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

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graduates ol 1939 leave We seniors, just as any other normal students, revolt at the idea of work and say that we'll be glad to graduate. But as the day of graduation approaches, we know that we'll miss the mixers, the football and basketball games, plays, Intersociety, and all the other activities peculiar to high-school life. In this book are recorded, in picture and in word, the important activities of the school year, so that we may look back and recall our high-school days. The group was first organized during its fresh- man year at Central junior. There the following officers were elected: Bill Hanley , , , President Barbara English . . Vice-President Bill Damico , , , , Sem-ezary Lorene Stewart , , Trgggurer Bill Hanley, President Bill Case, Vice-President Bernie Wlood, Secretary Barbara English, Treasurer Lorene Stewart, Sergeafzl-at-Arms Doris Hill, Giftorian four-year When the class as sophomores moved to the senior building, it entered a new era. Then clubs, literary societies, and athletics became integral parts of school life. In the Intersociety contest of that year, Doris Hill, the only sophomore who placed, won a bronze medal in essay. Ralph McNeal, Pete Lerner, Robert Austin, Dave Elias, and Louis Wal- ters began establishing their reputations in athletics. In the junior year, Bill Hanley was again chosen to head the class, with Barbara English, Bernie Wood, and Bill Case as aides. Many juniors por- trayed important roles in the spring play, Headed for Eden, and Virgel Parman had one of the leads. Bud Trump, Leonard jackson, and Kenneth Smithey joined the group of outstanding athletes. During their junior year, the class was outstanding in Inter- Page 12 FE socie info Clarf Virg orati El Rese bert Lern ical and bask M tral as pi Yiggbisb

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,,.c-t the lbs, arts :hat :ed, 'ete Val- IICS. msen rnie por- lded ads. :hey ring iter- llttore us --searching through want ads, filling out applications, and asking lor interviews its we seek our first posi- tionsg or examining catalogs, writing for viewbooks. and budgeting a seemingly meager allowance ns we mizke plans for ,cgoing away to college. , ,f ,IM it -t record of outstanding achievement society. Gold medals were won by Doris Hill in informal essay, Irving Stone in oration, Donald Clark in verse, and Henry Comstock in biography. Virgel Parman and Bill Case placed second in oration and formal essay, respectively. Elizabeth Ann Hall w as elected president of Girl Reserves for the year and Bernie Wcsvcmd and Her- bert Yates were chosen to head Boys' Hi. Pete Lerner and Ralph McNeal won places on the myth- ical all-star football tc-am. ,less Oliver, Bud Trump. and Bob Austin clicl outstanding work on the basketball court. Major Dclson l,c-uh look command of the Cen- tral b.itt.tlion, .incl llill llziulczx ,mtl liill Case served as prc-siclcnis or tlpf winflc-ni Council. Variety Night, this year based on a television theme, drew many of its performers from the class of '39. Sixty-six seniors received grades of 100 or higher on the Ohio Test, the high score being 141. Virgel Parman again played the lead in the spring play, this year opposite Elizabeth Brink. Senior ballot, by the number of majority votes, proved that the class gave its recognition to deserv- ing candidates-a victory over the petty politics of previous years. . In the remaining crowded weeks, our last Inter- society, National Honor Society, and senior fare- wells push thoughts of graduation into the back of our minds. But the memories of our years at Central will always remain among our most pleasant ones.

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