Manual High School - Builder Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 108 of the 1959 volume:

Manual's Manualite Memories How many Umes have you gazed into the abstract of the great beyond? This is a feast we all enjoy. The good of our friends rebounds many folds as we recount our blessings. In the future, let it be near at hand or in the far distant, the photographs within these pages will have a richer, greater meaning. A meaning that will flood the horizon with abundant happy memories of Manualite days. Reminiscences of vocational shops, classrooms, laboratories, swimming pool, gymnasiums, dances, parties, trips, assemblies, organizations, and a wealth of other features are yours--not in the abstract, but in a reality of Manualite memories-The Manualite 1959. THE STAFF Table of Contents Administration pages 2-6 Activities pages 43-98 Faculty 8-12 Shops . . . Classes Seniors .14-24 Trips . . Clubs Underclassmen. . 26-42 Queen . . . . King Manual High and Vocational School honors Miss Frances Sexton. She has served the entire personnel longer than any other person. Her patience and serenity will long be remembered by all of us. 3 God-speed Miss Sexton May our education be used as an instrument to help sow light where there is darkness, kindness where there is hatred, pardon where there is injury, faith where there is despair, Joy where there is sadness, and to seek not so much to be understood as to understand. J. F. BOYD Dedication To Dr. Edward E. Fields: We, the student body, wish to express our ap- preciation for the fine work you have done in helping to maintain the standards of our school. We thank you for your willingness to help us with our problems. Your encouragement has given us a greater determination to press ever onward. Students of Manual High and Vocational School Autographs MESSAGE NAME Leaders In Progress MISS RUTH BIRD is the progressive librarian who has done much intensive study in preparation for the student body. She collects antique paperweights, and records as hobbies. MR. LOWE is GENERAL not only in name, but as head of Manual's print shop. He hails to us from Tuskegee Institute. MR. BASIL L. COX enjoys teaching that spic and span trade Tailoring. At home, his flower garden bespeaks of his hobby. MRS. ELLA MERRITT sparkles in her trade dressmaking room 122, as her hobby, she is industrious with lovely seamstresses. MR. GEORGE H. BRIDGES, JR. is that tedious precision teacher. Off duty, he continues with target shooting. MRS. ISABEL HASTY is so scientifically minded in room 222 that as her hobby, she brings up-to-date old furniture by refinishes. Hurrah for one who makes things stick! The brick and mortar masonry specialist is MR. HERSHELL R. CANNON. The one who keeps the fair sex in Immaculate hairdo, prim, made-to-order is MRS. ROSETTA GARDNER. MR. JAMES ROBERTS appreciates teaching his students to realize the importance of their teachers and friends having well-built, firm, and comfortable understandings; a shoeshine a day. The unique ability of keeping girls in good condition is taught by MRS. ALBERTA JONES. Coming to us from Kansas State Teach- ers College, Mrs. Jones lists her hobbies as recreation, and playing bridge. MRS. VIVIAN TOBIN, was the winner of the gold trophy by the Necchl Sewing Company for her expert teaching. Her students also won first, second, and third prizes in the sewing contest. Greatly appreciated in our midst of nurses, is MISS K3RKENDALL. Her advice is worth her weight in gold. MRS. SUSIE COTTON, the mild gently mannered teacher. Her vocational dressmaking students should ever appreciate her wis- dom and patience, which bespeaks her Christian Faith. Another teacher whose pupils win scholarships in art is MISS GRACE LEEEJY. Kansas City Art Institute welcomes her students . Along with keeping the gym girls in tip-top shape, MRS. MARHUERITE I. RUEHLE is also active in youth groups (Scouts, Red Cross, Booster Clubs). MR. ROBERT WHEELER, Manual's counselor, is a guiding light to all students who seek his dis- cernment and keen Insight. Oulposts To The TnInre MRS. ESTHER PRICE is a teacher who came in 1939 when the three schools merged into one. The Manualite is growing to be a daily before-and-after- school hobby as well as a regular class. MRS. M1RINDA FERGUSON is another guiding outpost in the way of teaching Common Learnings. For the best in History there is no one better qualified than Manual's MR. CLYDE O. BOWEN. Students passing out of his class know all there is to know about America and her history. When not teaching absentminded pupils, you may find him reading, listening to music, or Indulging in sports. He is also the proxy for Manualite sales. In charge of kilo-watts is the electrically-minded MR. JAMES W. PRYOR. His pupils are really shocked into learning the trade of electricity. MISS RUTH V. HAWORTH is a gem among English teachers. Her under- standing and tact has helped many a student in the sometimes confusing study of the English language. Hut, two, three, four, here comes Manual's R.O.T.C. boys! Guiding this fine array of young manhood is M SGT. PAT LOWE. Sgt. Lowe has helped Manual to achieve a proud claim as being one of the finest R.O.T.C. units in Kansas City. He came to us from Hawaii. MR. ADELL THOMPSON is the chemistry instructor who earned much of his knowledge in Kansas State Teachers College, where he received his masters degree. He delights in sports, fishing, hunting, and dancing. You should see him dance. The attractive lady seen walking down the halls is not a professional model as some seem to think. She is none other than MRS. ELIZABETH GREATHOUSE SHEFFIELD the home economics teacher at Manual. She received her B.S. degree from Tennessee A.I. State University. She has done work in the Kansas City hospitals. What is worth saying is worth saying well, is the motto of MRS. DAISY NORWOOD a graduate of the University of Denver. Mrs. Norwood holds the reins in the speech and dramatics department. Entertaining hundreds of families annually is one of her favorite pastimes. MR. BILL SZLAPKA is the eighth grade mathematics teacher who earned his B.S. degree from Kansas City University. The pre-high school pupils of Manual get ample instruction from MR. JOHN EASON who teaches Common Learning. He is always on the go helping Manual to get organized. MR. BILL J. MINSHALL has the hold on the athletic department. When he is not seeing after the complications that go into handling this Job he teaches the subject of drafting. MRS. JULIA DANFORT received her nurse training in the hospitals of Fort Dallas, Texas. We are most fortunate to secure her services on our faculty. So proudly wo hail is thought of all Manualites in their concern of MR. VESTER SWINGLE, an outstanding young teacher at Manual of music and harmony. In a few short years he has turned the music department into a prize-winning team of efficiency. His hobbies «ure photography and books, he received his A.B. degree from McPherson State College. His teaching is bonded into a word called social studies. Something is lacking, oh yes, the name, OLIVER C. DILLEY. MISS RUTH THOMSON, Manual's counselor for the Freshmen and Juniors, has done a wonderful Job with boys and girls these past years. Her favorite hobbies are Reading, Cooking, and Eating. Out lookers For Tomorrow MISS FLORA FLORES halls to us from Kansas University in Lawrence, Kansas. Teaching students the correct way to speak, is only one of her attributes, Spanish is another. Her hobbies are knitting and reading. Not quite as big as a hill, but quite forceful in History is MRS. BETTY M. HILL. Coming from Lincoln University, her hobbies are sewing, collecting salt and pepper shakers and reading. For efficiency in books and typing, we call on MRS. HELEN R. VALENTINE. As Business Education is her trade, stamp collecting and travel are her leisure time specialities. Coming to us from the University of Iowa, MRS. MILA BANKS teaches our students the correct way to use English and does an outstanding job at it. Much of her extra time is in consideration for her pupils. If you have a car, keeping.the motor in good condition is very essential. MR. L. A. SCOTT is the person to show you what it's all about. His position being Automotive Electricity instructor, he's just about a master at it. Good grooming is essential for all young ladies, and this is the job for MRS. KATIE DANIELS. Her trade is Home Economics. All of her students readily appreciate what she does for them. MR. FRANK WEBER'S