Independence Junior High School - Cub Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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IllilIllIllIIHHIIIllllllllIllIIliilliiilluliuu-n-nu--1 Howard Downs and washing dishes. For la hobby s he collects ornamental gadgets. As a child, Miss Stonner wanted to be a dancer but she ended up getting a B.S. degree in Education and teaching geography at Junior High. ' seems: MISS NORA WITTHAR is a n e ight h grade general science teacher. She attended the University of Missouri and Columbia University in New York. She has fi Master of Arts degree. Her childhood' ambition was to become a nurse. hobby is a very peculiar one, that of collecting perfume bottles. Shealso collects rocks. I XXXKXX One of the seventh grade physiology teacher is MR..F.W.SNIDER. His hobby is raising' cattle 'in' which he finds great enjoyment.. His pet peeve is noise and his favorite expression is UAW, snacks. Mr. Snider finds war in Europe t o be an interesting and favorite topic on which to talk especially now. He is quite happy his childhood'amb'ition was to become 'a school teacher. ' 4 N ' renews L istenihg t 0, t he radio, playing bridge, 'and seeing picture shows are Mrs. EUGENIA SHUl.L'S favorite occupations. She teaches algebra and general mathematics. Mrs.Shull has a B.S. degree in Education. Not being satisfied with having flllfillned 'a 'childhood' ambition to become a teacher she also has a daughterrwho teaches. ' J ' xcccwkacr I When not teachin eighth grade En - . . V E s ,s S lish. MISS HELEN RUCKER ' likes to ride a bicycle. Before graduating from college wi-t-ha B... S. in Education, she wanted 'to be 5 librarian. She now has a small li- brary in her' room. Don't let her see you slouching for that is her pet peeve. y masses A Warningl. Don-'t commit any murders close to' room 107 for MISS CAT!-ERILE FINE might decide to fulfill a childhood ambi- tion to becmme S detective. .Miss Fine has a B.S. degree in Education and a M.A, in history. She te-aches citizenship. Miniature cats are her hobby, She also has a live cat in her collection.. By the way, you students who interrupt converse- . l'Ji0I1S Sh0.11ld .Stay away from her for that is her pet peeve. Q Miss MARGUERQZTE Io.U'r'rz.SGV'S11ii1 evade arithmetic teacher hasa B.S. in EHUCSVGQOD- Her hobby ismusic. If there if one 10111115 s he doesn't lilce, it is for children to come to classwithout their papers, MiSS Kluttz says that she never hoped to be anything other than a sch001 teacher! xrarxqxxfx A' Like several other teachers in 111111019 High, MISS IVA GROUNDS,,the home 60011019105 teacher, placed her childhood ambition in the school teaching profession. lfliss Grounds holds a B. S. in Education. Her hobby is sports of all kinds, especially outdoor sports. Miss Grounds does not hare a pet peeve. Shesays, and I flllfllie, I enjoy the girls and we get along fine.'i .Her characteristic smile is a feature worth mentioning.. She is usuallyorecognized by her occasional humming and-whiStliI1S- zkifvkdvkdf ' Mant Oh. man! or Oh boy! are some of -MR. SHEEH-Yls favoriteex- pressicns. innsneeny was unable to teii us .whether or not he had fulf'illed 'ap child- hood embition since, he said, his ambitions changed from day to day. 'However,' he now teaches citizenship with a B. S. in Edu- cation. He takes' an active part in scout- ing and coaches the eighth gsade basketball team. These last might be termed his hob- bies. A f V XXWWSY ' ' To havean ambition to be-come a teadi- er and to have fulfilled it is the case with MISS MAUDE HOOK, history teacher.-' Miss Hook likes to fish, collect recipes-Q and then fcO0k. She was unable .to label any- thing as a pet ' peeve nor couldshe pick out an expression which could be called favorite so we conclude that she must have Several of each. , A ' iiiiii ' MR.WAL'I'ER WEBB of the manual train- ing department has twolpet peeves., They are the very honorable and intelligent IN Ralph Kurtz and Dirk Tousley. Mr. Webb Cyan boi'-St an A-B. decree but he is not quite sure that this fulfills any of his childhood ambitions. His favorite .topics Of Conversation are his tools and his' work M.r.Webb is a favorite not only among the students but also among the teachers be- cause of hi.S, goodhumoi, and Willingness to help everyone out.' In his spare time' he supervises the min1eographing.3ff.bhe- I-tcm. I gg

