University of Wyoming - WYO Yearbook (Laramie, WY)

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j i 1 ' ' ■ ' THE » WYO ;Lm.;!4 ' - ' h ■ ■ ! ' ■ ' J » •• . « An. n« mi l,.. ;; AN N U A t BOARD Editor-in-Chief , Wm. B. Cobb Associate Editor Margaret Bellis Business Manager , Constant L. Irwin Advertising Manager Bernard Howell Assistant Business Manager Jesse Speilman Engravings Ruth Evans Athletics Jas. Laughlin Illustrations Mary Spafford Jokes Katharine Bennitt Colleges and Departments Agnes Johnson Classes... Ruth Swanson Organizations Gladys Perry College Life and Society , , A.lpha Pierson

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THE, WYO ' •■ • ■••• Ik wC • - ., T r;T-W- ' w ' . : - A Oreat Trust )VERY nation, every family, every university has traditions, has some distinctive features or characteristics that are representative. New- comers at the University usually ask: What are your traditions in the University of Wyoming? We ourselves ask this selfsame question when each year we see what we had in our innocence thought were established customs thrown to the winds and something new introduced that carries with it only the recommendation that it is new. Why not foster the traditions that we have and bring to them the vision of the present day? The new idea you introduce today will be as easy to criticise in years to come as the tradi- tions given to the University by those whose places ycu are occupying. One might take as an example the University yell that for many years rent the campus air. What has become of the old college yell? We have yells, and good ones, but where is the yell that for years and years adorned all college activities? Can ycu give that yell without looking in the World ' s Almanac? It is doubtful. Did it run somewhat in this manner? Rah! Rah! Rah! Zip ! Boom ! Zee ! Let ' r go! Let ' r go! Varsity ! Wy-o-ming, Wy-o-ming. Did you ever try to express this in yells out in the perpetual Wyoming sunshine and unceasing winds? Have you ever tried to express in college years the exact mean ing of these words? Do they mean this? The Freshman child, when not putting whitewash on the big W, or wearing a minature cap, corresponding to his mental capacity, lisps the words of the first line, Raw, Raw, Raw. Little dees he realize that it is not necessary to be told what is so easily dis- cerned. Zip, Boom, Zee, yells the Sophomore. I ' m back to the Varsity; I ' m here, I ' m here because I ' m here. When I talV, I don ' t say anything. Zip, Boom, Zee. Again, honest truthfulness. The Junior, mild, tamed, but ambitious, says: Let ' r Go! Let ' r Go, to the Uni- versity life, not thinking of a certain shy and coy maiden. To the staid Senior who joins in the vocal skirmish, the words: Vars ' ty, Varsity, brings to him the keen realization that Commencement is the ending of four rather joyous years — years free from care and responsibility. The words of the Senior come from a half-parched throat. Then come the Alumni, calling attention to Wyoming, Wyoming, knowing and believing that the development of their state, of their Alma Mater, will bring to the University a realization of their highest hopes and greatest ambitions. With them sing the callow youths of tiny caps; the boasting Sophomores with much to learn; the active Juniors who make Annuals, have Proms and great promise; the Seniors with cap and gewn, who look wise and believe ihat they are deceiving the world. All loyal are these who represent the old ' Varsity yell. Who was it that spoke about traditions? Are they net a vital part of one ' s college life? Should they not be fostered as a great trust? One writes, Lest we forget. G. R. H.

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THE i t , — • ' ' . ' TT ' ™ 1 ' WYO -, ::::! I!::::: :: ' .:» :;::i •• ' , : ' , Zmrm ■ ' , ' ■ ' .. ' ' ■ ' ' Ht Jt u nil | - ■ • ' ' ' ■ 1, ' jLyaahi The Editor s Page JHE Class of 1916 herewith presents you The Wyo, ' 16, which we sincerely hope will meet with your approval. The Class has worked loyally and faithfully in the production of this volume, but, for all that, mistakes have probably crept in which are certainly unknown to us. We trust that you will take the volume for what it is meant to be, even if it falls below the standard set by our predecessors in this sort of work. We have tried to make the volume a complete, accurate and trustworthy account of the happenings during this school year. It is not intended to take the place of the Univer- sity Catalogue in any way, but we have tried to record the events of the college year in their true light and have given almost as much space to happenings of a humorous nature as to the more sober aspects of college life. The one to whom we have dedicated this book is certainly worthy of such a poor compliment as we are able to pay in this way. Dr. Hebard has, for a great many years, been a faithful worker and an inspiration for the University of Wyoming. We can only regret that we cannot pay her a higher compliment than is here possible. Finally, as you go through this book, please be as lenient in your criticism as you can and consider that the task has not been easy to perform. The thanks of the class are due all those who have so kindly helped in the production of The Wyo, 1916, and we wish them to know that our gratitude is deep and lasting. Wm. B. Cobb.