Lafayette High School - Oak Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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0 Last year Major Y. B. Vesley, field artillery officer of the field headquarters at Omaha, made an inspection at Lafayette covering company, platoon, and extended order drill. Each student from cadet private to cadet officer was questioned as to some phase of military study he had covered. Last year Lafayette fell short of an honor rating by a few points. 0 For the sixth time Lafayette's gym doors opened to admit a capacity crowd to the annual physical education review. This year's seniors, as seventh graders, performed in the first such review, which was presented under the direction of Mr. Charles Thomas, Miss Ruth England, and Sergeant Elias Treager, with the coopera- tion of Miss Muriel Lomax, supervisor of physical education. To give the parents a look at what their children were doing in school besides what their grade cards reported was the original idea of the program. It has become such a popular source of en- tertainment that the bleachers are packed. The small admission price goes to the buying of gymnasium equipment, not equipment for athletic teams, as some people have been led to believe. This undertaking, which includes more student participants than the annual Fun Fest, is the only extracurricular activity at Lafay- ette in which both junior and senior high have a part. The acts, which include tumbling, games, mock R. O. T. C. drill and actual drill, are presented by both schools. This sixth review' was an enlargement and improvement over pre- ceding ones. As usual, the girls' tumbling team provided the high spot of the evening in more ways than one when they formed their human pyramid. However, they didn't ho-ld the crowd's attention much more than did the R. 0. T. C. boys with their bad squad drill. A new feature was the ballroom dancing exhibition given by the senior high girls. This went over with parents and provided in- struction for those who had wondered when they heard fox trot and two step spoken of. The general atmosphere was one of hilarity, and while the mem- bers of the review cut their capers, the audience cut some of its own. To the complaint that he could not be heard, the master of ceremonies, Gene Whitsitt, said, The crowd was having too much fun to listen to me. Page Seven Cadet and Athlete In Review APRIL 29, 30, 1937.

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Q in-ft to right, waitvliing Lafayette troops pass in review, nw Superinten- dent Stutsnian, Sponsor-Maijor Martha l i'iede-, Mr. Dale, Mr. Murphy, Major Yi-si-ly, Captain Brisuck, und Sei'- gt-:int King. Q Thi- svairvity ol' pliotogrzlpliors in St. .lost-ph that day gave the Unk stuff quiti- ai stir to get at pil-ture taken. 'l'lu- um- finally ss-4-tirecl alzislu-tl out to the- fit-lrl :ilmnt :ln hour :iftvr dress pnwult- stzirl--fl, All the rest were in 'i'l'n5' hiking piutnrn-S ul' the appli- hlussom fa-stivul. Q 'I'ha- g.:i':u-v :tml skill flt'Vl'iUllt'll hy llilyHi4'ili i-lllluzition is nie-liglitfully QAX- hilrilt-4l in the zinnunl physiczxl critical- tiun re-view. The work 01' the gynl hour is um- part of svlwol in which :ilmust :ill huys annul girls tleliglit. Q 'l'ln- 1937 ri-vie-w wus thi- sixth :intl lust in the- dirw-tion ul' which Mr. 1'ln:irle-s 'Flmmzns pluyt-tl :nn important purl. This your ht- ln-vauxiv vim--prin- vipzil uf lit-nion High Sm-huul, Q 'l'h4- vustuminp.: :ind v:u'it-ty of pro- p.:r:un lmvt- lwvmm- inure- 1-l:ilno1':1tv 1-au-li yn-slr. An init:-iw-stt-rl :incl lairgt- Hruilp ul' SlN'l'tillUl'S inspires faculty S1i0llSIll'S :tml stlldn-luis to prt-sunt za finisht-:I show. 0 Though corps area inspection Qtop picturey is the important event of the year to the inner circle of cadets, the drama of it passes unnoticed by the average Lafayette student. On the con- trary, the physical education review Cmiddle and lower picturej touches the life of practically every junior and senior high member. l'qip.u- Six

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ophi twation In the Cr tal lloom Q 'l'ln- :itll-rnnnu nl' ilu- Immun-t wats full nl' 4-xviti-iiu-lit llllll nn-l1:1l':ltiul1s. 'l'ln- irirls wt-nt :ilmut with li:1ii'plustt-r- ml :iml plum-tl elnwn, :tml thi- boys wt-rv husy lu-vkliiif.: ilzul for tht- vztr. ni'mlwi'iiig' 1-nrsugt-s, :tml gt-ttiiip: tht-il' vlntlu-s iu trim. 'l'hl- juuinr commit- I1-vs nut forth swim- re-:il mzluuzll luhnr :lt-vuiutiiu.: thi- t'r5st:tl Ronin, while tha- stu-:ilu-rs :iml sing:-rs triwl to pi':u-tit-v :ilmvv thi- ll2lllIlllt'l'lllf.2' :tml 4-uufusiuu. Q Tho guests luirrii-tl to :i tzthlt- wlwre Miss Maury lim- t'41l'fni:tn. Miss lfziyr- Slater. :tml Miss liogzxu tlilhri-:tth we-rv lutmliup.: nut 1-:trtls niaitvliiug p:1rtm-rs. 'l'lu- nivzzauiim- was guy with vivzwiniis tzilh. light flri-ssl-s, uozttly press:-4l suits, :tml the- scviit of svvt-vt pt-:is :tml rust-s. Vurium- llrwvlu-r :mud llvm- XVhitsitt, 4-miplv uumlwr out-. h:ul tu wait until Billy SZIIIIIIIHIQY :tml Irvm- Amit-rsim, tlu- lust vouple-, vvt-re' in the-ir pl:im-s lwforz- they utnuhl bv sented. Q 'l'h+- m'ue-i-ssimizil was :le-lztyt-il zi hit until tht- :irrivul ot' Mis: llnsu L, XVirth :iml .lnhu ltnht-rt Xlfilsnn, who hxul wnrlu-il :lt thi' hott-l until li 0't'lun'k. NYilll:im XYnnily:ii'rl, Miss NVirth's nurt- m-r, wus gi-tlim: pzuiivky :it tlu- thought nt' h:ivim.f In walk iu lay himself. Q 'l'hv lvsimuuft is :is muvh of :1 thrill lnzllumui :tml Il2ll'4'lllS1lS to tlu- t':u'ulty, juniors, :tml st-uiurs. Mrs. th, li, l,m-, Mrs. Roh:-rt Mztxwi-ll, Miss Mxtrthu llzigtu-, :tml Mrs. lt. IG. lilnlllli- wt-rv :umr:ip.:' the lmlcmiy unlsmkt-rs :is thi-y lmvi- ln-4-u fur si-vi-l'zil yi-urs, Hotty Bl:u'-fr :iml Vzirnli- Hrnwn 1-:iuiv to ln- spe-:-tziturs :it tht- first Immun-t sim-v Ihr-il' prrmliizitioii. Mrs. llulv l.m-, Mzly qllt-vii Ui' lllo- lfiiiil luiiiqlii-1, wgig 31150 :timing Ilursi- who wutvlu-rl Ihr festiv- itv, MAY 4, 1937. 0 Husky football players, dapper corridor Romeos, and stiff- necked R. O. T. C. cadets are all reduced to the common level of slicked hair and tight collars at Lafayette's most elaborate enter- tainment of the year. The girls, also, don their sophistication and heighten their makeup for the gala affair, while both groups undergo a course in etiquette both at school and at home. Year after year the junior class has invaded and bedecked the Crystal Room of the Hotel Robidoux, transforming it into a gypsy X 0 - M Al' Punt' Eight X N I Y , A' fb 064 f J-iv JL