students appreciate his knowledge in English. Mr. Weber comes from the University of Missouri. His hobby is music. MR. LEO H. DAVIS' melodious chime is heard throughout the entire school. Coming to us from Denver University, we can understand his ability in Instrumental Music. His hobbies are hunting, fishing, and do-it-yourself projects. Three cheers for the football team, and three cheers for the coaches as well. Manual's football team can always be at it's best with MR. JACK BUSH at their side. There’s only one person like him. The only person like Mr. Jack Bush is our other coach, MR. WILLIAM WHITE. Being experienced in the field of sports he is very well an authority. His leadership in this field can well lead Manual's football team to success. MR. THOMAS W. McMORROW hails to us from Wm. Jewel College. His students appreciate his outstanding ability to teach lessons of the past— History. Bringing up-to-date the past events in the minds of his students is the job of MR. WILLIAM D. DUNLAP. He comes to us from the University of Chicago. His hobbles are Photography, and spreading popularity throughout our halls. MR. J. K. RUSSELL, coming to us from Tuskegee Institute, teaches the con- struction of automobiles. Growing and wearing flowers give him much dis- tinction and exhibits his artistry. MRS. MARY MATTHEWS KELSO comes to us from the University of Kansas. Being very talented in English and Newswriting, she lists poetry and dra- matics as her favorites. Above all, she loves children and babies. MISS JEANETTE FETTER likes doing things the easy way, and that she does. Miss Fetter teaches Shorthand and Typing. She comes to us from the Uni- versity of Kansas City. MR. HOLLIS DAHLOR is the director of Vocational Education in the public schools of Kansas City. Since there are 17 shop classes in Manual, it is necessary for Mr. Dahl or to spend much of his time with all the vocational tea- chers. MR. JOHN MARTINEZ, Manual's Co-ordinator and instructor of Cooperative Occupational Edu- cation has a most Interesting aft- er-school activity—playing with his four daughters and young son. MR. EDWARD BRICE enjoys his woodwork. He is proud of Marcus Haynes whom he coached and who is now manager of Harlem Magi- cians. MISS ANNIE FRANKLIN, Alpha Beta Omega delights in modern sculp- turing and landscape painting. MR. CHARLES TOMS can locate nearly any city in the world. Why? Knowledge gained through traveling and being a member of the International Conference of Social Workers. MR. FREDERICK JAMES is the in- terim teacher and a defender of all sports. MR. ERNEST WITT the driver edu- cation teacher is greatly inter- ested in music. MR. ARTHUR JOHNSON is quite diversified in mathematics, sci- ence, oil painting and crochet- ing. You ought to see his handi- crafts! MESSAGE AUTOGRAPHS NAMES 11 TERRY STROTHER DONALD DILLEY EDWIN PAYNE An Old Man Traveling A Lone Highway, Came At The Evening, Cold And Gray, AARON MARTIN TERRY KING JOHN HAYNES EDWARD KENNEDY JAMES LLOYD KENDRICK HOWELL ROBERT BOYLES JOHN FLOWERS THOMAS KEY PATRICIA LEWIS MARTHA BELL MARGARET KING DARLEAN SWANSON To A Chasm Vast Ami Deep At id W ide. The Old Man Crossed In The Twilight Dim, VEDA PIKE DOROTHY BOYDSTON SANDRA BRADEN WANDA JETKJNS WAUNITA SIMPSON UN DA STARR LUCILLE HARALSON NORMA STEVERSON BRENDA VANN BERZENA TURNER IRA REED JANICE CASON The Sullen Stream Had No Terror For Him. But He Turned When Safe On The Other Side ROBERT JACKSON NORMA WILLIAMS JESSIE WRIGHT LUCIAN SMITH GLORIA GIBSON WILLIAM SPENCER ALANZO NICHOLS SARAH SMITH JERRY K1LBANE HAROLD HUET GERALDINE RIDEOUT ANITA MITCHELL And Built A Bridge To Span The Tide. Old Man, ” Said A Fellow Near, GRACIE CONAWAY HARRY MACKEY BRENDA WHITE CLARENCE JACKSON BERT TAYLOR BARBARA PATTERSON DORIS SWITZER LILLIE HARRISON WILBERT RUTLEDGE CAROLE LEE OPAL HOLMAN You're asting Your Strength Building Here; Your Journey ill End With The Ending Day, CHARLES RICKETT BARBARA CHISM DOROTHY HAMMOND ALICE CARTER DORA WEATHERSPOON GERALD O'BRYANT MARY HILL CAROL DOZIER You Aever Again ill Pass This ay. MARIE HARRISON You Ye Crossed This Chasm Deep And ide; ALZETA MOTLEY ROOSEVELT HARRIS HARRY SMITH LORETTA KELLY JOAN COLUNS RUTH NORRIS FREDERICK NOLAN DOTSIE McCOY The Builder Lifted His Old Cray Head-- MAXINE THOMAS BERTHA CRUISE ALICE FREEMAN PALESTINE WHITMORE RICHARD KEARNEY FREDDY TAYLOR AUGUSTUS PRYMUS EDWARD WHITE LAW “Good Friend, In The Path I Have Come, ” He Said, “There Follwvetli After Me Today, A Youth-- THOMAS DULLEY WILUAM OWENS LEON PITTS CLARENCE MARSHALL WILUAM LAMAR ETKER SCROGGINS ROBERT TAYLOR SAMUEL ROGERS ■■■■■■■■■■■ EUNA THOMPSON MARY BLOUNT ERMA JASPER JUDITH TURLEY A Youth Whose Feet Must Pass This W ay. This Chasm Which lias Been As Naught To Me FANNIE WATTS RAYMOND LANGFORD RHUBEN THOMAS BETTY WOODS JAMES KENNEDY BOBBY LEE JOHN ANDRADA ULUE FRANKLIN Message To Thai Fair-Haired Youth May A Pitfall Be; He, Too, Must Cross In The Twilight Dim, Good Friend, 1 Am Building This Bridge For Him.99 Autographs SANDRA BRADEN (President) These students were chosen to repre- sent the senior class. They were not selected by their ability alone, but by their traits which enable them to be leaders. They rank in the top ten of the senior class. They are outstand- ing in the field they have chosen. MRS. KATIE DANIELS MR. THOMAS Me MORROW (Chairman) MRS. ELLA MERRITT MR. FRANK WEBER MR. WILLIAM WHITE Myrna Washington, Odessa Washington, Isaac Washington, Cleveland Aker, Roy Ward. Judy Wells, Wilma Webb, Zelma Weatherspoon, Theresa Weatherly, Barbara Watts. Mable Wade. Donald Walls, Brenda Walker, Chester Walker, Norman Walker, Gary White, Levya White, Oliver White, Ezekiel White, Julia Whitely. Henry Williams, Harry Williams, Gladys Williams, Gerald Williams. Ira Williams. Barbara Williams, Maurice Williams, Felix Williams, Edward Williams, Curtis White. Ira Terry, Louis Whitely, Sandra Wells, Emma White, Cozzy Williams, Jackie Williams. Mable Williams, Walter Wright, Wesley Watson, Thomas Wilson, Mary Vann. Stanley Vanoy, Delores Vaughn, Loretta Vance, Dayrl Ann Terry, Zelma Terry. Edward Thomas, Ester Thorton, Namen Thomas, Yvonne Thomas, Warren Threats. Anna Tindall, Delois Tilford, Robert Tierney, Kenneth Tierney, John Townsend. Wallajean Tindall Allen Todd, Joe Todd, Nadine Torrance, Joseph Turner, Wayne Turner. James Tindall, Ocie Tinsley, Robert Tinsley, Robert Tivls, Manley Tubbs. Nancy Wood, Ola Wooton, Lelo Wooten, Ronald Wolkey, Richard Wolkey. James Wortey, Kenneth Wright, Julia Taylor, Barbara Terry, Santesa Taylor. Paul Taylor, Bobbie Tennison, James Tindall, John Townsend, Robert Taylor. Martha Singleton, Leon Starr, Wayne Spencer, Linda Smith, Gerry Smith. William Strothers, Ruth Randolph, Lenora Robinson, Charlette Robinson, Peggy Richard- son. Linda Shivers Cj e Y Raymond Sanders, Ruth Sanders, Willena Sanders, Robert Saunders, Henry Saunders, William Smith. Letha Smith, Stanley Smith, Henry Smith, Will Smith, Sherrell Smith. Alice Smith, Shirley Seutter, Henrietta Smith, Wanda Smith, Ray Smith. Quinlock Shobe, John Schockley, Vernal Simpson, Sylvia Singleton, Caroline Skaggs. William Stolsworth, Kenneth Switzer, Hersholl Strothers, James Stuckey, Bob Scroggins. Ersalean Simmons, Olivia Simmons, Mary Stevenson, Gertrude Story, Corrine Spears. Harold Scott ■ Willie Scott, Doris Sherman, Curtis Sherman, Margaret Stew- art, Carol Suggs. ROW ONE: Loraine Suber, Charlene Roed, Jeanette Rush, Irene Robbins, Billie Rose Hill, Leona Roland, Helen Robinson, Lenora Robinson, Lois Ramey, Lillian Reese, Michal Richardson, Eva Mae Roe. ROW TWO: Gwendolyn Robinson, Betty Robinson, Anna Robinson, Darlene Robertson. Vfne J5°bblns' Charlene Rlmpson, Magnolia Rimpson, Freddie Richards, Patricia Roberts, Frankie White, Ruthie White, Rita Whitley. TWO: Mary Pearson, Carlean Phillips, Emma Porter, Shirley Perry, Lottie Parrish, Ruby Panley, Ola Dyer, Jessie Standford. VUi® ack' Barbra Malone, Viola Mickey, Anita Middleton, Sametta Middleton, Fay Matthis, Alice Miles, Dories Murrell. Annette Winfrey, Julia Whitley, Cozy Williams, Mary McGee, Janice McLaughlin, Eloise Mclsaac, Carol O'Neal, Ella Oliver. ROW TWO: ROW ONE: Wilbur Canten, William Farr, Chuck Cums, John Criswell, Ronald Christian, Marvin Crockett, Thomas Dedman, Lawrence Dyer. ROW TWO: Morris Givens, Robert Gardner, Jimmie George, Lawrence Dowdy, John Garret, Melvin House, Willie Hillman, Joe Hutchinson. ROW ONE: Albert Hill, Gilbert Harris, Robert Jones, Claude Kibble, Clarence Morton. Anthony Owsley, Harold O'Field, Saul Roach. ROW TWO: Robert Tierney, Ronald Wolkey, Eugene Weeks, Paul Wilson, William Watson, Ilee Witherspoon, Walter Wood, Charles Wood. ROW ONE: Robert Vergil, Robroy Law, Glendye Reed, Nathaniel Robinson, Robroy Clayton, Gilbert Rogers, Harold Roland, Bobby Johnson. ROW TWO: George Robinson, Donald Rice, Charles Rickets, Bob Robin, Charles Randolph, Joe Ramey, Charles Richie, Peter Reaves. •O f n m r vk y� 1 i - . 