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

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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

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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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lan 0 numf 1943 Standing: Don Jones, class oratorp Tony Marano treasurerg Robert Harrisson, president: Joe Golan, boys sergeant-at-arms. Seated: Grace Bacon, vice-president: Helen Lindsey girls, sergeant-at-arms, Jane Gillette, secretary. The January Graduating Class, organized in November, 1942, chose as its Officers Robert Har- risson, president: Grace Bacon, vice-president: Jane Gillette, secretaryg Tony Marano, treasurerg Helen Lindsey and Joe Golan, sergeants-at-arms. Dancing and games were the main attractions of the class party held in the Gym, December 15. Features of the evening were a quiz entitled Dub or Nothing and an exhibition of tum- bling by some of the more agile members. On Class Day. Max Pepernik gave the Senior farewell address with Leonard Hathaway giv- ing the reply for the Juniors. Following the introduction of the Class Notables, a hilarious skit dealing with post-war Germany was presented to the accompaniment of a German band. The Senior Prom was held at the Monday Afternoon Club January 23, with music furnished by Jerry Krcik's orchestra. Baccalaureate vespers were held Sunday afternoon, January 24. The Rev. John Phelan gave the sermong the Rev. Loon Bouton. the prayer. Special numbers included two selections by the North High A' Cappella Choir and a solo, Ave Maria, sung by Flora Scarinzi, accompanied by Gloria Manning. Highlight of commencement exercises January 25 was Stephen Vincent Benetts poem, They Burned the Books. adapted as a stage play with permission of the VVriters' War Board. Jane Gil- lette and Donald Jones played the leading roles. After the presentation of diplomas by Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Lee J. McEwan, awards were presented as follows: Bosch-Lomb Award, Steve Xenopolisg Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award, Max Pepernikg D. A. R. Citizenship Award, Marian Ragardg Genetaska Award for Service, Mollie Schreiber. A music interlude was provided by Rocco Santoni, saxophonist, followed by the Alma Mater. ' As their gift to the school, the Senior class contributed funds toward a Service Plaque com- memorating the North High alumni in the Armed Forces. A scene from They Burned the Books. . I TWG council s . e - ,. - Amlvi'ory Committee' Stand Tennls champwnsl fgfgcgqs at . ing: Steve Xenopolis, Char- fmige Sglfldgm' ting a ance' les Constine, Donald Gott- mmm gal 'mtg' schall, Donald Hemingway, , At the Frank Dirlam, Robert Blake- S9-X0Ph0l'11St pl-Om, slce, Al Bohunicky. Seated: Rocco Santoni Taking: measurements for caps N131-y Lnu Van Alstync, Mar- and EOWHS- guerite Casey, George Felahi. Having a wonderful time!