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

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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

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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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gfmefz waiifffl TL 'zeaf CCHANDS UP! The command hit Elmer almost like a sock in the jaw. He almost dropped the stack of accountant's books with which he was struggling. They tottered perilously and almost crashed to the floor. Steadying himself, Elmer set them down and peeped cautiously through a hole in the rear panels. Up front he could see Westlake with his hands in the air. He could also see another man, this one clutching a gun and talking to Westlake in low com' manding tones. Says Elmer, 'Tm not so dumbg I can see this is a holdfupfl Elmer was the overworked Office Boy and Broom Pusher for Dunham jewelers Inc., and for him, at 8:30 in the morning the realization that this was a robbery was indeed an amazing deduction. A holdfupg and all the money was in the safe. Thinks Elmer, The holdfup man is out of luck, bef cause the safe is locked. Yes, the safe is locked and the safefopener doesn't appear until nine o'clock. Elmer stood and argued with himself this extraorf dinary point for some fleeting seconds. Having argued the point, Elmer came to the conclusion that Mister Heist would remain until nine o'clock. This deducf tion completed, Elmer decided to retire stealthily to the washfroom upstairs and lock himself inside. The man with the gun was busily counting the freckles on Mr. Westlake's face as a pastime. He was facing the front and, says Elmer, Now's my chance. Cautiously he crept through the door and out into the tension of the room of conflict. Hugging the wall, he proceeded toward the stairs. Halffway in his stealthy, creeping way up the stairs, Elmer became conscious that something was weighting him down. Investigating, he discovered, to his amaze' ment, that he was carrying accountant's books. Force of habit, thinks Elmer, Too late to set them down, now. After much painful laboring, he gained the top 19344935 step. Now, only a short balcony lay between him and safety. Having reached the farther end of said balcony, Elmer experienced a mad, overwhelming desire to look down on the scene below, Against his better judgment, he retraced his steps toward the railing. With his eye glued to the railing, Elmer failed to notice the upturned edge of a very tricky carpet. Ohfmifgosh, says Elmer very loudly as he pitches forward. Elmer stopped at the railing, but thirty pounds of well kept accountant's books flew in mad flight over the edge and straight at the upturned head of Mr. Heist who had turned, gun in hand, to cope with this new and unexpected antagonist. Crash!! -went the books, and Mr. Heist dropped like a cold ham, while Elmer lay and moaned in death tcrror on the balcony above. ElmerfthefGreat had made good. aemssatm-as ews 06 flee Dani I pick up the evening papers To read the news of the day, And I see in big black letters A baby was stolen away. I read on and on to the ending The saddest news that can be: The mother o'er an empty crib bending, The daddy, heartbroken is he. Then I turn to another column More cheerful things to see And read where men by the millions In bread lines have to be. My spirits now register zero So I turn to the sporting news To read of some national hero And my discouragement lose. And there I see to my pleasure Our team won the game last nightg My spirits go up without measure, I can tackle my work with new might. Come chemistry, English, and cooking My courage is riding the tide. The news of the day is depressing And so to my books I'll abide. -Altheda Berkey. 21