Shawnee Mission High School - Indian Yearbook (Shawnee Mission, KS)

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JEANN VIIIE-PRINCIPAL September school days and the first week of the secolnd semester found Mr. Gum the bus- iest. Enrollment, schedule conflicts, over- crowded classes, insufficient rooms for the number of teachers, and worry over seniors' credits were among his perplexing problems. Mr. Gum's office assistants, Mrs. Glen Soellner and Jeannine Caudill, were never idle. With each semester underway, Mr. Gum turned his attention to scores of other duties. Checking attendance and counseling students were daily tasks. As head of all activity funds and class treasuries, Mr. Gum devote time to balancing school accounts. In assign- ing the year's gate duties from fall football games to spring music events, Mr. Gum made an earnest effort to adjust his assignments to the teachers' convenien d much ce. In Mr. Gum's two years here, Shawnee-Mission students and teachers learned to appreciate his sincere desire for fairness and cooperation. Serving as chairman of the guidance com- mittee, Mr. Gum planned informative bulle- tins for home-room projects on parliamentary procedure, holiday costumes, hobbies, and such themes. 'F AK. Vice-Principal CARL D. GUM ew' MR s GLENN SQL-L AND BOTTLE WASHER.

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PRINCIPAL Ladies and gentlemen. Mr. McEachen has stepped to che microphone. A tall tale or Scotch joke might follow but something worth hearing was sure to come. In his three years in Shawnee-Mission, Mr. McEachen has proved himself to be fair and understanding in deal- ing with school problems. His efficient secre- taries, Mrs. Alberta Gallagher and Mrs. Bettye Hall, helped to keep office routine moving smoothly. Special honor came to Shawnee-Mission last fall at the Kansas State Teachers' Association when Mr. McEachen was elected vice-presi- dent of the Topeka section for 1947. Through contacts with civic clubs and larger legislative groups, Mr. McEachen had opportunities to hear outstanding speakers of national and international repute. Shawnee-Mission stu- dents benefited from those contacts. Many eminent speakers came as guests to the high school platform. Building plans, legislative procedures, and all kinds of local administrative problems filled Mr. McEachen's working day. Serving as a kind of buffer between teacher and stu- dent as well as teacher and parent, Mr. Mc- Eachen found time to iron out many indi- vidual differences. .1 CHIEF Coox . . .

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E ITHE L SEH IEE THHU EH THE YE H5 X . QL?-Vx . wmv- xitslod 105 WCW MEN WITH A VISIUN M. E. ALLEMAN enC0ufa8CS typists. ,Q HOWARD PATTERSON ,,s . . eyes his machine. IS9i oie'P6eS. 5. e5 FROM SHAWNEE-MlSSION,S FIRST STAFF of eleven teachers, 6655 I ,gl Mr. M. E. Alleman remains on the present faculty. Three other present staff members who have given long years of suc- cessful service are Mrs. Adelle Fast, who came in 19233 Mr. Howard V. Patterson, 19275 and Miss Emma Lyman, 1928. Shawnee-Mission's first Board of Education numbered only three. Pictured below are those who helped to give Shawnee-Mission its start twenty-five years ago. Mr. A. M. Meyers was president of the Boardg Mr. D. M. Alden fdeceasedj was treasurerg and Mr. F. M. Plake was secretary.