DeVilbiss High School - Pot O Gold Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Grammar and composition are but two items in the important curriculum of our English classes. Extra interest and learn- ing by participation in community cultural resources is presented to the students in special correlation courses given bi-week- ly at the Toledo Museum of Art. Journalism, too, comes under the heading of the English Department, with practical ex- perience at hand through work on either the school annual or the newspaper.

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Mathilde Burns The musical versitility i if Mrs. Mathilde Burns includes playing and teaching practi- cally any instrument in the orchestra. Her most enjoy- able work is teaching grade school children so that some- day they may play in her high school orchestra. Even though she is a teacher her- self, she still continues her music studies. She also plays first viola with the Friends ni Toledo Musi . Charlotte Burwick Quoting Miss Bur wick: 1 have a tremendous respect and admiration for our young people of today in their abil- ity to adapt themselves to an ever- increasing complex life. They have poise and confidence— know their way about. I admire the way they hold discussions on the is- sues of the day, the w-ay they subscribe to c urrent events magazines. I like their keen sense of humor and their sense of fairness Clarence Coontz When asked what his hob- by is, Mr. Coontz, with a twinkle in his eye, will reply, ' ' The drum major, the ma- jorettes and the cheerleaders of our band. An insurance agent and a floor- walker in the toy department of a To- ledo department store leaves little leisure time for this De- Vilhiss teacher. Questioned as to his opinion of the youth of today, Mr. Coontz stated that they arc identical with his i lassmates of his own high school days in Findlay. Wayne Cruey Mr. Cruey ' s outside work is more interesting than some might be, for when he makes the contacts that an insur- ance agent must, he meets so many different kinds of people. Despite the time his work demands, he likes to relax by reading some new book or playing golf. Born in Rantoul, Illinois, Mr. Cruey has been a DeVilbiss teacher for three years. Fern Dickey Miss Dickey, a member of the Toledo Naturalists ' Asso- ciation, finds time to enjoy nature even though employed in an office during the sum- mer months and busy with her teaching during the win- ter. She delights in taking walks to observe the flowers and the birds, and when the weather is not favorable for this she catches up on her reading. Miss Dickey is a comparative newcomer to the school for she has been on the staff for only five year-;. Jane Ehlenfeldt Mis. Ehlenfeldt, a native To- ledoan, with DeVilbiss four years as a student and or.e yeai .is ,i teacher, finds that from all her hosts of hob- ,, interior decorating and dancing share the honors for first plate. Herbert Emery Mr. Emery, no doubt help- ing the food shortage by his enjoyment of gardening, is also a devotee of music — all kinds apparently. Mr. Emery, ,i 1 si a charter member of the faculty, was originally an lowan. S. B. Emery Our teacher of DeVilbiss ' most ancient tongue expects greater accomplishments to be made by the youth of our generation as compared to the youth of his generation. He has also been pinned down to say that they seem to be eclipsing his generation in every way. Est bonus homo ! Lois Entemann Miss Enteman is one facul- ty member who has found her favorite hobby to be in DeVilbiss, since during a stay of six years she has de- cided that the best of all is the G. A. S. Last year she was awarded her Master ' s Degree and now is taking ad- ditional courses just for fun. Mary Fischer Outside of school, Miss Fis- cher has fun training her frisky Boston-terrior puppy. She also enjoys experiment- ing with oil paints and as- sembling early American fur- nishings and family heir- looms. She has given many hours of volunteer service as a Red Cross Gray Lady in Mercy Hospital. 17

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Radio .iml Speech — One of the newer courses offered in our school is the all-important field of radio. Budding scriptwriters, producers, actors, and announcers find their opportunity here. In cooperation with the speech classes a varied program of study and production is scheduled each year, including the reading of announcements and special scripts. Broadcasts over WSPD and WTOL are given through the facilities of the Warren Radio Workshop. 19