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2010.ThankstoyoursupportofManhattanHigh School and the leadership of ourMHSAAOfficers,Directors andCommitteeChairs, our organization remains strong,activeandgrowing. A special thanks should go to ourmanyalumnimemberswhoparticipateeachyear as committee members, serving manyhourscontributingideasandattendingeventsas active members of the Special Events,Reunion, Wall of Fame, Public Relations,Alumni Center (Museum & Archives),Membership, and The Alumni Mentorcommittees. These dedicated alumni caredeeplyaboutManhattanHighSchoolandthemissionofMHSAA. Your MHSAA Board of Directorsheld a working retreat on February 6th,2010 to review programs and explore newideas. The retreat allowed ample time forOfficers,DirectorsandCommitteeChairstosharecommentsandpresentideastofurtherstrengthenMHSAAanditsactivitiesforthefuture. Ifyou,asamemberofMHSAA,havecommentsorideasforourboardtoconsider,pleasedropmeanoteat: 1732WestbankWay Manhattan,KS66503Orusee-mailorphone:dfiser1@cox.netor(785)537-9123. Wewantyourinputandsuggestions.Many thanks again for being a member ofMHSAA and continuing to maintain yourlifetime relationships with Manhattan HighSchoolas“deepinyourheartsthereisalovefordearoldMHS”. GOINDIANS!!!

The Alumni Mentor Volume 5 Summer �010 Number 1

Photo left: Ralph Titus spoke after accepting the Wall of Fame plaque for the estate of Ken Davis, MHS Class of 1930.

Photo right: President Dave Fiser ’57, right, and Mike Buchanan ’78, left, MHSAA Wall of Fame Chairman, speak to the crowd.

January 2010 Induction Ceremony

TitusandEdAlbrandt.AllofDavis’papershavebeendonatedtotheArchives at Hale Library at Kansas StateUniversity, and hisWall ofFameplaquewillnowbeplacedatHalewithhisotherhonorsandpapers TheeveningbeganwithareceptionintheMHSWestCampuscafeteria. Several MHS administrators, MHSAA members and thefriends of Ken Davis—who was a well-known Manhattan residentduring different times of his life—had an opportunity to mingle andtalkbeforetheceremony.Duringtheinductionceremony,whichtookplaceathalftimeoftheevening’sMHSIndiansbasketballgame,ashortbiographyofKenDavis’accomplishmentswasreadandtheplaquewasawarded.AllWallofFameplaquebiographiescanbereadontheMHSAAWebsite.ForalongerbiographyforKenDavis,pleaseturntopage4.

President’sMessageWiththesuccessful

close of 2009,MHSAA looks forwardto a full and excitingyear of activities in

Dave Fiser ’57

WallofFame2009

Friends and members of MHSAAgatheredonJanuary9,2010tohonor

the latestmember of theMHSWallofFame,KennethS.Davis.Davis,deceased,had no family members still living toaccepthisaward.HewasrepresentedbyhisgoodfriendsRalphTitus,MaryAnn

Kenneth S. Davis MHS 1930Senior Blue M photo

KennethDavis1930MHSgradhonored

AnnualmeetingAugust13Meet your MHS friends in the new

Wefald Pavilion in Manhattan’s CityPark on Friday,August 13, 5:30–8:00 p.m..TheMHSAABoardhasdecidedtocombineit with our Alumni Picnic—so it’s picnicclothes and a covered dish for this year’s

Annual meeting. And it’s fun, food andinformation about MHS and your AlumniAssociation at the picnic. Bring a sidedish or dessert; hamburgers, hotdogs anddrinks will be provided. And bring yourMHSfriends—newmembershipswelcome!

Manhattan High School Alumni Association

President DavidFiser’57VicePres.Carita(Clark)Otts’55Secretary Sally(Baril)Lansdowne’65Treasurer Brenda(Gregory)Hoefler’77EventsOfficer KeithEyestone’80CommunicationsJanet(Krider)Duncan’58Directors: Cam(Smith)Feltner’71 MikeBuchanan’78 NedSeaton’86 PetePaukstelis’88 DonSlater’57 Marlene(Glasscock)Moyer’65MHSAA Committee Chairmen

PublicRelations:MikeMotley’74Membership: Carita(Clark)Otts’55WallofFame: MikeBuchanan’78Events: KeithEyestone’80Reunions: Cam(Smith)Feltner’71AlumniCenter: DonSlater’57The Alumni Mentor:Editor Janet(Krider)Duncan’58CopyEditor Kathleen(Bryson)Pizar’58Essay PatDougherty’57 Barbara(MacFarlane)Howe’58

CraigChappell’57Circulation Pat Duncan ’59Webmaster: MikeDuncan’62MHSAAWebsite:

www.mhsalumniassociation.org

Membership and Wall of Fame Nomination formsareavailableontheMHSAAWebsite,fromanyMHSAAboardmember,orwritetoourPostalMailingAddress:

MHSAAP.O.Box1102

Manhattan,KS66502-1102

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“Enhancing Manhattan High School and its graduates through life-long involvement.”

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From the EditorKen Davis, this year’s Wall of Fame

Honoree, was often thought of as anhistorian but Davis considered himself“a writer who writes about history.”As Pat Dougherty discusses in his essayon page five, Davis did both well. Whenhe was still a young writer, Davis tookthe time to thank a teacher at MHS. “Iwasnotaparticularlygoodstudent,”hewrotetohisoldEnglishLiteratureteacher,Mrs. Campbell, during her illness. “I thinkI was a pretty obnoxious adolescent…butyou were kind, patient, and commanded mycomplete respect….” Mrs. Campbell repliedthatsherememberedonlythathiswritingwas“adelighttoread”.She—andmanyKansans—followed his success through the years.

The Manhattan High School Wall ofFame was created in 2005 under the by-

laws of the Manhattan High School AlumniAssociation to recognize selected MHSgraduates for “significant contributions and/or accomplishments to mankind on the state,nationalorworldwidelevel.” Any MHS graduate is eligible to benominatedbyamemberoftheManhattanHighSchool Alumni Association. The minimumcriteriaforconsiderationare: 1) Must be an MHS graduate (noexceptions). 2)Musthaveadistinguishedservicerecord after MHS, which means significantaccomplishment(s) and/or contribution(s) tomankind.Thefieldiswideopen—academics,athletics, business/professional, volunteeractivities,personal,etc.Therecognitionmustbebeyondthelocallevel. 3) Age (young or old), living ordeceased,willnotbeaconsideration. What is the nomination process?NominationformsareavailableontheMHSAAWeb site (www.mhsalumniassociation.org) orbycontactingamemberoftheMHSAAboard.Each nominee must have a form submitted,whichmustincludeabiographywithdocumentsto verify the noted accomplishments. ThedeadlineforsubmittingnominationsisAug.1ofeachyear. TheselectionofinducteesisafunctionoftheWallofFame(WOF)committee,whosemembers are MHSAA volunteers. After theAugust 1 deadline, the committee meets toreview all applications. The WOF committeemayselectuptofourinducteeseachyear,butnotnecessarilyfoureveryyear.Whentheyear’schoicesaremade,theprospectiveinducteesareforwardedtotheMHSAAboardforapproval. WOF Committee members considermanyfactorswhendecidingwhoisworthyofinduction. The nominee’s accomplishmentscarrythemostweight,butotherfactorsincludeproper nomination submittal, inclusion of ashortbiobythenominator,verificationthattheinformation provided is accurate and factual,submittal of information that is relevant, andoverall number of nominees submitted in agivenyear.Insomeways,thisselectionprocessis similar to the one used by Major LeagueBaseball to choose members for its Hall ofFame. Each year, nomination materials arekept by the WOF committee chairman untilDecember31st.Uponrequest,theinformationis returned to the nominator. Otherwise, the

