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

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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

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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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Mrs. ('». Grisham Mrs. K. C. McLeod Mrs. X. Enloe Mrs. N. Crawford Mrs. (). Stevenson Mrs. G. Nie President First Vice-President Second Vice-President Third Vice-President Fourth Vice-President Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Historian Parliamentarian Auditor Mrs. George Grisham Mrs. K. E. McLeod Mrs. Oscar Stevenson Mrs. George Nie Mrs. Nelson Enloe Mrs. Noel Crawford Mrs. C. L. Fulton Mrs. Woodrow Brununett Mrs. R. F. Brown Miss Rose Martin Miss Cosby Harrison Mr. Nowlin, former East principal, spoke to the P.-T. A. at their founder's day program. Mrs. Lyle Ross and her daughter, Eileen, presented highlights of the P.-T. A. activities through the years. The parents and teachers of the East P.-T. A. worked hard this year for East’s improvement. As in preceding years, the P. I. A. sold food at the football games and track meets, putting much of the money collected from these games into use lor East in one way or J O J another. In September, a picnic was held lor the second year which many teachers as well as students and parents attended. Another activity of the P.-T. A. was its annual potluck followed by a program in the auditorium, which was held in April. One of the main projects of the year, and also an experiment since it had not been tried before, was an all-city talent show. For this show the P.-T. A.’s of all the high schools selected their best talent and incorporated them into a gala show which was held on March 21.