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v s 5 is I ' t ips 6 x PRINCIPAL MILLER has held 3 .work -and church activities. Lately, he his office of principal for six successful' 5 has started a collection of antique books. years, His accomplishments and interests Q A H15 -present ambition' hg says' is Q are many and varied. He received a Bache- to be a good school man. He would strive p lor of Arts degree in 1926 and a.Master to be able to see and appreciate the view- of Arts degree in 1956, both from the Uni- versity of Kansas. Mr. Miller greatly en- joys playing indoor baseball and oar driv- ing which might be said to be his hobbies. His favorite topic is boys and girls , on which he will express his opinion at any time. The word he most commonly uses is really . At the age of fourteen, Mr. Miller longed and hoped to become an agricultural engineer. The next time you are sent to the office to visit Mr. Miller, be sure to have neither rubber bands nor dirty hands, for they are his pet peeves. Mr. Miller has gained the respect and admiration of every student and teach- erin Junior High by his friendliness, derstanding, and interest in each individ- ual and activity concerned with school. His understandingof character has enabled him to establish friendships with students and teachers alike, A vote of thanks is due h im for this helpfulness in every phase of school life iiiiii SUPERINTENDENT W E MATTHEWS was born on a farm near St Joseph lfissouri After finishing the local eighth grade school he entered the training school at Warrensburg He received his B S ln Edu- cation from G li S 'T' G in 1926 After several years of experience and training he was awarded his lIaster's degree torn the University of Ni souri in 1954 He took the helm to guide the Inde pendence school system in 1058 Since then, several progressive changes have been made The qualifications for teach ers have been raised to four years col n He, with the cooperation of the teachers, revised the entire curriculum a nd co urses of study for Independence schools The old junior high bullding has been replaced by a new and modern build lng since the fire Mr Matthews is a man of wide and varied interests It would be ha rd to to single out one hobby as his unless we were to say it is 'boys and girls He is also actively interested in Boy Scout UD- i 1 x 1 5 E point and best interests of the child, the teacher, and the parents. 888811 Assistant superintendent may seanto us as a most dull occupation but to lm GREGORY LEFEVER, the work is quite appeal- ing. Stamp collecting seems to be his favorite pastime. Mr-.Lefever's pleasing personality vanishes whenever he hearsa loud radio, Mr.Lefever has a Master of Arts degree. Wiiiik . . You would think that one whohas the dull fat timesl position of assistant secre- taryin the office when she would like to travel would be very cross and discontented but MRSJLICE TIGHER is just the opposite? She has a fine chicken collection which she enjoys very much. Her efficiency, her cheerfulness and willingness has helped many who have known her and worked with her iiiiii MRS DELLA HABERLEIN, a would be great American novelist who is famous only for writing admits, is found in the Junior high school office Nevertheless, she is always cheerful and has a lovely collection of miniatures All students have profited by the acquaintance of this gracious lady Wiki!! To be secretary to the superinten dent must be an interesting occupation a childhood ambition According to her 'boss she is always quite interesting tal' to, never dull or unpleasant Her hobby is reading although she finds very little time for it www I'm from Missouri' will alwavs 1 dentify MISS AUDQEY STONNTER, sevenih grade g eography teacher Her net peeves are 'k The write ups ofthe teachers are arranged in the amc order as they are in the picture W q W 1. ,,,, , , 14 W 1'1 It Iii H' wa 1115: V, ,E Wi M M W JE M J -35 if M W W Y W v fm V W it I 71 H N M U2 f? , ll., i U ll v A . , I Iii ' f ' ' J ' lil w ' - . . ' . ' ' ' fl F e - V 'r 51 f A s M E I rw 5 . . . 5 . . . . , V T . - - - 'sl H .i. . . ' . :I 3 . . . ' g Q . Nl X ,. J . . I E .' . - E '- S - - Iii A A ' - ll T 'V ' .L . 'HQ Y - . Z I W I, , , gif, T - 1 ' ' 'W A . ' E . ' ' 1 lege training in the work they are teach- for MISS, KATIE CHASTAIN since it fulfills Q ie ' - ' - - -- I . 2 ' ' 'CO Q at ' r . 1 - - in ' I ' g . ' ' ' j, f r - nf- - . nf . . ' - if , ' I ' . . if 4 H J. , A . U J . . QI t - 9 I J 1 - - dl

