Hickman High School - Cresset Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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MATHEMATICS MISS NELLE KITCHEN ' S Bookkeeping What! Vou have never used an adding ma- chine, nor written checks ? Then you have never been in Miss Kitchens ' Bookkeeping class. When one enters Room 205 he confronts a scene decidedly business like. It is presided over by an efficient looking woman whose every action reveals the fact that she knows exactly what she is doing and why. Besides bookkeeping. Miss Kitchens teaches two mathematics classes. Both in her teaching, and in her duties as Senior sponsor, she dis- plays always the same good natured willing- ness to help the students. MR. W. H. JUSTICE Geometry .Are you acquainted with Dr. Isosceles Trape- zoid Quadrilateral? If not, step right over and Mr. Justice will introduce you. Mr. Justice is that dark, romantic-looking Geometry teach- er who is new at our school this year, (You ' ve probably seen him stalking through the halls with his little brown bag.) His illustrative method of instruction makes CJeometry actually interesting, and his patient explanations force even the dumbest of us to absorb some knowl- edge. MISS VIRGINIA HATCHER Geometry Although Miss Hatcher is really a mathemat- i cs teacher, a Senior of her Biology class will re- call decidedh diflrerent associations. Photos n- thesis, transpiration, rhizomes, and a dozen other awesome looking words greet him when he en- ters, but he needn ' t be the least bit afraid of them, for .Miss Hatcher ' s personality, which blends into action, understanding, humor, and pleasantness, as well as her skilful method of teaching, has made Biology a pleasant and not too difficult course. 1931 CRESSET Page 23 III

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ENGLISH NrRS. CYNTHIA McHARG Englis i IJ, 11 ' Shelley — Keats — Chaucer — Shakespeare — The Cresset — Room 105 and Senior English. Never was there such a room full of words — the songs of bards, — the essays and sonnets and lyric poems of the world. Mrs. McHarg leads us into the land of storytelling, and arouses our imagina- tion ' s best efforts in such a way as to make us understand and enjoy this difficult literature and appreciate and love the one who guides our efforts. MISS TRUE GAINES Englis i II. Ill Now, Cresseteers, let ' s get out our television sets and tune in on station T-R-U-E — G-A-I-N-E-S, that brand ' new English Broad- caster who joined up with the Hickman Network only this year. Yes, you guessed it. She ' s that new English teacher who has created such a stir of enthusiasm for literature, gerunds, and punc- tuation among the Hickman inmates. Her students will tell you that English is an enjoyable subject this year. Let ' s all wish Miss Gaines a long and successful engagement with the Hickman Network! iVIISS ROBERTA HOWELL English II, III Remembrances of those gentle commands to prepare write-ups monthly for the Purple and Gold: the general knowledge from Long ' s Amer- ican Literature, and perhaps a faint recollection of rhetoric from the handbook; these, and a vivid picture of the personality in Room 211 are the reasons why English under Miss Howell is an enjoyable and worthwhile subject. Her ability to make any occasion a success, and her manner of making everyone a friend, are the things for which students remember Miss Howell. 1 19 3 1 CRESSET Page 22

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SOCIAL SCIENCE AND LIBRARY MRS. HELEN D. WILLIAMS Am. History We all remember tlie note books, tbe projects, the irreducible date list, tbe reseating quizzes which are largely responsible for the energy dis- played in studying before quizzes and certainly that fatal little stack of cards which holds the records. None of us will ever forget Mrs. Williams on a return visit to the school for we shall always carry with us remembrances of pleasant experiences associated with an even more pleas- ant personality. MISS HAZEL WALLINGFORD HOFFMAN European History Down on the first floor — three doors from the office — is a room full of ancient facts and mem- ories. History! The stories of the ages. Miss Hoffman, who gives these stories to us, has that marvelous gift of words which endows long dead personages with new life ; which repop- ulates buried cities, and makes ancient scenes live again for us; and which turns back pages of times and reveals a panorama of people and deeds. MRS. ELIZA HENDERSON GIBBANY Library Mrs. Gibbany presides over the library with dignity, distributing discipline where discipline is due. Much as we dislike being called down for talking, we yet appreciate the fact that the library is kept so well that we can depend upon a chance to read or study without distractions. We can depend, also, on Mrs. Ciibbany ' s kind- ly help when we are hunting for a book or reference. Her efficient management and kindly personality make the library the heart of the school. 1931 CRESSET h - Page 24