The Rimrock Echo (Billings, Mont.) 1930-1943, October 28, 1936, Image 3

THE RIMROCK ECHO Page Three Dorothy LeClaire Has Interesting Vacation Miss Dorothy LeClaire returned Sunday, October 18, from a delight- ful two weeks' car trip vacation on the west coast. She was accom- panied by Mr. and Mrs. LeClaire. They took a ferry boat trip to the an Juan Islands and motored from idney to Victoria, where they spent couple of days. On the way to hico, California, they drove through e burned area of the redwood for- sts. Miss Le Claire says that the oke was still so thick one could e but a short distance, and some es were burning yet. On their urn, they visited at Boise, Idaho ew days. uring Miss Le Claire's absence s. Hal Hagen of Billings helped the office. ew Instruments Coming The music department is patiently waiting the arrival of new music, ew instruments and other equip- ent. Evidently Mr. Ridgely plans igger and better Normal School -iusic. The fact is, as soon as it is ossible, a combination orchestra nd chorus will be organized in hich hundreds of outsiders may ake part. This idea developed from he large combination orchestra and horus which took part in the dedi- atory exercises of the normal school uilding on April 14, 1936. DEAN SPOKE AT P. T. A. Mr. Dean spoke before the Mc- iinley Parent-Teacher Association, Tuesday, October 20, using as his topic, \When Should the Child Start to School?\ Hunting Trip Enjoyable But Not Successful President L. B. McMullen spent five very enjoyable days from Oc- tober 13 to October 18, hunting in the wilds of Spring Creek above Martinsdale. He was accompanied by his daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hoefert, of Bil- lings. They made camp on Wednesday afternoon at a beautiful camp site which they have used each hunting season for three years. They hunted Thursday, Friday and Saturday with no success and stayed until Sunday morning, still hoping to get a deer. Dr. Mac says the weather was fine, \so fine there was no chance to get a deer.\ There were over a hundred hunters in that territory but Dr. Mac states he heard of only two deer having been killed. Mr. Hoefert is one of the few best shots in Montana and has a chest full of medals and rewards. He won the Grand Aggregate score in the Midland Empire match on Labor Day this year. This trip was the part of Dr. Mc- Mullen's vacation that he didn't take last summer. Dr. McMullen remarked, \After ou climb 2000 feet of mountains Dr three days, streets in Billings e very easy.\ Don't forget the Hallowe'en party aturday night. Mr. Abbott had as his guest for several days this summer, Dr. Wil- liard, formerly the Professor of Geology and Director of State Geo- logical Survey, North Dakota Agri- cultural College at Fargo. He enter- tained his guest by taking him through the Beartooth mountains and the territory around Livingston. Dr. Williard had never seen these places before and was very much interested. Dean Attends Normal Mr. Dean attended the Colorado State Normal College, at Greeley, last summer. He states that 30 stu- dents from E. M. S. N. S. were en- rolled there this summer. Two of the alumni, Franklin Dorfler, Aug. '29, and Nathalie Foster, June '30, received their A. B. degrees in Au- gust. The Montana students at Greeley organized an All Montana Club. This club gave a picnic at which 50 Montana students attended. Approx- imately 30 of these were E. M. S. N. S. graduates. Before returning, Mr. Dean visited in McPherson, Kansas, where both his and Mrs. Dean's parents live. Hines Turns Carpenter During the summer vacation, Dr. Hines started building a house on the Rimrock Road, just west of Vir- ginia Lane. With the aid of Mr. Bjorgum and Mr. Manion he has it almost completed. \We plan to be out of the trenches by Christmas,\ Dr. Hines said. Roberts Travels West Miss Roberts spent part of her vacation traveling in the western states. She journeyed by auto to Seattle, Washington, by boat to Vic- toria, B. C., and Vancouver; by rail to Lake Louise, Banff and Glacier Park. In Banff she saw the Gover- nor General of Canada, and Lord Tweedsmuir, who were escorted by mounted police. Camp Life Suits Nourse Miss Nourse spent the entire sum- mer in the heart of the Adirondacks \roughing it\ at a camp of which she is co-owner. It is located on Roosevelt Highway No. 6, halfway between Cleveland and New York City. Hawkes Takes Trip Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hawkes spent their vacation in the mountains of Colorado and visiting friends and relatives in Idaho. Bjorgum Attends School Coach Bjorgum reports that a> very interesting summer has just passed. He left here on Commence- ment Day, August 14, for Spirit Lake, Iowa. There he enrolled in the track, football and basketball course of- fered by Morningside College. After his return to Billings he turned car- penter and helped Dr. Hines con- struct a house. Now he is back at the old grind, thinking up new tor- tures