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

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Find Row: Rosemary Hartmann, Shirley Klopp, Alberta Raphael, Betty Volker, Selma Dietrich. Semnd Row: Shirley Hessler, Jean Foster, iVlary W'ood, Ida Theme. Ruth Buck, Tlu'rd Raw: Ruth Jacobs, Mary L. Louis, Mary FlanyetLMargaret Laehr, Rita Humbert, Allene Asbree. agoflgomo'za 04 Shirley Klopp, Ida Thome, Ruth Buck, and Betty Volker were appointed Nlajor General Commandant, Brigadier General, Nlajor General, and Lieutenant Colonel respectively by the governing body of Sophomore A. At the call to arms for the Turkey Dinner, the Bazaar, and the Ticket Sale, every girl answered willingly. The first bomb exploded at January Exams, but the excitement, high tension and danger, quickly passed. Diary Wood made a direct hit in receiving a prize for her cake in the GirYs Hobby Fair. Our battalion showed a deflnite bend toward Biology. We value our acquisitinn of the knowledge about various plants and animals highly. Never did we think the lowly amusing grasshopper would provide the subject matter of an interesting and consuming study. In our camp we arranged many attrac- tive displays of biological specimense Sophomore A wishes every member of the graduating class the best of luck in whatever she sets out to do and hopes that she may encounter success- fully every bomb that might block her path, from the hall of Montezuman t0 the shores of Tripoli. Page 40

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gjatzio tic :74Qtim'ti51 In the hope of co-operating with the defense program, a thrift committee was organized, with the purpose of avoiding waste of all kinds. Student speakers, appointed by the committee, have pro- moted these phases of activity throughout the school: the collection Of Old silk stockings, valuable to the government in making parachutes, the accumulation of tooth-paste tubes, tin foil, and other vital scrap material and paper. Of equal importance to our country was the weekly purchase of war savings stamps by the entire student body. Judging from the totals received, the students realized the immediate need of our country for this money, and welcomed the thought of invest- ing in shares of freedom. During the second semester. the usual course in First Aid was taught to the Seniors. Page 39

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Left 10 Rr'ighl'Fit-J'l Row: Fern Hopwood, Marian Odenbeck, Mary Lou Betzweiser, Helen Flam, Ruth Ruwe, Dorothy Jackson, and Helen Hotopp. Scannd Raw: Ruth Schoenbackler, Marion Kirchgessner, Dolores Merkel, Heunne Simon, Mary Jane Tomkins, Dolores Leinen, and Betty Jane Buckmcier. Third Rom: Helen Toelke, Mary Elizabeth W'ugner, Diary Rita Kemper, Audrey Stigler, Hilda Buckrues, Ruth Schiele, and Ruth Hartman. Standing: Ruth Keller, Rosemary K0111, Rita Rose Ricken, Helen Tekulve, Lum Wopperer, Mildred Brieten- stein, Dorothy Einspanier, Nlarian Rapien, Ann Stuart, Nlary Schmidt, Grace Stowe, Eileen Riley, Rose Kirk, Carol Coop, Anna .Vhle Kenning, Dorothy Revermun, and Carolyn Steveson. gopgonw '15 B Helen Hotopp, Pilot Anna Mae Kenning, Co-Pilot Audrey Stigler. .Vmuiqalor Carolyn Stevenson, Radt'o-man With these officers and the other thirty-six members of the Air Corps, the flying fortress, Sophomore B, was well defended. We went into a power dive, Exams, but pulled out of it and passed the storm Clouds beautifully. Landing on the island. Retreat, to refuel, we took Off with new vigor to continue on our way toward Victorious achievements hVith the idea of doing their part for national defense, many members of this fortress became zealous members of the Biercian Knitting Club; others prepared bandages for the Red Cross, and still others helped to conserve all kinds of waste material, Sophomore B writes this message in the sky to the graduates: Smooth Hying from now on, Seniors. Don,t let anything overpmver you. ItrlfJC 1U