Wall of

Fameby Mike Buchanan ‘78

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Jo (Simpson) Vega’54 wrote the Golden Alumcolumninthisissue.CarolynJoSimpson,theonlychildofCliffordandWylmaSimpson,wasthesixthandlastSimpsonto graduate from ManhattanHighSchool. Jo told The Alumni Mentor, “I feel very privileged to have beenable to attend the same high school as myfather,myuncleandmythreeaunts.Ievenhadsomeofthesameteachersthattheyhad.Ialsofeelveryprivileged tobe related to theMHSfootballcoachthattheManhattanIndianswerenamed after. The logo has been a symbol atMHSfor70yearsandwaschosenin1940tohonortheformerfootballcoachFrankPrentupwhowasanIroquoisIndian.Frank’sdaughter,PattiePrentupismycousin,ourgrandmothersweresisters.Thatalmostmakesmeacelebrity,right? Nevertheless,Iamveryproudofthefact that theMHS Indian logowaschosen inhishonor.” It seems particularly appropriate tocelebrate Jo Vega’s family of MHS alums asMHSbeginsanothergrowthspurt(seepgs6–7).Thosewhohavefollowedour“HistoryofMHS”featureknowthat150yearsofhistoryhavegoneintomakingMHSwhatitistoday,andit’snotallbeeninonebuilding.OurschoolismuchmorethanbricksatPoyntzandSunset.MHSAAmemberswhodidnotgraduatefromthe Poyntz and Sunset building still considerit“theirhighschool.”AnddespiteafrontpageheadlineinThe Mentor (“NotyourGrandpa’sHigh School” Jan. 28, 2010), it is indeed theschoolofsomeofourcurrentstudents’grandpasand grandmas! New facilities will make usproud—anditwillstillbe“ourschool.”

Jo (Simpson) Vega ’54

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Golden Alums of MHS 1934 & 1937

by Jo (Simpson) Vega ’54 school inTwinMoundnearLeonardville,KSand in another country school near by. Shetaught one year in each school, 1st to 8thgrade in each. When WWII was declaredshe decided to work in the aircraft factories.As a teacher, she made $57.50 a month andin the factories the pay was $.75 an hour. “I was in Los Angeles working onVJ day and surprise! I lostmy job that sameday because the soldiers were coming backfrom the war,” she remembers. “I got a jobin a factory converted from making partsfor airplanes into making cigarette lighters.I lasted two days. My job was to click thelighterstoseeiftheyworked.Itwasnotveryfunny at the time but I laugh about it now.”RuthSimpsonmarriedLewisBertwellin1945 and had two children, Mary Beth andBruce. Ruth then decided to go her separatewayandtogetherbachelorsdegreeatK-Stateandstartateachingcareer.ShemarriedHubertWiedmer in 1967 who taught with her in theJunctionCitySchoolsystem.Afterretiringin1981RuthandHubertmovedtoEmporia,KS. With her sisters Ruth and Edith inKansas, Margaret decided to retire there,too. In 1993, Margaret bought a house inWamego and Edith moved in with her. Ofthe Simpson brothers, only Cliff was stilllivingandhewasalso inKansas.Thefamilywas togetherexcept forWalter,whohaddiedin 1977 in Colorado. It was a great reunion. WalthadgraduatedfromMHSin1927,fromKSUin1936andhadmarriedEllenJenkinsin1937.HeworkedasachemistorbacteriologistinKansasCity,KSuntil1969,interruptedbyhisserviceintheUSNavyasamedicalcorpsmanfromFebruary1944toDecember1945.Ellentaughtspecialeducationinthepublicschools.In1969EllenandWalt,anoutdoorsmanwholovedtofishandhunt,movedtoMonteVista,CO where Walt went to work as a chemist. CliffordgraduatedfromMHSin1931and was always interested in radio,When hewas in high school, he built his own crystal

SistersMargaret(Simpson)BrownandRuth(Simpson) Wiedmer are the remaining

siblings of a family of five Simpsons thatgraduatedfromMHSinthelate20sand30s.TheirparentsEzraandTryPhenaSimpson,hadtoworkassharecroppersonHook’sHill(onStag Hill west of Manhattan). Margaret andRuth recall many hard times and how theystruggledthroughtheseyears.Theyhavemanymemoriessuchastheirbrotherswakingupinthemorningwithsnowonthembecausetheysleptontheporch.“Ourmothermadeusworkveryhardtogetgoodgrades,soregardlessoftheweatherweattendedschool.”TheSimpsonfamilyhad towalk threemiles to schooloneway,allowingatleastonehourtogetthere. Margaret, the 3rd child, was born in1916andgraduatedfromMHSin1934.Ruthwasthe4thSimpsonchildtograduatein1937;Edith,thebabyinthefamily,graduatedin1945. Margaret met Loren Brown fromMcPherson, KS on a blind date July 4th andgot married on October 2nd of 1935. Theymade their home in McPherson for 11 yearsandhadtwodaughtersKayandSaundra.TheymovedtoasuburbofOakland,CAafterWWIIand Brownie went to work in a radiation labassociated with the atomic bomb. MargaretworkedatSears.SheandherhusbandretiredinMariposa,CAin1980.Margarethasveryfondmemories of the beautiful trees and view ofmountainsaroundthehouse.BrowniepaintedandsoldalotofoilpaintingswiththeDiamondSpringsandPlacervilleartassociations.Browniedeveloped cancer and passed away in 1987.Margaret’s daughter Saundra, unfortunately,died in 1991 from Lou Gehrig’s disease. Ruth,17yearsoldatMHSgraduationin1937,wenttoK-Statefortwoyears.Thenexttwo years, she taught in a one-room country

radio and he told about receiving advertisingfrom “Dr”. John Brinkley, the goat glanddoctor’sstation,KFKB(“KansasFirst,KansasBest”)whowassellingacure-allmedicineandtryingtogetcustomerstohavehisoperations.Cliff joined the Civilian Conservation Corpsin 1933, then came back to Manhattan andmarriedWylmaCarolinePrattandtheyhadonedaughter,CarolynJoSimpson.Cliffbecameahamoperator,builthisownradioequipmentand made many antennas. Told about a jobopening at the Naval Research Laboratory inWashington,DCbyprofessoratKSU,Cliffordsigned on as a Civilian Radio Technician in1941.Someofhisbiggestandmostimportantwork was the developing and installing ofcounter-radarmeasures,whichweresuccessfulin trackingdowntheenemyradarequipment.He told how they outfitted the first ship thatwasusedtotrackGermansubsandhowtheywent out on submarines in enemy water. AfterWWII, Cliff opened up a radiorepairshopinManhattan,KSandhadaradioprogram on KMAN called “Fisherman’sFriend.” He was appointed EmergencyCoordinator of the American Radio RelayLeagues for Riley, Clay and Geary countiesand he received a Public Service Certificateforhismeritoriousworkinthefloodin1951.HereceivedacertificateofappreciationintheMoonwatchProject,SatelliteOpticalTrackingProgram, International Geophysical Year,1957-1958,by theSmithsonianAstrophysicalObservatory,Cambridge,MA.Cliffordnevergaveuponhis radioequipment andwas stillmakingantennasuntilthedayhediedin1997. Margaret had cancer and a strokein 2000 and she and Edith both moved backto California where, thankfully, Margaretrecovered. Thenin2007,Edithpassedaway,leavingMargaretintheCalifornianursinghome. Here enters anotherKansasSimpson:Margaret’s niece Mary Forsyth, in Emporia.whereRuthlived.Ruth’shusbandHuberthadpassedawayin2001.MarythoughtitwouldbegreatifMargaretandhersisterRuthcouldbetogetheragain.MargaretcamebacktoKansas. Ruthturned90yearsoldinDecember2009, lives by herself, and loves to read.Margaretwas93 lastNovember and loves toread,doembroideryandgarden.Sheenteredseveralitemsinthelastfairandwonthreeblueribbons and one red, which gave her a greatfeelingofaccomplishment.RuthandMargaretare happy that they can visit frequentlyand even though they both have hearingproblems, they talk on the phone every day.

