North Kansas City High School - Purgold Yearbook (North Kansas City, MO)

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SOPHOMORES Top row' Bobby Wright 'Mary jean Vincent, Ruby Sultzbaugh, Thelma Stuteville, Rose Marie Williams, Martha Walden, Helen Walters, Charles Smith, Bill Simmons. Ralph Welfrh. Warren Streeter, Bob Zulauf, Frank Williams. Lloyd Second row: Kenneth Stone, junior Smith, WiIla.Mae Sparks, Alice Searcy, Norma Smith, Venay Vaughn, Wells, Betty joe Talbot, Bobby Stroup, Raymond Scott. Charies Ti'l0mlDSOl'l, Gerald Thomas- Bottom row: Charles Wilhite, Mabel Yingling, Richard Tracy, Dorothy Waggener, Virginia W-aff. lUBf1iTa Stephens, Roberta Wessley, Evelyn Smith, Dorothy Sprague, R0iJel'fa Willis, Sara 59eieY- NOV. DEC. DEC. pac. lAN. lAN. lAN. lAN. lAlsl. FEB. FEB. FEB. SCHOOL CALEN DAR 29-DEC. 3. Captain Carl Von Hoffman gives illustrated talk on Africa. The junior Play stars a two-night hit. ' 8-l2. Our basketball season starts with a game with Argentine. The seniors give a dance afterwards. l3-l7. Mildred Hall and Harriet Harris place in the William jewell beauty Contest. The Girl Reserves pre- sent the assembly program. 20-25. We are dismissed for the Christmas holidays. The dramatics class presents The Chimes in a very impressive manner as our Christmas assembly. 3-8. All of us troop reluctantly back to classes after the holidays. We start -the -new year right with. a locker clean-up. Miss joyce takes Miss Alsop's place as girls' physical education instructor. Dr. DeCkWIfh, recently from China, gives an interesting discussion on that country. lO-l4. Exam week!-l Gerald McGlothin is elected student president. l7-2l. Pep Squad gives a dance after the Holt game. 24-28. The seniors try their luck at the Missouri College Aptitude Test. The Spanish class gives the as- sembly and we especially like the Bull Fight with bull-fighter George joyce. 2l-FEB. 4. Melody Masters, a negro quartet, entertain us during the assembly period. The basketball boys are occupied with the Holt tournament. 7-ll. The Owl Staff campaign starts with everybody working industriously for his queen. The Hit Par- ade assembly is truly a hit. l4-l9. Edna Mae Devling wins the Owl Queen campaign. Our assembly is a comedy put on by the dramat- ics class. 2l-25. Our fingerprints are taken and sent to Washington, D. C., as permanent records. The Kansas City Western Dental College Glee Club is back again this year. FEB. 28-MAR. 5. junior Carnival 'assembly reminds students of the coming events. The speed demons of the commercial department go to the Westport contest. MAR. 7-l2. The junior Carnival holds first place in the events of the week. The parade on Friday is a lot of fun, too. MAR. l4-l8. Examination week arrives again. We wish Christmas would come as fast as exams seem to. MAR. 21-25. Those who get out of exams have a real vacation, for the Monday after is teachers' visiting day. The official day of spring is here, and we're already getting spring fever. Liberty High School gives us a re- turn assembly. MAR. 28JAFRlL 2. The Music and Speech Festival is here with all the bands, orchestras, speeches, spring outfits, an un. APRIL ll-l5. The triumphant hour has come at last. The Owl Queen, Edna Mae Devling, is crowned amid her attendants and their escorts at the annual cornation ceremony. North Kansas City track boys attend the William jewell Meet. APRIL 18-22. The Girl Reserves have their annual mother-daughter banquet. APRIL 25-29. The GI C ' h MAY MAY MAY MAY en unnlng ams of North Kansas compete in the Greater Kansas Cit T k Shawnee Mission. ly rac Meet at SA-5.didSaZgleg lgcoorgarisgl Fgsfggfg? sbrygrghfsn SSgL2:'dCL15jSmIl'lClI2-I' the able direction of Mr. Graham. We didn't know 7EOu'ISi2e.senlors are entertained by the juniors at the annual junior-senior banquet held at the school 9-l5. The seniors don their impressive caps and gowns and attend their Baccalaureate service. avi-2I?5VeTourtli1e seniors, perhaps a minor but not less interesting date on the calendar, is class day-and do fieeeehniif 'Tl-iffeensimiiigoilolillf 2L1iZl?l.eL9i.2.3,'EETmhiiiihal5VZCZaSpl2.21Z...'2'.igh Schoo' fo' The 'as' time as 26

