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

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BETTE SCHARF Tall, slim, and usually glowing with good humor, describes Dinky . . . advocates the wearing of the green -and yellow too . . . Bette's main desire is to be a stenographer . . . worst fault is chewing gum . . . couldn't be with- out her ring . . . had grandest time as a sophomore . . . can be heard for miles saying gangway please, when dill pickles are to be had . . . Dinky has a mild case of hysteria over daffodils . . . bicycling in the country and the sight of a peppy football game gives Bette a full measure of pleasure on the energetic side . . . accomplishing the hundred word shorthand take, proved to be the proudest achievement thus far in her high school career . . . charter member of the Ho-Chi Horizon Club . . . declares that her birthday is the day after November 9. PAULINE ERBLAND An all around girl . . . liked by everyone . . . gets all hepped up watch- ing football games . . . can swim like a fish . . . finds bookkeeping fascinating . . . Paul is a natural when it comes to sewing . . . can also concoct appetizing menus . . . would like to be just a housewife . . . her choice of colors is that lovely shade of blue . . . first opened her dark brown eyes on September 14, 1927 . . . probably said, Oh, my gosh! . . . really enjoys good reading . . . displays her ability at school dances . . . gets a big kick out of little things . . . welcomes lots of mail . . . is exceptionally good at mimeographing . . . is often called uppn for all such tasks . . . always glad to help everyone . . . is persistent, ambitious, and sympathetic . . . never absent or tardy. PAT DOWNES This girl likes Western movies . . . sweet, lady-like air characterizes Pat . . . for short, just say P. D .... thinks swimming swell sport . , , a whiz on the tennis court . . . likes taking long strolls . . . Hey, kids is her method of get- ting the floor . . . spends much time in typing room Cafter school hoursl . . . dotes on fashion magazines . . . likes sharp clothes . . . posseses an enormous collection of the latest records . . . receives Holy Communion daily . . . physics seems to be THE class . . . takes many spills in icy weather . . . Iune 24 is her day . . . Ho-Chi charter member . . . eats lots of potato chips and pop corn . . . long hair gives glamour effect , . . always has a pack of gum to pass around. Bette Scharf Pauline Erbland Patricia Downes

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MARY KRAMB A lass with blue eyes and light brown hair . . . serenely happy when maintaining her own in a game of tennis . . . also likes horseback riding . . . thoroughly enjoys a good movie . . . most often seen in sport clothes . . . blue rates tops with her . . . does her best to see all St. Wendelin basketball games . . . can't refuse ice cream . . . has particular liking for shorthand . . . speedy in it, too . . . Mary is not so tall . . . seen but seldom heard . . . has birthday immediately after Armistice Day . . . always does her part, plus, in subscription campaigns and similar drives . . . usually ends up on top . . . uses a soprano voice wholeheartedly during Glee Club practice . . . has four years 1002, attendance record . . . has four brothers in the Service. MARY MARGARET FINSEL With ebony black locks . . . and a winning grin . . . Fins is known as the official class speller . . . has been, by hook or by crook, one of the supersalesmen of the class . . . possessor of a charming personality and a good word for everyone . . . loves THAT blue sweater . . . delights in the honor of being one of the chapel organists . . . helped organize the Art Club in '44 . . . is an honor student . . . pursues diverse hobbies: collecting four leaf clovers, reading, taking informal snapshots, caring for her innumerable farm pets, and satisfying her craze for hair bows . . . ambition is to travel . . . aims to be pri- vate secretary on a tenth floor . . . has a sob grievance iwe're not foolingl. Why must my birthday be on April l? MARIE LONSWAY A pug nosed lass always ready with a smile and a friendly word to greet you . . . commonly known as Lonsy or Maggie . . . tennis is her favorite sport . . . likes to watch a good basketball game . . . often seen in yellow . .. entered the Lonsway family on Ianuary 20, 1927 . . . occupies herself with good reading . . . a familiar sight on the dance floor . . . can't seem to resist coke and potato chips . . . likes school . . . thinks typing is simplest way to write . . . always happy when listening to My Dreams . . . For crying out loud seems to be her favorite expression . . . gets tired of daily waiting for trains . . . keeps figure trim by hiking the miles between home and school . . . is never late . . . a girl not soon to be forgotten by her classmates. Mary Kramb Mary Margaret Finsel Marie Lonsway

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ROSEMARY SCHMITZ Rosie celebrates with Washington on February 22 . . . a blonde who wishes her hair were long . . . has worked as nurse's aid at hospital for past two years . . . seeks nursing as a career . . . an enthusiastic basketball fan . . . likes to bowl . . . uses spare time writing poetry or drawing . . . prefers sweaters . . . would rather see a thriller than any other type of movie . . . an ardent reader of fiction . . . insists that her pet peeve is office practice . . . thinks it easier to do adding in her head than to try to manipulate the adding machine . . . Ho-Chi member . . . loves hamburgers . . . spent freshman and sophomore year at New Riegel High School . . . a real true friend who'll never let you down. BENEDICT HAMMER Ben is now a member of the United States Army . . . he is the second boy to graduate from St. Wendelin's while in the service of his country . . . theaother one was Bill Loeffler with the class of '43 . . . Ben is a quiet sort of person but a hard worker . . . learned the knack of bowling while working as a pin boy . . . loves to hunt . . . has a fine collection of rifles and shotguns . . . always had a liking for baseball . . . during his freshman year maintained 1002, attendance record . . he is the possessor of a likeable personality . . . spent all twelve years with class of '45 , . . was inducted in Ianuary of this year . . . served in Company F of the Ohio National Guard. ' DONALD DROLL Known as the man with one necktie . . . completes wardrobe with all colors and types of sweaters . . . thinks most exciting day of his life was February 21, 1944 . . . drives a beautiful Plymouth coupe . . . always willing to give a person a lift .... excells in bookkeeping . . . likes to watch football . , , enjoys playing basketball but never tried to make the team . . . celebrates Ianuary 22 . . . obtained first ad during 1945 Foslin advertising campaign . .. . spends after school time working at the Auto-Lite Spark Plug . . .ydeclares his greatest dislike is walking tconfidentially, it's improbable that he ever tried ith . . . possessor of a pleasing though quiet personality' . . . towers among the tallest of the class. Rosemary Schmitz Benedict Hammer ' Donald Droll