Hickman High School - Cresset Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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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

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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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FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS MISS HERTHA EITZEN Lntin All Gaul is divided into three parts, and so is tlie Latin course as taught by Miss Eitzen. First there is Caesar, the warrior and ruler; then Cicero, tlie famous orator; and tinall ' , in our Senior year, the poet Vergil. One seldom sleeps in Latin class, not because the most pa- tient teacher in Hickman High objects, but be- cause Miss Eitzen ' s varied methods of recita- tion resurrect a dead language, and give us an insight into a ci ' ilization of long ago. MISS MARY J. BARNETT French Qu ' est-ce que c ' est que nous avons aujourd- ' hui? That is usually the opening phrase in room 212 and is frequently followed by maine- nant several times. Miss Barnett has an inimi- table wav of comparing French to Cireek, Latin. Cierman, or English so that her classes may bet- ter understand the origin of the particularly difficult words or phrases. Her students are sure to recall the timely and amusing jokes with which she spices lier recitations. MISS CHH)E JORDAN Cammernal Subjects Quiet, girls! Remember there are forty-two of us here. In response to Miss Jordan ' s pleas- ant voice and smile the bedlam instantly be- comes a golden silence. Ninety words a minute for three minutes means business for us now, and serious busi- ness, too! First a preliminary. Everyone readv? So it begins. Before long it is over, for Miss Jordan, though efficient, is so friendly that the time passes quickly. Our transcripts are dictated for the following day; the bell rings, and we drag our chairs back to Miss Howell ' s room. 1931 CRESSET Page 25