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

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Grace Kratz Elizabeth Barrett Browning has nothing on Miss Grace Kratz. Poetry is one of her by-products. The most im- portant things she produces, however, are the students who leave her classes with an un- derstanding of good English. The Sophomore class is for- tunate to have her for an ad- viser. She also pilots Drama, Inc. through the perils of Shakespeare and Shaw. Bernice Krause Mrs. Krause, as many students are doing, works in a depart- ment store, LaSalle Koch ' s, on Mondays and Saturdays. Yet she still finds time to squeeze in some Red Cross work. Mrs. Krause, who has traveled in the East and West, enjoys reading current books and going to the movies. Rightfully, she is very proud of her son, Robert, who is a midshipman at Annapolis. Geraldine Larkin When Miss Larkin is not teaching school, she is prac- ticing law or flying an air- plane. Since her arrival in DeVilbiss three years ago, she has been the instructor of Aeronautics and Commercial Law. At the end of the first semester of this school year, Miss Larkin left DeVilbiss to enter private law practice. The pre-flight classes have re- gretted the loss of their fly- ing teacher. Gertrude Le Gron Miss LeGron has had quite a bit of experience with dogs and enjoys working with them and training them. In the past she has entered pets in four shows. Her present especial pride is her Boxer. During the summer, Mrs. LeGron does her bit for the war effort by working either in an office or in a defense plant. Marie Lerche Miss Lerche, in charge of testing in our building, is one of the Senior Class advisers, and one of the Senior Friend- ship Club advisers. Having spare time and not enough to do, she has been taking I ni versity classes. This busy lady loves to cook. She even has moments for recreation — these she uses for her hobbv ol weaving. Beatrice Louy Burns, Browning, and Benet are not the only B ' s familiar to Miss Beatrice Louy. After spending four summers at the American Conservatory in Chi- cago, she received her degree for her knowledge of Bach. Beethoven, and Brahms. Be- fore the war she traveled ex- tensively in the European countries and in the United States. Raymond Lowry If, by any chance you should find a diplodocus or a tricera- tops, run to Mr. Lowry with your find for his hobby is ' digging for old things. ' Mr. Lowry has traveled around the world twice, spending a great deal of time in China. One of his most worthwhile and in- teresting experiences was as a member of one of Roy Chap- man Andrew ' s expeditions. Ruth Lukens Miss Lukens is, without a doubt, the most widely trav- eled teacher in DeVilbiss for her jaunts have taken her . ' .round the world and back to some of the countries several times. Her photography of her trips has been a great source i ii interest and pleasure to her many friends as well as to the high school students. Blanche Luther Mrs. Luther, one of the bus- iest persons we have ever known, finds time to be an officer or a member of vari- ous organizations such as: The Toledo Councellors Clinic, the Northwestern District of the Ohio National Vocational Guidance Association ; the To- ledo Business and Profession- al Women ' s Club. A U.S.O hostess, an adviser of the DeVilbiss Sunday Musical and Sub-Debs, a Sophomore ( lass adviser, Mrs. Luther is also interested in the t ol lecting of miniature pitchers and in sewing. Olive McHugh When the first spadeful of earth was turned to make the Pest House site the De- Vilbiss camDus, Miss McHugh sa id , Someday I ' 11 teach there. And here she has been ever since, teaching English and more recently Radio As proof of her achievement in the field of radio, in 19 to she accepted a Rockefeller Grant for work with the Eval- uation of School Broadcasts ; m 1 94 1 she worked with a Doctor I. Q. program ; the summers of 1943 and 19 ( i she handled music continuity tor the National Music Camp broadcast from Interhuhen ; and in 1944 she was a mem- ber ol the Wl iters ' War 1 ■ 24

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Social Science — The many history courses offered in the DeVilbiss curriculum are all of major importance to our training for the future as well as to our understanding of the backgrounds of the countries with which we are now involved. The study of Ancient and Medieval, American, Modern European, Latin American, Oriental, and World Histories will aid in interpretating the humanity with which we will all be working. 23

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Dave McMurray Mr, McMurray, the physical education instructor for all Freshman boys and a teat hei of Hygiene, considers all sports his main hobby. Gar- dening he lists next in his interests. One of the newer members of the faculty, Mr. McMurray has been on the staff only two years. R- O. Merrill Mr Merrill, like all (i tie sportsmen, is an ardent fish erman. During the past sev- eral summers, as his contri- bution to the manpower short- age, he has worked at the Willys Overland Company, the Acklin Stamping Company, and has done some govern- ment teaching in our school. Mr. Merrill takes special pride in his two sons in servKe, one of whom is a Captain in the Air Corps of the United States Army. B. Faye Miller Miss Miller, our health guar- dian here at DeVilbiss. fur- thers her interest in public health education by doing field work summers in New York City. Also a Red Cross Nurse and a U.S.O. hostess, she still has time to enjoy her favorite hobbies— reading, traveling, and the theater. Dorothy Mills Mis MtlU ' widely diversified hobbies absorb most of her free time during the school year, and consist of modern poetry, symphony concerts, Spanish, stage plays, piano, foreign news, and letters. Dur- ing the summer time, how- ever, hobbies seem unimpor- tant as she reviews each year 1 ome of her traveling ambi- tions. In the past she has spent her summers in Flori- da, Western United States Na- tional Parks, New York City, California, Mexico. One sum- mer she visited thirteen coun- n its in Europe. Ethel Pasquier In days gone by quier was quite Mrs. Pas a traveler She has visited England France, Italy, Switzerland Sicily, Holland, Belgium Norway, Sweden, Denmark Canada, and most of the Unit ed States. Proving that side angle side equals side angle S ' de, leaves Mrs. Pasquier too little time for the reading and gardening she so much en- ioys. A favorite topic of her conversation is her nephew. Lieutenant Jack Hasey — an American in General De Gaulle ' s Army. Lieutenant Hasey ' s autographed book Yankee Fighter is in the DeVilbiss Library. Pierre Pasquier Want a cab ' ' Don ' t be sur- prised if you find Mr. Pas- quier, DeVilbiss ' good French- man, sitting behind the wheel of a taxicab. And he is a taxicab driver extraordi- naire ! Teaching his native language to eager DeVilbiss students and enjoying his hobbies of stamp collecting, painting, and eating keeps him .1 b usy man. Alice Perkins Mis. Perkins, a Texan from 1 1 Paso, was a welcome ad- dition to our staff two years ago. A very busy housewife, she spends most of her hours outside of school in her home duties. Yet she does find time to garden, sew, and play con- cur bridge — all her hobbies. Norman Pollman During this last summer, Mr. Pollman. naturally interested in physical education and sports, was athletic supervisor of Camp Storer, and in sum- mers past he has traveled to Lastern and Western United States and Mexico. Mr. Poll- man and his wife are great movie fans and enjoy seeing one or two movies a week. Irving Pross Mr. Pross, aside from his many teaching duties, has found time to pursue a wide variety of outside interests. His main hobbies are photog- raphy, cabinet making and fishing. Particularly do out- of-door activities interest him. Mr. Pross was born in Platte- ilk. Wisconsin, and has been with the DeVilhiss faculty since the school first opened. Aurelia Quinn Miss Quinn, interested in trav- eling in and around the Car- ibbean in particular, has visit- ed various parts of Mexico, Panama, Trinidad, the West Indies. She has also traveled in Europe. No doubt, she has found many coins and stamps in these countries that were suitable to put in her collec- tion. Another favorite hobby of hers is dogs — in any size, shape, and variety. Miss Quinn has been with DeVilbiss since it first opened in 1931. 25