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

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easuiing a diaiueter with u Studying radio tube characteris- Taking a screening test in a Link ni rionieter in niacliine shop tics in technical electricity Trainer in pre-iiight cliss . Figuring an aeronautical problem Night class testing ax diremt Cui M Hung 1 Hwy lu l'h0'0g1'l1'hl in trigonometry rent generator Blueprint reading, recently open to girls, must be mastered before one grad- uates into machine Work. VVelding, sheet metal, electricity, and drafting classes have also increased in registra- tion. A women's class has been organ- ized to receive instruction on wiring ra- dios for Link Trainers. Last fall the pre-flight course was in- troduced to North boys. Twenty-four selected students, Junior A's and above, having passed physical examinations and having studied geometry, physics and algebra, received a practical educa- tion in all phases of basic training. North now has a genuine Link trainer from the Link Aviation Devices Corporation, which enables them to ap- ply their knovvledge. Each student has had at least three hours of individual instruction in the trainer. For further training in this course, North purchased a real airplane which has been assem- bled in the former bicycle room. North's mathematics department has recently added spherical trigonometry because of its extensive use in naviga- tion. More mathematics is continually being stressed as it is an important factor in this age of science and will be extremely necessary after the War. Many will specialize in a certain branch of the subject in defense and army schools. Thus has the curriculum been adapted to carry out the request made at the beginning of the school year by Super- intendent Lee J. McEwan, that no radi- cal changes be made, but that funda- mentals and clear, straight thinking be stressed. Mr. McEwan pointed out the necessity for education for the air ageg the airplane is not to be regarded as an agent of destruction only but also as an excellent means of peacetime trans- portation and communication. With cooperation of teacher, student, and the government, the generation of people in Whose hands the fate of the World lies following the War, is being prepared in those phases which will en- able them to become intelligent and capable builders of democracy.

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selves to the war effort. Physics class- es are being taught more completely the operation of such instruments as radio and the sounding device for locating submarines. In earth science the pupil learns the Wind and Weather conditions which affect airplane and bombing mis- si sns. Chemistry is striving to prepare the student to adjust himself in this age of science. Homemaking food classes are taught io make less expensive meals and to plan according to rationing. The house care and child care classes are learning to preserve equipment for the duration and to care for children whose mothers are in war work. The commercial department is pre- paring students for civil service exam- inations and jobs in War bureaus. Short- hand classes receive notes containing military terms that will aid them in lat- er war positions as well as in peace time secretarial work. North High, through its industrial, technical, and vocational courses, has been a great asset and will continue to be such in the defense program. The tremendous demand for skilled workers has placed North on a twenty-four hour a day basis. Long after regular classes are over, people are still working on projects that will prepare them for a place in the vital war industries. Room 12 has recently been converted into another machine shop for which the latest type machines have been pur- chased. North High boys as well as defense classes have received a great advantage in this new addition. At present, over one thousand people en- rolled in outside classes in this particu- lar course are receiving the best in- struction. Several classes have been highly commended by industries all over the country for their superior crafts- manship. The New York State Employment Agency prepares classes for replace- ments weeks in advance in order that the full speed ahead program will not slacken its pace. One hundred per cent of those enrolled are placed in War jobs upon completion ot' training. U11 Dl21TPS ill lilccllzxiliczll XVorking on a ll'1l11SllllSSl0ll in Modeling a bolnherin 111 IVVIIWIIIS auto shop making VVorking on ax control pane I cedln the press in print shop Girls riveting in metal shop L1'0l1Etl'i1iOl'Sl11 industrial mlectricity

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Crlkterzll Sm Standing -- Miss Mary Ferranti, salads assistant, Mrs. Bertha Bron- son, cook, Mrs. Nora Shove, baker, Mrs. Flossie Maus, salads, Mrs. Pearl Hawk, assistant cook. Seated-Mrs. Dorothy G. Brown, manager. CZlIf0d1fIl Sm Standing-Miles Goodyear, ground floorg Claude Jones, main floor, Wil- liam McDavit, corridors, Benjamin Hunt, second floor. Seated - Vergil Cline, fireman, Walter Diemer, fireman, Thomas F. Keating, Jr., chief custodian, William Hall, second floor. l Taxi the B iscuitlg Mirand D Every day two long, fast-moving lines pass by the cafeteria counters where appetizing foods tempt the student and no ration coupon is needed. Rationing has affected the cafeteria just as it has our homes. An inventory of all food on hand was taken to determine the amount consumedg then ration books, one for meats and oils, the other for canned foods, were issued by the bank. Many pupils whose parents are working in war plants buy their lunches. Others buy be- cause they can obtain food that normally at home they need a coupon for. Since rationing has been put into practice, an increase in the amount of food bought in the cafeteria has been noticeable. A vote of congratulation seems in order to Mrs. Brown and her staff for the excellent work they have accomplished with the restrictions rationing has imposed on them. 'Steam Tl The Beam The custodial staff is charged with the maintenance of the building, its equipment, and care of the surrounding grounds. Heating, Ventilating, cleaning, sanitation, and repair are part of the custodians' duties. The building is in actual use twenty-one and a half hours each day, with all rooms used for the regular session and an average of thirty-five rooms used at night because of the expanded defense program. Each and every room is swept and dusted every day on a regular schedule. During the heating season. the heating and Ventilating equipment is run every minute of the day and night to insure a warm and adequately ventilated building. The war has brought about a change in the personnel of the building staffg only three of the original North High staff 1'emain. In addition to their regular duties, the men are assigned to the defense training work which puts them on a twelve and a half hour school day. Many important items used in the cleaning and maintenance of the building such as ordinary floor sweeping brushes have been placed in the high priority bracket and are impossible to ob- tain or are not being manufactured at all for the duration. In spite of these disadvantages and long hours of work, the custodians continue to make North High a school where not only regular students but defense classes can work under the finest conditions. 14