Tucson High School - Tucsonian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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assembly. Une of the best stunts was the round-up they pulled off for the leaders of the Mesa herd on November 5, they gave them a big barley-corn feed at the Pioneer Hotel, showed them around the valley and treated 'em real nice and friendly-like. Another job that was thrown at their hoofs was helping to talk up the bond issue that swept the ranch inside out-they did it on their own, too. Big Charlie, who is usually on hand to watch over things, steered clear of the whole affair. By promising some intelligent steers bigger and better canyons to play in, they got some newspaper articles and devoted one assembly to a panel discussion, with Iohnny acting as chairman and various bright-eyes of the most outstanding stables answering his questions-this was broadcast over KVOA. There were some hot discussions and pretty near a brawl or two over the Phoenix barbecue-and-hash situation. On the whole the herd has behaved as well as they ever have for Iohnny and the others-guess they sort of like being the subject of lots of fuss and bickering. The cowhands all agree that the leaders have done a mighty good job-it,s not so easy to manage over 1700 dogie-buckaroos without having an occasional runaway or a stampede or two. But the plains are greener and the winds sweep down more eagerly on a satisfied herd of young uns than ever before- the sunsets are brighter-the stars more twinkly, and we hope the boys up in the rancho and bunkhouse will remember us as the best and happiest herd of cattle ever rounded up on a range in the Valley of the Wind -------- And so another year has passed away. Row l.-P. Ball. Hnnlwr. Allin. Row 2:--Giltlitr, Norton. Mtllryde. K. Nall. Row S,hA11imImn, Cmsppri- dvr, Hailey. 5- Pngv 2

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:mc 24 TOM Al.l,lN IUI IN 1GOU1lliR I'1IYI,1,lS13.-Xl.I. ftutlent Administration The leaders of the herd have been worked pretty hard this year, what with a lot of new yearlings and untamable heifers on the range. Then too, there were some changes made in the Daily Schedule-all the dogies were turned out to pasture from 12:15 to 1:00 and were roped into their respective home corrals only on assembly days. Reckon it's sort of hard to keep an eye on so many young bulls, and 'specially to keep 'em from breaking down fences and tearing up constitutional clauses like so many tumble-weeds. Iohnny Booher was the biggest big shot, and he could really tame 'em down when he wanted to-just a few ferocious snorts and a little ground-pawing and those smart-aleck dogies were as meek as lambs. Iohnny's chief helpers were Tommy Allin and Phyllis Ball, who've pounded many a good, sound lecture into the herd's bad pennies on smoking and throwing lunches around. Then there's a committee of seven which includes a few more strong-arms such as Bill Bailey and Buddy Mcliryde, three-year-old councilmen, George Mon- than and Gwendolyn Norton, up and coming two-year-olds, and Kenneth Ball and Bill Cooperider, the much-babied calves. Dave Giltner was the jack- of-all-trades-his title is councilman-at-large, but it doesn't mean a thing, 'cause his work is much more important than it sounds. These chiefs got together every other Tuesday and fed down in the first story pasture, where most of their work was done with their tongues. But now and then they got down to business and put across a rally or a dogie-conducted

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P33 28 Noonday. . . shadows crouch somnolently beneath the desert growth. . . sleepy cowboys snatch forty-winks. . . horses nibble the brown grasses. . . cattle rest in the heat. . . the mud about the water-hole squishes comfortably as steers step to drink. . . little calves wobble about or rest in the dust. . . massive red buttes stand stark in the sweltering hills. . . God's candles flame brilliantly in a light breeze. . .