'i ■% A, 4. V' £4 V { Pi, ” ? « r ROW ONE: Anthony Mammaollto, Robert Mahoney, Toney Melvin, Jessie Lopez, James Lounce, Anne Luster, Frank Lucas, Ruth Lee. ROW TWO: Lonnel Lowery, Elroy Luster, Jo Ella Lewis, Anna Bell Lee, Jerald Lockeridge, Louis Medzwin, Virgil Porter, Milton Uoyd. Mary Lloyd, Ben Lenley, Chllcoat Lewis, Jeiry Lark, Kenneth Lolles, Virginia Lewis, David Loyd, Micheal Lewis. ROW ONE: Joe Lewis, Gary Lark, Shirley Leonard, Henry Lewis, Kathleen Lewis, Raymond Malone, Larry McCue, Carl McClain. ROW TWO: Grady McGee, Arthur McLaughlin, James McFarlin, Otha Nelson, Lula Nelson, Horace North, Calvin Nicholson, Tyrone Newsome. ROW THREE: Benjamin Jackson, Grace Jackson, Ray Frances Jackson, Jack Jackson, Brenda Jenkins, Bobby Jetklns, Janice Jasper, Dorothy Jones. ROW ONE: Ronnie Cole, Betty Canada, Jeny Campbell, Janice Carter, Gene Robinson, William Cason, Patricia Chivers, James Childs. ROW TWO.� Gloria Child, Donna Coleman, Marva Cole, Barbara Cole, Nancy Chilcoat, Brenda Clark, Lyndall Clark, Troy Clark. Sandra Claypole, Sharon Claypole, Hayden Preson, James Clich, Donna Clark, Wesley Poke, Thomas Posy, Kenneth Potts. ROW ONE: Calvin Miller, Irma Moore, Leonard Mlade, William May, Ned Mays,Roosevelt Manley, Jimmy Lazenby, E. R. Lenley. ROW TWO: Cleo Miller, Edward Margon, Bernard Moore, Micheal Monticue, Gene Moltiba, Ray Miller, Lanry Miller, Carlton Miller. ROW THREE: Charles Petty, Raymond Powell, William Patrick, Hollis Clemons, Wilber King, Pascual Palmeria, Frank Parker, Merle Mosby. ROW ONE: Gloria Mallory, Dorothy Johnson, Dorothy Jones, Larry Jones, Lee Van Jones, Leola Jones, Leonard Jones, Percy Jones. Doris Jones, Cleotis Jones, Carolyn Kirk, Elie Lee, Jr., Bernard Jenkins, Joyce King, Dorothy King, Wanda Kincaid ROW TWO: I I Sandra Kruger, Vincent Leigh, Venus Nelson, Hector Kennedy. Agnes Kennon, Thomas Kelly, Eddie Mae Kearney, Melvin Key. ROW ONE: Joe McClain, Joyce Miller, I orain McGee, Fred Parker, Mary Moltbia, Everett Mortin, Alvin Miles, Helen Grant. ROW TWO- Tudv Conner Pat Cox, Harriet Craddock, Robert Huston, Beverly Cox, Laural Charles, Helen Coffey, Vinna Camper. ROW THREE: Inez HollenswJrth Janice Hendricks, Teresa Henderson, Cornelius Hamilton, Wanda Hudspeth, Brenda Hughes, Josephine Henderson, Floyce Hawkins. ' ROW ONE: Barbara Johnson, Clarice Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Ernest Johnson, Helen Johnson, Larry Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Roosevelt Johnson, ROW TWO: Claudette Johnson, Barbara Johnson, Junius Johnson, Joyce Johnson, Lawrence Johnson, Robert Johnson, Ray Johnson, Frank James. I I Mary James, Shirley James, Mary Jennings, Shirley Hill, Elbert Ingram, Jacob Ivy, Ethel Ivy, Thelma Ivy. ROW ONE: Terry Ivory, Gary Helms, Gertrude Henderson, Richard Henderson, Archie Hendricks, Ruby Hendricks, William Hensen, La Donna Herring. ROW TWO: Ruby Coleman, Helen Herron, Henry Herron, Robert Herron, Alfred Hill, Fannie Hill, William Hill, Russell Hill. ROW THREE: James Hopson, James Holmes, Mitchell Hollingsworth, Charles Holloway, Adie Horton, Melvin House, Rooert Howard, Ronald Howard Gloria Davis, Corrine Green, Marjorie Denmon, Berlon Dillard, Marietta Dunbar, Lawrence Down ton. Leonard Frith, Ermma Francis, Ella Foster, Glenn Foreman, Jean Flowers, William Franklin. Geneva Austin, Harding Austin, Shirley FarT, Fred Hamilton, Joyce Hampton, Refugio Flores. m Charleydean Harrison, Eugene Hardin, Regina Harvey, Creston Harrison. James Hughes, Jo Ann Hughes, William Hunter, Patricia Howell, Floyce Hawkins, Roy Lee Fields Mary Gunn, Carolyn King, Iris Killings - worth, Ernest King, Judy King, Charles Killenhand. Jackie Gardner, Robert Gardner, Bertha Gillian, Bobby Gumm, Harold Groves, Pansy Grimmett. Gradie Allen, James Gilkey, Ben Anderson, Freeman Giles, James Gilbert, Wilma Gamer. Annie Lee Garner, Robert Gardner, Joe Alexander, Leeathel Allen. Genetter McClunney, Milton Guess, Rita Grover, Jenny Gracia, Ernestine Gant, Oretha Macklin, Nancy Mitchell, Mary Moltbia, Gloria Obie, Dorothy Owens, Nodiah Mayes, Shirley Merriwether. Zerria Figgous, Willie Ferguson, Howard Franklin, Larry Franklin, Sandra Nowland, Wanda Martin. Charles Barnett, Woodie Brown, Oona Baynham, Helen Bass, Hen- rietta Bausby, Shirley Bausby. Frank Bennett, Joseph Banks, Jane Belton, James Beverly, Nathaniel Brown. Charles Brown, Lee Arthur Bohannon, RoOert Biack, Ruby Coleman, Joyce Baker. Lawrence Bender, Lee Esther Byers, Edward Booker, Ora Lee Byers. William Burton, Mable Bell, Hazel Busby, Tresa Bums, Larry Blount. Janice Brooks, Lawrence Braden, Ruby Bowman, William Brown, Glenora Bagsby. Joyce Botley, Mary Boinpart, Gloria Brummall, Richard Bayles, Helen Burt, Corine Boyd. James Bell, Nathaniel Bos- ton, Forestine Boston, Bar- bara Bell, John Bennett, Bobbie Burt. Ellen Brooks, Shirlean Burt, Charles Brown, Ella Brown, Glenoyd Brown. Lester Brown, Laurel Brown, William Black, Margaret Brown, Efcvayn Blont. Calvin Brown, Joyce Cunningham, Thomas Cordray, David Crow. Luke Crockett, Charles Cowhick, William Cage, James Counts. Lillian Conaway, Prince Conley, Lorelie Conley, Ellene Cooper, Lou Ellen Carr. Thelma Cook, Floyd Coop- er, Rodney Coleman, John Coleman, Catherine Cole- man, Ruby Coleman. David Ellington, Elliot Eley, Eddie Edwards, Clarence Downton, Linda Foster, Sarah Fue. Jerome Frye, Leon Fritz, Univa Free- man, Sandra Freeman, Elizabeth Ford , Mary Ashford. Salvador Avila, William Ashley, Cla- rence Harris, Richard Harding, Beatrice Hannett, Georgia Haynes. Elizabeth Hendricks, Sandra Hudspeth, Helen Hughes, Naomi Bland, Doris Boyston, Barbara Brown. Icy Faye Griffin, Katherine Brown, Cla- rice Buford, Birdie Baker, Frances Bon- ner, Gwendolyn Baker. ROW ONE: Gloria Gant, Larry Erlksen, Ruby Ayres, Charles Black, Willadine Terry, Claretha Davis, Rubin Deperalta, Mary Enriquez. ROW TWO: James Brown, Alice Miles, Shirley Bausby, Mamie Henderson, Daniel Barajas, William Brown, Larry Blount. rnt u-. Annette Bausby Eugena Beverly Last lint Not Least Of The Undergraduates Shirley Austin Devella Fresto ROW TWO: Eva Green, Ruth Hicks, George Armstrong, Paul Law, Lena Austin, Carrie Fortune. ROW THREE: toy Law, Paul Allen, Julian Green, Matthew Frazier, Joe Armola, Raymond Langford. ROW FOUR: Walter Akers, James Belton, Charletta Gardner, Charles Calland. LOOK FOR US NEXT YEAR AS WE MAKE A HEADLINE. John Yates Robert Jetkins Jesse Harris Manual ite Exam i na t ion Instructions: Match the picture with the companion picture in the MANUALITE. Autograph the picture. Your Score: All pictures E 20 pictures S 18 pictures M 16 pictures I My Score p R I N T S H O P MR. GENERAL LOWE The linotype, com- position and pressrooms of Manual are compara- ble to any of their kind. The students work on a production basis. Jobs are done for the Board of Education, and for all the public high schools in the Kansas City District. The most interesting feature is the publica- tion of Manual's news- paper. This periodical, with the cooperation of the newswriting class under the direction of Mrs. Kelso and the ad- vertising department with Mr. Dilley, is a bi- monthly newspaper. MR. HERSHALL CANNON A class of boys who might find sport in crown- ing each other with a brick on the s kull! Better still -cementing together his pals' sandwich! Be- hold the Cannon with his Golden Rule! Horace North, Ned Mayes, Edward Whltelaw, Henry Sanders, Bob Robin, Joe Turner, Thomas Key, Robert Black, John Bennett, Joseph Lewis, Calvin Nicholson, William Franklin, Lawrence Downton, Sidney Jamerson, Eugene Harding, Milton Guest, Troy Clark, Roose- velt Manley. Bobby Lee, Bobby Jetklns, Willie Ferguson, Bert Taylor, Roy Johnson, Kenneth Wright, Clarence Downton, Wilbert Rutledge, Larry Johnson, Henry Guest, William Hill, Phillip McConnell are the names of the boys in the picture. What Is This Machine Doing MR. GEORGE BRIDGES pointing out method of machining surface at an angle in the shaper to Kenneth Doyle. Observing the explanation are Lawrence McMullin, Harvey Cundiff, Emmett Crook, Jimmie Miller, Jack Holland, Everett Purvis