Washington High School - Scroll Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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' ,l iccial Sciences and Languages IENVERS FALK FROEHLICH GROTH HAGBIZRG I-IANDT jOHNSON KUIQHNAST MURPHY i 4, l at PORTER POWERS PURDY -41, ',' . fi ' 1-. ,ci,'Q'f' - SPIE RING XVHITE ROBERT EWERS-Social Science, Department Chairmang Honor Awards Committceg Matinee Dances Chairmung Night Dances Committee .... ADELE FALK-Spanishg Spanish Clubg Golf Club .... ARNO FROEHLICH-Social Scienceg Tennis Clubg Athletics Committeeg Athletic Field Committecg Night Dances Committee. WALDEMAR GROTH-German, Social Scienceg German Clubg Honor Awards Committee .... JOHN HAGBERG- Spanishg Athletic Field Committee .... HAZEL HANDT- Lating Philomathea Literary Societyg Honor Awards Committeeg Commencement Committee. H. GUDWIN JOHNSON-Lating Latin Clubg Xvar Service Committee Chairmang Matinee Dances Committeeg Evening Programs Committee .... IDA KUEHNAST-German, Span- ishg Student Service Chairmang Newsboysg Flowers and Con- dolences .... LORNA MURPHY-French, Spanishg French Clubg Girls' Club. ANNA PORTER-Social Scienceg Lincoln Literary Society. . . . JOHN POWERS-Social Scienceg Wrestliiigg Footballg Trackg Athletics Committee .... EVELYN PURDY-Social Scienceg Lincoln Literary Society. LILLIE SPIERING-Social Scienceg School Finances Com- mitteeg War Bonds and Stamps Committeeg Program Decoration Committee .... CHARLES VVHITE-Social Science. H177 ..1 12.'.1861..1898..1917..1941

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Earl Gaenssle In the retirement of Dr. Carl Gaenssle, o school has lost an excellent instructor and friendly counsellor. A Doctor of Letters a a Doctor of Languages, Mr. Gaenssle came Wasliiiigton in 1922. Here he taught ancie and medieval history, German, and Latin. To the last student, Doc was recogniz as a true linguist, one who firmly believes th no education is complete without Latin. can speak a dozen languages and is a mast of German, French, Latin, Greek, Hebre Aramaic, and the hieroglyphics of the ancien For many years he took delight in offering i struction to Greek enthusiasts after scho Dr. Gaenssle thought Saint Paul Was the gre est man who has ever lived and often quot in Latin, German, Greek, or Aramaic the mous chapter from Corinthians on charity. Next to Greek, Doc loves baseball, great American game. Certainly, the teachers will remember him as the champi bowler of the school, as one has said, Oh, way ahead of all of us.', Moreover, none say that Mr. Gaenssle ever became old-rat he Was seventy years young When he retir His upright carriage and springy walk W more youthful than many a student's. Dr. Gaenssle was beginning a study of C nese when he left Washiiigton. His reg upon severing his Contact with young peo Was compensated by the anticipation of f filling a long-awaited desire to write A Ch tian Apologetics. In his departure Washi ton has lost an apt scholar and teacher.

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