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

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THGEE3 TTWGDSQDM - 1 'H ' 'w In t -gf 3- N., ,I C e' 5 Arlene Yadon and Jerry Parsons The two main characters in the last chapter of Tiger TWosorne of the Senior Class of 1955 are Arlene Ya- don and Jerry Parsons. Arlene Delores Yadon entered West- port as an eighth grader in 1950 and has, since that time, received many honors. This green-eyed redhead is a member of the Pep Club and the Ciuen-HERALD Staff. She is a past president of Pundit Literary Society, Sergeant-at-Arms of Stage and Screen, and the holder of a gold pin with one pearl in the Honor Society. Arlene, who has been an office assistant for two years, has the honor of being the first basketball queen of Westport. She acted as City Traffic Engineer in City Hall Day of '55. Among her favorites she lists fried chicken, the record, Harlem Noc- turn, and Ray Anthony. Arlene plans to major in Business Administration at Drury College. The last chapter of this book is closed by Jerry Lee Parsons. Jerry's Westport honors explain themselves as he was elected Comedian on the Sen- ior Ballot. For example he lists as his favorite food, garlic butter over MAY 19, 1955 boiled squid, frozen milk from a sperm whale and fried cactus thorns. If not at school, Jerry can be found at the Rainbow Drive-In listening to the record Most of All, or at the ball park. Jerry plans to go to work for the Santa Fe Railroad in the near future. Honor to Latineers Commonly known as the Lat- ineers, Conchita Reyes, Sam Perez, Xavier Moreno, and Jesse Sanchez rep- resented Westport at a dinner held at the American Red Cross Center. Among the guests present were in- ternational officers and representatives of the Red Cross, and also foreign of- ficers from the Commanding School at Leavenworth. The Latineers ex- pressed that it was a thrilling sight to see the colorful uniforms and to meet the oificers in person. This honor came to the Latineers after having been chosen from all other high school talent acts that have gone to perform for the Air Force Hospital in Topeka. Among the numbers they played were Amor, Crei, La Bamba, and Mi Tentacionf' State Music Contest Once again the Missouri state music contest was held at Missouri Univer- sity. On April 29, 1955, twenty-five Westporters were entered in this con- test. They did a great job and should be commended for their fine work in upholding the name of Westport. The ratings of those entered are: Conchita Reyes-Violin-II Keytha Sharp-Alto-II Girl's Sextette-II Boy's Quartette-I Clarinet Quartette-II Fred West and Dave Masovero- Clarinet and Basson Duet-II Sax trio-III Fred West-Basson-III Shirley Waters-Oboe-I Bob Carpenter-I Virgil Broyles-II Lyle Wyly--II Barbara Coonce-II Westport Seniors Make Plans! June 3, 1955, an important day in the life of Westport's graduating class is fast approaching. Senior Day ac- tivities will include a police-escorted procession of cars going from West- port to the Trinity Methodist church where the luncheon will be held. Fol- lowing the luncheon they will return to school for the Senior Assembly after which the Heralds will be distributed and seniors will enjoy a mixer in the girls' gym. After this full schedule, if possible, a deep breath and a short nap will help to keep you alive until the Junior- Senior Prom which will begin at 9 o'clock. To bring their high school career to a close, Tuesday, June 7, seniors will at last receive their diplomas at the grad- uation exercises in the main arena of the Municipal Auditorium. Team to NKC Westport's track team went to North Kansas City May 6 to partici- pate in a dual track meet with North City High School. The score Kansas was 79M to 39M their favor. 120-yd. High Hurdles: Howard Bar- num, 1st place. 100-yd. , 2nd place, Herb Sneddon, 3rd place. Mile Run: Eugene Oglevie, 2nd place, Marvin Braden, 3rd place. 880 Relay: Westport, 1st place, 1:37.7. Wayde Fredrickson, Jeffrey Sheldon, Hank Ruf, Clint Kelly. 440-yd. Dash: Herb Sneddon, 3rd place. Dash: Wayde Fredrickson 180 Low Hurdles: Eddie Fisher, lst place, Fred Redd, tie for 3rd place. 880-yd. Run: Clint Kelly, 1st place. 220-yd. Dash: Wayde Fredrickson, 2nd place, Hank Ruf, 3rd place. High Jump: Bob Brewer, tie for 2nd place. Broad Jump: Wayde Fredrickson and Duane Shannon, tie for 2nd place. Cheerleader Tryouts A definite date for the tryouts for cheerleader will be announced the lat- ter part of this month. From this try- out, which will be held after school, the girls will be chosen for the final tryout. Jeans or shorts are to be worn by those participating. Cheerleaders give instruction on cheers to the students who so desire after school. 3

