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

Page 26 text:

-qs-ra Q-r P-vgf -up--f-f -Q..-va A 'Q Y ' . - Y .. 1 . . . ,.fa,. , v, ,ff sg 24 THE wEsTPoHT HIGH SCHOCL HERALD. Freshmen Girls' Party The Girls' High School Club enter- tained October 13 with a party for the Freshmen girls. Some of the events of the afternoon were a sure 'nuff circus parade, a terrible tragedy entitled An Eskimo Escapade, and several numbers on an entirely new species of phonograph. As a finishing touch to a delightful after- noon, refreshments were served. . Westport Artist Swres Mildred Pearson, of Westport, was awarded first prize for the best poster advertising 'iOh, Oh, Cindy. Each high school had entries in the contest. Westporter Wins Rhodes Scholarship John Madden, '17, was appointed as one of the Rhodes scholars from Missouri. He graduated from Westport with the highest honors. ...L1lLi--1 All School Mixer Wednesday, November 26, was a mem- orable day. The All School Party was held that date and was an unqualified success. All the clubs gave side shows: there was dancing in the gymg there was a vaudeville in the auditoriumg cider and doughnuts were served in the lunch roomg the Missouri University Band gave a concert-in short there was nothing lacking. Everything ran smoothly and everybody was happy. In fact, no mixer has ever been so successful as the All School Party. Football Dance Mr. and Mrs. Shouse entertained with a dance for the football players Decem- ber 13 at Morton's Hall. Assisting the hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Harman, Mr. Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. Russell. The dance was one of the most pleasant and successful events of the year. 30 Mr. Constant Entertains Mr. Constant, of the French Depart- ment, entertained the members of our football squad with a dinner given at his home on December 21. The affair was an unqualified success. Young Orators Several Westport boys appeared at dif- ferent photo-play houses as four-minute speakers for the Liberty Memorial Fund. They were Jerome Stuart, Herschel Clev- enger, Raymond Childs, J ack Chesney and Howard Fisk. Cadet Hop January 17 was the date of a very happy occasion, namely, the Cadet Hop. It was held in the Gym, and the music, the floor and the refreshments all oon- tributed toward that grand and glorious feelin' Maeterlinck Visits School Maurice Maeterlink, the celebrated Bel- gian poet who visited Kansas City while on his way to California, was the guest of honor at a ceremonial given by the Camp Fire Girls in the auditorium, Feb- ruary 14. A Social Event February 27 the Pundit Club of West- port, the Aristonian Club of Central, and the Alphas of Northeast entertained with a tea at the Muehlebach. Girls' Debate In assembly April 1 the affirmative team of Central and the negative team from Northeast debated the question, Resolved, That Immigration to the United States Should Be Prohibited for a Period of Twenty Years, Except for Travel and Study. The vote was four to one in favor of the negative. Iiiinuaunyf .swf-,Nw -F-f YWV4- ' ,.:....'..,- ' ,..,.,L . , l '- --- -If-3-Tvs., - A ' . , .W . I 1 . -s-.-.,....w,,g , Ninn port d Shaw and E signed years' and n Acade Dunes and bf last -C the cc ing vs marrii North returr and l Matrii than substi mer s Mis Miss Grand Mrs leave engag Long spent of Ck in th forced of th filled Mr. succe: Yale Illinoi emy. 1908, partir in Cc Colleg filling

Page 25 text:

