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

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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

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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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20 THE GLEAM Student Body Government lt has been the custom of the Student Body for several years to elect a Student President to guide them through the many complicated problems which arise during the school year. During the first semester of the 1929 school term a new L'Point System'7 was adopted by the students. This was for the purpose of distributing more evenly the different important offices of the classes and organizations. The different offices were divided into major and minor groups. No individual could have more than one major and two minor offices and no more than three minors during the whole school term. - f The major group is made up of, Presi- dent of Student Body, Student Body Secre- , tary, Editor-in-Chief of both Annual and Bi-Weekly Cvleam, Class Presidents and Captains of the various athletic teams. The minor group is made up of the Presidents of the different societies or clubs. , The Student President must be a boy from the Senior class. I-le must be a good leader, student and capable of presenting interesting assembly programs. lt is his duty to call the student body to order, when they assemble in the auditorium for pro- grams, and conduct the prepared program which is being given. A Student Body Secretary is also elected by the students. This office must be filled by a girl from the Senior class. Her duty is to write up the assembly programs and turn them into the newspaper office and also to keep a record of them in the school office. . An Editor-in-Chief of the Annual and Bi-Weekly Crleam are other very im- portant ofhces which must be filled by two of the Students. This office can be held by either a boy or girl from 'the Senior class. The Editors of the Gleams choose a group of -pupils to assist them in their work of publishing the kind of,C1learn which will interest and keep everyone in touch with the different activities of the schools. n Kenneth Curtis Under the efficient executive ability dis- played 'byt Kenneth Curtis, William Chris- ...W- man came sailing through the first semester with flying colors. Our student secretary, Eleanore Pruyn, definitely decided to drop school at the end ofthe first six weeks and her place was capably filled by Mary Ruth Choplin for the rest of the semester. MMYRUH1 Choplin x l l i l 1