Hickman High School - Cresset Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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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

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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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HOME ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE MRS. ELSIE PARK DUNCAN Home Einiinmiis In the restful atmosphere of the candle lit room, teachers and students linger ahout a table set for tea. The living-dining room planned and furnished by the Home Economics girls has become an actuality. Or perhaps in the large kitchen-laboratory and sewing room bright with drapes we find busy groups. They are work- ing with Mrs. Duncan in these pleasant sur- roundings laying the foundations of future homes. MR. WILLIAM H. LeFEVER Physics Would you like to learn. to boil water with tile heat of your own hand? Or have you w ondered why the bare floor on a winter morn- ing is colder to your feet than the rug? Your curiosity, Juniors, will be satisfied if you en- roll in Physics next year. Mr. LeFe ' e will help you discover things you have known al- ways, and yet haven ' t known at all. And the best part of the course will be his genial good humor and his apt and amusing illustrations. MRS. HARRIET WRIGHT SMITH Biology Life cells and epithelial tissues, chlorophyll and stems, mean Physiology and Biology and Mrs. Smith to us. Room 204 is always the scene of mysterious experiments which show us the unknown world of science in a new and in- teresting light. The secret pride and joy of every one of Mrs. Smith ' s students is the thick, informing notebook which he makes during the year. Notwithstanding the general mussiness of the laboratory hour, and the time required for mak- ing the notebook, we leave Mrs. Smith ' s course with the elated feeling of having discovered a new and different world. 1931 CRESSET Page 25