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4 kgx X A1 id! ,A l. 5. 'ilia ,E esta l : ml a , On May 4 an election of officers was held in Mr. Sicking's morning C. L. class. New ofiicers elected were: President .......... Dwight Johnson Vice-President ....,... Jack Roberts Sec. ............... Alice Eisenhour Treas. ...,... ..... S hirley West Sgt.-at-Arms ........ Ronnie Ottens Reporter ....,....,... Leigh Bynun Mr. Sicking's afternoon C. L. class wishes to announce that three stu- dents from their class received awards from their entries in the Science Fair Exhibit. They are Patty Henderson, Diane Larson, and Gerald Schlatter. New officers have been chosen in Mr. Miller's morning and afternoon C. L. classes. They are as follows: President .......... Warlene Strange Vice-Pres. ...,..... Joyce McTernan Sec. ............... Geraldine Gray Treas. ............ Harvey Williams AFTERNOON CLASS Pres. ..............., Joyce Piburn Vice-Pres .......... .... D aff Farmer Sec. .............. Pauline Howard Treas. .....,.....,. Louis Williams Recently Mr. Keplinger's morning class visited the Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac Plant while the afternoon class went to the slaughter house. More recent is their visit to the Jewish and Greek Orthodox Church. The final tally of the morning class election is Pres. .....,..,......, David Izzard Vice-Pres. ......,...... Jon Howell Sec. .,............. Honetta Brown Sgt.-at-Arms ......... Jeff Whitfield Church and Elledge Win An air of excitement and wonder- ment filled the auditorium on April 29. This morning being the day of a 3-part assembly. With Charles Sampson as the emcee, the final rounds in the Speech Arts Reading and Oratorical Contests were held. Competing for the top honor in reading were Marybeth True and Barbara Church. Marybeth made a good showing with One Solitary Life. Barbara Church, with her se- lection, I Am an American, won the first ranking. Orations featured Paul Jones, who used his original essay, and Waymon Elledge, who chose Toussaint le Ouverturef, In this contest Waymon received top honors. All four contestants were very good and well received by the audience. The judge was a former Westport stu- dent, David Skeer, whose name is on the Albert S. Humphrey speech plaque. Everyone was pleased to see the celebrity, Randall Jesse, from WDAF- TV. He gave an amusing speech mainly concerned with his career in radio and television. This was just another assembly which brings to recognition the talent and abilities of Westport students. Cabinet for Health Center After waiting for nine years West- ports' Health Center has finally re- ceived a new first aid cabinet. The order for this was placed by Miss Burke over nine years ago, but after seeing it you'll agree it was worth waiting for. It extends over M of the east wall in the Health Center. It is blond wood and has a working space on top equal to its length. Miss Porter is very thankful for the new built-in. Baseball at Its Best Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Is this the tune you've been humming to your boy friend? Finding that when he does take you, you don't know the why or how of the game. Don't be embarrassed any longer, let me straighten you out. First of all there are nine men on each team fwhy they didnit have an even number I don't knowj. These men are equally spread out on a field fbigger than a football fieldj. One man hits a ball with a stick and runs until another man gets the ball and then he stops fusually on a small feed sack laying on the fieldj . This action is continued till one side gives up and then the other team hits and runs. One man fhe must be a poor sportj, stands and throws the ball at another player all the time. The other player must be expecting this because he wears a wire basket over his face all the time. Three men in black suits run around the field all the time waving their hands. I don't think the players like these men because they are always yelling nasty things at them. I hope this article has helped to straighten you out on a few points of the game. If not, I suggest you take up knitting and let your boy friend go to the game alone. Board Elected The newly elected members of the Student Council Executive Board are as follows: 8th Grade--Pat Hill, Mike Gafney, Ann Rueckert, and Larry Seale. Freshman-Al Guilford, Myra Mather, Don Hughes, and Beverly Shuler. Sophomore-Dave Acuif, Lynn Evans, Jeffrey Sheldon, and John Stack- house. Junior-Bob Mace, Betty Gant, Way- mon Elledge, and Paula Bruce. Those on the smart side all shop at Southside SOUTHSIDE BOOK 81 SUPPLY 210 EAST 39TH ST. WESTPORT 9805 . cl - I Friendly Soles an Service T O E D N B S , I N C . PC1Ck0l'0l RADIO CONTROLLED Country Club Motor Co' 24 Hour Service wEslp0rt 1500 3834 Main St. Broadway at 39 Terrace Over 28 Years of Dependable Service 4 THE WESTPORT CRIER

