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

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,..,.- ,.1,:nn A., x:-- ----v .. . 26 Clif-IE VVESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. ing down from their long accustomed places into the angry pit of flames. High up in the Music room the flames gnawed, slowly at first, then furiously, until at last the piano, the beautiful instrument of a million moods-- felt the devouring flames climbing upward until, as the floor gave way, the entire body of the instru- ment broke into Hames and sunk deep into the debris with one long, pitiful, yet strangely beauti- ful cry of pain, the swan song of its existence, it went to join Hthe choir invisible. At last, when the fury of flames had done its worst. the great front door was torn back and deep within the heart of the building, standing as true and god-like as ever, wreathed round about with a frame of distant flames, stood the exquisite figure of Apollo, seeming to portray in his proud and steadfast poise that, though all else were lost, the undying spirit of the School remained. Catherine Ware, '07. THE DECLAMATION CONTEST. The sixth annual Declamation Contest of the Westport High School was held Friday evening. llflay 3l, in the Allen Library Hall. In spite of the afternoonis rain and the threatening clouds, the hall was well filled with an appreciative audience. The following program was given: The Holy City . . . . . . . . . . . .S. Adams. Westport High School Crchestra. l. Lasca .. .. .. .. .. .. ..F. Desprez. Mr. James H. Field. 2. 'sThe Cther Wise Man . . . .Dr. Van Dyke. Miss Helen H. Hetherington. SingOn ..................Denza. Girls' Chorus. 3. Gentlemen, The Kingln. J . .Robert Barr. Mr. Leslie B. Hohman. 4. A Vicarious Flirtationf' . D Miss Nanna B. Clagett. HSa1l1ng .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Mart5s. Boys' Chorus. 5. The New South . . . . . . . .Crafty Mr. VV. Paul Jones. 6. HThe Soft Spot in B, 606.,' Miss Sallie M. McCluer. HDonawellen . . . . . .S . . . . . . . .Ivanovici. Wfestport High School Crchestra. 7. Jean Valjeanu. . . . . . . . . .Victor Hugo. Mr. Paxson Winsborough. S. The Tale of Two Cities . . . . . .Dickens Miss E. Jeanette Stickle. After the contest, the judges, Mr. Porter Graves, of Central High School, Miss Dothart, of the Kansas City, Kas., High School, and Superin- tendent Gwynne, of Mound City, retired to their almost impossible task of deciding upon the winners. When it comes to choosing the best of four declama- tions, entirely different in subject matter and style, and all so well given, to say that this choice is dif- ficult is to state the fact mildly. The contestants were so nearly matched that the audience would have felt just as satisfied had the decision been given to any one of the speakers. While the judges were discussing the declama- tions, the Rev. Paul Jenkins, pastor of the Lin- wood Presbyterian Church, gave a talk about school athletics. He told stories of his life at Prince- ton and kept the audience laughing throughout. He presented a cup, given by the Schmelzer Arms Company, to Charles Gossard, for winning the 'cross-country run last Thanksgiving. He also gave medals to the Wrard School boys who won events at the Elm Ridge meet, and another cup to the Norman School for winning the relay. It was decided that the cup tied for by Grover Earl and James Hogg should remain in the School, with their names and the events they won engraved up- on it. A set of Hudson's Shakespeare was then awarded to Miss Lydia Cook for the best cover design for the mid-year l lE.RALfD and ten dollars in gold to Miss Lucille Coffin for the best design for the Commencement number. The Rev. Louis S. Cupp then presented the ten-dollar prize, given by the W. C. T. U. for the best temperance es- say, to Philip S. Barnes. Miss Alma Cutter, Miss Irene Curtis, Miss Marguerite Smith, Mr. Carl Davis, and lVlr. Vvalter Moore were given honor- able mention and awarded Swastika pins. After this the declamation judges awarded the ten-dollar prizes to Miss Sallie M. McCluer and to Mr. Paxson Winsborough. C A TREASURE-HUNT. One day, while I was rummaging in the attic, I found an old parchment, on which were written directions for locating some hidden treasure. The contents were somewhat as follows: About ten miles west of Independence, Jack- son County, Missouri, and on the old Sante Fe Trail, is a small cave, out of which flows a stream of water. ln the cave, and fifty yards from its mouth. is a small opening leading off to the left. r , . .-. . , , , .1-:f:-r-z---1--?:f:fa,.:. :a:: -' --m nf-f-:e:e.f- ' v w- 'E lle ,QT :, '.' ' '-s - -1- -- .-X-V-IQ: ix.-.-.. 1. . ' .C -.-.-. .-.,. L . . tv., 1-.--.-. N-.- .,

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