Margaret Simpson’34

Ruth Simpson ’37

Ruth Simpson Wiedmer, Margaret Simpson Brown

TheSimpsonSisters

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1943,Davisacceptedahalf-timetimepositionas an assistant for K-State President Dr.Milton Eisenhower, who soon recommendedthat Davis write a biography of his brother,General Dwight Eisenhower. With familyinterviews and records, Davis’s research wasextensive and included his accreditation as aWar Correspondent at the General’s personalHeadquartersinEurope.Soldier of Democracy: A Biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1943-1945, was published in 1945 with selectionsfeaturedinpopularmagazines.ThebookwasatPresidentEisenhower’sbedsidewhenhedied. Davis juggled novels and nonfictionfor the next few years: teaching in NY,working again with Milton Eisenhower, theUS representative to UNESCO, and then asCollege Editor for K-State’s President JamesMcCain. Davis thenpublishedhis twoothernovels, The Years of the Pilgrimage in 1948andMorning in Kansasin1952,bothinspiredbyManhattan.His interest in thepoliticsandmanagementofriverdevelopmentwaswhettedby the opposition to the creation of TuttleCreekDamandhewrote several articles andbooksonrivers,floods,andwater;River on the Rampage,1953,dealswiththeKawriverbasin. In 1954, after writing a speech forvisiting Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson, DaviswasaskedtojoinStevenson’sstaff. Workinghalf-timeinChicagoasaneditoroftheNewberry Library Bulletin,DavispublishedhisbiographyofStevenson in1957,A Prophet in His Own Country: The Triumphs and Defeats of Adlai E. Stevenson.Published in1959was,The Hero: Charles Lindbergh and the American Dream. Moving again, the Davises bought asmall farm in Princeton, MA and he becamean editor for a nonprofit organization ofMIT, a writer’s “perfect 1/2–time job.”The years that followed were filled withpublished writing of all kinds—everythingexcept the novels he continued to research. In 1963 Kansas State Universityawarded Davis its Centennial Award forDistinguishedServices.The Experience of War: The United States in World War II,1965,wasaHistoryBookClubmainselectionandaBook

By Janet (Krider) Duncan ’58

of the Month Clubalternate selection.This success offeredDavishisnextcontract:to write a one-volumebiography of PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt.Davis also publishedPolitics of HonoraboutAdlaiStevenson,wroteon the problems ofDDT and on the Arms Industry in America aswellasThe Paradox of

first place in a nationwide contest for “BestExtemporaneous Editorial by a High SchoolSenior”—fittingforaboywhoknewbytheageofseventhathewantedtobeawriter. AtMHShealsoparticipatedinSchoolCouncil, footballandtrack,FrenchClub,The Manhattan Mentor staff, the Quill & Scrollhonorary, band and orchestra. Interviewedyears later by an awed reporter from The Manhattan Mentor, Davis rememberedfun with the MHS band playing for manyevents, both public and private. He workedevery summer in the Entomology lab atK-State or for the Ag Experiment Station. Davis went on to K-State where,despite his childhood yearnings to write,he majored in Chemistry and won both theoutstandingfreshmanandsophomoreawards.After two years, however, he changed toAgricultural Journalism. He was editor orassistant editor of the Collegian more thanonce and graduated in 1934 as its highestrankingreporter.Hewasamemberofseveralscholastic honoraries; editor of the Mirror,the student literary magazine; assistant editorofKansas Magazine; andhewon theCapperaward for Work in Agricultural Journalism. AlongwithhismanyaccomplishmentsatK-State,however,wasonecrusadeinwhichhe failed. For many years Reserve OfficerTraining Corps (ROTC) was a compulsoryclassforK-Statemen.DavisgrewupsteepedinthepatrioticfervorofWorldWarI,buttohimpatriotismdidnotmeancoercionandhebecameacampusradicalinthecampaigntochangethisregulation.Statelawdidnotfollowuntil1965. Davis earned an MS degree fromthe University of Wisconsin in AgriculturalJournalism in1936 andwent towork for theU.S. Conservation Service. He married FloOlenhouse in 1938 and received a contractto write his first novel in 1940, after whichhe “staked everything” to live full-time asa writer and the couple moved back home. The Manhattan they found was notthe Manhattan he’d left; it was now a townin a war boom. Davis felt inadequate. Evenfindingahouse seemeddifficult.Buthewas,in his words, right where he wanted to be.Hewas“...plungingdeepintotheflowoflifeandputting thatflowdownas I see it....” In the Forests of the Night, his first novel, waspublishedin1942,andDaviswontheFriendsofAmericanWritersAwardfor“BestLiterarywork of a Western or Midwestern author.” Rejected for the wartime draft in

KennethS.DavisMHS19302009WallofFame

Poverty in America,andEisenhower, American Hero forAmerican Heritage. In1968hewasawarded an Honorary Doctorate of Lettersby Assumption College, Worchester, MA. In1972,FDR: The Beckoning of Destiny, 1882-1928waspublishedandwasselectedbyboththeBookoftheMonthandHistoryBookClubsasalternateselections.ItwontheFrancisParkmanPrizein1973,givenbytheSocietyofAmericanHistorians,andwasafinalistfortheNational BookAward. In 1974, Davis wrote,Invincible Summer: An Intimate Portrait of the Roosevelts and was awarded a GuggenheimFellowship to continue his FDR work. HewaschosenbytheAmericanSocietyofState&LocalHistorytoauthorKansas: A Bicentennial History, published in 1976. Hereturned to Manhattan for this work, joiningthe facultyofKSU for two semesters andhewas impressed with the growth and changeof the university. The Kansas Authors Clubgave him their Kansas Achievement Award. Working back in the east, Davispublished FDR: The New York Years 1928-1933 in 1985 and in 1986 came FDR: The New Deal Years 1933-1937. Both bookswere chosen by the NY Times Book Reviewto be among the 17 “best books of 1986.” Flo,thecheerfulpartnerintheDavis’s50yearsofmarriage,diedin1988,andDavis,the self-described “Gloomy Gus” worked on.In 1990 he married a widowed friend, JeanDormerTheymovedtoManhattanin1991,tolivenear theFlintHillshe loved. FDR: Into the Storm, 1937-1940waspublished in1993. DaviswasnamedadjunctprofessorintheDeptofHistoryatKansasState, in1994,and participated at the History Department’sFDR Symposium in 1997, which drew manynotedhistorians. Kenneth S. Davis died of cancerof the jaw in 1999 and his ashes werescattered over the Flint Hills. FDR: The War President 1940-1943 was edited andprepared for printing by Mary Ellen andRalphTitusandpublishedafterDavis’sdeath.

Thank you to: Mary Ellen Titus & her Davis diary notebooks; the KSU Archives for photos.

