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

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HE WESTPORT RIER Volume Th1rty Seven September 29 1949 Number 1 School Starts wnth Short Year nn View Westport classes started Wednes day September 7 but the prospect lS for a school year of only elght months Antlclpated lncome w1ll fl nance only 80 per cent of a normal school year The hxgh school calendar has been set up w1th each semester d1v1ded lnto three gradlng perlods The first semester w1ll end December 23 the second Aprll 14 Dr Harold E Moore Supermtend ent of Schools addressed all teachers at a meetmg at Southwest Hlgh School September 6 In regard to procedures to be followed he read the followlng statement prepared and approved by those ln charge of lnstructlon 1 the Kansas C1t5 schools No longer IS the educatlonal proc ess regarded as bemg one of so called crammlng of factual mformatlon mto the mlnds of puplls Rather t IS one of contlnuous growth and de velopment mentally spuxtually and physlcally for them It IS recognlzed that the work of ten months cannot be condensed mto exght months wlth out dolng serlous mjustxce to the nor mal development of puplls It IS fur ther recognlzed that the last two months of work cannot be ellmlnated wlthout dolng an mjustxce to puplls Slnce there seems to be no othel sound altcrnatne rn conslderatlon of the sltuatlon that must be faced and bellevlng that any work whlch IS attempted should recelve enough tlme to be done well It shall be the pollcy to proceed normally 1n all areas of work at the rate followed durmg a normal school texm Westports emollment IS a llttlc better than 1200 students Durlng the second week an approxlmate 22 were added to lhlS number Included are three boys from Mexlco who w1ll help our Spanlsh students ln thelr practlce of th1s language They are Pablo Martmez from Toluca Mex xco Albert Avlla and Marcelo Her nandez both of Guadalajara Mex ICO Thls IS also an opportunity for Westporters to exerclse 1nternat1onal frlendshlp All classes w 1th the exceptlon of the senlor class hate the usual enroll ment The sen1ors number only 60 but th1s IS the last year that Kansas Clty schools w1ll have one abnormal ly small class because of the addr tlon of an elghth grade four years ago Football Tickets Now On Sale-S2 00 Season football llCk6tS went on sale Monday September 26 for S2 00 13167 plus 33 cents taxb Tlck ets are belng sold by members of the football squad cheerleaders MISS Card and Mr M1ne1 Mr Mmer Croom llal will be glad to sec anyone VVlSl'1lIlg to buy a sea son tlcket on the lnstallment plan Installment plan tlCkBtS cost 50 cents down and 00 cents every week for three weeks They may be bought on th1s plan from Mr Mmer only Th1s year the slngle t1Ck8lS at the Blues Stadlum wlll be 75 cents or S5 25 for the entlre seven games Get your tlcket th1s week at school and save S3 00 In prevlous years the txme of all games has been prlnted on the tlck ets Every week thlS year a com mlttee w1ll forecast the game t thlnks w1ll be the most lnterestmg and that game w1ll be played at 8 30 The other game of the nlght w1ll be played at 6 30 no matter what se quence they come 1n on the tlcket All games are scheduled for Friday and Saturday mghts PTA Plans New Calendar System The PTA has a new plan for an nounclng meetmgs th1s year Every month a calendar contalnmg the dates of such thlngs as PTA meetmgs Crzers games and assemblles In the past PTA announcements have been glven out to puplls xn school to take home but many were put away 1n books only to be forgotten or dropped ln the halls The new calendars are belng trled this month ln hope that they wxll be taken home and glven to par ents When pUpllS glxe thelr parents the calendar they should urge them to attend the P T A meetmgs and other school act1v1t1es mentloned on lt Let the PT A know that the calen dars arrlved home safely by havlng a blg turnout to the meetmgs th1s year A dlnner for the teachers w1ll be glven by the PTA the evenmg of October 25 m the Westport cafe terla Parents w1ll brlng the food ln covered d1shes as they have the past two years A program w11l follow Mrs Benyamm Berlekamp has charge of the dlnner w1ll be put out Public Address System Installed Part of the dream for the West port audltorlum has been fulfilled by the new and shmy publlc address system Installatxon has now been completed Through this marvelous machine Westporters may hear fifteen minute transcrlptlons rented from radlo sta t1on studlos 10 or 12 lnch records played on a turntable backstage or IH the balcony and sounds from movxes Four mlcrophones may be used w1th all or any on stage Also they may be placed backstage or m the balcony The estlmated cost of the publlc address system IS S1200 It was se lected wlth the v1ew of buyxng an Arc Sound Plcture Progector whlch would cost S1500 Another part of Westport s dream for the audltorlum IH the future IS a projectxon booth m the balcony Mr Mmer has selected George Arftrom and B111 Ruf to help hlm operate Westports new treasure No Actlvlty Ticket Thus Year th1s year Football season tlckets are now on sale and basketball season tickets w1ll be sold before that sport starts Coples of the Crzer w1ll be sold for 10 cents Plans for speech department 8CtlVltleS and for some kmd of senlor publlcatxon to take the place of a year book have not been completed New Tiger Den Discussed A meetmg of the Westport Roa noke Communlty Councll was held at the end of the school year ID June The meetmg was called to dlscuss havmg another Tlger Den Westports teen town was the first ln Kansas Cxty Also lt was the first to drop out because the West porters would not support lt The Communlty Councxl has sponsored two Tiger Dens but they have not had the support to carry them on Now they are dlscusslng another den to be at Jumor College The Councll w1ll hold thelr next meetmg 1n October to d6Cld6 whether they can depend on the Westporters to support the den When the Councll has reached xts declslon lt wlll be announced ln a later Cner y n v ' 1 . 