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

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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

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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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Here you see our faculty An inleresf in sludenls was displayed by M. E. ALLEMAN, who sponsored 'rhe Inner Circle. His clay was confinually filled wilh lhe cIa'r'Ier ol keys as he insfrucled sludenls in Typing I and Il. In whal spare minules he could find, Mr. Alleman enjoyed his hobbies of woodworking and mechanics . . . JOHN L. ALLISON, who enjoys lhe hobbies of wood- working and pholography, delved inio lhe field of general science wilh his many pupils. Running Ihe school booksrore was only a par'r of his exlra-curricular aclivifies. A sponsor of Ihe Science Club, Mr. Allison had slill anolher duly as lime-keeper al baskelball games. M. E. Alleman, A.B., A.M. Jean Arlhur. B.S. John L. Allison, A.B. 52690 616 790 1079. 446 ' 3..,---we AR FIGUWI COLL O. O. Barnell, B.S., M.B.A. M. Elizabefh Boys, B.S., M.S. X 20 New 'ro Shawnee-Mission sludenls, JEAN ARTHUR Iaughl speech and drama. On occasions her classes gave perform- ances lor local organizalions. In addilion, she conducled 'freshman English classes. Exlra-curricular aclivilies involved sponsoring The Horizon Club and 'rhe Drama Club . . . Lecluring on I'he lundamenlals ol business was underlaken by O. O. BARNETT. He sfrove 'ro 'reach his sludenls com- mercial Iaw, general business, bookkeeping and business principles and management His oulrside dulies included coaching freshman loolball and baskelball along wilh spon- soring lhe Fulure Business Leaders of America. When spare momenls could be enjoyed, Mr. Barnell liked Io read a good book or calch up wilh 'rhe Ialesl sporls evenls . aller meeling daily five classes of pupils who were inleresled in a biology course, ELIZABETH BOYS found liH'le lime on her hands lor praclicing her hobby of making jewelry. Her oul-of-class aclivily was Ihe co-sponsoring of Ihe Needlework Club and Y-Teens. Included on her lisl as a favorire pasfime was knilling. From A to Z and 8 to