Northeast High School - Nor Easter Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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X. . . 7 Y Y - M ' ..'s B' ' pres . If - N Dx, 5 to oz '- lug ' 1.. .,, SOL MCINERY '21, is a Senior at the University of Kansas. He has made a 1110513 enviable record in track there. This year he has won every broadfjumping event he has entered, beginning with the Missouri Valley Conference indoor meet. The University's former record for the event was made by McInery when he leaped 23 feet 10 5 8 inches last year, in the Mis' souri'Kansas dual meet. While at Northeast McInery was very prominent in athletics. MISS HELEN TAYLOR made her debut in New York, November 14. She was ac' claimed a decided success. Miss Taylor's work was notable for the fresh quality of tone and the dramatic sense that marked the more compelling passages. While in Northeast she was a member of the Treble Clef Club for three years. She was a member of Les Penseurs and the reporter of the Senior Class. MISS GLADYS MORRISON '25, won the Atwater Kent music contest in the State of Missouri, being the choice of more than a thousand contestants. Gladys had a leading part in the opera Rigoletto which was presented last year at the Schubert by the K. C. Opera Com' pany. RICHARD LOCKRIDGE '16, is a mem' ber of the rewrite staff on The New York Sun. He writes many feature stories and book reviews for this paper. In a recent book entitled The Story of the Sun, he had a story as an example of news that is written for that paper. MARY DE REBURTIS '26, is now assist' ing her father in his orchestral school. She is also studying piano under Richard Canter' bury. She intends to become a concert pianist. l VIRGINIA WIHITING '25, played the leading part in a play at the Kansas City Theatre one week last November. While at Northeast she was a member of the Clion' ian Literary Society, Art Club, Botany Club, G. H. S. C. and Student Council. She played in a Clionian play, Christmas play and Senior play. She was Best Girl Act' ress on the Senior Ballot. MILDRED MECK '21, has been appointed Superintendent of Public School Music of the Pawnee Rock District in Western Kan' sas. While at Northeast Mildred was a member of the Treble Clef Club and played second violin in the school orchestra. LOUISE SPALDING '18, was recently honored by the Putnam E8 Sons Publishing Company of New York. She was given the commission to draw a special box cover for an extra Christmas edition of the book of Lindbergh's life We. Miss Spalding is studying art in New York and has illustrated several books for children that were pub' lished by Putnam Ee' Sons. While at Northeast, Louise was president of the Girls' High School Club, Art Editor of the Annual, Junior Class reporter, and Society Belle on the Senior Ballot. MARIAN SHOCKLEY '2'5. was among the girls selected by the Columbia merchants to act as mannikin for the Spring Fashion Show. These girls were selected from the co'eds at the University of Missouri. Miss Shockley while at Northeast was a member of the Alphas. She was elected the Most Popular Girl on the Senior ballot. GEORGIA MINOR 26, has been attend' ing Park College for two years where she has been assistant to the dean. She is in' tending to teach in high school next year. She was one of ten girls chosen in beauty contest at Park. MISS BERNICE RUTHERFORD 23, is now attending Iowa State University and is a Senior there. She is majoring in debate work and is a member of the State Univer- sity Debating team. FRANCES MILLER '23, recently took the leading role in The Masqueradesf' a play presented at the University of Cali' fornia at Los Angeles. He is a member of an honorary dramatic society, Kap and Bells. While at Northeast he was on the track team in his Junior and Senior years and a member of the N Club. He was also secretary of the Student Council, treasurer of the Boys' High School Club, a cheer'leader and a mem' ber of the Northeast Society of Debate. 1 1 D fin F2411 O 6 is .fZ...'7ZjL A li A 7 I ' 'S Two

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NILES D. GILMOUR '21, is a professor of chemistry at Christian College and is tak' ing an extension course from Missouri Uni' versity. FRANCES PALLISTER '23, is studying at the Sorbonne, the University of Paris. While Frances was in Northeast she belonged to the French Club and to the Northeast Shakespeare Club. In 1925 she had the lead in a French play at Iunior College. She graduated from Kansas University in 1927. She sang Rigoletto in the Civic Grand Opera in Kansas City. DOROTHY BARRETT '24, will com' plete her course at Park College this year. She is graduating with very high honors. She hopes to secure a position as a librarian. RAY SILER is Credit Manager of the Vac' uum Oil Co., Kansas City Branch. He has been a member of the committee of Man' agement of the Northeast Y. M. C. A. from its beginning and a leader in putting over the new building project now under way. He is a teacher, coach, and manager of the Siler Class of the First Congregational Church here in Kansas City, which has thirty loving cups representing championships won in basketball, baseball, tennis, track and swimming. He has had the class for eight years, whose members now average about twenty years old. EVA LEONARD SILER '17, teaches the girls whose ages correspond with the Siler Class. DR. FRANK A. BAGLEY '20, graduated from Illinois University in 1927. He is now serving a very successful internship at the General Hospital and expects to complete his course in June, 1928, after which he will practice in Kansas City. GEORGE COMBS '17, is a representative in Congress from the Sixth District in Kansas City. Mr. Combs is 28 years old and is the youngest member of Congress. While at was very much interested debating and other activif Northeast George in public speaking. li CS . ..-.111-2--. 1- f. I, . .vi . ,f J MISS ROSE SHAPIRO '27, has been given a special promotion to the Sophomore year, for her excellent work in an examinaf tion. Rose is now attending the Boston Conf servatory, School of Music. This is not her first triumph since her schooling there. She also won a scholarship for voice work. DAVID ROLLINS '22, went to Los Angeles, California, after graduating here. There he became interested in the movies, He recently played an important part in The High School Hero. RUTH HAYVWOOD '17, is now Mrs. joseph W. Parker and the two own and run a testing laboratory in Los Angeles, California. HARRY E. COOPER is dean of the col' lege of music of Ottawa University. Before taking this position he was professor of music at William Jewell College for eight years. He is also organist of the Country Club Christian Church of Kansas City. He holds the degree, Doctor of Music, from Bush Conservatory, and is an academic mem' ber of the American Guild of Organists. MISS DOROTHY PLANCK '23, at' tended William Jewell College and gradu ated from there in 1927. She is now teach ing Ancient History in a school in Oklaf homa. A ETHEL FRANCES NOWIIN '17, after graduating from college in '23 taught a year in this country, then went to China and taught a year in Lientsin and a year in Peking in schools for American children. FRANCIS MISSELWITZ' '17, is steadily gaining prominence in the Orient. As cor' respondent for the New York Times, Mr. Misselwitz has been in the Orient for four years. He has three years of foreign service in japan to his credit and a year in China. That the Chinese are recognizing his ability and popularity is shown by the fact that he has Written a song about the Orient which has become quite popular. F ' Q 1 q s . fx- Three