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

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I 1 N --W- BCJARD OF EDUCATION IIIIFE I J. B. HANN I I I I 8 I sired by Ihe young people, we believe Ihal Ihe Shawnee- WATCHING several years of planning grow inlo a realily has been 'Ihe oulslanding fealure of Ihe aclivilies of Ihe Board of Educalion Ihis year. During Ihe progress of Hue planning and consfruclion of Ihe: building, Ihe members ol 'rhe board were of The opinion, as Ihe building progressed, Ihar Ihe worlr and Ihe responsibililies of Ihe Board of Educafion would be relaxed somewhat Thar has nor been Hue case. Each new acrivily has required adclilional board meelings and hours of slucly and plan- ning by members of 'Ihe Board of Educalion. The members of Hue board realize fully Hue burden of Iaxalion in Ihese days of spiraling cosls: and while I we have noi been able Io provide all Ihe facililies de- f Mission planl is one ol Ihe finest You are Ihe hope of America 'lor Ihe fulure. We have confidence in you and your abilily 'Io gel 'the job done. The Board of Educalion is happy Io exrend Io you ils besl wishes for your Iulure. R. L. FISI-I Presiclenl, Board of EcIuca'I'ion R. L. FISH J. W. PUCKETT J. A. HALL MARK SHARP A we n A 1 Q

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VICE-PRINCIPAL PORTRAYED as Sam Cafchemu by fhe unwary few, buf lilced for his wiffy personalify by everyone, vice-principal G. Murlin Welch was fruly a friend fo all fhe sfudenfs. During fhe fhree years he has served in his presenf posifion, everyone has come fo admire lvlurlie's fairness and co-operafion. Uppermosf in his scheme of fhings was his ready affenfion fo sfudenf problems. liffle and big. Being able fo see fhe ofher person's poinf of view was a characferisfic of every decision. The day's dufies in fhe vice-principal's office included affenfion fo discipline, class schedules, enrollmenf, and fhe recording of voluminous files and records. Helping fo lceep fhe office roufine running smoofhly were his efficienf assisfanfs, Mrs. Glen Soellner and Miss Agnes Barfhol. No? all of Mr. Welch's hours were spenf on office prob- lems. A sharp glance here. a word of warning fhere. a nod, all were small precaufions infended fo help a sfudenf remember his obligafions fo Shawnee-Mission. Because of his friendliness, he was eagerly anficipafed whenever he sfepped fo fhe microphone. Lisfeners knew 'rhey could expeci' a good laugh or a well-direcfed piece of advice. Murlie was really close fo fhe hearfs of all fhe sfudenfs, im- parfial in decisions, companionable in his relafionship wifh sfu- sg 1 G. MURLIN WELCH 0 O AG N55 BAR denfs, and efficienf in his assigned dufies. soehmgl GLEN MKS' If T1-,OL .an

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BACK ROW: Mr. McEachen, Mrs. Keller, Mrs. Rufhrauff. Mr. lson. FRONT ROW: Mrs. Lang- worlhy, Mrs. Arrowsmilh. P. T. A. ff s .311 ' li U: . g as Mrs. Gould, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Esfelle, Mr. George, Mrs. Francis, Mrs. Rose. lT'S a long fime since we've wriffen you anyfhing abouf our P.T.A. We hope you are sfill infereslecl in us, for we have had a fine organizafion fhis year.and fhe members have hung 'logefher remarkably well. in spife of fhe difficulfies we have encounfered, clue fo our complicafedbuilding program. And speaking of hanging fogelhern, we cerfainly wish To commend our faculfy and sludenfs alike for fheir splendid sporfsmanship in working fogefher under such frying condi- fions. Never a complainl' ouf of any of fheml lf has faken lofs of pafience, buf fhey will all be well rewarded when our school is finished. ll will really be wonderful! To gef back fo P.T.A., we have been accomplishing fhings loo-fhings we are iusfifiably proud of. Firsl, we acfed as hosfesses fo fhe Second Disfricf Conference, which was held in Overland Park. An overflow crowd alfended and everyone enjoyed if and gained a greal deal of P.T.A. informafion. Our Parenf-Educafion classes were highly successful. besides helping fhe mofhers fo become beffer acquainfed. The Membership, Hospifalify, and Refreshmenf commiffees have also been mosf helpful in promofing a spirif of fellow- ship among mernbers. If parenfs would only come ouf fo lhe meefings and do fheir share foward knowing lhe ofher parenfs and fhe feachers, no one need be a sfranger in his child's school. Anchors in a Changing World was lhe fheme used for our programs for lhe year, which included Legislafion, lnfernafional Relafions, and Cifizenship Educafion. We can feel very proud fhal our school was chosen as one of fhe forfy oufsfanding high schools in fhe counfry fo be repre- senled al' 'rhe Eisenhower Conference. Miss Anna Marie Edwards and Mr. McEachen. who reporfed fo us on fhe Cifizenship Educafion program, were our represenfafives. To fop our work for lhe year, and by way of cele- brafing, we honored our facully wifh a dinner al' fhe opening of fhe school cafeleria. We hope you will come ouf and gel acquainfed wifh us nexf year. lMrs. W. C.l HEDWIG M. ARROWSMITH Presidenf of Shawnee-Mission P. T. A. I9