KSU 1997 , from left: Ken Davis, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Nancy Kassebaum Baker, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

Kenneth S. Davis, 1984

Ken Daviswonallthe

writing awardsat MHS, thenhe topped thosewhen he won

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AUCTORITASEssayist Pat Dougherty ’57

In 1930 our latest addition to the Wall ofFame, Kenneth Davis, writing for the

MHS Monitor, won the nation-wide Quilland Scroll Extemporaneous Editorial Award.The contestants were given just 45 minutesto produce their submission. His subject wasFootball. Two editorials were selected fromeachparticipatingschool.Themanyofferingswerethenreviewedbythenationaljournalismscholastic society, and foreshadowing adistinguishedwritingcareer,KenDavis’swasselectedasthebestofall. Theeditorialwasjust239wordslongbutitisinterestingtonotethathecleverlyframeditintwoquestions.Theopeningquestionwas,“Whyisfootballsotremendouslypopular?” At thecloseof thearticleheended itwith another question that made the point ofhisthesiswithoutactuallystatingit.“Butifa

mancan,foronecrowdedhour,knowthegloryoffightingagainstodds,feeltheteamspiritofcooperation,knowtheconfidencewhichcomesfromdoing,doesnotthegamedohimgood?” This knowing use of the author’sauctoritas(authority)—thepowerofanauthortodictatethefactsofhisstoryorconclusionofanargumentsimplybecauseheistheauthor—byahighschoolyouthisremarkabletosaytheleast. This is a potent device used by highlysuccessful and sophisticated legal writers,politicians, and editorialists. For example, byjust asking the question, “What can possiblybe wrong guaranteeing everyone a minimalstandard of living, including a home of theirown?”anauthorshiftstheburdenofpresentingargumentsinfavorofthepropositionontothesurprisedreaders.Intheformofthisuninvitedburden, they are thus challenged to beginmarshaling complicated facts and argumentsagainsttheauthor’soriginalconclusion. Reflecting Wellington, who claimedthat “the battle of Waterloo was won on theplayingfieldsofEaton,”Davisstatedinthebodyof his prize-winning editorial, “That footballspirit is what took the 35th Division throughtheArgonne. Thesamespirithas imbuedallmen who became great through overcomingdifficulties.”Thosewhohaveplayedthegameknow that the spirit of thegame is to a large

extent dependent on the “discipline of thecamp”andthemysteryofleadership. Leadership is the rarest of all humanqualities, much sought after, much testedfor, much trained for, yet it remains almostimpossible to detect beforehand—probablybecausenooneknowsforsurewhatitis.Whilehard work and discipline are necessary forsuccess,theyarenotthesameasleadership.Theycan’tfullysubstituteforit.TheRomans,inventorsof“decimation”(thediscipliningofcowardly troopsbyhaving themcountoffbytenandthenrequiringtheninetokillthetenthman with their bare hands) couldn’t defeatHannibalfornearly17yearswhileheroamedaroundItalyatwill,untilbytrialanderrortheyfoundScipioAfrcanuswhodiditinonegreatbattle. Confusingthematterevenmore,somelacking in thatqualityhavedonemuchwhilerelyingonfearorfavoralone,buttheyleaveamixedbagofresults,justaboutasmanybadasgood.

A hundred thousand people crowded a huge stadium. Bands play and the mass of humanity claps in time with the music. Then there is a deafening roar as men in football suits trot out onto the field. Football, the greatest box-office attraction in the world! Why is football so tremendously popular? It is because deep down within us there is a love for a good fight which has not been crushed by centuries of civilization. Those twenty-two men out there on the field stage for us a miniature war and there is something thrilling in it for most of us. And those twenty-two men out there enjoy it most of all. That football spirit is what took the 35th Division through the Argonne. The same spirit has imbued all men who have become great through overcoming difficulties. The twenty-two men on the football field fight every minute of the time. They give every ounce of their strength to the game. And the game trains those men to give everything they have to game of life. Self-confidence, courage, friendship, these are bred in the great college game. Often they are not carried through life. Often they are stripped from the player with his jersey. But if a man can, for one crowded hour, know the glory of fighting against odds, feel the team spirit of cooperation, know the confidence which comes from doing, does not the game do him good? —Kenneth Davis

WORLD’SGREATESTBOXOFFICEATTRACTION

FromTheManhattanMentorOct1929

war does not bury its errors or bad fortune.Conditions of the field, weather, and rulesapplyequally tobothsidesofacontest.Bothwell-disciplined teams have talented coachesequally schooled in the techniques, strategiesand theoriesofplay,but thewin-loss recordscarefully recordedover timedemonstrate thatsomecoaches—alasonlyaveryfew—domakeamarvelousdifference.BillSnyderofKansasState and Ara Parseghian at Northwesterncometomindasexamples.Theybothbroughthistorically terrible teams to success andprominence almost as fast as it took them tounpack their suitcases. The only things thatchangedweretheteams’leaders,thecoaches.Iwonderiftheyknowtheyhavethegift.Iftheydo,Idoubtthey’dbeabletotellyouwhatitis. Now, that would be an interestingsubject to pursue. So, is the football field abetter place than the battlefield or a politicalcampaign tofindadisplayof true leadership,just as Ken Davis suggested in his prize-winningeditorial?

1929-30players, unnamed

League Co-Champions,

Coach Clarence Little

1928-29 MHS Football team,

“Blue & White”

Davis seems tohave been drawn to thesubject, writing two verysuccessful biographiesaboutGeneralEisenhower,twoabouttheLoneEagle,Charles Lindbergh, twoon Adlai Stevenson, andfive volumes on FranklinRoosevelt. Shouldhehaverevisitedthesubjectoffootball? Football unlike

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Whenthearchitects,GouldEvans,surveyedthestudentsandteachersinthe50-year-oldMHSWestbuilding—

with its several additions over those years—it probablycame as no surprise that the overwhelmingly favorite spotin schoolwas theCommons. MHS isunique,GouldEvanssaid,forhavingsuchagatheringspotandtheirplansforthenew construction will build upon and around this concept. Groups of teachers, parents and communitymembers met throughout the design preparation to giveadvice, ask questions and discuss priorities, aestheticsand tradition as the architects and planners worked withschool administrators to juggle space, needs and money.Some classroom designations are incomplete and manyspecificsawaitdecisions,butafloorplan ispresentedhere.

Drawing of proposed MHS West Campus outside from the front. Two new multistory construction areas are on the far right in the darker shades, on the northeast of the site. Extensive renovation will be given to other areas, including the center area containing the entrance to the school and the Commons. No part of the old building will remain untouched. The Board approved the schematic design presented by architects GouldEvans.

The original school, built in 1957, held a student body ofgrades10–12witharound400students.TheoldManhattanSeniorHighSchool building at 10th and Poyntz became an enlarged ManhattanJuniorHighSchoolofgrades7–9.AlumsgraduatingfromManhattanSeniorHighSchoolbetween1958and1962knewaschoolwithgeneralclassrooms inAandBhallson thesouthsideof thebuildingandnocourtyardonthisside.Chall,bytheoffices,wasdevotedtobusinesscourses which included typing and shorthand, while D and E halls

onthenorthendwereformathandscience. ShopcourseswereinFhallandincludedtheprintshopwhereThe Manhattan Mentorandallotherschoolbulletins,programsetc.wereprinted.Theauditoriumheldthe entire school.Themusic department fit into the rooms behind it. Inonlyfiveyears,MHSneeded thefirstof its twoadditions.G hall was added in 1963 between the original C and E halls,enlarging the science wing and adding a new interior hallway. By1979,thebuildingwasburstingattheseamsagain.Anew

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Journalism/BusinessMain Floor diagram as approved for theMHS West Campus

The “heart” of the MHS West Campus will still be the Commons.

The Commons will be visually broadened and lightened with the glass walls of the library and cafeteria. The library will open up to one the MHS courtyards allowing students to use both inside and outside space. The cafeteria will move to the location that is currently D hall and it will also open to one of the MHS courtyards so students will be able to dine inside or outside.

ENTRANCETOMHS•

Cemeterywallbehindservicedriveonthenorth

of Manhattan Highpage7TheAlumniMentorVol.5No.1

cont. from page 6 by Janet (Krider) Duncan ’58

TheMHSBigBlueMarchingBandprogram,avitalandimportantpart of the total high school band experience, represents a

large,colorful,visible,andhighlydisciplinedsegmentof themusicprogram and is viewed by more community people than any otherinstrumental ensemble. Marching Band performances includeconcerts, parades, sporting events, festivals, and other MHS andcommunityevents.ParticipationintheMHSMarchingBandallowsstudents to become effective school and community contributors.Marching Band members at Manhattan High School display atremendousamountofprideandrespectfortheHighSchoolandtheorganizationtheyrepresent.TheoldMHSBanduniformswereusedfor17yearsandwereguaranteedforeight.Theywerealsodrycleanonlyuniforms that cost approximately$1,500.00annually to clean.Thenewuniforms,guaranteed for10years, aremachinewashable.If you would like to contribute to the MHS Band Uniform Fund,pleasecontactJoelA.Gittle,theMHSDirectorofBandsbyphone,785-587-2100;orfax,785-587-2132;orP.O.Box1429,Manhattan,KS 66505; or 2100 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS, 66502. Theemail is joelg@manhattan.k12.ks.us. Donations are tax-deductible.