1 ' , . 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P426 TWO egg .W .- --?a- +L- WE5T.PQ1lT. CR1ERe.,--,.. Football Season ls Here Again Football again! Once more it's time to shake the moth balls out of the win- ter clothes and get out to the game to cheer our team on down the field. For days before school began. the football boys were out practicing on the Gillham field: Mr. Moore and Mr. Bourrette were out there working with them. The cheerleaders have put in their share of time getting limbered up by practicing several hours after school. The unfailing persistence, time, and effort put in by all these fellow Westporters deserve a big backing by the student body. The student body consists of all of us . . . eighth graders to seniors. Let's all be right there with the team for every kick-off this season. Remember . . . when our team brings honors to Westport. we all profit. Let's get out there and show our school spirit! It Sez Here Question of the week What IS your pet peexe Georgla Welch Homework Homework And more homework Dorothy Whltaker Just men' Joyce Ireland Eighth graders stepping on my feet Janet Gardner Marcena Puderbaugh Jim Pointer Girls who wear lipstick that rubs oft Colleen Abel Lois Morehead Lois Morehead Colleen Abel Jerry Barls People who start to tell me something and then decide better of the idea My curiosity kills me Jean Roesler Men who are shorter than 5 9 Katheryne Kroupa The elevators that arent there Gracle Bear Short boys and tall grrls together Barbara Newmar Dieting Janet McLerov Anyone who pops gum in classes Barbara Ross Gracle Bear askmg for candy in glee club Fred Greenstreet Peroxides If you see a streak of lightning going down the halls dont be alarmed It s the Crzer staff hunting up news to use rn the paper Well be back wrth more next time and we know that s true be ause thats what lt sez here All Girl Cheerleaders Westports cheerleaders for this year consist of a blonde a brunette and a redhead By name they are Janet McLeroy Virginia Grazrano and Barbara Newman The alternates are Joyce Ireland GFHCIG Bear and Shirley Wright Since no boys tried out last spring there will be none as cheerleaders Barbara Vrrgrnra and Janet have changed a few of last year s yells and will be glad to welcome any new yells that are suggested Their plea is for a good cheerrng sectlon at all games The past summer was a very busy time for a few Westporters Erik all the way to Denmark and back It has been said that Denmark has beautiful Jewelry and from the ex ample Erik brought back Barbara Power w 1ll agree Another Westporter Bud Kramer went to South America and really enjoyed his trip to Honduras Al though Honduras is rn Central Amer rea its still a good place to go as Bud will agree Miss Brubaker sent a dollar con trrbutron to the Town Meeting of the Arr on tour in Europe ThlS was prize money won last year by room 211 for excellent PTA membership contributions tThey had planned to buy another bulletln board whlch proved to be too expenslve 7 The following girls who have nfth hour lunch assist as ushers rn the halls Sandra Reynolds Bonnie Maier Connie Tatum Gall Mulva ney Ruth Selby Caryl Odom Carol Reubart Peggy Sappenfield and Jo Ann Olson Exeryone seemed to KIIOVN the right direction rn which to go during sron to use rt and we hope not we should accomplish it with little trouble The following Westport graduates were named on the honor roll of the College of Lrberal Arts and Sciences for the sprlng semester 1949 at the Unlverslty of Kansas Dale Leonard Clinton Ralph Ernest Kron Orion Mehus Donna Mueller h-4-A iv September 29, 1949 l3ea4anaZLZie1 C27 I rlleen Abel and fern Hunt Each Crzer issue will present to its readers two Westport leaders a boy and a grrl Heading the list are two seniors Colleen Abel and Gerry Hunt Both are 17 years old Colleen was born rn Troy Kansas and Gerry in Kansas City Colleens many activities include presidency of Student Council and thls IS her third year on the execu trve board She rs also a member cf Stage and Screen Club Honor So crety and the AAUW Previous offices were sophomore class presr dent and Junior class secretary For the first part of her summer of 1949 she went to Girls State 1n Fulton Mo Her faxorrte hobby is music Gerry s many actrvrtres lnclude presidency of Irving W Club and freshman class In hrs sophomore year he was a member of the football and basketball second team and let tered In hrs Junior and senior year he made the Hrst team rn football and basketball His favorite hobby 1S of course sports With thelr wrnnlng ways and many activities these two seniors have made a place for themselves rn the halls of Westport THE WESTPORT CRIER 4IZil'1D.l. 7'5 ch I .4 ly th Nui Nfllllll. r' a Vt tj :rt Huzh Sch o QUIL V kan a City M A lrlrc t tr 1 T h t 9 l fl 1 All SCROL 15.11 crm 10 ctnt rnttrui a nr matt lrrl 4 r 1 r rc n 1 1 rr th Act ff 'Vlarch S NFVS SVN RITINK LLASS Ulll T alia Car trnsln Wanlr larl on Hilda Iwtld Buerly Gould Jrmmi Haynt Juxc Ire-land Daud king lxatherxnr Krou a I is 'VI h Ll Cl p o ore ea mton Newman Ieanle latton Barbara Power Jean Roesler I ' . 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