Westport High School - Herald Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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.1 - Y 1-.fra--r na gg 12 THEVVESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. A receive his Engineering degree in '09 3 Clifford B. Smith, who will be a full- fledged farmer and also a graduate of the Academic department in '08 5 and Arthur Jones, who will be a 'fBachelor in Agri- culturev in '09, Mary Minor, Stanley Adams, and Clyde S. Fife are completing courses at Kansas University. We are glad to be able to announce that all of these loyal supporters of Westport are do- ing well in their new environment. We have heard great things of Wilfred Walt- ner and Walter Barnes in the foot-ball line. Both of these athletes made the All-classv team which defeated the ,Var- sity a few days before Thanksgiving, and are almost certain of making the gust team next year. Edward James is study- ing hard preparatory to taking part in spring athletics, and Claude Jennings, while waiting for the opening of the ball season, is playing in the University band. W TWO VICTORIES. . As usual! floor unswept, bee. unmade 5 lazy old skate lv and the speaker hurled Bury's History of Greece into the corner. A 'fAren't you gettinf a little unneces- sarily excited, Raffles, honey ?i' inquired a drawling voice from the window-seat in the corner! .where a figure in a bathrobe was luxuriously lounging over the latest novel, While the works of Titus Livius lay gathering dust in a remote corner. 'No, I idonft think I amj' responded Raflies,l' an athletic-looking fellow in a long overcoat. f'Did I tell you what she said to me this morning ?', it 'fDon't believe you -did, replied the room-mate with a grin. Said she wished when I came in af- ter nine olclock I fd come up stairs in my stocking feet, so 's not to disturb Mr. Shrew, -who goes to bed at half' past eight. Old idiot, he ought to have been Cslerized twenty years ago ID 4 Dear ,old lamb! Thomas, it really pains me to observe the disrespect you have for your landlady. I found she fd carefully wrapped Aphrodite in one of my Ascots, with this little notice: 'I al- waysinsist on maintaining a respectable house? Say, kid, are you going to go to, the Sophomores' spread with me to-night, Marian Ds going to be there. ' No, I'm going to grind to-night, Ralph., Ol-d Decker 's scheduled a quiz in Mediwval for to-morrow, and I know less about the said sub-ject than Mrs. Shrew does about wa.shing windows, if such a thing 's possible. ffZeus probed into our ignorance of Greek art to-dayj' said Ralph cheerfully. CCI told him that the ceilings of Greek temples looked like iwafile-irons andy- with a grin-ffI'm afraid I fell flat as a pancakefi , 'fRottenI rotten In said Raffles, gently tossing a shoe at the speaker. Coming up to the game at Lincoln Saturday to watch yours truly tear through the Corn- husker line lp' f'That idepiendsji remarked Ralph, Mon a number of things, chiefly on my ability to float a loan. I might put Aphrodite in soak, but she wouldn't bring much, let is see, your black suit ought to bring a little, and I 'll borrow the rest. Is our friend, the la.w student, going along 'Pi' Yes, in the capacity, of water boy, was the scornful reply, 'flisten to him nowf' A noise, a hybrid between a shriek and a squall, floated up from below, VV ill there be any stars in my crown-in my crown 'PD alt doesn't seem to me that ought to cause him any immediate anxiety 3 do you think so P, asked Ralph, leisurely finishing his dressing. f'Well, scarcely, if he ld figure on tak- ing out fire insurance it seems like it 'd be a little more to the point. Coming to supper to-night, Ravens P Don't think I shall,'7 replied a gaunt, 1' :i-- 'fi - r- 1-,:- ir-. -12 -415- '5i1'i'-griif-J. 1: . 1. -ML, f1,..,f.J.,:q-g-.....a.:...a:.a. -- .-...gif f--Q,-4.----,S 4-.. . .-n:.,. ' -,,,,Y-H, I f -- - . A .- -- .-s -..... ge. , , - -.u,.-.- -L I . . ,. --- W av.. .,, . , Anais, ,, . V A mu. . ,.. ....... -......... .....,,..,.,..-,.

