Independence High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Independence, KS)

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01155 GEANDEUXQK X19 , is-3 MEMBERS OF FACULTY JOSEPHINNE COOPER MRS. EARL A, DABNEY WBT. PEASE ANGIE PARKER H. E. ANDREWS AY -TV ,X :FYYVAT SEN JTAG S 24

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lf-, N ooo 0RPiNGEA1fDBL5CK-.19-..fs:?Q - very busy, but, as usual, he found time for a short chat with us and we cer- tainly appreciated this ever-evident interest which he takes in the student body, but on this occasion our conversation was interrupted by the Chapel bell and we all went into the Auditorium. Mr. Nees rapped for order and the exercises began. The principle attraction on the program was a reading by Miss Appleby, and it made such a hit that she had to respond to an encore. By that we knew that she had established herself as firmly in the hearts of that student body as she had in ours. Miss Paterson led the devotional exercises and made some announcements in behalf of the Y. W. C. A. Mr. Nees, then stepped forward to say just a word about the Lecture Course. He was again forced to rap for attention and reminded the students that such conduct from individuals in an institu- tion of this characterl' was entirely out of place. During Chapel, we noticed two little Angels who were looking over Miss Appleby's shoulder at ia letter which the latter was reading and which was signed:'fAlways at your service, Lieutenant --. -. The letter had been written, not to lMiss Appleby alone, but to several members of the faculty, yet hardly an hour had passed until the report was all over school that Miss Ap- pleby was receiving 'tmushy letters from a young officer. We also were scan- dalized to hear that Miss Paterson had gone to the Lecture Course with a strange man. 1 After 'Chapel we visited Miss Parker's Geometry class. We had hoped that our geometry and algebra troubles would be over when We get to 'Heaverh but we found Miss Parker still trying to teach her pupils how to B2 and how to biseot angles Knot Angelsj. Mr. Andrews, we found busy showing his Chemistry class how gas is gen- erated. tHe was always a pretty good authority on that subjectj. Andrews was also the leading tenor in the Angel Choir and coach of the boys' athletic teams. Athletics in Heaven? Well, why not? Our next visit was to Mr. Allen's history class. We found that history was really a very interesting subject in Heaven because, whenever any doubts arose in the study of the life of some noted warrior, the class could visit that worthy individual himself and learn the truth. We had ialways wondered how Uncle Dick would look in the snow-white draperies of Heaven and at last our curiosities were gratified. We were especially pleased with the impression created by the sandals. The next teacher that we visited was Miss Stevens. We found her, as usual, just bubbling over with fun and good humor, but We only got to talk to her a moment. She explained that it was her ambition to read every play ever dra- matized, and there were so many in the libraries of Heaven that it took all her spare time. She also informed us that it was still her custom to go to bed every night at 9:00 ofclock. CThink of it! Such a custom is unusual in the new generation of teachersj . ' Just as we left Miss Stevens, we heard a familiar, soft voice say, Buenos Dias, Senoritas! Bonjour, Monsieurs! It was Miss rO'Brien, whom we remem- bered as a good sport in the days gone by. She informed us that she was fn- X C' 'l --pT'f'fh? ft XFLQ: :Brix 23

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GEA1EDBL??CKf19-. grief still teaching French and Spanish. Do you teach German up here, too? We asked apprehensively. Why should I? she asked with just a touch of old sarcasm. 'tThere are no Germans in Heaven. Verboten! Naturally, this pleased us very much, but we rushed off gaily to see the other foreign language teacher, Miss Dyer. She was just as pretty as ever and was very content with her lot. She said that Latin, being a dead language, has naturally been chosen the oflicial language of Heaven. The Business Department was next, and there we found Miss Strand un- ravelling the mysteries of Shorthand and teaching her pupils to run chromatic scales on the typewriter. Mr. Baker's prodigies were learning to juggle dol- lars and cents and were getting good training for future service as Recording Angels. We learned later that Mr. Baker had led Chapel exercises the day before our arrival and had treated his auditors to a couple of Bass solos. Our next stop was the Manual Training Department. Mr. Pease courte- ously showed us some work that his boys were turning out and it certainly was splendid work. He was busy preparing some stage scenery for Miss Appleby's Oral English Play and we were sure that if he helped as much in that play as he used to at M.C.H.S., Miss Appleby need not worry about stage properties. From the Manual room we went to see Miss Ingleman, whose duty was to start the Freshies in the straight and narrow path. We were certainly glad to SSG h9Y, f01' WG HIWHYS will have a Warm spot in our hearts for her. She had been in charge of the Study Hall during her vacant periods, but she was too humang she couldn't get mad. We passed on soon to the Study Hall and Library. Miss Cooper was cer- tainly in her element, for she had charge of the entire Library of Paradise and had the honor of being the first Librarian to introduce the Dewey Decimal system of Card Indexes in Heaven. Mrs. Dabney was there too, for she had been the last member of the Fac- ulty to enter Paradise and had been placed in charge of the Study Hall. In the course of the conversation, she took occasion to favor us with a short moral talk on My Ideal Man . She advanced some beautiful ideas, all right. But most of us used to know Mrs. Dabney when she was just Vashti. After leaving the Library, we went to see Miss Reppert, whom we found in the Gymnasium, coaching the GiI'lS' Basketball team. Zelda's only complaint against her new life was the fact that all the Angels wear robes and there are so few patterns that her Domestic Art work was necessarily restricted. Suddenly the girls, who had been busily describing to Miss Reppert the latest styles on Earth, noticed that all the boys of the Class had beat it . In a few moments, they were discovered grouped about Miss Sheets and basking in the warmth of her sunny smile. The boys were eating Angel-food cake and Divinity fudge while the Faculty kid Was telling them of a certain young man from K. U. who had gone overseas. The lively conversation which followed was interruped by the clamorous ringing of a bell. The dream was over and the young man's arm Reached out and choked that Pesky alarm . r 11- Vl f h KM, xmfj gf' , 25