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

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nl 1- Y l 1, X Qsraa OUR BOW. THE CRIER AND HERALD. x E ARE DONE! Yes, the class of ONTRARY to the custom of former '16, the one and only, the great- est galaxy of shining stars Westport has gazed upon Cno telescope neededj is now a thing of the past, a glorious memory. We are alumni! We have worked for four years. On rare occasions we have even worked hard. But now it is all over. To prove this to yourself, O Senior, finger your way gently over those glossy leaves until you reach a spot near the end. We hope it will not turn out to be a grease spot. There- that spot-'tis yourself. Be amazed! You may not believe it, but it is your likeness that confronts you. Seniors, this book should be one of your most precious possessions. It contains your fondest memories. iSee pictures of facultyj We feel that the Juniors, too, who will be Seniors tomorrow, the over- ripe Sophomores, and the almost ripe Freshmen, wil not be uninterested in this volume. Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Mr. Goodale have labored o'er it. Among ourselves, we think itis a pretty fair little pamphlet. We are naturally prejudiced in its favor. You may not like it half as well as we do. But nevertheless, here it is-Herald, W. H. S., 1916. Q , years, the CRIER and HERALD of 1915-1916 are both edited by the same staff. It was thought that the CRIER Staff, having worked together the part of the year preceding the prepa- ration of the HERALD, would be able to make an earlier start, already having a preliminary knowledge of committee work and arrangement of material. Besides this, the arrangement of this year elimi- nates the necessity of electing new mem- bers to the HERALD Staff, affording a splendid opportunity to save trouble and time. In this way, the Staff gets an entire year of practice in editorial work, and by April each member ought to have an ex- cellent knowledge of what he is expected to do to make a successful annual. By hard work all year with our able and help- ful adviser, we feel that we have reason to hope that the HERALD will be received as a success, as we have put forth our best endeavors to make it so. l-1 Another honor was added to Westport's list this year, which is getting to be a habit with us. Roderick Osborne, a member of the Class of '16, won the appointment to Annapolis out of a large number of con- testants. This was not only an honor for Westport, but also for Roderick. He was not able to be present at Commencement, having been forced to leave May 31 for his new school. The best wishes of the class and the school are with him.

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.,.---- V1-1, .,.,-we n H- ' ' M- Q--- if-Q, . .-: I-r.-141.-1..Q--1 ?'? 'f .111'fZf'1-f-4-' ' 16 THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. FACULTY CHANGES. if HIS year has brought forth a great change among the faculty, in that last year's list of pedagogues has been sadly depleted and vacated positions ably filled by new instructors. With the departure of Miss Enyart, due to her promotion to Manhattan, Miss Bell was welcomed to her position as gym. in- structor. Miss Bell attended the Univer- sity of Minnesota and Columbia University of New York and has shown herself es- pecially adapted to this department of work. Miss Harriman, our former Latin teach- er, is now teaching Mathematics at Cen- tral. Miss Eggleston is her successor whose place in Study Hall is now filled by Miss Morrison. A matrimonial malady seems to be prev- alent among the female members of the faculty, Miss Denton, Miss Rapp, Miss Spencer, and Miss Stough having suc- cumbed to it. ' Miss Lily has taken Miss Denton's place in the history department, Miss Mundy, graduate of M. U., now acting as substi- tute. Miss Denton has become the wife of Mr. Irion, a former instructor at West- port and now a state high school inspec- tor. Mr. Sangster, graduate of the Univer- sity of Iowa, and the late supervisor of Manual Training and Drawing of the schools of Platteville, Wisconsin, is now the recognized head of the art department. Miss Lyons, graduate of Chicago Uni- cersity and a former Manual teacher, is now a member of our English department, receiving the position made vacant by the marriage of Miss Spencer. Miss Bone, teacher of Domestic Art at Manual has a single class in sewing at Westport. Miss Nathan is teaching type- writing at Central. Miss Meyers of the class of ,14 has taken her place in the of- fice. Mr. Appelboom accepted a professor- ship of Romance languages at K. U., his position as instructor of German having been filled by Miss Ross, graduate of Baker University and formerly a teacher in Atchison, Kansas, High School. The new teachers have all become very popular with the students, and we wish them every success in the years to come. THE SPIRIT IS HERE. -if HIS year has seen a renewing of the Westport spirit. A retrospect of this year's events cannot fail to impress one that Westport has hit her true stride. This new spirit has not manifested it- self merely in lung-power. In fact, yell- ing does not show true spirit, but only the enthusiasm of the mob. There has been little noise attending the re-birth of spir- it this year. Quietly and unostentatious- ly, all kinds of new activities, which de- note the presence of real school spirit, have been planned and carried to success- ful completion. The year has seen a better spirit of good fellowship among the students than in pre- vious years. Beginning with the Girls' Mixer, there has been a succession of gath- erings such as the Inter-Society Mixer and the Senior Party, all of which have demonstrated the democratic spirit of the school. The new enthusiasm has permeated club life. The different societies have all done better and more consistent work than last year. The members have worked together and have done all in their power for the good of their different clubs. For the first time, Westport has a French Club, which has been a success ever since its organization. All of the language clubs have shown the caliber of their work by staging well acted and well attended plays. The interest of the members in their own clubs has had a beneficial effect on the re jealor ing oi memk In itself partir girls ricult great track sport impoi serve Th port right varie dent: get c in th ulty a ma Wes' Way, are 4 to g succ this In som as a yeai the Edu posi VS exp' succ Boa Stel par this dur has