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

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P.-T. A. -- tudent Directors The general welfare and the social and mental progress of our students are problems, which must be undertaken at the opening of each school year. The Shawnee-Mission North Parent-Teacher As- sociation accepted this challenge, The once im- possible assortment of tasks fully lost all hopeless- ness. In four gatherings throughout the year the Moms, Dads, and teachers discussed and produced answers to various problems invariably arising dur- ing the course of a school term. A Back to School Nite led the parade of four assemblies and ac- quainted parents with the school and its faculty. The next two meetings were more closely related to problem-solving and looking into the future of education, and these were supplemented by various separate committee functions. A convivial fourth meeting closed the year with a group of S-Mites performing at a Chuckwagon supper. After Backjto-School night, parents more willingly sym pathlzed with tales of woe from offspring about S M's miles of corridors. is - . r P: ..s,i.. -yt, P-TA OFFICERS: Mr. Welch consultant' Mrs K W Tudor corres ' . - . - , ,n . . . , pondmg secretaryg Mrs. R ub S 11, d VICE president, Mrs. Robert C. Owen, presldentg Mrs. Robert Gladman, first vice-presidentg Mrs? Jglin 1?lIcG5llco1iia cording secretaryg Mrs. R. G. Dolcater, treasurer.

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In piration, and Answers 'fTo be great is to be misunderstood, and who was mis- understood more than a Shawnee-Mission North teacher when semester grades came out or when a troublesome test proved to be too much for the lethargy of some stu- dents. In these and a multitude of other cases, they were called upon the prove to these youthful wonders that they had not been maliciously attacked with a large red pencil. Most student-teacher relationships, however, were of a mutually friendly basis. In an S-M tradition classes came to learn and to profit from the profs. There was no quitting time for teachers until the last exam was graded or the very last query was resolved. When a Student Congress committee needed sponsors, they spon- sored, and when a confused student sought personal guid- ance of any sort, they responded with great enthusiasm Ticket-selling for home games, sponsoring school publica- tions, chaperonin dances, and directing budding talent of students rested entirely upon the shoulders of the faculty. Although there were a thousand times when the service, advice, and support of these instructors was overlooked and only those distressing and troublesome tests recalled in the minds of students in their classes, there were many more occasions when the firm loyalty was seen and appre- ciated. From the science department to the language wing, the 1959 Shawnee-Mission North faculty served with fairness and vigor in numerous extra-curricular capa- cities as well as in the classroom. jennye V. Ables, M.S. Buxiners Gerald Ashen, B.S. Debate, Englirla Minnie Baldwin, A.B. Language Robert Baldwin. B.S. Practical Arn Helen Biefy, M.S. Merlyn Blomberg. M.S. Gilbert Boone, M.S. Ruth Browne, M.A. Language Bzuinen Educazion qv' '-k 'TQ j -'E-l?f1 Q'E7 :E 1. -Q : fr ' gem' ' 4 ' l,',j'r i gif . . ' I f' eil.:--, ww . ..-Alfa-u l l l v Bmineu En gli 519 5? i I jg uf! NW 5 P if sus . X ' 2 ' , i 8- 'Q-I