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

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We know that every individual has his own characteristics, physically, mentally, morally, and spiritually, just as cities have characteristics that distinguish them from other cities. I once drove through a city in another state that had many beautiful maple trees. When I remarked about their beauty, a local citizen said, VVe are the City of Maples. We know of the city of Seven Hills, the Canal City, and others with distin- guishing features. Our own city has established the reputation of being a city of doers. As people and cities are distinguished or marred by certain features, so are classes. In thinking of this class of 1952 I think of many things that might be said of you. But I believe the most constructive thing that I might say is that you accept responsi- bility. Your group has had the initiative to go through with things that you have been asked to do. You have assumed a responsibility toward the school program. A large number of you have strived to win scholarships in colleges and universities. You have been active in student affairs, in school activities, and in student affairs of the city. All of these different activities mean responsibility to the doers. You have largely assumed responsibility for your own actions and the conduct of the school. This has led to a high moral tone in our school during the past year, one of the best I have known in many years of experience. This does not mean that the entire class has assumed that responsibility, but some have assumed it to a great extent and others to a lesser extent. So as you leave the friendly portals of Central High School, you have one great lesson for the outside world. It is the person who assumes the responsibility that becomes the leader and makes a success of life. It is always interesting to those of us in school work to watch the progress of our graduates through life, so we shall be watching the class of 1952 and your success in PAUL M. MARSHALL meeting the responsibilities of good citizenship. Vice.P,-incipql Rebekah Leibengoocl, Science H. J. Lewis, Engineer, Custodian Lillian Lukenbill, Registrar J. M. Lukens, Ceramics, Crafts B. W. McDaniel, Social Studies Mary Evelyn McLaughlin, Latin Grace Mapes, Commerce Robert L. Miller, Woodwork Edwin V. Nance, Speech, Public Speaking Virginia Oldham, Newswriting, English Anna Mae Price, Speech Correction Hazel Purnell, Girls' Physical Education George W. Quigley, Jr., M!Sgt., R.O.T.C. Ann Ramp, Cafeteria Manager Doris Reek, Science Fonette Riley, Art Glenn Royer, Band, Orchestra Dorothy May Sandberg, Science Hortense Schaller, Counselor Willard Schmitt, Vocal Music Mary C. Scoville, Commerce Mary Hurt Shafer, English Harry S. Slaymaker, Boys' Physical Education Viola Thomas, Secretary Rebecca Tomlin, English G. R. Watson, Social Science, Mathematics Elizabeth wen., Mqihemaiifs sua wabefg, Social studies l Neva Wing, Homemaking, Foods, Family Life Charles Workman, Mathematics, Boys' Phys. Ed. l Q flaucuw'

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W. W. CLEMENT Principal Class of Fifty-Two, you I shall remember as the class that has most nearly fulfilled my hopes for Central students. Through the years you have grown into a working appreciation of a discipline self-imposed and dictated by your sincere search for the True, the Beautiful, and the Good. Scholarship has been the outcome of the first, aesthetic appreciation, of the second, and exemplary personal and civic conduct, of the third. Our nation, now geared completely to a martial age, in order to survive as a democracy must have a disciplined citizenry. The discipline required, which is the price that civilized man pays for his freedom, is the dynamic discipline inherent in democratic government. The democratic processes by which our student leaders have been chosen have thrown upon them a responsibility to exercise their leadership intelligently and fairly and upon the student today as a whole an equal responsibility to accept and support this leadership. May Central always be constantly conscious that she is a senior high school and that her students have arrived at a stage of maturity that warrants the expectation that they will continue to put away childish things and hold fast as their guide of life the adjuration of St. Paul to the Philippians: Whatsoever things are true, whatsover things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good reportg if there be any virtue, and if -there be any praise, think on these things. Beryl Alton, History Mabel Beattie, Registered Nurse William l. Beck, Printing, Drafting Sam E. Bottorff, MfSgt., R.O.T.C. X Gardner Boyd, Metal Work, Drafting Alice Brasfield, Librarian Doris Callahan, English Gage G. Carman, Chemistry, Algebra Bess G. Clopp, English Maud Compton, Mathematics Elsie Cornell, Commerce Roland E. Crane, Physics, General Science lnez R. Dahl, Co-ordinator Mildred Daniels, secretary L. H. Dentel, Biology, Human Science O. F. Diersen, Social Studies G. L. Douthitt, Psychology, Law Agnes Engel, French, German, English .lohn E. Evans, History John W. Fleming, English Clarence Bud French, Civics, Boys' Physical Education Mary R. Grubbs, Bookkeeping Erclice Grub, Commerce Frank Guemple, History, Boys' Physical Education C. S. Hann, Zoology, Botany Edith Humphrey, Spanish Gertrude Jones, Girls' Physical Ed. Mildred E. Keating, Clothing lla Maud Kite, English Veva Koenig, Music Accompanist

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Central students and faculty were surprised and sorry when Ivan Hayes announced his retirement at the end of the 1950351 school year. The head of the l Mechanical Arts Department at Central, Mr. Hayes J. Ivan Hayes taught drafting and mechanical drawing primarily. He also started a course in photography at Central and taught it for many years until his retirement. Mr. Hayes' photographic work was considered exceptional. He did all of the photographic work for the Centralian and many times was called upon by the Board of Education to do photographic work for its pamphlets, magazines, and handbooks. Mr. Hayes was very proud of being one of the original Central faculty which started out in the new Central High School in 1915. Although he first taught at Manual High and Vocational School, after he came to Central when it opened, he taught here until his retirement, making a total of thirty-six years at this school. Mr. Hayes was particularly interested in high school boys and girls. For many years he was a literary society adviser. He was always anxious to help students and willing to give his time in assisting them after school with personal problems as well as school work. An appreciation for Mr. Hayes, unusual ability was well expresed by W. W. Clement when he said, If anybody could do anything at Central, Mr. Hayes could always do it a little bit betterf, . is-fs ,,Q,e-I0 , u ffm aewgj9Q5,,f2 -' D , . -sf' bass 15