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

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highly successful, for the student body has co-operated with them to a great extent. No doubt the lunch periods would be the very picture of tumult, turbulence, conges- tion and all manner of disorder were it not for the efficient endeavors and exertions of these Hbobbiesf, Of course the efficiency is greatly augmented by the free lunches provided by Mrs. Gibson. Mr. Shepherd is the faculty adviser and Jess Allen is the di- rector-general this year. The other officers were: Dan Kelliher, Eugene Pirtle, Bob Barnes, john Howard, James Hazlett and Barney Hays. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council of the first semes- ter continued carrying on the activities with which that group has been associated in pre- vious years, and did work of a special nature which deserves mention. The four standing committees: property, safety, courtesy, and school history, fulfilled their prescribed duties. The work of the property committee was of special importance. That group, headed by Forest Richardson. sent a petition con- taining the names of students, teachers and patrons to the city council, it resulted in the paving of Flora Avenue from Houston to Swope Parkway. The Student Council is proud to say that it had a part in making the great muddy way safe for travel. An innovation in the list of the councills regular activities was introduced to the stud- ent body in the form of an evenings free entertainment. Cn Friday, December 2, Dr. Richard L. Sutton, dermatologist and big- game hunter, lectured on the Arctic Safariy' which he took during the summer of 1932. MRS. NEVA CHRISTINE His two-hour lecture was illustrated by lan- tern slides. As in former years, the council conducted the sales of football and basketball season tickets and took charge of the Paseo Press and junior Red Cross subscriptions. The first semester group also helped to start the sale of Paseons. The Christmas tree which has become a tradition in the foyer during the Yule season was again sponsored by the representatives. One of the last acts of the organization was a revision of the activity point system. The members of the executive board were: presi- dent, jimmy Hazlettg vice-president, Dan Kelliherg secretary, Mary Lee Jones, treas- urer, Jeanne Mason, sergeant-at-arms. ulohn Howard, senior members: Ralph Sokoloff and Bruce Wfalkerg juniors: Nancy Mahin and Mary Caywoodg sophomores: Joe Hodge and Tom Mix, freshmen: Clara Mae Hanenkratt and Thalls Thrasher. The accomplishments attained by the Student Council during the second semester were chiefly the result of action taken by the four standing committees of the organ- ization. The work of the Safety committee resulted in the formation of a club to be known as the Paseo Automobile Club, the purpose of which is to promote a spirit of safety consciousness within the entire stud- ent body, and especially those students who drove regularly. A sticker for the rear window of the auto- mobile, issued only to students passing a test of driving ability. identified members with the school and made them more con- spicuous in any driving irregularity of which they might have been guility, and displayed to observers any creditable man- MISS FRANCES LARSON MISS MARIE FRIEND MISS VVIL HUTCHINSON -10-

