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

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l l Z y Zi X X Q 1 Q fi g f ' lMlIBl1imfWlWlNllMlllFI -Q will Ill Illlllllllmll Z A OUR HERALD We who are about to depart salute thee. May the kind fates who have smiled upon us this year continue to favor old Westport. As we go out from Westport's halls, ready for further con- quest in college or in business, we must pause a moment to look back over a year of achievement, of strife, and of victories, to point out its records with modest pride, and to urge the underclassmen on to further glory for the high school. A yea.r like the one just completed comes but rarely and is the sweeter for it. Who has ever before seen the victory column so full or the defeat so lonesome? We Seniors are glad that we can go out with such grand finale, because we have helped in a large measure to accomplish these things. A clean sweep in football, a championship in basket ball, along with the first victory over Central in five years, an unusual season on the track, in short, a year of honor for Westport. And besides this, in fact, preceding it, came the spirit which has filled the school, while enough has slipped out to surprise our rivals in the sports. Those of us who have been here four years know that the enthusiasm shown for everything has not been equaled in our time. It has been a spirit of win for Westport, and it has carried us across ahead of the rest every time. Calls for men, or money, or support were never neglected, very gratifying to us who have seen other conditions. We have had what previously had been longed for as the old Westport spirit, and in greater measure than had ever been hoped for. Lastly, we turn to the record of the work of the year. We are proud of this Herald. We think it embodies the thought of the year. It has been our aim to make it more truly a year book and a concise tabulation of the activities of the school, so that you may turn back to it and refresh in your minds the re- membrance of a great year. We have dedicated this Herald to our Westport patriots who died in the service of their country and of the world. It is with a heart-felt prayer of thanksgiving that the world conflict is over that We pay homage to our defenders who went gladly to the great sacrifice. May all of us and all of those to come look up to them as the ultimate goal of service to- ward which we, as American citizens, may strive for all our lives. - Again, farewell! All honor and loyalty to old Westport. The Crier Progress has been our ambition always. We have realized it in very definite form in the Crier. Continuing with our policy

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, -,. M..z.,f , ,, 2.2.4.1.,.,WF,iqul.,T,-3,1Q.nxfefn-A-..s-L----2355!-73-,:fff5,-:'f1fn:n:wnmf--fill fjzftxtn-'.-.f.f:z:-. .v::.m . t , , 111 THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. of selling advertising space in our paper and keeping ads out of the Herald, we have grown to an eight page news-maga- zine of distinction. Our ads have pro- vided the money for a paper of doubled size at the usual cost. Publishing the Crier met with difficulties. Hardly had things been first lined up when the flu ban hit us. -In spite of this we got out two editions during the holidays and ran on forced draft all the rest of the year. Needless to say, we are very proud of the Crier. We have worked with it and tried to make it a newspaper equal to the standard of the year. The dope has been presented in what we thought was a ,pleasing manner. In return for our labors we have had an unprecedented support. All of which we are very grateful for. With a new year we hope to progress in even greater strides, that is the we's who are not Seniors. To those we's and to all supporters of the Crier we wish good luck. Influenza Ban A Commencement on one of the last days of June, a six weeks' Vacation in the most delightful and usually busy time of the year, the shortening of courses of study, and the increase in the number of failures naturally needs ex- plaining. Kansas City was one of the first cities to be engulfed by the wave of Spanish influenza which rolled over the country. During the consequent bans on all public gatherings, the schools were closed and the pupils turned loose, some to profitable work, others to profitable and otherwise play. For unfailingly de- lightfully, warm weather, everyone was thankful, and the holidays were appreci- ated more in proportion. Then after a long period of idleness, nearly everyone went back to increased work and the cur- tailment of many outside activities which usually had made school life more in- teresting, and started to make up for lost time in a whole-hearted manner. This to the credit of the Westport of 1918 and 1919. ' War Work Last year Westport carried on an ex- tensive Red Cross Campaign. We became members of the Junior Red Cross organi- zation. Our Liberty Bond was given to that society. We held classes where hy- giene was taught by the Red Cross organ- ization. Our aim then was to relieve the suffering of those men, so gallantly fight- ing in the trenches. We hope that by the work we did that we alleviated some of their suffering. This year, the service has been de- voted to a broader scope of activity. Be- sides relieving the suffering of our soldiers, we have given our time to re- lieving the suffering of the people who have given everything to help the Allied cause. Without clothing, their suffering has been terrible, especially among the little children. Westport has made cloth- ing and sent it to them through the Belgian-French Relief and the Red Cross organization. lt will be years before Europe can hope to emerge fro-m the abyss of de- struction where the war has plunged her. The United States will continue to do everything to help her, and Westport, too, will help, because she is one hundred per cent patriotic. Military Training When we think of the work of West- port's battalion of cadets, we cannot but marvel at the progress made under the adverse conditions of the last year. Al- though hampered to an irreparable ex- 1391115 by the imposed influenza vacations, . .,.. .. .. .,,,f.- ,.. , ,, .. .1,,.-,L SA, ,.. .....w-f. 1,...,..,, , 0.54, :,,.,,,,,,,L,,:,,,.L.,,,,,,,,.. -..-f. .,- A -wmv-1-.7 51- ' gg-f - 'J - - -'- V ' M ----------.-----w 1- -----...K ff.:-an-:::'mxeI!i1,.fZ.151:I.:.!'.:.:Q,.4.,.-,...-...M -s ....,-.