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

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THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. 27 hospital pads were the articles that were made chiefly. The work was done principally to re- lieve the suffering of the fighting men. This year, however, has been devoted almost entirely to the making of clothing to relieve the suffering of the people in the war devastated regions of Europe. The year started off with the work for the Belgian-French Relief. A great deal of time and effort was spent for this so- ciety, and twenty-five cunning little dresses and twenty shirts were the re- sults of their work. When the head- quarters of the Belgian Relief Committee at the Coates House closed the classes discontinued this work. Westport is also proud of the service the classes have given the Red Cross. A large number of childrens' dresses and underwear com- prised this work. The classes also darned socks and made 'luncheonsets to be sold for the organization. Westport is proud that she has had a part, however small, in bringing this war to a successful close. She stands ready always to do whatever she can to alleviate the suffering of those who have sacri- ficed, fought, and died for Democracy. .lil-l Pershing Week Campaign Pershing Week, September 6 to 13, was attended by unusual activity in the sale of Thrift Stamps. Westport went over the top, subscribing a total of nine- hundred and twenty dollars for Thrift and War Savings Stamps in five days. .ll...l-- Miss Kleeman, New Adviser Miss Kleeman has succeeded Miss Hod- shire as the girls' adviser. She has had a very happy and successful year in this capacity and has w'on the'confidence, re- spect and love of the entire school body. Miss Kleeman has had much to do in fur- thering class spirit, for she has helped a great deal in planning the mixers and the other student activities. Consequently a great amount of the success of the social year can be credited to her. So here's to the continued success of our new adviser, Miss Kleeman. u Senate Debating In the assembly on March 25th, Mr. Humphrey's innovation, Senate debat- ing, was tried out by his Public Speak- ing classes. The speeches were almost entirely extemporanous because neither of the teams knew which side it was to take until a few moments before the con- test started. The hour passed very rapidly, since members of both teams were clamoring for the floor all the time. The captains of the two teams led off with rather definitely outlined arguments. After them came all the rest, refuting points and making new ones during the whole time. The subject of the League of Nations was a popular one, and the affirmative side, in favor of its adoption, won a unanimous vote from the judges. Rex Miller, a former Westport debater of much ability, was a very impartial and well-liked chairman. ' 1- Five Westporters Die During the past year five of our best and finest Westport people have died. George Strother, a graduate of '12, one of Westport's finest athletes, died of in- fluenza. From Westport he went to Kan- sas University, where he continued to make a splendid record. Again we were very much grieved to learn of the death of Leah Nelson, due to complications of Spanish influenza. oWestport has missed this quiet, unassuming girl-the girl who

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