Binghamton North High School - Wampum Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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fee Salute ON THE LAND! On the sea! And in the air! With this the Vth volume of the Wampum We in North High, salute former students vvho are novv in all branches of the Service of the United States of America. To the more than 100 North High alumni who are defending our free- dom, our democratic institutions, our school, our Way of lifeg to those Who have made the supreme sacrifice, We dedicate this V Wampum. 5 Above are shown only a few former members of North High School whom we salute with this issue of the Wampum. At the base of the V is Lynn Taylor, first to lose his life in the service of his country.

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gsm Atten tion! V FOR VICTORY! Thumbs up! Buy defense stamps! Remember Pearl Harbor! Such phrases are sweeping throughout our nation. Our country is at War-we are at War. Not only are our alumni and former students aiding their nation in her time of Members of North High Band ' 7 - present national and school flags. need, but North S pres ent student body has joined in the Victory campaign. V also stands for the fifth year of N orth's and Wam- pum's existence. This year, one of great importance to everyone, also marks the fifth of our school's history. This, the V issue of the Wampum, attempts to portray in story and pictures the memories and history of North High during the school year 1941-1942. The staff has tried to show this typical democratic American high school, its life, its activi- ties, What We are fighting for, and how We are fighting. FOR- WARD MARCH. IIIQ lllQ ll - IIIQ IIIZ 4

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orth i 19 ompletef ftb Year 5, is I E I E I, l This year North High celebrated two different birthdays-the fifth birthday of its student body and also the fifth birthday of the building. In the case of North this is odd, for actually, the student body existed six months before the school. In Sep- tember 1937 the students were divid- ed and sent to East Junior and the Old State Armory. Then in January 1938 the doors of North were flung open to 1500 girls and boys from all districts of the city. Youths, laughing, gay and cheer- ful, poured in to occupy over thirty- three classrooms and numerous other rooms, shops and laboratories. The next year more improvements were going on. Our back yard was in the process of being changed into courts, running track, football fields, and parking spaces. A sizeable hill was slowly being moved to make this possible and the newspapers were still telling of the unfortunate inci- dent of our rain-soaked building. Nineteen hundred and forty brought the usual run of improve- ments and yet we heard about North's rain, but saw little of it. In 1941 our field was completed, giving North the best athletic facili- ties in this section. There was a splendid dedication and our school became ever larger outside. Inside, the cafeteria was painted and in the Left: Architect's vision of North. Below: First homes of North High. 1937. Old State Armory and East Junior High School. 2-