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

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Mr. W. W. Clement, Principal North Africa with the later invasion of Italy and the ignominious eclipse of Mussolini. As juniors you saw America's growing might in the Pacific working far ahead toward Japan, the gradual pushing back of the Germans by the Russians, and finished the year with a paean of praise for General Eisenhower and his heroic millions on D-Day. And now as seniors you are privileged to plan with certainty for victory and the reconstruction. VE-Day will come before commencement. Throughout this experience it has been yours to do your share toward serving your country on the home front. War work has been your daily job: service in salvage drives, in the issuance of ration books, in Red Cross work, in war loan campaigns and weekly purchase of bonds and stamps, in jobs in commerce and industry to relieve the manpower shortage, even in the contribution of many of your own number to the armed forces. Your daily life at school has been definitely adjusted to winning the war. Your courses have been redesigned to fit the needs of war conditions and the solving of post-war problems. Do Dke CLii Of 1945 The Class of '45 has had a unique history. As freshmen you shared the Nation's horror and anger when Pearl Harbor was bombed, and thrilled to the wave of patriotic fervor which brought immediate declarations of war against the perpetrators of the outrage and their companions in crime against humanity. You followed with mounting concern the spread of Japanese conquest through the Pacific islands and the Asiatic mainland and the continued progress of German ruthlessness throughout Europe and North Africa. As sophomores you witnessed the stemming of the tide at Stalingrad and El Alamein and the arrival of the Americans and British in And what has been the net effect upon you, the Class of '45? I confidently believe you have come through this rigorous experience better fitted for the life ahead than have those who knew the quieter years. You have learned to accept responsibility and to bear up under stress. You have come to know the value of preparation and perseverance. Nor have you lost appreciation for the finer things of life nor reverence for things spiritual. It has been a privilege to me to have been able to work with you through the last three years of this high school life of yours. Faithfully, W. W. Clement 4

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(Contents 1. ADMINISTRATION Principal, Vice-Principal, Counselor, Faculty, Student Council, Class Officers. Pages 4-10 2. TOMORROW, THE WORLD National Honor Society, Features, Seniors, Senior Snaps, Senior Ballot. Pages 11-34 3. WORKING TOGETHER Home Rooms, Librarians, Commerce, Industrial Arts, Cafeteria, Health Center, Art Honor. Pages 35-60 4. PLAYING THE GAME Boys' Athletics, Girls' Athletics, R.O.T.C. Pages 61-78 5. FELLOWSHIP Literary Clubs, Departmental Clubs, A Cappella, Outburst, Band and Orchestra, Publications. Pages 79-107

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Mr. Broadlick, East's very busy vice-principal, might be called the adjutant at East for he has the duties that the second in command usually has. If you wanted to see a busy man, you would push your way through the waiting lines in the office corridor and gaze at Mr. Broadlick, with one hand on his pen and the other holding the phone. The war adds more duties to Mr. Broadlick's already overcrowded agenda, for he has to see that the students are getting the best possible training courses prior to graduating into the Service of our Country or a wartime industry, as the case may be. He also has charge of all the social activities such as the Literary Societies, the Departmental Clubs and the mixers. Besides his many other jobs, Mr. Broadlick is chairman of the assembly committee. The school is deeply indebted to its hard-working vice-principal. Mr. John N. Broadlick, Vice-Principal Mrs. Hester Kretz, Counselor Mrs. Hester Kretz might be designated as the advice -principal at East, for as counselor, she is called upon to advise and direct those who need the help of a more experienced person. Mrs. Kretz is known throughout the school for her always cheerful expression. Her many counseling duties include helping to decide on vocations, helping seniors in college choices and developing character among the students with straight from the shoulder advice. She also instructs careers classes. For a friend in need, you can count on our able counselor. 5