Elder High School - Elderado Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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FR. DONALD RETTIG. a graduate of St. Gregory seminary, and later of the Athe- naeum, handles the German I, II and III classes. He holds an A . B. in Philosophy and a Master's in Divinity from the Athenaeum. and an M.Ed. in history from Xavier. Fr. Rettig has been at Elder since 1971 and has taken over the duties as moderator of the Alumni Association. FR. RETTIG: Ve have our vays of MR. ROSEN: Next time you say it, I'll put making you talk. you through the wall. MR. ROGER ROSEN, a 1967 Elder grad, is in his fourth year of teaching French I and 11. MI. Rosen received his degree in French at X. U. and continued his studies in France before returning to Elder, where he is mod- erator of the National Honor Society. MISS BRENDA COOMBS graduated from McAuley in 1969 and went on to the University of Cincinnati for a B . A . in English and a B. S. in Education. She is in her first year at Elder as an Instructional Reading Assistant. Miss Coombs' hobbies include camping, traveling, rafting, and unlike other faculty members. she enjoys sewing, crochetting, and macrame. MR. RICHTER: Wait till Meyer sees this MISS BRENDA COOMBS: Long and one. silky. MR. ROBERT RICHTER, a '65 Elder grad , teaches Speech to Sophomores and a special course in Film Study. He attended Xavier, where he earned a 3.8. in Physical Educa- tion. MI. Richter is the varsity wrestling coach, and also coaches freshman football. He enjoys all sports, and likes to play them in his spare time.

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FR. GARY WITSKEN. holder of a B.A. in Philosophy from the Athenaeum of Ohio, returned to Elder as a Spanish teacher. A '60 Elder grad, he doubles as the chaplain of the baseball team. MR. RICHARD GROSSER teaches Span- ish I and is head of the Foreign Language department. He attended St. Xavier in 1965 and went to Thomas More where he received an A .B . in Spanish. He is pres- ently working toward a M.Ed. in Admin- istration at U .C. In his leisure time, he FR. WITSKEN: You think I'm kidding, enjoys sports cars. don't you? Language Department Which picture is Grosser? FR. TIMOTHY KALLAHER, a gradu- ate of McNicholas in 1964, teaches Latin I and II. He holds an A.B. in Philosophy, 3 M.A. in Theology. Masters' of Divinity from the Athe- naeum of Ohio, as well as a M.A. in Classics from X . U. FR. KALLAHER gets an inspiration.

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20 MR. WEINKAM: . . and if I pull out the other pen, my head falls off. FR. MARK GRATSCH teaches High School Calculus to juniors and seniors. He attended the Athenaeum of Ohio, and Xavier Univer- sity from which he received his Master's of Education. One of the veterans of the fac- ulty, he is now the pastor of St. Vincent de Paul's parish. He enjoys golf, long walks and reading. .1 h FR. GRATSCH: Smile. You're on candid camera. MR. DONALD WEINKAM received his B.S. from X. U. After receiving his Master's in Education and M .A .T. , he returned to Elder to teach. Mr. Weinkam teaches Alge- bra II and Trigonometry, Math Analysis and Computer Science . Bowling, reading and watching sports are among the activities that he enjoys most. FR. FITZSIMMONS: He's a lumberjack and he's okay. FR. THOMAS FITZSIMMONS, a graduate of Purcell in 1955, received his A. B. and M.A. degrees from the Athenaeum of Ohio. Fr. Fitzsimmom teaches Algebra. He is an avid handballer. Fr. Fitzsimmons is on his second round at Elder having left a few years ago.