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

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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

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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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YE PEDAGOGUE 1933 1 G i ' MISS GLENN MISS NEWITT Always smiling, always patient, always willing and eager to help. lt's no wonder that we all love Miss Glenn and try to do our best for her. Many rooms, both at our college and the grade school. centers, exhibit at- tractive displays which represent her labors. Her interest and her desire to make the works of her girls perfect, accounts for her success in the art field. Few teachers know their methods as well as Miss Glenn does and few are able to transmit that knowledge to the girls. Even those who are not artists are able to make attractive designs after a few touches from her master hand. So to you, Miss Glenn, we wish continued success in your work. We, who vision ourselves as teaching in the near Cor distantj future, gaze with awe upon Miss Newitt and wonder how she manages her big task- teaching successfully in two schools. ln addition to her work at the college, she has classes in art at Northeast Senior High School. Under her capable in- struction the T. C. freshmen learn to make crayon drawings, draw birds, make pen and ink designs, cover and wax boxes, besides many other units of work. lt would seem that instructing in two schools would be enough to keep o.ne teacher busy, but it isn't. ln her spare time, Miss Newitt does art work of such quality that it is exhibited at the art institute. I 17 1