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

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mr. McMillan SERVICES “Work—work—work! My labor never flags— When is the Senior election? How about the Senior ballot? “Do we get to have a class play? 'May the Departmental Clubs plan a dance? These are but a few of the many intricate questions confronting our capable vice-principal, Mr. Harry McMillan. As advisor for the Senior class and of Literary and Departmental Inter-club Councils, Mr. McMillan finds himself faced with seemingly insurmountable problems, but it’s with a cheery smile and a grim determination that he tackles each new task. Under the Senior class duties are the rings—where to buy them—at what price and with what design; the dance—how to collect dues—where to have it; the Senior play—which play to produce— how to urge support. The invitations, caps and gowns, and graduation programs are also important factors. Mr. McMillan, as sponsor and co-originator of the Literary and Departmental Inter-club Councils here at East, must see that problems involving either of these organizations are discussed, weighed and dealt with as fairly as possible in problems concerning all clubs. The purpose of these representative meetings is to make regulations uniform, discuss plans for dances held by each, and iron out any other difficulties. In preparation for holding so responsible a position, Mr. McMillan received the major part of his education in Warrensburg, Missouri, where he was born. After graduation from high school there, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Central Missouri State Teachers College at Warrensburg. He has also done graduate work in Missouri University and is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, national honorary professional fraternity. Before coming to Kansas City, he was in school administration work for sixteen and a half years. Previous to his appointment at East he was stationed as principal at the E. C. Meservey elementary school. With so remarkable a background, is it any wonder that Mr. McMillan is so successfully fulfilling his duties here?

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MR LAUGHLIN WELCOME “There is a destiny that makes us brothers. None goes his way alone; All we send into the lives of others Comes back into our own. A long and faithful servant at Central High School, Mr. J. L. Laughlin, newly appointed principal at East, has visibly proven his worth here. In the small town of Stanley, Kansas, he was born and spent some of his early childhood; from there he moved to Welda, Kansas, and thence to Kansas City. Strangely enough, the family residence here was at 1331 Central, the present site of the new Municipal Auditorium. As a student, he attended Lathrop Elementary School in the present building and also Humboldt grade school, which stood where the new City Hall was recently erected. Not long after, he was graduated from old Central High School at Eleventh and Locust. There, under Mr. C. H. Nowlin, former principal at East, Mr. Laughlin was instructed in the fundamental principles of psychology and physiology. Continuing his education, Mr. Laughlin spent two years at Kansas University studying engineering, and completed work for his Bachelor of Arts degree in Science and Education at the University of Chicago; he has also done graduate work in Chicago, Colorado and Missouri Universities, and is a member of the Phi Delta Kappa, national educational fraternity. At present, he is an officer and active member of the Linwood Presbyterian Church. It was in 1921 that he began an eventful career as vice-principal at Central, which lasted for eighteen years. Now that this year is rapidly drawing to a close, and Mr. Laughlin is more and more becoming an indispensable part of our East High Family, we realize what a great loss his absence must be to Central—what an asset to us! Energetic, alert, friendly, sympathetic—indeed, a man well worth knowing! And so, welcome, Mr. Laughlin, from the student body and from the faculty. All we send into the lives of others comes back into our own ? What a full and serene and happy life you must lead!

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My wish is that each of you may be of service to others, and thus be happy, for this is real success. Have faith that your education has prepared you physically, morally, and intellectually to occupy honorable positions of service, and thus reflect honor to your parents, and credit to this institution from which you graduate. Respectfully yours, harry McMillan.