Teton County High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Choteau, MT)

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THE STUDENTS' LAMENT ' My heart in my breast was just heaving Over the awlful lessons assigned. I sighed as I gazed O'91' yonder The colors all blended together Just seemed to make one Wonder It such lessons came sn 1th such sw eathe1 What splendol ' I Clled and xx hat be 'mutx The sun seemed to dazzle the mmd And I turned agaln to my duty To the hOI1llJl6 lessons asslgned The evemng sun ws as Just leaxmg The vel dant world beh1nd But somehow the gorgeous g12lIld6ll1 The 1esplendent 1eflect1on of hght Seemed to play on my soul wxthout c l.IlCl0l As I turned to my lessons that mght An a1t1st could nex 91 haxe pamted Such an 1Hd6SC11b2l.bl9 p1Ctll16 These te1r1ble lessons a1e tamted They have made me an ep1cu1e The dalkness 11 as falhng 111 qu1et The lu11d hues wx e1e depal t1ng But the lessons I couldn t tly at Or ex en th1nk of Staltlllg' The last bllgllt 1ed 1aX vs as 111x1s1ble And I looked IH va1n fO1 another But 1f SIX 1HtO tw elve IS dlXlS1bl6 I un gomg to leave to some Othel And now that the sun IS no mo1e And nothmg IS left for 111sp11 3.121011 I Qlllfitly close the doo1 And seek IO1 some educf1t1on x L D H 9 I HFWING I UM hum IS a tO1JlC xx h1ch can be suetched md Wl1lCl1 IH tv be cons1de1ed t1 om at least thlee plonts of neu Fust hom the deale1 s OI sto1e keepe1 s He IS XI ell along tovsa1ds Inasv St1eet Whv 'Ihe ansu er IS Gum Yes Cheumg Gum It IS the most populfu manutfxctuled Iltltle on the mul et The1e IS 1 g1e1te1 demand IO1 gum than IO1 am othe1 altlcle School ch1ld1en go xxlthout 1ubbe1s to buy chewmg gum VR hats the d1tIe1 ence? Its all 1ubbe1 'Ihat IS anothe1 leason xx hy auto tues ue so expensne Gum the1eto1e IS 1nc1eas1110' the DlOfltm of t1ades men and sl1ou1d be manu factul ed extensn elx Second hom the tc ul e1s pomt of xnxx 'lm 1che1s don t l1l c to ffm . . . Y , , U . - .H .' as , , ,ny K - v c l . 1 . 1 l y s - . ' . Y. J v 1 . In I c . .. V 1 V K. , . 1. . ' 1 . V V- . . . a D. v l ll r A , D 1 - 9 7 . Y 1. 1. - I 7 Y . Y. . . 9 9 . . . Y v . .7. . x 1 D 1 v v L u r 1 ' - J 1 , L , . .C I 1. ng .--o. w 1 1 A I .1 1 D 1 1 vc v -. '. .1 . . , .P . ' v v - N , . . nw w 1 yy 1 I , ' uw rs cc ,' 77 . ' . ' ' ' c' ' c ' 2' ' 2'i . ' L Q. - . ' - ' . v .. -'. 1 I - c 1 K - . ' H v- v ,yu ' , - 1 ' I . A . n . 1 ' . v '. . . Y 'v ' , ' 'C - 1 c L . . , 1 ' - ' ' ,v ' , M. -. - . K - 1 4-s ' - Y ', . , .I ' V, .V . fx N wx. A , 1 ',, ,X nr , 5l,l,. . . 4, K X f -

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'Ihc urrx rl of two rords br ought elex ators 'md a lumber mrll as well as a general boom Durrng the summer that the Great Northern came through there were tort5 modern homes rn constructron 'Ihe Methodrst Church was the first establrshed church rn Choteau It w as burnt by subscrrptrons and completed ln the year of 1890 Before thrs serxrces were held rn the burldrng whrch rs the Catholrc church but w hrch also served as a gather rng place for dances and other socral gath rrrngs At that trme rs