MHSBigBlueBandbuysnewuniforms

wing of classrooms was added to the southofA hall, which added an additional outsidecourtyard. The outside courtyard in front ofthe gym entrance was enclosed to becomethe Commons. Construction in front greatlychanged the entrance and added the secondfloorhallwitha largenew library, aswell asnew photography and art rooms. Additionalbandroomswereaddedalongthesouthsideoftheauditorium.Asecondgymwasbuiltnorthof theoriginalgymandthelockerroomsandweightroomswereenlarged.Airconditioningand carpeting was added! Alums from thisperiodmay remembergoing to schoolduringconstruction, when classes competed withgas-powered“mudbuggies”haulingconcrete. According to former Principal Dr.James Rezac, to keep the floor plan frombecominganincomprehensiblemazetovisitors,several of the hall blocks were renamed: thenew hall of classrooms on the south becameA Hall, old A Hall became B Hall, the newsecondfloorblockbecameCHall,leavingtheother hall blocks to keep their designations.Thecafeteriaandtheshopswerealsoenlarged. MHSmoved the9thgradeup to theSunsetbuildingandallfouryearswereunderthesameroof.WebecamesimplyManhattanHighSchool.The9th/10th&PoyntzbuildingbecameManhattanMiddleSchool,grades7–8. Othersmallbitshavebeenaddedtotheschoolduringtheyears,suchasafree-standinggreenhouseonthenorthandthefitnesscenternear the gyms. These non-attached roomswill be repurposed for non-daily classroom

worktocomplywiththenewsecuritysystem. ForMHSAlumniwholookfor‘their’school when they visit the “new MHS”, itwill be in there. This new construction isbuilding on the strengths of the Commonsand the courtyards and the naturally goodsite up on the hill.And those carry the spiritof all the Indianswhohavegonebefore. Socontrary to a recent banner headline on thefront of The Mentor which read, “Not yourgrandpa’shighschool,”ourMHSwillstillbe

under therefurbishments thatarecoming.And the view from the second floor ofthenewSciencewingshouldbefantastic.

Above: floor plan of new upper level MHS West. All drawings from USD 383 Web site.

Above: floor plan of new lower level MHS West Campus.

At upper right (NE side of building) classrooms and labs complete the new science wing.General classrooms will occupy the rest of the second floor.

The lower level below will be new art department space and for additional administrative use.

ScienceLabs&Classrooms

Classrooms

Administrativeuse

Art,ceramics,3D,photography

site and Name or business name sewn into two band uniform jackets. A Certificate of Appreciation.

Band Director Level ($1000 up).

Name or business name listed on band programs & Web site. Your name or business name sewn into three band uniform jackets. Your name or business name listed on the back of the band trailer. Certificate of Appreciation.

Raingear is also on the list to buy!

Adopt a Band Uniform Sponsorship Levels:

Band Student Level ($25–$299).

Name or business name listed on band programs & Web site.

Section Leader Level ($300–$599).

Name or business name listed on band programs & Web site and name or business name sewn into a band uniform jacket. Certificate of Appreciation.

Drum Major Level ($600–$999).

Name or business name listed on band programs & Web

Glovedetail

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Coming Attractions

MHSAAAlumniPotLuckPicnicandMHSAAAnnualMembership

Meeting—oneevening,twoevents! •FridayAug13th •5:30-8:00p.m. •Manhattan’snewlyrefurbishedandair-conditionedCityParkPavilion. Hotdogs,hamburgers,anddrinkswillbefurnished;youbringasidedishordessert.ThereisarentalfeesoMHSAAwillhaveadonationboxtheretodefrayexpenses. WeplanthistobeagreatAllSchoolPicnicReunion,withMHSalumsfromallyearsandsometeacherstoreallystirthememories.WiththebigchangescomingtoMHS,therewillbealottotalkabout.AllMHSalumsareencouragedtocomeandjoinMHSAA.ThebusinessmeetingwillincludeashortintrototheworkofthecommittieeswithintheAssociation.Comejointhegroup!

MHSAAisasupporterofthe3rdAnnualMHSFootballAlumniGolfTournament

whichissetforFridayAug.6thattheStaggHillGolfCourse.MoneyraisedforthiseventisfortheMHSFootballprogram.Therewillbeashotgunstartat9a.m.forfour-personteams,scrambleformat.Thelocationforthedinnerafterwardshasnotyetbeendecided.CallKeithEyestone,LewLaneorJeffGranthamfordetails.

MHSAAfootballTailgate—yes,wewillhaveanotherone!Watchforthedate

onourwebsiteorinthelocalpress.Freehotdogs,cookies,anddrinksforMHSAAmembers.AnyonewhohasanMHSAAmembershipcardcangetinfreeforthegameatthesouthentranceofBishopStadium.(Ifyoucan’tfindyourcard,we’llhaveamembershiplist.)MHSAlumscanjointhen!

MHSAA Events

ReunionsClass of 1960 50th reunion September 24 & 25, 2010.

Class of 1965 45th reunion July 9 & 10, 2010.

Class of 1970 40th reunion July 2 - 4, 2010. Details: www.mhs70.org

Class of 1975 35th reunion July 31, 2010. For more information, contact Kathy Marstall LeValley at: class1975mhs@yahoo.com

by Keith Eyestone ’80

The Manhattan Convention & VisitorsBureau (CVB) can help your MHS class

plan a reunion. They offer the followingservicesfreeofcharge:helpwithbookinghotelandbanquet rooms,on-sitevisits, registrationassistance,nametagsandwelcomebagswhichincludetheManhattanVisitorsGuide,ausefultoolforout-of-townclassmates.Theyalsohelpget the word out about upcoming reunions. InadditiontolistingyourspecificdatesandactivitiesontheMHSAlumniAssociationWeb site, the Manhattan CVB will put yourreunion online on their Web site—the moreplaces,thebettertoreacheveryoneinyourclass. The Manhattan CVB is located at501 PoyntzAve, Manhattan, KS 66502 withemailcvb@manhattan.organdWebsitewww.visitmanhattanks.org, Give them a call, 785-776-8829 or 1-800-759-0134, and let themhelp make your reunion planning easier!

ReunionHelpAvailable

CLASS of 1969Classes 1950, 1955 and 1959 visit the MHSAA Alumni Center, Museum and Archives during their class reuions .

Class of 1980 30th reunion July 16 &17, 2010. Contact: Alice Everett at alice@absolutelyalice.com or 612-220-8318.

