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

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F uurteen are Martha Alice Horner, Maxine Atchison, Vern Watson, Owen Barnes and Ross Roach, seniors, and Peggy Rider, junior. The club is distinctly an extracurricular activity. No previous experience in drama is necessary for membership. It is open to any junior or senior in Wyandotte. To beconte a member, a student must prepare a reading tryaout of approximately ten lines to give the committee of judges an idea of the interest taken in the club and the person's ability. The lines may bc taken from any selection desired, but must be memorized. The committee listens to the pupils' trylouts and votes accordingly. Seventyftwo members were chosen, 41 seniors and 31 juniors. Nearly 200 students tried out for the club. Those on the waiting list will replace members who are dropped for absence from meetings or for not paying dues, which is 'Trl cents a year. Any member not attending the first regular meeting without a good excuse was dropped perf manently. Officers are Ross Roach, senior, presidentg Doris Rad' ford, senior. vice president: Martha Alice Horner, senior, secretaryg Maxine Richards, junior, treasurer, and Vern Watson, senior, sergeant'at'arms. The club meets twice a month after school. Standing committees for the year were announced by Ross Roach, president. Members of the playreading com' mittee, who select the play to be given by the club, are Bette Soward, chairman: Dorothy Walinow, james Bingham, and Charles Clary. The costuming committee consists of Lorna Rae Groomer, Mary McCroskcy, Bonnie .lean Pettit, Monte Gillespie, and Betty Good, Maxine Atchison is chairman of the casting committee, Other members are Bob Lucas, Harold Lind, Eva Stillwell, and David Evans. The program committee consists of Patricia Gordon, chair' man, Mary McMahon, Roy Edwards, and Tommy Batty. Members of the publicity committee are Marjorie Moss' man, chairman: Flavia Ann Tharp, Dorothy Marsh, Fred Cooper, Betty Baker, and Lee Surber. The membership committee, which determines the elif gibihty of applicants, consists of Bruce Roach, chairmang Ben Shanklin, Peggy Rider, Ruth Hamm, Helen Figlcy, and Maxine Klingman. The social committee is Clifford Stott, chairman, joan Darby, Virginia Bantleon, Mary Dorsey, Betty Welsh, Gloria Biechele, and George Grindrod, Staging lor the Dramatics clulw play is done by the Boards Club, under the direction of Vern Watson, stage lIIilIliigCr. The Boards club are the guys behind the scene who never get much recognition. They shift scenery and furnif ture and perform tasks that go to make the stage attractive for plays. Members of the club are automatically members of the Dramatic club. All members of this club are boys. Evidently the girl members eouldn't take it. SPANISH CLUB El Circulo Espanol, the Spanish Circle, was reorganized this year under the sponsorship of Miss -ludith Stapleton, Spanish instructor. Each class elected two delegates who act as the governing body of the club. Out of this group the following officers were elected: Robert Lopez, senior, prcsidentx Eleanore Bennett, sophol lllUI'L', vice president: Dorothy Marsh, senior, secretary: and john Arnold, junior, treasurer. Other members of the council are Stanley Lind, senior, and Selby Soward, Irene Hinze, Virginia Godfrey, Jeanette Kasner, Norma jean Roberts, Tom Batty, Irene Wolfe, Les' lie Wolder, Ilene Hall, Libbie Louise Yoakum, and Gwendof lyn Evans, juniors. About eight meetings arc held during the year, one each month. Martha Alice Horner, senior, the program chair man, plans a program for each meeting, and Nadine Knox and Dorothy Kirkham, senior, artists, make the programs and song sheets. Anyone having had six weeks study of Spanish is elegible for membership in the club. If a member has more than two unexcused absences or more than three tardies, he is automatically dropped from the roll, Dues for the organization are 30 cents. The speaker for the first general meeting was Fernand Rueda, Mexican consul. Senior Robert Lopez, president, leads in the Spanish