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

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CLAYTON olocsow P C I OH A MARKFY v p I BE 17780 wp.. wanan, R g simon 1 suv.: EAST HIGH SCHOOL 1924 van Bruno Blvd. KANSAS CITY 27, Mlssoum To the Student Body East High School Dear Students: Did you know that the site on which East High School is located was originally set aside for a hospital? Mr. R. A. Long, wealthy lumberman estimated the value of this property at Sl25,000. when it became evident that the people of the school district wanted this to be the location for a new school, Mr. Long made an agreement on October 23, 1923, by which he sold 16 acres to the school district for 575,000 and 18 acres were presented as a gift. Forty years ago the cornerstone was laid for East High School. The laying of this stone, in 1925, represented a great victory and an event to be long remembered by those who had waged a vigorous battle to get a high school for this part of town. The first students entered East on September 8, 1926. The first Eastonian, from which the foregoing was gleaned, came off the press in 1927, Mr. Clifford H, Nowlin, first principal of East, once told me that the student body numbered some 775 and that there were 36 faculty members. Over the years East has grown to be one of the largest schools in the area. Several additions have been made to the original building. Our enrollment is now 1965 - quite appropriate since 1965 also represents the fourth decade for our fine building. East's influence has been felt in many places. Thousands of persons in our community, and over our country, hold diplomas from East. As we meet them here and there, the graduates proudly refer to ndear East High East has won her share of honors and has contributed many leaders to thi community. Her graduates hold responsible positions of leadership in community activities, church life, industry, and education in Kansas Cit It is our hope that this brief look into the years gone by will help each of us to realize the great heritage which is ours, We have the responsibility to carry onward and upward the fine spirit, enthusiasm, and dedication which has been typical of East since she first rose on the skyline of Kansas City, We have every right to be proud of our past. What will people say about us as they look back upon our record forty years from now? Sincerely, . C ayton Dickson P . . LCD:W rincipal s Y

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i WE ARE seniors at last. Our high school days are almost over, and we Want to make our last year at East one that is filled with fond memories. As seniors We work hard on our prom, our senior assembly, and our commencement exercises so that each event will come off successfully. Because we have been together through all our years at East, we want to be especially close as a senior class. ln our years at East we have learned much that will be ot great value in our adult lives. Through the administration we have learned to accept a cer- tain amount ot responsibility, and from our associa- tion with other people, we have learned to better understand human nature. We now realize that we will be forever grateful to East High School for the part it has played in the molding ot our futures. ir . .,I,': --. 'i i -5