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

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MISS DICKINSON The symbol of the political donkey and teaching various kinds of his- tory to pupils, who are eager to learn, delight this teacher. MISS DORNETTE Opera and gardening offer variety from the daily curriculum of teach- ing General Science to the eFlies and E flats of Junior High. MISS EPPINGER You must be able to speak the Spanish language as well as to write it, stresses this maestro whose interests include traveling and cooking. MISS FELS Keeping war stamps straight and teaching Junior High Mathematics cause her to look forward with great anticipation to the summer on her farm. MISS FEYEREISEN Keep your eyes on the copy- feet on the floor-fingers well curved and this mild-mannered typing teacher will not be disap- pointed in you. MRS. FLINT Helping to straighten the lines of the Minstrel pony chorus gives this Junior High gym teacher her big- gest thrill of the entire school year. MRS. FOMENKO Aim for the buIIseye, directs the sponsor of girls archery and bos- ketball who likes to eat, sleep, and write to her husband in the service. MISS FREEMAN Her English pupils are given more complete understanding of English prose and poetry by her very in- teresting illustrations in pantomine. MISS GOOLEY Next! How many please? is a common expression of this Junior Business and Salesmanship teacher who is also the vendor of all tickets. MISS GREEN Mom, advisor to the Art and Ad staffs, would rather stay two hours longer after school than arrive five minutes early in the morning. MR. GRETHER Continually threatening to give up A Cappella Choir, Leo the Lien saves his roaring encouragement for spirited pep assemblies and his effervescent cheerleaders. MISS GROVE Her enthusiasm extends from com- posing original Latin parodies for Gens Togata to attempting to help Sherlock Holmes find out who done it. MRS. HARTSELL Ever since gasoline rationing has curtailed her travel, this teacher of social studies has devoted many of her leisure hours to gardening. MR. HENSEL Atfectionately dubbed Pop by his young athletes, he is the coach of Junior High Athletics os well as director of Minstrel pony chorus. MISS HERFURTH Although teaching English is her profession she also takes great interest in flowers, victory garden- ing, and international affairs. MISS HILDEBRANDT After a day s pe nt enacting Shakespeare she finds relaxation in the cultivation of a flower gar- den, painting with water colors, or collecting fossils. MISS HINES Even though she yearly has to deny any relationship to the famous 57 she still loves to teach Civics to extremely bewildered Freshies. MR. HOFFMEISTER This new teacher from Hughes gives special attention to gardening and repairing antique furniture when not teaching his woodworking classes. MR. HOLDER I like to fish, remarks the architectural and mechanical draw- ing teacher, and l'm still fishing for a class whose drawings I can read. MISS HOLLAND So good natured is she that her temper is never ruffled by be- fuddled freshmen and knowing iuniors who never find the unknown quantity. MR. HOWE Morning Watch prospered under his guidance before class. During school hours he performs astound- ing experiments in the Physics lab. MR. HUNT Rescuing salt shakers from mis- chievous pupils in the school lunch room presents a problem to this amiable American History teacher.