Class of 1983 27 year reunion Saturday, July 31st, 2010. For more info, contact Mark Kahler at:mfkahler@gmail.com

CLASS of 1969

CLASS of 1950

CLASS of 1955

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USD 383 FoundationHighschoolisaninterestingtimeinyour

life.Forsomestudents,itisatimewhereacademicsbecomeapriorityinpreparationforapplyingtocollege.Forothers,highschoolis the endof their academic achievements,as they move on to the work world. Butfor almost everyone, high school is thebeginningofajourneyofself-discovery,forfiguringoutwhoyouare.Sometakelongerthan others on that path of self-discovery,but the journey starts in high school. When I heard that Roger Brannanwas retiring from teaching debate andforensicsatManhattanHighSchool,Italkedto some of his former students, and we allwantedtocomeupwithawayofexpressingourgratitudeandappreciationforallthatMr.Brannanhaddoneforus.BothMr.andMrs.Brannandevotedcountlesshoursbothinandout of the classroom to their squads. Theylistened to us after school, practicing ourspeeches.Theydrovehoursthroughthestate,shuttlingustotournamentaftertournament.They guided us onto the path of becomingresponsiblemembersofsocietybyinstillingasenseofhardworkandadesireforperfection. Debate and forensics were morethan in-classroom activities for us. For themembersofthedebateandforensicssquads,the obvious advantages of participating indebateandforensicswereclear. Astudenthoned his or her speaking and analyticalskills (often to the dismay of the parents)and put those skills to the test by pittingthemagainstotherstudentsinthestate.Butthere were also advantages that were lessobviousandoftennotdiscernibleuntilwellafter a student graduated from high school.The confidence gained by being able tospeak comfortably in front of dozens ofpeoplecarriesthroughlife.Andwhiletalentis helpful in breeding a successful debateor forensics participant, practice and hardworkareevenmoreimportant.Theobviouscorrelation between hard work and successwasanimportantlifelessonlearnedearlyasaresultofparticipatingindebateorforensics. Andthroughoutallof theangst, thehardwork,andthepainfullearningprocess,Mr.Brannanstoodasacalm(ifnotalwayssoothing) presence. He always seemed toknow when to push and when to leave usalone,when tocriticizeandwhen topraise.Hedemandedourbestefforts,andallofuswho were taught by him learned that whilewinningandyourbesteffortwasthepinnacleof success, losing with your best effortwas nothing to be ashamed of —althoughclearly we had to try harder next time! Soit seemed to us, his former students, thatthe best way to express our appreciation

for everything Mr. Brannan had done for uswas to establish a scholarship in his name torecognizeand rewardapursuitofexcellence. Thescholarshiphasbeeninplacesince1998.ThefirstrecipientwasAmanGillandthe2009awardwenttoAudreyBallard.Originally,the teacher selected the winner; later, theFoundation scholarship committee chose therecipient from among several names. TheFoundationishappytoworkwithscholarshipfounders and teachers for the best result.Mr. Brannan has always been kind enoughto forward a summary of each recipient’saccomplishments to me every year. I amalwaysinawewhenIreadthesesummaries,as each recipient’s achievements seem moreimpressive than the last. And while wecan never find the words to express to Mr.Brannanallthatweowehim,wehopethatthescholarshipestablishedinhisnamewillgivehimsomesenseofalltheinfluencehehashadonhisformerstudents,andallthethanksthathedeservesforhisyearsofdedicationandservice. Anyone can contribute to the RogerBrannanScholarshipFundbysendingacheckto: The Manhattan-Ogden Public SchoolsFoundation, PO Box 191, Manhattan, KS66505-0191. If you would like to establisha scholarship to honor someone special, JimMorrison, 785-776-9209 or anyone from theFoundation, will be happy to talk with you.

MHS Principal Terry McCarty wasrecently selected as the Kansas Music

Educator’sAssociation North Central DistrictAdministrator of the Year. This annualaward recognizes those administrators whohave demonstrated continuing leadership indeveloping, improving, and supporting musiceducation within a wider commitment to artseducation.CongratulationstoTerryMcCarty!

MHSfootballcoachJoeSchartzwasnamedtheCentennialLeagueCoachoftheYear.

CoachSchartzjustcompletedhisfirstyearastheIndian’sheadfootballcoach.Heendedtheseasonwitharecordof10-1.CongratulationstoCoachJoeSchartz!

by May Liang ’81HowtoSayThankYou

ArtFair2010

The USD 383 Foundation held its secondannualart fair,EarlyExpressions, inmid

February.DistrictK-12studentssubmitted1,265pieces this year, nearly doubling last year’sparticipation.Theseentries,whichincludedalltypesofmediaandthreedimensionalart,werejudgedbyapanelofartistsandart educatorswho selected around 100 for viewing andfurtherjudgingattheBeachMuseumatKansasStateUniversity.AnopenhousewasheldonFeb.13withthemainfund-raisingevent,TheGala,heldonFeb.14th.TheproceedswillbeusedbytheFoundationtosupportitscontinuingactivitiesandspecialartprojects.

Donationhonorsteacher

The Foundation has received $5,000 froma donor who has chosen to honor math

teacherSteveShanerwithhisgift.Thedonorwishes to remain anonymous but to provideShaner and other USD 383 math educatorswiththismoneyforlong-termsupporttofundnew equipment/software and classroom aids. If you would like to contribute to afundliketheSteveShanerMathFund—oroneof themanyother fundswithin theUSD383Foundationorstartanewfundofyourown—please call Jim Morrison at 785-776-9209.

MHS in the news

nominationmaterialsareshredded. Individualscanbenominatedmorethanonce,buttheinformationmustbere-submittedeachyearpriortotheAugust1deadline. The formal induction ceremony torecognize the inductees is held during thewintertime, usually at oneof theMHShomebasketball games. The date for the 2011WOF induction will be announced sometimeduring the fall 2010 semester. In addition tobeing recognized at the game, each inducteewill have a plaque mounted on the Wall ofFame at the MHS West campus. Duplicateplaquesarepresentedtotheinductees(ortheirrepresentatives). GET INVOLVED! There are many,manygraduateswho’vedone fantastic thingsupon leaving the hallowed hallways of goodol’MHS. Thenominationprocess is free. If you have a fellow classmate you think is worthy—send in the form! If you’d liketo be on the committee, contact ChairmanMikeBuchanan ’78 via email at buchanan@ci.manhattan.ks.usorphoneat785-537-3365. Remember, though, only members of the MHSAA can submit a nomination.Ifyou’renotamember,getsigneduptoday.Let’sgetbusyfillingtheWall!AndGoIndians!

WALL OF FAME: Cont. from Page 2

MHS earned Newsweek recognition forthe second straight year which puts it

in the top 5 percent of all US public schoolsratedaccordingtocriteriasetbythemagazine.MHS had a Challenge Index of 1.258 thisyear, up from 1.094 last year. “For us tomovethatmuchisincredible,”PrincipalTerryMcCarty said. The Challenge Index is thenumberofAdvancedPlacement, InternationalBaccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests takenby all students at a school divided by thenumberofgraduatingseniors.Justover1,600Public schools, or 6%, of the 27,000 ranked,had the necessary Challenge index of 1.00.MHS was one of eight schools in Kansas.

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Dr. Robert Shannon, USD 383 Manhattan-Ogden Superintendent of Schools, forms a committee each school year to catch the pulse of the community. Members represent various interest groups within and connected to the schools, the business community, KSU education, Ft. Riley, and a number of community and city groups.

Twotopicsdominatedthisyear’sdiscussions:constructionplanningandtheloomingbudgetcrunch,butthefirstbigissueinthefallwastheH1N1fluscare.Thedistrict

vaccinatedchildren(withparentalpermission)asvaccinesbecameavailableandwhileflumadeitsappearanceinallschools,itwasheldatbay. TheElementaryMathematicsCurriculumandtestingforAlgebrareadinessformiddleschoolstudentswasdiscussedastheDistrictlookedintoanewmathsystem,Questions concerned the use of worksheets brought home without accompanyingdirections,andthewideuseofcalculatorsbyelementarystudents.(NOTE:TheDistricthasdecidedtochangetotheSingaporeMathLearningProgram,U.S.EditionforK-12.) To a question about summer homework for MHS classes, a ‘yes’ wasforAP Biology, but no one at the meeting had further information. The District’sOdyssey Computer Learning Program will open to elementary students thissummer to work from home at their own level on core academic subjects. Are there safe sidewalks for more District 383 children to walk toschool? Most in the group agreed there were unsafe areas in Manhattan. Should a teacher call or email a student directly? What about student-and-teacher communications—‘friending’ on Facebook? While texting studentsto notify them of team/group practices, is handy/necessary, the group felt thereneededtobeapolicyongeneralteacherandstudentcontactsoutsideofschool-use. TheBudgetResolutionProcessoccupiedmanyhoursof theadministration,the school board, and a special committee of parents and community members.Summer school has been eliminated for this year for all but those who legallyrequire it.Thermostatswillbesetwarmer forACandcooler forheat. Schoolwillstartafewdayslaterthisyearandendearliernextspringtosavedaysofrunningthebuildingsandthebuses.(Everyschooldaywillbeafewminuteslongerasaresult.) MHSWesthasbegunconstruction.ChecktheUSD383Websitefordetails.

