Baldwin High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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A all The rumble of machines from the direction of Hill School, flashing lights and weird dot- dashes from the basement, and the never ceasing scratch of draftsmenis pens from the drawing room indicate that WAR has come to Baldwin. With the passage of the bill to draft 18-19 year-olds, every senior was faced with the prob- lem of quickly adjusting his life and education to a world geared for war. Almost overnight opportunities for the study of machines, radio, electricity, auto mechanics, and drafting were provided for those awaiting the call to arms. Anxious local businessmen, confronted with the problem of.securirig help in a district hum- ming with essential war industries, appealed to the high school for aid. Again rapid changes were made in the courses offered, and a co- operative system that offered credit toward grad- uation was initiated. A large number of stu- dents enrolled in this. One of the first pre-induction courses under Army supervision was the auto mechanics class. Housed in a completely new building with the best modern equipment, this course overran its required quota of students. Here many an old jalopy has received a thorough dissection in interests of Uncle Sam. Beloved W. S. Toothaclcer, the lVlr. Chipsi' of Baldwin, was handed the difficult job of teach- ing boys the element: of radio at the request of Top: Air-minded Jerry Hans and Bob Hawkins study the intricacies of Aeronautics as they prepare for a possible future as Army pilots. Center: Under the able supervision of Mr, Mott, grease monkeys Dick Webb. Carl Rennell, Jack Hopson, Ray Topping, and Dick Mead delve into the mysteries of what makes the engine go. Bottom: Ace draftsman Pat O'Connor wields a mean compass in mechanical drawing class while Frank Ritcks, Bill Snell. and Bill Gibbs study hard for their pait in the nation's war effort,

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Baldwin Doe Marching side by side in the war effort with high school students all over the nation are Baldwin students. All through this book you see them giving service-service to their country in time of need, service to their community, to their school, and to each other. The Baldwin Defense Council is our central war service organizationg and it works, not for glory, but for school and nation. Among its many fine projects are the selection and training of air raid and fire wardens for each classg the management of air raid drills, the shatterproof- ing of basement windowsg and the scrap metal drive. As Mr. Toothaclcer alternately pumps and puffs at his sirens, the students file down to the basement and gather in their appointed places along the corridors. There they wait while fer- tile imaginations hear enemy planes droning overhead. The Victory Book Drive at Baldwin, spon- sored by Congress, collected reading matter for men in the armed forces. Two homerooms rounded up over 800 books apiece, and one patriotic girl brought in 325 of these, The V- Book honor roll in homerooms, prizes, and skits in assembly made this one of the most successful campaigns ever carried on here, homeroom 115 winning. Money couldn't buy a ticket to the Scrap Scramble. Those who thronged the gym floor that Friday night got in by bringing five pounds Top: You can't see it, but it's really there! Joan and Judy Sappington and David Hasse apply plastic slick- um to make the doors and windows shatter proof. Center: The mysteries of Baldwln's new air raid siren are explored by Dick Burket and Reynold Haack while Mr. Toothacker fearfully emotes. Other Baldwin figures wait for the raid to end. Bottom: Don't look now, but there goes Mother's best scrub pail! Fred Mason, Bob Goldman, Andy Burlin- game, and Margie Pht-:att add to the ever growing scrap pile in exchange for admission to the Congress- sponsored Scrap Scramble.