Webster Groves High School - Echo Yearbook (Webster Groves, MO)

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CHARLES E. GARNER, B.Sc.. A.M. WYILLARD E. GOSLIN, B.Sc.. A.M. Superintendent of Schools Assistant Superintendent In Charge of Curriculum School spirit has the same place in a high school as yeast has in a loaf of bread. Yeast gives to a mass of flour the quality of life. School spirit transforms a mass of people-students and faculty members- into a living, working group. The life qualities of yeast remain dormant unless the right combina- tion of ingredients and proper growing conditions are present. School spirit, too, must be constantly nurtured and developed, if it is to flour- ish. The very base of school spirit is the quality of work that goes on in the classrooms, the shops, the laboratories. and the gymnasiums of the school. This base can be flavored and enriched and given color by such activities as music, dramatics, debate, athletics, and others. Every student can help nurture school spirit by finding ways in his own daily life through which he can contribute to the school. He can do his work to the best of his abilityg he can conduct himself like a well-controlled citizen of a democratic institution. He can perform tribute to students, to their associates. and to the school. Faculty members also have a stake in school spirit. They must believe in the young people with whom they work. They must believe in education and democracy. They must be more interested in people than they are in things. They, too, must be willing to serve and to con- tribute to students. to their associates. and to the school. When all the members of an organization, such as the Webster Groves High School, begin to put into that school the services of which they are capable, the living qualities of the yeast are released. It is then that school spirit makes your high school experience such an out- standing event in your life that you keep turning back to it with pride down through the years. -WU-T-ARD E- C051-IN ai inert! ai lo 8

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BOARD OF EDUCATION FRANK L. XYRIGHT Presirlent EARL M. PAGE Vice-President DR. HOLLIS N. ALLEN JosEPH E. BURGER RICHARD E. HOLEKAMP HARRY TIIEIS ur .x4c!mini6fraford We wish to show our appreciation to our School Board, -our administrators. and our faculty for their interest and co-operation. without which many activities and the type of school spirit which we desire would be impossible. It is largely through their efforts that Webster has become an outstand- ing school for education and wholesome recreation. The best of all governments is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. lljicllry Jura allenclfi 145g

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.xdclminizifraford High school days are soon to become memories. For an alumnus who has invested his four years at Webster Groves High School wisely and happily, they bring a warm glow of sat'sfaction, affection, loyalty, and almost a reverence for a fine Alma Mater. For him g'Webster High or the Webster Spiritu has rich meaning. lt meant a well tempered, day by day investment in work and play. He gained a well rounded education. It meant a genuine democratic concern for his fellow-men-a sincere practice of the common courtesies, a high sense of fair play and a willingness to share.-He enjoyed a rich fellowship and has made last- ing friendships. He appreciated the freedom to do and to grow. and cherished it so that he used a keen sense of honor and responsibility in helping to maintain it.-He realized self-direction and self-reliance. He volunteered his services freely but wisely. He was a loyal fol- lower and a dependable leader. He supported all worthy activities. He placed the interests of his school above his.-He attained a true respect for himself, for his fell-ow classmates, and for his school. United in ideals. spirit and will, these students make the llW6bSt6l' Spiritng these alumni revere 'gWebster Highf, -HOWARD A. LATTA HowARD A. LATTA, B.Sc.. A.M. Principal JOE R. VERBY, B.Sc., A.M. Associate Principal QP, Ofdngy ill!!! gfdfl