Kingman High School - Oracle Yearbook (Kingman, KS)

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I 193 I 'IEFIEHEIIEEZ EH LA QECIELJEEI I 1931 I And Another Year Passes By H. H. Halbower Many years have passed since that day in 1888, when the first class was graduat- ed from the Kingman City High School. They have been years of change and ad- vancement, years of growth and develop- ment. , Each yea r ' has seen some added improve- ment in the system. From . a two-teacher ' system exist- ing in the same building as the grades, has been de- veloped a sys- tem with sev- enteen teach- ers. separate buildings, and thousands of dollars worth of equipment. The three-year course has be- come a four- y e a r course. The old Eng- lish and Latin courses are no I more, and in their places we find five separate curricula withneight departments of work. Extra-curricular activities have been added and inter- scholastic competition extended. Today a student may choose of dramatics, plays, sports, music, or forensics to sup- plement his classroom work. Each year becomes a part of the past. The successes, the failures, the hopes and ambitions become a part of that pat- tern which is woven through time, and becomes known as the history and the tradition of a school. Each class and each individual helps build this tradition. This year 55 seniors join the list of 1,235 seniors who have in the past built the traditions of Kingman High School. Their opportunities have been greater oe-cause of the traditions which have been handed them. It is to be hoped that these seniors have measured up to the standard of achievement, and in turn have helped in the upbuilding of the school. And it has been a successful year. Our athletic teams, in every sport, in a broad held of competition, have won more yea mes than were lost. In debate and in niusic we have won state-wide recogni- tion. We have consistently ranked high in scholarship. In the presentation of our plays, our operetta and our publica- tions, a high degree of excellence has been attained. The general morale of the school has been excellent, and the stu- dents have exhibited a fine spirit of sportsmanship. May the seniors of today be proud in future years of the part the-y played in keeping up the traditions of Kingman lligh School. Table of Contents Page And Another Year Passes, Mr. H. H. Halbower ............ ,.,.,,, 1 In Dad's Day, Lucille Erhard .,,.......,.,,,,,..,, .,,.,.. 2 Just Any Day in School, Hester McKenna ,,,,....,,,,,....,..,..,,,.,. .3 From Gridiron To Cinder Track, Eugene Sutton, Earl Hoffman, Eugene Clark, Charline Harner ...,.... 4 Much Ado About Nothing, Viola Hodge .................,.,,..,,.,,.,.,,. ,,,,,,, 6 We Present the Class of '31, Margaret Warnberg ,,..,.,,.,,,,,,.. ,,..... 7 'tDere Teachers, Pauline McCartney .......,......., ,,,.,,., 1 1 'tBesides Seniors We Have, Bernice Forney ,.,,.,,,.,.,,,,,,,..,.,,,,,..,,,.,,, 12 It's Always Fair Weather, Ruby Dutton, Margaret Warnberg .... 13 Outside The Classroom, 14 16 Ruby Dutton ....................,.,... .,,.,... 'tHumor, Staff ,,,,,.,.,,....,..,,..,..,,,., ...,,,,, Cover Design For twenty-four years these old stone steps have resounded to the passing of students' feet. The arched portals have echoed back the voices of happiness and youth. In years to come what wouldnft we give to enter here again! The Oracle Staff Editorial: Edlt0I'-111-Clfllfkf ..,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,, Ruby Duttgn Associate Editor tMake-upj Pauline McCartney Associate Editor fCopyJ Bernice Forney Department Editors: News ........................ Margaret Warnberg Society and Organizations McKenna SPOYJCS ............................ Eugene Sutton, Eugene Clark and Earl Hoffman. Exchanges .................... Lucille Erhard Features .................... Dorothy Stormont Business: Business Manager ............ Bill Marcum Advertising Manager .... Oren McClure Circulation Manager .... Charline Harner Typists: Vera Fox, Rachael Hoover and Char- line Harner. Reporters: Cula Lindt Naomi Millard Elsie Crandall In preparing this 1931 magazine edi- tion of the Oracle we have endeavored to compile a magazine that in a measure, at least, would reflect the activities, achieve- ments, and school life of K.H.S. It has been our aim to give to the faculty, stu- dents and friends of our school an in- teresting review of the year that has passed. Our wish is that in the distant future when these leaves are reminiscently turned, only the fond memories of the years we spent together at Kingman High School arise. It is with the hope that the second edi- tion of the Oracle Magazine may prove a worthy memento of their days in King- man High School that it is respectfully dedicated to the members of the class of 1931. Watson Weniger Vera Fox Charline Harner Oracle Staff 1930-1931