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

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The Conqueror gains a milestone to Career Free, hand-locked with Ambition, He scales dizzy heights, Scans eagerlg the vast expanse below Which is the World. He is unafraid: Well-armed, he challenges all, Descends precipitous paths With rnightg boundsg And is still the Conquerorf, -E. E. S.

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THE GLEAM 21 The second semester of the term of 1930 opened with the usual battle which follows nominations for new offices. Preliminary votes were taken which eliminated all but two pupils for each office. The competing ones for Student President were Christian Barker and jack Chilesg for Student Secretary, Oliver Curtis and Fern Russell, for Editor-in-Chief of BifWeekly Crleam, Charles Spahr and Elizabeth Smith. Following the campaign speeches the main election took place. The victofsfiroyfa to bejack Chiles, Charles Spahr l:etnijRussell. ffjlack Chiles then took the office of f i Student President, which had been successfully f , ffillezd by Kenneth Curtis the first semester, Jack Chiles ,f lf' and continued the work throughout the f - school term. The Students are given wo assemblies a week which are planned by the President. jack Chiles presented ver interesting and educational programs. Excellent speakers were heard from the stag throughout the term and many musical programs as well as miscellaneous ones were enjoyed by all. Sponsors are chosen from the faculty to lead and advise each class. The Sophof mores, juniors, and Seniors each have two sponsors. A President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and Parliamentarian are also elected for each of the three classes. A greater success is enjoyed by having these sponsors and Prof. I-lanthorn to advise and direct the students when in doubt. During the second semester,jack Chiles has shown his capability and leader- ship in all his work, for he has successfully striven for more variety and entertain, ment in his assembly programs. One of the best assemblies of the year, from an educational as well as a recreational standpoint, was that in which Dr. Richard L. Sutton, Jr., visited us and made us more familiar with animal life in foreign coun- tries. Such programs as this have charac- terized Chiles' administration throughout the term. The Bi-weekly Gleam was edited in a most capable manner by Charles Spahr. I-le made some noticeable improvements, among them being the more personal type of news columns, and more business-like advertisements. I-it the end of the year an eightfpage edition was published, this being the first one so large in several years. I-le also arranged his finances so that the editor for next year 'can continue. Our student secretary, Miss Fern Rus- f , sell, has also fulfilled her ofhce quite capably F R H ern USSC and well. . fm: All fr Ar -X ,NS

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Seniors