South High School - Lens Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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SOUTH HQIGH ANNUAL Prominent Alumni EDITOR., THE ANNUAL: The committee chosen by you to name the .most outstanding persons who have been graduated from South High School, wish to IJFCSGDJC to YOU the names of the following with a. record of their work. Wlc wish to state that there may be some whose chosen work may be just as i1np0rtant.and whose name per- chance may not be found here. If Such is the case, it is because none on the committee were familiar with these. THOSE WHOM NVE HAVE NAMED ARE: DORA HEPNER MOITERET, '04-who has had signal recognition through literary channels. Mrs. Moiteret's poetry has found its way into the columns of many national magazines and she has been especially honored by the United Amateur Press Association. She is a member of Theta Sigma Phi, national honorary and professional sorority for women in Journalism. Her home is in Sacramento, Cal. CARL WITTKE, '10-recently named chairman of the Department of American His- tory at Ohio State University. Mr. Wittke took his degree of Bachelor of Arts from Ohio State and after receiving his Master's degree took his Doctor of Phi- losophy degree from Harvard. He is recognized as one of the youngest authorities on American History in the colleges and universities of the United States. His home is in Columbus. ESTHER McCLAIN, '11-When Miss McClain was graduated from Ohio State Univer- sity in 1915 she taught school for a number of years and then entered the work in which she has made a decided success. Miss McClain inspects institutions for children. Many counties in the state do not have orphanages but for the care of little children who have no homes, boarding homes are provided. Twenty such homes are in as many countries in the state, all under the watchful eye of Miss McClain. Miss McClain is a member of Chi Omega sorority. In her spare hours she helps folks plan European tours. Her home is in Columbus. AUGUST LORENZ, '12- From bank messenger to vice-president of the bank, read the story in the Columbus papers not long ago when telling of the jump into busi- ness of his own made by Gus Lorenz. Lorenz's story of success reads like a fairy story. After graduating from high school he entered the employ of the Ohio National Bank. Few knew that in the short space of 14 years gray haired business men would hunt out the vice-preident of the bond department to talk over their financial problems with himg but Lorenz was the man and having made such a success of that department, he announced, the latter part of March, that he was establishing a bond company of his own. He lives in Columbus. WALTER WIRTHWEIN, '16-graduated from Ohio State after specializing in Euro- pean History. He entered Columbia University for his Master's degree and then went abroad for two years of study, returning in the spring of 1925. He is a pro- fessor of European History at New York University, in New York City and is also studying for his Doctor of Philosophy degree at Columbia. Mr. Wirthwein took the silver loving cup in the tennis championship matches in Columbus last fall. He is living in New York at pri' sent, since he will teach in the University until next September. EMIL BALZ, '10-who specialized. in Chemistry while at Ohio State and then went East for higher degrees, is with the Mellon Institute at Pittsburgh where he is research chemist. H h d ' ' ' ' ' e as ma e some interesting discoveries in the manufacture of perfume, his products now equaling that placed on the markets by the French. Along the same' line he has discovered new ways of making extracts for flavoring, and one of his most interesting is a black walnut Havor in which he uses no black black walnut as a base. He has been writing alo for the National Clinical Maga- zine. His home is in Pittsburgh. ummmmmmmuuunmmumn

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SOUTH HIGH ANNUAL ing high schools, our association officers, headed by Ben Ratner, who was then president, started a campaign to have our Board of Education retract their former decision. NVith the aid of the graduate body of the other High Schools we were able to have the original names of the old schools restored. It was only after many months of intensive campaigning with all of its frills, that the change was made possible. Again the association took a very active part in the purchasing of the new South.H1gli School site, as well as to the location of our fine new building on that site. It has been the association's aim never to enter into any political affairs other than that which pertained to particular school matters and for this reason along with the fundamental principles laid down by the founders of this organization, it has continued through these twenty-two years of un- broken association, and today stands as an active body of more than one thou- sand graduate members, with their accurate addresses and whereabouts rc- corded with the Secretary, who for the past few years has done wonderful work in revising a11d reehecking the list in a manner which places us in a very envi- able position i11 the eyes of the other graduate associations of our community. In conclusion it would be unfair to the present association head not to mention the fine work being do11e in t.he production of the animal Alumni Revue, which made it possible for our organization to contribute several hun- dred dollars to aid the music department in purchasing a very