Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Page 15 The Spirit Annual MISS COOK. Leominster, Massachusetts Teachers Collej e. New York City ; Second year here—Home Economics. • Skilled mistress of her art. MISS RAYBURN, Grinnell, Iowa Grinnell 1917. A. B. Degree; First year here—Mathematics and History: Advisor to Y. W. C. A. : Coach for debating team, To teach the young idea how to shoot. MISS HARPER. Ames. Iowa Iowa State College 1918. B, S. Degree: First ye.ii- here—Science, Her voice is ever soft, gentle, and low —An excellent thing in Wf)man.’’ MISS FRANKE, Cedar Falls, Iowa State University of Iowa 1910. A. B. Degree: First year here—English. A daughter of the gods, divinely fair, and most divinely tall. MISS NIEBS, Ames, Iowa Iowa State College 1915, B. S. Degree; Second year here—Mathematics: Junior advisor, “Not quantity, but quality. We would nf t have her otherwise. MISS THORNBURG. Ames. Iowa Des Moines College 1912, Ph. B. Degree; Fourth year here—Science; Senior advisor. Her merry ways have won our he.arts. MISS FISHER, Springfield. Illinois Columbia Technical College, B. S. Degree ; Fifth year here—Home Economics. A genial di.sposition brings to its owner many friends.

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Page 14 The Spirit Annual -y MISS BOYD, Grand River, Iowa Kansas State Teacher’s College: Emporia Collejje. 1903; Boyles’ Business College, Omaha; lu- Twelfth year here—Commercial. “Yet in herself she dwelleth not Nor simplest duty is forgot.” MISS JUNE MILLER. Mediapolis, Iowa Parsons College 1915, A. B. Degree; Second vear here—French; Senior advisor; advisor to Y. W. C. A. “She’s beautiful ; therefore to be wooed She is a woman ; therefore to be won.” MISS CURTIS, Wheatland, Iowa Iowa State Teacher’s College, one year; Brown’s Business College; Fifth year here—Com¬ mercial; Junior advisor; General Treasurer of High School. “How statue like I see thee stand.” MR. THOMPSON, Ames. Iowa Drake University ; Fourth year here—Physical Training. “Of soul sincere. In action faithful, and in honor clear.” MISS COSKERY. Des Moines, Iowa Drake University 1911, A. B. Degree; University of Chicago 1913, A. M. Degree; Fourth year here—English; Advisor to Editorial Staff of the Spirit; Sophomore advisor. “Make the doors upon a woman’s wit, and it will out at the casement; shut th.at, and ’twill out at the key hole ; stop that—’twill fly with the smoke out at the chimney.” MISS FICKEL, Des Moines, Iowa Simpson College, 1006, A. B. Degree; Fourth year here—English; Coach for Declamatory Contest. “First in the council hall to steer the state. And ever foremost in a tongue debate.” MR. POLLARD. Montezuma, Iowa V ' olce, Piano, Harmony—Des Moines Musical College; Organ—Drake University Summer term, American Con.servatory of Mu.sic, Chicago; Graduate Public School Music N. E M C Bake Forrest. Ill., 1016; Fifth year here—Music; Director of chorus and orchstra. . “Of all the arts, great music is the art. To raise the soul abov ' e all earthly storms.”

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Page 16 The Spirit Annual MISS BLAZER, Chicago, Illinois University of Chicago. B. S. Degree; First year here—Home Economics. “May one like her he ever numbered among my friends” MISS CORA B. MILLER, Chicago, Ill. Beloit. Wisconsin. B. S. Degree ; Third year here—Home Economics. “The kindest manners, and the gentlest voice.” MISS McWilliams, Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska Wesleyan 191fi, A. B. Degree; First year here—Civics; Chairman assembly program committee; Freshman advisor. “I have no other but a woman’s reason. I think him so because 1 think him so.” MR. SINGER, Ames, Iowa Two years Iowa State College; Third year here—Manual Training. “The heart to conceive, the understanding to direct, and the hand to execute.” MISS MERCER, Dallas. Iowa Simpson College 1911. A. B. Degree ; First year here—Latin. “I hold my duty as I hold my soul.” MISS KOCH. Fullerton, Nebraska Nebraska University Advisor. 1918, A. B. Degree; First year here—Physical “One greeted her with pleasure rare. And left her with regret.” Director; Freshman MISS BALL, Stuart, University of Chicago two Forensic Club .advisor. years; Iowa City 1910, A. “I can’t be silent; I must Iowa B. Degree; First year here—History ; speak.”