Wyandotte High School - Quiverian Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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I covering the re' aowu Mathews quired course for graduation. The phrase, vivid, gay, and colorful persoanity, could be used to describe some of the members of our faculty. They not only have a colorful personality but they exf press this is dress and actions. They add a real joy to the hard days of school when things sometimes go wrong. Then there are the spontaneous, versatile, and enthusif astic instructors who are the very incarnation of the spirit of self assurance. These instructors are an inspirf ation to the students and the students feel after the class a selffassurance in the facts they have gained. These facts remained fixed in their minds. Some of the instructors are admiringly spoken of by their students as the best teacher they ever knew. On further inquiry into their meaning we discover they mean the instructors who have a genuine interest in their work and students, the instructor who can supply information, books, and magazines and can draw from their store of knowledge to satisfy the inquiries of these students. The fact that certain faculty members are very shy of interviewers was revealed after an attempt to gather some information. Can you spare a few minutes, I spoke up. They looked at me suspiciously. Can you? I repeated. For what, they ask. Well sort of an interview you know. You don't mind, do you? They smiled sheepishly not having any definite excuse for not giving me an interview. We need information for the Quiverianf' I explained. They answered the questions I asked but not with a whole hearted response and very little information could be gained from them. So the facts about these teachers are only those that the students observe in the daily classroom. It is rather difficult to make any real choice among the instructors. There is no general rule that can be applied to any two of them. I believe one truth, however, cannot be ignored, simplicity constitutes the straightffor- ward presentation of unity in making up the perfectly organized group. Some teachers are always looking for new things and are very experimental with new methods and courses. Thus their classes never become stale or matterfofffact, but are classes where new things are tried and new ideas are gained. One of the most hopeful signs in the nation today, when times are hard and many are striving to get along, is the new movements and methods of training of the youth by the educators. Some of the history instructors vary greatly in meth' ods and types of teaching. Some make chronicle events a dull and uninspiring study, concern themselves with campaigns and battles, political movements and social def velopment, or lay emphasis upon the lessons to be def rived from the study. Others trying to creat the spirit 19344935 of the period, will present conflicting accounts and lgavc to the student the choice of one that is most plausible They do not act as though they were above the students in mentality but seem more as a sudent and one of the group. Some like to orate, that is if the oration is im promptu or of their own invention. They have extremely large vocabularies and could talk for an entire class per iod on any subject that came to their mind, Those in structors are always ready to lend a helping hand ti whomever may need to draw from their copious supply of knowledge. In some classes the instructors have endeavored to overcome shyness, timidity, and baekwardness of thc students. This was done to take away their fear of speaking to people and to help them in obtaining their place in the world. Because of this training many stud- ents will obtain high honor and will be known all over the world. They will be trained to meet people unf afraid of the startling facts of the world today. They will always carry with them this knowledge they have gained under careful supervision of their instructors. The vocational guidance in our high school has adde.l much to the preparing of students for the problems they have to meet. The choosing and training along a defi' nite line has lead to the block system where only th: subjects that will aid you in your work are taught. This system will lead to a more careful planning of the future before starting in high school and much waste of tim: will be avoided. Many amazing developments have been made in sciences and the instructors have kept the students inf formed and trained them to take notice of the new adf vancements as they are developing. They are pointing to us the opportunities and are showing us where new fContinued on Page 651 ci.A.f:r fnowfpnf , MW e WCANLEJ' .rsmforv Q . CM gf I Jurg 0:5 MR. i TEVIJ' wpphomw-gm Mlff I . l-IOAR frm-rhmpn 9

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IMPLICITY, born of art and a kindly philosophy, has characterized this past year's service of the faculty and adminisf tration. It is time to strike the total of TL ltficlz 'ul ficlz Zjielast Tffzienaship the year's achievements so that we may know how far we have gone. These lines will endeavor to bring together the most deeply moving services rendered to our school by its faculty. Although we have had little time for social activities we have many casual acquaintances with those teachers whom we would like to know better. But as we go rushing to school and to and from classes with little time to stop and talk we derive a pleasf ure unforgettable in the swift moments we do have in our class. The most fascinating thing that we look forward to, although we will not get to use it, is the new Wyan' dotte High that will carry the ideals, standards, and in- spiration that has characterized the school and the kind and considerate faculty. We have some deep impressions of the instructors who help in molding and shaping our character, that will never leave us. We have among our faculty those who prove always to be a friend. When a student becomes discouraged or feels ready to quit they can talk with them as friend to friend, and without hesitation they will be ready to start back on the right path. Those teachers are more than instructors of students. They are real friends. Then we find the quiet, matterfofffact, quick thinking instructor that is unreservcdly generous with his know' ledge. These members of the faculty may not impress v us in class but in discus- sion of a question or problem will