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

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1933 YE I f PEDAGOGUE i-ff Miss PICKERELL .T 31,11 Lv? I ' M ' ' 'N if One can say of Miss Pierson that books are to her what kittens are to Miss Clouser, what music is to Miss McCollum-no doubt our dependable and help- ful librarian would smile at the antics of a furry ball of fur and thrill to the strains of a great sonata, but her greatest pleasure comes from handling, classify- ing, checking and reading her beloved books. Although Miss Pierson seldom speaks of herself, it has been discovered that she too follows down the poet's road and is capable of creating beautiful verse. Miss Pierson is helpful, willing and co-operative. She is never too busy to help any student. Her course in library methods has proved very beneficial and helpful to the T. C. students. Miss Pierson has won the friendship, loyalty and allegiance of all the members of the student body. She lent some very valuable aid in the compiling of the annual. One feels like saying, but of course one doesn't, Three cheers for Miss Pierson. One year she was a student, studying, working and playing like the rest of us, and the next year she was elevated to a position of dignity-that of assist- ant librarian. Those who spend much of their time in the library know how ably Miss Pickerell fills that position. They also know how much she would be missed if she were not there: even if at times her presence is made known by a gentle ssh-sh or a pleasant reminder that the library is a place to study, not to visit. However, she not only assists in the work of the library, but also in the office work: she types, files, takes dictation, and in general aids in the routine oflice duties. Anyone who can hold two position, as she does, is to be admired. Truly, Miss Pickerell is a versatile and admirable young lady. E181

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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

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YE PEDAGOGUE 1933 MISS STRACHAN Even a mere acquaintance of Miss Strachan's is impressed by her wide knowl- edge of modern literature, both fiction and non-fiction. Everyone wonders how she finds time to so efficiently fill her position of psychologist of Kansas City Public Schools, to have a class at Teachers College, and at the same time to carry on interesting hobbies. She has fond dreams of a flower garden, a dream which we hope may soon be fulfilled. If the girls needed a password to remind them of Miss Hawkins, they would probably have something like this- Have you had your cod liver oil today? or How is your weight? Such sta.tements are typical of Miss Hawkins, who had charge of the health work, The first semester of the year she divided her time between Manual High School and T. C. Since her work became heavier at Manual, she was forced to spend all her time there, while Miss Cook, of Woodland school, has taken over the health work of the school. We regret that her work forced her to leave, before we were able to know her better, for those who had an opportunity to know Miss Hawkins, speak enthusiastically of her sympathetic attitude and lovely personality. l19l l r