University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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9 Agnes K. Anderson J. T. Anderson Chari.es Apel Bessie S. Black W. E. Bruner Esther Karolyn Bundy A. E. Burke Floy Carroll Jennie M. Conrad Mary Crawford Bernice D. Dunlavy Glenn W. Durelinger M. Letitia Elliott Ruth E. Elliott Louise Enochs C. A. Foster Fred Roy Fulmer Belle Gleasman J. D. Hansen Emma E. Hanthorn Ethel W. Hill Page Ten

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The Faculty Personal and Otherwise t t Conducting a teachers college without a laboratory school would be nothing less than mere sham. It would be on a par with taking swimming lessons by correspondence; on a par with learning to fly an airplane by studying the picture of die mechanism. The A. O. Thomas Elementary School and the A. O. Thomas Junior and Senior High Schools compose the laboratory school of the Kearney State Teachers College. One could not exist without the other. At the head of this laboratory school is Dr. Hans C. Olsen, Nebraska’s friend of education, and the friend of every educational neophyte. Scholarly, alert, progressive Dr. Olsen, surrounded by highly trained co-workers and assistants, directs the training of the men and women who come to Kearney to prepare for the teaching profession. The present high standard in the laboratory school has been attained by Dr. Olsen during his nine years of intelligent leadership. The mark of progress of Kearney State Teachers College shows itself no where more pronouncedly than in the laboratory school; hence the dedication of this annual to Dr. Olsen is most fitting. Dr. Olsen took his doctorate at Columbia. A. E. Burke is the one man on the college faculty who, throughout his seven years of pro- gressive work as principal of the A. O, Thomas High School, has never allowed his endless hours or the constant demands for his time to dwarf his interest in boys and girls, Art” is every pupil’s friend, and every student’s trusted adviser. He may frequently remind his listener of his Hoosier training, but should he forget this little display of pride, the listener would soon note the Hoosier quality, the Hoosier characteristics. The busiest man on the campus, the contact man between college and town, Mr. Burke always takes his time for his Chesterfields, his coffee and hamburger. He received his bachelor’s and his master’s de- gree from Indiana University. As one might expect, Helen Kennedy, assistant principal of the A. O. Thomas High School, is interested in poetry. Every student teacher in the English department of the high school dedicates herself or himself To Helen,” and emerges from the experience a better teacher of English. For six years she has been training teachers of English, and guiding the destiny of the reading experiences of the high school boys and girls. She has studied in Indiana State Teachers College, the University of Chicago, and the University of Iowa, from which she has her master’s degree. Ask the boys of A. O, Thomas High School who guides their athletic destiny and they will tell you Glenn W. Durflinger, alias Daddy.” Educated at the Colorado State Teachers College, Mr. Durflingcr has been supervising the teaching of mathematics in the A, O. Thomas High School for four years. He has served on several important college committees, and is recognized as being a tireless, progressive worker. Joining the faculty of supervisors two years ago, Florin Carlton Williams, another Hoosier, soon was recognized as the heavy weight” among the critics. He has no hobbies, no pastimes, no diversions; he is equally at home among scientists, students of the classics, and school administrators. At present, how- ever, he contents himself with the supervision of the teaching of general science and Latin. He has his master’s degree from Indiana University. A graduate student of the National University of Mexico, with graduate work at the University of Colorado, and a master’s degree from the Colorado State Teachers College, Belle Gleasnian supervises the French and Spanish classes in the A. O. Thomas High School, and the eighth grade English in the Junior High School. She has been at Kearney State Teachers College for six years. Elda Stubbs, supervisor of grades seven and eight, in the Junior High School, has been on the faculty for five years. During the summer session at Kearney, she teaches courses in geography. Vernette Moore, supervisor of grade six, has her degree from the University of Iowa, and has been on the faculty for two years. Anna Van

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Brussell is an Iowan, foncf of the tall corn, and enjoys being in California for Iowa Day, She received her undergraduate work at Iowa Wesleyan College, the oldest college west of the Mississippi River having had continuous existence. She has her degree from the Uni- versity of Iowa, and has been supervising grades five and six for three years. Recipient of two degrees from the Colorado State Teachers College, Blanche Skinner has been supervising grades three and four for four years. Miss Skinner is well known for her progressive methods, her careful training of teachers, and her devotion to the profession. Recognized as of undisputed first rank as a teacher of primary work, and as a trainer of primary teachers, Malvina S. Scott has been in her present position fourteen years. So well known is her work in the teaching of reading, the Scott trained teachers are sought in many parts of the state. Like so many of Kearney's critic teachers, Letitia Ellicott is a product of the Colorado State Teachers College. She has been supervisor of grade two for three years. Her hobby is interior decoration—plus, always being happy. Whenever one wants to see mankind in the making, he visits a modern, progressive kindergarten. Whenever one wants to see what many educators believe to be the best teach- ing in the whole public school system, again he goes to the kindergarten. The kindergarten of the A. O. Thomas schools is a busy place during the five school days. Watching over the group attentively as any mother could watch over her own children, Agnes Knutzen Anderson, a specialist in kindergarten work, plans and directs the activities through which the little children further their understanding of the life and world about them. Working with her are teachers in training, young ladies who expect to go out and control classrooms of their own. After having studied in the Art Department of the University of Nebraska, the Penn sylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago Art Institute, Minneapolis Handicraft Guild, New York Art League Landscape School, and after having been a pupil of Anshultz, Parker, Chase, Hawthorne, Brecken ridge, Carlson, Batch elder, and Johnnot, Marion C. Smith came to Kearney Normal and liked it so well that she has stayed, and is now one of the few re- maining pioneer members of the faculty. Minnie E. Larsen, with her master's from the Uni- versity of Chicago, has been teaching art in the Kearney State Teachers College for nine years. Miss Larson is a living example of the contradiction to the belief chat all artists are temperamental. W. E. Bruner, Ph. D., is one of the more recent additions to the faculty. Dr. Bruner has been head of the Biological Science Department for two years. He has his degree from the University of Nebraska, If it's bugs, or if it's worms; if it’s birds, or if it's beasts you want to know about, you can get your information from Carrie E. Ludden, who has for twenty-five years been not only teaching teachers, but has also been interesting teachers in Nature, Recipient of his master's degree from the University of North Dakota, Charles Apel has been head of the Commercial Department of the college for six years. Charley is a champion bridge player, is fond of chess, and likes all athletic sports, Ethel Craig Sutton has her master’s from Columbia. For thirteen years she has been teaching typewriting in the college. Mrs. Sutton has served on the most important committees of the college. She is a member of National Association of Penmanship Teachers and Supervisors. Mildred Payne is a Missourian, with her A, M. degree from the University of Missouri. She has been teaching shorthand at the college for two years. A member of the National Geographic Society, Donald Keller has been at the head of the Earth Science Department for six years. He has his master’s degree from Clark Uni- versity. When the United States Office of Education wanted a man to carry on an extensive investigation in the field of secondary education, it sent for William H. Ziegel, Jr. Dr. 78133 Page Eleven