St Wendelin High School - Foslin Yearbook (Fostoria, OH)

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x if Mary Patterson Neil Roberts Frances Ritzler March 14, 1925, Mary Io was born to Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Patterson. As soon as this little girl started to school she began asking herself the question: Will I ever get through? Finally she came to high school. What fun I will have noW, she thought. But it, too, was hard work. As a sopomore Mary Io was one of the student librarians. Being active in Cell work, she was one of those chosen to attend a Cell meeting in Toledo and to take part in the Cell playlet. Of recent date was her very delightful trip to Cleveland, Ohio, with Father Walz and several of her classmates for Notre Dame College Open House. Mary Io was one of the highest salesmen of the Cycle tickets last year. She also held membership in the Mission Society and the Sodality all four years, and in the Glee Club the past two years. Neil Roberts. better known to his friends as Nick or Corny, was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 5, 1926. At the age of three he prevailed upon his parents to move to Fostoria. He became an acolyte when he was in the fifth grade. Neil earned a football letter in his junior, and again in his senior year. When a sophomore, as the school's cartoonist, he placed first in the national Quill and Scroll advertising contest. Most of the title pages of the past three years' Froslins are Neil's drawings. During his senior year, Neil sang in the Glee Club, and played parts in a number of student assemblies. He also represented the school as Iunior Kiwanian. He was a member of the Mission Society and of the Blessed Virgin Sodality. In March he passed both the V-5 and the Army Air Corps mental tests. Several months ago, he suffered a severely fractured nose. Immediately after graduation, Neil expects to move back to Cleveland. Frances Ritzler was born in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, August 31, 1926. Some time afterwards she prevailed upon her parents to move to Fostoria, Where she entered St. Wendelin grade school at the age of seven. ln the seventh grade she joined the Camp Fire Girls. As an eighth grader she fell into a huge hole and cut a deep gash in her knee. In her freshman and sophomore years, she served as sacristan of the high school chapel. During those years she maintained an all A report card. In her junior year, she was awarded a beautiful rosary for holding first place in her religion class. When a senior she received a 100 word shorthand speed certificate, The Mission Society and the Sodality list Frances as having been a member for four years. She was also active in the Cell movement, and carried a part in Camp Controversy. Frances has six brothers and two sisters. Page Twenty-Two

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On Iuly 25, 1926, the population of Fostoria was increased by the advent of Leola Iacob, who was baptized a few days later by her Pastor, Reverend Father Weber. She received her First Holy Communion with her class on May 5, 1933, and was confirmed by the Most Reverend Karl I. Alter on May 6, 1937. Among her mishaps, she recalls falling from a tree and fracturing her wrist, and a few years later breaking the other arm while doing some coasting stunts on her sled. Taking part in a home, economics skit, and the singing of a number of solos at various performances rank among Leola's stage experiences. She was a member of the Glee Club, the Mission Society, and the Sodality during all four years of high school, was a student librarian during years one and two. and chapel sacristan during her first year. Leola's hobby is sewing. On Friday, May 21, 1926, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Kramb became the proud parents of another baby boy. A few days afterwards, in St. Michaels Church at Gibsonburg, he was baptized Vv alter Edward, and some time later nicknamed Dutch by his oldest brother. When Walter was about four years old he was bitten by his dog who objected to having the tot trample on his tail. Walter received all his schooling at St. Wende1in's, his family having moved here when he was two years old. In the fifth grade he became an acolyte, and has served at the altar regularly since that time. In high school, Walter held membership in the lVlission Society, the Sodal- ity, and the Glee Club. For two years he belonged to the Bonhi Club. He won honors in the American Legion essay contests in his eighth grade and again in his senior year of high school. He played Intramural basketball in his second third, and fourth years. He was given the part of Pierre, a French chef in the senior class play. Walter completed the night course for aviation cadets spon- sored by the V. F. W. After passing all his mental and physical examinations, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps Reserves. It was pouring rain on April 14, 1926, the day Patricia Ledwedge was born. The first big thinggin Pat's memory was a trip to Arkansas at the age of four. At the beginning of her first year in school, she suffered a severe attack of scarlet fever. When she was eleven she spent some time in the hospital struggling against lock-jaw after being bitten by a chow police dog. School days were always happy days for Pat. She was a member of the Glee Club, Mission Club, and Sodality for the past four years. She was on the sophomore debating team and a member of the Cell Movement. At the close of her sophomore and junior years Pat was given honorary mention for high scholarship records. Patricia was an active member of both the Wendelette and the Froslin staffs. Leola Iacob Walter Kramb Patricia Ledwedge Page Twenty-One '

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In Kenton, Ohio, on April 8, 1926, a tiny girl, Kathryn Scharf. found her way to this earth of ours. Until she was six years old she kept out of mischief quite well, but then her troubles began. First of these was a scalded foot when she fell from a chair, her foot landing in a pail of hot water standing nearby. As a tot not quite five, she found a pair of scissors and gave her little sister a real hair-cut. Being rescued from drowning, having her lip badly cut with a fish-hook, being left behind after a picnic at Meadowbrook, were only a few episodes of Kathryn's early life. Kathryn was a member of the Mission Society and of the Sodality all through high school, and of the Bonhi Club during her senior year. She carried a part in the playlet Camp Controversy when she was a junior, and in All Gummed Up, the senior class play. Early Saturday morning, January 9, l926, Alice Thom was born in Fellows, a small town in sunny California. Soon after, the family moved back to Fostoria. Always ready for fun, Alice one day climbed, via a tree to the roof of a shelter house in a park. Then, following the example of the boys with whom she was playing, she jumped to the ground .... a sprained ankle .... a badly cut lip .... infection .... a very sick child. A trip to California followed her freshman year. As freshman, Alice was class Secretary: as junior, cheerleader, member of the Wendelette staff, and of the Mission Society. She belonged to the Glee Club and to the Sodality all four years, and to the Bonhi Club during years one, three, and four. She was also a member of the sophomore debating team and took part in Cell work. She was givenlhonorable mention for scholastic excellence at the ,close of her sophomore year. Recently, Alice Was awarded a scholarship for Notre Dame College. On the bright day of May 8, 1926, at the Fostoria City Hospital, baby Jane Ziegman made her, first appearance. Her childhood, she says, was rather uneventful. As a freshman, lane was thrilled to make a three day visit to Cincinnati with several of her classmates. While there they attended a convention for Camp Fire Girls. At the present time, Iane is the treasurer of her group. As a sophomore, she lead in the Wendelette subscription drive. As a senior, she carried one of the leading roles in A1l Gummed Up, taking the part of Mrs. Hemming, the head of the family. She also played in a number of skits for student assemblies. While in high school, Iane was an active member of the Sodality and of the Mission Society. She likes to read, but in the summer spends much of her leisure time swimming and playing tennis. K Kathryn Scharf Alice Thom lane Zieqman Page TwentyfThree