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

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.6. Society Alpha Debater School THE INTER-SOCIETY DANCE The Inter-Society Dance was held last year on Friday, November 22. This dance is an annual affair, being arranged and paid for by the societies themselves. Aside from the Literary Contest, it is the most eagerly awaited event of the whole society year. The orchestra was an excellent one, and the dancers showed their approval by demanding encores. The committees which ably managed the dance were: MUSIC: 1 REFRESHMENT: Miss DeWitt, Chairman Miss Murdock, Chairman Julia Hoffman Rolena Hays Jay Lane Dorothy Frantz DECORATION: Thola Dee Settle Mr. Calvert, Co-chairman Ruth Arqnson Miss Mapes, Co-chairman Maman Flshef Betty Good PROGRAM: Maxine Ruby Miss H. Miller, Chairman Grover Fanning Virginia Wright D0f0thY H0u0Petef Marian Whitaker Edward Hambley Betty Bryan FINANCE: Wayne McCann Mr. Sears Earl Redding Mr. Carder POINTS WON IN LITERARY CONTESTS BY YEARS 11913-19361 Year Tot Organized '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26 '27 '28 '29 '30 '31 '32 '33 '34 '35 '36 Pts. 1913 13 10 18 6 X 18 8 12 1 6 6 11 14 5 3 8 1 10 12 3 9 6 12 192 1913 5 19 5 11 x 3 9 9 8 7 5 6 5 3 1 6 11 0 8 3 4 0 1 129 1913 6 5 X 5 12 6 6 6 9 5 8 13 4 3 1 8 8 5 1 11 1 10 13 146 Shakespeare191483x15X71559480897534313 117 De1phian'1916.,....8x16033135303515513130087 Clionian Theta Benton Delta 1916...,,. Ox 3 74'8-11114 8116418 410 51613134 1921 1, 5 114 6 510 5 6 7 6 61310 4 8 2 98 1921 .. .. 11103 3 81 s 0 6 4 0 4 5 5 4 63 1921 .. .. o 0 4191 3 o 6 3 3'3 010 0 36 I yygf mg ,2y'f,Qf ' f , if 4 1 mf brother T1 high in I 1 you th: for girl My c With My c With My c With I woi My c My c The : My 1 The 12 let-- -95113

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Gold Place Silver Bronze . Row 1--Baker, Pyle, Whitaker, Lohmeyer, Ware, Daleo. Row 2--Wilks. Kittredge, Kerr, Sheperd. Davis. Row 3-Saunders, Fate, Redding, Austin. LIT CONTEST WINNERS Declamafion Essay Omfion Poem Sbort Story Wallace Austin Lucy Ann Kerr Jane Ware Marjorie Kittredge Helen Wilks School-at-Large Clionian Alpha Clionian School-at-Large Earl Redding Marian Whitaker Lorene Davis Betty C. Sheperd Donnasue Lohmeyer Benton Alpha Clionian School-at-Large Alpha Helen Baker Richard Fate Angelo Daleo Wilda Pyle Lawrence Saunders Theta Debater Theta Alpha Benton LITERARY SOCIETIES Northeast is proud of her Literary Societies. The Alphas, the first to be organized, started the trail of society organizations, which lead to the seven societies that are ex- tant. Organized for the purpose of developing literary ability through the writing of orations, short stories, essays, and poems, they abetted their purpose by the establish- ment of the Annual Literary Contest in 1914. The Lit. Contest is the sun around which the careers of the Literary Societies revolve. Without the Lit. Contest the whole society organization would collapse. A high standard is maintained for the compositions which are submitted in competition for the gold, silver, and bronze medals. It is this spirit of competition which always makes the Lit. Contest an event to be keenly anticipated. It should not be thought that the literary societies are all work and no play, even though their main theme is literary endeavor. For their members are congenial groups who find mutual interest in their own social activities. These gatherings sponsor an intimacy among the members which is an active factor in the formation of friend- ships which are revered long after school days are over. The Literary Societies are an integral part of school life and we are glad that such opportunities for friendship and literary development are made possible. Perhaps, some day, one of these contest winners will carve a niche for himself in the literary history of our country. Who knows? -..gf 1 I s ifQiC g-0 'B 'Y 6 ,Y ' v W4

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his dance side from year. The :manding 9361 Tot. '35 '36 Pts. 6 12 192 0 1 129 10 13 146 .. 117 0 0 87 16 13 134 8 2 98 5 4 63 0 0 36 12 . ,.,, ,A Row 1-Walker, Reese, Grant, Denton. Friend, Davenport. Pyle, Purtle. Row 2-Newlon, Boehmer, Mattucks, Page, Eysel, Gregg, Hopper, Redpath. Row 3-Railey, Sheets, Orfutt, Hyre, Altergott, Devin, Hoffman, Settle, Frantz. Row 4-Felts, Schwenk, Murdock, Lohmeyer, Ware. Whitaker. DeWitt, Smith. Pickett, Mullin Row 5-Harlan, Morgan, V. Reese, Fields, Coover, Hanson, Kelley, Russell, Rush. ALPHA LITERARY SOCIETY Peggy, darling, everybody says Alpha-Alpha--Alpha and there should be no hesitation on your part to say it too. By all means, my dear, join the Alpha Literary Society. f Each year the Alpha girls are the most prominent in the school. There R fi is sociability, too. Each spring we have a large social event that is really the V! most outstanding event of the year, except the Literary Contest, of course. This year another added feature was the debate between the Alphas and their brother society, the Debaters. Incidentally, we won. Then, of course, there is the Literary Contest, Alpha Society has always ranked high in this and we have won the contest six times. I must study my Comparative Anatomy now, but I ho-pe that I have convinced you that the Alpha Literary Society is o-ne of the most attractive Northeast societies for girls to join. LITERARY CONTEST MY CHAPEL MARJORIE KITTREDGE Clionian Literary Society My chapel was not made by man With stained glass and polished seat. My chapel is the open field ' With soft grass carpet 'neath my feet. My chapel is the forest of May With scented violets as a floor. I worship there in peace . . . alone, My chapel has no lock nor door. My chapel walls were made by God, The slim white birch and pine tree strong. My chapel roof, the sky above, The feathered choir trills sweet its song. I feel a sermon throbbing there, No one but God can teach so well . . . The way all things look up to Heavin With reverent silence in the dell. The sunlight filters through the trees, Breeze makes the flowers dance and sway The wondrous harmony of God Is glorified with each new day. And when it's time to light the lamps, And vesper hymns are echoed here, The lights of Heav'n, the stars that shine, Illume the sky in radiance clear. The sleepy birds chirp in their nests, The flowers of night bloom in the glen, The breath of eve says soft each tree, The tired world sounds sweet . . . Amen. -..gif 1 3 I 1