and Michael Farnand. Such chaps are always in demand in the industrial world. Exhibiting Their Talent In Electricity MR. JAMES PRYOR, and Electricity Shop boys do various things as you can see in this picture. He has the boys doing different jobs around the school building for training. In the picture below, Charles Bolden and Lucien Smith are working on a television. Namon Thompson and Richard Goodson are repairing a radio. In the wiring booth Clarence Jackson is working with thin wall conduit, while Karl Blewett end Marvin Gonzales are using Romex, and Harvey Nelson is working on a heal lamp. Morning Class Cosmetology Here, these girls are learning the art of beauty. They are learning the types and styles of hair and how to keep it in good condition. The pictures are full of different activities that the girls are being taught, all of which each individual will get the same basic steps to help make her qualified and able to be a good cosmetologist in this well chosen field. MRS. ROSETTA GARDNER - INSTRUCTOR Dressmaking Jessie Wright, Charlotte Robinson, Joyce King, Estell Pruitt, Beverly Hiner, Otha Marie Nelson, Palestine Whitmore, LaVeme Moody, Shirley Mitchell, Linda Stanr, Nancy Mitchell, Jeanette Rush. These girls in MRS. VIVIAN TOBIN'S classes are very busy working on individual projects that will provide training in various sewing occupations in the future. The experiences they get in this training will be much to their advantage if they continue to take Vocational Dressmaking. Helen Hughes, Hairletta Davis, Lillie Franklin, Univa Freeman, Claudette Johnson, Lillian Reese, Janice Brooks, Katherine Goss, Brenda Vann, Anita Mitchell, Ruth Ann Williams, Wanda Hudspeth, Thelma Ivy, Shirley Merriwether, Myrna Washington, Maxine Winston, Helen Johnson, Billy Jo Parker. Tailoring The tailoring shop is one of most popular activity. Here we find bundles of clothes ready for cleaning, and pressing. Some boys are repairing garments while others are making trousers, vests, coats, jackets or whatever is required in the course by their instructor, MR. BASIL COX, who is a very capable man in many respects of the trade. Dressmaking Marilyn Welch, an advanced student, is giving demonstration in free hand draping and cutting as a part of her training to become a dressmaker. Class members are observ- ing and taking notes. FIRST ROW: Charlene Rimpson, Georgia Haynes, Annie Lee Gardner. SECOND ROW: Delores Vaughn, Dorothy Owens, Corine Green, Brenda Jetkins. THIRD ROW: Gloria Brummall, Marietta Dunbar, Ruth Lee. MRS. SUSIE COTTON is an excellent teacher and has been for many years. 49 Typing Class I Today's world is one of machine. The boys and girls in our typing classes are learning the fundamental steps of one such machine - the typewriter. Typing is one of the fastest ways to put thoughts on paper. From both typing classes, the students will go into the field of Business Ad- ministration, or whatever field they select. They will find that their course in typing was much to their advantage. MRS. HELEN VALENTINE - Instructor Typing Class II The students have practice on other machines such as, the I. B. M. , Mimeograph, Ditto, and Calculators. Other than these experiences, the students are taught how to make various types of bills, and bookkeeping is highly recommended . MISS JEANETTE FETTER - Instructor Auloinolives MR. LLOYD SCOTT and his Automotive-Electrical Class shown in one of their busy moments. He is giving the boys a sound-visual education lecture on theory representing the fundamentals of elec- tricity and their corresponding parts. Autonwchnnics The boys in Auto Mechanics are shown in various phases of their work. MR. J. K. RUSSELL is shown working with and supervising the boys. They work on real cars and do everything from a grease job to the more complicated overhauling. All class sessions are preceded by a flag salute and prayer by the students and teacher. Current Events Thomas Key, Sandra Braden, Marie Harrison, Euna Thompson, Richard Kearney. The purpose of this course is to make the student aware of the rapid changes in modern society; to familiarize him with the principles underlying our democracy; to know of its diffi- culties and dangers from both external threats and from internal weaknesses; to make him better prepared to assume his responsibilities as a well-informed citizen in the world of to- morrow. We arrive at this goal by using the various sources of information - newspapers, maga- zines, books, radio, and television. We learn from others through groups and panel dis- cussions, special reports and reports on individual research. All types of problems are in- cluded for study - social, economic, and political. I unel Discussion Leonard Clark, Cecilia Gracia, Manna Bell, Dora Weatherspoon, Dorothy Boyston. American Problems ll Instructor, MR. McMORROW World Geography Etker Scroggins, Ira Reed, John Flowers, Doris Wilson, and Cynthia Cage. In order to take part in such a course the student must have a background of information on which to build. For this reason the student is required to have completed both World and American History. It is believed that the modern citizen must know more than how his govern- ment operates. He must know about other lands and peoples, now, more than ever before in our history. World Peace must come through World Trust; and World Trust, through World understanding and cooperation. I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging the future but by the past. Patrick Henry United Stales Growth and Derchtpnient Margaret King, Norma Joiner, Mr. McMorrow and Grade Conaway. Kendrick Howell is not shown. The objectives of Industrial Activities are to give students general as well as specific infor- mation; to provide opportunity to secure training in various Industrial Activities in which the students have an expressed interest; to provide training commensurate with student's ability and potential - thus giving some prep- aration for work whereby he can earn a living. Effort is made to assist students to make an adequate social and vocational adjustment. MR. CHARLES TOMS, Instructor. . Homemakmg The girls in this class seem to be interested in what MRS. ELIZABETH SHEFFIELD is saying. Maybe she is telling them how to take care of their clothing. Perhaps she is saying your clothing is an investment. As an investment, you must take much possible care. Or it could be a foods class. Nutrition and food preservation are important parts of homemaking. The girls cculd be learning instructions for sterilizing instruments, or the method for sealing jars. Whatever the theme may be, the demonstration has their rapt attention. Commercial Art Manual is very proud of the Commercial Art classes. They have brought distinction and honors in the field of art. Here the students seem to be very interested in illustrating posters. The majority of the signs and posters gracing the halls of Manual have been done by these students. These posters depict many things - safety. United Funds, littering, and an abundance of fashions. Upon completing graduation, many students attend the Kansas City Art Institute where they have no trouble gaining entrance. Jobs are never scarce to them because their profession is so much in demand. -----Teacher, MISS GRACE LEEDY. Drafting The maze of blueprints is the world of drafting. To the average observer, the blueprint is a com- plicated jig-saw puzzle with every piece not fitting. But to the draftsman, every line tells a story. He knows that one irregular line can destroy the plans for so large a thing as a mighty bridge and one so small as a doll house. Accuracy is the fundamental basis for this trade. Not only boys, but girls also enter into drafting. They give the boys stiff competition. Teacher—MR. BILLY MINSHALL Pictures Bc-Sjmtk - Act icily The physical educational classes of Manual show special emphasis on physical fitness, sports, swimming, and modern dancing. MRS. ALBERTA JONES instructor, has an abundance of pep as one can plainly see. Biology Class Albert Hubbard, John Yates, Glendye Reed. These students are laboratory assistants. The biology classes are learning the care and use of the microscope before studying protozoan forms. They work in groups of three. Laboratory assistants are chosen from the class. They serve for two weeks. Additional credit is given for this duty. Teacher, Mrs. Isabel Hasty. Library The Manual library, located on the second floor in Room 212, serves the students and teachers of the