Inman High School - Teuton Yearbook (Inman, KS)

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We will eventually forget many teachers as the years pass and we go on to different times and different places, but it is hard to believe that we will ever forget Mr. N. A. Schmidt. for one thing, be has been at Inman forever—forty years to us is forever—and it seems impossible that he can be replaced. But as he goes off to hunt and fish or to coach simmer sports or to spend quiet time with his wife, Martha, and their children, we will have only the appreciation of those facts of life—some learned willingly, some not—that he gave to us. He taught us to study. . .to take notes. . .to pay attention. . .to learn. He was a dedicated teacher. He filled opr day with proverbs that we hope echo through the halls of Inman schools forever: Goodt Better, Best; never let it rest; until the Good is Better; and the Better is Best. You're so bright, your mother calls you 'Sun'. You're as sharp as a cracker and as crurby as one, too. Are there any questions and or comments before we start our work for today. Along with the states and capitals, the Preamble, and the Amendments, we learned not to sit in the front row in fear of spit showers, and that Mr. Schmidt was a staunch democrat with definite ideas and morals. Whatever the lesson or occasion, we will always remember his bow ties. As the story goes—long, normal ties got in his way and were consistently dusty when his teaching tools were a blackboard and a piece of chalk. His wife and daughters started making him ties out of any bright remnants they had and they became his 'trademark'. Over the years he has given away his most-sought-after-prize ties to colleagues who had long acquired them. So, we say a fond farewell. We wish you luck, Mr. Schmidt. We hope that in some way all of us have given you as many memories as you have given us. 4 —The Yearbook Staff