Bishop Miege High School - Hart / Miegian Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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Illustration by Nancy Pfeiffer IT'S A DATE . . . by Mike Fitzgerald ART—Nelson Galleries: Norwegian Tapestry, an internation- ally known exhibition on loan from the Smithsonian Institute, will be on display Nov. 7-30. A modernistic exhibit, “Ten Modern Masters of Art,” will be ex- hibited Nov. 4-24. On Sunday, Nov. 7 Dr. Thorvald Krohn-IIanscn. will lecture on modern painting. Movies to be shown at the Gallery during November include: “The Golden Age of Flemish Painting,” Nov. 1; “Lust for Life,” Nov. 8; “The Eddy Duchin Story,” Nov. 15; and “The Last Bridge,” Nov. 22. SCIENCE—Kansas City Museum: A natural science series, “The Original Drawings of Mark Trail” will begin Nov. 9 and run through the remainder of November. MUSIC—Kansas City Philharmonic: Nov. 3 marks the open- ing of the 1959-1960 Philharmonic season. The eighty- four piece orchestra is under the direction of the dis- tinguished Hans Schweiger. Jorge Bolet will be the guest artist at the Philharmonic’s second appearance on Nov. 17. The Cuban-American pianist has played before every orchestra in the world. “The Connoisseur Series” of the Philharmonic sponsored by the B’nai B’rith Temple begins on Nov. 29. THEATRE—Kansas City University: The University Play- house presents “Waiting for Godot” under the student direction of Samuel Bekett on Nov. 12-13-14. •Ward High School: “Stage Door,” the Kaufman-Ferber dramatization of life as a budding New York actress, will be presented by the dramatics club of Ward High School on Nov. 22-24. AWARD CAPTURED BY MIEGIAN (Continued from Page 7) County Journalism Convention held at the University of Kansas City on September 26. Also attending the convention were: Carolyn Cody, Jeanne Beyer, Molly Ziegelmeyer, and Barb Bremser. Jeanne Beyer Hobby Hobnob By Pat Venneman Short Wave Radioing My interest in short-wave radioing was first aroused a year ago when I read a short story in BOY’S LIFE magazine featuring short-wave listen- ing. This appealed to me and after talking to a “Ham” friend of mine I became really enthusiastic. What fun it would be to listen to all those foreign stations! My next step was to find a radio. After several months of searching, I found a “Want Ad” which of- fered a good second-hand receiver for sale. I feel that my summer’s earnings were well-spent that time. However, my trials were not over. For months 1 tried to pick up foreign stations-just any foreign station—but with no luck. Then came that great day in December when at last I heard “Radio Moscow in Russia. Since that time I have picked up over twenty-five different stations, including at least one on each con- tinent except Antarctica. Of the ten European sta- tions I listen to, Warsaw, Poland, is the farthest away. Other distant stations on my listening list in- clude Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa; Quite, Ecuador; and the latest received, Melbourne, Aus- tralia, and Peiping, China. Someday I hope to be a Ham operator so I can talk as well as listen. Short-wave radioing takes a lot of patience and time, but it is very rewarding. Why don’t you try it? David Staab (freshman) 7

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Rita Hildago, exchange student from Guatemala City, gets help on the puz- zling English grammar from classmate Pat Murphy. Buenos Dias, Senorita Rita! Rita Hidalgo, exchange student from Guatemala City in Central America, is a charming addition to Miege this year. Rita, a senior, was 17 years old the day before she flew to the U.S. Her home in Kansas City is with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Aita and their five chil- dren. A little sister, Sonia, 9, misses her back in Guatemala, where Rita was president of her class. She is also the great granddaughter of Manual Gabrera, president of Guatemala for 23 years. Does she like the U.S., Kansas City, Miege? “Oh, yes, it is won- derful!’’ she exclaims in her delight- ful Spanish accent. In Guatemala, the school term is from January to October, and at noon everyone goes home for lunch, returning two hours later. Half of the classes are in English. Here, Rita is anxious to see her first snowfall. She was thrilled to see her first football game, too. A conscientious student, Rita is quite busy, since sbe had a part time job in a Mission pharmacy. Now that she has been here for a while, she feels “each day less like a foreigner,” but she doesn’t have to worry. After reading a feature on Rita recently, one Miege student said to her: “I thought you were just one of the kids!” Indeed, that’s exactly what Rita wants to be. Miege is truly proud to have her. Janet Schmitz How Sharp Are Your Math Wits? Some of the math students are entering a tournament on Novem- ber 2. Sponsored by the Future Engineers of America, the