University of Wyoming - WYO Yearbook (Laramie, WY)

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♦0 :r o -0 = o- PREFATORY )ERHAPS we should begin by addressing you as Gentle Reader, ' according to the long-established custom of editorial writers and others who labor under the hallucination that The pen is mightier than the sword. But, perhaps you are not gentle. Be that as it may, we hope that whatever gentle- ness you may possess will not be lessened to any considerable extent by the time you have reached the other end of this volume. If, perchance, we have overlooked you it is because of your insignificance, not your greatness. In this edition of the Wyo we have endeavored to present to you in readable form, various interesting phases of University life, from the viewpoint of both the student and the faculty. We wish to extend our thanks to Coach Dean, Miss Foster, M:ss Freeman, and Mr. Jefferis for their help in the matter of illustrations; to President Merica and others who have contributed written material ; to Dr. Hebard for the loan of several photographs; to Miss Middle- kauff for her kindly criticisms of our manuscripts, and to all others who by material aid or word of encouragement, helped the smallest class in the University to produce a Wyo. To those who have, by means of the grinds, achieved a greatness which otherwise would not be theirs, we extend our heartiest congratu- lations. To those who must waste their sweetness upon the desert ai r, living unnoticed, purposeless lives of humdrum mediocrity, we refer that appropriate little passage from Gray ' s Elegy : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. The Editors. •:-0 = o 0 = o-;

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♦ o z o (xrrx-5- CAPTAIN COBURN. APTAIN COBURN was born in West Virginia in 1873, came to C Wyoming in 1891 and entered the University, from which he gradu- ated in 1 896, receiving the degree of B. Lit. Continuing his studies, he was granted an M. A. in 1897, and was, later in the same year, admitted to the bar of the state. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War he was appointed 1 st Lieut, in the Wyoming Volunteers and entered the regular service by examination one year later. He served as 2nd Lieut, in the 25th U. S. Inf. until July, 1901, when he was promoted to 1st Lieut, and transferred to the 8th Inf. He attended the Infantry and Cavalry School at Fort Leavenworth and was graduated therefrom in 1 906. In 1908 he was detailed as commandant at the University of Wyoming, in which position he still serves. Just three months ago he took the examination for promotion to cap- taincy and passed very successfully. Captain Coburn is a Wyoming man, and, more than that, a University of Wyoming man. When detailed here after several years of hard service in the Philippines, he was received by all, not as a newcomer, but as one who belonged to the place, and who should not be anywhere else. Durmg his three years stay with us he has proven to be a booster in every respect, helping in all athletics, acting as coach and manager of the various teams before we had a regular coach, aiding and encouraging us in all student activities, financially, and in other ways. He has won the respect, friendship and good will of every student here and it is with a keen sense of regret that we see him leave us. • •(xz o (XO0-;

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:-0 =: 0 o zi o-:- S THE WYO STAFF Wilbur A. Hitchcock, Associate Editor, C. A. Crone, Department Editor. Sam Fuller, Illustrating Manager. James M. Mann, Classes. L. A. GoiNEs, Editor-in-Chief. C. A. Jones, Athletic Editor. Ethel Biddick, Jokes. S. C. Dickinson, Business Manager. Dorothy Worthington, Society Editor. Eugene P. Willson, Illustrator. Lee a. Wolfard, Literary. ♦5-0«C3 0- o r: o