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seat illustrated exactly how much effort we planned to investwhile we were in class! And she was absolutely correct. Now Iwon’t swear I was perfect from that day on, but I clearly got themessage, and I really took it to heart when I started college andthere were boys in the rooms! Talk about a distraction! I knewthat if I sat back further than the second row, I’d daydream,chat, basically lose focus. I told myself that since I was going toclass, I might as well be in class! I did have the opportunity toshare this story with Miss Malone a couple of years ago!Sister St. Charles Carlin (d.1952)Mary Grace Ibold Lewe '46Sr. St. Charles was reserved, stately, fair, and... yes, did smileand even laugh on occasion. She was always well prepared forclass and knew her subject to the point of enjoyment. Wouldthat ALL teachers were made of such!Sister Elizabeth (d. 1994),Linna T. Smith (d. 1987)Anne Dammarell '56Ursuline Academy’s greatest gift was a faculty, which imbuedus with an ethical approach to decision making. Learning toidentify and assess our values at an early age helped us as weentered adulthood. The nuns also nurtured my love of historyand literature, a love that has spanned over five decades.Perhaps the most practical lessons learned were subconsciousones. Sr. Elizabeth’s practice of having us read our bookreviews and essays in front of the class and Mrs. Smith’sinsistence that we all participate in the productions introducedus to public speaking and helped us overcome the fear of facingan audience. Very useful experience for the work world. I followedtheir lead in Cairo when teaching English at the CopticSeminary. Although the young men were not thrilled, they allread their essays in front of the class.Kathy Malone (Kathleen Kuhn)Donna Timmel Schnicke '821979 junior year honors alegbra II: Kathy Malone (later tobecome Kathy Kuhn) began the first day of class with this talk.Keep in mind, we were in all open classrooms at this point.Obviously, I am paraphrasing. “I can tell you your grades rightnow, based on the seats you have selected.” She then walkeddown between the seats, assigning a grade to the rows. Highgrades in the front of the class, lower grades as she neared theback of the room. I was sitting in a D row! No way would aD fly! But it was the perfect location to watch all the comingand goings, observe Father Jeff Kemper’s class across theway, maybe a pass a note or two. She underscored that ourSister Ignatius Gau (d. 1967)Shirley Ast Luken '44It’s hard for me to pick out one nun that I loved more than therest. They were all so great!! However, if I have to pick one, itprobably would have to be Sr. Ignatius. How great could ateacher be? She was engaging, humorous, lovable and alwaysteaching us something. Her chemistry lab was the best. It’s awonder we didn’t blow up the school! But we got through itwith a lot of laughs, a lot of learning and, mainly, when wewere finished, nothing was missing, burned or destroyed.Loved her!Sister Mary Magdalen Anderson (d.1991)Ruth Bross Hoh '38One of my favorite teachers was Sr. Mary Magdalen. Shewas young and had a lot of pep. She told us several hilariousstories about her life before she entered the convent.Bill Schmidt, Mrs. Evelyn DietzElizabeth Weingartner '09Two Ursuline science teachers in particular made a huge differencein my future career choices and I have many favoritememories from their classes. Mr. Bill Schmidt, my freshmanbiology teacher, made me realize what a scientist I am and heis the main reason I decided to major in biochemistry. Mrs.Evelyn Dietz also considerably influenced my decision to be ascience major. One particular memory I have from her class isthe mantra she used over and over when we learned about proteins.She would make us repeat the phrase “structure determinesfunction” multiple times throughout our three mods in10 VOICES SUMMER 2011
her classroom. This past summer, I worked for a professor whowas doing research on a particular protein that lacks structureand therefore, the protein’s function is affected. As the professorexplained this to me, I couldn’t help but be reminded ofMrs. Dietz’s AP Biology class.Sister Jane Stier '44Nancy Smith Schneider '58Although all my teachers at UA were great, Sr. Jane Stierstands out for me. As a sophomore she taught me driver’s ed.Kathy Keefe Meyer was also in the class, and the two of ustogether could, at times, be a challenge! When I was a senior Iwas managing editor of the yearbook. Sr. Jane was our facultyadvisor and under her guidance we put out a beautiful yearbook,if I do say so myself! So along with her other classes, she touchedmy life in extra ways. She was a caring, excellent teacher.Sister Dorothy Thompson (d. 1994)Nancy Stander Kes '61I remember Sr. Dorothy teaching us about Demosthenes.She filled her mouth with marbles and tried to speak clearly. Inever forgot that; in fact, when someone is not speaking clearly,I think that a dose of Sr. Dorothy would do them good! What agreat ideas to gather all of the remembrances of our dear facultyfrom Ursuline. I’m from the class of '61 – this is our goldenyear!him it was the education I got at Ursuline Academy. I am happyto say that his daughter enrolled as a freshman at UrsulineAcademy.Cathi SchellhousMary Bohmer Herrington '86When I was a sophomore circa 1984 and walked into Ms.Schellhous’s classroom area, I had heard what a terrific teachershe was from the older girls, but I had no idea then that inthe course of the year with her, I would develop a life-long loveof novels. Before then, I was too distracted to sit long enoughto get lost in a book or have the desire to understand a charactermore deeply than was necessary to answer questions for atest. But Ms. Schellhous’s wry sense of humor, dedication to usyoung women and quiet confidence in her own love of literaturereally transformed the world of books for me. Now one ofmy favorite times of each day is sitting down with a good book.Thank you Ms. Schellhous!Sisters Mary Magdalen Anderson (d.1991),Mary Joseph (Pat Brockman) & Cecilia HuberMarsha Klekamp Murphy '67Over the years I have thought of the Ursuline Sisters manytimes and their role in making me the person I am today. Mostof my stories are about the good sisters pulling me out in thehall and taking the time to have a little chat with me. Sr. MaryMagdalen told me in freshman Latin that things were not goingto be easy learning a foreign language, and I’d better startstudying soon as I was falling behind very quickly. It was justenough to right the course for me. Sr. Mary Joseph told me tostop the self doubts as I was headed off to college; as I was wellprepared and could do anything I put my mind to. I will alwayslove Sr. Cecilia for being the good person she just is and thevalues for life she instilled in me... my love for music continuesto this day. I have always appreciated their guidance, pushing meto achieve my potential, and belief in my capabilities.Many years ago, I worked for a Vice President of a Fortune 500company who had a daughter who was about 13 at the time. Heasked me one day what I felt was the one thing that had madea big difference in my life and made me who I am today. I toldFather Jack Wessling, Cathi SchellhousKate Mesch Hand '00I almost feel bad singling out a particular teacher from Ursuline,because, to be honest, I had amazing experiences with somany of the faculty and staff. But I think of Father Jack andMs. Schellhous all the time. Father Jack shaped my spirituallife in so many ways. When I struggle with religion, with faith,with people, it’s still his voice that I hear in my head more thanten years later. He taught me what it was to believe and acceptand see beauty in thought. Seven years after I graduated, hemarried my husband and me in Ursuline’s chapel—a place thatalready had warm associations for me (Sr. Lucy Schmid tryingto teach us to meditate through giggles) and is now foreverinscribed as one of my top ten favorite places of all time. FatherJack’s gentle nature and kind sense of humor are qualities Iaspire to on a daily basis.Ms. Schellhous taught me what it was to be really passionateVOICES SUMMER 201111
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