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

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x J. B. HANN BOARD- OF EDUCATION Mr. Fish. Mr. PucIceTT, Mr. Mcliachen. Mr. Hann, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Hall WATCHING several years of planning grow inTo a reaIiTy has been The ouTsTanding TeaTure of The acTi'viTies oT The Board oT EducaTion This year. During The progress of The planning and consTrucTion oT The building, The members of The board were of The opinion. as The building progressed, ThaT The work and The responsibiliTies oT The Board of EducaTion would be relaxed somewhaT. ThaT has noT been The case. Each new acTiviTy has required addiTional board meeTings and hours of sTudy and plan- ning by members oT The Board of EducaTion. X , The members of The board realize Tu'IIy The burden oT TaxaTion in These days oT- spiraling cosTs: and while we have noT been able To provide all The TaciIiTies de- sired by The young people, we believe ThaT The Shawnee- Mission pIanT is one of The TinesT. You are The hope of America Tor The TuTure. We have Confidence in you and your abiIiTy To geT The job done. The Board of EducaTion is happy To exTend To you iTs besT wishes for your TuTure. 1 . R. L. FISH PresidenT, Board of EducaTion R. I.. FISH J. W. PUCKETT J. A. HALL MARK SHARP

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VICE-PRINCIPAL PORTRAYED as Sam Cafchem by fhe unwary few, buf liked for his wiffy personalify by everyone, vice-principal G. lvlurlin 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 lv1urlie'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 keep fhe office roufine running smoofhly were his. efficienf assisfanfs, Mrs. Glen Soellner and Miss Agnes Barfhol. Nof 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. A Because of his friendliness. he was eagerly anficipafed whenever he sfepped fo fhe microphone. Lisfeners knew .fhey could expecf a good laugh or a well-direcfed piece of advice. Murlie was really close 'ro fhe hearfs of all fhe sfudenfs, im- parfial in decisions, companionable in his relafionship wifh sfu- G. MURLIN WELCH denfs, and efficienf in his assigned dufies. oeLLNER Mas. GLEN 5 45,66 an , AG

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Mrs. Gould, Mrs. lT'S a long fime since we've wriffen you anyfhing abouf our P.T.A. We hope you are sfill inferesfed in us, for we have had a fine organizafion fhis year.and fhe members have hung fogefher remarkably well. in spife of fhe difficulfies we have encounfered. due fo our complicafedbuilding program. And speaking of hanging fogefher , we cerfainly wish fo commend our faculfy and sfudenfs alike for fheir splendid sporfsmanship in working fogefher under such frying condi- fions. Never a complainf ouf of any of fhem! If has faken lofs of pafience. buf fhey will all be well rewarded when our school is finished. If will really be wonderful! To gef back fo P.T.A., we have been accomplishing fhings foo-fhings we are iusfifiably proud of. Firsf, we acfed as hosfesses fo fhe Second Disfricf Conference, which was held in Overland Park. An overflow crowd affended and everyone enioyed if and gained a greaf deal of P.T.A. informafion. Our Parenf-Educafion classes were highly successful, besides helping fhe mofhers fo become beffer acquainfed. The Membership. l-lospifalify, and Refreshmenf commiffees BACK ROW: Mr. McEachen, Mrs. Keller, Mrs. Rufhrauff, Mr. Ison. FRONT ROW: Mrs. Lang- worfhy, Mrs. Arrowsmifh. P. T. A. W 271 f .4 s,,x ..fw??'fv-7, ss Marshall, Mrs. Esfelle, Mr. George, Mrs. Francis, Mrs. Rose. have also been mosf helpful in promofing a spirif of fellow- ship among members. If parenfs would only come ouf fo fhe meefings and do fheir share foward knowing fhe ofher parenfs and fhe feachers, no one need be a sfranger in his child's school. Anchors in a Changing World was fhe fheme used for our programs for fhe year, which included Legislafion, lnfernafional Relafions, and Cifizenship Educafion. We can feel very proud fhaf our school was chosen as one of fhe forfy oufsfanding high schools in fhe counfry fo be repre- senfed af fhe 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 fhe year, and by way of cele- brafing. we honored our faculfy wifh a dinner af fhe opening of fhe school cafeferia. We hope you will come ouf and gef acquainfed wifh us nexf year. IMrs. W. C.l HEDWIG M. ARROWSMITH . Presidenf of Shawnee-Mission P. T. A. I9