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

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THE GLEAM r . .- , ,....-..........-Zuma-:zz:1r.s:n-1 Page 20 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS First Semester Second .Semester Albert Cookston ......,.,... President ....,.......,....... Albert Nigh Dorothea Babb ...........,., Secretary .............. lVIarion Barnard JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS First Semester ' Second Semester Darrell, Cathey .............. President ............ Harvey Fullerton Edith lVIae Hillard ,,...... Secretary .................. Earline Davis SOPHOMOREFCLASS OFFICERS ' First Semester Second Semester VVilliam Shedd ................ President ......,....... Richai-d Buiigfd Eleanor Smith ................ Secretary ...... Nfary Pearl Salisbury 31 9 3 1L J :.::-J.: I CQQQZ' v 1. -in-:.-m,L 'f-ffL ' ' ... -e.,.......--.. ,-

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THE TGLEAM tal t All the students meet in the auditorium twice each week to enjoy varied programs usually provided by school en . secretary. The office of student secretary is the highest student honor that any girl can receive at Chrisman. The student secretary is, therefore, the first lady of the student body. This year a new duty was assigned to the secretary. She was required to keep a scrap book of all the clippings appearing in the newspapers concerning the school or its students. The editor of the Chrisrnan Envoy is required to publish a bi-weekly school paper. He is assisted by two faculty sponsors and at staff of his own choos- ing. There are very few students of high school age who have the necessary ability to operate a smooth running paper. At the end of each semester, a complete new set of officers throughout the student government is elected for the coming term by popular vote. It is con- sidered a high honor even to be nominated for any of these three above mentioned offices. George Marquis won the presidential election for the first semester over Albert Cookstong Anita May defeated Iosephine Choplin for student secre- tary, and Charles Alliswas elected over Maurice Peiser for Envoy editor. In the second semester election, Frank Allen defeated Albert Nigh for student presi- dentg Lois Turner won over Nlargaret Quinn for secretary, and William Bessmer defeated Maurice Peiser for editor of the Envoy. A seventh officer, the editor of the Annual Gleam, was elected by the class of 1951 in its junior year. This is the only office that is not refilled in the middle of the year. The duties of this office are many. It requires a boy with speaking ability, business judgement, leadership, writing talent, and, more important than any, the ability to organize. Richard Erickson was the candidate chosen to fill this office. All seven of these officers performed their respective duties very efhciently and deserve to be congratulated by the whole student body for their excellent lvofk. Page l9 9 3 b l l l 1 1 1 i A 1 l w ,. ri ., li

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THE History of the School Publications The first high school paper known to be published in the Independence schools was the Advocate. The high school, at the time, occupied the present Ott School building. The paper was published by the Phi Sigma Literary Society in order to help raise funds for a new school building. Although it was supposed to be a quarterly paper, only two issues were actually published, one in February and one in Aiay in 1898. The editor of this paper was Mr. Charles Capelle, now a prominent lawyer in Independence. The next paper of which we have any record was the Independence Booster, which was published for two years C1916 to 19181 This paper was started by Mr. Street and sponsored by llfliss Nellie Begey. During the last year the Booster was published to help raise funds for a new high school--our present building. In 1920 the Bi-weekly Gleam was started. The first year it was published by a journalism class, but since that time the editor has been chosen by the student body. The editor chooses his staff with the aid of the faculty sponsors. Because of confusion of the Bi-weekly with the Annual Gleam, the name was changed to The Envoy at the beginning of this last year. The idea of the Annual Gleam was conceived in 1901 by Elmer Twvman and Charlie Ross. It was founded because the members of the class of 1901 wanted a permanent record of their high school activities and friendships. Every year since then hasvwitnessed improvements on the Annual. In 1926 the pictures of the under-classmen were taken in several groups instead of one, and the faculty pictures were printed for the first time. In 1927 the stiff cover was adopted. At the present time the Gleam holds a place of distinction among annuals of schools the size of VVilliam Chrisman. Left to right:-Charles Allis, editor of the Envoy for the first semester, William Bessmer, editor of the Envoy for the second semester, Richard Erickson, editor of the Annual Gleamg Maurice Peiserf business manage' of the Annual Gleam. 1 9 3 1 2 J'l Page 21 7 ' ' ..:'::-::ui.LLT:gg4.:,.1.Q. ,4..Q. ,.,...... 'GLEAM