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MISS ANSHUTZ A great love of the theater and especially of Shakespearian -trag- edies characterize her pleasure in English literature and drama. MISS ATKINS l don't want to formulate your opinions, I iust want to make you think, in English class and out. By the way, what is your philosophy of life? MISS BAEHR Parlez-vous-francais queries the One and Only of the French Department, and is astounded by the reply, Si, Si, Senorita, perfectamente. MISS BAHR Although teaching Sociology and Consumer Education, she still has time to be the driving force be- hind the Advertising Staff of Tar Noon. MR. BAKER All right let's settle down now is the Hrm rebuke often heard from ll5, the department of beakers, test tubes, and Bunsen Burners. MRS. BAKER She enjoys her new position as Spanish teacher of the Senior High faculty as well as listening to important basball games and playing bridge. MRS. BARN ETTE Teaching the fundamentals of mathematics to Junior High School pupils, another of Withrow's new- comers tinds her work thoroughly enioyable. MISS BERGMAN Withrow's only cadet teacher under the supervision of Miss Connor, has a busy day teaching PIane G. and attending the university. MISS BISCEGLIA Oh, but Shorthand is always so much easier the second time you take itl is the exclamation often used by'the teacher of commercial subiects. MISS BLASBERG Though busy with gym,work, and since the start of the war, with packing boxes for China she still reserves time for the tun of dancing. MISS BOWMAN Math teacher, who is a volunteer Red Cross driver and blood donor, rates bridge, bowling, and knitting on her list of spare time activities. MISS BRAUNECKER For eight years advisor of the Annual literary Staff she'now de- votes her time to English and try- ing to make herself heard above the band. MR. BRUBAKER Q 55 ii' , lf this Chemistry were hard, I wouIdn't be teaching it! exclaims Mr. Bru whose post-war dream is a trip to Glacier National Park. MISS CAVEMAN She is sponsor of Alpha Y, Girl Reserves, and teaches American History so that the complete year's work seems to be fascinating. MISS CAVENDISH She repeats time and time again her pet philosophy, You're goin' to reap just what you sow, in her Civics and World History classes. MISS CHESLEY After a bout with staff and printers she realizes that she must still prepare for tomorrow's English, Speech, and Journalism classes. MISS COE Your answers were right, but Oh! the appearance of your homework paper. You'll never get through Math or Social Studies classes that way. MISS CONNER Teacher of Math for twenty-six years, she was a victim of mis- taken identity when our pupils in- quired, Are you Miss Bergman's substitute? MISS COOK Oh, that's interesting is the oft-repeated phrase used by this nature lover, who studies birds and Geology when she is not teaching art. MISS CORCORAN A Business training teacher, tells her pupils to keep their heads up and not to admire their mistakes. She pre f e rs watching football games to movies. Mn. oAymsoN Although his three year old son takes up much of his time, the Dean of Junior High boys also enioys teaching Science and hunting. MISS DENNER When she is not busy teaching General Science, this former Air Wac spends many hours doing volunteer hospital work and teach- ing tlrst aid. Troubled pupils in all grades at Withrow High School faced with increasing and apparently unsolvable problems

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mil A bright Navigation pupil who had been befuddled by the problem of converting nautical miles to statute miles declared, Now I know iust how to do it. I think of the way l'd do it and then work it out iust the opposite. 0 P .. - f 'iniggi c. Eli gh i ,, W X- gif. e ' L:,jj '35 1. -i Z, ' ' Q I' - iff lx K 4 ' ' - 2 . , Elin:- A-I-In-an ' -Afnfl-1 e.l-INK!! .4L4!4-wr: -nf'vf'vr1-f1- Uninhibited means a place where nobody lives. Even teachers make mistakes. One of Withrow's finest startled her class the other day by saying, I like young people, because they are so energetic and repulsive. Xjf -77... X A man is an animal that has a spinal column so as to keep him from being legs clear up to his neck. 1 6 Q 9-52.3 k 'g Vocabulary is always a problem to Freshmen. One of the brilliant boys quite amazed Miss Meredith by confessing that he didn 't believe himself smart enough to be in her epidemic English class. Gi . Miss Hall was doubtful whether or not her Freshman helper knew Mr. Mathias, but was quickly reassured, Oh yes, he is the one with the most hair of the two bald-headed men in the lunchroom. I could have sworn Mom set the alarm, but when I woke up it was 9:00 and so . . . 'if ,,,, ' Lfhig. gifs 263 Q35? x Q T j X xx feb J When asked to give the comparative degrees of ill,- a boy promptly answered, ill, worse, dead. A nominee for president of one of Withrow's promi- nent clubs stated, l'm sorry I can't accept, but I must recline the offer. 5' x Xf wanna: fi-4-nib-. Question: ln the lesson today concerning Hamlet, what is the meaning of 'tropically'? Anwer: 'Tropically means that it is going to be hot for the king. '