Kennard School - Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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The School Boy Patrol Excerpt of a letter written by Hon. Jas. J. Fitzgerald, President of the Board of Education to Mr. P. F. Drury, Director of Safety, Automobile Club of Mis- souri, October 24, 1935: The general public, possibly, are not aware of the fact that on ac- count of a shortage of man power, the Police Department was com- pelled to place the men who guarded our school crossings in other lines of dutyg but the safety of the children of Saint Louis has not suffered, thanks to this wonderful group of boys you have banded together under the name of the School Boy Patrol. The School Boy Patrol has become the most effective safety pro- gram in our city through which the individual's promotion of street safety and regard for the rights of others is converted into a moral and civic obligation. Its original objectives have been reached. It has proven that street safety can be taught. Its record is an achievement of the elemen- tary schools which presents a challenge to all who are sincerely interested in the further elimination of traffic accidents. 4 1 1 V , J CAPTAIN, Angelo Rolfi FIRST LIEUTENANT, Lloyd Steinmeyer SECOND LIEUTENANT, Vernon Erickson Arthur Brownlie William Neumann John Presswheat Clifford Dameron Gene O'Brien Richard Schick Anton Jost Eugene Potucek Clarence Stausebach Herbert Pyne 16

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The School Orchestra School orchestras in public schools were started about 1910. The Kennard School has had a school orchestra since 1922 and Miss Marguerite Grace has had charge of it during all of that time. Practically all of the pupils who make up the orchestra have had no other instruction in music, except the piano, than that received in the beginning classes before they were permitted to play in the orchestra. Our orchestra has always been limited to such instruments as the violin, drums, clarinet, bells, saxophone and piano. We are looking forward to the time when we may have a cello, viola, oboe or flute. Ear tests and physical adaptability have to be considered. Our objective is not to make finished musicians but to give the child the character and citizenship education that comes through musical appreciation. Music is the one subject taught in the schools that develops taste and appreciation for the beautiful. l V l Marguerite Grace, Director V1oL1N PIANO TRUMPET Arthur Brownlie Doris Cown Clarence Stausebach Marilyn Horn Marjorie Lugenbeel Howard Heald Jane Clare Zigrang SAXOPHONE William Kretschmar Kenneth Buchert Gene O'Brien DRUMS Harry Shannon Walwin Dosche BELLS Ruth L. Walser Billy Daily Jane Mackle Lloyd Steinmeyer 15

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The Girl Scout Troup This year in June the Girl Scouts will celebrate the fifth birthday of Troop 59. In 1931 a group of eager, enthusiastic girls assembled in the playroom and were introduced to the ideals of Scouting. Of that original group six girls are still active members of the Troop and will receive Five Year Service Stripes before school closes. It is with a feeling of pride and satisfaction that we review the his- tory of the Troop. Twelve of the girls have attained first class rankg fourteen, second class. Those eligible f'or merit badge work have found interests in twenty-one different fields of endeavor. Each badge indicates that the girl is more able to render satis- factory service to her intimate group. We have received from the Brownie Pack, at various times, a total of ten girls who have be- come some of our best Scouts because of their Brownie training. Ilorathy Anderson Betty Beabick Betty Chesterson Dorathy Cox Elaine Cleary Betty Deibel Marion Feldmann Shirley Faith Jeanne Gaertner Mary Graf Betty Lou Hayes Martha Hayes LaVerne Hefty Jacqueline Herbst June Hess Marilyn Horn Jamie Keithley Mary Ann Kennedy Nancy Kolbohn Marjorie Lugenbeel Marion Michel Marilou Marsh Dorris Jane Masson Catherine Newmann Joyce Ann Reifeiss Helene Rosenow TROOP COMMITTEE Isabelle Schwerdtmann Margaret Wallace Gloria Weir Velna Johnston Dolly Mueller Rita Nickerson Shirley Wegner Margaret French Jeanne Toebler Mary Elizabeth Clark Dorothy Lamer Rose Mary Quillian Thelma Wilbert Mrs. T. F. Cleary, Chair'nLan CAPTAIN Miss J. McLean Mrs. 0. R. Gaertner LIEUTENANTS Mrs. E. F. Reifeiss Mrs. M. L. Hayes Mrs. R. F. Neumann Mrs. R. P. Deibel Mrs. H. Rosenow 17