Withrow High School - Withrow Annual Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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First Row MR. SMITH- After a day of harmony classes and band, Smittie finds pleasure in his daugh- ter, Nancy. MISS SPELLMIRE- Teacher of general science, spends many pleasant hours in her garden, and delights in looking at the stars. MR. SROFE- Social studies teacher, who sponsors Philologia, Camera Club, and is chairman of the salvage committee, collects anecdotes of A m e ri c an presidents. MR. STEPHANY- Science teacher and anato- mist, has among other inter- ests a hobbv of mineralogy which dates back to childhood. Second Row MISS STRATE- Teaches world geography, astronomy, sociology and civ- ics and in the meantime en- joys bridge, and reading. MISS TAYLOR- Teacher of English and phvsi- ology, likes reading, cooking, the theater and dancing. MISS VANCE- Teacher of household arts enjoys collecting antiques and reading mystery thrillers. MISS VATTER- Supervising teacher of house- hold arts, enjoys lectures, movies and landscaping her yard. Third Row MRS. FLINT- Golf, tennis, and reading a good book fill up the spare moments of this Junior High gym teacher. Fourth Row MISS WOOD- Besides conducting her house- hold art classes, she enjoys water color painting, travel- ing, and good music. Fifth Row MISS SEARS- Junior High English teacher, enjoys vegetable and flower gardening, her island in Can- ada, and her pet cats. MISS WILLIAMS- When school duties as an English teacher are over for the day, a good play or movie occupy her spare time. MR. ZIEGLER- Teacher of practical math and commercial law, s p o n s o r s Law Club, the school bank and the sale of war bonds. MISS SMITH- Junior High home economics teacher, revels in her collec- tion of bells and information about each. MR. WILSON- Math teacher, spent many happy hours in pre-war days traveling along deserted roads. MISS STOSE- Who teaches art in the Junior High, designs manv of our program covers and football posters. MRS. LINDE- Sponsors Withrow Players, Tower News, Quill and Scroll, Modern Mummers, and Club Dramatics-busy woman, eh ? MRS CII LMAN, MISS STOEHR, MISS K. PERIN, MISS WAGNER, MISS KRAl'I', MISS K. WALKER 23 MR. WIRTH- Gym instructor and swim- ming team c 0 a c h favors canoeing, fishing and gasoline. MISS WALKER- Junior High social studies teacher admits that bicycling, cooking, fishing and farming employ most of her time af- ter school hours. MR. CARLSON- In Memoriam-Expert wood- worker, generous friend.

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I Third Row MR. SCHIRMER- Early rising arts and crafts teacher whose sidelines are commercial art and bowling bigger, and better curves. Fourth Row MR. SHELLY- Math teacher, spends his leisure time raising dahlias, and enjoys sports as a pro- fession and an avocation. Fifth Row MISS HUTCHISON- Former student and new gym instructor this year, enjoys s a i li n g, symphonies, and teaching first aid classes. MISS SEAY- Spends what little free time she has in reading and knit- ting when her day of teach- ing commercial subjects is over. MR. SHERMAN- Off to war! After nine happy years here, this social studies teacher will miss his classes and tennis. MRS. FOMENKO- A new member of the gym department and August bride enjoys delving into the mys- teries of cooking. MR. SEAY- Teaches several bookkeeping classes besides performing his duties as school treasurer, photography and stamps are his hobbies. MISS SIBCY- Besides performing her duties as an English teacher, finds interest in foreign affairs. MR. IVAN MYERS- Junior High English teacher, uses his extra energy plan- ning revisions of p r e s e n t math and science courses. First Row MR. REUTER- After gym classes Doc is content to recline in his rocker or entertain his grand- daughter. MISS ROCKEL- Beside teaching clothing has devoted outside time to the Community Chest, Red Cross and to her garden. MR. ROESE- After a day of physics and aeronautics classes, spends his extra time as engineer at Gruen Watch Co. MISS ROGOFF- Teaches lip reading and language to totally deaf chil- dren who come from Cincin- nati and outlying districts. Second Row MISS ROSENBERGER- Enjoys riding, reading, golf, or bridge when she is not teaching English and history, or directing Thalian. MISS ROWELL- Math teacher accomplished in water color and cooking, hopes to have a room with an eastern exposure. MISS ADELAIDE- Horatio-at-the-bridge Sanders, teacher of advanced math, enjoys music and na- ture for relaxation. MR. SAN K EY- Teacher of science and math is much interested in fauna and Hora and wishes to re- turn to his farm in the spring. MISS SHAFFER- Teacher of world history and algebra I, enjoys news-reels, basketball games, and rubber- tire hikes. MISS SIEHL- Although she spends many hours with her German classes, delights in reading German books and current events. MR. RHOLLANS- Teaches civics and business arithmetic, acts as business advisor of the Annual and boosted sales to a new high. TEACHERS WHOSE PICTURES DO NOT APPFAR 22

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THEN AND NOW' A trumpet pealed and tiny classes left bare, un-decorated rooms to go to others, never losing the smell of new wood. Passing through halls whose sides gaped with wounds just waiting to be healed by lockers, past racks where their wraps hung, down stairs resounding with the steps of the high-buttoned shoes of patrolling teachers went the pupils of 25 years ago. Beyond the big muddy hole that was to be- come the stadium of today stood the Hrst trembling trees of today's blooming orchard. Up in the lunchroom no appetizing scents reached the pupils as they sat at carpenter-horse tables to eat their packed lunches with silverware un- wrapped from napkins brought from home. Strange as it seems, this was the Withrow of 25 years ago-the framework of the teeming school of today. Ideas and clothes have changedg the map has too