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

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PROBLEMSf TRIALS, ANSWERS We' keep Jrhem foge+her in all kinds of weafher could have been Jrhe Jrheme song of +he Shawnee- Mission Parenf-Teacher Associafion. Heading +he chorus was Mrs. John Neill. president who direcfed bofh +he regular program and +he parenf educafion classes. A secondary +heme of Jrhe program empha- sized +he posiHve acfions in high school sfudenfs. A +hird panL was added +0 Jrhe P.-T.A chorisfers: +he sfudent From +he firsf performance. Back +0 School Night +0 +he last a baskef supper and ex- hibifion night Jrhey sang an increasingly larger part Sfudenf Congress helped in many ways, such as revising +he social code and +aking par+ in various panel discussions. The number of rehearsals for Jrhe regular program was only four. bmL +he parenf edu- cafion group held a full program of six meefings in Jrhe 'mornings. Bofh +hemes were sung wH'h gus+o by +he whole chorus. which included Jrwe'mLy-Jrhree commiHee chairmen and eighf officers. Parenfs found +ha+ +hough +he song of dependence charac- +eris+ic of elemenfary grades was ended, +he melody of cooperaHon lingered on. Lhd .. t -h San NC! This is nof a depression soup line. bu+ paren+s refueling for fhe long 'l'rek fo +heir offsprings' classes af P.T.A. Back f0 School Night PTA OFFICERS. SEATED: Mrs. John L. Neill, Mrs. Karl Youngstrom. STANDING: Mrs. Graham Kreamer, Mrs. Paul Fifield, Mr. Murlin Welch, Mrs. Robert Kroenert, Mrs. Eli Wheat, Mrs. Harry D. Wilson. 20

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SCHOOL BOARD. Richard V. Garrett, Howard D. McEachen, Kenneth P. Rankin, Henry M. Turrell, Charles A. Long, Roy E. Welch. SOUNDING BOARD OF KNOWLEDGE A penny saved is a penny earned mighf well have been flue moHo of Jrhe Board of Educafion. Wifh a genHe Jrug on +he purse sfrings. +he Big Five held a monetary monopoly aJr S-M. Besides approving requisi'rions for money and signing all Checks. Hue Board doubled as planners and policy- makers. Anonymous +0 mosf sludenfs and merely a name on a check +0 many feachers. +he influence of H1ese men. neverfheless, reached even +he mosf remofe corner of Shawnee-Mission. Allhough Huey held +he power of flue purse. Hwe Board members were +he servanfs of Hie people, sfriving +0 do all +hings in an efficient orderly manner. These far- sigh+ecl five included Henry M. Furrell. Richard V. GarreH. Charles A. Long. Kennefh P. Rankin. and Roy E. Welch. Elecfed by +he vofers of flue high school disfricl', +he Board members were, poli- Jricians wifh a purpose. ThawL purpose was +0 pro- vide +0 all H16 you+h of high school age in fhis area a useful and enriching educafion. Across fhe minufes of +heir meefings +his year, +hey mighf well have sfamped: PURPOSE FULFILLED. ,..:,-4 X n ' rap - etiutxcl , , , ., -m.- 4- ma.gl Dr. McEachen is enrapf in educafion as he scans defails and checks H13 floor plans of +he new senior high.

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! 1 t1 ' STUDENT TEACHERS. BACK: Montie Sanders, Jan Fultz. FRONT: Marcia Droegemueller, Nancy Squires, Beverly Goodbrake. Oufrageous price. buf H's Hue school's money. Mr. WooHon exam- ines H19 new file for fhe Faculfy Associafion. UNITED THEY STAND As birds form flocks for profechion. as Lonely Hearf Clubs unHe pafhefic souls 'For unders+anding. as musical insfrumenfs combine +0 produce one beau+iful sound. so did feachers from S-M and +he four junior highs or- ganize info Hwe Shawnee-Mission High School Teachers' Associafion, Profecfion from +he evils of ignorance was insured wifh Jreachers being quickly informed of devel- opmen+s and advancemenfs in +Heir field. The under- s'randing of all problems was well apprecia+ed whefher 1+ concerned impassable halls as a resuH of peHicoaJrs. or insurance policies th provisions for cars demol- ished by Jmains. lnsfead 0a +wo hundred and HHy sep- arafe voices. +he AssociaHon provided one s+rong voice which enfhusiasfically spoke +he opinion of fhe group on any maffer. Leading voices in Hue group were HS officers. Mr. Bob WooHon. president Mr. Paul Gooch. vice-presidenf. Mrs. Mildred Slafon. secrefary. and Mr. Wagner Fox. Jtreasurer. The goal, +0 eleva+e Hue sfand- ard-s o1c feaching and provide for +he welfare of +he Jreachers. was realized. securing for sfudenfs an effi- cienf and informed factu in l956-57. ?'VI x 4 km :,. f a FACULTY ASSOCIATION OFFICERS. BACK: Mr. Wagner Fox, treasurer; Mr. Paul Gopch, vice-president. FRONT: Mrs. Mildred Slaton, secretary; Mr. Bob Wootton, president. 21