William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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Miss Evmva HILL Miss EVTHER LAYTONI Miss NORA AMES Miss H RRIET NORTHERN Miss MABEL POTTER Faculty Not all of the time of the teachers of Wil- liam Chrisman is spent on the subjects they teach They have many hobbies English is the foundation upon which all other subjects are based. A thorough knowl- edge of our own language is the best possible means to success in mastering other branches of learning. Therefore three years of English are required Public speaking is included in the English department. Miss Hill has several hobbies. She likes to do any kind of fancy work: French em- broidery Italian drawn- work cross-stitch and Swedish darning. Then t t too she enjoys adding to her poetry scrapbook. Her flower garden takes time to care for but it gives much pleasure and beauty in return for the work. ' Miss Layton is greatly interested in attending educational m e eti n g s, where she meets many prominent people. In the winter Miss Layton's chief sport is swimming at the Teachers' College in Kansas City. Some day she may, like Rich-, ard Haliburton, swim the Hellespont. Room 105 E glixl In her spare time Miss Ames writes poetry. She says that it carries away her worries and keeps her from thinking of school and therefore it relaxes her mind. She has had a number of poems published. The hobby of Miss Northern is debating and studying law. She gets great enjoyment from training the debaters then entering them in contests and seeing them win many of their battles. The debaters bring' honors to Chrisman every year On April 23 Miss Northern made a speech at St. Louis When Miss Potter goes home she forgets the Envoy English an d plane geometry. Instead of worrying about school work she starts to cook and we have heard that she has prepared some very delicious meals. In order that we may trace the development, of nations, government, and races, the social science department offers Amer- dieval history, civics, so- ciology, and economics. American history is re- quired. In his home State of Pennsylvania Mr, Biter g0t his early practice in , A Eilgli-,fl Zngljfh English English and Debate Engli-ffl, Mflfhfmallff Y , a 1 ' , 7 y 7 ' 7' 1 1 1 Q x Y C 1 y , ican, modern, and me-

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1 Mic. I. N. I'lAN'I'HORN To the Students of William Clwisman High School: I am glad you chose freedom as the uni- fying thread of our GLEAM. You placed on the frontal page the Statue of Liberty. This statue was a gift of the boys and girls of France as an appreciation of the Work of our nation for the cause of liberty. The shot of the patriots at Lexington caused tyranny to tremble throughout the World. It is fitting that We cherish and honor those who established our freedom and manifest an appreciation of it. But freedom is oftentimes misunderstood. We cannot define freedom as the right to do Whatever We wish. Nothing could be far- ther from the truth. An appreciation of freedom causes us not so much to assert our rights as to raise the question, Have I the right? One who cherishes freedom Will grant freedom. He Will realize his rights end Where another's rights begin. Freedom, then, urges us to be considerate of the rights ol' others and 'causes us to be careful in keeping our laws. 23 When the Stars and Stripes proclaim free- dom to us, they at the same time ask us to meet obligations, bear responsibilities, and seek truth. I believe you, as students, can best develop in an atmosphere of freedom. I congratu- late you as a student body because you have striven to use freedom and not abuse it. We hold fast to freedom by its useg we lose it by its abuse. Education consists in so liv- ing that We will be granted increasing free- dom. J . N. HANTHORN. There is not one student in Chrisman who doesn't appreciate the kind attitude lMrs. DeShazo takes in helping them. Miss Jose- phine Comboy, her assistant, has a smile for everyone,,and it will be remembered by each student who graduates this year. Our secretaries have worked diligently that the report cards be on time and very accurate. Never have they been late in pre- senting them to you. If you Wish to make their smiles broader and Work more delight- ful, have a clean page for an attendance record, not one moment out that could be avoided, and then the grades will be good. It is much more fun to record E's and S's than I's and F's. Office of I. N. Hanthorn

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MR Ioslavu B11-an MR. lox-IN BLACKMDRE Miss MARY Lucas Miss Louisa MACDONALD Mas, ASENATH Sci-IROEDLLR .Saczal Science - Social Science Social Science Englifh, Social Science Social Science Faculty farming. Although it is very hot in the summer, he still. finds pleasure in farming if the crops aren't burned by the sun. Ask him about raising turkeys. International happenings always interest Mr. Blackmore. He is regarded as an author- ity on world affairs and is in demand as a public speaker. He enjoys carpentry, even though his house looks just the same when he has completed his work as it did when he started. Miss Lucas's nieces and nephews have kept her busy selecting and buying books for them. When she can find spare time, she likes to sew. There is only one kind of fancy work or em- broidery that Miss Mac- Donald cares to do. This I happens to be knitting. Her dresses are becom- ing, and she is well paid for her hard Work. Mrs. Schroeder says that she has no set hobby but enjoys every- thing 5 however, she be- lieves she likes reading the best. Miss Stewart is a lady who spends her leisure time in traveling, an in- 25 Room 301, Hixlory teresting pastime, not only pleasant but also educational. In the mathematics department algebra is a compulsory subject given in the freshman year. At William Chrisman plane and solid geometry, algebra III and IV, advanced arithmetic, and trigonometry are offered. Mathematics holds an important place in the business and professional world. Pupils in- terested in civil engineering and aviation should take all the mathematical courses of- fered in high school. Miss Benfield asserts that her hobby is tennis, but she has bought a horse and spends much of her time riding along country lanes. Miss Janie Chiles is gifted in the art of crocheting. She does very beautiful work and is now completing her eighth dress. She can also make exquisite but- tonholes, and this is quite an accomplishment. The foreign languages are courses which greatly attract many students. The Independ- ence high schools offer three languages, four years of Latin, three