tour- nament offers students from fresh- men to seniors an opportunity to test their matematical potentiality. Previous to the tournament, self- study kits containing ideas from calculus, set theory, topology, etc. are sent to participants. On No- vember 2 the students are tested on the ideas presented. Try this one: A room has four corners. In each corner sits a black cat. Each cat sees three black cats. On every cat’s tail sits a black cat. How many cats are there? (Less than 8.) As a result of the enthusiasm and work of the members of the Math Club several new books have been added to the 510 section of the library. Some of these are: Anderson, Romping Through Math- ematics; Kasner, Mathematics and the Imagination; Courant and Rob- bins, What Is Mathematics and Lieber, The Einstein Theory of Relativity’. Norman Chaffee Kathy Holland is congratulated by Nancy Myers and Patty Rubclmann for winning a journalism award at the Kan- sas City University. Award Captured By Miegian Kathy Holland, junior received second place in the senior division of feature writing at the Jackson (Continued on Page 7) Freshman Conquers As an extremely naive and green “freshie” I imagined high school as being a sort of “glorified grade school”—all parties, games, and fun, with little or no work. My first day certainly straightened me out! High school, I learned, put em- phasis on study and work—with a few parties and games sand- wiched in here and there. This naturally came as a slight shock to me, but, attracted by the nov- elty of lockers, classes, and kindly sophomores, I did an astonishing about-face. I sailed home, my head reeling with glowing accounts of my initial step into a new world. The next day, however, I was not steeled against the invasion of the upperclassmen—the big impor- tant juniors and seniors who really knew the ropes. Nevertheless, I was not too con- cerned as I tripped lightly down the stairs, paying no attention whatsoever to a sign that said “UP.” At the bottom I was met by a very nice looking boy (Aha! Upperclassman, I thought, and speaking to me, too!), who in- formed me that as I was a fresh- man I had probably long since learned to read; and didn’t I know that I was coming down the “UP” stairs and would I please turn around and come down the right way. Meekly, I nodded “yes,” and just as meekly turned around and stole unobtrusively down the hall to my locker. Gone now was the self-assured little freshman who had painted school in such vivid terms the day before. I was just a small cog in a big piece of machinery, pain- fully aware of my insignificance. Then, sighting another freshman lost as I was in a bewildering world of upperclassmen, I sud- denly realized that I wasn’t alone. Slamming my locker door to as- sure myself of my own importance, I breezed down the hall rubbing elbows with the best of the big wheels. After all I figured, a fresh- man is a pretty important person! Barbara Bremser Molly Ziegelmeyer 6

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OCTOBER CL ever Coaptares By Regina Davis NEVER CHANGING LOVE A leaf, A tree, A blade of grass, All those things have come to pass. A star, A cloud, A moon so bright. Come after day, But take leave with night. The seasons, The rain, The fresh fallen snow, Pass us gently, Come and go. Barren trees, Ashen sky. Now brown grass, Winds going by; These are October. Swirling leaves, Hardened earth, Happy times. Sounds of mirth; These are October. Heavy clothes, Rosy cheeks, Football games. Busy weeks; These are October. Terri Farrell (Sophomore) SCHOOL Upon this theme I briefly touch, Too long To wait, To go To lunch. Pat Ruebelmann (Senior) But ever, Always, God is there. Ready to answer the Smallest prayer. The God of mercy, And goodness From above God, The Never Changing Love. Marcia Rinkes (Senior) THE POWER OF WORDS Words are tiny things that hold a World of power— The power to cut, to hurt, to shame. To make a person writhe with pain Or perhaps to make them smile And love and laugh a little while. The power to praise or to degrade, To make man brave or else afraid. Words give faith and trust and hope, And light if in the dark you grope. Words are tiny things that hold a World of power. Barbara Bremser (Senior) INSANITY I love to do my homework; I love to study hard. And when I’m doing homework All fun is really barred. I love to clean erasers For the teachers after school. I know you hate to do this. But I’m an eraser fool! I love to wash the blackboards, I love to scrub the floors; And I’m always after school Until they close the doors. I always do exactly As my teachers say I should. It’s not just when they’re looking— 1 ALWAYS act real good. I love to do my math; I love the extra work. If you wonder why I do it, I may turn out to be a clerk. I love to do my homework! That’s all I have to say. I even love the men in white Who are taking me away. Dave Crawley (Freshman) 8