Hickman High School - Cresset Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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MR. BEALMER Mr. Bealmer, besides sponsoring the Cresset, is our handsome new art teach- er. If any one had happened to venture into the art room this year, the first thing that would have caught his eye would have been the rows of ultra- modernistic drawings turned out under his tutelage. The art department has served the school admirably and without its as- sistance many school projects, such as. the Senior play and the Homecoming ?arade, would be impossible. Mr. Bealmer, to whom we affectionate- ly refer as “Willie Joe,” graduated from Kirksville State Teachers College with a degree of Bachelor of Science. ... We hope he will be with us for quite a tee a MRS. FYFER Mrs. Fyfer, known to all of us for a long time, does an excel- ent job of instructing junior English and Applied Arts. She leaves nothing undone in her attempt to bring out the best in all of her students and she does a remarkable job in accomplishing just that. ... The handmade articles in her Ap- plied Arts classes are both useful and decorative, and a great va- riety is noticeable. . . . Her en- thusiasm for work helps many pupils to develop an incentive to learn as much as possible, which is as it should be... . For that reason, there should be more like her.

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Z,. M. STRONG Loud. whirring noises are often emanting from the lower west end of the building and the cause is evident if we happen to venture into this other world that seems to be a school in it- self... . Presiding over a maze of hammers, lathes, and buzz saws we find Mr. Strong, “Zeke” to all who know him that well . and the amazing thing is the order that prevails everywhere. ... Since “Zeke” doesn’t believe in mass production, the boys in his manual training classes learn the methods he skillfully em- ploys to turn out tables, lamps, and other usetul articles by means of two strong hands. And from the appearance of the finished products that are con- stantly being laid aside for the approving eyes of anyone who stumbles onto them, we'd say that good ole “Zeke” knows what he’s about. ... Mr. DUNKIN This smiling young man chat- ting so jovially with a group of his students is our old friend, Mr. Dunkin... . It was indeed a blow to the many at Hickman who knew him as a friend when he had to leave in the middle of the year to act as coordina- tor of the defense program in our city, and while we wish him success at his new post we can't help but regret that he isn't here with us. Mr. Dunkin was sponsor of the Sophomore Class and the Hi-Y, and those who have work- ed with him know him as a reg- ular fellow. ... From the Era of the Cave Men to the period of Renaissance and on down the line, his World History courses were to be strongly recom- mended. : . . Come back and see us, Mr. Dunkin!

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Tes « a c g Naat? odor} Miss JORDAN 7 Miss Jordan sets an example that all “would be’ stenographers would do well to follow. . .. To be unpleasantly frank, her commercial course probably comes closer to giving its students what they actually need in their later lives more than any other at Hickman. And Miss Jordan knows how to spread out the rightly proportioned amount of what it takes to succeed in this field that overflows with competition. Yeah, we just have to hand it to her, because she’s doing so much for so many. MR. KENSINGER Kensinger old boy, you’re all right. . . And we mean that from every as- pectin, alvensi sou do teach such sub- jects as commercial law, commercial arithmetic, and just plain commercial, and do a darn good job of it, you don’t think we’d hold it against you, do you? | Why we seniors thought you were so swell and so gosh darn much fun to work with that we just went and selected | you senior class sponsor for your second consecutive term... and now you won't lose any face if you should chance upon | a third. .. . They tell us that your com- mercial course leaves no stone unturned in its endeavor to help everyone learn . a subject that will serve as a great help i in a future search for what they want in life. ... And when we hear such things we know they’re right and all we have to say is just keep on doin’ what you're doin’.