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an ley le- ts, tty lyn rite ad- ise. l.ce en- Bot: iley arie irks. nee, nas, Aary Shi, falt, hen, ams, vlar- A 4... l 4 SOPHOMORES Top row: Bernard Baiot, Herman Belcher, Donald Britt, jack Cotter, Mack Cain, Whitney Bowman, Bob Bates, Leon Cain, Robert Ballinger, jack Bryant, Lawrence Brennan. Second row: Edward Borgmier, Hazel Annis, Lillian Cantrell, Wilma Aldrich, Norma Barnes, Parker Ben- ton, Maxine Brooks, Alva Breeze, Lawrence Armogost, Stanley Cole- man. Bottom row: Elise Atkins, Eliza- i X, beth Boar, june Bidwell, Dorothy gr Barnett, Frances Blogin, Margaret - I I Q ' Crank, Dorothy Bailey, Adren Cain, Betty Carmichael, jean Allen. fs Top row: Donald Goodell, Bill Enochs, Ray Elliott, Elmer Deckman, Edwin Geary, Paul Fields, Eugene Galloway, Cleo Floyd. Earl Given, Gladys Devine, Lyle Guthrie. Second row: Eugene Evans, Billy Downing, Charles Donaldson, Betty Fairbanks, Peggy Fairbanks, Alice Garver, Lucille Evans, Marie Guth- rie, Wanda Gabbert, Hazel Durnil, Betty Lou Fausett. Excerpts from a Sophomore's Diary SEPT. 7-Have you ever heard of any person descendinging to a higher position? Well, that is what the sophomores did on this day. They came down from their freshman balcony to sit in the main auditorium as a part of the senior high. - , SEPT. 20-Our first and only all-class meeting was held to elect the annual leaders of group -- our class officers. OCT. 29-Entire sophomore class had a masquerade party given in the gym. Prizes were given, but several could not stand the torture of their deception and ,unm askedbefore the prizes were awarded. Elsie Atkins was so thoroughly masked no one could identify her. Mr. Linn did such a good job 4 of it that neither Mr. Mc- Glothlin nor Miss Robinson could find him to aid in the judging, though they knew he had promised to come. Betty lo Talbot and Pauline Hartmann won the prizes. Miss Sparks and Mr. Perkins were afraid of goblins so stayed at home. OCT.-Home Room II is feeling on top of the world because it won the volleyball championship. NOV. 23-Sophomore girls entertain the Girl Reserves with Turkey Red . NOV. 24 -Hurrah! Thanksgiving is here! We'II have 'four days in' which to eat so much turkey we'II be ill. DEC.-IAN,-Pass with little of importance ,except Santy's visits and those dreaded report cards. I FEB.-Again Home Room II steps out in front with the championship in boys? basketball. They are also made proud of their activity ticket sale. Twenty-eight sold and twenty-six completed from an enrollment of 31. MARCH I8-Mr. Linn's home room goes on a skating party at, the EI Torreon. He's kind .enough to invite the whole sophomore class to go along-off in the bus we go and everyone has a grand time. MARCH 25-Miss Robinson's home room has been itching for a swimming party ever since' Christmas. Again the whole class is invited, and all seem to think it a marvelous idea. But what happens to the enthusi- asm? Only five go -- however, the water's fine and there's plenty of it. MARCH-Home Room I3 has been using its time quite profitably in hearing How to Win Friends and Influence People. N APRIL I-2-What would the all-school music festival do without. us? Though we know we are far from all of it, we are well represented. APRIL Il--Mr. Linn's group had such fun in March, they decide to repeat the evening. Another weary even- ing for the floor of the EI Torreon but a swell time for the sophomores, APRIL I5-Our class gets a chance to show its stuff at the Sophomore Assembly. We hope it's not too much of a riot. MAY 7-Some of the sophomore girls get to serve at the junior-Senior dinner dance and see the fun. Next year we'Il be in on it. MAY 20-Here's another year that's gone, and it won't be long before we find ourselves back at good old N.K.C. as juniors and at least second in importance. 25 veg is .3

