Shawnee Mission North High School - Indian Yearbook (Overland Park, KS)

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joim Originafor Dale Beronius, the Sunday feature artist of the Kansas City Star, is the originator of John K. Public, who represents Mr. Average American Citizen. When I started drawing political cartoons in 1939, I needed to caricature the great American taxpayer, said Mr. Beronius as he looked up from his drawing board, set over in the corner of the bustling city room of the Star Building. John K. Public is a combination of five or six newspaper men around my office. ..He's a pathetic sort of guy. The patch on his tall hat represents hard knocks, and his old, but well-mended clothes show the storms he's braved. p Portraying current interests of the residents in greater Kansas City, the original drawings of Mr. Beronius are familiar to all subscribers of the Kansas City Star. Subjects of these reflections of Kansas City range from auction sales to style changes. When Dale Beronius started drawing for the Star twenty-five years ago, he had had no previous experience except a few months at art school. He was one of a staff of about twenty-five who com- pletely illustrated the paper, since photographs were not in common use then. Gene Hunter, one of the Indian's staff artists, DALE BERONIUS has worked in close co-operation with Mr. Beron- ius and has succeeded in adapting John K. Public to our theme. Gene and the other members of the 1948 Indian Staff, express their thanks to Mr. Dale Beronius for his helpful suggestions which aided us in producing this book. ni Mr. Beronius gives staff members some pointers.

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iblgtxi -'Cb.M:2. .YG .1-ke. 0-QAJL ,-L94-.J1.-l.et-13-uf! X, 3 s P R E S E N T I N G - John K. Public, the main Stockholief , ' t - in Shawnee-Mission High School. john K. is an average American Q X ' icitizen, an average Kansan. He makes his living the same way Ai' Q ' X l lx X you do, goes to the same church you attend, is a memberof your . ' X X N club. . S Like you he is interested in Shawnee-Mission even though E E' L ,X is children may no longer attend this school. On crisp fall eve- X . I ' gs he bundles up andcomes to see our football games. He comes E ' E l he Indian Cavalcade because he likes young people and Wants 'NX , X to see them perform. , Q T ' L .X KX John .K. represents the people of this school district, the tax- ' E S '-X I ayers who support our school. He considers Shawnee-Mission a QS .gxvital part of his community. He is proud of the schoolbecause ' X We are proud of Shawnee-Mission, too, so we extend a cordial - ' hand to John K. Public, YOU, to step inside and let us show you M6 our school. Let us introduce you to the administration and the SY his taxes support lt varied activities that fill the school day Ss 3 Q, students. Let us show you the classes, organizations, and the ' Let us show, you what!Shawnee-Mission really is. ii - ' 1 '- . 62 mffd 2 , an 454,44 M 145 -Q W K 5,:2'.lQ'. , 195 5341 'LiJZLKC ' J . . . M744 Md ai' 1- V ffweka .-l-l- -.A-.A I Q .Mar 42 ' in-In M ha a ma e aa E pgs. Illl I ul Q rv: au au --Q -- H E H E . 3 .:::: Im: ::E .fu 5 :nu Qu 1 , Q1-1'-T , A, Y - - W -1--1 Ng.. -1--T-I -I . r X hqbk A XM - J A4922 . .QP V, 1 L . ' x o, MQ Q P 94 .W 3 -..LQ AL.. .o

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lecbcafion To you, the people of the Shawnee-Mission com- munity, we dedicate this 1948 INDIAN. You have seen Shawnee-Mission grow through the years. You have helped to make it what it is today. You are John K. Public, and our school is yours.