Wellington High School - Megaphone Yearbook (Wellington, KS)

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4 i ,..i,,.-......1 They Were Young Once--Our Teachers! ,,uBAR,.mAW,.LT Once upon ia time 29 little boys and girls went to school to learn their reading, 'riting, and 'rith- metic. Oh, they were such good little students. Misses Newton, Shockey, and Crouch tried to con- vince their teachers that Maint was correct. Miss- es Lynn, Bays, Cobb, and Masters Oppy and De- vore tried to prove by algebra that 2 plus .2 equals 5. The geography teacher was almost convinced by Misses Holman, Mickey, Clark, and Mrs. Carter that the earth was square. Mrs. Bingle and Miss Kirkhuff were often found in Nursie Glover's play office bandaging burnt and bloody finger tips. Miss Carpenter and Mr. Mountain spent their time playing chopsticks on her piano and his violin. In the farthest corner of the 29 student school were Artie Hall and Ed Schrag pounding and sawing. In another were Don Milliken and Mrs. Oyer cutting up bugs and try- ing to blow up the school. Miss Foster and Mr. Suran were Working off energy by running around in warm-up suits. One quiet little girl Miss Halj was always lending her books to talkative Miss Vinson. Misses Jacques and Markley would not learn to write so they made chicken tracks on their tablets. To be different Misses Larner and Dey learned to speak Spanish and Latin. Two other little boys, Masters Lessig and Kissick, just sat at big desks and had Misses Cannon and Coving- ton get their lessons for them. Any resemblances between these students and the present faculty is purely coincidental.

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Principal E. Paul Lessig Taking time from his busy day to glance across his desk is our principal, E. Paul Lessig. In thc three years Mr. Lessig has been with Vgellington High, many students have sat aC1'0SS his desk to consult him about their problems, and have found him an interested listener and a helpful adviser. This year his chief concern has been to build a democratic school by put- ting more responsibility in the hands of the Federation and to the student body as a whole. It has taken the seniors three years to catch on to Mr. Lessig's subtle humor, but they should not be discouraged for many of the faculty hafe been Htrapieetlv the same lway. I .5. I l

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Board of Education b14JAME'3ROvVl.ANDS These are the men who have generously given of their time and efforts -when it came to problemz bettering the sxhools and making Weltngton a place to be proud of. In the picture, standing are Supt. Claude Kissick, Hubert Richards, clerk t0 the board, Harlan Altman and Harley Hyteng seated are R. A. Erbentrout, Dr. B. A. Bussard, John Snelleman, and George Siothower. Mr, Slo- thower has served as president, and Mr. Hyten is vice-president. 'Treasurer is Harold Sanner. Three members, Mr. Slothower, Mr. Snelleman, and Mr. Erbentrout are serving their third terms, each having given ten years' service to the com- munity The other three members were not can- didates for re-flection this spring, and taking their places in August will be Floyd McNair, Forrest Rogers and John T. Stewart. Dr. Bussard has been a member of the board for eight years, Mr. Hyten, for five years and Mr. Altman four years. The board is divided into three groups, t-Wo members on each, to attend to the problems of the sci col. The building and grounds committee man- age the upkeep of the grounds and approve ne- cessary repairs. The purchasing committee, is res- pcnsible for adequate supplies from chalk to foot- balls. The teachers' committee make recommenda- tions for the hiring of teachers.