Southwest High School - Sachem Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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The I934 SACHEM ' I CATHERINE NEUMANN ESTHER SCHROER ALICIA SEIFRIT CHANEY O. WILLIADIS SARA VAN METRE . y I ENGLISH DEPARTMENT-Continued Throughout the year various essay contests are offered to those students who aspire in the line of creative writing. Included in these are the uSons of the Revolutionf, the uJefferson, and the HW. C. T. Uf, Essay Contests. A great many Southwest students are interested in these contests, and Southwest has always been fortunate in placing in them. Yearly the literary clubs hold a contest which is indirectly an expression of the work of the English department. The study of the poem, essay, and short story during the Junior year does much to prepare the contestants for the written events in this contest. A For the past two years the students of Miss Van lVletre's classes have taken up voluntary collections to purchase a valuable assortment of pictures. These paintings and engravings adorn the walls of room 205 and add beauty to the school. Through such enterprises as these, one can readily see that the students of South- West are taking a deeper interest in the higher type of literature and art. ..15--

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The I934 SACI-IEM 40 'T X A URSULA ASH CLEORA HUTCHINSON ELEANOR KLEEMAN ' ' 'V' 'iff' 'Nif' ANNA C. KLEIN CLARA B. MCDONALD ENGLISH DEPARTMENT HE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT at Southwest is composed of a staff of ten mem- bers: Miss Sara Van Metre, Miss Ursula Ash, Miss Clara B. McDonald, Miss Esther Schroer, Miss Anna Klein, Miss Eleanor Kleeman, Miss Cleora Hutchin- son, Miss Catherine Neumann, Mrs. Alicia Seifrit, and Mr. Chaney O. Williams. The English curriculum consists of four years of Composition and Literature and one year of Newswriting. Although only three years of English are required for graduation, a large number of students enroll for four years. Included in the scope of this department are the two publications,-the bi-weekly newspaper, The Trail, and the school annual, The Sachem. The Trail, which is super- vised by Mrs. Seifrit, is carried on by the work of the newswriting class. The Sachem staff, directed by Miss Klein, is chosen by a contest in which dum- mies are submitted, and by class election. The annual is issued on Senior day and contains an excellent account of the school's activities. ', . -14-

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H The1934 SACHEM DOROTHY S. MCLEOD SARAH HELEN ANDERSON DOROTHY R. ELLIOTT . W 'N f' wlf- 'lf KATHARINE M. MORGAN MARJORIE S. PATTERSON LANGUAGES LATIN The Latin classes have been taught this year by Miss Anderson, Miss Elliott, Miss McLeod, and Miss Morgan, of the Language Department, and also by Miss Larson and Miss McDonald. FRENCH The French classes have been taught by Miss Elliott and Miss McLeod. A full four years' course has been given. SPANISH The Spanish classes have been taught by Miss Morgan, Miss Patterson, who is also educational councilor, and Miss Powers. Next year a three year course will be Offered in this subject. GERMAN After a lapse of several years, German has again been placed on the curriculum of Southwest. Only One class, taught by Miss Klein of the English department, was Opened this year, next year the course will be extended to two years. A .-16-