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'S' - Y-:M ur - - V-- -in --A. A . . .. ,. . , , , j H'J'f T fff 'i 'T .FJf':?f' .- f-iff' : -M --- - E2UF:1Hf:'-Hay:-suzgtrsisifiegstergxgn-Q,signs--eyMy.,A ji 1, .r V .V A - .,, A . sa ,,-,,- .11 an . THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. 11 The Westport High School Herald. 1 EDITORIAL STAFF. 1906-07. V C. PAUL STIVERS, '08. Editors-z'ro-Chief 4 HELEN H. A HETHERINC-TON, '07 41 LEDA CRAVEN, '08. A, FANNIE SPENCE, '07, 41 DONALD W. JOHNSON, '08, t ALMA CUTTER, 'U8. HLESLIE HOHMAN, '08. JMARGARET JACKSON, '09. U LRALPH KELLY. '10. Athletocs ......... AYERS H. BLOCHER, '0'7. 5 RACHEL KINOADE, '08. t W. PAUL JONES, '08. 4' CHARLINE BAILY, '08. .. .... t LYDIA E. COOK, '08, . I t CHARLES B. WARD, '09. Business MGWGQGT-ARTHUR C. MOSES, '08. Adviseys iM1SS STELLA F. HODSHIER. ' ' MISS MISS CAROLYN STONER. Literary A Local .... ....1 Exchange ..... e Societies .... .... Artists. . . W EDITORIAL. There have been several changes in Tlee Herald for this year. With new ad- visers .and a. new staff, it will differ from previous issues in many respects. One new plan is the class reporter system. Each 'class selects a reporter, whose duty it is to collect and submit any incidents occurring in that class. This will greatly aid the local editors, and by giving mo-re material from which to choose, will help to raise the .standard of the department. The Herald's appeal for locals has met with hearty response. More locals have been found in the box than ever be- fore. N ow Kwe want exchanges, stories, poems and items of interest. Help The Herald to be better ,each number by put- ting your ideas on paper and into The Herald box. We wish to extend a cordial greeting to the new members of the faculty. Mr. Harnden, instructor in mathematics ance mechanical drawing, comes from Oak Park High School in Chicag-o. Mr. King of the science department is from La. Plata, Mo. Miss Mclieighan, teacher in Q.--:Q A..-- .....,a.-.........e..:-,.-...A ' English, was for several years in the Co- lumbia preparatory school of Rochester, N. Y., and we are all glad to see Miss Kahn back again after her yea.r's work at the University. With such noteworthy additions to our faculty, we sho-ul-d accom- plish even more this year than we have hitherto. The pupils of Westport High School give, annually, a sum to the poo-r of Kan- sas City. This year the contribution boxes were placed in the different rooms dur- ing the roll hours. The sum collected was thirty-seven dollars and ten cents, which was placed in the hands of a committee composed of Mr. Julian Ameling, Miss Louise Bannister, Mr. Marvin Cary, Miss Alice Phillips, Mr. Clyde Chace, Miss Ger- trude Schauffler, Mr. Joseph M-cCune, and Miss Hannah J obes, who -decided to give it to the Provident Association. REWARD OF IVIERIT. ' The Herald cover for this issue is the work of Miss Lydia Cook, whose design was considered the best off many submit- ted. Miss Charlin-e Baily, Miss Frances Reid and Miss Edna Marsh contributed designs of especial merit and were awardedg hon'ora.bl'e mention. The prize oifered this year is the same as that of- f-ered for the mid-year cover last year- a set of Shakespeare, which will be awarded at the annual Declamatio-n Con- test in the spring. A prize of S10 is offered for the cover design for the An- nual, and is open to the school at large. UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. Westport High School is well repre- sented at the State universities of Mis- souri and Kansas. Three of the gradu- ating class of last year, Wilfred Walltn-er, Walter Barnes and Douglass Wornall are at Columbia, and live, Margaret Fort, Edward Schaufller, Claude Jennings, Ed- ward James, and Wesley Stout, are at Lawrence. Missouri had before claimed as her sons Wm. R. Hornbuckle, who will be graduated in Academic in '08, and in. Law in fO9 5 Harold Waltner, who will -.-.-.....e,..--..,--,-..-s.-,-...,....,,,..--g,, .,.,-1..--,.-.. A . , W, Y .J ..- 1.-.'. -. :-Ar-4-As..

