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

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AICITQBIQGRAPHY GF TEACHERS CGI .I .EGF Today I stand, a well-established growing college, loved and respected through all Kansas City. Each june large classes are upon my list of graduates, and each September new students surge through my doors. I am Teachers College. However, it was not always thus. Only twenty-five years ago fcould you believe itlj there was no training school in Kansas City for those who wished to become teachers. In those. dark ages the new teachers were sent to work under the supervision of Mis-s Gertrude Greene, principal of the Irving School, who, in spite of her many duties, gave them what aid she could. Then in the fall of, let me see, twenty-tive from thirty-six yes, in the fall of 1911, Mr. Cammack, who was Superintendent of Schools at thattime, thought it would be well to -establish a training school for teachers of Kansas City. He asked Miss- Greene if she would assume charge of a normal school with a one- year course. That was my beginning. In january of 1912 I was formally established in the old Central High School at Eleventh and Locust with Miss Greene as my dean. However, after one week there I was moved to the Franklin School building where I occupied several rooms. A very humble beginning, was it not? But one cannot be born famous, pardon me if I seem to take pride in my achievements, it is a most worthy pride, I assure you. The next fall I was moved to the George B. Longan School, where I remained for three years. IGI -

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In 1915 I was moved back to the Central High School building. Miss Greene remained as dean, but she gave over my active leadership to a president, Mr. Deputy. In 1919 Mr. Hotchkiss became my presi- dent and then in 1925, Mr. Diemer. Miss Greene, dearly beloved by all, remained with me until in 1935. Ill health caused her to give up her position and move to California. My, she was a great loss! but I had to go on. So much depends upon me, you know. Well, in 1956 Mr. Gilbert, one of my faculty, was appointed vice-president. My life has been short but eventful, don't you think? I was de'- lighted when they moved me to Woodland School. I felt really estab- lished and secure, you know. The past year has revealed a great improvement in my condition, even here. The new science rooms the school board gave me are just as complete as one could wish. And the social room! Now there is a room that does my heart good--I love the sound of the radio and the ping-pong balls as they are knocked back and forth. After all, I am still young and like arlittle pleasure now and then. ' Of course you know that, as I grew, clubs were formed and school papers published. With each event I glowed with pride because I knew that little by little my dream of becoming a successful college was being fulfilled. Yes, my dreams have come true. From a small one-year training school occupying several rooms, I have become a four-year college with many rooms. And I am still young, only twenty-five. What will I be at fifty? 5 E71