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

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NATIONAL II ON OH SOCIETY This year forty students reached the highest possible goal in their high school career: member- ship in the National Honor Society. In 1924 the Society became an established national organization. The East High School Chapter was founded in 1928. Since that time, a group of new members are elected to the East Chapter of the organization each spring. To become a member, a student must have been at East at least one year and have a scholarship index that places him in the upper quartile of the senior class. In addition to one’s scholarship record, activity point and character recommendations are considered. No more than fifteen per cent of the senior class may be chosen each year. On April 19, students were presented bids by the junior class officers during home room period. In a special assembly, held May 14, the new members were inducted into the Society. The members of the faculty co mmittee a r e: Miss May Farr Hiatt, chairman; Mr. Ralph Tiefel, Miss Evelyn Gilchrist, Mr. James Curtis, Mr. John N. Broadlick, and Mr. W. W. Clement as an ex officio member. Those elected to the National Honor Society this year are: Lloyd Bell, Margaret Brading, Marjorie Brading, Marvin C o rev, Dale I) e a n, C a r 1 Deuel, Virginia Denser, Selma Dillard, RosaLee Duett, Margaret Edgell, Mary Flynn, Norman Gibbs, Clarence Harper, Martha Hill, Marion Ruth Kathemann, Ryland Lackore, T. .1. Lankford. Vivian Larrowe, Betty June Lawler, Evelyn Lingo, Jeanette Livasy, Elizabeth Lloyd, Bonnie McGhee, Oliver Mais, Herman Mohr, Edward Nelson, Lerdo Oyer, Freeman Oglesby, William Phillips, Juanita Pierce, John E. PuttholT, Lois Redenbaugh, Ada Robbins, Dolores Rose, Harriet Rosenfeld, Phillip Schupp. Wilbur Todd, Betty Toler, William Whaley, Phyllis Windrum. 13

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY First Row—Bell, Brading,. Margaret; Binding, Marjorie; Corey, Dean. Second Row—Deuel, Deuser, Dillard, Duett, Kdgell. Third Row—Flynn, Gibbs, Harper, Hill, Kathemann. Fourth Row—Lackore, Lankford, Larrowe, Lawler, Lingo. Fifth Row — Livasy, Lloyd, McGhee, Mais, Mohr. Sixth Row—Nelson, Oyer, Oglesby, Phillips, Pierce. Seventh Row — Putthoff, B e d e n-baugh, Bobbins, Bose, Bosenfeld. Eighth Row Schupp, Todd, Toler, Whaley, Windruin.