fine piano. This sterling fellow, Charles Shriner, is again leading many graduates in producing the second annual revue and with the funds derived from this production the association contemplates presenting the School with a gift which in a Very forceful manner will demonstrate that the South High School Alumni Asso- ciation is still working for the betterment of the present school and shall always strive to be the backbone in the outer circles of the school, whenever the occa- sion arises. Crazy Milt Revue HE CRAZY QUILT REVUE was given April 29 and 30 at South High School. The Alumni gave a very good presentation, Iretta Berry opening and closing the show with her delightful presentation of The Song of the Flame, which was the theme of the play. Orlando Copley, his usual. self, was almost the whole show. The movie featuring Mr. Copley was something new, and the idea of Landy coming on the stage from the picture was unique. Others who were very good were The Kemp Sisters, Arthur Wleber, and the Dumb Bells, featuring John Todhunter and Orlando Copley. The scenes that would compete for the first prize for their beauty in stage settings and vocal selections would be those of The Little Dancer,, and A Cottage Small. This year the Seniors had a part in the Revue for the first time, those par- ticipating were: Marabel Root, Helen Jones, Barbara Ochsenwald, Maxine Hicks, Sylvia Bogatin, Ruth Knollman, Marjorie Todd, Elizabeth Zapp, Rose McCollum, Josephine Hutchfield, Ruth Schumacher, Helen Derby and Esther Phelan. The boys were, Claire Mackan, Hyman Freedman, Fred Hoffman, John Poepplemeyer, NValter Zwiclcard, XNTilliam Collison, and Herbert Loechler. The Second Annual Crazy Quilt Revue was a. success due to the hard work of Charles Shriner, the president of the Alumni. 61

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SOUTH HIGH ANNUAL WALTER F. HEER, '12-attended Ohio State University for a short time after his graduation from South High School and then entered the publishing business with his father. Mr. Heer is now' publisher of Hunter, Trader and Trapper and under his supervision has made it the most widely circulated magazine of outdoor life, that is printed. His home is in Columbus. EARL SCI-IENCK, '07-now in Hawaii, is perhaps the best known Columbus man ap- pearing in the moving pictures. He has played for different companies and has appeared opposite Constance Tallmaclge, Mae Marsh, and a number of other stars. His hobby, however, is brass work and in the making of parchment lamp shades. Mr. Schenck makes many fire-place screens of copper which he fashions by hand. He makes beautiful parchment lamp shades and many of the artistic inns of Hollywood have built their interior decorations about his handiwork. He often has contracts to thus decorate whole buildings, and has but recently finished decorations in a new hotel in Honolulu. DR. EDWARD SMITH. ,04-his risen steadily in the medical profession in Columbus. His record in the Viforld YVar, where he served with the Medical Corps was an enviable one. He is a member of the Ohio State Medical Association and of the American Medical Association and also of Phi Rho Sigma, medical fraternity. Mr. Smith lives in Columbus. CLARENCE HARBISON, '04-has been identified with the building brick business and contracting work in Columbus ever since his graduation from South High School. Recently he purchased an interest in the Gaddis-Harrison Brick Company in Columbus and the firm name has been changed to the Gaddis-Harbison Brick Company. Mr. Harbison resides in Columbus. GEORGE FISHER, '07-graduated from South High School in the Science Course and then entered Ohio State University in the College of Engineering to specialize in Ceramic Engineering. Following his graduation he became identied with the National Fire Proofing Companies plants in the United States and Canada. At present he is general manager of the western district of the National Fire Brick gompany, located at Ottawa, I'i. He is a member of the American Ceramic ociety. WILLIAM CHURCH, '12--whose praises might justly be sung. Who in the years 1908 to 1912 does not remember those gold spring mornings when Bill's tenor Voice trilled down from the auditorium in old South High School in his favorite song April's such a pretty child, Very badly spoiled, Nearly every day she cries, 'Till her pretty gowns are soiled . Bill is now and has been since he left South High one of the leads with the Fields' Minstrel Shows. No performance would be com' plete without his contributions to the program. His home is in Columbus. GEORGIA BACKUS MORSE, '18-rounds out the list of the most outstanding pers- ons. Mrs. Morse, after graduating from South High School went straight for Broadway in New York City where she determined to place her name in the bright lights. She has played in a number of plays in the East and is now cast in Home-town Folks, with Grant Mitchell, also from Columbus. Her home is in New York. - This completes the list. Wfe are glad for the opportunity to submit them to you and for the 'pleasure it gave us as a committee recalling for a brief evening old high school days, with their joys and anticipations, now realized by many as the happiest days of one 's life. 1 Sincerely, Harriett E. Daily, '13, Chairman, C. Melvin Frank, '07, Charles Shriner, '18. NVe are proud of the following Alumni who were elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa at Ohio State University this spring: Lillian Maetzel, Helen Schick and Herman Van Docli. 63