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

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lkziieiiv 'Wm' ll! Hilti? ' M !l, 'UN tiixgiil his iii B HlS unusual View ot Central High is one that vory few ot us have had opportunity to see. Here we are able to gaze down from the heights attained by rnan's bird ot the sky and to look into the very heart of our dear Alma Mater. ln the background one is able to see the athletic field Where the stirring struggles of the Blue and White take place and the building of Central lunior. The many paths leading to the entrances are clearly seen and are symbolic of the Various ways to attain success and praise in this school of the student, by the student, and for the student.

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lGHT! dear old Central. Those are the Words that come to mind when one sees the entrance to H. H. Holmes Athletic Field. Through this arched doorway many thousand loyal Centralites have passed to witness the representatives of the Blue and White struggle for supremacy in football and track. Sometimes the spectators left the field in a dejected mood, but more often the excited, happy mob of stu- dents would pour out into Linwood Boulevard and form a noisy snake dance climaxed by a huge bon- fire at night. q

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rlff- COMMERCE HND INDUSTRY The whirl of wheels, the hum of ma- chines, the tread of feet as great chim- neys belch forth the smoke of factories label Kansas City as a power in the world of industry and commerce. A world traveller can find the products of Kansas City in the shops of any sea port, and a Kansas Citian can pur- chase the wares of all countries in the shops of his own city. The Northerner finds a superior selection of fur and wheat: the Southerner, of cotton and sugar, the Easterner, of fish and tex- tiles, and the Westerner, of leather and meat. lrish linen, Swiss watches, German toys, Chinese porcelain, Per- sian rugs, French garments, Dutch cheese, English materials enrich our shops. Kansas City is a Mecca to the tradesman.