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

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Lawrence Burd, l932, who ranks in the upper five per cent of his class at Northwestern, is a member of the Iunior men's honorary society and of the Phi Eta Sigma honorary scholastic fraternity. A scholarship to study piano under the eminent musician, Carl Friedbeg, was won by Selma Mednikow, '33. Marjorie Patter- son, '33, was one of the only two girls to make a straight A record out of a class of eight hundred twenty-nine at the Texas State College for women. Three Southwest graduates are attending Vassar on scholarships: Catherine Hlensiey, '3l, Elizabeth Russell, '34, and Barry Ornundson, '32. Executive honors, such as Nancy Uebelmesser, '33, being chosen Vil Iunior at Dower House, Freshman dormitory at Wellesley, and Lawrence Burd, '32, being a member of the executive committee for Northwestern's fifth annual charity ball, have been received by many graduates. Southwest has graduated her share of athletes. Dick Miller and Bill Cortelyou, '33, play on the Missouri. University football team. Henry lost, '3l, received his varsity letter in football at Northwestern University. Iames Deer, '34, won his numeral in class soccer at Oberlin College. Hal Hardin, '34, was one of the four cheerleaders for the football season at Grinnell College. Several boys show promise of ,good military and naval careers. Leslie O'Brien, '32, Frank Lynch, '3l, and lack Ready, '3l, received appointments to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Iames Reed, '32, was named from the Missouri National Guard to take a final examination this spring for entrance to the United States , Military Academy at West Point. Samuel Otto, '28, and Robert Hewett are now lieu- tenants after four years at West Point. Lieut. Hewett has been stationed at Fort Sheridan and is now stationed in San Antonio. ALDEN WELLS Invention and science have called President. cms of 1932 several former students. During the Thanks- giving holidays, Dave Duncan, '33, a student of the University of Miami, made a trip to Central America where he assisted the noted zoologist, Douglas D. H. March, in scientific work. A membership in Pi Delta Nu, a professional chemistry sorority was awarded Helen Mae Bean, '3l, who is a Senior at Missouri University. Warren V. Page Seventeen

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representative at the Geneva Peace Conference. He spoke there representing all the students of the United States. Carl Allendoerfer and Fowler l-lamilton, both of the class of '27, attended Oxford as Bhodes scholars where Carl was the first American student to graduate receiving a First in mathematics. Mary Crreef Harris, '27, was ranked in the upper ten of America's women tennis players on the last list of that type, recently published. Samuel Otto, '23, was editor his Senior year at West Point of the West Point annual, the l-lOWlTZEB. Barry Cmundson, '32, was chosen this year, her lunior year, as one of the five in her class at Vassar to Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity. l. C. Wallenstrom, '30, a former All-Star All-State basketball guard, played regularly at that position on the Kansas City Stage Liner team, which was victorious in the national basketball tournament held recently in Denver. Paul Sturm, '29, a Fennell scholar at Yale, was chosen the first in his class to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. This has been our record. We do not say that we have done more than other Kansas City schools, but most certainly we are not ashamed of our accomplishments. May the next ten years be as successful! A Activities of Former Students During 1934-35 Southwest may proudly realize that many of her former students are continuing to attain wide recognition for their fine achievements in colleges and in their pro- fessions and that she receives and deserves a little of their glory. Southwest may be just as proud of her other several thousand young men and womem whose work is valuable though not famed. This year, l934-l935, the school has heard much credit- able and interesting news of graduates, a little of which can be mentioned here. president Class of 1931 Good scholarship has distinguished many Southwest alumni at their colleges. Carl Allendoerfer, '27, who received his Bachelor of Arts degree and won First Honors as a Rhodes Scholar at Cxford University, England, is now studying for his Ph.D. degree which he plans to secure at Princeton. Marian Sigler, '32, was awarded the scholarship for i934-35 given by the Kansas City Wellesley Club. lOl-IN MILLER Page Sixteen

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Prince, '3l, a lunior at Baker University, has invented a combi- nation electric clock and calendar, a washerless faucet, and a new type of safety zone button. l-le has received substantial royalty offers on the first two of these devices from manufacturing companies. Literary and dramatic achievements are perhaps the most outstanding. Catherine McCune, '34, played an important role in the Park College all-school play, Bollo's Wild Oat. Barbara Mandigo, '34, also took part. Samuel W. Pierce, '26, is playing with Ethel Barrymore and other famous actresses and actors in L'Aiglon. Lawrence Burd, '32, is the desk editor of the publication, Daily North- western. Lorraine Shafer, '34, was made news editor of the Bradley Tech paper of Peoria, lllinois, being the first Freshman ever to receive such an honor. lack Wilkie, '33, has just recently been named Editor-in-Chief of the i936 Missouri SAVITAB. Stanley lacobs, '3l, has had four of his short stories accepted by the Mcljadden publications. l-le also has written for the Kansas City lournal-Post and reported on the newspaper of Missouri University. lack larman, '33, has preached several sermons at the Country Club Christian Church and now has his own church in Martinsburg, Missouri. DICK MILLER President, Class of l933 Notable as this record as been, doubtlessly it can be improved. Many fine young men and women not here mentioned have carried on Southwest's traditions-character, leadership, scholarship, and service. The duty and privilege of every graduate should be to hold these standards yet higher. Interscholastic Achievements This year, the tenth, Southwest students have carried on the record of their predecessors, have blazed new trails of victory and have brought additional fame to the Orange and Black. At the close of each football season, the lnterscholastic League coaches meet and choose an all-star team. Two South- west line men were placed on the first eleven, Wade Nelson at guard and Bay McCanse at tackle. Cn the second team, Captain Al Nigro and George Luna, both outstanding ball carriers, were Page Eighteen