Walnut Hills High School - Remembrancer Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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MR. LEEDS MR. VVELSH A teacher whose most absorbing interest is the subject he teaches is Mr. J. Stanley Leeds, teacher of chemistry. A grad- uate of Hughes High, he attended Miami and Bucknell. His hobby is his four little girls, but he works with boys as sponsor of the Senior Hi-Y. Mr. Thomas E. Welsh, teacher of chemistry, is admired by students and faculty as a fine teacher and all-round good fel- low. His hobby is astronomy, but he likes football and other sports, too. He is in charge of the visual aids department, and adviser of the XEM. MATHEMATICS Mathematics, one of the leading subjects at Walnut Hills, is now more essential than ever for building the complex post- 22 Members of Miss Elberg's Zoology class study adaptation and heredity. war industrial civilization. ln a world of precision, it is well that we know as much as possible about math. Miss Marie Becker eagerly looks forward to the time when she can again traverse the crossroads of the world. She is also interested in bridge and in athletics, somewhat poor substitutes for the open road, the mountains, and the sea. Mr. D. B. Carpenter is Kentucky's contribution to the math department. His hobbies are dramatics and debate, but his real interest is his blue-grass ranch. Manager of the book room, he is also adviser of the junior Hi-Y. MISS BECKER MR. CARPENTER

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Reading Spanish newspapers adds special interest to Miss SICIIIHLIQS language course. The inspiring murals of Paul Ashbrook lend European atmos- phere to Mrs. Ashbrook's German Class. FRENCH The French department, one of the finest in the country, owes its reputation at least partly to Mrs. Paul Ashbrook, at present the only teacher of French. Long recognized as the cultured tongue, French plays an important part in world literature. SPANISH Today Spanish is the up-and-coming language of the age, the binding link between the two Americas. The ability to read MRS. ASI-IBROOK MRS. CREELMAN and to speak Spanish will have untold value in the coming age of Pan-Americanism. Mrs. Marie Louise Creelman, a teacher of Spanish, studied at Ohio State and Chicago Universities. Mrs. Creelman likes to cook, make quilts, and collect antiques. Chosen by the class of '46 as its sponsor, she thoroughly enjoys her work as such. A veritable Briareus, the hundred-handed mythological char- acter, Mrs. Charlotte P. Gonnard is the faculty adviser for the Chatterbox and the Remembmvzcer. Unusually adept at languages, she has gained much from her extensive travel. .She is the presentholder of the National Masters' Bridge Champion- ship of Cincinnati. A native Cincinnatian and a graduate of Walnut Hills, Miss MRS. GONNARD Miss STEINAU 2I MR. CALDVVELL MISS ELBERG Irene A. Steinau is a teacher of Spanish. An accomplished linguist, she has studied in France, Spain, and Mexico. Miss Steinau enjoys teaching, and considers her profession her hobby and main interest. SCIENCE The atomic bomb last summer startled the world into the realization that science had won the war. In the test tubes and under the microscope will lie the key to the world to come. From our high school laboratories may come the scientist who will strike out to help the world reach the highest in scientific development. The jovial science teacher in 225 is Mr. James A. Caldwell, a native of Kentucky, who came to Walnut Hills twenty-five years ago. He spends his summers in a North Carolina boys' camp. As adviser of the Golf and Bowling Clubs, he has op- portunity to engage in these sports, which are his hobbies. Zoology is taught at VValnut Hills by Miss Etta L. Elberg. Embryology is Miss Elberg's special subject although she great- MISS I-IEIS MR. LAMBERT ly enjoys teaching heredity. Making candy and gardening are two of her outside interests, besides traveling in the West. An instructor of botany and physiology, Miss Christine Heis enjoys experimenting with her subjects and studying their rela- tions to philosophy. She likes to travel, and has toured Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Much of her spare time is spent in social service work. Dr. Ray Lambert, popular teacher of science, teaches physics and aeronautics. Sponsor of the Radio Club, he has turned out some efficient operators, and, as adviser of the Model Airplane Club, he has promoted the construction and operation of model airplanes. President of the Schoolmasters Club, Mr. Lambert is also principal of the West High Night School.

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Mr. Harry Gassman is a member of the Walnut Hills math department. He specializes in instructing seventh, eighth, and ninth grade pupils. Mr. Gassman takes charge of the issuing of bus cards, an all-year task. This amiable character's hobbies are golf, fishing, and baseball. Miss Ruth Hartlieb's interests consist of traveling, music, and bridge. This able teacher of mathematics has been at our school for twelve years, during which time she has taught English, geography, and history in the elementary grades, also. Her summers are spent amid the beautiful scenery of Michigan. One of the most amiable teachers of Walnut Hills is Miss Mildred Keiffer. Her indefatigable good humor has led Miss MR. GASSMAN MISS HARTLIEB MISS KEIFFER MISS KERSTING Keiffer to well-deserved popularity. Here at school, she is adviser for Cum Laude. In spare moments she enjoys music, books, and travel. Miss Emma Kersting has taught mathematics at Walnut Hills for many years. She attended Columbia University, the Uni- versity of Cincinnati, and the University of Chicago. She has traveled through most of the United States, and quite a bit of Europe. Miss Heis's botany students return from a field trip with specimens of plant life. 1.111-7,