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Hold High Her Tradition! Dear Westporters, We, the Senior Class of 1955, will be leaving in a short time, but be- fore we depart there are many things we must first say to you. Westport, the school above all others, has been the center of each of our lives in the past Hve years. We have lived and learned with one an- other within her walls and have become so much a part of her that leav- ing is a very sad moment to each and every individual. Here we have been transformed from happy-go-lucky eighth graders into young men and Women nearing maturity. A thing that we learned, that you, too, will learn, is that Westport is not just a school with students within her walls. No, she is much more than that! She has much tradition and heart that surround her red brick exterior. Memories, spirit, and a little bit of every class that has gradu- ated from here linger on forever in her halls. We have strived to keep high this tradition and Westport's name. And We shall keep striving to represent her well! You, too, must do the same, for you are Westport! Without you she could not be the real Westport, the one that is well-spoken of by all Kansas Citians. You must work diligently to always keep her on top. Here, where we have shared responsibility and duty, we also have cul- tivated the friendly and sportsmanlike attitude that her name stands for. She has supplied our every need for an excellent and well-rounded education by providing us with the finest of teachers, a studious atmos- phere, along with a spirit and will to learn. So, as we prepare to depart to the strains of Pomp and Circum- stance we ask you, Westporters, to guard and hold high her tradition and be as proud of her as we are of being a part of her. Once more we turn for a fleeting glance down these halls where many joyous moments have been spent. And though we may leave in body, New officers elected for next year our spirits and hearts linger on forever in the halls of Westport. Were You There? Did you attend Linwood Grade School? If so, this is your chance to come see your old school chums as well as roam the halls or sit in the seats you once occupied. Recently some of the old grads expressed a desire to go through the school and see it before it is torn down to provide playground space for the new school. -THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1955 Tiger Time MAY State Outdoor Track Meet at Co- lumbia Senior Tiger Den City Track Meet at Southwest Memorial Day Vacation JUNE Senior Day, Senior Luncheon, Sen- ior Assembly, and Junior-Senior All of you who ever attended Lin- wood are invited to come to the Open House Reunion which has been , planned for Sunday, May 22, from 2 7 Commencement Exercises at Mu- nicipal Auditorium Prom 5 Baccalaureate Services to 5 in the afternoon. Remember the date! See you there! 10 End of School Year E ' 115132 ei:-ftp nrt t ner 69-Jllt g w 315 East Thirty-Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri 5 2 I I Published bi-weekly during the school year by the news- ' 'if I writing class of Westport High School, Kansas City, Missouri. 1 Q fbsfgegi Entered as second-class matter April 4, 1928, at the post 6' ,QT oflice at Kansas City, Mo., under the Act of March 3, 1879. lu Shirley Baxley, Lillian Bowser, Bob Carpenter, Nancy Connelly, Joy Coughenour, Lucretia Gable, Jolene Harnmons, Carolyn Harrison, Beverly Hayes, Jeanne Lang, Barbara Martin, Sara Matchett, Lucille Miller, James Moore, Connie Motes, Patricia Mueller, Ann Rock, Conchita Reyes, Lucile Riegelman, Christine Ruf, Marilyn Sievert, Arlene Yadon, Lenore Yeager. 2 THEN f, ve! ' 'AND THE ina as One of the best teas in many years was given to Pundit by Promethean on May 6 in the girls' gym. The tea is an annual affair given by one of the clubs alternately each year. Sigmund Romberg's Maytime was the theme. The gym was decorated like a theater and the program which was in part excerpts from shows of Sigmund Romberg included numbers from each club. The food, served from concession stands, was arranged decoratively on trays. Lemonade, fudge, pink divinity, cookies, hors d'oeuvres and mixed nuts made up the refreshments. Stage and Screen is planning a pic- nic at Swope Park. After the picnic the members will take a tour through the Starlight Theater. Committees are very busy working onthe play. Chairmen of the stage sets committees are as follows: Bob Carpenter, lightsg Carl Carlson, sound effectsg Judy Rausin, Lynn Harrod, properties, Sara Matchett, make-upg Buddy Zimmer, curtain, Lynn Har- rod, cover design. Sunday, May 2, Dana Literary So- ciety held a tea in honor of their mothers at the home of Conchita Reyes. During the tea, corsages made by the girls were presented to each mother. Those on the program were: Barbara Coonce, Judy Waltman, Car- ole Potter, Marybeth True and Bar- bara West. are as follows: Darlene Johnson, Presi- dent, Winnie Gohnstrom, Vice-Presi- dent, Jo Ann Coyle, Secretary, and Judy Spellman, Treasurer. Novelty Westport will have a new and very different assembly early in May, which will feature modern dance. The Fresh- man, Sophomore, Junior and Senior girls in the physical education classes have been working hard for many weeks in preparation for this novelty. Since Westporters have little knowl- edge of this art, they are looking for- ward to its presentation. THE WESTPORT CRIER