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

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4 t ' jo .szniom Again it is my privilege to speak for the faculty and undergraduates a word of appre- ciation and farewell to the departing seniors. As you leave our halls, you will carry with you not only our warm regard as friends and com- panions of the recent years but our respect and admiration for the high quality of leader- ship you have displayed and for the very def- inite contribution you have made to the growth in East High School of a finer spirit of coopera- tion and student responsibility. It is my considered opinion that the high school has had nothing to offer you transcend- ing in importance the opportunity to develop the will and the capacity to assume responsi- bility and to carry on under your own power to a worthy goal. Whether your diplomas represent the customary degree of mastery of the course content of American history, chem- istry,trigonometry or English literature the dis- turbed conditions under which you have worked the past year and the many distrac- tions to which you have been subiected lead me to doubt. But the ac- colade a c- corded o u r battling bas- ketball team 12 of putting into every play everything they had can with equal reason be accorded the Class of '44 in its every undertaking. Thus came your success in the nation-wide paper salvage drive and in the other phases of the war effort -Red Cross, stamp and bond sales, the work program. Your leadership in student council activities has resulted in an expansion of the faculty- sponsored student committee plan to embrace many areas of study and action. In a very real sense the decisions of these groups have reflected student viewpoint and have met with general voluntary acceptance. Student con- duct in school and out has become a matter of student concern. Student initiative has been welcomed and proposals, whether emanating from home rooms or individuals, when found to be sound have been adopted. The revival of the Outburst was in considerable degree the result of student interest and effort, and the inauguration of the community center was almost wholly a student achievement. As you go forth to assume your new ob- ligations, many to immediate induction into the armed services of our country, we know that you can be depended upon to carry on in characteristic East High spirit. You will give a good account of yourselves. Our prayers and best wishes go with you. -W. W. CLEMENT. 1 J' 4' if Q' 4 'V , at iff. . , ff ,f 4 i f gg., . :ss 2 Q.,

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31156 of 60llf8I'l!6 1. sENioRs Senior pictures, senior ballot, National Honor Society, class officers and features. Pages I3-36 2. HOME ROOMS Home Rooms, student council. Pages 37-58 3. PUBLICATIONS Echo staff, Eastonian staff Page 59-66 4. PHYSICAL FITNESS Athletics, coaches, girls athletics, R. O. T. C., health center. Pages 67-84 5. FINE ARTS Orchestra, Band, A Cappella choir, Boys- girls chorus, Speech and Drama classes Art and Literature Pages 85-98 6. CLUBS Literary Societies, Departmental clubs, Roll of Honor Pages 99-120

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