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a it VY a h, is- nys ar- at- ity the of lay. re- iits, her at now hool d do ie as SOPI-IOMORES ine Little, jean Kiechle, Bill jones, Betty King, George Lester, Eliza- beth Kiechle, Fritz Hatfield, Louis Kupersmith, Betty Ann jacks, Wan- da johnson. Billy Henderson, Mary Louise Lill- is, David Hunt, Carroll Klarnm, Roy Hurshey, Bernard Kupersmith, joe Hartmann, Charles Lewis, Lee jones, Palmer Hughes. say, Esther Hickman, Betty Hicks, Mildred Leonard, julia Kanabel, Wilma Hardister, Pauline Hart- mann, Lola juarez, Norma Louise Helmer. Victor Mathews, Leslie Nelson, james Riley. Top row: Marie Lowe, Paul- Second row: Merle Haynes, Bottom row: Louise Lind- Top rowi Ruby Mathis, joan Myers, Carl McMillian, john McGrath, joe Prather, junior Owens, Earl Second row: Tilman Magee, Peary Pruett, jack Porter, Betty Parker, Betty Palmer, Dorothy Nelson, Dorothy McCombs, Eugene McCammon, Frances Masteller. Bottom row: Robert Miller, Louis Newman, Francis Royster, Lela Belle Marshall, Betty Lou Richardson, Eudora Riddle, Earl Mosby, Lawrence Morrow. SEPT SEPT.. SEPT SEPT. OCT. OCT. OCT. OCT. NOV. NOV. NOV. NOV. SCHOOL CALENDAR 7-lO-School starts again, and everyone is busy getting used to the idea after the summer vacation. I3-i8-The freshmen are initiated in grand style and feel the effects for days to come tespecially the boys who went down the paddle linel. Mr. Linn startsa tennis tournament. Higginsville is the first foe of the football season. 20-25-We clash with Liberty and wear our yarn dolls made by the Girl Reserves for luck. Initiation is in order for the new Pep Squad members. 27-OCT. l. Turning back to their kindergarten days, the Girl Reserves throw a kid party. Motion pic- tures from the Allen Chevrolet are shown in assembly. 4-8. The assembly is presented by the Pollard players with the play, Broken Dishes. Our football boys journey to Hickman High to meet their team on their own battle field. ll-15. 'l'he brownskins of Haskell Institute combat the Hornets. Our school is represented by several students at the student Council Conferences in St. joe and the journalism Conference at K. U. i8-22. We organize for fire drills. Leaders are appointed for each class period.- The W. C. T. U. gives an illustrated discussion on temperance. . t 25-29. The Northwest Missouri Student Council Conference meets here. Our fire leaders get a chance to do their stuff in the fire drill conducted by Fire Chief Bradley. The Girl Reserves and Hi-Y get together for a weiner roast. f t S 2-7. Girl Reserves have a home-made chili luncheon. The Wm. Chrisman game- is the main feature of the week. 8-i2. We all turn over a new leaf and determine to make this quarter a better one--for the first week or two any way. Hodge versus Herod for Mayor in the Student Government election furnishes a stimulant for the student interest. Herod wins the majority vote and swings his party into power on Saturday, Student Government Day. We like the hilarious old-fashioned melodrama presented by the dramatics class. i6-20. Red Cross drive starts. The Library Club presents a questionnaire assembly. The Home Econom- ics Department is proud of its new cooking equipment. 22-24. Thanksgiving vacation is welcomed by all. Kelly, Moore, and Ray place on the Greater K. C. Con- ference all-star team. 275