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

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' 'isnt-f . KA 1g...A3-9-'g5'tQ 47f'f, , . 41 'M fy - na.. 26 THE WESTPORT HIGH SCHOOL HERALD. Our Veterans We were all justly proud of the large number of stars on our service flag last year, and 'especially of the eleven gold stars placed there in memory of those who gave their lives for justice and democracy. This year we have had with us six boys who left school to enter the service and returned last fall to complete their course. Four of them were members of the Ameri- can Expeditionary Force and participated in some of the hardest fighting. Two of our veterans enlisted in the Navy and went overseas. Jerrauld Dissman was stoker on the U. S. S. Oklahoma. Jerrauld made eight trips to Europe and during his training he saw a large part of the United States. Although he has been asked to re-enlist in the service, he feels that he saw enough of life on the wild ocean wave. Arthur Dods was a corporal in the 42nd Division Signal Corps. He was in France nearly twenty months and was in seven battles, including Chateau Thierry, Ar- gonne, St. Mihiel and the Champagne. After the armistice was signed he was in the Army of Occupation. Archibald Davidson, 112th Engineers, 35th Division. Archie was in France twelve months, during which time he was in the battle of Argonne Forest and was in the reserves at St. Mihiel and Amiens. Dwight Hillyer was bugler of the 11th Field Artillery. During the year he was in France he was in the battle of Argonne Forest where he had many thrilling ex- periences. Clifford Giles was in France twelve months and engaged in several battles, among which were the battles of Argonne Forest and the Somme. Giles had some real experiences while overseas as he played football on the stone streets of France. 'lE ,..z, Glenn Giffin enlisted Oct. 18, 1917, and was sent to the Great Lakes Naval Train- ing Station where he remained until late in January. He was then sent to the ma- chine gun and bomb school at Utica, N. Y. On the tenth of May Giffin boarded the C. S. S. President Lincoln and was sta- tioned at Pauilliac, France. When he again set foot on American soil, Jan- uary 11, 1919, he had spent ten months testing machine guns and bombs for aero- planes. Patrons' Evening One of the first events of the year Was the meeting of parents and teachers Friday evening, October 3. There were two hundred or more visitors, who, in years and sedateness, contrasted strik- ingly with the carefree throng parading the halls of a morning. The real meeting began by everyone gathering in the auditorium to listen to a talk by Mr. Shouse. Problems of the school which require the co-operation of the parents for their solution were dis- cussed by Mr. Shouse. Parents were as- sured that they are always welcome at Westport and were urged to come fre- quently. Following the meeting in the audi- torium the parents met the teachers in the recitation rooms where the parents and teachers were given an opportunity to discuss the faults and virtues of the pupils. On April 13 six boys from the Ameri- can History Classes were invited down to the City Club to hear Dr. Albert Bush- nell Hart, head of the History Departf ment of Harvard University, speak on The Necessity of Preparedness. The boys made reports to their respective classes later concerning the lecture. liiuuunan' 153'-, - ,JV A,--Q, rmzv-----H '- ' , - -f -r-gems - -M.: , -A - f ' -' ' -4 - ', .- ' 1 ' -, . , - , ' .V ., 1-if J' - ' A ' , -ss.....h,,,k, Q .f-W 411 X The the ar ment . achieve The was ev enrollnn spoke school and de One was a studenl Oh! Ci twenty naeum though the er had IT14 and M hite's 1 other t Forbes able m In sl regular ranging perspec thin pe or Shei ried on

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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.,

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1917, and wal Train- l until late to the ma- ltica, N. Y. oarded the was sta- When he soil, J an- en months is for aero- ? the year id teachers There were s, who, in sted strik- g parading 7 everyone lo listen to ms of the peration of were dis- ts were as- welcome at come fre- the audi- :eachers in zhe parents opportunity tues of the the Ameri- .vited down ilbert Bush- Jry Depart- ', speak on mess. The ' respective lecture. ,.....4-V I 'wma , Illlllllllllllllllllluu mmululunum , - lll Ill M m unum umm U r 'li s' Q- N I gaf ,l,1 ,lll -2:5 ' 2 joeg?w 1 J. Lmgenfelfa IN THE ART CLASSES The year 1919-1920 will go down in the annals of Westport's art depart- ment as one of unusual success and achievement. . The popularity of the drawing classes was evidenced by the large increase in enrollment last fall which eloquently be- spoke the awakening interest of the school in general concerning drawing and designing. One of the biggest events of the year was a contest, open to all high school students in Kansas City, for the best, Oh! Oh! Cindy! poster. The first prize 'of twenty dollars was offered by the Athe- naeum which held the competition. Al- though Central has a class which devotes the entire year to posters, Westport had more entries than any other school and Mildred Pearson, one of Miss Wil- hite's pupils, won the first prize. The other two prizes went to Central. Edith Forbes and Helen Stout received honor- able mention. In spite of the many interruptions the regular work of the different classes, ranging from skyscrapers in two-point perspective to costumes suitable for a thin person or a still life study in oils or Sheraton furniture designs was car- ried on with zeal and enthusiasm. The 'climax of the year arrived when Frances Hayes, a Junior, was awarded ten dollars in gold as first prize for the Herald cover. Elsie Hartwig, Esther Knop and Elea- nor Jones received honorable mention and a free copy of the Herald. The judges for the contest were Mr. C. F. Slaughter, commercial artist of the Holland Engraving Company 5 Miss Fran- ces Maxwell, commercial artist for Harz- feld's Parisiang Miss Coah Henry, art instructor at Central High Schoolg Miss Lovina Eggleston, student at the Fine Arts Instituteg Mrs. H. C. Henrici, 3933 Tracy Avenue. For the first time in the history of Herald contests there were entries from all four classes. Those who submitted designs were : .Tanet Biles Rose Coghlarx Helen Craig Marjorie Daw .1 Fergason Ethelwyn Hart Elsie Hartwig Frances Hopkins Louise Kelly Esther Knop H Florence Kerr Lucile Lacaf! Jean Lingenfelter Audrey Miller Helen McCurdy Mildred Pearson Helen Schroll Mildred Smallfeldt Josephine Wren Katherine Bliler Helen Wenham Virgie Bucher Annie Laurie Page Ruth Miner Henry Oberholtz Gordon Moynahal Fmncea Hayes