William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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- wfnvr' ' 28 b V GLEAM. EDITORIAL nePAnrmeNT. LUCY DTCKINSQN, Editor-in-Chief. BERTHA STEEL, Associate Editor. , Business Manager s , Morton Chiles, Jessie Casebolt, William Green. , Local. Vidi Han-sen, Annie Baskin. ' Literary. Allie Hardin, Margaret Chiles, Bessie Milton. ' Artists. Edna Anderson, Myrtle Albertson. Athletics. Otto Schmid. Alumni. Adelyn Bell. Georgia Erwin. 5 Proof. r ' Nellie Stuart, Q julia Rugg. Plornihg Prograims. A I The people of Independence will be proud torhear of the progress our high school has made in the last year. It is marching proudly onward with its green and white waving in the air, and is even now taking its place among the very best high scho ls in Old Missouri. ' Our school has been progressing for a great many years, but this year its progression is especially marked. w. Exchange. ' Witli pleasure and surprise our friends hear of what is going on in our school. And we have 'a greait deal to tell them about, too. Some years ago it was the custom of the school to have a program every Friday afternoon-this custom has been revived and remodeled. Instead of having one enter- tainment a week, twenty minutes every morning are now devoted to this progressive movement. The primary object of this is to enable the pupils to stand up before an audience without the usual fear and trembling? Although the students themselves give the programs, we are al-ways glad to be addressed by a citizen or any one, who by travel or experience, is enabled to give us an interesting and beneficial talk. Am-ong the most interesting addresses of this kind were those of Mr. Prewitt, city mayor, Dr. Linn of Kansas City, and the Rev. Mr. Campbell. Mr. Hardin's description of the battle of Gettysburgg and Miss Hope'Stonerbs violin music were also greatly appreciated by the school. ,The pupils, also, have done some ood work on the programs. The dumbbell drill by the Sophs, scenes from Shakespeare by the Juniors and Seniors and the music and readings of different pupils have been greatly en- joyedj p May the pupils of our school never cease to have these morning programs. They are a good beginning for the day, and the meeting together of the Whole rv' - , i,z.,,pI: - f . , i ..er, 1sp-iig... ii ....... -iii .... MII- H i A E ., I