group singing at the meetings. Instead of a regular meeting for December, the club had a Christ- mas party in the recital hall. A Spanish play, Noehef buena, directed by Dorothy Marsh, senior, was given by the members. The cast included Phillip Thompson, jeannette Smiley, Nadine Knox, Helen Eigley, Sidney Smith, Bernice johnson, Mervil Smith, Dorothy 'lean Stowers, Bonnie Lee Bacon, and Harry Shopmaker. Robert Lopez sang two Spanish songs, Afuera and Adentro el Senor. Stanley Lind, senior, spoke about Christmas in Mexico. Everyone sang Christmas carols in Spanish and played the Spanish game Pinata Refreshments were served by the refreshment committee, Clara Mae Carter, Margie Mae Fisher, and john Arnold. A RT CLUB Membership for the Art club, with Miss Frances Hamlin, art instructor, as sponsor, is limited to 35 students A IDENTIFICATION Naismith officers-Edwards, I-Iahn, I-Iukle, sponsor, Boring, Smith. Girls' W officers-Pearson, Nodler, Hamm, Bannister, Godfrey, Phillips, Boston, Baker, Toelle, Swisher, Reynolds. I-Ii-Wives officers-Harvey, Wilson, Neel, I-Ieady. Kay Cee officers-Vessels, Radford, Kelchner, Meeks, Ed- wards, Becker, Lucas, Wiles, I-Ielwig, sponsor, McCroskey, Horner. The group meets every other Wednesday in room 242, Officers are president, Charlotte Provonche, senior: vice president, Betty Boyer, senior, secretaryftreasurer, Bryon Martin, senior, and sergeanbat-arms, Bob Durkee, junior. The program committee consists of Kathleen Murphy, chairman, Byron Martin, Dorothy Mae Kirkham, and Phil Thompson, seniors. On the social committee are Winifred Boomer, chairman, Ellen Grimes, Bettie Capell, and Winifred Wooton. At each meeting lessons on sketchings are included. The year's program is as follows: The first meeting concerned the subject of water colors and Hazel Woodworth and Vera Wyatt, seniors, were in charge, Bettie Capell, senior, and Elizabeth Calovieh, junior, con- ducted the meeting, Dec. l. The topic for discussion was A'Modern French and included the life and work of Cizanne and Monet. The Christmas meeting concerned the masters, Raphael and Correggio, Gloria lreton and Kathleen Murphy, sen' iors, and Bob Durkee, junior, participated in the program.

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Sixteen Lois Cummings, Alice Betty Wttldiier, seniors, and Nellie Gray and Betty Lee Vv'yeth, sophomores, are on the nominating committee. The constitution committee consists of Nancy Ann Culver and Doris Shull, sophomores: David Evans, Gladys Haw' kins and Mary Carlson, juniors, Nadine Bannister, Donald Priscilla Adams. Wtlfldftlfd Little. Duncan, juniors, Dorothy Hoagland, Sussex and Bette Soward, seniors. The eluh meets every month in the recital hall. Dues are 'li cents a year. At the first meeting of the group Les Etrennesf' a l'act play, was gixen in French hy Marjorie Mossman and Flavia Ann Tharp, seniors. There were also French songs and games. La Poupeef' a lfact play in French, was given hy Gladys Hawkins and Mary Curry, luniors, at the Decem' her meeting. The Christmas story taken from Luke 118,14 was read in French hy Kathryn Adams, iunior. Dorothy Hoagland, senior, played a flute solo, .-Rt!5SlgIII!lUl,l- Kath- ryn Adams led the singing of Christmas carols in French. HOME ECONOMICS The Home Economics cluh is composed of students what are enrolled in the foods, clothing, girls' everyday living, or hoys' everyday living classes of the school. It meets three times each six weeks. On every third meeting the cluh memhers are entertained hy some outside speaker, program, or party. The club is sponsored hy one of the five home economies teachers, Miss Reva Lint, Miss Effie Adams, Miss Georgia Oldham, Miss Reha Smither, or Miss Florence Palmer, each six weeks. At one of the meetings Three Budgeteersf' a play, was presented in the recital hall, popular meeting place of all cluhs. Memhers nf the cast were Opal Harvey, Yvonne Klassen, Barhara Sumronds, Alice Bartz, Gladys De Grange, Marilyn Utermohlen, ,luanita Rice, Herhert Nood, and Billy Nail. LATIN CLUB To hring good fortune to the Latin clulw the memhers were instructed to