Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICERS JOS. L NORMAN - President J. C. JAMES - Vice-President E. F. SWINNEY - - Treasuser W. E. BENSON - - Secretary MEMBERS 15 JOS. L. NORMAN J. C. JAMES F. A. FAXON J. S. HARRISON MILTON MOORE HALE H. COOK J. M. GREENWOOD, Superintendent G. B. LONGAN and F. D. THARPE, Assistants THE FACULTY ENGLISH Mr. Smith Mr. W. W. Douglass Miss Bain Miss Rosenberger Miss Whipple Miss Crowe Miss Fox Mr. Bonnifield Miss Wolfson Miss Creager Miss Strauchon HISTORY AND CIVICS Mr. Lewis Mr. Rush Mr. White Miss Burrill Miss Denton Mr. Blocher MATHEMATICS MODERN LANGUAGES Mr. Holmes Mr. Toulon Mr. Luby Mrs. Steinberg Miss Buck Mr. Bennett Miss Magerle Mr. Femplin Miss Curtis ANCIENT LANGUAGES Miss Morey Mr. Gordon Mr. A. E. Douglass Miss Adams Miss Harriman Miss Morgan Mr. Blocher Miss vonUnwerth Miss W'hipple Mrs. Clarke Miss Craeger Mr. Hernandez SCIENCE Mr. Peters Mr. Ayres Mr. Wright Mr. Haller Mr. Nowlin Mr. Graves Mr. Cameron ARTS Mrs. Voorhees Mr. de Mare Miss Crowder Mr. Dillenbeck Mr. Hamilton Miss Blatchiey

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 Now, John, he heard his teacher say, “I’ll give you only one more day To learn these rules on punctuation And show, in a letter, their application.” Rut Johnny, sitting sullen at home That night, did nothing but scowl and groan: “Aw, what’s the use to study rule On what is known by any fool?” And thinking thus, the epistle began. Dear teacher I hope,” and so on. it ran. With less regard for any rule Than we’d expect from any fool He wrote, and wrote, until at last His head was nodding, eyes closed fast. But suddenly he gave a start; He sat up staring, lips apart, For there, around on every side, Were horrid phantoms from which to hide. And mocking fingers, and angry cries, ’Til poor John, cowering, hid his eyes. “Away with him!” “Down with him!” “Vengeance!” they yell, And on him rush in mass pell-mell. “Have mercy! Mercy!” shrieks poor John. “What wrong to you can I have done?” They checked their rush, and said the first: “My name is Comma. And thou durst Omit me in direct address? In compound sentences oppress? Thou dost ignore my right to go With elements inverted? Ho! Thou bar me from a clause—and live — That’s non-restrictive, adjective?” A mocking laugh rang through the air. And hardly had its sound died there. When John's last hope of peace was stolen By these stern words from Semicolon “Since thou’st forbidden me to stand Between chief clauses for ‘but’ or ‘and,’ Also before ‘thus,’ ‘namely,’ ‘as,’ Thou’lt suffer worse than man e’er has. The boy felt frozen stiff with terror. And realized another error, When Colon leant with frightful leer: Grasped him; hissed into nis car. John woke, and, in the phantom’s place. He saw his mother’s kindly face; He felt her touch upon his arm, And knew he had escaped from harm. Yet knew within his heart of hearts That he would have to do his part. To know more than the average fool, By learning each appointed rule. -G. G. G.

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 CENTRAL. HIGH SCHOOL, KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI