Central High School - Wakitan Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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WHAT SPLENDIU PHUGHAMS EXELAIMS AUDITORIUM The reporter wanders into the auditorium and listens attentively to the program. He learns that constant routine work is broken regularly by calling all students to the auditorium Where programs of various kinds are given for their pleasure. As in defense training the students are of- fered the opportunity to realize their talents by entertaining others. During the year lecturers and musicians have been brought to Central through the Activity ticket fund. Among those that appeared for the stu- dents, interest this year were: The Fisk Jubilee Singers, Russell Wright, Lecturer, and the Autograph Collector, Edwin A. Rowlands. Besides of- fering inspiration these programs provide many hours of entertainment for the students. Years afterward these programs will be remembered. The programs prepared by the students under the direction of the different teachers were The Wakitan Program, Christmas Play, Football Queen Coronation, Armistice Day Play, National Society Tap Day and initation, Easter program, Campaign speeches and the Installation of the Officers. T' H Thus by highlighting the events of the week with the As- -, sembly programs, Centralites heed that old Warning All work I mt and no play makes Jack a dull boy. age 24

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF-Lower Left Picture: Patricia Patton. ADVISERS-Middle Left Picture: Miss Sarah Spencer and Miss Sylvia Meyer, Literary Adivsers. CREATIVE WRITING CLASS-Lower Right Picture: Miss Sarah Spencer's Tower Gleams Class. THE STAFF-Middle Right Picture, reading left to right: Lawrence Haden, Typist: Hughes Morton. Busi- ness Manager: Elaine Kaufman, Typist: Taney Beaumont, Publicity Manager: Rosalie Sigrist, Copy Reader: Larry Lucas, Distribution: Barkeley Vineyard, Secretary: Groff Collett, Distribution Manager. EDITORIAL STAFF-Upper Right Picture, reading left to right: Jack Sewell, Art Editor: Margaret Myers, Betty Feltenstein, Associate Editors: Cecelia Shott, Literary Editor. TOWER GLEANIS The Inquiring Reporter: Miss Patton, I should like to hear about your magazine. 1 hear it is among the bestli' A Middlewestern theme was carried out in Central's 19-ll an- nual literary magazine, Tower Gleams, by editorials, stories, and poems, explained the Editor, Miss Patton. She continued with the following story: The purpose of this magazine is to give the students an op- portunity to write for publication. It is a form of self-realization which is most worthwhile, for having an article published gives a distinct feeling of sell' satisfaction. 'tThis year's stories were mainly concerned with Middlewestern life, customs and people in order to carry out the theme. The magazine has been entered in two national contests and the state contest for high school publications. In former years it has taken top honors, attaining All-American rating, the highest possible honor. EHEATTVE IDEAS LEAD TU BETTER UEEE 5 .ITT -,,i 1 f Page 23

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THE REPURTER TN A STUDENT ASSEMBLY Miss Helen Groves is Central's capable Chairman of Auditorium Programs. She has the interesting but difficult job of organizing material for most of the assembly pro- grams, others are sponsored by individual teachers. The students voted this year on the types of programs they preferred. Miscellane- ous programs and plays received the highest number of votes, and therefore these have been featured frequently. Many students were given the opportunity to display their talents by appearing on the miscellaneous assemblies. A few of the outstanding students Were: Jene Juda, June Hoffsommer, Byron Smith, Mary Hartley, Bill Partridge, Carolla Farrid, Eugene Trimble, Anna Brahinsky, Irvin Baird, Gretchen Chase, Helen Boyer- smith, Keith Foster, Catherine Barrow, Harold Cunningham, Katherine Lisetor, Groff Collett, Claude McDonald, Arlene Nickerson, Taney Beaumont, Bus Entsminger and Jimmy Elliot. I am, Miss Groves assured us, greatly aided in my job by the grand coopera- tion of the students and the large supply of talent l have at my disposal. Miss Groves has attended Randolph Macon, University of Southern California and Columbia Univer- sity. She has a B. A. degree. Every p1'ogram begins with the singing of The Star Spangled Banner. The United States flag and the school flag are then saluted and the school song sung. The officer in charge, who is chosen by Miss Groves or sponsor of the program, is introduced by Miss Calla E. Varner. The prayer 9' is then read by a student, and the officer in charge announces the en- tertainment that is to follow or introduces the speaker of the day. ,Q 9 This routine followed in all the assemblies is most impressive and inspiring to the students, and provides a standard for the future pro- grams. L eg , - -QYAA . 3 N .rp l'ng.:i- 25