Westport High School - Herald Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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l E I my ' ' -..4.h,, If :-F I A . --fumfu --Lei: 2 :fr gn, V '?.5!?fE'Z-:Fjigfirfvf-T'1:1?i'2M?1F-1'3EfY'f? f'?3?'lf 7 WE'l5f'm A , 6 derzz. deux. NIVVA ure: 'rms, dent. 'ta1'y. urer. lrms. 7 will .at of HER- irious mating Tri- intest. rl, the inter- ie de- 1 The .f this llub is n The am us ve for enter :st the mants. S77 ?arne.s Chiller. lalymfn. OFFICERS CDF CLAY CLUB. CARL K. TTODGES, T1'eo5zz1'e1'. Cissv. . . . .Edith Hawes. MARJORIE. ..Lois I-lodges. POLICEMAN. .Clyde Chace. THE B1sHoP. James Field HELMA.Geo1'gle Southwell u The night of May 7th the Round Table and Cli- cnian Societies joined in giving a very delightful and amusing' farce, Wl1at Happened to Jones. The play was exceptionally Well worked out for an ama-- teur production, and all the characters made the most of their roles. Jones, Philip B a rn e s, was excellent, and the Way in which he combined his bishopls clothes and foizesl character was exceeding- ly funny, Edith Hawes played Cissy with all the 7ZlCl'l'ZlC'ld and abandon which is the American college girl's privilege. S i dn e y Altschuler played the part of the Habusedl' Professor very well indeed. Miss Fuqua, with her false curls, was enough to frighten poor Jones, and james Field was a most pious Blslioyb and a most comical Indian. Space does not permit mention of all the other members of the cast, but it is sufficient to say that every o n e dfd extremely Well. The evening Was one laugh, except when Delc- CHESTER RODGERS, FREDERICK B5 SCHAEFFERI van Carr's realistic war- SCl7QQ'C'Cl7If-CIPAV7715- PW5'dU'lt' Whoops made everybody SIDNEY L, ALTSCHULER, jump and made a few ol SeC1'eto1'y. the n e r v o u sy auditors -1.-... scream. XVILLIAM BIGUEE.. .. .. ..Delf'Ua1z Cori: The audience was large and .very appre- SANITARIUM KEEFIQR. . . . . . . . .Uriel Holm. ciative. as it showed by the heartiest laughter MrN13Rv,x, , , , . , . . . . . .Margaret Holmes. and arplause. .Everyone pronounced the farce 11155 l-XLVINA STARL1c:n'i' .... Florence Fzzqzio. a great succfss, and the clubs have every rea- MRS. GUODLY.. .. .. .. ..E1'.:'ell Homiltoizl. ron to feel proud of their talented members. . af .. - 7 --'- -1-A-f-H x.'1.z.'x:!rniu:aur'hrnn-5- ' t' 'i! ' ' -QL M if WY V ,. . .V , -.fi 4aa..t:s1u:urnsu,g.mpQQqS13!-Irme

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The Clay Club. COLORS: Gold and Silver. GFFICERS. FIRST TERM. Vernon Campbell. . . . . . . . . . . .PV6Slidf'1li. James Morley. . . . - - ViC6 P fSTdU'U' Sidney Altschuler. . . . . . . . .Secreta1'v. Carl Hodges. . . . . . . . . . . f1'e'as1zrer Chester Rodgers.. . .. ..Se1'gea1zt-at-Arms. Si2coND TERM. Fred Schaffer. . . . . . . . . .P1'6Side'11t. Sidney Altschuler. . . . . . . . .Secrfetary Carl Hodges. . . . . . . . . . . . .Tffeasuifen Chester Rodgers. . . . . . .Seffgeant-at-Arms. AdU1'sr1'.' Mr. Daniel Hull. MEMBERS. Sidney Altschuler, Frank Henderson, Lesli: Peckezzpaugh, Donald Black, Marshall Johnston, Chester Rodgers, Sumner Blossom, Benjamin Mcliride, Josech Rosier, joe Guthrie, james Morley, Fred Schaffer, Leland Hazard, Edward Moses, Lusby Simpson, Carl Hodges, Iillott Nathan, Wfilliam VVaite, Corless Harris, Harry Poindexter, NVillIam Young. A good part of the time this year has been spent in debates over the Constitution and By-laws, and this in itself was a valuable lesson, as it taught the members debating and parliamentary law. But we have also debated with success the questions of Negro suffrage, Government ownership of railroads, municipal ownership in Kansas Citv, the Union Depot, universal prohibitio-n, and other problems of the day. The club is indebted for all the success it has attained this year to Mr. Hull, who has given us much valuable instruction. A motto for the club has not yet been pro- cured from the speeches of Henry Clay, and, as this is our desire, the Clay Club has as yet no motto. The club has been wise in the selection of its officers, who have devoted much time to its work. As we admitted before, we cannot pass on the qualities of Mr. Rodgers, unless it be by saying that his maiestic presence awed the members into silence. Great success has attended the selection of our