We’ve all heard of the futility of trying to take “country” from rural lads after they’ve moved to town, and the same likely applies to attempts to take “clown” from rodeo entertainers, even when they climb the educational ladder to school superintendencies.This seems to elevate truth to a higher level when a clown masters a trick that makes cowboys get back on their steeds, bulls paw in disbelief and fellow clowns watch goingson from the safety of retreat barrels.Proceeds from clowning provided most funding for Dr. Ronny Collins’ under graduate and master’s degrees from what is now Tarleton State University.