w as located w here the grade school now stands but rt w as later moved to 1ts present locatron Rev Van Or sdel more commonly known as brother Van was the first mrnrster of the Methodrst church He was pard S900 to come here from Helena to preach It rs rnterestrng to note that among the early trustees or the church were J G Barr and W W Van Orsdel whrle one of the lead mg stewards was bterlmg McDonald father of Chas McDonald In 1887 Brshop Brewer came to Choteau to carry on the work of the Eprscopal church holdrng meetrngs rn the Hodgskrss hall The church w as burlt rn rts present form rn 1909 The other church rs that of the Latholrc whrch occupies the old school burldrnff Choteau has modern street lrghts paved streets and cement srde walks rmnrng from end to end of town She hrs a satrsfactory water and sew arage system the water comrng from a deep w ell and berng stored rn a lar ge sanrtarv tank There are mam beautrful modern resrdences wrthrn the crtx lrmrts and the dwellers enjoy all the convenrences of mod ern crty lrte The surroundrng country rs w ell populated wrth dry land farmers w ho have been prosperous untrl the recent three year drouth lhese farmers hfue taken up the old stock range rlmost entirely and the range stock lndustry has mor ed far ther rnto the foothrlls of the mountarns ' hoteau rs now a busy grow mg commercral center surrounded by a large Irrmm countrx It rs the countx seat of Teton County NI I Z and E I F A SEIN IOR S XDVICF It s easy to cheat We mrght as well When there s a word We cannot spell lt s handy to bluff Once rn a whrle And rf we don t We re out of stvle Our teachers scold Of course we sass VR e re not afrard VS Q must have brass But mv lad or lass w ho cheats Youll know sometlme just w hom rt beats You ll be the one w hen school dar s end To thrnk Oh dear It mrght hax e been PV W w - . , 2 .. .Z 1 . 2' . r V . t , , 1 .' . , v . 1 Y . Q V ' . . 1 - 1 P . . I' f , . V. ' . . . . . . ' 1 Y . 1' 1 ' 1 ' ' ' ' y Y . . , ' 1 V ' 5 0 1 . . , 1 . 1 . ' L 1 ' 1 Y -1 I v . . . . . , 0 - r T . v r , . . . Y 1 1: v , . 1 . l. . , . Y . . . 1 o' ' 1 l . . - , L ' . 2 1. 1 y ' - 1 ' I 1 1 . nv 7 1 I Y D ' I , V c . , 1 Y. . . Y . . ' . Y . - . 1 . V . . . - . - 7 ' , ' I r 1 Q A ' 5 - . rw ' , , Y I ' . v c .. 1- - . . ' , s - ' ' . r 1 . . . i i , 1 1 . V 1 a ' g j . C 1 - 19 By L . 1. . . . Jr- -0- l ' 1 , A 1 1 I v 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 , U 11 1 Y Y , ' 1 1 at 11 fr . 1 . 1 . L , Y . . 1 1 ' v L , 1 , . , . .Y 9 ' , u .V , , c . v 11 1. ,, L. .-zo

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'1 class whose sole axm m school IS to chew and chew well That IS why the Jamtor has much dxfflculty ln cleanlng the waste paper baskets and w hy the odel of bulnt rubbex plexades the fLl1l121C9 1oom Last hom the puplls poxnt of vlew Gum IS a halmless enjoyable bralntood The b1a1n always works better when asslsted by a large stlck of Ch9W1I1g gum IO1 gum makes one hlgh mlnded True there IS no HYIOYH that DIONQS that statement but perhaps the puplls themselves ale sutlxclent px 001 It IS a t1ag1c moment