high school. It is not a branch open to the public. The library contains several sets of encyclopedias and other reference material, as well as books for recreational and research reading. Many leading magazines come to the Manual library regularly by subscription. Students of Manual use the library freely before and after school; and during the school day, they may come to the library by requesting library passes. Miss Bird, the librarian, has the following student assistants this year: Kenneth Tierney and Hazel Moore first hour; Thressala Bums and Erma Moore fourth hour; and John Yates seventh hour. These students have various duties assigned to them. Among those duties are, to help the librarian and to make the library operate more efficiently. Shoe Repair Shoes are very essential to everyone. These boys are learning a trade that will never wear out. In shoe repair class, they learn the basic steps in making and keeping a well-built shoe. You are as comfortable as your feet are, says MR. JAMES ROBERTS, who is the capable instructor. English A knowledge and use of the communications are very necessary for the effective understanding of the various trades. These skills are taught in all the English classes. This particular group is instructed by MISS RUTH HAWORTH. Mrs. Julia Danforth Instructor Betty Ivy I’radical Judith Brakebill Nursing Class Larcenia Robinson of 1958-59 Wanda Jetklns Doris Ivory Sandra Braden Barbara Hopson Erma Jasper Savannah Whitley Mary Freeman Mary Taylor The nursing course is designed for boys and girls who by their senior year will be seventeen years old. While in high school they attend classes three hours dally learning theory and nursing art procedures which earn two credits. Opportunities after graduation are unlimited as employment in private homes, private industry, hospitals, doctors' offices, nursing homes, etc. , may be secured. Henrietta McCoy Barbara Dowell Opal Holman Hattie Anderson Anita Johnson miiiin MISS RUTH THOMSON MR. EDWARD E. FIELDS, 8R. Appreciation We students have realized that much of our learning was not earned in the classroom. By the thoughtfulness of the administrators and teachers, we were urged to budget our time, and our finances that we might travel, have organizations, share in sports, and in- terview personalities. The following pages review some of our memories which we wish to share; and more than that, we want to thank our administrators and teachers. MR. ROBERT WHEELER MR. JAMES F. BOYD MR. JOHN MARTINEZ MANUAL If Team WHY TWO CHEERLEADER GROUPS? It is fun—more fun cheering for both teams. A and B How did these girls become cheerleaders? 1. They bought season passes, 1957-'58 . 2. They made M average in all grades . 3. They did not make any F grades. 4 . They had the determination to work and practice after school. Do the cheerleaders have fun? 1. Yes, fun at every game. 2. They have fun in rehearsals. 3. Everyone has fun in cheerleader mixers. 4. They nave fun in wearing a red and white uniform, which stands for loyalty. What more can one desire? Gradie Allen, Helen Johnson, Patricia Chlvers, Henrietta Bausby, Jackie Garner, Donna Clark. Varsity % Wanda Jetklns, Shirley Mernwether, Barbara Woods, Zelma Terry, Gloria Mallory. MR. JACK BUSH Coach MR. FREDERICK JAMES Coach Raymond Langford Captain LANGFORD S HONOR teymond Langford has been a student of Manual for four years, and has been on the basketball team two of those years. He is a member of the Student Council, but most important of all, he has won the medal of every football boys' dream. This is the coach's medal which is given to the most outstanding player and student of the year. Music lUnid VttcaI BOYS IN HARMONY CLASS ARE: Standing; Paul Fobbs, Etker Scroggins, Charles Ricketts, Ben Jackson. Seated: Albert Hill, Charles Brownlee, Bobby Johnson, Joseph Banks, Melvin House and Joseph Green. MANUAL CHOIR MEMBERS: Front Row: Ella Oliver, Ethel Ivy, Vina Camper, Carlean Phillips, Willadlne Terry. Second row: Dorothy Jones, Rita Derrow, Barbara Allen, Donna Clark, Sharon Bover. Third Row: Elmer Hardin, William Johnson, Kenneth Tierney, Hollis Clemons, Lawrence Downton, Prince Conley, Howiu-d Franklin, Amel Freeman. FRONT ROW: Martha Bell, Lorraine Suber, Betty Woods, Mary Bonaparte, Corrine Spears, Anna Bell Lee, Gloria Gibson. SECOND ROW: Wanda Kincaid, Saundra Hudspeth, Iris Killings- worth, Ruth Noirls, Barbara Chism, Annette Winfrey, Annetta Bausby. THIRD ROW: Nathaniel Brown, E. L. Lenley, Jerald Lockridge, Don Dilley, Bobby Johnson, Raymond Langford, Roy Ward, Terry Strother, Samuel Reese. 64 Manual Choir Presented The Messiah Frequently good things have a happy ending. This was realized Thursday evening December 18, 1958, when a wonderful group of friends heard the Messiah at Saint Steph- en Baptist Church, Truman Road and The Paseo. The guest organist, Mrs. Lucy Remley, accompanied the choir. Barbara Adams was the alto soloist; Vanette Wagner was the soprano soloist; Robert Williams and James Fleetwood were tenor and bass soloists, respectively. All guests are members of Kansas City Lyric Opera Company. Mr. Vester Swingle, at the far right, is the choir leader and director of vocal music at Manual High School. The choir members composed their nerves and adjusted robes in the vestment rooms. Everyone was thrilled to be con- sidered worthy to contribute in the product- ion of the Christmas music. In the back- ground one sees Mr. Robert Wheeler adding a final touch to his maroon zipper as Mr. Edward Fields stands in admiration of Manual's musical talent. ST. STEPHEN'S INTERIOR „K_4r- views of the church neve, senctuery, and chancel. The furnishings - pews, pulpit and chairs are of blond oak. The rear baptistry curtain is of rich maroon. The choral members begin their pro- cessional as a patient and appreciative congregation exhibit exceeding interest. At the left one recognizes many faculty members — Mrs. Norwood, Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. Cotton, Mr. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Eason and many more. In the procession Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Wheeler, Mrs. Ferguson are slightly visible. The lower picture displays the choir of Manual singing wholeheartedly. KENDRICK HOWELL BRENDA CLARK President Vice President Science Explorers The name bespeaks the students' activities. JOHN FOSTER LUCIEN SMITH TERRY IVORY CLARENCE JACKSON FELIX WILLIAMS Science Explorers Refreshments are served at some meetings. MR. ADELL THOMPSON CO-SPONSOR GERALDINE GOSA Secretary JANICE CARTER Treasurer PATRICIA HOWELL DOROTHY BOYDSTON MARY FREEMAN WANDA JET KINS PATRICIA SHIVERS SHIRLEY FARR IRA REED HENRIETTA BAUSBY JEAN FLOWERS NORMA JOINER 67 MR. JOHN EASON Sponsor BARBARA CHISM Secretary MARGARET KING President GLORIA MALLORY IRA REED First Vice President Second Vice President HENERITTA BAUSBY Student Council Executi re Boa rd The Student Council is the wheel of Manual. The sponsor is likened unto the hub. He is the organizer of organizers. To this group we must give credit for their concern for instilling in the entire student body, I'd better not get caught being a litterbug and many other fine qualities in this great school of ours. Congratulations, Students. RITA DERROW All City Representative ETKER SCROGGINS SANDRA BRADEN JOYCE CUNNINGHAM EUNA THOMPSON JOHN FOSTER WILBERT NEAL WILUAM OWENS JAMES HOPSON MELVYN KEY JAMES FRISTOE Vice President Bentonian Literary BARBARA CHISM President MARGARET KING Vice President Society RITA DERROW Secretary KENDRICK HOWELL Treasurer The burning torch, the symbol of the Bentonian Literary Society, signifies to Bentonian members their warm and enduring interest in their society and their school. In the spring original creative ability often bums as brightly as the torch when the yearly literary efforts are judged for content and worth. 