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

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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'

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structor. Treasurer is Mr. Nelson M. Connet, printing in' structor. Both let the president do all the work. The club's purpose is to sponsor various picnics for the promotion of better acquaintance and good fellowship among the men teachers so that uthere may be solidarity and unamity of purpose necessary for the best interests of the school. The members meet in the gym on Thursdays for a series of weekly workouts to reduce bulging waistflines. Volley- ball is the main sport, The annual picnic was Oct. S, at I'Ionnell's camp near Stanley, Kas. Another steak fry will be held in the spring, FACULTY WOMEN'S CLUB The Faculty VJomen's cluh gets together once each six weeks to bring themselves into closer fellowship. Miss Effie Adams, home economics instructor, was elected the first president since the death of Miss Elizabeth Patton, who was president in 1936, The president appointed members as chairman for each six weeks social event, and the chairman appoints her own committee. Chairmen for the year are, in order of their turn, Miss Effie Adams, Miss E. Mziude Moles, Miss Mary Helwig, Miss Mary Sellards, Miss Louise Timmer, and Miss Nelle Cook. Seventeen H I-WIVES The wives of the faculty men have a social club known as the I'Ii'Wives. The organization has a 1 o'clock luncheon and bridge every fourth Tuesday of the months of the school year. The officers are Mrs. C. W. Harvey, president: Mrs. Ward Neel, vice presidentg Mrs. R. A. Heady, secretary. They plan at least one picnic a year when the family is invited. Thcre is also a banquet or dinner planned for both the men and their wives during the school year. STA MP CLUB About 30 boys belong to the Stamp club, sponsored by Mr. C. 0, jordan, electricity teacher. The club has a meeting every Tuesday night. Twice a month the members hear an outside speaker at the regular meeting. At the other meetings they get together to exchange stamps and have contests. At the first regular meeting, H. Fluegel, representative of the Wyandotte Philatelic Society and stamp column writer for the Sunday issues of the Kansas City Kansan, gave a talk on how to identify stamps through the various plate marks that are printed with the stamps. Ulysses Staebler, senior, is president of the club: Robert Schwirtz, junior, vice president, Donald Brock, senior, secre' tary and treasurer, and Calvin Porter, junior, sergeantfatearms. REASONS FOR CLUBS G. H. Explains Why Wyandotte Has Stressed Organization This 'Year Throughout the past 'li years, Wyandotte High School has been known as an activity school. The three principals who have served the school in that time have laeen men com' mitted to the value of a broad program of school activities. Even with the serious handicaps of overcrowding in the old building and the scattered condition of the school during the past three years we have never entirely given up the some' what elaborate plan of activities which were traditional. With shortened periods, an abbreviated school day, and an acute problem of transportation due to the distance many had to travel, it would have been an easy matter to reduce the school program to strictly classroom activities, It is true that some activities did need to suffer curtailment but we never gave up the idea of combining student activity interests with those of the more formal classroom. Now, of course, since we have entered the new school, there has been an enormous increase in the whole program of clubs and other extra curricular movements. I have been asked to define just what we mean by an activity program, particularly as it affects our school. At first one might think it comparatively easy to give such a definition. After careful consideration of the problem, how' ever, the answer is not so simple. We are an educational institution and should be interested in anything that contributes to the educational development of our students. It frequently has been said that an extra cur' ricular activity program often contributes more to the educa' tional development of the student than some of the things -by PRINCIPAL J. F. WELLEMEYER taught in the classroom. As a consequence, the definition can not be made on such a basis. Certain it is there must be a difference between the two types of activities. Our high school is large. In order to accommodate the numbers involved and make a high school education free for all, the classroom situation must be founded on economy. This necessarily means that the spirit of a classroom must be definitely controlled and almost formally disciplined in order to be effective. In the activity program, on the other hand, we recognize the independence of the student and the tremendous im' portance of training for personality and individuality. The classroom can not always permit a display of independent action. It might not conform to the best interests of the group as a whole. In a club, expression of the individual characteristics of the members is encouraged. The activity life of the school approximates much more definitely life in a democracy outside of school than any formal classroom exercise. With such general ideas in mind, our program of activities has been greatly enlarged and continues to grow in effece tiveness. Now, as to the program itself, a number of classificaf tions are possible, From one point of view the activities could be classified first as faculty directed, second as fac' ulty sponsored, and third as those activities over which the school exercises advisory control. Under the faculty directed activities we have such form