B El fd Fisk, ells and e closed eech on given in Bradley . in the of the sd great lg festi- hort re- and his L greatly . greeted lbly No- ictorious zed. Mr. Edwards he team e coveted Lain-elect and the ic cheer- eaders. THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. 23 Dr. Barker A strong arm, a clear head, and a brave heart was the subject of a speech given December 19 by Dr. Charles E. Barker, a prominent Rotarian. His words struck home and though he hit straight from the shoulder he can count on 1,800 loyal friends in Westport. l..i.i.-.l--1 The Triangular Life Dr. Lyon, the evangelist, spoke to us March 1 on the Triangular Life. He urged well balanced development for each individual along physical, intellectual and spiritual lines. Mr. Cook of Dr. Lyons' party gave several enjoyable trombone and vocal solos. ,,...i.l.1..l.-. Major MacMorland Major E. E. MacMorland, a graduate of Westport in 1911 and at present an army officer, gave a most interesting and in- structive talk before the school on Mon- day, March 8. During his service overseas Major MacMarland was stationed on the Murman coast of Northern Russia. He related his experiences and discussed the theories and practices of the Bolsheviki. li. Dr. Barker Again Dr. Barker returned March 9, much to our delight, and separate assemblies were held for the boys and girls. The fathers were invited to come with their sons, and the mothers to come to the girls' assembly. Dr. Barker's popularity increased, if possible, with his return. . Debate Friday, March 19, the Central boys' de- bate team met the negative team of Northeast for the regular Interscholastic debate of the season. Northeast emerged victorious by a vote of 4 to 1. On March 18 an impromptu assembly was held after sixth hour. Joy reigned supreme because scarcely an hour before the two boys' debate teams had arrived home, each bringing a victory. The two teams and the coaches were on the plat- form and each member favored the audi- ence with a few words. An assembly was called Tuesday, April 6, for the purpose of awarding the debate W's. Miss Bain presented the girls' em- blems and Mr. Humphrey the boys'. Herschel Clevenger was introduced and presented the Amherst Debating Trophy to the school with the hope that it was here to stay. Mr. Shouse accepted it in the name of the school and placed in the trophy case. Dr. J. W. Fifield addressed an assem- bly on The Choice of a Life Time Oc- cupationi' There are three views to take, he said, the look within, the look without and the look above. The speech was interesting and was well re- ceived by the students. Mr. Bainter, of Junior College, gave Westport a real treat when he brought the college Glee Club and string quartet to our assembly hall Monday, April 26. The program was of unusual interest and quite remarkable in the fact that all rag- time and shimme songs were excluded from the selections. Mr. Bainter has proved that the old songs are still popular and We are indeed indebted to him for a most enjoyable entertainment. On Monday, May 3, Mr. Booth made an announcement concerning the price and publication of the Herald and then pre- sented the ten dollar prize for the best Herald cover to Frances Hayes. Mrs. Morland Peck and her company of harp- ists then entertained us.

Page 27 text:

3 Depart- s of our 'en at his Efair was ed at dif- ir-minute 'ial Fund. :hel Clev- Chesney E a very Ldet Hop. he music, s all oon- l glorious lol rated Bel- lity while the guest in by the ium, Feb- of West- ntral, and ained with ffirmative ,tive team question, . to the ibited for xcept ' for was four' THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. 25 Faculty Changes Nine members of the faculty left West- port during the last twelve months. Mr. Shaw and Mr. Foster, heads of the Latin and English departments respectively, re- signed last June after more than ten years' service. They are now the owners and managers of the Southern Military Academy of Greensboro, Alabama. Miss Duncan succumbed to the wiles of Cupid and became the bride of Mr. Jack Sievers last -October. Miss Liepsner was one of the contracting parties in an early morn- ing wedding last Christmas day. She married Mr. James W. Shanahan. Miss Northrop, who taught French last year, returned to- Junior College in September and later married Mr. John W. Keyes. Matrimony also proved more alluring than teaching for Miss Florence Fuqua, substitute last year. During the sum- mer she became Mrs. Donald Joseph. Miss Platz and Miss Leitch also left us. Miss Leitch is living with her sister in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mrs. Liggett returned after a year's leave of absence, during which she was engaged in war work at Camp Upton, Long Island. Miss Rosenberger, who spent last year in study at the University of Chicago, is back in her old position in the English department. Ill health forced Miss Humfeld to resign at the end of the first term. Her place is being filled by Miss Reese. Mr. Shelley E. Bennett is Mr. Foster's successor. Mr. Bermett is a graduate of Yale and has taught in Lincoln College, Illinois, and in Shattuck Military Acad- emy. Mr. Irving C. Demarest, Columbia, 1908, is the new head of the Latin de- partment. He held positions previously in Columbia University and in Queen's College, Ontario. Mr. Paul Constant is filling the position caused by Miss North- rop's departure. He received his degree at the University of Louvain in 1912 and came here from the Des Moines High School. Fred G. Anibal succeeded Miss Liepsner. He is from Central College and served overseas as a lieutenant in the Aviation Corps. Miss Brubaker, who teaches English and Algebra, is a graduate of Witten- berg College, Springfield, Ohio. Miss Leona E. Short, Mr. Humphrey's new as- sistant, completed a course at the Iowa State Teachers' College and later spent a year in the government service as enter- tainer at various cantonments. Miss Max- well, a former Westport student and member of the Herald staff, takes Miss Corbin's place as librarian. Miss Corbin now presides in Room 52. Miss Ruth Storr was promoted to Miss Duncan's po- sition. Her new title is Registrar, and Miss Lottie E. Rudolph fills the position of clerk. . ...l..il.. The Freshman Mixer I Ol We are the youngest of Westport High. Just see what we have done-have done! If you didn't see, have you heard abo-ut the Freshman triumph? Our mixer was a Wonderful success-thanks to the help of students, Mr. Mills, Miss Kleeman and members of the faculty who participated. The class of '23 has originality but we didn't feel experienced enough to change the customs established by venerable up- per classmen, so our mixer was much like others. Our program of stunt performances in- cluded a model school, a trained horse, musical numbers, Freshman relay race, followed by dancing. Upper class people assisted materially by staying away from the mixer. Ethel M. Henderson, '23.,