members, so-me of the best undergrad- uates in the school being now enrolled among our ranks. The majority of the clubis mem- bers have been drawn from the lower classes of the school, so the work of next year will be carried on by the same people as that of this year. The club is well represented on THE HER- ALD Staff, and with officers on the various other clubs, but it is proud that as a debating so-ciety it was represented both in the Tri- Sitate debate and in the Declamation contest. As this is its iirst year in the school, the Clay Club deemed it necessary to gain inter- nal strength before striving to wrest the de- bating championship of the school from The Debaters, who are still in possession of this title, owing to the fact that the Pundit Club is not a chartered society. Fo-r this reason The Debaters have received no challenge from us for a debating combat, though they have for a game of base-ball. But we hop-e to enter the arena early next season and to wrest the debating honors from their present claimants What Happened to Jones. Cast of Clzaifacters. ,lONES. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Pl1ilif1 Barnes PROFESSOR GOODLY.. .. ..S1'dm'v Altschuler RICHARD HICATHERLY. . . . ..A7'f1lltV Hayzrm. ,,... ' 1- C n S C W C x l

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s 9 l it-ie.1i. lllW.llllllllllllllllll f o able b ' s QW llll: l FLODVER: Tilt' Daisy. COLORS- Light Blu? and Gold. OFFLCERS. FIRST TERM. Margaret Holmes. . . . . . . . . . . .Prcsidcvzt Philip Barnes. . . . . . .Vz'cc'-Pimsidem. Florence Fuqua. . . . . . . . . .Sec1'c'z'ary. Jerome Twichell, Ir. . . . . . . . . .T1'easu1'c1'. 'Helen Hayden. . . . . . . .SCl'g'CG7'Zf-dl-A7'11'L5'. ' SECoND TERM. Philip Barnes. . . . . . . . . . . . . .P1'6SfLd6HZ. Clyde Chace. . . . . . . . .l'7lCC-P'l'6S'ld6 l'll. Florence Fuqua. . . . . . . . . .Sec1'ez'ary. Jerome Twichell, lr. . . . . . . . . .T1'cas1.welr. George Muehlbach. . . . . .Se1'gea1zt-at-Arms. C1'ifz'c: Marguerite Guy. Ad'Ufi5e1'.' Bliss Spencer. This year has been one full of excitement. 'The club has given two plays, been enter- tained once, and has given a picnic-all in the short space of three months. The way in which the members have worked and the abil- ity they have displayed in the various pro- grammes show that the club has chosen its members wisely. At the Hrst meeting after the election of -officers we were entertained by Mr. Humph- rey. To those who have heard him, no com- 'ment is necessary. We one and all wish to 'thank Mr. Humphrey most heartily for his 'inimitable rendering of Mr. Pickwick and -dramatic reading of Hamlet It has been a tim-e-honored custom in the -club to entertain the Clioniansg this year we gave the following programme: Piano Solo. . . . . . . . . .Jerome Twichell, jr. Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . .Hazel Wheleland. Vocal Solo.. .. .. .. .. .. ..Edith Hawes. Comedy, A Box of Monkeysf' That Box of Monkeysvl No one but iMiss Spencer and the cast knows what they 'underwent before the play co-uld be given be- fore the Clionians. They nehearsed in Room 77, in Room 83, in the corridors, and iinally in the Auditorium. But the Clionians said the play was a success, and the cast felt re- paid for all the work they had put into it. The cast included Helen Hayden, Marguerite Guy, Florence Fuqua, Clifford Hollebaugh, and Kenneth Irons. All the members of the cast did excellently. The Clionians in turn entertained us most enjoyably by an exhibition of their best tal- ent, and all the visitors expressed their hearty appreciation of the whole programme. The programme committee meant to make debates a feature of this term's work, but the term was so short that we had time for only one. The question was: Resolved, That final examinations should be abolished from Westpolrt High School. George Meyer and Arthur Hayum too-k the affirmative, and Don- ald Black and Paul Childs the negative. The speakers for the affirmative made a great plea for the health of both teacher and pupil and completely won the audience. The whole club acted as judges, and the affirmative won al- most unanimously. There has always been some rivalry be- tween the Round Table and Clionian socie- ties. Before this year neither club appreci- ated the other: but this year a better feeling