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- .111-?...: :. -.Kg ---3:-4' .:. J-ara ' ' -:a-r.-'i-frrsr--' 'rs '. '- -4 ---'A--- A - --'- ' L. A- f -- - . . .. . . . . . -i . N-.- .- we., .'4':t-.E1.'E?.'E'!Fi1S!:!s..,.1-ig-:signin-gfi.-air!Qwi'gq,a-rvgge?5:4q.1nr,zagg-:-p1:1:-g1ag,igu-3.fF5g:.:ggJgery.:-s-yr3-.whmg. ,V s ' - ,. ,.-,N .L ey 7- THE WESTPORT HIGH -SCHOOL HERALD. 13 fair-haired youth who appeared in the doorway at this summons. 'CI,ve been reading Poe all afternoon and I ought to translate seven or eight pages of Greek this evening, and write half a dozen letters? c'Lots of things I o-ught to dof re- turned Ralph, but my most pressing duty at present is doing justice to my um- nerf' and arm in arm with his roommate, he went down stairs, leaving the studious Ravens to peace and Poe. iAs they passed they hurled a few derisive remarks con- cerning embryo Pattis into the do-or where the law student -sat tilted back in his chair absorbing the sporting news and crooning to himself in the manner of law students. Raffles, otherwise known as To-in Will- ard, played left-half on the speedy Kan- sas 7Varsity team, and cqnsequently was the idol of the fair C'co-edsv' and the ideal of the Freshies, who pointed him out to one another with whispered admiration. The celebrity's room-mate, Ralph ,Rey- nolds, was a cl-ever, slightly cynical fel- low, whose chief assets, to quote his own, language, were an air of intelligence as- sumed for the benefit of unsuspecting profs, and an alluring grin. Just at present he was head over heels in lo-ve with a certain Miss Marian St. Clair, and so far his efforts had been unavailing. Ik PIC Pk It was eleven o'clock on the night be- fore the team was to leave for N ebraska, as Ralp-h and Raffles politely showed their last visitor out the front door. Well, at last I ya.wned Reynolds, first, the law student, then Sunbeam and then this last pest who thought it a fit opportunity to talk Y. M. C. A. prayer- meetings to us. 'Ye ornamente of ye house is ye guest who frequenteth it.' 'J . Yea, verily I ejaculated his room- mate, then, more seriously, abut, old man, I canft tell yo-u hoiw cut up I feel about your not being able to come up to hin- coln to-morrow. You know I im dead broke or Ijd lend you what you need in a minute, and I know there are plenty of fellows whoid be glad to come up with the cash if you 'd only speak the word? .-.-L,-:..,,..-.-4...-f - - vi Y' Y ' '- 'fHo-wever, I shan't speak the word, you know, responded Ralph with a smile, having too much of sinful pride in my makeup. You ill have to win without my invaluab-le assistance, though I know what a loss it will be. Let is go to bed. And in half an hour they were peaceiuiiy dreaming: Tom, of the Nebraska game, Ralph, of hislady fair. R 3 X PK 'fWell, at last she is consented to go driving again! Little witch, she seems to- take a particular -delight. in keep-ing the once cynical Mr. Reynolds in a state of agitation. fBut when as lady is in the case, you know all other things give placej 'J and thus ending his solilo-quy with his cigarette, Ralph Reynolds stepped in- to the neat runabout which was waiting for him, and drove away to meet destiny -in the shape of Marian St. Clair. To Ralph's,prejudiced eyes, it seemed as if she had ,never looked so charming as on that October afternoon. It was one of those ideal October days, with just eno-ugh life in the air to make it exhilarating, while over the distance hung that so-ft, blue, filmy haze, such as comes only in Indian summer and seems to harmonize the brilliant colors of the autumn leaves. They talked of va.rious things-of the latest college happenings, of the foot-b-all team, the most recent dances, the Junior Prom. And when any particularly bril- iiant leaves or berries caught Marianps eye, Ralph, like a true gallant, jumped out and captured them, he stole a small pumpkin from a iield, he climbed an ap-- ple tree at peril of his neck, while the merciless maid sat by and shrieked with Qaughter. V ' C'You are really becoming quite knight- Qyj' she told him merrily, and he ac- knowledged the compliment with a high- ly appreciative smile. 'fUndoubtedly stealing apples should oe ra.nked among the knightly virtuesj' he told her. Then there was wild excitement when they encountered a large and noisy auto- mobile, and the horse stood on its hind legs an-d polkaed'9 from one side of the