Hickman High School - Cresset Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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MIss TAYLOR Now here’s an example of an overworked teacher. . . . She must stay up late at night walk- ing the floor unceasingly and other things. . . . For Miss Tay- lor, they say, has charge of phys- ical education for Pir Stew ATi thats a problem. . . . Now take the basketball rules . . . they’re simply foolish ... An’ Miss ‘Tay- lor can’t get anyone to change thems. An’ then there’s hoc- key. ... The poor girls can’t hit anythin’ but each others shins course they don’t do it on purpose—they wouldn’t think of doing that, the dears—but it all adds up to treating a lot of bruises which is so tiresome, don’t you think. ... Yep, they’re other problems too numerous to mention, so we just better 20 home and take a little nap, and leave ’em to Miss ‘Taylor ‘cause we think she knows the answers. COACH HATFIELD Some call him “T-Bone”. . . and those are few who get away with it. His best friends call him “Woody”... but we know him ‘as’ “Coach.” . -. “Themame means more than it implies for, although graced with an unso- phicated title “Coach” has a rec- ord that few of his clan can claim. Since the formation of the Central Missouri Conference three years ago Hickman’s foot- ball teams have closed each sea- son as champions of the six schools comprising it... and in that span of time with a sched- ule that calls for games with the best that the districts of Kansas City and St. Louis can offer, the boys who wear the purple and gold met defeat but once. This remarkable record has not gone unheralded, and Woodrow Hatfield and his football teams are feared wherever they go. . . . But, he’s more than a great foot- ball coach, because his basket- ball and track teams have had more than their share of success, and his gym classes are enjoyed by all... . Yes, there is a lot in that name, “Coach-” . 7) To us it signifies Victory. . .

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MISS OWEN and MIss ELLIOTT Jolly Miss Elliott, who was in charge of Home Economics, saddened us greatly when she picked up her baggage and moved on to greener fields during the first semes- ter. . . . But you can’t keep a good gal forever. . . . Loved by her students, Miss Elliott believed in a strict adherence to the rules of home economics, and her proteges had to suffer from faux pas made while cookin’—in brief, they had to digest all the foodstuffs that they threw together, w hether they were up to par or really represented the model appeaser of the carnivorous appetite. . . . Miss Elliott turned out a gala crop of “‘would be brides” each year with the satisfaction of knowing that if the way to a man’t heart was through his stomach these girls wouldn't be found lacking in that respect . . . or any others relating to problems of everyday housework. . . . Miss Owen, who filled the position vacated by Miss Elliott, has shown the same time worn tendencies as her predecessor and seems to be having the same success.

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Mr. HILTON Foul odors and loud noises frequently issue forth from that part of our school known as the science department. . . . Room 204 serves as headquarters and here Mr. Hilton presides over his domain of Bunsen burners, Liebig condensers, and cabinets full of gadgets pertaining to physics and chemistry. .. . Many exciting incidents have occur- red since Mr. Hilton took his place as instructor, and barely a dull day passes. An inadequate number of experiment tables to accommodate the large growth of this department presents an unsolved problem but Mr. Hil- ton looks forward to the day when all may derive the benefits of learning these intriguing sub- jects from direct, first hand ex- perience. MR. GLADFELTER Mr. Gladfelter is an example of what a young boy who takes a fancy to birds, beasts, and beauties (of nature) will do... . For Mr. Gladfelter did just that and today finds him plugging away at his task of explaining the mysteries of things in gen- eral, and particularly biology. .. . Here we find him pointing out the finer parts of a crow. Biology proves very interesting under his manner of administer- ing, plus the added facility of free instructive movies that brings his students in rather per- sonal contact with the subject at hand..... . In¢spite of the fact that it’s a cardinal sin to leave his room without his permission after the bell ending the period rings, his guinea pigs love him just the same.