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Image courtesy of the Hobart Historical Society.
Jennie was a year younger than her sister Theresia but still able to graduate with her. I've heard of Jennie's academic exploits as early as 1911, when she placed second in a Lake County spelling competition (first place was won by Martha Demmon of Lottaville).
As noted by the yearbook writers, Jennie wanted to be a teacher. On May 27, 1916, she went to Crown Point and sat for the examination for a teacher's license. She passed, and by mid-June she was at Valparaiso University taking a teacher's preparatory course.
Sources:
♦ Hobart High School Aurora yearbook, 1916.
♦ "Local Drifts." Hobart Gazette 17 Feb. 1911.
♦ "Personal and Local Mention." Hobart News 15 June 1916.
2 comments:
Thank you so much for this picture! Jennie was a 1st cousin twice removed. I remember meeting her when she came to my Grandpa George H. Schnabel's funeral in 1960. I was 13 and very impressed by her "eccentricity" shall we say. She was very religious and sent us Catholic "tracts" on a regular basis. My father was unendingly irritated by this, but I kept them all. Guess she felt us Lutherans needed saving! Interesting that she went to V.U.! She continued her one-way correspondence until she passed on.
I seem to remember reading somewhere that Jennie as a high-school student was very adept at Latin ... maybe that's why the Catholic Church appealed to her. :)
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