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

Page 10 text:

AF 1? -159 154 2 6 , 1 S 9 we W V, 'io C K I S27 wr RI: 5 4 N JM' 2' gg! Dig f A1 if fm if A1 1? I -uf, X 11' -Y. E, fab W .35 1 f5a2'f1g- 1 -an T. ww- If vig? M1 .- My 25, I f I :4v I . J 5, v r' ,L as U r ,rw' :PLA u M sl g uq -i:.' ,f . fif ,AA, - ,2 . KQV. ' .. 1 ws? - . if laws . . . .x,,, . E F rn QT 'W If 1 I R ' Hai , , firm TI-IE SCI-IOCDL FACULTY ' A SENIORS ' , 4. fn' f - -2- .i' I- gl' A M J, I a I Q. , sfaagilll ' A I' I' I-ICME RQQIVIS ' he I 1 QMIII1 -ig G Junlolas as I I gg 1 ,sh eff-fig Aff . , 1-J 4 - . -fu , - 3'-we 5 .. .1 5 ' , v' II' ig: ,, ff Q- -n - qf: q1.i3,f A H. ., I?-fax '. ' ., n- 'Tm' 3252: 1-4' 'Q fwf 1 I-v'-'r' 1:71 ' 1- . ' fL1QW'l' . -Q!! :lf 2 f Y' Riu, , ' 11 ,-,..y', Iv, 1. ,,,f . 'rf-f::a,'5z?a5irf f - . .. Tsai, Li?--1:v'1-.-A'-w as . A 1 Lisa? 1'f13--.5un...-f- - , ag4,Qg?,x 32- b b, yer, 5 8:3354 ,Q 4- W , .' 5.-'awry' fy.. X-,nln fiv fxqz ' , V-2-'Trim ' v . Q 4-..-:gg ,Q-QM' 12- .,f.ffe1,1,,L , Q Iar, g.w,h' -' af , f . ms A-acfzfs 4 . I-Lima. . In a .. f, .f ., . . ,fr-.NM-If -f I f, I ,.,Q5.,I,gg,a ,,. .W , gawk V ,i,Eg,.Lms, ,H vim 5. my, WI? 'I I f 4562? J T! ... ww - 'IFR -fm' ' 'Til' 'Ir - r 1' ' T4 I -1 W mv.. M vw 'I I. ,R1,Jpi 'ee:mQg 3 ' 1, '-:f,'?5?5 'f i' 1 ,ti w ig? ' g ' 2 3 -.,aig5'm2 AF: ,R+ A' , -' ra-39,14 gl-Cj',i5,2', wj5f1HLmS,'fv.-'zivfpi A, l - - h L . 5 .HF ,L ,, , -M, . 1 51,1 ,. , -' -3 , -35 A ,A 1, .131 ..4-I-1 ,I-. . ..,, . .,. .Q 1 Kewl - Sw M T M f 'le I- 11 V 4. is -::f.F:f:'a ff' ,,1 A gl 5 gf I , . ,,,.1-.AJP .,.,,,,,? ,gf .,', - . I ' ' gi? I L f -,ef l Eff 4,3 4: S ji' - 1 Z. 13555 --:41QgQa'3'I?35f-,yqgirw , I , H , X ,. , V, . W, ,.,L 1.-.g,. MV, A ig? f RF- gil 3 ' 1' 5- ' EI 'JF I Q , ' 5, ' tg 1 1? ' gy. ' by X ' J' I 4, vi 4 f ' Ji krfgr 4:45 1 Wk, qi fs ff 3 E Is if 1 qw. I fu' .- ft a, 5 I il, 5 I E ,w 2 ,Q gh Q X N '14 1 rf? H 5 l ' f I I -N V K 4, 1 if J' 'sfgwriwfo V ' 55 L+ .5 Z' X af I in rigs ? idx ' Q 32 P YI! 15 L 5 at f sr 4 U 552' pri TM I M , I r , 1 1 ' qs , f U Q sg' 'I M A 61,2 I , Q . I NF Iwi fi f M iffy' I Q , g ,sw k W2 Ia Ehaw fw , r Q , -1 ,D ' , ,v A I-gi? s 'I v'i L, - at 1' , , W 11 I T gg' is 4 ig Q 11 5 fi ll I g 4, ,, vys I , -nf T, I ,ya gg f f -' 'I ' r -. ff. Q -f fx , 1'- H 1 Hi' TNQ5' 5, ' - ffl! Ie ' .114 fs:-L-1 I l 53:-'!ErI --f I LP I, ' Z E fr,-vma 4 I I .al 1 1' '.s.-ii., 2. ar ' , N Af W U I I ' -I fa-1:12 'I I . -Rel' gzgfjgfq 'bfi L ,, fx 5? if :aa W - ...1 .. . .wh -5 1 ? ,gy . 'w 'I 5 3,1 I W -' if-. , vw: -. I 'fn s 3 25:2 '-if ' if if ' 2251? 2 , Ig N! ACTIVITIES CLUBS PUBLICATIONS ABILITY FINE ARTS ATI-ILETICS R. O. T. C. FEATURES SNARSI-ICTS CDUR ADVERTISERS The stone piIIars surmounted by the glass globes on our front promenade were presented to CentraI by the graduating class of T909

Page 9 text:

