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

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lndependence Hiqh School .. Queen Elizabeth in administrative ability and coloring! Like Shakespeare in com- mand of English and coloring! Like Cleopatra in attractiveness and coloring! She is fond of saying, t'A1inost all great characters have red hair! ,Miss Burns enjoys the distinction of being the only charter member left at the Lincoln building. She has planted herself upon the job and who is able to move her? Nobody Wishes to move her. N , MISS BROWN. In the grand and glorious state that has the honor of being Miss Georgia Brown's birthplace, the auto supplements the horse, the eighteenth amendment has destroyed another of the state's characteristics, but Miss' Brown continues to be the example of the last and most important member of the trite trio that makes Kentucky famous- Fine horses, good whisky, pretty women. She is a line product of the old M. C. H. S. Neither trifles annoy nor perplexities disturb the calm serenity of her quiet manner. She teaches most when she teaches not at all- un- conscious influence. MISS MILLER. Miss Miller, is a graduate of M. C. H. S. and has a way of pleasing every- body. She is a lady of many words, but few of them are chosen. Ever talking, ever walking I As life goes along, And her voice, while it is thrilling Is not always raised in song. Age cannot wither nor custom stale her inrfinite variety. MISS GILMAN. Atchison grows some tall ones and some nice ones, too. Potato Hill is a great spot, anyway. So when this school drew Miss Lois Gilman to teach us boys and girls in Latin we came out ahead . Her knowledge of the foundation principles of the language she teaches, and her understanding of the trials of the student of Latin makes Miss Gilman a sympathetic teacher and so gives her plenty to do. She is Sophomore advisor and it is part of her job to lead us in Cha-pel singing. No function of a social nature is complete unless she has entertained with at least one solo. MISS LAKE. We used to think in this city that it took a man to teach History and Econom- ics. It does. But then a woman can do it, too. Miss Lake can and she has large classes in both subjects. She is quite a jolly young pedagogue and a few times has frightened her boys by saying, Now, if you love me don't say that again. After the 'first shock the young fellow kind of wishes she would repeat it, but somehow she doesn't repeat that particular lesson. MISS SPRADLING. Helen Spradling is a graduate of the high school of this place-fnever attended any but Independence schools till she wenlt to college. That is why she is such a thorough teacher. She has one fault, however, she will throw her pocketbook or hat down anywhere about the building and try to recall the spot later. She teaches a variety of good old H. S. subjects and coaches the Girls' basketball teams besides. She does such splendid work at coaching that her girls found only one girls' team in the league that could beat them. Her pet name is Penny. No one knows why, so you needn't inquire. MISS STAPLES. Miss Staples descended upon us last fall and dived imuiediately into the work assigned her. She is very enthusiastic and is also said to entertain some very pos- itive notions as to the conduct of school work. Added to her class duties is an- other one, Faculty Advisor to the Juniors, a position she fills with great credit. Not only is she a student and a teacher, but she is efli-cient in athletics. MR. DAVIS. i When Rex Davis, an ex-service man, struck this town he hit it to teach Math- he Physical Sciences. His opportunity came last summer einatics if he couldn't get t and he was assigned to his favorite department. Mr. Davis is a fine teacher of lfliprh teen AEj,,5.QQi,.g4l::iQ5L, :.:Li:L and :daisy ,,,, MEF. lt il' it uf ,l- 'li ll l, bi, lit lit t , l ,lv ll .M ,ll Ill My M it ll ,,1' ,t Ml, ll, at 1 vu i, It t t ,L ll x l, it lv l ti, U ll ,J ll 15 lu l ll ll' 4,3 ll lf I all ly ti ll 131'

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lndependence High School Mrs. Agnes Shive Rachel Clark Treva Miller 'A ' 5' fo ':'1f l Ord Paul O. Goepfert Minnie Burns J. J. Baker nge and Black 1922 Mrs. Eva Ball Pearl Brown Helen K. Stevens

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Independence High School Helen Spradling' M. S. Berry Lois Gilman C. R. wood Pearl Russell Rex Uavis I Orange and Black 1922 Edna Lake Edith Henderson Ida O'Brien