for the frosh P. E. class and the tumblers. The day after the summer session closed, Miss Meek took her first air- plane ride to Butte in order to make train connections enroute to Cali- fornia. From Salt Lake, Miss Meek took the popular \Challenger the new second class train on the Union Pacific, where she visited three weeks with her brother, C. S. Meek of the University of Houston, Texas, and his family. She spent the remainder of the vacation at her cabin on the Cooke City highway. Stevenson Honored With the exception of a short trip to Victoria, Miss Stevenson spent the summer going to school at the University of Washington. Both Miss Stevenson and Miss Whipple accepted an invitation to join the National Honorary Educational So- ciety, Pi Lambda Theta. Stuber Has Guests Mr. Stuber's brother, Herschell, and his bride of Springfield, Illinois, came out for a couple of weeks to spend their honeymoon in the mar- velous western vacation grounds so close to Billings. The Stubers en- joyed showing the honeymooners the Yellowstone Park and the beau- ty of the mountains. Ridgely Sees Park The C. V. Ridgely family enjoyed the fishing and beautiful scenery of the Madison and Gallatin valleys and Yellowstone Park during the vacation. Most of the time they had friends and old cronies with them. Mr. Ridgely, when approached by the Echo reporter, said, \I fished two weeks and blew my nose three.\ Foote Takes Tour Mr. L. R. Foote, Professor of Ed- ucation, was accompanied by his wife and daughter Marjorie on a 6,100-mile tour after the close of the summer session. Their itinerary in- cluded a visit at the University of Washington, at Portland, on to Southern California via Redwood Highway to San Francisco and Long Beach. Manions Visit Parents Mr. Manion, besides spending part of his vacation helping Dr. Hines build his house, did some of his expert carpentry work upon the home of his mother-in-law at Belt, Montana. Dewey Visits Relatives Miss Dewey spent a part of her summer vacation at the Grand De- tour Bend of the Rock River in Illinois, a colony where artists meet. She visited relatives there and was accompanied on her return by Miss Jean Hickok, who spent the summer at her home in Mendota, Illinois. Miss Rich Goes East Miss Rich spent her vacation in various places this summer. She visited at Cape Cod for two weeks, at her home in Barre, Mass., for three weeks, and the remainder of the time in Milwaukee. Stuber Spends Vacation Remodeling Home Mr. and Mrs. Harry N. Stuber remained in Billings during the greater part of their vacation. Mr: Stuber states that he spent his spare time remodelling their home at 29 Avenue B. A five-room two-story house was moved to Billings from Belmont, a distance of more than 50 miles. The condition of the roads was poor, especially where the mov- ers had to make a detour across country. The moving was started the middle of August and though the house was supposed to arrive in Billings by the first of September, it was the 14th before it was safe and sound at the present location. Although Mr. Stuber had the plas- tering, plumbing and other big jobs done by professionals, he has ac- complished much other work with the help of Mr. Dean and students of the Normal. Archie Leuty, John Schirmer, Robert Knoke and Nor- man Holm work at odd times. Al- though the house is yet only half done, the Stubers are living in it. + • Stuber Nominated At the regular meeting of the Ki- wanis Club Tuesday, October 19, Mr. Harry N. Stuber was nominated vice president of the Kiwanis Club by the board of directors. If elected, Mr. Stuber will take office the first of January. SPEAKS AT WOMAN'S CLUB The main feature of the program which followed the banquet given in our gymnasium on September 18, as a part of the State Federation of Women's Clubs, was a dramatic reading by Miss Martha Dewey. She presented character sketches from the plays of A. A. Milne. Hawkes and Stevenson On Program At Helena Mr. J. L. Hawkes and Miss Mar- jorie Stevenson will leave Thursday, October 29 for Helena, where they are to speak at the M. E. A. con- ference and have charge of the Nor- mal School luncheon on Friday noon. Mr. Hawkes will address the so- cial science group on the subject, \Types of Units in the Social Stu- dies,\ Friday afternoon. Miss Stevenson, who is state chair- man of the Montana Physical Edu- cation Association, will speak on \The State Volleyball Situation\ at the Physical Education section Sat- urday morning. Miss Stevenson, loyal always to the W. A. A., will take a plane back to Billings in order to be here for the W. A. A. party Saturday evening. Roberts Goes Sketching Miss Roberts spent the week-end of October 11 and 12 in Bozeman in order to do some sketching of the beautiful autumn coloring in the Bozeman canyon. She was enter- tained at a dinner given by Mrs. Rush and Miss Sally Miller. DON'T FORGET THE PARTY!! Faculty Members Spend Short Vacations In Widely Separated Places