Central Middle School - Ceejay Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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wm m il mm mmmmi DELEGATES TO JUNIOR CITIZENS ' LEAGUE Top Row : Greer, Carey, Allm, Coulter, Daly, Wolverton, Price, Tiffany. Second Row: Creason, Bullock, Farmer, Kraemer, Crinklaw, Griffis, Gribben, Harper, Spielberger. First Row : Brown, Wallace, Greenberg, Crouch, Nichols, Higgins, Humphrey. OFFICERS OF JUNIOR CITIZENS ' LEAGUE President Francis Tiffany Vice-President Herbert Molony Secretary-Treasurer Maxine Coulter Representative to Citizens ' League Francis Tiffany Representative to Citizens ' League Jack Wallace JUNIOR CITIZENS ' LEAGUE MIXER lllPU K I , t Page Ninety-nine

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lei BfMOP O etOMO The Objects of a (Citizenship Course GORDON LEE ANDERSON The object of a Citizenship course is to show the relation of the individual to the social and business environment in which he lives, and to insti ll in him a desire to do his part towards making life in his community better, cleaner, and happier. In order to do this, he must learn about his city laws; how these laws are enforced; why they are made, and if they are not enforced, what effect is produced on the morals of the community; and, how harm may come to one ' s own family in loss of life or property! through laws that are broken. Each individual in a community makes up a part of community life, and to have a good, clean, safe community, the child must be taught to observe all city laws. There are not many which directly touch a child, but regard for other people ' s property, not to steal, or destroy it; to obey all who are in authority, and to observe the traffic signals, may be three civic habits each child may form, that will, in later years, add much to making him a courteous, law abiding citizen. As he grows older and enters the business world, his environment expands greatly. Here he comes into touch with vital things that make the life of the community. If his civic knowledge has not been neglected, and as a child he has been taught that it is his duty to put his shoulder to the wheel and help push all good things, then we find him a very desirable citizen; one who wants his community alive, thriving, clean and attractive; one who wants to help in all movements of advancement, because he knows that what benefits his community, benefits him, his life, and his business. The Qrowth of the (Citizenship ' Department DOROTHY VAN DRUFF HARRIETT BEUSCH MILDRED HUMPHREY MARY ELLEN BAKER During the six years of its existence there has been a rapid growth in the citizenship department of Central Junior High School, not only in numbers, but even more, in subject matter and in influence. In 1919, our school had only one civics teacher with five classes and about one hundred thirty pupils. By 1925, the number of teachers had been increased to four, with a total of five hundred ninety four pupils. This represents an increase of 450%. This growth in numbers is remarkable when one considers that civics is an elective subject. The subject when first introduced into our schools was called Civil Government and dealt almost entirely with acquiring knowledge of government. Study material was limited to the text book. Later the name was changed to Community Civics, and the subject matter was brought a little closer to the experiences of the pupils. The last change has been to call it Citizenship, with emphasis on the development of citizenship in the pupils. Use is made of much outside material, the Citizens ' League Bulletins, newspapers, and other supplementary reading. Just recently, each citizenship class contributed money toward the purchase of magazines for the civics reading room. The emphasis in citizenship has changed from civic knowledge to civic practice and attitudes. Its influence has even spread into other departments. One important out-growth in particular, is the Home Room, which reaches every pupil in the school. Today citizenship stresses the idea of cooperation, not only in the civics class, but in all life situations. ( i . ; i ■ ! ; .i -- : : i :- : :; - j : ?: :i - t H; f . ;•: ;• i :- : : ( f; ; r : ; ; f - : : t . i : : a ' . : p ■ : i ■ :-=- : i p : = -; i »-; mi: :- !i :?r-:!==: : ;i : : -r i . ?s : :k ! : - i ■ : j i ; 5 : i:-H r ?; : j ! ; : i: : : ;i- s • :■ t; ct 1 i Page Ninety-eioht

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mmm m mm mmim mm m m The C. J. C. JL. and its Projects LOUISE PRICE FRANCIS TIFFANY HELEN PRINGLE The Central Junior Citizens ' League is composed of all the citizenship classes of the school. Its purpose is to create and maintain high standards of citizenship on the part of its members. It strives also to bring the citizenship classes into closer union. Another of its aims is to promote an interest in the civic problems of Kansas City. The business of the League is transacted by the Executive Board, made up of eighteen delegates, one being elected from each class. The officers are selected from these delegates. The president and one other delegate attend the monthly luncheons of the directors of the Citizens ' League, with which our Junior League is affiliated. Attendance at these meetings is a valuable experience for our two members. The first project of the League was the selection of the red, white and blue C. J. C. L. button. Each member who wears his button is expected to remember what it stands for. A little later the League undertook to check the hopping of rides by its boy members. The boys pledged themselves almost 100% to refrain from this practice, so dangerous to themselves and annoying to motorists. A mixer was held just before the close of the first semester, both to get better acquainted, and as a farewell to the members who were promoted to Senior High School. The League proudly claims Mr. King and Mr. Young as honorary members from that date. The latest project is a successful collection of money to obtain magazines for the civics laboratory. A splendid beginning has been made. The last and probably the biggest undertaking will be the annual banquet, to be held some time in May. Many prominent Kansas Citians have been guests in former years. The members of the League have tried to live up to its aims. It is hoped that other members in years to follow will be even more successful in developing splendid citizens in Central Junior High School. Vocational Qivics FRED O. KIEL Vocational Civics is taught in the citizenship department with the idea that pupils may begin preparing for their life work. The course covers a period of ten weeks, at the end of which, essays are handed in by the pupils telling about their chosen vocations. Mr. Douthitt, one of the citizenship teachers, is the vocational adviser. Each pupil is free to confer with him in the selection of a vocation and in the securing of references and data relative to chosen vocations. One of the fruits of vocational civics is the help it gives pupils in planning Senior High School and college subjects directed toward life work, therefore, increasing the chances for a happy investment of their lives. l l l HUIffla«IUHai»lM Page One Hundred