Shawnee Mission High School - Indian Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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'ZI7 un. ' P.T.A. OFFICERS. Back: Mrs. Paul Fifield, Mrs. Earl Ward, Mrs. Graham Kreamer, Mrs. E. B. Bryan. Front: Mr. Murlin Welch, Mrs. D. B. Runnels, Mrs. G. E. Moeller, Mrs. E. A. Travis, Mrs. J. Johntz. s-m triumvirate: parent, pupil, prof Wondering how their teen-agers ever located classes in room XX or OO in the scant five minutes allowed were numerous confused parents attending the annual autumn Back-To-School Nite sponsored by Shawnee-Mission's Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation. This meeting, and the remaining three, initiated a fresh concept in P.T.A. programming: more student participa- tion in the organization's activities to encourage better under- standing between students, their teachers, and parents. For the first time, all S-Mites were invited to accompany Mom and Dad to Back To School Nite. Parents and teachers were to see more of these familiar faces in future P.T.A. meetings. Yuletide carolers serenaded in December, and the last meeting of the year featured a demonstration of many other forms of S-Mite talent. Achieve- ment of the Parent-Teacher Association's goal of bringing about closer family-school relationships was also aided by the parent education classes. Held at night for the first time, the four meetings on Our Teen-agers-How Better to Under- stand and Guide Them drew crowds of interested parents. Thus, the two thousand adult members of the Parent-Teacher Association combined efforts with Shawnee-Mission students toward a fuller understanding of the problems and effects of today's high school education system. Mrs. George E. Moeller, the P.T.A.'s chief executive, her nine efficient officers, and the twenty-two hard working committee chairmen synchronized this program to assure its success. Mrs. Duer, presiding member of what might be called S-M's Draft Board for PTA, flashes a welcoming smile on three incoming members. K ' V H - - fLsg,,':-4, , exBlsIwi,f1.wf,-gem.

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future faculty and fellow former students We, the teachers of Shawnee-Mission . . . This phrase backed up the actions and reflected the purpose of the Shawnee-Mission Faculty Association. ln order to promote cooperation, provide a united voice in school affairs, and cultivate personal friendship and fellowship, the teachers of Shawnee-Mission High School actively participated in the faculty association. In the eleventh year since its formation, the association included members from the high school and the four iunior highs. In its goals, through its activities, and by its accomplishments, it was fulfilling a purpose and insuring the future of the teaching profession. Several times during the year, the classrooms of Shawnee- Mission were invaded by an eager group of future faculty members. Fresh from the campuses and brimming over with educational ideas, student teachers from many parts of Kan- sas learned to apply the theories taught them in college classrooms. By grading English themes, conducting science experiments, supervising physical education exercises, and assigning social science proiects, they gained the experience which would be their passport to the future. Mr. Lashbrook and Mr. Simpson, are their grades THAT funny? STUDENT TEACHERS. Lynn Frisbie, Blanch Webber, Vinson Dering- ton. 20

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