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Show recounted these events of the past year and a half, Earl was asked which he preferred, riding or art. In reply he stated that the riding came more natural but that he enjoyed painting that is why he came back to the "Y". Rodeo Performer Resumes Study at Church School Exchanging' his sadle and spurs for a canvas brush Earl Bas-co Bas-co becomes once more a student at Brigham Y oung university. Earl first came to the "Y" from ! his home in Canada in the fall of 1J34. His interest and ability in landscape painting won him an award faun the Art Guild of the school at the end of his freshman year. Almost before the first session of sumer school was finished Earl began riding broncos at a local rodeo, this having been his pastime for several previous summers. From here he went to Columbus, Mississippi to assist a rancher in taming wild horses 1 and mules. During- the fall he was called on a short term mission mis-sion from which he was released in April 1936. Accompanied by two other riders from Alberta and his brother Weldon, better known as "Preacher" Bascom clue to his riding activities while on a mission in middle west, Earl staged a rodeo at Columbus. Mississippi. A novelty of this show was the presence of L. D. S. missionaries doing most of the official business. This show completed, Earl and his brother came to Utah about the JSirst of July. They visited . ; friends in Vernal and Provo be- fore starting a tour of the rodeos I of Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho ! which lasted until the beginning of college last September. After having enthusiastically . |