Hazel was an eighth grade student at a one-room school, the same attended by Emmet and Myrdith. The Oliver County register of deeds, whose daughter had played with Hazel, recalled, "Kind of a quiet girl she was," and described her as "sort of motherly, for one so young."
Hazel was an eighth-grade pupil at a one-room school, attended by Emmet and Myrdith. The Oliver County register of deeds, whose daughter had played with Hazel, noted, "She was rather reserved," and characterized her as "motherly in demeanor, given her youth."