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

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18 THE GLEAM MR. I-IANTI-IORN An outstanding personality and pleasing character dominates our revered friend of high school days. What student has not been faithfully, successfully guided over many a devious path by this wise counsellor. Ever a companion to all, Mr. Han- thorn has exhibited that quality of leadership which has brought faculty and class- mate to work in harmonious accord with the high ideals of Chrisman. His willing cooperation in all activities has lent a certain lasting charm to his principalship. l l x i lll X2 .li l i ' I lxi

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THE GLEAM 17 Our School System Cut school system has done its best for e1chSenior, doing more for some than for others according to their willingness to receive and to be interested in what the school tried to do. Each year finds our schools better able to do the work for which they were Ls- tablished, and each year they assume other tasks which are helpful to the pupils in meeting life's problems intelligently and happily. Each year new buildings are erected, new and better equipment is added. The course of study offered is enlarged or changed to meet the varying needs, better methods of instruction are used in the school rooms. Each year new clubs and extra activities are organized to foster interests not helped by classroom work. The faculty from the first grade to the Senior teachers encourage extra school activities. Both time and energy are gladly given that the pupils may reap the benefits from exploring new fields and from trying themselves in new experiences. These results are due to the fine spirit of cooperation existing in the whole school system, among the patrons, the faculty, and the administrative officials. The school has a just right to be proud of its products. They have trained them- selves in the essentials of real life, leaving the fads to others. They go forth from our doors and the reports of their successes are in keeping with the work they did in our school system. I

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THE GLEAM 19 A Remembrance I appreciate the request coming from your editor-in-chief to submit a few words containing a truth of outstanding importance to serve as a token of remembrance and as'a good bit of philosophy. Perhaps you remember in our assemblies and on all occasions, and sometimes when there was no occasion, that I gave emphasis that all joy must come out of the accomplishment of some worthy task. I like such ex- pressionsas battle, struggle, contest, high endeavor, for it is out of the furnace of every conflict that joy and education come. I submit this brief poem of Walt Filkin as a much finer statement of this ideal than I have at my command. ' A MOUNTAIN FLOWER Upon a craggy mountain side A fragile, dainty blossom grew, The elements it had defied, Time's gifts to it had been but few. It there had struggled weary days, Had met each storm and angry gale. Lik: one it was who fights and stays, Its language knew no word as fail. At last its face burst forth to see The view magnificent and grand, All housed 'neath I'Ieaven's canopy- Somehow it seemed to understand. The one who bravely meets each day Life's battle from its craggy side Will blossom forth some lovely way, The world its beauty cannot hide. Rare loveliness is added when The fight is won against great oddsg And counted is the winner then As one who's had the smiles of gods. ,X