Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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CARL L. HOLMAN, engineering drawing in- structor, obtained his B. S. degree from the Kan- sas State Teachers College at Pittsburg, Kansas. Teaching has been his profession for the past twenty-two years. Before coming to Arkansas City, he taught school at Great Bend, Wellington, and ElDorado. He has taught here for eleven years. When a boy, his ambition was to become a rail- road engineer, but that goal was never reached. Raising livestock for financial return is his hobby. When his teaching days are over, l.c hopes to be able to retire on an ideal farm in the Arkan- sas Ozarks. MISS EDITH J. DAVIS, physical education teacher, is a graduate of the Arkansas City High School and the State Teachers College at Emporia, where she obtained an A. B. degree. She has done advanced work at the University of Wisconsin also. Miss Davis' earliest ambition was to become a singer. She satisfied her ambition by taking part in oratorios and operas in college. She has always been interested in athletics. She was a member of the first girls' basketball team in Arkansas City and was on the basketball and tennis teams in college. During the World War she prepared to go to France, and took work at the Chicago National School of Physical Education in Reconstruction Aid for maimed soldiers. AMOS L. CURRY, director of athletics, re- ceived his A. B. degree froni the College of Em- poria. He attended summer school sessions at Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia, and the University of Kansas at Lawrence. He majored in history and chemistry. He was a pupil of Gwinn Henry and Knute Rockne in athletics. His home is in Arkansas City, where he has taught for the past thirteen years. Having no hobby, he naturally thinks they are somewhat foolish. His early ambition to become a chemist has never been realized. MISS ESTHER DLNTON, teacher of foods, clothing, and design, received a B. S. degree from Oklahoma A. and M. College at Stillwater, and an A. M. degree from Columbia University in New York City. She is interested in athletics, particularly ten- nis, basketball, and golf. Her hobbies are collect- ing recipes and poems, and reading good books. Collecting recipes and cookbooks is only natural for Miss Denton, because she has always liked to cook. She also likes to sit in a car on Saturday and watch the crowd, and she enjoys walking in the rain. PAGE 8 Her earliest ambition, to teach art, has been re- alized in part. Miss Denton had ambitions to be an interior deco1'ator, and she enrolled in this depart- ment in her first summer in Columbia University. Her home is in Newkirk. CARL M. HELGESON, accounting teacher, graduated from Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia in 1924. He has a B. S. degree, with a major in business administration from that school. He has done summer school work in both Kansas and Colorado Universities. His early home was in Galva, near McPherson. Both his parents immigrated to America, his fath- er coming from Sweden and his mother from Norway. One of his early ambitions was to be- come a banker. Now he says he would like to study corporation law. Upon discharge from the army in 1919, Mr. Hel- geson entered high school at the age of 23. He finished his four years of high school and four years of college in five years, receiving his degree in 1924. He came to Arkansas City in the fall of that year. CHARLES L. HINCHEE, director of vocal music, graduated from Kansas Wesleyan College at Salina, with a B. S. degree. He has done sum- mer work at Northwestern, and received the de- gree of Master of Science there in 1935. Before coming to Arkansas City in 1928, Mr. Hinchee taught several years in Montana, and Oberlin, Kansas. He was born in Illinois, and his early childhood aspiration was to become a doctor. Mr. Hinchee is proud of the fact that he is at present a registered pharmacist in the state of Kansas. He worked his way through college as the manager of a drugstore. Fishing is his favorite hobby, and he is a mem- ber of the famous faculty fishermen , a group whose tall stories are supposed to be authentic. During the war he served as head cook, and his cul- inary accomplishments are in demand at class pic- nics and steak fries. MISS GAYE IDEN, physics teacher, received a B. S. degree from the Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia. She has also done advanced work at the University of Wisconsin, and she attended Kansas State Teachers College one sum- mer. Her first ambition was to become an undertaker, or to marry a widower. Her present ambition, how- ever, is to complete her medical course. Miss Iden's hobbies are gardening, painting, and poetry. She is also interestd in art crafts. She has designed many illustrations for text books, and for the government. Her home is in Arkansas City.

