East High School - Eastonian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Mr. Jess DeMoss Mr. R. E. Howard ess DeMoss Retires After 30 Years (Not Pictured) Max Clauder, Basement Edgar Keeney, Second Floor E ra Ellis, Third Floor Manley Breedlove, Fourth Floor Clark Casey, Laundry Ferdie McGinnis, Third Floor In January, 1928, Mr. Jess DeMoss came to East high as an engineer; later, in 1947, he became head custodian engineer. Then on March 28, 1958, after 30 years of faithful service, he retired. During his years at East, he enjoyed working with the faculty and students and made many friends. Taking Mr. DeMoss’s place was R. E. Howard. Mr. Howard came to East in October, 1956, as fireman in the boiler room. He was previously the head custodian at Southwest for 17 years. Among the many responsibilities of Mr. DeMoss and his stall were to keep the school clean and repaired, run the elevator, and keep the furnace fired. Keeping watch on the halls, checking the girls’ rest rooms, and helping the custodians keep the supplies up-to-date was Mrs. Florence Stone, listed on the pay roll as “Matron.” Mrs. Florence Stone, David Childs, Pill Dickson, Matron Assistant Custodian Earl Haney, Fireman Assistant Custodian 15

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 —And fourteen makes fifty. The cafeteria cashiers made change for a hungry lunch line. It's the gravy pan that gets me! These ladies kept the hungry Bears in clean dishes and glasses. Rush, rush, rush! These words described the cafeteria workers during the five lunch periods every school day. Linder the capable supervision of Mrs. Alice Chase, the cafeteria was kept running smoothly without very many mishaps. Of all the food that was prepared daily, the students’ favorite seemed to he schoolboy sandwiches and chili. Miss Esther Frantz, the nurse, was new to the administration this year. She did a line job ol curing all ills for students as well as teachers. 11 el ping Miss Frantz were the nurse proctors. They devoted their study hall time to helping the nurse with bookwork and watching the office if she stepped out for awhile. Th ese Groups Served East Students Miss Esther Frantz Say ah-h-h! Miss Frantz and her proctors kept the health records in order. 14

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Mrs. R. Allen Mrs. A. J. Bryant Mrs. C. Chaffee Mrs. R. Harding Mrs. L. Lucas Mrs. D. McGowan Mrs. R. Ramsey .Mrs. E. Terry Mrs. E. Sieggen Mrs. 1). Thurston Mrs. L. Armstrong Mrs. L. Burgess Mrs. C. Chapman Mrs. H. Newton Parent-Teacher Relations Promoted 1 lie East high P.-T. A. had a big part in the work of the city council. M rs. Wayne Coon field was president; Mrs. C. L. Frevele and Mrs. C. I larold Mann, vice-presidents, Mrs. Robert Allen, secretary; Mrs. Nelson Enloe and Mrs. Edward Johnson, executive board members. Eight representatives from the East P.-T. A. attended the Missouri Congress of Parents and Teachers convention during November in St. Louis. Parents and teachers alike enjoyed cake and coffee and talked informally after a P.-T. A. meeting. Mrs. F. Bishop Mrs. Ernest Bralev Mrs. C. L. Frevele Mrs. I. Leu 16