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

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Centralites have always been proud to bring honor and recognition to the Blue and White, and this year in tradi- tional manner they have again proved the fact that Central is a school superior in both scholarship and activities. In true Central fashion, Bob Myers was elected Mayor of City Hall Day by students of the Kansas City high schools. The All-City Student Council chose Vernon Buck as Vice-President for the first term. 'lim Park and Earl Wright were elected President and Vice-President, respectively, of the All-City junior Red Cross Council. Jim attended a leadership training program at Clear Lake, Michigan, and Earl was sent to the National Convention in New York City. Central was represented at Girls' State by Nancy Britton and Jerry Marshall and at Boys' State by Vernon Buck. Elizabeth Fassig attended Camp Minniwanca. The School Flag Contest sponsored by the Student Council resulted in the selection by vote of student body of Barbara Watson's design. Iudy Stanbrough's pep song Onward, Central won the Fight Song contest. Largely due to the help and encouragement of English instructor Miss Ila Maude Kite, many literary recognitions have come to Central students. DeAnn Martin, Norma Poarch, and Vernon Buck each won S25 for their fourth- place winning essays in the national contest, How Can I Help Expand Opportunities in America? In the Kansas City Sons of the American Revolution essay contest Lynne Fisher was awarded a silver medal and Pat Kinsella won Honorable Mention. Pat was also the Central representative in the city-wide HI Speak for Democracy Con- test, and won second place, 35150, in the National Graphic Arts Contest. Barbara Blair and Jim Park each received first place in the Scholastic National Writing Awards Contest. Collen Sandford won third place, S25.00, in the state contest sponsored by Auxiliary of Medical Association. Her essay was titled The Growth of Health Insurance in America. Dona Lee Hills won first place in the 17th Annual Essay contest sponsored by hte Ladies' Auxiliary of the jackson County Council of Veterans of Foriegn Wars. Her essay was titled America Is Everybody's Business. Her prize is a gold medal and 525.00 Verses by Helen Iuel, Margaret Purtle, and Vernon Buck were published in Youth Createsf, a booklet of composi- tions of Kansas City public school pupils. Teresa Campbell was notified that The Kansas City Poetry Magazine would buy her poem The Lady In Lace. Her poem 'lFantasy was accepted by the Chrornotones Magazine in Los Angeles. Cartoons, photographs and articles of various types were chosen from this year's Luminary to compete for honors in the Missouri Interscholastic Press Association contest. Those who represented were: Nancy Britton, Vina Creason, jerry Marshall, Norma Poarch, Marilyn Turner, Sarah Kraft, Earl Wright, Larry Cassidy, jerry McDaniels, Iim Peden, Terry Cassidy, Marcia Armstrong, Billie Thomas, Norma Miller, Wilson Winch, Dorothy Coon, Neil Grant, and Charles Brouse. We are sure that these entries will further the star- studded tradition of the Central Lurninary. Central found Connie Pierce to be talented in sharp- shooting when she downed one of 22 coyotes killed on an annual hunting contest in Drexel, Missouri. With this achievement, Connie received the honor of the only girl in Missouri ever to kill a coyote on this type of hunt. Bob Fulkerson, Albert Bird, and Don Ross won top ratings in an Industrial Arts contest at Central Missouri State College at Warrensburg. In the annual printing contest sponsored by the Kansas City Club of Printing House Craftsmen, Sam Dubin, Dean Simpson, and Bob Myers won second places and Dwayne Moss, and Gerald Graver won third places. Gerald also was awarded a four-year printing scholar- ship to the Kansas State College at Pittsburg. After the Interscholastic football season First Team All- Star positions went to David Argie, Todd Sickel, and Tom Slaymaker, Herb McCoy and Bob Myers made the Second Team, and Clyde Fry, Bob johnson, and George Hess received Honorable Mention. David also was named as guard on the All-State Third Team. Basketball honors went to Dale Wheat on Second Team All-Star position, and Paul Lambert received Honor- able Mention. The girls athletic department brought home honors, having been undefeated again in the Hockey Sportsday with two ties and one win. Those girls composing this team were Ellen Duncan, center forward, Pat Higgins, Norma Thomp- son, Dorothy Coon, innersg Lois Ralstin, Roberta Reid, Anita Smedley, halfbacksg Barbara Sipes, Judy Stanbrough, Beverly Nelson, wings, Mary Flever, Barbara Richardson, Harvey Williamson, fullbacks, and Donna Clifton, Donna Duncan, goalies. Central's representatives were captained by Carol Schwar- zenholz, halfback. The girls carried a 45-10 win in their volleyball tourna- ment against Manual with Ellen Duncan acting as captain over Barbara Richardson, Geraldine Katz, Norma Henehan, Marie Slaven, Ada Curtis, Mary Flever, Sandra Dedmon, Donna Duncan, Carol Schwarzenholz, Roberta Reid, Judy Stanbrough, Norma Thomson, Verna McCall, and Sondra Fender. Bill Glover, Bill Baker, and Dale Knepper of the ROTC department were placed on the All-City Rifle Team. The National Poetry Anthology published verses of crea- tive writers Teresa Campbell, Lynne Fisher, Colleen Sand- ford, Barbara Blair, jerry Coughlin, Pat Kinsella, Richard Brown, Richard Williams, Bonnie Christian, 'and Carolyn Yates. In the National Essay Anthology were the works of Lynne Fisher, Barbara Blair, Pat Kinsella, Richard Brown, Tom Slaymaker, and Bonnie Christian. Kenneth jewett was a soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert for the elementary schools. Carol Schwarzenholz won S50 second place prize in the National Wild-Life Federation Poster contest. Her poster urged preservation of wild life along the highways. Awards in the Scholastic Art contest went to Keith Rich- ardson, jim Keiter, Barbara Leslie, George Wheeler, Lyle Moneymaker, Barbara Watson, James Stewart, Michael Gob- bert, Chester Rich, Gerald Barrett, Betty lean Wilson, Nanci Rice, Carolyn Yates, David Laughlin, and Iudy Woods. These gold key winners sent their entries to the National Scholastic Art contest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Other awards went to Willa Jeanne Bowers, Rex Brad- bury, Layton Benegar, Bill Clouse, Mary Daniels, Howard Kilgore, Charles Krelsel, Patricia Kinsella, David Laughlin, jane How, Norman Higgins, Beverly Watson, Pete Finney, jerry McDaniels, Katherine Wells, Ronald Miller, Lora Stansbrough, James Stewart, jack Smith, Ierry Thomas, Marilyn Turner. There was a total of 62 gold keys and merits. Some of these people won as many as seven awards.

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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

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Javed Above-Mr. Carman adds The HQSOU Phologropher vs. Appelile. Below-The Social Hour-first lunch periodp Mr. Miller ut the electric saw Above-Mrs. Thomas leaves if to Miss Lukenbilly Farewell, Cen- trol -Mr. W. W. Clemenf. Below-Mr. Marshall takes time out from lhe conference cardsp A Cen'rralile's best friends-Miss Schaller und Mrs. Daniels.