4 Among the cherished traditions of the girls and boys of the society are: the informal initiation week, the formal initiation party, the Christmas program, the literary contest, and the annual Senior Farewell party. NORMA JOINER Parliamentarian BRENDA CLARK Historian ETKER SCROGGINS JOYCE CUNNINGHAM SANDRA BRADEN EUNA THOMPSON WANDA JETKINS LEON PITTS WAUNITA SIMPSON TERRY STROTHER CAROL DOZIER . GEORGE BRIDGES—SPONSOR VOCATIONAL CLUB The Vocational Club is composed of selected representatives from vocational shops. The club meets twice a month with both sponsors. Mrs. Tobin and Mr. Bridges accompany the students on fre- quent tours. These trips are among the highlights of the trade courses. LILLIE FRANKLIN KENDRICK HOWELL LORETTA MONROE LILLIE HARRISON BARBARA WOODS CLARENCE JACKSON MARIE NELSON SHIRLEY MERRIWETHER BRENDA VANN JANICE CASON FELIX WILLIAMS LILLIE MACK THELMA IVY DELORES VAUGHN WARREN THREATS BARBARA COLE La VERNE MOODY LOIS RAMEY BARBARA WILLIAMS BILLY JO PARKER DORLES MURRELL HENNRIETTA BAUSBY BARBARA BROWN MARGARET BROWN BRENDA CLARK GLORIA MALLORY BARBARA CHISM SANDRA BRADEN SANDRA NEW LAND SCHOLASTICAE CENTUM Motto - Always Faithful Colors - Royal Blue and White Theme - Knowledge is power, seek knowledge and you shall find power. Preamble—In order to maintain a high standard as an organization in Manual High and Vocational School, we the members of Manual's Scholasticae Centum do pledge to maintain a high scholarship, to develop leadership, to build a better character rating among our members, and to be of service to our school. Barbara Chism - President Helen R. Valentine - Sponsor The songbird, Barbara Chism, highlighting a mixer. Mr. Russell greeting Mr Bougher. Mr. Fields, Mr. Clarkson, Miss Fetter, and Mrs Jones enjoying an after- school party. Th( Craftsman Staff LEFT (Standing): Euna Thompson, Doris Wilson, Mrs. Mary Kelso, Rita Derrow. Sitting: Brenda White, Hazel Rhodes, Carol Dozier, Barbara Woods, Genetter McCluney, and Barbara Chism. Roosevelt Hams, William Hunter, Robert Taylor, Melva Robinson, Christine Brown. ZolmaTerTy, Betty Canada, Thelma Ivy, Joyce Cunningham, Barbara Johnson, Ruby Hendricks, Glona Mallory, Treva Lenley, Brenda Clark, Willadine Terry Geraldine Gosa, Anthony Galvan, Frank Walker. Mary Jo Hill, Erma Johnson, James Scott. LEFT (Standing): Lillie Franklin, Clarice Buford, Clarence Marshall, Jerry Kilbane, Wauneta Simpson, Don Dilley, Birdie Baker. Sitting: Bertha Mae Cruise, Jolene Hams, Billie Maxwell, Carlean Phillips, Audrey Sherman, John Foster, Michal Richardson, Brenda Vann. TO THE RIGHT: Mr. Oliver Dilley, advertising adviser, talks with a group of newswriters. BACK ROW: Doris Switzer, Janice Carter, Judith Turley, Bertha Smith. IN FRONT: John Ganrett, Fred Trusseil, James Kennedy, Loretta Monroe. James Brown, Larry Bender, Freddie Richards, Marjorie Denmon, Katherine Goss, Lena Austin, Jacquelyn Coleman, Brenda Hughes, Shirley Merriwether, Annette Winfrey, Dories Murrell. STANDING: Lucille Haralson. SITTING: Betty Wood, Clarence Jackson, Darlene Swanson, Cleo Miller, Janice James, Ossie Weaver, George Hamic, Stanley Smith, Grade Conaway, Mary Person, Ida Currie. Decision Page RONALD CHRISTIAN decided to Join the Marines. LAURA NASH decided to return to Little Rock, Arkansas. AUDRY SHERMAN decided to take a rest from school activities. DELMER MURRELL decided to postpone his graduation. SHIRLEY MITCHELL decided to be a good senior. She majored in trade dressmaking. NORMA JOINER decided to have her photo made. She was wise as she is so active in Manual. DELORES VAUGHN decided to help set up some Manualite index names. She did a good Job. SANDRA NEWLAND loves her new baby sister, but likes her school work enough to have regular at- tendance. 76 School Calendar BIRDIE BAKER thought she could not make it, but discovered that she was a senior and really work- ed at being a good senior. September JOLENE HARRIS returned to school with a determination to graduate, She DID. Congratulations Joey 1 FANNIE WATTS with a delightful and tenacious personality had the same will power to graduate. Best wishes Little FanI PETER REEVES returned from the armed forces and was delighted to enroll In Mr. Pryor's electrical shop. WILLADINE TERRY, though not enrolled in the Manuallte Staff, was a wonderful help during seventh hours in September. LARRY McCUE came to Manual because, he said, I like the personality of Manual High and Vocational School. Ho is adept in commercial art. 77 RICHARD MILLER realizes he has a natural inclination for art. In this occupation he spends much of his spare time. October HELEN GRANT came to us from Panama. With her came her fluent Spanish language. Now she is doing her best to speak English as easily as Spanish. CARLEAN PHILLIPS, for a short time, thoroughly enjoyed work- ing on the Manuallte. Her field- photography. November A new play----A new organization. A special assembly stimulated a group of speeches. Candidates, twelve to be exact, poured their hearts and souls into their campaign. Results: MARGARET KING (center) was unanimously chosen president; GLORIA MALLORY, (right) first vice president; IRA REED, (left) second vice president. Various committees and their chairmen were chosen by the president. Foremost of the committee duties are elimi- nation of the litterbugs in the halls, and cleanliness of Manual's campus. 78 Decem her Dramatic De pa riment Christmas Play CHRISTMAS COMES TO BROADVIEW SCHOOL Terry Ivory, Fred Trussell, Mary Bowers. SETTING: A girls' School. Action took place in the school office and dormitory. STORY: A foreign teacher at the school was very lonely and sad. She appeared mysterious to the girls even to the extent of being suspected of spying. However, the girls found out about her real story and decided to try to make her more happy for Christmas. In so doing they found the true meaning of Christmas. MRS. DAISY NORWOOD - INSTRUCTOR . „ „ , .. _ Pftfiinirt Geraldine Gosa, Brenda Clark, Barbara Chism. Iris Killlngsworth, Birdie Baker, Mary Peterson Retugio Flores “ January Three sing on KCKIS Three of Manual's students - Barbara Chism, Doris Switzer and Rita Derrow - have established themselves in a neat situation. If you have ever listened to the Bruce Lee Show on KCKN some night, you have probably heard these girls. Again, true-blue Janice Carter came with a New Year’s resolution to give her second semester spare time to the production of the Manualite. Virginia Lewis begins the New Year with her fascinating smile. Look out for the MICROBES they'll get you if you don’t. Why not Join the Science Club? I did. Daryl Ann Terry believes in being an active member of Manual's Science Club. Remember the Science Fair is an opportunity for us to learn. 80 February The Educational Development group enjoyed MR. FRANK WEBER and his explanation of Semantics. He spoke of the dangers of generalizing and the careless use of words. Mr. Weber sketched the origins of the alphabet, the emotional change many words carry, and the abstraction levels of single words and language in general. MR. HANS SCHWIEGER, director of the phil- harmonic, was surrounded by Manualites, intent on autographs. Did they get what they wanted---leave it to a pleasant conductor and mannerly students. See our own musician Mr. Swingle in the rear? II liy So Very Important? Mr. William McCubbln has been at Manual since 1939. His tenacity for hard work - never knowing the end of his school hours - has won honor and ad- miration from all his co-workers . He is supervisor of industrial education of all Kansas City schools. Mrs. Dorothy Nofftz - the one who sees to the task of bodily food, sterilized dishes and sil- verware. Beautifully arranged vegetables, salads, cakes, and pies Just don't happen. Much planning is involved. Who is more capable than Manual's own Dotty. It is said a teacher can often be replaced by a good substitute. A good custodian Just does not have a substitute. Mr. Albert Bougher. MR. F. E. CLARKSON Mathematics Teacher and Chairman of the Athletic Committee MRS. EVELYN JOHNSON CLARK Choir Accompanist MRS. NELLIE RAY SMITH Special Common Learning Teacher Red Cross workers know no tiring moments. Mrs. Sheffield works most diligently for the organization. She has great praise for all her helpers. Mrs. Sheffield is not unmindful of the many hours of labor in committee meetings transportation, and collecting gifts as well as personal money that her pupils use to carry on the Red Cross work in the name of Manual High School. Mr. „ THREE FORCES Wheeler and Mrs. Tobin help inspect. Mrs. Jones pleasantly, What can I do for you dear? O.K. have a chair, and I'll call you. Mrs. Crosby, Let's see, how many days? That's right. MR. WILLIAM DUNLAP Take this and QO to your class. School Photoarapher Mrs. Reynolds, Sorry to bother you, but do you have— -----In your class now? May we talk with him in the office please? Mrs. Lorrlne Carson Mrs. Theresa Ruby Mrs. Helen Malslncheln Mrs. Nell Nugent Mr. James Snow Mrs. Lila Goddard Mr. Frank Southard Tiger the cat Mr. George Manning Mrs. Essie Coleman Mrs. Rosatte Bannister Mrs. Margie Elson Mr. Austin Cowen