East High School - Eastonian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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EDUCATION is one indispensable part of modern lilef without it we are lost. And so, whether times be good or ill, the building of institu- tions of learning progresses. Like the nautxlus, we under the roof of East outgrew that shell which was the home of our education, and we were rewarded with the enlargement of that home into a great palace which holds all the necessities plus all the conveniences we ever desired. Do any of us dare say that dreams cannot come true? i ,-

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1933 EASTONIAN EAST BRANCH LIBRARY On February 1, 1933, the East Branch of the Kansas City Public Library System was opened to the general public. With the beauty of its design and coloring, and with the wealth of knowledge which it contains, this section of the new addition to East High School has afforded both education and recrea- tion to large numbers of persons, not only in the school, but in the community. Students have had the privilege of studying in the library during their regular study periods at school. The library contains approximately 13,000 books and covers every department of literature. The students of East and all other persons who are making use of the library have Mr. Purd B. Wright, chief librarian of Kansas City, to thank for the eflicient system which is in operation. Mr. Wright supervised the present branch system, which aids high school students in their school work. Miss Rachel Agg, who was previously at both the Central and Kensington branches, is in charge ofEast'slibrary. Mrs. Maude Martin is the director of the child- ren's room. The asf sistants on the library staff are Miss Helen Dinklage and Miss MargaretMiller. Miss Mary Ross is part time assistant, and Robert Crees, a stu- dent at East, is page, T101