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William NVhai.ky- Senior President; Boy Who Has Done Most For I Cast; Student Council 3, 1, Pres. 4; Kalailu 4, Pres. 1; Commercial 4; Hi-Y 4. Pres. I; Stage Crew 3; City Hall Day Candidate for Mayor. Director Civilian Defense 3; 1st Football 1: Quarterback 1st All-Star; 1st Basketball 3. I. All-Star Co-Captain 3; Track 3, 4, Belay, Low Hurdles 3, I. Fi» Nelson—Senior Y.-Pres.; Junior Y.-Pres.; Most Bashful Boy; Student Council 4, Sgt.-at-arms I; Proctor 3. I. Ceneralissimo I: Kalailu 3. I. Sgt.-at-arms I; Spanish 2. 3; Commercial 4; Hi-Y 1. 3. I. Pub. Chairman I; Stage Crew 1; 1st Football 3. 4, Fullback 2nd Team All-Star 4; 2nd Football 2; 1st Basketball 3, 4, Forward, All-Star 4; Echo Issue Editor 4; Eastonian Sports Editor 4; Boys’ State 3. Jean Jones- Senior Secretary; Junior Secretary; Most Popular Girl; Student Council 3; Kalailu 2-4, Kalai-luet 3, 4, Songleader 3. President 4; Commercial 3, 4; Art 2, 3, Sec. 2. Beportcr 3; (1. B. 2. Sec. Soph. 2; Mid-Year Play 4; Harvest Moon 3; Cheerleader 3; Easton ian Art Staff 4; City Hall Day Treasurer 3. Betty Joyce Toi.kk -Senior Treasurer; Girl Who Has Done Most For East; Student Council 4, Sec. 4; Lcundis 1-4, Y.-Pres. 4, Pres. 4; Commercial 3, 4, Corrcs. Sec. 1; Harvest Moon 1-3; Outburst 1-3; Echo Issue Editor 4; Eastonian Staff 4; A Capella 2-4, V-Prcs. I. Bussei.i. Beebe Senior Beporter; Junior President; Most Popular Boy; Student Council 1-3, Jr. Bep. 3; Hamilton 2-4, Trcas. 3. Pres. 4; Engineers I. Trcas 4; Spanish 3; Hi-Y 1; Mid-Year Play 4; Orch. 1; Band 1-4; Cheerleader 4. Yikc.inia Deuser - Senior Giftorian; Junior Beporter; Society Belle; Student Council 1; Proctor 4; Eulexia 1- 1. Eulcxian I, Sec. 4; Spanish 2, 3, Sec. 3; Commercial 4; Mid-Year Play 1-1; Harvest Moon 1-3; Outburst 1. 2; Orch. 1-4. V.-Pres. 4, Trcas. 4; General Honor Boll 1, 3: Highest Honor Boll 2, 4; Echo Issue Editor I; Eastoninu Associate Editor 4; Perfect Attendance 2; A. A. lT. W. 2- 4; Literary Contestant 2, 3, 2nd Poem 2; Police Essay Contest 2nd Place 1. Don Welch — Senior Sgt.-at-Arms; Junior Sgt.-at-Arms; Social Lion; Hamilton 3. I. Sgt.-at-Arms I, Sec. t; Museum 2; Engineers 3, 1, Pres. 4; Hi-Y 3, 4; Mid-Year Play 3; “Garden of the Moon” 4; 2nd Football 2, 3; Eastonian Art Staff 1. Senior Officers CLASS III STOIC Y On September 9, 1939, a four-year journey began for some two hundred fifty graduates from the different grade schools of the vicinity. To these new freshmen, everything seemed new and different, and best of all, very exciting! As the freshman year advanced many intelligent students were presented with bronze E’s. Those who received this honor were: Jeanette Livasy, Hosa Lee Duett, Margaret Edgell, Billy Phillips. Virginia Denser, Jeanette Livasy, Hosa Lee Duett, and Margaret Edgell were taken into the American Association of University Women. At the beginning of the sophomore year, Patricia Smith and Marilyn Schwenneker came from Northeast. Dorothy Mae Patrick won first place in poem at the Literary Contest. The third year in the history of the class showed greater success; Bill Whaley and Ed Nelson were on the first team basketball and Ed was also on the first football team. The annual junior-senior mixer was a big success. Russell Beebe led the juniors as president of the class. The fourth and best year of the class brought many honors to different people. Bill Whaley was elected president of the first semester student council and also president of the senior class. Billy Phillips earned the honor and rank of Lieutenant Colonel of the Kansas City B. (). T. C. regiment. East won third in football and second in basketball. Jack England, Norman Gibbs, Ed Nelson and Bill Whaley were awarded all-star football honors. Whaley and Nelson repeated in basketball on first team all-star selections. The mid-year play, “The Garden of the Moon,” was a big success. Lloyd Bell was appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Eastonian. with Martha Hill, Virginia Deuser and Ada Bobbins as associate editors. At the middle of the year, changes were made in the programs of most of the second semester seniors to conform with war requirements. Trigonometry, refresher math, human science, and gym were added as courses to help them. Near the end of the final year, many of the boys went into active service in the different branches of the armed forces. Among those who are now in the services are: Boswell Combs, Ralph Hill, Calvin Wilson, John Mover, Don Goode, and Eldon Eads. “They took the khaki and the gun instead of cap and gown.” '