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

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Mmm . . . I smell grease paint! Yes, MISS RUTH CASTLE'S speech students are showing their knowledge of good diction, cor- rect posture, and stage presence in another play. Good reading is one of the aims of MISS MARY CUSHING in both of her departments, English and speech. The complete person, both body and mind, is studied and devel- oped in the physical education and psychology classes of MOUNT E. DAVIS. Budding journalists-'future fea- ture, news story, and editorial writers-are instructed by MISS MARJORIE FISK. In MISS JULIA GUYER'S American history classes, young citizens acquire the knowledge they must have to help solve the problems of democracy. Typing, fzenography, commercial arithmetic, and commercial law, taught by MISS ALLIS HAREN, help prepare high school students for business. Engineers, builders, and home makers of tomorrow are started on their way in F. L. HARN- DEN'S classes in drafting and home planning. R. V. HILL has the monumental task of teaching Southwest stu- dents geometry and physics, and of making them think. Page I9

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MISS SARAH HELEN ANDER- SON in her Latin classes teaches Southwest students what Caesar meant when he said: veni, vidi, vicif' English is studied as a forceful and flexible instrument of expres- sion by MISS URSULA ASHE'S classes. Roots, conclusions, and proofs are discussed in MISS CAROLYN ATWOOD'S classes in algebra and geometry. The buzzes and bangs issuing from JOHN H. ATWOOD'S woodwork shop testify to the pro- duction of fine cabinet work. Physical fitness and good sports- manship are the goals in the physical education classes of MISS E. JOSEPHINE BETZ. The elements of science and the physical characteristics of our oblate spheroid are the sub- jects in MELVIN P. BISHOP'S general science and physiography classes. MISS CLARA BOULTON shows her versatility by a varied pro- gram, algehra, Latin, and history. The antics of electrons, protons, and protoplasm are studied in W. LAWRENCE CANNON'S classes in chemistry and hiology. Page I8

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In the gym and on the field, COACH LOUIS A. HOUSE is helping build a strong America by guiding the physical develop-. ment of young Americans. MISS EDITH C. HI supervises that vast and institution, the Southwest cafe- leria. MISS CLEORA HUTCHISONS English students learn to write accurately, to speak interestingly, and to read effectively. In MISS MARY I.. jACKSON'S classes in algebra, general science, and physiology, Southwest stu- dents are introduced to the scien- tific method. MISS ELEANONR KLEEMAN'S English students learn to read widely with open and critical minds and to express themselves with simplicity and sincerity. English is considered in MISS ANNA C. KI.EIN'S classes not only as a tool for effective expression but also as a means for the enjoyment of an abundant life. MISS ANNA B. LARSON equips her students with indispensable tools of business, bookkeeping, stenograplay, and typing, useful also in everyday life. Three aspects of the life of a good citizen-civic, social, and economic-are studied in MISS FLORA LINN'S cizfiss classes. page 20 YQ' if 'if fe. sw New liked..