enter the recital hall for the first meet' ing hy putting their right foot first. Miss Mary Sellards and Miss Lois Bellinger, Latin inf struetors, sponsor the group, which meets on Tuesdays, after school, once a month. Edward Boddtngton, senior, received the honor of heing elected president: Owen Barnes, senior, vice president: Emily tlVlll1 Baker, sophomore. secretary, and ljle: Miller, treasurer, The advisory council which governs the cluh is made up of the two Latin teachers, the officers, and two representaf tives from each Latin class. The representatives are Anna Nichepor, Charles Gersh, Kenneth Stamps, Filhert Munoz. George Grindrod, Michael Guhor, Doris Knight, Evelyn johnson, Barhara Edmonds, Alverna Seehler, Rohert Hazen, Katherine Kallaras, Blythe Roherts, Evelyn Prunty, Mildred Smith. Mary Rotar, Margaret Nlulenich, and Wesley' Stoeltzing. Saturnalia, a play' directed hy Vera Lou Squires, sopho, more, was the feature of the Christmas meeting. The students in the cast were Rohert Black, Rohert Camp' hell, Wesley' Stoelt:ing, Williatiii Guthrie, Wy'l1e Hartman. ,lack Proeck, Billy Vyfoodward, and Alfred Dyer, front the first year Latin classes. BOYS Wm Vv'yandottt lettermen are the only hoys eligihle to he in this cluh, hut it is chiefly a social organization. The eluh was formerly known as the cluh. represent' ing the old Kansas City high school. which was formed Ill 1917. But the VU is now the official school letter so the name was changed. The organization is under the sponsorship of Coach Percy Parks. The mcmhers help lo keep order at athletic events and promote good sportsmanslnp. Officers are Bill Hahn, footlaall captain, president: Charles Clary, vice presidentg Bol' l'eterson, secretary: and Don Hum' phries, treasurer. The main activity of the eluh this year will he a play given entirely hy a cast of hoys. New meinhcrs are voted into the cluh each year. NAISMITH CLUB The senior hoys' gym cluh received the permission of Dr. james Naismith, inventor ot haskethall, to use his n.une as a title for the eluhg consequently. it hecalne the Naistnith cluh. There are SS senior hoys in the cluh divided .unong the six gym classes. They wear a distinguished gym suit. The jersey is white with a red NV on the front and has quarterflength sleeves. The trunks are hlue with a red strip on the sides. Coach S. R. Hukle is ficers are Bill Hahn, president: NVarren Boring, vice presi' the sponsor of the cluh. The of' dent: and Roy Edwards. Committees to aid in where the cluh can he secretaryftreasurer. the functioning of school events of service were formed. Claude Hylton. Art Camphell. and ,luhan Peterson are on the tahle tennis committee. Faculty night committee memhers are Chfford Smith, Wztrreti Griffith, Murray Comhs, George Morris, Art Campf hell, and Julian Peterson joe Monslow, Perry Vsfest, ,Iulian l'eterson, Clifford Smith, and Rohert Black are on mittee. Smith is the head score keeper for the intramural hasket' hall tournament. Several memhers acted as mascots for the tumhhng and apparatus com the out'of'town teams in the Heart of America volleyhall tournament at the Y. M. C. A. Ray Anderson, Boh Black, Everett Frit:, Claude Hylton, Sewell, seniors, in the games. Gilhert MeNe1l, joe Monslow, and Harry acted as guides to the tesuns and kept score tiLADIA'l'0RS A new orgam:ation called the Gladiators eluh, sponsored hy Mr. L. D. Swanson, ls composed of hoys interested in hoxing and wrestling. This cluh will not he like the professional grunt and groaners of today, hut will he for physical development and amusement only, quoted Swanson. The group elected NVarren Boring, senior, president of the cluh. Ed Strick, senior. was made vice president, and Charles Clary, also senior, was elected secretary and treasurer. The memhers meet Tuesday and Thursday afternoon in the corrective gym for workouts. l4'ACl'l.'l'Y MKN'S CLl'Ii Dishwasl1er L. D. Kruger. English teacher. was elected president of the Faculty Mcnis cluh for this year. mainly hecause of the good toh of cooking he did at the picnic last epring The vice president i- hlr lxeiette Yarner. lznglish in'