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

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Y SCHOOL BOARD: Kenneth L. Smith, Howard D. McEachen, Mark S. Sharp, Kenneth P. Rankin, Charles A. Long, Roy E. Welch. Boardof Education No YARDS of gold braid decorated the sleeves of the men serving on the Board of Educationg but, definitely and surely, they deserved the distinction. Elected by a vote of the public, they served without salary-and often without recog- nition. The men at the wheel had to consider not only the affairs of Shawnee- Mission High School but also the problems of junior high school construction and organization. The Board functioned as a unit with each member accept- ing his full share of responsibility for every item under consideration. Inter- ested in the problems of the students, it provided an educational program of which to be proud. Mr. and Mrs. John Public could relax at home knowing the operations of S-M were in the hands of this far-seeing five, who figured prominently in the future of the school. Shawnee-Mission entertains a motion to extend to them a grateful thank you, Sirsf' TALK, TAXES, AND BRICK SPELLED AN END TO CONGESTED S-M I-IALLS IN THE FORM OF FOUR NEW JUNIOR I-IIGHSQ SOUTHWEST NEARS COMPLETION. , . .fv.yWnj,,,s AW 1 3

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Library Alum: THOMAS BOOKWORMS EMERGING FROM THEIR WINTER COCOONS ADD T0 THE worzs or LIBRARY ASSISTANT, SUE TYTLER. SOCRATES, Shaw, and Shakespeare were just a few of the intellectual giants ever ready to confer with students by pouring forth their knowledge and art from the printed page. Mrs. Ailine Thomas and Mr. Marvin Blaine, along with their student assistants, helped unsure readers trace literary quarries through the card files and shelves of the Shawnee-Mission library. Then, seated in this silent, modern room, the satisfied stu- dent turned to any one of eight thousand volumes, looking for either enlightenment or entertainment but finding both. is A :I z' ' .2 a ,,, iii 'ii SARAH LAWRENCE, JUNE HYATT GIVE THE LIBRARY BULLETIN BOARD A NEW FACE 17

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PARENT-TEACHER OFFICERS. Mrs. Rieke, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. Gillette, Mrs. Edgar, Mrs. Cladish, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Thou- venelle, presidentg Mr. Welch. Parent- Teacher Association BOASTING the largest membership in Kansas, the Parent- Teacher Association of Shawnee-Mission made its 1954--55 debut with the introduction of the Social Code. As a prelude to the success to come, c'Back to School Nightw found a record crowd of Moms and Dads following the foot-steps of their teen-agers to class. Special attractions on the year's agenda were six Parent Education classes of which the theme was Adolescence-Guidance as he growsf, A triangular panel composed of students, teachers, and parents analyzed typical problems confronting youth of today. The traditional open house brought a first-rate season to a close. Know your child and his school, the current objective, was successfully attained through the efforts of Mrs. G. V. Thouvenelle, president, her officers, twenty committee chair- men, and S-M parents. OLD CAROLS ARF SUNG WITH NFW GUSTO AS THE RAISE THEIR VOICES AS WELL AS THE STANDARD OE PARENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS. 19