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

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For the second year our foreign exchange program spon- sored by the American Field Service has proved to be very successful. This success is ascribed to the efforts of the students, teachers, and several businessmen's clubs. This year we have two students that will go home to their countries and be am- bassadors of good will for our country, thus helping to build world peace. Irmgard Hoenger from Solothurn, Switzerland, lived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Sowder and their, daughters, Kathy and Susan. Speech, physics, American history, advanced alge- bra, A cappella, and Purgold staff constituted a busy schedule for her. Through her many extra-curricular activities she made many friends who will long remember her and the part she played in our school. Foreign Exchange Students Gunnar Arthursson from Reyjavik, Iceland, stayed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Tucker and their son, Leslie. Gun- nar found time for many outside activities, along with his class- es of speech, shop, American history, English, A cappella and radio. Gunnar's eagerness to learn about our way of life will be remembered by his American friends for years to come.

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Dedication During her seventeen years at North Kansas City High School, Mrs. Grace Shields has patiently en- deavored to instill in her students a thirst tor good literature. In addition to her duties as a teacher, she has served our school as sponsor of Y-Teens, founder of the Poetry Club, and advisor for the Future Teach- ers of America. A wonderful sense of humor and a deep regard for the field of English have won for her the love and respect oi students and teachers alike. To you, Mrs. Shields, the Senior Class of 1958, with the highest respect and admiration, dedicates its 1958 Purgold.