by Janet Duncan ‘58, MHSAA Liaison

Superintendent’sAdvisoryCommittee

Museum&ArchivesNew at theAlumni Center, home of our museum

and archives—committee chairman Don Slater’57, has shifted furniture for more spacious reuniontours. There is a lot of MHS history in the room! The photo at right shows the Blue Dragons(the name of the MHS Pep Club before the Indianwasadoptedasourmascotin1940)andisadonationfrom Golden Alum Aimison Jonnard’s photo album.The1933-1934group,bothboysandgirls,hadclassicoutfits right down to hats and megaphones for thecheerleaders. Aimison’sphotowill beondisplay intheMHSAAMuseum.Besuretovisitduringyournextreunion,orcalloremailDonSlateranytime(785-776-0244,slaterdon@hotmail.com). New books by MHS grads have been addedthroughdonations. Wewould like tocollectmoreofthe books of New Wall of Fame author Ken Davis.WecurrentlyhavehisDwightEisenhowerbiography,VolII inhisFDRbiographyseries,andRiver on the Rampage (about flooding in the Kaw River Basin).Books by any MHS graduate are very welcome!

The Blue Dragons, MHS Pep Club 1933-1934 .

Facebook and PayPal are being used by theMHSAA Membership Committee to communicate

effectively with alumni of Manhattan High Schoolto grow our MHSAA membership in the age ofelectronics. We are attempting to make it simpler,easier and quicker for MHS graduates to hear aboutand join MHSAA and be involved in our activities. We plan to reach out to our youngerManhattan High School Alumni by encouragingthem to reconnect and support the continued growthand development of our high school. With thechanges coming in the next few years, we hope toprovide a consistent news source forAlums. We willprovide information and membership applicationsfor graduating Seniors at Manhattan High School inan effort to alert them about the mission of MHSAA: •todevelopandmaintaininformationtocommunicatewithalumniandfriendsofManhattanHighSchool; •topromoteManhattanHighSchooltostudents,graduatesandfriends; •tocreateawarenessofthequalityofeducationwithinManhattanHighSchool; •toenhanceManhattanHighSchoolanditsgraduatesthroughlifelonginvolvement. Eachofourcurrentmemberscanhelpusgainnew members by encouraging any MHS Alumni youknow,regardlessofwhereyouliveortheylive,togotoourwebsite—www.mhsalumniassociation.org—to reviewourprogramsandcompleteamembershipapplication.YoucanpayfortheMHSAAmembershiponlineusingyourcreditcardoryoucanmailyourinformationtouswith your check. We need new members to continueto provide a successful, thriving alumni association. PleasehelpusgrowtheMHSAAmembership!

MembershipBy Dave Fiser ’57 with Carita (Clark) Otts ’55

Alumni Center Committee Chairman Don Slater ’57

MHSSportsRecap

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Musical PerformanceStudentsperformedthemusicalByeByeBirdieonNovember10-12and14.HomecomingStudentCouncildecidedtochangethefocusofHomecoming from adance to a “Fun” night.There was dancing included but also gamesandmultipleactivitieswithdoorprizes.SomeoftheactivitieswereWii,karaoke,RockBand,andraffle.Student Leaves For Sicily, ItalyHunterRoseleftinearlySeptembertospendayearinSicily,Italy,throughthelocalprogramsofRotaryInternational.RosewilltraveltoItalyandlivewithahostfamilyforayear.AlsointheprogramisDallasHelzerwhoisinMexicoforthecurrentsemester.POPS ChoirPOPSChoirperformedattheKansasStateFairin Hutchinson. According to choir director,Chad Pape, this is a tradition that has beenaroundforyears.National Honor SocietyAttheendofeachschoolyear,NHSmembersget together and make a list of each juniorand senior who has a 3.5 GPA, which is theminimumrequirementtojointheclub.NHSisaserviceclub,soeachmember isrequiredtodoaminimumoffourserviceprojectsandatleastoneclubfundraiserayeartogetacordatgraduation.Marching Band FestivalInOctober,theBigBlueMarchingBandtraveledtoFortHaysStateUniversitytoparticipateintheannualHighPlainsMarchingFestival.ThebandreceivedaratingofSuperior,whichisthebestscorethatcanbegiven.

MHSToday:NewsfromThe Mentor Compiled from TheMentor fall 2009 & spring 2010

by Barbara (MacFarlane) Howe ’58

Boys Cross Country: finished theseason in5thbutdidnotqualifyforstate.Girls Cross Country: finished second inleague and 2nd at regionals, then seventh atstate.Girls Golf: MHS wontheCentennialLeagueTournamentbyatiebreaker.Finishing2ndintheirregionaltournament,theydefendedtheir6Astatetitle,wheretheyplacedfifth.Girls Tennis:finished second in league teamstandingsandtookfifthplaceatstate.Volleyball: 3rdinthe6Astatetournamentwithsix players placing onAll-Centennial Leagueteams. In March, head coach Lori Martini,who had a 365-156 record at MHS, resignedformorepersonaltime.SheledtheIndianstoaStatetitlein2003.Football: MHSsharedtheCentennialLeaguetitle.Eightplayersmadeall-leagueteams.Wrestling: fourth at the Centennial Leaguemeet and fourth at the regionals where nine

OtherMHSAwardsMHS Business Professionals of AmericaThese students who placed at Stateattended their National competition in May.MHS Speech and Debate program The program placed in the top 1/2 of 1% ofNationalForensicLeaguechaptersnationwide.MHS has been recognized as one of the top100schoolsinspeechanddebateactivitiesbytheNFL,ranking39outofover300schools.TheMHSChapterearnedtheLeadingChapterin the Kansas Flint Hills district, one of only105chaptersintheU.S.toreceivethisaward.MHS Science OlympiadThe team placed 1st at the Kansas Regionalcompetition for the 10th year in a row..

Students Perform at KSU GameA newly created partnership with K-Statespurred performances by several from USD383 on Jan. 3 at Bramlage Coliseum duringhalftime at the K-State basketball game.The school district’s deal with the UniversitygavetheteachingfacultyofUSD383discountedtickets to different K-State sporting events.Dance Team CompetesThe MHS dance team performed their firstdance competition of the year at Olathe EastHighSchoolJan.23andearnedadivisiononerating.(ascoreabove90fromallthreejudges.)Theteamwasgradedoncontent&choreography,showmanship & presentation, execution &precision, and technique. The competitionteamismadeupofeightgirlsfromMHSandalsoincludestwosoloists;juniorsHaleyWinterand Michelle Hafer who competed againstother soloists from other schools on Jan. 22.Students to Study AbroadSenior Mollie Bieber and junior RaychelGadson will be studying abroad next year.BieberhasdecidedtogotoBelgiumasafifthyearsenior.WhileinBelgium,Bieberwillhavemultiplehostfamilies.“ItwillgiveadifferentperspectiveincultureandI’llgettoexperiencedifferentsocialaspectsofthecountry,”shesaid.Gadson said that she chose Sweden becauseshe is half Swedish and has family fromLindsborg, Kansas. Gadson has decided touse Rosetta Stone to help with the languageand once she gets to Sweden, she will haveto spend two weeks at a language camp.Parking changes To combat construction congestion, currentfreshmen will not be allowed to park on

campus. Principal Terry McCarty said thedecision was made collectively by assistantprincipals and architects. Thes sophomoreswill still be able to have open lunch andwill only be affected during the construction.Actor/wrier/director in residenceRichard Broadhurst, a 1964 graduate ofMHS, worked with students interested inacting, directing and playwriting. “They’lllearn what to expect from professionaldirectorsandproducersandhewillbeanotherprofessional resource. Drama teacher LindaUthoff invitedBroadhurst to be a guest artistThis was Broadhurst’s second visit to MHS.54th Annual Variety ShowThethemethisyearwas“SlumberParty”.Banddirector JoelGittle andothermusicdirectors are in charge of the show, andauditionedtheacts..“Welookforvariety,asinthepast...andthisyearwasexcellent,”accordingtoGittle.Greenhouse classThisclasspreparesallspringtosellavarietyofplantsandflowersforMothersDay.Themoneymadeisusedforclasssupplies.

