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

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VL emoriam ALTA MAE BHINK Miss Brink was everyone's friend. To know her was to love her. In the three short years she served as Shawnee-Mission's librarian, her cheerful smile and kindly word helped students and teachers alike. During the months of intense suffering, Miss Brink's concern was for her unfinished work at school. Her conscientious loyalty to a task once started drove her to completion of the task. She loved life and Wanted to live. Her indom- itable courage and zeal will forever be an in- spiration to us, her friends, whom she has left behind. ALTA MAE BRINK Died December 18, 1946 THE HUMAN TIIUIIH 'Tis the human touch in this world that counts, The touch of your hand and mine, Which means far more to the fainting heart Than shelter and bread and wine 5 For shelter is gone when the night is o'er, And bread lasts only a day, But the touch of the ham! and the sound of the voice Sing on in the soul alway. SPENCER Mlcnuu. Fmas.

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f'-ix x. 'Qi-. G MURLIN WELCH, A.B., M.A. Mas. MAKDELLE MCMICHAEL, Miss DORA CATHERYN WILSON Industrial arts instructors were Harold Garver, who co-sponsored the Camera Club and sponsored the F.F.A.g Chauncey Gorsage, who supervised the Aviation and Arch- ery Clubs, Grace Lawrence, who assisted with junior Red Cross and co-sponsored the F.H.A.g Howard Patterson, who was responsible for Stamp Club and assisted with jun- ior Red Crossg and Nellie Jean Sut- ton, who assisted with Y-Teens and co-sponsored F.H.A. and Health and Happiness Club. Physical education directors were William Atwell, who supervised freshman basketball, and Sophia B.S., M.S. Hodshire, who sponsored G.A.A. and Girls Archery Club. Instructors in music and art were Harold George, who directed instru- mental music, dance band and solo club, Mary Spring, who had charge of vocal ensemblesg and Dora Cath- eryn Wilson, who sponsored Art Club and assisted with Junior Red Cross. School nurse was Mildred Noel, who was co-sponsor of the Health and Happiness Club. Office secretaries were Alberta Gallagher, Bettye Hall, Mrs. Glen Soellner, and Jeannine Caudill. Teachers relax after semester exams. m '4'5

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FESTIVAL UE YESTERDAY IN THE GOOD OLE DAYS -NOVEMBER, 1923 REMEMBER THE FALL FESTIVALS that Shawnee-Mission used to sponsor? People came from far and wide to see displays of every imaginable nature. Attendance grew to number 7,000 before the Festivals were finally discontinued in 1936. The first Fall Festival was held at the high school in 1923. The fair, which lasted for three days-November 1, 2, 3-was considered a huge success. The Indian published by Shawnee-Mission's first graduating class stated that the first festival's success was due to the untiring efforts of Professor Berry, Manager of the Festival, and Mr. D. A. Morgan, Super- intendent of the School. Companies which exhibited at that first fair were Kansas City Power and Light, Byrne Lumber Co., Holland Furnace, Wyandotte Feed Co., Ford Motor Co., johnson County Gas Co., Cunningham Heating Co., Kansas Evergreen Nursery, R. O. Larson, and Frisbie Coal Co. '