Mr. Olen Sharp Mr. Ted McCormick Manual is most fortunate to have such outstanding men and women. Their work is their serious responsibility and obligation. Yet they greet one with a very pleasant conversation - something good about someone. New brooms, dust mops, trash cans bring as added a smile as the taste of new cake, pie, or a piping hot dish from the steam table. Mr. Frank Hernandez Mr. George Marks Mr. Ben Plauzer Mr. Jack Hart R. O. T. C. Officers Standing: Ira Reed Leon Pitts Richard Kearney William Spencer Samuel Rogers William Owens R. O. T. C. Officers Sitting: Etker Scroggins Lawrence Johnson Grover Sanders Terry King Cadet Lieutenant Colonel IRA REED Commanding Offices for Manua High and Vocational School This is the R. O'. T. C. activity page which shows many phases of the required'course of instruction and learning. SGT. PAT LOWE Her Majesty The R. O. T. C. Queen BARBARA WOODS m Touring Jefferson City Capitol Most Exciting Tours are very exciting and this fact was proved by Doris, Karen, and Judith as they viewed Jefferson City and the Lincoln University Campus. Highlights of the trip were varied. Among these were the flowing Missouri River, with all its awe-inspiring width, and the Capitol Building itself. The girls were able to stand in the center and stare amazingly straight up to the sky. They also visited the lawmaking rooms and view- ed the collection of museum pieces. The Journalism Department was an architectural delight. This is where they attended classes during the day. Class- es were held from 8:00 A. M. to 3: P. M. The presiding teacher was Mr. Randolph Smith, who teaches at Van Horn High School in Kansas City, Missouri. His assistant was Mr. Ward Diegler, who criticized Doris and Karen on their newswriting stories. Mr. Diegler was a junior at Lincoln University who was majoring in Journalism. Food was also a highlight, and appetites were appeased at the banquet which honored the Headliners. Such fare as that never came their way at Manual, the girls sadly recollected, as they bit down into a tasty morsel of thick, juicy steak. The girls agreed that Manual was the greatest for a high school, but it was nothing like Lincoln University. Journalism Conference At The University of Kansas City Mrs. Jessie Ives and her Journalism students at Kansas City Bible College, enjoying a luncheon at the University of Kansas City between lectures. Mrs. Mary Kelso, vice president of Greater Kansas City Publications Advisers Association is having a breathing spell. Though very busy, and working hard, she radiates happiness. Mrs. Winefred Hasler is another person enjoying a plate lunch of hamburger, chips, baked beans, ice cream, and coffee. Carlean, Judith, Doris, and Wauneta are planning the layout of the yearbook. Carlean in deep thought. Headliner Week At Lincoln University Fun was had by all attending An exciting trip was taken by Karen, Doris, and Judith, who were accompanied by the Manual lie sponsor Mrs. Esther Price. Their destination was Lincoln University In Jefferson City, Missouri. The purpose of this visit was the Eleventh Annual Journalism Workshop Conference. The moment the girls stepped off the Greyhound bus, each felt that this would be a trip long to be remembered. The first glance of the sprawling Lincoln campus washed away all doubts that might have entered their minds. The girls were housed in Bennett and Anthony Halls. After becoming acquainted with some of the other girls in the dormi- tories, each drifted Into a dreamful sleep. The next three days passed In a whirl of contusion and delight. Classes were held at eight A. M. In the beautiful Journalism Building. The classes were divided Into yearbook, newswriting, and photography. Each day the newswriting classes put out a paper The Daily Workshop, in which the students own stories appeared. There was a banquet with important guest speakers from the field of Journalism. One of the more important speakers was Mr. Alex Wilson, editor of the Trl-State Defender, Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Wilson re- ceived recognization with his experience in covering the Emmett Till case In Little Rock, Arkansas. In his speech M. Wilson stated that a smooth, fast, and well-coordi- nated person fits into the newspaper world well. 4 Trade Week In St. Louis, Missouri Fun and Instruction for every pupil MR. JAMES ROBERTS' shoe repair department organized a club called the Neolite Club which sponsored an educational tour of St. Louis, Missouri on May 9, 1958. IN BUS: Ronald Chrlstin, John Woods, Richard Hardin, James Holmes, Leonard Clark, James Rush, Gary Lark, Rubin Thomas, Ernest Gaines. CENTER: Elmer Hardin, Carl Jenkins, Richard Hardin, Leonard Clark. BACK ROW: Larry Johnson, Lonnie Nowlin, Eugene House. IN FRONT OF BUS: Thomas Hunt, Ronald Christin, Lampuks, plant manager, Mr. James Roberts. They visited three most interesting and exciting places; the Landis Shoe Machine Company, O'Fallon Technical School, and Hadley Technical School, where they Inspected their methods of student progress in modem footwear. The officers who got the twenty-eight boys to- gether were: President . . Carl Jenkins Vice President . . William Watson Secretary. Edward Morgan Treasurer . James Woody Sergea nt -at - arm s . . . Clarence Moten They are looking for- ward to visiting St. Louis again this year. Manual i te Coronation Ball Amid the formal decoration of regal splendor, the Manualite king and queen were crowned. December 11, 1958, from 3:05 P. M. to 5 P. M. was the celebration of the Manualite Year. The crowning was a dramatic climax to weeks of fever- ish vote-getting and preparations. The running contestants were chosen by the students and approved by the teach- ers, providing the contestants had an M average and superior citizenship. Mr. Edward Fields, vice-principal, is shown congratulating his Majesty, Terry Strother. In the background are attendants, Johnny Woods, Betty Canada, and Richard Kearney. In the foreground one sees some attendants enjoying a waltz - note the king and queen dancing together. King and Queen Crowned The coronation ball was in the girls' gym where the master of cere- monies, Linwood Henderson, a former Manualite, presided. The entertainment was superlative and the guests included former Manualite Mojo Watson and the Suave Bohemians. Also on the program were Manual's own Rita Derrow and Barbara Chism, who sang solos. Greeting the queen, Doris Wilson, Mr. Fields beams his approval. In the background are attendants, Bobby Lee, Brenda Hughes, John Yates, and Rita Denow. Seated are Terry Strother, king, and Doris Wilson, queen. In the photo- graph standing are, left to right; Johnny Woods, Betty Canada, Richard Kearney, Veda Pike, Bobby Lee, Brenda Hughes, John Yates, and Rita Derrow. Not shown is Fred Trussell, who also was a victori- ous candidate of the upper four boys. MRS. ESTHER PRICE Sponsor MR. CLYDE BOWEN Salesmanager ManualiU Staff John D. Rockefeller once said, I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every op- portunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty. We, of the Manualite staff hold true to this wise saying, because we feel our yearbook is our responsibility, our obligation, our duty. Patricia Lewis Student Index Walter Akers 41 Joe Alexander 37 Barbara Allen 20 Gradie Allen 37 Leeathel Allen 37 Paul Allen 41 Ben Anderson 37 John Andrada 22 Joe Armola 41 George Armstrong 41 Mary Ashford 40 William Ashley 41 Ella Austin 20 Geneva Austin 36 Harbbe Austin, 36 Lena Aifstin 41 Shirley Austin 41 Ruby Ayers 40 Glenora Bagsby 38 Birdie Baker 79 Joyce Baker 38 Joseph Banks 38 Daniel Barajas 38 Charles Barnett 38 Helen Bass 38 Hazel Bausby 38 Henrietta Bausby 38 Shirley Bausby 38 Richard Bayles 38 Oona Baynham 38 Barbara Bell 38 Martha Bell 15 Mable Bell 38 James Bell 38 Jane Beltom 38 Frank Bennett 38 John Bennett 38 William Black 38 Robert Black 38 Larry Blount 40 Dwayne Blount 38 Mary Blunt 22 Lee Bohannon 38 Mary Bonaparte 38 Edward Booker 38 Nathaniel Boston 38 Forestine Boston 38 Mary Bowers 79 Ruby Bowman 38 Corine Boyd 38 Dorothy Boydston 15 Sandra Braden 15 Lawrence Braden 38 Janice Brooks 38 Woodie Brown 38 Nathaniel Brown 38 William Brown 40 Charles Brown 38 William Brown 38 Ella Brown 38 Glenoyd Brown 38 Lester Brown 38 Laurel Brown 38 Margaret Brown 38 Oliver Brown 38 Gloria Brummall 38 Clarice Buford 38 Louise Burt 38 Helen Burt 38 Shirlean Burt 38 William Burton 38 Theres sla Bums 38 Lee Esther Byers 38 Ora Lee Byers 38 Cynthia Cage 