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cast were taken by Mary Caywood and Larry Pyle, those in the second cast were taken by Helen Hensley and john Holt. The first all school mixer of the second semester was held after sixth hour in the boys, gym on February 10. The music was furnished by the orchestra of Louis Hansen and Bob Harris. About one hundred and fifty tickets were sold at the office Window before school. A new type of piece, Lady of Spain, was tried by the orchestra as a specialty. Each year Paseo students distinguish themselves in a different field. Last year was a very outstanding year. But this year is not to be outdone, although the honors are of a different type. Elizabeth Searles, a junior, was recently announced as winner of the second place in the annual essay con- test sponsored by the Sons of the Revolu- tion. Her subject was T110 Eiglzfceizflz Ameizdmrlzf, the subject used by all com- petitors. This is the first time that a Paseo student has placed in this contest. The faculty committee chose four people as finalists for the school elimination con- test in the Kansas City Star's Oratorical Contest. They were D.an Kelliher, Pat Hil- lias. Hugh Bland, and Joe Krug. At an assembly March 17, Dan Kelliher was chos- en as the one to represent Paseo at Conven- tion Hall. Some of the events of a busy school year have been chronicled in the foregoing re- view. BTFIHV l'l?l111NPt'1lf1O'Q linvp lwppri nun-nnen 'f TIIE CHRISTMAS TREE ly omitted because they are fully described elsewhere in the Paseon. If what appears here calls to the reader's mind some pleasant and interesting parts of his school life, this brief summary has fulfilled its purpose. TRAFFIC SQUAD The Traffic Squad is composed of junior and senior boys, who regulate the move- ments of the hungry hoards in the cafeteria. The members are nominated by the home rooms during the latter part of the preceed- ing school year, and are chosen by the teach- ers and approved by Mr. Stig' and,Mr. Qknnl-A.-,1 'FLA ,.IfA..Lu LLJ- J .1 1 In l SECOND SEMESTER STUDENT COUNCIL First row, left to right: Julia Nelson, Naomi Dixon, Helen Baker, Emily VV00flbury, George Harryman, Bill Likes, Sam Caldwell, Charles Welsch, Helen Hunt, Alice Rosenberg, Billie Sorber, Shirley Farber. Second row: Henry Nfarnett, Dick WVelsh, Mary Jane Dnnnick, Ann Corbin, Pauline VVolfe, Mary Tunstall, Maxine Nash, Mary Lee Nichols, Betty Jane VVoods, Dorothy Putnam, Dorothy Pierce, Betsy Blueher, Martha Fizzell, and Selma Kempner. Third row: Martha McClure, Mary Lee Rice, Virginia Hawkinson, Maxine Brasher, Mary Alice Cline, Chesney Beals, Marion Corson, Jean Holmes, Margaret VVilson, Helen Kitsmiller, Nancy Mahin, Sarah Harris, and Jean Brown. Fourth row: Le Veta Buterbaugh, Maurice Hughes, Bob Niemeyer, ,Tack Miller, jack Grover, Miss Thomas, Gerald Novorr, Bob Creel, Leonard Strauss, John Knox, Verne VVilkinson, and Allen'Lilla. Fifth row: David Martin, Bob Butterworth, Tom Mix, Bruce VValker, Bob Barnes, Milton Singer, Owen Alloway, and Richard Offut. -9-

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THE PASEO BRANCH LIBRARY euver in traffic, thus reflecting upon the school the student's driving ability, which was proven to he superior to the average motorist's. The chairman of the Safety committee, Tom M ix, automatically be- came president of the Automobile Club. and the other members of the committee com- pleted the list of officers. A series of safety tests dealing with the Traffic Code and the mechanical side of driving was given to the student body by the committee. An amendment to the Consti- tution, which provided that the Safety com- mittee be enlarged fro1n three to five mem- bers, was effected during the second semes- ter. The safety plan at Paseo. as fostered by the Safety Committee, has been recognized by the Na-tionlal Safety Council as being the second best among high schools in the United States. Through the work of the Property and Courtesy Committees, which convened MISS EDNA DETCHMENDY MISS RUTH FARIS -11 for the purpose of successfully carrying on the annual Paseo the Beautiful!! campaign, many plans for improvement about the school and a more pronounced atmosphere of courtesy within the student body were secured. The School History Committee carried on the work of recording events con- cerning the school which were given pub- licity in the newspapers, thus marking each milestone in the schoolis route of progress. The sale of Paseons was handled through this group during the second semester. The members of the executive board were: president, Bob Barnesg vice-presi- dent, Gerald Novorrg secretary. Marion Corsong treasurer, Bruce VValkerg sergeant- at-arms, Dan Kelliherg senior members, Helen Kitsmiller and Shelby Storckg jun- io-rs, Dorothy Pierce and Leonard Straussg sophomores, Margaret Wilsoii and Betty Jane Wooclsg fresh1n.an, Bob Niemeyer and Ann Corbin. THE LIBRARY The Paseo branch of the Main Library of Kansas City has approximately 16.000 books including 6,000 juvenile books. There are about three times as many adult books as there are children's. Since 1926. when Paseo was opened, there has been a total registration of lZ,415. The head librarian is Miss Wil Hutchin- son, who has had tnaining in various places throughout the country and also 20 years of experience before coming to Paseo. She studied at Boston University. a training class in Portland, Oregon, and the School of Library Science. Pratt Institute in Bfrook- lyn, New York. Her first position was in Portland. Oregon, where she remained for ten years as a branch librarian, and as first assistant in the Branch Department. MISS MARGARET GILL MISS ANNE RILEY