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

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gdwafzd mullens Qigatprozjp to 215.2 year and will be even more so next year as it will provide the Pantof graph with cubs that have been trained in the art of news writing. Those members presiding as officers were: Irvin Morgan, president, Arthur Grimes, vice presidentg and Irene Yarmek, secretary. The Wyandotte junior Pep club is new this year, giving to the school a second pep organizations organ' ized under the direction of Principal E. Wellemeyer, Vice Principal C. W. Harvey, and sponsor, Miss E. JUNIOR. PEP CLUB ' or.csA'rr. TRAns T 19344935 Maude Moles. Requirements for entrance into the club are somewhat the same as those for the Kay Cees. To be one of the first signed up, to be qualified with pass' ing grades, to cooperate, to attend all games and club meetings, and not be reprimanded for misbehavior, are the standards of the group. Even with these qualities limiting its membership it forms the largest single group in the school with about 169 members. At the games, members of the junior Pep club sat in the balcony directly behind the Kay Cees and added their hearty yells to the voices of that group. Each member was issued a button which he wore proudly. The purpose of the organization is, To hold the spirit of Wyandotte in its traditional union, although the student body is doing its scholastic work in two separate groups. Officers elected were: Betty Jo McConley, president: Frances Hammond, vice presidentg Lucille Jennings, secretaryg Betty Lou Waite, treasurerg and Lyle Wait, sergeantfatfarms. Resolved: L'That the federal government should adopt the policy of equalizing educational opportunity throughout the nation by means of annual grants to the several states for public, elementary, and secondary edu' cation, is the question debated by the high school def baters of the United States. Under the coaching of Miss Mirzanell Evans, and Mr. L. D. Kruger, who took Miss Evans' place after Christmas, a few members of W'yandotte's student body were able to join the var' ious tournaments and single debates to try to win new honors for their school. The debaters this year were: Eldon Smith, Jack Wzitkins, John Oakson, Gerald Bigger, Harriet Kruger, A peppy and large bunch is that junior Pep Club. The debaters went places this year. The HifGR. is the characterfbuilding group among the girls. Brewster Powers, William Pickell, Milton Worlow, Milton Deutch, Sylvia Walinow, and Samuel Qualls. Five of these were lettermen from last year. Some of the high schools whose teams Wyandcutte debated were: William Chrisman of Independence, Mo., Ward, Westport, Manual Training, Greeley w Chanute, Csawatomie, DeSoto, and Ft. Scott. Tourziaf ments attended were those held at Topeka, Osawatof mie, and the regional tournament held at Lawrence All members who had taken part in enough debates were awarded large W's on which the wor.l debate appears. L'Case s, small Yarn dolls of Crimson and Wl1fte, Y I Wyandotte's school colors, were made and sold to the student body by the HifGR, a charactcrfbuilding organ' ization for girls. The girls also made and sold cookies to the student body this year. At the first of the school year they conducted a book exchange for stud' ents who desired to buy or sell books. The Glrl Reserves are under the sponsorship of sevf eral instructors--Inez MacKinnon, Reva Lint, and 19

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ffm S' LQQIH we LUB life at VV'yandotte started shortly after the building of the new school at Ninth street and Minnesota avenue in the late '90's. From then on until the burning of that building early last spring the clubs grew with great rapidity until nearly all students enrolled in the high school belonged to some organ' ization. This year, due to insufficient time, a number of clubs were dropped. The students' leisure time was spent in these congenial groups and here they found rest and enjoyment from their classroom routines. Rest is not quitting the busy career, Rest is the fitting of self to one's sphere. --Dwight, Students of the second year shorthand classes, known as the office appliance classes, form one of the largest clubs in the school with a membership of 90, united under the name of Tyronian, derived from the name of ,lulius Caesar's secretary, Tyron. To further interest in commercial subjects and to form closer relationships with the business world is the desire of the club. The Tyronians were too many for one picture. The HWY Club added dollars to the Scholarship Fund. The jamior Cubs were orgcmizecl into 41 class this year. Local business men and women spoke at meet- ings held by the club during the year. This year Imogene Sell served as president of the group. Ruby Sprague and Anahel Sutherland held the offices of vice presif dent, and secretaryftreasurer respectively. Members are required to serve as assistants in the school office, and to instructors. The club was first organized by Mr. james E. Boyd, former instructor of shorthand. Later it was reorganized by Miss Inez MacKinnon, and now is under the sponsorship of Miss Alta Haynes. Membership of the HifY was limited to six members this year, due to short periods and division of the student body. The club is under the sponsorship of Marion Divelbiss. Candy was sold by the members at all football and basketball games. Proceeds from the Junior college games and threeffourths of the prof ceeds from all other games were given to the Junior college scholarship fund. The following filled the off fices of the organization: Leslie Marvin, prcsidentg Dewey Malcolm, vice presidentg Bernard Aderholdt, secretaryg Alfred Hueben, treasurer, Robert Hamilton, 18 TYRONIAN CLUB TT TYRONIAN CLUB I-H-V , - CFNTRALJOIIIVAUSMCUB sergeantfatfarmsg and Williaiii Parsell, program chair- man. Need for news from the freshmen and sophomores of Wyaiidcitte resulted in the organization of the Pantof graph junior Cubs by L. D. Kruger. Due to the re' moval of Mr. Kruger to Northwest junior high the club was reorganized under the leadership of Miss Louise Timmer, with a membership of 15. The members of the club did much the same work as the reporters of the Pantograph. Their assignment consisted of the gathering of news and writing the necessary facts to be sent to the school paper. This The .QUIVERIAN

