The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
CHS. SENIORS
PROMINENT In
ALL ACTIVITIES
Bows Of Glass Excel in Basket
ball and Football-Cirls
Have Best Scholar
ship.
CREsSET WAS SUCCESS
81 Per Cent of Students Plan
Higher Education in Col
mbia-Three Will
Be Teachers.

One hundred students will be gTadu
atcd from Columbia High School Wed
nesday. 6l per cent of these are girls
while only 80 per cent are boys. There
are eighteen more in the graduating
class this year than last year when 81
were graduated. Only 80 l-3 per cent
we're bSys or "a in all, and forty-eight Of
them, OF twice as many were girls. Three
years ago aboui sixiy-four were in the
graduating class. Miss Saidee NJ Stesn
principal Of Columbia High School, says
that there has been an increase in the
graduating classes of from twenty 10
thirty the past three and four years. and
the more Noticeable additions came dur
ing the war and af;er.
Soyeniy-six Of these one hundred sen
iors started with the class in the Fresh
man wear.
Out Of the fortunate ono hundred, il Is
agrccably surprising that 81 per cent are
expecting to attend the University,
Stephens or Christian College; 90 per
cent Of The boys, or thirty Of the thirty
nine, will attend The University Of Mis-
sour, and "a - per cent of the girls.
or fouriy four of The sixty-one, will attend
the University. Two of the remaining
nine Of the boys will go to western uni
vcrsiiics. Five boys are undecided, but
it is thought they will continue their
work in some school. Only two boys
have definitely decided moi TO continue
their schooling. Three of the girls haye
taken the teachers examinations and
passed them. They are now negotiating
with some rural schools for positions.
They are Misses Nancy Gibbs, Ruth Bar
bcr and Ola Smith. Fourteen Of ihe girls
have not fully decided what they will do
Christian College will probably get one
from the class, as will also Stephens Col
lege.
This years class took unusual interest
in outside activities, which was, says
Miss Steam. dctrimenl to he cholarship
Of the class as a whole. However, few
made the usual good grades. Miss Lor-
inc Jacobs was chosen as valedictorian oil
her class. The honor Of saluiatorian is
to be conferred on Miss Mary Buffum.
The next eight standing highest, in their
respective order. are: Creal MancaUns.
Emma Lee Kelly. Marian Williams,
Sybil Johnson. Joe Thornton. Virginia
Hale. Virginia Boswell and Ola Smith.
These ten were chosen only from the
seycnty-six who were in the Columbia
High School for the four years. Their
grades all average above 5 to z.
Since the senior class took such an
active interest in the schools outside
activities, some Of the popular men in
athletics will leave vacancies on the
teams. The en.irc basketball team was
composed Of seniors with one exception
a sophomore, Basil Gwinn. This team
was a record breaker for the school and
was ono of the best Columbia High
School has turned out for some time.
The class holds many letter men, among
them Cecil Coggins. who was captain Of
the football team this year. He has two
letters in track and two in football.
Reginald Underhill takes with him let
ter in basketball and football. Ceogre
Woodworth. who for the year held the
place Of center on the football team, and
has letter in football, graduates. How
ard Everhari has three letters in basket
ball. in which he distinguished himself
as a guard, and also has letter in foot
ball. William Stephenson has a letter
in fcctball as also does Harlan Hibbard,
who received one letter each in basket
ball and football. Hibbard is primarily
noted in the High School for his leader
ship in Columbia High Schools enthGsi
astic songs and yells this year.
Baseball was noi a major spori this
wear. although the senior class took an
active interest in il and ihcfe was much
inierclass rivalry. The seniors had the
only well organized team.
In the debating teams, two members
are Of the senior class: Cyril COggibs
and Harold Streeier. The remaining two
members are juniors. Miss Lillian Nor
ris is ,he only senior girl member Of the
Girls Debating Squad. Much active int
c-cst was given to debating this year and
II is expected that nexi year quite lew
more will try out. 1t has been just a
new Introduction in.o the Columbia High
School, and the interest that was taken
portrayed a good spirit Of linking up
school work with outside activities.
Musical talent seems to be almos, void
in the senior class. If we are 20 take their
small number Of only four members out
Of an orchestra Of from thirty to sixty as
criterion for their musical inclinations.
However. Harold Streeter. who is one Of
the most versatile members, being a de-