Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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Messages From 'Sl1ip's Qwners' Ig AM glad to offer my congratu- lations and good wishes to the Class of 1934. My one sentence of advice is, Keep your life's horizon mov- ing back. Schooling for some of you may end with graduation. Your education, if you are to amount to anything, has only be- gun. With new learning, your hori- zon widens: you are able to see more beauty in the world, to find greater happiness, to do greater ser- vice. If you wish to live a worth- while life, keep your life's horizon moving back. A. J. STOUT, Superintendent of Schools. TOPEKA BOARD OF EDUCATION James A. McClure J. W. F. Hughes, President Chester Woodward Mrs. D. L. McEachrnn John F. Scott Mrs. Julia Kiene A. J. Stout, Superintendent of Schools cg AM proud of the Public Schools of Topeka. This feel- ing of pride is not limited to the physical appearance of the build- ings, grounds, and equipment, but extends to comprehend the indis- putably fine achievements of the student body which, in turn, re- flect credit upon our teachers and officers of administration. J. W. F. HUGHES, President Board of Education. Page Seven-

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Three Years---One Trip Complete C6 HEY are leaving this spring-the first seniors to have spent their entire high school life in the present high school building. Memories of The Old Building, tales of life at Eighth and Harrison, are not for them. They belong completely to the anew. As sophomores in September, 1931, the present graduating class came to give the recently completed high school the beauty of occupancy. More intimately than any other class who will ever be graduated from its halls, the class of 1934 belongs to the stately building of which all Topeka is so proud. TOPEKA HIGH SCHOOL i ii l Page Six

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Sl1ip's Cfficers at Helm W. N. Yan Slyck CZQQILLARD N. van siyck. the captain of our mighty ship, has successfully steered his 2300 passengers through the calms and storms of another school year, thereby completing his sixth voy- age as principal of Topeka High School. Mr. Van Slyck has many duties besides that of commanding the fortunes of the school. He is di- rector of secondary education in the city, with the task of coordinating the work of the junior high schools with that of the high school. He takes active part in the boys' di- vision of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association and in the Boy Scout work. This year he has been honored with the office of second vice-president of the department of secondary school principals of the National Educational Association: and early this spring he was named consultant ex officio of the emer- gency committee in education. Besides his numerous other school duties our good captain sponsors the Student Council and the Representative Council, and through his remarkable patience, fairness, and tact receives the co- operation and respect of the entire ship. C. H. Hepworth Vice-Principal A familiar figure on the decks of our ship is C. H. Hepworth, vice- Laura L. Ewing, Dean of Girls Page Eighti Willard N. Van Slyck, Principal principal of day school and direc- tor of night school. From early morning until late at night, Mr. Hepworth is busy with all that concerns the ship's business. He has direct oversight of the boys of the school, issues passes, and assumes the duties of principal when Mr. Van Slyck is away. This genial gentleman is always on deck when there is work to be done and diffi- culties to be smoothed out. A stu- dent or teacher in trouble is sure of quick response from Mr. Hep- worth. Miss Laura L. Ewing Dean of Girls Sailing along at the prow of our good ship, Miss Laura L. Ewing, dean of girls, is an indispensable member of the ship's officers. For two years she has checked per- sonally every program written for Topeka High School's two thou- sand odd passengers, besides giving her sympathetic and clear-seeing advice most generously to all who ask it. The force of her gracious personality is felt not only among the girls, over whom she has super- vision, but throughout the entire ship. C. H. Hepworth, Vice-Principal L L