Kansas City Teachers College - Ye Pedagogue Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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,ff 1' c it L. y , N up xt c li ix VM YE PEDAGOGUE .Vp 1933 I 'f fig fl U 'jf il.. QV 'fy I 1 A 6 AN, . tx YP Miss JoNEs Miss KIRK Miss KNEEBONE Our own Annette Kellerman! Quite a reputation for one teacher to live up to, but you should see Miss Jones swim! She is not known for her swimming ability alone, but also for the fact that she can instill in others the desire to swim. Many a faint heart has been strengthened and many a timid soul has been encouraged to make the first plunge, merely because of the example Miss Jones has set. Besides this, she possesses capacities and abilities few know about. For in- stance, how many of us know that she takes several extension courses and extra classes? That she is interested in psychology? Or, how many know that she plays the organ and has just bought a new one for her cabin at Lake Tapa- wingo? We assure you that she does all these things as well as she swims and dives. He was just a soft, fuzzy little pup, with no particular markings to denote its breed or kind, but that did not matter to Miss Kirk: he won her heart im- mediately. She confessed that she had been waiting for years for such a gift as this dog which the Quill and Scroll Club gave her at Christmas. Just as readily as she opened her heart to the little pup, she extended her friendship to everyone in the school and became the pal of most of them. When Miss Schafer left last year, we secretly doubted that anyone could replace her, but we found in Miss Kirk a friend who has filled her place and carried on her work admirably. Besides her regular gym classes, both in Wood- land and the College, Miss Kirk has taken over the hygiene work that Miss Bennett previously supervised. Although Miss Kneebone carries on extension work in connection with the Health Department of the Kansas City Schools, she found time to teach a. class in Health Education at Teachers College. It is a familiar joke among her friends that Miss Kneebone is never seen without her needlepoint work. How- ever, her outside interests are not confined to this domestic pursuit, for she also indulges in antique hunting, gardening, and reading. She is known through- out the city for her work with the Girl Scout organization. E151

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1 933 YE PEDAGOGUE 6 l Miss CANNON Miss MCKEMY MRs. DARNELL Miss Cannon, of the music department, is the leader of the chorus and the glee club and is very successful with both organizations. Last year she pro- cured a grand piano which is her pride and joy, She is noted for her grace at entertaining. Miss Cannon has a pleasing way of being sarcastic and admits quite frankly that she likes to be that way. This is a common example: Miss Cannon: lVliss X, will you answer the question? Miss X: l'm sorry, I don't know the answer. Miss Cannon: Oh, I thought you knew, you looked so intelligent for a moment. Perhaps this pleasant sarcasm is a key to her popularity with the students. Music hath powers indeed and Miss McKemy is held within its spell. This quiet lady teaches music to the freshmen and everyone is impressed by her love of the fine arts. Miss McKemy says little about herself but why should she? Her art speaks for her, her music speaks for her, and her work sp-eaks for her! Everything about her has a calmness, gra.ciousness and kindness which is soothing to those whose nerves are not quite so steady and whose emotions are not so stable. A voic-e soft and sweet and low, that is what Mrs. Darnell seeks to produce in the students in her voice class. To learn how to sing well and to be able to teach the children to sing, are standards she maintains in her voice class. Would you believe it, Mrs. Darnell is a domestic minded woman. To cook. to tempt the palate with an attractive dish, to take care of a house, and to make a lovely home is one of her greatest joys. One can pictur-e her jingling her pots and pans, rearranging her furniture, caring for her flowers, singing, happily at her work-and oh, Mrs. Darnell, how we'd like to sample one of your biscuits! E141

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1933 YE PEDAGOGUE jg. Na if u 'LU ' I 1 , x,-,,fn'w Z! I ,, Y ., .J,. -Let., . 1 MR. SHIRLING DR. PRICE MR' PLOESSER Q When the staff decided to use theimtgfireinotif in the make-up of the 1933 Ye Pedagogue, it appeared logical to dedicate such a volume to Mr. Shirling. Before he came to Teachers College, he was an instructor at Manual High School. He hs taught in many institutions in various sections of the United States. In addition to his regular classes at Teachers College, he conducts a summer session in Estes Park. This year, his summer class will tour the Great Lake Region, visit Abraham Lincoln's birthplace, and spend a pweek at the World's Fair in Chicago. With all of these pedagogical duties he still finds time to enjoy his family, write poetry, and work in his garden, Throughout the Middle West, he is known as the Bird Man of Kansas City. Welcome back, Dr. Price! Two years ago, Mr. Price left Teachers College to study for an additional degree. Last September he returned to us as Dr. Price. He found many duties awaiting him-the making of lengthy public addresses, the writing of numer- ous magazine articles, the coaching of a winning debate tea.m, besides the teach- ing of history and other social sciences. Into all these tasks and responsibilities, he plunged with an enthusiasm that commanded success, for evidence of which, witness our champion debate teams. It seems that each member of the faculty has his own niche that no one else can fill. We are glad that Dr. Price has decided to return to take his old place in the life of the school. Mr. Ploesser, of the science department, father of Betty Ann. Hobby: Betty Ann, main interest: Betty Ann, favorite topic of conversation: Betty Ann. Inspiration: Betty Ann. In fact, to him all life c-enters about Betty Ann. Mr. Ploesser is successful at other things besides talking of Betty Ann, however. He teaches biology, hygiene and physical science and has proved himself a great favorite with the freshman class. Almost every week one can flnd quotations from Mr. Ploesser written in the Scout Weekly. l16 B1 X sl if ij si