De Soto High School - Desotonian Yearbook (De Soto, MO)

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FOREWORD The staff of the 1955 Dragon Tales have trxed to brmg you a n1cer and better annual than you have had before A great many changes have been made year by year slnce the f1rst annual of 1951 The notebook annual w1th loose leaf pages has been 1m proved by the bound book w1th wh1te glossy enameled pages As youfollow the p1ctures of the camera you w1ll see what l1fe was l1ke at DHS 1n 1954 55 You w1ll be mtroduced to the varlous act1v1t1es lasses school dances and proms Our football team wh1ch was the Mmeral Area Conference Champlons w1ll be one of the happlest thoughts that w1ll run through your m1nd when you leaf through your '55 Dragon Tales t1me and t1me aga1n In th1s volume we the staff have trled to create a story wh1ch w1ll enable you to enjoy look1ng at and seemg your old classmates the thlngs you d1d the part1es you went to the games you attended We hope you w1ll recall the sad days and happy days as you are brought back to the thoughts of your exper1ences at DHS Here for you to enjoy now and 1n years to come lS your 1955 DEDICATION To Mr James C Culwell who through h1s unt1r1ng efforts for the past mneteen years as teacher and pr1nc1pal has helped to make th1s school what 1t IS today Mr Culwell was born at Van Da11a Mlssourl 1n 1908 He was the second ch1ld m afarruly of four ch1ldren He graduated from Warrensburg fn 1931 w1th a Bachelor of Sc1ence Degree ln 1935 he rece1ved h1s Master of Arts Degree from M1ssour1 Un1vers1ty When some teacher or student needed help they always knew to whom they could turn A person 1S always rewarded for such work For th1s undymg determ1na t1on and endless effort we dedlcate th1s volume of the 1954 55 Dragon Tales 2 -.. 1 PRINCIPAL JAMES c CUWELL Dragon Tales with The DHS Story. . . .' . K ta f 1 9 A f . - , . 6 X f

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PRODUCERS On February 1 1951 Superlntendent Harry M Talbot as sumed dutres as the head of De Soto Publrc Schools Under hrs supervrsron many notrceable rmprovements have been made Srnce he has been here the school has had a trrple A clas srfrcatton the krndergarten was establrshed the rooms have been redecorated the hallways have been redecorated wrth trle floors the gym floor has been reparred and new bleachers have been butlt at the Farrgrounds He drd much work on the bond rssue for the new hrgh school whrch passed by a com fortable majortty Mr Talbot has been teachrng or supervlsrng rn Mrssourr School Systems for over thrrty years He IS one of the best publrc relatrons personalrttes our school system has known It 15 expected that the De Soto Schools wrll achreve new herghts under hrs leadershrp HARRY M TALBOT Superlntendent JAMES C CULWELL Prmctpal T7 MRS JUNE BAKER Secretary Mr Culwell has been prtncrpal of De Soto Hrgh School for the past twelve years He came to thrs schoolrn the fall of 1935 as a scrence and mathe matrcs teacher In 1942 he became prrncrpal He IS an outstandmg admmrstrator rn thrs area Hts presrdency of the Jefferson County School masters group tn 1950 1951 ts evtdence of that truth Mr Culwell has also served as chatrman for the Jefferson County Actrvrty Assocratton He has coped wrth the numerous problems of the hrgh school wxth alacrrty, facrlrty, and sound judgment, During the interval when the school found itself without a superintendent he courage- ously carried on, His efforts should be a good ex- ample to all school men. 4