St Wendelin High School - Foslin Yearbook (Fostoria, OH)

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MARGARET ABOWD . . . Dark, flashing eyes mirror her in- nermost thoughts . . . avid record collector of sweet and hot music . . . Vaughn Monroe is tops with this girl . . . cherishes his recording of Stardust . . . thanks to the speed of a certain '41 Chrysler, Peg isn't always late . . . thinks dancing is an art . . . would rather dance than eat, twell, almost! . . .Novem- ber 2 is the day of days . . . usually seen in slick sweaters, which she knits herself . . . Oh, really? is characteristic . . . always has a witty remark on the tip of her tongue . . . original . . . is in her element on an entertainment committee . . . Poe is her author . . . tennis, her sport . . . American Legion essay winner as a junior . . . Chartruese rates . . . gets a kick out of debating . . . likes daisies . . . hopes to be a chemist . . . di- rected the 1946 Foslin skit which brought the school's big- gest laugh . . . tells us she leads a very dull life, but we know Peg. IOANNE SCHARF . . . Daughter of Cy Scharf, St. Wen- delin's first coach . . . one of those vivacious gals who never run down . . . likes St. Wendelin so much that after one year in Cleveland she came back to graduate . . . always an honor student . . . American Legion Essay honors three times . . . math and science are her subjects . . . co-editor of Foslin . . . enjoys making impromptu speeches . . . good, too . . . her recipe for conversation: mix thoroughly with jokes and sprinkle with puns . . . is annoyed by unenthusiastic people . . . writes more letters than anyone we know . . . scribbles verses . . . likes Robert Burns . . . vows she will eventually master the art of parking a car. .. Black Magic is easy on her ears . . . likes Andre Kostelanetz for class, Spike Iones for corn . . . hfas a reputation for lung power at games . . . says most memorable event during high school was the 1945 Protest Tournament . . . likes to tell about getting Tommy Dorsey's autograph . . . who wouldn't? . . . a spanking is in order Sep- tember ll. MARY LOU HAMMER . . . Hopes to be a stenographer some day . . . everyone's best pal . . . always willing to help, and with a smile . . . types and types-for everybody . . . fav-- orite sport is baseball . . . member of Glee Club for past two years . . . birthday every November 15 . . . is often heard re- marking You're some of my relation . . . steady employee at Hall's Grocery . . . good student . . . enjoys that long walk every morning and evening . . . always snipping her hair . : . Oh! that checkered jacket! . . . movies often, likes most of them . . . listens to the radio in spare time . . . finds the simple things make her the happiest . . . has a temper, but it's like an April shower . . . enjoys letting the Gregg pothooks flow from her pen . . . fond of non-fiction . . . those snapping brown eyes! . . . laughs easily . . . a friend in need is a friend in- deed when it comes to typing for the Foslin . . . another fan of roses. Page Twenty-Five