add much to our store of memories. f There are in our facul- ty, although small in size 1 and features, those who are giants in character and personality. They have personalities unforgettable u l ' A Supt. F. L. Schlagle has done much toward the organization of plans for our new high school. R. C. johnson, in addif tion to his duties as asf sistant to the superinten- dent, has conducted classes at the Central ju' nior High School. S The success of many of our projects is due, in no small measure, to the zeal of Prin. vl. F. Wellemey- er, who has been aided by his able vicefprincinhals, I. Clyde Hume and C. W. Harvey, both of whom are associated with the junior College - Mr. Hume as assistant dean and Mr. Harvey as logic and psychology instrucf tor. in the mad whirl of the world. They use genius in handling perplexing situations and are willing to give another Chil1lCC to those who have not lived up to their ability. Some instructors seem to posf sess the very soul of music and art in their work and in the bright touches they add to their classrooms. The saying that a room expresses the personality of its dwellers is very true in these instances. One of the most striking things seen in their rooms are the beautiful flowers that cheer the hearts of the students and make them glad to be in that room. We have not seen the prinf cipal of our school as often as we would like since our school burned, but in all regulations of law and order and discerning right from wrong he shows kindness and con' sideration for all. To him we pay our highest esteem. ulations of law and order and discerning right from wrong he shows kindness and consideration for all. To him we pay our highest esteem. There are the instructors who wish only to stick to the facts on the subject with no side tracking or moralizing. This is not as interesting to the students as having an ocf casional open forum period but in these shortened hours the slackening of the learning of facts may result in not The .QUIVERIAN

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HE crisp, light air of early january high in the Montana Rockies splits easily. Cn one cold, fra' gile night man was sending out his complaining challenge against the deathflike silence of the canyons over the passes of the jagged range. At 11:45 it came, roaring, crashing, and thundering. Soft-almost indisl tinguishable at first-louder and louder it grew till it rose to a clamouring roar. Then with a shriek and a mournful wail it died away again. It could be heard moaning in the distance like a lost soul in purgatory. Then it was gone. On flew the manfmade thing careening around curves, clattering over trestles, and dodging into tunnels only to reappear again, bringing its noise with it. It was a gliding mon' ster of steam and steel. Its long tongue of light, cutting the night and bearing intently on the road ahead, never wav' GM ered. At intervals its gills opened mo' mentarily and helched red flame that ref flected on the canyon walls and hid its slim gliding body from view. By three o'clock it had pushed its nose cleai' ol' the granite cliffs and yawning chasms, and with a last long sigh and wail it settled to skimming over the flat pushed the elevator button beside a gold inlay label that read, Thirtyfsecond Floor. D. C. Breckenridge, Breck to the grain traders, leaned forward, sighed, and shifted his stock figure to its full height. He walked to a window and poked his bulldog jaw in the direction of the Michigan Boulevard traffic. He had hated to lose the diamond. True, he got nearly its full worth out of the postal insurance, but it was valuable for other reasons. Well, I was a fool to send it to Seattle to get it cut, he told himself, and raised the window to let in the icy lake breezes, accompanied by the grumbling Russell Zumwalf Divi e and lwarren waste lands. Un that par' ticular night of january 12 a rare thing happened. Its glaring radium tongue of light focused on five dark forms between the steel ribbons of track a mile distant. With a squealing of set brakes and a hiss' ing of compressed air it ground to a stop. One of the five forms climbed quickly to the engine cab. The four ref maining scrambled to the tender. There was a flick of lightg the men dropped from sight. A dull explosion was accomf panied hy a flash. The men reappeared and entered the blasted end blind door of the mail car. Sleepy mail clerks looked into the muz' zlcs of four Mausers and did as they were told. Drowsy passengers, who were shaken from comfortable positions in their berths by the sudden stop, raised their heads and blinked out at a snowfbound, windswept plateau, bathed in moonlight. They shivered, turned over, and curled up, wondering absently why the North Coast limited on which they had paid extra fare had stopped in such a Godfforsaken frigid zone. When the wheels began to click softly under them again, they fell back to sleep. They did not know that the mail car had been robbed and that two clerks lay dead on their train. C. Breckenridge signed the affidavit, leaned back ' in his swivel chair, and squinted at the assistant postmaster through blue cigar smoke. The assistant post- master thanked him, turned, and retreated through a heavy, walnut door that led into a tiled hallway. He I0 A sudden flash of steel from a rustic Zulu, a falling object, a long and weary trip down a long mountain trail, a huge diamond used as a bullet, and 55,000 reward, all combine to change a discouraged and heart-sick life into a happy, care-free one For Dave Tuttle, our young hero. noise of traffic. Savagely he slammed it shut again. He could never figure out which he could stand the better, silence with stuffiness or fresh air with noise. At any rate, he mused, I'll post a 55,000.00 reward for its returng mail robberies are dangerous and they may keep it on ice a long time before they cut it up and try to sell it. DAVE Tuttle drained the last drop of coffee from his cup and deliberately set it down in the middle of the saucer, thereby finishing his meal. He raised his eyes slowly across the rough pine board table until they met Eileen's. Then his gaze wavered and concentrated on the battered long wall with its array of spotless pans and cooking utensils. Presently his eyes met hers again. There was something queer about Eileen's eyes. When a person looked at them once, he always looked back. They were blue with a depth of expression The QUIVERIAN