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TOI' ROXV, Left to if Jht: Curl I.. Holman, Carl Heljreson, Paul Johns n. Amos L. Curry, Charles L. Hinchee. SECOND ROVV, Left lo right: Wilma Imes, Alice Carrow, Esther Denton, Gaye Iilen. Inez Johnson, Edith Davis. THIRD ROVV, Left to right: Harry Skornia, Lucille Plette, K. R. Galle. E. A. Funk. Pauline B. Sleeth, Thelma Hall, Daniel C. Stark. MISS PAULINE B. SLEETH, teacher of rhet- oric and composition and literature, is a native of Arkansas City. She attended the College of Em- poria and the University of Kansas. Later she did additional advanced work at the University of Chicago, and with the Chautauqua School o-f Pub- lic Speaking. She has A. B. and A. M. degrees. Miss Sleeth has many interests, especially music and poetry. Many of her poems have been printed in local and school publications. She is the president of the Kansas Association of Teachers of English. Miss Sleeth has traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Her hobby is canning fruit. HARRY J. SKORNIA, football coach and in- structor of French and German, was graduated from Michigan State in 1932. He holds an A. B. degree from this college as well as an A. M. from Michigan University. He expects to complete his thesis for a Ph. D. this summer. He possesses musical and dramatic ability as well as being a linguist. A few years ago he was a member of the Spartan Quartet, which sang every week over the National Broadcasting Net- work. He is also vitally interested in forensic activ- ities, being debate coach in junior college. At one time he was the captain of the winning team in a National Tournament of the Pi Kappa Delta Hono1'ary Fraternity. This is his third year as a teacher, for he spent one year as a member of the faculty of Michigan University. He hopes someday to be again at a la1'ge university, where he will have more time to continue his writing. MISS THELMA HALL, instructor in education and history, attended school two yeai's at the Har- den College at Mexico, Missouri, and two at the Kansas State Teachers College at Pittsburg, where she received her A. B. degree. She majored in history. She did graduate work and re- cived her A. M. degree from George Peabody College for Teachers, at Nashville, Tenn zssee. She also attended one summer school session at Kan- sas University, two at Colorado University, and one at the Western State Teachers College at Kalamazoo, Michigan. She has been teaching for ten years. Miss Hall is a member of the honorary society, Kappa Delta Pi, and of the social society, Alpha Sigma Alpha. Traveling and reading are her hobbies. Her home is at Amoret, Missouri. PAGE 7

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PAUL JOHNSON, journalism instructor, re- ceived his B. S. degree from the Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia. He majored in English. He has nine years' teaching experience. Arkansas City has been his ho-me where he has taught for the past six years. To own his own newspaper is his greatest am- bition. He also wishes to secure his M. S. degree in political science. MISS WIIJMA IMES is a native of Greeley, Colorado. Her earliest ambition was to be a col- lege graduate. She realized her ambition when she graduated from the Colorado State College of Education at Greeley. She majored in commerce and education and was awarded B. A. and M. S. degrees. Miss Imes has many interests and hobbies. Among them are knitting, quilting, and radio. Before coming here, Miss Imes taught at Kim- ball, Nebraska. She has had a number of years cf office experience in numerous types of bus- iness. Miss Imes' present ambition is to obtain a Ph. D. degree in commerce. A. E. SAN ROMANI received his B. M. de- gree from Bethany College at Lindsborg, and his public school music certificate from Mc- Pherson College. He has done graduate work at Innes School of Music, Virtuoso Cornet School. Eby's National School for bandmasters, and Conn National School of Music. He has taught at McPherson and was a teacher at Bethany College. Since the age of four, Mr. San Romani has had but one ambition-to be able to play solos and to direct orchestras and bands. He has no time for hobbies, but he is interested in books and likes the radio occasionally. MISS ALICE CARROVV, librar'an, has attend- ed the Kansas State Teachers Collige at Pittsburg and Southwestern College at Winfield. Miss Carrowls first ambition was to become a school tzacher. She realized this ambition, and taught for sixteen years in Coffee County before becoming a librarian. Miss Carrow's main interest is books. She also likes music. Her hobby is gardening. MISS INEZ C. JOHNSON, teacher of rhetoric and composition, obtained an A. B. degree from the Baker University, and an A. M. degree from the University of Kansas. She received a Fellow- ship in Education from K, U. She is particularly interested in scrap books, cartoons, and poems. Miss Johnson has in her possession cartoons of Lindbergh's life since the time of his solo flight across the Atlantic. She also writes poetry. C. ST. JOHN, the executive head of the entire Arkansas City school system, has an unusual record for service. For eighteen years he has served in his present capacity as superintendent of the Arkansas City schools. During his administration many school buildings in the local system have been re- modeled at remarkably low cost to the tax- payers. Mr. St. John has also served as president of the Kansas State Teachers Association. One of the most outstanding accomplish- ments of his term of office was the great increase in the membership of that Associa- tion. He retired from office amid expressions of appreciation from every section of the state. He has conducted classes in subjects per- taining to secondary education during the summer sessions of Wichita University. Another outstanding accomplishment of Mr. St. John's term of office is the building of a municipal auditorum. His interest and enthusiasm in this project has been pro- nounced. To Mr. St. John and his tireless eiorts in improving the Arkansas City school system, we owe our sincere thanks and appreciation. PAGE