirk, Sponsor; Dorothy Lamb and Wendell Haywood, Commissioners. The class colors chosen were old rose and silver. Our Junior year is not to be forgotten. Although some had found the hill too steep, there now' numbered 72. However, during this year there had enrolled a number of new students, Virgil Lahart, Pauline Barnhart, Izetta Lucas, Gertrude Parmelee and Troy Baxter. Many rules and regulations were otherwise adjusted in the course of the year, for the sake of patriotism. Instead of entertaining the departing Seniors with the accustomed banquet, we gave them a play, “Mr. Bob,” and a reception. Those who safely guided the Junior class were: Dorothy Lamb, President; Ludlow Anderson, Vice-President; Maurine Hollo. Secretary; Wendell Haywood, Treasurer; Rita Amend and Walter Kutcher, Commissioners; Miss Cooper, Class Sponsor. The Senior year has been passed most successfully in all respects. Of course, some of our classmates had dropped from the ranks, but there still remained fifty-eight worthy and honorable Seniors, this class being second only in size, that has graduated from S. H. S. During this year Dorothy Cole and Fred Emery enrolled as Seniors in our class. Our class furnished many participants in athletics and other activities, including the Drama League, which was organized during this year. On May 8th our flag of maroon and white with our date of ’19 artistically placed upon it was proudly unfurled over the institution of knowledge know'n as Sheridan High School. It was unchallenged, since previous years have led to peaceful negotiations between classes. A banquet was given to us by the Juniors on May 31st. The Association of Collegiate Alumnae entertained us on May 24th. Our last activity was the annual Senior Class Play. We produced “Miss Somebodyelse,” a four-act play, at the Linden Auditorium. During this year our class was managed by Harold King, President; Maurine Hollo, Vice-President; Mariette Hoag, Secretary; Charles Harker, Treasurer; Miss Hull, Class Sponsor, and Dorothy Whedon and Lyman Brewster, Commissioners. And as all great things must end, so too did the high school career of these fifty-eight Seniors, when on June 13, 1919, this class departed from S. H. S. Page Twenty-Six

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Senior Annual Staff Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Business Manager Athletic Editors Organizations Literary Editors Jokes Art Subscription Managers. Maurine Hollo Ruth Staples .Rita Amend Barbara Brooder and William Raitt .OIga Moore and Wendell Haywood Dorothy Lamb and Helen Murray Izetta Lucas and Maurice Mills .Gertrude Parmelee and Glenn Hurd Martha Becker and Chester Cooley Pane Twenty-Five - .............. .......—--------------------

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Class Prophecy Time—Ten years hence. Place—Cosy living room of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cooley, a fashionable young couple who lead the gay social set of Sheridan, by this time the metropolis of the great Northwest. (Curtain rises disclosing Mr. Cooley in smoking jacket, busy with the evening paper, and Mrs. Cooley at writing desk, thoughtfully chewing her pen.) Chester (sighing)—Oh, hum! Mrs. Cooley (nee Martha Becker)—Why, dear, what is the matter? You’re tired, aren’t you, poor darling? Chester—Gosh, yes! I’ve been busy all day at Ludlow Anderson’s trial. Poor old Lud, he’s going to have a pretty close squeeze if he gets off free. I think Judge Iamb’ll be pretty easy on him, she’s always kind of winked at his scrapes in the past, but Marjorie Stevenson, the prosecuting attorney, is after him with blood in her eye. Wonder why she’s so bitter against him. Martha—Oh, dearest, you misunderstand! She doesn’t have any grudge against Ludlow, but its very important that she should win this case, for she has a wager on it. George Walling—he runs the “Frolic” Theatre, you know—has bet her a five-pound box of candy that she’ll lose. What did Ludlow do, anyhow? Chester—Oh, he and Charles Harker got into a fight, because he wouldn’t vote for Charles as Good Roads Commissioner. Charles called him some pretty hard names, and Lud just naturally kicked Charles down two flights of stairs. Martha—How awful! I was planning to invite Charles to my dinner party next Thursday, but now I suppose he’ll be too badly hurt to come, and I’ll have to look up somebody else or there’ll be an uneven number. Chester—Oh, are you going to have another party? Martha—Why, yes, Harold King is just returning from two years of missionary work in Africa. He brings his wife who used to be Winifred Stevenson, you know, and Harry Blanton, his medical assistant. I’m going to give them a dinner. Chester—Heavens, dear, you don’t mean to tell me that Harry Blanton is a missionary! Martha—Why, yes, love. And he’s a very good one, too. The natives are all so devoted to him. Winifred writes that he’s engaged to a beautiful Arab girl. Chester—Anybody else you’ve invited? Martha-—Oh, yes, Charlotte Cantlin, Domestic Science teacher up at High School, and Rita Amend. Dear old Rita, she’s just pulled off a million dollar deal for the Northwestern Sugar Company, and I’m terribly proud of her. But who shall I have for her partner, now that Charles is injured? Chester—Forest Dozah. Martha—Why, dear, haven’t you heard? He’s just eloped with a chorus girl from the “Frolic.” Chester—Albert Birchby. Martha—Oh, he’s busy irrigating Katherine Kerns’ ranch. You remember he used to be a sailor so he knows lots about water. Kate pays him a splendid salary. Chester—Lyman Brewster. Martha—Oh, poor Lyman’s so tied down on his chicken farm, he can’t move a step. This week he’s shipping a load of pullets out to Geraldine Scanlon’s Canned Meat Factory. Chester—Bless my soul, Martha! How you can keep track of all our old schoolmates is beyond me. Now I--- (Enter Anna Smith, the cook, out of breath and angry.) Anna—Please, ma’am, that foxy Miss Condit that’s staying here and that Mr. Hurd that draws those cartoons in the “Whisperer” have been making taffy out in the kitchen and have gotten it all stuck up. What shall I do about it? Page Twenty-Seven +