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ff Sonny Jim and Suzie Jane iaretwo favorite expressions of MISS HESTER PRES- TON. You might also hear her say sev- enty 'leven , sky blue pink or Npeagreen purple . Her hobbies are gardening and flowers which is in keeping with her sub- Q ject, art. As a child she wanted to be an ,actress but she became a teacherin- stead. Miss Preston'sdegrees are a 13.8. from Peabody college and an M. A. from The University ozf'Missouri. Her pet peeve is not being neat and orderly. , ' . vkvkvkvlfvklli To have had an ambition to become something romantic, and by all means not to be a school teacher must make it easy for MISS MERRIBEL CARPENTER to be an al- gebra teacher. Her A.B. degree in math and her personality may help her some but special expressions as You can't add box cars and soap boxes and threats like I'll shake the socks off you bear some weight with her pupils. - Collecting cry- stal rosebowls is her interesting hobby Miss Carpenter can't decide which irks her more, pupils who come wittout lessons and then don't pay attention, or William Penn club members who forget their EC HO assignments. , ' ' ,saws-sox MR. WALTER ST. CLAIR prefers a variety A , Of topics and expressions - His degree is a Bachelor of Science ' In math and education His ambition is to be a wealthy gent With his skill in figures, W It needn't be heaven-sent. . 7 xaoraokak ' ,In t he manual training department is MR JESSE HUTCHENS I-'is pet peev e 1.8 when a boy saws through a nail with a wood saw His childhood ambition was to be an artist Mr TIutchens's hobby is flowers anc when he vets the chance h likes to talk about them and nature study in general Jkik Ptvtrk To becomeamember ofa male quartet was the childhood ambition of' MR LUTHER COWGER Instead he has become a citizen Boy Scout work as his hobbies Pie most Often used expre sion is I don't know a thing on test days F1 S1Jl1dS1'1'CS appreciate him for his good humor and Sportsmanship but he regards them as 7115 ,iff HAH x pet peeves. He is well qualified for his position having a B. S. degree in Educa-' tion and an A. B. degree in English. - 1 masses A, ' If anyone hears the expression, O' great day1 , they will lgnowit is MISS LOU- ISE OLIVER, seventh grade geographyteach- er. Miss Oliver has a'B.S. degree in Edu- -cation and her hobby is art. Her early ambition. was to have a businesslcareer. ' ' xeraccorvr I A MR. EDWARD SCHOWENGERDT, a seventh grade teacher of music and physiology, had a childhood ambition to become 'a far- mer,, but later changed his mind as most people do and decided he wanted to become a singer. Mr. Schowengerdt has ,a B. -M. degree. In music, he stresses rhythmwhile in physiologyhis pet phraseis - Now, class! One ihing which he especially does not like is laziness. His hobby is beingamechanic. xssxxx flfls h MR. CASSELL BARRETT -teaches -eighth grade science. He has. a B.S. degrseand also an M. A. degree. His hobbies are photography, scouting, archery, hiking, and helping boys and girls. He is spon- sor of, the Radio and Camera clubs. He 'is also Scoutmaster of Troup 228. A' :r:r+M:r I , Woe be to the pupil who comes UJLMISS WILL ELLA DEACON 'S 'room late without an excuse as unexcused tardies are her' pet peeves. A lfhss Deacon teaches arithmetic and has a B.S. inEducation. Recently,she took up collecting wood carvings. She has quite a large collection .... two or three but she intends to devote her energies and her money to increasing it ln time She is also a devotee of bowling When she was a child her one desire was to be come a nurse Pffkakilvkfil If anybody ever hears the expression Well of all th1ngs ' you will know it is MISS FREDA -TECITAH a seventh grade art, arithmetic and geography teacher She has a B S in Education Collecting little the other is dahl1as The ambition of T iss -finnah is to travel And say, you students who slide around the room on your chair had better watch out as that is her pet peeve ' ' J' ' 1 0 o - ' ' ' ' T, I 4. G . l , . . . .' ,Q L' , ' -. ' C. ' f- G . -- - . a in . . . , r . ' 1 . 1 . - g R, . . . , a 0 ' 1 - - . ' ' I Ship and E-T161iS1'1 teacher With W-1510 and dogs and what-nots is one of her hobbiesg ' ' . A - I . - . , . . - S . - . , L. . . ' . V - . - 1 - , ' - -f-. - fr -- - - V --.-Aera. ,L -:1 -,,.-,-' 1,-e, .,a:a-v-pcrpesgg- 1.