Central Junior High School - Cub Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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THE FIRST YEARS On May 5, 1920, a moving picture machine was installed. This was the only school in the city to own such a machine. The school's oldest organization, the Student Council, began in 1921, when pupils were trained for various duties and leadership in school activities. Wayne F. Shaw, former superintendent at Alma, Kansas, was elected the second principal of the school in August, 1921 after principal H. P. Shepherd left to become the high school principal at Lincoln, Nebraska. He organized a Latin course. ln 1920 and 21, a new bond election promised a new building and en- largement of the junior high school. ln April, 1922, the Whittier children moved from their portables into a fine new building. Two of their teachers, Miss Lena Feigner and Miss Hazel Wilson, later joined the junior high faculty. In 1922, a meeting was held to organize a Parent-Teachers' Associa- tion. The first teachers joining were Misses Hulda Pearson, Ruth Maher, Eula Bridger, Selma Wall and Emma Vanous. THE TWENTIES BROUGHT CHANGES In 1923, Northwest and Northeast Juniors were established. No longer one of a kind, Whittier was renamed, on April 23, 1923, to Central Junior High School. By 1925, Standardized Tests had been given to all children under the direction of Mr. Russel Wise, efficiency expert. In 1927, the north and south sections of the main building were added, the gymnasium lengthened and balconies added to accommodate the increas- ing services and enrollment.

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THE DEPRESSION YEARS When Mr. Pearson retired, one of the school's early teachers, Mr. F. L. Schlagle, was elected to his place. Assistant-principal, R. C. John- son, became Assistant-Superintendent. On March 3, 1934, the high school at ninth and Minnesota, was de- stroyed by fire . Until the fall of 1937, Central Junior helped by bringing in the students from the high school. The graduating class from the high school presented an appreciation gift to Central Junior. A new 16,-millimeter sound film machine was purchased and the Centralian came out in September in mimeograph form. Mr. H. A. Bill- ingsly, sponsored a larger Centra1ian , complete with crossword puzzles and pictures of the graduates. The basketball team was christened The Cubs and an emblem was designed for them in 1939. Among interesting assembly programs were athlete Glenn Cunningham and a wide variety of entertainment was offered to the children over the year. MILESTONES On November 7, 1940, a large Open House was held celebrating the 25th year of the school's founding. The main event was the dedication of the new R.C.A. public address system in use for the first time. Broadcasts were made to all the rooms and a recorded -message read from Mr. Shepherd the first principal. Mr. Fitch, music instructor, composed the Silver Anniversary and his music groups played it for the first time. The speaker was Mr. F. L. Schlagle, the first assistant principal at Central Junior. For the 1941 grad- uation exercises in the spring, Miss Santa Maria Craig wrote a pageant, The March of Democracy, in honor of the anniversary. The school rejoiced in 1944 when Mr. Schlagle was elected to the high office of president of the National Education Association, the first Kansan to achieve such an honor. Seventeen Kansas City teachers attended the meeting