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

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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

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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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IUK Schoolmarms' looks, masters' books Developing Ihe spealcing and aciing abiliiies of siudentipffi cpl Ioolc much of RUTH M. BROWNE's lime. When noi i volved in leaching speech and English, she coached dadiiwh classes. Ofher hours were spenf sponsoring 'rhe pia Socieiy and freshmen. I-Ier Ieisure hours were of ioye wifh her inferesfing hobby, radio . . . Dufiryhis I I year a+ Shawnee-Mission. LOUIS F. BURNS I his Egg in Ihe social science deparfmenf by reach' worl' geog- raphy, civics, and economics. Besides h' rqan dufies as ins'rruc+or of 'Ihree differenf courses wa Ieadier 'rhe Boy Scou+s.of America. OW of s Jf0IQ5urs he enloyed hunhng as a hobby Mp NW use U Ru+h M. Browne, M.s.. M.A. fy!! fir Louis F. Burns, B.S. Marjorie Cain, B.M.E. AI wr if MARJORIE CAIN was in charge of 'rhe vocal music deparf- menf Ihis year in addilion Io conducfing a class in 'rheory and harmony. Her busy schedule included freshman Ii+era'I'ure 'Ihe firs+ semesfer. Oufside of class, she sponsored 'rhe Pep Club. Girls' Double Trio, and Small Choir. She enioyed a hobby of collecfing dolls . . . Bon Jour or Buenas Dias were 'rhe greefing words you mighl' have heard when you enfered room 252. where bofh French and Spanish were 'raughf by Mrs. MARGUERITE CRAIN. Again 'rhis year she sponsored 'rhe French Club. which she s+ar+ed a few years ago: she also served as co-sponsor of +he Y-Teens . . . This year ANNA MARIE EDWARDS Iaughf a new experimenfal class in cifizenship eclucafion. Lasf summer in New York she worked wifh ofher feachers fhroughouf The nafion +o formu- Iafe Ihe course and has infroduced il' Io Shawnee-Mission. She also faughf American hislory, served as chairman of +he assembly commiffee, and sponsored Ihe World Affairs Club. How can we forget? Marguerife Rice Crain, A.B., M A Anna Marie Edwards, B.S., M.A.