Berkeley High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Berkeley, MO)

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Many ot our teachers come to Berkeley from surrounding states. Mr. Kenneth Crabtree, tor instance, is a native Oklahoman. He came to Berkeley tour years ago after receiving his B.S. in Education at Northeastern State College in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Mr. Crabtree teaches bookkeeping, typing, and secretarial practice. He also assists the annual staff as their business consultant. Being a member of the National Business Teachers Association and teaching night class- es at McCluer Sr. High keep Mr. Crabtree busy, but he always finds time to enjoy his favorite pastime of listening to stereo records. During the past summer, Mr. Crabtree spent much time at Missouri University where he be- gan working toward a Master's degree and plans to spend this coming summer at the Uni- versity in Columbia. . . . The Backbone of Industry John Hackney, Gary O'Day Francis Burns and Janet Paule complete bookkeeping problems using office machines as an aid. if

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Mrs. Louise Blake, business education teacher, is in her thir- teenth year ot teaching, the past six being at Berkeley, She is a graduate ot Southeast Missouri State College and is pres- ently working toward a Master's degree at Southern Illinois University, which she hopes to complete this summer. Teaching clerical practice, shorthand, and typing, Mrs. Blake also serves as copy adviser to the annual stalt. Mrs. Blake is also an active member of Pi Omega Pi, national honorary business education fraternity, and serves on the pro- gram committee tor this organization. Music is her favorite pastime and she especially enjoys playing the piano. Mrs. Blake discusses details of an assignment with her typing cl-ass. A view of Mrs. Linn's sixth hour typing class. Mrs l-'nn mflflfs the TYPWQ Cl0SS9S Mrs. Emma June Linn, a graduate of Southern Illinois University, has been teach- ing school tor twelve years, seven ot these being at Berkeley. Dropping out of teaching the past few years, Mrs. Linn returned to Berkeley This year teaching on a halt-day basis. Her classes include typing and health. Mrs. Linn has also taught shorthand in Berkeley's new Adult Education Program. She will begin work towards a Master's degree at S.I.U. this summer. In her spare time, Mrs. Linn enjoys crocheting and going to basketball games. This past summer she traveled to California via Route 66, returning to Missouri by Route 40. 56

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Miss Geisendorfer explains how to use the card catalogue properly in the li- brary, so that the materials being sought can be easily located. Berkeley's librarian, Miss Grace Geisendorfer, has been teaching school for thirty-five years. Before coming to Berkeley, she taught in Montgomery City, Missouri. She obtained both her B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Missouri. Miss Geisendorfer was a librarian at Denver University in the summer of l958. Miss Geisendorfer belongs to a number of librarian associations. She is a member of the executive committee of the P.T.A. and is treasurer of the Berkeley Employee's Credit Union. She belongs to the American Library Association and the Missouri Library Association. Among her main interests are reading and trav- eling. One of the highlights of her summer vaca- tion last year was a tour to the World's Fair in Seattle. She is looking forward to moving into the new building next Fall where new library facilities are presently being constructed. An Aid to Study Library assistant, Toni Becker- ing, aids Audrey Lutes in the choice of a book. i