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

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Miss Tessie Page Major H. E. Pendleton Mr. Earl L. Phillips Miss Mabel Potter ISS PAGE has two spheres of activity, the commercial and history de- partments, for she teaches shorthand and typing and modern history. The Commercial Club is her responsibility, and she prepares students for the Warrensburg contest. This is Major Pendleton's fourth and last year as director oi the Reserve Officers Training Corps here. He has been instructor since the inauguration of military training at Chrisman, but the system is such that the instructor officers are changed every four years. The teaching ot agriculture is Mr. Phillips's nominal profession, but he is energetic in seeing that a number of other school activities are carried off Well. He sponsors the Agriculture Club, supervises ticket taking at Chrisman games and plays, and directs the business and advertising staffs of both the Envoy and Gleam. Miss Potter's biggest responsibility With the exception of her English teaching, is the Envoy. The student editor and Miss Potter carry much the reater art of thenwork in putting out the paper. Many evenings find Miss g P Potter and the editor Working after the staff has left. She also sponsors the Chrisman chapter of the National Honor Society. 23

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Miss Dorothy Orr q Mr L E. Morris Miss Thelma Myers A Mr. Earl Page R. MORRIS teaches one of the most popular of the Chrisman industrial art courses, mechanical drawing. l-le has an even wider influence through another of his school activities. His work it is to print attendance slips, absence and tardy admits, report cards, tickets and programs for all school games, plays, and other functions requiring them. Miss Myers finds that the time and energy required to teach bookkeep- ing, shorthand, and typing to her many students, and to drill them for the Warrensburg contest in the spring quite complete her school life. Miss Orr assists Miss Smith in the direction of the many functions of our music department. We see the satisfactory result of theirtwork shown in the school's orchestra, and choruses, and particularly in this year's operetta. As a teacher of physics, Mr. Page has a good deal to keep him busy. However, he has always had a great enthusiasm for dramatics, both as an actor and as a director, and he assists the student directors of the one-act plays for the play contest and is sponsor of the William Chrisman Dramatic Club. 22

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MISS Nell E, Sampson Mrs. Asenath Schroeder Miss Ellen Singleton Miss Iessie Smith ISS SAMPSON is one of our busiest teachers. In addition to her teaching in the art classes here and her sponsorship of the Art Honor Society, she superintends the art in the other Independence schools. As art sponsor of the Gleam she starts training the staff in early summer and continues her patient direction until the book appears the following spring. Mrs. Schroeder's official duties are history teaching and sponsoring the Shakespearean Society, but she is Well known for the support she gives other school activities. G-enuinely interested in the World about her, she lends a hand Wherever needed, Whether in the field of music, speech, drama, or sports. - ' This year there is no Latin Club, but Miss Singleton finds the Envoy takes much of her time. She works with Miss Lucas in reading and correcting all the copy of the paper before it goes to the printer. The music department is asked to contribute entertainment on many occasions. On this account, Miss Smith, as leader of the orchestra and glee l b c u , and director of the annual operetta, is very active. Her work for our enjoyment and in training students for contests makes her invaluable. 24