Our Lady of Mercy High School - Mercedian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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I, Irene lVleyer, will to Esther Hartmann all the might of which little persons are supposed to be composed I Dolores Mider, will to Loretta Vennemeyer my great love for Mr. Fred R. Gamble. I, Camille Milazzo, will to Ruth Hartmann my reserved seat in the social room lwhich I never getj I, Lorraine Moellman, will to Audrey Virgin my slow and quiet disposition in Class. 1, Marion Neumann, will to Mary Ann Herbert my trusty, little pencil which revealed the bowling averages of the girls every week. 1, Rita Osborne, will to Nlary lane Knolle the headaches that my listless hair causes me I, Corinne Pastore, Will to Grace B'lcCarthy my ability to tlparlezvous in the Talenteer's play, oui? I, Miartha Peter, will to Virginia Flaherty my speed in going to Classesi I, Viola Peter, will to Kathryn Reinhardt my desire to aid in a hlack-out better by being a brunette. I, Mary Catherine Peters, will to Beatrice Prall my roomy desk, which is always neatness personified. I, Diary Louise Pulskamp, will to Helen Korte my ability to fall at the car conductorls feet I,,Ioan Rapien, will to Nlartha Thompson all the jokes I told that no one laughed at. 1, Helen Reinhart, will to Delores luVeinewuth my purse with the unlimited coins, 1, Katherine Richardson, will to Helen Baden my weaknesses for miniature suitcases where others prefer hand-hags. I, Nlargaret Schwein, will to Jeanette Schmidt my personal library with the llrare encyclopedia. I, Rita Smyth, will to Freda Speckert my knack of finding trouble and stepping into it. 1, Dorothy Stacey, will to Gloria VVOlfensperger my uncontrollable Stacey grin. I, Miary Stoehr, will to Virginia Cooper my love for Chili. I, lVlarion Streicher, will to Patricia O'Brien my alarm clock that fails to ring on time in the morning. I, LaVerne Stricken will to Melva Forstmeyer my love of snapshots, perferably those taken of me. 'I, Muriel Temming, will to Anna Ruth Karg my diet book and calorie chart. I, Evelyn Tieke, will to Marion Schum my ability to ansxxer two phones at one time. .. I, Mary Toll, will to Rita lane Seal 3 dozen Toll-house cookies: per- sonally baked by Miss Wlary. 1, Katherine XValter, will to Marian Thomas my skill in catching Ducks, and to Jamel Zenni my ready answers tout of schooD. 1, Jane VVernke, Will to Nlary Catherine Tierney my preference for Charlie McCarthy's and Mr. Tommyls. I, Susanne XVersching, will to Mary Ann Ruwe my shrieking delight in reading Hmurder thrillers. Page 35

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I, Cecelia Hoar, will to Rosemary Iungkunz my love for food, more food and still more food. I, Katherine Hoffman, will to Iris Kirschner my Royal place in the typing room. L Alice Hogan, will to Rosemary Berling my bicycle, minus the tires. I, Rita Holtgrewe, will to Henrietta Krischler my desire to aloha a Hawaiian in the pineapple country. 1, Martha Humbert, will to Dorothy Miller my infatuation for handsome John Brook. I, Helen Jump, will to Florence Bowles my beautiful melodious sounding nickname of Butch. I, Marilyn Keller, will to Eleanor Hess my dearest, funniest companion, George. I, Dorothy Kemphues, will to Ruth Neyer my ability to recover immediately from fierce encounters. I, Dorothy Kesse, will to Madelyn Niemer my love for reading good books. tAny relation to books I am now paging as supplementary reading for English is purely co-incidentalj I, Rita Mae Kiely, will to Elva Diesel my beautiful flaxen blonde wig. I, Betty Klosterman, will to Edythe Branch 3. central American ffAngelfi 1, Rose Klosterman, will to Catherine Nicholas my deep admiration f0: Mrs. Shakespeare's little William. I, Nlartha Knolle, will to Adrienne Re my genius in being able to worry over nothing. I, Mary Ann Koch, will to Ruth Chandler my amiability in accepting the sweet. lovely nickname of Chick. I, Barbara Kottenbrook, will to Virginia Schaefer Count Gigi de Iorno, tthe fakerD I, Janice Kuechenmeister, will to Margie Schroeder my exquisite, golden coiHure. And to Marian Zapf my spotlightii dimple, I, Anne Marie Kunz, will to Joan Becker my 000m toomphy as a l'TalenteerYi 1, .Mary Jane Lang, will to Rosemary Byard my private diaryu on the cover of my loose leaf binder. I, Ruth Lauck, will to Rosemary Briede my flexibility and relaxation in falling down the school steps. I, Virginia Lehman, will to Lucille Demmien my facility in falling down the bowling alley. I, Alargaret Mauntel, will to Mary D'Eramo my strong desire to catch that 12 pound bass at Putmann's Lake. 1, Jean McAllister, will to Eileen Flynn my cafeteria chair, which is absent four days of the week. 1, Frances McDonald, will to Betty Ann Pellman my extreme delight in eating potato chips in Tierneyvilleis Community House. I, Marian McLaughlin, will to Alberta Gramke my unusual punctuality and attendancemwhen eat or drink is mentioned. I, Margaret McNeill, will to Phyllis Hoffman my Men ancestors. I, Shirley Meiners, will to Margaret Stoehr my fondness for my dear Irish Grandma, Magdelina Hasenfratz and for that matter, all the little Hasen- fratzers, too. Page 25

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c740tion! gamma! Iiggtzf The Pi Alpha Phi is gathered at its Alma IWater. This internationally famous class 0f 42 has come from all parts of the globe to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the sorority. The members have been told that a surprise is in store for them and they are anxiously awaiting its disclosure. Suddenly, the lights are dimmed, the curtain parts, and a Mercian 0f '52 appears and announces that some very unique scenes are about to be shown. The camera is focused on the screen, and the first reel unfolds: REEL I Scene 1: RECEIPT OF A TELEGRAM. Tears of joy fill iWary Catherine Peters' eyes as she reads the telegram announcing that she is the lucky winner of the Baby Naming Contest, sponsored by the nWhiter, Brighter, Cleaner, Righter Cleanser Co, She gave the baby pictured on the Cleanser Can, a name well-known to all the Mercians szlZe George Casper Tierney. An extract from the telegram reads as follows: The reward for your splendid taste is a trip around the world With two companions.H Scene 2: PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRIP. Mary Catherine and her two co-workers from the 'leetropolitan Insurance C0., Dorothy Stacey and Diargaret Allender, are hurrying t0 the fashion show at Niadame Helen Dessauerls Dress Shoppe to select their wardrobes for the journey. The first model, June Beck, displays a stunning dinner gown of Biarquisette. LaVerne Stricker appears looking very lovely in a Chic red wool suit. She is followed by Martha Hafertepen, who is modeling the ideal play- suit. Scene 5: AT THE TERMINAL. This scene takes place at the Cincinnati Union Terminal where the three are getting ready to board the New York Central. While they are waiting for the train to leave the city, they purchase some magazines from Margaret BicNeill who has Charge of the News Stand here. iSccne 4: OUR HAPPY TRIO ARRIVES IN NEW YORK. They are directed to an exclusive hotel under the capable management of Elizabeth Feeley. At the desk sits Helen Deidesheimer and Katherine Cluxton, two hotel secretaries. 6cene 5: AN EVENING IN NEW YORIL Since the boat is not scheduled to leave until the next morning, they will spend an evening in the well-known Broadway Theatre, which is showing a Page 27