North Kansas City High School - Purgold Yearbook (North Kansas City, MO)

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Nuo-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY ' anch llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Genealogyha Lo 24 ' ' a fggefgjjfngiymo 64050 G E 3 oooo 12487898 8 f ,, 1 J if LIDA WARRICK Vocal IVIz451'c Instructor lecficafion 1 Among the high spots of the year none have been greater than the occasions when our thoughts have been lifted and inspired by voices harmonizing and blending in beautiful music. Most of us do not realize, however, the effort and devotion that is required to produce this Wonderful addition to our personal and school lives. To Miss Lida Warrick, the director of A Cappella Choir and Madrigals, who has done so much to make our memories richer, the Senior Class of 1950 dedicates this first Purgold. P11 gc' Six

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i-1 .A lfL6Ll fQl ' Qlflflftl' of gI 0lfUfA Twenty-Hve years ago the North Kansas City High School building at 23rd and Gentry Streets opened its doors to the boys and girls in North Kansas City and the suburbs surrounding it. The school wasn't so large, nor were there many of the attractive buildings that surround it today. As the city grew, the school grew also. With a graduating class of I2 members in 1926, the building at 23rd and Gentry Streets now houses a graduating class of one hundred eighty-two seniors. To accommodate the increasing number of students, an addition was planned. In the fall of 1930 more classrooms, the girls, gym, and the cafeteria were completed. Transportation, too, became a problem. Although at one time two school busses were suHici'ent to transport her students, a Heet of twelve bright yellow busses now are needed to carry NKC students who live in the outlying area to and from school. In 1940, a new modern stadium with shop facilities undern-eath was Finished. In December, 1949, a contract was let for a much-needed Heldhouse, and ground was broken later that month. The heldhouse, which should be ready for occupancy by basketball season next winter, is being built west of the high school and will house classrooms for seventh and eighth grades, a modern gymnasium with a large stage, and facilities for the athletic department. jA2 Although NKC,s stadium has a seating capacity of 3,000 people and ranks as the finest high school stadium in the Kansas City area at the present time, the crowd which overflows the Held at every home game has made necessary the addition of wooden bleachers which will be erected on the west side of the field next fall. Underneath the stadium is a modern shop and much-needed space for those who are skilled with their hands. There is a metal-working department, a wood-work shop, and a mechanical drawing room. All equipment is kept modern and up-to-date. Thus is illustrated more of our schoolis progress. geneafg Me gkaclera ARE HOUSED THE MANUAL TRAINING CLASSROOMS TURNING OUT YOUNG MEN EQUIPPED TO TAKE THEIR PLACES IN A MECHANICAL WORLD. i f 2221 5 ff 'Rf ' 'V

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-, -ix x All DUI alt. CC HIC ild. -.--l, jim cumin of flue Ou! About twenty-live years ago an ambitious young man from an engraving house in Kansas City came to our school to introduce and work out a yearbook for us. We sat around a table, discussed its pros and cons, and came to the conclusion it would be desirable to have one. This book was to cost us nothing as it was merely an advertising feature for the publishers. Now what should we call this book? ldeas were scarce then. The Hornets had not come into existence. The purple and gold school colors were taken for granted. lt was never voted on by anybody. So what should we call this book? LeL,s call it the 'Owlf 'l suggested the young man. Fine! And so the Owl came into existence, a classic that has stood for years. Now, letls finger through this Owl. QThe Owl insignia on the ring followed shortlyj The men and the women who were privileged to teach with the wise old owl as their standard did not teach by the book, but taught boys and girls as the boys and girls studied with them. Call it socialized education if you will, classes were small but lots of ideas sprang from them. The boys and girls soon became men and women, leaders in our community. Some became lieutenants, colonels, captains, top-ranking musicians, engineers, ministers, bankers, journalists, chemists, top insurance men, real estate men, doctors, nurses and teachers. The passing of the Owl means only a change of names. The Purgold will have a long way to go in order to point with pride and establish as Fine a record as those who served and worked during the regime of the Owl. The yearbook has changed its name, but it will still be the Owl to hundreds and hundreds of the Hne boys and girls who will cherish the old book, and possibly love it all the more. - Amelia Keller. .fd Czoruri of uiceJ UNDER MISS LIDA WARRICK'S DIRECTION FORMS A MUSICALCBACK- GROUND FOR THE Y-TEEN CHRISTMAS PROGRAM. , KRW. . aa. , , ll 4 la...