Independence High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Independence, KS)

Page 27 text:

OQQV5

Page 26 text:

-' 'lim' As Seen by Our Principal We have come to the end of another school year and the class of 1925 will soon be numbered among the alumni of the institution. It is altogether fitting that an Orange and Black should be devoted to recording the outstanding fea- tures of the current school year and especially to honoring the Senior Class. This is a Senior annual. V It is always appropriate that the Senior Class be thus honored. Its members have completed three years of senior school work. They have taken advantage of the full course of education provided locally by the public. It is an honor to complete any worthwhile piece of work. It is especially fitting that the Senior Class of 1925 be thus honored. The Senior Class is in a peculiar sense the lead- ing class of the high school. The spirit of the student body, its successes and its failures are largely chargeable to the Senior Class because of its experience and position of honor and leadership. In competitive association with other high schools, I would say that these pages this year show achievement of about the average to be expected from a school of large student body and with such superior facilities for school work. To date, two cups have been added to our trophies out of a possible four. While we did not win the valley cup in basketball, we played in the last round within very few points of the winner showing wonderful development throughout the season. With one exception our football team of the season was new material which happens but seldom in the life of a school. It has been a year of 'wonder- fully fine school spirit. School spirit means very much to us but it is hard to characterize. It consists in enthusiasm for the school and in consistently sup- porting its every effort. It is good school spirit which insures a proper effort to make the feeling attitude of these schools with which we associate, kindly and cordial toward us. I believe the effort has been made this year and with satis- factory results. School spirit is a measure of the courtesy exercised by stu- dents toward each other and by students toward faculty and by faculty toward the students. ' ' l All classes of the school have helped in making this a good school year but the highest class deserves the highest honor. The largest measure of good will and good wishes go with the seniors from those of us who remain. We trust that many of you may go to higher schools for further preparation for life. Some will enter industry or the home at once. We wish you all the greatest success and confidently expect it. This com- munity, your homes, this school, have invested largely in you. We expect of you large returns in Christian citizenship and in service to your day and gener- ation. May the most successful and happy individual life be yours. Cordially J. F. Hughes Principal. Page 24 vs:-vw-XL-fwf . , ss- M - 2:-,gr-isps--ii' . v.. 'Z' ' '

Page 28 text:

p w.f , -2 ' ' 'T 'fv 'f.j'15!!'!2'H '!'f'!'fEf 'Q F ' A -K' . 'ef so J 'h-'A :iiQ'i H AT '.3 E .C'..9 f ff-el .f xl 3 A nf lf: Q N' '.l':j1- Queen Contest Bang! No body shot. Just the starting of the- livliest contest held in I. H. S. for some time. What was the contest? Why haven't you heard? Where have you been? It was the queen contest put on to determine the most popular beauty of I. H. S. and to increase the sale of annuals. A mighty expensive contest, too for some of us. First one Queen would surge ahead and the other keeping the sleek haired shieks digging deep and fasting to find enough S1.50's to keep his favorite in the lead. But all in vain. The contest is over midst gasps of relief on the one hand and bitter tears of disappointment on the other. Was it a success? It is hard to believe otherwise. Members of the Annual staff and class officers were kept busy Writing receipts for payments on an- nuals as first one queen and then the other would appear in the lead. . But as was said before, it is over. u It took several hours of bitter on the part of the members of the staff to start the contest and get it underway. Class meetings were called for they three upper classes and the Junior high school and members of the staff placed in .charge to explain the details of the contest. Ballots were passed around and the students asked to vote on the five queens of their choice. The five highest from each class were then entered in the contest. The contest lasted for one month and the queen with the highest number of votes from each class received a full page portrait in the annual. The queen from the class selling the most annuals received special recognition. 1000 votes were given for full price paid on each annual and 500 for half down. V s Each class was anxious to have its queen receive the special recognition but the Seniors were too much for them. When the final count was taken, it was found that the Seniors sold almost as many books as all other classes com- bined, securing first place for their queen. The winners of the contest were: Seniors Miss Alice Featherngill, Juniors Miss Eunice Goepfert, Sophomores Miss Dorothy Cowles, Junior' Hi Miss Loretta Goodell. As the portraits show there are still good looking girls in Independence Hi to uphold her old reputation. -HAROLD BULLOCK '25 Page 26 . - H . - 11-1-lazy'----ss-W-gb'-f .. ' ' ,.., lfgf. 1 ,liva-31, y x gl AQSWFWW