Van Horn High School - Falcon Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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•We acknowledge our lirst leader, Mr. J. Lyman Laughlin. During our first year he has demonstrated his ability as one of the finest educators in this area. His concern for both students and faculty, his intellectual integrity, his pride in a new school and his courage for the future have created the proper begin- ning for Van f lorn 1 ligh School. He is a loved and respected gentleman of understanding and judgment. Mt. Caucjh.Lux

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 Van Horn High School. Friday. October 7. 1955 Number 1 9» »«A, J,. V. V . 4--' 125 years of hoping and planning by Inter-Cily residents. Well Done, Thou Faithful Servant Colonel Robert Thompson Van jHorn was bom in East Mahoney, sylvania. on May 19. 1824. [Dutch and Irish parents. Young aert studied and helped hia fitly until he was fifteen. He became an apprentice in the Register Newspaper, and there for four years. Hav- hed his apprenticeship became a journeyman sn Pennsylvania. New J. and Indiana. In 1848. pd the lovely Adela fci Cooley in Pomeray. tyear later he and Mrs Van Horn made a trip to St. Louis to investigate business pos- sibilities for a newspaper There they met three Kansas City busi- nessmen who were looking for 'just such a man to establish a ' newspaper in their tiny hamlet Thus, it was that Kansas City acquired one of her moat loyal sons. In the fall of 1855 he establish- ed the Kansas City Journal of Commerce, and proceeded to prove his worth to the town by so persistently printing articles (Continued on page 2) DEDICATORY PROGRAM IORN HIGH SCHOOL ':30 P. M.. October 7. 1955 Roland B. Hewitt. Presiding ’•......... Mr. William Cofer. conducting ——-------- Dr Christian A. Wright, minister Pslnnosnl Ckrtittsn Ourrh •on ------------------ Mr Hewitt • In October, Mr. Laughlin was host at the dedication of Van I lorn I ligh School. At that time he wrote the first editorial for The Pioneer urging students to “make Van I lorn a great school.” 14 ------------------ Dr. C. Dewey Smith -—--------——-.........- Mr. Bril Dunn J K Dunn Construction Co. ——------—......— Mr. John T Murphy Kront. Simpotm and Murphy ................ Mr. Hewitt Rev Paul W Chapin, minister Vnlmini(«r Rrotbytenan Church ..............—....... Mr. Hewitt Library. Richard B Sealock. Librarian . Mr J L. Laughlin ------ Mr James A. Hazlett iAdea) .............. kSchool Mixed Ensemble Mr Color, conducting Anway conducting , Glenn Hopkins l Ktuwiif Club R Fike [imtafUn ' fit. Jr 1 Club Morris brock Club ard Club pghlrn lOWW ent P-T A ■ucting What Kind oi School Will Van Horn Be? A twenty-five year old dream has now become a three million dollar reality. After years oi waiting, planning and working the Inter-City community has a beautiful, magnificent, modem high school with every device to make teachers and students com- | fortable. and learning truly a pleasure Now our community, our School Board, the voters of Kansas City and students of other high schools are waiting to see what kind of a school Van Horn will become. Inter-City is a community of homes, thriving businesses, dedi- cated churches .and fine ele- mentary schools. It has furnished the Kansas City high schools, especially Northeast, with many outstanding leaders Many of Northeast's best students in vari- ous fields of endeavor lived in the Inter-City district The com- munity is one-hundred percent behind the school and already several groups are making plans to encourage pupils to make the most of their opportunities From the standpoint of the community. Van Horn should be a great school. We have a carefully selected faculty of forty well trained and experienced teachers, each de- termined to make the best pos- sible use of the modem teaching devices afforded in the new building. From the standpoint of the faculty. Van Horn should bo a superior school The voters of Kansas City and the Board of Education have surely shown their interest and from their standpoint, Van Horn should be a great school. Yet all of these factors w«h their great import cannot make Van Horn great They can only fill the grandstand with eager spectators. You students of Van Horn are the players. You must carry the ball. You have an un- usual opportunity. You need not follow traditions and precedents already established by those who have gone before you. and you will not be judged by some who have given your school a bad name, but you will set the pat- tern. you win establish the tradi- tions and you will determine tha reputation of your school. You can make Van Horn just another ordinary high school or you can make it a school known for its high scholarship, character build- ing. the development of a high type of aggressive citizenship athletics and good sportsmanship, music, public speaking, drama, art. and aciyfvement in the prac- tical arts. A high school in which every- one wants to learn, studies faith- fully and is present every day unless he is ill. a school where every student treats every other student and teacher according to the Golden Rule, a school in which students are clean minded, happy, cooperative, loyal and try- ing to do the right things would surely make that twenty-five year old dream a living culmination id hope and faith in you the student body of Van Horn. It is up to you! Will you make Van Horn a great school? —J. L Laughlin