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

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if M I D. BEETS MR- D- C-AEI-1-IO'l'T MR. AUGUST El-IMKE MR, EARL PAGE MR. EARL PHILL ps Biology Clzemzxzry Biology Pllyfim Agrinllm E Faculty , Drigalla in German, and he likes to test his Spanish in conversation with Mexicans at Cement Cityf Mr. Elliott's hobby seems to be to collect books but never to have time to read them. He also likes to do carpenter work. I wonder if he makes the book cases in which to keep his books! ' Mr. Ehmke is interested in model making. He enjoys chemistry immensely. His am- bition is to make a steam locomotive someday. 'Mr. Earl Page has always had a great interest in drama, espe- cially in the work of the White Masque Players. c Mr. Page takes an in- terest in sponsoring plays at William Chris- man, and every year he coaches the players in the one-act play which is entered in both the con- test at Liberty and the one at Warrensburg. There is no doubt but what Mr. Phillips' hobby is agricultural work. He is always experimenting to find how to grow or make a different kind of plant. In years to come he may yet be known as the second Burbank. W i l l i a m Chrisman Room II2, Agl'fCIlIlllI'E High School offers a number of vocational subjects. Domestic art is taught by Miss Margaret Chiles. The sewing classes have aided in teaching a large number of girls good taste in clothes. They not only learn to make their own clothes, but they learn how to judge and select good materials and styles that are suitable to the particular in- dividual and thus enjoy becoming clothing for a smaller expenditure of money. Home Economics is taught by Miss McCray. In the cooking classes the boys and girls have g acquired' basic informa- tion regarding dietetics I and food preparation. . Many boys like cooking and do exceptional work in this subject. Miss McCray's hobby is traveling. She likes to go out into the wide open spaces and have a real good time. She is a past president of the Business and Professional Wo- men's Club. Everyone loves beauty. It is our business to teach them what is fineg to open their eyes to the great treasure-house of the world of arts, to help them to live the larger and more abundant life.

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Miss Avv S'IENVART Miss E'1HEi. BhNIFI1ILD Miss IANII- C1-111.125 MR DALE PIGG 'VI ss ELLLN SINIGLETON Social Sczence Malhematzc: Matlzenmtirs Spanish Lnlzn Englzsh Faculty years of Spanish and two years of French Mr Pigg likes to collect Spanish souve mrs We all saw the articles which he brought back from Mexico and which were on dis play in the show case Mr Pigg is the secre tary of the Spanish Club of Missouri He 1S interested in music and sings in the Cham ber of Commerce Glee Club Mr P1gg takes a great pride in his garden each year, he IS also compiling a scrapbook on Spanish mater1al Miss Singleton forgets all about Caesar Virgil and Cicero when she goes home from school then she enjoys cooking for a hobby The science depart ment presents the study of physics chemistry b1 ology and agriculture Physics and chemistry are necessary to the edu- cation of a well-rounded person. Biology con- sisting of Zoology and botany, 1S offered in the sophomore year. Zoology is a science which treats of natural history, physi- ology classification dis- tribution and habits of animalsg botany is a similar study of plants. The purpose of teaching Room 201 Mzzthemrztzcs physics in high school 1S to represent elementary physics in such a way as to Stlmu late the pupil to do some thinking on his own account about the how s and why s of the physical world in which he lives Mr El liotts purpose in his explanations of the basic laws of chemistry to high school pupils is not to make chemists of us but rather to teach us to recognize everyday chemical changes 1n the world about us and to have some knowledge of the structure and compo s1t1on of some of the commonest substances among which we live The knowledge imparted in the agriculture class is designed to give to those boys and girls 1n terested in farming a basic knowledge of the va1y1ng soil climate and crop conditions When school is out Mr. Beets spends much of his leisure time at his camp at Lake Lotawana Here he passes long hours fishing, boating, swimming, and playing with bugs. He is inter- ested in languages, espe- cially Spanish, French, and German. He also converses quite fre. quently with Gottfried

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Miss MARGARET CHILES Miss VERGIE MCCRAY Miss NEL1. E. SAMPSON Miss Ilissua SMITH MR. E. SCHOWENGERDT Domerlic Ari Home Econumirx Aff M -WC Mmm Faculty Furthermore, school art stimulates the imagination, fosters creative ability, and pro- vides a means of self-expression. There is no good reason Why graphic expression should be less beautiful or less understood or less appreciated than expression through words. In fact, the pencil or crayon has an advantage over the pen, in that it expresses a.language that is understood by all nation- alties, throughout the ages. Miss Sampson's pleasure is in her art. She enjoys doing art work while in school and also studying art in the summer. For the last two summers Miss Sampson has attended Columbia University in New York. The music department is well organized and covers many fields of musical develop- ment, offering orchestra, chorus, and har- mony. Each year an operetta is given. Great interest is taken in making its production successful. Elaborate stage sets are con- structed by the manual training department and decorated by art students. Antiques, or rather collecting antiques is the hobby of Miss Smith. Whenever she sees a pretty antique glass pitcher or bowl, she just can't resist the temptation to buy it. At present she is having a small walnut table rennished in the manual training shop. j Mr. Schowengerdt has a pleas- MR. L. E. MORRIS Mechanical Drawing ing voice and spends most of his spare time singing. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Chamber of Com- merce Glee Club, and sings solos at various entertainments. Mechanical drawing is always an asset for skilled workmen, Mechanics, draftsmen, engineers, designers, architects, window trimmers, sign painters, advertisers, elec- tricians, map workers, textile workers, metal workers, furniture makers, instrument workers, glass and pottery workmen, gar- ment workers, bookbinders, illustrators, car- toonists, chemists, physicists, biological workers, pharmacists, civil and mechanical engineers, housewives, and dozens of other workers need a knowledge of drawing, color, and construction. Q Mr. Morris says that his hobbies are farm- ing and running the printing press. He tells us that even if he had to run the printing press all day long, it would still be play. When school is out, Mr. Morris goes to his farm near Oak Grove, Missouri, and gath- ers a coat of tan. The commercial department offers the following subjects: shorthand and typing, I and II, and bookkeeping. Mr. Athey devotes much of his time to making furniture when he is free from school work. Is it for the baby or the