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

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4 l 1 Our Principal i L Miss Collo E. Vorner A Principal Central High School A great Woman Whom all Centralites respect and love. Sept. s, 1941 l arrived at Central High School in St. Joseph, Mo., today at eight olclock to regis- ter. There was quite a crowd of boys and girls in the office. They all seemed ex- cited and an air of happiness seemed to be everywhere. Miss Cecilia Freedman, who works in the office, took me and introduced me to the principal, Miss Calla E. Varner. l was surprised to find a woman as the princi- Six pal, of the school because in my country, We have men as principals. Miss Varner appealed to me as being a most congenial person. My first impres- sion of her was that of a well educated and dignified individual. She seemed very understanding and her attitude implied that she enjoys working with young peopleg her sincere interest in even the most- trivial matter if it concerns the Wel- fare of another person is why Miss Varner is so highly respected by both students and faculty.

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Pan American , Theme 1942 Wakitan Latin America has great libraries, im- mensely rich historical archives of church and state. and superb museum collections. unique in their field. Out of this unparalled Colonial back- ground-unparalled in all the history of colonial expansion anywhere in the world. in any period ot' time-have come lusty. vigorous, thriving. twentieth century Latin America with fabulous natural re- sources. a population ofa hundred million, and great centers of industrial life. 'llhese are but hit and miss suggestions of the splendid traditions underlying the civilization of the Latin American Repub- lics, neighbors whose assets we have never fully appreciated. How to share in them is the question. National security has become a matter of hemisphere defense. Therefore to bridge the gap of language, the difference of race and psychology, of customs and courtesy, people must be educated to understand these people. The editors have chosen Pan America as the theme of the 1942 VVakitan. Five

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Boord ot Educotion Upper picture: Mr. T. E. Dale, Superintendent of Schools. Lower picture, reading left to right: Tracy E. Dale, E. F. Garvey, VV. F. lflnright, David VV. Hopkins, Mrs. Clifford Adams, Mr. George L. Blackwell, Mrs. True Davis. rornoters ot Democratic principles ot Education She was very kind and asked me many questions about my country and my school. She showed me a picture of what she called the School Board. I was surprised to learn that t.he School Board is different from ours. At home, the school is controlled by the State. Here in the United States, a group is elected by the public, which is called the School Board, to exercise jurisdiction over the schools in this city. There are six members on the board, two of which are women. namely: Mrs. True llavis and Mrs. Clifford Adams. The remaining' four are: Mr. VV. F. Enright, Mr. David Hopkins, Dr. H. VV. Carle, and Mr. E. F. Garvey. Dr. Carle refused to be a candidate for re-election and was replaced by Mr. Harry Herschman. Mrs. Adams became presi- dent recently. Seven