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THOMAS LICHTLE . . . Tall and handsome . . . dark wavy hair . . . fastidious in attire . . . a familiar sight on the dance 1lCOI... attends basketball and football games zestfully . . . you'll find Tom swimming in the summer . . . an excellent student . . . knows all the answers in bookkeeping . . . speedy typist . . . good at math, too . . . won American Legion essay honors in sophomore year . . . server since grade school days ...member of the glee club and the Tenebrae choir all four years . . . used to be the backbone of the grade school choir . . . plays the piano . . . will stop and listen any time to Rhap- sody in Blue . . . reads . . . fascinated by those gory myster- ies . . .movies a lot . . . slaves in Pop's office . . . willing member of any committee for class social affairs . . . has a beautiful ski sweater . . . also, terrible horn on his bike . . . aspirations not completely deve1oped . . . enjoys acting . . . junior Kiwanian . . . birthday Iune 6 . . . quiet but interested and interesting. PHILOMENA DI CESARE . . . One of the lucky lasses with naturally curly hair . . . cardigan sweaters rate high with her . . . will queen it over a kitchen some day . . . proficient in home-making arts . . . loves caring for children . . . attends all extra-curricular activities . . . gets highly excited at basketball games . . . also does her part in aiding the cheering squad dur- ing fooball season . . . enjoys singing alto in Glee Club . . . a three year member . . . has a good attendance record . . . rarely late: rarely absent . . . always willing to be helpful . . . can be depended upon for her quota in all class projects . . . persevering worker . . . Fanny to her intimate friends . . . bookkeeping is her favorite subject, judging from the time she spends on it . . . could be called one of our silent partners . . . seldom heard . . . a shy, sweet manner . . . easy to get along with . . . has a temper, but rarely shows it . . . sports a cheery bright red coat . . . glad to see January 22 come around. DANIEL SCZESNY . . . Call for Dan, Sez, or 'most any- thing, and he'll corne a runnin' . . . well, anyhow, he'll come . . . . clocker for the basketball season . . . his flowing locks sometimes hamper his vision . . . hence, the title Veronica . . . never lacks a clever answer . . . dresses like Ioe College . . . the knife crease in his trousers is a trade secret . . . with us since the first grade . .a personality kid . . . that debonair air. . .a man of the world . . . future vice-president . . . never gives a girl less than two good looks . . . often referred to as the kid in the black Ford . . . burns up the pavement . . . every once in a while does a walk around the reservoir . . . has everyone drooling with his description of foreign dishes . . . a true gourmet . . . possessor of an easily-recognized chuckle . . . probably caught his leisurely gait from his pals Bob and Bill . . . annual event is lune 18. Page Twenty-Four

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BERNARD FEEHAN . . . Hey, Bernie -that's what you'll hear if he's wanted . . . the Casanova of the senior class . . . built like Sampson . . . a Van Johnson grin . . . belongs among the W men . . . a touchdown boy in his junior and senior years . . . played end . . . one of the best cage artists of the 1945-1946 season . . . another Irishman, and a true one at that . . . Bernie came to the home of the Mohawks in his sophomore year . . . president of class in junior year . . . everyone's pal and a well-liked lad . . . member of the Glee Club . . . secretary of the C. S. M. C .... punctuates his speech with Gee Whiz! and Betcha five dollars! . . . exclaims I didn't do nothing in every class . . . thoroughly enjoys cowboy shows . . . likes whizzing around in that big beautiful Buick . . . comes all the way from Bloomdale every day . . . licked the snowdrifts in '45 by driving a tractor to school . . . shoots firewlorks on his birthday . . . the class of '46 would be at a loss without him. ROBERT MORAN . . . Nicknames: Bob, Red, Irish, Morel1i, sometimes Gene . . . an all around, top-fite ath- lete . . . varsity football for three years . . . captain of the football team, senior year . . . forward on the first five for the Gold and Black cagers . . . president of the C. S. M. C. . . . Irish wit . . . with matching temper . . . favorite color, green . . . four years in Glee Club . . . class officer for two years . .. American Legion essay contest Winner in junior and sen- ior years . . . favorite subjects are chemistry and physics . . . most often seen in penalty period . . . enjoys quail hunting . .. has that well-known twinkle . . . plus a mischievous grin . . . an authority on the history of the Emerald Isle . . . still wishes the class flower were the shamrock . . . holds his own in any debate . . . keeps the library busy . . . this boy makes with the feet when it comes to boogie . . . celebrates August 13. ' GERALD DROLL . . . Did you see a black streak with white tires zooming past the high school? . . . that was Dutch driv- ing . . . one of the few lucky boys who owns his own car . . . treats it like a babe, and has enough accessories to set up a business . . . gas rationing never bothered him-the works at a gas stationl . . . one of the more quiet members of the class . . . when he's not asleep, he's absent . . . wavy, ebony locks distinguish him . . . likes popular music and never misses The Hem1it on Sunday nights . . . declares his pet peeve to be mushy love stories . . . usually seen in the sharpest sport shirts . . . history would be made if Dutch ever wore a neck- tie . . . or walked anywhere . . . a year older each November 29 hollers like mad at all S. W. H. games . . . also a K. of C. . . . his car is always packed with fellows . . . has brothers, -and more brothers . . . posseses droll humor. Page Twenty-Six V