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

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2 ' encfenl' Mr. I. N. Hanthorn, who has served Wil- liam Chrisman for almost a quarter century and who instituted the student government of which we are so proud, is always ready to offer sympathetic understanding and wise counsel to those who find their way to his of- fice in the Iunior High Building. Mr. Hanthorn's training, which has a wide range, was secured at the State Teachers College at Warrensburg, the Uni- t versity of Missouri, and at Columbia Uni- versity in New York City, where he received his graduate degree. He spent several years ' as a teacher in Missouri schools before he came to Independence. Mr. I. N. Hanthorn Mr. Hanthorn served as principal of Chrisrnan from 1924 to 1941, and was then made Assistant Superintendent. After the death of Superintendent W. E. Matthews and before the election of the new superintendent, Mr. L. G. Keith, Mr. Hanthorn filled the office of Superin- tendent in addition to carrying on the work of his own office, doing very capable work at the double task. ' His duties as Assistant Superintendent include keeping the school census, the files of which list everyone between the ages of six and nineteen inclusive in the Independence Dis- trict, issuing work permits and supplying the certification of age from the school records for people who need it in order to obtain birth certificates. He also assists in compiling the superintendent's annual report, in conducting the campaign for school Welfare, and in substi- tuting when the regular teacher is ill. His greatest service is in the noble inspiration and the wise and benevolent influence he exerts upon teachers and students alike. 12

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The entire school system of lnde- pendence felt very keenly the loss of its executive head in the sudden death of Superintendent W. E. Matthews. Dur- ing the decade during which he had been superintendent, Mr. Matthews had been tireless in his efforts to promote the educational welfare of Independ- ence youth. 'We feel that we are fortu- nate to have as our present adminis- trative head a man who can continue the wozk of his predecessor and render in turn a service equally worthy. lnde- pendence welcomes Superintendent Lowell Glendon Keith. Mr. Keith comes to us frcm Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he held the position of Co-ordi- nator of Instruction or the assistant superintendency. Mrs. Mildred Kearnes Mr. L. G. Keith The first duty of a superintendent is to act as the executive of- ficer of the Board of Education, a duty which does not preclude the formulating of both legislative and administrative policies. His next is to co-ordinate the educational programs of the elemen- tary, intermediate, junior and senior high schools, and to see that the best possible workmanship prevails throughout the school system. Finally he must anticipate the demands the future will make upon the schools and plan the means by which these needs can be met. All of these major tasks and the multitudinous minor ones current in all school systems, we entrust to Mr. Keith, know- ing that he will discharge them creditably. We may safely embark on the voyage into the future, and, ably piloted, follow the gleam to a better understanding of our- selves and worthy accomplishment in all routes of endeavor. ll

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The administrative head of the faculty and student body of William Chrisman is our affable principal, Mr. Iesse H. Stinson. This is Mr. Stinson's second year at Chris- man, but early in his tenure, his friendli- ness, his executive ability, and his interest in scholastic achievement became ap- parent. Mr. Jesse H. Stinson Mr. Stinson graduated from high school at Clarence, Missouri. He attended the North- east State Teachers College at Kirksville, Missouri, being graduated with a Bachelor of Sci- ence degree. He obtained his Master's degree in secondary school administration from the University of Missouri, where he has also taken additional graduate work. Mr. Stinson's career as a teacher began in Hopper Rural school near Clarence, Missouri. lt includes positions in Henry Ford Trade School, Highland Park, Michigan, and Cass Techni- cal High School, Detroit, Michigan, and administrative positions in various public schools of Missouri, including the principalship of the junior and senior high schools of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, before his coming to Independence. ln the two years in which Mr. Stinson has been our principal, he has served Chrisman well. With quiet ef- fiency he has effected numerous changes which have proved beneficial. Under Mr. Stinson's guidance in the future, We shall have a renewed emphasis on scholar- ship and a greater sense of achievement. ln his every effort to make William Chrisman a better school, We pledge our hearty co-operation. Mrs. Elizabeth Gentry is Mr. Stinson's able secretary. His Office 13