when the lover of gum has to remoxe that soul S3.I1Sfy1l1g dehcacy and rudely Hmg lt 1nto the waste pape1 basket Cum IS necessa1y dellghtful and soul satlsfylng fhd1tor s note Gum wlll soon be used as an equlvalent fo1 the smell U COINS? Helen Gamble 22 THE HISTORY OF TETON COUNTX HIGH SCHOOL leton Countv was named a1te1 a t11be of Indlans who belonged to the bloux tamlly and llN8d 1n these parts The Teton County Hlgh School began IH the grammal school bulldmg n 1900 where M1 P I Cole who was the p11nc1pal of the glanlmal school taught mst year hlgh school along w 1th h1s othel work FOU1 students wele emolled IH the hlgh school wolk In 1901 M1 A B Guthue came here as fnst pl1l'lC1Ddl of our hlgh school and fo1 the tollowmg three yeals the school occupled the uppe1 pa1t ot the grammar school bu1ld1ng they mox ed to the Woodman Hall and remalned there foz the next year and one half In 1903 a three yeal course 01 study was plepared and pllnted and 1 new teacher was added M1 D H Welr A meetmg ot the board w as held 1n 1904 to dlscuss the advlslblllty of bulldlng a hlgh school Several othel meetlngs follow ed and at last the dec1s1on was fax orable hence ten acres of the Shel burn Ranch welc pulchased I01 the slte Doctols Long and Beaup1e w e1e appolnted on the bu1ld1ng commlttee and matelml was o1de1ed to be on the ground by July lo 1905 Professol We11 lald out the fl: st tl3Ck fO1 the boys to t1a1n on 1n the tall of the same yea1 The bulldmg w as completed and school opened ln the new bulldlng ln Februaly 1906 The fn st athletes 1ep1esent1ng Teton Hlgh went to Nllssoula 1n Ap11l 1900 1907 brought a new p11nc1pal M1 W W Jones M1 Jones served m th1s capauty unt1l 1909 when he was succeeded by By1on In Tone In 1911 the lnstallatlon of a Normal Coluse ln Teton Hlgh was con templated 'Nlr D J Dean took the posltlon of p11nc1pal nn 1919 and was suc ceeded by Mr NI C Dxetuch ln 1910 ln 1914 the Domestlc Sclence Depaltment w as dlscussed and estab lxshed 1n 1916 w 1th Nllss Blennemfm as the fn st teache1 Our mst No1mal Instructol Mlss Putm In w as employed ln 1917 She 0l0 U1lZ9d the depfutment and opened lt to jlllllO1S and senlors lhe study of 691111111 w IS dlSLOIltlIlll9d fIOl'll the school CUIIICUIIIIII m . . . U , L s 1 in , , c . , . . . . , . . . .' . y, . . , , - . 1 1 . , . . ' . v v v , .1 ' - , , . ' Y , v 4 n I , K I .. . . . . ' . ' ' v . Y. . . . . 1 - . . . - - . , , 1 - , l V. . 1 . an ,. ' 9. 4 ' T . Y 7 ,X y . i i. . 1 ,- . . . . - . 1 i . . F v - v v- -' .' . . A , . . . , . 1 7 . v- . 1 v 1 1 1 - 7 1 1 . ' 7 1 1 1 , 11- 1 1' . 5 ' , . . . 1 1 ' rl 1 I 1 c . . , V 7 1 I v I 1' 1 Q I 1 , 1 I V1 1 1 ' , . . . . t I - w v 1 I y - 1 ' ' ' . , . 1 .x v 9 1 I 1 . 1 1 v 1 . . I . I 5 1.1 v 1 1 v F 1 l 1 1 ' 1 1 1 9 ' ' . . . . . 7 . - - v . 1 . y . Y . . . . 7 . . ' I ' . . W X . - '- . I F' Y l , in 1 1 1 .1 I ' ,' Y l v 1 7 1 H- . . . . ' . - Y . . v. . . I A - A . . . -'9 ' ' v ' -' . ' 0 ' A! 1 A 1 1 4 5 . vc L . K Q ' ' v' 1 ' 1 1 W 4 ' . . A c - 4 - 1 ' - 1 1 I ' . , c , c. ' V I . v . . . ' - ' Dc c ' ' , v ' - . u ' - . ' ' ' 'I ' , l I 1 c- - - - '