teammembers qualified for State, The teamwas18thin6AStateCompetition.Boys Soccer: advancedtothesubstatesecondroundbutlostinthesemifinals.Girls Basketball: MHS won the CentennialLeague title and recorded two substate winsfora14-4,10-1record.Boys Basketball: ended their regular season10-10and7-6intheCentennialLeague.Theywontheirsubstategamesbutlostatstate.Boys Swimming: second in the CentennialLeaguemeetandtheteamearnedonemedalattheClass6Astateswimmeet.Girls Swimming: second in the CentennialLeague meet and 11th at the Class 6A statemeet.Girls Bowling: tied for league second place.JordanJacksonbowledschoolrecord-breakingscore over 600..The team aualified for state,wheretheycamein9th.Boys Bowling: finishingfifth,theteamdidnotgoontostatethisyear.Boys Golf: fourth in the Centennial Leaguetournament and 8th at the Class 6A statetournament:

Girls Soccer: MHSwontheCentennialLeaguetitle with a 10-0 record.The Indians lost 3-2to Maize in the Class 6A state quarterfinals,ending the seasonwitha15-4overall record.BoysTrack/Field: MHSwontheleagueteamtracktitle.Theboystook2ndatstate,GirlsTrack/Field:MHSgirlswontheleaguetracktitleandtook8thatstateBoys Tennis: tied for third at the CentennialLeaguemeet and qualified one doubles teamand two singlesplayers to theClass6A statetournament.Baseball: second in Centennial League witha 19-3 record. The No. 3 seed, they lostin the first round at the state tournament.Softball: teamendedwitha10-10seasonanda5thplaceleaguestanding

Compiledfrom Manhattan MercuryandKMANwebsites

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thenewHonoreeswillbeinductedinJanuary2010.Thecommitteeincludes:MikeBuchanan,KeithEyestone,DonSlater,NedSeaton,MikeSimmons’74andBrendaSimmons’75.AfteraquestionfromJim Morrison, Mike informed us that the maximum numbers ofinductees is four. Thenumbercanbezero to four,andsomeyearstherecouldbenoinductees. ReportofReunionCommittee:DeanTaylorsaidheishavingfunworkingwith the reunioncommittees. In theyearof2009,10reunionsof12possiblewereheld.MostoftheclassesvisittheAlumniCenterandArchivesatEastCampus.ThesetoursarehostedbyDonSlater.JanetDuncanhelpsbyrecordingtheoccasionforThe Alumni MentorandtheMHSAAWebsite.Thecommitteeislookingforwardtoassistingtheclasseshavingreunionsin2010. ReportofMHSAAMuseum&ArchivesCenterCommittee:Don Slater reported that many reunion attendees have visited theMuseumlocatedattheEastCampus.HeisusuallyattheMuseumonFridayafternoonsfrom1-3p.m.duringschoolandishappytoopenthecenterwheneveranyonewantstovisit.

TheannualmeetingwasopenedbyPresidentDaveFiser.Hewelcomedthemembersandthankedthemforbeingloyalmembers.

Jim Morrison, president of the Manhattan-Ogden SchoolFoundation, told the members about the Foundation. The Foundationsupports the Yes Fund Activities, Student Recognition and TeacherRecognition. Dr..Seymour,AssociateSchoolSuperintendent,talkedaboutthebuildingprojectsforUSD383.PhaseIwillstartwithOgdenElementaryandAmandaArnoldElementarySchools.Thelargestelementaryschoolproject will be at Lee School, changing the size from a middle sizedschooltoalargeschool.Allelementaryschoolswillhaveadditionsandrenovations; renovations are also included for the two middle schools.ManhattanHighSchoolwillbeamassiveproject,thelargestinthebondissue,thatwilltakeaboutayearintheplanningstage.Dr.Seymoursaidthatitistooearlytoknowiflandacquisitionswilltakeplace.*Aftertheschool projects arefinished a redistrictingwill take place inUSD383.Thiswouldprobablyhappeninthefallof2011. Charles Hostetler ’56, Chairman of the Nominating Committee(whichalsoincludedDianeGaede’65andJanetDuncan)presentedtheslateofofficersforthenexttwoyears:President DaveFiser’57VicePresident CaritaOtts’55Secretary SallyLansdowne’65Treasurer BrendaHoefler’77CommunicationsOfficer JanetDuncan’58EventsOfficer KeithEyestone’80Directors: DonSlater’57,NedSeaton’88,PetePaukstellis’88,MikeBuchanan’78,MarleneGlasscock’65,andCamFeltner’71 There being no nominations from the floor, JimMorrison ’64movedtoapprovethefollowingslateofofficers.Themotioncarriedonavoicevote. Committeechairmen,appointedbythePresident,are:Events—Keith Eyestone ’80, Publicity—Mike Motley ’74, Reunion—Dean Taylor ’52 & Cam Feltner ’71, Alumni Center (Museum &Archives)—DonSlater’57 Minutesoflastyear’sannualmeetingwerereadandapproved. TheTreasurerReportwasgiven:Asof9/14/09 Assets: $14317.78 Totalinflow:$3237.92 Totaloutflow:$2990.08ReportoftheEventsCommittee:KeithEyestonereportedtheMHStailgateandtheWallofFamewerebothgoodevents.TheAugustpicnicheldattheKeatsParkhadabout35peopleattend.Keithsaidthatnextyear’spicnicmightbeheldatthenewWefaldPavilioninCityPark.The2009MHStailgatewithbeonOctober16,from5:00p.m.to7:00p.m..TheWallofFamewillbeinJanuary2010. ReportofCommunicationsOfficer: JanetDuncanreportedthatshewould like submissionof articles for theMHSAAMentor. All theoldissuesmaybeviewedonthewebsite. Thenewwebmaster isMikeDuncan’62. ReportofPublicityCommittee:MikeMotleyreportedthatheisworkingongettingthenewsoutaboutupcomingevents.Hewillusethenewspaperandtheradio. ReportofWallofFameCommittee:MikeBuchananreportedthat

2009AnnualMeeting

ManhattanHighSchoolAlumniAssociation

September14,2009

Old Business: Member CarlNelson ’46 came to the meeting tomention good news and bad news. Helikes The Alumni Mentor. He wasunhappywiththeWallofFameselectionsfor 2009. He was disappointed thatDr. John Weigel was not chosen. MikeBuchanan responded that Nelson couldresubmit the application for next year’sconsideration. Another member askedif theWallofFameCommitteenotifiedmembers when their nominations weredetermined not to be qualified. Theanswerwas, “No,”members have only been notifiedwhether theirnominationswerechosenfortheWallofFameornot. NewBusiness:Therebeingnone,thenominatingcommitteewas thanked for theirwork on the slate of officers. JimMorrisonmovedtoadjourn. Respectfullysubmitted,SallyLansdowne,Secretary* The district has since bought four houses near the school.

Carl Nelson ’46 during question time

MHSAA President David Fiser ’57 opens the meeting with Sec. Sally Lansdowne’65, VP Carita Otts ’55 and Treas. Brenda Hoefler ’77

Dr. Robert Seymour, Associate Superintendent of USD 383, speaks to MHSAA membership