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

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The Freshman lncluction . . . Four years ago, the Senior Class of l94l was introduced to the ideals of Paseo in the first Freshman Induction Ceremony. Since then, it has become a tradition to receive the Freshman Class with this ceremony in which students symbolically represent qualities and principles of Paseo and the services one may render to her, Those participating in the program. were: Jean Turner, ,,,c, W Freshman Girl . Freshman Boy Donald Tranin Marianne Calhoun ..-Senior Cirl Bob Peake ,cc,c c,cc Senior Boy Charles Peterson cc,cc , ,-.Courage Catherine Ament Bernard Tanner ,. . Geraldine DePetre -, .Sincerity . . r,ca ,.--Loyalty Youth A great deal of credit is due to the faculty committee who attended to the properties and costumes, assisted with the tableaux, directed the lighting, and took care of numerable other details in order to make the program a success. Those on the committee were: Miss Baity, Miss Betz, Mr. Crocker, Miss Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lortz, Miss Miller, Miss Schmidt, Miss Seehorn, Miss Swinney, Mr. Wehrle, and Mr. Withers. Miss Schmidt, art teacher, designed the new set which was constructed by Mr. Jones, crafts teacher. The following students assisted Miss Schmidt in painting the new gates: Pauline Deniston, Mary Frye, Beverly Cardner, June Cilchrist, Nova Passantino, Peggy Tellmann, Lois Stafford, Dorothy Neidert, and Rose Shapiro. Miss Taylor, chairman of the commit- tee, Mr. Lortz, Mr. Wehrle, and Mr. Withers painted the set itself. Page 12

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speakers in our assemblies. H. Roe Bartle's stirring speech will long be remembered by those who heard him in the Boy Scout assembly. At Christmas time, the music department presented the pageant, Why the Chimes Rang. The Press, the Latin, the English, and the History departments also presented their various programs. The second annual Outdoor Assembly, given by the R. O. T. C. battalion, was held early in the fall. The Pepperade . . . With capacity crowds on both December 6 and 7, the Pirate Pepperade repeated last year's brilliant example in two packed hours of entertainment with the theme of Cross Country Swing. Everything from a barn dance to a ballet appeared on the trip which started at New York City and traveled westward. The La Conga was the main feature in the New York night club scene, and tap dancing predominated in the visits to West Point and Dog Patch. There was also singing, both clas- Novelty was the keynote for the other assemblies of the year. Under this heading came several all-school sings, the Auto Club's mock political convention, the Pepperade teaser, a genuine hill-billy band, and H. B. Watts and his dummy, Skeeter. Toward the end of the year came the Boy Scout presentation, the Fashion Show,' the National Honor Society Induction and as a climax, the Senior Assembly. Mrs. Reber and the many other teachers who co-operated to give us such fine enter- tainment deserve our keen appreciation. sical and popular, and a beautiful ballet accom- panied by four pianos. On reaching the mountains of the west, cowboys sang and twirled ropes around the campfire, C-oing further, a stop was made in a Hollywood studio where Romeo and Juliet was being filmed. All the scenes and presentations were clever and elaborate, displaying the skillful work put into them. Page 11

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THE PARENT-TEACH ER ASSOCIATION This organization has continued its work of helping the students and faculty in a very admirable way this year, by giving financial help to various organizations and sponsoring lectures for parents and teachers. The officers were: president, Mrs. R. E. Corbin, first vice-president, Mrs. H. W. A. A. The American Association of University Women each year sponsors the five girls who had the highest scholastic standing in their freshman class. These girls are given extensive training in subjects which will help them in college. There are fifteen members of the A. A. U. W. at Paseo, for when a girl qualifies her freshman year, she remains a member for Austin, second vice-president, Mrs. C-. H. Mil- ler, third vice-president, Miss Crissmang cor- responding secretary, Mrs. J. R. Inman, record- ing secretary, Mrs. O. B. Pechag auditor, Mr. A. B. Richmond, night presiding officer, Mr. E. E. Thompson, retiring president, Mrs. Reed McKinley. U. W. her other three years. Through the homerooms, the girls gave speeches telling about the Col- lege Exhibit presented at the Sophian Plaza by the A. A. U. W. Officers were: president, Betty Ann Breed, secretary, Doris Johnsong telephone committee chairman, Roberta Mit- zel, historian, Alice Edwards. P. T. A. First Row Ibottoml , Left to Right: Mrs. Erna Bondurant, Mrs. C. H. Miller, Mrs. R. E. Corbin, Mrs. R. C. Remley, Mrs. F. H. Ebbert, Mrs. C. E. Monson, Mrs, O. B. Pecha. Second Row: Mrs. I. W. Steil, Mrs. C. L, Inman, Mrs. O. W. Davis, Mrs. H. W. Austin, Mrs. Ben Marshall, Mrs. Jess Moore. Third Row: Mrs. J. H. Quisenberry, Mrs. C. Codbehere, Mrs. E. Reuteler, Mrs. W. C. Champe, Mrs. F. B. Park. Fourth Row: Mrs. F. H. Doudrick, Mrs. V. Williams, Mrs. C. C. Waggener, Mrs. R. McKinley, Mrs. R. W. Sperisley, Mr. Harry R. Shepherd. Fifth Row: Miss Helen Jo Crissman, Miss Marie Friend, Mr. B. M. Stigall, Mr. A. B. Richmond. A. A. U. W. GIRLS First Row Ibottoml, Left to Right: Maxine Mayes, Dora Ann Freeman, Susan Stemmons, Marion Shields, Betty Ann Breed, Doris Johnson. Second Row: Roberta Mitzel, Charlotte Teller, Shirley Cidinsky, Minnie Curtis, Edith Johnson, Alice Edwards, Anna Fox. P.T.A. A.A.U.W. Page 13