15 Jerry Campbell 33 Betty Canada 33 Wilbur Canten 31 Alice Carter 18 Janice Carter 33 Janice Cason 16 William Cason 33 Louis Chilcoat 32 Nancy Chilcoat 33 Gloria Childs 33 James Childs 33 Barbara Chism 18 Patricia Chivers 18 Ronald Christian 76 Brenda Clark 33 Donna Clark 33 Lyndal Clark 33 Troy Clark 33 Sandra Claypole 33 Sharon Claypole 33 Hollis Clemons 33 James Click 33 Marva Cole 33 Barbara Cole 33 Grade Conaway 17 Donna Coleman 31 Joan Collins 19 Marvin Crockett 31 Bertha Cruise 20 John Criswell 31 Charles Cums 31 Clareatha Davis 40 Gloria Davis 36 Thomas Dedman 31 Marjorie Denmon 36 Berlon Dillard 36 Donald Dilley 14 Lawrence Dowdy 31 Clarence Dowiflon 40 Lawrence Downton 45 Carol Dozier 19 Thomas Dulley 21 Marietta Dunbar 36 Ola Dyer 30 Lawrence Dyer 31 Eddie Edwards 40 Elliot Eley 40 David Ellington 40 Mary Enriquez 40 Larry Eriksen 40 Shirley Farr 36 Willie Ferguson 37 Roy Lee -Fields 36 Refugio Flores 14 John Flowers 36 Glenn Foreman 36 Elizabeth Ford 40 Elizabeth Fork 40 Linda Foster 40 Ella Foster 40 Emma Francis 36 Howard Franklin 37 Larry Franklin 37 Lillie Franklin 36 James Franklin 36 William Franklin 36 Sandra Freeman 40 Mary Alice Freeman 40 Leonard Frith 36 Leon Fritz 40 Jerome Frye 40 Sandra Fue 40 Ernest Gaines 89 Ernestine Gant 39 Gloria Gant 40 Jenny Garcia 37 Robert Gardner 37 Annie Lee Garner 37 Wilmer Garner 37 James Gilbert 37 Freeman Giles 37 James Gilkey 37 Morris Givens 37 Vernon Gonzales 37 Geraldine Gosa 37 Katherine Goss 37 Helen Grant 34 Samuel Grant 37 Eva Green 37 Geraldine Green 37 Joseph Green 37 Milton Green 37 Roosevelt Green 37 Rosie Greyson 37 Icy Faye Griffin 40 Fred Hamilton 36 Joyce Hamilton 36 Comelious Hamilton 34 Eugene Hardin 36 Elmer Hardin 89 Richard Hardin 40-89 Beatrice Harnnett 40 Clarence Harris 41 Charley Dean Harrison 36 Custon Harrison 36 Adie Horton 35 Reglnia Hervey 36 Joyce Hawkins 34 Joyce Hawkins 36 Mamie Henderson 40 Josephine Henderson 39 Elizabeth Hendricks 40 James Holmes 39 Eugene House 89 Kendrick Howell 14 Patricia Howell 36 Sandra Hudspeth 40 Wanda Hudspett 34 Harold Huett 17 Helen Hughes 40 Brenda Hughes 34 Thomas Hunt 89 William Hunter 36 William Hutchinson 31 Albert Ingram 35 Terry Ivory 35 Ethel Ivy 35 Jacob Ivy 35 Thelma Ivy 35 Benjamin Jackson 32 Clarence Jackson 17 Grace Jackson 32 Jack Jackson 32 Kay Frances Jackson 32 Robert Jackson 16 Frank James 35 Janice James 35 Shirley James 35 Carl Jenkins 89 Mary Jennings 35 Benard Jetkins 34 Robert Jetkins 35 Wanda Jetkins 34 Barbara Johnson 25 Bobby Johnson 35 Clarice Johnson 35 Claudette Johnson 35 Ernest Johnson 35 Helen Johnson 35 Jessie Johnson 35 Joyce Johnson 35 Junius Johnson 35 Larry Johnson 89 Ray Johnson 35 Roosevelt Johnson 25 Norma Joiner 76 Cleotis Jones 34 Doris Jones 34 Dorothy Jones 34 Larry Jones 34 Lee Van Jones 34 Leola Jones 34 Leonard Jones 34 Percey Jones 34 Robert Jones 34 96 Eddie Mae Kearney 34 Richard Kearney 21 Loretta Kelly 17 Thomas Kelly 34 Edward Kennedy 14 Hector Kennedy 34 Agnes Kennon 34 Melvin Key 34 Thomas Key 14 Claude Kibble 31 Jerry Kllbane u Charles Killenhand 36 Iris Killingsworth 36 Wanda Kincaid 34 Carolyn King 36 Dorothy King 34 Ernest King 36 Joyce King 36 Judy King 36 Margaret King 15 Terry King 14 Wilber King 33 Carolyn Kirk 34 Sandra Kruger 34 Willie Lamai 31 Gary Lark 32 Jerry Lark 32 Paul Law 41 Rodney Law 31 Roy Law 41 Anna Bell Lee 32 Carol Lee 18 Elie Lee 35 Ruth Lee 32 Vincent Lee 34 Ben Lenley 32 Shirley Leonard 32 Henry Lewis 32 Joe Ella Lewis 32 Joe L. Lewis 32 Kathleen Lewis 32 Michael Lewis 32 Patricia Lewis 15 Virginia Lewis 32 David Lloyd 32 Mary Lloyd 32 Milton Lloyd 32 Jerald Lockrldge 32 Kenneth Lollis 32 Raymond Langford 41 Jessie Lopez 32 James bounce 32 Lonnel Lowdery 32 Frank Lucas 32 Anne Luster 32 Delroy Luster 32 Lillie Mack 30 Harry Mackey 17 Oretha Macklin 37 Robert Mahoney 32 Barbara Malone 30 Raymond Malone 30 Anthony Mammaseito 32 Aaron Martin 14 Wanda Martin 37 Clarence Marshall 21 Fay Matthls 30 Billie Jean Maxwell 20 Nodlah Mayes 37 Dories Menrill 30 Shirley Merriwether 37 Viola Mickey 30 Anita Middleton 30 Sammetta Middleton 30 Louis Midzivin 32 Alice Miles 30 Anita Mitchell 17 Nancy Mitchell 37 Shirley Mitchell 76 Clarence Moten 34 Mary Moltbia 37 Laveme Moody 20 Hazel Moore 20 Mary Motley 19 Delmer Murriel 76 Carl McClain 32 Genetter McCluney 37 Dotsie McCoy 19' Larry McCue 32 James McFarlin 32 Grady McGee 32 Mary McGee 30 Elloise Mclssaac 30 Arthur McLaughlin 32 r J ile McLaughlin 30 Lula Nelson 32 Otha Nelson 32 Venus Nelson 34 Sandra Newland 37 Tyrone Newsome 32 Alonzo Nichols 16 Calvin Nicholson 32 Fredrick Nolan 19 Ruth Norris 19 Horace North 32 Lonnie Nowlin 39 Gloria Obre 37 Gerald O'Bryant 19 Dorothy Owens 37 William Owens 21 Anthony Owsley 31 Leon Pitts 21 Wesley Poke 33 Erma Porter 30 Kenneth Potts 30 Raymond Powell 33 Hayden Preston 33 Agustus Prymus 21 Pascual Palmeria 33 Ruby Panley 30 Frank Parker 33 Fred Parker 33 Lottie Parrish 30 William Patrick 33 Barbara Patterson 17 Mary Pearson 30 Shirley Perry $3 Charles Petty 33 Carlean Phillips 30 Hayden Pierson 33 Charles Randolph 31 Ruth Randolph 28 Peter Reaves 31 Charlene Reed 30 Glendye Reed 31 Ira Reed 16 Lillian Reese 30 Lois Remey 30 Donald Rice 31 Freddie Richard 30 Bobby Richardson 28 Michal Richardson 30 Peggy Richardson 28 Charles Richie 31 Geraldine Rideout 17 Charles Rickets 31 Charles Rickett 18 Charlene Rlmpson 30 Magnolia Rimpson 30 Saul Roach 31 Irene Robbins 30 Patricia Roberts 30 Bob Robin 31 Anna Robinson 30 Gwendolyn Robinson 30 Helen Robinson 30 Lenora Robinson 30 Nathaniel Robinson 31 Gilbert Rogers 31 Samuel Rogers 21 Harold Roland 31 Leona Roland 30 Ive Rome 31 Clayton Rony 31 Billie Rose 30 Eva Mae Rose 30 James Rush 30 Jeanette Rush 30 Wilbert Rutledge lb Raymond Sanders 29 Ruth Sanders 29 Henry Saunders 29 Robert Saunders 29 William Saunders 29 John Schorkley 29 Harold Scott 29 Willie Scott 29 Bob Scroggins 21 Etker Scroggins 21 Shirley Seuther 29 Audrey Sherman 76 Doris Sherman 29 Curtis Sherman 29 Nadine Shirley 28 Linda Shivers 28 Erslean Simmons 29 Oliva Simmons 29 Waunita Simpson 15 Martha Singleton 28 Sylvia Singleton 29 Caroline Skaggs 29 Alice Smith 29 Bertha Smith 18 Harry Smith 19 Henrietta Smith 29 Kay Smith 29 Letha Smith 29 Lucein Smith 16 Ray Smith 29 Sherrell Smith 29 Sarah Smith 16 Wanda Smith 29 Will Smith 29 William Smith 29 Marlene Smith 18 Corrlne Spears 29 William Spencer 16 Mary Stevenson 29 Norma Stevenson 15 William Stolsworth 29 William Strother 29 Hershell Strother 29 Terry Strother 14 James Stuckey 29 Gertrude Story 29 Margaret Stewart 29 Linda Starr 15 Jessie Standford 30 Loralne Suber 30 Carol Suggs 29 Darlene Swanson 15 Doris Switzer 17 Kenneth Switzer 29 Bert Taylor 27 Paul Taylor 27 Freddy Taylor 21 Robert Taylor 27 Salonia Taylor 27 Bobby Tennlson 27 Barbara Terry 27 Dayrl Ann Terry 27 Ira Terry 27 Zelma Terry 27 Wiladine Terry 27 Warren Threats 27 Euna Thompson 22 Nadine Thomas 27 Yvonne Thomas 27 Namon Thomas 27 Edward Thomas 27 97 Rubin Thomas 89 Isaac Washington 26 Ira Williams Maxine Thomas 20 Myma Washington 26 Harry Williams Namon Thompson 22 Wesley Watson 27 Edward Williams Sharon Thompson 27 William Watson 31 Jackie Williams Rita Thompson 27 Barbara Watts 26 Peggy Williams Esther Thornton 27 Fannie Watts 22 Mable Williams Robert Tierney 27 Thressa Weatherly 26 Robert Williams Deloris T Ilford 27 Ilee Weatherspoon 31 Norma Williams Ann Tindall 27 Zelma Weatherspoon 26 Marice Williams James Tindall 27 Dora Weatherspoon 18 Arthur Wilson Willajean Tindall 27 Wilma Webb 26 Thomas Wilson Robert Tinsley 27 Judy Wells 26 Doris Wilson Osle Tinsley 27 Sandra Wells 26 Paul Wilson Robert Tivis 27 Curtis White 26 Maxine Winston Allen Todd 27 Gary White 26 Annette Winfrey Joe Todd 27 Leyva White 26 Walter Wright Nadine Torrance 27 Brenda White 17 Kenneth Wright John Townsend 27 Emma White 26 Jessie Wright Fred Trussell 18 Elzekiel White 26 Ronald Wolkey Manly Tubbs 27 Oliver White 26 Richard Wolkey Joseph Turner 27 Ruthie White 30 James Worley Birzena Turner 16 Frankie White 30 Barbara Woods Wayne Tumor 27 Edward Whitelaw 21 Betty Woods Kenneth Turney 27 Julia Whitely 26 Charles Woods Judith Turley 22 Louis Whitely 26 Jonnle Woods Brenda Vann 16 Rita Whitely 30 Nancy Woods Robert Virgil 31 Palestine Whitmore 20 Walter Woods Mable Wade 26 Barbara Williams 26 Lelo Wooten Donald Walls 26 Cozzy Williams 26 Ola Wooten Brenda Walker 26 Henry Williams 26 Robert Wurtz Chester Walker 26 Gladys Williams 26 Jimmie Wyrick 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