Paseo High School - Paseon Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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EON for the le, the ds and Qld the her of below or two ds, or vo E's vo E's fighest s lotcky, Theresa , Ruth ycraft, Jreher, Slarice Kelley, il, Eu- sffallin, Paul- Roush, Spill,- 't and 's are: anklin ,r rr T and Yf z igilli NlNETEEgN H'UNgDgfggED TVVENTY-NINE PASEON Extemporaneous Speaker Doris Burns was the Paseo representative in the interscholastic extemporaneous speaking contest this year. The contest is sponsored by the Young Menis Civic Forum and deals with civic and industrial questions. Doris, in the city-wide finals between the high schools, won a gold medal. She received her subject twenty-four hours before the contest. Her subject was The lmprovement of Kansas City's Contacts VVith Its Trade Territory. This was given at a banquet at the Baltimore Hotel. Qration Speaker Xlfalter Lyman won the Oratorical Speaking Contest at Paseo. He has always displayed talent as a Qrator, since he has spoken at school assemblies, has been a Char- ity Drive Speaker, and has spoken over the radio. He has been in all the school plays, since he entered Paseo. Although he did not enter the contest last year or the year be- fore, he won first place this year with an outstanding oration. VValter has been promi- nent in school affairs and was elected the boy who has done most for Paseo on the senior ballot. Solo Contest P' l'ne Small. representing the Kansas City Chapter of the State Federation of au 1 Music Clubs' Wim first 1,1356 in the Solo Contest held at jefferson City, Missouri, on April 6. She also won first place in tbegcity-wide high school music- contest. At an assembly given by the charter clubs oi Paseo. she represented the Thicion Literary So- giety by giuging several solos. She tools a pgirt in the Ifootlight liantiisies and the Christ- mas pageant and has given a ioftfiliilli Page x itt ll

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THE NINETEEN HUNDRED TXYIQNTY-NlNli PASEON l S Paseo Honor Roll At the close of the first semester, two honor rolls were compiled, including the names of the students from all of the four classes. Many of our students won places on these honor rolls the first semester and many new names will be added at the close of the second semester. This year ten stu- dents have made the Highest Honor Roll and seventy-one have made the General Honor Roll. This number compares favor- ably with that of last year. as more placed on the Highest Honor Roll this year. There are two sets of standards for the General Honor Roll. To be eligible, the student must carry at least three solids and one non-solid. or the equivalent, and the final semester grades must meet either of the following conditions: No grade below M and as many as three 12's in solids, or two E's in solids and two Es in non-solids, or no grade below S and as many as two Ffs in solids, or one li in a solid and two Els in non-solids. To be eligible for the Highest Honor, the student must make all National Honor Society During the last semester the second Paseo group was elected to the National Honor Society under the charter which the school received last year. Thirty seniors and six juniors were elected to membershio in addition to the four students elected last year. Membership is based on scholarship, character, leadership and service. From the upper fourth of the senior class in scholar- ship, the faculty elects ten per cent to mem- bership in the National Honor Society. One per cent of the junior class is elected to carry on the flaming torch until next year. The emblem of the National Honor Society is the keystone andl the flaming torch. Fred Kiel is the president this year. The senior members are: Myron Blotcky, George Boyd, Lois jane Brandon, Theresa Brandt, Carroll, Brown, Dale Bullock, Ruth Burnley, Doris Burns, Robert Craycraft, Elsie Dell, Virgil Dow, Dudley Dreher, Lois Eby, j. Fedler, Albert Fizzell. Clarice Ghormley, Asenath Hurst, Genevieve Kelley, Louise Elizabeth Kennedy, Fred Kiel, Eu- gene Liddy, Wfalter Lyman, Bessie Mallin, Rachel Massey, Irene Mathis, Marian Paul- ette, Irene Petershagen, Herbert Roush, john Rumsey, Mary Sleeper, Sophie Spill- man, Wfilliam Staver, Ruth Talbott and .loan Wfoodward. The junior members are: Danae Wlalters, Felice Stampfle, Franklin Carr, Marietta Seay, Marie Roedigerand Eleanor Pratt. Page Sixteen

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THF YIYFTEEN HUNDRED 'l'XYEN'l'Y-NINE l'.-XSECJN J A .. 1 Student The Student Council of Paseo High School has been formed so as to develop a closer relationship between the faculty and the student body, to afford opportunities for student self-direction, to foster all school activities, to provide a form for dis- cussion of student interests, and to maintain high standards of citizenship. In these re- spects, the Student Council has solved many problems of vital importance, and therefore fulfilled its purpose. These accomplish- ments have been due to the faithful efforts of the president, Robert Schwindlerg the vice-president, Lewis Rowland, the secre- tary, Doris Burnsg the treasurer, Virgil Dowg and the sergeant-at-arms, John Rum- sey. The executive board, in coordination with Miss Thomas, faculty advisor, labored diligently for the benefit of the entire stu- dent body. The standing committees of the Student Council are the Property, the Courtesy, the Safety, and the School His- tory. A gigantic subscription campaign for the Paseo Press was launched at the begin- ning of the first semester. This campaign was successfully conducted by the repre- sentatives in the various home roo-ms. Council The representatives for the first semester were: Myron Blotcky, Mary Merrick. Bill Townsend, Ruth Burnley, Richard Deliard. Fred Hargis, Wallace Hedinger, Hester Baker, Lewis Rowland, john Clay, Wiilliam Staver, Virgil Dow, Bob Schwindler, Merial Sandy, Doris Burns, Josephine Smith, Mary Alice Brunner, Monte Roisenblum, Yvette Vyfoodard, XfVinston Ankerson, Maude Fer- guson, Wlilliam Lutz, Paul Marchant, Mary Garland, Horace NVhite, Audrey XVilley, Virginia Bevins, Bobbie Lee Carter, Vivian Dodson. Dorothy Cooper, Glenn Lambert, Margaret Silverstein, Wayne Thompson, Dolores NValters, Frank Roberts, C. Ken- dall, Ira NVitschner, Rogar Bird, Maxine Ellison, Helen McHenry, Dick Flury, Har- riet Gaylord, Dorothy Shelton, Evelyn Rein- kenamuir, Paul Meyer, Harry Cashier, Mil- ton Stomp, Elmer Englehart, Leonard Sos- land, Dorothy Gleason, Virginia Mayes, Billie Slaven, George Grant, George Longan. The two senior members of the executive board were Bill Townsend and Merial Sandy, the junior members, Vivian Dodson and VVilliam Lutz, the sophomore members, Maxine Ellison and Dick Flurryg the fresh- man members, Dorothy Gleason and George Grant. Vzigge Eighteen