.ff ,,.v 1 t , S ,, HK as ,g qv F fi , sh fi :-' If .ga .. ,: , . ,ii 'ti i 5- V ig ff! Y ,- ,V , .f ,J ,,.,- i2 1E-.QV-11' iT5w,,g- jgt,E:5-::21- , fdflwt I f '51 f.. -f. 1 6 ... ' as 'sfsv,sf. WL . ' :dx ' --: ff, A 3- . .42-. ,jets ti- - 1 igjl, ,212-V-5 1 .- A2 , 1 1 pig A ., 'i -53,447 .,q3F:2'fT ive2'Q:,.,a i, fz..e lf 221 w.. 'atm -tsifttts' is tm, as wwf , ', uf,-L .. ' - 'K 51.2 if ik-? 7W' ami lg kiwi' ' hike J-If .- f Visits- ,fs ' 55- 153' , ' ' ig 1 I ffyajb ,. -, . . i-tj X -. fr f... ' iff' ifffsd? -ffilfaif I , 1 1 ' ' i ' - ' ia F fun' -1 ss X 1,5 W 2 J -, ' .A-55' '--'Ara'-v ,.!5r ' n ig, ' . ' S' , 53 1 ss' fer - 21 -' 1 tsl- F7 .h 'L' if- 5.fi,,s1, gh -i 1'-12, .1 f i Q i Q K f f lit' ' as 5,4 ii s , ,1,i?3g1tAgk:ifgf', iftffi ii C t ' G 6 iwgy ,lj Y Y Q f Ei 4 .ti W ,ai --za g - 2 if 2 L -. ' ' Rv 33 N :fb ' Q' 1 ' tl y: Q: . - J 7 'l -- t. 5, , H 1 ii? WS ' ' . t 5'-l 'Z fflfili ti y ' 1 55' 'g if-fi 1 Q 3 -ff .4 ' f Q, V- ' is - L, .- ,H 5212? X95 -1554! 5551 1' fi -'L ix ' ' uw' 3 ' ',1'.'Q,sl' 'r fm : 3 11 332 A 41 ifwyvsti d :+ai.g.g' 5 'Lf' E . flSiq.i,15H?5 yi 2 ' sw. ' ' 2, vii? ti ' ' f.'if,.' 1 .l H251 f N 55'-1, 54'-Hz '-mg 1 ,g ' tg'-9 5.-ugly '1.u,'f- -3 ,:g i -in ',., .g 1 w iv 4 14 tm :M u ff ' ,saga Fiiri ' ff' -'J-' 1 al' FTS-i . I f ' !2 s 4593 fr Egfr T7 35 1 ' Llffytifi ii JE 1 -l 2 'aff f' .ftp - at ,, is 53 H 5157 'EL .5 ' '. 'i .if f ,Ly ,7 Q l -,., f We dedicate the T934 CENTRALIAN to the pioneers ol education who founded Central sixty-seven years ago, and to the youth oi many yesterdays whose dreams and achievements have created her time-honored traditions and glorious history. May their pathvvay, which Hthe footsteps of timeu have vvorn across Centralis history, and their accomplishments, be an incentive to the youth Whose thoughts and deeds will soar out into the Hunguessed star-spaces of the futurefi Central I-ligh was not only the First high school in Kansas City, but it vvas also one of the First Free high schools in the Middle West.

Page 11 text:

The Ceizzfnllifzfz 19,34 Central has always been lortunate in procuring the best educators in the country lor its principals. ':l A A 'T Mr. J. R. 8radley lirst headed the laculty. l-le tool4 oliice on September 17, 1867, and his term expired in ffif, E July, 1869. W Qne ol the early day teachers was Sallie Gentry, lVlrs. Til I D. Elston, the mother ol our lVliss Bertha Elston. She taught . .fy English and expression lrom 1875 to 1877. 'fr' Tl-IE HISTORY CF CENTRAL ILLUSTRATES THE GRCWTH CF POPULAR EDUCATICN Indeed, we should be proud to call Central our Alma Ivlaterl The name, Central, symbolizes all the progressive and pioneering spirit of education which was victorious in the end in spite of the tremendous odds of ignorance and prejudice it faced in the beginning. Against serious opposition, Central rose to he ranked as one of the tirst schools for higher learning in Missouri. Its growth and expansion is the story ot' the advancement of education by means of the public school system from its very start to its wide extent and influence ofthe present time. In the days when there was a crude system of education, Central was likewise crudely established, having been so in 1867 in compliance with a law of Iviissouri. prof viding for free public schools. Its lodging was a twofroom brick building on the south' east corner of Eleventh and Locust Streets. Mr. -T. R. Bradley, principal, and two teachers presided over a class, which started with an enrollment of four pupils. The entire gym facilities consisted of a turning pole for the boys and that interesting sport, the playing .5 ' at 'W il Haifa-if Aj I tg. W. G. Pratt succeeded Mr, Bradley and served until 1 -i . July, 1873. l-lis assistant was lVliss lVlary l-larmon Mrs. f IQ E. R. Weelcs. Since she was only eighteen years old, her ' tif. A J i': , , 'ff 4' Q . age was not to be told. She taught nine branches ol learning. 'if' pu i..i ,, fiat I A l f lVlrs. Weelts resigned in 1887. ln 1889 Central had three hundred students and ten teachers. i7l