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 a young student at an elementary school that served only eight students, including Emmet and Myrdith. According to the Oliver County register of deeds' daughter, who had been friends with Hazel, she was described as being gentle and nurturing for someone so young.