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

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I t was not until 1939 that the west side of the building W a s e X t e n d e d southward, enclos- i n g t h e p o w e r house and chim- ney shown in these two views. This ex- tension provided tor an instrumental music room, a typing room, a boys, gymnasium, a swimming pool, and an addition to to the cafeteria. ...ll

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W By 1927 the original unit of Southwest had proved inadequate. Here We see the two entrances of the north wing, which-with the exception of the nine rooms above the shop, added in 1935 -was then constructed. At the same time, the auditorium, the main part of the cafeteria, and the north gym- nasium were provided. 3 W1 315'-W , V' if V 4 ' wwf , .H

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has forty-five chapters in high schools all over the country. Throughout the halls and in the cafeteria, students of this society have painted attractive murals that add much to the heauty of the school. Cluhs and societies have heen very active as they have offered much of interest to the students. The 1-li-Y and Y-Teens have pre- sented a program comhining recreation with service to the community. Hestia, the Chess Cluh, and the Engineers Cluh have catered to the individual interests of the students. Stu- dents interested in writing or oral expression have found much to their liking in the six literary societies, most of which have existed since the early years of the school. A high point of each year has heen the annual lnter- Society Literary Contest. Always hotly contested, this yearly hattle has proved no easy mark for any cluh. The service organizations, of which the Student Council and the Bed Cross Council are the largest, have given many oppor- tunities for student participation in school affairs. One of the out- standing contrihutions of the Student Council was the street- car shelter at Sixty-fifth and Brookside. The Bed Cross Coun- cil has each year, since 1940, col- lected over one thousand dollars to advance the henevolent worlc of the Iunior Bed Cross at home and in foreign countries. 1ts memhers have truly hecome world citizens. Because of the lack of an audi- torium, the senior play of 1926 and the first commencement exercises were held at Westport High School, and the first Liter- ary Contest was held at Border Star School. Since the comple- tion of the auditorium in 1927, Southwest students have offered evenings of entertainment and morning assemhly programs in their own auditorium for fellow students and for the community. OT to he neglected are the athletic achievements of South- west students. Our first athletic triumph was the winning of the city and state tennis singles cham- pionships hy a Southwest hoy in 1926. The foothall and haslcet- hall teams, however, did not at first fare so well hecause of the lack of gymnasium equip- ment. During the first year,