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Gladys Beck. Our Changing World, was their theme this year. Maribel Rogers was the president of the group dur' ing the last school term. Other officers were Marjorie Wright, vice president, Ruth Packard, secretary, and jean Barker, treasurer. Following are the chairmen of the various committees: Marguerite Phelps, program, LaVada Nestlerode, social, Alice Mae Phelps, art, Alice Wreath, service, jackie Pollock, ring, Esther Cooper, music, and Barbara Allen, finance. Thirty members were enrolled in the organization. Meetings were held during morning hours at the Y. W. C. A. building, Sixth street and State avenue. mmiwwioawiw af1z.fza.,,z.a M Y grandfather, may he rest in peace, was indeed a venerable philosopher. A man of medium height, he bore himself with such dignity that one was given the impression that he was a tall man. He dressed in a style befitting a man of his years, always immacf ulately groomed, with his shoes wellfshined, his trous' ers correctly creased, and his person neat and clean. Being independent of others, and living on a moderate income, he devoted himself to study. He believed strong' ly in the adage that it is never too late to learn. His scope of reading ranged from the daily newspapers to the Bible. His opinion always had great weight when' ever a difficult question would arise, for his long years of study caused him to adopt an unbiased attitude while he was reading. After finishing an article, he would sit for an hour perhaps, stroking his beard, meditating the topic at hand. When he reached a conclusion, it was very seldom that he had difficulty in convincing others that his was the correct view. There were two things my grandfather enjoyed more than anything else. He was especially fond of dis' cussing a problem during mealtimes. A question would be put to him by a member of the family, but for sev- eral moments the old gentleman would continue with his eating as if nothing were said. Because of this, a stranger would have been led to believe that he had not heard the question, but he soon raised his eyes to the inquirer, and between the various courses of the meal would emphasize his views with the wave of a knife or fork, or any other utensil which might be in his hand. The Hauptmann case would have been dis' 20 cussed between the soup and the roast and settled between the potatoes and the prunes. His second great love was for my baby brother, his youngest grandchild. He had sixteen grandchildren in all, four of whom he had never seen as they were in Europe. The feeling between the youngest and old' est of the family was mutual, for Eddie prized every possession given him by his grandfdad. Grandfather's residence was a good distance from our home. Since I enjoy driving fast, I would proceed to do so when driving him home. One would expect him, an elderly man, to object. On the contrary, he had often complained of riding in street cars because they were so slow. He would usually sit back in the automobile, relax, and nonchalantly smoke and observe everything as the car sped on. As a man of seventy-three, he had not resigned him' self to old age, but had retained unusual activity. I had often found it difficult to keep up with his pace when walking. He always had a bit of philosophy to apply to everyday occurrences. He had adopted a suf perior attitude, not in the sense of being above others, but with the consciousness that he was more learned than the average individual, and with a willingness to impart his knowledge to others. He was, indeed a joy to those who admire knowledge and happiness in old age. mmimeorozwim CI wood and path, The fairies gave a party, The flowers all were there. They surely were a picture With faces bright and fair The grass spread the carpet, The moss covered each chair, The stately Jackfin-the-Pulpit, He led them in a prayer. They had a grand march with prizes, And each one told his name. Then they chatted for an hour, Then played a guessing game. Refreshments they were given When the noise came to a stop. There was fresh air and moonlight Served with a sparkling dew drop. They were sad when the time came to part They liked so much to stay, But when the sunrise came again They must be growing the usual way. -Elizabeth Masters, 36. The QUIVERIAN