St Pauls High School - Look Ahead Yearbook (Norwalk, OH)

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In the Annual Spelling Contest held Sunday af- ternoon, March 29, Shirley Camp, junior, won the trophy. Students rating highest in the preliminary class contests were eligible. They are seniors: Florence Hipp, Anna Mae Doughty, Berdine Carter, Pauline McFadden, Dorothy Ott: juniors: Carole Esker, Ken- neth Collier, Shirley Camp, Shirley Nestor, Carol Widman: sophomores: Dolores Collier, Ioanna Es- ker, Patricia Krupp, Elaine Landoll, Rita Ott, Kath- leen Rospert: freshmen: Sandra Berry, Thomas Car- abin, Dolores Elekonich, Iohn Ruffing, Norman Smith. Generose Swick, Ioanne Wechter. Shirley Camp and Carol Widman completed the 500-word list. Father Lehmkuhl then selected words from other lists. After several rounds Carol finally tripped on solicit, which Shirley promptly spelled correctly, thus enabling her to win the trophy. Delegate to Girfr' Stare ' wt . 4 Wg, Frances Swaebly Frances Swaebly attended the eight-day session of Buckeye Girls' State, sponsored by American Le- gion Auxiliary. Over five hundred high school students, represen- tatives from all sections of Ohio, met at Capital Uni- versity, Saturday, Iune 21, 1952. to assume respon- sibilities in governing Buckeye Girls' State. Frances served as Commissioner of Law Enforce- ment ot Gage City, and Supervising Director of State Improvement and Funds. The highlights of Thursday's schedule was a con- 18 lfrmzer ef Spellifzg Trophy Shirley Camp Commercial Awards Typing I: School Champion-Barbara Fries, 42 words per minute: Marlene Parker, 37.4: Shirley Camp, 35.2. Typing II: School Champion-Lois Scheid, 44.3 Words per minute: Betty Elekonich, 4l.8: Dorothy Ott, 38.2. Bookkeeping I: School Champion-Mary Cecil, 98 per cent: Mary Lou Sullivan, 95 per cent: Lois Scheid, 93 per cent. Shorthand II: C80-wordj, School Champion-Fla rence Hipp, 99.4 per cent: Shirley Camp, 98.8 per cent: Betty Elekonich, 98.5 per cent. Gregg Artists Certificate and Superior Merit Gold pin award: Barbara Camp, Betty Elekonich, Flo- rence Hipp, Shirley Camp, Barbara Boose, Norma Strong. Gregg Artists Certificate Award: Barbara Fries, Kathleen Frey, Mary Cecil, Iane Mainzer, Dorothy Ott. ducted bus tour of the city, and an inspection of court rooms and offices of the Capitol Building, con- ducted by Iustice Weygate, who gave a very inter- esting speech, including an explanation of Ohio court procedure. At a beautiful candlelight ceremony, Saturday evening, pins and roster books were presented to the members of Girls' State. r.

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H Ruth Rupp, a member of Class '53, entered the Notre Dame Novitiate February 2. After completing the grades at St. Paul's, Ruth enrolled as a prepar- ant at Notre Dame Convent, Toledo, and received her high school education at Notre Dame Academy and is one of the Iune graduates. Ruth is the third member of Mr. Iohn Rupp's fam- ily to dedicate their lives to the service of others. Faculty and students, particularly members oi Class '53, extend congratulations and all good wishes to Ruth for success in her chosen vocation. Ruth Rupp 1 Senior .f4L'oQ'1frs Rev. William Gies William Gies, Class '36, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Gies, Was ordained at Holy Ro- sary Cathedral, Toledo, Saturday, May 30, and will celebrate his First Mass at St. Paul Church, Sunday, lune 7. After four years in service in is World War Il, William entered Sacred Heart Seminary, at Shelby, in l946. St. Paul parishioners, especially the alumni, extend sincerest con- ara?ulations to Father Gies and the prayerful Wish that his apos- tolic labors in the sacred ministry at The AITCII- Will be crowned with success and Norbert Ruffing has merited the distinction of Supreme Grand Knight. merit a rich reward. Row 1, left lo right-David Roth, Dean Gassman, David Pflieqer. Row Z-Sam Spinello, Gerald Ackerman, Norbert Ruffing, Donald Hipp. Senior Acolytes have fulfilled requirements for rating as Grand Knights in the Knights of the Altar organization. Over one thousand points must be merited for this distinction, through the mastery of religious and historical facts besides reverent and efficient service 17

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CSIWC O nerr Promote Intereft zbz flhlfflbflf Central C0mmz'tz'ee Carolyn Plue, Mary Cecil. Thomas Rospert, Dean Gassman, Norbert Ruffing, Anna Mae Doughty. Central Committee members, juniors 'and seniors, inaugurated various ac- tivities to assist the Missions, in accordance with the three-fold objectives of the CSMC, prayer, study, and sacrifice. Wednesday was chosen as the official Mission Day. Many students succeeded in receiving Holy Communion, attend- ing Mass, and reciting the Rosary in church every Week for home and foreign missionaries. , Clary R eprefwlfzzrlsref Row 1 Carolyn Lonz, Thomas Shibley, Geraldine Gross, Joanne Esker, Jerry Ackerman, Mary Schnurr Sandra Berry. Row 2-Carol Widman, Larry Sirimpfel, Rita Ott, Clarence Smith. Fr-ed Wicham. Three representatives from each class assisted the central otficers. Cartons of food and clothing were sent to Chile, India, and Alabama. Letters were ex- changed With Iapanese and African sludents. Skits, radio programs, and dis- cussions Were given to increase knowledge of the missions. Tag Day, on which each sludent contributed a sum for each year of his life, aroused much enthusiasm and fun and netted sixty dollars. Iack Weisenber- ger, with a six dollar gift, was the highest contributor. The Springlime Frolic, May 15, a dance at which the school orchestra provided the music, closed activities for the year. 19