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

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mmmm mnmm m FEBRUARY 2 — Both first and second teams display a hidden wallop and Northwest Junior of Kansas City, Kansas, gets a beating in basketball. 3 — Regular runaway! Westport not in it! Score thirty-one to fourteen. — Basketball. 5 — The Student Council hit Francis Tiffany and knocked him into the president ' s chair. Wesley Rufi, Kenneth Silverman, Louise Price also given offices. 9 — Red letter day! Everyone got up early enough to get to school on time. There- fore, no tardies. 9 — We played Country Day in Basketball and knocked the day out. Had a job though, winning in the last quarter of play. 12 — At last the Searchlight. Hurrah for Central ' s first newspaper. MARCH 5 — Central Junior ' s girl debaters overthrow their reputation as the weaker sex, and put their ability to a noble purpose in debating the boys ' club. 8 — We all march to the polls for a preliminary ballot for class officers. 10 — Half the school turns politician and does a hard day ' s campaigning. 12 — Much excitement over the election returns. Francis Tiffany carries his ball over the line for the presidency, Rufi for vice-president, Silverman for secretary, and Lee Elmo Smith for treasurer. Long is president of the Subs, little Virginia is vice-president, Billy Rownd is secretary, and Jean Gee, treasurer. 19 — Class officers decide upon the design for the class pin. 21 — A letter day to be sure. We are gladdened by the strains of our own school band. APRIL 16 — K. U. invitation meet. Our athletes travel to K. U. for track meet. Returns are small. 19 — Girls ' basketball tournament. As usual Miss Duncan ' s team wins. 20 — World champion pole vaulter, Hoff, practiced on Central Senior ' s field. Our school athletes watched with mouths open and eyes fixed. 20 — Five young orators display their talent in the oratorical contest. A close race with Ella Giarraputo, coming out first. 23-24 — Expression Department presents Bab. Cast covers itself with glory. 29 — Ella Giarraputo wins in oratorical. Enjoy your trip, Ella. 29 — Track meet with Westport Junior. Central wins by a good margin. 30 — The annual faculty banquet was held. Teachers can have just as good time as children, because they proved it. MAY 7 — The C. J. C. L. holds its annual banquet. We ' re sure that no one left the banquet feeling hungry. The speakers furnished plenty of brain food. 12 — We held our swimming meet with Westport Junior. The wets won. 14 — Central Junior in dual track meet with Central Junior of Kansas City, Kansas. 14 — The teachers of both Central Junior and Central Seniqr have a reunion in the form of an Old Settlers ' Picnic. Plenty of hot dogs , red lemonade, popcorn, ice cream, well worth the price. Old memories revived. 22 — Quadrangular track meet. JUNE 7 — At last our final examinations. Its too bad we didn ' t find a cure for our Spring Fever long before this. We find it necessary to leave the members of the Know Nothing Party behind. 11 — Good bye — old Central, dear teachers, and care-worn books! but not forever. Pleasant memories will always go with us. IIIPIMM Page One Hundred Sixty-one

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