Pembroke Hill High School - Raider Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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This number was nearly doubled in the next decade. Despite the large number of students attending Pem-Day, at the beginning of Bradford Kingmanis stay here there was a large mortgage to b-e paid out. Under his excellent leadership, the mortgage was cleared in 191145. This was soon followed by an extensive building and develop- This is Pem-Day I 5 ment program. A dormitory addition came in 1948 and the Phillips Memorial Gymnasium and Howard Flagg, Jr. Auditorium were inaugurated in 1949. ln 1950, with the aid of a self-liquida- tion loan, a home on-campus was constructed for the headmaster and in 1951, the Junior School was improved and extended. Finally, in 1952 a new shop-garage building and tennis courts were constructed. Under the leadership of Peter A Schwartz, who came to Pem-Day in 1953, the grounds and buildings have seen much change. The lower athletic field has been graded and converted into two baseball diamonds and a huge electric scoreboard has been added to the football field. This scoreboard was earned through the efforts of a student magazine-selling campaign, which netted over S1500 for the school. The lawn has been freshly sodded and attractive shrubbery has been effectively placed around the campus.

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,1 This is Pem-Day 5a..f Jimmy In the year 1910, Kansas City had no pri- vate secondary school institutions. Through the efforts of Mrs. A. Ross Hill, a Country Day School, the third private school of its kind in the United States, was founded on the corner of 61st and Wo'rnall. 1914 saw nineteen boys and three teachers attending school at a new 22 acre tract of land located at 51st and Ward Parkway. The present administration building and a small shop building were constructed on this land and the school soon began to flourish. At the first, the dining room was in the basement and the gymnasium was on the third floor. This was changed in 1918 when a 'ctemporaryn gym was erected. ln 1922 and 1930 came the junior school building and Schuyler Ashley House. ln 1925, a group of Country Day masters founded the Pembroke School at 75th and State Line. This functioned until 1933, when the school merged with Country Day to become Pembroke- Country Day School. From the founding of the school until the present time, seven headmasters have served, with Howard E. A. .lones officiating the longest 411931-19431. The enrollment grew steadily until there were 186 students in 1943.

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6 I This is Pem-Day Last year, through the generosity of Mr. Raymond B. White, work was begun on an 385,000 addition to the Upper School building. This work was largely finished by Christmas and the Administration Building was renamed White Hall in memory of John Barber White ll and William Nicholas White, who both attended Pem-Day some years ago. Additional improve- ments call for a large fence to encircle the foot- ball field and track, replacing the worn-out tarpaulin now in use. Pembroke-Country Day School is continually striving for the best. Our wish for athletic prow- ess is exceeded only by our desire for scholastic achievement. Graduates of the school have made outstanding records in all fields of endeavor. Pem-Day is accredited by the University of Missouri, the Missouri State Department of Edu- cation, and the North Central Association. Extra-curricular activities include two pub- lications, and dramatic, science, and glee clubs. Interest in the affairs of the school, both public and private, runs high throughout the surround- ing area. By continuing to offer the finest educational opportunities and facilities, Pembroke-Country Day School will keep its excellent record growing and will maintain its fin-e reputation.