Hickman High School - Cresset Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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To you who will soon be Hickman Alumni: May I express the wish that you have learned skills, habits and attitudes which will help and strengthen you all the days of your life. Also I hope that you take with you a happy memory of your high school days. Sincerely, oe Principal Dr. DIXON Dr. Fred B. Dixon is to Hickman what Paul Christman was to Missouri foot- ball... It’s a difficult comparison, but you get the drift ... To us he is symbolic of friendliness, fairness, goodwill, and progress . . . He presents a humorous side and a serious side . . . For Dr. Dixon lias both . . . The football boys can tell you about his ability as an after dinner speaker, and none can deny his sincerity regarding the welfare of each and every student of Hickman... To him, each student is an individual problem and he seems to regard himself as a failure if that student doesn’t measure up to the standards of which he is capable . . . He’s the most normal man we know, and the most human. . . and if we ever have any problems that seem to irk us we just go to him, ‘cause we Coach know he’s our buddy.

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Dr. ROSENSTENGEL Dr. W. E. Rosenstengel is the genial and friendly gentleman under whose guiding genius the Columbia public school system progresses so well... As superintendent of schools, Dr. Rosenstengel sees to it that the educational policy adopted by the Board of Education runs smoothly, and this requires the constant appli- cation of elbow grease . . . Our only regret 1s that Dr. Rosenstengel, because of his many re- sponsibilities cannot come to see us more fre- quently. First Row — (seated) —C. Moss Edwards, Marvin Blackmore, Earl Dysart, Les Proctor. Second Row — (standing) Dr. Hugh Stephenson, G. B: Hunt] Dr Roesen- stengel, Clyde Shepard, J. R. Hall. BOARD OF EDUCATION The task of solving the problems of a modern school system fall upon the shoulders of these eight men, who are responsible for the formulating of a progressive educational program in our city . . . And the decisions they make are done so in consideration of the welfare of every student under their juris- diction . . . We hope, in our humble way, to extend our appreciation to these splendid men for the service that they have rendered their community. Referees

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Mr. McKay Mr. E. A. McKay is one of the few coordinators in the state of Missouri . . . and furthermore, he seems to be one of the most informed sports authorities. . Many’s the time when he can be found busily engaged in one of Mr. Hatfield’s gym classes, tell- ing a group OF boys about his many athletic endeavors... and achievements. Mr. McKay’s per- sonnel classes have gone far to- wards placing many of Hick- man’s graduates in the vocation most suited to them, and the guidance he has given to count- less number of job hunters has proven invaluable to them in securing positions. Mr. McKay seems to be an institution here at Hickman, and whenever old erads refer back to their high school days, they think synon- omously of him and you lend a quick ear when they offer to relate some of the experiences they had with him back in the days when—weren’t those the days. 5 nd o- ASSISTANT COACHES Mrs. WILLIAMS Mrs. Williams is Hickman’s first lady . But she is more than a first lady... She seems to be a human dynamo, charged with boundless energy for which she constantly seeks an outlet . . . Al though assistant principal, there seems to be a quiet rumor of long standing that her first loves are her speech classes and her Verse Choir, which has gained a state-wide reputation . . . Each year she directs the Senior play, coaches the debate squad, is in charge of all assem- blies, stages that cdlossil Speech Festi- val, and ie a minstrel show that always packs ‘em in at the Kewpie Karnival. In spite of all that she undertakes she still keeps that smiling opumism to- wards everyone who comes in touch with her, and it must be a pretty good form- ula for success because that’s just what happens to anything with which she comes in contact.